The older I grow…when I look around…
I feel this more and more
It is those who know the difference
between knowledge and wisdom I am grateful for…
People who are proud of all the knowledge they have earned…
yet wise enough to be humbled
Knowing there is so much more to learn.
May we be blessed to understand
The difference between knowledge and wisdom….
Here’s one easy way to portray it:
Knowledge is knowing what to say…
Wisdom…knowing when to say it.
Knowledge is all about receiving
Wisdom is more about giving
because Knowledge comes from learning
while wisdom comes from living
On the bottom shelf in an old bookstore
He found a dust-covered book that it seemed had been there for ages
A tiny book…which he dusted off
then found this message on its pages.
If you lose your fortune…you’ve lost nothing…
for it’s only material things you lack
and if you’ve had a fortune once…
you can always get it back.
If you lose the courage to stand up for what you believe in…
to practice what you’ve been taught
then unlike losing your fortune…
you have lost a lot.
If you lose your kindness your honor and integrity…
then you’ve lost even more
for without these no matter how wealthy you become…
you are truly poor.
And if you lose your soul…
for whatever reason large or small…
and fail to get it back…
then you have lost it all.
As he closed the book…these wise words
he wished everyone would read them…
For he thought how they could change the world…
If we people everywhere would heed them:
I am grateful for all those people…
who have the courage, the fortitude…the might…
even in the darkest times
to fill their world with light.
Words of wisdom from Gautama Buddha…
Words to remember when hate is spreading so abundantly:
To him (or her) in whom love dwells,
the whole world is but one family.
Words of wisdom from Gautama Buddha…
Words to remember when hate is spreading so abundantly:
To him (or her) in whom love dwells,
the whole world is but one family.
Keb’ Mo’ is one of our favorite artists…
We love his words and his music…we love to sing along…
Today’s poem is reserved for the lyrics to one of our favorite songs
This is my home is a message for everyone…reminding us in a song
wherever we choose to live and love….is where we all belong.
It’s a wonderful message…we’re blessed Keb’ Mo’ chose to bring it…
If you think his words are powerful…just wait until you hear him sing it!
Lupe came here from Mexico
About three or four years ago
And the journey, the journey
The journey was long
She got a job at a local factory
Sent money back home to her family
She said, "this is where I belong
This is my home, this is where I belong”
A man arrived from Pakistan
A stranger in the promised land
Mohammed, Mohammed was finally free
He drove day and night in a taxi cab
When people got mean he didn't get mad
He knew this is where I belong
This is my home, this is where I belong
La la, la la, la la la-la, la la la la la la la la
Lupe had school on Monday night
When a man walked in who looked just right
Mohammed and Lupe were fallin' in love
Well they raised a beautiful family
Taught them all their history
They know this is where they belong
This is their home, this is where they belong
My people came over from Africa
To North and South America
And the journey, the journey
The journey was long
They sacrificed then they paid the price
So I could live this wonderful life
And I know this is where I belong
This is my home, this is where I belong
La la, la la, la la la-la, la-la la la la la la la la
Ooh
This is where I belong, this is my home
This is where I belong (Mm)
This is my home, this is where I belong (Oh yeah)
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