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[disneydream06]

I got this from my friend, Jim. It kind of makes you think about life...

Years ago someone sent me
a pretty wicker basket with
polished wooden apples in it.
The note read,
"To Super Woman";
that was all.
I wanted to thank the mystery giver,
but after asking for a week
I became resigned that I'd probably
never learn who had been so thoughtful.

Then I had an idea.
There were 12 apples in the basket.
When I did a kindness for someone~
anonymously if possible~
I would take one apple out of the basket
and set it aside.
When I had performed 12 acts of kindness
and taken all the apples out of the basket,
I would feel that I had
thanked my unknown friend.

As the weeks passed,
the basket began to empty.
Then I noticed something else:
I became more aware of nice things
others did for me.
So I added a twist.
The next time I received a kindness,
I put an apple back into the basket.
Gradually, my determination to empty
the basket was foiled!
For you see, all these years later,
I'm still trying to empty it.