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From: Joe Mazzella
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Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:36 AM
Subject: new article 2
Sorry I hit send before pasting the article. Joe
ONE LEAF
By: Joseph J. Mazzella
I was walking out my door yesterday when a strong gust of wind blew
something into my face. Getting over the shock I pulled it off of my glasses.
It was single red leaf that had gotten taken for a ride on that windy September
day. I held this messenger of Fall in my hand and looked at it closely. It
looked like it had lived its life well. It probably had first popped out on a
cold April morning giving the first hope of Spring to some Winter weary soul
who saw it. It must have given shelter to singing birds and shade to tired
children too. From the holes in it I would guess that it gave more than one
meal to a hungry insect during the hot Summer months. Now it was ending its
life at its most beautiful with its radiant red adding to the glorious painting
from God that covers the mountains during Autumn here. I knew too that its work
wasn't done yet, because in death it would return to the soil and help God to
bring about new life next Spring.
My little leaf reminded me too of all the good I can do in my own short
life here. If one, red leaf can do so much for this world then how much more
can one human life do? I am going to do my best then to live my own life well.
I am going to do all I can to give hope to the weary, to comfort the tired, and
to feed those with hungry hearts. I am going to try and live so that my last
days are my most beautiful: full of the colors of love, joy, and oneness with
God.
Remember you may just be one leaf in this world's mighty forest, but
without your love and your life the forest is less. Remember too that tomorrow
is another chance to live, to learn, to laugh, and to love in this world. Do
your best then. Share your beauty. Help others. Commit yourself to life before
death as well as to life after death. God didn't put you here just to hang on a
tree. God put you here to live well and color this world with the light of your
soul. God put you here to help make this world a better and more beautiful
place for those who will follow.
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