This quote makes me cry sometimes...
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
This quote makes it easier for me to live because I feel like I've been able to make at least one person's life easier. And it makes me feel more successful with my life. It also has irony with something someone said to me recently.
The other day, someone told me that, the reason I have so many problems with my life is because I'm not selfish enough. I'd like to think that the reason I don't have as many problems as I would, is because of the giving person I am. I don't like to feign that I'm a saint, nor do I want it to sound like I like talking about myself, because as most of you know, I don't. And when I do, it's because I have a funny story to tell about something in my past.
I don't think that I know how to be selfish. What I have, I share, whether it be something you can attain and grasp onto, knowledge that has been passed to me from somewhere else, or just being my friend and knowing I will always be there for you.
Have a great day everyone.
Oh yeah. Starting a new job today. In about an hour.
-peace-
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
This quote makes it easier for me to live because I feel like I've been able to make at least one person's life easier. And it makes me feel more successful with my life. It also has irony with something someone said to me recently.
The other day, someone told me that, the reason I have so many problems with my life is because I'm not selfish enough. I'd like to think that the reason I don't have as many problems as I would, is because of the giving person I am. I don't like to feign that I'm a saint, nor do I want it to sound like I like talking about myself, because as most of you know, I don't. And when I do, it's because I have a funny story to tell about something in my past.
I don't think that I know how to be selfish. What I have, I share, whether it be something you can attain and grasp onto, knowledge that has been passed to me from somewhere else, or just being my friend and knowing I will always be there for you.
Have a great day everyone.
Oh yeah. Starting a new job today. In about an hour.
-peace-