Saturday, June 14, 2008

P.S. I love You

Love is like wildflowers.
It's often found in the most unlikely places.

To get more out of life, give more of yourself.

Don't be afraid to go out on a limb.
That's where the fruit is.

You'll learn more about a road by travelling it than by
consulting all the maps in the world.

When fate shuts a door,
come in through the window.

No failure is ever finale--nor is any success.

If you're doing your best,
you won't have time to worry about failure.

Dreams come true
for those who work while they dream.

No one is guaranteed happiness.
Life just gives up time and space. It's up to us
to fill it with joy and meaning.

Do for others with no desire of returned favors.
We all should plant some trees we'll never sit under.

True wealth is what you are, not what you have.

Almost our unhappiness is the result of
comparing ourselves to others.

We can't do much about our appeareance,
but we have total control
over the kind of person we become.

To change everything, simply change your attitude.

Sometimes the heart
sees what is invisible to the eye.

Carrying a grudge is like a run in a stocking -- it can
only get worse. Forgiveness is the answer.

When you remember how hard it is to change
yourself, you begin to understand what little chance
we have of changing others.

Instead of waiting for someone to bring
you flowers, why not gather your own bouquet.

A friend is a person who knows all about you
but likes you anyway.

Friends are like a beautiful garden.
They require regular care.

The people on our planet are standing in
a line single file. Look closely. Everyone is really
standing in a circle, holding hands. Whatever you
give to the person standing next to you,
it eventually comes back to you.

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles.
It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.


P.S.
I Love You


(Unknown)

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Marriage

then before all the stand, the holy vow
and ring of gold, no fond illusions now,
bind her as his
across the threshold led,
and every tear kissed off as soon as shed,
his house she enters, there to be a light,
shining within, when all without is night;
a guardian angel o'er his life presiding,
doubling his pleasures and his cares dividing,
winning him back when mingling in the throng,
back from a world we love, alas!
too long, to fireside happiness, to hours of ease,
blessed with that charm, the certainty to please
how often her eyes read his; her gentle mind
to all his wishes, all his thoughts inclined;
still subject, ever on the watch to borrow
mirth of his mirth, sorrow of his sorrow
the soul of music slumbers in the shell,
till walked and kindled by the master's shell
and feelings heart touch them, but rightly pour

A thousand melodies unheard before!

(Samuel Rogers)

Life is short love

Life is short love, Maiden
Before your red lips fade
Before your hot blood grows cold
There is no time for tomorrow

Life is short love, Maiden
Now grasp his hand into his boat
Now the burning cheek is your cheek
There is no one that will come here

Life is short love, Maiden
Drift on the waves like a boat
Place your soft hand on my shoulder
There are no eyes to see us here

Life is short love, Maiden
Before the color of your dark hair fades
Before the fire of your heart disappears
Today is something that will not come again

(F.Y. Genbu)