Lessons of Life...

I feared being alone until I learned to like myself.

I feared failure
until I realized that I only fail when I don't try.

I feared success until I realized
that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.

I feared people's opinions until I learned that
people would have opinions about me anyway.

I feared rejection until I learned to have faith in myself.

I feared pain until I learned that
it's necessary for growth.

I feared the truth until I saw the ugliness in lies.

I feared life until I experienced its beauty.

I feared death until I realized that it's
not an end, but a beginning.

I feared my destiny, until I realized that
I had the power to change my life.

I feared hate until I saw that it
was nothing more than ignorance.

I feared love until it touched my heart,
making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.


I feared ridicule until I learned how
to laugh at myself.

I feared growing old until I realized that
I gained wisdom every day.

I feared the future until I realized that
life just kept getting better.

I feared the past until I realized that
it could no longer hurt me.

I feared the dark until I saw the beauty
of the starlight.

I feared the light until I learned that the
truth would give me strength.

I feared change, until I saw that
even the most beautiful butterfly
had to undergo a metamorphosis
before it could fly.

L I F E - finally explained

On the first day, God created the dog and said:

'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or
walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.'

The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years
and I'll give you back the other ten?'

So God agreed.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said:

'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh.
For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.'

The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time

to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?'

And God agreed.

On the third day, God created the cow and said:

'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under
the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family.
For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.'

The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty
years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?'

And God agreed again.

On the fourth day, God created man and said:

'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life.
For this, I'll give you twenty years.'

But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty,
the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten
the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?'

'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'

So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy
ourselves.
For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family.
For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren.
And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

Life has now been explained to you.

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information.

I'm doing it as a public service.

Spread the Stupidity

Only in Canada.....
do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in Canada.....do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries,
and a diet coke.

Only in Canada...do banks leave both doors open
and then chain the pens to the counters.

Only in Canada.....do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway
and put our useless junk in the garage.

Only in Canada .....do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten
and buns in packages of eight.

Only in Canada. .....do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

EVER WONDER ...

Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin ?
Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?
Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor,
and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (may be even a chuckle)...in other words, send it to everyone. We all need to smile every once in a while.