budak senaling: Thoughts 29JUL2013

28 July 2013

LITTLE THINGS

Most of us miss out on life's big prizes.

The Pulitzer. The Nobel. Oscars. Tonys. Emmys.

But we're all eligible for life's small pleasures.

A pat on the back. A kiss behind the ear.

A four-pound bass. A full moon.

An empty parking space. A crackling fire.

A great meal. A glorious sunset. Hot soup. Cold drinks.

Don't fret about coping life's grand awards.

Enjoy its tiny delights.

There are plenty for all of us.

A message as published in the Wall Street Journal (1982) by United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut 06101

If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen : Cher

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred; Forgive them anyway
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight; Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, others may be jealous; Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people may often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and GOD; It was never between you and them anyway.
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Written by Kent M Keith when he was 19, first published by the Harvard Student Agencies in 1968.