Tweets,
I received this from a friend, and felt it was appropriate to send at this
time. Hope you think so too.
Gayle Benton
Eastsound, WA
gbenton at rockisland.com

A PICTURE OF PEACE:
>
> There once was a King who offered a prize to the
> artist who would paint the best picture of peace.
> Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures,
> but there were only two he really liked and he had
> to choose between them.
>
> One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a
> perfect mirror, for peaceful towering mountains were
> all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy
> white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that
> it was a perfect picture of peace.
>
> The other picture had mountains too. But these were
> rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky from which
> rain fell and in which lightening played. Down the
> side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall.
> This did not look peaceful at all. But when the King
> looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush
> growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother
> bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the
> rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her
> nest... perfect peace.
>
> Which picture do you think won the prize?
>
> The King chose the second picture. Do you know why?
> "Because," explained the King, "peace does not mean
> to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or
> hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those
> things and still be calm in your heart. That is
> the real meaning of peace."
> - Author Unknown
>