Friday, September 15, 2006

Today we learn from two great men.

The Pressman, Statesman, Writer and Inventor Benjamin Franklin shaped much of America's early development with this persuasive, yet humbling arguements of unity and perserverance.

He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain.

And in much the same tone, we turn to the dedicated American scholar, pastor and professor Dr. William Arther Ward. Dr. Ward is considered to be one of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims.

We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them.
So quickly to judge, too often looking at the negative rather than the positive. It's a line that I find myself teetering on lately, but have now gotten to the point that I am fed-up with the teetering and the negativity. I enjoy optimism. Seeing the positive, seeing the beauty, seeing the blessings given.