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.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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."
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