Re: RC: National Friendship Week

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Dear Elaine
I've seen this story before and it is a good reminder to engage head
before mouth (or in our case, typing hands); however, I do not agree
with the scar part, per se. I believe we can forgive ourselves for being
hurt (which, actually, no one can MAKE us feel hurt) and learn from the
experience and move on. Sometimes those that we see as "hurting" us are
truly the sources of the most valuable lessons in our lives--- we are
forced to evaluate how it is we are hurt (not to mention perhaps giving
the feedback to the source of the "hurt" thus possibly assisting in
their growth as well). Just a thought. Whoa---this is too early in the
morning to get so philosophical. I'd better get my coffee and get up and
going!
Bette
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
http://www.stormnet.com/~woa
I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it
gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!


Wayne/Elaine Delbeke wrote:
> 
> It's Canada's National Friendship Week, but it makes sense for countries
> to be together on this.  I know this isn't endurance related EXCEPT that
> we do tend to say on RC that have to be forgiven and maybe regretted a
> little later.
> 
> Have a great day everyone!!
> elaine
> 
>  For my friends and family...
> 
> There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.
> His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that
> every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail
> into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had
> driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few
> weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number
> of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He
> discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to
> drive those nails into the fence....
> 
> 
>  Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his
>  temper at all. He told his father about it and the
>  father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail
>  for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The
>  days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell
>  his father that all the nails were gone.
> 
>  The father took his son by the hand and led him to the
>  fence. He said,"You have done well, my son, but look
>  at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the
>  same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar
>  just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and
>  draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say
>  I'm sorry, the wound is still there."
> 
>  A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends
>  are a very rare jewel indeed. They make you smile and
>  encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share
>  words of praise and they always want to open their
>  hearts to us."
> 
>  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,
>  and is now passed on to YOU.
>  Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole in your
>  fence...................
> 
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