For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: “It might have
been!” John Greenleaf Whittier.
Well I don’t even know what to say about what’s
going on in Britain right now, so I’m not going to, other than I hope you’re
all safe. I’ll turn my focus elsewhere and
use someone else’s words because I really am speechless!
Start with
yourself
The following words were written on the tomb
of an Anglican bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey:
When I was young and free and my imagination
had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world.
As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I
shorterned my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country.
But it too seemed immovable.
As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I
settled for changing only family, those closest to me, but alas, they would
have none of it.
And now as I lay on my deathbed, I suddenly realise: If I had only
changed myself first, then by example I would have changed my family.
From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to
better my country and, who knows, I may even have changed the world.
(Anonymous)
What you are is as important as what you do.
Honesty
is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Thomas Jefferson.
It was
a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City.
My friend and proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two little boys to
play miniature golf. He walked up to the
fellow at the ticket counter and said, “How much is it to get in?”
The young man replied, “$3 for you and $3 for any kid who is older than six. We let them in free if they are six or younger. How old are they?”
Bobby
replied, “The lawyer’s three and the doctor is seven, so I guess I owe you $6.”
The man
at the ticket counter said, “Hey, Mister, did you just win the lottery or
something? You could have saved yourself
three bucks. You could have told me that
the older one was six; I wouldn’t have known the difference.” Bobby replied, “Yes, that may be true, but
the kids would have know the difference.”
As
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Who you are speaks so loudly I can hear what you’re
saying.” In challenging times when
ethics are more important than ever before, make sure you set a good example
for everyone you work and live with.
Patricia
Fripp.
No legacy is so rich as honesty. William Shakespeare.
Take care everyone xx
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