KINDNESS Pays !

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his
way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was
hungry.
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost
his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal
he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought
him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How
much do I owe you?"

"You don't owe me anything," she replied "Mother has taught us never
to accept payment for a kindness." He said... "Then I thank you from
my heart."

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt; stronger
physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been
ready to give up and quit.

Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors
were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called
in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called
in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came
from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
Dressed in his doctor's gown he we nt in to see her. He recognized her
at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his
best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the
case.

After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the
business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked
at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her
room.
She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her
life to pay for it all. Finally, she looked, and something caught ;
her attention on the side as She read these words.....

"Paid in full with one glass of milk." (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You,
GOD, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."

two is better than one

I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life and I thought
"Hey, you know, this could be something"
'Cause everything you do and words you say
You know that it all takes my breath away
And now I'm left with nothing

So maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
And maybe two is better than one
There's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two is better than one

I remember every look upon your face
The way you roll your eyes
The way you taste
You make it hard for breathing
'Cause when I close my eyes and drift away
I think of you and everything's okay
I'm finally now believing

That maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
And maybe two is better than one
There's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two is better than one


I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life and I thought, "Hey,"

Maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
Maybe two is better than one
There's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking
I can't live without you
'Cause, baby, two is better than one
There's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
But I'll figure it out
When all is said and done
Two is better than one
Two is better than one

Small Fish and Water

Suatu hari seorang ayah dan anaknya sedang duduk berbincang bincang di tepi sungai. Kata ayah kepada anaknya, “Lihatlah anakku, air begitu penting dalam kehidupan ini, tanpa air kita semua akan mati.”
Pada saat yang bersamaan, seekor ikan kecil mendengarkan percakapan itu dari bawah permukaan air, ia mendadak menjadi gelisah dan ingin tahu apakah air itu, yang katanya begitu penting dalam kehidupan ini. Ikan kecil itu berenang dari hulu sampai ke hilir sungai sambil bertanya kepada setiap ikan yang ditemuinya, “Hai, tahukah kamu dimana air? Aku telah mendengar percakapan manusia bahwa tanpa air kehidupan akan mati.” Ternyata semua ikan tidak mengetahui dimana air itu, si ikan kecil semakin gelisah, lalu ia berenang menuju mata air untuk bertemu dengan ikan sepuh yang sudah berpengalaman, kepada ikan sepuh itu ikan kecil ini menanyakan hal serupa, “Dimanakah air?”
Jawab ikan sepuh, “Tak usah gelisah anakku, air itu telah mengelilingimu, sehingga kamu bahkan tidak menyadari kehadirannya. Memang benar, tanpa air kita akan mati.” Apa arti cerita tersebut bagi kita. Manusia kadang-kadang mengalami situasi seperti si ikan kecil, mencari kesana kemari tentang kehidupan dan kebahagiaan, padahal ia sedang menjalaninya, bahkan kebahagiaan sedang melingkupinya sampai-sampai dia tidak menyadarinya