On This Day

This tapestry hung in my Uncle Son and Aunt Dina's offices (Uncle Son's real name was John, but his mother, my maternal GREAT Grandmother, called him Son...therefore UNCLE SON was always his name. I called my Grandfather by his first name but that's a whole different story) for as long as I can remember.  I grew up reading it whenever I'd sneak in there to read or play. Today, it hangs in MY office, which is just as cluttered as his but not nearly as interesting.

Here is what it says:

Mend a quarrel. Search out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a love letter. Share some treasure. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in a word or deed.


Keep a promise. Find the time. Forego a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Listen. Apologize if you were wrong. Try to understand. Flout envy. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Appreciate, be kind, be gentle. Laugh a little more.


Deserve confidence. Take up arms against malice. Decry complacency. Express your gratitude. Worship your God. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love. Speak it again. Speak it still again. Speak it still once again.

--- Author Unknown