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Distilled Wisdom of Fifty Years of Broadcasting
Enjoy some gems from the very missed half-century radio commentator Paul Harvey:
"We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better. I'd really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches. I really would.
I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated. I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car. And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen. It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.
I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister. And it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him. When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him/her.
I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely. On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your driver to drop you off two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your Mom.
If you want a slingshot I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books. When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.
I hope you get teased by your friend when you have your first crush on a boy/girl, and when you talk back to your mother you learn what Ivory soap tastes like.
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole. I don't care if you try beer once, but I hope you don't like it. And if a friend offers you drugs, I hope you realize he is not your friend. I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle.
May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the Holidays.
I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your neighbor's window and that she hugs and kiss you at Hanukah/Christmas time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.
These things I wish for you- tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life."
Sometimes out of love we shelter those we care about so they miss out on important life lessons. Love them enough to let them learn and experience life to the fullest. And by the way, sometimes the one who most needs to feel free to taste the flavors of life is you-and that's the rest of the story.
MESSAGE OF THE WEEK:
I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can make it through one door, I'll go through another door- or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present."
ARTICLE OF THE WEEK:
"New study reviews heart-diet links," The Associated Press, April 14, 2009
UPDATE:
The week of October 19, 2009 Dr. Angrist will be hosting Open House in his NY office. Please join us in celebration of his 30 years in practice and dedication to Chiropractic Wellness Care. Patients who attend will be receiving a free gift from Dr. Angrist, and a very special personal gift will be given to those who send him a referral that week. All referrals will receive a complimentary consultation, evaluation, and treatment! Invitation to follow....
Dr. ARNOLD ANGRIST, WELLNESS CHIRPORACTOR
250 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 722
NEW YORK, NY 10019
Tel: 212-245-2099 * Fax: 212-582-3020
Web: www.angristchiro.com * Email: info@angristchiro.com
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