Uplifting Stories
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QuinSnydersHair
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Good story.
Before i moved to LA, I came for a visit (my sisters live there) and had a female friend with me. We had car trouble (alternator) and took a wrong exit. It was getting late and we were in a pretty dicey area. I was more concerned for her safety than mine, but I did feel start feeling quite alarmed for both of us. An asian couple pulled in behind us (they were in their 50's, I'd guess) told us we needed to get out of the area as fast as we could and said they would follow us to safety. Couldn't thank them enough!
What a great video. Thanks for this.
I try to find inspiration or outlook in almost all places. It's one of the main reasons I love reading all sort of subjects. Anyway, I was perusing the comments section of that video. This is not always a great idea as the dregs of society are usually found in these areas. Anyway, I came across this comment:
What an absolutely simple yet powerful statement. There are so many so called Christians or religious folks in our society who preach the tenets of their respective religion but rarely live their life according to the rules they preach. It's the usual, do as I say, not as I do type of thinking. I've said this before here on the board but as an Atheist, I have no qualms in following the teachings of Jesus. Most if not all that Jesus preached is hard to argue against.
I found this going through some old files today:
THE COLD WITHIN
Six humans trapped by happenstance in bleak and bitter cold,
Each one possessed a stick of wood, or so the story’s told.
Their dying fire in need of logs, the first man held his back,
For of the faces round the fire, he noticed one was black.
The next man looking ‘cross the way, saw one not of his church
And couldn’t bring himself to give the fire his stick of birch.
The third one sat in tattered clothes, he gave his coat a hitch.
Why should his log be put to use to warm the idle rich?
The rich man just sat back and thought of wealth he had in store,
And how to keep what he had earned from the lazy, shiftless poor.
The last man of this forlorn group did naught except for gain,
Giving only to those who gave was how he played the game.
Their logs held tight in death’s still hand was proof of human sin,
They didn’t die from cold without--- they died from cold within.
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THE COLD WITHIN
Six humans trapped by happenstance in bleak and bitter cold,
Each one possessed a stick of wood, or so the story’s told.
Their dying fire in need of logs, the first man held his back,
For of the faces round the fire, he noticed one was black.
The next man looking ‘cross the way, saw one not of his church
And couldn’t bring himself to give the fire his stick of birch.
The third one sat in tattered clothes, he gave his coat a hitch.
Why should his log be put to use to warm the idle rich?
The rich man just sat back and thought of wealth he had in store,
And how to keep what he had earned from the lazy, shiftless poor.
The last man of this forlorn group did naught except for gain,
Giving only to those who gave was how he played the game.
Their logs held tight in death’s still hand was proof of human sin,
They didn’t die from cold without--- they died from cold within.
Anonymous
Love this! Thanks for adding.
On one Boardwalk Empire episode this season, when Nucky was reminiscing about his childhood, they referenced some poem being read. I guess I was not the only one who resonated with the poem because I found others online who inquired about it as well. Ooh! Look what I found while I was looking for the poem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjVPrj0ccxc
Ahhhh, the sweet irony of political hackery.
https://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/Elizabeth-Lauten-arrest-786543
https://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/Elizabeth-Lauten-arrest-786543
I find it odd that a juvenile record was available to the public.
I thought the same thing until I came across some comment on some news media's website that stated NC is one of two states in the union where 16 is considered an adult in the legal of framework of the state.
Ahh.