Interesting Anecdotes

[Hulkster]

Appo naa 3 generations thaan...we are still safe then.

[hi]

There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky from which rain fell, in which lightening played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.

Which picture do you think won the prize?

The King chose the second picture. Do you know why?

When the King saw, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest .... in perfect peace.

The King explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace." :D

[Hulkster]

Yes...that is something all humans need to preach...it can be similarly termed as keeping your cool during volatile circumstances..brilliant..:thumbsup:

[Lambretta]

Today is special day in our life time.

Just in case you wanted to know this.

Today, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06.

That won't ever happen again in our lifetime In fact it will be approx. 400 generations before it happens again.

May the 4th be with you!!!!!
Ohh....too bad I'd already slept off at tat time..! :oops:
Normally i'm awake past 1.30 or even 2am....but last night got a good sleep! :D

[NOV]

The story is told of the most famous elephant in the world -- a huge, beautiful and gentle beast named Bozo. Children extended open palms filled with peanuts for the Indian elephant, who gently plucked them from little hands and seemed to smile as he ate his treats.

But one day, for some inexplicable reason, Bozo changed. He almost stampeded the man who cleaned his cage. He charged children at the circus and became incorrigible. His owner knew he would have to destroy the once-gentle giant.

In order to raise money for a new elephant, the circus owner held a cruel exhibition. He sold tickets to witness Bozo's execution and, on the appointed day, his arena was packed. Three men with high-powered rifles rose to take aim at the great beast's head.

Just before the signal was given to shoot, a little, stubby man in a brown hat stepped out of the crowd and said to the elephant's owner, "Sir, this is not necessary. Bozo is not a bad elephant."

"But he is," the man argued. "We must kill him before he kills someone."

"Sir, give me two minutes alone in his cage," the visitor pleaded, "and I'll prove to you that you are wrong. He is not a bad elephant."

After a few more moments of discussion (and a written statement absolving the circus of liability if the man should be injured), the keeper finally agreed to allow the man inside Bozo's cage. The man removed his brown derby and entered the cage of the bellowing and trumpeting beast.

Before the elephant could charge, the man began to speak to him. Bozo seemed to immediately quiet down upon hearing the man's words. Nearby spectators could also hear the man, but they could not understand him, for he spoke a foreign language. Soon the great animal began to tremble, whine and throw his head about. Then the stranger walked up to Bozo and stroked his trunk. The great elephant tenderly wrapped his trunk around the man, lifted him up and carried him around his cage before carefully depositing him back at the door. Everyone applauded.

As the cage door closed behind him, the man said to Bozo's keeper, "You see, he is a good elephant. His problem is that he is an Indian elephant and understands one language." He explained that Bozo was frustrated and confused. He needed someone who could speak his language. "I suggest, sir, that you find someone in London to come in occasionally and talk to the elephant. If you do, you'll have no problems."

The man picked up his brown derby and walked away. It was at that time that the circus owner looked carefully at the signature on the paper he held in his hand -- the note absolving the circus of responsibility in the case he was injured inside the elephant's cage. The statement was signed by Rudyard Kipling.

[Hulkster]

Ah Kipling....he is very famous for depicting stories of animals...i think we should term this anecdote as a description of Kipling's relationship with animals...nice one Nov sir..:thumbsup:

[NOV]

Today, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be [color=blue]01:02:03 04/05/06. I am not fascinated by all these. Numbers do repeat themselves frequently. It is just how you wish to acknowledge them.

I slept through the time mentioned above, just as I will ..
at 12.34 am on 5 June 2007 (1 2 3 4 5 6 7) and many other such numerical "miracles." :roll:

[hi]

Today, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be [color=blue]01:02:03 04/05/06. I am not fascinated by all these. Numbers od repeat themselves frequently. It is just how you wish to acknowledge them.

I slept through the time mentioned above, just as I will ..

at 12.34 am on 5 June 2007 (1 2 3 4 5 6 7)

But Nov, mine has hours...minutes..& seconds..
but yrs.. :roll:

Format is hours:minutes:seconds: day /month/ yy

[NOV]

anjali, if we really care about all these, we can find as much as we want and according to our needs.....

[NOV]

accentuating what I said last week, how many of you would wait for....

Six seconds past 6.06 on June 6th this year?

06:06:06 06-06-06

:rotfl:

Don;t forget 07:07:07:07:07:07: next year and so forth for the coming years :P:P:P:P:P

[Hulkster]

Appadiyum wait penaalum nammai guiness book of records lehya poda poraan?..:x..nakkal adikiruthukku oru azhavae ellam pochi.

Interesting Happenings

Do you always notice that when you promise or defiantly say that it will be done/will not be done...it always turns out to be the opposite?

Sometimes they say that words said in anger or defiance are usually not applicable and usually reflect on the behavior then the facts.

Some say it is due to karma. So the next time when you guys have things happening to you in the opposite when you expected them to happen...ask yourself how it happened..:)

[narayanan]

accentuating what I said last week, how many of you would wait for....

Six seconds past 6.06 on June 6th this year?

06:06:06 06-06-06

:rotfl:

Don;t forget 07:07:07:07:07:07: next year and so forth for the coming years :P:P:P:P:P

NOV,
naan nenachadhellam solreengale. also 02:03:04 05-06-07 next year, add one to each place, you get one more the succeeding year. ippadi adukkite polaam :P

[NOV]

There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life.

One day he passed a wealthy merchant's house. Through the open gateway, he saw many fine possessions and important visitors. "How powerful that merchant must be!" thought the stone cutter. He became very envious and wished that he could be like the merchant.

To his great surprise, he suddenly became the merchant, enjoying more luxuries and power than he had ever imagined, but envied and detested by those less wealthy than himself. Soon a high official passed by, carried in a sedan chair, accompanied by attendants and escorted by soldiers beating gongs. Everyone, no matter how wealthy, had to bow low before the procession. "How powerful that official is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be a high official!"

Then he became the high official, carried everywhere in his embroidered sedan chair, feared and hated by the people all around. It was a hot summer day, so the official felt very uncomfortable in the sticky sedan chair. He looked up at the sun. It shone proudly in the sky, unaffected by his presence. "How powerful the sun is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be the sun!"

Then he became the sun, shining fiercely down on everyone, scorching the fields, cursed by the farmers and laborers. But a huge black cloud moved between him and the earth, so that his light could no longer shine on everything below. "How powerful that storm cloud is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be a cloud!"

Then he became the cloud, flooding the fields and villages, shouted at by everyone. But soon he found that he was being pushed away by some great force, and realized that it was the wind. "How powerful it is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be the wind!"

Then he became the wind, blowing tiles off the roofs of houses, uprooting trees, feared and hated by all below him. But after a while, he ran up against something that would not move, no matter how forcefully he blew against it - a huge, towering rock. "How powerful that rock is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be a rock!"

Then he became the rock, more powerful than anything else on earth. But as he stood there, he heard the sound of a hammer pounding a chisel into the hard surface, and felt himself being changed. "What could be more powerful than I, the rock?" he thought.

He looked down and saw far below him the figure of a stone cutter.

[Hulkster]

NOV sir...there is a moral for this anecdote rite?..something like we should always be happy with who we are and what we are doing and neva desire anything that is beyond us

[hi]

See If You Can Figure Out What These Words Have In Common.......

Dresser, Grammar, Potato, Revive, Uneven, Voodoo, Banana, Assess

Answer:

In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word. 8-)

[ramky]

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A young man wished to marry the farmer's beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked him over and said, "Son, go stand out in that field. I'm going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter."

The young man stood in the pasture awaiting the first bull. The barn door opened and out ran the biggest, meanest-looking bull he had ever seen. He decided that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull pass through the pasture out the back gate.

The barn door opened again. Unbelievable. He had never seen anything so big and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, grunting, slinging slobber as it eyed him. Whatever the next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one. He ran to the fence and let the bull pass through the pastre, out the back gate.

The door opened a third time. A smile came across his face. This was the weakest, scrawniest little bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just the exact moment. He grabbed... but the bull had no tail !

Life is full of opportunities. Some will be easy to take advantage of, some will be difficult. But once we let them pass (often in hopes of something better), those opportunities may never again be available. So always grab the first opportunity

[crazy]

So always grab the first opportunity

hm good one! :)

[ramky]

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I Wanted To Change The World

By Unknown Monk, 1100 A.D.

When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.

I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.

When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town.

I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.

Now, as an old man, I realized the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realized that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family.

My family and I could have made an impact on our town.

Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world !

[crazy]

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I Wanted To Change The World

By Unknown Monk, 1100 A.D.

When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.

I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.

When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town.

I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.

Now, as an old man, I realized the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realized that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family.

My family and I could have made an impact on our town.

Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world !


i am trying to make a difference too, i couldnt so iam trying to change myself :cry: :cry: but did i make an inpact on my family? :roll:

[Lambretta]

i am trying to make a difference too, i couldnt so iam trying to change myself :cry: :cry: but did i make an inpact on my family? :roll:
Dont worry......u will soon! :D
Trust me, afterall....I'm sailing in the same boat! :wink:

[ramky]

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I Wanted To Change The World

By Unknown Monk, 1100 A.D.

When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.

I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.

When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town.

I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.

Now, as an old man, I realized the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realized that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family.

My family and I could have made an impact on our town.

Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world !


i am trying to make a difference too, i couldnt so iam trying to change myself :cry: :cry: but did i make an inpact on my family? :roll:
You are making the effort to change - thats good. In time, you will be able to make a positive impact on your family. You will know it when others around you notice the change and feel happy about it !

[ramky]

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THE 20 DOLLAR BILL

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill ?"
Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this. He proceeded to crumple up the $20 bill.

He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

Well, he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.

He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt By the decisions we make and The circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.

[hi]

Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed?The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"

So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer ........................ $ 2.00

Knowing where to tap ............................ $ 9998.00

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life make all the difference

[crazy]

lamby and ramky thanks!
iam really try to make a difference, but hmmmmmmmmm!
anyway i will get over this or i will the remain "the weird" in the family! :roll:

[rocketboy]

TANSTAAFL

What does this stand for? TANSTAAFL is an acronym for the adage "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch".

Simply put, TANSTAAFL means that one cannot get something for nothing.

I realized this bitter truth in the days gone by. I have searched in vain for free ebooks, free meditation courses, free yoga lessons, free tamil video songs. To my utter dismay everything comes with a price tag. :twisted: :twisted:

[ramky]

TANSTAAFL

What does this stand for? TANSTAAFL is an acronym for the adage "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch".

Simply put, TANSTAAFL means that one cannot get something for nothing.

I realized this bitter truth in the days gone by. I have searched in vain for free ebooks, free meditation courses, free yoga lessons, free tamil video songs. To my utter dismay everything comes with a price tag. :twisted: :twisted:

Yes rocketboy, there's always a price tag for everything - whether money wise or the effort and time one puts into it.

But if you are referring to the money part of it, there is an organisation which teaches medtiation & trains a person in spirituality without any cost. For free meditation courses, you can visit this site : http://www.srcm.org/index.jsp and see what its all about. The only money you will have to spend is for commuting to the Center nearest to your residence, in whichever country you may reside.

[Lambretta]

Ramky,
Even the Ramakrishna Missions in sum cities (atleast here in Vizag) has free Yoga/meditation classes conducted on weekends, like, every sunday.

[crazy]

intresting ramky..............i will try here in norway! they dont actually have an ashramam here, but seems like they have a center............will try on monday!
thanks for the link! :)

[ramky]

intresting ramky..............i will try here in norway! they dont actually have an ashramam here, but seems like they have a center............will try on monday!
thanks for the link! :)

You are welcome crazy ! Am glad to hear you want to give it a try.
:arrow: its sure to change your life, and also your views about religion, spirituality and Gurus.

[crazy]

intresting ramky..............i will try here in norway! they dont actually have an ashramam here, but seems like they have a center............will try on monday!
thanks for the link! :)

You are welcome crazy ! Am glad to hear you want to give it a try.
:arrow: its sure to change your life, and also your views about religion, spirituality and Gurus.

i always like such things, but here in norway it cost a fortune to get into such centers...............i once tried meditation here. God I paid 2500 kr per hour!
anyway i just send them a mail. hope i get a reply!

[ramky]

Ramky,
Even the Ramakrishna Missions in sum cities (atleast here in Vizag) has free Yoga/meditation classes conducted on weekends, like, every sunday.

Yes Lambretta, I am aware of these also, having lived in chennai for quite some years. But personally speaking, I was searching initially for general Peace of mind, and later for something beyond the mundane activities of daily life. Something which can also provide answers for me - reg God, Religion, Spirituality, etc without having to read numerous books ( atleast not too many ) or attend lots of discourses to know all this. I wanted to experience personally what was written in so many Yoga books - about a Higher consciousness, Kundalini and similar things. And I found the answer at this organisation - so for me the search has ended here.

But I wish to emphasise - I dont mean to say Ramakrishna Mission doesnt provide such facilities or answers. However for each individual, different methods are suitable, according to his or her individual Goals.

[ramky]

intresting ramky..............i will try here in norway! they dont actually have an ashramam here, but seems like they have a center............will try on monday!
thanks for the link! :)

You are welcome crazy ! Am glad to hear you want to give it a try.
:arrow: its sure to change your life, and also your views about religion, spirituality and Gurus.

i always like such things, but here in norway it cost a fortune to get into such centers...............i once tried meditation here. God I piad 2500 kr per hour!
anyway i just send them a mail. hope i get a reply!

Crazy, thanks to a Scam some 15 yrs ago in India, I am aware that 2500 Swedish Kroners translate into hell lot of dough in Indian Rupees. But in the Shri Rama Chandra Mission everything is Free. Only thing necessary is the effort and time one must devote for it. And also some initial patience to wait for your efforts to fructify.
And I am sure you will get a quick response from them !

[crazy]

Crazy, thanks to a Scam some 15 yrs ago in India, I am aware that 2500 Swedish Kroners translate into hell lot of dough in Indian Rupees. But in the Shri Rama Chandra Mission everything is Free. Only thing necessary is the effort and time one must devote for it. And also some initial patience to wait for your efforts to fructify.
And I am sure you will get a quick response from them !

sorry its norwegian kroners!
anyway i just mailed them, hope to get a reply by monday :roll: and hope to get a better view of life! thank u :)

[ramky]

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Time never goes back

Once upon a time, a teacher and his student were sitting down under a big tree in the park adjoining the school. The student who had been pondering deeply over something, asked the teacher :
Student : Teacher, I'm confused how can I find my soul mate ? Can you please help me?
The teacher was silent for a few seconds, and then he answered, "Well, it's pretty hard and easy question. To get the answer, I want you to do something. Go to the grassland there, and just walk straight ahead without looking back. On your way, try to find a beautiful grass and pick it up then give it to me. But just one. However if you dont find the one you like, you should not walk back, but must go further ahead to find the better one.
Student : Well, ok teacher.
He walks straight ahead to the grass field.
A few minutes later the student comes back.
Student : I'm back....
Teacher : Hmm well I don't see any beautiful grass on your hand.
Student : On my journey, I found few beautiful grass, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick it up. But I didn't realize that I've reached the end of the field, and I hadn't pick any. Because you told me not to go back, I didn't go back. So now I dont have even a single grass with me.

Teacher : Now that's what happens in real life too, when you search for a soul mate. The grass are the people around you. Beautiful Grass are the people that attract you. And the Grass Field is Time.
In looking for your soul mate, once you have found someone,
don't always compare and hope that there will be a better one.
By doing so, you'll waste your lifetime in searching for the better one.
And will also lose the soul mate you already have.
Because remember "Time Never Goes Back".... So try to accept what he or she is.

[crazy]

i have read this before :)
anyway thats was good.

[rami]

First-year students at the University of Kansas Medical School were
receiving their first anatomy class with a real dead human body.
They all gathered around the surgery table with the body covered with a
white sheet.The professor started the class by telling them, "In medicine, it is necessary to have two important qualities as a doctor the first is that you not be disgusted by anything involving the human body".

As an example the professor pulled back the sheet, stuck his finger in the flesh of the corpse, withdrew it and stuck it in his mouth. "Go ahead and do the same thing," he told his students.

The students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes, but eventually
took turns sticking a finger in the flesh of the dead body and sucking on it.


When everyone finished, the professor looked at them and told them,













"The second most important quality is observation. I stuck in my middle finger and sucked on my index finger".

"Now learn to pay attention".

[crazy]

rami akka :)

[ramky]

First-year students at the University of Kansas Medical School were
receiving their first anatomy class with a real dead human body.
They all gathered around the surgery table with the body covered with a
white sheet.The professor started the class by telling them, "In medicine, it is necessary to have two important qualities as a doctor the first is that you not be disgusted by anything involving the human body".

As an example the professor pulled back the sheet, stuck his finger in the flesh of the corpse, withdrew it and stuck it in his mouth. "Go ahead and do the same thing," he told his students.

The students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes, but eventually
took turns sticking a finger in the flesh of the dead body and sucking on it.


When everyone finished, the professor looked at them and told them,













"The second most important quality is observation. I stuck in my middle finger and sucked on my index finger".

"Now learn to pay attention".

nice method, but what if the students had got infected by this action ! :roll:

[malsi]

or become zombies !!! :)

[rocketboy]

TANSTAAFL

What does this stand for? TANSTAAFL is an acronym for the adage "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch".

Simply put, TANSTAAFL means that one cannot get something for nothing.

I realized this bitter truth in the days gone by. I have searched in vain for free ebooks, free meditation courses, free yoga lessons, free tamil video songs. To my utter dismay everything comes with a price tag. :twisted: :twisted:

Yes rocketboy, there's always a price tag for everything - whether money wise or the effort and time one puts into it.



But if you are referring to the money part of it, there is an organisation which teaches medtiation & trains a person in spirituality without any cost. For free meditation courses, you can visit this site : http://www.srcm.org/index.jsp and see what its all about. The only money you will have to spend is for commuting to the Center nearest to your residence, in whichever country you may reside.


Thank you ramky. Its surprising to know that the world head quaters is at Manapakkam near chennai. An elderly person used to handle moral science classes when I was in 7th standard. He resembles the master (as he is called ) to a great extent.

[ramky]

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Thank you ramky. Its surprising to know that the world head quaters is at Manapakkam near chennai. An elderly person used to handle moral science classes when I was in 7th standard. He resembles the master (as he is called ) to a great extent.

Rocketboy, glad that you visited the website of Shri Ram Chandra Mission. The Master is the Spiritual Head of SRCM and his actual name is Shri.R.Parthasarathi. He retired as an Executive Director of the TTK Group of Companies, India. His life is a fine example to demonstrate that, a person can achieve great heights in both the Material & Spiritual realms at the same time. I have been a member of SRCM for quite some years - so if you want any information about this mission ( not found at the official website ), you can mail me or pm me. I will be glad to offer my help in this reg.

[mgb]

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job with a timber merchant, and he got it. His salary was really good and so were the working conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. :D

His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to fell the trees. The first day, the woodcutter brought down 15 trees. :D
"Congratulations," the boss said. "Carry on with your work!"

Highly motivated by the words of his boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could bring 10 trees down. :)

The third day he tried even harder, but he was only able to bring down 7 trees. :(

Day after day he was bringing lesser number of trees down. :cry:

"I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on. :(

"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked.
"Sharpen? :roll: I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees..."

That's right. Most of us NEVER update our skills. We think that whatever we have learned is very much enough. But good is not good when better is expected. Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success :thumbsup:

[crazy]

:)

[ramky]

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The Creightons were very proud of their son, Frank. When he went to college, naturally they missed him; but he wrote and they looked forward to his letters and saw him on weekends. Then Frank was drafted into the army.

After he had been in the army about five months, he received his call to go to Vietnam. Of course, the parents' anxiety for his first letter was greater than ever before. And ever week they heard from him and were thankful for his well-being. Then one week went by without a letter ~ two weeks ~ and finally three. At the end of the third week a telegram came, saying, "We regret to inform you that you son has been missing for three weeks and is presumed to have been killed in action while fighting for his country."

The parents were shocked and grieved. They tried to accept the situation and go on living, but it was tragically lonesome without Frank.

About three weeks later, however, the phone rang. When Mrs. Creighton answered it, a voice on the other end said, "Mother, it's Frank. they found me, and I'm going to be all right. I'm in the United States and I'm coming home soon."

Mrs. Creighton was overjoyed, with tears running down her cheeks she sobbed, "Oh, that's wonderful! That's just wonderful, Frank."

There was silence for a moment, and then Frank said, "Mother I want to ask you something that is important to me. While I've been here, I've met a lot of wonderful people and I've really become close friends with some. There is one fellow I would like to bring home with me to meet you and Dad. And I would like to know if it would be all right if he could stay and live with us, because he has no place to go."

His mother assured him it would be all right.

Then Frank said, "You see, he wasn't' as lucky as some; he was injured in battle. He was hit by a blast and his face is all disfigured. He lost his leg, and his right hand is missing. So you see, he feels uneasy about how others will accept him."

Frank's mother stopped to think a minute. She began to wonder how things would work out, and what people in town would think of someone like that. She said, "Sure frank, you bring him home~ for a visit, that is. We would love to meet him and have him stay for a while; but about him staying with us permanently, well, we'll have to think about that." There was silence for a minute, and then Frank said, "Okay, Mother," and hung up.

A week went by without any word from Frank, and then a telegram arrived ~ "We regret to inform you that your son has taken his life. We would like you to come and identify the body."

Their wonderful son was gone. The horror stricken parents could only ask themselves, "Why had he done this?" When they walked into the room to identify the body of their son, they found a young man with a disfigured face, one leg missing, and his right hand gone.

[crazy]

ramky :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[ramky]

crazy : ya its a sad story, but there are many things one can learn from it.

[ramky]

.
Friend And Acquaintance

There is a difference between being an acquaintance and being a friend.
An acquaintance is someone whose name you know, who you see every now and then.
Who you probably have something in common with and who you feel comfortable around.
It's a person that you can invite to your home and share things with.
But they are people who you don't share your life with, whose actions sometimes you don't understand because you don't know enough about them.
On the other hand, a friend is someone you love.
Not that you are "in love" with them, but you care about them and you think about them when they are not there.
The people you are reminded of when you see something they might like, and you know this because you know them so well.
They are the people whose pictures you have and whose faces are in your head regardless.
Friends are the people you feel safe around because you know they care about you.
They call just to see how you are doing, because a friend doesn't need an excuse.
They tell you the truth, the first time, and you do the same. You know that if you have a problem, they are there to listen.
Friends are the people who won't laugh at you or hurt you, and if they do hurt you they try hard to make it up to you.
They are the people you love, regardless of whether you realize it.
Friends are the people you cried with when you got rejected from colleges and during the last song at the prom and at graduation.
They are the people that when you hug them, you don't think about how long to hug and who's going to be the first one to let go.
Maybe they are the people that hold the rings at your wedding, or maybe they are the people you marry.
Maybe they are the people who cry at your wedding because they are happy or because they are proud.
They are the people who stop you from making mistakes and help you when you do.
They are the ones who took the blame on themselves at the office when you sent the wrong quotation to the client by mistake.
They are are the people whose hand you can hold, or you can hug or give them a kiss and not have it be awkward because they understand the things you do and they love you for them.
They stick with you and stand by you. They hold your hand.
They watch you live and you watch them live and you learn from them. Your life is not the same without them.

[crazy]

beautiful :)

[mgb]

ONE BEDROOM FLAT... AN INDIAN SOFTWARE ENGINEER'S LIFE... - A Bitter Reality

As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in Software Engineer and joined a company based in USA, the land of braves and opportunity. When I arrived in the USA, it was as if a dream had come true.

Here at last I was in the place where I want to be. I decided I would be staying in this country for about Five years in which time I would have earned enough money to settle down in India.

My father was a government employee and after his retirement, the only asset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat.

I wanted to do some thing more than him. I started feeling homesick and lonely as the time passed. I used to call home and speak to my parents every week using cheap international phone cards. Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald's and pizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchange rate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down.

Finally I decided to get married. Told my parents that I have only 10 days of holidays and everything must be done within these 10 days. I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight. Was jubilant and was actually enjoying hopping for gifts for all my friends back home. If I miss anyone then there will be talks. After reaching home I spent home one week going through all the photographs of girls and as the time was getting shorter I was forced to select one candidate.

In-laws told me, to my surprise, that I would have to get married in 2-3 days, as I will not get anymore holidays. After the marriage, it was time to return to USA, after giving some money to my parents and telling the neighbors to look after them, we returned to USA.

My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she started feeling lonely. The frequency of calling India increased to twice in a week sometimes 3 times a week. Our savings started diminishing. After two more years we started to have kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were gifted to us by the almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they asked me to come to India so that they can see their grand-children.

Every year I decide to go to India. But part work part monetary conditions prevented it. Years went by and visiting India was a distant dream. Then suddenly one day I got a message that my parents were seriously sick. I tried but I couldn't get any holidays and thus could not go to India. The next message I got was my parents had passed away and as there was no one to do the last rights the society members had done whatever they could. I was depressed. My parents had passed away without seeing their grand children.

After couple more years passed away, much to my children's dislike and my wife's joy we returned to India to settle down. I started to look for a suitable property, but to my dismay my savings were short and the property prices had gone up during all these years. I had to return to the USA.

My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused to stay in India. My 2 children and I returned to USA after promising my wife
I would be back for good after two years.
Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to an American and my son was happy living in USA. I decided that had enough and wound-up every thing and returned to India. I had just enough money to buy a decent 02 bedroom flat in a well-developed locality.

Now I am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the flat is for the routine visit to the nearby temple. My faithful wife has also left me and gone to the holy abode.

Sometimes I wondered was it worth all this? My father, even after staying in India, had a house to his name and I too have the same nothing more.

I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM.

Looking out from the window I see a lot of children dancing. This damned cable TV has spoiled our new generation and these children are losing their values and culture because of it. I get occasional cards from my children asking I am alright. Well at least they remember me.

Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbors again who will be performing my last rights, God Bless them. But the question still remains 'was all this worth it?'

I am still searching for an answer................!!!!

[ramky]

very poignant

[Badri]

Hmm, it is all quite a matter of perspective. One can look at stories of such sadness, and alternatively, look at tales of hope and joy!

Countless too are the stories of men and women settled in the US and elsewhere, who have even brought their parents to live with them in those shores!

Many too are the stories of Indians getting back and living happily in India.

And then there are tales of expats who send money home to actually uplift their villages or communities!

Depends merely on priorities, more than where we are!

[dev]

well said, Badri...

[ramky]

[tscii:7ccfede5fb]The Rose Within

A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it.
He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought,
“How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?”
Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and just before it was ready to bloom...it died.
So it is with many people.
Within every soul there is a rose.
The God-like qualities planted in us at birth, grow amid the thorns of our faults.
Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects.
We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us.
We neglect to water the good within us, and eventually it dies.
We never realize our potential.
Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them.
One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns of another, and find the rose within them.
This is one of the characteristics of love... to look at a person, know their true faults and accept that person into your life...
all the while recognizing the nobility in their soul ... help others to realize they can overcome their faults.
If we show them the rose within themselves, they will conquer their thorns.
Only then will they blossom many times over.[/tscii:7ccfede5fb]

[mgb]

There once was a bunch of tiny frogs,...
... who arranged a running competition.
The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.
A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants...
The race began...

Honestly:
No one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.
You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!"
"They will NEVER make it to the top."
or:
"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"


The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one...
... Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher...
The crowd continued to yell,
"It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"
More tiny frogs got tired and gave up...
..But ONE continued higher and higher and higher...
This one wouldn't give up!
At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!
THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?

It turned out...


That the winner was DEAF!!!!

The wisdom of this story is:
Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic...
...because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the power words have.
Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!

[Shakthiprabha.]

good one :clap:

how we wish we have machine to switch off (or program) what we dont wanna hear!

selective deafness :wink:

[crazy]

ganesh and ramky :clap:
:) :D :P

[ramky]

crazy : takk ! takk !

[mgb]

One of the most memorable case studies that came across on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan's biggest cosmetics companies.
The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent whoopee amount to do so.

But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, did not get into complications of X-rays, etc but instead came out with another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

Moral of the story: "Always look for simple solutions. Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problem :-) So, learn to focus on
solutions not on problems "

[Arthi]

:clap: Ganeshji. I know this story :) good one

[ramky]

.
A Little Boys Temper

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 fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 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.

Make sure you control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something you will regret later.

[madhu]

Ramky : nice one ! really nice !:clap:
( enakku oru joke-ana comment thonuchu.. but adhai sonna ungalukku kobam varum.... appuram .. appram... :evil: )

[ramky]

Ramky : nice one ! really nice !:clap:
( enakku oru joke-ana comment thonuchu.. but adhai sonna ungalukku kobam varum.... appuram .. appram... :evil: )

madhu : neenga intha avatar-vechukittu, entha joke adichalum, enakku valikkathu ! :)

[crazy]

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.

Make sure you control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something you will regret later.

:clap: :clap: :thumbsup:

[ramky]

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.

Make sure you control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something you will regret later.

:clap: :clap: :thumbsup:

crazy : takk ! takk ! :) hvordan er du ? y u didnt come to pp today ?

[crazy]

ramky: bra. takk! :P

[ramky]

Appreciating Our Past

It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness. But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth. Our past is a series of lessons that advance us to higher levels of living and loving. The relationships we entered, stayed in, or ended taught us necessary lessons. Some of us have emerged from the most painful circumstances with strong insights about who we are and what we want.

Our mistakes? Necessary. Our frustrations, failures, and sometimes stumbling attempts at growth and progress? Necessary too. Each step of the way, we learned. We went through the experiences we needed to become who we are today. Each step of the way, we progressed. Is our past a mistake? No. The only mistake we can make is mistaking that for the truth, or rather the only truth.

[crazy]

ramky: good job, keep going :clap:

[Arthi]

Appreciating Our Past

It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness. But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth. Our past is a series of lessons that advance us to higher levels of living and loving. The relationships we entered, stayed in, or ended taught us necessary lessons. Some of us have emerged from the most painful circumstances with strong insights about who we are and what we want.

Our mistakes? Necessary. Our frustrations, failures, and sometimes stumbling attempts at growth and progress? Necessary too. Each step of the way, we learned. We went through the experiences we needed to become who we are today. Each step of the way, we progressed. Is our past a mistake? No. The only mistake we can make is mistaking that for the truth, or rather the only truth.
:thumbsup: good one :)

[ramky]

arthi : thnx ! :-)

[ramky]

.
Lesson in Life

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whether they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.

If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them. For they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious about who you open your heart to.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.

Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can. You may never be able to experience it again.

Talk to people you have never talked to before and actually listen. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself that you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either.

You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it. :thumbsup:

[crazy]

Talk to people you have never talked to before and actually listen. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself that you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either.

You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it. :thumbsup:

i will :)
ramky: :thumbsup:

[ramky]

crazy : :-D

[malsi]

nice one ramky

[Alan]

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.



During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:



"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"



Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?



I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.



"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say "hello."



I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.







2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain



One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The MN took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.



She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached..



It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away... God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."




Sincerely,



Mrs. Nat King Cole.







3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.



In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a
10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.



"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked. "Fifty cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.



"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.



By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.



"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied



The little boy again counted his coins.



"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.



The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies..



You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.







4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.



In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.



Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand!



Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.







5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...



Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.



I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it, if it will save her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.



He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"



Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.



"Work like you don't need the money, Love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when nobody's watching."

[Shakthiprabha.]

Famous chanakya quotes.
***********************************

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC 75 BC)

"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first."


"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."

"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you."

"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."

:shock: Should we believe? I dont :evil:

"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."


"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."


"The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."

"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."

"God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple."


"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

"Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. uch friendships will never give you any happiness."

"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five ears, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a riend. Your grown up children are your best friends."

"Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind erson."

"Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected verywhere.Education beats the beauty and the youth."

(contradictory :wink: he first said world's biggest power is WOMEN'S BEAUTY AND YOUTH :roll: )

[crazy]

sp akka :lol:
alan :clap:

[NOV]

There is very instructive incident involving the life of Alexander, the great Greek king.

Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. 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 now longed to reach home to see his mother's face and bid her his last adieu. But, he had to accept the fact that his sinking health would not permit Him to reach his distant homeland. So,
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." With tears flowing down
Their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king's last wishes.


" 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 after saying this. He took a minute's 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 dare 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. 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 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. Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last. . . . .

[crazy]

NOV :clap:

[Alan]

thanks crazy

[Shakthiprabha.]

If you kiss her, you are not a gentleman
If you don't, you are not a man
If you praise her, she thinks you are lying
If you don't, you are good for nothing
If you agree to all her likes, you are a wimp
If you don't, you are not understanding
If you visit her often, she thinks it is boring
If you don't, she accuses you of double-crossing
If you are well dressed, she says you are a playboy
If you don't, you are a dull boy
If you are jealous, she says it's bad
If you don't, she thinks you do not love her
If you attempt a romance, she says you didn't respect her
If you don't, she thinks you do not like her
If you are a minute late, she complains it's hard to wait
If she is late, she says that's a girl's way
If you visit another man, you're not putting in "quality time"
If she is visited by another woman, "oh it's natural, we are girls"
If you kiss her once in a while, she professes you are cold
If you kiss her often, she yells that you are taking advantage
If you fail to help her in crossing the street, you lack ethics
If you do, she thinks it's just one of men's tactics for seduction
If you stare at another woman, she accuses you of flirting
If she is stared by other men, she says that they are just admiring
If you talk, she wants you to listen
If you listen, she wants you to talk



WOMEN ARE CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lambretta]

:lol:
Enna SP akka......self-contradiction-aa? :P :lol:

[Shakthiprabha.]

:D

oru change kku thaan :lol:

[temporary sori-Observer]

SP,

Avathaaraththile yaaru? Marie Curie-aa?

[Shakthiprabha.]

Elizabeth Cady Stanton instrumental for women's voting rights.......... my signature quotes her.

[Shakthiprabha.]

tem-so,

long time no c :)

[rachel]

If you kiss her, you are not a gentleman
If you don't, you are not a man
If you praise her, she thinks you are lying
If you don't, you are good for nothing
If you agree to all her likes, you are a wimp
If you don't, you are not understanding
If you visit her often, she thinks it is boring
If you don't, she accuses you of double-crossing
If you are well dressed, she says you are a playboy
If you don't, you are a dull boy
If you are jealous, she says it's bad
If you don't, she thinks you do not love her
If you attempt a romance, she says you didn't respect her
If you don't, she thinks you do not like her
If you are a minute late, she complains it's hard to wait
If she is late, she says that's a girl's way
If you visit another man, you're not putting in "quality time"
If she is visited by another woman, "oh it's natural, we are girls"
If you kiss her once in a while, she professes you are cold
If you kiss her often, she yells that you are taking advantage
If you fail to help her in crossing the street, you lack ethics
If you do, she thinks it's just one of men's tactics for seduction
If you stare at another woman, she accuses you of flirting
If she is stared by other men, she says that they are just admiring
If you talk, she wants you to listen
If you listen, she wants you to talk



WOMEN ARE CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: very good :thumbsup:

[Shakthiprabha.]

:wink: @ rachel.

so true too rachel. (jokes apart :) )

[Shakthiprabha.]

When I Asked God for Strength
He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face

When I Asked God for Brain & Brown
He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve

When I Asked God for Happiness
He Showed Me Some Unhappy People

When I Asked God for Wealth
He Showed Me How to Work Hard

When I Asked God for Favors
He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard

When I Asked God for Peace
He Showed Me How to Help Others

God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted
He Gave Me Everything I Needed




:clap: something to really ponder.. i feel :)

[pavalamani pragasam]

Positive thinking:


I AM THANKFUL



FOR THE WIFE
WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME,
AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.



FOR THE HUSBAND
WHO IS ON THE SOFA
BEING A COUCH POTATO,
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME
AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.



FOR THE TEENAGER
WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES
BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME,
NOT ON THE STREETS.



FOR THE TAXES I PAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM EMPLOYED.





FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.



FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.





FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE





FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING,
WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING,
AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME.



FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING
I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE IT MEANS
WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH..



FOR THE PARKING SPOT
I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING
AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION.


FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM WARM.



FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH
WHO SINGS OFF KEY BECAUSE IT MEANS
I CA N HEAR.





FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.





FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES
AT THE END OF THE DAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN
CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.





FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.



AND FINALLY, FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL





BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF ME.



SEND THIS TO SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT. I JUST DID.


Live well, Laugh often, & Love with all of your heart!

[Badri]

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move.

"Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?"

"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.

Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament.

Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches.

The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match.

Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals. This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop
the match when the sensei intervened. "No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue."

Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.

"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?" "You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."

The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

[chaotic whisperz]

If you kiss her, you are not a gentleman
If you don't, you are not a man
If you praise her, she thinks you are lying
If you don't, you are good for nothing
If you agree to all her likes, you are a wimp
If you don't, you are not understanding
If you visit her often, she thinks it is boring
If you don't, she accuses you of double-crossing
If you are well dressed, she says you are a playboy
If you don't, you are a dull boy
If you are jealous, she says it's bad
If you don't, she thinks you do not love her
If you attempt a romance, she says you didn't respect her
If you don't, she thinks you do not like her
If you are a minute late, she complains it's hard to wait
If she is late, she says that's a girl's way
If you visit another man, you're not putting in "quality time"
If she is visited by another woman, "oh it's natural, we are girls"
If you kiss her once in a while, she professes you are cold
If you kiss her often, she yells that you are taking advantage
If you fail to help her in crossing the street, you lack ethics
If you do, she thinks it's just one of men's tactics for seduction
If you stare at another woman, she accuses you of flirting
If she is stared by other men, she says that they are just admiring
If you talk, she wants you to listen
If you listen, she wants you to talk



WOMEN ARE CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!



post more like this...

LMFAO

[nms]

Some1 had sent me this...

Something for women to Cheer about:

hey all u gals.. this is wot MEN are!!
message: The problems with GUYS:

If u TREAT him nicely, he says u are IN LOVE with him;
If u Don't, he says u are PROUD.
If u DRESS Nicely, he says u are trying to LURE him;
If u Don't , he says u are from KAMPUNG.
If u ARGUE with him, he says u are STUBBORN;
If u keep QUIET, he says u have no BRAINS.
If u are SMARTER than him, he'll lose FACE;
If he's Smarter than u, he is GREAT .
If u don't Love him, he tries to POSSESS u;
If u Love him, he will try to LEAVE u.(very true huh?)
If u don't make love with him., he says u don't Love him;
If u do he says u are CHEAP .
If u tell him your PROBLEM, he says u are
TROUBLESOME ;
If u don't, he says that u don't TRUST him.
If u SCOLD him, u are like a NANNY to him;
If he SCOLDS u , it is because he CARES for u. (Bullshit)
If u BREAK your PROMISE, u Cannot be TRUSTED;
If he BREAKS his, he is FORCED to do so.
If u SMOKE, u are BAD girl;
If he SMOKES , he is GENTLEMEN
If u do WELL in your exams, he says it's LUCK;
If he does WELL, it's BRAINS.
If u HURT him, u are CRUEL;
If he HURTS u, u ar e too ! SENSITIVE!!
& sooo hard to please!!!!!
If u send this to guys, they will swear that it's not true.......
but if u don't, they say u are selfish.....
The moral of the story is...... . SEND THIS TO GUYS OUT THERE ANYWAY...
Send it to girls also, gives them some laughter !!!!!!!!

[malsi]

thanks NMS...that has lifted my spirit ..hehehe..

[crazy]

sp akka and saravanan anna :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Beauty of Maths!

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn't it?

And finally, take a look at this symmetry:

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321

[Shakthiprabha.]

post more like this...

LMFAO

and watch out what u post please.

many are familiar with abbr here.

[Shakthiprabha.]

Love story......
********************

There was a blind girl who used to hate everyone except herBoyfriend.
she always used to say that 'I"ll marry you if i could see' !!

Suddenly one day some one donated her eyes.......and then when she saw her boyfriend
she was astonished to see that her Boyfriend was also blind........

Her boyfriend then asked...
"WILL YOU MARRY ME NOW ?" she simply refused..........

Her Boyfriend went away saying....

"JUST TAKE CARE OF MY EYES"!!



A story which really WEIGHED MY HEART.

[crazy]

akka ippadi ezhudi enna azhavaikkaateenga :cry: :cry:

[NOV]

For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. For 52 years he returned home at 5:30 p.m., like clockwork, for dinner at 6:00 p.m. I never remember my father taking a "night out with the boys," nor do I ever recall my father drinking.

All he asked from me as his daughter was to hold his hammer while he repaired something, just so we could have some time to talk to each other. I never saw my father home from work ill, nor did I ever see my father lay down to take a nap. He had no hobbies, other than taking care of his family.

For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. He was always interested in my life, how my family was doing, and I never once heard him lament about his lot in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.

Nine years ago when I purchased my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days in the 80-degree Kansas heat, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked, was a glass of iced tea, and that a hold a paint brush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paint brush, or talk to my father.

Five years ago, at age 71 again in the sweltering Kansas heat, my father spent five hours putting together a swingset for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.

Four years ago, my father drove all the way from Denver to Topeka, with an eight foot Colorado Blue Spruce in his trunk, so that my husband and I could have a part of Colorado growing on our land. I was preparing for a trip that weekend and couldn't spend much time tallied to Daddy.

The morning of Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time from my sister's home in Florida. We conversed about the tree he had brought me, "Fat Albert," but that morning he called the tree "Fat Oscar," and he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the previous week. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4:40 p.m., that day, my father was in the hospital in Florida with an aneurysm. I got on an airplane immediately, and on the way, I thought of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I realized that I had no idea who he was or what his deepest thoughts were. I vowed that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him.

I arrived in Florida at 1 a.m., my father had passed away at 9:12 p.m. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me. In the years since his death I have learned much about my father, and even more about myself. As a father he never asked me for anything but my time, now he as all my attention, every single day.

Happy Fathers Day!
A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.

Author Unknown

[crazy]

FATHER'S DAY 29 may thaana?
anyway nalla story........... :clap: :thumbsup: dont worry NOV i will talk to u :)

[NOV]

:hammer:

fathers day is tomorrow - the third sunday in June 8-)

[crazy]

oh appadiya..............enakku theriyaadhu

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY :lol:

[Shakthiprabha.]

NOV,

:(

oh JUST LIKE MY DAD!!!

..... except that I have lots of time to talk to him..... and god blessed, I still do talk a lot with him, and wanna keep talkin a lot more with him :)

I LOVE MY DAD. :tears:

HAPPY FATHERS DAY !!

[chaotic whisperz]

-deleted with warning-

[chaotic whisperz]

-deleted-

[temporary sori-Observer]

tem-so,

long time no c :)
SP,
avvappozhuthu ethaavadhu post seythu kondu thaan irukkiREn :)

[Braandan]

Got this mail today:

We make fun of Sardars & the 12 o'clock fixation.
Here's the actual history about it.

I was at dadar station when my attention went towards
a Sikh youth standing near me; 6 feet tall, with a "kirpan" tucked
in his vest.
After a while, a fast local arrived, which was totally
packed. I did notwant to board the train. The Sikh youth tried to
alight but failed to do so.Just then a voice came from the back coach 'Sardarji
Barah Baj gaye'.The Sikh youth looked over and instead of showing any
anger, gave the person a smile.

He then turned to me and said, 'He was not teasing me
but was asking for my Help'. I asked him why. He told me that there
was a big history behind that.The Sikh youth narrated:

"During 17th Century, when Hindustan was ruled by
Mughals, the Hindu people were humiliated. Mughals were forcing all
Hindus to accept Islam and even used to kill the people who refused.

That time, our ninth Guru, Sri Guru Teg Bahadarji came
forward, in response to a request from some Kashmiri Pandits to
fight against these cruel activities. Guruji told the Mughal emperor that if he
could succeed in converting him to Islam, all the Hindus would accept
the same.But, if he failed, he should stop the atrocities. The
Mughal emperor happily agreed to that. But even after lot of torture
to Guruji and his followers, he failed to convert him to Islam. Guruji
along with his four followers were assassinated in Chandni Chowk. Thus Guruji
sacrificed his life for the protection of Hindu religion. Can anybody
lay down his
life and that too for the protection of other religion? This is the
reason he is still remembered as "Hind Ki Chaddar". None of the Hindus
came forward to lift his dead body, fearing that they would also be
assassinated.

Seeing this incident, our 10th Guruji, Sri Guru Gobind
Singhji (Son of Guru Teg Bahadarji) founder of Khalsa, made a
resolution that he would convert his followers to such fearless human
beings who would never hide
themselves in the face of terror.

At the start, the Sikhs were very few in number in their fight against
the Mughal emperors. Nadir Shah raided and looted Delhi in the year
1739
and was carrying away Hindustani treasures and nearly 2200 Hindu women along
with him. The news spread like fire and was heard by Sardar Jassa Singh, who
was the Commander of the Sikh army at that time. He decided to attack Nadir
Shah's Kafila on the same midnight. He did so and rescued all the Hindu
women and they were safely sent to their homes.

This didn't happen once but thereafter whenever any Abdaalis or Iranis
attacked and looted Hindustan and tried to carry the treasures and
Hindu women along to sell in Abdal markets, the small but
brave-hearted Sikh army attacked them at midnight, 12 O'clock and
rescued the women.

After that, whenever similar incidents occurred, people started to ask
the Sikh army for their help and Sikhs used to attack the raiders at
Midnight, 12 O'clock. The Cry of Attack would be "Barah baj gaye"

Nowadays, "smart people" and some Sikh enemies, have spread this rumour
that at 12 O'clock , the Sikhs go out of their senses.This historic
fact was the reason which made me smile at that person as I thought
that his Mother or Sister would be in trouble and wants my help and
was reminding me by saying off 'Sardarji Barah Baj Gaye'."

Plz do forward this mail to all your friends so they can know this
part about Sikh history.

Its also an appeal PLEASE dont make fun of RELIGIONS as every religion
is as pure & true as yours.

[crazy]

never heard this before :)

btw what does 'Sardarji Barah Baj gaye' mean? :roll:

[mgb]

It means, "Sardarji, it is twelve O'clock".

[crazy]

It means, "Sardarji, it is twelve O'clock".

oh appadiya. thanks :)

[ramky]

Positive thinking:


I AM THANKFUL

....

Live well, Laugh often, & Love with all of your heart!

PP madam : very true and makes one feel grateful for what we have! :)

[chaotic whisperz]

deleted again??

jesus christ...

cant i say anything?

[Lambretta]

deleted again??

jesus christ...

cant i say anything?
Depends on wat u say......

[crazy]

chaotic whisperz.................what did u say or wrote? :roll:

[NOV]

Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very
carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand
dollars.

"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"

So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer ........................ $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap ............................ $ 9998.00

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.

[crazy]

:)

[NOV]

A son and his father were walking on the mountains.
Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams:"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the
mountain:
"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Curious, he yells: "Who are you?"

He receives the answer: "Who are you?"

Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!"

He receives the answer: "Coward!"

He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"

The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."
And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"
The voice answers: "I admire you!"
Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"
The voice answers: "You are a champion!"
The boy is surprised, but does not understand.

Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this is
LIFE.

It gives you back everything you say or do.

Our life is simply a reflection of our actions.

If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart.

If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.

This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life; Life
will give you back everything you have given to it.

YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!

[crazy]

:)

[ramky]

Perspectives

One day a rich man took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" Very good, Dad!" "Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked. "Yeah!" "And what did you learn?"

The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon. When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.

His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!" Isn't it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you've got everything!

You can't buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!

[crazy]

RAMKY: :)

[ramky]

vaasi : tak tak ! :-)

( thnk u )

[NM]

"Friends are God's way of taking care of us."

This was written by a Hospice of Metro Denver physician.

I just had one of the most amazing experiences of my life, and wanted to share it with my family and dearest friends:

I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and the car started to choke and splutter and die - I barely managed to coast, cursing, into a gas station, glad only that I would not be blocking traffic and would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck. It wouldn't even turn over. Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the "quickie mart" building, and it looked like she slipped on some ice and fell into a Gas pump, so I got out to see if she was okay.

When I got there, it looked more like she had been overcome by sobs than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked really haggard with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up to give it to her. It was a nickel.

At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban crammed full of stuff with 3 kids in the back (1 in a car seat), and the gas pump reading $4.95.

I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying "I don't want my kids to see me crying," so we stood on the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California and that things were very hard for her right now. So I asked, "And you were praying?" That made her back away from me a little, but I assured her I was not a crazy person and said, "He heard you, and He sent me."

I took out my card and swiped it through the card reader on the pump so she could fill up her car completely, and while it was fueling, walked to the next door McDonald's and bought 2 big bags of food, some gift certificates for more, and a big cup of coffee. She gave the food to the kids in the car, who o attacked it like wolves, and we stood by the pump eating fries and talking a little.

She told me her name, and that she lived in Kansas City. Her boyfriend left 2 months ago and she had not been able to make ends meet. She knew she wouldn't have money to pay rent Jan 1, and finally in desperation had finally called her parents, with whom she had not spoken in about 5 years. They lived in California and said she could come live with them and try to get on her feet there.

So she packed up everything she owned in the car She told the kids they were going to California for Christmas, but not that they were going to live there.

I gave her my gloves, a little hug and said a quick prayer with her for safety on the road. As I was walking over to my car, she said, "So, are you like an angel or something?"

This definitely made me cry. I said, "Sweetie, at this time of year angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses regular people."

It was so incredible to be a part of someone else's miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. I'll put it in the shop tomorrow to check, but I suspect the mechanic won't find anything wrong.

Sometimes the angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter of their wings...

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Not only our technical knowledge helps, but also the presence of mind and the right answer at right time.

Even if u don't know the answer for a question just confuse the questioner

Question and the Answer given by UPSC Candidates oh sorry they are IAS Officers now.

Q.How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC
Topper)

Q.If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23 Rank
Opted for IFS)

Q.If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands.(Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)

Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find! an elephant with one hand. (UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)

Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs , He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)

Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS
Rank 2)

Q. What looks like half apple ?
A : The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper )

Q. What can you never eat for breakfast ?
A : Dinner.

Q. What happened when wheel was invented ?
A : It caused a revolution.

Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A : Liquid (UPSC 33Rank )

Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy
questions or one really difficult question.

Think well before you make up your mind!" The boy
thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really
difficult question."

"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own
choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or
Night?"

The boy was jolted into reality as his admission
depends on the correctness of his answer,
but he thought for a while and said,
"It's the DAY sir!"

"How" the interviewer asked,

"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a
SECOND difficult question!"

He was selected for IIM!

"Technical Skill is the mastery of complexity, while
Creativity is the master of presence of mind"

[pavalamani pragasam]

:clap: Very intelligent answers! what originality & imagination! It is heartening to see such talent around us!

[malsi]

good ones..

[Lambretta]

Yea good ones Sri! Cheers for those clever guys! :clap:
Many of these qsns. also show how stupid interviewers @ jobs can be tho....:roll:

[pavalamani pragasam]

A policeman was testing 3 brothers who were training to become detectives.


To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first one a picture for 5 seconds and then hides it. "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"


The first one answers, "That's easy; we'll catch him fast because he only has one eye!" The policeman says, "Well...uh...that's because the picture I showed is his side profile."



Slightly flustered by this ridiculous response, he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the second one and asks him, "This is your suspect, and how would you recognize him?"



The second one smiles and says, "Ha! He'd be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!" The policeman angrily responds,
"What's the matter with you two? Of course only one eye and one ear are showing because it's a picture of his side profile! Is that the best answer you can come up with?"



Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the third one and in a very testy voice asks, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?



He quickly adds, "Think hard before giving me a stupid answer." He looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, "The suspect wears contact lenses." The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesn't know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not. "Well, that's an interesting answer. Wait here for a few minutes while I check his file and I'll get back to you on that." He leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the suspect's file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face.



"Wow! I can't believe it. It's TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such an astute observation?"


"That's easy," he replied. "He can't wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear."

[Lambretta]

Nice one pp ma'm! :lol:
Altho uh, shudnt this one be in the jokes thread? :?

[crazy]

PP amma :lol:

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Experience Matters

Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.

"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"

So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer ........................ $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap ............................ $ 9998.00


Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.

Thatturadhu mukkiyam illa...Engga thattanum nu therinju thattanum 8-)

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Experience Matters

Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.

"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"

So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer ........................ $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap ............................ $ 9998.00


Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.

Thatturadhu mukkiyam illa...Engga thattanum nu therinju thattanum 8-)

[pavalamani pragasam]

A very good one, SS!



Bible Sales

A minister concluded that his church was getting into serious financial troubles.

While checking the church storeroom, he discovered several cartons of new bibles that had never been opened and distributed. So at his Sunday sermon he asked for three volunteers from the congregation who would be willing to sell the bibles door-to-door for $10 each to raise the desperately needed money for the church.

Peter, Paul and Louie all raised their hands to volunteer for the task.
The minister knew that Peter and Paul earned their living as salesmen and were likely capable of selling some bibles but he had serious doubts about Louie.
Louie was just a little local farmer, who had always tended to keep to himself because he was embarrassed by his speech impediment. Poor little Louis stuttered very badly. But, not wanting to discourage poor Louis, the minister decided to let him try anyway.

He sent the three of them away with the back seat of their cars stacked with bibles and asked them to meet with him and report the results of their door-to-door selling efforts the following Sunday.

Anxious to find out how successful they were, the minister immediately asked Peter, "Well, Peter, how did you make out selling our bibles last week?"

Proudly handing the reverend an envelope, Peter replied, "using my sales prowess, I was able to sell 20 bibles, and here's the $200 I collected on behalf of the church."

"Fine job, Peter!" The minister said, vigorously shaking his hand.
"You are indeed a fine salesman and the Church is indebted to you." Turning to Paul, he asked "And Paul, how many bibles did you manage to sell for the church last week?"

Paul, smiling and sticking out his chest, confidently replied, "I am a professional salesman and was happy to give the church the benefit of my sales expertise. Last week I sold 28 bibles on behalf of the church, and here's $280 I collected."

The minister responded, "That's absolutely splendid, Paul. You are truly a professional salesman and the church is also indebted to you."

Apprehensively, the minister turned to little Louie and said, "And Louie, did you manage to sell any bibles last week?"

Louie silently offered the minister a large envelope. The reverend opened it and counted the contents. "What is this?" the minister exclaimed.
"Louie, there's $3200 in here! Are you suggesting that you sold 320 bibles for the church, door to door, in just one week?

Louie just nodded.

That's impossible!" both Peter and Paul said in unison. "We are professional salesmen, yet you claim to have sold 10 times as many bibles as we could."

"Yes, this does seem unlikely," the minister agreed. "I think you'd better explain how you managed to accomplish this, Louie."

Louie shrugged. "I-I-I- re-re-really do-do-don't kn-kn-know f-f-f-for sh-sh-sh-sure," he stammered.

Impatiently, Peter interrupted. "For crying out loud, Louie, just tell us what you said to them when they answered the door!"

"A-a-a-all I-I-I s-s-said wa-wa-was," Louis replied, "W-w-w-w-would y-y-y-you l-l-l-l-l-like t-t-to b-b-b-buy th-th-th-this b-b-b-b-bible f-f-for t-t-ten b-b-b-bucks ---o-o-o-or--- wo-wo-would yo-you j-j-j-just l-like m-m-me t-t-to st-st-stand h-h-here and r-r-r-r-r-read it t-to y-y-you?"

[NOV]

There was a farmer who sold a pound of butter to the baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting a pound and he found that he was not. This angered him and he took the farmer to court.

The judge asked the farmer if he was using any measure. The farmer replied, "Your Honor, I am primitive. I don't have a proper measure, but I do have a scale."

The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the butter?"

The farmer replied "Your Honor, long before the baker started buying butter from me, I have been buying a pound loaf of bread from him. Every day when the baker brings the bread, I put it on the scale and give him the same weight in butter. If anyone is to be blamed, it is the baker."

[hi]

A scene also took place on a BA (British Airway) flight between
Johannesburg and London. A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated
next to a black man. Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air
Hostess. "Madam, what is the matter?" the hostess asked. "You
obviously do not see it then?" She responded. "You placed me next to a
black man. I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant
group. Give me an alternative seat." "Be calm please," the hostess
replied. "Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I will go to
see if another place is available." The hostess went away and then
came back a few minutes later.

"Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in the
economy class. I spoke to the captain and he informed me that there is
one seat in the business class. All the same, we also have one seat in
the first class." Before the woman could say anything, the hostess
continued: "It is unusual for our company to permit someone from the
economy class to sit in the first class. However, given the
circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make
someone sit next to someone so disgusting."

She then turned to the black guy, and said, "Therefore, sir, if you
would like to, please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in
first class."

At the moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had
just witnessed stood up and applauded. This is a true story. IF you
are against racism, please send this message to all your friends;
please do not delete it without sending it to at least one person

...........

:clap: :clap: :clap:

[ramky]

Anjali : :D though i hv read it b4, its heartening to see it again !

[Alan]

This is just too good not to pass on to all. Something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:

* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watching Saturday morning cartoons,
* going to Disney movies, and
* wishing on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay or Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat to history to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, So . . one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

Love and enjoy your children and grandchildren!

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Facts About Aids

Dear Friends!!!
Its good to be well informed about HIV. There was a story on junk some days back where it is said that a boy got infected by HIV virus by eating pani-puri. And there have also been rumors where people are affected by the HIV virus when they got pricked by an HIV infected needle in theaters which is rubbish.
So read along!
RANBAXY....
I have seen this below mentioned mail floating across group email & I feel its my moral responsibility to correct all misconceptions regarding
HIV /AIDS.
I can do this because I am educated enough to comment on this and for those who don't know my profession ...I am serving as Brand Manager (Product Manager) handling anti HIV/AIDS portfolio (called as Antiretroviral Drugs) in Ranbaxy.

Please read following points carefully & don't send emails related to Medical ailments without having complete knowledge about it (even partial knowledge could be grossly dangerous).

HIV (virus) requires *ONLY* *Blood or Semen* as medium to transmit from one body to another.

HIV *can not* transmit even through *Saliva*(mucous) i.e. even if HIV-infected patient coughs or smooches and another person is exposed to his sputum (cough) or saliva, the virus still can not transmit because concentration of virus particles in sputum is almost NIL & exposure to air anyway kills virus in fraction of seconds.

In case an HIV-infected person gets an injury (like the cut in below mentioned story) and he is bleeding, the virus can transmit to another person only if another person has a cut/wound in his body & that too when blood from both person comes in contact with each other* (this is also very very rare unless bleeding is very high) and not otherwise.

HIV can *never survive in any other liquid* medium also other than blood or semen (& please for God sake ... never in Pani Puri wala pani)

Even if one drinks an HIV infected blood (or semen) of someone (ingest through Gastro Intestinal track), the virus can not survive in the acidic pH of stomach*. Highest extent of acidity is 0 (practically not possible) so imagine 1 as pH which is in our stomach. (This pH can burn your own finger in less than a second if you dip in that acid).


Exposure of less than 1 second in AIR KILLS the HIV virus*(hence story of needle pricks in Cinema theatres is a crap). Even if blood from a wound (of infected person) dries up (*blood clot*), *the virus dies*and can not infect anyone else

HIV transmission is *ONLY* an *INFECTION* i.e.entrance of virus in one's body. It *DOES NOT MEAN AIDS*.

An HIV-infected person (after entrance of virus) can progress to a condition of AIDS only after *8 to 10 YEARS *(not in 15 days as in the Pani Puri story)

It is *not HIV (virus) that kills a human* .....the virus attacks immune cells (cells that fight against foreign pathogens/antigens) and hence a person's ability to fight against infections & diseases slowly diminishes and person ultimately dies of a disease which could be as simple as TB

Most importantly, HIV is no longer dreadful disease ... it is "*CHRONIC MANAGEABLE DISEASE*" just like Diabetes or Hypertension.

If there is anything you need to be careful from to prevent HIV is Unsafe sex*, *Blood transfusion* (check before taking) /Blood donation (use sterilized needles only) and any *blood contact during an accident *or so where amount of bleeding is very high.

[pavalamani pragasam]

[tscii:7d75c03080]An Indian man walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer.

He tells the loan officer that he is going to India on business fortwo weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.

The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of security for the loan.

So the Indian man hands over the keys to a new Ferrari parked on the street in front of the bank.

He produces the title and everything checks out.

The loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan.



The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the Indian for

using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a $5,000 loan.

An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.



Two weeks later, the Indian returns,repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.

The loan officer says, "Sir, we are very happy to have had your business,

and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled.

While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi-millionaire.

What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"



The Indian replies: "Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?"



Ah, the mind of the Indian….



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[NOV]

Once upon a time, in a village a man appeared who announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10. The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys went out in the forest and started catching them.

The man bought thousands at $10 and as supply started to diminish and villagers started to stop their effort he announced that now he would buy at $20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching moneys again. Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms.

The offer rate increased to $25 and the supply of monkeys became rare so that it was an effort to even see a monkey let alone catch it.

The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at $50 However, since he had to go to the city on some business his assistant would now buy on behalf of the man.

In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers. Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at $35 and when the man comes back, you can sell it to him for $50.

The villager squeezed up with all their saving to buy the monkeys.

Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!

Now you know how the stock market works. 8-)

[crazy]

:)

[Lambretta]

:lol: Good one PP ma'm & NOV! :D

[rachel]

nice... :) :) :) :thumbsup:

[ramky]

:lol: Good one PP ma'm & NOV! :D

:exactly:

[rajraj]

Ah, the mind of the Indian….

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Not so quick pp! Here is another story.

A well known store in NYC announced a sale of clothing for one tenth of the tag price. Two Indian ladies decided to go there first and grab whatever they wanted. They parked their car and went in first. Picked up what they wanted for $10 and saved $90.
When they came back to the car it was not there. They saw a policeman near the store and complained. He had this to say, ' You parked the car in the no parking zone. It was towed away. You can pick up the car after paying a fine of $75. The car was towed away to.........'.

Penny wise pound foolish? :lol:

It actually happened.

[ramky]

Raj : its a point to ponder :exactly:

[pavalamani pragasam]

:(

[rachel]

Raj : its a point to ponder :exactly:


8-)

[malsi]

I always beleive there are 2 kinds of people : takers and givers

Takers will eat better...but Givers will sleep better...

[Lambretta]

I always beleive there are 2 kinds of people : takers and givers

Takers will eat better...but Givers will sleep better...
:exactly: Well said! :clap: :D

[malsi]

Thanks Lambretta..:)

[pavalamani pragasam]

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the
fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating
car accident. The boy began lessons with an old
Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he
couldn't understand why, after three months of
training the master had taught him only one move.

"Sensei,"(Teacher in Japanese) the boy finally said,
"Shouldn't I be learning more moves?""This is the only
move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever
need to know," the sensei replied. Not quite
understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy
kept training. Several months later, the sensei took
the boy to his first tournament.

Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two
matches. The third match proved to be more difficult,
but after some time, his opponent became impatient and
charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the
match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in
the finals. This time, his opponent was bigger,
stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy
appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy
might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was
about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.

"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon
after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical
mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used
his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the
tournament.

He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and
sensei reviewed every move in each and every
match.Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what
was really on his mind.

"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one
move?"

"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered."First,
you've almost mastered one of the most difficult
throws in all of judo. And second, the only known
defense for that move is for your opponent to grab
your left arm."

The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest
strength.

Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and
we blame God, the circumstances or ourselves for it
but we never know that our weaknesses can become our
strengths one day.

Each of us is special and important, so never think
you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain,
just live your life to its fullest and extract the
best out of it!"

[temporary sori-Observer]

Ah, the mind of the Indians
They parked their car and went in first. Picked up what they wanted for $10 and saved $90.

You can pick up the car after paying a fine of $75.
Penny wise pound foolish? :lol:

:(
Rajraj,
They saved $90, and paid a fine of $75, and the remaining $15 shows that they were not foolish :fishgrin:

[rajraj]

Rajraj,
They saved $90, and paid a fine of $75, and the remaining $15 shows that they were not foolish :fishgrin:

No TOS. You did not take into account the money they had to spend to get to where the car was towed away! :) Also, they paid more than what they would have paid in a 'regular sale' where you pay about 50% or less.

[temporary sori-Observer]

A well known store in NYC
In NYC, they can take the subway which does not cost $15. The indian women are :fishgrin: :fishgrin:

[pavalamani pragasam]

God created the mule, and told him, "You will be mule, working constantly from dawn to dusk, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years."


The mule answered, "To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, give me no more than 20."
And it was so.


Then God created the dog, and told him, "You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of Man, to whom you will be his greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years."


And the dog responded, "Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that is too much. Please, no more than 10 years."
And it was so.



God then created the monkey, and told him, "You are monkey. You shall swing from tree to tree, acting like an idiot. You will be funny, and you shall live for 20 years."

And the monkey responded, "Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world is too much. Please, Lord, give me no more than 10 years."
And it was so.



Finally, God created Man and told him, "You are Man, the only rational being that walks the earth. You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years."


And the man responded, "Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little. Please, Lord, give me the 30 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused, and the 10 years the monkey rejected."
And it was so.




And so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 30 years like a mule working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then, he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry;
then, in his old age, to live 10 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot to amuse his grandchildren.


And it is so !!

[temporary sori-Observer]

And so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 30 years like a mule working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then, he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry;
then, in his old age, to live 10 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot to amuse his grandchildren.
But he lived 20 years as a man, 30 years like a mule kicking his wife and shouting and braying at her for not being a good wife, 15 years like a dog barking at his children for not obeying him, and 15 years like a monkey taking his grandchildren's bananas, and icecreams. :fishgrin: :fishgrin:

[rajraj]

and 15 years like a monkey taking his grandchildren's bananas, and icecreams. :fishgrin: :fishgrin:

He could only take them and not eat! Doctor's orders! :lol:

[temporary sori-Observer]

and 15 years like a monkey taking his grandchildren's bananas, and icecreams. :fishgrin: :fishgrin:

He could only take them and not eat! Doctor's orders! :lol:
Yes, he is not allowed to have them, that is why he is taking from his grandchildren, like a monkey steals by trick. :)

[pavalamani pragasam]

Doctor's orders! Boo!

[pavalamani pragasam]

Kenny & the Dead Donkey

A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an Old farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next Day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have Some bad News, the donkey died last night".

Kenny replied: "Well then, just give me my money back".

The farmer said: "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."

Kenny said: "OK then, just unload the donkey."

The farmer asked: "What you goanna to do with him?"

Kenny: "I'm going to raffle him off." (Note: To raffle is to sell a Thing by Lottery - draw lot - to a group of people each paying the same amount for a Ticket)

Farmer: "You can't raffle off a dead donkey!"

Kenny: "Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead."

A month later the farmer met up with Kenny and asked, "What happened With that dead donkey?"

Kenny: "I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars apiece and Made a profit of $998.00."

Farmer: "Didn't anyone complain?"

Kenny: "Just the guy who won. So I gave him back his two dollars ."

[hi]

Hi Guys...

Please share this information with your friends, family
and all.

Have you seen recent advertisement of M/S SAINT GOBAIN GLASSES shown in TELEVISION'S?
Then you must have known about 2 Way mirror & is also shown in Hindi Movie (HUMRAAZ).

How to determine if a mirror is 2 way or not (Not a Joke!)

Not to scare you, but to make sure that you aware.

Many of the hotels and textile showrooms cheat the customers this way & watch privately.

HOW TO DETECT A 2-WAY MIRROR:

When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the
seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, r actually a 2-way mirror i.e., they can
see you, but you can't see them). There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female
changing rooms or bathroom or bedrooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just
looking at it. So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at?

CONDUCT THIS SIMPLE TEST:

Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your
fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror. However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY
TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR! (There is someone seeing you from the
other side). So remember, every time you see a mirror, do the "fingernail test." It doesn't cost you
anything. It is simple to do. This is a really good thing to do. The reason there is a gap on a real
mirror, is because the silver is on the back of the mirror UNDER the glass. Whereas with a two-way
mirror, the silver is on the Surface. Keep it in mind! Make sure and check every time you enter in hotel
rooms. May be someone is making a film on you.

Ladies: Share this with your friends.

Men: Share this with your sisters, wife, daughters, girlfriends.

[hi]

Vanilla Ice Cream that puzzled General motors!!!!

An Interesting Story

Never underestimate your Clients' Complaint, no matter how funny it
might
seem!

This is a real story that happened between the customer of General
Motors
and its Customer-Care Executive. Pls read on.....


A complaint was received by the Pontiac Division of General Motors:

'This is the second time I have written to you, and I don't blame you
for
not answering me, because I sounded crazy, but it is a fact that we have
a
tradition in our family of Ice-Cream for dessert after dinner each
night,
but the kind of ice cream varies so, every night, after we've eaten, the
whole family votes on which kind of ice cream we should have and I drive
down to the store to get it. It's also a fact that I recently purchased
a
new Pontiac and since then my trips to the store have created a
problem.....


You see, every time I buy a vanilla ice-cream, when I start back from
the
store my car won't start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car
starts just fine. I want you to know I'm serious about this question, no
matter how silly it sounds "What is there about a Pontiac that makes it
not
start when I get vanilla ice cream, and easy to start whenever I get any
other kind?" The Pontiac President was understandably skeptical about
the
letter, but sent an Engineer to check it out anyway.

The latter was surprised to be greeted by a successful, obviously well
educated man in a fine neighborhood. He had arranged to meet the man
just
after dinner time, so the two hopped into the car and drove to the ice
cream
store. It was vanilla ice cream that night and, sure enough, after they
came
back to the car, it wouldn't start.

The Engineer returned for three more nights. The first night, they got
chocolate. The car started. The second night, he got strawberry. The car
started. The third night he ordered vanilla. The car failed to start.

Now the engineer, being a logical man, refused to believe that this
man's
car was allergic to vanilla ice cream. He arranged, therefore, to
continue
his visits for as long as it took to solve the problem. And toward this
end
he began to take notes: He jotted down all sorts of data: time of day,
type
of gas uses, time to drive back and forth etc.

In a short time, he had a clue: the man took less time to buy vanilla
than
any other flavor. Why? The answer was in the layout of the store.
Vanilla,
being the most popular flavor, was in a separate case at the front of
the
store for quick pickup. All the other flavors were kept in the back of
the
store at a different counter where it took considerably longer to check
out
the flavor.

Now, the question for the Engineer was why the car wouldn't start when
it
took less time. Eureka - Time was now the problem - not the vanilla ice
cream!!!! The engineer quickly came up with the answer: "vapor lock".

It was happening every night; but the extra time taken to get the other
flavors allowed the engine to cool down sufficiently to start. When the
man
got vanilla, the engine was still too hot for the vapor lock to
dissipate.


Even crazy looking problems are sometimes real and all problems seem to
be
simple only when we find the solution, with cool thinking.

Don't just say it is " IMPOSSIBLE" without putting a sincere effort....
Observe the word "IMPOSSIBLE" carefully....

Looking closer you will see, "I'M POSSIBLE"...


What really matters is your attitude and your perception.

[Lambretta]

................Not to scare you, but to make sure that you aware.
Many of the hotels and textile showrooms cheat the customers this way & watch privately.

HOW TO DETECT A 2-WAY MIRROR:

When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, r actually a 2-way mirror i.e., they can see you, but you can't see them). There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms or bathroom or bedrooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it.............Keep it in mind! Make sure and check every time you enter in hotel
rooms. May be someone is making a film on you.
Ladies: Share this with your friends.
Men: Share this with your sisters, wife, daughters, girlfriends.
:shock: This is really a shocking truth! :x
But tks for sharing this info. w/ us......how useful/helpful this hub is!

[Lambretta]

[tscii:605331aa2a]How rich India was before Independence- Rolls-Royce garbage trucks!

These r known to be true stories abt how certain eccentric Indian Maharajahs of yore had retaliated on having their pride hurt by the Brits! :)

The Punjab connection:

According to a legend which finds mention on khalistan-affairs.org, in 1930, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh felt slighted at the British Rolls Royce company’s refusal to accept an order from him for a new Rolls Royce car. Reacting to the refusal, the old Maharaja put some of his old Rolls Royce cars to haul garbage, dung, refuse and all kind of filth around Patiala city to the chagrin of the all-powerful Rolls Royce-loving Viceroy and the British ruling establishment who quickly prevailed upon the Rolls Royce Company to comply with the old Maharaja’s wishes.

The Bharatpur connection:

Another famous buyer was the Maharaja of Bharatpur (He always bought three automobiles at the same time). Once when the Rolls-Royce firm delayed sending mechanics to his capital to rectify small faults in the cars, the maharaja threatened to convert all his Rolls-Royces into garbage carriers. Lest the car lose its 'aura' as the automobile for the super rich, the car-makers sent a group of mechanics at the earliest to Bharatpur.

The Patiala connection:

When the Maharaja of Patiala was snubbed by snooty British salesmen at a Rolls Royce showroom in the U.K., he hit back by buying up the entire consignment of 50 vehicles on display and turning them into garbage trucks on taking them home. An English paper printed a picture and the story that made company representatives scurrying to Patiala with an olive branch.

The Alwar connection:

When Maharaja Jai Singh of alwar (raj.) went to Rolls-Royces famous mayfair showroom, one of the salesmen snubbed the odd looking indian bloke inquiring about the rolls...he promptly bought out every car in the showroom, and insisited that the particular rude salesman be delivered with the cars, as the cleaner...and they did!!![/tscii:605331aa2a]

[Badri]

Also makes a very strong point against royalty!

Imagine their whims and fancies of buying three cars at a time, or buying the entire showroom, with wealth gathered from their people, just out of spite!!!

How appalling! :shock:

[pavalamani pragasam]

Go through the following, It is really nice piece of an article I found, WORTH READING!

There are never better pastures - only other pastures!

Move from one job to another, but only for the right reasons

It's yet another day at office. As I logged on to the marketing and advertising sites for the latest updates, as usual, I found the headlines dominated by 'who's moving from one company to another after a short stint', and I wondered, why are so many people leaving one job for another? Is it past now to work with just one company for a sufficiently

long period?

Whenever I ask this question to people who leave a company, the answers I get are: "Oh, I am getting a 200% hike in salary"; "Well, I am jumping three levels in my designation"; "Well, they are going to send me abroad in

six months".

Then, I look around at all the people who are considered successful today and who have reached the top - be it a media agency, an advertising agency or a company. I find that most of these people are the ones who have stuck

to the company, ground their heels and worked their way to the top.

And, as I look around for people who changed their jobs constantly, I find they have stagnated at some level, in obscurity!

In this absolutely ruthless, dynamic and competitive environment, there are still no short cuts to success or to making money. The only thing that continues to pay, as earlier, is loyalty and hard work. Yes, it pays! Sometimes, immediately, sometimes after a lot of time. But, it does pay.

Does this mean that one should stick to an organization and wait for that golden moment? Of course not. After a long stint, there always comes a time for moving in most organizations, but it is important to move for the

right reasons, rather than superficial ones, like money, designation or an overseas trip. Remember, no company recruits for charity.

More often than not, when you are offered an unseemly hike in salary or designation that is disproportionate to what that company offers it current employees, there is always unseen bait attached.

The result? You will, in the long-term, have reached exactly the same levels or maybe lower levels than what you would have in your current company.

A lot of people leave an organization because they are "unhappy". What is this so-called-unhappiness? I have been working for donkey's years and there has never been a day when I am not unhappy about something in my work

environment-boss, rude colleague, fussy clients etc.

Unhappiness in a workplace, to a large extent, is transient. If you look hard enough, there is always something to be unhappy about. But, more importantly, do I come to work to be "happy" in the truest sense? If I think hard, the answer is "No". Happiness is something you find with family, friends, may be a close circle of colleagues who have become friends.

What you come to work for is to earn, build a reputation, satisfy your ambitions, be appreciated for your work ethics, face challenges and get the job done.

So, the next time you are tempted to move, ask yourself why are you moving and what are you moving into?

Some questions are:

Am I ready and capable of handling the new responsibility? If yes, what could be the possible reasons my current company has not offered me the same responsibility?
Who are the people who currently handle this responsibility in the current and new company? Am I as good as the best among them?
As the new job offer has a different profile, why have I not given the current company the option to offer me this profile?
Why is the new company offering me the job? Do they want me for my skills, or is there an ulterior motive?

An honest answer to these will eventually decide where you go in your career- to the top of the pile in the long term(at the cost of short-term blips) or to become another average employee who gets lost with time in the

wilderness?



"DESERVE BEFORE YOU DESIRE" - Dr. Gopalkrishnan, Chairman TATA Sons.

[Lambretta]

Also makes a very strong point against royalty!

Imagine their whims and fancies of buying three cars at a time, or buying the entire showroom, with wealth gathered from their people, just out of spite!!!

How appalling! :shock:
I dont deny tat Badri........but then, most of our present-day 'kings' (viz. MPs/MLAs) r indulging no less, w/ wealth gathered from the ppl. via the Govt.! :(

[Badri]

Also makes a very strong point against royalty!

Imagine their whims and fancies of buying three cars at a time, or buying the entire showroom, with wealth gathered from their people, just out of spite!!!

How appalling! :shock:
I dont deny tat Badri........but then, most of our present-day 'kings' (viz. MPs/MLAs) r indulging no less, w/ wealth gathered from the ppl. via the Govt.! :(

Yes, but at least unlike Royalty, their "kingship" is not a life term! It can be ended when the people decide!

[rajraj]

Imagine their whims and fancies

Badri,
That is not all! There is a book on a maharaja who brought a plastic surgeon from England or US to shape the women in his harem to his liking! :(

[dev]

Imagine their whims and fancies

Badri,
That is not all! There is a book on a maharaja who brought a plastic surgeon from England or US to shape the women in his harem to his liking! :(

:argh: :angry2:

[Badri]

Dev-oda aatharathha paatha, looks like she recently went to a plastic surgeon!! :wink: :rotfl:

[Badri]

Don't know where else to put this, but this is quite important

Recently, the concept of "ICE" is catching up quickly. It is simple, yet an important method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted at during emergency as "ICE " (meaning In Case of Emergency). The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when they went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which numbers to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. Following a disaster in London, the East Anglican Ambulance Service has launched a national "In case of Emergency (ICE)" campaign. In an emergency situation, Emergency Services personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialing the number stored as "ICE". Please forward this. It won't take too many "forwards" before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A great idea that will make a difference !

[Sinthiya]

hmm...yeah..i received am email about the 'ICE' concept as well...

really useful for emergency purposes...

[dev]

Dev-oda aatharathha paatha, looks like she recently went to a plastic surgeon!! :wink: :rotfl:

:twisted: :notthatway:

[rajraj]

Dev-oda aatharathha paatha, looks like she recently went to a plastic surgeon!! :wink: :rotfl:

Hope she does not perform plastic surgery on you for this comment! :lol:

[dev]

ICE- very good idea... Will pass on the msg, Badri...

[dev]

Dev-oda aatharathha paatha, looks like she recently went to a plastic surgeon!! :wink: :rotfl:

Hope she does not perform plastic surgery on you for this comment! :lol:

:lol:

[Lambretta]

[tscii:218f348fe9]
Yes, but at least unlike Royalty, their "kingship" is not a life term! It can be ended when the people decide!
Right again......but again, in most cases tat is wen the ppl. hav freedom enuff to decide! :(
Oh well......'nuff of my cynical quips I guess...:P

Anyways, 'jus came across more info. on Royal Rolls:

A 1933 Rolls-Royce that belonged to Maharani Sethu Parvati Bai of Travancore had a small stool on the floor. On it sat a dwarf who massaged the queen’s legs during the rides in the car, while he remained invisible to onlookers. Show-off. :roll:
Other Royal automobiles catered to any and every other whim, from special “Purdah” models that had drapes to hide modest Maharanis, to the Rolls Royce Phantom II that was created in a shade of pink that the Maharaja of Jamnagar wanted, for which he sent Rolls-Royce his wife's pink slipper to obtain the exact shade, to the 24-carat gold-plated appointments and solid silver door handles of the Maharaja of Baroda’s 1927 RR Phantom I!
However, on a separate note, IMHO the retaliation given to Rolls-Royce from the M'rajahs was justified.....considering the ego tat the co. wud've had towards Indians, even if the latter wer from royalty ('how cud we sell our cars to our slaves'!) :D [/tscii:218f348fe9]

And it isnt limited to Maharajahs/our country either.....ther is a story (not sure how long ago) abt a chinese businessman taking a brand new mercedes onto the middle of a main shopping area and then smashing it with a sledge hammer to prove that the germans are not giving them due customer satisfaction! :shock:

If you take eg.s such as the one above & the numerous maharajas, you can see a trend - the nose up in the air Europeans feel the asians lack (wat they define as) culture and cannot afford things......and we asians desperatly seek recognition by the westerners to feel that we have arrived!
These acts point towards it. If you see the trend these days of people travelling - the biggest spenders in most parts of the world are Indians - especially in places such as Sing., Switzerland (and other places where bollywood movies have been shot :wink:).
The ego of westerners cannot seem to get them to figure out that the asians are making more money than them and if you have it flaunt it! The way asians flaunt it is very different from the way the westerners do, and this leads to the dilemma (we want the Asians money through tourism, but we cannot stand their attitude, nor culture etc.!)
The wheel now begins to turn & the Asians r economically on the rise. Soon it'd be sumbody else's turn! :)
There is ofcourse the attitude of Arabs & in most cases, Westerners - I can buy u, u come & work for me. This really turns them off - classic example - the way Sunil Mittal is treated when he is trying to acquire a french national icon. The arabs have bought british national icons - the "marks and spencers" etc. I wonder therefore- when will Indian auto manufacturers have the muscle power to go buy a firm like FIAT/GM/Ford! Indians control the worlds long distance telephone network (between VSNL and Reliance), they are getting there in the area of software services.....slowly and steadily!

[Lambretta]

Imagine their whims and fancies

Badri,
That is not all! There is a book on a maharaja who brought a plastic surgeon from England or US to shape the women in his harem to his liking! :(
:shock: YIKES!! That is sick-o!!!! :argh: :banghead: :roll:
Ne idea wich one he was?

[dev]

I wonder therefore- when will Indian auto manufacturers have the muscle power to go buy a firm like FIAT/GM/Ford!

For the kind of debt GM is into(sometng like 300 billion dollars) & negatives in the finacials it has been showing , I am waiting to see it file Chapter 11... :lol:

[dsath]

Looks like Ford is going the GM way. Aston Martin has a 'For Sale' board and no one has expressed interest yet.
Toyota is eating into their market share. The Japanese are here big time now.

[dev]

Looks like Ford is going the GM way. Aston Martin has a 'For Sale' board and no one has expressed interest yet.
Toyota is eating into their market share. The Japanese are here big time now.

:exactly:

[Lambretta]

Wow, I'm quite surprised to find ladies being so knowledgeable abt the Int'l automobile industry! :o :lol:

[dsath]

Wow, I'm quite surprised to find ladies being so knowledgeable abt the Int'l automobile industry! :o :lol:
Now we all know why the automobile industry is going thru a bad phase :lol:
Wake up its the 21st century.

[Lambretta]

Now we all know why the automobile industry is going thru a bad phase :lol:
Wake up its the 21st century.
Hmmm......
But how do u hav so much knowledge abt it? Do u work for an automobile firm? :)
'not sure if dev does......I only know shez a CA....:)

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Don't know where else to put this, but this is quite important

Recently, the concept of "ICE" is catching up quickly. It is simple, yet an important method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted at during emergency as "ICE " (meaning In Case of Emergency). The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when they went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which numbers to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. Following a disaster in London, the East Anglican Ambulance Service has launched a national "In case of Emergency (ICE)" campaign. In an emergency situation, Emergency Services personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialing the number stored as "ICE". Please forward this. It won't take too many "forwards" before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A great idea that will make a difference !

Yeah i read about that....Media should speed up the process of advertising this.. Very important and usefull!

[dev]

Wow, I'm quite surprised to find ladies being so knowledgeable abt the Int'l automobile industry! :o :lol:

:evil: I don't work for an automobile firm or any other firm for tht reason... I am in the process of taking up a career in the stock markets... Just came across these big bad stories while analysing companies... :)

& Lamby, I am not a CA... I am a CPA... :)

[Lambretta]

:evil: I don't work for an automobile firm or any other firm for tht reason... I am in the process of taking up a career in the stock markets... Just came across these big bad stories while analysing companies... :)
Ohh....ok ok....but y the :evil:.....?? :huh:
Stock market huh? Sounds interesting.....Neways, 'not going to digress into chat here....tat too w/ a mod! :oops: :)

& Lamby, I am not a CA... I am a CPA... :)
Oops....my bad! :P

[rajraj]

Lambretta: Here is a link for stock market:


http://money.com/data/widelyheld/

Just type gm in get quotes area . You will get a lot about GM ! :)

[Lambretta]

Tks for the link Raj...will look into it. :)

[NOV]

The Strength of a Man

The strength of a man isn't seen in the width of his shoulders.
It's seen in the width of his arms that circle you.

The strength of a man isn't in the deep tone of his voice.
It's in the gentle words he whispers.

The strength of a man isn't how many buddies he has.
It's how good a buddy he is with his kids.

The strength of a man isn't in how respected he is at work.
It's in how respected he is at home.

The strength of a man isn't in how hard he hits.
It's in how tender he touches.

The strength of a man isn't in the hair on his chest.
It's in his Heart... that lies within his chest.

The strength of a man isn't how many women he's loved.
It's in how he can be true to one woman.

The strength of a man isn't in the weight he can lift.
It's in the burdens he can carry.

[Lambretta]

NOV,
Excellent lah! :clap: :thumbsup:

[Surya]

:shock: I thought only malays say Lah. :P

Nov,
:clap: :clap: excellent indeed! :D

[ajithfederer]

NOV :clap:

simply stunning poem :shock:

[Lambretta]

*dig

:shock: I thought only malays say Lah. :P
Machi, practically everyone in Sing./Mysia (even Tamils wen they speak in English!) uses tat word! :P :D

/dig

[Abhimanyu]

Oh..had no idea that u were in Sing Lamby! Thought u were in Vizag like ur Location: States.

So Lah is like saying, "dude" "bro" etce tc? :D

[Lambretta]

Oh..had no idea that u were in Sing Lamby! Thought u were in Vizag like ur Location: States.

So Lah is like saying, "dude" "bro" etce tc? :D
Suri machi........so this is u!! :shock: :lol:
But hey wats w/ the new ID? :huh: :roll:
Well yes, I WAS in Sing. until last yr....:P and yes am in Vizag as of now (but goin2 move back to hyd......soon!) :)

[Mystic]

"The strength of a man isn't how many women he's loved.
It's in how he can be true to one woman. "

very nice NOV :clap:

[NOV]

:ty: guys! :D

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert.
During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand:

TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath.
The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.
After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:

TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him,
"After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"

The other friend replied "When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away.

But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.

[Sanguine Sridhar]

A boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move. "Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.



Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals. This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.



"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. "Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?" "You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm." The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.



"Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame god, the circumstances and our self for it but we never know that our weakness can become our strength one day.

[crazy]

NOV and sridhar anna :) :thumbsup:

[pavalamani pragasam]

THE WOODEN BOWL
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass often milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about grandfather," said the son. I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor. So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. Sometimes when the family glanced in grandfather's direction, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence.



One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up." The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table.



For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day that building blocks are being laid for the child's future.



Let us all be wise builders and role models. Take care of yourself, ... and those you love, ... today, and everyday!

[NOV]

Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up."Sivaji in Vietnam Veedu! :thumbsup:

[NOV]

A three-year old girl was suffering from a rare terminal disease. Doctors had given up on her until they learnt that the girl had a five-year brother who had suffered the same disease but whose body had created anti-bodies to contain the disease.

The little boy's parents and the doctors spoke to the boy about the sister and requested him to undergo blood transfusion which may save his sister's life. The boy appeared confused and deeply troubled and finally answered, "Will my sister die if I don't give my blood?"

After being told in the positive, the boy consented to giving his blood. As his blood was being taken, surrounded by nurses, doctors, and his parents, the little boy asked innocently: "How long before I die?"

[Badri]

No matter how many times I read this, it still moves me! The boy's innocent sacrifice is truly amazing!!!

[dev]

No matter how many times I read this, it still moves me! The boy's innocent sacrifice is truly amazing!!!

:exactly:

[crazy]

PP'ma i had this story in english in 7 or 8 th grade, not sure, but anyway lovely :clap:

NOV: never read before, but :)

[NOV]

A young man wished to marry the farmer's beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked him over and said, "Son, go stand out in that field. I'm going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter."

The young man stood in the pasture awaiting the first bull. The barn door opened and out ran the biggest, meanest-looking bull he had ever seen. He decided that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull pass through the pasture out the back gate.

The barn door opened again. Unbelievable. He had never seen anything so big and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, grunting, slinging slobber as it eyed him. Whatever the next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one. He ran to the fence and let the bull pass through the pasture, out the back gate.

The door opened a third time. A smile came across his face. This was the weakest, scrawniest little bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just the exact moment. He grabbed... but the bull had no tail!

[pavalamani pragasam]

Did I read that sign right?

In an office:

TOILET OUT OF ORDER ..... PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW

In a Laundromat:

AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT

In a London department store:

BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS

In an office:

WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN

In an office:

AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD

Outside a secondhand shop:

WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

Notice in health food shop window:

CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS

Spotted in a safari park:

ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR

Seen during a conference:

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR

Notice in a farmer's field:

THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE BUT THE BULL CHARGES

On a repair shop door:

WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)

[P_R]

Good ones Mrs.PP !
THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE BUT THE BULL CHARGES This is a very good old pun., I am reading after ages. Somehow, over the years puns have grown out of fancy.

[crazy]

:lol:

[crazy]

To realize
The value of a sister
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.(me)

To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.

To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.

To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.

To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.

To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother
who has given birth to
A premature baby.

To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize
The value of one hour:
Ask the lovers who are waiting to Meet.

To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident...

To realize
The value of one millisecond:
Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics

Time waits for no one.

Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when

you can share it with someone special.

To realize the value of a friend:
Lose one.

[NOV]

[tscii:ef39e56e6c]One day Raja and a good friend, Siva took a walk.

"I’m getting married on tomorrow, Raja," pronounced his friend very excitedly. "Isn’t marriage wonderful, Raja!

It is quite the best! Have you ever considered getting married, Raja?"

Siva smiled. "In my youth I thought of nothing else. In fact, I so wanted to find the perfect wife I travelled the world searching for her.

In India, I met a beautiful woman who was spiritual, kind and loving, but she had no worldly knowledge.

In Malaysia, I met a woman who was kind, loving and worldly, but she was not interested in the spiritual life?"

"Where did you travel to next?" asked his friend.

Siva smiled, "I forget where, but I met a truly beautiful woman who was spiritual, kind, loving and worldly, but she could not communicate well.

Finally, I went to Nepal and there, after much searching, I found the perfect wife. She was everything I had wanted her to be. She was perfect."

"Then why did you not marry her, Raja?"

"Alas," said Siva, shaking his head, "she was, unfortunately, looking for the perfect husband!" [/tscii:ef39e56e6c]

[pavalamani pragasam]

Some guy bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old, still working fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying:"Free to good home. You want it, you take it". For three days the fridge sat there without even one person looking twice at it. He eventually decided that people were too un-trusting of this deal. It looked too good to be true, so he changed the sign to read: "Fridge for sale $50".

The next day someone stole it.

=================


I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area. So I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up.She smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and I was in good hands. "Now," she asked me, "has your plane arrived yet?


=========

While working at a Pizza Parlor I observed a man ordering a small pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked him if he would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it for some time before responding."Just cut it into 4 pieces; I don't think I'm hungry enough to eat 6 pieces.



Yep, They Walk Among Us too.

[pavalamani pragasam]

WELCOME TO AIR DECCAN ( hope you know this airline in India )


Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen... .

This is your captain PATEL welcoming both seated and standing passengers on board of Air Deccan.

We apologize for the four-day delay in taking off,it was due to bad weather and partly due to the search for a missing tyre.

This is flight 717 to Mumbai. Landing there is not guaranteed, but we will end up somewhere in India . And, if luck is in our favor, we may even be landing on your village!

Air Deccan has an excellent safety-record. In fact,our safety standards are so high, that even terrorists are afraid to fly with us! It is with pleasure; I announce that, starting this year, over30% of our Passengers have reached their destination.

If our engines are too noisy for you, on passenger request, we can arrange to turn them off. To make your free fall to earth pleasant and memorable, we serve Complimentary Daru and Vada Pav. For our not-so-religious passengers, we are the only airline who can help you find out if there really is a God!

We regret to inform you, that today's in-flight movie will not be shown as we forgot to record it from the television. However, for our movie buffs, we will be flying right next to Kingfisher Airline, where their movie will be visible from the right side of the cabin window.

Smoking is not allowed in this airplane. Any smoke you see in the Cabin is only the early warning system on the engines telling us to slow down!

In order to catch important landmarks, we try to fly as close as possible. For the best view , if however, we go a little too close, do let us know. Our enthusiastic co-pilot sometimes flies right through the landmark!

Kindly be seated, keep your seat in an upright position for take-off and fasten your seat-belt. For those of you who can't find a seat-belt, kindly Fasten your own belt to the arm of your seat. And, for those of you who can't find a seat, do not hesitate to get in touch with a stewardess who will explain how to fasten yourself to your suitcase.

[pavalamani pragasam]

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

"It was great, Dad."

"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

"Oh yeah," said the son.

"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered:

"I saw that we have one dog and they had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.

We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.

Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.

We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.

We buy our food, but they grow theirs.

We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."

The boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!

Pass this on to friends and acquaintances and help them refresh their perspective and appreciation.

"Life is too short and friends are too few."

[temporary sori-Observer]

"Then why did you not marry her, Raja?"

"Alas," said Siva, shaking his head, "she was, unfortunately, looking for the perfect husband!"
[tscii:aefe29749b]¿ùÅçº,
Why is Raja calling Shiva as Raja? Yaaru Raja, yaaru Shiva enRu sariyaa theriyalayE? oru vELai thannOda mana saatchiyOda pEsikittu pORaanaa? :fishgrin:[/tscii:aefe29749b]

[madhu]

As Kevin sat intently in front of the old 19 inch Zenith television set with 'rabbit ears' and poor reception, his mother watched her little seven year boy move almost theatrically as he cheered Lassie on. "Go get 'em girl, go get 'em!" He'd look forward to each episode as Lassie would save the day on each and every airing of this show. His mother had memorized Kevin's question as it was sure to follow at the end of every episode of "Lassie." Per usual, he quickly spun around while sitting 'Indian Style' on the floor and asked, "Mom?, Can I have a Lassie dog? Please mom!?"

As she gazed into his eager eyes she replied, "Honey, I'd love to give you a dog like Lassie, but I've said it before--dogs like Lassie like to be outside and run." Desperately trying to convince him she added, "Kevin, I have told you over and over again that our yard is too small for a Lassie dog!"

Kevin appeared pensive for a moment and then excitingly exclaimed, "I have an idea mom! I'll teach the Lassie dog to stay by me all of the time so she won't get lost or hurt!" His mother appeared surprised that Kevin could creatively think on his feet so quickly.

"That's a really neat idea sweetheart, but Lassie is what's known as a Collie and you can't teach a Collie to stay by your side all of the time because they're outside dogs and I'm afraid your Lassie dog would run away. Do you understand what I'm saying honey?"

Kevin looked down and was clearly disappointed by what he felt was his last ditch effort to gain his mother's favor as it would relate to his getting his youthful mind's hero -- a dog and friend like Lassie.

Months passed and Kevin stopped asking his mother whether or not he could get a dog like Lassie. She noticed his increasing quietness and sadness with each passing episode and thought back to her childhood. Her parents surprised her one Christmas with a little scroungy mutt that she adored. She got this ugly little dog that Christmas when she was about her son's age and the guilt of not allowing Kevin to have a dog to be his best friend finally got to her. One afternoon after yet another episode of "Lassie", she decided, right or wrong, to give in to Kevin's earlier repeated desire to have a dog of his own. "Kevin?", she asked, "How about us going down to the dog pound today and getting you a dog? The dog won't be as pretty as Lassie, but I know we can find a dog that you'd love."

Kevin's eyes lit up like a 50 watt bulb with no lamp shade as he exclaimed, "Really mom?! Yes, I don't care anymore about getting a Lassie dog! Can we go now?", he enthusiastically asked. "We sure can honey! Put your shoes on and let's go on down to the dog pound and find you the perfect dog!" Kevin jumped up and hurriedly put his shoes on and headed directly to the car.

Upon arriving at the dog pound, she asked the old man who ran the shelter which dog out of all of the dogs there would be the most loyal and well trained dog for her eager little boy. Without a moment's pause, the man replied, "Oh, that's an easy question to answer. Follow me back and I'll show you the perfect dog for your son."

Kevin and his mother followed the old man back to the last cage on the right. "There she is ma'am. This would be the dog I'd choose and I'd already have her myself but we have a half-dozen dogs at home and just don't have room for "Fire." She was taken back as she looked at this homely dog with little hair as the mutt looked like she had been badly burned. After she got over the initial shock of such a sight, she asked, "Has this dog been burned and are you sure this would be the right dog for Kevin?" The old man looked at Kevin and noticed his eyes were misting with tears. "Oh I'd bet my life on it ma'am!", he confidently replied.

"Ma'am?", he inquired, "Did you not hear about the dog that laid on top of the little girl during the forest fire up on Red Bird Mountain? This was the dog that they featured in the local paper. This rascal saved the little girl's life and just about lost her own by covering that little girl with her body!" She thought for a bit and answered, "Well of course I did! Are you telling me that this is that dog?" "Yes, it sure is. No one has taken her because of how she looks and I would have put her to sleep but it's hard to end a life that saved one!", he somberly replied.

"Do you want this dog Kevin? Sounds like you'd have yourself a hero like Lassie if we brought her home." Kevin's eyes had full-blown tears in them now. "I want her mom! Can we take her back with us?" She quickly glanced at the old man who was moved to tears himself at this point. "She's ours sweetheart."

They took "Fire" home and she never left Kevin's side and was his constant companion--never once even attempting to leave the yard or run out of the gate if mistakenly left open. Every night Kevin would say his prayers when his mother would tuck him in and he never failed to pray that "Fire" would be healed and get her hair back. After about five weeks, Kevin's constant prayers were obviously being answered as the once terribly disfigured mutt's hair rapidly began to grow back. Perhaps it was Kevin and his mother's imagination, but the more "Fire's" hair grew back, the more she resembled Lassie.

Kevin's mother opted to call the old man at the dog pound as her curiosity was overwhelmingly piqued. "Hello," the old man responded on the other end of the phone, "Corbin County dog pound. My name is Joe and how can we help you today?" "Hi Joe, I came in a month or so ago with my son and we got the dog you named "Fire." "Yes ma'am, he replied happily, "I'm glad you called... been wondering how old "Fire" has been doing. How can I help you?" She took a deep breath and asked, "Well Joe, I'm curious about just one thing and thought you might know the answer. What kind of mutt is 'Fire'?"

The old man softly chuckled before replying. "Ma'am", 'Fire' isn't a mutt." Confused she continued, "If she's not a mutt, what kind of dog is she?" He chuckled again and replied, "Fire's momma' and daddy are both show dogs. 'Fire' is a full-bred Collie."

[NOV]

The obituary page had my name and photo in it. It wasn't too good snap of me as I am handsome, well built, macho looking and don't they have better pic? I thought, as I looked at it absent-mindedly.

And then I gave a cry of terror, "What's my photo doing in the death column in the "Star" newspaper?" I remembered, sharp chest pain last night. I looked around, it was morning; but my coffee had not been made. People were entering the house and walking through the bedroom door. I walked in and looked on the bed. There I was, all laid out; dead.

People stared at me, not many were crying, and some, I noticed, looked relieved. "Listen," I shouted, "I'm here, I'm okay, I'm not dead." Nobody heard me. They were all looking at me on the bed. I walked back into the sitting room. The coffin had arrived. It was being set up in the center. I watched them carry my body and put it in.

People were coming in, ladies sitting surrounding my body & consoling my wife. As a standard practice, all the ladies holding an handkerchief perhaps, wiping their sweat.

"I'm not ready to go as yet," I shouted, "I still have work to do. Don't cremate me, before I'm ready!"

I looked around. "Where's my family?," I asked myself. They were in the next room, weeping. "I'm not dead," I shouted to my wife and children. They continued to weep. "How can I go before telling you I love you?," I asked my wife. "How can I go, before hugging you both?," I asked my children. I wept with them.

The singing was coming from the next room. I walked in as they sang my favourite songs. There were tears in the eyes of one of the men as he sang. "But we haven't talked to each other for years, "I said to him. "Why are you crying? Come on, shake my hand and let's make up." The man continued crying as he sang. He did not see my extended hand.
Outside the compound i noticed my younger bro standing whom i have never spoken for the past 5 years over a family issue. I approached him, put my hand around his shoulders, but he didn't seem to move.

My dog walked up and smelt my coffin. She didn't seem too shattered I was no more. "I guess I was too strict with you," I told her, "Come, let me pet you." The dog yawned as it stretched out and fell asleep.

The singing stopped as the priest came in. He sat next to the man who was crying and leaned to talk to him. I went close to hear what he was asking. "Is there anything good," he asked, " the dead man did in his life time?" The man who was crying shook his head sadly. There was a hush as my wife walked into the room.

"She looks beautiful," I thought. "You look beautiful!," I shouted. She did not hear my words. She had never heard them before, because I had never said them.

"God!," I screamed in agony, "A little more time to do all the things I should have done!" I watched as they lifted my coffin and carried it to the hearse outside. My dog did not bother getting up from deep sleep. The priest refrained from saying any word about me. They all understood, there was nothing good words to say.
I turned to say sorry to the man who had the tears. I turned to hug my children. I leaned over to whisper words of love into my wife's ears, and then I looked up and cried, "God, one more chance!"

"You shouted in your sleep," said my wife as she gently woke me up. "Did you have a nightmare?" She looked startled, as I hugged her tight and whispered,

"You're beautiful, I Love you...!"

[Badri]

Wonderful story, NOV!

If we lived our lives like this, we will never hold a grudge against anyone, for life it too precious for it!!!

Thanks for sharing this with us.

[crazy]

story ellam romba perusa irukku :)

[NOV]

[tscii]Once Budhha was going through a village. The villagers heaped words of disrespect and dishonour on him. He was unfettered by these words and told the villagers if they had finished their tirade against him, he could move on to another village where his disciplines are waiting for him. The villagers were stunned.

A few elders amongst them took courage and asked him how he could keep the composure in the midst of wordy abuses. Then Buddha told them that it was their right to abuse him. Equally, it is his right not to accept it.

Then he told them that, when he was coming from another village, the residents in that village had offered him sweets. He did not accept the sweets. He asked the present villagers what they think the previous village people would have done.

They informed him that, since he did not accept their sweets, the villagers would have taken back the sweets. Then Buddha quietly told the villagers that this is what is exactly they are going to do now – they have to take back their abuses since he did not accept them.

[crazy]

:)

[NOV]

Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle,
was neither happy nor content.

One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily while he
worked. This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the Land,
unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant had so much joy. The King asked
the servant, "Why are you so happy?" The man replied, "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my family and I don't need too much - just a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummies."

The king was not satisfied with that reply. Later in the day, he sought the
advice of his most trusted advisor. After hearing the King's woes and the
servant's story, the advisor said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the servant
has not been made part of The Club 99."

"The Club 99? And what exactly is that?" the King inquired. The advisor replied, "Your Majesty, to truly know what The Club 99 is, place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant's doorstep."

When the servant saw the bag, he took it into his house. When he opened the
bag, he let out a great shout of joy... so many gold coins! He began to count them. After several counts, he was at last convinced that there were 99 coins. He wondered, "What could've happened to that last gold coin? Surely, no one would leave 99 coins!" He looked everywhere he could, but that final coin was elusive.
Finally, exhausted, he decided that he was going to have to work harder than ever to earn that gold coin and complete his collection.

From that day, the servant's life was changed. He was overworked, horribly
grumpy, and castigated his family for not helping him make that 100th gold
coin. He stopped singing while he worked.

Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled. When he sought
his advisor's help, the advisor said, "Your Majesty, the servant has now officially joined The Club 99" He continued, "The Club 99 is a name given to those people who have enough to be happy but are never contented, because they're always yearning and striving for that extra 1 telling themselves: "Let me get that one final
thing and then I will be happy for life."

We can be happy, even with very little in our lives, but the minute we're
given something bigger and better, we want even more! We lose our sleep, our
happiness, we hurt the people around us; all these at a price for our
growing needs and desires. That's what joining The Club 99 is all about."

[NOV]

As I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.

I saw a trainer near by and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. "Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away.

They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free." I was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?

[RVG]

Nice one NOV, a very true fact of life :)

[Shakthiprabha.]

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.

He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said good-bye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,

"While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."

By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.

"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."

I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."

I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."

If we died tomorrow,
the company that we are working for
could easily replace us in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.

We pour ourselves more into work
than into our own family.

[crazy]

thank god ...................i always say plenty of thank u's and sorry's :) :roll:

akka: beautiful :)

[ramky]

.
A Little Boy's Temper

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 fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 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.

One must learn to control the temper, the next time we are tempted to say something which we will regret later.

[NOV]

Once an unhappy young man came to an old master and told he was very sad, unhappy and asked for a solution.

The old Master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it. "How does it taste?" the Master asked. "Awful," spat the apprentice. The Master chuckled and then asked the young man to take another handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and when the apprentice swirled his handful of salt into the lake, the old man said, "Now drink from the lake."

As the water dripped down the young man's chin, the Master asked, "How does it taste?" "Good!" remarked the apprentice. "Do you taste the salt?" asked the Master. "No," said the young man.

The Master sat beside this troubled young man, took his hands, and said,

"The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same. But the amount we taste the 'pain' depends on the container we put it into. So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things."

[pavalamani pragasam]

:clap:

[crazy]

NOV and ramky :clap:

[Mystic]

Shakthiprabha, Ramky, Nov : :clap:

[NOV]

I once stopped behind several cars in an intersection. The winter
weather was icy cold and a strong artic wind blew relentlessly. Ahead of
me a young woman stood alongside the street rubbing her bare hands
together and dancing in place to keep warm. Beside her rested a sign
that read, "I have a baby and no food." She was obviously crying, likely
from the pain of the cold wind.

Homeless and unemployed people are a common sight in many of our larger
cities, and most motorists drive by without offering assistance. They
have no doubt been taught that giving money fosters
a dependent lifestyle, or the ready cash may be used to purchase
alcohol or another substance rather than the food it was intended
for. Like me, they may have been taught that one should give to a
local charity or through one's church, as these institutions can help
those in need far more effectively.

This, of course, is true, but I am reminded of the college students who
encountered a homeless man on the sidewalk. One of the students took a
couple of dollars from his wallet and handed it to the unfortunate
stranger. His friend commented, "Why did you do that?
He's just going to spend it on booze or drugs." The student answered,
"Yeah...like we're not!"

As I waited for the light to turn, I felt conflicted about that young
woman. Whether or not I should give money, she was obviously in need.
And whether or not she actually had a baby really didn't seem to matter.
I gave up guessing people's motives and analyzing their stories long
ago. It was cold. She was cold. And she obviously felt she had to be
there.

What should I do? Give her money? What was best?

As I wrestled with these questions, the window rolled down from the car
in front of me and a hand shot out holding a warm pair of gloves. The
driver took her own gloves off and gave them to the shivering woman. I
saw the young woman mouth the words "Thank you" as a broad smile lit up
her face.

As I debated, somebody else helped. As I hesitated, somebody else
acted. As I tried to decide the BEST way to assist, somebody else
just did what she could. As I did nothing, she did something.

I made myself a pledge that day to always do SOMETHING. Whether it is
big or small, just do something. Something is almost always better
than nothing!

Educator Leo Buscaglia said, "Too often we underestimate the power of a
touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or
the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to
turn a life around." Don't underestimate what you CAN do! Each of us
can do something, and the something you do may be more important than
you'll ever know.

By Steve Goodier

[crazy]

:)

[crazy]

:)

[hi]

Confidence Trust and Hope!

*CONFIDENCE: *
Once all village people decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer all
people gathered and only one boy came with an Umbrella.... ..that's
confidence!

*TRUST:*
Trust should be like the feeling of a one year old baby when you throw him
in the air, he laughs.....because he knows you will catch him.

*HOPE:*
Every night we go to bed, we have no assurance to get up alive in the next
morning but still you have plans for the coming day.

KEEP CONFIDENCE, TRUST OTHERS AND NEVER LOSE HOPE!



Have a good day!!!

[Chappani]

good one Hi...

[sundararaj]

Very good ones are there...thanks

[Designer]

.
Definition of a Friend...A to Z

(A)ccepts you as you are
(B)elieves in "you"
(C)alls you just to say "HI"
(D)oesn't give up on you
(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
(F)orgives your mistakes
(G)ives unconditionally
(H)elps you
(I)nvites you over
(J)ust "be" with you
(K)eeps you close at heart
(L)oves you for who you are
(M)akes a difference in your life
(N)ever judges you
(O)ffers support
(P)icks you up
(Q)uiets your fears
(R)aises your spirits
(S)ays nice things about you
(T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
(U)nderstands you
(V)alues you
(W)alks beside you
(X)plains thing you don't understand
(Y)ells when you won't listen and
(Z)aps you back to reality
.

[crazy]

:D

[pavalamani pragasam]

You Can Make A Difference


A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made.

She called each student to the front of the class, one at a time. First she told each of them how they had made a difference to her and the class. Then she presented each of them with a blue ribbon imprinted with gold letters, which read,

"Who I Am Makes a Difference."

Afterwards the teacher decided to do a class project to see what kind of impact recognition would have on a community. She gave each of the students three more ribbons and instructed them to go out and spread this acknowledgment ceremony.

Then they were to follow up on the results, see who honored whom and report back to the class in about a week.

One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a nearby company and honored him for helping him with his career planning. He gave him a blue ribbon and put it on his shirt.

Then he gave him two extra ribbons and said, "We're doing a class project on recognition, and we'd like you to go out, find somebody to honor, give them a blue ribbon, then give them the extra blue ribbon so they can acknowledge a third person to keep this acknowledgment ceremony going. Then please report back to me and tell me what happened."

Later that day the junior executive went in to see his boss who had been noted, by the way, as being kind of a grouchy fellow.

He sat his boss down, and he told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative genius. The boss seemed very surprised. The junior executive asked him if he would accept the gift of the blue ribbon and would he give him permission to put it on him. His surprised boss said, "Well, sure."

The junior executive took the blue ribbon and placed it right on his boss's jacket above his heart. As he gave him the last extra ribbon, he said, "Would you do me a favor? Would you take this extra ribbon and pass it on by honoring somebody else.
The young boy who first gave me the ribbons is doing a project in school, and we want to keep this recognition ceremony going and find out how it affects people."

That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him down. He said, "The most incredible thing happened to me today. I was in my office and one of the junior executives came in and told me he admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for being a creative genius.

Imagine. He thinks I'm a creative genius.

Then he put this blue ribbon that says "Who I Am Makes a Difference" on my jacket above my heart. He gave me an extra ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. As I was driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would honor with this ribbon and I thought about you.

I want to honor you. My days are really hectic, and when I come home I don't pay a lot of attention to you. Sometimes I scream at you for not getting good enough grades in school and for your bedroom being a mess, but somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit here and well, just let you know that you do make a difference to me.

Besides your mother, you are the most important person in my life. You're a great kid and I love you!"

The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn't stop crying. His whole body shook. He looked up at his father and said through his tears, "Dad, earlier tonight I sat in my room and wrote a letter to you and Mom explaining why I had killed myself and asking you to forgive me.

I was going to commit suicide tonight after you were asleep. I just didn't think that you cared at all. The letter is upstairs.

I don't think I need it after all."

His father walked upstairs and found a heartfelt letter full of anguish and pain. The envelope was addressed, "Mom and Dad."


The boss went back to work a changed man.

He was no longer a grouch but made sure to let all his employees know that they made a difference.

The junior executive helped several other young people with career planning and never forgot to let them know that they made a difference in his life... one being the boss's son.

And the young boy and his classmates learned a valuable lesson.

Who you are DOES make a difference!

[pavalamani pragasam]

Subject: Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.



In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.

As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been.

The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.

Moral of the Story:

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.

Some of the Inspiring Quotes which tell not to give up in life so you can learn something from these Quotes

1) Never expext things to happen..struggle and make them happen. never expect yourself to be given a good value..creat a value of ur own

2) If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity.But if it falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl.so choose the best place where you would shine..

3) Falling down is not defeat...defeat is when ur refuse to get up...

4) Ship is always safe at shore... but is is not built for it

5) When ur successful your wellwishers know who you are when you are unsuccessful you know who ur welwishers are

6) It is great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him/her

7) "To the world you might be one person,
but to one person you just might be the world

8) "Even the word 'IMPOSSIBLE' says 'I M POSSIBLE' "

9) Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.

[pavalamani pragasam]

Subject: Put the glass down

Once A professor began his class by holding up a glass
with some water in it. He held it up for all to see;
asked the students, "How much do you think this glass
weighs?
'50gms!'?... .'100gms! ' ......'125gms' ......the
students answered.
I really don't know unless I weigh it,' said the
professor, 'but, my question is: What would happen if
I held it up like this for a few minutes?'
Nothing' the students said.
OK what would happen if I held it up like this for an
hour?' the professor asked.
Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the
students.
You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a
day?'
Your arm could go numb; you might have severe muscle
stress & paralysis; have to go to hospital for sure!
ventured another student ; all the students laughed.

Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the
glass change? Asked the professor.
No replied the students, Then what caused the arm
ache; the muscle stress?'
Instead what should I do?
The students were puzzled. Put the glass down! Said
one of the students.

Exactly!' said the professor' LIFE'S PROBLEMS are
something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in your
head; they seem OK. Think of them for a long time;
they begin to ache. Hold it even longer; they begin
to paralyze you.

You will not be able to do anything. It's important to
think of the challenges (problems) in your life, but
EVEN MORE IMPORTANT to 'put them down' at the end of
every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are
not stressed, you wake up every day fresh; strong ;
can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your
way!

Remember friend to PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY! That's
life!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

[pavalamani pragasam]

MOM - JOB DESCRIPTION

This is hysterical. If it had been presented this way, no one would have
done it!

POSITION :
Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy, Momma, Ma


JOB DESCRIPTION :
Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an, often
chaotic environment. Candida tes must possess excellent communication and
organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will
include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some
overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on
rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities. Travel
expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES :
The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily,
until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also,
must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero
to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the
backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face
stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously
sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain
calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have
ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and
mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an
embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a
half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always
hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete
accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also
include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION :
Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years,
without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that
those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.


PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE :
None require d unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually
exhausting basis.


WAGES AND COMPENSATION :
Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon
payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will
help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them
whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that
you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS :
While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement,
no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies
limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you
play your cards right.

Forward this on to all the Moms you know, in appreciation for everything
they do on a daily basis, and let them know they are appreciated.

[NM]

PP Ma'am : :victory: :clap:

[pavalamani pragasam]

:D

[pavalamani pragasam]

A young man who went overseas to study for quite a long time. When he returned, he asked his parents to find him a religious scholar or any expert who could answer his 3 Questions.

Finally, his parents were able to find a scholar. Young man: Who are you? Can you answer my questions? Scholar: I am one of God willing, I will be able to answer your questions.

Young man: Are you sure? A lot of Professors and experts were not able to answer my questions.

Scholar: I will try my best, with the help of God .
Young Man: I have 3 questions:

1. Does God exist? If so, show me His shape.

2. What is fate?

3. If Devil was created from the fire, why at the end he will be thrown to hell that is also created from fire. It certainly will not hurt him at all, since Devil and the hell were created from fire. Did God not think of it this far?


Suddenly, the Scholar slapped the young man's face very hard. !

Young Man(feeling pain): Why do you get angry at me?
Scholar: I am not angry. The slap is my answer to your three questions.

Young Man: I really don't understand.
Scholar: How do you feel after I slapped you?

Young Man: Of course, I felt the pain.
Scholar: So do you believe that pain exists?

Young Man: Yes.
Scholar: Show me the shape of the pain!

Young Man: I cannot.
Scholar: That is my first answer. All of us feel God's existence without being able to see His shape... Last night, did you dream that you will be slapped by me?

Young Man: No.
Scholar: Did you ever think that you will get a slap from me, today?

Young Man: No.
Scholar: That is fate my second answer........ My hand that I used to slap you, what is it created from?

Young Man: It is created from flesh.
Scholar: How about your face, what is it created from?
Young Man: Flesh.
Scholar: How do you feel after I slapped you?

Young Man: In pain.
Scholar: That's it... this is my third answer, Even though Devil and also the hell were created from the fire, if God wants,God willing , the hell will become a very painful place for devil.





God said: "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you." If you are not ashamed, pass this message on...only if you believe.



There re many things in ur life which will catch ure eye but only few will catch ure heart pursue those.

Always Keep Smiling!

[pavalamani pragasam]

Speech by President of India - see if this changes your thinking !

Subject: Speech by President of India
The President of India DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's Speech in Hyderabad.
Why is the media here so negative?


Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation.
We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them.

Why?
We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.

Look at Dr. Sudarshan, he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit.
There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.

I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place.
The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary.
It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to.
The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.
In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.


Why are we so NEGATIVE?
Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things?
We want foreign T. Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.
Why this obsession with everything imported.
Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance?
I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is.
She replied: I want to live in a developed India.
For her, you and I will have to build this developed India.
You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.

Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.

Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is
yours.

YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke, The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
YOU say, say and say.

What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - YOURS.
Give him a face - YOURS.
YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best.
In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores.
YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are.
You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 135.00) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim
Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM.
YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity... In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU?
YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai.
YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10pounds ( Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'
YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.'
YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand .?
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ?
Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston???
We are still talking of the same YOU.

YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own.

You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground.
If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India?
Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay, Mr.Tinaikar, had a point to make.
'Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said. 'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements.
What do they expect the officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog Feels the pressure in his bowels?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job.
Same in Japan . Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He'sb right.
We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative.
We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the
bin.
We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.
When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home.


Our excuse?
'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?? What does a system consist of ? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other
communities and the government.


But definitely not me and YOU.
When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles
for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system.

When New York becomes insecure we run to England.
When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf.
When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government.

Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country.
Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... I am echoing J. F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians.....


'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA
AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'

Lets do what India needs from us.
Forward this mail to each Indian for a change instead of sending some Jokes or non-sense junk mails.

Thank you,
Dr. Abdul Kalaam
(PRESIDENT OF INDIA)

[pavalamani pragasam]

"Trust in Allah but tether your camel
first."
This saying comes from a
small story. A master was traveling with
one of his disciples. The disciple was in
charge of taking care of the camel. They
came in the night, tired, to a
caravanserai. It was the disciple's duty
to tether the camel; he didn't bother
about it, he left the camel outside.
Instead of that he simply prayed. He said
to God, "Take care of the camel," and fell
asleep.
In the morning the camel was
gone--stolen or moved away, or whatsoever
happened. The master asked, "What happened
to the camel? Where is the camel?" And the
disciple said, "I don't know. You ask God,
because I had told Allah to take care of
the camel, and I was too tired, so I don't
know. And I am not responsible either,
because I had told Him, and very clearly!
There was no missing the point. Not only
once in fact, I told Him thrice. And you
go on teaching 'Trust Allah,' so I
trusted. Now don't look at me with anger."
The master said, "Trust in
Allah but tether your camel first--because
Allah has no other hands than yours." If
He wants to tether the camel He will have
to use somebody's hands; He has no other
hands. And it is your camel! The best way
and the easiest and the shortest way is to
use your hands. Trust Allah--don't trust
only your hands, otherwise you will become
tense. Tether the camel and then trust
Allah."
You will ask, "Then why
trust Allah if you are tethering the
camel?"--because a tethered camel can also
be stolen. You do whatsoever you can do:
that does not make the result certain,
there is no guarantee. So you do
whatsoever you can, and then whatsoever
happens, accept it.
This is the meaning of
tether the camel: do whatever is possible
for you to do, don't shirk your
responsibility, and then if nothing
happens or something goes wrong, trust
Allah. Then He knows best. Then maybe it
is right for us to travel without the
camel. It is very easy to trust Allah and
be lazy. It is very easy not to trust
Allah and be a doer. The third type of man
is difficult--to trust Allah and yet
remain a doer. But now you are only
instrumental; God is the real doer, you
are just instruments in His hands.

Have a nice day.