A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it.

He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, "How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns? Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and just before it was ready to bloom... it died.

So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The God-like qualities planted in us at birth, grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects.

We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the good within us, and eventually it dies. We never realize our potential.

Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns of another, and find the rose within them.

This is one of the characteristic of love... to look at a person, know their true faults and accepting that person into your life... all the while recognizing the nobility in their soul. Help others to realize they can overcome their faults. If we show them the "rose" within themselves, they will conquer their thorns. Only then will they blossom many times over.

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

1. What is your middle name? Aideen
2. How big is your bed? Double
3.What are you listening to right now? Simpson
4. What are the last 4 digits in your cellphone number? 9878
5. What was the last thing you ate? Tuna sandwich
6. Last person you hugged? Louise
7. How is the weather right now? Dry.
8. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Dad
9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Hair and smile
10. Favorite type of Food? Eggs
11. Do you want children? yeah
12. Hair color? Blonde
13. Do you wear contacts? No
14. Favorite holiday? New Jersey of course
15. Favorite Season? Spring and Autumn
16. Have you ever cried over a love lost? Ha!
17. Last Movie you watched? Definitely, Maybe.
18. What books are you reading? I have a pile to start. beginning with 'The Memory Keepers Daughter' and 'Eat Pray Love'
19. Piercings?Nope.
20. Favorite Movie? Ahhh erm. I have a list. The Wizard of Oz. Three Colours Blue. Disneys. Spirited Away and Kiki's Delivery Service. Rom Coms.
21. Favorite college football team? Queens I suppose
22. What were you doing before filling this out? Another quiz. LAME.COM
25. Favorite animal? Monkey
26. Favorite drink? Tea!
27. Favorite flower? Yellow Rose
28. Have you ever loved someone? No.
29. Who would you like to see right now? Friends.
30. What color are your bedroom walls? Pale Yellow
31. Have you ever fired a gun? Yes! I'm actually rather proud of that for some sick reason!
32. Do you like to travel by plane? Yes - LOL
33. Right-handed or Left-handed? righty
34. If you could go to any place right now where would you go? Straight to America but I have a week to wait.
35. Are you missing someone? Yes
36. Do you have a tattoo? nope
37. Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday mornings? No by the time they come on I have done 2 hours work.
38. Are you hiding something from someone right now? no
39. Are you 18? 20 actually
40. What is the wallpaper on your cellphone? Picture of Granny
41. Are you afraid of the dark? Only when alone outside.
42. Favorite hangout: Clements or the Chaps.
43. 3 things you can't live without? God, Family and Friends.
44. Favorite songs? Too many.
45. What are you afraid of? Chewing gum... people who mess with their gender... Losing people I love.
46. Are you a giver or a taker? Giver.
47. What are your nicknames? Clairebelle/bear.... Flossy
48. What is your dad's middle name? Benedict
49. What do you sleep in? PJs...
50. Stuck on a deserted island, and can only bring one thing? Solar Powered Radio...
51. Favorite TV commercial? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNlt0...
52. First possession you'll save in a fire? My Mac...
53. What is your favorite color? Purple
54. What are the things you always bring with you? Phone, Keys, Money, iPod, Lipgloss.
55. What did you want to be when you were a kid? teacher
56. What do you usually do when the alarm turns on? Press snooze
57. What color is your bedsheet? Green
58. Who do you want to meet? lots of people - Jesus, firstly. Then there's Kate Winslet, Martin Scorsese, Boyzone, Dustin Hoffman, New Zealand All Blacks so they can do the Haka for me , Jack Nicholson and the man of my dreams LMAO!
59. What do you think about before you go to bed? anything thats been bugging me all day and what im doing tomorrow!