Actually, if you do not forward this to anyone, it
does not necessarily mean you are in too much of a
hurry. It could mean that you do not wish to provide
free advertising to Wal-Mart.

Aloha,
Tom
http://www.TomSalsberg.com

--- Dianne Knight
<raw_foods_natural_hygiene@...> wrote:

>
>
> Trefor Randall <lladnart2001@...> wrote:Date:
> Tue, 7 Jun 2005 22:11:06 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Trefor Randall <lladnart2001@...>
> Subject: Or Walk...................................
> To: lladnart2001@...
>
>
> Run through the rain
>
> A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in
> Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this
> beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of
> innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of
> rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so
> much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to
> flow down the spout.
>
> We all stood there under the awning and just inside
> the door of the Wal-Mart. We waited, some patiently,
> others irritated because nature messed up their
> hurried day. I am always mes merized by rainfall.
> I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens
> washing away the dirt and dust of the world.
> Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a
> child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the
> worries of my day.
>
> The little voice was so sweet as it broke the
> hypnotic trance we were all caught in "Mom, let's
> run through the rain," she said. "What?" Mom asked.
> "Let 's run through the rain!" She repeated. "No,
> honey.. We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom
> replied. This young child waited about another
> minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the
> rain," "We'll get soaked if we do," Mom said. "No,
> we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this
> morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her
> Mom's arm.
>
> This morning? When did I say we could run through
> the rain and not get wet? "Don't you remember?
> When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you
> said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us
> through anything!"
>
> The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you
> couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood
> silently. No one came or left in the next few
> minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about
> what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and
> scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore
> what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation
> in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust
> can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.
> "Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through
> the rain. If GOD let's us get wet, well maybe we
> just needed washing," Mom said.
>
> Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling
> and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes,
> through the puddles. They held their shopping bags
> over their heads just in case. They got soaked.
> But they were followed by a few who screamed and
> laughed like children all the way to their cars.
> And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed
> washing.
>
> Circumstances or people can take away your material
> possessions, they can take away your money, and they
> can take away your health. But no one can ever take
> away your precious memories... So, don't f orget to
> make time and take the opportunities to make
> memories everyday. To everything there is a season
> and a time to every purpose under heaven. A friend
> sent this to me to remind me of life. Hope you
> enjoy it.
>
> I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE
> RAIN.
>
> They say it takes a minute to find a special person,
> an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but
> then an entire life to forget them. Send this to
> the people you'll never forget and remember to also
> send it to the person who sent it to you. It's a
> short message to let them know that you'll never
> forget them.
>
> If you don't send it to anyone, it means you're in a
> hurry.
>
> Take the time to live!!!
>
> Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when
> you'll need each other -- and don't forget to run in
> the rain!
>
> God makes everything but unbreakable hearts.
>
>
>
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