Thoughts of a Sprite

Monday, January 17, 2005

Ripples

Okay so I have been doing a lot of thinking lately!

I have some pretty profound thoughts I would like to share. I believe that when we interact with people, (no I do not mean passing them on the street, but when we get to know them,) even if for only a brief period of time, they have a lasting effect on our lives~ Think, if you will of a pond, calm across the surface, a drop of water falls into the pond, and creates ripples right? The ripples are the most pronounced when closest to the point of entry, but they do not go away, they continue to grow in size, and though further from the center they are still noticeable.

Now picture yourself as the pond, and the people we meet as the drops of water. The more we interact with them, the more ripples they cause, having a lasting affect on our lives, the surface forever changed for their presence. When they are with us, the ripples are pronounced, yet when they leave, as they inevitably will, years down the road, we remember some little trick they taught us, or some pain we went through with them, or because of them, a love that was created with them, trouble they helped us through, or trouble we helped them through, and we know that we are better people for the ripples they caused.

You must remember that while your life is going on, you too are creating ripples in other people’s lives. You may not know the extent of one kindness you share. A smile is contagious, pass it along. Take care to remember the people that have affected you. I believe that everything happens for a reason, and that which does not kill me makes me stronger, these are words of strength that were passed along to me, and though they seem common, they strike deep within my heart.

It is times like these that I call upon those words to give me strength. And lean on those people who put sooooo many ripples in my life. I am thankful for my friends, and hope that they realize just how much I love them.

shes_a_sprite @ 8:27 PM.

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