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mekurious: michiamocristina: An 87 Year Old College Student...

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:14:41 -0500

michiamocristina:

An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know.
I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me
with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.

She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…”

“No seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.We became instant friends. Every day for the
next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this “time machine”
as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and
she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She was
introduced and stepped up to the podium.

As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “I’m sorry I’m so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell
you what I know.”

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop
playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day.

You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.
We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it!There is a huge difference between growing
older and growing up.

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old.

If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.

Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change.
Have no regrets.

The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those
with regrets.”

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.”

She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.

At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died
peacefully in her sleep.

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s
never too late to be all you can possibly be .When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it!

These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS
OPTIONAL.

We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.

This Made Me Cry

It's not about where you've been, it's about where you're going!

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:59:00 -0500

I think back to one of my favorite movies ATL, when i think about my hometown. I feel like the guy that Esquire looked up to so much because of how successful he was. In the movie things took a turn and Esquire learned that Mr. Garnett had not been true to his hometown “the hood” at the time I didnt agree with Mr. Garnett’s not being proud of where he came from. But now that i think about it, im starting to become Mr. Garnett! My city has become a city that i am in no way shape or form proud to “put on” for. These streets are cruel & they damn sure aint raised me. I would never forget where i come from but its truly sad to think about the place my “home” has become. So if i dont brag and scream to the top of my lungs about where i come from understand, i’m well aware of where ive come from but i’m even more aware of where im going and my hometown will not be a part of my future because the past is the past & this shit had really changed for the worst.

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zodiaccity: REBLOG #12 - Zodiacs that will be there through...

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:58:19 -0500

zodiaccity:

REBLOG #12 - Zodiacs that will be there through thick and thin.

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zodiaccity: REBLOG #11 - Zodiac signs with extra bad tempers.

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:35:25 -0500

zodiaccity:

REBLOG #11 - Zodiac signs with extra bad tempers.

"But we have always understood that when times change, so must we;"

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:58:04 -0500

“But we have always understood that when times change, so must we;”

- President Obama (via myworldas-jen)

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If you’re a teen you must follow this blog.

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If you’re a teen you must follow this blog.

myworldas-jen: Perks Of Being a Wall Flower… I love this...

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:40:12 -0500

myworldas-jen:

Perks Of Being a Wall Flower… I love this Movie !

Struggle built my character

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:40:02 -0500

myworldas-jen:

If I told you all I’ve been through

You’d probably call me a liar

If my mental scars were visible …

You’d probably pity me

If I gave you the one thing I believe in

You’d probably pass it off because you don’t believe in it

If I told you it wasn’t easy to get where I am…

You’d tell me I’m not the only one

Where I come from

A dream is just that

But with Determination, ambition, and commitment

I’ve made it here.

My struggle built my character.

"Questions…"

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:39:38 -0500

“Questions…”

- Blaque (via myworldas-jen)

"Immature love says, ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says, ‘I need you because I love..."

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:03:38 -0500

““Immature love says, ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says, ‘I need you because I love you.’””

- Erich Fromm (via zodiaccity)

weddingsandsuch: Words of Wisdom

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:14:38 -0500

weddingsandsuch:

Words of Wisdom

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