A little girl was hospitalized. As the days passed and the test results were collected, it became obvious that she would not be able to be home on Christmas Day. Being from a prosperous and caring family, they showered her with expensive gifts in an effort to overcome this unfortunate circumstance. There were great overstuffed animals, including a 6 ft. tall giraffe, dolls, dollhouses and games of every description. The room was transformed into a miniature Toys-R-Us. Every time her parents came into the hospital they brought another present. But they were never able to stay long for they were always due at some luncheon, dinner party or society function. One day the child was particularly upset in the midst of all these fine gifts and held desperately on to the mother as she gave her a kiss and hug before rushing out to the next engagement. The mother tried to interest her in the newest toy she had brought. Through the tears the child cried, “Mommy I want you!” -John Killinger
“To say the right thing at the right time, keep still most of the time.” John W. Roper Those who get in trouble most often are those cannot seem to keep still, remain silent. Life teaches many lessons. Among the best lessons of life is one my father taught me at an early age was, “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing.” The contributions we make to life via our mouth are many and varied. Most of the time, I reckon, they are not contributions at all, but things that diminish the richness of life.
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