Sand and Stone

[smb]

[Edited 2020-03-25 by smb: I can't remember even posting this - let alone where it came from?!

Anyway, it's nice - so I decided to keep it - and full credits to whoever wrote this, by the way!]

 

Sand and Stone

TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT.

DURING SOME POINT OF THE JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND

SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE IN THE FACE.

THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING, WROTE IN THE SAND:

'TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.'

THEY KEPT ON WALKING, UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS, WHERE THEY DECIDED TO HAVE A SWIM...

THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN SLAPPED GOT STUCK IN THE MIRE  AND STARTED DROWNING.

BUT THE FRIEND SAVED HIM.

AFTER HE RECOVERED FROM THE NEAR DROWNING, HE WROTE ON A STONE:

'TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.'

THE FRIEND WHO HAD SLAPPED AND SAVED HIS BEST FRIEND ASKED HIM :

'AFTER I HURT YOU, YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW, YOU WRITE ON A STONE. WHY?'

THE FRIEND REPLIED:

'WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN IN SAND, WHERE THE WINDS OF

FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT.

BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING GOOD FOR US, WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE

WHERE NO WIND CAN EVER ERASE IT.'

 

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.

 

THEY SAY IT TAKES A MINUTE TO FIND A SPECIAL PERSON, AN HOUR TO APPRECIATE THEM, A DAY TO LOVE THEM - BUT THEN AN ENTIRE LIFE TO FORGET THEM.

 

TAKE THE TIME TO LIVE!

 

DO NOT VALUE THE THINGS YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE...

VALUE WHO YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE

 

Edited March 24, 2020 by smb
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