Why does it seem like every time I have a minute to blog...I'm at work. I'm assigned to the Greeter station at work. I see everyone who walks in the door, first. Unfortunately I don't have my cute little SD card with me that has all of my cute little pictures of my cute enormous family on it!! Nevertheless....I have a friend who recently asked followers of her blog what their favorite poem is. I thought I would quote mine here:
I walked a mile with Pleasure
She chattered all the way
She left me none the wiser
For all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow
And ne'er a word said she
But, oh, the things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me.
-Robert Browning
There. That is what I value in life. I love to hear that people are real, they have hardship, they grow and learn and that they feel sorrow. It is true that there is MUCH joy to be had in this life, but ultimately I think we'll look back some day and be SO grateful for the times of sorrow that taught us, broke us down and formed us into individuals with depth and compassion. After all, feeling sorrow and remorse is what gave the Savior ultimate succor for us. I want to be like Him! Thanks goes to my friend Carrie...for asking me to remember that poem!!
