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A beautiful little moral that everyone should know, because it is as powerful as it is simple, and addresses something we all have to fight with. Some of us rarely, some of us almost constantly...

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After his father's death, the son decided to leave his mother at old age home and visited her on and off.
Once he received a call from old age home....Mom very serious ..... please come to visit.
Son went and saw Mom very critical, on her dying bed.

He asked: Mom what can I do for you.

Mom replied... "Please install fans in the old age home, there are none.... Also put a fridge for betterment of food because many times I slept without food".

Son was surprised and asked: mom, while you were here you never complained, now you have few hours left and you are telling me all this, why?

Mom replied...."it's OK dear, I've managed with the heat, hunger & pain, but when your children sends you here in the future, I am afraid you will not be able to manage these "Hard Truths", together with the lack of amenities in old age Homes.
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Truth no 1 : nobody is real towards you except Mother.
Truth no. 2 : a poor person has no friends..
Truth no. 3 : people like good thoughts better, when given by people with good looks.
Truth no 4 : people respect the money not the person..
Truth no 5 : the person you love the most, will hurt you the most !
Truth no 6 : "Truth is Simple, But, The Moment YOU try to Explain it... It Becomes Difficult"
Truth no 7 : "When you are happy you enjoy the music", but "when you are sad, you understand the lyrics"
Truth no 8 : IN LIFE Two things define you ​ ​- "Your patience" when you have nothing... and "Your attitude" when you have everything...

Thanks to Mr TSK for sharing..

One Sunday morning, a wealthy man sat in his balcony enjoying sunshine and his coffee when a little ant caught his eye which was going from one side to the other side of the balcony carrying a big leaf several times more than its size. The man watched it for more than an hour. He saw that the ant faced many impediments during its journey, paused, took a diversion and then continued towards destination.

At one point the tiny creature came across a crack in the floor. It paused for a little while, analyzed and then laid the huge leaf over the crack, walked over the leaf, picked the leaf on the other side then continued its journey.

The man was captivated by the cleverness of the ant, one of Nature’s tiniest creatures. The incident left the man in awe and forced him to contemplate over the miracle of Creation.  In front of his eyes there was this tiny creature, lacking in size yet equipped with a brain to analyze, contemplate, reason, explore, discover and overcome. Along with all these capabilities, the man also noticed that this tiny creature shared some human shortcomings.

The man saw about an hour later the creature had reached its destination – a tiny hole in the floor which was entrance to its underground dwelling. And it was at this point that the ant’s shortcoming that it shared with the man was revealed. How could the ant carry into the tiny hole the large leaf that it had managed to carefully bring to the destination? It simply couldn’t!

So the tiny creature, after all the painstaking and hard work and exercising great skills, overcoming all the difficulties along the way, just left behind the large leaf and went home empty-handed.

The ant had not thought about the end before it began its challenging journey and in the end the large leaf was nothing more than a burden to it. The creature had no option, but to leave it behind to reach its destination. The man learned a great lesson that day.

Isn’t that the truth about our lives?

We worry about our family, we worry about our job, we worry about how to earn more money, we worry about where we should live – 5 bedroom or 6 bedroom house, what kind of vehicle to buy – a Mercedes or BMW or a Porsche, what kind of dresses to wear, all sorts of things, only to abandon all these things when we reach our destination – The Grave. We don’t realize in our life’s journey that these are just burdens that we are carrying with utmost care and fear of losing them, only to find that at the end they are useless and we can’t take them with us.



Smile as much as you can!
Be Happy!! Tomorrow is a bonus.
Life is precious, enjoy every minute.
A happy-go-lucky man is a wealthy man!

Thanks to Mr. TSK for sharing this beautiful story.

In place of worship it's called (offerings)
In Marriage it's called (dowry)
In Divorce its called (alimony)
When u owe someone (debt)
When u pay government (tax)
In Court it's called (fines)
Gov't to retirees (pension)
Boss to workers (salary)
Master to subordinates (wages)
Children (pocket-money)
When u borrow from bank (loan)
When u give to the authority (BRIBE)
When u partition your earning (COMMISSION)
When u offer after a service (tip)
When you aid the poor (Donation)

And...
When its robbed, its called CONGRESS or Parliament!



Sir William Osler's advice to medical doctors:Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
DO NOT steal;  the government does not like competition!

                             WORK TOWARDS PEACE NOT WAR

Thanks to Angela for sharing this post.

“A true hero is not someone who thinks about doing what is right, but one that simply does what is right without thinking!”
Kevin Heath Ceo More4kids

“Let me not hurt, by any selfish deed, Or thoughtless word, the heart of foe or friend; Nor would I pass, unseeing, worthy need, Or sin by silence when I should defend... 'The world is better that I lived to-day.'”
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919); Poet

“Self-trust is the first secret of success, the belief that if you are here the authorities of the universe put you here, and for cause, or with some task strictly appointed you in your constitution, and so long as you work at that you are well and successful.”
Swami Kriyananda [J. Donald Walters] (born 1926); Author, Founder Of Ananda

“You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.”

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870); General

“Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.”
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772); Philosopher, Scientist, Theologian

“Be careful of your actions. You never know when you’re creating a memory.”

Ricki Lee Jones (born 1954); Singer, Songwriter

“The most important human endeavor is striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to our lives.”

Albert Einstein (1879-1955); Theoretical Physicist, Philosopher, Nobel Prize Winner

Once a group of 50 people were attending a seminar.

Suddenly the speaker stopped and decided to do a group activity.
He started giving each one a balloon.

Each one was asked to write his/her name on it using a marker pen.
Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.

Now these delegates were told to go that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name written, within 5 minutes.

Everyone was frantically searching for their name, colliding with each other, pushing around others and there was utter chaos.

At the end of 5 minutes no one could find their own balloon.

After that each one was asked to randomly collect a balloon and give it back to the person whose name was written on it.

Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.

The speaker then explained- this is exactly what is happening in our lives.
Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is.

Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people.
Make others happy first; then you will get your own happiness.

Is this not what you are looking for?

Be Happy and Smile Always... Have a Wonderful Day...

Love more,serve more. Help ever, hurt never. ​....

...and spread HAPPINESS !!!​

*Posted with thanks to Mr TSK for sharing.

An aphorism is a short, pointed sentence that expresses a wise or clever observation or a general truth. Here's a list from Linda...

1. The nicest thing about the future is . . .that it always starts tomorrow.

2. Money will buy a fine dog . . .but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

3. If you don't have a sense of humor . . .you probably don't have any sense at all.

4. Seat belts are not as confining . . .as wheelchairs.

5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is . . .when you're in deep water.

6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark . .to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?

7. Business conventions are important . . .because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.

8. Why is it that at class reunions . . .you feel younger than everyone else looks?

9. Scratch a cat (or dog) . . .and you will have a permanent job.

10. No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy  (or girl) . . .who wants to buy a car.

11. There are no new sins . . .the old ones just get more publicity.

12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 a.m. . .like, it could be the right number.

13. No one ever says "It's only a game" . . .when their team is winning.

14. I've reached the age where . . .'happy hour' is a nap.

15. Be careful about reading the fine print . . .there's no way you're going to like it.

16. The trouble with bucket seats is that . . .not everybody has the same size bucket.

17. Do you realize that, in about 40 years . . .we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos(And rap music will be the Golden Oldies!)

18. Money can't buy happiness . . .but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Cadillac than in a Yugo.

19. After 60, if you don't wake up aching in every joint . . .you're probably dead.

20. Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind . . .and the ones that mind don't matter.

21. Life isn't tied with a bow . . .but it's still a gift.

Thanks to Linda for sharing this post.

Have a great weekend!

In this life, what have you missed?

The wife asked the husband when she was 25
Despondently the husband replied
I missed a new job opportunity

When she was 35
The husband angrily told her that
He had just missed the bus

At 45, the husband sadly said
I missed the opportunity seeing my close relative before his death

At 55, The husband said disappointingly
I missed a good chance to retire

At 65, The husband hurriedly replied
I missed a dental appointment

At 75, the wife did not ask the husband anymore
The husband was kneeling in front of a very sick wife remembering the question wife used to ask him and this time he asked the wife the same question
The wife with a smile and peaceful look replied
In this life, I did not miss having you

The husband was in tears and he thought they would be together forever. He was busy with work and trifles so much that he had never been thoughtful to his wife. The husband hugged his wife and said

Over 50 years, how I have allowed myself to miss your deep love for me,

In this busy life there are many people who are always busy with their works and these people revolve their lives around their job.

These people all their times and health to meet the social expectations.

They are unwilling to spend time on health care.

They miss the opportunity to be with their children in their growing up .

They neglect the loved ones who care for them and their health. Nobody knows what is going to happen tomorrow.

Life is not permanent so always live in present !!.

Express your gratitude to your loved ones in words.

Show your care in actions.

Treat each day as the last episode of life.

In this way when you are gone your loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about.

-Author Unknown-

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. As far as I’m concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

True religion is real living; living with all one’s soul, with all one’s goodness and righteousness.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism.He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt.

He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.
If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts.

-Albert Einstein-

Albert Einstein ( 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a theoretical physicist, philosopher and author who is widely regarded as one of the most influential and best known scientists and intellectuals of all time.

The monk Chu Lai was beaten by a teacher who did not believe anything he said.

However, the professor’s wife was a follower of Chu Lai, and demanded that her husband had to apologize to him.

Displeased, but without the courage to deny his wife’s wishes, the man went to the temple with her and murmured some words of repentance.

“I do not forgive you,” replied Chu Lai, “go back to work.”

The woman was horrified. “My husband is humiliated, and you were not generous!”

And Chu Lai responded:

“Within my soul there is no rancor. But if he is not truly sorry, it is better for him to recognize now that he is mad at me. If I had accepted his apology, we would be creating a false state of harmony, and this would further increase the anger of your husband.”

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• I’ve learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them;
• I’ve learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back;
• I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
• I’ve learned that you can get by on charm, for about fifteen minutes. After that, you’d better know something;
• I’ve learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
• I’ve learned that no matter how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take it’s place.
• I’ve learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re downhill are the ones to help you get back up.
• I’ve learned that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry.
• I’ve learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
• I’ve learned that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to doesn’t mean that they don’t love you with all they have.
• I’ve learned that maturity had more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.
• I’ve learned that your family won’t always be there for you.
• I’ve learned that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while.
• I’ve learned that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to forgive yourself.
• I’ve learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief.
• I’ve learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
• I’ve learned that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.
• I’ve learned that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
• I’ve learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
• I’ve learned that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will get hurt in the process.
• I’ve learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don’t even know you.
• I’ve learned that it’s hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people’s feelings and standing up for what you believe.

This is so beautiful, I could not keep it for myself....Thanks to Mr TSK who shared this.

Here's an oldie but still worth reading....

While a man was polishing his new car, his 6 yr old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times; not realizing he was using a wrench.

At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures.

 When the child saw his father.....with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'

The man was so hurt and speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times.

Devastated by his own actions.......sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches; the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.

The next day that man committed suicide. .

Anger and Love have no limits;  choose the latter to have a beautiful, lovely life.....

Things are to be used and people are to be loved.
But the problem in today's world is that, people are used and things are loved....

Let's be careful to keep this thought in mind:

Things are to be used, but People are to be loved.

Watch our thoughts; they become words.

Watch our words; they become actions.

Watch our actions; they become habits.

Watch our habits; they become character;

Watch our character; it becomes our destiny.

Thanks to Dr. Jimmy who forwarded this to me as a reminder.

This is a very powerful story that Linda shared with me via email....may it add value to your life. God bless.

When the angel of death came to Joe Smith, to accompany him to his real home, Joe dismissively responded “I am not ready to die as I have so much left to do. Do you mind coming back later?”

The Angel replied, "Sorry your time is up and we must leave now."

Joe enquired, “Don’t you know who I am? I am Joe Smith, one of the richest men in the world."

The Angel nodded “I know all about you as I do everyone else; now hurry along, let’s go.”

Joe pleaded, “If I were to give you 10% of my fortune, which is over a billion dollars, will you turn a blind eye and return a year later?”

The Angel shook his head and replied, “You don’t seem to understand Joe. It is time to go.”

For the next few moments, Joe tried his best to negotiate with the angel giving away more of his fortune for lesser time.

He finally succumbed and offered “If I were to give you all my fortune, which is 10 billion dollars, will you give me 5 minutes so that I can call my wife and children and tell them that I love them? I have never told them this and it is very important to me that they know how I feel about them. I also need to seek forgiveness from 2 people that I have hurt the most. All I ask is 5 minutes!”

The Angel paused and looked at Joe curiously and asked, “How long did it take you to make your 10 billion dollars?”

Joe replied, “30 years my friend – it took me a whole 30 years – it’s a great deal in exchange for 5 minutes, take it – you will never have to work another day in your life."

The Angel shook his head and said “I really do not understand you human beings! If you are willing to give up 30 years of your lives’ work for 5 minutes, then why did you not make the most of every minute while you had it?

How did you value your time? Where were your priorities? Why did you not say or do the things that really mattered?”

The lights went off a second later, Joe was gone.

His 10 billion dollars could not buy him the time to do what really mattered.



   

I have actually featured most of the following quotations in different posts this year but am reposting them because it is in a good collection collated via similar vein of thought. Thanks to Angela who shared this.

1. In my many years I have come to a  conclusion that one useless man  is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.   -- John Adams

2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. -- Mark Twain

3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. -- Mark Twain

4. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -- Winston Churchill

5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. -- George  Bernard Shaw

6. A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. -- G. Gordon Liddy

7. Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. -- James Bovard , Civil Libertarian (1994)

8. Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor  people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.   -- Douglas Case, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University.

9. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.   -- P.J. O'Rourke , Civil Libertarian

10. Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. -- Frederic  Bastiat , French economist(1801-1850)

11. Government's view of the economy could be summed up  in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it.  If it keeps  moving, regulate it. And if it  stops moving, subsidize it.   -- Ronald Reagan (1986)

12. I don't make jokes.   I just watch the government and report the facts. -- Will Rogers

13. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free!-- P. J. O'Rourke

14. In general, the art of government consists of taking as much  money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to  the other. -- Voltaire (1764)

15. Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! -- Pericles (430 B.C.)

16. No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.  -- Mark Twain (1866)

17. Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it. -- Anonymous

18. The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.  -- Ronald Reagan

19. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings.   The inherent blessing
     of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. --   Winston Churchill

20. The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin    --   Mark Twain

21. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.  -- Herbert Spencer , English Philosopher (1820-1903)

22. There is no distinctly Native American criminal class, save Congress. -- Mark Twain

23. What this country needs are more unemployed politicians -- Edward Langley,  Artist (1928-1995

24. A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.  -- Thomas Jefferson

25. We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public  office. -- Aesop

In my notes for the year 1989 I come across some sentences jotted down from a conversation I had with J, whom I call my “master.” At that time we were talking about an unknown mystic called Kenan Rifai, about whom little has been written.

“Kenan Rifai says that when people praise us we should watch how we behave,” says J, “because that means that we hide our faults very well. Finally we end up believing that we are better than we think and then the next step is to let ourselves be dominated by a false feeling of security that will eventually set up dangers all around us.”

“How can we be attentive to the opportunities that life gives us?”

“If you have only two opportunities, learn how to turn them into twelve. When you have twelve they will multiply automatically. That is why Jesus says: “he who has a lot will have a lot more given. He who has little will have that little taken from him.”

“That is one of the harshest sentences in the Gospels. But I have noticed throughout my life that it is absolutely true. So how can we identify the opportunities?”

“Pay attention to every moment, because the opportunity – the “magic instant” – is within our reach, although we always let it pass by because we feel guilty. So try not to waste your time blaming yourself: the universe will see to correcting you if you’re not worthy of what you’re doing.”

“And how is the universe going to correct me?”

“It won’t be through tragedies; these happen because they are part of life, and they should not be thought of as punishment. Generally the universe shows us that we are wrong when it takes away what is most important to us: our friends.

“Kenan Rifai was a man who helped many people find themselves and to achieve a harmonious relation with life. Even so, some of those people proved to be ungrateful and never even turned their head to say ‘thanks’. They turned to him only when their lives were in a state of utter confusion. Rifai helped them again without mentioning the past: he was a man with many friends and the ungrateful always ended up on their own.”

“Those are fine words but I don’t know if I am capable of pardoning ingratitude so easily.”

-Paul Coelho-

It does not matter which religion you follow because regardless, you will get a big smile just watching this 1.5 minute video which is FOR NON-MUSLIMS only.

I am STILL smiling.

 This lady can say more in 2 minutes than I can say in two days!

 Why should it take any longer ? ? ?

 This is great - watch it AT THIS LINK.

Thanks to Mr Lim for sharing this.

Warning: sometimes ignorance is bliss. After gaining this knowledge, you may be hurt when it is obvious that someone is lying to you. The following deception detection techniques are used by police, forensic psychologists, security experts and other investigators.

Introduction to Detecting Lies:


This knowledge is also useful for managers, employers, and for anyone to use in everyday situations where telling the truth from a lie can help prevent you from being a victim of fraud/scams and other deceptions.

This is just a basic run down of physical (body language) gestures and verbal cues that may indicate someone is being untruthful. Remember: these signs don't indicate someone is lying, just that they are more likely to be lying.

If you got here from somewhere else, be sure to check out our Lie Detection index page for more info including new research in the field of forensic psychology. Last update: April 10th, 2013.

Signs of Deception:
Body Language of Lies:
• Physical expression will be limited and stiff, with few arm and hand movements. Hand, arm and leg movement are toward their own body the liar takes up less space.

• A person who is lying to you will avoid making eye contact.

• Hands touching their face, throat & mouth. Touching or scratching the nose or behind their ear. Not likely to touch his chest/heart with an open hand.

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