Darren Gibson:
CLASS OF 2000
Baileysville High SchoolClass of 2000
Baileysville, WV
Darren's Story
Darren's schools include Baileysville High School.
Darren's interests include The Official True Blue Fan Club of the Dallas Cowboys, Marcus Miller, Harness Racing Driver, Emmitt Smith. Music he likes includes Hank Williams Jr., Michael Cartellone, Gary Rossington. TV shows he likes include Appalachian Trophy TV, Civil War: The Untold Story, TreedTV.
One of Darren's favorite quotes is:"Ten Commandments for Horses
1. My life is likely to last 20 or more years.
Any separation from you will be painful for me.
Remember that before you take me home.
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2. Give me time to understand what you want from me.
3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial to my well being.
4. Don't be angry with me for long.
Don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your entertainment and your friends. I have only you.....
5. Talk to me sometimes.
Even if I don't understand your words,
I do understand your voice when it is speaking to me.
6. Be aware that however you treat me, I'll never forget it.
7. Remember before you hit me that I am powerful enough to hurt you, but choose not to.
8. Before you scold me for being uncooperative, obstinate, or lazy, ask yourself if something might be bothering me.Perhaps I have a problem that you are not yet aware of.
9. Take care of me when I am old. You too will be old one day.
10. Go with me on the last journey.
Never say "I can't watch"A Coal Miner's Prayer for all Miners difference
Everyday, around the world there are men and women who risk their lives to harvest the coal and other commodities that make your ...Expand for more
life brighter and provide many of those "necessities" of life .
Let us take a minute and remember those around the world who have given their lives while working in, not just the coal mines, but all mines.
Take a look at these hands, Lord,
They’re worn and rough.
My face scarred with coal marks,
My language is tough.
But you know in the heart, Lord,
Lies the soul of a man
Who toils at a living
That few men can stand
There’s sulphur and coal dust
And sweat on my brow.
To live like a rich man,
I’d never learn how.
But if you’ve got a corner
When my work is through,
I’d be mighty proud to live
Neighbors with you.
Each dawn as I rise, Lord,
I know all to well…
I face only one thing:
A pit filled with hell.
To scratch out a living
The best that I can.
But deep in this heart
Lies the soul of a man.
With black covered faces
And hard calloused hands,
We ride the dark tunnels,
Our work to begin.
To labor and toil
As we harvest the coal
We silently pray,
Lord, please harvest our souls
Just a corner in Heaven
When I’ve grown too old
And my back it won’t bend, Lord,
To shovel the coal.
Lift me out of the pit, Lord.
Where the sun never shines,
Cause it get mighty weary
Down there in the mine.
But I’d rather be me, Lord.
Though no riches I show,
Though tired and weary.
I’m just glad to know
When the Great Seal is broken
The pages will tell
That I’ve already spent
My time in hell.
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