from: Bill,~~FU-Owned...TGIF!Choctaw, OK subject: SAND AND STONE received: 08/21/2009 06:33 am replied: no block this member Flag as spam Sand and StoneTWO FRIENDS WERE WALKINGTHROUGH THE DESERT.DURING SOME POINT OF THEJOURNEY, THEY HAD ANARGUMENT; A ND ONE FRIENDSLAPPED THE OTHER ONEIN THE FACE.THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPEDWAS HURT, BUT WITHOUTSAYING ANYTHING,WROTE IN THE SAND:TODAY MY BEST FRIENDSLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.THEY KEPT ON WALKING,UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS,WHERE THEY DECIDEDTO TAKE A BATHTHE ONE WHO HAD BEENSLAPPED GOT STUCK IN THEMIRE ! AND STARTED DROWNING,BUT THE FRIEND SAVED HIM.AFTER HE RECOVERED FROMTHE NEAR DROWNING,HE WROTE ON A STONE:'TODAY MY BEST FRIENDSAVED MY LIFE '.THE FRIEND WHO HAD SLAPPEDAND SAVED HIS BEST FRIENDASKED HIM, 'AFTER I HURT YOU,YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW,YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?'THE FRIEND REPLIED'WHEN SOMEONE HURTS USWE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWNIN SAND, WHERE WINDS OFFORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY.BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOESSOMETHING GOOD FOR US,WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONEWHERE NO WINDCAN EVER ERASE IT.'LEARN TO WRITEYOUR HURTS INT HE SAND AND TOCA RVE YOURBENEFITS IN STONE.THEY SAY IT TAKES AMINUTE TO FIND A SPECIALPERSON, AN HOUR TOAPPRECIATE THEM, A DAYTO LOVE THEM, BUT THENAN ENTIRE LIFETO FORGET THEM..SEND THIS TOTHE PEOPLE YOU'LL NEVERFORGET..I JUST DID..IF YOU DON'TSEND IT TO ANYONE,IT MEANS YOU'RE IN AHURRY AND THAT YOU'VEFORGOTTEN YOUR FRIENDS.TAKE THE TIME TO LIVE!DO NOT VALUE THE THINGSYOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE, BUT VALUEWHO YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE !AND IF I HAPPEN TO GET IT BACK,THEN I KNOW MY PLACE IN YOUR LIFE
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