WORTH READING 31 Jul 2007

The Colors Of Friendship

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All claimed
that they were the best. The most important. The most useful. The most
beautiful. The favorite.

Green said
Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I
was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would
die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the
majority.

Blue interrupted
You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is
the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the
deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace,
you would all be nothing.

Yellow chuckled
You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the
world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow.
Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile.
Without me there would be no fun.

Orange started next to blow her trumpet
I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am
precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important
vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I
don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or
sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to
any of you.

Red could stand it no longer he shouted out
I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life's blood! I am the color
of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring
fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the
moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the
poinsettia and the poppy.

Purple rose up to his full height
He was very tall and spoke with great pomp I am the color of royalty and
power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the
sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and
obey.

Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with
just as much determination Think of me. I am the color of silence. You
hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent
thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance
and contrast, for prayer and inner peace.

And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own
superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there
was a startling flash of bright lightening, thunder rolled and boomed.
Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in
fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak
You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate
the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose,
unique and different Join hands with one another and come to me.

Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.

The rain continued
From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a
great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The
Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow. And so, whenever a good rain
washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, to let us remember
to appreciate one another.

Contributed by Pravs World

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WORTH READING 19 Jul 2007

The Best Is Yet to Come

She was dying. Her life was measured not in years...or months...but in
weeks and days. She called the minister to her home to make her final
preparations.

As they talked of her funeral, she listed the scriptures she wanted read
and the hymns she wanted sung.

The the lady said to the minister, ''When I'm placed in my casket I want
you to put a fork in my hand.'' Noticing the puzzled look on the
minister's face, she asked if anything was wrong. ''Oh, no,'' he
replied, ''but it's the first time anyone has made such an unusual
request.''

So the lady began to explain. ''All my life I have attended church
dinners and fellowships. Whenever we finished the meal, someone would
come to collect the dishes and say, 'Keep your fork.'

I knew what this meant. The best was yet to come. There would be apple
pie or chocolate cake or some other delicacy. And I know for me, the
best is yet to come. My death is not a time of sadness but of
celebration. So I want to have a fork put in my hand. You can tell the
people why in your message.

The lady died. The minister meticulously followed her instructions.
Everyone who passed the casket saw the fork in her hand, and everyone
wondered, ''Why''
The scripture was read, the hymns were sung, the message was given and
the story was told. Then everyone knew the reason for the fork and
understood the amazing picture it portrayed.

I think I might like to be buried with a fork in my hand. The best is
yet to come. Eternity...the Savior...Heaven. And the best is yet to come
even now...God's deepening grace...His powerful Presence...the smile of
His approval.

Always keep a fork in your hand...not literally, but spiritually and
mentally...and look for the best...now..

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WORTH READING 16 Jul 2007

Box Full Of Love

Some time ago a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for wasting a roll
of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became even
more upset when the child pasted the gold paper so as to decorate a box
to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought
the gift box to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you,
Daddy."

The father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger
flared again when he found the box was empty. He spoke to her in a harsh
manner, "Don't you know, young lady, when you give someone a present
there's supposed to be something inside the package?"

The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh,
Daddy, it's not empty - I blew kisses into it until it was full." The
father was crushed. He fell to his knees and put his arms around his
little girl, and he begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger.

An accident took the life of this child only a short time later and it
is told that the father kept that gold box by his bed for all the years
of his life. And whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems
he would open the box and take out an imaginary kiss and remember the
love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given a
golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children,
family, friends and God. There is no more precious possession anyone
could hold.

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WORTH READING 6 July 2007

I Am Flying

Once upon a time there was a little boy who was raised in an orphanage.
The little boy had always wished that he could fly like a bird. It was
very difficult for him to understand why he could not fly. There were
birds at the zoo that were much bigger than he, and they could fly "Why
can't I?" he thought. "Is there something wrong with me?" he wondered.

There was another little boy who was crippled. He had always wished that
he could walk and run like other little boys and girls.

"Why can't I be like them?" he thought.

One day the little orphan boy who had wanted to fly like a bird ran away
from the orphanage. He came upon a park where he saw the little boy who
could not walk or run playing in the sandbox. He ran over to the little
boy and asked him if he had ever wanted to fly like a bird.

"No," said the little boy who could not walk or run. "But I have
wondered what it would be like to walk and run like other boys and
girls."

"That is very sad", said the little boy who wanted to fly. "Do you think
we could be friends?" he said to the little boy in the sandbox.

"Sure." said the little boy.

The two little boys played for hours. They made sand castles and made
really funny sounds with their mouths. Sounds, which made them laugh,
real hard. Then the little boy's father came with a wheelchair to pick
up his son. The little boy who had always wanted to fly ran over to the
boy's father and whispered something into his ear.

"That would be OK," said the man.

The little boy who had always wanted to fly like a bird ran over to his
new friend and said, "You are my only friend and I wish that there was
something that I could do to make you walk and run like other little
boys and girls. But I can't. But there is something that I can do for
you."

The little orphan boy turned around and told his new friend to slide up
onto his back. He then began to run across the grass. Faster and faster
he ran, carrying the little crippled boy on his back. Faster and harder
he ran across the park. Harder and harder he made his legs travel. Soon
the wind just whistled across the two little boys' faces.

The little boy's father began to cry as he watched his beautiful little
crippled son flapping his arms up and down in the wind, all the while
yelling at the top of his voice, "I'M FLYING, DADDY. I'M FLYING!"

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