The Scroll Marked II

I will greet this day with love in my heart.
I will make love my greatest weapon and none on whom I call can defend against its force.
I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit.
I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars.
I will welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul.
I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.

I will greet this day with love in my heart.
Always will I dig for reasons to applaud; never will I scratch for excuses to gossip.
When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout from the roofs.
Is it not so that birds, the wind, the sea and all nature speaks with the music of praise for their creator?
Cannot I speak with the same music to his children?

I will greet this day with love in my heart.
I will love all manners of men for each one has qualities to be admired even though they be hidden.
With love I will tear down the walls of suspicion and hate which they have built round their hearts and in its place will I build bridges so that my love may enter their souls.

I will greet this day with love in my heart.
And most of all I will love myself.
For when I do I will zealously inspect all things which enter my body, my mind, my soul, and my heart.
Never will I overindulge the requests of my flesh, rather I will cherish my body with cleanliness and moderation.
Never will I allow my mind to be attracted to evil and despair, rather I will uplift it with the knowledge and wisdom of the ages.
Never will I allow my soul to become complacent and satisfied, rather I will feed it with meditation and prayer.
Never will I allow my heart to become small and bitter, rather I will share it and it will grow and warm the earth.

I will greet this day with love in my heart.
Excerpts from The Greatest Salesman In The World - Og Mandino

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