Ain't Nothing You Can Do ...

Jewish humor has it that a rookie recruit for the

New York City Police had passed all of his examinations

except public health. The police surgeon said,

"Well, Murphy, you've done very well.

I'll ask you one question and if you do all right on that,

you can become a cop."

He wanted to ask him how he would respond

if a rabid dog bit somebody; for instance, what does he

 know about the disease,how would he treat the victim, whom would he call and so forth.

The doctor said, "Now, tell me, what is rabies,

and what are you going to do about it?"

"Well, Captain," Murphy replied, "rabies is Jewish priests,

and there ain't nothin' you can do about it."

There "ain't nothin' you can do" about quite a

few situations!  And it's true with people, too.

There ain't nothin' you can do about the
way they are, so it is fruitless to try to change

them into something else.

You are wise to learn to accept them

without conditions,
understand them the best you can and

love them anyway.

For they probably won't change much and there

just ain't nothin' you can do about it.

Sam Keen Christine said, "We come to love,

not by finding a perfect person,

but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

" It's all about acceptance."

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You Life Support

~Steve Goodier