"As Happy As The Day Is Long"
~ Contento Come Una Pasqua ~
Dedicated In Honor To Philadelphia & Rocky
http://www.ushistory.org/oddities/rocky.htm
http://philadelphia.about.com/od/uniquelyphiladelphia/l/blrocky_statue.htm
Why The Rocky Story Is So Compelling & Everlasting
So why do they come still today by the millions to but
also like so many before them, climb those steps & for
that one brief divine moment in time & space, be & feel
like Rocky themselves?
It is because they also want to feel in that one brief
moment the exhilarating passions brought forth in that
wondrous feeling of overcoming against all odds & obstacles,
of survival & achievement that persistence brings. And of
the sweet everlasting taste of divine eternal victory.
Thus in the end through all the put-downs, snide remarks, ect.
Silvester "Sly" Stallone & his compelling story won out & thus
he and his compelling story will forever be remembered as
a true legend of our times.
That is why we Passionsword Arena Gladiators Salute You!
It's also about transformation & change...
it can in time be done & achieved. For...
Tutto il mondo e paese - All the world is one & the same
Also in dedication & prayer to those paisani in L'Aquila, Italia
Once again we shall all like always overcome & continue on in victory.
& To The Countless Millions Of Other "Rocky's" WorldwideLike...Susan Boyle below (remember that name) who became a Web phenomenon after singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables. The performance brought the audience to its feet and left the judges (including Simon Cowell) either speechless or in tears.
Before going on stage, Ms. Boyle admitted some self-deprecating facts about herself (she's never been kissed and lives alone with her cat, Pebbles). For those reasons and more, audiences were expecting the female William Hung. They were wrong.
Lookups on the sudden star posted huge gains. A no-name just the other day, Ms. Boyle quickly surged into our top 5,000 overall searches. Blogs and gossip rags went wild. The Mirror jumped on the story, reporting that while Ms. Boyle thought she "looked like a garage" on TV, she received a standing ovation when she showed up at her local church.
Other sources write that as a child, Ms. Boyle was the target of bullies because of a disability. But, with her newfound fame, she is getting the last laugh. In fact, she's already meeting with officials from Mr. Cowell's Sony BMG label. This may have been the first you've heard of her, but it certainly won't be the last.So What Then Is The True Measure Of Us All...
It Truly Is To Discover The Divine Force That Lies Within Us All
I thus try to awaken & "Salute Each & Every Day" by going forth
& enjoying all of what life offers, every passionate moment,
just as so many millions of other sentient beings are thus
also trying to live, do & be as such. So enjoy the ride of
life & never give up, while giving it a chance and
seizing upon every day! So that is why...
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who
points out how the strong man stumbled,
or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena;
whose face is marred by the dust and sweat & blood;
who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again;
who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends
himself in a worthy course; who at the best,knows in the end the
triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at
least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be
with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Paris Sorbonne,1910
RIGHT THERE ROCKY ~ BUONA PASQUA!!!
