FOOD FOR THOUGHT – (Sent to eLanka by Charles Schokman) Worth the read WOW does it speak to my heart!!! “Barely the day started and it’s already six in the evening. Barely arrived on Monday and it’s already Friday. .. and the month is already over. .. and the year is almost over. .. and already 40, 50 or 60 years of our lives have passed. .. and we realize that we lost our parents, friends. .. and we realize it’s too late to go back. So.. Let’s try, despite everything, to enjoy the remaining time. Let’s keep looking for activities that we like. Let’s put some color in our grey. Let’s smile at the little things in life that put balm in our hearts. And despite everything, we must continue to enjoy with serenity this time we have left. Let’s try to eliminate the afters.. I’m doing it after. I’ll say after. I’ll think about it after. We leave everything for later like ′′ after ′′ is ...

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT – by Charles Schokman In One & a Half years time from now at 95 I would be in the last quarter of my life. I would rather say sitting in the “Departure Lounge” with Boarding Pass in hand waiting for the flight to arrive to take me to the Promised Land.  So, before I say Goodbye here is some food for thought thats interesting and some good advice. This is one of the nicest and most gentle articles I’ve read in a while: no politics, no religion and no racial issues – just food for thought.  You know …… time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young and embarking on my new life. Yet in a way, it seems like years ago, and I wonder where all the years went.  I know that ...

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      “FOOD FOR THOUGHT” – By Des Kelly   An excellent thought-provoking idea from Neville Davidson, Editor of the Burgher Association in Melbourne, has just arrived, via e’mail, and I lose no time in reiterating his words for the benefit of all our eLanka readers around the World. I am sure that Neville will agree with me when I say that it really does not matter where we Sri Lankans now reside, we should do everything possible to feed the hungry, whenever & wherever possible. Far too much food is being wasted in THIS Country and every effort should be made, to have all this excess food “collected” and sent off, under refrigeration, of course, to our neighbour 3rd World Countries where food is scarce & people and children are practically starving. Oh, I know that this is being done, even as I write this, BUT, our Governments EVERYWHERE, don’t ...

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