Sloe Times

Why is it that most inspirational messages are surrounded with religious propaganda? That question right there should give you some idea on my feels regarding religion, but just in case it's not clear, I'm not a religious person, and do not believe any higher power or entity other than myself and my will to improve and succeed as an individual. I got a chain letter from my aunt today about a woman and her fork. The premise is that the woman is dieing and asks to be buried with her fork. The apparent reason for this is because while growing up, at dinners she was always told to keep her fork when the table is cleared and knew that meant that a nice treat was coming. The moral of the story is then to keep your fork because something better is always coming.
Granted a story like that can be more personal and moving than, "Keep your head up, it can only get better."