Here is a pretty neat little thing from Paul Harvey

Here is a pretty ne= at little thing from Paul Harvey. See if you can guess the riddle at the end. =

Paul Harvey Writes:=

We tried so hard to= make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, <= span class=3DGramE>I'd like better.

I'd really like for th= em to know about hand me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat lo= af sandwiches. I really would.

I hope you learn hu= mility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated.

I hope you learn to= make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car.

And I really hope nobo= dy gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen.

It will be good if = at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep.

I hope you get a bl= ack eye fighting for something you believe in.

I hope you have to = share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister. And = it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when = he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him.

When you want to se= e a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him/her.

I hope you have to = walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you ca= n do it safely.

On rainy days when = you have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your = driver to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as unc= ool as your Mom.

If you want a sling= shot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one.

I hope you learn to= dig in the dirt and read books.

When you learn to u= se computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.

I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first cr= ush on a boy\girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory soap tastes like.

May you skin your k= nee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.

I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it. And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend.

I sure hope you mak= e time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle.=

May you feel sorrow= at a funeral and joy during the holidays.

I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your neighbor's window and t= hat she hugs you and kisses you at Hanukah/Christmas time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.

These things I wish= for you - tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.

Written with a pen. Sealed with a kiss. I'm here for yo= u. And if I die before you do, I'll go to heaven and wait= for you.

Send this to all of= your friends. We secure our friends, not by accepting favors, but by doing them.=

Paul Harvey RIDDLE:=

When asked this rid= dle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford Univer= sity seniors.

What is greater tha= n God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The = rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?

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