A-Men!!!! Jean Dalrymple wrote: > > What I Have Learned..... > I've learned.... that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an > elderly person. > > I've learned.... that when you're in love, it shows. > I've learned.... that just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" > makes my day. > > I've learned.... that I feel better about myself when I make others feel > better about themselves. > > I've learned.... that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the > most peaceful feelings in the world. > > I've learned.... that what we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. > What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. > > I've learned.... that one sincere apology is worth more than all the roses > money can buy. > > I've learned.... that being kind is more important than being right. > > I've learned.... that you should never say no to a gift from a child. > > I've learned.... that I can always pray for someone when I don't have the > strength to help him in some other way. > > I've learned.... that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, > everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. > > I've learned.... that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a > heart to understand. > > I've learned.... that simple walks with my father around the block on > summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult. > > I've learned.... that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it > gets to the end, the faster it goes. > > I've learned.... that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we > ask for. > I've learned.... that money doesn't buy class. > I've learned.... that it's those small daily happenings that make life so > spectacular. > > I've learned.... that once a relationship is over, if you experienced more > smiles than tears, then it wasn't a waste of time. > > I've learned.... that under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to > be appreciated and loved. > > I've learned.... never to humiliate another person. Always give him an > honorable way to back down or out of something and still save face. > > I've learned.... that the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me > think I can? > > I've learned.... that if you are still talking about what you did > yesterday, you haven't done much today. > > I've learned.... that when you plan to get even with someone, you are only > letting that person continue to hurt you. > > I've learned.... that the older I get, the smarter my parents become. > > I've learned.... that love, not time, heals all wounds.