by Outaservice 8 Replies latest jw friends
TO LAUGH OFTEN AND MUCH; TO WIN THE RESPECT OF INTELLIGENT
PEOPLE AND THE AFFECTION OF CHILDREN; TO EARN THE APPRECIATION
OF HONEST CRITICS AND ENDURE THE BETRAYAL OF FALSE FRIENDS;
TO APPRECIATE BEAUTY, TO FIND THE BEST IN OTHERS; TO LEAVE THE
WORLD A BIT BETTER, WHETHER BY A HEALTHY CHILD, A GARDEN PATCH
OR A REDEEMED SOCIAL CONDITION; TO KNOW EVEN ONE LIFE HAS
BREATHED EASIER BECAUSE YOU LIVED. THIS IS TO HAVE SUCCEEDED.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
OUTASERVICE
Yes.
AWESOME, Outaservice, thanks so much for sharing that quote. I concur. That IS success... I'm ALMOST there!
I've seen that quote before, and yes, I hope so
ENDURE THE BETRAYAL OF FALSE FRIENDS;
I've certainly done that
Well I know your intelligent & I know you respect me..Except for the Lemonade thing you sent me ( You remember that dont you?)
Yes that is a beautiful saying I hope I can say YES to it. Love YA!!!!
Excellent sentiments to live by. It has been a hard road the last two years. The WT guilts and guilts you. You are never good enough; your service never measures up to others' hours and circumstances.
Then there is the treatment at the hands of the elders. Cruel Pharisees.
My family has been digging out from under the massive crush of anger, betrayal, shock and feelings of worthlessness.
We now are aspiring to put into practice just what this quote says. To care for others-to try and in some small way improve their lives and make a real contribution to mankind.
Thanks for posting this encouraging quote.
To suppress laughter and mirth; To win the scorn of intelligent
people and the misery of abused children; To earn the censure
of honest critics and endure the desertion of people of conscience;
To ignore beauty, to find the faults of others; To leave the
world a bit more damaged, whether by a child who needlessly died, a false promise
of a perfect garden, or the founding of yet another soul-destroying cult;
To know that not even one life has been bettered because you existed.
This is to have failed utterly.
The Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society
I think I have succeeded. But stil I ask is that all their is?
Yes I try to do all of those everday. Would'nt it be nice if everyone was like this ? What a beautiful world we could live in...
