Thought for the day

[growler2058]

Fable of the Porcupine

It was the coldest winter ever.
Many animals died because of the cold.

The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together. They were covered and protected, but the quills of each wounded the closest companion.

After a while, they decided to distance themselves, and they began to die, alone and frozen. They had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.

Wisely, they decided to go back to being together.
They learned to live with the little wounds that were caused by their close relationships because the most important part was the heat that came from the others.
They were able to survive.

The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but the one that forms when individuals learn to live with the imperfections and admire the good qualities of others.

The Moral of the story:

"LEARN TO LOVE THE PRICKS IN YOUR LIFE."

[Bob]

“No one grows old by living
only by losing interest in living.”

~ Marie Beynon Ray

[Pete's GU3]

9. - "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Well, who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well, I'm the only one here. Who the f*** do you think you're talkin' to?"

Taxi Driver 1976

[Pete's GU3]

"Lefty: There's the boss. And, under him, there's the skipper. You know how this works?
Donnie Brasco: Yeah, it's like in the army.
Lefty: Bullshit. The army is some guy you don't know telling you to go whack some other guy you don't know."
Donnie Brasco

[snicko]

It's not what happens that matters..............It's what you do next that does.

[Bob]

“You can kill the dreamer
but you absolutely cannot kill the dream.”

~ Samuel Billy Kyles

[snicko]

Go back a little, to leap further!

~ John Clarke

[Bob]

“No one can depress you.
No one can make you anxious.
No one can hurt your feelings.
No one can make you anything
other than what you allow inside.”

[snicko]

Forgiveness is not about the people who hurt you.
Whatever they did was probably more about them, their world and their problems than about us.
In letting them off the hook we will find freedom.
Everyone has issues to deal with, none of which is our business.
Our business is our peace of mind, our happiness.

~ Anon

[DX grunt]

Forgiveness is not about the people who hurt you.
Whatever they did was probably more about them, their world and their problems than about us.
In letting them off the hook we will find freedom.
Everyone has issues to deal with, none of which is our business.
Our business is our peace of mind, our happiness.

~ Anon

That is sooooo true. I'll remember that in my time of need - especially at work!