an email I received

[biggerisbetter2006]

Someone forwarded this to me today and I thought I'd share it because I know we are go through rough times and it kind of puts things in perspective when they dont seem to make any sense at all..

I know, Im a nerd



SOMETIMES

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason.
Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck.
Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness,and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.
Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.
It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life,and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become.
Even the bad experiences can be learned from.
In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart forgive them,for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way,
they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

Make every day count.
Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again.
Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen.

Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high.
Hold your head up because you have every right to.
Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself,for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.

You can make of your life anything you wish.
Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.
Most importantly, if you love someone tell them,for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
And learn a lesson in life each day you live

[C_Bino]

Can we get a male version please ... aka can someone summarize

Sorry BiggerIsBetter but it was too long for me.

[bigbouncinballs]

last bit reminds me of oprah(or was it dr. phil... no matter) yesterday. had a high school sweetheart couple who had lost contact in high school when the guy had to go to WWII. after 62 years he found her on the internet and they've been married happily for two years. you shoulda seen the lady when she started cryin sayin she loves this man with all her heart and soul and that its never too late for love.

good stuff mang.

[BWhitaker]

If everything happens for a reason, then that entails a sort of predetermined condition in which we are involved. There are no choice in anything, only actions acting in accordance to a preconcieved plan.

A better philosophy, which is kinda mentioned above, is to look at every situation as positively as possible and learn something from it.

[bor]

Someone forwarded this to me today and I thought I'd share it because I know we are go through rough times and it kind of puts things in perspective when they dont seem to make any sense at all..

I know, Im a nerd



SOMETIMES

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason.
Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck.
Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness,and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.
Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.
It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life,and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become.
Even the bad experiences can be learned from.
In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart forgive them,for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way,
they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

Make every day count.
Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again.
Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen.

Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high.
Hold your head up because you have every right to.
Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself,for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.

You can make of your life anything you wish.
Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.
Most importantly, if you love someone tell them,for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
And learn a lesson in life each day you live

I love it

But then again I'm eagarly awating tonights episode of "north and south" so...

[STYLE74]

Nice words!!

[ShnouzedUp]

Someone forwarded this to me today and I thought I'd share it because I know we are go through rough times and it kind of puts things in perspective when they dont seem to make any sense at all..

I know, Im a nerd



SOMETIMES

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason.
Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck.
Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness,and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.
Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.
It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life,and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become.
Even the bad experiences can be learned from.
In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart forgive them,for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way,
they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

Make every day count.
Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again.
Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen.

Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high.
Hold your head up because you have every right to.
Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself,for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.

You can make of your life anything you wish.
Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.
Most importantly, if you love someone tell them,for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
And learn a lesson in life each day you live

and dog gone it people like me

[stunner5000pt]

i have problems with cliches

can someone summarize for me??

[spywizard]

Summary....


Women are soft and Warm..

men are stupid..

sometimes you meet a smart one, but sometimes he's a stalker

[SMAN12b]

I need a tissue

[Tommy Gunn]

I don't believe in the whole "things happen for a reason" philosophy. What about people who become paralyzed and will never walk again? What about little kids who get kidnapped and molested? What about people who get AIDS? What about people who get caught in fires and get burned or disfigured? What about people who get into accidents and become permanently blind?...

So these things happen for a reason? I call BS on that one. The truth is, none of us know why we're here or what our purpose is...or even if there's a higher being or not. Just be fortunate for the good things we have in our lives and learn to accept the bad things in our lives.

Because you know what?...you can die any day. Whenever you watch the news or read the paper about something terrible happening to someone, like being killed in a car crash or killed in a fire, don't ever think that "those things will never happen to me" because they CAN happen to you. Do you think all those people going to work that day in the WTC on 911 thought "oh my God today is the day I'm gonna die." Ofcourse not. Those poor innocent people had no idea what they were about to face that day.

Anyway, basically what I'm saying is, things DON'T happen for a reason they just happen. People live with pain, misery, depression, loneliness, and sorrow everyday. Life can be hard.

[Grappler13]

Anyway, basically what I'm saying is, things DON'T happen for a reason they just happen. People live with pain, misery, depression, loneliness, and sorrow everyday. Life can be hard.

I'm with you. I'm at a very strange period in my life and although I found Sartre to be distant when I read him in high-school, the only way I could describe my current situation is angst. (Next I'll be wearing black clothes and listening to The Smiths LOL).

What is the purpose/goal/etc... of life?!@?!? I agree that people who come into your life do impress upon you different experiences that can serve you well in the future but alot of the lessons I've learned recently seem to confirm my belief in the randomness and discontinuity of life. Sorry for the highjack

[crash187ct]

Summary....


Women are soft and Warm..

men are stupid..

sometimes you meet a smart one, but sometimes he's a stalker

Many thanks.