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Forever Love
Posted February 26, 2010 by wl1201
Night had fallen over the North African desert, and our battalions tanks were huddled in a protective circle. A group of my fellow soldiers stood around a radio. As I approached, one of them put his finger to his lips.cheap wow gold

From the radio came a bugle call, then a tender, come-kiss-me womans voice singing in German the most haunting melody I'd ever heard.

Vor der Kaserne
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Vor der Kaserne
vor dem grossen Tor
stand eine Laterne
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I didn't understand the words, nor did most of us. For we were not the German Afrikakorps but the British Eighth Army---the Desert Rats. Yet we were captivated by this mysterious voice that somehow reached deep into our thoughts and memories.Replica handbags

Only a short distance away, German soldiers were listening to the same song, sharing our loneliness and longings. This was the spring of 1942; both sides were far from home, but we were all in love with the same girl in the song. So were millions of other soldiers of almost every nationality---and they continue to sing of her to this day.nike shoes Her name was Lilli Marlene.nike shoes

Who was Lilli, and how did she transcend borders, Nike shoes languages and generations to become every soldier's sweetheart? Her story begins in 1915, in the early stage of World War I.

One foggy April night in Berlin, Hans Leip,wow gold a young officer cadet and budding poet, was standing guard outside a fusiliers barracks. Across the way, fog swirled eerily around a brightly lit lantern.wow gold

A little while before, Leip had been in the arms of a pretty greengrocers daughter nicknamed Lili. He was dreamily thinking about her when out of the lamp-lit haze came Marleen, a coquettish beauty with sea-green eyes whom Leip had met at an art gallery. wow gold For him it was love at first sight.

Marleen was on her way to a nearby hospital to help nurse wounded soldiers. She waved and called a greeting just as the sergeant of the guard came to the gate. Unable to reply, Leip forlornly watched her disappear in the fog.wow gold

That night, he lay on his bunk dreaming of Lili and Marleen, wedding dress and was inspired to write a poem coupling their names. He called it "Song of a Young Sentry".

It tells of a soldier standing in lamplight outside a barracks saying good-bye to his sweetheart, Lilli Marleen. A bugle sounds. The soldier yearns to stay with Lili, but the bugle calls again.wedding dress
As he leaves, he wonders aloud: Should anything happen to me, will another man stand under the lamplight with my love? or will my ghost embrace her once again?






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Forgiveness: the saving grace
Posted February 26, 2010 by wl1201
For years Tom Anderson's life was withered up by the memory of his part in a fraternity adventure that resulted in the death of one of his classmates. He and his wife separated after six years of marriage. world of warcraft gold Then the news about Tom changed. His wife Betty came back; he earned a fine position. One day he told me what had changed his life. "I used to think, `Nothing can undo what I have done.' The thought of my guilt would stop me in the middle of a smile or a handshake. It put a wall between my wife and me. cheap wow gold

Then I had an unexpected visit from the person I dreaded most to see -- the mother of the college classmate who died. "Years ago", she said, "I found it in my heart, through prayer, Cheap wow gold to forgive you. Betty forgave you. So did your friends and employers.' She paused, and then said sternly, "You are the one person who hasn't forgiven Tom Anderson. Who do you think you are to stand out against the people of this town and the Lord Almighty?" "I looked into her eyes and found there a kind of permission to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived. For the first time in my adult life I felt worthy to love and be loved." Cheap wow gold

It is only through forgiveness of our mistakes that we gain the freedom to learn from experience.cheap wow gold But forgiving our shortcomings doesn't mean denying that they exist. On the contrary, it means facing them honestly, realistically. Cheap wow gold

Can a person be all-forgiving and still be human? A scientist I know spent four years as a slave laborer in Germany. His parents were killed by Nazi street bullies; his younger sister and older brother were sent to the gas chambers.cheap wow gold This is a man who has every reason to hate. Yet he is filled with a love of life that he convey to everyone who knows him. cheap wow gold He explained it to me the other day: "In the beginning I was filled with hatred.replica Louis Vuitton handbags Then I realized that in hating I had become my own enemy.Wedding gowns Unless you forgive, you cannot love. And without love, life has no meaning." Forgiveness is truly the saving grace.




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The Universal Language
Posted February 26, 2010 by wl1201
It is love that makes the world go round. And it is also love that has such power to overcome all difficulties. So we say: "Love will find a way." As smile is a facial expression showing pleasure, affection, seo company and friendliness, it is the commonest way to show our good will perfectly without saying anything. A Chinese saying runs: "Never hit a person who is smiling at you." It is a time-proven fact that the smile is a language all its own -- a universal language -- understood by the people of every nation in the world. buy wow gold We may not speak the same tongue as our foreign neighbors, but we smile in the same tongue. We need no interpreter for thus expressing love, happiness, or good will.

One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk whose personality clashed with mine. He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store. My antagonismtoward that clerk and the entire establishment mounted with each step.buy wow gold

On the outside, standing at the curb, was a dark-complexione young man in his early twenties. buy wow gold His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, dazzling smile covered his face. I succumbed immediately. The magnetic power of that radiant smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding. "Beautiful day, isn't it?" buy wow gold I remarked, in passing. Then, obeying an impulse, I turned back. "I really owe you a debt of gratitude," I said softly.

His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer. A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby. The woman stepped forward and eyed me inquiringly探. "Carlos, he no speak English," buy wow gold she volunteered. "You want I should tell him something?"

In that moment I felt transformed. Carlos' smile had made a big person of me. My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stood ten feet tall.

"Yes," my reply was enthusiastiand sincere, "tell him I said, 'Thank you!'"

"Thank you?" The woman seemed slightly bewildered.buy wow gold

I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave. "Just tell him that," I insisted. "He'll understand, I am sure!"

Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning. From that day on, I became smile-conscious,Louis Vuitton handbags and I practice the art diligently, anywhere and everywhere, with everybody.

When I pulled a boner in traffic,wow power leveling taking the right-of-way from the other car with my blundering, I'd smile and hunch my shoulders apologetically.wow power leveling This action on my part would invariably draw a good-natured smile in return. If the other fellow was at fault -- and if I could remember my resolution in time! -- he'd get a broad smile of understanding. This took a bit of doing at first. I'll admit it wasn't always easy, but it was fun. The results were sometimes amazing. Many times, a broad, friendly smile would completely ward off ill-feeling and tension. I'm wondering now how many tragic accidents could be avoided on our overcrowded highways, wow power leveling if every person behind a steering wheel remembered to smile! Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, "All our other features were made for us, but a man makes his own mouth." Keep smiling, and you'll not only be glad that you're alive but the other fellow will be glad, too!
wl1201
Living Flowers
Posted February 26, 2010 by wl1201
As the sun rose over the horizon, I went out to enjoy the beauty of the grassland scenery. wow power leveling On the way, I saw a pair of red flowers blooming. They had flat petals and were incredibly full of smiling beauty. Those independent flowers seemed very vibrant.wow power leveling Gazing at the flowers made me think of many things. wow power leveling

Dew like pearls shone on the grass brightly. Rays of sun offered happiness.wow power leveling I stood and stared at the beautiful flowers for a long time, enjoying the bright, pleasant sunshine. Butterflies and little bees were flying about. Then some naughty children with sticks came. One child swung his stick when he saw the flowers. Many petals fell to the earth, and with them, my heart fell too. wow power leveling

The next day, beside the road, the red flowers were brighter than the day before.buy wow gold The natural beauty made me gasp.wow power leveling It gave me an understanding of the energy of growing and youth and convinced me it couldn't be destroyed with a heartless stick. I wanted to be like the soul of a flower.

Then I saw an old woman and child coming along the road. buy wow gold When they reached the flowers the child quickly plucked one. wow power leveling I felt great horror and then heard the old woman say, "What beautiful flowers. Don't pick them." The next day,buy wow gold I couldn't see the flowers anymore. The grass and leaves on the ground were almost dried.wedding dress I was in a world of great sorrow.




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I can do anything
Posted February 26, 2010 by wl1201
I was born with a rare birth defectworld of warcraft gold called TARSA Syndrome综合症, which means I am missing the radius bone in my forearms. My arms were shorter because of this condition, but I never thought of myself as different. I don't like being labeled as a "disabled" person because I feel like I can do anything I want. With the support of my parents, friends and a special program for youth with disabilities, I have learned how to fight for myself, and how to be strong.

That doesn't mean it has been easy. I went thoughworld of warcraft gold some bad experiences, like being picked last for baseball games (it was hard for me to catch the ball) or the way people looked at me funny when I was out in public. But mostly, people accepted me and helped me. In elementary school, the other kids would help me open my locker, pick up books or do some of the other tasks that were hard for me.blu ray ripper

My family had come here from Poland specifically so that I could get treatment, because my country didn't have the technology to help me. I missed some school, especially second grade,convert video for a series of surgeries at the Los Angeles Shriners Hospital to lengthen my forearms. I had to work hard to keep up academically. Luckily, my parents were always there for me. They'd go with me and talk to the counselorsWorld of Warcraft Gold about what I needed. They'd carry my books for me.

When I went to seventh grade, I had to leave behind the comfort of elementary school, where I knew everyone,wedding gowns and make new friends. Would I be able to find people who could see me as ME and not as someone with a disability? Every day,blu ray ripper I would sit alone at lunchtime. I felt so shy and I guess I was expecting people to come up to me.world of warcraft gold But I made a few friends, and then we added a few more, and soon I had a group of eight friends and we had great times together.

In junior high and high school, as classes got harder, I struggled more. rip dvd I noticed that the person next to me could sleep through class, and still earn average grades, while I'd have to work my butt off. world of warcraft gold I need more time to memorize things, to take notes, write or type on the computer. Luckily at Walnut High School, they allowed me to take my tests during a different class period so I could have more time.wedding gowns I never had to take "specialed" classes.

When I was a sophomore, I wrote an article about myself for the school newspaper, and people started asking me what my disability was like. They told me I was brave for having gone through the 15 surgeries I needed to help correct my condition. wedding gowns I never heard anyone say anything mean, and it felt good to help people get to know me better.
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