When your mother has grown older,

And you have grown older,

When what was formerly easy and effortless

Now becomes a burden,

When her dear loyal eyes

Do not look out into life as before,

When her legs have grown tired

And do not want to carry her any more--

Then give her your arm for support,

Accompany her with gladness and joy.

The hour will come when, weeping, you

Will accompany her on her last Journey!

And if she asks you, answer her.

And if she asks again, speak also.

And if she asks another time, speak to her

Not stormily, but in gentle peace!

And if she cannot understand you well,

Explain everything joylfully;

The hour will come, the bitter hour

When her mouth will ask nor more !

Best Wishes,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), August 29, 2001

Answers

I don't know who wrote that, Z, but I'm going to mom's place on Friday for a "luau". She told me that Elvis would be there. She said, "I don't know who he is, but he'll be there." Heh.

-- Anita (Anita_S3@hotmail.com), August 29, 2001.

Joan Crawford

-- Jackie (the@joke.man), August 29, 2001.

Anita:

This should cut off this thread.

It was written by Adolf Hitler. Still if you have been through times with a parent, it rings true in some ways; as I am sure it did for him.

Best Wishes,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), August 29, 2001.

Golly, this Hitler fellow sounds like a real caring, loving guy!

-- Uncle Deedah (unkeed@yahoo.com), August 29, 2001.

Unk: It's much like Michael saying, "I don't want any harm to come to Fredo while my mother's alive."

-- Anita (Anita_S3@hotmail.com), August 29, 2001.

No Unk:

What I am saying you can kill 6 million people or shave your heads and run a web site: still we have things in common. Shouldn't paint with too broad of a brush.

Best Wishes,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), August 29, 2001.

Did you shave ALL your heads today, Unk?

-- Anita (Anita_S3@hotmail.com), August 29, 2001.

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

-- Anne Frank

*shudder*

-- (cin@cin.cin), August 29, 2001.

No Anita, I only shaved one today.

*wink*

-- Uncle Deedah (unkeed@yahoo.com), August 29, 2001.