MEMORIES, OLD AND NEW: JUST A PEBBLE ....

Monday, September 12, 2011

JUST A PEBBLE ....

PEBBLE IN THE WATER

Drop a pebble in the water: in a minute you forget,
But there’s little waves a-flowing, and there’s ripples circling yet,
And those little waves a-flowing to a great big wave have grown;
You’ve disturbed a mighty river just by dropping in a stone.

Drop an unkind word, or careless: in a minute it is gone;
But there’s half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on.
They keep spreading, spreading, spreading from the center as they go,
And there is no way to stop them, once you’ve started them to flow.

Drop an unkind word, or careless: in a minute you forget;
But there’s little waves a-flowing, and there’s ripples circling yet,
And perhaps in some sad heart a mighty wave of tears you’ve stirred,
And disturbed a life was happy ere you dropped that unkind word.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness: just a flash and it is gone;
But there’s half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on,
Bearing hope and joy and comfort on each splashing, dashing wave
Till you wouldn’t believe the volume of the one kind word you gave.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness: in a minute you forget;
But there’s gladness still a-swelling, and there’s joy circling yet,
And you’ve rolled a wave of comfort whose sweet music can be heard
Over miles and miles of water just by dropping one kind word.

Author James W. Foley

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I REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER AND MOTHER IN TURN SAYING.. THAT SAYING SOMETHING "UGLY" TO SOMEONE.. IS LIKE THROWING A STONE! ONCE YOU'VE SAID IT.. IT'S OUT THERE.. (AND ALL THE "I'M SORRY'S" CANNOT BRING IT BACK, OR UNDO YOUR UNKIND WORD!!)

SO THINK BEFORE YOU "THROW"
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YOU CAN SMILE, WHEN YOU CAN'T SAY A WORD, YOU CAN SMILE, WHEN YOU CANNOT BE HEARD. YOU CAN SMILE WHEN IT'S CLOUDY OR GREY.. YOU CAN SMILE ANY TIME, ANY DAY... (now to add to that one)

YOU CAN PRAY, WHEN YOU CAN'T SAY A WORD, YOU CAN PRAY WHEN YOU CANNOT BE HEARD. YOU CAN PRAY WHEN IT'S CLOUDY OR GREY.. YOU CAN PRAY ANY TIME, ANY DAY!

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