Re: Thought this was worth passing on...

[Guest guest]

That is so lovely and so true.

Joyce

from the uk

Yanosz Descouedresz <yanosz@...> wrote:

When I Whine

~~~~~~~

Today, upon a bus, I saw a girl with golden hair

I looked at her and sighed and wished I was as fair.

When suddenly she rose to leave,

I saw her hobble down the aisle.

She had one leg and used a crutch

But as she passed, she passed a smile.

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine

I have 2 legs, the world is mine.

~~~

I stopped to buy some candy

The lad who sold it had such charm

I talked with him a while, he seemed so very glad

If I were late, it'd do no harm.

And as I left, he said to me,

" I thank you, you've been so kind.

It's nice to talk with folks like you.

You see, " he said, " I'm blind. "

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.

I have 2 eyes, the world is mine.

~~~

Later while walking down the street,

I saw a child with eyes of blue

He stood and watched the others play

He did not know what to do.

I stopped a moment and then I said,

" Why don't you join the others, dear? "

He looked ahead without a word.

And then I knew, he couldn't hear.

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.

I have 2 ears, the world is mine.

~~~

With feet to take me where I'd go.

With eyes to see the sunset's glow.

With ears to hear what I would know.

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.

I've been blessed indeed, The world is mine.

Yanosz

[Guest guest]

This reminds me of a very old saying, " I cried about having no shoes,

until I met a man who had no feet " , or something like that.

Nonetheless, if you need to vent, please do. I'd rather you vent and

get it off your chest than possibly do harm to yourself or others.

Sometimes it helps to just get things off your chest every now and

then but make sure the audience is caring and compassionate enough to

listen. I know sometimes we humans can lack compassion then

everything we hear becomes a whine or complaint. Excruciating

physical pain can be a heavy load to carry day in and day out. I

don't think it is possible to ever get used to it, although I think

you should always search for ways to make it bearable or try to

eliminate it altogether.

I always try to share my story with those going through the same

pain, so they never feel alone, at the same time never giving up

looking for a therapy that will work for me or possibly others as

well. Sometimes seeking advice can appear as a complaint. There are

those out there with absolutely no support system in place at all.

It is very scary to face surgery or potentially harmful therapy

alone. And with God taken out of every conversation and every

aspect of life, some don't even have that to hold on to for

support. However, I don't think anyone would disagree that life is

so very precious and to be thankful for each day. There is always

someone else much worse off than we are even with the same illness.

My favorite saying is, 'things can always be worse,' which helps me

to make the best of a bad situation before it gets worse.

Many blessings and much needed healing,

Ebony