Sand & Stones
> >A story tells that two friends were walking through > >the desert. During some > >point of the journey they had an argument, and one > >friend slapped the other > >one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, > >but without saying > >anything, wrote in the sand: > > > >"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE." > > > >They kept on walking until they found an oasis, > >where they decided to take a > >bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the > >mire and started > >drowning, but the friend saved him. After he > >recovered from the near > >drowning, he wrote on a stone: > > > >"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE." > >The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend > >asked him, "After I > >hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on > >a stone. Why?" The > >other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we > >should write it down in > >sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away > >But, when someone does > >something good for us, we must engrave it in stone > >where no wind can ever > >erase it." > > > >LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE > >YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE. > >They say it takes a minute to find a special person, > >an hour to appreciate > >them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to > >forget them. Send this > >phrase to the people you'll never forget. It's a > >short message to let them > >know that you'll never forget them. If you don't > >send it to anyone, it > >means you're in a hurry and that you've forgotten > >your friends. > > > >Take the time to live!!!