Hallelujah

merry christmas to ya all . the day is a celebration of the birth of the son of god . but i consider it as the birth of power . what drives us to achieve something in life is the faith in ourselves . God has instilled a part of his in all of us and the more we believe in ourselves the more we believe in him and the more power we get to achieve what we want to achieve . We dont know where we should we head . many are in search of the meaning of life . we never know what to do but he knows what he wants us to do . so our duty is to do what our inner god tells us to do in the form of our conscience , instincts , sixth sense etc. believe in yourself and extend yourself to the world . accept whatever you face in this world .It is what he feels is necessary to prepare you for the job at hand . there is nothing such as a perfect life , especially in materialistic terms . a perfect life is where you are able to accomplish the job that god has assigned to you . so unquestioningly do what you feel you shoud be doing . if you are being pushed to do something that you dont feel is right and yet you cant do anything about it , consider it is a retification made by god in his plans , and face the situation like that is what you want to do the most . believe in yourself , there is a power within .

when you are down

Often some insane people like me find themselves in a position when nothing seems to be going in my way and there is no sense of direction . just turn out to be a looser from all directions . but now i know that when in such situations i should focus my mind on working hard to ensure that i dont have to face such a situation .
when down the obstacles seem to be too big , but if i take the courage to overcome them when i am trying to get up then i am sure that they will never be able to troubl me ever again .
Being down is the best gift life can give , it make me connect wth myself . i gives a new zeal to life .it gives a chance to start from scratch .
it makes me realise that how life teaches .

Childrens day

hum bhi agar bacche hote,
naam hamaraa hota dabloo , babloo
khaane ko milte ladoo....

http://www.cry.org/resources/videos/cry_film2.wmv

today is 14 nov. , a day that meant a lot till about six years ago . it was great to have a few liberties in school with free periods and teachers getting involved in having fun . in fact I can even recall a couple of years when they staged some shows in the school about how we behaved in the class . we used to laugh and feel awkward on realizing how they knew about all our mischiefs . how much we used to wait for that one day full of fun . it was our day just like our birthdays . but today suddenly realized that it was children's day when i opened the paper today as there was an ad of some function that was being held . childhood is a great thing to celebrate . it is on of the longest occasion of our lives where we have fun and spread happiness to others .
I just wish that more children would actually be able to enjoy the pleasures of childhood . everyone who feels the same should try and make a conscious effort to see that the anti-child labour law reaches its goal .

shubh dipawali

happy diwali

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Book Of Love

came across this lovely song

The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing
But I
I love it when you read to me
And you
You can read me anything
The book of love has music in it
In fact that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb
But I
I love it when you sing to me
And you
You can sing me anything
The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know
But I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
And I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
And I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
You ought to give me wedding rings

words

The thing that really seperates humans from any other animal is the words to express . for this very reason i love the slogan of Airtel " express yourself" . i believe we live only to express what we feel , observe and understand . We communicate in various forms , but words are the most accurate forms of expression ... well here is the catch what if you come in contact with a person who dosent know your language and whose language you dont know . then i believe you have to trust your instincts for communicating . but do i need to meet such a person to realise this , nope . Words dont always express what we feel , they just dont have the power , maybe one can impress someone through proficient usage of a language , but i wonder if the words can express everything . They create misunderstanding because people think that they are the most accurate form of expression , thus understand the superficial meaning and not the feeling they are meant to express . I wish everyone could go back to their instincts to understand the feelings rather than the words ...

2 decades

Hey today I have completed two decades in the third rock from the sun and in this world where people love those who mature beyond their years , I have had a rocking time being idiotic , erratic and kiddish to say the least , and have not been seriously been hated for it ....
Just looking back at those years I think I have not been of any worth to this world but there are a lot of things that I have learned . I have learned about life , yes no matter what I have studied I have always been a desciple of life . Life has taught me lots of things and I have been able to develop myself as an individual . The first thing I learnt was that individuality can be maintained without being stubborn and a pain in the neck for others . we may have our views of life but there is no reason for us to believe that it is perfect . we need to keep changing that is what makes life worth living ... next comes the fact that we all have our own philosophy of life and everyone act in a manner that suits best to his way of thinking ... also no one is born with all the knowledge , everyone shapes their mind in this world depending on the situations and influences they face in life ... so no one is supposed to be hated for the way they think coz it is the people who are around them who have made him like this ... moreover there is nothing such as prestige ... ego exists in this world in the name of prestige ... one feels insulted when his prestige is hurt and thus gives an opening for ego to creep in ... there is no harm in saying sorry or getting slapped in front of a huge audience if you are wrong .... and so if you are right and are standing by the truth ... i have spent a lot of time pondering over many a teachings in life and to my utter surprise everytime the basis of every lesson was one five letter word TRUTH . it is the biggest fact of life ... infact life is nothing but like a eucledian space representing coordinate points which are the different versions of truth that we come across in our lives ... sticking to it makes sense ... trust me on that point...
furthermore i have sensed that relationships are something that make life complex , so stay away from them as far as possible . there are some we arte born with so we should cautiously handle them but be very selective in the others that we form as we move ahead in life ... i dont say that i dont interact with people , yes i do but still i try to be smart enough to not to be attached to them ....
i will always try and make an effort to be creative and be an individual ... i realise the importance of being true to myself and thus i dont need to show the world that i am individual but i need to be sure myself about the same...
i look to spend the coming decades in a more responsible manner and hope to apply what i have learned till now and be open to newer ideas ...
chao

let them go by

Dosent it sometimes happen that we actually make a meaningless effort to feel happy and make others feel the same...

i had changed my school after my senior secondary exams to complete my higher secondary ... back then i dont know what was going on in my mind that i didnt quite make an effort to keep in touch with my batchmates , or i felt that they didnt had any intrest either ... I was lucky to have come across a great bunch of people in my new school . so there was no reason more so ever to think about them ... we had great fun in the school , just rocked the whole school with our mischevious brains ... i personally felt it was the best time of my life ... man, thinking of the last day of school still brings tears to my eyes ... we had bonded so much that it was hard to believe that it all had to end ... after that we parted in our ways and most of the folks got into some engg. college across the country ... well i didnt quite get a happening batch in college ... everything seemed quite boring ... so i thought that how great it would get back togeather and just revive ourselves of the spirit to have fun that we had ... with the help of a couple of people of the batch we got a get2 geather happening . it was grest to see everyone togeather again. everyone described how their year had gone and what kinda life they are living ... ihad opened a yahoo group and asked everyone to join it and we had some of our group photos uploaded . sometimes someone informed about the fest and stuuf going on in their colleges ... then we all joined orkut and thought we could better interact there ... but basically all we do is keep scrapping some crap and the same old questions "how are you???" and "hey wazzup?" ... and as usual the answer is the same ....'
open the mail box and find yourself a hundred mails from your friends but those too are some crap forwards... for gods sake how much can you sit in the front of the pc and get amused from them , and do i need friends for these mails , no i can get them by joining some sick group that can fill up your 2GB email space within a week ....
but still people keep sending them because they feel like it is a way to keep in touch..
i made a few email pals and teh same thing happened with them too....
i was quite puzzled about what to do and then suddenly today i got from a friend of my earlier school ... never calle for three good years and i was surprised to hear from him .. he said he was flying out of the country and getting settled in uk .... so he thought of just contacting me once and tell me just in case i was ever willing to contact him . and i realise today tha what is the importance of human contact... the best way to preserve a relation is not to try and make effort to maintain it but let it take its due course and preserve the care on which it is based ...
just let them go by instead of making an abortive effort to keep in touch always ... there is a wireless connection that bounds us always so need never worry about losing touch ... just make a call when you remember of someone....

Bamboozled

current status : "tujhse naaraaz nahin zindagi hairaan hoon main"

ya i know many of you are permanantly in that status ... well after my exams ended on 11 aug I decided to spend the rest of the month to realise where i stand in my life.. to understand my self , what i want , and where i am heading ... i realised that i am not really heading anywhere ... i am studying but i am not quite sure how and where i will be applyng it . well i realised i had to be creative , i realised i was not using my mind as much as i should... maybe i was following others words too much . i should literally start living my life the way i think i should .... finally i decided that i would think out what to do and when to do ... i also came across this ebook called "wisdom of osho" . spent long time on the pc , strained my eyes a lot and finished it ... while i was reading i felt i had learnt quite a lot but in the end when i analysed it then i found that the philosophy itself told me to not follow what the book preached me ... such was the paradox of the philosophy descfibed.. hehe ..
well i had decided to be creative so started spending more time towards my site , started a new blog and started playing my guitar and trying to be progressive by making effort in improving in whatever i did...
then i started to write a bit of poetry and composed a new song (atleast started to )
well i decided to clean up my computer up a bit of all the junk that i had been storing all the songs i had never heard and all the ebooks ehich i never read , and then i cleared my blogs blogroll list of the dead links , sad to see some of my old friends having stopped blogging ...

well somthing important i realised that now i was not thinking but instead doing ... i was living like others who thought that ok maybe some day i will rad the book and someday i will listen to the songs and someday i will .. & i will ....
what the hell , i relaised what am i doing . i have to start living in today ... from now on I am doing what i feel like doing and am going to make an effort to be more practical in life...
i wasted quite some time on orkut now , thinking i ll make some new friends but now no more , i'll carry on with the ones i already have , no more future speculations . similarly i'll post more often because it has often happened that i have thought i will post about something but kept postponing it ... also from now on i have a new blog , running parallel to this blog..

there was no yesterday , no tommrow and only today...

maths and stats

well first paper was preety good and the second paper i some how managed and third paper was very good , nothin much adventurous to tell

stats was very simple and i think i did preety well in explaing all the basic model that were part of the questions asked ....

so part 1 is finally over...

Friendship Proverbs

"Books and friends should be few but good."

"A friend in need is a friend indeed."

"A good friend is my nearest relation."

"A hedge between keeps friendship green."

"God defend me from my friends; from my enemies I can defend myself."

"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes."

"Love is blind. Friendship tries not to notice."

"The best of friends must part."

"Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead."

"To have a friend, be a friend."

"The death of a friend is equivalent to the loss of a limb."

"Life without a friend is like death without a witness."

"The best mirror is an old friend."

"May there always be work for your hands to do, may your purse always hold a coin or two. May the sun always shine on your windowpane, may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain. May the hand of a friend always be near you, may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you."

"A cheerful friend is like a sunny day spreading brightness all around."

"There are many types of ships. there are wooden ships ,plastic ships, and metal ships. but the best and most important types of ships are friendships."

"The only unsinkable ship is FRIENDSHIP."

" A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away."

"It is better to be in chains with friends , than to be in a garden with strangers."


happy friendship day to all....

hindi paper

well i admitted it lot of times i just hate reading hindi , but it is a compulsary subject so had to give it . it had many more chapters than english somehow managed to mugg up the whole guide that i had borrowed from a friend.... the only motivation for the exam was that this is gonna be the alst time i will be giving an exam on hindi ... well i had not touched hindi for the past two years and in the examination hall i realised that was a problem whicvh io had never though of , because of my kinda abandoning the subject i almost forgot how to write it and also i could really remember the words that is used when we speak hindi in stead of hinglish...
well it is all over my ordeal with hindi has finally ended

paper 3

man i cant believe what an idiot i am , i will never l;earn . for teh three days that i got for this exam i just didnt study , i dunno what i was doing but one thing i was not doing was studying .... and that too for a subject like econometrics... well this was the paper that everybody tries top score the most in and my friend could be quoted saying "if you dont aim of scoring above 80% in this exam , then you are not worth being graduating " . well some how i just quickly glanced over everything ... but i had left sum portion of the syllabus since i didnt have the time to go into the details that it puts a person into . but still i had done the rest , so i finally decided that common i cant be so dumb i have read these thing over and over again but i just dont remember them when it mattered trhe most .... arghhhh.... well i will have to give the exam and so i went into the hall and when i got the paper then i though that i must lessen my aim to somewhere around 50 ... still those words of my friend kept ringing in my ears .... so i just wen t about doing the questions one after the other with the feeling that i can do it .... i dunno where all those things were hiding but as i started solviong the problems i just kept getting the answer , suddenly the technical and logical part of my brain started working at its optimal level and just as it had happened earlier i had unanticipatedly completed my exam way before the alloted time and i just dunno how i just completed it ... i feel that even if i try to solve those quetions now i would just wont be able to do it , but hey i did it just when it mattered the most .... well what i would take out of this is that dont be afraid to take the plunge , everything goes in your favour once you think that you can change the coruse with your effort...
well a big paper coming up next development economics and just got one day in between do i better start working right now .... i dont want myself to be in the same situation that i found myself in the morning.....
chao...

english paper

well this is one of the easiest papers in this examination , we have a 50 marks paper and we get 2 hrs of time . more over we dont have many stories or poems so not much to read ... welll the timing had changed from the usual for this exam i had no clue i was all p[repared to get out of the house at 8 in the moprning but thank god i called my friend last night who reminded me that it was later in the day . neways it was never going to be a problem and it was one exams after which everyone had a smile on their face . after the completion of exams i went to a friend to take a guide book of hindi it is my next paper...

some Quotes

There are only three events in a man’s life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live. — JEAN DE LA BRUYÈRE

I can’t listen to music too often. It affects your nerves; you want to say nice, stupid things and stroke the heads of people who could create such beauty while living in this vile hell. And now you must not stroke anyone’s head — you might get your hand bitten off. You have to hit them on the head, without any mercy. — VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN

Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord’s Prayer the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbour on an empty stomach. — WOODROW WILSON

Say what you will, there is something fine about our old aristocracy. I’ll bet Trotsky couldn’t hit a moving secretary with an egg on a dark night. — P. G. WODEHOUSE

The difference between being a director and being an actor is the difference between being the carpenter banging the nails into the wood, and being the piece of wood the nails are being banged into. — SEAN PENN

Crimes are created by Parliament; it needs a policeman to make a criminal. You don’t become a criminal by breaking the law, but by getting found out. — EDMUND LEACH

I could see that childhood was an invention of grown-ups, a fiction we were required to take on trust in case we demanded something better. — PHILIP OAKES

There is no reason whatever to believe that the order of nature has any greater bias in favour of man than it had in favour of the ichthyosaur or the pterodactyl. ? H.G. WELLS

One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of your three closest friends — and if they seem okay then you’re the one! — ANN LANDERS

I’ll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell…Their heart’s in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ. — W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

What’s the good of a lie if it’s seen through? When I tell a lie no one can tell it from the gospel truth. Sometimes I can’t even tell it myself. — GRAHAM GREENE

Those who talk most about the blessings of marriage and the constancy of its vows are the very people who declare that if the chain were broken and the prisoners left free to choose, the whole social fabric would fly asunder. You cannot have the argument both ways. If the prisoner is happy, why lock him in? If he is not, why pretend that he is? — GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

I was ready to admit — if only I had been old enough to understand them — all the right-wing truths which an old left-wing man taught me through his actions: that Truth and Myth are one and the same thing, that you have to simulate passion to feel it and that man is a creature of ceremony. — JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

I sometimes wonder if the manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things. — ALAN COREN

It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth. — A.J. BALFOUR

paper 4

well what a start to the day , overnight and morning rains and i had to get out for the exams at 10 am in knee deep water . today is the paper on economic development though very simple we are very much vary of it coz of the length of the answers that we are supposed to wrtie for this paper...
as always i was tensed for this paper but the reason not being that i might not know an answer but for the fear that i wont be able to write answers that would fetch me enough marks...
well with my pants folded upto knee i went out and reached the busstop and got a bus after quite a long wait and it was not smooth even after getting into it ... due to excessive rain there was serious waterlogging at some major crossings and so it was becoming difficult to believe that i would reach in time but somehow the bus took on to the bypass and then there was no waterlogging any where ... well after that the running was smooth and reached college and gave the exam , well i didnt sit with any of my classmated i choose to sit in a seperate corner surrounded by students with other field of study like bengali , english and maths etc...
i dunno but i felt today i didnt want any interruptions from anyone and as it turned out to be i finished the paper just in the nick of time ... sometimes even four hours are not enough ... well blame it on one of the questions that i had no clue about , i completely made up the answer by putting in points from various other topics i had read , believe it or not it was worth 15 marks thats more than 600 words . i felt like an eternal genius after writting that answer...

anyways my honours papers are all over now what are left are just language papers and papers on statistics and maths which are my additional subjects....

paper 2

ahemmm well today was my second honours paper , well there was some tension building around this one ... i was not able to concentrate for the whole day till 2 in the afternoon on the day before the exam and we got just a days break , so i was preety depressed coz this was a subject on which i had even studied out of the course becoz of the intrest i had in it... wel i had my lunch yesterday and though that ok i must give myself a chance to score well in this exam , no matter if i am not able to concentrate , i must give myself a chance tommrow to write the answers .... so with that in mind i sat wid de book and just started reading , whenever i felt distracted i started reading loudy . so i started at say 3 pm and the session stretched till the whole syllabus was finished ... it was about 1 am in the night when i finally closed my book . what kept on driving me was that i wanted to give myself a chance to write .... even when i woke up in the morning at 5:30 i was not feeling sleepy coz all that was going through my mind was all that i had been studying , it was as if i had completed my syllabus in my dreams .... well i just wanted to be sure that i had completed it all in reality so i started all over again even though i had to be out of my house by 10 . so i started reading and by the time it was 9 i found that i was again through with the whole thing . so i was preety confident as i went to the examination centre and thankfully i didnt have all the trouble i had to face last day... well i sat to give the exams with much anxiety ... the paper was handed over , hmmm seems preety simple except for may be a bit tricky ones there , well the first problem was worth 15 marks and i started writting it but i got totally confused and b4 i knew it was already half an hour gone , then there were another 3 15 markers i had to write , so i proceded with them with that first question still at the back of my mind .. this lead to me taking more time to write those answers and i dont think i wrote them as it would have pleased me... and by the time i finished them it was already more than 2 hours that i had spent in the examination hall , and i still had to finish all the remaining questions and the first question . there were a couple of other questions in the paper as an option for the 15 markers , but decided that the problem i had zeroed into had challenged my intellect and i must solve it ... before i call quits i must try ..... so now with this new zeal i proceeded to see write the answer and the only thing thta was on my mind was that i must give my self enough time to ponder over the question i unsuccessfully attempted and i quicklyt finished the remaining questions and then when i glanced my watch i couldnt belive what i saw ... i had completed it all in less than a hour and was now left with just about an hour for that first question ... i returned to the page where the first attempt was made .... again got confused .... so i cancelled what i had wrotten or written and started afresh ...... cleared my mind of everything and took a systematic approach and got the technical flaw i had made and then i just had to give a finishing touch , then looking around i just found that i was actually the first one to finish the paper and then i revised the whole thing and submitted it and my heart just grew into pride to hear that no one in that class had the confidence to try and solve the question and that made my achievement even greater . i always knew they were muggers who mugged up all those things that their tutor had taught them and now i had proved the point ...
but now when i look back what was really worth being proud of was that i followed my inner voice and had confidence in myself to get out of situation when i though like i was doomed ....
well now 3 days of gap before the next exams so i hope will prepare well for that one...
chao...

buzzzzy paper 1...

well today was the date my exam started . i had my first paper and the examination centre was in the other side of the city ... well the exam starts at 12 , i start from home at 10 with dad , overnight rains had caused waterloggin below the road to the subway railways ... then i had to take the longer route and so went to the bus stand and what i find is that Mr. Prime Minister is arriving for some sort of inaugration and so the traffic was blocked for an hour . well with nothin to do waited in a cab for all while just revising all the stuff from a notebook i had ... finally the traffic got a move and in the end it seemed we would just make it in time. then bang the cab bangs into another car and the driver gets out and starts fighting and OMG how long will this takes . policeman comes to the rescue ... we move a few meters and the car gives up .... on a road barrened by the arrival of PM ... i am doomed today i thought , then came a saviourer , i got a cab , then through the heavy rush i finally made it just in time ... once in the centre giving the exam , i got a paper in which i knew just about everything ... i am so happy after filling up the paper with what i thought was the right answers ... did i mention i thought was the right answer , well that is important coz i made blunders in putting the values from the paper and thus my exam is just ruined... damed ... then i came to metro station to catch the train , but alas i was so petrified byrealisiing the blunders i had commited i purchased a ticket lower than the fare i am supposed to have , so i had to come out of the staiton half way and had to catch a bus for further journey as i found the queue was very long , so decided not to waste any time there .. so when i just got of the bus stop , the abode above opened it doors and finally reached home all drenched ... so what do you think i was in what frame of mind , common i was very pissed afterall i am a human ... really cursed god for making such a day .... then logged on to net to see this
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul112006/update1429342006711.asp

& this http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul112006/update1412242006711.asp ...
and i thought i was selfish in cursing God but then anyways i was right in cursing him for making this day ....

buzzzy

well i know i have not been posting on the blog for some time and no i am not bored of writing on blogs but its just that i have my university exams next week and i have no other job than studying right now so that is what i am doing coz this time around i have been so careless about my studies that i was in a big fix in the beginning of the month , lamenting those days when scoring badly in exams didnt matter and was just thinking that god may help me and get me out of this hole i put my self in just like i alwasy say , as i am always in a state of bother before my exams , hehe , so actually i must be saying everything is normal with me ... just hope i do score decent enough in the forthcoming exams .....
then i would start filling up this page again .... till then (11 aug ) chao....

lost in time

well we are all lost in time ... yesterday , today and tommrow , just passing by like the trees and lamposts just pass away at a blink of an eye when sitting in a train . every second we live a momnet of our lives but it seems just unexplainable that is that second gone or is the moment lived by us . time seems to be there static and we seem to be lost just moving ahead leaving it back in our minds as a memory. time os never lost , but we al the zillions of beings on this earth just move ahead living a moment at every offering of the time . i dunno what i write but i am livin a moment writing it , nobody knows where this momnet will stay ya it is written here and this post is a witness of what i am doing at this momnet , maybe someday the blogger.com server will crash and it will be lost .. just recalling from whatever economics i have studied that what is a short run and a long-run in our lives ......... we dont know a thing about it , we are all lost in time ....

Just CRAp

dont grow old just grow up

Many people are afraid of growing old.
I'm afraid of growing old and boring.
Many people are afraid of growing old, alone.
I'm afraid of growing old, insane.
Many people are afraid of losing their looks.
I'm afraid of losing my dreams.
Many people are afraid of losing their youth.
I'm afraid of losing my soul.
When you're 15, 35 seems ancient.
When you're 35, 15 seems juvenile.
A turnaround in a split second - two decades zoom past and
before you know it, it's only a mile to the next millennium.
Don't fear age,
it's a right of person-hood.
Don't fear death- it's God's greatest jest.
Don't grow old - you don't have to.
Don't date because you're desperate.
Don't marry because you're miserable.
Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don't separate because you think it's fashionable.
Don't drink because you have troubles.
Don't gamble because you think winning is inevitable.
Don't philander because you think you're irresistible.
Most likely, you're not.
Don't associate with people you can't trust.
Don't cheat.
Don't lie.
Don't pretend.
Don't try to buy your way into the kingdom of God.
Don't dictate because you're smarter.
Don't demand because you're stronger.
Don't sleep around because you think you're old enough and know better.
Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don't sell yourself, your family or your ideals.
Don't stagnate.
Don't regress.
Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Don't live in the past.
Time can't bring anything or anyone back.
Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr./Ms. Right.
Don't throw you life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking and you can't afford to have your eggs harvested before the new millennium.
There's always a mad rush to something, somewhere - but victory does not always belong to those who finish first.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions.
You can't always go with the throng who could be wrong.
To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.
To keep yourself warm, buy a jacket.
In the long run, it will be less complicated and less costly.
To make yourself happy, pursue your passions and be the best of what you can be.
Simplify your life.
Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements - abusive friends, nasty habits and dangerous liaisons.
Don't abandon your responsibilities, but don't overdose on duty.
Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself. Don't commit when you're not ready.
Don't keep others waiting needlessly.
Fall in love - it's the greatest thing on earth.
But take care and remember, after the fall must come the rise.
Go on that trip. Don't postpone it.
Say those words. Don't let the moment pass.
Do what you must even at society's scorn.
Write poetry. Love deeply. Walk barefoot. Hold hands.
Dance with wild abandon. Cry at the movies.
Take care of yourself.
Don't wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you - except you.
It is true that life doesn't get easier with age.
It only gets more challenging.
Don't be afraid.
Don't lose your capacity to love.
Pursue your passions.
Live your dreams.
Don't lose faith in God.
Sometimes, you have to be alone to be enlightened.
He still speaks in a small still voice.
Don't grow old.
Just grow up.



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kid thoughts



Pay special attention to the wording and spelling. If you know the Bible, even a little, you'll find this hilarious! It comes from a Sunday school test. Kids were asked questions about the Old and New Testaments.
The following statements about the Bible were written by children. They have not been retouched or corrected (i.e., incorrect spelling has been left in).
1. In the first book of the bible, Guinessis, God got tired of creating the world, so he took the Sabbath off.
2. Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. Noah's wife was called Joan of Ark. Noah built an arc, which the animals come on to in pears.
3. Lot's wife was a pillar of salt by day, but a ball of fire by night.
4. The Jews were a proud people and throughout history they had trouble with the unsympathetic Genitals.
5. Samson was a strongman who let himself be led astray by a Jezebel like Delilah.
6. Samson slayed the Philistines with the axe of the Apostles.
7. Moses led the Hebrews to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread which is bread without any ingredients.
8. The Egyptians were all drowned in the dessert. Afterwards, Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the ten amendments.
9. The first commandment was when Eve told Adam to eat the apple.
10. The seventh commandment is thou shalt not admit adultery.
11. Moses died before he ever reached Canada. Then Joshua led the Hebrews in the battle of Geritol.
12. The greatest miracle in the Bible is when Joshua told his son to stand still and he obeyed him.
13. David was a hebrew king skilled at playing the liar. He fought the Finklesteins, a race of people who lived in Biblical times.
14. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.
15. When Mary heard that she was the mother of Jesus, she sang the Magna Carta.
16. When the three wise guys from the east side arrived, they found Jesus in the manager.
17. Jesus was born because Mary had an immaculate contraption.
18. St. John the blacksmith dumped water on his head.
19. Jesus enunciated the Golden Rule, which says to do one to others before they do one to you. He also explained, a man doth not live by sweat alone.
20. It was a miracle when Jesus rose from the dead and managed to get the tombstone off the entrance.
21. The people who followed the lord were called the 12 decibels.
22. The epistles were the wives of the apostles.
23. One of the oppossums was St. Matthew who was also a taximan.
24 St Paul cavorted to Christianity. He preached holy acrimony, which is another name for marriage.
25. Christians have only one spouse. This is called monotony.




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POSITION:
Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an, often chaotic environment. Candidates 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 i! n your charge can ultimately surpass you
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
None required 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.


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i am not ur friend if


AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you have to think before you speak to me!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
my presence ever makes you feel uncomfortable!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you have to thank me for everything i do for you!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you have to say sorry for everything
that you don't do!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you have to ask me for favours!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you think i would not be curious to
know your new philosophy of life!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you go by what i say and do not understand
what i don't say!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you think that listening to your dreams
would put me to sleep!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you think that seeing you in pain, would
not bring a tear to me!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you think I do not remember the first time
we met!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you don't see the thousand ways I try to
make you happy!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you don't realise how your smile brightens
up my day!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you would rather keep quiet when you really
wanna talk!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you hesitate to ask me to stay back when
you think we should be together!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
you take too much time to tell me what i
mean to you!

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND IF.....
THE ABOVE WERE TRUE FOR THE RELATIONSHIP
THAT WE SHARE


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JUST BECAUSE


Something To Think About
If you love someone,
put their name in a circle,
instead of a heart,
because hearts can break,
but circles go on forever.
Everyone hears what you say.
Friends listen to what you say.
Best friends listen to what you don't say.
If all my friends were to jump off a bridge,
I wouldn't jump with them,
I'd be at the bottom to catch them.

Don't frown,
because you never know who's falling in love with your smile!

If you judge people,
you have no time to love them.

Be kind,
for everyone you meet is fighting
a harder battle.

It may take only a minute to like someone,
only an hour to have a crush on someone
and only a day to love someone
but it will take a lifetime to forget someone.
Enthusiasm is contagious.
You might cause an outbreak and affect many.
Yesterday is the history,
tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift,
that is why it is called the present.
Dance like nobody's watching,
and love like it's never gonna hurt.



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ALL I THINK THE WAY U MADE ME CRY

there's one thing I never thought you'd do

I know it's wrong to look for answers in a glass
But the questions keep on coming and this cigarette's my last
I know some things you've done surprised me in the past
But there's still one thing I never thought you'd do

i'd like to think about the way we met that night
I'd like to think of all the warmth of holding tight
But all I think of is the way you made me cry
A thing I never thought you'd do
All that I think of is the way you said goodbye
And that's the last I've seen of you
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hold up

Holdup
This is a holdup!!
There is no escape...
All routes are sealed with hope & happiness..
Put your hands up,
And open out your hearts.
That is all i ask of you...
Put your pretences & lies away,
Put your egos aside..
Throw all negativity away,
For i have come to take all you don't need-
But are burdened with..
Let brotherhood take you away-
From hatred & envy.
Let love hold you at ransom ,
Surrender yourself in totality,
And become a prisoner ,
In my heart forever....
For i am your inner soul,
That wants you to become..
A human-gods own lovely creation-
That you were meant to be..


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inspiring quotes



"Everything seeks its source"...~a universal principle

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding
about ourselves"...~Carl Jung

"Bless those who challenge us to grow, to stretch, to move beyond the
knowable, to come back home to our elemental and essential nature. Bless
those who challenge us for they remind us of doors we have closed and doors
we have yet to open"...~Navajo saying

"Life is 10 percent of what happens to you,
and 90 percent of how you respond to it"...
~unknown

"It is not enough to forgive one another,
we must learn to forgive ourselves"...
~unknown

The Thirsty Fish
"I laugh what I hear the Fish in the water is thirsty...
I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God"...
~Kabir (15th century) India

We must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek...
but it is a means by which we arrive at that goal"...
~unknown

"We must pursue peaceful ends, through peaceful means"....
~ Martin Luther King Jr.


"We cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life's
morning; for what in the morning was true will in evening become a lie". ~
Carl Jung


"Every lesson is a widening and deepening of consciousness. It is a
stretching of the mind beyond its conceptual limits and a stretching of the
heart beyond its emotional boundaries. It is a bringing of unconscious
material into consciousness, a healing of past wounds, and a discovery of
new faith and trust"... ~ Paul Ferrini

"As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free
space in your mind".~Isabelle Holland


"Hope is faith holding its hand out in the dark"...
~George Iles

"The great thing in this world is not so much where we are...
but in what direction we are moving"...
~Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Never think that God's delay are God's denials...
hold on, hold fast, hold out...Patience is Genius"...
~unknown

Pride is concerned with who is right...Humility is concerned with what is
right"...
~E. Benson

"Man's mind stretched to a new idea
never goes back to its original dimensions"...
~Oliver Wendell Holmes

"The true perfection of a man lies not in what he has,
but in what a man is"...
~Oscar Wilde

"It has become appallingly obvious that our
technology has exceeded our humanity"...
~Albert Einstein

"I am not a teacher, but an awakener"...
~Robert Frost

"Vision: the art of seeing things invisible"...
~Jonathan Swift

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go...
Some people move our souls to dance...They awaken us
to new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom...
Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon...
They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints in our hearts,
and we are never, ever same"...
~unknown

Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is
excellent in others belong to us as well"...
~Voltaire

Learn to forgive, by practicing forgiveness"...
~unknown

"Knowing life is so short...how can we quarrel?"
~Buddha

"Our duty is not to see through one another...but to see one another
through"...
~Leonard Sweet

"Know the Truth and the Truth will set you free"...
~Jesus Christ

"Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect,
it means you've decided to look past the imperfections"...
~unknown

"Watch your thoughts, for they become words...Choose your words, for they
become actions...Understand your actions, for they become habits...Study
your habits, for they become your character...Develop your character, for it
becomes your destiny"... ~unknown

"Each today, well-lived, makes yesterday a dream of happiness and each
tomorrow a vision of hope. Look, therefore, to this one day, for it and it
alone is life"...~Sanskrit poem

"Divinity is the true self of man"...~Kahlil Gibran

"Knowledge of any kind ... brings about a change in awareness from where it
is possible to create new realities"....~Deepak Chopra

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful
servant...
We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the
gift".~ Albert Einstein


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Inspiration: ---------------- "Don't Ever" Don't ever be reluctant to show your feelings when you're happy, give in to it... When you're not, live with it. Don't ever be afraid to try to make things better you might be surprised at the results. Don't ever take the weight of the world on your shoulders. Don't ever feel threatened by the future take life one day at a time. Don't ever feel guilty about the past what's done is done. Learn from any mistakes you might have made. Don't ever feel that you are alone there is always somebody there for you to reach out to. Don't ever forget that you can achieve so many of the things you can imagine. It's not as hard as it seems. Don't ever stop loving Don't ever stop believing, Don't ever stop Dreaming your Dreams.


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i have learnt

As I walk through life...
I have learnt...
• No one ever got fat eating one big meal.
• We all live under the same sky... but we do not all have the same horizon.
• If you think you can... or if you think you can't... you're right!
• No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
• You don't drown by falling in water. You drown by staying there.
• If you don't know where are you going, you're never gonna get there.
• Persistence is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.
• You can make money, or you can make excuses. You just can't make them both at the same time.
• Men do not decide their future. They decide their habits... and their habits decide their future.
• The ruling passion, be what it will. The ruling passion, conquers reason still.
• A ship in harbour is safe. But that's not what ships are built for.
• No one ever died from overwork, but many died from doubt.
• A man is not old until regrets take place of dreams.
• Life is like a 10-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.
(Miscellaneous Sources)
keep smiling
neha

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apology -- superglue of life


In some families, please is described as the magic word.
In our house, however, it was sorry. ~Margaret Laurence


An apology is a good way to have the last word. ~Author Unknown


A stiff apology is a second insult.... The injured party does not want to be
compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he
has been hurt. ~G.K. Chesterton


An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.
~Lynn Johnston


Apologizing - a very desperate habit - one that is rarely cured. Apology is
only egotism wrong side out. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Professor at
the Breakfast-Table


It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do
not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them. ~P.G.
Wodehouse, The Man Upstairs


Never ruin an apology with an excuse. ~Kimberly Johnson


True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over
motive. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960


Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a
gracious gift. ~Margaret Lee Runbeck

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check ur id


Subject: Riddles .....

1. A woman was sitting on a windowsill on the 35th floor of a building. She was about to commit suicide. The police surrounded the bottom of the building telling her NOT to jump. Her husband was in the room with her and kept trying to stop her. She got nervous and fell, yet she did not get hurt or even a scratch. Why?

2. A boat will carry only 200 pounds. How can a man weighing 200 pounds and his 2 sons, each weighing 100 pounds, use the boat to cross a river?

3. Looking at a picture a man says "Brothers and sisters I have none but that man's father is my father's son." Whose picture is it?

4. If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?

5. There are three errers in the statement of this problem. You must detect all of them to recieve full credit.

6. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?

7. How many bricks does it take to complete a building made of brick?

8. Bill's parents have three sons. The first is named Tom, the second is named Dick. What is the third son named?

9. What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

10. A patient is rushed into the emergency ward of the Conundrum National Hospital after a horrific road crash, and is in urgent need of an operation to save his life. The surgeon on duty walks into the room and says "Oh my god! I can't operate on this boy. He is my SON!" but the surgeon was not the boy's father. How could this be?

11. A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins. How could this be so?

12. A bottle and a cork together cost $1.50. the bottle costs $1.00 more than the cork. How much does each cost?

13. A woman with no driver's license goes the wrong way on a one-way street and turns left at a corner with a no left turn sign. A policeman sees her but
does nothing. Why?

14. The one who makes it, sells it. The one who buys it, never uses it. The one that uses it never knows that he's using it. What is it?

15. Take 2 apples from 3 apples and what have you got?

16. Which common English word is most often pronounced incorrectly?

17. A barbecue grill holds two steaks at a time. It takes ten minutes to grill one side of a steak. What is the shortest amount of time it will take to grill three steaks on both sides?

18. What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't want to use it?

19. A horse is tied to a five meter rope, six meters away from it was a bail of hay. Without breaking the rope, the horse was able to get to the bail of hay. How is this possible?


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ANSWERS...

1. She fell INTO her room instead of out the window

2. First the 2 sons cross the river together. 1 son then re-crosses the river to take the boat back to the man. The man then crosses the river The other son then re-crosses river. Both sons then cross the river, and everyone is now on the other side.

3. His son.

4. None. Roosters don't lay eggs.

5.Errors is spelled incorrectly (spelled "errers" in the problem).
Receive is spelled incorrectly (spelled "recieve" in the problem).
The third error is that there are only two errors, not three.

6. Mount Everest

7. Only the last one.

8. Bill

9. The letter M.

10. The surgeon is the boy's mother.

11.There are more than two babies. It could be triplets, quadruplets, etc.

12.The bottle costs $1.25 and the cork costs $0.25.

13.She's a pedestrian or bicyclist.

14. A coffin.

15. 2 apples.

16. incorrectly

17. 30 minutes. First grill one side of two steaks for 10 minutes. Then flip over the first steak. Set aside the second steak for now, and grill one side of the third steak. Grill them for 10 minutes. Now the first steak is done. Put the second steak back on and grill the other side, and flip over the third steak. Grill for 10 more minutes. All 3 steaks will be grilled in 30 minutes.

18. An anchor.

19. The other end of the rope is tied to nothing.

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EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON

Everything Happens for a Reason
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there ...
to serve some sort of purpose
to teach a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be: a roommate, friend, neighbor, professor, child, teacher or even a complete stranger, but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.


Sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible, painful and unfair at first, but in reflection, you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would not have realized your strength, potential, will power or heart.


Nothing happens by chance or means of good 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, life would be like a smoothly paved, flat road to nowhere ... safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.


People who you meet and who affect your life, and the successes and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. The bad experiences are the most valuable because it is often from them that we learn the most. They are probably the most poignant and important ones. Hurt, betrayal, loss, sadness ... these are the great builders of character. Only those who have hurt and lost or have been sad and disappointment know how to truly comfort and forgive another in the same circumstances. Consider yourself blessed!



If someone hurts you,
betrays you or breaks your heart,
forgive them
because they have helped you learn
about trust and the importance of being cautious
to whom 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 little things.


Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it, everything that you possibly can,
for you may never be able to experience it again. You may not have the chance to share, talk, listen, dream, love, teach, or enjoy that moment again.



Talk to people you have never talked to before,
and actually listen.

Let yourself fall in love,
break free, and set your sights high.

Hold your head up
because you have every right to.

Tell yourself
you are a great individual
and believe in yourself,
for if you don't believe in yourself,
no one else will believe in you.

You can make of your life anything you wish.
Create your own life and then go out and live it
with absolutely no regrets.

Most importantly,
if you love someone tell them,
for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
And learn a lesson in life each day you live.

~Author Unknown~


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Failure Doesn't Mean--------You R A Failure,
It Means--------You Have Not Succeeded.

Failure Doesn't Mean--------You Accomplished Nothing,
It Means--------You Have Learned Something.

Failure Doesn't Mean--------That You Have Been A Fool,
It Means--------You Had A Lot Of Faith.

Failure Doesn't Mean--------You've Been Disgraced,
It Means--------You Were Willing To Try.

Failure Doesn't Mean--------You Don't Have It,
It Means---------You Have To Do Something In A Different Way.

Failure Doesn't Mean--------You Are Inferior,
It Means-------You Are Not Perfect.

Failure Doesn't Mean--------You've Wasted Your Life,
It Means--------You Have A Reason To Start Afresh.

Failure Doesn't Mean--------You Should Give Up,
It Means--------You Must Try Harder.

Failure Doesn't Mean--------You'll Never Make It,
It Means--------It Will Take A Little Longer.

Failure Doesn't Mean--------God Has Abandoned You,
It Means--------God Has A Better Way For You.
nEhA

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Some flowers are bruised that they may be more sweet,
And some lie broken 'neath the rush of feet;
And some are worn a while, then tossed aside;
Some grace the dead, while others deck the bride.
And so in life I've seen the saddest face,
The broken flower, give forth the sweetest grace...

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marriage


What matter if the words be said,
The license paid - they are not wed;
Unless love link each heart to heart,
'Twere better keep those lives apart...


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You Won't Understand

Often people say to me "You just won't understand." "You're way too old," or "Way too young," or "YOU are NOT a man." I don't know why some people feel they suffer unique pain. As if they are the only ones who've lost or ceased to gain. I don't know why they hide their pain and clutch it ever tighter. It seems to me that all should know - a burden shared gets lighter. Why some folks even deisgn to think the pain that's in their heart, is all their own, to keep and hoard, they set themselves apart. They keep their eyes from meeting mine lest I should see their hurt. And even if we stop and speak their words are often curt. The Bible says: 'Two' can withstand what overcomes just 'one'. And also that- a 'Cord of Three' can scarcely be undone. Besides, I know the ways of hurt- My heart's been crushed before. Friends have betrayed- I've lost at love, despair's knocked at my door. And I Remember- thoughts gone wild- and crying late at night. Not having strength to care at all- much less the strength to fight. But, someone special came to me- and when my trials were told. I realized that with their tears- they'd eased my heavy load. And so, I learned- that pain- like love- is bearable if shared. I don't know what I would have done without that friend who cared. My trials did not vanish fast- in fact the time was long. But sharing gave me breathing space until I could grow strong Enough to laugh again and even start to smile- and though it seemed it could not help- it eased my pain awhile. So, if you think that you can't share cause I won't understand. At least just give me half a chance to lend a helping hand. For I know that you're hurting and I know a place to start. Perhaps if you could realize- your pain burns in my heart. I know I cannot make your trials and troubles go away. But maybe I can help a bit to get you through today. And maybe by tomorrow you wont need help anymore. But if you should- don't be ashamed- for that's what friends are for. And after all is said and done- the trials ceased- you're whole. Perhaps you'll know just what to do to help another soul- Who's being crushed by hurt and pain- be it woman or a man. And you won't have to hear them say "You just won't understand." -- author unknown --

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When you thought I wasn't looking . . .

(By a child) When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life. When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't. When you thought I wasn't looking, I felt you kiss me good night and I felt loved and safe. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be. When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up. When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, "Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking." Each of us, parent, grandparent, relative or friend, influence the life of a child. How will you touch the life of someone today? To the world you may just be somebody, but to somebody you are the world.

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"How To Be Unhappy"

It's not that we want to be unhappy, but don't we do a lot of these things? This is a good thing to read and reread--behaviors to avoid! Make little things bother you. Don't just let them, MAKE them. Lose your perspective on things and keep it lost: don't put first things first. Get yourself a good worry, one about which you cannot do anything. Be a perfectionist, which means not that you work hard to do your best, but that you condemn yourself and others for not achieving perfection. Be right. Be always right. Be the only one who is always right, and be rigid in your rightness. Don't trust or believe people, or accept them at anything but their worst and weakest. Be suspicious. Insist that others always have hidden motives. Always compare yourself unfavorably to others. This guarantees instant misery. Take personally everything that happens to you. Don't give yourself whole-heartedly to anyone or anything. Author Unknown

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When It Looks Like I Have Failed

Failure does not mean that I am a failure; It does mean I have not yet succeeded. Failure does not mean I have accomplished nothing; It does mean I have learned something. Failure does not mean I have been a fool; It does mean I had enough faith to experiment. Failure does not mean I have been disgraced; It does mean I dared to try. Failure does not mean I don't have it; It does mean I have to do something in a different way. Failure does not mean that I am inferior; It does mean that I am not perfect. Failure does not mean that I have wasted my life; It does mean that I have an excuse to start over. Failure does not mean that I should give up; It does mean that I should try harder. Failure does not mean that I will never make it; It does mean that I need more practice. Failure does not mean that you have abandoned me; It does mean that you must have a better idea. - Author Unknown


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Can you see the *good* in good-byes? Many people can't. They don't realize that nothing is bad or good, but thinking makes it so. Do you?
Here's an example:
A person is leaving. You are about ready to say your good-byes. What you *see* in the leaving determines your *tomorrows.* If you can't see the good, what are you seeing? The bad? Right. And what are you showing the person leaving? Certainly not the good, if you're thinking the bad. Now . . . both of you are upset. Do yourself, and those around you, a favor. Learn to take charge of your thoughts.
Here's one way to do that:
A son or daughter is leaving for college. Look at this scenario: The family is solemn, helping their son/brother pack the car for college. Now, the car is packed, they've said their good-byes, and are watching as his tail lights disappear down the street. A sad look is on their faces, because, for a few minutes, they are sad. Suddenly, they realize he is actually gone. They all rush into the house, each with a different purpose in mind! They had told themselves that they wouldn't begrudge him going to college. He's gone, now they would look toward the future. You can see their thoughts. *The mom gets a new sewing room!* *The dad gets to use the computer more!* *The teenage daughter gets to have the upstairs bathroom all to herself!* grin
Now, that is progressive -- and healing -- thinking.
What is NOT progressive and healing thinking is continually thinking about how much they will miss him. They will, of course, but they will have compensation. Their son is going on to a better life. His future is great. It's not like he's gone forever, and there is nothing they can do, or would want to do, to stop his progress. They will be helping him by helping themselves.
Here's the other side of the coin. They didn't see the *good* in good-bye. They moped and missed him, built their life around what they were missing, and years go by before they realize that they had put their life on hold for a person who was really never coming back to the same life they had known and loved.
Look at both scenarios. There really is some *good* in good-bye. All we have to do is take control of the situation and look forward to handling it beautifully. If we don't, we are letting the situation take control of us.
Why not prepare for these situations? Why not, say, plan on moping and missing the leaving loved one for a designated period of time -- like one hour, OK, maybe a day -- THEN get on with your lives so you will have plenty to share with them when they come back.
Why not, every time you start to miss him or her, retarget your thoughts to all the good things that person is accomplishing with his or her life.
Realize now that you'd probably better start accomplishing things, too, or you won't have anything new to share with your loved one that is away growing and learning.
Meet the challenge head on, show your son or daughter, by example, how to act when one has to *let go* of someone they love. They are always learning from us.


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Keep your childish point of view!

Kids.... When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard. My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff, you can wish on. When I look at a homeless person and he smiles at me, I see a smelly, dirty person who probably wants money and I look away. My kids see someone smiling at them and they smile back. When I hear music I love, I know I can't carry a tune and don't have much rhythm so I sit self consciously and listen. My kids feel the beat and move to it. They sing out the words. If they don't know them, they make up their own. When I feel wind on my face, I brace myself against it. I feel it messing up my hair and pulling me back when I walk. My kids close their eyes, spread their arms and fly with it, until they fall to the ground laughing. When I pray I say thee and thou and grant me this, give me that. My kids say, "Hi God!!! Thanks for my toys and my friends. Please keep the bad dreams away tonight. Sorry, I don't want to go to Heaven yet. I would miss my Mommy and Daddy." When I see a mud puddle I step around it. I see muddy shoes and clothes and dirty carpets. My kids sit in it. They see dams to build, rivers to cross and worms to play with. Sometimes, I wonder if we are given kids to teach .. or to learn from? No wonder God loves the little children!! Author Unknown
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People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Be good anyway.
Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People need help, but may attack you if you try to help them.
Help them anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway



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A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
"Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.
"Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
"That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.
"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" pleaded the little boy.
"If you must know, I make $20 an hour."
"Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I please borrow $10?"
The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions.
How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you asleep, son?" He asked.
"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier," said the man, "It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $10 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father.
"Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.
"Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
Share this story with someone you like.... But even better, share $20 worth of time with someone you love.
It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent sometime with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts.
If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family & friends we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family an unwise investment indeed
Regards,
Amar aka Heartbreak_Guy
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Sometimes In Life out Drinking and driving kills the one we love

Remember the time you let me drive your car and I dented the fender? I thought you'd kill me
BUT YOU DIDN'T

And remember the time I met your new girlfriend, you know the one you were crazy about,and she became my new girlfriend? I thought you'd floor me
BUT YOU DIDN'T

What about the time I forgot to tell you the party was black tie, and you wore jeans? I thought you'd never speak to me again
BUT YOU DID

Do you remember the time I wanted to go to the concert, but you said it would be boring? I thought you'd scream "I told you so"
BUT YOU DIDN'T

Remember the time we went to the disco and i picked up a new girl while i had my girlfriend? I thought you'd give up on me
BUT YOU DIDN'T

And remember the time i was drunk and driving? You told me I shouldn't drive but i insisted. You came along to make sure I was alright. I crashed. I saw our beds side by side. I decided I would tell you all this when you awoke
BUT YOU DIDN'T..
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senti ho jao


Every time i miss u a star falls frm da sky, So if u look up at da sky and find it empty, It wld be all ur fault u made me miss u just ToO Much
Roses R Red violets r blue worldz a mystery without a frnd like u ! Roses my die Violets may cry but this frnd wld never let a tear fall frm ur eye.
Between a thousand yesterdays.. and a million tommorrows there is only one today and I wouldnt let this day pass without saying this to you.....Thanks for being my friend!
I dont expect to be the most important person in your life..thats too much to ask...wht would make me happy is 1 day if ever u hear my name, u smile and say..."Ah...thats my friend!"
Never take for granted every person close to your heart coz u might wake up 1day and realise that u have lost a diamond coz u were busy collecting stones.
Yesterday brought the begning, tomm will bring the end...but somehow in between we became the best of friends!
Love is when someone hurts u,u dont hurt back...
she blocks u,u dont block back...
she yells at u,u dont yell back.....but....when she needs u,u always come back!
Sometimes I wish I never saw u, never met u, I never knew u, its not bcoz I dont like u,neither bcoz I hate u....bcoz I m afraid that I might loose u.....
Friendship doesnt need everyday conversations,doesnt always need togetherness.As long as the relationship is kept in the heart,true friends never go apart.
I hide my tears when i say your name..but the pain in my heart is still the same.Although I smile and seem carefree...there's no one who misses you more than me!
I've learned....
That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
I wish i was a tear in ur eyes then i would roll down your cheeks n die on your lips, and i wish u were a tear in my eyes then i would never cry in the fear of loosing u!
I would give up the world to hear your voice and see your smile to sit and talk with you a while. The hardest thing in life to bear is to want you and you are not there.
A memory lats forever, never does it die. True friends stay together n never say goodbye.


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Don't Ever
Don't ever be reluctant to show your feelings when you're happy, give in to it.
When you're not, live with it.
Don't ever be afraid to try to make things better you might be surprised at the results.
Don't ever take the weight of the world on your shoulders.
Don't ever feel threatened by the future take life one day at a time.
Don't ever feel guilty about the past what's done is done. Learn from any mistakes you might have made.
Don't ever feel that you are alone there is always somebody there for you to reach out to.
Don't ever forget that you can achieve so many of the things you can imagine.
It's not as hard as it seems.
Don't ever stop loving don't ever stop believing, don't ever stop dreaming your dreams.
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My name is Gossip.
I have no respect for justice.
I maim without killing.
I break hearts and ruin lives.
I am cunning and malicious and gather strength with age.
The more I am quoted the more I am believed.
My victims are helpless. They cannot protect themselves against me because I have no name and no face.
To track me down is impossible. The harder you try, the more elusive I become.
I am nobody’s friend.
Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never the same.
I topple governments and wreck marriages.
I ruin careers and cause sleepless nights, heartaches and indigestion. I make innocent people cry in their pillows.
Even my name hisses. I am called Gossip.
I make headlines and headaches.
Before you repeat a story, ask yourself:
Is it true?
Is it harmless?
Is it necessary?
If it isn’t, don’t repeat it.
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A tendency to think and act spontaneously, rather than on fears based on past experiences.
An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
A loss of interest in judging other people.
A loss of interest in judging self.
A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
A loss of the ability to worry.
Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
Frequent attacks of smiling.
An increasing tendency to let things happen.
An increased susceptibility to love, and to freely receive the love extended by others, as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.


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The words are written by a teenaged girl who later commited suicide!
The Greatest Pain in Life

The greatest pain in life is not to die,
but to be ignored.To lose the person you love so much
to another who doesn't care at all.
To have someone you care about so much throw a party
and not tell you about it.
When your favorite person on earth
neglects to invite you to his graduation.
To have people think that you don't care.
The greatest pain in life,is not to die, but to be forgotten.
To be left in the dust after another's great achievement.
To never get a call from a friend, just saying "hi".
When you show someone your innermost thoughts and they laugh in your face.

For friends to always be too busy to console you
when you need someone to lift your spirits.
When it seems like the only person who cares about you, is you.
Life is full of pain, but does it ever get better?
Will people ever care about each other, and make time for those who are in need?
Each of us has a part to playing this great show we call life.
Each of us has a duty to mankind to tell our friends we love them.
If you do not care about your friends you will not be punished.
You will simply be ignored...
forgotten...as you have done to others.
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I have a little group of friends,
As dear as they can be.
I love them all, but sad to say,
Most I'll never get to see.
The only claim I have is that
When I feel sad, alone or blue,
I get on line,
Play wav's and chat.
And maybe find someone who feels it too.
They give love
And support,
Opinions and such,
Which I can take or ponder much,
But...sometimes I round a bend
And Lo!! I'll make a brand new friend.
Feel bad, or sad?
Just plain sick?
Got an attitude or habit
You want to kick?
"Its ok", your friends will say,
"We've all been there before,
A time or two, just like you".
We know the ups, the downs,
The highs, the lows,
The "I-could-kill-that-so-n-so's".
The pain and strain,
Of getting through
The leave-takings without adieu.
We've seen it all, the been-theres done-thats,
We've worn all the different hats,
That makes us each uniquely "us",
And when we want to make a fuss,
We come online and find
The equalizers,
The friends, who become our sympathizers,
Who know,
And feel,
And wish,
And pray,
When you both know there is nothing more to say--
But an online friend
Will say it anyway.

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10 Rules For A Happy Day

TODAY I WILL NOT STRIKE BACK:
If someone is rude, if someone is impatient, if someone is unkind... I will not respond in a like manner.

TODAY I WILL ASK GOD TO BLESS MY "ENEMY:"
If I come across someone who treats me harshly or unfairly, I will quietly ask GOD to bless that individual. I understand the "enemy" could be a family member, neighbor, co-worker or stranger.

TODAY I WILL BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT I SAY:
I will carefully choose and guard my words being certain that I do not spread gossip.

TODAY I WILL GO THE EXTRA MILE:
I will find ways to help share the burden of another person.

TODAY I WILL FORGIVE:
I will forgive any hurts or injuries that come my way.

TODAY I WILL DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE, BUT I WILL NOT DO IT SECRETLY:
I will reach out anonymously and bless the life of another.

TODAY I WILL TREAT OTHERS THE WAY I WISH TO BE TREATED:
I will practice the golden rule - "Do unto others as I would have them do unto me" - with everyone I encounter.

TODAY I WILL RAISE THE SPIRITS OF SOMEONE WHO IS DISCOURAGED:
My smile, my words, my expression of support, can make the difference to someone who is wrestling with life.

TODAY I WILL NURTURE MY BODY:
I will eat less; I will eat only healthy foods. I will thank GOD for my body.

TODAY I WILL GROW SPIRITUALLY:
I will spend a little more time in prayer today: I will begin reading something spiritual or inspirational today; I will find a quiet place (at some point during this day) and listen to GOD's voice!!!
"But since we belong to the day, let us be self controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and hope of salvation as a helmet."


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WOMEN have strengths that amaze men.
They carry children, they carry hardships, they carry burdens,
but they show happiness, love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy and laugh when they are nervous.
WOMEN wait by the phone for a "safe at home call" from a friend or relative after a snowy drive home.
WOMEN have special qualities about them. They volunteer for good causes.
They are pink ladies in hospitals, they bring food to shut ins.
They are childcare workers, executives, attorneys, stay-at-home moms, biker babes and your neighbors.
They wear suits, jeans, and they wear uniforms.
They fight for what they believe in. They stand up for injustice.
They are in the front row at PTA meetings.
They vote for the person that will do the best job for family issues.
WOMEN walk and talk the extra mile to get their children in the right schools and for getting their family the right health care.
They write to the editor, their congressmen and to the "powers that be" for things that make for a better life.
They don't take "no" for an answer when they believe there is a better solution.
WOMEN stick a love note in their husband's lunch box.
They do without new shoes so their children can have them.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
They love unconditionally.
WOMEN are honest, loyal, and forgiving.
They are smart, knowing that knowledge is power; but they still know how
to use their softer side to make a point.
WOMEN want to be the best for their family, their friends, and themselves.
They cry when their children excel and cheer when their friends get awards.
WOMEN are happy (or cry) when they hear about a birth or a new marriage.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They have sorrow at the loss of a family member, yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left.
A WOMAN'S touch can cure any ailment. They know that a hug and a kiss can
heal a broken heart. She can make a ro---man--------tic evening unforgettable.
WOMEN come in all sizes, in all colors and shapes.
They live in homes, apartments and cabins.
They drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a wo---------man is what makes the world spin!
WOMEN do more than just give birth.
They bring joy and hope. They give compassion and ideals.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
All they want back, is a hug, a smile and for you to do the same to people you come in contact with.
WOMEN have a lot to say and a lot to give.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years-only grows!


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Where are we heading ?
The paradox of our time in history is that we have
taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways,
but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less;
we buy more but enjoy it less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more
conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but
less sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more
experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less
wellness.
We drink too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too
little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly,
stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little,
watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life;
We've added years to life, not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have
trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.
We've conquered outer space, but not inner space;
We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've
split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more,
but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher
incomes, but, lower morals.
We build more computers to hold more information to
produce more copies than ever, but have less
communication; We've become long on quantity, but
short on quality.
These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce;
of fancier houses, but broken homes.
These are the days of quick trips, disposable diapers,
throw away morality, one night stands, overweight
bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to
quiet, to kill. Where are we heading ....?
If we die 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.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into
work than to our family an unwise investment indeed.

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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
As his car passed, no children appeared.
Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door!
He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting,
"What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?
That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.
Why did you do it?"
The young boy was apologetic. "Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do," he pleaded. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop..." With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car.
”It's my brother," he said. ”He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up."
Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts.
A quick look told him everything was going to be okay..
"Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger.
Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message.
"Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!"
God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.
Thought for the Day:
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning.
Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!
Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to bless. God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain …but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.
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Dear Friend,
How are you? I just had to send a note to tell you how much I care about you. I saw you yesterday as you were talking with your friends. I waited all day hoping you would talk to me, too.
I gave you a sunset to chase your day and a cool breeze to rest you and I waited. You never came.
It hurt me but I still love you because I am your friend.
I saw you sleeping last night and longed to touch your brow so I spilled moonlight upon your face.
Again I waited, waiting to rush down so we could talk.
I have so many gifts for you! I try to tell you in blue skies
and in the quiet green grass.
I whisper it in leaves on the trees and breathe it in colors of flowers, shout it to you in mountain streams, give the birds love songs to sing.
I clothe you in warm sunshine and perfume the air with nature scents. My love for you is deeper than the ocean and bigger than the biggest need in your heart.
Ask me! Talk with me! Please don't forget me.
I have so much to share with you.
I have chosen you and I will wait for you.
Your friend,
I love you!
GOD
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8 GIFTS THAT DO NOT COST A CENT
1) THE GIFT OF LISTENING...
But you must REALLY listen.
No interrupting, no daydreaming,
no planning your response.
Just listening.
2) THE GIFT OF AFFECTION...
Be generous with appropriate hugs,
kisses, pats on the back and handholds.
Let these small actions demonstrate the
love you have for family and friends.
3) THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER...
Clip cartoons.
Share articles and funny stories.
Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."
4) THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE...
It can be a simple
"Thanks for the help" note or a full sonnet.
A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for
a lifetime, and may even change a life.
5) THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT...
A simple and sincere,
"You look great in red," "You did a super job"
or "That was a wonderful meal"
can make someone's day.
6) THE GIFT OF A FAVOR...
Every day, go out of your way
to do something kind.
7) THE GIFT OF SOLITUDE...
There are times when we want nothing better
than to be left alone.
Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of
solitude to others.
8) THE GIFT OF A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION...
The easiest way to feel good is
to extend a kind word to someone,
really it's not that hard to say,
Hello or Thank You.


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Don't be too good I will miss you.
Don't be too caring, I might like you.
Don't be too Sweet, I might fall for you.
It's hard for me to love you when you won't love me after all...

Bottom-line : A person who makes me love him is actually a person who loves me more than I love him.
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If someone comes into your life and becomes a part of you but for some reasons he couldn't stay, don't cry too much... Just be glad that your paths crossed and; somehow he made you happy even for a while.

Bottom-line :Time will tell. If he's yours he will surely come back.
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Don't throw your back to love when it's already in front of you.
Don't drive it away from you because if you do, someday you'll think again why you let love fly away when it was once residing next to you.

Bottom-line : Treasure the one who loves you! It's not easy to find a person who loves you. It's always more valuable to have a sincere heart.
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The greatest regrets in our lives are the risks we did not take.
If you think something will make you. happy, GO FOR IT.
Remember that we pass this way only once.

Bottom-line : Time doesn't wait. If you think you might have found the right one, treasure the person, don't let that person get away. Don't let fear hold You back. Give it a try else you might regret later... "No one other than ourselves know what can truly make us happy."
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"Two tear drops were floating down the river.
One teardrop said to the other, "I'm the teardrop of a girl who loved a man and lost him. Who are you?"
..."I'm the teardrop of the man who regrets letting a girl go..."

Bottom-line : Nobody will sympathize with a person who constantly lets chances pass by without making any efforts to salvage them. We normally don't realize how important our loved and close ones are until they leave us, and then we start regretting, which results in misery. Lost time is NEVER gained again
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***Even impossible says... I - M - POSSIBLE!!!
keep smiling
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If the sky above seems cloudy,
And you are left out in the rain,
If you are searching for a rainbow,
But the colors bring you pain,
If your world is not revolving,
And there is no end in sight,
If you are looking for the sunshine,
But all you see is night,
If all around are smiling,
But all you can do is frown,
If you are tired of all this living,
When life just brings you down,
Then look beyond your teardrops,
At the wonders of this land,
The beauty of a flower,
Like velvet in your hand.
Feel the air around you,
The smell of new mown hay,
Laughing children in the park,
The innocence there at play,
Imagine floating with a butterfly,
As she flutters between the trees,
Or the whispers of the ocean,
On warm hot summer's breeze,
Think of the taste of candy floss,
As it melts upon your tongue,
Or the melody of morning birds,
As they greet each day with song,
Remember words of beauty,
Told in your mother's embrace,
Feel the gentleness of her touch,
As she softly kissed your face,
Seek the good within you,
Cast the clouds from your sky,
Don't look toward the pavement,
But hold your head up high,
Think not what life owes you,
But of all you have to give,
Forget about tomorrow,
Then you can start to live.
So Bless this age your are living in,
With the gifts you can bestow,
Don't disregard the stream of life,
Go gently with the flow.
keep smiling
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I came across this wonderful story forwarded to me by one of my friends. Thought I would pass it on to all of you Cheers Amar
One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw
a kid from my class was walking home from school. His
name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his
books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring
home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a
nerd."

I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football
game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I
shrugged my shoulders and went on.

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward
him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his
arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses
went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten
feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible
sadness in his eyes.

My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him and
as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw
a tear in his eye. As I handed him his glasses, I said,
"Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives." He looked
at me and said, "Hey thanks!" There was a big smile on his face.
It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where
he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him
why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to private
school before now.

I would have never hung out with a private school kid
before. We talked all the way home, and I carried some
of his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I
asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my
friends. He said yes. We hung out all weekend and the
more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my
friends thought the same of him.

Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the
huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said,
"Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles
with this pile of books everyday!" He just laughed and
handed me half the books.

Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best
friends. When we were seniors, we began to think
about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be
friends, that the miles would never be a problem. He
was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business
on a football scholarship.

Kyle was valedictorian of our class. I teased him all the
time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for
graduation.

I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and
speak. Graduation day, I saw Kyle. He looked great. He
was one of those guys that really found himself during high
school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
Boy, sometimes I was jealous.

Today was one of those days. I could see that he was
nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back
and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!" He looked at me
with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
"Thanks," he said.

As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and
began. "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped
you make it through those tough years. Your parents,
your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly
your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a
friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I
am going to tell you a story."

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the
story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill
himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had
cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do
it later and was carrying his stuff home.

He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.

"Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from
doing the unspeakable."

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular
boy told us all about his weakest moment.

I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same
grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.

Never underestimate the power of your actions. With
one small gesture you can change a person's life. For
better or for worse.
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When you are tired and discouraged from fruitless efforts...
God knows how hard you have tried.
When you've cried so long and your heart is in anguish...
God has counted your tears.
If you feel that your life is on hold and time has passed you by...
God is waiting with you.
When you're lonely and your friends are too busy for a phone call...
God is by your side.
When you've tried everything and don't know where to turn...
God has a solution.
When nothing makes sense and you are confused or frustrated...
God has the answer.
If suddenly your outlook is brighter and you find rayes of hope...
God has whispered to you.
When things are going well and you have much to be
thankful for...
God has blessed you.
When something joyful happens and you are filled with awe...
God has smiled upon you.
When you have a purpose to fulfill and a dream to follow...
God has opened your eyes and called you by name.
Remember that wherever you are or whatever you are facing...
GOD KNOWS
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Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things are yours

Human beings long to be well thought of by others. Such an attitude forces them to be different from what they are; this can become the cause of great suffering


"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation,because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are"




"God allows life to be rocky. His challenge is not to let the rocks grind you into dust, but to polist you to become a brilliant gem. Stay Precious!"


"The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it"


"If you really want to do something you will find a way, if you don't you will find an excuse."


If At First You Don't Succeed... Blame Someone Else And Seek Counseling.

The Worst Thing Of Being Successful Is That You Dont Have The Rights To Fail ...!!

-Shah Rukh Kahn


Lucky Is The Man Who Is The First Love Of A Woman.....
But,
Luckier Is The Woman Who Is The Last Love Of Man

When Two Friends Fall In Love They Learn, They Are Meant For Each Other.
When They Fall Out Of Love They Realise They Want To Keep Each Other Forever....


There Are So Many Stars In The Sky Only Some Get Noticed.
Among Those You Choose To Ignore The One Which Is Willing To Shine For You, Forever; Even If Your Glance Remained Elsewhere.


Why me?



Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS. From
world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed :
"Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"? To this
Arthur Ashe replied: The world over -- 5 crore children start playing
tennis, 50 lakh learn to play tennis, 5 lakh learn professional
tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50
reach Wimbeldon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, When I was holding
a cup I never asked GOD "Why me?".And today in pain I should not be
asking GOD "Why me?"





Happiness keeps u Sweet,

Trials keep u Strong,

Sorrow keeps u Human ,

Failure Keeps u Humble,

Success keeps u Glowing,

But only God Keeps u Going.


God isn't going to ask you to meet any challenge he hasn't prepared you for. Whatever is His plan for u your faith and His strength will see you through.



When others make MISTAKES, do not keep counting their MISTAKES. ALLOW them to count on you for CO-OPERATION to erase and overcome their WEAKNESS.

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CAN MEN EVER WIN


If you put a woman on a pedestal and try to protect her from the rat race, you're a male chauvinist.
If you stay home and do the housework, you're a pansy.
If you work too hard, there is never any time for her.
If you don't work enough, you're a good-for-nothing bum.
If she has a boring repetitive job with low pay, this is exploitation.
If you have a boring repetitive job with low pay, you should get off your butt and find something better.
If you get a promotion ahead of her, that is favoritism.
If she gets a job ahead of you, it's equal opportunity.
If you mention how nice she looks, it's sexual harassment.
If you keep quiet, it's male indifference.
If you cry, you're a wimp.
If you don't, you're an insensitive @#$%.
If you thump her, it's wife bashing.
If she thumps you, it's self defense.
If you make a decision without consulting her, you're a chauvinist.
If she makes a decision without consulting you, she's a liberated woman.
If you ask her to do something she doesn't enjoy, that's domination.
If she asks you, it's a favor.
If you like a woman to shave her legs and keep in shape,you're sexist.
If you don't, you're unromantic.
If you try to keep yourself in shape, you're vain.
If you don't, you're a slob.
If you buy her flowers, you're after something.
If you don't, you're not thoughtful.
If you're proud of your achievements, you're up on yourself.
If not, you're not ambitious.
If she has a headache, she's tired.
If you have a headache, you don't love her anymore



The hidden meanings

Smile :- A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

Rumor :- News that travels at the speed of sound.

Dictionary:- The only place where divorce comes before marriage.

College :- A place where some pursue learning and others learn pursuing.

Ecstasy :- A feeling when you feel you are going to feel a feeling you have never felt before.

Office :- A place where you can relax after your strenuous homelife.

Yawn :- The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.

Etc. :- A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

Committee :- Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

Classic :- A book which people praise, but do not read.

Marriage :- It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and woman gains her master's.

Worry :- Interest paid on trouble before it falls due.

Experience:- The name men give to their mistakes.

Tears :- The hydraulic force by which masculine power is defeated by feminine power.

Atom Bomb :- An invention to end all inventions.

Philosopher:-A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.

Diplomat :- A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

Optimist :- A person who starts taking bath if he accidentally falls into a river.

Pessimist :- A person who says that O is the last letter in ZERO, instead of the first letter in word OPPORTUNITY .

Miser :- A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

Father :- A banker provided by nature.

Criminal :- A guy no different from the rest...except that he got caught.

Boss :- Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.

Politician:- One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.

Doctor :- A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills.

SoftWare Engineer:- Who is paid for reading this mail.



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~ Always Be Happy, Always Wear A SMILE, Not Becoz Life Is Full Of Reasons To SMILE, But Ur SMILE Itself Could Be A Reason For Many Others To SMILE ~






Love is like a computer

By William D. Hicks

Garbage in, garbage out: If you keep telling yourself romantic myths about a prince on a white horse saving you, and that love conquers all… living on clichés, you'll never find love. No one's perfect. No relationship is a fairy tale. While gay relationships may contain two fairy tails — neither one of them is perfect! Well, maybe some.

WYSIWYG: If your date is almost Mr. Right – almost the perfect guy for you, if he would just floss and upgrade his hairstyle, then get a new boyfriend – get over it! Some times it's easier to buy a new system than upgrade it. It just won't happen. After all, “What You See Is What You Get.”

Too much input: Dating six people at once. It isn't fair to anyone! How can you integrate all the data and process all the information (about your feelings) if you're running six programs at once? In this case, you're bound to have system errors and hard-drive crashes. No one likes it when their hard drive crashes!

56.6 Baud vs. 14.4 Baud: If your date moves too fast (falls in love overnight) while you're still trying to make a connection, you're operating on different bandwidths. Be careful: He may be connecting with multiple service providers!

Pentium 5 vs. Pentium 1: If a date is stuck with an outdated operating system (lives in the past, dresses in clothes that were current pre-Vietnam), you two may be incompatible. Your date may be stuck in a Pentium 1 lifestyle while you're in a Pentium 5 world. Be leery — slower operating systems are outdated. Two men with different bandwidths will only connect sporadically.

Power Switch: Make sure a boyfriend knows which button turns you on. If he can't locate it, love may never boot up. Since neither of you comes with instruction manuals, don't mute your feelings. Of course, if he knows how to turn you on, he'll also be able to turn you off!

Program compatibility: Sometimes, later editions of the same program can operate earlier versions, but the transverse in not true. Hopefully you'll have enough commonalities to make love work.

Outdated Processor: If you want love – but he sees sex as fun and games – you're wired differently. That's like trying to get a Pentium processor to run a Mac program. Not going to happen!

Mac vs. PC: Macs are more artistic. PCs are more business-oriented. These systems are not compatible; word processing works on both, but other applications do not!

Intranet vs. Internet: If you're a man with a limited, selective friendship base while he has a World Wide Web of friends, you may be speaking different languages.

Secure Servers vs. Public Domains: Some men have a discretionary network of friends. They may put firewalls up or keep their binary info secure. Others send out cookies to newsgroups. Can these two types really find connectivity? Dubious!

Browsers: Some men are just browsers in the World Wide Web of love. They sign on, search, and visit many URLs. But they forget the passwords that open the ports of a man's heart. Be aware of these browsers.

Pop-ups and Spammers: Some men lurk in popular places hoping to be noticed, while others send out indiscriminate emails and IMs to every man alive. They're spammers. Watch out for deceitful men like this. They're liable to be infected with a Trojan horse and could cause your system to crash!


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A TRIBUTE TO JRDTATA

An angry letter from a young lady made JRD Tata change his rule
Sudha was livid when a job advertisement posted by a Tata company at the
institution where she was completing her post graduation stated that "Lady
candidates need not apply". She dashed off a post card to JRD Tata,
protesting against the discrimination.

Following this, Sudha was called for an interview and she became the first
female engineer to work on the shop floor at Telco (now Tata Motors). It
was the beginning of an association that would change her life in more ways
than one."

There are two photographs that hang on my office wall. Everyday when I
entered my office I look at them before starting my day.
They are pictures of two old people. One is of a gentleman in a blue suit
and the other is a black and white image of a man with dreamy eyes and a
white beard.

People have often asked me if the people in the photographs are related to
me. Some have even asked me, "Is this black and white photo that of a Sufi
saint or a religious Guru?"

I smile and reply "No, nor are they related to me. These people made an
impact on my life. I am grateful to them." "Who are they?" "The man in the
blue suit is Bharat Ratna JRD Tata and the black and white photo is of
Jamsetji Tata."

"But why do you have them in your office?"" You can call it gratitude."
Then, invariably, I have to tell the person the following story. It was a
long time ago. I was young and bright, bold and idealistic. I was in the
final year of my Master's course in Computer Science at the Indian
Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, then known as the Tata Institute.

Life was full of fun and joy. I did not know what helplessness or injustice
meant.

It was probably the April of 1974. Bangalore was getting warm and gulmohars
were blooming at the IISc campus. I was the only girl in my postgraduate
department and was staying at the ladies' hostel. Other girls were pursuing
research in different departments of Science.

I was looking forward to going abroad to complete a doctorate in computer
science. I had been offered scholarships from Universities in the US. I had
not thought of taking up a job in India.

One day, while on the way to my hostel from our lecture-hall complex, I saw
an advertisement on the notice board. It was a standard job-requirement
notice from the famous automobile company Telco (now Tata Motors). It
stated that the company required young, bright engineers, hardworking and
with an excellent academic background, etc.

At the bottom was a small line: "Lady candidates need not apply."
I read it and was very upset. For the first time in my life I was up
against gender discrimination.

Though I was not keen on taking up the job, I saw it as a challenge. I had
done extremely well in academics, better than most of my male peers. Little
did I know then that in real life academic excellence is not enough to be
successful.

After reading the notice I went fuming to my room. I decided to inform the
topmost person in Telco's management about the injustice the company was
perpetrating. I got a postcard and started to write, but there was a
problem: I did not know who headed Telco.

I thought it must be one of the Tatas. I knew JRD Tata was the head of the
Tata Group; I had seen his pictures in newspapers (actually, Sumant
Moolgaokar was the company's chairman then). I took the card, addressed it
to JRD and started writing. To this day I remember clearly what I wrote.
"The great Tatas have always been pioneers. They are the people who started
the basic infrastructure industries in India, such as iron and steel,
chemicals, textiles and locomotives. They have cared for higher education
in India since 1900 and they were responsible for the establishment of the
Indian Institute of Science. Fortunately, I study there. But I am surprised
how a company such as Telco is discriminating on the basis of gender."
I posted the letter and forgot about it. Less than 10 days later, I
received a telegram stating that I had to appear for an interview at
Telco's Pune facility at the company's expense. I was taken aback by the
telegram. My hostel mate told me I should use the opportunity to go to Pune
free of cost and buy them the famous Pune saris for cheap! I collected Rs
30 each from everyone who wanted a sari. When I look back, I feel like
laughing at the reasons for my going, but back then they seemed good enough
to make the trip.

It was my first visit to Pune and I immediately fell in love with the city.
To this day it remains dear to me. I feel as much at home in Pune as I do
in Hubli, my hometown. The place changed my life in so many ways. As
directed, I went to Telco's Pimpri office for the interview. There were six
people on the panel and I realised then that this was serious business.
"This is the girl who wrote to JRD," I heard somebody whisper as soon as I
entered the room. By then I knew for sure that I would not get the job. The
realisation abolished all fear from my mind, so I was rather cool while the
interview was being conducted.

Even before the interview started, I reckoned the panel was biased, so I
told them, rather impolitely, "I hope this is only a technical interview."
They were taken aback by my rudeness, and even today I am ashamed about my
attitude. The panel asked me technical questions and I answered all of
them.

Then an elderly gentleman with an affectionate voice told me, "Do you know
why we said lady candidates need not apply? The reason is that we have
never employed any ladies on the shop floor. This is not a co-ed college;
this is a factory. When it comes to academics, you are a first ranker
throughout. We appreciate that, but people like you should work in research
laboratories."

I was a young girl from small-town Hubli. My world had been a limited
place. I did not know the ways of large corporate houses and their
difficulties, so I answered, "But you must start somewhere, otherwise no
woman will ever be able to work in your factories."
Finally, after a long interview, I was told I had been successful. So this
was what the future had in store for me. Never had I thought I would take
up a job in Pune. I met a shy young man from Karnataka there, we became
good friends and we got married.

It was only after joining Telco that I realised who JRD was: the uncrowned
king of Indian industry. Now I was scared, but I did not get to meet him
till I was transferred to Bombay. One day I had to show some reports to Mr
Moolgaokar, our chairman, who we all knew as SM. I was in his office on the
first floor of Bombay House (the Tata headquarters) when, suddenly JRD
walked in. That was the first time I saw "appro JRD". Appro means "our" in
Gujarati. This was the affectionate term by which people at Bombay House
called him.

I was feeling very nervous, remembering my postcard episode. SM introduced
me nicely, "Jeh (that's what his close associates called him), this young
woman is an engineer and that too a postgraduate. She is the first woman to
work on the Telco shop floor." JRD looked at me. I was praying he would not
ask me any questions about my interview (or the postcard that preceded it).
Thankfully, he didn't. Instead, he remarked. "It is nice that girls are
getting into engineering in our country. By the way, what is your name?"
"When I joined Telco I was Sudha Kulkarni, Sir," I replied. "Now I am Sudha
Murthy." He smiled and kindly smile and started a discussion with SM. As
for me, I almost ran out of the room.

After that I used to see JRD on and off. He was the Tata Group chairman and
I was merely an engineer. There was nothing that we had in common. I was in
awe of him.

One day I was waiting for Murthy, my husband, to pick me up after office
hours. To my surprise I saw JRD standing next to me. I did not know how to
react. Yet again I started worrying about that postcard. Looking back, I
realise JRD had forgotten about it. It must have been a small incident for
him, but not so for me.

"Young lady, why are you here?" he asked. "Office time is over." I said,
"Sir, I'm waiting for my husband to come and pick me up." JRD said, "It is
getting dark and there's no one in the corridor. I'll wait with you till
your husband comes."

I was quite used to waiting for Murthy, but having JRD waiting alongside
made me extremely uncomfortable.

I was nervous. Out of the corner of my eye I looked at him. He wore a
simple white pant and shirt. He was old, yet his face was glowing. There
wasn't any air of superiority about him. I was thinking, "Look at this
person. He is a chairman, a well-respected man in our country and he is
waiting for the sake of an ordinary employee."

Then I saw Murthy and I rushed out. JRD called and said, "Young lady, tell
your husband never to make his wife wait again."

In 1982 I had to resign from my job at Telco. I was reluctant to go, but I
really did not have a choice. I was coming down the steps of Bombay House
after wrapping up my final settlement when I saw JRD coming up. He was
absorbed in thought. I wanted to say goodbye to him, so I stopped. He saw
me and paused.

Gently, he said, "So what are you doing, Mrs Kulkarni?" (That was the way
he always addressed me.) "Sir, I am leaving Telco." "Where are you going?"
he asked. "Pune, Sir. My husband is starting a company called Infosys and
I'm shifting to Pune."

"Oh! And what will you do when you are successful." "Sir, I don't know
whether we will be successful." "Never start with diffidence," he advised
me. "Always start with confidence. When you are successful you must give
back to society. Society gives us so much; we must reciprocate. I wish you
all the best."

Then JRD continued walking up the stairs. I stood there for what seemed
like a millennium. That was the last time I saw him alive. Many years later
I met Ratan Tata in the same Bombay House, occupying the chair JRD once
did. I told him of my many sweet memories of working with Telco. Later, he
wrote to me, "It was nice hearing about Jeh from you. The sad part is that
he's not alive to see you today."

I consider JRD a great man because, despite being an extremely busy person,
he valued one postcard written by a young girl seeking justice. He must
have received thousands of letters everyday. He could have thrown mine
away, but he didn't do that. He respected the intentions of that unknown
girl, who had neither influence nor money, and gave her an opportunity in
his company. He did not merely give her a job; he changed her life and
mindset forever.

Close to 50 per cent of the students in today's engineering colleges are
girls. And there are women on the shop floor in many industry segments. I
see these changes and I think of JRD. If at all time stops and asks me what
I want from life, I would say I wish JRD were alive today to see how the
company we started has grown. He would have enjoyed it wholeheartedly.
My love and respect for the House of Tata remains undiminished by the
passage of time. I always looked up to JRD. I saw him as a role model for
his simplicity, his generosity, his kindness and the care he took of his
employees. Those blue eyes always reminded me of the sky; they had the same
vastness and magnificence.


(Sudha Murthy is a widely published writer and chairperson of the Infosys
Foundation involved in a number of social development initiatives. Infosys
chairman Narayan Murthy is her husband.)

Article sourced from: Lasting Legacies (Tata Review- Special Commemorative
Issue 2004), brought out by the house of Tatas to commemorate the 100th
birth anniversary of JRD Tata on July 29, 2004



Why do You Share..?

A reporter once asked a farmer to divulge the secret behind his corn,
which
won the state fair contest year after year. The farmer confessed it was
all
because he shared his seed with his neighbors.

"Why do you share your best seed corn with your neighbors when you're
entering the same contest each year as well?" asked the reporter.

"Why sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen
from
the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grew
inferior corn, cross-pollination would steadily degrade the quality of my
corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbor do the same."

And so it is with other situations in our lives. Those who want to be
successful must help their neighbors, friends, relatives to be
successful.

Those who choose to live well must help others live well, for the value of
a
life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy
must help others find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with
the welfare of all.

This story exemplifies "altruism."

Altruism: Action that benefits another person, including comforting,
helping, sharing, rescuing and cooperating. Acts of concern for other
people
- without any hope of reward.



Cherish ur soul


Once upon a time...

There was a rich King who had 4 wives.


He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and
treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the
best.


He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to
neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day she would leave
him for another.


He also loved his 2nd wife. She was his confidante and was always kind,
considerate and patient with him. Whenever the King faced a problem, he
could confide in her to help him get through the difficult times.


The King's 1st wife was a very loyal partner and had made great
contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdom. However, he did not

love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took
notice of her.

One day, the King fell ill and he knew his time was short.

He thought of his luxurious life and pondered, "I now have 4 wives with
me, but when I die, I'll be all alone.

Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I have loved you the most, endowed you
with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm
dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"


"No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

Her answer cut like a sharp knife right into his heart.

The sad King then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you all my life. Now

that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is too good!
When you die, I'm going to remarry!"

His heart sank and turned cold.


He then asked the 2nd wife, "I have always turned to you for help and
you've always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me and
keep me company?"

"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At
the very most, I can only send you to your grave."

Her answer came like a bolt of thunder and the King was devastated.

Then a voice called out:

"I'll leave with you and follow you no matter where you go." The King
looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, she suffered
from malnutrition.

Greatly grieved, the King said, "I should have taken much better care of

you when I had the chance!"

In Truth, we all have 4 wives in our lives ...

Our 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish
in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.

Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth.
When we die, it will all go to others.

Our 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how much they have
been there for us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.

And our 1st wife is our Soul,

often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the ego.
However, our Soul is the only thing that will follow us wherever we go.


So cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now!
It is your greatest gift to offer the world.


Let it Shine!





Tips of life

Tips on Life

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them!"

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often ... long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves so Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love whether it's ... family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your sacred refuge.

8. Cherish your health. If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall... even to the next county ...to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them. ..at every opportunity.

REMEMBER that life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!






Unwritten rules for friends

1) Don't date your friends ex's.

2) If you are thinking about dating your friend's ex, talk to her first. You don't want to lose her over something stupid, like a boy

3 Don't talk about her behind her back. It always gets back to her somehow.

4) Don't lie DON'T EVER LIE TO YOUR BEST FRIEND She will find out and she won't forgive you Trust me on this one No matter what the topic is, don't lie
5) Keep your mouth shut If your friend tells you something, keep it to your self. She trusts you and probably doesn't want you telling other people. Let her tell people if she wants to. Be trustworthy

6) Don't become best friends with the guy that your best friend has a crush on. This is a biggie, it is often overlooked but honestly, it isn't that hard. Just keep your distance

7) Be supportive but not too nosy. It is great to know that someone cares but don't poke too much, wait til she is ready to talk to you.

8) THINK BEFORE YOU ACT. You know what it is like to be betrayed. It sucks, don't ever do this to your best friend I warn you right now, she won't be your best friend if you don't think before you act. Getting stoned with someone that your best friend really cares about is a BAD IDEA THINK... if you wouldn't want something to happen to you, don't do it to someone else It isn't that hard

9) Be aware of your friends feelings Know what will hurt her and what doesn't matter. If you are really best friends, you should know what will upset her. Just don't go there otherwise you are about to lose one the greatest people you have ever met.

This is only a few of the many rules. Trust me, they are real. If you don't believe me, just ask, I have plenty of examples of how I got burned (real bad). Lastly, be a good friend, nothing in the world hurts more than getting stabbed in the back by your best friend .



Guys perspective


One guy's perspective---

What Is Romance?

Romance is a nebulous thing with the curious property of being describable but not definable. We won't muck with your head and try to suggest there's an ultimate definitive definition out there. Some people will try to do just that and come up with some tidy little definition, like, "Romance is showing you care." Sure, it sounds good at first, but although draping your coat over a puddle and asking if she remembered to brush her teeth that morning may be actions triggered by this same motivation, they rate distinctly differently on the romance scale.

Although it's not so much a definition, as it is no more precise than the word "romance" itself, one way to describe romance succinctly is "what women want out of a relationship." In other words, men aren't romantic, and if you're a man, that's why you need this guide. If you're a woman, of course, you were born with an innate knowledge of this stuff and need not read further.

But though romance may not be definable, there are still some hard fast rules. Below, we have documented many of the atomic elements of romance.
Mix these ingredients up, and you've got it.

Intrinsic Romance

Some things are inherently romantic, like hearts. This is very useful, because you can pile things upon the object of your affections and win romance points without expending any additional effort or thought. The trick is to figure out what is romantic and what is not. There is a basic rule of thumb to follow: if it's cool, it's not romantic. For example, high powered rifles are not romantic. Science fiction is not romantic. DVD players are not romantic unless they're playing Sleepless In Seattle. But a whole ton of things are intrinsically romantic, and you should use them to your advantage.

Cute Things
Teddy bears are romantic. Puppies are romantic. Cherubic baby archers are romantic. Those photographs where two little kids exhibit an unnatural affection for each other and only the roses are in color are romantic.

Taking advantage of the intrinsic romance in cute things obviously depends upon recognizing which things are cute. The rule is simple. Small things are cute. If you see a food product in a grocery store that comes in a smaller package than usual, get it, because there's a very good chance it's cute. The same goes for travel size shampoo, toothpaste, and so on. Find a store that sells doll house stuff, and your supply of cute things can be limitless.

Low Light
Candles are romantic. Sunrises and sunsets are romantic. Any kind of low light, you see, is romantic, hence why dinner dates after dark are more romantic than lunch dates at noon. Combine low light sources, and it stands to reason that the air of romance will be so thick, your beloved will be blind to anything else but the radiance of her shimmering knight in armor.
Open the curtains on a sunset and light some candles, and you might even be able to get away with watching a football game during dinner.

Red
Red is romantic, because red is the color of love and passion. Consider roses. Red roses mean, "I love you." Yellow roses mean, "Let's just be friends," which is synonymous with, "You are irritating, and I hate you."
So you do not want to be wrong. Get her red roses, red ribbons, red balloons, red teddy bears, red puppies, and red tickets to the World Series, and she'll fall hopelessly under your spell.

Background Music
Background music is romantic, and note the word "background," because not just any music is romantic. For music to be romantic, it must be too soft to hear. Also, it may not be lively or funny or good. Elevator music is the most romantic genre of music out there.

Chocolates
Chocolates are not only romantic, they're complimentary. When you give a box of chocolates to your beloved, it says, "You could pig out on this tub of lard and bloat out to three tons, but you'd still be the apple of my eye." It doesn't matter if it's true -- it's the message that counts. But the real reason to give your loved one chocolates is because any loved one worth her salt will turn right around and offer you some. It's a win-win no matter how you look at it. Buy her a red one shaped like a heart, and you're in like Flynn.

Fancy Curly Things
Flair and flourishes are romantic. Whenever you get her a greeting card, get one of the ones with all the curly pink scribbles on it. When you write her letters, make the tails of the 'g's and 'y's really long and the loops in the 'd's and 'b's and 'p's really big. That's way romantic.

The Most Intrinsically Romantic Thing Ever Based on the data above, the single most romantic thing in the universe can be calculated scientifically. It is, simply, a small red candle made out of chocolate and shaped like a teddy bear holding a heart with scribbles all over it that plays a tune when you wind it up.

By Samuel Stoddard



Embarrassing Moments

The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and jostled the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. "How embarrassing. I am
getting so clumsy in my old age." Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we
were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others.

Someone said, "Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment."

Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. "I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home."

He looked at us and said, "I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my Mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish."

Frank's voice dropped a bit. "When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business.
That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!"

He paused and then went on, "I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop,he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ''No, Dad.'' It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face." I said, "Dad, I'm too old for a goodbye kiss. I'm too old for any kind of kiss."

"My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up.
I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked out the windshield."

"You're right," he said. "You are a big boy....a man. I won't kiss you anymore."

Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. "It wasn't long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a gale and was trying to save the nets and the floats."

I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. "Guys, you don't know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek....to feel his rough old face....to smell the ocean on him....to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss."

I don't know about the rest of the guys, but I wanted more than anything to put my arms around my Dad let him know just how special he was to me.

It is so easy to forget to tell people how important they are to us, especially our parents. if you are lucky enough to still have your dad around, then go and see him. Tell him how much you love and appreciate him. And if you can, put your arms around him, give him kiss on the cheek, and let him know that he is the most important man in your life.
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Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

Henri Frederick Amiel



A psychological view on -

What exactly 1 means by frenship?

- Pure frenship is based on da spirit of experiencin each others comany n knowin each other n sharin information selflessly. Frenship involves equal commitment n mutual give n take relationship. A fren is sum 1 an individual feels affection for, is comfortable wid, likes 2 do things wid n can share feelins n secrets with n support each other in difficult times. Frens know each other well, trust each other , feel a sense of commitment 2 one another ; n treat each other as equals.
The strongest frenships involves equal commitment n mutual give- n -take.



Did you know ???
Did you know that when you envy someone, it's because you really like that person?
Did you know that those who appear to be very strong in heart, are real weaklings and most susceptible?
Did you know that those who spend their time protecting others are the ones that really need some one to protect them?
Did you know that the three most difficult things to say are:
I love you,
Im Sorry and
Help me
The people who say these are that actually need them or really feel them, and are the ones you really need to treasure, because they have said them.
Did you know that people who occupy themselves by keeping others company or helping others are the ones that actually need your company and help?

Did you know that those who dress in red are more confidence in themselves?
Did you know that those who dress in yellow are those that enjoy their beauty?

Did you know that those who dress in black, are those who want to be unnoticed and need your help and understanding?

Did you know that when you help someone, the help is returned in two folds?
Did you know that those who need more of you are those that does not mention it to you?
Did you know that it's easier to say what you feel in writing than saying it to someone in the face? But did you know that it has more value when you say it in the face?

Did you know that what is most difficult for you to say or do is much more valuable than anything that is valuable that you can buy with money?

Did you know that if you ask for something in faith, your wishes are granted?

Did you know that you can make your dreams come true, like falling in love, becoming rich, staying healthy, if you ask for it by faith, and if you really knew, you'd be surprised by what you could do.

But don't believe everything I tell you, until you try it for yourself , if you know someone that is in need of something that I mentioned of, and you know that you can help, you'll see that it will be returned in two folds.

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON ME???... AT THE MOMENT, TIME AND PLACE THAT YOU NEED ME, CALL ME, I WILL BE THERE WITH YOU !!!!!




INTERESTING CONVERSATION
An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty. He asks one of his new Muslim students to stand and.....
Professor: You are a Muslim, aren't you, son?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor: So you believe in God?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor: Is God good?
Student : Sure.
Prof: Is God all-powerful?
Student : Yes.
Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him.
Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm?
(Student is silent.)
Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student :Yes.
Prof: Is Satan good?
Student : No.
Prof: Where does Satan come from?
Student : From...God...
Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student : Yes.
Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Prof: So who created evil?
(Student does not answer.)
Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?
Student :Yes, sir.
Prof: So, who created them?
(Student has no answer.)
Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?
Student : No, sir.
Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Student : No , sir.
Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student : Yes.
Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.
Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Prof: Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as cold?
Prof: Yes.
Student : No sir. There isn't.
(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)
Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
Student : You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light....But if >you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? In reality, darkness isn't. If it were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?
Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)
Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
(The class is in uproar.)
Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?
(The class breaks out into laughter.)
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it?.....No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)
Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.
Student : That is it sir.. The link between man & god is FAITH. That is all that keeps things moving & alive.
Amazingly true isnt it??????


Trust

A little girl and her father were crossing a flimsy bridge. The father was
kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, "Sweetheart, please hold my
hand so that you don't fall into the river."

The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand."

"What's the difference?" asked the puzzled father.

"There's a big difference," replied the little girl. "If I hold your hand
and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if
you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will
never let my hand go."

In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind , age, caste or
creed but in its bond. So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather
than expecting them to hold urs..




This is happening in our life.
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1. When in college !!
Hum honge kaamiyaab,
Hum honge kaamiyaab ek din.....

2. when giving interview to Multi National Company
Tu hi re.. Too hi ree.
tere binaaa main kaise jiyunn....


3. waiting for interview result!!
Intehaa ho gai Intzaarki..
aayinaaa kuch khabar mere yaarki...


4. just joined
Too cheez bhadi hai mast mast.....


5. after some time...
Ye kahaan aagaye hum??


6. After some more time...
Naa koyi umang hai, naa koyi tarang hai, meri jindagi kya ek kati
Pathang hai (booohoooo)


7. floating the resume
kabootar ja ja ja...
kabootar ja ja ja...


8. finally when you don't get a better offer any longer
Jeena yehaan, marna yehaan
Iske siwa jaana kahan...






Break through the toughest barrier

There once was a farmer who owned a cow, a rooster, a dog and a pig. The animals were free to roam the farm the whole day, but come twilight and the farmer would usher the rooster to its coop, the pig would be driven inside its pen, the cow would be tied to its tether while the dog would be confined to the courtyard to 'keep an eye' on these.

As the days passed by the animals became familiar with their routine and as day melted into night would proceed to their respective resting and guarding places.

One evening the farmer accidentally let the rope hang around the cow without fastening it, he left the courtyard gate open as also the doors to the pen and coop. However to his pleasant surprise (the next morning) none of the animals had stirred from their place. Years of bonding had made them so accustomed to their resting place that they remained 'fastened' their without any exterior confinements.

We too are like the cow, rooster, dog and pig. Years of conditioning mould us into succumbing to servitude and confinement. So used are we to this subjugated status that even when the external force is removed, our mind cannot break the imaginary shackles and we continue with our state of bonded labor.

Remember, the power of the mind is the greatest pleasure, once you have mastered this weapon you can break through the biggest shackles and strongest chains.
The power is within you, you must set yourself free from the make-believe world of routine!





Men and Women
A WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVE

Why do men like love at first sight?
It saves them a lot of time.

A woman of 35 thinks of having children. What does a man of 35 think of?
Dating children.

How can you tell soap operas are fictional?
In real life, men aren't affectionate out of bed.

What should you give a man who has everything?
A woman to show him how to work it.

Why do black widow spiders kill their males after mating?
To stop the snoring before it starts.

Why don't men have mid-life crises?
They stay stuck in adolescence.

How does a man show he's planning for the future?
He buys two cases of beer instead of one.

How was Colonel Sanders a typical male?
All he cared about were legs, breasts, and thighs.

How is being at a singles bar different from going to the circus?
At the circus the clowns don't talk.

What makes men chase women they have no intention of marrying?
The same urge that makes dogs chase cars they have no intention of driving.

What do you do with a bachelor who thinks he's God's gift?
Exchange him.

Why do bachelors like smart women?
Opposites attract.

Why are husbands like lawn mowers?
They're hard to get started, emit foul odors, and don't work half the time.

What's the difference between a new husband and a new dog?
After a year, the dog is still excited to see you.

Why is sleeping with a man like a soap opera?
Just when it's getting interesting, they're finished until next time.

Why do men find it difficult to make eye contact?
Breasts don't have eyes.

What is the thinnest book in the world?
What Men Know About Women

What's the difference between men and government bonds?
Bonds mature.

What do men and beer bottles have in common?
They're both empty from the neck up.



A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE

Why do men like love at first sight?
Because he knows it's all over as soon as she opens her mouth.

A woman of5 thinks of having children. What does a man of5 think of?
How much his wife has begun to resemble Morly Safer.

How can you tell soap operas are fictional?
Their target audience is women.

What should you give a man who has everything?
A mute nymphomanic 8 year old girlfriend.

Why do black widow spiders kill their males after mating?
Penis envy.

Why do women have mid-life crises?
Because Phil and Oprah say they're supposed to.

How does a woman show she's planning for the future?
Plastic Surgury.

What makes men chase women they have no intention of marrying?
Sex, stupid.

What do you do with a 40 year old woman who thinks she's God's gift?
Trade her in for two 20 year olds.

Why do bachelors like smart women?
Because they're so rare.

What's the difference between a wife and a job.
After 5 years, the job still sucks.

Why is sleeping with a woman like a soap opera?
Cause it's the same tired old plot, year in and year out.

Why do men find it difficult to make eye contact?
They're trying not to attract any more undue blame then they already have.

What is the thinnest book in the world?
Biographies of Happy women

What's the difference between men and government bonds?
None, they're both the same, steadily increasing in value, predictable and vastly undervalued by people who don't understand them.



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Live a happier life

1. Throw out non-essential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. If you really need a grouch, there are probably a few dozen of your relatives to do the job.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Just never let the brain idle.
4. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.Laugh so much that you can be tracked in the store by your distinctive laughter.
5. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.
6. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
7. Cherish your health. If it is good,preserve it. If it is unstable,improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
8. Don't take guilt trips. Go to the mall, the next county, a foreign country , but not guilt.
9. Tell the people you love, that you love them, at every opportunity . Remember, Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
10. Just be yourself and enjoy it.