Risk or Regret?

Marlene

Today's story starts this way:

"Get out of the way, slowpoke!" Jack shouted, slamming his fist on the horn. "Get that pile of junk off the road!" He yanked the steering wheel hard to the left and sped past the slower car, the horn blaring as he passed. Darkness closed quickly between the two cars.

Suddenly, blue lights began to flicker in his rear-view mirror. "Oh, GREAT!" he grumbled aloud. "Of all the cars on the highway tonight, I WOULD pass an unmarked police car!"

Sounds about right, wouldn't you agree? But wait, why is Jack driving so fast? What is so important to risk getting a ticket?

Let's find out the rest of the story: Risk or Regret?

Everyone has to make a decision at some point in their lives. Sometimes it seems like it's easy to decide and other times, not so much. Risk and regret are two powerful choices. You'll know what to do. Listen to your heart.

Triple Filter

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?" "Hold on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "Well, no," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..." "All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now, let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?" "No, on the contrary..." "So," Socrates continued, "you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left -- the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?" "No, not really." "Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor even useful, why tell it to me at all? Author Unknown yeremiah@aol.com Yeremiah Hardt

More Precious Than a Gem

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. "I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone." Author Unknownyeremiah@aol.com Yeremiah Hardt

*20 WAYS TO AGE WELL*

1- Don't get involved in the children's lives. 2- Do not interfere with grandchildren's education. 3- *Love your son-in-law and daughter-in-law, it was your son/daughter who made the choice.* 4- Never take sides or give opinions on their marriage. 5- Don't be an old complainer. 6- Don't be an old man with self-pity. 7- Don't keep talking ABOUT MY TIME, it's already past, nobody is interested in your history.  8- Have plans for your future. 9- Don't talk about sickness or  diseases. No one is interested. 10- No matter how much you earn, save an amount every month. 11- Save some money for your funeral or at least have a plan.  Don't leave the burden to the children. 12- Have a health plan or save some money for medical expenses.  (If possible) 13- Don't stay or  tuned too much to the news or politics, after all you won't be able to solve anything. 14- Just enjoy your  TV program or listening to your favourite music. Learn to have fun and don't get anxious or upset about any news. 15- If you like, keep a pet for companionship. 16- Stay active, perhaps, learn to cook, make garden, exercise, go for a stroll. Whatever it is, just don't sit around and do nothing.  17- Keep yourself neat and clean all the time. Maintain personal hygiene.  18- Accept aging happily, till then, enjoy each passing  day and live wisely. 19- Let age be a bridge to the future and never a ladder to the past. 20- *Finally, don't keep good whisky, wine or beer for tomorrow, it might be too late!*