Posted by Phil on May 29, 2005, at 12:17:12
In reply to I went to a funeral..... suicide, posted by Spriggy on May 29, 2005, at 11:21:58
Spriggy, I don't know what's appropriate to say-I'm always stunned by news of someone taking their own life.
For me, I get strength or hope from these words by Longfellow.Loss and Gain
When I compare
What I have lost with what I have gained,
What I have missed with what attained,
Little room do I find for pride.I am aware
How many days have been idly spent;
How like an arrow the good intent
Has fallen short or been turned aside.But who shall dare
To measure loss and gain in this wise?
Defeat may be victory in disguise;
The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
poster:Phil
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