SAND AND STONE

One of my girlfriends sent this to me, and I am very lucky to have her in my life.  I just wanted to share this with you ,because it is oh so true.

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.

THEY  SAY IT TAKES A 
MINUTE  TO FIND A SPECIAL
PERSON,   

AN  HOUR TO 
APPRECIATE  THEM, 
A  DAY 
TO  LOVE THEM, 

BUT  THEN , 

AN  ENTIRE LIFE
TO FORGET THEM. 

TAKE  THE TIME TO LIVE! 

DO  NOT VALUE THE THINGS
YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE, BUT  VALUE 
WHO YOU HAVE KNOWN  IN YOUR  LIFE!