I am happy!

[Srbo]

No, absolutely no particular reason for it.
Except that I am alive, that I have a family that loves me, that we are healthy...
That I remembered, for once, that this might be my last day on earth, I mean, I hope not, but you never know...that there are people in this world who don`t wake up in cozy beds like I do, they don`t have bookshelves full of books, they don`t have colour TV-s, they don`t have a cat just because they can afford one, not even a cup of simple coffee...
I am grumpy to many times, complain about this, worry about that and today - I simply don`t want to be that way.
I refuse to watch or read the news, no, not because I`m ignorant, but becuase one man can do so little about whatever bad is happening...
So, I`ll just do the best I can in my life - if I see a beggar today, I will give him some money...If somebody asks me " if I have an extra smoke " I want be a smart aleck like usually and tell him that " they don`t come with extras "...

I`ll be gentle..I`ll be naive..I will smile a lot...even be silly...

Just because I am happy. No reason for it, I will just be happy.

It`s not going to do a lot of good for the world, but this is the best I can do to make at least some people feel better...
Might not be importand in the great scheme of things...but, I will do it anyway...
And try to do so tommorw, and the day after, and they day after...and maybe, just maybe..some day it will matter in that great scheme...
I`ll try my best...

Rudyard Kipling

" If "


If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

[Spideyman]

Srbo, you have made a difference in the world already. You have brought good to the world just by posting here on the SKMB. Each member who reads your post will be touched in some way by your happiness. You have shared yourself with us today. You are spreading the feeling of happiness.

There is a quote: " There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way".

The simple fact that you are happy, brings it to us also. I would say today you did make a difference in the great sceme of things. May this continue.

[Srbo]

Gabriel Garcia Marquez


The Puppet


"If for a moment God would forget that I am a rag doll and give me a scrap of life, possibly I would not say everything that I think, but I would definitely think everything that I say.

I would value things not for how much they are worth but rather for what they mean.

I would sleep little, dream more. I know that for each minute that we close our eyes we lose sixty seconds of light.

I would walk when the others loiter; I would awaken when the others sleep.

I would listen when the others speak, and how I would enjoy a good chocolate ice cream.

If God would bestow on me a scrap of life, I would dress simply, I would throw myself flat under the sun, exposing not only my body but also my soul.

My God, if I had a heart, I would write my hatred on ice and wait for the sun to come out. With a dream of Van Gogh I would paint on the stars a poem by Benedetti, and a song by Serrat would be my serenade to the moon.

With my tears I would water the roses, to feel the pain of their thorns and the incarnated kiss of their petals...My God, if I only had a scrap of life...

I wouldn't let a single day go by without saying to people I love, that I love them.

I would convince each woman or man that they are my favourites and I would live in love with love.

I would prove to the men how mistaken they are in thinking that they no longer fall in love when they grow old--not knowing that they grow old when they stop falling in love. To a child I would give wings, but I would let him learn how to fly by himself. To the old I would teach that death comes not with old age but with forgetting. I have learned so much from you men....

I have learned that everybody wants to live at the top of the mountain without realizing that true happiness lies in the way we climb the slope.

I have learned that when a newborn first squeezes his father's finger in his tiny fist, he has caught him forever.

I have learned that a man only has the right to look down on another man when it is to help him to stand up. I have learned so many things from you, but in the end most of it will be no use because when they put me inside that suitcase, unfortunately I will be dying. "

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

AWSS!!!!

Well, that's the diem pretty well carped, then LOL

And great poems too, thankee, Srbo.

Long days and pleasant nights

[bryras]

Srbo,

Thank you for the perspective. I have been kind of down all day today for no reason at all. After reading your post I am going to try to flip the switch and be happy for no particular reason at all.

I do think that even the smallest things that we do in our day to day life affect things in ways we could never imagine.

Thanks again!

[Sarah Smiles]

Greay Poems Srbo!

[smooth operator]

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 love each other.
I Believe...
That we don't have to change friends if
We understand that friends change.
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 true friendship continues to grow,
Even over the longest distance.
I Believe.....
That you can do something in an instant
That will give you heartache for life.
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 think you can't.
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 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 our background and circumstances
May have influenced who we are,
But, we are responsible for who we become.
I Believe...
That you shouldn't be so eager to find
Out a secret. It could change your life Forever.
I Believe....
Two people can look at the exact same
Thing and see something totally different.
I Believe...
That your life can be changed in a matter of
Hours by people who don't even know you.
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.
I Believe...
That the people you care about most in life
Are taken from you too soon.
'The happiest of people don't necessarily
Have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything.
Thank you to all the wonderful people who have helped
Me throughout my journey of life..

[MadamMack]

Way to go Srbo! I love it!

[tillyn]

No poems from me, i did enjoy the ones posted. One has choices to make in life, at least that is what i believe, you can either choose to be positive and try to find the brighter side of things/life, and live your life as best you can this way. Or choose to be negative and live your life that way, which to me is sad as life is short, and being miserable is a sure waste of life. I can also say i'm happy, not stupidly happy, meaning I don't walk around with a dumb grin on my face all the time, but i do smile alot, because i look for the simplest things to be happy about, birds, flowers , spring (no snow!) healthy family and friends. Right on, Sirbo.

[Leighjavu]

Beautiful messages Srbo. Thank you for sharing them with us !