If you want happiness for an hour,
take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day,
go for a picnic.
If you want happiness for a week,
go on a vacation.
If you want happiness for a month,
get married.
If you want happiness for a year,
inherit wealth.
If you want happiness for a lifetime,
learn to love what you do.
Friday, June 27, 2008
God gave me everything I needed
When I asked God for Strength
He gave me difficult situations to face
When I asked God for Brain and Brawn
He gave me puzzles in life to solve
When I asked God for Happiness
He showed me some unhappy people
When I asked God for Wealth
He showed me how to work hard
When I asked God for Favors
He showed me opportunities to work hard
When I asked God for Peace
He showed me how to help others
God gave me nothing I wanted
He gave me everything I needed
- Swami Vivekananda
He gave me difficult situations to face
When I asked God for Brain and Brawn
He gave me puzzles in life to solve
When I asked God for Happiness
He showed me some unhappy people
When I asked God for Wealth
He showed me how to work hard
When I asked God for Favors
He showed me opportunities to work hard
When I asked God for Peace
He showed me how to help others
God gave me nothing I wanted
He gave me everything I needed
- Swami Vivekananda
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Live today
Don't hurt anyone
It only takes a few seconds to hurt people you love, and it can take years to heal.
Live today!
There are two eternities that can really break you down - Yesterday and Tomorrow. One is gone and the other doesn't exist, so live today.
Value
What is the most valuable is not what you have in my life but who you have in your life.
Money
Money can buy everything but happiness...
Marriage
Do not marry a person that you know that you can live with; only marry someone that you cannot live without.
Trust
It takes years to build trust, and a few seconds to destroy it.
It only takes a few seconds to hurt people you love, and it can take years to heal.
Live today!
There are two eternities that can really break you down - Yesterday and Tomorrow. One is gone and the other doesn't exist, so live today.
Value
What is the most valuable is not what you have in my life but who you have in your life.
Money
Money can buy everything but happiness...
Marriage
Do not marry a person that you know that you can live with; only marry someone that you cannot live without.
Trust
It takes years to build trust, and a few seconds to destroy it.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Quotes
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. - Mary Kay Ash
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason in believe. It is not enough that a thing be positive for it to be believed. - Voltaire
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untrapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born. - Dr. Dale Turner
It is important that you strive for humility, but not humiliation, for a cool, level-headed confidence, not a stiff, delusional arrogance. - Michael Johnson
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
If we are to have real peace, we must begin with the children. - Mahatma Gandhi
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from. - Al Franken
Failure is not a single, castaclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few erros in judgement, repeated everyday. - Jim Rohn
Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing. - Kim Rohn
Let fortune to her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence. - Alexander Pope
The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all. - Les Rosten
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason in believe. It is not enough that a thing be positive for it to be believed. - Voltaire
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untrapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born. - Dr. Dale Turner
It is important that you strive for humility, but not humiliation, for a cool, level-headed confidence, not a stiff, delusional arrogance. - Michael Johnson
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
If we are to have real peace, we must begin with the children. - Mahatma Gandhi
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from. - Al Franken
Failure is not a single, castaclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few erros in judgement, repeated everyday. - Jim Rohn
Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing. - Kim Rohn
Let fortune to her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence. - Alexander Pope
The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all. - Les Rosten
Beautiful words
Believe not only in yourself,
but believe in your friends as well for it is in the eyes of your friends that you discover yourself.
If somebody leaves you with lots of tears...save them safely.
Later when a person comes to you with happiness, compare the saved tears and present happiness.
If happiness overcomes your tears...the I am sure you have found your best friend.
Love is post paid, one month you don't pay, connection will be cut.
But friendship is life time prepaid whether you pay or not,
incoming is free for lifetime.
Birds that live in a lake will fly away when the lake dries up.
But the lotus in the same lake dies with the lake.
That's the commitment in relationships...
Friendship is like standing on wet cement...
The longer you stay, the harder it is to leave and
you can never go without leaving footprints behind.
A word to say, a word to hear, even in your absence I feel you near...
Our relationship is strong, hope it lasts long...
We'll remain friends, till our hearts go on...
Being visible isn't always a requirement for being close,
it just takes some thoughtful gesture and concern to capture the heart of a friend.
Friendship means to feel someone in every heartbeat,
to find someone in every thought,
to see someone with closed eyes,
and to miss someone without reason.
Great relationships are not necessarily about finding similarities...
It is more about respecting differences.
Forgetting you is hard to do,
Forgetting me is up to you!
Forget me not, forget me never,
And you'll have a loveable friend forever!
Friends never make assumptions about you.
They never expect a reason to go out with you.
In fact friends only expect you to be you!
One should try to make new friends everyday,
without the company of friends life is barren, and has no meaning.
One should learn the art of making friends,
because at the end of life we remember our friends.
Friendship is like a clap - it makes sound great when we clap with two hands,
And friendship is strong when two persons can understand each other,
and that two persons are you and me =)
True friendship is like sound health,
the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.
Believe not only in yourself, but believe in your friends as well,
for it is in the eyes of your friends that you discover yourself.
but believe in your friends as well for it is in the eyes of your friends that you discover yourself.
If somebody leaves you with lots of tears...save them safely.
Later when a person comes to you with happiness, compare the saved tears and present happiness.
If happiness overcomes your tears...the I am sure you have found your best friend.
Love is post paid, one month you don't pay, connection will be cut.
But friendship is life time prepaid whether you pay or not,
incoming is free for lifetime.
Birds that live in a lake will fly away when the lake dries up.
But the lotus in the same lake dies with the lake.
That's the commitment in relationships...
Friendship is like standing on wet cement...
The longer you stay, the harder it is to leave and
you can never go without leaving footprints behind.
A word to say, a word to hear, even in your absence I feel you near...
Our relationship is strong, hope it lasts long...
We'll remain friends, till our hearts go on...
Being visible isn't always a requirement for being close,
it just takes some thoughtful gesture and concern to capture the heart of a friend.
Friendship means to feel someone in every heartbeat,
to find someone in every thought,
to see someone with closed eyes,
and to miss someone without reason.
Great relationships are not necessarily about finding similarities...
It is more about respecting differences.
Forgetting you is hard to do,
Forgetting me is up to you!
Forget me not, forget me never,
And you'll have a loveable friend forever!
Friends never make assumptions about you.
They never expect a reason to go out with you.
In fact friends only expect you to be you!
One should try to make new friends everyday,
without the company of friends life is barren, and has no meaning.
One should learn the art of making friends,
because at the end of life we remember our friends.
Friendship is like a clap - it makes sound great when we clap with two hands,
And friendship is strong when two persons can understand each other,
and that two persons are you and me =)
True friendship is like sound health,
the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.
Believe not only in yourself, but believe in your friends as well,
for it is in the eyes of your friends that you discover yourself.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Childhood
The things which the child loves remain in the domain of the heart until old age. The most beautiful thing in life is that our souls remain over the places where we once enjoyed ourselves.
There is always one moment in childhodd when the door opens and lets the future in.
If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.
It is never too late to have a happy childhood.
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.
Childhood is that wonderful time of life when all you need to do to lose weight is take a bath.
Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaniety of our youth and childhood, it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which is a passion to live beyond one's death.
Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood.
This highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose.
There is always one moment in childhodd when the door opens and lets the future in.
If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.
It is never too late to have a happy childhood.
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.
Childhood is that wonderful time of life when all you need to do to lose weight is take a bath.
Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaniety of our youth and childhood, it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which is a passion to live beyond one's death.
Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood.
This highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose.
Just be...
Just be strong enough to face the world each day,
be weak enough to know you cannot do everything.
Just be wise enough to know you do not know everything,
be foolish enough to believe in miracles.
Just be a leader when you see a path others have missed,
be a follower when you are shrouded in the midst of uncertainty.
Just be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds,
be the last to criticize a colleague who fails.
be weak enough to know you cannot do everything.
Just be wise enough to know you do not know everything,
be foolish enough to believe in miracles.
Just be a leader when you see a path others have missed,
be a follower when you are shrouded in the midst of uncertainty.
Just be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds,
be the last to criticize a colleague who fails.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Things are not always what they seem
Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guestroom. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. The younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, 'Things aren't always what they seem.'
The next night the pair came to rest at a house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel, 'How could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.'
'Things aren't always what they seem,' the older angel replied. 'When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.'
'Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem.'
Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later...
Some people come into our lives and quickly go...
Some people become friends and stay a while, leaving beautiful footprints on our hearts...
And we are never quite the same because we have made a good friend!
The next night the pair came to rest at a house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel, 'How could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.'
'Things aren't always what they seem,' the older angel replied. 'When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.'
'Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem.'
Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later...
Some people come into our lives and quickly go...
Some people become friends and stay a while, leaving beautiful footprints on our hearts...
And we are never quite the same because we have made a good friend!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Seven ups
1. Wake up!
Decide to have a good day.
2. Dress up!
The best way to dress up is to put on a smile.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
3. Shut up!
Say nice things and learn to listen.
With two ears and one mouth, it's meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking.
"He who guards his lips guards his soul."
4. Stand up!
...for what you believe in.
Stand for something or you will fall for anything.
5. Look up!
Keep yourself centred. Remember, you are important.
6. Reach up!
...for something higher.
Trust with all your heart, and lean unto your own understanding.
7. Lift up!
...your prayers.
"Do not worry about anything, instead pray about everything."
A positive thought:
When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift...thrown away.
Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.
"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!"
Decide to have a good day.
2. Dress up!
The best way to dress up is to put on a smile.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
3. Shut up!
Say nice things and learn to listen.
With two ears and one mouth, it's meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking.
"He who guards his lips guards his soul."
4. Stand up!
...for what you believe in.
Stand for something or you will fall for anything.
5. Look up!
Keep yourself centred. Remember, you are important.
6. Reach up!
...for something higher.
Trust with all your heart, and lean unto your own understanding.
7. Lift up!
...your prayers.
"Do not worry about anything, instead pray about everything."
A positive thought:
When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift...thrown away.
Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.
"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!"
Monday, June 16, 2008
小小启示
从前，有一个脾气很坏的男孩，他的爸爸给了他一袋钉子，告诉他每次发脾气或者跟人吵架的时候就在院子的篱笆上钉一根。第一天，男孩钉了37根钉子。后面的几天他学会了控制自己的脾气，每天钉的钉子也逐渐减少了。他发现，控制自己的脾气，实际上比钉钉子要容易得多。终于有一天，他一根钉子都没有钉，他高兴地把这件事告诉了爸爸。爸爸说：从今以后，如果你一天都没有发脾气，就可以在这天拔掉一个钉子。日子一天一天过去，最后，钉子全被拔光了。爸爸带他来到篱笆边上，对他说：儿子，你做得很好，可是看看篱笆上的钉子洞，这些洞永远也不可能恢复了。就像你和一个人吵架，说了些难听的话，你就在他心里留下了一个伤口，像这个钉子洞一样。插一把刀子在一个人的身体里，再拔出来，伤口就难以愈合了。无论你怎么道歉，伤口总是在哪儿。要知道，身体上的伤口和心灵上的伤口一样都难以恢复。
你的朋友是你宝贵的财产，他们让你开怀，让你更勇敢。他们总是随时倾听你的忧伤。你需要他们的时候，他们会支持你，向你敞开心扉。告诉你的朋友你多么爱他们，告诉所有你认为是朋友的人，你的行动可以从这个小小的故事开始。
最后，我要说：友谊的幸福之一，是知道了可以向谁倾吐秘密。当你说：“你是我的好朋友”时，请认真地说出来。当你道歉时请看着对方的眼睛。永远不要嘲笑别人的梦想。不要随便给一个人定性。说话时要慢，思想时要快。打电话的时候请你微笑，对方一定感觉得到。记得，无论在哪里哪个时候，总有一个朋友在默默的祝福你。
你的朋友是你宝贵的财产，他们让你开怀，让你更勇敢。他们总是随时倾听你的忧伤。你需要他们的时候，他们会支持你，向你敞开心扉。告诉你的朋友你多么爱他们，告诉所有你认为是朋友的人，你的行动可以从这个小小的故事开始。
最后，我要说：友谊的幸福之一，是知道了可以向谁倾吐秘密。当你说：“你是我的好朋友”时，请认真地说出来。当你道歉时请看着对方的眼睛。永远不要嘲笑别人的梦想。不要随便给一个人定性。说话时要慢，思想时要快。打电话的时候请你微笑，对方一定感觉得到。记得，无论在哪里哪个时候，总有一个朋友在默默的祝福你。
Positive thoughts
Don't be afraid to open up your eyes so you can see tomorrow.
It takes 72 muscles to frown, and only 14 to smile.
It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into doing it.
A friend is an angel who lifts us off our feet when out wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Life is like mail, sometimes you just don't get it.
The world is like a mirror, if you face it smiling, it smiles right back.
As long as we have memories, yesterday remains,
as long as we have hope, tomorrow awaits,
as long as we have friendship, each day is never a waste.
You don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing.
A dream is a wish, your heart makes when you're fast asleep.
When life gets you down and nothing seems to go your way, remember you always have a friend.
It takes 72 muscles to frown, and only 14 to smile.
It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into doing it.
A friend is an angel who lifts us off our feet when out wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Life is like mail, sometimes you just don't get it.
The world is like a mirror, if you face it smiling, it smiles right back.
As long as we have memories, yesterday remains,
as long as we have hope, tomorrow awaits,
as long as we have friendship, each day is never a waste.
You don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing.
A dream is a wish, your heart makes when you're fast asleep.
When life gets you down and nothing seems to go your way, remember you always have a friend.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Don't worry, be happy =)
The moment you are in tension
You'll lose your attention
Then you are in total confusion
And you'll feel irritation
This may spoil your personal relations
Ultimately you won't get any cooperation
And get things into complications
Then you may raise caution
And you have to take medication
So why not understand the situation
And try to think about the solution
Many problems will be solved by discussion
Which will work out better in profession
Don't you think this is free suggestion
It's only for your prevention
If you understand my intention
You will never come again into this tension
You'll lose your attention
Then you are in total confusion
And you'll feel irritation
This may spoil your personal relations
Ultimately you won't get any cooperation
And get things into complications
Then you may raise caution
And you have to take medication
So why not understand the situation
And try to think about the solution
Many problems will be solved by discussion
Which will work out better in profession
Don't you think this is free suggestion
It's only for your prevention
If you understand my intention
You will never come again into this tension
I won't forget you
I would rather live one day knowing you are my buddy
Than live forever without you by my side.
Of all the friends I've ever met,
You're the one I won't forget.
And if I die
Before you do
I'll go to heaven
And wait for you
I'll give the angels
Back their wings
And risk the loss
Of everything
Just to prove
My friendship is true.
Than live forever without you by my side.
Of all the friends I've ever met,
You're the one I won't forget.
And if I die
Before you do
I'll go to heaven
And wait for you
I'll give the angels
Back their wings
And risk the loss
Of everything
Just to prove
My friendship is true.
Our friendship will remain
You are my best friend through thick and thin.
When you reach for my hand you touch my heart.
You are the best friend that I can have.
You are there for me when I need you the most.
You cheer me up when I am down.
If I am about to cry you make smile.
You are my best friend and I cannot lie.
You listen to me and give me advice,
advice that comes straight from the bottom of your precious heart.
You are my best friend in the whole wide world
And I couldn't ask God for a little bit more.
We are going to grow older,
And things will change but our friendship will forever still remain.
I'll make new friends but that won't change
Because you will always be my best friend.
I'd like to mean as much to you as you mean to me.
I'd like to be some help to you as you have been to me.
I'd like to know that as we grow older our lives will change but our friendship will still remain.
You and I will never be apart
Maybe in distance
But never in heart
For our friendship is the way.
When you reach for my hand you touch my heart.
You are the best friend that I can have.
You are there for me when I need you the most.
You cheer me up when I am down.
If I am about to cry you make smile.
You are my best friend and I cannot lie.
You listen to me and give me advice,
advice that comes straight from the bottom of your precious heart.
You are my best friend in the whole wide world
And I couldn't ask God for a little bit more.
We are going to grow older,
And things will change but our friendship will forever still remain.
I'll make new friends but that won't change
Because you will always be my best friend.
I'd like to mean as much to you as you mean to me.
I'd like to be some help to you as you have been to me.
I'd like to know that as we grow older our lives will change but our friendship will still remain.
You and I will never be apart
Maybe in distance
But never in heart
For our friendship is the way.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
The best of friends
The best of friends,
Can change a frown,
Into a smile,
When you feel down.
The best of friends,
Will understand,
Your little trials,
And lend a hand.
The best of friends,
Will always share,
Your secret dreams,
Because they care.
The best of friends,
Worth more than gold,
Give all the love,
A heart can hold.
Can change a frown,
Into a smile,
When you feel down.
The best of friends,
Will understand,
Your little trials,
And lend a hand.
The best of friends,
Will always share,
Your secret dreams,
Because they care.
The best of friends,
Worth more than gold,
Give all the love,
A heart can hold.
To my best friend
This is for you, my best friend
the one person I can tell my soul to
Who can relate to me like no other
Who I can laugh with to no extent
Who I can cry to when times are tough
Who can help me with the problems of my life.
Never have you turned your back on me
Or told me I wasn't good enough
Or let me down
I don't think you know what that means to me
You have went through so much pain
and you still have time for me
And I love you for listening even when inside you are dying
And I look up too because you are strong
and caring
and beautiful
Even though you don't think you are.
And I hope you know that I am always here
To listen to you laugh and cry
And to offer help in all the ways that I can
And I will try to be at least half the friend you are to me.
I hope you know I would not be the person I am today
Without you, my best friend.
the one person I can tell my soul to
Who can relate to me like no other
Who I can laugh with to no extent
Who I can cry to when times are tough
Who can help me with the problems of my life.
Never have you turned your back on me
Or told me I wasn't good enough
Or let me down
I don't think you know what that means to me
You have went through so much pain
and you still have time for me
And I love you for listening even when inside you are dying
And I look up too because you are strong
and caring
and beautiful
Even though you don't think you are.
And I hope you know that I am always here
To listen to you laugh and cry
And to offer help in all the ways that I can
And I will try to be at least half the friend you are to me.
I hope you know I would not be the person I am today
Without you, my best friend.
Friday, June 13, 2008
谢谢你们陪我走过一段路
一路上，我遇到很多人。
他们曾带给我欢乐，哀愁，和痛苦。让我喜欢他们，讨厌他们，甚至怨恨他们。
走了一段路后，当我回头看看他们时，却发现他们不知何时，早已失去踪影。
这时，心里其实很想对他们说：谢谢你们曾陪我走过一段路。
因为你们，才有现在的我。
他们曾带给我欢乐，哀愁，和痛苦。让我喜欢他们，讨厌他们，甚至怨恨他们。
走了一段路后，当我回头看看他们时，却发现他们不知何时，早已失去踪影。
这时，心里其实很想对他们说：谢谢你们曾陪我走过一段路。
因为你们，才有现在的我。
You are always there for me...
Words escape me
at this moment
that seems like the end
yet it is only the beginning
when friendships are close
and dreams are far
you were there for me.
Tears fill me
with memories of both good and bad
some nearly forgotten
yet all dear to the heart
you were there for me.
In times of trouble
and in times of thanks
you stood by my side
and held me up.
Through your ever-patient ears
to your comforting hugs
you were there for me.
From that first day
when I saw you and knew
that you would love me for who I was
you were there for me.
And until the day
when we are old and gray
I will always know that
you are there for me.
at this moment
that seems like the end
yet it is only the beginning
when friendships are close
and dreams are far
you were there for me.
Tears fill me
with memories of both good and bad
some nearly forgotten
yet all dear to the heart
you were there for me.
In times of trouble
and in times of thanks
you stood by my side
and held me up.
Through your ever-patient ears
to your comforting hugs
you were there for me.
From that first day
when I saw you and knew
that you would love me for who I was
you were there for me.
And until the day
when we are old and gray
I will always know that
you are there for me.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
一个故事：勇敢地说我爱你
有对老夫妻年与务实，经济条件不错，理当是安详退休生活的时候，却相偕到律师那儿要办离婚。原因是自从结婚以来，两人争吵不断，老师意见不和，个性上又南辕北辙十分不和谐，二十多年的婚姻生活，要不是为了孩子着想，早就劳燕纷飞了。好不容易总算盼到孩子们成年，再不需要父母操心，为了彼此在晚年都自由的生活，不用再忍受那么多无谓的争吵，决定办离婚。
这一刻在律师面前，让律师也面有难色，律师费都有点不好意思收了，于是他提议办完手续后，三人一起吃顿饭。老夫妻想了想，虽然离了婚，两人又没什么深仇大恨，吃顿饭总可以吧！餐厅里三人气氛非常尴尬（想也难怪，陌生的律师和两个刚离婚的人）。正巧服务生送来一道烤鸡，老先生马上挟起一块鸡腿给老太太说：“吃吧！你最喜欢吃的鸡腿。”
律师眼睛一亮，心想事情也许有了转机哦！
未料老太太红着双眼说：“我很爱你，但你这个人就爱自以为是，什么事都自己说了就算，从来不管别人的感受，难道你不知道，我这辈子最讨厌吃的就是鸡腿吗？”这是老先生也有点哽咽地说：“你……总是不了解我爱你的心，时时刻刻我都在想，要如何讨你的欢心，总是把最好的留给你，你知道吗？这辈子我最喜欢吃的就是……鸡腿。“律师看在眼里，不免鼻头一酸，两个如此深爱着彼此的人，却因为沟通除了问题而面临分开的局面。这一晚两人心中都有着无限的感慨，这么多年的感情却要面对如此残酷的结局。
老先生整晚翻来覆去睡不着，心中阵阵如火燃烧般的痛在心底无情的煎熬着。他考虑了很久，强忍着痛苦打电话给老太太，想要表达他内心的后悔，他想告书老太太，他是多么的爱她。电话声响了，老太太知道一定是老先生打来的，但是她心中充满了恨，她觉得是老先生负了她一生，她不想再听到他的声音。电话不知响了多久，老太太就是不接，婚都离了，面子重要，怎能接电话，甚至她把电话线都拆了。
老先生手握着冰冷的话筒，听不到老太太的声音，心中有如刀割一般，久久无法释怀。其实这一天晚上老太太也是在伤心中辗转难眠，而且她忘了……老先生他有心脏病。
隔天，老先生被发现斯在自己家客厅，手里还紧握着电话筒。老太太知道这个消息后简直无法相信，为了赌一口气，竟然让自己深爱的人在心碎中死去，这时候任她如何大声的呼喊也唤不回老先生回眸一笑。
老太太柔肠寸断的整理老先生的遗物，突然发现抽屉里的一张保险单，投保日起就是当年他们俩的结婚日，受益人当然是老太太的名字，虽然金额只有一百万元，但是当中夹着一张字条 - ‘亲爱的，当你发现这张宝但是，也许我已经不在人世了，但我爱你的心不会改变，照顾你的责任更不会终止，这些保险金将代替我，继续给你无微不至的爱与关怀，一如我仍然在你身旁，永远爱你的……’看到这里老太太早已泪如雨下，她真的没看走眼，他是真心愿意照顾自己一辈子的人。
千万不要让生命中有这样的遗憾，早早放下心中无谓的面子、成见，用爱与包容，否则你可能错过这一生深爱你的人最后一次所说的：“我爱你！”
到时再多的怨恨也无法挽回这样的遗憾。更提醒您，要把握住机会，让心爱的人知道你有多在乎他，勇敢地说出来吧！希望天下有情人终成眷属！
这一刻在律师面前，让律师也面有难色，律师费都有点不好意思收了，于是他提议办完手续后，三人一起吃顿饭。老夫妻想了想，虽然离了婚，两人又没什么深仇大恨，吃顿饭总可以吧！餐厅里三人气氛非常尴尬（想也难怪，陌生的律师和两个刚离婚的人）。正巧服务生送来一道烤鸡，老先生马上挟起一块鸡腿给老太太说：“吃吧！你最喜欢吃的鸡腿。”
律师眼睛一亮，心想事情也许有了转机哦！
未料老太太红着双眼说：“我很爱你，但你这个人就爱自以为是，什么事都自己说了就算，从来不管别人的感受，难道你不知道，我这辈子最讨厌吃的就是鸡腿吗？”这是老先生也有点哽咽地说：“你……总是不了解我爱你的心，时时刻刻我都在想，要如何讨你的欢心，总是把最好的留给你，你知道吗？这辈子我最喜欢吃的就是……鸡腿。“律师看在眼里，不免鼻头一酸，两个如此深爱着彼此的人，却因为沟通除了问题而面临分开的局面。这一晚两人心中都有着无限的感慨，这么多年的感情却要面对如此残酷的结局。
老先生整晚翻来覆去睡不着，心中阵阵如火燃烧般的痛在心底无情的煎熬着。他考虑了很久，强忍着痛苦打电话给老太太，想要表达他内心的后悔，他想告书老太太，他是多么的爱她。电话声响了，老太太知道一定是老先生打来的，但是她心中充满了恨，她觉得是老先生负了她一生，她不想再听到他的声音。电话不知响了多久，老太太就是不接，婚都离了，面子重要，怎能接电话，甚至她把电话线都拆了。
老先生手握着冰冷的话筒，听不到老太太的声音，心中有如刀割一般，久久无法释怀。其实这一天晚上老太太也是在伤心中辗转难眠，而且她忘了……老先生他有心脏病。
隔天，老先生被发现斯在自己家客厅，手里还紧握着电话筒。老太太知道这个消息后简直无法相信，为了赌一口气，竟然让自己深爱的人在心碎中死去，这时候任她如何大声的呼喊也唤不回老先生回眸一笑。
老太太柔肠寸断的整理老先生的遗物，突然发现抽屉里的一张保险单，投保日起就是当年他们俩的结婚日，受益人当然是老太太的名字，虽然金额只有一百万元，但是当中夹着一张字条 - ‘亲爱的，当你发现这张宝但是，也许我已经不在人世了，但我爱你的心不会改变，照顾你的责任更不会终止，这些保险金将代替我，继续给你无微不至的爱与关怀，一如我仍然在你身旁，永远爱你的……’看到这里老太太早已泪如雨下，她真的没看走眼，他是真心愿意照顾自己一辈子的人。
千万不要让生命中有这样的遗憾，早早放下心中无谓的面子、成见，用爱与包容，否则你可能错过这一生深爱你的人最后一次所说的：“我爱你！”
到时再多的怨恨也无法挽回这样的遗憾。更提醒您，要把握住机会，让心爱的人知道你有多在乎他，勇敢地说出来吧！希望天下有情人终成眷属！
God bless you
A kiss from the sunlight greets you a new day,
God embrace you when you pray,
Blessings from God as the day decay,
May you go through this journey by His way.
Finally, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things.
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
As the eyes of the maid look to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Till He shows us mercy.
God embrace you when you pray,
Blessings from God as the day decay,
May you go through this journey by His way.
Finally, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things.
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
As the eyes of the maid look to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Till He shows us mercy.
Enthusiasim
Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. They will love you for it. They will go for you and with you. –Norman Vincent Peale
Have you ever been so enthusiastic - so passionate - about something that the words stop and go cease to exist in your vocabulary, replaced only with continue? You feel like a volcano about to explode, so you continue until you burst forth with excitement. And, have you ever noticed that when you are turning out this energy, you inspire yourself to do more and to go in new directions? Instead of coming to an end after each accomplishment, you find yourself arriving at a new beginning, inspiring others to go with you.
Have you ever been so enthusiastic - so passionate - about something that the words stop and go cease to exist in your vocabulary, replaced only with continue? You feel like a volcano about to explode, so you continue until you burst forth with excitement. And, have you ever noticed that when you are turning out this energy, you inspire yourself to do more and to go in new directions? Instead of coming to an end after each accomplishment, you find yourself arriving at a new beginning, inspiring others to go with you.
Golden rules of love
Friendship often ends in love...
But love in friendship - never...
Don't marry a person you can live with,
Marry a person you cannot live without.
To love is nothing,
To be loved is something,
To love and be loved is everything.
Kindness in words creates confidence,
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness,
Kindness in giving creates love.
Love - one word that frees us of all the weight and pain in life.
But love in friendship - never...
Don't marry a person you can live with,
Marry a person you cannot live without.
To love is nothing,
To be loved is something,
To love and be loved is everything.
Kindness in words creates confidence,
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness,
Kindness in giving creates love.
Love - one word that frees us of all the weight and pain in life.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Beautiful wisdom
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?"
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course you may!" and she gave me a giant squeeze.
"Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She jokingly replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids.."
"No, seriously," I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.
We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk non-stop. I was always mesmerized listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went.
She loved to dress up and she revelled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet.
I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.
Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, "I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know."
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.
There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.
We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!
There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.
If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.
The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.."
She concluded her speech by courageously singing "The Rose."
She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE: REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
"IN ORDER TO GROW, YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TO GO AGAINST CONVENTIONAL WISDOM"
YOU DON'T MAKE REAL PROGRESS UNLESS YOU HAVE A VISION
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?"
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course you may!" and she gave me a giant squeeze.
"Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She jokingly replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids.."
"No, seriously," I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.
We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk non-stop. I was always mesmerized listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went.
She loved to dress up and she revelled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet.
I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.
Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, "I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know."
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.
There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.
We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!
There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.
If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.
The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.."
She concluded her speech by courageously singing "The Rose."
She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE: REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
"IN ORDER TO GROW, YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TO GO AGAINST CONVENTIONAL WISDOM"
YOU DON'T MAKE REAL PROGRESS UNLESS YOU HAVE A VISION
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
My wish for you
This is my wish for you:
comfort on difficult days,
smiles when sadness intrudes,
rainbows to follow the clouds,
laughter to kiss you lips,
sunsets to warm your heart,
hugs when spirits sag,
friendships to brighten your being,
beauty for your eyes to see,
faith so that you can believe,
confidence for when you doubt,
patience to accept the truth,
courage to know yourself,
love to complete your life.
comfort on difficult days,
smiles when sadness intrudes,
rainbows to follow the clouds,
laughter to kiss you lips,
sunsets to warm your heart,
hugs when spirits sag,
friendships to brighten your being,
beauty for your eyes to see,
faith so that you can believe,
confidence for when you doubt,
patience to accept the truth,
courage to know yourself,
love to complete your life.
(Anonymous)
Two choices
Jerry is the manager of a restaurant. He is always in a good mood.
When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would always reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs, so they could follow him around from restaurant to restaurant.
Why?
Because Jerry was a natural motivator.
If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! No one can be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"
Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, I have two choices today. I can choose to be in a good mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood. I always choose to be in a good mood.
Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be victim or I can choose to learn from it. I always choose to learn from it.
Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I always choose the positive side of life."
"But it's not always that easy," I protested.
"Yes it is," Jerry said.
"Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk every situation is a choice.
You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. It's your choice how you live your life."
Several years later, I heard that Jerry accidentally did something you are not supposed to do in the restaurant business.
He left the back door of his restaurant open, and then in the morning he was robbed by three armed men. They wanted money. While Jerry was trying to open the safe box, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him.
Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 18 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Want to see my scars?"
I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied.
"Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or chould choose to die. I chose to live."
"Weren't you scared?" I asked.
Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the Emergency Room and I saw the expression on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action."
"What did you do?" I asked.
"Well, there was a big nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Please operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."
Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.
I learned from him that everyday you have the choice to either enjoy our life or to hate it.
The only thing that is truly yours - that no one can control or take from you - is your attitude, so if you can take care of that, everything else in life becomes much easier.
When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would always reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs, so they could follow him around from restaurant to restaurant.
Why?
Because Jerry was a natural motivator.
If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! No one can be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"
Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, I have two choices today. I can choose to be in a good mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood. I always choose to be in a good mood.
Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be victim or I can choose to learn from it. I always choose to learn from it.
Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I always choose the positive side of life."
"But it's not always that easy," I protested.
"Yes it is," Jerry said.
"Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk every situation is a choice.
You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. It's your choice how you live your life."
Several years later, I heard that Jerry accidentally did something you are not supposed to do in the restaurant business.
He left the back door of his restaurant open, and then in the morning he was robbed by three armed men. They wanted money. While Jerry was trying to open the safe box, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him.
Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 18 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Want to see my scars?"
I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied.
"Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or chould choose to die. I chose to live."
"Weren't you scared?" I asked.
Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the Emergency Room and I saw the expression on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action."
"What did you do?" I asked.
"Well, there was a big nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Please operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."
Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.
I learned from him that everyday you have the choice to either enjoy our life or to hate it.
The only thing that is truly yours - that no one can control or take from you - is your attitude, so if you can take care of that, everything else in life becomes much easier.
Sand and Stone
This story tells about two friends that were walking through the desert.
At one point during the trip they started arguing and one of the friends hit the other in the face.
The one that had been hit was hurt, but without a further word, wrote down in the sand, 'Today my best friend hit me in the face.'
They carried on walking until they came across an oasis, where they decided to freshen up and bathe. But the one that had been hit before got caught in the mud and was about to drown, and the friend saved him.
After he had recovered, he wrote down on a stone, 'Today my best friend saved my life.'
The friend that had hit his best friend and had then saved him asked, 'After I hit you, you wrote in the sand, and now you are writing on stone. Why?'
The other friend answered, 'When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand so that the wind can forgive us by blowing it away.
But when someone does something nice for us, we should engrave it in stone, where no wind can ever blow it away.'
Learn to write down your pain in sand and to engrave the good experience in stone.
They say it takes a minute to find someone special, an hour to appreciate them, a day to get to like and love them, but takes a lifetime to forget them.
At one point during the trip they started arguing and one of the friends hit the other in the face.
The one that had been hit was hurt, but without a further word, wrote down in the sand, 'Today my best friend hit me in the face.'
They carried on walking until they came across an oasis, where they decided to freshen up and bathe. But the one that had been hit before got caught in the mud and was about to drown, and the friend saved him.
After he had recovered, he wrote down on a stone, 'Today my best friend saved my life.'
The friend that had hit his best friend and had then saved him asked, 'After I hit you, you wrote in the sand, and now you are writing on stone. Why?'
The other friend answered, 'When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand so that the wind can forgive us by blowing it away.
But when someone does something nice for us, we should engrave it in stone, where no wind can ever blow it away.'
Learn to write down your pain in sand and to engrave the good experience in stone.
They say it takes a minute to find someone special, an hour to appreciate them, a day to get to like and love them, but takes a lifetime to forget them.
不要被爱情绑着……
我当然不是说爱情不好
爱情给人心灵上的滋润
给人心灵上的慰籍
给人一种真心上
无形强大的依靠感
最重要的是让人快乐！
这些我都知道
但爱情只是
我们生活的一部分
实在没有必要把自己
局限于自己的小世界中啊！
若你这样想
我只能劝你把远光放近些
若什么都局限于情人的话
那你要如何去开窍
你的人生呢？
总觉得爱情至上的人很可悲
因为他们错过了更多美好的事物……
爱情给人心灵上的滋润
给人心灵上的慰籍
给人一种真心上
无形强大的依靠感
最重要的是让人快乐！
这些我都知道
但爱情只是
我们生活的一部分
实在没有必要把自己
局限于自己的小世界中啊！
若你这样想
我只能劝你把远光放近些
若什么都局限于情人的话
那你要如何去开窍
你的人生呢？
总觉得爱情至上的人很可悲
因为他们错过了更多美好的事物……
Monday, June 9, 2008
是好是坏？
当你专注于眼前的美食时……你也成了别人眼中的美餐。
大的未必就好……只有适合自己才是最好。
减肥其实很简单……只要我们肯常站起来。
爱好太广未必是好事，因为你不可能全都精通它们……
当帮助不再仅仅是出于同情，而是出于牵能时，这个世界才会真的温暖起来……
当你在众人面前大声呵责你不喜欢的事物时，大家反倒不会再去注意那件东西，而改为注意你……
当我们的注意力被有意无意的指引到上面时，我们就忽略了自己脚下真正的危险……
天是不会因为你的视野狭窄而变小的。
若骂人愚蠢，通常会用蠢猪，但很少有人知道，其实猪的智商比狗还要高。“以貌取人”人人痛恨，但却人人如此……
公孔雀拼命的展示着它的一身富贵，于是就有母孔雀掉进了“钱眼”里……可它们不知道公孔雀的心也和它的尾巴一样的花哟……
就算百兽之王行走在浅滩和雪地上时也顾及不了王者的形象……
爱要用心呵护，但心却要用手保护……
大的未必就好……只有适合自己才是最好。
减肥其实很简单……只要我们肯常站起来。
爱好太广未必是好事，因为你不可能全都精通它们……
当帮助不再仅仅是出于同情，而是出于牵能时，这个世界才会真的温暖起来……
当你在众人面前大声呵责你不喜欢的事物时，大家反倒不会再去注意那件东西，而改为注意你……
当我们的注意力被有意无意的指引到上面时，我们就忽略了自己脚下真正的危险……
天是不会因为你的视野狭窄而变小的。
若骂人愚蠢，通常会用蠢猪，但很少有人知道，其实猪的智商比狗还要高。“以貌取人”人人痛恨，但却人人如此……
公孔雀拼命的展示着它的一身富贵，于是就有母孔雀掉进了“钱眼”里……可它们不知道公孔雀的心也和它的尾巴一样的花哟……
就算百兽之王行走在浅滩和雪地上时也顾及不了王者的形象……
爱要用心呵护，但心却要用手保护……
Mother Teresa - In her own words
"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."
Mother Teresa taught us by her sample what it really means to 'live' the Gospel.
On Serving God
"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
"Each one of them is Jesus in disguise."
"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world."
"I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness."
"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much."
"Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness."
"We need to find God, and He cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - frows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."
"Jesus is my God. Jesus is my Husband. Jesus is my Life. Jesus is my only Love. Jesus is my All!"
On Love
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
"I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God."
"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."
"I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I do know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, He will NOT ask, how many good things have you done in your life? Rather, He will ask, how much LOVE did you put into what you did?"
"Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go."
"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love."
"I think today the world is upside down, and is suffering so much because there is so very little love in the home, and in family life. We have no time for our children, we have no time for each other, there is no time to enjoy each other."
"Love begins at home; love lives in homes, and that is why there is so much suffering and so much unhappiness in the world today... Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents. Parents have very little time for each other, and in the home begins the disruption of the peace of the world."
"If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it."
On Poverty
"I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?" --1974 interview.
"When I see waste here, I feel angry on the inside. I don't approve of myself getting angry. But it's something you can't help after seeing Ethiopia." --Washington 1984.
"The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved."
"The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted."
"There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation than for bread."
"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty."
On her life's work
"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."
"The other day I dreamed that I was at thte gates of heaven. And St. Peter said, 'Go back to Earth. There are no slums up here." --quoted as telling Prince Michael of Greece in 1996.
"The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it."
"Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus."
"Sweetest Lord, make me appreciative of the dignity of my high vocation, and its many responsibilities. Never permit me to disgrace it by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience."
"There should be less talk; a preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then? Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough."
"At the end of our lives, we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made or how many great things we have done. We will be judged by 'I was hungry and you gave me to eat. I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless and you took me in."
On Abortion
Abortion "is murder in the womb... A child is a gift of God. If you do not want him, give him to me."
"The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between."
"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."
On War
"I have never been in a war before, but I have seen famine and death. I was asking (myself), 'What do they feel when they do this?' I don't understand it. They are all children of God. Why do they do it? I don't understand." -- Beirut 1982, during fighting between the Israeli army and Palestinian guerrillas.
""Please choose the way of peace... In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause." -- Letter to U.S. President George Bush and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, January 1991.
Mother Teresa taught us by her sample what it really means to 'live' the Gospel.
On Serving God
"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
"Each one of them is Jesus in disguise."
"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world."
"I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness."
"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much."
"Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness."
"We need to find God, and He cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - frows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."
"Jesus is my God. Jesus is my Husband. Jesus is my Life. Jesus is my only Love. Jesus is my All!"
On Love
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
"I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God."
"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."
"I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I do know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, He will NOT ask, how many good things have you done in your life? Rather, He will ask, how much LOVE did you put into what you did?"
"Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go."
"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love."
"I think today the world is upside down, and is suffering so much because there is so very little love in the home, and in family life. We have no time for our children, we have no time for each other, there is no time to enjoy each other."
"Love begins at home; love lives in homes, and that is why there is so much suffering and so much unhappiness in the world today... Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents. Parents have very little time for each other, and in the home begins the disruption of the peace of the world."
"If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it."
On Poverty
"I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?" --1974 interview.
"When I see waste here, I feel angry on the inside. I don't approve of myself getting angry. But it's something you can't help after seeing Ethiopia." --Washington 1984.
"The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved."
"The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted."
"There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation than for bread."
"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty."
On her life's work
"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."
"The other day I dreamed that I was at thte gates of heaven. And St. Peter said, 'Go back to Earth. There are no slums up here." --quoted as telling Prince Michael of Greece in 1996.
"The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it."
"Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus."
"Sweetest Lord, make me appreciative of the dignity of my high vocation, and its many responsibilities. Never permit me to disgrace it by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience."
"There should be less talk; a preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then? Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough."
"At the end of our lives, we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made or how many great things we have done. We will be judged by 'I was hungry and you gave me to eat. I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless and you took me in."
On Abortion
Abortion "is murder in the womb... A child is a gift of God. If you do not want him, give him to me."
"The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between."
"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."
On War
"I have never been in a war before, but I have seen famine and death. I was asking (myself), 'What do they feel when they do this?' I don't understand it. They are all children of God. Why do they do it? I don't understand." -- Beirut 1982, during fighting between the Israeli army and Palestinian guerrillas.
""Please choose the way of peace... In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause." -- Letter to U.S. President George Bush and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, January 1991.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
BLESS YOU...with God's wisdom and guidance....
If the Lord has you on hold... hold on!
If the Lord has said "NO" to you... thank Him!
If the Lords is molding your heart and mind... go with His change!
If the Lord opens doors that you have asked Him to open... Praise Him!
Be blessed wherever you are in your life today! God has His hands on the situation!
You say: "It's impossible"
God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
You say: "I'm too tired"
God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: "Nobody really loves me"
God says: I love you (John 3:16 & John 3:34 )
You say: "I can't go on"
God says: My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)
You say: "I can't figure things out"
God says: I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5-6)
You say: "I can't do it"
God says: You can do all things (Philippians 4:13)
You say: "I'm not able"
God says: I am able (II Corinthians 9:8)
You say: "It's not worth it"
God says: It will be worth it (Roman 8:28 )
You say: "I can't forgive myself"
God says: I Forgive you (I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)
You say: "I can't manage"
God says: I will supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19)
You say: "I'm afraid"
God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear (II Timothy 1:7)
You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated"
God says: Cast all your cares on ME (I Peter 5:7)
You say: "I'm not smart enough"
God says: I give you wisdom (I Corinthians 1:30)
You say: "I feel all alone"
God says: I will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)
If the Lord has said "NO" to you... thank Him!
If the Lords is molding your heart and mind... go with His change!
If the Lord opens doors that you have asked Him to open... Praise Him!
Be blessed wherever you are in your life today! God has His hands on the situation!
You say: "It's impossible"
God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
You say: "I'm too tired"
God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: "Nobody really loves me"
God says: I love you (John 3:16 & John 3:34 )
You say: "I can't go on"
God says: My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)
You say: "I can't figure things out"
God says: I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5-6)
You say: "I can't do it"
God says: You can do all things (Philippians 4:13)
You say: "I'm not able"
God says: I am able (II Corinthians 9:8)
You say: "It's not worth it"
God says: It will be worth it (Roman 8:28 )
You say: "I can't forgive myself"
God says: I Forgive you (I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)
You say: "I can't manage"
God says: I will supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19)
You say: "I'm afraid"
God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear (II Timothy 1:7)
You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated"
God says: Cast all your cares on ME (I Peter 5:7)
You say: "I'm not smart enough"
God says: I give you wisdom (I Corinthians 1:30)
You say: "I feel all alone"
God says: I will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)
Friday, June 6, 2008
The Secret
One day, one friend asked another, "How is it that you are always so happy? You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down."
With her eyes smiling, she said, "I know the Secret!"
"What secret is that?"
To which she replied,"I'll tell you all about it, but you have to promise to share the Secret with others."
"The Secret is this:
I have learned there is little I can do in my life that will make me truly happy. I must depend on God to make me happy and to meet my needs. When a need arises in my life, I have to trust God to supply according to HIS riches. I have learned most of the time I don't need half of what I think I do. He has never let me down. Since I learned that 'Secret', I am happy."
The questioner's first thought was, "That's too simple!"
But upon reflecting over her own life she recalled how she thought a bigger house would make her happy, but it didn't!
She thought a better paying job would make her happy, but it hadn't.
When did she realize her greatest happiness? Sitting on the floor with her grandchildren, playing games, eating pizza or reading a story, a simple gift from God.
Now you know it too! We can't depend on people to make us happy.
Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that. Trust HIM! And now I pass the Secret on to you! So once you get it, what will you do?
YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too!
That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU!
But it's not really a secret...
We just have to believe it and do it...
Really trust God!
Just Pass It On!
Do your best; let God do the rest.
With her eyes smiling, she said, "I know the Secret!"
"What secret is that?"
To which she replied,"I'll tell you all about it, but you have to promise to share the Secret with others."
"The Secret is this:
I have learned there is little I can do in my life that will make me truly happy. I must depend on God to make me happy and to meet my needs. When a need arises in my life, I have to trust God to supply according to HIS riches. I have learned most of the time I don't need half of what I think I do. He has never let me down. Since I learned that 'Secret', I am happy."
The questioner's first thought was, "That's too simple!"
But upon reflecting over her own life she recalled how she thought a bigger house would make her happy, but it didn't!
She thought a better paying job would make her happy, but it hadn't.
When did she realize her greatest happiness? Sitting on the floor with her grandchildren, playing games, eating pizza or reading a story, a simple gift from God.
Now you know it too! We can't depend on people to make us happy.
Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that. Trust HIM! And now I pass the Secret on to you! So once you get it, what will you do?
YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too!
That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU!
But it's not really a secret...
We just have to believe it and do it...
Really trust God!
Just Pass It On!
Do your best; let God do the rest.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The Poem
I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.....
All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.
I went before the Lord,
I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said
"Your name I cannot find
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time."
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.....
All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.
I went before the Lord,
I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said
"Your name I cannot find
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time."
From attitude to success
Attitude
Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.
Attack every problem with enthusiasm...as if your survival depended upon it.
Attitudes are contagious...is yours worth catching?
Challenges
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Change
If you are not riding the wave of change...you will find yourself beneath it.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road...unless you fail to make the turn.
Momentum
A little push in the right direction can make a big difference.
Opportunity
There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty.
Risk
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
Success
Some people dream of success...while others wake up and work hard at it.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.
Attack every problem with enthusiasm...as if your survival depended upon it.
Attitudes are contagious...is yours worth catching?
Challenges
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Change
If you are not riding the wave of change...you will find yourself beneath it.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road...unless you fail to make the turn.
Momentum
A little push in the right direction can make a big difference.
Opportunity
There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty.
Risk
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
Success
Some people dream of success...while others wake up and work hard at it.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Friends are like flowers
Friends are like flowers
They add colour to your life
They spread fragrance
They wipe your tears
They make you laugh
They are always there
When you need them
When you are down
They give you support
And let you up
When you are up
They rejoice with joy
Think of them
They may not tell you
When they need you
Do you act along
Even if you don't
They never blame you
Because they are your true friends
They see only the good in you
They love you the way you are
They think of you a lot
They fight for you
They give you special place in their heart
and they know very well
that they wouldn't survive without you nearby
They add colour to your life
They spread fragrance
They wipe your tears
They make you laugh
They are always there
When you need them
When you are down
They give you support
And let you up
When you are up
They rejoice with joy
Think of them
They may not tell you
When they need you
Do you act along
Even if you don't
They never blame you
Because they are your true friends
They see only the good in you
They love you the way you are
They think of you a lot
They fight for you
They give you special place in their heart
and they know very well
that they wouldn't survive without you nearby
Take some time
Take some time to hear the birds sing
As they usher in the dawn.
Though the day will just be emerging,
Too soon it will be gone.
Take some time to watch a sunrise
Now and then a sunset too
Just be sure that seeking pleasure
Isn't all that you even do.
Take some time to count your blessings
Though you feel they're not that great.
You will find they're more abundant
Than you thought, at any rate.
Take some time to banish hatred
When and where you can.
Just detest man's evil ways
And not your fellow man.
Take some time to love your children
Every moment you are free.
The benefits exceedeth
A university degree.
Take some time to love your neighbour
And even more important still,
Take some time to love yourself
On not many others will.
And if you don't like that image
Of yourself that others see,
Take some time to make some changes,
Be the best that you can be.
Take some time to help another
Who you will need a hand.
You will find the satisfaction
Leave you feeling sort of grand.
Take some time to live in virtue
In the best way that is known.
And respect the rights of others
As equal to your own.
Take some time to just appreciate
The fact that you are here,
And to that higher power
And to trust it without fear.
If you do these things with diligence
You will eventually be glad
If you don't attempt to do them,
You may one day wish you had.
Although this no doubt could impose
Upon your time for seeking wealth,
There should be little question
That it could improve your health.
As they usher in the dawn.
Though the day will just be emerging,
Too soon it will be gone.
Take some time to watch a sunrise
Now and then a sunset too
Just be sure that seeking pleasure
Isn't all that you even do.
Take some time to count your blessings
Though you feel they're not that great.
You will find they're more abundant
Than you thought, at any rate.
Take some time to banish hatred
When and where you can.
Just detest man's evil ways
And not your fellow man.
Take some time to love your children
Every moment you are free.
The benefits exceedeth
A university degree.
Take some time to love your neighbour
And even more important still,
Take some time to love yourself
On not many others will.
And if you don't like that image
Of yourself that others see,
Take some time to make some changes,
Be the best that you can be.
Take some time to help another
Who you will need a hand.
You will find the satisfaction
Leave you feeling sort of grand.
Take some time to live in virtue
In the best way that is known.
And respect the rights of others
As equal to your own.
Take some time to just appreciate
The fact that you are here,
And to that higher power
And to trust it without fear.
If you do these things with diligence
You will eventually be glad
If you don't attempt to do them,
You may one day wish you had.
Although this no doubt could impose
Upon your time for seeking wealth,
There should be little question
That it could improve your health.
This is how we miss out something called LIFE
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to get the bottle, fascinated by its colour and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed his mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.
The husband just said, 'I am with you darling.'
The husband's totally unexpexcted reaction is a proactive behaviour. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.
If everyone can look atl life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles beginswith a single step." Take off all your envy jealousy unforgiveness, selfishness and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
Moral of the story: Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or who to be blamed, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out something called LIFE.
The husband just said, 'I am with you darling.'
The husband's totally unexpexcted reaction is a proactive behaviour. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.
If everyone can look atl life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles beginswith a single step." Take off all your envy jealousy unforgiveness, selfishness and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
Moral of the story: Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or who to be blamed, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out something called LIFE.
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