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ShadowRider
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0 posted 2002-09-18 07:12 PM



                In the Long Run

   When did it happen
     that vision became shortened?
     the Now overpowering the Yet-to-be’s

   Saving
     antiquated lost art
     any wealth that a man is blessed with
     is accumulated, grain of time by grain
     save the minuscule few
     who wager wages
     for the Lottery of Fate to pull their number
     and both Won and Lost
     on the same day

   I wonder whether the Everyman realizes his folly
     that his short-sighted greed
     has replaced need
     and forgotten, in its haste
     is the necessity to preserve
     the Long Run


  (C) 2002 Picasso Lyrics

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Mistletoe Angel
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1 posted 2002-09-18 07:17 PM




(big hugggsssss) Oh Jeff, this is so heartbreaking to me, I truly believe those who are most capable of bringing light to our future are those buried in the crowds who dream and yearn for it. (sad sigh) It seems we idolize certain people over all others, those who win at American Idol and other shows like that, those sex symbols, and those who say exactly what those who already run the jobs want to hear, and that to me is saddening as our children of tomorrow deserve a place, an opportunity to operate the long run! God Bless You, sweet friend, I am praying for our children, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Jeff, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton


"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira


[This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (09-18-2002 07:26 PM).]

nakdthoughts
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2 posted 2002-09-18 07:28 PM


hey there stranger...I like your way of thinking
hugss
M..

p.s. fix that font thingy at the end *s

Magnus
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3 posted 2002-09-18 07:29 PM


Jeff,  I like this...and can relate well...
Here I am struggling a litte at times...
and about twelve years from retirement age...   What's up?  Oh well,  at least
we are trying...

Nicely done SR....

ShadowRider
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4 posted 2002-09-18 07:39 PM


Hey there Noah!  ?que pasa, amigo?  I am with you, once more, on the same page.  Where is a legacy if everything is short-sighted?  We should not just 'use' up life, and leave nothing behind but our refuse of greed.
Thankx guy!  You are the bestest of friends!

Maureen:  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA  I did i did!  How come its always YOU that catches me?  Hokey Smokes!  I always forget to close that HTML.  
Call us soon, will you?  or we will call you,
and check in, ok?  Dulcy is gone this weekend but we will talk real soon!  Thankx Maur.  
big smiles and big huggs for ya!

Mag:  i think many of the pitfalls we stumble in are small chuckholes that need filled in by looking at the Long Run.  Too often we overemphasize the 'now' and de-emphasize the importance of rainy day tomorrows, or happy days to be.  Personally, I look forward to EVERY day, mon ami.  It's a great life!

Thanks y'all, for the wonderful replies!
jeff

ThisDiamond
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5 posted 2002-09-18 08:02 PM


In this time of instant gratification, the heart will wrangle with the idea of saving for a rainy day...
Sometimes, we forget that the dry spells too require care.  Nicely done. ThisDiamond

Madame Chipmunk
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6 posted 2002-09-18 08:06 PM


This is so full of truth, Jeff...
but sometimes... today is all we have.
~ hugs for today

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

amusemi
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7 posted 2002-09-18 08:43 PM


Boy, this is a really loaded piece.  I will contemplate it for quite a while.

On the one hand you are right on.  But then I see Madame Chipmunks side as well.  I think what a person can do is determined by their circumstance.

Some can build toward the future...others are forced to live one day at a time.  

One thing I do believe, though, is if you are not enough without money, you never will be when/if you have it.  I have known many who let their greed run their lives and are completely manipulated by it, it is sad.

What a thought provoking write...

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Bill Charles
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highways, & byways, for now
8 posted 2002-09-18 08:43 PM


ShadowRider - I agree with this writing 100%. What they are doing to this world is criminal, especially in the states. I've seen Florida ruin among other states. West Virginia is a beautiful state but it's in  terrible shape environmentally, and I could go on...

BC

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