here it begins...

A rich man once said to a friend, "Why is everybody always criticising me for being miserly, when everyone knows I have made provisions to leave everything I possess to charity when i die?"

"Well," said the friend, "let me tell you about the pig and the cow. The pig was lamenting to the cow one day about how unpopular he was. 'People are always talking about your gentleness and your kind eyes, ' said the pig. 'Sure you give milk and cream, but I give even more. I give bacon and ham - I give bristles, and the even pickle my fee! Still nobody likes me. Why is this?'

The cow thought for a minute and then said, 'Well, maybe it's because I give while i'm still living.'

If there are good words to be said or good deeds to be done, now is the time to do it, while you are still living or you may live to regret it.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.