{"id":10310,"date":"2014-09-10T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T04:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=10310"},"modified":"2014-09-10T11:39:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T15:39:02","slug":"the-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2014\/09\/the-train.html","title":{"rendered":"The Train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2014\/09\/train.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-10311\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2014\/09\/train.jpg\" alt=\"train\" width=\"678\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #333300\">From my good friend Steve:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300\">&#8220;At birth we board the train and meet our parents, and we believe they will always travel by our side.\u00a0 However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300\">As time goes by, other people will board the train; they will be significant, i.e. our siblings, friends, children, and even the love of our life.\u00a0 Many will step down and leave a permanent vacuum.\u00a0 Others will board but go so unnoticed that we don&#8217;t realize they vacated their seats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300\">This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos, goodbyes, and farewells.\u00a0 Success consists of having a good relationship with all passengers requiring that we give the best of ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300\">The mystery to everyone is: We do not know at which station we ourselves will step down.\u00a0 So, we must live in the best way: love, forgive, and offer <\/span><span style=\"color: #333300\">the best of who we are.\u00a0 It is important to do this because, when the time comes for us to step down and leave our seat empty, we should leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300\">I wish you a joyful journey on the train of life.\u00a0 Reap success (in all its forms) and give lots of love.\u00a0 More importantly, thank God for the journey.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300\">Lastly, I thank you for being one of the passengers on my train.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300\">smiles,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333300\">\ud83d\ude42 Lee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>The MEGA Coach<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/files\/2014\/09\/the-best-is-yet-to-come.jpg-ii.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-10316\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2014\/09\/the-best-is-yet-to-come.jpg-ii-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"the best is yet to come.jpg ii\" width=\"192\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Photo by Google)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From my good friend Steve: &#8220;At birth we board the train and meet our parents, and we believe they will always travel by our side.\u00a0 However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone. 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