Thought That Matters

An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato

garden, but it was very hard work. :cry:

His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man

wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation. :-(

Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able

to plant my potato garden this year.

I hate to miss doing the garden, because your mother always loved

planting time. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden

plot.If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would

dig the plot for me, if you weren’t in prison.

Love, Dad

………

Shortly, the old man received this telegram:

“For Heaven’s sake, Dad,don’t dig up the garden!! That’s where I buried

the GUNS!” At 4a.m.

the next morning,

A dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the

entire garden without finding any guns.

Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what

happened, and a sked him what to do next.

His son’s reply was: “Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the

best I could do for you from here.”

- Moral Of the Story

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD,

IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART, YOU CAN DO IT.

IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS NOT WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE THE PERSON IS.

Red rose for my mother!

A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away.

As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.”

The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers.

As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.

The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother’s house.

Moral: Don’t Send Artificial Loves to your parents. Give them the respect and courtesy they desire. They are your most precious Treasure, Care for them. God Forbid, if they leave this world then one can do nothing but regret.

Make a Difference

Make a Difference

 Your time is never wasted when you’re truly making a difference. Every productive effort adds value to your world.
 
Don’t worry about what’s in it for you. If you’re making a difference, if you’re making a positive contribution to life, there’s always something in it for you.
 
Though there may not seem to be any direct or immediate rewards,your efforts will most certainly be rewarded.  The longer you’re willing to wait for those rewards, the bigger they will be.
 
Many times your efforts will pay off  in ways you could not have foreseen. Keep being creative, keep being productive,
Keep being effective, and keep being your best.
 
It may sometimes seem that no one appreciates the work you’re doing.  When you feel that way, then raise your efforts to an even higher level, for at some point someone will definitely take notice.
 
Be sincere in your efforts and in your desir to make a valuable, meaningful positive difference. And know that the rewards will always come.
 

 Love is an act of endless forgivenessA tender look which becomes a habit.”

Forgiving Mistakes of the Past