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Jan 17, 2007 4:55 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
jossy
jossyjossytappahannock, USA3 Threads 102 Posts
i love you my sweet friend. there is no one else like you. not in this whole entire world and even if i were to live for all enternity i know i would never again meet such a beautiful and unique soul. chin up sweet girl. God is watching over you i know because i have asked him to


One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley.
A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect.
There was not a mark or a flaw in it.
Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen.
The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.

Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said,
"Why your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine."
The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart.
It was beating strongly, but full of scars, it had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right and there were several jagged edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were missing.
The people stared -- how can he say his heart is more beautiful, they thought?

The young man looked at the old man's heart and saw its state and laughed.
"You must be joking," he said.
"Compare your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars and tears."
"Yes," said the old man, "yours is perfect looking but I would never trade with you.
You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love - I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces aren't exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we shared.
Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't returned a piece of his heart to me.
These are the empty gouges -- giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting.
So now do you see what true beauty is?"

The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks.
He walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart, and ripped a piece out.
He offered it to the old man with trembling hands.
The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his. They embraced and walked away side by side.
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Jan 17, 2007 4:59 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
jossy
jossyjossytappahannock, USA3 Threads 102 Posts
sam is going through rough times at the moment please keep her in your prayers!



-joss
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Jan 17, 2007 5:00 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
VioladorDeLaLey
VioladorDeLaLeyVioladorDeLaLeyBajo Un Sol Feliz, USA11 Threads 4,548 Posts
Consider it done Jossy hug
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Jan 17, 2007 5:01 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
Random_Stranger
Random_StrangerRandom_StrangerMade IN, California USA31 Threads 1,183 Posts
Prayer delivery tracking information by USPS tracking number 003 1556 0879 0445 2216

Prayer left Bakersfield, CA 93309 at 2:55 AM, action pending by US Postal Service
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Jan 17, 2007 5:02 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
Random_Stranger
Random_StrangerRandom_StrangerMade IN, California USA31 Threads 1,183 Posts
Prayer Enroute to God's House, Heaven 777
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Jan 17, 2007 5:02 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
beachfarmer
beachfarmerbeachfarmerLa Jolla, USA18 Threads 3,784 Posts
phone is busy sam
GOOD signthumbs up
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Jan 17, 2007 5:16 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
nuala
nualanualadublin, Dublin Ireland12 Threads 6,456 Posts
here some irish prayers and love, take care......hug hug hug angel
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Jan 17, 2007 5:18 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
peace with you
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Jan 17, 2007 5:46 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
ramone
ramoneramoneEDINBURGH, UK38 Threads 3,826 Posts
Hey Sam, you are in my prayers angel

hug
hug
hug
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Jan 17, 2007 5:47 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
mstyeyez
mstyeyezmstyeyez796 Posts
prayers senthug
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Jan 17, 2007 5:53 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
sameyeam
sameyeamsameyeambray, Dublin Ireland9 Threads 208 Posts
joss..gonna start me crying all over again. i love you too honey.

and for all of the rest of you..hug smitten thank you
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Jan 17, 2007 5:55 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
artgurl0927
artgurl0927artgurl0927Heart of the Valley, Canada12 Threads 2,442 Posts
thumbs up done
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Jan 17, 2007 6:04 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
transientmind
transientmindtransientmindTulsa, USA16 Threads 1,252 Posts
En route.
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Jan 17, 2007 6:32 AM CST to sam (sameyeam)
bamabeecee
bamabeeceebamabeeceeBanks of the Warrior River, USA50 Threads 1,641 Posts
That's a beautiful story jossy, never heard it before. Plenty of prayers headed your way sam, don't know your problem, but prayer always helps.
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Jan 17, 2007 2:31 PM CST to sam (sameyeam)
guitarplayer00
guitarplayer00guitarplayer00Portland, Oregon USA19 Threads 2 Polls 1,901 Posts
Samantha, I remember when you first came on here, I prayed for you then and even more now I will. Thank You Joss for this Story it touched me very much. There are many good hearts here and many scars, many pieces missing and this is a very fitting story,,,,
God Bless you Samantha.hug
Bettis
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Jan 17, 2007 3:10 PM CST to sam (sameyeam)
Missy51970
Missy51970Missy51970Goodland, Kansas USA21 Threads 1,457 Posts
Include my prayers too hun!!hug
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Jan 17, 2007 3:32 PM CST to sam (sameyeam)
rivame
rivamerivamemelbourne, Victoria Australia54 Threads 3 Polls 4,601 Posts
Jossy thank you.That story was goosebump material.thumbs up

Sam hope all gets better soon.hug
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Jan 17, 2007 5:01 PM CST to sam (sameyeam)
sameyeam
sameyeamsameyeambray, Dublin Ireland9 Threads 208 Posts
bettis - i do truly miss talking with you. you brought so many smiles to my face. thank you.



and for everyone who has offered their prayers! you are the loveliest group of poeple i have ever met
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Jan 17, 2007 5:10 PM CST to sam (sameyeam)
IamDonny
IamDonnyIamDonnyLA, California USA6 Threads 61 Posts
Please add mine to the list. If you don't mind sharing, what is it that troubles you so?
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Jan 17, 2007 6:07 PM CST to sam (sameyeam)
guitarplayer00
guitarplayer00guitarplayer00Portland, Oregon USA19 Threads 2 Polls 1,901 Posts
siempre!! talaga!!
big smiles!!
;-}
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