Who is Packing Your Parachute?

Air Commodore Vishal was a Jet Pilot. In a combat mission his fighter plane was destroyed by a missile. He however ejected himself and parachuted safely. He won acclaims and appreciations from many.

After five years one day he was sitting with his wife in a restaurant. A man from another table came to him and said, "You're Captain Vishal! You flew jet fighters. You were shot down!"

"How in the world did you know that?" asked Vishal.

"I packed your parachute," the man smiled and replied.

Vishal gasped in surprise and gratitude and thought if parachute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today.

Vishal couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. He wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said, "Good morning, how are you?" or anything because, he was a fighter pilot and that person was just a safety worker.

So friends, who is packing your parachute?
Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day.

We need many kinds of parachutes when our plane is shot down - we need the physical parachute, the mental parachute, the emotional parachute, and the spiritual parachute.
We call on all these supports before reaching safety.

Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important.

We may fail to smile, say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason.

As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognise the people who pack your parachute.

Considerations for 2016

1. On Earning:
Never depend on single income.
Make investment to create a second chance.

2. On Spending:
If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.

3. On Savings:
Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.

4. On Taking Risk:
Never test the depth of a river with both feet.

5. On Investment:
Do not put all eggs in one basket.

6. On Expectations:
Honesty is a very expensive gift. Do not expect it from cheap people.

7. Past is a waste paper, present is a newspaper, and future is a question paper. Come out of your past, control the present, and secure the future.

8. When bad things happen in your life, you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you or you can let it strengthen you.

9. Our eyes are in the front because it is more important to look ahead than to look backwards.

10. We use pencil when we were young, but now we use pens. Do you know why? Because mistakes in childhood can easily be erased, unlike now.

Wish you a prosperous 2016.

Life & Friendship Quotes

Don't promise when you're happy. Don't reply when you're angry and don't decide when you're sad.

Life is like a book. Some chapters sad, some happy, and some exciting. But if you never turn the page... You will never know what the next chapter holds.

Love what you have...
Accept what you receive...
Give what you can...
Forgive what you can't...
And bless what you see...
Be the source of light!

One smile can start a relationship.
One word can stop an argument.
One look can make you feel wanted.
One friendship can change your life.

How beautiful it is to find someone who asks for nothing but your company.

I don't need my life to be perfect. I just want to be happy, with a few close friends who love me just the way I am.

Life is better when you are happy but life is at its best when people are happy because of you. Be inspired, give love and share your smile with everyone.

Sometimes a person's silence speaks louder than their words.

As we go through life, we start to understand that it's not important to have lots of friends. What truly matters is that we have real friends.

Best friends are people who make your problems their problems, just so you don't have to go through them alone.

Good friends care for each other, close friends understand each other, but true friends stay forever... beyond words, beyond distance, beyond time.

Let's face it... friends make life a lot more fun - Chuck Swindall

You will be a beautiful person, as long as you see the beauty in others. - Bryant McGill

Cherish Your Friends

A friend is...
Someone who loves you, cares for you, and protects you like family.
They know your deepest and hidden secrets, they laugh at your silly jokes and cry with you too...
They respect your feelings and always try to make you happy...
They see the hidden sadness in your smile and they are always there for you when you're feeling alone...
A true friend is the greatest gem.

Our best book is equal to hundred friends but one good friend equals to a library - Dr A P J Abdul Kalaam

Chinese Advice to 50-year-olds and Older

Because none of us have many years to live, and we can't take along anything when we go, so we don't have to be too thrifty.

Spend the money that should be spent, enjoy what should be enjoyed, donate what you are able to donate.

Don't worry about what will happen after we are gone, because when we return to dust, we will feel nothing about praises or criticisms. The time to enjoy the worldly life and your hard earned wealth will be over!

Don't worry too much about your children, for children will have their own destiny and should find their own way. Care for them, love them, give them gifts but also enjoy your money or what is left of it, while you can. Life should have more to it than working from the cradle to the grave!

50-year-olds,  don't trade in - your health for wealth, by working yourself to an early grave anymore. Because your money may not be able to buy your health.

When to stop making money, and how much is enough? A hundred thousand, one million, ten million, one billion?

Out of thousand hectares of good farm land, you can consume only three quarts of rice daily; out of a thousand mansions, you only need eight square meters of space to rest at night.

So, as long as you have enough food and enough money to spend, that is good enough. You should live happily. Every family has its own problems.

Just do not compare with others for fame and social status and see whose children are doing better etc., but challenge others for happiness, health, enjoyment, quality of life and longevity.

Don't worry about things that you can't change because it doesn't help and it may spoil your health.

You have to create your own well-being and find your own place of happiness. As long as you are in good mood and good health, think about happy things, do happy things daily and have fun in doing, then you will pass your time happily every day.

One day passes without happiness, you will lose one day.
One day passes with happiness and then you gain one day.

In good spirit, sickness will cure;
In a happy spirit, sickness will cure faster;
In high and happy spirits, sickness will never come.

With good mood, suitable amount of exercise, always in the sun, variety of foods, reasonable amount of vitamin and mineral intake, hopefully you will live another 20 or 30 years of health life of pleasure.

Above all -
Learn to cherish the goodness around... like your spouse and friends... They all make you feel young and 'wanted'... without them you are surely to feel lost!

Wishing you all the best for the years to come.

Thoughts to ponder

One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

Faith makes everything possible.
Hope makes everything work.
Love makes everything beautiful.
May you have all the three as you begin each day.

Living a meaningful life is not about being rich, popular, highly educated or being perfect.
Life is about being honest, being strong, real, humble and able to reach out and touch the lives of others while holding gratitude in your heart!

Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost. - Khalil Gibran

Company of good people is like walking in a shop of perfume. Whether you buy the perfume or not, you are bound to receive the fragrance.

Life is a circle of happiness, sadness, hard times, and good times. If you are going through hard times, have faith that good times are on the way.

The most difficult task is to make everybody happy, the simplest task is to be happy with everyone.

To make a difference in someone's life, you don't have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful or perfect, you just have to care enough and be there.

Ego is just a small three letter word which can destroy a big twelve letter word called relationship.

2 short ways to have peace of mind:
Forgive what you cannot forget
Forget what you cannot forgive

Live every moment, laugh every day, love beyond words.

Problems are like washing machines. They twist us, spin us and knock us around. But in the end we come out cleaner, brighter and better than before.

早安好心情

开心跟着你
好事追着你
健康伴随你
烦恼躲着你
病魔隔着你
万事顺着你

别让一生输在一个等字上

等将来
等不忙
等下次
等有时间
等有条件
等有钱了
等来等去……
等没了缘分
等没了青春
等没了健康
等没了机会
等没了选择
等没了美丽
谁也无法预知未来
很多事情
可能会一等就等成了永远
想要做的事就赶紧去做
不要给自己等来太多的遗憾。

*Life Messages*

There are hundreds of languages around the world but a smile speaks them all.

Waves are inspiring, not because they rise and fall, but because they never fail to rise again.

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

Yesterday was Experience.
Today is Experiment.
Tomorrow is Expectation.
Use your Experience in your Experiment to achieve your Expectation.

One small positive thought when you wake up... can change the course of your whole day.

No matter what's happening, choose to be happy.
Don't focus on what's wrong.
Find something positive in your life.

- Joel Osteen

Mornings are gifts of God

Brand new day,

Brand new journey,

Enjoy it, embrace it!

It's very easy to give example, but it's very difficult to become an example.

Life becomes more meaningful when you realise the simple fact that you'll never get the same moment twice.

In life, you will realise there is a role for everyone you meet.
Some will test you,
Some will use you,
Some will love you,
And some will teach you.
But the ones who are truly important are the ones who bring out the best in you.
They are the rare and amazing people who remind you why it's worth it.

Change Our Mindsets

Jack Ma says, 'Please tell your children that the world is changing every day and no ones is going to wait for you in the past.
When lighter was invented, matches slowly disappeared.
When calculator was created, abacus was to fade away.
When digital camera was designed, the market of negative film no longer existed.
When direct market selling/internet-based selling arises, traditional marketing declines.
When smartphone with 4G (wireless Internet access) was introduced to the world, you no longer need to turn on your computer at home.
When WeChat and WhatsApp (mobile text/voice/video messaging application) are developed, traditional text messaging is no longer as popular as before.
Let's not blame 'Who took over Whose business'. It's only because people are most adjustable and adaptable to new ideas and changes in the world.'

Someone asks Jack Ma, 'What is your secret for success?'

He says, 'Really simple... I am doing (action) while you're only watching.'

Please remember that the world keeps changing every day.
If you don't change, you'll be left behind.
You reap what you sow with your time.
If you spend time to drink, you may become an alcoholic.
If you spend time to complain, you may become a blamer.
If you spend time to beautify yourself, you may become a pretty girl/handsome guy.
If you spend time to stay healthy, you may enjoy a healthy good life.
If you spend time to be picky, you may become a mean person.
If you spend time to learn, you may gain wisdom.
If you spend time with your family, you may foster a warm and loving relationship with your loved ones.

Music to My Ears

At the prodding of my friends I am writing this story. My name is Mildred Honor. I am a former elementary school music teacher from Des Moines, Iowa.

I have always supplemented my income by teaching piano lessons... something I have done for over 30 years. During those years, I found that children have many levels of musical ability, and even though I have never had the prodigy, I have taught some very talented students. However, I have also had my share of what I call 'Musically Challenged Pupils'.

One such pupil being Robby. Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson.

I prefer that students (especially boys) begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby. But Robby said that it had always been his mother's dream to hear him play the piano, so I took him as a student.

At the end of each weekly lesson he would always say 'My mom's going to hear my play someday'. But to me, it seemed hopeless, he just did not have any inborn ability. I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to pick him up. She always waved and smiled, but never dropped in.

Then one day Robby stopped coming for his lesson. I thought about calling him, but assumed that because of his lack of ability he had decided to pursue something else. I was also glad that he had stopped coming. He was a bad advertisement for my teaching!

Several weeks later I mailed a flyer recital to the students' homes. To my surprise, Robby (who had received a flyer) asked if he could be in the recital. I told him that the recital was for current pupils and that because he had dropped out, he really did not qualify.

He told me that his mother had been sick and unable to take him to his piano lessons, but that he had been practising. 'Please Miss Honor, I've just got to play,' he insisted. I don't know what led me to allow him to play in the recital - perhaps it was his insistence or maybe something inside of me saying that it would be all right.

The night of the recital came and the high school gymnasium was packed with parents, relatives and friends. I put Robby last in the program, just before I was to come up and thank all the students and play a finishing piece. I thought that any damage he might do would come at the end of the program and I could always salvage his poor performance through my 'Curtain Closer'.

Well, the recital went off without a hitch, the students had been practising and it showed. Then Robby came up on the stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair looked as though he had run an egg beater through it. 'Why wasn't he dressed up like the other students?' I thought. 'Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?'

Robby pulled out the piano bench, and I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen to play Mozart's Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was nor prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys, they even danced nimbly on the ivories. He went from Pianissimo to Fortissimo, from Allegro to Virtuoso; his suspended chords that Mozart demands were magnificent! Never had I heard Mozart played so well by anyone his age.

After six and a half minutes, he ended in a Grand Crescendo, and everyone was on their feet in wild applause!! Overcome and in tears, I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby in joy.

'I have never heard you play like that Robby, how did you do it?' Through the microphone Robby explained, 'Well, Miss Honor, remember I told you that my mom was sick? Well, she actually had cancer and passed away this morning. And well... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she had ever heard me play, and I wanted to make it special.'

There wasn't a dry eye in the house that evening. As people from Social Services led Robby from the stage to be placed in to foster care, I noticed that even their eyes were red and puffy. I thought to myself then how much richer my life had been for taking Robby as my pupil.

No, I have never had a prodigy, but that night I became a prodigy... of Robby. He was the teacher and I was the pupil, for he had taught me the meaning of perseverance and love and believing in yourself, and may be even taking a chance on someone and you didn't know why.

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If God didn't have a purpose for us, we wouldn't be here!
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.

Life...

It is not necessary to believe in God to be a good person. In a way, the traditional notion of God is outdated. One can be spiritual but not religious. It is not necessary to go to church and give money - for many, nature can be a church. Some of the best people in history did not believe in God, while some of the worst deeds were done in His name. - Pope Francis

Every morning comes with this promise:
Give the wings of effort to your dreams
And your life will be full of bliss.

It's by love that we serve.
It's by patience that we understand.
It's by trials that we gain wisdom.
It's by sharing that we become a blessing.

The sweetest moment in life comes not with the greetings you receive but with the thought that someone wishes the best for you everyday.
Count me as one of the well-wishers who wish the very best for you everyday.

Life is like a flute.
It may have many holes and emptiness
But if you work on it carefully...
It can play magical melodies!

Every little smile can touch somebody's heart
No one is born happy
But all of us are born with the ability to create happiness
Be happy always!

If we want to live happy and calm...

1. Don't compare with others - we don't know the trials and tribulations of life they went through.

2. Don't think negative over matters we can't control - instead focus on what we have: time, money etc and matters we can positively be able to settle.

3. Don't do things beyond our capability - that's too obsessed.

4. Don't be too emotional - ignore any sarcasm, criticism or cold response.

5. Don't waste time on unhealthy or baseless gossips - you have much better and useful things to do.

6. Don't put off any problems - overcome them and stress free of yourself.

7. Don't envy people - most dreams can come true if you try your best.

8. Don't keep grudges - past is past. It only hurts your happiness.

9. Don't hate anyone - life is short.

10. Don't belittle yourself - count your blessings.

11. Don't blame people for your unhappiness - you are the one to strive for joy.

12. Don't be discouraged by failure - life is like a school. You need to work hard and not easily give up.

13. Don't sorrow yourself - laughter is the best medicine.

14. Don't expect every win in every debate or argument - be reasonable.

Respect everyone around you

There was a woman who worked at a meat factory. One day, while she was finishing her daily tasks, she went into the cold storage room, however unfortunately for her the door closed behind her and she was trapped in the room without any key or tools that could help her out. No matter how she shouted and knocked on the door as hard as she could, there was nobody who could hear her. Most of the workers have since gone home, and it was quite impossible to hear her from outside the cold storage room.

5 hours later, as she was in the last breath of her life, the factory security guard came to her rescue and opened the cold storage room door. She was fortunately saved from death on that day. The woman thanked the security guard and later asked him why did he happen to open the cold storage door on that day even though it was not part of his routine daily job.

The security guard answered, 'I have been working in this factory for 35 years. There are hundreds of workers that walk in and out everyday, but you are one of the few who will greet me in the morning and bid me goodbye at the end of the day as you leave, everyday. Most of them treat me as though I have never existed.

Today, just like usual when you came to work this morning, you greeted me with a simple 'Hello'. However this evening after working hours, I found it weird as I did not see you or hear a 'goodbye, see you tomorrow' from you. Hence I decided to check around the factory.

Everyday I hope to hear 'hi' and 'bye' from you, because you reminded me that I am still a human. As I have not heard the goodbye greeting from you today, I sensed that something might have happened. That is why I looked for you all around the factory.'

Lesson:
Be a humble, caring person and respect every person around you. Try to be an influence to any person through the journey of your life, as you never know what will happen in the future. Let this story be an inspiration.

Thoughts on life...

Past is a waste paper,
Present is a newspaper,
Future is a question paper,
So, read and write carefully
Otherwise life will be tissue paper...

Never blame anyone in your life.
The good people give you happiness.
The bad people give you experience.
The worst people give you a lesson.
The best people give you memories.

Time can make us forget some memories, but there will be some memories where we forget time..
And those memories will make the life sweeter.

It's by love that we serve.
It's by patience that we understand.
It's by trials that we gain wisdom.
It's by sharing that we become a blessing.

Very Nice Definition of TIME

Time is slow when you wait!
Time is fast when you are late!
Time is deadly when you are sad!
Time is short when you are happy!
Time is endless when you are in pain!
Time is long when you feel bored!
Every time, time is determined by your feelings and your psychological conditions and not by clocks.
So have a nice time always.

Points to Ponder

If you're going to stay, stay forever.
If you're going to change, change for the better.
And if you're going to talk, make sure you mean what you say.

We think there is enough time to live, but we never know which moment is the last.
So share, care, love and celebrate every moment of life.

A strong and positive attitude creates more miracles than any other thing because life is 10% how you make it and 90% how you take it.

Satisfaction in life is more important than success
Because our success is measured by others
But our satisfaction is measured by our own mind and heart.

Be humble, responsible, sensible

No matter who you are, how experienced you are, and how knowledgeable you think you are, always delay judgement.

Give others the privilege to explain themselves.

What you see may not be the reality. Never conclude for others.

Which is why we should never only focus on the surface and judge others without understanding them first.

Those who like to pay the bill, do so not because they are loaded but because they value friendship above money.

Those who take the initiative at work, do so not because they are stupid but because they understand the concept of responsibility.

Those who apologises first after a fight, do so not because they are wrong but because they value the people around them.

Those who are willing to help you, do so not because they owe you any thing but because they see you as a true friend.

Those who often text you, do so not because they have nothing better to do but because you are in their heart.

Those who take out time to chat with you, does not mean they are jobless or less busy, but they know the importance of keeping in touch.

One day, all of us will get separated from each other; we will miss our conversations of everything and nothing; the dreams that we had.

Days will pass by, months, years, until this contact becomes rare... One day our children will see our pictures and ask, 'Who are these people?' And we will smile with invisible tears because a heart is touched with a strong word and you will say, 'It was them that I had the best days of my life with.'

Balance Sheet of Life

Our Birth is our... Opening Balance
Our Death is our... Closing Balance
Our Prejudiced Views are our... Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our... Assets
Heart is our... Current Asset
Soul is our... Fixed Asset
Brain is our... Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our... Current Account
Achievements are our... Capital
Character and Morals are our... Stock-in-trade
Friends are our... General Reserves
Values and Behaviour are our... Goodwill
Patience is our... Interest Earned
Love is our... Bonus Issues
Education is our... Brands/Patents
Knowledge is our... Investment
Experience is our... Premium Account

The Aim is: To tally the Balance Sheet accurately
The Goal is: To get the Best Presented Accounts Award

Some very good and very bad things:
The most destructive habit... Worry
The greatest joy... Giving
The greatest loss... Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work... Helping others
The ugliest personality trait... Selfishness
The most endangered species... Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource... Our youth
The greatest 'shot in the arm'... Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome... Fear
The most effective sleeping pill... Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease... Excusitis
The most powerful force in life... Love
The most dangerous person... A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer... The brain
The worst thing to be without... Hope
The deadliest weapon... The tongue
The two most power filled words... I can
The greatest asset... Faith
The most worthless emotion... Self-pity
The most beautiful attire... Smile
The most prized possession... Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication... Prayer
The most contagious spirit... Enthusiasm
The most important thing in life... Intelligence

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.

Life is just a moment

A man died...

When he realised it, he saw God coming closer with a suitcase in His hand.

Dialogue between God and Dead Man:

God: Alright son, it's time to go.

Man: So soon? I had a lot of plans...

God: I am sorry but it's time to go.

Man: What do you have in that suitcase?

God: Your belongings.

Man: My belongings? You mean my things... clothes... money...

God: Those things were never yours, they belong to the Earth.

Man: Is it my memories?

God: No. They belong to Circumstance.

Man: Is it my friends and family?

God: No son. They belong to the Path you travelled.

Man: Is it my wife and children?

God: No, they belong to your Heart.

Man: Then it must be my body.

God: No no... it belongs to Dust.

Man: Then surely it must be my Soul!

God: You are sadly mistaken son. Your soul belongs to me.

Man with tears in his eyes and full of fear took the suitcase from God's hand and opened it...

It was empty.

With heart broken and tears down his cheek he asked God...

Man: I never owned anything?

God: Your Moments. Every moment you lived was yours.

Do good in every moment
Think good in every moment
Thank God for every moment.

Life is just a moment.

习近平总统的夫人给孩子们的劝告

孩子的分数，永远不如教孩子学会感恩、学会做人重要！

孩子正确的金钱观，家长如何培养呢？

把财富留给孩子，还不如把孩子变成财富！

所以，留给孩子千万财产，还不如留给他这些：

1。孩子，你一定要学会做饭。这与侍候人无关。在爱你的人都不在身边的时候，使你能善待自己。--能独立生存

2。孩子，你一定要学会开车。这与身份地位无关。这样在任何时候，你都可以拔腿去往任何你想去的地方，不求任何人。--自由

3。孩子，你一定要上大学，正规的大学。这与学历无关。人生中需要经历这几年，无拘无束又能染上书香的生活。--一旦走进社会，就进入了市场。

4。孩子，你知道吗？足迹有多远，心就有多宽。心宽，你才会快乐。万一走不远，让书籍带你走。--拓宽自己的事业，借助知识的视野。

5。孩子，如果世界上仅剩两碗水，一碗用来喝，一碗要用来洗干净你的脸和内衣裤。--自尊与贫富无关

6。孩子，天塌下来都不要哭，也不要抱怨。那样只能让爱你的人更心痛，恨你的人更得意。--平静地承受命运，爱你的人自会关心。

7。孩子，就算吃酱油拌饭，也要铺上干净的餐巾，优雅的坐着。把简陋的生活过得很讲究。--风度与境遇无关

8。孩子，去远方的时候，除了相机，记得带上纸笔。风景是相同的，看风景的心情永不重复。--徐霞客之所以是徐霞客，不是因为走的路最多。

9。孩子，一定要有属于自己的空间，哪怕只有五平米。它可以让你在和爱人吵架赌气出走的时候，不至于留着街头，遇到坏人。更重要的是，在你浮躁的时候，有个地方让你静下来，给自己的心一个安放的角落。--独立人格

10。孩子，小时候要有见识，长大的时候要有经历，你才会有个精致的人生！--读别人的经历，找自己的经历。

11。孩子，无论什么时候，都要做一个善良的人。请记住，拥有善良，会让你成为最受上天眷顾的人。--这眷顾未必是财富与权势。善有善报，所报者，爱也。

12。孩子，笑容、优雅、自信，是最大的精神财富。拥有了他们，你就拥有了全部。--这就是“贵族”精神。

What makes you happy

After years of hard and dedicated service to his company, Rahul was being appointed at an elegant reception as the new Director.

It was a small function where his wife Anita, a Home Executive and some of the wives of the other persons in top management were also present.

In an adjacent room, Ann, the wife of the CEO of the company, asked Rahul's wife a very odd and usual question, "Does your husband make you happy?"

The husband, Rahul, who at that moment was not at her side, but was sufficiently near to hear the question, paid attention to the conversation, sitting up slightly, feeling secure, even filling his chest tightly in pride and hope, confident that his wife would definitely not publicly lower or degrade her husband, would answer affirmatively, since been there for him during their marriage and generally in life.

Nevertheless, to both his and the others' surprise, she replied simply, "No, no she doesn't make me happy..."

The room became uncomfortably silent, as if everyone were listening to the spouse's response. There was a sudden coldness in the air. The husband was petrified. A frown appeared on his face.

He couldn't believe what his wife was saying, especially at such an important occasion for him. To the amazement of her husband and of everyone!

Anita sat up firmly and explained in a modest but stern tone to the other wives who were present, "No, he doesn't make me happy... I AM HAPPY. The fact that I am happy or not doesn't depend on him, but on me. God has granted each of us intellect and discretion to reason, interpret and decide. God made me the person upon which my happiness depends.

I make the choice to be happy in each situation and in each moment of my life.

If my happiness were to depend on other people, on other things or circumstances on the face of this earth, I would be in serious trouble!

Over my life I have learned a couple of things: I decide to be happy and the rest is a matter of 'experiences or circumstances' like helping, understanding, accepting, listening, consoling and with my spouse, I have lived and practised this many times.

Honestly true happiness lies in being content."

Relieved and reassured, a smile was clearly noticed on Rahul's face.

Happiness will always be found in contentment, forgiveness and in loving ourselves and others.

To truly love is difficult, it is to forgive unconditionally, to live, to take the 'experiences or circumstances' as they are, facing them together and being happy with conviction.

There are those who say I cannot be happy:
- Because I am sick
- Because I have no money
- Because it's too cold
- Because they insulted me
- Because someone stopped loving me
- Because someone didn't appreciate me.

But what they don't know is that they can be happy even though sick, whether it is too hot, whether they have money or not, whether someone has insulted them, or someone didn't love or hasn't valued them.

Being happy is an attitude about life and each one of us must decide!

Being happy, depends on us!

It depends on me.
I fall. I rise. I make mistakes. I live. I learn. I've been hurt but I'm alive. I'm human. I'm not perfect but I'm thankful.

Ponder...

If you are born poor, it's not your mistake.
But if you die poor, it's your mistake. - Bill Gates

Be happy...
Not because everything is good,
but because you can see the good in everything.

A meaningful life is not being rich, being popular, being highly educated or being perfect...
It is about being real, being humble, being able to share ourselves and touch the lives of others.
It is only then that we could have a full, happy and contented life.

Life is best for those who are enjoying it...
Difficult for those who are comparing it...
Worst for those who are criticising it...
Your own attitude defines your life...
So enjoy life for each moment.

Always be careful what you hear about a woman.
Rumours either come from a man that can't have her,
or a women who can't compete with her.

Forget about all bad things, your troubles and the drama others have brought into your life.
Enjoy today and look forward to a weekend full of smiles.

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.

No matter what's happening, choose to be happy.
Don't focus on what's wrong.
Find something positive in your life. - Joel Osteen

If you think positively,
Sound becomes music
Movement becomes dance
Smile becomes laughter
Mind becomes meditation
And life becomes a celebration...

Shakespeare said...

I always feel happy, you know why?
Because I don't expect anything from anyone, expectations always hurt.
Life is short, so love your life.
Be happy, and keep smiling.
Just live for yourself and before you speak, listen.
Before you write, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you hurt, feel.
Before you hate, love.
Before you quit, try.
Before you die, live.

Human relations

Before going to sleep every night
Forgive everyone and sleep with a clean heart.

Alone I can 'say', but together we can 'talk'...
Alone I can 'enjoy', but together we can 'celebrate'...
Alone I can 'smile', but together we can 'laugh'...
That's the beauty of human relations...
We are nothing without each other...
Stay connected...

Best Cosmetics in Life

TRUTH - for lips
SYMPATHY - for eyes
PRAYER - for voice
CHARITY - for hands
SMILE - for face
LOVE - for heart.

Use them well and make life beautiful!

Have a good morning!

Judge nothing, you will be happy.
Forgive everything, you will be happier.
Love everything, you will be happiest.

One small positive thought when you wake up...can change the course of your whole day.

An error doesn't become a mistake until we refuse to correct it...
Wake up everyday stronger than yesterday,
Face your fears and wipe your tears.

Believe in the power than is within you.

Happiness is spending time with the people you love and creating memories that last a lifetime.

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference.
The little difference is attitude.
The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

The sign of a beautiful person is that they always see beauty in others.

Life has no Pause buttons.
Dreams have no expiry dates.
Time has no holidays.
So, don't waste a single moment in life...

Points to ponder

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Sometimes we simply need someone who will be there for us.
Someone who will sit there and listen.
Someone who is genuinely concerned.
Be that person for others when you can.

We always work for a better tomorrow
but when tomorrow comes
instead of enjoying
we again think of a better tomorrow
Let's have a better today.

The power of the people is stronger than the poeple in power. - Wael Ghonim

Two things to remember in life:
Take care of your thoughts when you are alone;
Take care of your words when you are with people.

Good Morning~

Why Good Morning message every day?
A good morning creates a good mood,
A good mood creates a good work,
A good work creates a good day,
A good day makes you happy and your happiness makes me happy.
So Good Morning, stay safe and be blessed.

Happy are those who take life day by day,
complain very little,
and are thankful for the little things in life.
Have a happy morning and happiest day!

People will forget what you said.
People will forget what you did.But people will never forget how you made them feel.

Muhasabah Diri

Hidup ini jangan sampai ada perasaan benci, dendam, dan iri hati...

Orang yang ada sifat ini dia tidak akan nampak kebaikan pada orang lain.

Apa saja kebaikan yang dilakukan, dia tetap nampak salah dan tidak puas hati.

Sentiasalah muhasabah diri...

- Ustaz Kazim Elias

Thoughts...

Worries and tensions are like birds, we cannot stop them from flying near us, but we can certainly stop them from making a nest in our mind.

Relationships are like birds,
If you hold tightly they die,
if you hold loosely, they fly,
but if you hold with care,
they remain with you forever.

Life is short.
Cut out negativity,
Forget gossip,
Say goodbye to people who hurt you.
Spend your days with the people who are always there.

Best Friend

If you find someone,
Who makes you smile,
Who checks up on you often to see if you're okay,
Who watches out for you and wants what's the best for you,
Who loves you and respects you,
Don't let them go.
Keep them close,
and don't take them for granted.
People like that are hard to find.

A Special Friend

Sometimes in life, you find a special friend;
Someone who changes your life just by being part of it.
Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop;
Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.
Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.

3 things

3 things in life that, once gone, never come back:
1. Time
2. Words
3. Opportunity

3 things in life that can destroy a person:
1. Anger
2. Pride
3. Greed

3 things in life that may never be lost:
1. Hope
2. Peace
3. Honesty

3 things in life that are never certain:
1. Wealth
2. Success
3. Dreams

3 things that make a person:
1. Commitment
2. Sincerity
3. Hard work

3 things in life that are most valuable:
1. Love
2. Self-confidence
3. Friends

3 things that make us successful:
1. Willpower
2. Wish
3. Focus

3 things that we never know:
1. Fortune
2. Age
3. Fate

3 things in life that we are certain:
1. Old age
2. Pain and illness
3. Death

3 things in life that are most appreciated:
1. Generosity
2. Humour
3. Forgiveness

3 things that are truly constant:
1. Father
2. Son
3. Holy Spirit

3 things in life that can save a person:
1. God
2. Faith
3. Hope

Customer

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises.
He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him.
He is not an interruption on work, he is the purpose of it.
He is not an outsider on our business, but he is a part of it.
We are not doing him a favour by serving him, he is doing a favour by giving us an opportunity to do so.

- Quote from Mahatma Gandhi

Healthy life

Six best doctors in the world...
1. Sunlight
2. Rest
3. Exercise
4. Diet
5. Self confidence
6. Friends

Maintain them in all stages of life and enjoy a health life!

If you see the moon.... you see the beauty of God...
If you see the sun... you see the power of God...
and if you see the mirror... you see the best creation of God.
So believe in yourself!

We all are tourists and God is our travel agent who already fixed all our routes, reservations and destinations. So trust Him and enjoy the "trip" called LIFE!

Undeniable facts of life

1. Don't educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy. So when they grow up they will know the value of things not the price.

2. Best awarded words in London... "Eat your food as your medicines. Otherwise you have to eat medicines as your food."

3. The one who loves you will never leave you because even if there are 100 reasons to give up he will find one reason to hold on.

4. There is a lot of difference between human being and being human. A few understand it.

5. You are loved when you are born. You will be loved when you die. In between you have to manage...!

Nice line from Ratan Tata's lecture - If you want to walk fast, walk alone! But if you want to walk far, walk together!

Coincidences of Life

1. TEMPLE has 6 letters so does MASJID and CHURCH.

2. GEETA has 5 letters so does QURAN and BIBLE.

3. LIFE has 4 letters so does DEAD.

4. HATE has 4 letters so does LOVE.

5. ENEMIES has 7, so does FRIENDS.

6. LYING has 5, so does TRUTH.

7. HURT has 4, so does HEAL.

8. NEGATIVE has 8, so does POSITIVE.

9. FAILURE has 7, so does SUCCESS.

10. BELOW has 5, so does ABOVE.

11. CRY has 3 letters so does JOY.

12. ANGER has 5 so does HAPPY.

13. RIGHT has 5 so does WRONG.

14. RICH has 4 so does POOR.

15. FAIL has 4 so does PASS.

16. KNOWLEDGE has 9 so does IGNORANCE.

Forgive and forget

Forget who hurt you yesterday, but don't forget those who love you everyday.
Forget the past that makes you cry and focus on the present that makes you smile.
Forget the pain but never the lessons you gained.

Never think you are more powerful than others

When the bird lives, the ants are its food.
But when the bird dies, the ants eat it.

A tree can be turned into millions of matches.
But one match alone can burn millions of trees.

The situation can change in the blink of an eye...
Never trouble or hurt someone in this life.

You might be in power today,
but time is more powerful than you.

Good Morning!

Every morning starts a new page in your story. Make it a great one today.

Start every day with great thoughts... to have a great day!!

Morning is a special gift from God after a restful sleep
It's a new chance to do better and try again where we failed before
Have a great morning!

If you wait for perfect conditions, you'll never get anything done.

It is very easy to run away from everything, yet difficult to wake up.
Don't run from your life, from your duties, from those around you.
Wake up and face them as a challenge.

One tree can start a forest.
One smile can start a friendship.
One touch can show you care.
One friend like you can make my life worth living.

Believe in yourself

A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on its own wings.
Always believe in yourself.

Good morning messages

The most useful asset of a person is not a head full of knowledge but a heart full of love, with ears open to listen, and hands willing to help.

A beautiful dress can change the personality..
However, a beautiful behaviour can change the whole life!!
Change your dress as often as you like, but wear your best behaviour permanently.

Don't choose the one who is beautiful to the world.
Choose the one who makes your world beautiful.

No matter how good or bad your life is, wake up each morning and be thankful that you still have one.

Happiness is a choice, not a result.
Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.

In life, don't expect anything from anyone.
Because expectation, when not fulfilled, gives you pain.
When you get something without expecting it, it gives you pleasure.
Keep doing your part and leave the rest to God.

"It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela

Satisfaction in life is more important than success because our success is measured by others, but our satisfaction is measured by our own mind and heart.

Good friends care for each other...
Close friends understand each other,
But true friends stay forever...beyond words, beyond distance, beyond time!

Always Leave Office on Time

Love your job but don't love your company, because you may not know when your company stops loving you.

- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

1. Work is a never-ending process. It can never be completed.
2. Interest of a client is important, so is your family.
3. If you fall in your life, neither your boss nor client will offer you a helping hand; your family and friends will.
4. Life is not only about work, office and client. There is more to life. You need time to socialise, entertain, relax and exercise. Don't let life be meaningless.
5. A person who stays late at the office is not a hardworking person. Instead he/she is a fool who does not know how to manage work within the stipulated time. He/She is inefficient and incompetent in his/her work.
6. You did not study hard and struggle in life to become a machine.
7. If your boss forces you to work late, he/she may be ineffective and have a meaningless life too; so forward this to him/her.


Leaving Office on Time =
- Efficient
- Good social life
- Quality family life

Leaving Office Late =
- Inefficient and incompetent
- No social life
- Less family life

Who is Happy?

A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life. But one day he saw a swan. “This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black. This swan must be the happiest bird in the world.”

He expressed his thoughts to the swan. “Actually,” the swan replied, “I was feeling that I was the happiest bird around until I saw a parrot, which has two colors. I now think the parrot is the happiest bird in creation.” The crow then approached the parrot. The parrot explained, “I lived a very happy life until I saw a peacock. I have only two colors, but the peacock has multiple colors.”

The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people had gathered to see him. After the people had left, the crow approached the peacock. “Dear peacock,” the crow said, “you are so beautiful. Every day thousands of people come to see you. When people see me, they immediately shoo me away. I think you are the happiest bird on the planet.”

The peacock replied, “I always thought that I was the most beautiful and happy bird on the planet. But because of my beauty, I am entrapped in this zoo. I have examined the zoo very carefully, and I have realized that the crow is the only bird not kept in a cage. So for past few days I have been thinking that if I were a crow, I could happily roam everywhere.”

That's our problem too.

We make unnecessary comparison with others and become sad. We don't value what God has given us. This all leads to the vicious cycle of unhappiness.

Value the things God has given us.

Learn the secret of being happy and discard the comparison which leads only to unhappiness...

The Filial Son

A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. Father being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on his shirt and trousers.
Other diners watched him in disgust while his son was calm.

After he finished eating, his son who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took him to the wash room, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, combed his hair and fitted his spectacles firmly. When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that.

The son settled the bill and started walking out with his father.

At that time, an old man among the diners called out to the son and asked him, "Don't you think you have left something behind?"

The son replied, "No sir, I haven't."

The old man retorted, "Yes you have! You left a lesson for every son and hope for every father."

The restaurant went silent.

6 little stories

1) Once, all villagers decided to pray for rain.
On the day of prayer all the people gathered but only one boy came with an umbrella.

That's FAITH

2) When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her.

That's TRUST

3) Every night we go to bed, without any assurance of being alive the next morning but still we set the alarms to wake up.

That's HOPE

4) We plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future.

That's CONFIDENCE

5) We see the world suffering. But we still get married.

That's LOVE

6) On an old man's shirt was written a cute sentence:
'I Am Not 60 Years Old... I Am Sweet 16 with 44 Years Experience.'

That's ATTITUDE



Life is beautiful, live it to the best...

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care, caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She recorded their dying epiphanies in a blog called Inspiration and Chai, which gathered so much attention that she put her observations into a book called 'The Top Five Regrets of the Dying'.

Ware writes of the phenomenal clarity of vision that people gain at the end of their lives, and how we might learn from their wisdom. "When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently," she says, "common themes surfaced again and again."

Here are the top five regrets of the dying, as witness by Ware:

1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

"This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it."

2. I wish I hand't worked so hard.

"This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children's youth and their partner's companionship. Women also spoke of this regret, but as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work."

3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.

"Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result."

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

"Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up with their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying."

5. I wish I had let myself be happier.

"This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to themselves, that they were content, when deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again."

**Have a wonderful life**


*also published in The Guardian*

The writer's wife

A famous writer was in his study room. He picked up his pen and started writing:

- Last year, I had a surgery and my gallbladder was removed. I had to stay tuck to the bed due to this surgery for a long time.

- The same year I reached the age of 60 years and had to give up my favourite job. I had spent 30 years of my life in this publishing company.

- The same year I experienced the sorrow of the death of my father.

- And in the same year my son failed in his medical exam because he had a car accident. He had to stay in bed at hospital with the cast on for several days. The destruction of the car was another loss.

At the end he wrote: Alas! It was such a bad year!

When the writer's wife entered the room, she found her husband looking sad lost in his thoughts. From behind his back she read what was written on the paper. She left the room silently and came back with another paper and placed it on the side of her husband's writing.

When the writer saw this paper, he found it was written with the following lines:

- Last year I finally got rid of my gallbladder due to which I had spent years in pain...

- I turned 60 with sound health and got retired from my job. Now I can utilise my time to write something better with more focus and peace...

- The same year my father, at the age of 95, without depending on anyone or without any critical condition met his Creator...

- The same year, God blessed my son with a new life. My car was destroyed but my son stayed alive without getting any disability...

And at the end she wrote: This year was an immense blessing of God and it passed well!

The writer was indeed happy and amazed at such beautiful and encouraging interpretation of the happenings in his life in that year!

Moral: In daily lives we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful but gratefulness that makes us happy.

Think positive... Be happy... Stay blessed!

Love, Wealth & Success

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not know them.
She said, "I don't think I know you, but I'm sure you must be hungry. Please come in and eat something."
"Is the man of the house home?" They asked.
"No", she replied. "My husband has been out."
"So we will not go", they replied.
When her husband came home that evening, she told him what happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in now!"
The woman went out and invited the old men to go inside.
"We do not go into a house together," they replied.
"Why so?" she wanted to know.
One of the old men explained, "His name is Wealth," he said, pointing to one of his friends, and pointing to another friend, "He is Success, and I am Love."
Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want to invite into the house."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said.
Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice !!" he said. "Then let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why do not we invite Success?"
Incidentally, their daughter was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion, "Would not it be better to invite Love? Our home will certainly imbued with Love!"
"Let us follow the advice of our daughter," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The two other men also got up and followed him.
Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, "I only invited Love, why are you coming in?"
They all replied, "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him."


... Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success! ...

Morning reminders!

Speaking lips can reduce any problem
Closed lips can avoid some problems
But smiling lip can solve many problems forever.

Always keep smiling!

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The secret to living longer and better
Eat half
Walk twice
Laugh triple
and Love without measure.
- Chinese proverb -

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A smile gives red colour to your cheeks
White colour to your teeth
Pink colour to your lips
Silver colour to your eyes
So keep smiling and enjoy the rainbow on your face.

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A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset.
The moment you start acting like life is a blessing,
it will start to feel like one.

Good to know

Never tell your problems to all,
20% will not care and 80% will be glad that you have them.

Life is similar to boxing game.
Defeat is not declared when you fall down.
It is declared when you refuse to get up.

Always WRONG PERSONS teach the RIGHT LESSONS in life.
That is called LIFE EXPERIENCE.

Everything is valuable only at 2 times:
1. Before getting it.
and
2. After losing it.

Two places are most valuable in the world:
1. The nicest place is to be in someone's thoughts.
2. The safest place is to be in someone's prayers.

'FEAR' has 2 meanings:
1. Forget Everything And Run.
2. Face Everything And Rejoice.
Choice is ours.

'EGO' is the only requirement to destroy any relationship.
Be a bigger person,
Skip the 'E' and let it 'Go'.

As long as we do not forgive people who have hurt us,
They occupy a 'rent-free-space' in our mind.

I asked God: If everything is already written in destiny, then why should I pray?
God smiled and said: I have also written 'Conditions apply'.

Empty pockets teach millions of things in life.
But full pockets spoil us in million ways.

Trust is like a sticker.
Once it is removed, it may stick again,
but not as strong as it holds when you first applied.

Never win people with arguments.
Rather defeat them with your smile.
Because people who always wish to argue with you, cannot bear your smile.

'Memories' are always special.
Sometimes, we laugh by remembering the days we cried.
Sometimes, we cry by remembering the days we laughed.
That's life.

Pentingnya sahabat

Kadang-kadang sahabat yang suka belanja kita makan, bukan kerana mereka berharta tapi sebab mereka meletakkan persahabatan melebihi duit...

Kadang-kadang sahabat yang rajin bekerja, bukan kerana mereka tunjuk pandai, tapi sebab mereka memahami maksud tanggungjawab...

Kadang-kadang sahabat yang memohon maaf dulu selepas pergaduhan, bukan kerana mereka salah tapi sebab mereka menghargai orang di sekeliling mereka...

Kadang-kadang yang sukarela membantu kita, bukan kerana mereka berhutang apa-apa tapi sebab mereka ihat kita sebagai seorang sahabat...

Kadang-kadang sahabat yang selalu SMS anda, bukan kerana mereka tak ada benda lain nak buat tapi sebab mereka ingat pada anda...

Satu hari, kita semua akan terpisah, kita akan terkenangkan pelbagai perbualan dan impian yang kita ada.

Hari berganti hari, bulan, tahun, hingga hubungan ini menjadi asing...

Satu hari anak-anak kita akan jumpa gambar kita dan bertanya, "Siapa mereka semua tu?"
Dan kita tersenyum dengan air mata yang tidak kelihatan kerana hati ini terusik dengan kata yang sayu, lalu berkata, "Dengan merekelah saya ada hari yang paling indah dalam hidup saya..."

Mother's undying love

After his father's death, the son decided to leave his mother at an old age home and visited her on and off.

Once he received a call from the old age home. "Your mom is in a very serious condition, please come and visit her."

So the son went and saw that his mom was very critical and on her dying bed.

He asked, "Mom what can I do for you?"

Mom replied, "Please install fans in the old age home, as there are none. Also put a fridge for betterment of food because many times I slept without food."

The son was surprised and asked, "Mom, while you were here you never complained, but now you have few hours left and you are telling me all this, why?"

Mom replied, "It's OK dear, I've managed with the heat, hunger and pain, but when your children send you here, I'm afraid you will not be able to manage!"


Superb, worth reading!

A Wise Man with a Great Attitude

A man of 92 years, short, very well-presented, who takes great care in his appearance, is moving into an old people's home today.

After waiting several hours in the retirement home lobby, he gently smiles as he is told that his room is ready.

His wife of 70 has recently died, and he is obliged to leave his home.

As he slowly walks to the elevator, using his cane, I describe his small room to him, including the sheet hung at the window which serves as a curtain.

"I like it very much," he says, with the enthusiasm.

"Sir, you haven't even seen the room yet, hang on a moment, we are almost there."

"That has nothing to do with it," he replies.

"It is already decided in my mind that I like my room. It is a decision I take every morning when I wake up.

Happiness is something I choose in advance. Whether or not I like the room does not depend on the furniture, or the decor - rather it depends on how I decide to see it.

I can choose. I can spend my day in bed enumerating all the difficulties that I have with the parts of my body that no longer work very well, or I can get up and give thanks to heaven for those parts that are still in working order.

Every day is a gift, and as long as I can open my eyes, I will focus on the new day, and all the happy memories that I have built up during my life.

Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw in later life what you have deposited along the way."

So, my advice to you is to deposit all the happiness you can in your bank account of memories.

Thank you for your part in filling my account with happy memories, which I am still continuing to fill...

Remember these simple guidelines for happiness:
1. Free your heart from hate.
2. Free your mind from worry.
3. Live simple.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

5 FACTS ABOUT LIFE

1) No matter how beautiful or handsome you are, just remember that baboons and gorillas also attract tourists.

2) No matter how big and strong you are, you shall not carry yourself to the grave.

3) No matter how tall you are, you can never see tomorrow.

4) No matter how light skinned you are, you always need a light in the dark.

5) No matter how rick and how many cars you have, you will always walk to the toilet.

人生明理

命是爸妈给的 - 珍惜点
路是自己走的 - 小心点
配偶是自找的 - 忍着点
朋友是相互的 - 帮着点
幸福是感知的 - 看开点
烦恼是自找的 - 健忘点
心态是练就的 - 平和点
友情是培养的 - 纯洁点
成功是付出的 - 努力点
失败是难免的 - 宽心点

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有粮千担，也是一日三餐；
有钱万贯，也是黑白一天；
洋房十座，也是睡榻一间；
宝车百乘，也是有愁有烦；
高官厚禄，也是每天上班；
妻妾成群，也是一夜之欢；
山珍海味，也是一副肚腩；
荣华富贵，也是过眼云烟。

钱多钱少，够吃就好。
人丑人美，顺眼就好。
人老人少，健康就好。
家穷家福，和气就好。
老公晚归，有回就好。
老婆唠叨，顾家就好。
孩子从小，就要教好。
博士也好，卖菜也好。
长大以后，心安就好。
房屋大小，能住就好。
名不名牌，能穿就好。
两轮四轮，能驾就好。
老板不好，能忍就好。
一切烦恼，能解就好。
坚持执着，放下最好。
人的一生，平安就好。
不是有钱，一定会好。
心好行好，命能改好。
谁是谁非，天知就好。
修福修慧，来世更好。
说这么多，明白就好。
天地万物，随缘就好。

Poem: The World is Mine

-Author unknown-

Today, upon a bus, I saw a very beautiful woman
and wished I were as beautiful.
When suddenly she rose to leave,
I saw her hobble down the aisle.
She had one leg and used a crutch.
But as she passed, she passed a smile.
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two legs; the world is mine.

I stopped to buy some candy.
The lad who sold it had such charm.
I talked with him, he seemed so glad.
If I were late, it'd do no harm.
And as I left, he said to me,
"I thank you, you've been so kind.
It's nice to talk with folks like you.
You see," he said, "I'm blind."
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two eyes; the world is mine.

Later while walking down the street,
I saw a child I knew.
He stood and watched the others play,
but he did not know what to do.
I stopped a moment and then I said,
"Why don't you join them dear?"
He looked ahead without a word.
I forgot, he couldn't hear.
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two ears; the world is mine.

With feet to take me where I'd go,
With eyes to see the sunset's glow,
With ears to hear what I'd know.
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine,
I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine.

Salute WOMAN

A woman:
changes her name
changes her home
leaves her family
moves in with you
builds a home with you
gets pregnant for you
pregnancy changes her body
she gets fat
almost gives up in the labour room due to the unbearable pain of child birth
even the kids she delivers bear your name
She did all these routine activities till the day she dies...
everything she does...cooking, cleaning your house, taking care of your parents, bringing up your children, earning, advising you, ensuring you can be relaxed, maintaining all family relations, everything that benefit you...
Sometimes at the cost at her own health, hobbies and beauty.
So who is really doing whom a favour?
Dear men, appreciate the women in your lives always, because it is not easy to be a woman.

WOMAN means:
W - Wonderful mother
O - Outstanding friend
M - Marvelous daughter
A - Adorable sister
N - Nicest gift to men from God

Wise piece of advice

Husbands, love your wife well!
Your children are noticing how you treat her.
You are teaching your sons how to treat women,
and you are teaching your daughters what they should expect from men.

Tension

The moment you are in TENSION
You will lose your ATTENTION
Then you are in total CONFUSION
And you will feel IRRITATION
Then you will spoil PERSONAL RELATION
Ultimately you won't get COOPERATION
Then you will make things COMPLICATION
Then your blood pressure may also rise to CAUTION
Then you may have to take MEDICATION
Instead understand the SITUATION
And try to think about the SOLUTION
Many problems can be solved by DISCUSSION
Which work out better in your PROFESSION
Don't think it's my free SUGGESTION
It is only for your PREVENTION
If you understand my INTENTION
You will never come again to TENSION!



*a few grammatical errors.

Life Quotes

I'm not "HANDSOME", but i can give my "HAND" to "SOME" one who needs help.
Beauty is in the heart, not on the face.

- Swami Vivekananda

Pegang cermin selalu untuk selalu lihat kesalahan diri sendiri, bukan pegang kanta pembesar untuk lihat kesalahan orang lain.

[Always hold the mirror to see your own fault, instead of holding the magnifier to see other people's faults.]

- Prof Muhaya

Good morning LIFE messages

Ignore those people who talk about you behind your back: that's where they belong - behind your back!

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

We always feel that life of others is better than us, but we always forget that we are also others for someone else.

The more you value and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Life is best for those who are enjoying it...
Difficult for those who are comparing it...
Worst for those who are criticizing it...
Your own attitude defines your life...
So enjoy life for each moment.

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it.
If you can dream it, you can become it.

Beautiful things happen in your life when you distance yourself from all the negative things.

Power and money are fruits of life, but family and friends are roots of life!
We can manage without fruits, but can never stand without roots...

We don't need everything to enjoy life...
We already have LIFE to enjoy everything.

Start everyday with a new hope, leave bad memories behind, and have faith for a better tomorrow.

Life is like a sea.
We are moving without an end.
Nothing stays with us.
What remains is just the memories of some people who touched us as waves...

No candle loses its light while lighting another candle.
Never stop sharing, caring and helping others, because it makes our life more meaningful.

Let's be positive

If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "First Attempt In Learning"
End is not the end, in fact E.N.D. means "Effort Never Dies"
If you get No as an answer, remember N.O. means "Next Opportunity"
So let's be positive!

Good Morning Messages

Never change your originality for the sake of others. Because no one can play your role better than you. So be yourself. You are the best.

Con't carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones to rise above them!

Silence and Smile are two powerful tools. Smile is the way to solve many problems and Silence is the way to avoid many problems.

Whatever makes you feel bad, leave it. Whatever makes you smile, keep it.

We all deserve to have a great day. Start the day with a grateful heart. Go through your day with contentment and positivity. Put LOVE in everything you do, and always BELIEVE that a bit of MIRACLE is waiting for you somewhere behind the radiant sunlight.

LIFE is too short to argue and fight. Count your blessings, value your friends and move on with your head held high and a smile for everyone.

Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice because the flow that has passed will never pass again.