360 Moments ~ The Wooden Bowl
Thursday, March 20th, 2008This one’s compliments of jasmine.
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - old grandson.
The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon [...]
360 Moments ~ The Old Phone
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Another gem compliments of Ariel’s kajira rane.
When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with [...]
360 Moments ~ Living Poor
Thursday, December 6th, 2007One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the [...]
360 Moments ~ Which Wolf Wins
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, “My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It [...]
360 Moments ~ Puppies For Sale
Thursday, September 13th, 2007A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups. And set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of [...]
360 Moments ~ Hospital Window
Saturday, September 1st, 2007Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window.
The other man had to spend all his time at on his back. The [...]
360 Moments ~ Red Marbles
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007I couldn’t resist.
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Saturday, June 9th, 2007Filched from my buddy Sinz…
uncertainty and confusion are a part of life. there are many things in this world within our power to control, but some are not. power, or the illusion of power. control, or the illusion of control both play a great part in life. what you believe you have, what you wish [...]
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Saturday, May 5th, 2007There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she’s blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He’s always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything, including [...]
Funnies ~ In My Next Life
Friday, May 4th, 2007IN MY NEXT LIFE
I want to live my next life backwards.
You start out dead and get that out of the way.
Then you wake up in an old age home feeling better every day.
You get kicked out for being too healthy; go collect your pension, then when you start work, you get a gold watch on [...]
