patience is not one of my virtues

[movie zombie]

i''ve copied the below exactly as i rec''d it. however, i think even if one is an atheist, these are good ideas for living one''s every day life.

peace, movie zombie
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The Best Prayer I Have Read In A Long Time...

Dear God,

Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic
last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that
day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework,
do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her
children.
Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, uninterested
young man who can''t make change correctly is a worried
19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension
over final exams with his fear of not getting his student
loans for next semester.
Remind us that the scary looking bum, begging for money
in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!)
is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our
worst nightmares.
Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly
slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping
progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on
the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the
last year that they go shopping together.
Remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the
greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love
with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those
who are close to us, but to all humanity.
Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience,
empathy and love.

UNKNOWN

 

[Kaleigh]

Thank you MZ, we should all remember to be more giving, forgiving and loving.

 

[AGBF]

This just made me so sad!

Deb

 

[AGBF]

Date: 12/3/2005 8:54:58 PM
Author: AGBF
This just made me so sad!

I must be depressed. Now this has me in tears. It is the old couple that is breaking my heart. What us wrong with me? I just cannot bear this.

Deb

 

[Kaleigh]

Deb,
It got me too. Perhaps it''s this time of year where we are all a bit sentimental and maybe you were thinking of your parents?? It reminded me of my grandparents who loved to grocery shop together and I''m sure they got in people''s way. But for them it was like a fun date. Simple pleasures.

 

[movie zombie]

didn't mean to depress anyone. sorry. and it really is true that patience is not one of my virtues. i'm hoping that the next time i get impatient about something, i'll remember this.

peace, movie zombie

eta: deb, we both must be riding a feeling wave: i rec'd a publication from Best Friends regarding the pet rescue after Katrina and found myself in tears.

 

[monarch64]

Wow, how great is that prayer especially during the holiday madness. And I think it''s so true that we humans tend to forget that their are other people in the world who have problems just like we do. Thanks for sharing that, movie zombie, it would be a much better world if we could all keep that prayer in mind on a daily basis.