Why me?
Posted by Batas Internet Media on Friday, April 1, 2011
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FORWARDED BY STEPHANIE KHO
WHY ME?
I asked God why I wasn't rich.
And He showed me a man with the wealth of a thousand kings, who was
lonely,
and had no one to share it with.
I asked God why I wasn't beautiful.
And He showed me a woman more beautiful than any other, who was ugly
because of her vanity.
I asked God why he'd allowed me to become old.
And He showed me a boy of 16, who lay dead at the scene of a car
accident.
I asked God why I didn't have a bigger house.
And He showed me a family of six, who'd just been evicted from their
tiny
shack, and were forced to live on the street.
I asked God why I had to work.
And He showed me a man who couldn't find a decent job, because he'd
never
learned to read.
I asked God why I wasn't more popular.
And He showed me a socialite with a thousand friends, who all left the
moment the money and parties were no longer there.
I asked God why I wasn't smarter.
And He showed me a natural born genius, who was serving life in prison
for
making ill use of his knowledge.
I asked God why He put up with a thankless sinner like me.
And He showed me His Bible, and His Son who took my place at the
judgment.
And I knew then how much He loved me.
What's eating you today?
Are your problems weighing heavy on your heart?
Know, then, that you are loved.
And have a WONDERFUL day!
Then brighten someone else's day, in any way you care to.
Remember, a candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
Just reach out and touch someone's life and brighten up their day.
I asked God why I wasn't rich.
And He showed me a man with the wealth of a thousand kings, who was
lonely,
and had no one to share it with.
I asked God why I wasn't beautiful.
And He showed me a woman more beautiful than any other, who was ugly
because of her vanity.
I asked God why he'd allowed me to become old.
And He showed me a boy of 16, who lay dead at the scene of a car
accident.
I asked God why I didn't have a bigger house.
And He showed me a family of six, who'd just been evicted from their
tiny
shack, and were forced to live on the street.
I asked God why I had to work.
And He showed me a man who couldn't find a decent job, because he'd
never
learned to read.
I asked God why I wasn't more popular.
And He showed me a socialite with a thousand friends, who all left the
moment the money and parties were no longer there.
I asked God why I wasn't smarter.
And He showed me a natural born genius, who was serving life in prison
for
making ill use of his knowledge.
I asked God why He put up with a thankless sinner like me.
And He showed me His Bible, and His Son who took my place at the
judgment.
And I knew then how much He loved me.
What's eating you today?
Are your problems weighing heavy on your heart?
Know, then, that you are loved.
And have a WONDERFUL day!
Then brighten someone else's day, in any way you care to.
Remember, a candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
Just reach out and touch someone's life and brighten up their day.
There are two days in every week
about which we should not worry,
two days which should be kept free
from fear and apprehension.
One of these days is Yesterday
with all its mistakes and cares,
its faults and blunders,
its aches and pains.
Yesterday has passed forever
beyond our control.
All the money in the world
cannot bring back Yesterday.
We cannot undo a single act
we performed;
We cannot erase a single word
we said.
Yesterday is gone forever.
The other day we should not
worry about is Tomorrow
with all its possible adversities,
its burdens, its large promise,
and its poor performance;
Tomorrow is also beyond
our immediate control.
Tomorrow's sun will rise,
either in splendor or
behind a mask of clouds,
but it will rise.
Until it does,
we have no stake in Tomorrow,
for it is yet to be born.
This leaves only one day,
Any person can fight the battle
of just one day.
It is when you and I add the burdens
of those two awful eternities
Yesterday and Tomorrow
that we break down.
It is not the experience of Today
that drives a person mad,
it is the remorse or bitterness
of something which happened Yesterday
and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.
Let us, therefore, live but one day at a time.
(Disclamer)
about which we should not worry,
two days which should be kept free
from fear and apprehension.
One of these days is Yesterday
with all its mistakes and cares,
its faults and blunders,
its aches and pains.
Yesterday has passed forever
beyond our control.
All the money in the world
cannot bring back Yesterday.
We cannot undo a single act
we performed;
We cannot erase a single word
we said.
Yesterday is gone forever.
The other day we should not
worry about is Tomorrow
with all its possible adversities,
its burdens, its large promise,
and its poor performance;
Tomorrow is also beyond
our immediate control.
Tomorrow's sun will rise,
either in splendor or
behind a mask of clouds,
but it will rise.
Until it does,
we have no stake in Tomorrow,
for it is yet to be born.
This leaves only one day,
Any person can fight the battle
of just one day.
It is when you and I add the burdens
of those two awful eternities
Yesterday and Tomorrow
that we break down.
It is not the experience of Today
that drives a person mad,
it is the remorse or bitterness
of something which happened Yesterday
and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.
Let us, therefore, live but one day at a time.
(Disclamer)
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