Pearls of Wisdom
These may
not really be qualified as humor but they
may bring a knowing smile to your face.
In any
case they should make you feel good or at
least ... think.
Two Wolves
One 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 is joy, peace, love,
hope, serenity, humility, kindness,
benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth,
compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute
and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf
wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one
you feed."
The
minister was preoccupied with thoughts of
how he was going to, ask the congregation to
come up with more money than they were
expecting for repairs to the church
building.
Therefore,
he was annoyed to find that the regular
organist was sick and a substitute had been
brought in at the last minute. The
substitute wanted to know what to play.
"Here's a copy of the service," he said
impatiently. "But you'll have to think of
something to play after I make the
announcement about the finances."
During the service, the minister paused and
said, "Brothers and Sisters, we are in great
difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as
much as we expected, and we need $4,000
more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or
more, please stand up."
At that moment, the substitute organist
played "The Star Spangled Banner."
And that
is how the substitute became the regular
organist!
To the world
you might be one person, but to one person
you might just be the world."
"Real friends
are those who, when you feel you've made a
fool of yourself, don't feel you've done a
permanent job."
"A
coincidence is when God performs a miracle
and decides to remain anonymous."
"Sometimes
the majority only means that all the fools
are on the same side."
"I don't have
to attend every argument I'm invited to."
"Lead your
life so you won't be ashamed to sell the
family parrot to the town gossip."
"Life is 10%
of what happens to you and 90% of how you
respond to it."
"We are not
human beings having a spiritual experience.
We are spiritual beings having a human
experience."
"Did it ever
occur to you that nothing ever occurs to
God?
- because he has already thought of
everything"
"Life is like
an onion. You peel off one layer at a time,
and sometimes you weep."
"Learn from
the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make them all
yourself."
"There are
two things I've learned:
... There is a God.
....... And, it's not me."
"Following
the path of least resistance is what makes
rivers and men crooked."
"Your worst
days are never so bad that you are beyond
the reach of God's grace.
And your best days are never so good that
you are beyond the need of God's grace."
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St
Julie Billiart Parish