THOUGHT OF THE DAY

                 God fulfills all wishes

Accepting years long  prayers
of  blind and poor chap,
God granted his demand but
agreed to fulfill merely one wish.

He wished to see singing birds
on trees of aromatic tasty fruits
in his own orchard;
blowing there cool breeze
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STORY OF THE DAY

WISH FULFILLED

God Created a Mule, and told him, 'You will be a Mule, Work Constantly from Dawn to Dusk, and Carry Heavy Loads on Your Back. You Will Live for 50 Years.'
The mule answered, 'To live like that for 50 years will be too munch. Please, Lord, give me no moew than 20 years.' And it was so.
Then God created a dog, and told him, 'You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of man, to whom you will be his greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years.'

The dog responded, 'Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that will be too much. Please, Lord, give me no more than 10 years.' And it was so.

God then created a monkey, and told him, 'You will be a monkey. You will swing from, and you will live for 20 years.

The monkey responded, 'Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world will be too much. Please, Lord, give me on more than 10 years.' And it was so.

Finally, God created man and told him, 'You will be the only rational being that walks on the earth and live for 20 years.'

The man responded, 'Lord, to be a man for only 20 years will be too little. Please, Lord, give me the 30 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused, and the 10 years the monkey refused.' and it was so.

Ever since the grant of that wish man's life goes somewhat like this: He lives the first 20 years as a man enjoying himself without a worry in the world; then he marries and have children, to supports them he has to work like a mule and carry the heavy responsibility (load) of his family on this shoulders. This goes on till he is 40. The next 15 years he lives a dog's life guarding his house and eating leftovers after the children have emptied the pantry. Finally in his old age he lives the last 10 years as a monkey, entertaining his grand-children by acting like an idiot. And so, it has been ever since. 

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Believe in God

It’s important to think of the challenges (problems) in your life, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to have trust in  God and to ‘put them down’ at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh and strong and can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!’

Story of the day

Read this small story; Hope that makes a BIG change in YOU

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The Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students “How much do you think this glass weighs?”

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’50gms!’….. ’100gms!’ …..’125 gms’ …the students answered.

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“I really don’t know unless I weigh it,” said the professor, “but, my question is:

What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”…. .

‘Nothing’ …..the students said.

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‘Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?’ the professor asked.

‘Your arm would begin to ache’ said one of the student

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“You’re right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?”

“Your arm could go numb; you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis & have to go to hospital for sure!”

….. Ventured another student & all the students laughed

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“Very good.

But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?” Asked the professor.

‘No’…. Was the answer.

“Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?”

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The students were puzzled.

“What should I do now to come out of pain?” asked professor again.

“Put the glass down!” said one of the students

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“Exactly!” said the professor.

Life’s problems are something like this.

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Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK.

Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache.

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Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything.

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It’s important to think of the challenges or problems in your life, But EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to ‘PUT THEM DOWN’ at the end of every day before you go to sleep…

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That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh &strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!

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Moral

So, when you start your day today, Remember friend to ‘PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY! ‘

Nice Short Story with a Moral…Why we shout in anger

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

. Parents.

They help us, love us, and care for us. We can't compare anybody to them.

 Treat your parents with loving care…..

MORAL STORY

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow.

He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by, the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day.

One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad.

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

“I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees any more” the boy replied.

“I want toys. I need money to buy them.”

“Sorry, but I do not have money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.”

The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.

One day, the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited.

“Come and play with me” the tree said.

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

“Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.” So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

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

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

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

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

So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.

Finally, the man returned after many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you”, the tree said. “No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite” the
man replied.

“No more trunk for you to climb on.” “I am too old for that now” the man said. “I really cannot give you anything, the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with tears.

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

“Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, come sit down with me and rest.” The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.

This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with our Mum and Dad. When we grow up, we leave them; only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy.

You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but that is how all of us treat our parents. We take them for granted; we don’t appreciate all they do for us, until it’s too late.

 Remember that if you sacrifice one thing for them, they will sacrifice another million for you. A nice, simple greeting like "Hello," "Hi," or "Good morning," will brighten their day

.  Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you ~Robert Fulghum

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

“Insults are like bad coins; we cannot help their being offered us, but we need not take them.”

                                                                        C. H. Spurgeon

                            

These situations are like "little murders" as these are intended to insult, humiliate or embarrass us.These people attack our self confidence and self esteem.They "murder "what we have worked on so hard.They shake our personality, our confidence and shatter the peace of life.they hurt our feelings for no reason.such people have their own problems.They are sick.Instead of dealing with their problems and coming up with resolution,they opt to insult and hurt our feelings.They peel off our ego and ourself too.                   

                           It is always advised that remove yourself from their presence.

Is it so easy? is it so simple?I doubt.Most of us just put up with these humiliating put-downs, but that only encourages them.Sometimes it is advised that, the only way to avoid these put-downs is to avoid those delivering them. such people should be forced to realize that ,it is an unacceptable behaviour.The barbs only work if you react and show them how upset you are.We should assert ourself and tell them it is an unacceptable behavior. we shoud teach such people how to treat us, so we need to teach them that these “little murders” are painful, humiliating, and need to be stopped.

 Here is one of my favorite story:

 STORY 

There was once a great warrior. His reputation extended far and wide throughout the land and many students gathered to study under him. Though quite old, he still adept at martial arts and, despite his age, the legend was that he could defeat any adversary.

One afternoon, a young warrior, known for his complete lack of scruples, arrived in the village.

The young warrior had never lost a fight.

Along with his strength, he had an uncanny ability to spot and exploit any weakness in an opponent. He would wait for his opponent to make the first move, thus revealing a weakness, and then would strike with merciless force and lightning speed. No one had ever lasted with him in a match beyond the first move.  

The young warrior had heard of the old master’s reputation was determined to be the first man to defeat the till then invincible great master.

The brash young warrior challenged the old master to a fight. Much against the advice of his concerned students, the old master gladly accepted the young warrior's challenge.

All villagers eagerly gathered in the village square to witness the bout.

As the two squared off for battle, the young warrior began to hurl insults at the old master. The young warrior threw dirt and spat in the master’s face and tried his utmost to goad and incite the master to make the first move.

But the old warrior merely stood there motionless and calm.

For hours the young warrior provoked the master. He verbally abused the master with every curse and insult known to mankind and even insulted the master’s ancestors, but the old man kept smiling and remained impassive.

Finally, as the sun started setting, the young warrior started feeling exhausted and humiliated. Gradually comprehension dawned on the young warrior and he knew that he was defeated so he bowed before the master and feeling shamed he left the village.

Disappointed that the master had received so many insults and provocations, the students gathered around the old master and questioned him, “How could you bear such indignity...?  Why didn't you use your sword and fight the insolent youth...? It would have been better if you lost the fight instead of displaying such cowardice in front of us all...?”

“If someone comes to you with a gift, and you do not accept it, to whom does the gift belong...?” asked the master.

“To the giver, the one who tried to give the gift,” replied one of his students.

“The same goes for envy, anger and insults,” said the master, “If you do not accept these gifts of abuse, invective and insults, they continue to belong to the one who delivers them...!”