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Show Willi By carol f And would we not prepare ourselves to meet our Maker. Ma-ker. Take some time for soul searching. Evaluate our lives, hopefully finding satisfaction satis-faction and reward in the fact that we gave our best effort in all we did. We'd take a few moments to drink in the beauty of the world around us - savor it -and be lifted by it. Perhaps we'd have a few moments to read a favorite passage or two. The words, thoughts and dreams of others help us realize we are not alone. That others before us, and others after us experience the same emotions. Longfellow wrote 'Life is real! Life is earnest. And the grave is not its goal. Dust thou art, to dust re-turneth re-turneth was not spoken of the Soul. We mourn those who are gone - and ache for those who remain to bear the burden bur-den of sorrow. Yet life goes on. Let's not waste it. Let's resolve to live it to its fullest. ful-lest. To put all our energy and vitality into making the rest of our lives - whatever time is allotted us - worthwhile. worth-while. To be the best we can be -to enrich the lives of others as well as our own. To make sharing, caring and loving all an important part of our daily lives. It may take some extra effort - we may have to change some old habits, but the benefits bene-fits will outweigh the sacrifices sacri-fices and life will become a wondrous thing -as it should . be. But do it today - it may be all the time we have. We've all been saddened by the loss of friends, and neighbor's in last week's tragic accident. Our love and sympathy go out to friends and family, who must carry on. Death is never easy. It is a fact of life, coming to all of us sooner or later, but we fear it - and prefer to be subject to almost anything any-thing rather than face it. Someone said that it's a good thing we don't know just when our turn willcome. We'd all be nervous wrecks, worrying wor-rying about it. I'm sure that in many ways it's true. Yet In others, it may be beneficial. bene-ficial. For example, if we knew we had only a short time to live I'm sure most of us would make some drastic changes in the way we live. We'd no doubt get our houses in order - especially in the financial fi-nancial department so that those who must settle these affairs would not have to as -sume undue burdens. Would we not draw nearer to those we love. Those friends, and neighbors - and would we not attempt to smooth over the little annoyances, antagonisims that often upset our daily life, so that we leave behind no grudges - no bad feelings. Would we not say and do those little things we're al- I ways going to do - someday - but for one reason or another never get done. We'd pay ! those compliments, say those 'thank you's ' the 'I'm sorry' and that phrase that for some seems to be the hardest in the English language to say-'I say-'I love you'. Wouldn't we work to make family ties stronger, and let , our partners and children know how much they mean to us - not just expect them to know by osmossis. |