A Mother's Letter to the World Dear World: My son starts school today.Its going to be strange and new to him for a while.And I wish you would sort of1) treat him gently. You see,up to now,hes been king of the roost.Hes been boss of the...
Wealth Success and Love A woman saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, I dont think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat. We do not go into a house together. they replied. Why is that?she want...
Save money for college by my own I will never forget one day in my first year in high school. I was sitting on the stairs descending1) into the basement, putting my head in my hands and crying out in despair to my parents that I would never be able t...
My Wagon Instead of an established home, my parents gave me something better:a gypsy wagon, so that I could make my home wherever I might be. My father built with boards of art, music, adventure, and deviation from the norms of society. My mother u...
What I have lived for Three passions,simple but overwhelmingly1) strong,have governed my life:the longing for love,the search for knowledge,and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.These passions,like great winds,have blown me hither and thit...
Important Things Life Teaches Us:Pickup in the Rain One night,at 11:30PM,an older African America woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm.Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride.Soak...
A Child' s Angel Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born.So one day he asked God,They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there,being so small and helpless? Among the many angels,I chose one f...
Prayer for My Mother Dear God, Now that I am no longer young,I have friends whose mothers have passed away.I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them. I am blessed w...
Santa Claus: The True Story I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma.I was just a kid.I remember tearing1) across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb:There is no Santa Claus,she jeered. Even dummie...
Lucky to Be Alive Maria,a gentle,soft-spoken woman o f seventy,had always managed to view the world with a child's sense of wonderment.She greeted the dawn of each new day with the brightness of the sun itself and found joy in the smallest...