SAND AND STONE
A good friend, Mickey, sent this to me today so I thought I'd pass it along in case you haven't seen it yet.
Mickey and me in Sedona, AZ |
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 TAKE A BATH
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 WINDS OF
FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY.
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.
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Thanks, Mickey
Pat
8 comments:
I LOVE THIS.
Hugs~
Every word is so true.
I love it too.
Thanks for reminding me of it Pat.
Have a good day.
Fiona
I'm going up to Sedona as soon as this weather cools off. Maybe two months. :(
This was great. Especially the "be kinder to everyone you meet..." That is so true.
What wise words - I must remember them, as I have a tendency to harbour grudges!!
Absolutely beautiful story. I also firmly believe in that quote about being kind to everyone you meet. It is very true. No-one knows what the other person might be going through.
I loved this story. So true - we are all struggling with something although others may never know!
So is a blog made of stone or sand?
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