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"I Believe in You!"
A message of Hope, stories from the
road.
By Bob Perks
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Hello, my friend!
Good day, my friend! I hope you are well and
happy
today and all of your tomorrows.
Not a lot of response to my last story, but what
came in was wonderful. Take time to read them
under "comments"
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Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"If I am ever to forget, if I am ever to let go, please
dear God
let memories of love remain and I will die a happy
man."
Bob Perks
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All stories copyright 2006 Bob Perks
Today's Message:
"Help me to Remember"
By Bob Perks
"Do you remember the first time we met?" she
asked.
He paused for a moment thinking carefully. He had
to. This is one
of those questions a man can get into deep trouble
over.
"It was at the dance at the fire hall," he
said.
"It was at church. You sat next to me," she
replied.
"Oh, yes," he said smiling. "You are
right."
"What was I wearing on the first date we had?" she
asked.
He sat quietly. He didn't seem to be worried about
the answer.
"You had on that pink dress," he replied with
confidence.
"I wore a white sweater my mother knitted for me.
You
commented on how beautiful it was."
He smiled again and said, "Oh, yes. You are
right."
They continued back and forth like this for some
time. I listened
to and watched this handsome couple
reminisce.
They were very much in love and he was very secure with
the fact
he could not remember most of the things she obviously
found to
be important.
He never got one answer right. But she wasn't upset
at all.
"Last question!" she declared.
"Do you remember our first kiss?"
Again he paused, turned to her and looking straight in her
eye he
said. "No, I don't"
Oh, even though he never got one answer right, he always
tried.
I couldn't believe he straight out admitted that he
couldn't
remember something so important.
"He's doomed!" I thought to myself.
Then once again he smiled and with this devilish look and
twinkle
in his eye he said, "Help me to remember!" He leaned
in toward
her and they kissed.
"Ah, yes, I remember it well!" he said and they both
laughed.
What a beautiful moment. How fortunate I was to
watch this couple.
What a gift they gave me, too.
As I walked away, my own memories flooded my mind.
Not of cherished
romantic moments in my own life, but sitting in front of
the black and
white television on a Sunday evening. It was "The Ed
Sullivan Show"
and I was very young.
You would think a young boy would not hold onto such a
moment, but
it is a true reflection of the old romantic I am today at
56.
The couple walked out to center stage and the orchestra
began to play.
I really had no idea who they were at the time, but oddly
I captured the
moment so vividly in my mind that I have replayed it
hundreds of times
since.
It was Maurice Chevalier and
Hermione Gingold.
Here are just a few of the lyrics:
"Ah, yes, I remember it well!" from
"Gigi"
We met at
nine We dined with
friends That carriage
ride.
You walked me home. You lost a glove. I lost a comb.
Ah yes! I remember it well. That brilliant sky.
We had some rain. Those Russian songs. From sunny Spain. Ah yes! I remember it well. What is it about those days? What is it about
love?
"Help me to remember!"
"I believe in You!"
Bob Perks
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here. Use of this
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direct permission
from the author.
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about today's message, please write to Bob@BobPerks.com
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addresses.
RE: "How sad the dying
rose"
Dear Bob,
How amazing to me that I ran across this story in
the archives. I have
just got a new internet service and was
without internet for a couple
months and missed your stories to boost my soul.
This story so applied
this last week. A friend of mine is going
through a terrible time in her life,
her mom is dying of liver cancer and her husband is
an abusive husband
and she has lost the spirit of who she used to
be. But believe or not she
has a pure heart that always reaches out to others,
including myself, even
in her dark
despair. So, I wrote her a little note of encouragement about how
life is like a rose bush. I wrote to her that a
rose bush is like life at times. The
roses bloom and blossom to a beautiful flower and
sometimes you have to get
through the thorns to view the beauty within.
Other times you need to trim the
over growing vines and may get pricked by the
thorns but to continue to have the
roses bloom this must be done. The roses may die
and new ones bloom each
year maybe in a different part of the bush but
still bloom for all the enjoy.
Thank you for your messages, I know many times
you hear that from people you
have never met nor will meet. But, never forget if
one soul is touched by what we
say we have accomplished much in our lives.
Please pray for my friend for she
needs it deeply.
May God continue to shine through you.
Kathy
Dearest Bob,
I know it has been a while since i wrote to you
.....but i
have not missed reading one story.......my mind has
been
elsewhere and today you brought me back to
earth........it
seems the master gardener has a test for this
rose.........i
was diagnosed with cancer in my salivary
gland about two
months ago now...... i've had one lot of surgery
already ...but
it seems it has spread to the nerve in my
jaw....... on monday i
will go for surgery again and then six weeks after
that radiation
therapy will begin..........your story today made
me realise........i
haven't finished with my blooming yet...... i
have so much more
to do when all of this is over and done with
........ thank you for
bringing me back down to earth and realising
this........
My love to you and Marianne......
Marg Australia
Dear Bob
For a rose to bloom it has to go through the
struggle of
pushing up through the darkness of the soil,
after which
the tender shoot must be nourished and watered
in order
to flourish. The flower grows,
the petals slowly unfold and it
finally blooms in all it's perfect glory - this
is God's way of
nurturing each and every one of us to be the
best that we can be.
Unlike the rose that becomes weary and fades
away, we
are strengthened each and every day by the Bread
of Life
(Word) and streams of living water through the
Holy Spirit.
Bob each of your stories is an inspiration
and a light
in someone's world.
God Bless you and Marianne
Love Sue, Bahrain, Middle
East
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"I wish you enough!"
Bob Bob Perks is a professional speaker, author and vocalist. Member National Speakers Association. Visit http://www.BobPerks.com Visit Bob's story site: http://www.IWishYouEnough.com Sign up to receive Bob's free stories sent three times weekly. "I wish you enough!" written by Bob Perks (c) 2001 "I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye." |
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