MY MOM LOVED BOOKS

My mother used to say to me" It isn't what the book costs. It's what it will cost you if you don't read it!"

FORGIVE ME

The World Is Mine
Oh God, Forgive Me When I Whine

Today, upon a bus, I saw a girl with golden hair.
I envied her, she seemed so gay, and wished I was as fair.
When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobbled down the aisle.
She had one leg and wore a crutch.
And as she passed... a smile.

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 legs, the world is mine

I stopped to buy some candy. The lad who sold it had such charm.
I talked with him, he seemed so glad.
If I were late, it'd do no harm.
And as I left, he said to me, "I thank you, you've been so kind.
It's nice to talk with folks like you. You see," he said, "I'm blind."

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 eyes, the world is mine.

Later while walking down the street,
I saw a child with eyes of blue.
He stood and watched the others play.
He did not know what to do.
I stopped a moment and then I said,
"Why don't you join the others, dear?"
He looked ahead without a word. And then I knew,
he couldn't hear.

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 ears, the world is mine.
With feet to take me where I'd go.
With eyes to see the sunset's glow.
With ears to hear what I'd know.

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine........

OPPORTUNITY

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
-Winston Churchill

HAPPINESS

The happiness of your life depends
on the quality of your thoughts.

RICH

You may have tangible wealth untold,
caskets of jewels and coffers of gold,
richer than I you can never be,
I had a mother who read to me.

GRADUATION

Make the most of yourself,
for that is all there is of you.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

GRADUATION

Graduation day is tough for adults.
They go to the ceremony as parents.
After 18 years of child raising, they are unemployed.