About a year ago...

[lenardthefast]

About a year ago I posted the following, which showed up in my mailbox from an unknown source, just one of those things that you receive, read, and then; pass on or delete. I chose to pass it on, and now I am passing it on again. Why, you ask? 'Cuz I really like this, and there are new members, and some things are timeless....


Hi all,

Just got something from a friend on the web that seemed
appropriate for sharing. Hope you feel the same way.
I believe-
that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe-
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a
while and you must forgive them for that.

I believe-
that just because someone doesn't love
you the way you want them to doesn't
mean they don't love you with all they
have.

I believe-
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I believe-
that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I believe-
that you should always leave loved ones
with loving words. It may be the last
time you see them.

I believe-
that you can keep going, long after you
can't.

I believe-
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I believe-
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I believe-
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I believe-
that money is a lousy way of keeping
score.

I believe-
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I believe-
that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down,
will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe-
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be
cruel.

I believe-
that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many
birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe-
that it isn't always enough to be
forgiven by others. Sometimes you
have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe-
that no matter how bad your heart is
broken,
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe-
that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do.

I believe-
that you shouldn't be so eager to find out
a secret,
It could change your life forever.

I believe-
that two people can look at the exact
same thing and see something totally
different.


I believe-
that even when you think you have no more
to give, when a friend cries out to you
you will find the strength to help.

I believe-
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

So, thats it. and if you think its trite, well, thats what the delete button was made for. See ya.

Oh....and I was listening to some old Cranberries CDs' today, and I had forgotten these lyrics...I like 'em!

Zombie

Man's inhumanity to man
and worse still, to child

Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken

And the violence caused such silence

Who are we, mistaken
But You see it's not me,
It's not my family.

In your head, in your head, in your head,
They are fighting

With their tanks, and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns,

In your head, in your head,
In your head they are cryin'

Zombie, Zombie Zombie
Whats in your head, in your head?

Another mother's breakin'
Heart is taking over

When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken

It's the same old theme since 1916
In your head,
In your head they're still fightin'

With their tanks, and their bombs,
And their bombs, and their guns

In your head they are dying,
In your head, in your head, in your head.

Zombie, Zombie, Zombie

Whats in your head, in your head,
In your head?

Zombie, Zombie, Zombie

From the Cranberries English Tour 1993

I encourage anyone to listen to this song WITH the music, it's just perfect.

Namaste,

Leonard