Friday, July 25, 2008

Monday, July 21, 2008

Bucket List

We watched a wonderful movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman called "Bucket List". It made me laugh and cry. And it started me wondering what I should put on my own list.

True Joy of Life

This is the true joy of life.
The being used for a purpose
Recognized by yourself as a mighty one.
The being a force of nature
Instead of a feverish, selfish
Little clod of ailments and grievances
Complaining that the world will not
Devote itself to making you happy.
I am of the opinion that my life
Belongs to the whole community
And as long as I live,
It is my privilege to do for it
Whatever I can.
I want to be thoroughly
Used up when I die,
For the harder I work the more I live.
I rejoice in life for its own sake.
Life is no brief candle to me.
It is a sort of splendid torch
Which I've got hold of
For the moment
And I want to make it burn
As brightly as possible before
Handling it on to future generations.
George Bernard Shaw

Janice Annette Castleberry

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