Email from a wonderful Professor...

Here is and email that my Criminal Justice Ethics Professor sent to I and my classmates. I thought it to be very beneficial...
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to take a minute to personally thank each of you for being such a great class. I will miss you wonderful people. Thank you for your hard work and efforts. I hope you enjoyed the class and the subject matter. As I told you in the beginning, many do not like the title, sometimes the content or the drudgery of attending an "ethics class". Hopefully, you feel differently now. All of these things we learned in class truly can be reflected into your own personal lives and your own ethical foundation. I wish each of you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors. Congratulations to those of your graduating now or in 2010. You certainly should be very proud of your efforts – I know I am. For those for your still on your journey towards graduation – keep moving forward and maintain a positive attitude - even if you tire - you will get there. A few things I want to mention before I leave you:• Yesterday is History - Learn from the Past• Please do not look into your life's - "Rear View Mirror" - look straight ahead on your life course.• You are a Product of the Choices You Make* Remain Positive - Hard as it Can Be at Times• Never ever Bring Dishonor to You Family• Life is a One-Way Street - You are Not Coming Back – Enjoy the ride!• If you want to make God laugh - tell him your plans. Remember, "you" truly are not in control. If you should ever need anything - please do not hesitate to ask. Feel free to keep in touch - it is nice to hear how people are doing. I am always open for questions, comments, opinions, guidance and just a good status check. :-) I wish you good health, peace, prosperity, success, joy, happiness, fulfillment and achievement of each of your professional and personal dreams. Respectfully and Sincerely,Lance Oakland PS: Some Quotes and Interesting Life Stories............. enjoy.... Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends leave footprints in your heart...... To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart....... Anger is only one letter short of danger...... If someone betrays you once, it is his fault; if he betrays you twice, it is your fault...... Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people...... He who loses money, loses much; he who loses a friend, loses much more; he who loses faith, loses all...... Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art...... Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself...... Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why they call it the present....... "A LOOK IN THE GLASS"by Dale Wimbrow "When you get what you want in your struggle for selfAnd you've mastered the world for a day,Just go to the mirror and look at yourselfAnd see what that person would say. For it isn't a parent, a husband or wifeWhose judgment on which you must pass;The person whose verdict counts most in your lifeIs the one staring back from the glass. Some people may think you a straight-shootin' soulAnd trumpet your name to the sky,But a look in the glass reveals your true role,And you can't look yourself in the eye. That's the person to please, never mind all the restAnd will be so right up to the end,And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult testIf that looking-glass person's your friend. You may fool the whole world down the pathway of lifeAnd get pats on the back as you pass,But your final reward will be heartaches and strifeIf you can't ever look in the glass!" http://www.thedashmovie.com/For your viewing pleasure "The Dash Poem"by Linda Ellis I read of a man who stood to speakAt the funeral of a friend.He referred to the dates on her tombstoneFrom the beginning to the end. He noted that first came the date of her birthAnd spoke of the following date with tears,But he said what mattered most of allWas the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the timeThat she spent alive on earthAnd now only those who loved herKnow what that little line is worth. For it matters not, how much we own,The cars, the house, the cash,What matters is how we live and loveAnd how we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard;Are there things you'd like to change?For you