When I live the days of my life, and meet and talk to all the people of the world on boards like this. It feels sometimes like I am out on a cool clear night, looking to the night sky and waiting for something to happen. Soon a shooting star with streak across the heavens and strike excitement in my heart, that I had a chance to witness such a amazing event. Of course, I will often stay in the night looking up for hours. Later though when I dream of those moments, the memories will be of falling stars that leave a lasting impression upon my mind. I think of the old song ...
"Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Never let it fade away
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for a rainy day"
... for sometimes I will read and hear some of the most amazing thoughts. See thoughts of life wisdom placed into the written word. Yet at that moment the thought may only be trivial knowledge that fades and files into my minds eye. It never fails though that at some moment in a future time, when something happens I did not expect. That I realize how valuable that little shooting star from a past day really mattered. How that "reasoning on a problem with Witness thoughts", helped to avoid confusion later. How that "kind word when I was feeling down", brightened my day yet again. How that "joke told to lighten the mood", made me laugh once more when I needed it ...
"For when your troubles start multiplying and they just might
It's easy to forget them without tryin'
With just a pocketful of starlight"
... it seems that life takes us to many destinations and touches us in ways we do not always understand at the moment. In the end though, the wisdom of life has taught me something very important. Never let a shooting star fly across the heavens without remember the honor you had in seeing it. Place that memory in your thoughts and use it later when you need it. Can we ever see enough shooting stars in our life? Can we ever have enough positive thoughts, and memories of joy and happiness? If we ever think that we have to much joy, and need to unload a little. That is when it is time to speak out and smile, and hug those you love. So that everyone has a positive moment to take with them, put it in their pocket and save it for the many rainy days life pours down on us in these post Witness days.
Enjoy the starry night of life's moments ... and make many wishes for a wonderful future.
My thought
Dragon
Edited by - kenpodragon on 13 October 2002 2:11:16