1. What is life....?
It was a fertile land, full of coconut trees everywhere. The man was lucky and had his house around hundreds of coconut trees. He lived an easy life out of the coconuts freely available all the year round. There was no need to water and look after the trees, as nature was taking care of the requirements of the tree. He used to climb the trees,40 to 50 feet high, pull out the coconuts, sell them and make enough money to enjoy life..In course of time, this routine became tedious and tiresome, leaving little time and scope for his pleasures.
And then, one day, he found a monkey. He caught it and tied it to a chain and tamed it with a stick. He tied it to a long rope and trained it to climb the coconut tree and pull out the coconuts. In a few days, the monkey was well trained and disciplined by him. The monkey learnt to pick and choose the right coconut to be pulled down.The man relaxed and led the monkey to every tree to pull as many coconuts as he wanted. The poor, little, weak monkey would sweat and climb as many trees as possible and pull as many as he required. After collecting all the coconuts, he would break one coconut and give to the monkey, the water to drink and the coconut to eat.. The monkey was happy with the coconut feed, a reward for the services rendered. The man made his money by selling the coconuts and lived a very happy and comfortable life, with the monkey and the coconut trees.
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2 WHERE IS THE KEY.....?
This is the story of a man searching for his lost key, outside his house, under the street lamp. Many people observed his predicament. A friend noticed this and asked him about the problem. " I have lost my key.."
The friend also joined him in the search for the lost key and after many tiring hours of fruitless search, the exasperated friend asked him.. " Where did you drop the key...?" The man said, "Oh.. I dropped it inside the house..".
The stranger was astonished, " Then why are you searching under the street lamp, if you have dropped it inside your house..?" The man replied, " I have no light inside the house and so I came here to look, where there is light..."
This is precisely what many of us do every time whenever we are plagued with a problem. We look outside of ourselves for solutions to the problems, which are deep inside of us. We can find it only by examining ourselves. The solution lies within us.
=====================================================================================This is precisely what many of us do every time whenever we are plagued with a problem. We look outside of ourselves for solutions to the problems, which are deep inside of us. We can find it only by examining ourselves. The solution lies within us.
3 Who is bound to whom ?
A famous Mystic, was discussing with his disciples when they saw a man dragging a cow by a rope. The Mystic asked the man to wait and the disciples surrounded him. “ I am going to teach you something ” and continued “ Tell me who is bound to whom ? Is the cow bound to this man or the man is bound to the cow? ” The disciples said without hesitation “of course the cow is bound to the man. The man is the master. He is holding the rope. The cow has to follow him wherever he goes. The man is the master and the cow is the slave.”
“Now watch this” said the Mystic and took scissors from his bag and cut the rope. The cow ran away from the master. The man ran after his cow. “Look, what is happening.” said the Mystic “ Do you see who the Master is.? The cow is not at all interested in this man. The cow in fact, is escaping from this man."
This is the case with your MIND.All the non-sense that you carrying inside is not interested in you. YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IT, you are keeping it together somehow or the other. You are going mad trying to keep it all together under your control. The moment you lose interest in all the non-sense filled in your head, the moment you understand the futility of it, it will start to disappear. Like the cow, it will escape and disappear. There is no need to stop the mind from thinking non-essential things. All one needs to do, is to become disinterested in its mambo jumbo. Then the rope will be cut. That is the real meaning of SANYAS, to become disinterested in the mind. That is the real meaning of VAIRAGYA. It has nothing to do with renouncing the world but everything to do with the cutting of the rope to the mind.
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4 Which one will win ?
An Indian elder was telling his grand children about life.
“ A terrible fight is going on inside me… between two wolves.
One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, greed, Lies, ego…
The other stands for peace, love, hope, sharing, kindness, friendship. They are inside everyone of us..”
One child asked. ”Which wolf will win ?….”
The old man replied.. “ The one you feed…”
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5 Who is right ?
A Judge was hearing a case. The prosecuting lawyer presented his version of the case with eloquence. “ YOU ARE RIGHT ” said the Judge.
Immediately the defending lawyer got up and said ....“ Your Honor. You have not heard my side of the story...... and with that he explained his brief convincingly. " YOU ARE RIGHT " the Judge, applauded.
The Court Bailiff said, “Judge, they cannot both be right.”
“ YOU ARE RIGHT " the Judge, admitted..
The question is what makes us think that truth is singular.
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6. WHERE IS THE PROBLEM.....?
It is the inborn nature of some people to find fault with others and keep criticising them. Their only focus is to find some negative / defective aspects of others. It never occurs to them to look back at themselves and try to correct their own defects and other negative aspects.
One husband complained to the Doctor that his wife was stone deaf etc, He could not bring her to the Clinic as she was adamant and unwilling. The Doctor advised him to call her from a distance of about 100 feet, 50 feet or 25 feet and find out about her response. He would be able to diagnose her range and give some solution. The husband went home and shouted from 100 feet, " What have you cooked today..?" Since there was no response, he advanced further and shouted from 50 feet distance, the same question. No response. He repeated the same from 25 feet distance. Still no reply. Finally he came close to her ears and shouted the same question. The wife replied ' POORI BHAJI...POORI BHAJI..POORI BHAJI...'. I have told you three times already. How many times should I reply.............. Are you DEAF.......? Go and have a check up..."...........
My God. He was himself deaf... He thinks his wife is deaf...........He wants to cure her.....
This is the truth.. We think others are not OK................. We find fault with them...........
The fact is we are not OK ourselves.
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He was searching for Happiness. A wise man suggested "Money gives Happiness.." He tried and made lot of money, but not happiness... The wise man suggested " Spend it...".. He started spending but still no happiness. " Travel"...."Marry"..."Children"...He tried all and none of these gave him happiness, except misery..He had heard of a Rishi living in the jungle, living a peaceful life of meditation.. He bundled all his money and jwellery in a bag, went to the RISHI and placed it before him. " I am not happy..I donot want these....Make me a sanyasi...". The Rishi got up, grabbed the bag and started runnng away. The man was stunned and started chasing the Rishi all over the jungle. After a marathan race, the Rishi was back to his hut and handed over the bag to him. The man was surprised. " Why did you run away with my bag...?
The Rishi said, "When you gave the bag to me and wanted to become a sanyasi, I saw happiness in your face. But when I ran away with your bag, I saw calamity in your face. When I returned the bag to you, I find happiness in your face...."
" What does this show...? Happiness is not in this bag....................... or in anything else. It is in your mind ..... Understand this...."
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8 Are you happy...?
" Are you happy with him? Does he make you happy..? "
This is usually a private question between close friends.
" NO" was the queer answer from a beauty with a brain.
" He does not make me happy. I do not depend upon him for my happiness. I AM HAPPY MYSELF. The fact that I am happy or not does not depend on him, BUT ON ME. I am the only person upon which my happiness depends.
I make the choice to be happy in each situation and moment of my life. If my happiness were to depend upon other people or things, I would be in trouble. Everything that exists in this Universe changes continuously. I decide to be happy, in spite of the changing circumstances and the rest is a matter of experience and understanding. It is not the responsibility of my spouse to make me happy. He changes, I change, Everything changes. BEING HAPPY IS AN ATTITUDE about life. BEING HAPPY DEPENDS UPON YOU."
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9. UNDERSTANDING COMES WHEN YOU BECOME
On 21-9-1921 Gandhi was staying in Kalyanji Seth's house in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, while on his campaign for Khadi. He had already observed the farmers moving around with a single piece of cloth as dhoti in many places like Salem etc., That night he could not sleep and felt restless. He woke up at 3 am. in the morning on 22-9-21 and took a decision, which was a turning point. The whole world took notice of it. He discarded his cap, shirt, coat, tore his dhoti into two pieces. He wore one piece as dhoti. When Rajaji and other leaders arrived at 8 am in the morning, to join the Khadi campaign tour, they were shocked to see bare chested, half clad Gandhi ready to start. He was persuaded to abandon this idea.
Gandhi replied. " I agree with your views. But my conscience is very clear. On this decision, I will experiment this for a month and decide finally. I may opt for a shawl during cold seasons, Let us proceed"
The crowd was astonished to see half clad Gandhi for the first time and the rest is history.
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10. WHY SHOULD I ............... ?
I was riding a bicycle in a narrow lane. A scooter came fast in front of me. I yielded... Later, a tempo carrying vegetables came in front of me. I yielded my way.... Another cyclist came, carrying two children in school uniform. I yielded again..... I was getting irritated. A group of cows came, I yielded, cursing. I was getting indignant and furious. Now, a big lorry came in front. I was now really angry. Why should I yield every time ?.... I stood on the way, unmoved. Let him yield, at least once..... I won't move...... The lorry braked... and failed.... What did I gain......?
Two bad persons came face to face in a narrow path. Each refused to give way to the other.
One good and one bad person came face to face in a narrow path. The good man moved aside and gave way to the bad person.
Two good persons came face to face in a narrow path. Each one moved aside to give way for the other..
Now you know, there are three ways to deal with the same situation and what we do depend on who we are.
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11 WHO AM I......?
An eagle egg was kept with the eggs of a hen. The hen hatched the eggs. The little eagle grew up, thinking it was another chick. It scratched the earth, like the hen and other chicks, for seeds. One day, it saw an eagle flying high in the sky. " What is that....? " The hen replied, " It is an eagle. You can't fly like that...You are just a chick..." So the little eagle, lived like a chick and died a chick. BORN TO FLY.... but conditioned to crawl ......
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12 My Role Model
The story of two brothers... One was a drug addict and drunkard.... The other was a businessman, prosperous. How come two brothers of the same family, parents, bringing-up, environment could be so different...?
When they were interviewed, the drug addict said, " My father motivated me. He was a drug addict and drunkard. How can I be different..?"
The business man said, " My father motivated me. He was a drug addict and drunkard. I decided to be different..."
Both derived motivation from the same source, one positively and the other negatively.
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13. What is going on..?
Three persons were working, laying bricks at a construction site. A curious passerby asked them, " what is going on..? "
1. " Don't you see, I am a coolie working for wages..."
2. " Don't you see, I am laying bricks..."
3. " I am building a beautiful temple..."
The three of them are doing the same thing. but they gave totally different answers. They had different attitudes, for doing their work and no doubt impacting their performance.
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14. This is That
There was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. He was happy because he was content. He was content because he was happy. One day, a wise man came and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes with them. That night, the farmer could not sleep. He was unhappy and discontent. He was unhappy because he was discontent. He was discontent, because he was unhappy.
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The King had appointed a Governor for a Province and during the first two years of his rule, the King received numerous complaints about the Governor. The King decided to remove the Governor and called and informed him. The Governor admitted his mistakes and pleaded to continue him for another two years and promised to show improvement. The King agreed and in the next two years the King received numerous greetings complimenting the Governor. The King was very happy and proud of the reformed Governor. The King wanted to honor the Governor with gifts and prizes in admiration of his services. Quite surprisingly, the Governor, politely refused to accept the gifts and praises. The King was stunned by this strange act.
The Governor explained to the King.
" During my first tenure I banished the prevalent corrupt system in the government and those affected by my actions, hated me, spread false rumour about me. I severely punished the guilty and they were very angry with me. I refused to entertain and favor the rich and influential persons and approved only legitimate proposals. This dissatisfied them. I strictly followed established rules and procedures which was disliked by them and they carried tales about me...
But in my second tenure, after your warning, I changed my style of functioning. I ignored corruption and misdeeds. I relaxed punishments at will. I gave many concessions and favors to those very close to me. These people started speaking favorably about me and my image went high. This is the truth.
You should have therefore, honored me for the first two years of my rule. But for the second tenure, I deserve to receive Punishments from your Honor This is the fact. Therefore, I am not inclined to receive the gifts and praises now offered by your Majesty.."
The King was stunned with shock and stood speechless. The enlightened King, made him the Prime Minister and the nation prospered under his governance.
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16. How...?
Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons from Arabia. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained.Months passed and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly. He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch. Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, "May be I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem. Go and get a farmer."
In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, "Bring me the doer of this miracle."The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king.The king asked him, "How did you make the falcon fly?" With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, " It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting."
We are all made to fly -- to realize our incredible potential as human beings.But instead of doing that,we sit on our branches,clinging to the things that are familiar to us.The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, the routine. So for the most part,our lives are average instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling. So let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Governor explained to the King.
" During my first tenure I banished the prevalent corrupt system in the government and those affected by my actions, hated me, spread false rumour about me. I severely punished the guilty and they were very angry with me. I refused to entertain and favor the rich and influential persons and approved only legitimate proposals. This dissatisfied them. I strictly followed established rules and procedures which was disliked by them and they carried tales about me...
But in my second tenure, after your warning, I changed my style of functioning. I ignored corruption and misdeeds. I relaxed punishments at will. I gave many concessions and favors to those very close to me. These people started speaking favorably about me and my image went high. This is the truth.
You should have therefore, honored me for the first two years of my rule. But for the second tenure, I deserve to receive Punishments from your Honor This is the fact. Therefore, I am not inclined to receive the gifts and praises now offered by your Majesty.."
The King was stunned with shock and stood speechless. The enlightened King, made him the Prime Minister and the nation prospered under his governance.
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16. How...?
Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons from Arabia. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained.Months passed and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly. He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch. Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, "May be I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem. Go and get a farmer."
In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, "Bring me the doer of this miracle."The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king.The king asked him, "How did you make the falcon fly?" With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, " It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting."
We are all made to fly -- to realize our incredible potential as human beings.But instead of doing that,we sit on our branches,clinging to the things that are familiar to us.The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, the routine. So for the most part,our lives are average instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling. So let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight
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17. Who did it ...?
In a small town in India, a person decided to open up a Bar, which was right opposite to a Temple. The Temple & its devotees were upset and started a protest campaign to block the Bar from opening, with petitions to Court and conducted mass daily prayers against the Bar business. Bar work progressed despite all this.. When it was almost complete and about to open a few days later, a strong lightning struck the Bar and it was burnt and destroyed to the ground. The temple folks were rather smug and puffed-up after that divine event, till the Bar owner sued the Temple authorities on the grounds that the Temple through its congregation & prayers was ultimately responsible for the ill fate of his dream project, either through direct or indirect actions or means and claimed heavy damages as compensation.
In its reply to the court, the temple and the devotees vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection that their prayers were reasons to the bar's burning down. As the case made its way into court, the judge looked over the paperwork at the hearing and commented: " I don't know how I'm going to decide this case, but it appears from the paperwork, we have a bar owner who believes in the power of prayer and we have an entire temple and its devotees that doesn't."
In its reply to the court, the temple and the devotees vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection that their prayers were reasons to the bar's burning down. As the case made its way into court, the judge looked over the paperwork at the hearing and commented: " I don't know how I'm going to decide this case, but it appears from the paperwork, we have a bar owner who believes in the power of prayer and we have an entire temple and its devotees that doesn't."
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18. TESTING TIME
In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.
An acquaintance ran up to him excitedly, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Joe?"
"Wait a moment," Socrates replied, "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. called the Triple Filter Test."
'Triple filter?" asked the acquaintance.
"That's right," Socrates continued, "Before you talk to me about Joe let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man said, "Actually I just heard about it."
"All right," said Socrates, "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about Joe something good?"
"No, on the contrary..."
"So," Socrates continued, "You want to tell me something about Joe that may be bad, even though you're not certain it's true?"
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued, "You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter, the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about Joe going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "If what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me or anyone at all?"
The man was bewildered and ashamed. This is an example of why Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
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19. FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
Just near my house there is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like the other. But if you stop and watch you will find something amazing. One of the horse is blind. His owner has chosen not to put it down. If you stand a little longer, you will hear the sound of a bell, ringing. It is coming from the other horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter, is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow. As you stand and watch the two friends. you will find the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting he will not go astray. Like the owner of the two horses, GOD does not throw us away just because we are imperfect or problematic. He watches over us and brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the ringing bell of those who GOD places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way. Good friends are like that. You may not always see them, but you know they are always there.
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20. LEARNING LESSONS
An acquaintance ran up to him excitedly, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Joe?"
"Wait a moment," Socrates replied, "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. called the Triple Filter Test."
'Triple filter?" asked the acquaintance.
"That's right," Socrates continued, "Before you talk to me about Joe let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man said, "Actually I just heard about it."
"All right," said Socrates, "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about Joe something good?"
"No, on the contrary..."
"So," Socrates continued, "You want to tell me something about Joe that may be bad, even though you're not certain it's true?"
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued, "You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter, the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about Joe going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "If what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me or anyone at all?"
The man was bewildered and ashamed. This is an example of why Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
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19. FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
Just near my house there is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like the other. But if you stop and watch you will find something amazing. One of the horse is blind. His owner has chosen not to put it down. If you stand a little longer, you will hear the sound of a bell, ringing. It is coming from the other horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter, is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow. As you stand and watch the two friends. you will find the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting he will not go astray. Like the owner of the two horses, GOD does not throw us away just because we are imperfect or problematic. He watches over us and brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the ringing bell of those who GOD places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way. Good friends are like that. You may not always see them, but you know they are always there.
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20. LEARNING LESSONS
Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and his physicians were unable to save his life. With death staring him in his face, Alexander realized how his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence. He realised that his sinking health would not permit him to reach home to see his mother's face. The mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said, "I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail."
"My first desire is that", said Alexander, "My physicians alone must carry my coffin."After a pause, he continued, "Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected in my treasury". The King felt exhausted, took some rest and continued. "My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin".
The people who had gathered there wondered at the king's strange wishes. But no one dared bring the question to their lips.. Alexander's favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. "O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes?" At this Alexander took a deep breath and said:"I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. Lessons to learn from last 3 wishes of Alexander the GREAT...
I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any body. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death So let not people take life for granted.
The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell people that not even a fraction of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time and energy to chase wealth.
And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go out of this world".
With these words, the king closed his eyes and breathed his last. . . .
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21. I AM SORRY.
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 13 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say "I'm sorry", the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.
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22. What Do You Want.....?
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, silver, Gold, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to hot coffee. There was some scramble and struggle to get the best cups. When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and were eying each others cups. Now if LIFE is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Some times, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."
Don't let the cups alone drive you... Enjoy the coffee also
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23. I will know it
A German once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, "Do you need two statues of the same idol?" "No," said the sculptor without looking up, "We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage." The gentleman examined the idol and found no apparent damage. "Where is the damage?" he asked. "There is a scratch on the nose of the idol." said the sculptor, still busy with his work. "Where are you going to install the idol?" The sculptor replied that it would be installed on a pillar twenty feet high. "If the idol is that far, who is going to know that there is a scratch on the nose?" the gentleman asked.The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the gentleman, smiled and said, "I will know it."
The desire to excel is exclusive of the fact whether someone else appreciates it or not. "Excellence" is a drive from inside, not outside. Excellence is not for someone else to notice but for your own satisfaction and efficiency...
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24. L E T G O
There once was a happy monkey wandering the jungle, eating delicious fruit when hungry, and resting when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful apples. He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest. He sniffed the apples and smelled nothing. He tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. They were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys saw them, he held onto them even tighter. He admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. They glistened red in the sun, and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them, that he didn't even notice his hunger at first. A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn't bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldn't relax, either, if he was to defend his apples. A proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails. The apples became heavier, and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired, hungry, and he couldn't climb trees or collect fruit with his hands full. What if he just let go? Letting go of such valuable things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree, and smelling it's fruit was enough. He dropped the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.
Like that little monkey, we sometimes carry things that seem too valuable to let go. We carry an image of self like the shiny wooden apple. But in reality, our engrossment leaves us exhausted, worried and hungry for a better life. Still, letting go seems crazy. Sisyphus syndrome...? You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. Do not believe holding on and hanging in there, are signs of great strength. It takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it. You must learn to let go. Release the stress. Unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself , you cannot move forward.
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25. PAIN ... GAIN
It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions. After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.
Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They learned to live with the little wounds caused by the close relationship with their companions in order to receive the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive.
The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire the other person's good qualities.
Just learn to live with the Pricks in your life!
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26. OMNISCIENT
Once there was a sweeper working in a well known temple and he was very sincere and devoted. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord, he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and He must be feeling very tired. So one day he asked the Lord very innocently whether he can take the place of the Lord for a day so that the Lord can have some relief and rest.The Deity of Temple replied, "I do not mind taking a break. I will transform you like Myself, but you must do one thing. You must just stand here like Me, smile at everyone and just give benedictions. Do not interfere with anything and do not say anything. Remember you are the deity and you just have faith that I have a master plan for everything. The sweeper agreed to this.
The next day the sweeper took the position of the deity and a rich man came and prayed to the Lord. He offered a nice donation and prayed that his business should be prosperous. While going, the rich man inadvertently left his wallet full of money right there. Now the sweeper in the form of deity could not call him and so he decided to control himself and keep quiet. Just then a poor man came and he put one coin in the Hundi and said that it was all he could afford and he prayed to the Lord that he should continue to be engaged in the Lord's service. He also said that his family was in dire need of some basic needs but he left it to the good hands of the Lord to give some solution. When he opened his eyes, he saw the wallet left by the rich man.The poor man thanked the Lord for His kindness and took the wallet very innocently. The sweeper in the form of the Deity could not say anything and he had to just keep smiling. After some time, a sailor walked in. He prayed for his safe journey as he was going on a long trip. Just then the rich man came with the police and said that somebody has stolen his wallet and seeing the sailor there, he asked the police to arrest him thinking that he might have taken it. Now the sweeper in the form of Deity was aghast, wanted to say that the sailor is not the thief but he could not say so and he became greatly frustrated. The sailor looked at the Lord desperately and asked why he, an innocent person, is being punished. The rich man looked at the Lord and thanked Him for finding the thief. The sweeper in the deity form could not tolerate the situation anymore and he thought that even if the real Lord had been here, he would have definitely interfered. Hence he started speaking and disclosed that the sailor is not the thief but it was the poor man who took away the wallet. The rich man was very thankful as also the sailor.
In the night, the real Lord came and He asked the sweeper how the day was. The sweeper said, "I thought it would be easy, but now I know that Your days are not easy, but I did one good thing." Then he explained the whole episode to the Lord. The Lord became very upset on hearing this whereas the sweeper thought the Lord would appreciate him for the good deed done. The Lord asked, "Why did you not just stick to the plan? You had no faith in Me. Do you think that I do not understand the hearts of all those who come here? All the donation which the rich man gave was all stolen money and it is only a fraction of what he really has that he offered and wants Me to reciprocate unlimited. The single coin offered by the poor man was the last coin he was having and he gave it to Me out of faith. The sailor might not have done anything wrong, but if the sailor were to go in the ship that night he was about to die because of bad weather and instead if he is arrested he would be in the jail and he would have been saved form a greater calamity. The wallet should go to the poor man because he will use it in My service. I was going to reduce the rich man's karma also by doing this and save the sailor also. But you cancelled everything because you thought you know My plan and you made your own plans."
Moral: God has plans and justice for everyone.... We just have to have patience and understanding. It takes a while to be able to recognize what God wants to do.
I know you are watching over me
And I am feeling truly blessed.
For, no matter what I pray for
YOU always know what is best.
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27. THANK G O D
One day a construction supervisor from 6th floor of building was calling a worker working on the ground floor. Because of construction noise, the worker on ground floor did not hear his supervisor calling.Then, to draw the attention of worker, the supervisor threw a 10 rupee note from up, which fell right in front of the worker. The worker picked up the 10 rupee note, put it in his pocket & continued with his work.Again to draw the attention of worker, the supervisor now threw a 500 rupee note & the worker did the same, picked up the 500 rupee note, put it in his pocket & started doing his job.
Now to draw attention of the worker, the supervisor picked a small stone & threw it on worker. The stone hit exactly the worker on his head. This time the worker looked up & the supervisor communicated with the worker.
This story is same as of our life. Lord from up, wants to communicate with us, but we are busy doing our worldly jobs. Then God give us small gifts & we just keep it without seeing from where we got it. Then God gives us more & we are the same. We just keep the gifts without seeing from where it came and & not even thanking God. We just say we are LUCKY. Then when we are hit with a small stone, which we call 'problems', and then we look up & we communicate with God.So every time we get a gift, we should thank God immediately, and not wait till we are hit by a small stone, and then communicate with God.. Never fail to thank GOD for gifts.
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28. WITH YOU....ALWAYS
Do you know the legend of the Tribal youth's rite of Passage into manhood....?
To usher the boy into manhood, the father takes his teen aged lad, at a proper and apropriate time, deep into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. The lad is required to sit on a stump the whole night all alone and not remove the blindfold under any circumstance, until the rays of the morning sun shine through it on his eyes. He should not move or cry out for help to anyone or try to escape from the scene. Once he survives the terror and turmoil of the night, unscathed, unharmed and unmoved, he blossoms into a MAN. Once he passes through this trial and enters into adulthood, he cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own and in his own way. Once left alone to pass through this test. the boy is naturally terrified. It requires tremendous will power, confidence and guts to pass through the test successfully, being blind folded and left all alone in the errie atmosphere of the jungle, to spend the whole night. All thorough the lonely night he could hear all kinds of noises all around him. Every slight movement or noise around him sends shivers all over his body. Wild beasts must surely be on the hunt all around him. Maybe even some evil spirits or decoits might do him harm. There is no one to help him. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man....!
Finally, after a horrific night, the sun appeared and it was time to remove his blindfold. Thank God, he was safe and nothing untoward happened during this ordeal. He removed the blindfold and opened his eyes.It was then that he discovered his father, sitting on the stump next to him. He had been sitting there, the entire night, watching, taking care and protecting his son from harm. The boy was actually not alone. But he always thought he was left alone.
We, too, are never alone.
It is true of all of us. Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us. Just because we can't see God, it doesn't mean He is not there. " For we walk by faith, not by sight. "
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"My first desire is that", said Alexander, "My physicians alone must carry my coffin."After a pause, he continued, "Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected in my treasury". The King felt exhausted, took some rest and continued. "My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin".
The people who had gathered there wondered at the king's strange wishes. But no one dared bring the question to their lips.. Alexander's favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. "O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes?" At this Alexander took a deep breath and said:"I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. Lessons to learn from last 3 wishes of Alexander the GREAT...
I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any body. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death So let not people take life for granted.
The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell people that not even a fraction of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time and energy to chase wealth.
And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go out of this world".
With these words, the king closed his eyes and breathed his last. . . .
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21. I AM SORRY.
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 13 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say "I'm sorry", the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.
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22. What Do You Want.....?
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, silver, Gold, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to hot coffee. There was some scramble and struggle to get the best cups. When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and were eying each others cups. Now if LIFE is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Some times, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."
Don't let the cups alone drive you... Enjoy the coffee also
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23. I will know it
A German once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, "Do you need two statues of the same idol?" "No," said the sculptor without looking up, "We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage." The gentleman examined the idol and found no apparent damage. "Where is the damage?" he asked. "There is a scratch on the nose of the idol." said the sculptor, still busy with his work. "Where are you going to install the idol?" The sculptor replied that it would be installed on a pillar twenty feet high. "If the idol is that far, who is going to know that there is a scratch on the nose?" the gentleman asked.The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the gentleman, smiled and said, "I will know it."
The desire to excel is exclusive of the fact whether someone else appreciates it or not. "Excellence" is a drive from inside, not outside. Excellence is not for someone else to notice but for your own satisfaction and efficiency...
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24. L E T G O
There once was a happy monkey wandering the jungle, eating delicious fruit when hungry, and resting when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful apples. He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest. He sniffed the apples and smelled nothing. He tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. They were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys saw them, he held onto them even tighter. He admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. They glistened red in the sun, and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them, that he didn't even notice his hunger at first. A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn't bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldn't relax, either, if he was to defend his apples. A proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails. The apples became heavier, and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired, hungry, and he couldn't climb trees or collect fruit with his hands full. What if he just let go? Letting go of such valuable things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree, and smelling it's fruit was enough. He dropped the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.
Like that little monkey, we sometimes carry things that seem too valuable to let go. We carry an image of self like the shiny wooden apple. But in reality, our engrossment leaves us exhausted, worried and hungry for a better life. Still, letting go seems crazy. Sisyphus syndrome...? You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. Do not believe holding on and hanging in there, are signs of great strength. It takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it. You must learn to let go. Release the stress. Unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself , you cannot move forward.
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25. PAIN ... GAIN
It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions. After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.
Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They learned to live with the little wounds caused by the close relationship with their companions in order to receive the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive.
The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire the other person's good qualities.
Just learn to live with the Pricks in your life!
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26. OMNISCIENT
Once there was a sweeper working in a well known temple and he was very sincere and devoted. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord, he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and He must be feeling very tired. So one day he asked the Lord very innocently whether he can take the place of the Lord for a day so that the Lord can have some relief and rest.The Deity of Temple replied, "I do not mind taking a break. I will transform you like Myself, but you must do one thing. You must just stand here like Me, smile at everyone and just give benedictions. Do not interfere with anything and do not say anything. Remember you are the deity and you just have faith that I have a master plan for everything. The sweeper agreed to this.
The next day the sweeper took the position of the deity and a rich man came and prayed to the Lord. He offered a nice donation and prayed that his business should be prosperous. While going, the rich man inadvertently left his wallet full of money right there. Now the sweeper in the form of deity could not call him and so he decided to control himself and keep quiet. Just then a poor man came and he put one coin in the Hundi and said that it was all he could afford and he prayed to the Lord that he should continue to be engaged in the Lord's service. He also said that his family was in dire need of some basic needs but he left it to the good hands of the Lord to give some solution. When he opened his eyes, he saw the wallet left by the rich man.The poor man thanked the Lord for His kindness and took the wallet very innocently. The sweeper in the form of the Deity could not say anything and he had to just keep smiling. After some time, a sailor walked in. He prayed for his safe journey as he was going on a long trip. Just then the rich man came with the police and said that somebody has stolen his wallet and seeing the sailor there, he asked the police to arrest him thinking that he might have taken it. Now the sweeper in the form of Deity was aghast, wanted to say that the sailor is not the thief but he could not say so and he became greatly frustrated. The sailor looked at the Lord desperately and asked why he, an innocent person, is being punished. The rich man looked at the Lord and thanked Him for finding the thief. The sweeper in the deity form could not tolerate the situation anymore and he thought that even if the real Lord had been here, he would have definitely interfered. Hence he started speaking and disclosed that the sailor is not the thief but it was the poor man who took away the wallet. The rich man was very thankful as also the sailor.
In the night, the real Lord came and He asked the sweeper how the day was. The sweeper said, "I thought it would be easy, but now I know that Your days are not easy, but I did one good thing." Then he explained the whole episode to the Lord. The Lord became very upset on hearing this whereas the sweeper thought the Lord would appreciate him for the good deed done. The Lord asked, "Why did you not just stick to the plan? You had no faith in Me. Do you think that I do not understand the hearts of all those who come here? All the donation which the rich man gave was all stolen money and it is only a fraction of what he really has that he offered and wants Me to reciprocate unlimited. The single coin offered by the poor man was the last coin he was having and he gave it to Me out of faith. The sailor might not have done anything wrong, but if the sailor were to go in the ship that night he was about to die because of bad weather and instead if he is arrested he would be in the jail and he would have been saved form a greater calamity. The wallet should go to the poor man because he will use it in My service. I was going to reduce the rich man's karma also by doing this and save the sailor also. But you cancelled everything because you thought you know My plan and you made your own plans."
Moral: God has plans and justice for everyone.... We just have to have patience and understanding. It takes a while to be able to recognize what God wants to do.
I know you are watching over me
And I am feeling truly blessed.
For, no matter what I pray for
YOU always know what is best.
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27. THANK G O D
One day a construction supervisor from 6th floor of building was calling a worker working on the ground floor. Because of construction noise, the worker on ground floor did not hear his supervisor calling.Then, to draw the attention of worker, the supervisor threw a 10 rupee note from up, which fell right in front of the worker. The worker picked up the 10 rupee note, put it in his pocket & continued with his work.Again to draw the attention of worker, the supervisor now threw a 500 rupee note & the worker did the same, picked up the 500 rupee note, put it in his pocket & started doing his job.
Now to draw attention of the worker, the supervisor picked a small stone & threw it on worker. The stone hit exactly the worker on his head. This time the worker looked up & the supervisor communicated with the worker.
This story is same as of our life. Lord from up, wants to communicate with us, but we are busy doing our worldly jobs. Then God give us small gifts & we just keep it without seeing from where we got it. Then God gives us more & we are the same. We just keep the gifts without seeing from where it came and & not even thanking God. We just say we are LUCKY. Then when we are hit with a small stone, which we call 'problems', and then we look up & we communicate with God.So every time we get a gift, we should thank God immediately, and not wait till we are hit by a small stone, and then communicate with God.. Never fail to thank GOD for gifts.
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28. WITH YOU....ALWAYS
Do you know the legend of the Tribal youth's rite of Passage into manhood....?
To usher the boy into manhood, the father takes his teen aged lad, at a proper and apropriate time, deep into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. The lad is required to sit on a stump the whole night all alone and not remove the blindfold under any circumstance, until the rays of the morning sun shine through it on his eyes. He should not move or cry out for help to anyone or try to escape from the scene. Once he survives the terror and turmoil of the night, unscathed, unharmed and unmoved, he blossoms into a MAN. Once he passes through this trial and enters into adulthood, he cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own and in his own way. Once left alone to pass through this test. the boy is naturally terrified. It requires tremendous will power, confidence and guts to pass through the test successfully, being blind folded and left all alone in the errie atmosphere of the jungle, to spend the whole night. All thorough the lonely night he could hear all kinds of noises all around him. Every slight movement or noise around him sends shivers all over his body. Wild beasts must surely be on the hunt all around him. Maybe even some evil spirits or decoits might do him harm. There is no one to help him. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man....!
Finally, after a horrific night, the sun appeared and it was time to remove his blindfold. Thank God, he was safe and nothing untoward happened during this ordeal. He removed the blindfold and opened his eyes.It was then that he discovered his father, sitting on the stump next to him. He had been sitting there, the entire night, watching, taking care and protecting his son from harm. The boy was actually not alone. But he always thought he was left alone.
We, too, are never alone.
It is true of all of us. Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us. Just because we can't see God, it doesn't mean He is not there. " For we walk by faith, not by sight. "
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29] AWAKE...AWARE
Platinum
is superior than GOLD. A stone of Gold and that of Platinum were lying
in the street. A poor beggar came that way and saw the piece of gold
and grabbed it happily and ran away to the shop for selling. The
Platinum stone was shocked, disappointed and cried. " When I am there,
how did he take the less valuable one and ignored me. I am depressed and
sad. I am no more worth my name. I am not great anymore.I am ashamed.
My value has gone down. I am humiliated. "
Is it not ridiculous for the Platinum, King of metals, to cry merely because a poor, stupid beggar did not choose it. Is it not his ignorance that is to be cried for. Has the value of Platinum gone down because of this stupid fellow.
After a long time another person, a jeweler, came that way, noticed the stone , recognized it, grabbed it and went to the same shop and got more value than that of gold.
Is it not ridiculous for the Platinum, King of metals, to cry merely because a poor, stupid beggar did not choose it. Is it not his ignorance that is to be cried for. Has the value of Platinum gone down because of this stupid fellow.
After a long time another person, a jeweler, came that way, noticed the stone , recognized it, grabbed it and went to the same shop and got more value than that of gold.
Learn your lesson:
Do not cry and feel depressed if some stupid, careless fellow does not recognize. admire, appreciate and value you or your words or work. What you focus grows and expands. Regulate your thoughts if they are focused on depressive feelings. If you are right, honest, good and doing your best, be certain of it . Do not expect others to admire and recognise your actions as they have their own reasons and deficiencies. If you are a champion, you are always a champion whether others recognize or not.
Do not cry and feel depressed if some stupid, careless fellow does not recognize. admire, appreciate and value you or your words or work. What you focus grows and expands. Regulate your thoughts if they are focused on depressive feelings. If you are right, honest, good and doing your best, be certain of it . Do not expect others to admire and recognise your actions as they have their own reasons and deficiencies. If you are a champion, you are always a champion whether others recognize or not.
