TEACHER
Many years ago I had a teacher whose husband unexpectedly
died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his
death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of
students.
As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the
classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a
few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there.
With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and
said, "Before class is over, I would like to share with all
of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I
feel is very important.
Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love,
appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when
this fantastic experience will end.
It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is God's
way of telling us that we must make the most out of every
single day."
Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, "So I would like
you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to
school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to
notice. It doesn't have to be something you see - it could
be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of
someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze
slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the
morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to
the ground.
Please look for these things, and cherish them. For,
although it may sound trite to some, these things are the
stuff" of life. The little things we are put here on earth
to enjoy. The things we often take for granted. We must
make it important to notice them, for at any time... it can
all be taken away."
The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books
and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I
noticed more things on my way home from school than I had
that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that
teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of
us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that
sometimes we all overlook.
Take time to notice and enjoy something special you see on your lunch hour
today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop
off on the way home tonight to get a double-dip ice cream
cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that
we often regret, but the things we didn't do.
[ Author Unknown -- from 'Aiken Drum' (Aiken@AikensLaughs.com) ]
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