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The Price We Pay
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The Price We Pay |
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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA 
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At the end of this day, I will assess the value, of what I've gained, for what I've paid. I paid a day of my life, a very high price indeed. I pray that my investment, was worth it. Too often I have found, my accountancy in the red, paying the cost of life, and not capitalizing on it. I've paid at the door, and have wandered aimlessly, wasting, in true American fashion. As I review my ledger tonight, will I find I have misspent, this day I've bought? Will I find I ignored, the chance to make a difference? Will I find I avoided, the opportunity to be of import? Will I find that my payment, has gone unreturned? Tomorrow comes soon, and I pray that I realize, that I am bankrupting my soul, and that I fight to see a profit, worth the inflated cost of life. ------------------ Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn. JP |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Wow! This is great JP! I enjoyed this very much! ------------------ Denise |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
profound....love the subject matter you used here JP...... ------------------ May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Hindsight - can be a very costly venture indeed - Make the most of every minute, my friend - None of us has any guarantees....  |
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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA |
As the great philosopher - Groucho Marx - said: Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which is shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. ------------------ Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn. JP [This message has been edited by JP (edited 09-25-1999).] |
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caroline Senior Member
since 1999-08-16
Posts 1218http://members.xoom.com/belladona123/index.htm |
Really enjoyed the read here JP. Its something I need to remember, myself. (This message has not been edited by JP 9-25-99) |
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Saxoness
since 1999-07-18
Posts 1102Texas |
good one, JP. This would make a good poem to keep with so I can make sure I'm getting my money's worth everyday. ------------------ "Glory remains unaware of my neglected dwelling where alone I sing my tearful song which has charms only for me." -Charles Brugnot |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Wow JP! Deep thought here. So very true, it is something we all need to think about. I like what Groucho Marx said there. Thanks for the thought! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
JP, Very true, well done. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
I like your poem and even more your outlook ------------------ Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints in our heart and we are never ever the same. Thank you all for leaving footprints!! |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
There is a good message here for all of us!  |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
very true! I second you on this write! |
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