This is old... But still a good one..... Salam, Morry Infra +966-533214840
---------- Forwarded message ---------- --------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: <hart> Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 12:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: John Lloyd [mailto:] Subject: FW: "Rose" -----Original Message----- From: John B Lloyd Sent: August 12, 2008 9:37 PM To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Subject: Fw: "Rose" > > Subject: FW: "Rose" > To: > > The first day of school our professor introduced himself and > challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already > know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched > my shoulder. > I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming > up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. > > She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. > I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?' > > I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course > you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze. > > 'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent > age?' I asked. > > She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich > husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...' > > 'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may > have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her > age. > > 'I always dreamed of having a college education and now > I'm getting one!' she told me. > > After class we walked to the student union building and > shared a chocolate milkshake. > > We became instant friends. Every day for the next three > months we would leave class together and talk nonstop I was > always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' > as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. > > Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and > she easily made friends wherever she went. > > She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention > bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it > up. > > At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our > football banquet. > > I'll never forget what she taught us. She was > introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to > deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five > cards on the floor. > > Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the > microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so > jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing > me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me > just tell you what I know.' > > As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, 'We do > not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we > stop playing. > > There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, > and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor > every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose > your dreams, you die. > > We have so many people walking around who are dead and > don't even know it! > > There is a huge difference between growing older and > growing up. > > If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full > year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn > twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in > bed for a year and never do anything I will turn > eighty-eight. > > Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or > ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding > opportunity in change. Have no regrets. > > The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, > but rather for things we did not do. The only people who > fear death are those with regrets.' > > She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The > Rose.' > > She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them > out in our daily lives. > > At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she > had begun all those years ago. > > One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her > sleep. > > Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in > tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that > it's never too late to be all you can possibly be > > When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful > word of advice to your friends and family, they'll > really enjoy it! > > These words have been passed along in loving memory of > ROSE. > > REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS > OPTIONAL. > > We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we > give. > > God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God > brings you to it, He will bring you through it. > > > 'Good friends are like stars.........You don't > always see them, but you know they are always there.'
