the_song_of_the_birdsas
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VALUE WHAT YOU HAVE!
The Song of the Birds
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THE OWNER OF A SMALL BUSINESS, A FRIEND OF THE POET OLAVO BILAC, MET HIM ON THE STREET AND ASKED HIM
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“MR. BILAC, I NEED TO SELL MY SMALL FARMTHE ONE YOU KNOW SO WELL. COULD YOU PLEASE WRITE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ME FOR THE PAPER?”
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BILAC WROTE
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“FOR SALE: A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY, WHERE BIRDS SING AT DAWN IN EXTENSIVE WOODLAND, BI-SECTED BY THE BRILLIANT
AND SPARKLING WATERS OF A LARGE STREAM.
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THE HOUSE IS BATHED BY THE RISING SUN.IT OFFERS TRANQUIL SHADE IN THE EVENINGS ON THE VERANDA.
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SOME TIME LATER, THE POET MET HIS FRIEND AND ASKED WHETHER HE HAD SOLD THE PROPERTY?
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TO WHICH HE REPLIED: “I’VE CHANGED MY MIND.WHEN I READ WHAT YOU HAD WRITTEN,
I REALIZED THE TREASURE THAT WAS MINE.”
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SOMETIMES WE UNDERESTIMATE THE GOOD THINGS WE HAVE, CHASING AFTER THE MIRAGES OF FALSE TREASURES.
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WE OFTEN SEE PEOPLE LETTING GO OF THEIR CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR SPOUSES, THEIR
FRIENDS, THEIR PROFESSION,
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THEIR KNOWLEDGE - ACCUMULATED OVER MANY YEARS ,THEIR GOOD HEALTH, THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE.
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THEY THROW OUT WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN THEM SO FREELY.
THINGS WHICH WERE NOURISHED WITH SO MUCH CARE AND EFFORT .
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LOOK AROUND AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE:
YOUR HOME, YOUR LOVED ONES, FRIENDS ON WHOM YOU CAN REALLY COUNT, THE KNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE
GAINED, YOUR GOOD HEALTH.
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AND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS OF LIFE,
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THAT ARE TRULY YOUR MOST PRECIOUS TREASURE.
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WE CAN NO LONGER SHOWER KINDNESS ON THOSE WE LOVE, AFTER THEY HAVE DIED.
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IT IS USELESS TO WANT TO RE-DO
THE WORK THAT WE MAY HAVE DONE NEGLIGENTLY.
IT‘S BEST TO APPRECIATE AND DO THINGS WELL NOW.
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ASK OF GOD AT EVERY MOMENTTHAT OUR PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS
NEVER DEGENERATE INTO FEELINGS OF SADNESS AND ANXIETY.
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BE IN UNION WITH GOD, WHO WILL PROVIDE THE COURAGE NEEDED
FOR VICTORY IN THE STRUGGLE; BECAUSE GOD GIVES WITH ABUNDANCE WHAT WE NEED.
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WE ARE ALL IMPERFECT.ALWAYS PRAISE AND VALUE YOUR FAMILY.DO ALL YOU CAN TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.ALWAYS PRAISE AND VALUE YOUR WORK-COMPANIONS .SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE YOUR ENVIRONMENT.
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INSTEAD OF ISOLATING YOURSELF BECAUSE OF WEAKNESS OR FAILURE,
SEEK TO INVEST IN TRUE AND CONSTRUCTIVE FRIENDSHIPS IN YOUR LIFE.
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FAITH IN GOD IS NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN SELF-ESTEEM
IN DEALING WITH DAILY PROBLEMS.
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MY WISH FOR YOU
BE WITH GOD – AND MAY GOD BE WITH YOU