Can you answer this riddle?
Here is a pretty neat little thing from Paul Harvey. See if you can guess the riddle at the end....
Paul Harvey Writes:
~We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better.
~I'd really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches. I really would.
~I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated.
~I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car.
~And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen.
~It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep.
~I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.
~I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister. And it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room,but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him.
When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him/her.
~I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.
~On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your driver to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your Mom.
~If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one.
~I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books.
When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.
~I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a boygirl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory soap tastes like.
~May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.
~I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it. And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend.
~I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle.
~May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays.
~I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your neighbor's window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Hannukah/Christmas time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.
~These things I wish for you - tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.
~Written with a pen. Sealed with a kiss. I'm here for you. And if I die before you do, I'll go to heaven and wait for you.
*We secure our friends, not by accepting favors, but by doing them*
~*Paul Harvey RIDDLE:
When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors.
*What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?*
ANSWER Further Down.....
****NOTHING*****
Wisdom of the soul
1. No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.
2. Most people will be about as happy, as they decide to be.
3. Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.
4. Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have.
5. Success stops when you do.
6. When your ship comes in. ... make sure you are willing to unload it.
7. You will never "have it all together."
8. Life is a journey... not a destination. Enjoy the trip!
9. The biggest lie on the planet: "When I get what I want I will be happy."
10. The best way to escape your problem is to solve it.
11. I've learned that ultimately 'takers' lose and 'givers' win.
12. Life's precious moments don't have value, unless they are shared.
13. If you don't start, it's certain you won't arrive.
14. We often fear the thing we want the most.
15. Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you have to say. Best friends listen to what you don't say!
16. Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.
17. Look for opportunities...not guarantees.
18. Life is what's coming....not what was.
19. Success is getting up one more time.
20. Now is the most interesting time of all.
21. When things go wrong.....don't go with them.
22. Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
23. God can mend all broken hearts. You just have to give Him all the pieces.
24. A person who asks a question might be a fool for five minutes, but a person who doesn't ask, is a fool forever.
25. A best friend is like a four leaf clover... hard to find, and lucky to have.
26. A friend is someone who reaches for your hand but touches your heart.
27. A coincidence is when God performs a miracle, and decides to remain anonymous.
28. I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
29. Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace... and your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.
30. Our eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead than to look back.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED AS I MATURED
I've learned that you cannot make
someone love you. All you can do is
stalk them and hope they panic and give in.
I've learned that no matter how much I care,
some people are just wenches.
I've learned that it takes years
to build up trust, and it only takes
suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.
I've learned that you shouldn't
compare yourself to others - they are
more screwed up than you think.
I've learned that you can keep puking
long after you think you're finished.
I've learned that we are responsible
for what we do, unless we are celebrities.
I've learned that regardless of
how hot and steamy a relationship is
at first, the passion fades, and there
had better be a lot of money to take its place.
I've learned that the people you care most
about in life are taken from you too soon
and all the less important ones just never go away.
Ten Things That Make Me Mad...
1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time. I know where my watch is, buddy ... where the heck is yours? Do I point at my crotch (excuse whomever's language that is) when I ask where the bathroom is??
2. People in the supermarket check out line who wait until their entire bill is rung up before they
begin writing their check. Hello ... is the store name going to change, or the date, or your signature before the clerk finishes? Get a clue!
3. People who are willing to get off their bum to
search the entire room for the damn TV remote
because they refuse to walk to the TV and change it manually!
4. When people say..."Oh, you just want to have your cake and eat it, too." What good is a dumb piece of cake if you can't eat it? What
should I do ... eat someone else's piece of cake instead??
5. When people say..."It's always the last place you look." No duh!! Why the heck would you keep
looking for it after you've already found it?? Do
people do this?? Who and where are they??
6. When people say, while watching a movie "Did you
see that?" No, man, I paid .50 to come to a
theater and stare at the ceiling up there. What did
you come here for??
7. People who ask, "Can I ask you a question?" Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya
buddy?
8. When something is "New & Improved," Which is it? If it's new, there has never been anything before like it. If it's an improvement then there must have been something before it!
9. When a cop pulls you over and then asks if you know how fast you were going. "You should know. You're the one that pulled me over!"
AND
the 10th thing that really gets me mad. . .
10. Chain letters! Who the heck thinks that by
annoying other people with stupid mail with no
meaning, that they will grant you a wish, or make your long-lost love fall into your arms. I'm so sure that by breaking a stupid chain letter that the computer gods are going to curse me!!
(By the way, that was given to me.... in a chain letter lol)
Right Now Somebody -
-is thinking of you.
-is caring about you.
-misses you
-wants to talk to you.
-wants to be with you.
-hopes you aren't in trouble.
-is thankful for the support you have provided.
-wants to hold your hand.
-hopes everything turns out all right.
-wants you to be happy.
-wants you to find him/her.
-is celebrating your successes.
-wants to give you a gift.
-thinks that you ARE a gift.
-loves you.
-admires your strength.
-is thinking of you and smiling.
-wants to be your shoulder to cry on.
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Subject: Kansas Senate Opening Prayer
Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the
opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people.
When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new
session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual
generalities, but this is what they heard:
"Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness
and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word
says, "Woe to those who call evil good," but that is exactly what we
have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed
our values.
We confess that we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word
and called it Pluralism.
We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building
self-esteem.
We have abused power and called it politics.
We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it
freedom of statement.
We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our
forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin
and set us free.
Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent: to direct us to
the center of Your will and to openly ask these things in the name of
Your Son, the living Savior, Jesus Christ.
Amen!"
The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out during the
prayer in protest.
In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor,
logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls responding
negatively. The church is now receiving international requests for copies
of this prayer from India, Africa, and Korea.Commentator Paul Harvey aired
this prayer on his radio program," The Rest of the Story," and received a larger
response to this program than any other he has ever aired.
With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and
wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again
can be called "one nation under God."
If possible, please pass this ! prayer on to your friends.
"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for everything."
Think about this: if you forward this prayer to everyone on your email
list, in less than 30 days it would be heard by the world.
A Poem That Should Touch Your Heart
Author Unknown
It was late one Tuesday evening,
Before a mother could sit down,
To tell her only child about
The terror that hit downtown.
She looked into the eyes of her son
God, she loved him so,
She felt her heart begin to break
And the hurt begin to show.
She gathered all her strength and courage,
as her story she began to tell.
"Baby don't cry, but I'm afraid daddy
Might be under a building that fell."
The boy looked back at his mother,
His eyes made not one blink.
And the mother's tears began to fall.
What would her baby think?
You see, his dad is a firefighter,
And his hero from the day of his birth.
He loved his dad more than anything else
That could ever inherit this earth.
The mother's head began to drop,
Her forehead resting on palm.
She thought her son would be upset.
Instead, he was very calm.
The boy leaned over towards his mom,
And put his hand upon her head.
in her ear he began to whisper,
And this is what he said:
"Mommy please don't cry,
I knew daddy wasn't coming home.
I talked to him just a while ago,
But it wasn't on the phone.
He told me that he loved me,
And he promised we'd meet again.
He told of his new home,
And the job he was to begin."
"God is building an army,
And there are many angels needed.
That, is where daddy and the others went.
They weren't all defeated."
It was then, the mother lifted her head.
The tears streamed down her face.
And she could feel her husband's presence,
As it filled her heart with grace.
It was then she knew her son was right.
He was in God's great army now.
She also knew her son was safe,
That he'd be kept from harm somehow.
So, evildoers of the world beware.
An army is on the way.
Bolstered by new angels,
Who left the towers that day..
Their commander has never been beaten.
His power has never been matched,
And if evil thinks He was almighty before......
Well, the surface has just been scratched!
GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!!!
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