I had a very special teacher in high school Each of us is put here on earth to learn, Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, Please look for these things, and cherish them. The class was completely quiet. Take notice of something special you see Life is not measured by the number
many years ago whose husband unexpectedly
died suddenly of a heart attack.
About a week after his death,
she shared some of her insight
with a classroom of students.
As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming
in through the classroom windows
and the class was nearly over,
she moved a few things aside on the edge
of her desk and sat down there.
With a gentle look of reflection on her face,
she paused and said,Before class is over,
I would like to share with all of you a thought
that is unrelated to class,
but which I feel is very important.
share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves.
None of us knows when this
fantastic experience will end.
It can be taken away at any moment.
Perhaps this is the powers that by way of telling us
that we must make the most out of every single day."
"So I would like you all
to make me a promise.
From now on, on your way to school,
or on your way home,
find something beautiful to notice.
It doesn't have to be something you see
it could be a scent - perhaps of freshly baked bread
wafting out of someone's house,
or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly
rustling the leaves in the trees,
or the way the morning light catches one autumn
leaf as it falls gently to the ground.
For, although it may sound trite to some,
these things are the "stuff" of life.
The little things are put here on earth to enjoy.
The things we often take for granted.
We must make it important to notice them,
for at any time...it can all be taken away."
We all picked up our books
and filed out of the room silently.
That afternoon,
I noticed more things on my way home
from school that I had that whole semester.
Every once in a while,
I think of that teacher
and remember what an impression
she made on all of us,
and I try to appreciate all of those things
that sometimes we all overlook.
on your lunch hour today.
Go barefoot.
Or walk on the beach at sunset.
Stop off on the way home tonight
to get a double-dip ice cream cone.
For as we get older,
it is not the things we did that we often regret,
but the things we didn't do.
of breaths we take,
"but by the moments that take our breath away".
May God Bless you!
Thank you for
visiting me!
Joan
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5-5-2001
