11 years ago, we moved to Medford and started Noelle in Kindergarten and Sara in Nursery school at St. Mary of the Lakes Parish school. The pre-school is at one end of the school and the 8th grade is at the other end. On the last day of school the 8th graders walk all the way back to the preschool wing to the cheers of all the school kids and teachers along the way… some really nice traditions. The photo is of Sara’s class last week at the May Crowning. They wear their graduation robes and pray a “living” rosary around the auditorium and all the younger students. Another beautiful tradition and it gives us an opportunity for yet, one more photo. The prayer below is in Sara’s yearbook and also I promised Dad I would write it down for him as well. So here it is for all of you too:
“People are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unwanted friends and some enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best that you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.”
– from Mother Theresa
That is a lovely poem, and a fine set of rules by which to live.
🙂