And Now for Something Completely Different

So after my post, on the Nutters out there, my Blog surfing serendiptiously brought me to a blog that had a beautiful message in two posts, that made me pause and go hmmm, how true and lovely:

Post 1

An old Sufi tradition advises us to speak only after our words have managed to pass through four gates.
At the first gate, we ask ourselves, “Are these words true?” If so, we let them pass on; if not, back they go.
At the second gate we ask; “Are they necessary?”
At the third gate we ask; “Are they beneficial?”
And at the fourth gate, we ask, “Are they kind?”
If the answer to any of these is no, then what you are about to say should be left unsaid.

Post 2

Meet people in such a way that if you die, they should weep for you, and if you live, they should long for you.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

If you have knowledge and wisdom, let others light their candles with it.

What hurts the soul? To live without tasting the water of its own essence.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

Learn silence as you have learned speech. Speech will guide you and silence will protect you.

Expressing spiritual faith in physical practice is the key to life.

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.

Many things in life will catch your eye but few will catch your heart. Pursue those.

One day at a time - this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.