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I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband
unexpectedly and suddenly died of a heart attack.
About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a
classroom of students.
As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom
windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the
edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of reflection on her
face, she paused and said, "Before class is over, I would like to share
with
all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very
important."
"Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and
give
of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It
can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is a way of telling us that we
must make the most out of every single day."......
Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, "So I would like you all to make
me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find
something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see, it
could be a scent -- perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's
house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves
in the trees, or the way the morning light catches the autumn leaf as it
falls gently to the ground.
Please look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may sound
trite to some, these things are the "stuff" of life. The little
things we
are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for granted. We
must make it important to notice them, for at any time...it can all be taken
away." The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and
filed
out of the room silently.
That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than had
that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and
remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate
all of those things that sometimes we all overlook.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. When you
go home, Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way
home tonight to get a double-dip ice cream cone.
"For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret,
but
the things we didn't do."
“Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened."
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments
that take our breath away."
-- Author Unknown
Have A Blessed Day~~Cyn |
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