ENLIGHTENED PERSPECTIVE

 

 

ENLIGHTENED PERSPECTIVE 
Please Read all the way to the bottom: 

If you will take the time to read these. I promise

You'll come away with an enlightened perspective.

The subjects covered affect us all on a daily basis:

They're written by Andy Rooney, a man who had

The gift of saying so much with so few words.

Enjoy....... 

I've learned....That the best classroom in the world

Is at the feet of an elderly person. 
I've learned....That when you're in love, it shows. 
I've learned....That just one person saying to me,

'You've made my day!' makes my day. 
I've learned....That having a child fall asleep in

Your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in

The world. 
I've learned....That being kind is more important

Than being right. 
I've learned....That you should never say no to a

Gift from a child. 
I've learned....That I can always pray for someone

When I don't have the strength to help him in some

Other way. 
I've learned....That no matter how serious your

Life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend

To act goofy with. 
I've learned....That sometimes all a person needs

Is a hand to hold and a heart to understand. 
I've learned....That simple walks with my father

Around the block on summer nights when I was

A child did wonders for me as an adult. 
I've learned....That life is like a roll of toilet paper.

The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. 
I've learned....That we should be glad God doesn't

Give us everything we ask for. 
I've learned....That money doesn't buy class. 
I've learned....That it's those small daily happenings

That make life so spectacular. 
I've learned...That under everyone's hard shell is

Someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. 
I've learned.... That to ignore the facts does not

Change the facts. 
I've learned....That when you plan to get even with

Someone, you are only letting that person continue

To hurt you. 
I've learned....That love, not time, heals all wounds. 
I've learned....That the easiest way for me to grow as

A person is to surround myself with people smarter

Than I am. 
I've learned....That everyone you meet deserves to be

Greeted with a smile. 
I've learned....That no one is perfect until you fall in

Love with them. 
I've learned...That life is tough, but I'm tougher. 
I've learned....That opportunities are never lost;

Someone will take the ones you miss. 
I've learned....That when you harbor bitterness,

Happiness will dock elsewhere. 
I've learned....That I wish I could have told my Mom

That I love her one more time before she passed away. 
I've learned....That one should keep his words both soft

And tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them. 
I've learned....That a smile is an inexpensive way to

Improve your looks. 
I've learned....That when your newly born grandchild

Holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked

For life. 
I've learned....That everyone wants to live on top of the

Mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while

You're climbing it. 
I've learned....That the less time I have to work with, the

More things I get done. 

To all of you....Make sure you read all the way down to

The last sentence. 

It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how

much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a

FRIEND, even if it means sending it back to the person

who sent it to you. If it comes back to you, then you'll

know you have a circle of friends. HAPPY FRIENDSHIP

WEEK TO YOU!!! YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM

HONORED! Now send this to every friend you have! And

to your family. This was sent to me by a friend.