Posted by PS on January 06, 2003 at 23:01:17:
In Reply to: wisdom straight from Fred posted by giveawayboy on January 06, 2003 at 17:56:52:
: MISTER ROGERS QUOTES AND SAYINGS: taken from katalina55's wonderful website!
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: "If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person."
: “In the external scheme of things, this evening is as brief as the twinkling of an eye yet such twinklings is what eternity is made of.”
: "True wisdom is never separate from compassion.” -- lesson Fred Rogers learned from a mentor of his, Margaret McFarland
: "What really matters is whether the alphabet is used for the declaration of war or for the description of a sunrise.”
: "All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.”
: "The first four years of life are more important in the developing of a functioning human being than the first four years of college.”
: "I think God is at the junction of every choice we make and is with us as our choices unfold.”
: “I love whimsy, don’t you? If you’re going to be working for children, you need to do your best not to lose your childlikeness…it’s wonderful to be able to just be yourself.”
: “Life is for service.” – simply framed saying in Fred Rogers’ office
: “There’s so much more to everyone you will ever meet than will ever meet your eye.”
: When asked what the greatest event in American history was, Fred Rogers responded, “I can’t say, however I suspect that like so many ‘great’ events, it was something very simple and very quiet with little or no fanfare (such as forgiving someone else for a deep hurt) which eventually changed the course of history. The really important “great” things are never the center stage of life’s drama. They’re always “in the wings.” That’s why it’s so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep rather than the flashy and the superficial.”
: When asked whom he admired, Mister Rogers responded in this way: “Jesus of Nazareth. Even though people wanted to make him a powerful ruler, he chose to be faithful to God as he knew God to be. He longed for society to know the kind of peace which comes from taking care of each one as a loving neighbor.”
Wow. Mr. Rogers is amazing. Thank you for posting this and the other Fred Rogers info. What a cool guy...