Two friends were walking through the desert During some point of the
journey they had an argument, and
one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped
was
hurt, but without saying anything,
wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to
take a
bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started
drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near
drowning, he wrote on a stone: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I
hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"

The other friend replied "When someone hurts us we should write it down
in
sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone
does
something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can
ever
erase it."

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN
STONE.

This was an especially inspirational story for me today. Thank you for sharing it! For me personally, I plan to remember it and TRY to use that wisdom within the context of my marriage.

Dear Eagleheart,
Christine will be glad to know that she touched someone with the story. I'm glad I was able to pass it along as well. God Bless you.

Excellent remind of how to live a healthier life. Thanks! I know this isn't the point, but I still don't beleive in hitting.

[ August 29, 2005, 11:40 AM: Message edited by: Dotsie ]