> > SAND & STONE
> >
> > TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING
> > THROUGH THE DESERT.
> > DURING SOME POINT OF THE
> > JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN
> > ARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND
> > SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE
> > IN THE FACE.
> >
> > THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED
> > WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT
> > SAYING ANYTHING,
> > WROTE IN THE SAND:
> >
> > TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
> > SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.
> >
> > THEY KEPT ON WALKING,
> > UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS,
> > WHERE THEY DECIDED
> > TO TAKE A BATH
> >
> > THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN
> > SLAPPED GOT STUCK IN THE
> > MIRE AND STARTED DROWNING,
> > BUT THE FRIEND SAVED HIM.
> >
> > AFTER HE RECOVERED FROM
> > THE NEAR DROWNING,
> > HE WROTE ON A STONE:
> >
> > "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
> > SAVED MY LIFE ".
> >
> > THE FRIEND WHO HAD SLAPPED
> > AND SAVED HIS BEST FRIEND
> > ASKED HIM, "AFTER I HURT YOU,
> > YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW,
> > YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?"
> >
> > THE FRIEND REPLIED
> > "WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US
> > WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN
> > IN SAND, WHERE WINDS OF
> > FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY.
> > BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES
> > SOMETHING GOOD FOR US,
> > WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE
> > WHERE NO WIND
> > CAN EVER ERASE IT."
> >
> > LEARN TO WRITE
> > YOUR HURTS IN
> > THE SAND AND TO
> > CARVE YOUR
> > BENEFITS IN STONE.
2007-02-28 12:30:51 · 9 answers · asked by fiesty 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
This is an excellent story, deep in imagery and meaning. We should all follow its philosophy. It resonates like an American Indian tale.
2007-02-28 12:35:30 · answer #1 · answered by batscout 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One similar to this used to hang in a coffee house in about 1958
2007-02-28 12:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Forgive and forget when someone hurts you and never forget when some one does something good for you.
2007-02-28 12:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats cool.
2007-02-28 12:35:33 · answer #4 · answered by someone 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nice, forget the bad and remember the good memories.
2007-02-28 12:36:22 · answer #5 · answered by Albert 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its beautiful and a great way to live your life.
2007-02-28 12:34:43 · answer #6 · answered by Jacki 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its soo beautiful and inspiering! wow !
If you wrote this you must have beautiful heart!
2007-02-28 13:22:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should inspire people to be more forgiving.
2007-02-28 12:35:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's too long, i don't even want to read it
2007-02-28 13:35:53 · answer #9 · answered by Scpwnz 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋