A calm and serene scene of yachts in a summer sunset on the River Clyde. Another gentle reminder of a lovely person, who added so much, to so many lives she touched over a span of 57 years until 2007. This very special lady was loved by all who knew her, helping many people along the way, and none more so than her husband and family of two daughters and four grandchildren. She was a stalwart of her local church, a member and helper of toddler, nursery and school committees, associated with the WRVS, a tireless and ardent fundraiser for Cancer Charities and her local hospital Oncology Unit, where you will find this framed print hanging in the reception area in her honour, but never did I hear her utter the words, "I'm worth it"! How I have come to loathe the TV advertisement which has taken this slogan as its own. What kind of arrogance says that "I am worth it"? Our worth is not something to confer on ourselves, but something to be given as an unrequested honour from others who see fit to bestow it! It is in their eyes only, not ours. May we be preserved from being so proud of ourselves and our abilities, that we do not see the worth of our neighbour's life. I believe the more worth we give to others, the more will be returned to us, and without asking for it! Then, and only then, it really is deserved!
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Friday, 6 November 2009
I'm Worth It??
A calm and serene scene of yachts in a summer sunset on the River Clyde. Another gentle reminder of a lovely person, who added so much, to so many lives she touched over a span of 57 years until 2007. This very special lady was loved by all who knew her, helping many people along the way, and none more so than her husband and family of two daughters and four grandchildren. She was a stalwart of her local church, a member and helper of toddler, nursery and school committees, associated with the WRVS, a tireless and ardent fundraiser for Cancer Charities and her local hospital Oncology Unit, where you will find this framed print hanging in the reception area in her honour, but never did I hear her utter the words, "I'm worth it"! How I have come to loathe the TV advertisement which has taken this slogan as its own. What kind of arrogance says that "I am worth it"? Our worth is not something to confer on ourselves, but something to be given as an unrequested honour from others who see fit to bestow it! It is in their eyes only, not ours. May we be preserved from being so proud of ourselves and our abilities, that we do not see the worth of our neighbour's life. I believe the more worth we give to others, the more will be returned to us, and without asking for it! Then, and only then, it really is deserved!
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