December 18, 2004
The Paradoxical Commandments revisited
Palms on Hilo Bay at the Canoe Launch
Last January 2, I wrote this post about a man up in Kaumana, a Steve Paulos that had for nearly 20 years tended a planting of coconut palms that he planted himself along the dranage ditch on his street. His neighbors enjoyed the shade of the trees and the coconuts, and felt a pride in the beauty of what was once a very ugly area. To the constirnation of everyone in town, the county went up there and cut ever blessed one of Mr Paulos's trees down, for no reason. The outrage was palpable.
Well, the county responded and gave him 52 Foxtail palms to plant and helped him plant them... The neighbors rejoiced that Steve had trees again to tend (seniors need such projects to help them stay active if they want to do stuff like this let them!!!)
Then...some idiot stole 10 of the trees. Palm napping is a common crime here as they are so valuable, and take so long to grow. I will stop here and
let you read the rest of this heart warming story... It renews ones faith in ones fellow man... even this jaded specimen was touched...
And for my part I want to repost the Paradoxical Commandments, We all need to think about them...
The Paradoxical Commandments
1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self centered...love them anyway.
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives... Do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies... Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow... Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and kindness make you venerable... Be honest and frank anyway.
6.The biggest men and the women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds...Think Big anyway.
7.People favor the underdog, but follow the Top Dog. Fight for a few underdogs anyway...
8. What you spend a lifetime building can be destroyed overnight... Build anyway....
9. People really need your help, but may attack you if you do help them... Help people anyway.
10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth... Give the world your best anyway....
May God help me to try to be like this insted of pulling into my shell when I get hurt...
