Thursday, July 21, 2005

READ THIS

Yes, as the title implores, please take the time to read this. It's from a book called All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. It's a very good book and you should all read it, but this little bit, I think, is really interesting and pertains to this site. ...Without realizing it, we fill important places in each other's lives. It's that way with a minister and congregation. Or with the guy at the corner grocery, the mechanic at the local garage, the family doctor, teachers, neighbors, co-workers. Good people, who are always "there," who can be relied upon in small, important ways. People who teach us, bless us, encourage us, support us, uplift us in the dailiness of life. We never tell them. I don't know why, but we don't. And of course, we fill that role ourselves. There are those who depend on us, watch us, learn from us, take from us. And we never know. Don't sell yourself short. You may never have proof of your importance, but you are more important than you think. It reminds me of an old Sufi story of a good man who was granted one wish by God. The man said he would like to go about doing good without knowing about it. God granted his wish. And then God decided that it was such a good idea, he would grant that wish to all human beings. And so I has been to this day. So there. I hope you liked it. And to be against the little bit of book their, I love all of you very much.

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