Comedy vs. Tragedy

I was reminded of this quote today, I forgot who wrote it though:

Life is a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel.

If you think about it, you will see it's true.

The Wolves Within

Note:

I got this from a quotes list I was on, I am not sure of the origin. I know it is an old American Indian tale. I am not taking credit for this story. If this is not allowed to be re-told, I apologize and will remove it. It is: A Native American tale told many times
Around the Sacred Fire, courtesy of: http://www.barefootsworld.net/wolveswithin.html

The Wolves Within

An old grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, "Let me tell you a story."

"I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those who have taken so much with no sorrow for what they do; but hate wears you down and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking a poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times."

He continued, "It is as if there are two wolves inside me; one is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way.

But...the other wolf...Ah! The littlest thing will send him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all of the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing."

"Sometimes it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."

The boy looked intently into his grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?"

The grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."

A word to the wise about "Spam"

A word to the wise about 'spam' or junk mail. Yes, I found some gems of fiction and what-not in spam emails, but spam is a serious time waster and sometimes more. When at all possible, try to avoid doing too much with it. Under no circumstances should you respond to spam emails, that's just what they want you to do. That way, they know your email exists, you just confirmed it for them, and also the 'spammers' will put you on numerous other email lists without your consent. Some or most of them actually make money off of this.

There is a trick to knowing for sure if an email is not spam, (just in case you can't tell). Open up the email and press select all, if strange, no-nonsense characters and bits of writings here and there show up, you know that that is spam and that was probably sent by 'zombies' - which are computers that, unbeknowst to innocent computer users, have been used to produce and send more spam out. Yes, spam has become sentient in a way and is like a virus, sending itself out like so many tendrils from the Matrix.