
I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R L I F E
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Memorize your favorite poem.
3. Don't ...believe all you hear, spend all you have, or loaf all you
want.
4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams
don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You may get hurt, but it's the only
way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives, or by the life they were
born into.
12. Teach yourself to speak slowly, but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer,smile
and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
14. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve
great risk.
15. Call your mother, while you still can.
16. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
17. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
18. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others,
Responsibility for all your actions.
19. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
20. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
21. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your
voice.
22. Marry a person you love to talk to. As you get older, his/her
conversational skills will be even more important.
23. Spend some time alone.
24. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
25. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
26. Read more books. Television is no substitute.
27. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and
think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
28. Trust in God but lock your car.
29. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home.
30. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current
situation. Don't bring up the past.
31. Don't just listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they
are saying it.
32. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
33. Be gentle with the earth.
34. Pray or meditate. There's immeasurable power in it.
35. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
36. Mind your own business.
37. Don't trust anyone who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss.
38. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
39. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you
are living. It is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
40. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful
stroke of luck.
41. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
42. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for
each other exceeds your need for each other.
43. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
44. Live with the knowledge that your character is your destiny.

The following are exceptionally clever. Someone out
there either has way too much time to waste or is
deadly at Scrabble.
When you re-arrange the letters:
Dormitory--------------------- Dirty Room
Evangelist-------------------- Evil's Agent
Desperation------------------- A Rope Ends It
The Morse Code---------------- Here Come Dots
Slot Machines----------------- Cash Lost in 'em
Animosity--------------------- Is No Amity
Mother-in-law----------------- Woman Hitler
Snooze Alarms----------------- Alas! No More Z's
Alec Guinness----------------- Genuine Class
Semolina---------------------- Is No Meal
The Public Art Galleries------ Large Picture Halls, I Bet
A Decimal Point--------------- I'm a Dot in Place
The Earthquakes--------------- That Queer Shake
Eleven plus two--------------- Twelve plus one
Contradiction----------------- Accord not in it
And for the grand finale:
PRESIDENT CLINTON OF THE USA
It can be rearranged (with no letters left over,
and using each letter only once) into:
TO COPULATE HE FINDS INTERNS

IF I KNEW
If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you
fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord
your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time that I see you
walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for
one more.
If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your
voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word, so I could
play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare an
extra minute or two,
to stop and say that "I love you," Instead of assuming
that you KNOW I Do.
If I knew it would be the last time I would be there
to share your day,
Well, I'm sure you'll have so many more, So I can let
this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow to make up for an
oversight,
And we always get a second chance to make everything
all right
There will always be another day to say our "I love
you's,"
And certainly there's another chance to say our
"Anything I can do's."
But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I
get,
I'd like to say how much I love you and hope we never
forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old
alike,
And today may be the last chance you get to hold your
loved one tight.
So, if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it
today?
For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the
day,
That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a
hug, or kiss,
and you were too busy to grant someone, What turned
out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today, whisper in their
ear,
Tell them how much you love them And that you'll
always hold them dear.
Take the time to say "I'm sorry," "Please forgive me,"
"Thank you," or It's OK."
And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets
about today.

A FRIEND
A friend should be radical;
They should love you when you're unlovable,
Hug you when you're unhuggable,
And bear you when you're unbearable.
A friend should be fanatical;
They should cheer when the whole world boos,
Dance when you get good news,
And cry when you cry too.
But most of all, a friend should be mathematical,
They should multiply the joy, Divide the sorrow,
Subtract the past, And add to tomorrow,
Calculate the need deep in your heart,
And always be bigger than the sum of all their parts.
Forward this to all your friends and send it back to the
person who sent it to you, and whoever sent this to you,
really cares about you, and is your friend. >>

A Perfect Mistake
Mother's father worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he
was
building some crates for the clothes his church was sending to
some
orphanage in China. On his way home, he reached into his shirt
pocket to
find his glasses, but they were gone. When he mentally replayed
his
earlier actions, he realized what happened; the glasses had
slipped out
of
his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the crates, which he
had
nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!
The Great Depression was at it's height and Grandpa had six
children.
He had spent $20 for those glasses that very morning. He was
upset by
the
thought of having to buy another pair. "It's not fair," he told
God as
he drove home in frustration. "I've been very faithful in giving
of my
time and money to your work, and now this."
Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on
furlough in
the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that
supported
him
in China, so he came to speak one Sunday at my grandfather's small
church
in Chicago. The missionary began by thanking the people for their
faithfulness in supporting the orphanage. "But most of all," he
said, "I
must thank
you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, the Communists
had just
swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my
glasses.
I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way
of
replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I
experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were much
in
prayer about this. Then your crates arrived. When my staff
removed the
covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.
The missionary paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then,
still gripped with the wonder of it all, he continued: "Folks,
when I
tried
on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just
for me!
I
want to thank you for being a part of that."
The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But the
missionary surely must have confused their church with another,
they
thought.
There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his
face, an
ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in
an
extraordinary way.

Think about this one!
An army runner was saved from instant death by, well . . . you'll
see.
As he made his way across the dead and dismembered bodies strewn
across
the ravaged battlefield back to his company with orders from the
battalion commander, the sound of bullets and bombs had been
silenced.
With a relative sense of safety, he walked on being thankful that,
at
least for a while, there was a calm in the senseless storm.
Approximately two-thirds of the way across the devastated field, he
was
suddenly stopped by an unusual sight. It hovered right before him,
at
perfect eye level.
At first, he thought that he was suffering from fatigue and was
seeing
a mirage.
"It can't be," he said to himself, "not out here in the midst of a
raging war!"
But it not only was real, it came right up to him and stopped no
more
than three inches from his face. He started to step forward when it
lunged forward, pushing him a couple of steps backward.
And then it happened!
A gigantic shell hurled through the air and landed right in the very
spot from which he had been literally pushed.
"I would have been killed!" he gasped. "I would have been killed!"
But that little object, probably less than an ounce in weight, kept
him
from losing his life. It was a definite miracle because he had not
seen one since he had gone off to war . . . and surely not right out
in
the middle of an all-out war, in the midst of an awful battle.
But it was there, and it did save his life.
The Psalmist foretold it in Psalm 91: l when, under inspiration of
God
who sent that very little object to save a life, he said, "He that
dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the
shadow of the Almighty."
The strange little object? It was a butterfly!

I said a prayer for you just now!
When you receive this, say a prayer. That's all youhave to do. There
is
nothing attached. This is
powerful. Just send this to four people and let me know what happens
on
the
fourth day. Do not break this, please. Prayer is one of the best
free
gifts
we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let's continue
praying
for one another.
May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are
exactly
where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite
possibilities
that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have
received,
and
pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content
knowing
you
are a child of God. Let His presence settle into your bones, and
allow
your
soul the freedom to sing, dance, and to bask in the sun. It is there
for
each and every one
of you.
Send This to 4 or more People and witness the awesome power of
PRAYER

Think About This One
It was a cold winter's day that Sunday. The parking lot to the
church was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car
that fellow church members were whispering among themselves as
they walked to the church. As I got closer I saw a man leaned up
against the wall outside the church. He was almost laying down
as if he was asleep. He had on a long trench coat that was
almost in shreds and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you
could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old,
too small for his feet with holes all over them, his toes stuck
out. I assumed this man was homeless, and asleep, so I walked on
by through the doors of he church. We all fellowshipped for a
few minutes, and someone brought up the man laying outside.
People snickered and gossiped but no one bothered to ask him to
come in, including me.
A few moments later church began. We all waited for the Preacher
to take his place and to give us the Word, when the doors to the
church opened.
In came the homeless man walking down the aisle with his head
down. People gasped and whispered and made faces. He made his
way down the aisle and up onto the pulpit he took off his hat and
coat. My heart sank.
There stood our preacher...he was the "homeless man." No one said
a word.
The preacher took his Bible and laid it on the stand.
"Folks, I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching
about today." Then he started singing the words to this song.
"If I can help somebody as I pass along. If I can cheer somebody
with a word or song. If I can show somebody that he's traveling
wrong.
Then my living shall not be in vain."
"IS YOUR LIVING IN VAIN?"
"To God Be The Glory"
Justice - When you get what you deserve
Mercy - When you don't get what you deserve
Grace - When you get what you don't deserve
JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I CARE ABOUT YOU!!!

Many people will walk in and out of your life...
only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
Friends, you and me...
you brought another friend
and then there were 3.
We started our group,
our circle of friends...
and like that circle,
there is no beginning or end.
If you happen to find true friendship,
do not abuse it-treasure it...
for from friendship comes greater things.
The most beautiful discovery true friends can make is
that they can grow seperately without growing apart.
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