WHEN A LIZARD CAN, WHY CAN'T WE?

WHEN A LIZARD CAN, WHY CAN'T WE?

This is a true story that happened in Japan. 

In order to renovate the house, someone in Japan breaks open the wall. 

Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls.

When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside hammered into one of it's feet. 

He sees this, feels pity, and at the same time curious, as when he checked the nail, 
it was nailed 5 years ago when the house was first built !!!

What happened? 

The lizard has survived in such position for 5 years!!!!!!!!!! 

In a dark wall partition for 5 years without moving, it is impossible and mind-boggling.

Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 5 years! without moving a single step--since it's foot was nailed!

So he stopped his work and observed the lizard, what it has been doing, and what and how it has been eating. 

Later, not knowing from where it came, appears another lizard, with food in it's mouth.

Ah! He was stunned and touched deeply. 

For the lizard that was stuck by nail, another lizard has been feeding it for the past 5 years... 



Imagine? it has been doing that untiringly for 5 long years, without giving up hope on it's partner. 

Imagine what a small creature can do that and  a creature blessed with a brilliant mind can't. 

As information and communication technology advances, our access to 

information becomes faster and faster. 




But the distance between human beings  ... is it getting closer as well?

Please never abandon your loved ones

Never Say you're Busy When They Really Need You ...

You May Have The Entire World At Your Feet.....

But You Might Be The Only World To Them.... 

A Moment of negligence might break the very heart which loved you against all odds..

Before you say something just remember..it takes a moment to Break but an entire lifetime to make...

Wonderful story and a powerful message..!

 Wonderful story and a powerful message..!

There was a farmer who had a horse and a goat…..

One day, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, who said: Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I'll come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we're going to have to put him down.

Nearby, the goat listened closely to their conversation.

The next day, they gave him the medicine and left.

The goat approached the horse and said: - Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they're going to put you to sleep!

On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left.

The goat came back and said: - Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die! Come on, I'll help you get up.
Let's go! One, two, three...

On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the vet said:- Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses.

After they left, the goat approached the horse and said: Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up! That's it, slowly! Great! Come on, one, two, three... Good, good. Now faster, come on...... Fantastic! Run, run more!
Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you're a champion!!!

All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting: It's a miracle! My horse is cured. We must have a grand party. Let's Cook the goat!!!!

Lesson:

The Lesson: This Often Happens In The Workplace. 
Nobody Truly Knows Which Employee Actually Deserves The Merit Of Success, 
Or Who's Actually Contributing The Necessary Support To Make Things Happen. 
Remember……… 
LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT RECOGNITION IS A SKILL!!!! 




Management never knows which employee actually deserves the appraisal. 




If Anyone Ever Tells You That Your Work Is Unprofessional, Remember: 
Amateurs Built The Ark 
[Which Saved All The Species] 
And Professionals Built The Titanic 
[All Died Tragically]

Management never knows which employee actually deserves the appraisal. 

Excellent message .

Excellent message and i have read it many times n it still is a fresh...

    It was their anniversary, and Aarthi was waiting for her husband Rajiv to show up after office in the evening.

Things had changed since their marriage a few years ago, the once cute couple couldn't-live-without-each-other all these years, had turned bitter quarreling for petty issues and stopped talking, living under one roof as strangers.

Fighting over every little thing, both didn't like the way things had changed and Aarthi was waiting to see if Rajiv remembered as it was their anniversary today !!!!!!!

Just as the door bell rang...............she ran to find her husband drenched in rain and smiling with a bunch of flowers in his hand.

The two started to mend and re-live the old days. Making up for fights, then was d plan for champagne, light music as it's raining  !! It was perfect.

But the moment paused when the phone rang..........

Aarthi went to pick it up and it was a man on otherside "Hello ma'am I'm calling from the police station. Is this Mr Rajiv Mehra's number?"

"Yes it is!"

"I'm sorry ma'am; but there was an accident and a man died".

We got this number from his wallet; we need you to come and identify his body."

Aarthi's heart sank.!!! She was shocked!

She said, But my husband is here with me?"

"Sorry ma'am, but the incident took place at 4 pm, when he was boarding the train."

Aarthi was about to lose her conscience.

How could this happen??? !!!!!!!

She had heard about the soul of the person coming to meet a loved one before it leaves !!!!!!

She ran into the other room with tears in her eyes.

He was not there. It was true !!!!!!!!  had he left her for good  ????? !!!!!

Oh God !!! She would have died for another chance to mend with him for every little fight they fought !!!! 

She cried and fell on the floor in pain. She lost her chance !!! Forever !!!!

Suddenly there was a noise from the bathroom, the door opened and Rajiv came out and said "Darling, I forgot to tell you that, my wallet got stolen today while coming in the train"...........on hearing this her heart cried for him and tears rolled down her face with happiness for being alive.

LIFE MIGHT NOT GIVE YOU A SECOND CHANCE. SO NEVER WASTE A MOMENT WHEN YOU CAN STILL MAKE UP FOR YOUR WRONGS!!!

Let's start making amends.

To parents

To Spouse

To siblings

To relatives

To friends

And many more..........

No one has a promised tomorrow.

Have a wonderful Life with no regrets!

Have a wonderful day....enjoy every single moment from now on....keep smiling

Shakespeare :

Never  play  with the feelings

of  others  because  you may

win the  game but the  risk is

that  you  will surely  lose 

the person  for a  life time.

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Napoleon.

The world  suffers  a  lot. Not

because  of  the  violence  of

bad people, But because   of

the silence of good people!

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Einstein :

I  am  thankful  to  all those

who  said  NO  to  me   It's

because  of  them  I  did  it

myself.

                                                            

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Abraham Lincoln :

If friendship is your weakest

point  then  you  are  the

strongest  person  in the

world.

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Shakespeare :

Laughing  faces  do  not

mean that  there is  absence

of sorrow!  But it means that

they  have the ability to deal

with it. 

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William  Arthur : 

Opportunities   are  like

sunrises, if  you  wait too

long  you  can miss them. 

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Hitler : 

When  you  are  in  the light,

Everything follows  you, But

when  you  enter  into   the

dark, Even your own shadow

doesn't  follow  you.

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Shakespeare : 

Coin  always  makes  sound

but  the  currency  notes are

always  silent.  So  when  your value  increases,

Keep yourself calm and silent. 

what is the source of our STRESS & TENSION ?

What is the source of our STRESS & TENSION?

A group of friends visited their old university professor.

           

Conversation soon turned to complaints about

'STRESS' & 'TENSION' in Life.

Professor offered them Coffee & returned from kitchen with Coffee in different kinds of cups

(Glass Cups, Crystal Cups, Shining Ones, Some Plain Looking, Some Ordinary & Some Expensive Ones.

When all of them had a Cup in Hand,

the professor said:-

"If you noticed-

all the Nice Looking & Expensive Cups are taken up, 

leaving-behind the ordinary ones.

Everyone of you wanted The Best CUPS,  & 

that is the source of your STRESS & TENSION.

What you really wanted was "Coffee", not the "Cup",

But you still went for the Best Cup.

If Life is Coffee,

Then Jobs, Money, Status etc are the Cups.

They are just TOOLS to hold and contain Life.

Please Don't Let the CUPS Drive you.

Enjoy the COFFEE..

please read the  message it could make your life more happy and satisfying...

Beautiful sculpture by Ukrainian artist Alexander Milov.

Beautiful sculpture by Ukrainian artist Alexander Milov. It depicts 2 adults after a disagreement with their back to each other. Yet the inner child in both of them simply wants to connect. If only we can listen to that inner child and let go of our ego, pride, vanity and grudges that prevent us from forgiving and moving ahead...

I don't have an email.

I don't have an email.

A jobless man applied for the job  of "office boy" at Microsoft.  The HR interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

 "You are employed" he said. "Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the forms to fill in as well as when you may start".

 The man replied "But I don't have a computer, neither an email." 

"I'm sorry", said the HR manager, "If you don't have an email, that means u do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job."

The man left with no hope at all. 

He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket.

He then decided to go to the supermarket & buy a 10 Kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital.

He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60. The man realized that he can survive this way, and started to go everyday earlier and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday.

Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. 

5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US .He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life Insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan.

When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his email. The man replied, "I don't have an email." 

The broker answered curiously, "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. 

Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?!"

The man thought for a while and replied,

"Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!"

Moral of the story:  

1) Internet/email/BBM/whats app is not the solution to your life.

2) If you don't have Facebook a/c./internet/email/BBM/whats app , and work hard, you can be a millionaire.

The Invisible Need To Be Seen!

The Invisible Need To Be Seen! 

Juan worked at a meat distribution factory. One day, when he finished with his work schedule, he went into the the meat cold room (Freezer) to inspect something, but in a moment of bad luck, the door closed and he was locked inside with no help in sight Although he screamed and knocked with all his might, his cries went unheard as no one could hear him. Most of the workers had already gone, and outside the cold room (freezer) it's impossible to hear what was going on inside.Five hours later, whilst Juan was on the verge of death, the security guard of the factory, eventually open the door and saved the life of Juan.Juan then asked the security guard how he got to open the door, as it wasn't part of his work routine, and he explained thus: "I've been working in this factory for 35 years, hundreds of workers come in and out every day, but you're one of the few who greets me in the morning and says goodbye to me every night when leaving after working hours. Many treat me as if I am invisible. Today, like every other day, you greeted me in your simple manner ' Hello ' at the entrance when resuming for work. But curiously, after working hours today, I observed I've not heard your ' bye! see you tomorrow '. Hence I decided to check around the factory.I look forward to your ' Hi ' and ' bye ' every day. To you, I am someone. By not hearing your farewell, I knew something had happened. Then I Sought and found! "Moral Lesson to reflect upon: 

Be humble, love and respect those around you. As life is too short! Try to have an impact on people in ways we can't even imagine, especially the people that cross our path every day.

Take Hold of Every Moment

Take Hold of Every Moment 
by Author Unknown

A friend of mine opened his wife's wardrobe and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:

'This,' he said, 'isn't any ordinary package.'

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box n silk satin night dresses inside.

'She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion.

Well, I guess this is it.

He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.

He turned to me and said:

'Never save something for a special occasion.

Every day in your life is a special occasion'.

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.

I spend more time with my family, and less at work.

I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through.

I no longer keep anything.

I use crystal glasses every day...

I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to.

The words 'Someday....' and ' One Day...' are fading away from my dictionary.
;
If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now....

I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell.

I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels.

I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favorite food.

It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come..

Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.

Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one..

If you got this, it's because someone cares for you and because, probably, there's someone you care about.

If you're too busy to send this out to other people and you say to yourself that you will send it'One of these days' , remember that 'One day' is far away... or might never come.....

In the eyes of God you are very very precious. Respect yourself. You are Unique. No one can Replace you!

A man went to God and asked, "What's the value of life?"

God gave him one stone and said, "Find out the value of this stone, but don't sell it."

The man took the stone to an Orange Seller and asked him what it's cost would be.

The Orange Seller saw the shiny stone and said, "You can take 12 oranges and give me the stone."

The man apologized and said that the God has asked him not to sell it.

He went ahead and found a vegetable seller. "What could be the value of this stone?" he asked the vegetable seller. The seller saw the shiny stone and said, "Take one sack of potatoes and give me the stone."

The man again apologized and said he can't sell it.

Further ahead, he went into a jewellery shop and asked the value of the stone.

The jeweler saw the stone under a lens and said, "I'll give you 50 Lakhs for this stone." When the man shook his head, the jeweler said, "Alright, alright, take 2 crores, but give me the stone." 

The man explained that he can't sell the stone. Further ahead, the man saw a precious stone's shop and asked the seller the value of this stone.

When the precious stone's seller saw the big ruby, he lay down a red cloth and put the ruby on it. Then he walked in circles around the ruby and bent down and touched his head in front of the ruby.

"From where did you bring this priceless ruby from?" he asked. "Even if I sell the whole world, and my life, I won't be able to purchase this priceless stone.

Stunned and confused, the man returned to the God and told him what had happened. "Now tell me what is the value of life, God?

God said, "The answers you got from the Orange Seller, the Vegetable Seller, the Jeweler & the Precious Stone's Seller explain the value of our life... You may be a precious stone, even priceless, but people may value you based on their level of information, their belief in you, their motive behind entertaining you, their ambition, and their risk taking ability. But don't fear, you will surely find someone who will discern your true value.

"In the eyes of God you are very very precious. Respect yourself. You are  Unique. No one can Replace you!

What is poison? Anything which is more than our necessity....

Someone asked  Acharya Chanakya - What is Poison?

He replied with a beautiful answer - Anything which is more than our necessity is Poison. It may be Power, Wealth, Hunger, Ego, Greed, Laziness, Love, Ambition, Hate or anything

What is fear.....?

Unacceptance of uncertainty.

If we accept that uncertainty,

it becomes adventure...!

What is envy ?

Unacceptance of good in others

If we accept that good, it becomes inspiration...!

What is Anger?

Unacceptance of things which are beyond our control.

If we accept, it becomes tolerance...!

What is hatred?

Unacceptance of person as he is. 

If we accept person unconditionally, it becomes love...!

It's a matter of acceptance.

Resistance creates stress...  

Acceptance does away with stress ...

You are a masterpiece...Let us be the best we can be. Don't miss yourself and let the world not miss you.

"you are a Masterpiece”

– What an elevating speech? -by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

A plum once said, just because a banana lover came by, I converted myself into a banana.

Unfortunately, his taste changed after a few months and so I became an orange.

When he said I was bitter I became an apple, but he went in search of grapes.

Yielding to the opinions of so many people, I have changed so many times that I no more know who I am. How I wish I had remained a plum and waited for a plum lover.

Just because a group of people do not accept you as you are, there is no necessity for you to strip yourself of your originality. You need to think good of yourself, for the world takes you at your

own estimate. Never stop down in order to gain recognition. Never let go of your true self to win a relationship. In the long run, you will regret that you traded your greatest glory - your uniqueness, for

momentary validation. Even Gandhi was not accepted by many people. The group that does not accept you the way you are, is not your world.

There is a world for each one of you, where you shall reign as king / queen by just being yourself. Find that world... in fact, that world will find you.

What water can do, gasoline cannot and what copper can, gold cannot. The fragility of the ant enables it to move and the rigidity of the tree enables it to stay rooted. Everything and everybody has been designed with a proportion of uniqueness to serve a purpose that we can fulfill only by being our unique self. You as you alone can serve your purpose and I as I alone can serve my purpose.

You are here to be you... just you.

There was a time in this world when a Krishna was required and he was sent; a time when a Christ was required and he was sent; a time when a Mahatma was required and he was sent; There came a

time when you were required on this planet and hence you were sent. 

Let us be the best we can be. Don't miss yourself and let the world not miss you.

In the history of the universe, there has been nobody like you and to the infinite of time to come, there will be no one like you.

Existence should have loved you so much that it broke the mould after making you, so that another of your kind will never get repeated. 
You are original. You are rare. 
You are unique. You are a wonder. 
You are a masterpiece... your Master's piece.

Celebrate your Uniqueness.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Can you judge a person by his habits?

Can u judge who is the better person out of these 3 ?

Mr A - He had frienship with bad politicians, consults astrologers, two wives, chain smoker, drinks eight to 10 times a day.

Mr B - He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps till noon, used opium in college & drinks whiskey every evening.

Mr C - He is a decorated war hero,a vegetarian, doesn't smoke , doesn't drink  and never cheated on his wife.

You would want Mr.C right?

But..

Mr. A was Franklin Roosevelt!

Mr. B was Winston Churchill!!

Mr C Was ADOLF HITLER!!! 

Strange but true..

Its risky to judge anyone by his habits !

Character is a complex phenomenon.

So every person in ur life is important ,don't judge them ,accept them.

 Three beautiful thoughts  

1. None can destroy iron, but its own rust can! 

Likewise, none can destroy a person, but his own mindset can.

2. Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an E.C.G. means we are not alive.

3. The same Boiling Water that hardens the egg, Will Soften the Potato!

It depends upon Individual's reaction To stressful circumstances!

The Mango Tree

The Mango Tree

Once upon a time, there lived a big mango tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. 
He climbed to the tree top, ate the mangoes, and took a nap under the shadow… He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.

                            

Time went by… 
The little boy grew, and he no longer played around the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the tree with a sad look on his face.

“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy.

“I am no longer a kid; I don’t play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.”

“Sorry, I don’t have money… but you can pick all my mangoes and sell them so you will have money.”

The boy was so excited. He picked all the mangoes on the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back. The tree was sad.

One day, the boy grown into a man returned. The tree was so excited.

“Come and play with me,” the tree said.

“I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?”

“Sorry, I don’t have a house, but you can chop off my branches to build your house.”

          

So the man cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn’t come back afterward. The tree was again lonely and sad.

One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted.

“Come and play with me!” The tree said.

“I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?”

“Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.”

So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and didn’t come back for a long time.

Finally, the man returned after he had been gone for so many years.

“Sorry, my boy, but I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more mangoes to give you.” The tree said.

“I don’t have teeth to bite,” the man replied.

“No more trunk for you to climb on.”

“I am too old for that now,” the man said.

“I really can’t give you anything… the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with sadness.

“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the man replied.

“Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come sit down with me and rest.”

The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled.

The tree in the story represents our parents. When we are young, we love to play with them. When we grow up, we leave them and only come back when we need help. Parents sacrifice their lives for us.

Learn from Mistakes

Learn from Mistakes

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”

Edison replied very confidently, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have learned a lot. We know that there are two thousand elements which we cannot use to make a good light bulb.”

Helpless love

Helpless love

Once upon a time all feelings and emotions went to a coastal island for a vacation. 

According to their nature, each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of an impending storm was announced and everyone was advised to evacuate the island.

The announcement caused sudden panic. All rushed to their boats. Even damaged boats were quickly repaired and commissioned for duty.

Yet, Love did not wish to flee quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realised it was time to leave. Alas, there were no boats to spare. Love looked around with hope.

Just then Prosperity passed by in a luxurious boat. Love shouted, “Prosperity, could you please take me in your boat?”

“No,” replied Prosperity, “my boat is full of precious possessions, gold and silver. There is no place for you.”

A little later Vanity came by in a beautiful boat. Again Love shouted, “Could you help me, Vanity? I am stranded and need a lift. Please take me with you.”

Vanity responded haughtily, “No, I cannot take you with me. My boat will get soiled with your muddy feet.”

Sorrow passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was to no avail. “No, I cannot take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be by myself.”

When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that it did not look around, hardly concerned about anyone.

Love was growing restless and dejected. Just then somebody called out, “Come Love, I will take you with me.” Love did not know who was being so magnanimous, but jumped on to the boat, greatly relieved that she would reach a safe place.

On getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Puzzled, Love inquired, “Knowledge, do you know who so generously gave me a lift just when no one else wished to help?”

Knowledge smiled, “Oh, that was Time.”

“And why would Time stop to pick me and take me to safety?” Love wondered.

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and replied, “Because only Time knows your true greatness and what you are capable of. Only Love can bring peace and great happiness in this world.”

“The important message is that when we are prosperous, we overlook love. When we feel important, we forget love. Even in happiness and sorrow we forget love. Only with time do we realize the importance of love. Why wait that long? Why not make love a part of your life today?”

The story of a blind girl.....Life is a gift – Live it, Enjoy it, Celebrate it, and Fulfill it.

The story of a blind girl

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?”

The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and refused to marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying:

“Just take care of my eyes dear.”

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This is how human brain changes when the status changed. Only few remember what life was before, and who’s always been there even in the most painful situations.

Life Is A Gift

Today before you think of saying an unkind word–
think of someone who can’t speak.

Before you complain about the taste of your food–
think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Before you complain about your husband or wife–
think of someone who is crying out to God for a companion.

Today before you complain about life–
think of someone who went too early to heaven.

Before you complain about your children–
think of someone who desires children but they’re barren.

Before you argue about your dirty house, someone didn’t clean or sweep–
think of the people who are living in the streets.

Before whining about the distance you drive–
think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.

And when you are tired and complain about your job–
think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job.

But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another–
remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to one maker.

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down–
put a smile on your face and thank God you’re alive and still around.

Life is a gift – Live it, Enjoy it, Celebrate it, and Fulfill it.

The important things in life

The important things in life

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the remaining open areas of the jar.

He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party, or fix the disposal.”

“Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

Why are people the way they are? We are all humans, and we all have different feelings each day depending on what's going on in our lives.

Don't try to justify your choices. You don't owe anyone explanations and excuses when it comes to your life. If you like a dress, wear it. You don't have to explain that it's cute because its clour is nice. If you want to get something then get it, you don't owe anyone its meaning.

Make peace with yourself and don't ever let someone make you feel bad for being you.

Taking a Stand

Taking A Stand

You cannot please everybody all the time. 

Always try to stand firm on your words and actions after ensuring that those actions are deemed right in the eyes of God, your principles and general morality.

Once upon a time, a man and his son embarked on a journey with their donkey. The following events occurred:The son sat on the donkey and the man walked beside it. People who passed them abused the boy of disrespect because he was sitting while his father walked.

They decided to listen to the advice of the people and so the father sat on the donkey and the son walked. Again, they passed some set of people who expressed their shock at the supposed cruelty of the father, because he sat while his son walked along in the scorching desert sun.

Once more, they gave in to the talk of the people and this time around, both father and son sat on the donkey. Animal lovers and activists who saw them as they journeyed along were very vocal in condemning the two, whom they described being wicked and mean to the poor donkey

Rather than be labeled as mean, the pair decided to show their animal loving , by carrying the donkey on their heads. Imagine the sight of two men carrying their means of transport, rather than the other way round!

                           
These time around all the sets of people who had passed them from the start of their journey to the present time, all had a hard time standing still from laughter and mockery at the father and son. Their act of madness and foolishness according to these sets of 'Advisers' was unequalled!

Moral of the Story
You cannot please everybody all the time. Always try to stand firm on your words and actions after ensuring that those actions are deemed right in the eyes of God, your principles and general morality.