Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 " I had to send you this beautiful story. I don't know who wrote it, but I hope you can find a way to share it with your friends. " It's called: *3900 Saturdays*. The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday morning. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it: I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You know the kind; he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about " a thousand marbles. " I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say. " Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. It's too bad you missed your daughter's dance recital, " he continued; " Let me tell you something that has helped me keep my own priorities. " And that's when he began to explain his theory of a " thousand marbles. " " You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years. " Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3,900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important part. It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail, " he went on, " and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up 1,000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my gear. " Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There's nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight. Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time. It was nice to meet you Tom. I hope you spend more time with your family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band. This is a 75 year old man, K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning! " You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to work on the next club newsletter. Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. " C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast. " " What brought this on? " she asked with a smile. " Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Thats a very beautiful story, I realy identify with it on a lot of levels. Certainly something to consider each morning before deciding how to spend one of your marbles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Beautiful! Thank you for sharing it! Love, dhyana , " scorpio92600 " <scorpio92600 wrote: > > It's called: *3900 Saturdays*. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Thank you - it is a wonderful reminder to live in the now and to enjoy all we have especially our family and loved ones. Life is very short and as I age I realize how fortunate I have been - I look forward to my remaining Saturdays. I will enjoy my 728 ones I have left if I live to the ripe old age of 75. e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 thank you for this beautiful story. craig , " scorpio92600 " <scorpio92600 wrote: > > " I had to send you this beautiful story. I don't know who wrote it, but I > hope you can find a way to share it with your friends. " > > It's called: *3900 Saturdays*. > > > > The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday morning. Perhaps it's the quiet > solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the > unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours > of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. > > A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of > coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a > typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to > hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it: > > I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in > order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across > an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You > know the kind; he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He > was telling whomever he was talking with something about " a thousand > marbles. " I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say. > > " Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay > you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your family so > much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy > hours a week to make ends meet. It's too bad you missed your daughter's > dance recital, " he continued; " Let me tell you something that has helped me > keep my own priorities. " And that's when he began to explain his theory of a > " thousand marbles. " > > " You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person > lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, > but on average, folks live about seventy-five years. > > " Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3,900, which is the > number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. > Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important part. > > It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any > detail, " he went on, " and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight > hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I > only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store > and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three > toy stores to round up 1,000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside a > large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my gear. " > > Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I > found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really > important things in life. > > There's nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help > get your priorities straight. > > Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign off with you and take my > lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out > of the container. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have > been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little > more time. > > It was nice to meet you Tom. I hope you spend more time with your family, > and I hope to meet you again here on the band. This is a 75 year old man, > K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning! " > > You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. I > guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work on the > antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to > work on the next club newsletter. > > Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. " C'mon honey, I'm > taking you and the kids to breakfast. " > > " What brought this on? " she asked with a smile. > > " Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday > together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? > I need to buy some marbles. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Thank you for this incredible story. LOL Col--- On Thu, 2/19/09, scorpio92600 <scorpio92600 wrote: scorpio92600 <scorpio92600 3900 Saturdays Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 7:15 PM "I had to send you this beautiful story. I don't know who wrote it, but Ihope you can find a way to share it with your friends."It's called: *3900 Saturdays*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 e, It is thought provoking isn’t it when you look at it that way. If the expiration of my life contract extends to me reaching age 75 then I will have 732 Saturdays left. It brings home to me the need to focus on the purposes that i agreed to attempt to accomplish during this life contract. I (i) believe that we are here not only to achieve spiritual growth toward re-union and spreading the Light and Love but also to accomplish an agreed upon additional task. That task could be nothing more than providing the stepping stone(s) for another who will accomplish even greater things. With the blessed assistance of K, those who are directed to seek Shakti’s awakening are moving toward the fulfillment of their contractual agreements. Just as humanity has learned there is great need in redundancy, there will be multiple opportunities for one to recognize the lessons to be learned and the catalyst one is to accept. We are given many opportunities to achieve our agreement but still, it is the gift of the Divine that we have the ability to either accept or reject each and every opportunity. If humanity would adopt the same loving approach we would have a world free of needless suffering. May your day be blessed and filled with the Divine Light and Love. Brother Asa On Behalf Of 02/19/2009 6:14 PM Re: 3900 Saturdays Thank you - it is a wonderful reminder to live in the now and to enjoy all we have especially our family and loved ones. Life is very short and as I age I realize how fortunate I have been - I look forward to my remaining Saturdays. I will enjoy my 728 ones I have left if I live to the ripe old age of 75. e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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