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The power of your actions

gullkorn — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:08:14 +0000

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, 'Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd.' I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends, tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye.

As I handed him his glasses, I said, 'Those guys are jerks.' They really should get lives. ‘He looked at me and said, 'Hey thanks!' There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to private school before now. I would never have hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends. He said yes. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.

Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, 'Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday! ‘He just laughed and handed me half the books. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be friends that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a doctor and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
Kyle was valedictorian of our class. I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak.

Graduation day, I saw Kyle. He looked great. He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him. Boy, sometimes I was jealous! Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, 'Hey, big guy, you'll be great!' He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. ‘Thanks,' he said.

As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began: 'Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story.'

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. 'Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.'

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.

Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life for better or for worse. God puts us all in each other’s lives to impact one another in some way. Look for God in others.

'Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.'

There is no beginning or end… Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow is a mystery.

Today is a gift.

Om å felle trær på en time

gullkorn — Sat, 12 May 2007 13:29:19 +0000

Hvis jeg bare hadde en time til å felle et tre, ville jeg bruke de første tre kvarterene på å slipe øksa mi.

(Abraham Lincoln)

Å forvandle en gul klatt

gullkorn — Sat, 12 May 2007 13:20:42 +0000

Det finnes malere som forvandler solen til en gul klatt, men det finnes andre som takket være deres kunst og forstand forvandler en gul klatt til solen.
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Pablo Picasso

Kloke ord fra Salomo

gullkorn — Sat, 12 May 2007 07:45:59 +0000

Et mildt svar vender harmen bort, men et sårende ord vekker vrede.

De vises tunger bruker kunnskapen godt, men dårers munn flyter over av dårskap.

En sunn tunge er livets tre, men når den er fordervet, brytes ånden ned.

En dåre forakter sin fars rettletning, men den som lar seg irettesette, er klok.

I den rettferdiges hus er det stor rikdom, men det følger ødeleggelse med den ugudeliges inntekt.

De vises lepper sprer kunnskap, men dårers hjerte gjør det ikke.

Et lykkelig hjerte gir et lyst ansikt, men med sorg i hjertet blir ånden nedbrutt.

Den forstandiges hjerte søker kunnskap, men dårers munn næres av dårskap.

En hissig mann vekker strid, men den som er sen til vrede, demper tretten.

Den lates vei er som en tornehekk, men de oppriktiges vei er som en hovedvei.

En vis sønn gleder sin far, men et menneske som er en dåre, forakter sin mor.

Den som er grådig etter urett vinning, fører skade over sitt eget hus, men den som hater bestikkelser, skal leve.

Den som legger øret til livgivende irettesettelse, holder seg gjerne blant de vise.

Den som ringeakter rettledning, forakter sin egen sjel. Men den som hører på irettesettelse, vinner forstand.

(Bibelen, fra Salomos ordspråk 15)

En sjel som sprer velsignelse

gullkorn — Sat, 12 May 2007 07:29:26 +0000

En sjel som sprer velsignelse, skal trives, den som vanner rikelig, skal også selv få rikelig å drikke.

(Bibelen, Salomos ordspråk 11:25)

Trumph-kort

gullkorn — Fri, 04 May 2007 09:17:24 +0000

Jeg liker å tenke stort.

For meg er det ganske enkelt:

Hvis du likevel skal tenke,

så kan du like gjerne tenke stort!

Donald Trumph

Change

gullkorn — Fri, 04 May 2007 09:07:40 +0000

Nothing endures but change.

- Heracitius av Ephesus-

Filosofiprofessoren

gullkorn — Thu, 03 May 2007 19:06:37 +0000

En professor sto foran filosofiklassen sin med noen ting. Da timen begynte, tok han, uten å si et ord, fram et veldig stort og tomt syltetøyglass og begynte å fylle det med golfballer. Da han hadde gjort det, spurte han klassen sin om glasset var fullt, og de var enige om at det var det.

Så tok professoren fram en kasse småsten og begynte og helle dem ned i glasset. Han ristet lett på glasset, slik at småstenene fordelte seg mellom golfballene. Deretter spurte han igjen klassen om glasset var fullt. Nok en gang mente klassen at det var fullt.

Deretter tok professoren fram en kasse med sand og helte det opp i glasset. Sanden fylte naturligvis det resterende rommet i glasset. Igjen spurte han om det var fullt? Klassen svarte enstemmig "ja", og deretter tok professoren to kopper kaffe og helte begge to ned i glasset, noe som effektivt fylte hulrommene som var mellom sandkornene.

Studentene lo.

-Nå, sa professoren da latteren var stilnet. - Forestill dere nå at dette glasset representerer livet deres. Golfballene er de viktige tingene: familien deres, kjærester, barn, helse, venner og yndlingshobbyer - de tingene som, selv hvis dere mistet alt annet, fortsatt ville gjøre livet deres fullkomment. Småstenene er de andre tingene som betyr noe, sånn som jobb, hus, bil og så videre. Sanden er alle de andre småtingene.

Professoren fortsatte: -Hvis dere putter sanden ned i glasset først, er det ikke plass til verken småstenene eller golfballene. Det samme gjelder i livet. Hvis dere bruker all deres energi på små, ubetydelige ting, får dere aldri plass til de tingene som er viktigst for dere. Vær oppmerksom på de tingene som er kritisk for deres lykke. Lek med barna deres, pass på helsen. Inviter kjæresten på middag. Ta enda en runde på golfbanen.

Det vil alltid være en tid til å gjøre rent huset og å ordne avløp. Ta dere av golfballene først - de tingene som virkelig betyr noe. Få styr på det du prioriterer, resten er bare sand.

En av studentene rakk opp hånda og spurte hva kaffen representerte? Professoren smilte: -Jeg er glad for at du spør. Det er bare for å vise at selvom livet ditt synes å være fullt, så er det alltids plass til et par kopper kaffe sammen med en venn.

Kloke ord fra Oprah

gullkorn — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:17:17 +0000

It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from.

The ability to triumph begins with you -

Always.

- Oprah Winfrey -

Involve me

gullkorn — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:44:14 +0000

Tell me, and I may forget.

Show me and I may remember.

Involve me, and I will understand!

Chinese proverb

Vær ikke for snar

gullkorn — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:26:33 +0000

Vær ikke for snar til å dømme. Det er vanligvis ikke bare to sider ved en sak, men heller tre, fire, fem eller mer. La tvilen komme andre til gode!

Arbeid=selvportrett?

gullkorn — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:35:17 +0000

Ethvert arbeid er et selvportrett av den personen som utfører det. Signer ditt arbeid med fremragende dyktighet!