Have you ever read something that made a big impact on your life? Sometimes we get discouraged by this or that, but then, something comes along to "wake you up," so to speak. I read a really great quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Yeah, Iknow. I'm one of those kind of people who really loves to read. Here is the quote. I hope that it touches you like it did me.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded."
“To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded."
I pray that I find and emulate this kind of success. If I've helped just one person, it's all worth while.
1 comment:
This is good, Jolie. I hope you're hanging in there--I know you are really busy with life. Love you!
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