Posted by CarolAnn on July 4, 2000, at 9:15:30
In reply to Re: I'll take quotable quotes, for 200 Alex..., posted by Renee N on July 4, 2000, at 2:29:15
>>Success
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>>"To laugh often and much; to win the respectof intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
>>> Ralph Waldo Emerson>>>Renee,
here's the funny thing; as I read this quote, I kept thinking, "well, I've done that, and that, oh I've done that, too" And yet, I have never in my life thought of myself as a success in any way what so ever! Isn't self perception a screwy thing? I will bet that all psycho-babblers could easily find themselves having the same 'thoughts' I had, while reading Emerson's quote. But, we are all so hard on ourselves, we all find it so difficult to see our own good.
I think we need an insurrection or revolution, maybe a "sit in" of the mind....everyone together now, CHANT..."Hell no, we are not low. Hell yes, we are the best!" all right, all right, someone else write the 'chant' then...or maybe a mantra, everybody ready to meditate? Okay, go! "Ooooohhhmmmmm, I am a good perssoooohhhnnnnnnn...".
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