Well said---and well worth repeating. We need to all count our blessings and try to make someone else's Christmas a little better. Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike the mod" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 1:46 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Merry Christmas > MY WISH IS FOR STRANGERS > > While people are hugging family and friends in the comfort of their homes, > my wish is for those who don't have it quite as nice. > > For the homeless, I wish you a warm room to sleep in tonight. > For the hungry, a meal for the holidays and also for hunger > to become a stranger in the months to come. > > For the lost and abandoned animals out in the cold streets I wish for > you a loving home and plenty of treats. > > For the child in the hospital sick with a terrible disease, > I wish for you a cure to end the suffering. > > For the child living in a hostile home, I wish for you to be whisked away > and taken to a safe place and hopefully find loving parents down the road. > > For the alcoholic or drug addict, I wish for you to be able to overcome > your addiction and that life would once again be tolerable. > > For those alone I hope you can find love and friendship. > > For the world in general I wish we could find more things on which to > agree and less things with which to disagree. > > I wish we could find more ways we are alike instead of trying to > find out why we are so different. > > I wish we could have more religions agree on a common goal instead > of trying to convince people that one is better than the other. > > I wish all kids could have the same chance, no matter where they are > born, where they live, or what they look like. > > My wishes are many and none for myself - > for if any of these come true, I wouldn't need any for myself - > would I? > > -=-=- > sent to me a couple of years ago on the www > > Cheers and best wishes to all > > Mike the mod in BC > > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------