| "The best inheritance a parent can give |
| his children is a few minutes |
| of his time each day." |
Family History is Proof We Have Lived |
| Your Name |
| You got it from your father, it was all he had to give, |
| So it's yours to keep and cherish for as long as you shall live, |
| It was clean the day he got it,a worthy name to bear, |
| When he got it from his father, there was no dishonor there, |
| So protect and guard it safely, for when all is said and done, |
| Be proud the name is spotless when you give it to your son. |
| I've learned |
| That you cannot make someone love you. |
| All you can do is be someone who can be loved. |
| The rest is up to them. |
| I've learned |
| That no matter how much I care, |
| some people just don't care back. |
| I've learned |
| That it takes years to build up trust, |
| and only seconds to destroy it. |
| I've learned |
| That it's not what you have in your life |
| but who you have in your life that counts. |
| I've learned |
| That you can get by on charm for |
| about fifteen minutes.After that, |
| you`d better know something. |
| I've learned |
| That you shouldn't compare |
| yourself to the best others can do |
| but to the best you can do. |
| I've learned |
| That it's not what happens to people |
| that's important. It's what they do about it. |
| I've learned |
| That you can do something in an instant |
| that will give you heartache for life. |
| I've learned |
| That no matter how thin you slice it, |
| there are always two sides. |
| I've learned |
| That it's taking me a long time |
| to become the person I want to be. |
| I've learned |
| That it's a lot easier |
| to react than it is to think. |
| I've learned |
| That you should always leave |
| loved ones with loving words. |
| It may be the last time you see them. |
| I've learned |
| That you can keep going |
| long after you think you can't. |
| I've learned |
| That we are responsible for what we do, |
| no matter how we feel. |
| I've learned |
| That either you control your attitude |
| or it controls you. |
| I've learned |
| That regardless of how hot and steamy |
| a relationship is at first,the passion fades |
| and there had better be something else |
| to take its place. |
| I've learned |
| That heroes are the people |
| who do what has to be done |
| when it needs to be done, |
| regardless of the consequences. |
| I've learned |
| That learning to forgive takes practice. |
| I've learned |
| That there are people who love you dearly, |
| but just don't know how to show it. |
| I've learned |
| That money is a lousy way of keeping score. |
| I've learned |
| That my best friend and I can do anything |
| or nothing and have the best time. |
| I've learned |
| That sometimes the people you expect |
| to kick you when you're down |
| will be the ones to help you get back up. |
| I've learned |
| That sometimes when I'm angry |
| I have the right to be angry, |
| but that doesn't give me |
| the right to be cruel. |
| I've learned |
| That true friendship continues to grow, |
| even over the longest distance. |
| Same goes for true love. |
| I've learned |
| That just because someone doesn't love you |
| the way you want them to doesn't mean |
| they don't love you with all they have. |
| I've learned |
| That maturity has more to do with |
| what types of experiences you've had |
| and what you've learned from them |
| and less to do with how many |
| birthdays you've celebrated. |
| I've learned |
| That you should never tell a child |
| Their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. |
| Few things are more humiliating, and |
| what a tragedy it would be |
| if they believed it. |
| I've learned |
| That your family won't always |
| be there for you. It may seem funny, |
| but people you aren't related to |
| can take care of you and love you |
| and teach you to trust people again. |
| Families aren't biological. |
| I've learned |
| That no matter how good a friend is, |
| they're going to hurt you |
| every once in a while |
| and you must forgive them for that. |
| I've learned |
| That it isn't always enough |
| to be forgiven by others. |
| Sometimes you have to learn |
| to forgive yourself. |
| I've learned |
| That no matter how bad your heart is broken |
| the world doesn't stop for your grief. |
| I've learned |
| That our background and circumstances |
| may have influenced who we are, |
| but we are responsible for who we become. |
| I've learned |
| That sometimes when my friends fight, |
| I'm forced to choose sides |
| even when I don't want to. |
| I've learned |
| That just because two people argue, |
| it doesn't mean they don't love each other |
| And just because they don't argue, |
| it doesn't mean they do. |
| I've learned |
| That sometimes you have to put |
| the individual ahead of their actions. |
| I've learned |
| That we don't have to change friends |
| if we understand that friends change. |
| I've learned |
| That you shouldn't be so |
| eager to find out a secret. |
| It could change your life forever. |
| I've learned |
| That two people can look |
| at the exact same thing |
| and see something totally different. |
| I've learned |
| That there are many ways of falling |
| and staying in love. |
| I've learned |
| That no matter the consequences, |
| those who are honest with themselves |
| get farther in life. |
| I've learned |
| That no matter how many friends you have, |
| if you are their pillar you will feel lonely |
| and lost at the times you need them most. |
| I've learned |
| That your life can be changed |
| in a matter of hours |
| by people who don't even know you. |
| I've learned |
| That even when you think |
| you have no more to give, |
| when a friend cries out to you, |
| you will find the strength to help. |
| I've learned |
| That writing, as well as talking, |
| can ease emotional pains. |
| I've learned |
| That the paradigm we live in |
| is not all that is offered to us. |
| I've learned |
| That credentials on the wall |
| do not make you a decent human being. |
| I've learned |
| That the people you care most about in life |
| are taken from you too soon. |
| I've learned |
| That although the word "love" |
| can have many different meanings, |
| it loses value when overly used. |
| I've learned |
| That it's hard to determine |
| where to draw the line |
| between being nice and |
| not hurting people's feelings |
| and standing up for what you believe. |
| Always remember: |
| If you think you |
| are beaten, you are; |
| If you think you |
| dare not, you don't; |
| If you'd like to win, |
| but think you'll |
| lose, you're lost. |
| For out in the world |
| we find success begins |
| with a person's faith; |
| It's all in the |
| state of mind. |
| Life's battle |
| don't always go |
| to the stronger |
| or faster hand; |
| They go to the one |
| who trusts in God |
| and always thinks |
| "I can." |
| Updated March 2002 |
| rollhupe@istar.ca |
| yokel2yonkers@yahoo.com |
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