Carri
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert and Marabeth <74541.2151(AT)compuserve.com>
To: TMIC <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 6:07 PM
Subject: Thoughts for today
>At age 16, I learned that mothers always know best, and sometime fathers
>know best, too.
>
>At age 20, I learned that crime doesn't pay, even if it is done well.
>
>At age 25, I learned that a new baby keeps the mother from having an
>eight-hour day and the father from having an eight-hour night.
>
>At age 30, I learned that strength is the charm of a man and charm is the
>strength of a woman.
>
>At age 35, I learned that the future is not what you inherit but what you
>create.
>
>At age 40, I learned that the secret of happy living is not to do what you
>LIKE but to like what you do.
>
>At age 45, I learned that life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90
>percent how you respond to it.
>
>At age 50, I learned that a dog is man's best friend and man's dogma can
>be his worst enemy.
>
>At age 55, I learned that little decisions should be made with my head and
>big decisions with my heart.
>
>At age 60, I learned that you can give without loving, but you can never
>love without giving.
>
>At age 65, I learned that to enjoy a long life, one should eat what he
>wants after he has eaten what he should.
>
>At age 70, I learned that life is not a matter of holding good cards but
>playing a poor hand well.
>
>At age 75, I learned that as long as you think you are green, you will
>continue to grow, and keep growing!
>
>At age 80, I learned that to love and be loved is the greatest joy in the
>world.
>
> ***************
>
>Simple Friends vs Real Friends
>
>Anyone can stand by you when you are right,
>but a Friend will stand by you even when you are wrong...
>
>A simple friend identifies himself when he calls.
>A real friend doesn't have to.
>
>A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on his life.
>
>A real friend says, "What's new with you?"
>
>A simple friend thinks the problems you whine about are recent.
>
>A real friend says, "You've been whining about the same thing for 14 years.
> Get off your duff and do something about it."
>
>A simple friend has never seen you cry.
>A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.
>
>A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
>A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.
>
>A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
>A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you
clean.
>
>A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to bed.
>A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.
>
>A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
>A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.
>
>A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
>A real friend could blackmail you with it.
>
>A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
>A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself.
>
>A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an
>argument.
>A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had
>a fight.
>
>A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
>A real friend expects to always be there for you
>
>