By Staffie lover
Date 02.10.03 21:13 UTC
A beautiful friend sent me this
It really made me think that no matter what..... you must always stay the same and never get bitter at 'why' life throws things at you that you don't believe should be happening in your life....the saying 'what goes around, comes around' is so true, it may take months and years, in fact multiple & multiple of years, but it will come back to
you.....there is always hope & miracles.
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day,while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There,
mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse
surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced
himself as the father of the boy
Farmer Fleming had saved. "I want to repay you," said the
nobleman.
"You saved my son's life." "No, I can't accept payment for what I did,"he
Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the
farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. "Is that your son?"the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly. "I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of." And that he did.
Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time,
graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to
become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time?
Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord
Randolph Churchill. His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill. Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
It's National Friendship Week. Send this to everyone you consider
A FRIEND. Pass this on, and brighten someone's day.
AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH: You had better send this back!! Good
Luck! hope it works... May there always be work for your hands to do; May your purse
always hold a coin or two; May the sun always shine on your window pane; May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you; May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
OK, this is what you have to do... Send this to all of your friends.
But - you HAVE to send this within 1 hour from when you open it!
Now.....Make A wish!! I hope you made your wish! Now then, if you send to: 1 person --- your wish will be granted in 1year
3 people --- 6 months
5 people --- 3 months
6 people --- 1 month
7 people --- 2 weeks
8 people --- 1 week
9 people --- 5 day
10 people --- 3 days
12 people --- 2 day
15 people --- 1 day
20 people --- 3 hours
If you delete this after you read it, you will have 1 year of bad luck!
But, if you send it to 2 of your friends, you will automatically have 3years good luck!!!
"STAFFS RULE!"
Natalie
This is a lovely message which I shall use in a card to my friend. Her cancer has returned and we havent seen each other much as her chemo is very aggressive. She tends to live as if she dosent have cancer and recently started her own business, so its work, treatment and flake out then do it all again. I dont want her to think Im not there for her but I also dont want to intrude. Thanks for sharing this.