Friendship

It is rare
that you meet someone
who with that first smile
becomes your friend.
Someone who knows
nothing about you one day
and all your secret thoughts the next.

Someone who asks for nothing
in return for friendship
but friendship itself.
Someone who makes it
just as easy to share sadness
as it is to share joy.

I found that rare someone
when I found you.
And like a precious memory
A friendship like ours is forever.
- Dawn M. Miller

I need friends for many reasons, all throughout the two seasons.
I need friends to comfort us when I'm sad,and to have fun with us when I'm glad.
I need friends to give us good advice. I need someone I can count on to treat us nice.
I need friends to listen my problems and to help us think of ways to solve them.
I need friends because I'm social in nature and having friends makes us feel secure.
I need friends to remember us once I have passed sharing memories that will always last.

Friends Forever!

IN THE WRONG LANE

By Bob Perks 

When the same thing happens to me over and over, I believe God is trying to tell me something. 
Sometimes it's obvious. Like when a person from my past keeps coming to mind and I feel the need to call them. Or when my wife Marianne keeps putting the lawnmower behind my car so I can't leave without being reminded that the grass needs cutting. 
Okay, maybe that's her and not God. 
But lately I believe God's telling me to slow down. 
Most people wouldn't see it that way, but I know how He works in my life. 
Over the last several months I keep seeing people stuck on the side of the road. Some were changing tires, others standing with the hood of the car open apparently waiting for help. 
Sometimes I'd first see an abandoned car and a few hundred yards down the road I'd see someone walking. I even saw a few men standing next to their car trying to "hitch hike" a ride. 
Oh yes, there were a few females. 
"Everyone has cell phones these days," you might say. 
Many do. But they don't always work along roads where you'd need them most. 
So, would you have stopped for any of them? 
I would. I really wanted to help them all. So why didn't I? 

I'll be honest about the ladies. I wanted desperately to help them. I think about my wife and worry that one day she'd need help. I also know how afraid she would be sitting there helplessly. An approaching car would be a welcome sign, but then, as a man got out she'd wonder if it was safe after all. 

I would stop any way and try my best to assure them I'm there to help. 
Then why didn't I? 
The truth is, I was in the wrong lane. 
Sounds like a poor excuse doesn't it? 
But it's the truth and there lies my proof that God was trying to tell me something. 

In every single case, I was always in the passing lane. I was always in a hurry to get somewhere. I was always zipping by people in order to get ahead. 
Sadly, I was also passing up people who needed help. 
"Slow down!" He said to me. 
But it wasn't just on the highway. 
Could it be that I have been in such a hurry that I have been passing by others along the road of life? 
What about the neighbor across the street? She lives alone. There must be some way to help her. 

I see another woman sitting on a bench at the mall every time I shop there. Maybe a friendly "Hello!" would make a difference. 

The fire victims I just read about in the paper today lost everything. I felt sorry for them. Is there something I can do? 
Or am I in such a hurry that I cannot stop? 
God has been telling me something all this time. 
Cut the grass and "Bob, you're "in the wrong lane!" 
"I believe in you!" 

Bob@BobPerks.com copyright 2004 Bob Perks I encourage you to share my stories with your friends but, when copying I ask that you keep my name and contact information attached so that new readers can find their way here. Use of this story for commercial use is prohibited without direct permission from the author. 

YOU ARE SPECIAL

One day a speaker are recognized open its seminar in a way that unique. At the same time hold fraction money $ 100 he enquires to attendant, "Who did of this money?" Show much hands are raised hand. Forerunner [of] much enthusiasms.

"I will give this to one of the All of you, but previous me conduct this."

He stands up come near attendant. That Money crumpled up with [his] arms till fold. Last enquire next,"Who still open to this money?" Raised Hand unremitting.

"Well, Will be like if I conduct this?" he said at the same time drop that money to floor and step on with its shoe. Even still intact, now that money will become very dirty and is not smoothly next.

"So, wheter now there [is] still that hanker?" That raised Hands still many.

"All Attendant, You just face an important lesson. Come what may with this money, you have been hankered because of what I conduct will not lessen its value. Although dishevelled and dirty, that money remain to assess $ 100

In our this life ever several times fallen, torn, and came dirt of decision consequence that we make and situation that catches up with us. Up to scratch like that, we feel paltry, chaffy.

Though any that already and will happen, You will never devalue in eye those in love you, particularly in God eye.

Don't ever forget this, YOU ARE VERY SPECIAL...!!!
GOD bless you...

Best News

At one time Roberto De Vincenzo, a golfer Argentina that
recognized that win a professional golfing tournament that
in gross. After accept its present and
full [of] smile in front of camera [of] journalists his rushes about walk
[go] to club house and in act to go home.

When walk to its car, he is drawn near by a woman and
that woman gives felicitation greeting to it to the victory
that he reach for tell it that its baby middle
experience of serious suffering disease and its condition dying, "I ignore must
how, because at all not have expense to cure to
doctor" that woman word with face memelas.

Vincenzo very touches see that unlucky woman and immediately
release check and pen to write down a sheet of check with
value that a lot of for given to that woman. "Immediately
bring your child cures to hospital, where necessary hospitalization and ascertain
she really recovers" Vincenzo fully sympathetic. Woman
that hold sliver hand Vincenzo and several times said thanks

Next week in a lunch agenda in a country
club, Vincenso friend that also a functionary of golf association
professional visits its desk and sit with him, later
enquire "Vincenzo, last week you give check to
a woman?" 
Vincenzo nods and imbibe juic apple.

"A parker that see you give check to
that woman tells at me that that woman has deceived you, her child is not being ill" that parker explain.
This Vincenzo quiet for a moment and enquire serious "Really? No
there is child that dying?"
"Correctness" specifically.
"If like that, I feel that is best news that
I hear in this week" answer Vincenzo

Primary in life is heartfelt conduct something, then all that we hear will become best news for us

FOR SOMEONE ELSE!

Author Unknown 



The story is told about a memorable event at the Special Olympics held in Seattle a few years ago. Nine handicapped runners waited nervously at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. When the starter's gun fired, eight runners went bounding off at various speeds. But one boy tumbled head over heels and began to cry. The others heard him, turned around and went back to see what was wrong with their fallen comrade. A girl with Down's syndrome kissed the boy on the cheek, saying, "There, that will make it better!" Then all nine runners linked arms and eventually crossed the finish line together. They were all winners and the fans gave them a standing ovation. 

Perhaps none of those champion runners could have given a verbatim response to the question, "Which is the greatest commandment?" Neither the boy who tripped over his own feet nor the girl who kissed him may have been able to say, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength" and "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But both runners could do something much more important. They could live the greatest of the commandments by loving with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. Had Jesus been physically present, he would have led the standing ovation. 

"It is only with the heart that one sees rightly," wrote Antoine de Saint Exupery in the "Little Prince." When we see with the heart, as did the children in the opening story, we see others not as competitors for attention, advancement, wealth or privilege, but as vulnerable human beings like ourselves They are subject to the same weakness, blindness and misguided intentions as we are. 

Living the great commandment of love is our vocation. It is what we are here for. "It is not how much we do, "but how much love we put into it. To God there's nothing small." Not even a cup of cold water given to a thirsty traveler or a little kiss bestowed on the cheek of a fallen comrade. 

Tie a yellow ribbon

In 1971 newspaper New York Post writes reality story about life a man in a small city of in White Oak, Georgia, America. This Man marries beautiful and good a woman,unhappily he never esteems better half. He not becomes a husband and good father. He often come homes in a state of get drunk, last slap around its child and wife.

One at night he set mind ons someone's fortune to metropolis, New York. He defalcates its wife saving, then he go up bus go toes north, to metropolis, to new life. Together with his friends he starts new business. For a little time he live it up it. Sex, gambling,drug. He enjoys altogether.

Month elapses. Year elapses. Its business fails, and he starts hard up. Last his start got mixed up with deed kriminal. He wrote spurious cheque and use it to deceive people money . Finally at one time unlucky, he is caught. Police take him into prison, and court punishes him three year prisons.

Immediately before the end of a period of prison its, he starts miss the house. He longs better half. He longs its relatives. Finally he set mind ons write letter to better half, to tell so penitent its he. That he still love wife and child its.
He hopes him still may [again]. Nevertheless he is also understanding that maybe now already late, in consequence, he ends its letter by write,
"Darling, you needn't await I. Nevertheless if you there [is] still having sense to me, will you state? If you still open to I return to you, tie of yellow ribbon for me, at the only one oak tree that reside in downtown. If I pass and not find a lef of yellow ribbon, never mind. I know and understand. I will not alight from bus, and will continue go to Miami. And I promise I will never again bother you and children [in] one my life age ."

Finally its release day arrives. He very nervous . He not accepts reply from his wife. He not knows does its wife accept its letter or although hshe reads its letter, will she forgive me? He go ups bus [go] toes Miami, The strait of florida, that pass its native land, White Oak. He very very nervous about. All passenger in bus hears his story, and they ask to that bus driver, "Help, [in] one past time White Oak, street slowly...we must see what will happen..."

Its liver palpitated bus moment come nears downtown White Oak. He not not as yet common to lift its head. His Sweat fall rapid. Finally he sees that tree. Tears hatches in its eye...
He not sees a lef of yellow ribbon...
There is no a lef of yellow ribbon....
There is no a lef of......
But there is one hundred piece of yellow ribbons....hang-on in oak tree ...Ooh...all that trees are fulfilled yellow ribbon...!!!!!!!!!!!!

This reality Story becomes song hits first one in 1973 in America. The driver directly calls newspaper and tell this story.
A composer write downs this story becomes song, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree", and when this album released on February 1973, directly become hits on April 1973. A sweet song, nevertheless maybe still far sweeter if we can conduct what incised song is referred [as],... If God always forgive you,.. will you forgive the others ? .. think wisely .. !!!.

Facebook History

John (alias) found hung stiff in its bed room. The first found it was his mother very find it because suspect all day long John not exits from its room. There is no oddity marking in its child it-self according to Mother. Only it is true already since one month last John are often encountered while doing next gloomy and sometime cry. The his mother does not suspect John will terminate life its just because broken by the lover that will immediately marry with its candidate of parent choice.

Meanwhile, in other place there is [in] one next young man that experience of deduction from its craving girl. Than let hetorn-tear by its feeling, he conduct its ill will action by make a situs by the name of facemash.com alias the rissole face.

To get its friend photo, specially that girl. He risks hacking campus computer system. Last its hunt result is referred as uploaded into new situs its. Later, he system tide that make every visitor facemash.com to gives rank in each girl.

Its deed Consequence, this young man is punished by the party of campus. But its effort not useless. Popularity facemash.com directly leaps, in just time three week first student amount that enlist has reached 4.000 people. You of course already can anticipate, this is cikal will be from Facebook.com that now its member has reached 116,4 million people.

That young man Whom? He is Zuckerberg that at that time in semester II in Harvard. Action reciprocates ill will at girl that refuse it oppositely/also make it a youngest triliuner in the world of with wealth US$1,5 billion in its age now 24 year.

Two stories above have in common that is young man that its ill will because love refused. Difference of both story above is that one let its mind is controlled by feeling, whereas the other one again immediately release feeling shackle at the mind. Sometimes someone get sicks and suffer froms let its feeling controls its mind. It is not a wonder because basically human is kinestetik creature . One of way in order to get over problems is by free mind from feeling that handcuff it.

Best Efforts

Two heads frog with blithe its in a page grass of an ox ranch. A lady that clean cage page that see both that frog try dissipate with a broomstick and make both that frog run fear.
"Quick, toward there", say a that one frog "I see good and sure hideaway difficult reached by hilt that broom" said the frog, pinpoints cow shed direction press outs existing
in that ranch.

"Let, quick" exclaim the first and both frog jump up and downs jump high, higher, getting higher its jumping movement and very high toward cage fence [go] to that where they will hide.
"Plung" at last jumping movement, its second at a time land in a containing pail fresh milk and immediately they swim to step aside pail and try to go up exit from that pail at the same time once in a while jump, but fail to. "Oh my friend, we will die , this aluminum pail really slippery, likely not possible climb it, we will die, we have never be everywhere next, we of drowning death here" said second frog.

"Continue try, continue swim, continue raw" word first frog, sure there is a way of to be able to exit from this place, let we think, don't surender. Both of them raw and swim everywhere at the same time once in a while jump try pass pail edge .

After so much their hour raw second frog starts murmur next: "Ugh, I really fatigue once, I really run out of energy, this milk jelled once and and too slippery to exit
from this place." "Let, continue try, don't surender" first frog word gives spirit [of].
"its useless, we will never exit lifes from place this, sure we die here, more and more weaken" and second frog movement that more and more tardy and finally motion less next, die.

Meanwhile first frog not hopeless, with pickings its energy has been swum and continued raw alone at the same time once in a while think to catch up its friend that its body stiff half sinks that. later he are heard chicken crows and unconsciously his feets that frog till now get stepping, that frog have not already raw next because its feet is felt stand up above a heap of butter result of his works all of night . and that frogs makes last jumping movement to exit and free from pail that bury his friend.