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233rd -- The Station


This is a good message that shows how life should be enjoyed and looked
at
as a journey instead of a destination. We are to enjoy life as much as
possible now and not think our happiness lies in the future. I hope this
message ministers to your heart to take time now to enjoy life and
relish
the moments that we normally take for granted.


THE STATION

Tucked away in our subconscious minds is an idyllic vision. We see
ourselves on a long, long trip that almost spans the continent. We're
traveling by passenger train, and out the windows we drink in the
passing
scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of
cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power
plant,
of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of
mountains
and rolling hills, of biting winter and blazing summer and cavorting
spring and docile fall.

But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at
a
certain hour we will pull into the station. There will be bands playing,

and flags waving. And once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will
come
true. So many wishes will be fulfilled and so many pieces of our lives
will
finally be neatly fitted together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How
restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for
loitering...waiting,
waiting, waiting, for the station.

However, sooner or later we must realize there is no one station, no one

place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip.
The
station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.

"When we reach the station, that will be it!" we cry. Translated it
means,
"When I'm 18, that will be it! When I buy a new 450 SL Mercedes Benz,
that
will be it! When I put the last kid through college, that will be it!
When
I have paid off the mortgage, that will be it! When I win a promotion,
that
will be it! When I reach the age of retirement, that will be it! I shall

live happily ever after!"

Unfortunately, once we get It, then It disappears. The station somehow
hides itself at the end of an endless track.

"Relish the moment" is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm
118:24: "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and
be
glad in it." It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. Rather,
it
is regret over yesterday or fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin
thieves who would rob us of today.

So, stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more
mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot oftener, swim more rivers,
watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go

along. The station will come soon enough.

By Robert J. Hastings


I encourage you to not think so far ahead. I greatly believe in planning
our future, but when we live for the future, we are in turn
shortchanging
the blessings that are bestowed upon us in this present time. There's a
great quote that says, "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery,
Today
is a gift and that is why it is called the present." Think about the
blessings that are all around you and take time to enjoy the right now
part of your life. Don't allow yourself to only focus on things ahead,
but slow down and take time to enjoy the journey that you're on today.




Kay Sorenson
Executive Assistant
Northstar
The Financial Solutions Group of Ennis
763.531.7375
kay.sorenson@nscf.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Henkin [mailto:lhenkin@viejas.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 1:29 PM
To: famous_quotes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [famous_quotes] Thought For The Day


A special friend of mine passed away and I am searching for a copy of
the poem called "The Station" if you have it please send it to me asap
as I am delivering a eulogy this Thursday morning.

Thank you
L.B "Cody" Henkin
Team Member Communication/Services
619/659/1729
lhenkin@viejas.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Haydon [mailto:jackhaydon@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 4:29 AM
To: famous_quotes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [famous_quotes] Thought For The Day

"I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man
that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of
being judged not to have lived."

* Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., From Memorial Day Address (1884)





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