Quotes of Interest

These are some quotes I find really intriguing, enjoy them!

‎"Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime." -Ernest Hemingway

“Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of its trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse for impossibility, for it thinks all things are lawful for itself and all things are possible.” -Thomas A. Kempis

"Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear." – John Lennon

‎"Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing." -John F. Kennedy

"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.

Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin6. "Love is the beauty of the soul."
- St. Augustine

"Happiness is like a kiss - it feels best when you give it to someone else." ~Author Unknown

"Kisses kept are wasted;
Love is to be tasted.
There are some you love, I know;
Be not loathe to tell them so.
Lips go dry and eyes grow wet
Waiting to be warmly met.
Keep them not in waiting yet;
Kisses kept are wasted."
~Edmund Vance Cooke

"Guys are like stars - so many to pick from
but only one can make all your dreams
come true!" - Lindy Strahan

Daughters by John Mayer

I absolutely love this song and lyrics to it are so true and inspiring and eye opening. I think everyone should take a look at it!

I know a girl
She puts the color inside of my world
But she's just like a maze
Where all of the walls are continually changed
And I've done all I can
To stand on her steps with my heart in my hands
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it's got nothing to do with me

Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Oh, you see that skin?
It's the same she's been standing in
Since the day she saw him walking away
Now I'm left
Cleaning up the mess he made

So fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Boys, you can break
You'll find out how much they can take
Boys will be strong
And boys soldier on
But boys would be gone without the warmth from
A womans good, good heart

On behalf of every man
Looking out for every girl
You are the guide and the weight of her world

So fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

What Do I Want To Be A Teacher?

On the first day of class we went around the room and told why we wanted to be a teacher. Whenever anyone asks me that question I immediately know the answer. I want to change the world. It’s that simple, or is it? After I say it I always feel sort of silly. How am I going to change the world by being an elementary school teacher? What can I really do and why do I think being a teacher will help me do it?

Well I always thought my passion for teaching came from my love of kids and my lack of ability to be good at any other job. But now, the further along I get in my ‘becoming a teacher’ process, I realize to be a true teacher, my inspiration has to come from something more than that. So I started digging deeper. I started asking myself what would make me happy for the rest of my life? What would I be proud to tell others I do? I realized I’ve always had this silly idea that if I’m not actively helping someone else then I’m not happy with myself. I only get this one life and I have to make it worth remembering.

So it may be silly and kind of childish, but my dream is to change the world. And I believe all change starts with knowledge. I’ve been told many times of the dangers of this degree. My sister asks me all the time why I’d want to be a poor school teacher will little respect for the rest of my life. My dad continually tells me I’m too smart to be a teacher. Can’t I see that although it’s a noble job, it’s also a worrisome one? He’s constantly afraid my life will always be a struggle if I become a teacher.

So I tell them what I know. I tell them that I think being a teacher is a job I could be proud of. I know it’s not the most fruitful job as far as perks and fancy things come, but I just couldn’t stand myself if I received a paycheck at the end of every month and didn’t earn it by helping another person. And I don’t want my life to be about money. I want it to be about what I can do for others. I want my life to be a contribution. I want people to know me for the things I made possible, for the positive changes I created in someone else’s life. Being a teacher gives me the opportunity to be this kind of person. Maybe one day I say the littlest thing to a child and later on when they’re fifty, that thing helps them overcome a great obstacle. Maybe one day I educate a future congress man/woman who later votes on a bill that impacts the world. Maybe one day I look at a child or listen to a child that has never been looked at or listened to and it saves their life. I know these are big outrageous ideas, but I think being a teacher is about all the possibilities. It has so many opportunities for amazing things to happen. Sure I’ll never be at the top of the food chain as far as dollar bills go, but I’ll be at the top as far as changing the world goes, and that I can live with.

Today I Realized

Today I stood behind a wooden table scattered with food. There were vegetables, fruits, breads, all the main sorts of food a person would need. I stood there with a smile wide across my face as I stared into the drawn, heavy laden eyes of the people on the other side of the table. Their faces were as worn as their clothing. I could see their hearts buttoned on their sleeves, their troubles, their worries right there, written on their very skin.

Shyly, one by one they walked through the line on the other side of table, a whole other side of life for me, and picked out what little food they thought they would need for the week. I tried my best to put as much love as I could into my silly greeting words and childish smile as I offered them any selection of bread they dared take home. I couldn’t help but picture an entire movie reel laid out for each being that passed by me. I wondered what their life must have been like. I wondered why their bones seemed so heavy and their shoulders so weighed down. I wondered how they’d gotten here. What had their choices been? Had they any choices to begin with?

I’d always thought, before today that every man and every woman could make possible any life for themselves. Then I realized, you could be the best at everything and still lose in life. You can have everything you want and still be envious in life. You can collect as many maps as you want and study every known path and still end up lost in life. I realized, looking at all these delicate souls passing me by on the receiving side of the food bank, that maybe they had done it. Maybe they’d done it all. And maybe life had just spat back in their faces and that’s why they were here today. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t their fault.

It was a thought that had never crossed my mind before today; that the poor, unfortunate life of the sad soul living it was not at fault. As I politely greeted and escorted the people on, deep in my soul I cried slow, soft tears for each one. And as I watched their feeble lips bless me and thank me, I thought to myself, what would I do if one morning I woke up and had to wonder whether I was going to be able eat today or if I’d go hungry.

Isn't He Everything?

I see it written on his face,

He tries to stop,

Tries to flee from the scene.

But no matter how hard,

He still always draws the wrong card.

He wants... more than anything,

To be everything.

And to me, he is...

But he won't let that be enough,

He wants to believe he's just too tough,

To rough,

To let some silly word restrain him,

Disdain him.