The story of Rose
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The story of Rose
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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 around 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, have
a couple of children, and then retire and travel."
"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
everyday. "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 the 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 years 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.
If you read this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your
friends and family, they'll really enjoy it! We send these words in loving
memory of ROSE.
REMEMBER GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY, GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL
dus sorry 
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REMEMBER GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY, GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL
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Geplaatst: 25-02-04 23:59
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[quote="Dorée schreef:Hele mooie tekst!
Zou je misschien beter in JH hebben kunnen plaatsen, misschien dat ze er dan wel wat van opsteken
En dan iedere keer de vraag krijgen of ik het alsjeblieft wil vertalen omdat ze hem niet snappen en/of geen Engels kunnen?
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Haha ja dat is waar! Maar dat komt dan omdat ze meer in kroegen en discotheken rondhangen dan bij Engelse les.... Spijbelen is natuurlijk ook supercool!(
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Geplaatst door de TopicStarter : 26-02-04 00:00
MacavityL schreef:Ik vind m TE moralistisch..
volgens mij ook de reden waarom hij in het engels is: een echte Amerikaanse tekst.. (tenminste daar moet ik aan denken bij dit soort tekstjes)..
Wat is daar mis mee? Is de boodschap in het stukje er minder om?
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Geplaatst: 26-02-04 00:16
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[quote="MacavityL schreef:Ik vind m TE moralistisch..
volgens mij ook de reden waarom hij in het engels is: een echte Amerikaanse tekst.. (tenminste daar moet ik aan denken bij dit soort tekstjes)..
Wat is daar mis mee? Is de boodschap in het stukje er minder om?
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Met het TE moralistisch zijn of met het in het Engels zijn? Dat laatste is niets mis mee, vind ik alleen typerend.. De boodschap oke (al hou ik liever van een verhaaltje zonder zo'n moralistsch 'denk daar maar eens over na!'-einde), maar dus de manier waarop het gebracht wordt
Iemand ontmoet een 'bijzonder' andere, leert er van en die andere gaat dood, iedereen in rouw.. Ook zijn de boodschappen vaak van hetzelfde.. - Cassidy
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Geplaatst door de TopicStarter : 26-02-04 14:28
Hoe heet het ook alweer in dat liedje van Cat Stevens?
"For you will still be here tomorrow, But your dreams may not"
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Geplaatst door de TopicStarter : 26-02-04 14:46
MacavityL"]
[quote="Cassidy schreef:"For you will still be here tomorrow, But your dreams may not"
En dan vind ik zo'n zin uit een liedje meer zeggen, meer aanspreken dan zo'n tekstje..
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Maakt voor mij geen verschil. Nee, toch wel. Ik vind de tekst beter. De zin uit het liedje werkt alleen als je het hele lied kent. De tekst kun je blanco lezen.
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