Time Understands How Great Love Is

You might have read this long time ago, but I love this sweet story, thus I would like to share it with all my dearest lovely friends.

May you all find your True LOVE, understand and appreciate how Great LOVE is.
 

Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived; Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all the others......, including Love.

 
One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean. So, all the feelings prepared their boats to leave. Love was the only one that stayed.  She wanted to preserve the island until the last possible moment.

 
When the island was almost totally under, Love decided it was time to leave. She began looking for someone to ask for help.
 
Just then Richness was passing by in a grand boat.
 
Love asked, "Richness, Can I come with you on your boat?"

 
Richness answered, "I'm sorry, but there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there would be no room for you."
 
Then Love decided to ask Vanity for help who was passing in a beautiful vessel.
 
Love cried out, "Vanity, help me please."

 
"I can't help you", Vanity said, "You are all wet and will damage my beautiful boat."

Next, Love saw Sadness passing by.
 

Love said, "Sadness, please let me go with you."

Sadness answered, "Love, I'm sorry, but, I just need to be alone now."

 

Then, Love saw Happiness .

Love cried out, "Happiness , please take me with you.

 

But Happiness was so overjoyed that he didn't hear Love calling to him.

Love began to cry. Then, she heard a voice say, "Come Love, I will take you with me." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that she forgot to ask the elder his name. When they arrived on land the elder went on his way. Love realized how much she owed the elder. 

Love then found Knowledge and asked, "Who was it that  helped me?" 

"It was Time", Knowledge answered.
"But why did Time help me when no one else would?" Love asked.

Knowledge smiled and with deep wisdom and sincerity, answered,

"Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."

I Wish You Enough

 

Would like to share the following story with all my dear friends.

 

 

Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'

 

The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom.'

 

They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'

 

'Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'.

 

'I am old, and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said.

 

'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?' She began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and she smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we wanted the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.' Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

 

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

 

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

 

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

 

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

 

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

 

 

She then began to cry and walked away.

 

Take Time To LIVE and LOVE .....

To all my dear friends and loved ones,
I WISH YOU ENOUGH .....

The Road Trip Test

Blogthings - "The Road Trip Test?" Quiz


What you do on an imaginary road trip says a lot about your journey through your life.  Find out how you uniquely experience life.

 

***The Road Trip of Your Life***

You see life as a journey you must take alone. Independence and individuality are primary to you.
 

Your life is quite hectic. You try to slow down when you can, but it's not easy!

You are all about risk and randomness in your life.

You travel off the beaten path... in fact, you're often the one carving the way!
 

You tend to be a workaholic. You overwork yourself without ever realizing it and sometimes suffer the consequences later.

 

In another life, you could have been a great artist.  You trust your creative instincts enough to let them lead you.

How Should You Get Fit?

Blogthings - "How Should You Get Fit?" Quiz

 

 

How should you get in shape?
 Find some exercise ideas to match your personality with this quiz.

***Your Fitness Type: Serene***

 

You find exercise to be a great way to relieve stress.

 

Getting fit is important to you, but not as important as clearing your mind.

 

Try exercise that has a mind-body connection, like yoga or Tai Chi.

 

You may also enjoy exercising in nature - whether it's hiking or swimming or taking a long walk.


 

生命

 

 

Life

 

 

 

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Literature & Fiction
Author:	Kim Edwards

In 1964, David Henry, assisted by Caroline, his nurse, helped his wife, Norah, gave birth to twins, 1 boy and 1 girl. The boy (Paul) was perfect and healthy. However the girl (Phoebe) was born with Down’s Syndrome. In order to spare his wife and his new son pain, David made an immediate and fateful decision. It was a decision that, once made, could not be redeemed nor remedied.
David requested Caroline to immediately take the child to an institution where imperfect children were “put away“. He then told his wife the little girl had died at birth.

Caroline was far too kind hearted to obey David’s orders, instead of abandoning the baby daughter in the institution, she took the daughter to another city and brought her, Phoebe, up by herself. When Caroline allowed David to know that she had chosen to raise his daughter, he sent her money and tried to find her, but Caroline hid away from him, as she was thinking whether should he have a place in his daughter's life or not.

For over 25 years, the family looked very perfect from the outside, but they were not. David was distant from Nora. His son, Paul felt unloved, and Nora had been mourning for the loss of her baby girl, till a long kept secret was revealed

A very touching and sad story. Initially I was so angry with David. How can he be so cruel and selfish. It's difficult to feel sorry for him, but again, the author does a good job getting inside of him of showing us his pain. He was never living in a happy life ever since he had made the decision.

It is true that in this reality modern society, there are many of such cases (known or unknown) happening. New born babies (for many reasons) being given away, thrown away or buried alive.


Quotes to share:

"You missed a lot of heartache, sure. But David, you missed a lot of joy."

"The love was within her all the time, and its only renewal came from giving it away"

A Friend Like Henry

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Literature & Fiction
Author:	Nuala Gardner

It had been quite some time that I was being so touched by reading a story book that I cried.

I bought this book, as I liked the cover and the title. After reading the first chapter, I knew that I would not put it down before I reached the last page of the book.

It is a wonderful story that tugs at your heart strings and also leaves you with a feeling of hope. A nice and brilliant ending, which had me in tears.

A remarkable true story of an autistic boy and the dog that unlocked his world.

If you think that you have a tough life, read this book to see what Nuala and her husband Jamie went through with their two children, how they stayed together and kept their family strong.

When Dale was still a baby, his parents realized that something was no right. When he was a toddler, he was unable to communicate properly, emotionally isolated from both his family and other children.

Dale's autism was severe and violent and family life was a daily battleground not till when Henry, the Golden Retriever was brought into the family.

Through Henry, Dale learned how to love. By using Henry as a mouthpiece, his parents found a way to interact with their child.

You will be amazed how powerful the silent love and affection a dog can bring to you and believe that animals play an important part of a disabled child’s life.