believe -. . . That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I believe - . That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I believe - That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I believe - . That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I believe - . That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I believe - . That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I believe - . That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I believe - . That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I believe - . That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I believe - . That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I believe - .. That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I believe - . That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I believe - . That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I believe - . That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe - . That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I believe - . That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe - . That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe - . That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe - . That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe - . That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life. Forever.

I believe - Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I believe - . That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe - . That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.

I believe - . That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I believe - . That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

I believe - . That you should send this to all of the people that you believe in. I just did!!

What lies behind us and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies
within us.
Unknown "Ale's!" Carefree - 16 years, 11 months ago

VINDICTIVE SOULS
The night sky was a curving bowl of liquid black . Stars like pinprick diamonds gave a cold, hard light. The moon was glowing patchworks of grays and goldish-silver.Rustled grass whispered like dry autumn leaves.
The descending dead holding their their collective breath, motionless.Trailing memory of the soul, a malign essence lingering the scalding air.
Following the path of the unknown, feeling my nerve endings naked to the wind, phantom fingers rifling through my skin, damp to the touch. Vindictive, noxious souls embitter my lungs with an ephemeral, sharp feeling. The feeling of death. Brain decaying, stripping me from personality. No longer myself, but one of them frugal and stint souls.
A chasm closing in, deepening with my every step, unable to bridge the gap.

-Michie 1/16/08
Unknown "Ale's!" Carefree - 16 years, 11 months, 14 days ago

The fact is that, to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.
-Robert Crushing
Unknown "Ale's!" Carefree - 16 years, 11 months, 15 days ago

The first step into the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second is listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.
Unknown "Ale's!" Carefree - 16 years, 11 months, 15 days ago

Applying for a Job at the CIA


A few months ago, there was an opening with the CIA for an assassin. These highly classified positions are hard to fill, and there's a lot of testing and background checks involved before you can even be considered for the position. After sending some applicants through the background checks, training and testing, they narrowed the possible choices down to two men and a woman, but only one position was available.

The day came for the final test to see which peson would get the extremely secretive job. The CIA men administering the test took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun. "We must know that you will follow our instructions whatever the circumstances," they explained. "Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her." The man looked horrified and said, "You can't be serious! I could never shoot my wife!" "Well," said the CIA man, "you're definitely not the right man for this job then."

So they brought the second man to the same door and handed him a gun. "We must know that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances," they explained to the second man. "Inside you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her." The second man looked a bit shocked, but nevertheless took the gun and went in the room. All was quiet for about 5 minutes; then the door opened. The man came out of the room with tears in his eyes. "I tried to shoot her; I just couldn't pull the trigger and shoot my wife. I guess I'm not the right man for the job."

"No," the CIA man replied, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."

Now they only had the woman left to test. They led her to the same door to the same room and handed her the same gun. "We must be sure that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances; this is your final test. Inside you will find your husband sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill him." The woman took the gun and opened the door. Before the door even closed all the way, the CIA men heard the gun start firing, one shot after another for 13 shots. Then all hell broke loose in the room. They heard screaming, rashing, and banging on the walls. This went on for several minutes; then all went quiet.

The door opened slowly, and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow and said, "You guys didn't tell me the gun was loaded with blanks. I had to beat the son of a bitch to death with the chair!"
Unknown "Ale's!" Carefree - 16 years, 11 months, 15 days ago