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~~~~~~~ WITandWISDOM™ - May 21, 1999 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: The real act of discovery is not in finding new lands, but in seeing with new eyes. - Marcel Proust (Charles Powell via E-zine: DAILYQUOTE c1999 http://www.dailycast.com) ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: As you got up this morning, I watched you and hoped you would talk to Me, even if it was just a few words, asking my opinion or thanking me for something good that happened in your life yesterday. But I noticed you were too busy trying to find the right outfit to put on and wear to work. I waited again. When you ran around the house getting ready I knew there would be a few minutes for you to stop and say hello, but you were too busy. At one point you had to wait fifteen minutes with nothing to do except sit in a chair. Then I saw you spring to your feet. I thought you wanted to talk to me but you ran to the phone and called a friend to get the latest gossip. I watched as you went to work and I waited patiently all day long. With all your activities I guess you were too busy to say anything to me. I noticed that before lunch you looked around, maybe you felt embarrassed to talk to me, that is why you didn't bow your head. You glanced three or four tables over and you noticed some of your friends talking to me briefly before they ate, but you didn't. That's okay. There is still more time left, and I have hope that you will talk to me yet you went home and it seems as if you had lots of things to do. After a few of them were done you turned on the TV, I don't know if you like TV or not, just about anything goes there & you spent a lot of time each day in front of it, not thinking about anything - just enjoying the show. I waited patiently again as you watched the TV and ate your meal but again you didn't talk to me. Bedtime I guess you felt too tired. After you said goodnight to your family you plopped into bed and fell asleep in no time. That's okay because you may not realize that I am always there for you. I've got patience more than you will ever know. I even want to teach you how to be patient with others as well. I love you so much that I wait everyday for a nod, prayer or thought or a thankful part of your heart. It is hard to have a one-sided conversation. Well you are getting up again and once again I will wait with nothing but love for you hoping that today you will give me some time. Have a nice day! Your friend, GOD :) (Larry Reed) ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: REAL TEACHERS Real teachers grade papers in the car, during commercials, in faculty lounges and have been seen grading in church. Real teachers cheer when they hear April 1 does not fall on a school day. Real teachers drive older cars owned by credit unions. Real teachers clutch a pencil while thinking and make notes in the margins of books. Real teachers can't walk past a crowd of kids without straightening up the line. Real teachers have disjointed necks from writing on boards without turning their backs on the class. Real teachers are written up in medical journals for size and elasticity of kidneys and bladders. Real teachers have been timed gulping down a full lunch in 2 minutes, 18 seconds. Master teachers can eat faster than that. Real teachers can predict exactly which parents will show up at Open House. Real teachers know the shortest distance and the length of travel time from their classroom to the office. Real teachers can "sense" gum. Real teachers know the difference among what must be graded, what ought to be graded, and what probably should never again see the light of day. Real teachers have their best conferences in the parking lot. Real teachers will eat anything that is put in the workroom/teacher's lounge. Real teachers know secretaries and custodians run the school. Real teachers hear the heartbeats of crisis; always have time to listen; know they teach students, not subjects; and they are absolutely non-expendable. ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: One day, a man comes home from work to find total mayhem at home. The kids were outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud and muck. There were empty food boxes and wrappers all around. As he proceeded into the house, he found an even bigger mess. Dishes on the counter, dog food spilled on the floor, a broken glass under the table, and a small pile of sand by the back door. The family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing, and a lamp had been knocked over. He headed up the stairs, stepping over toys, to look for his wife. He was becoming worried that she may be ill, or that something had happened to her. He found her in the bedroom, still in bed with her pajamas on, reading a book. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?" She again smiled and answered, "You know everyday when you come home from work and ask me what I did today?" "Yes," was his reply. She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it!" (Belinda via E-zine: HEADSCRAPS™ Mailto:headscraps-subscribe@onelist.com) ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: On March 30, 1867 the US government purchased Alaska from Russia. President Andrew Johnson's Secretary of State, William H. Seward, negotiated the purchase. At the time Alaska was considered a wasteland, and as a result the treaty became known as "Seward's Folly". Alaska cost the US about two cents an acre. National Archives and Records Administration regarding the treaty: http://dolley.nara.gov/education/historyday/alaska/treaty.html (E- zine: DAILY BITS http://www.DailyBits.com) |