The fact remains - Mothers know everything!!

A Mum comes to visit her son Raj for dinner who lives with a girl roommate Anjali. During the course of the meal, his mother couldn't help but notice how pretty Raj's, roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between the two, and this had only made her more curious.  

Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between Raj and his roommate than met the eye. Reading his mum's thoughts, Raj volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, Anjali and I are just roommates."

About a week later, Anjali  came to Raj saying, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the silver curry plate container. You don't suppose she took it, do you?" Raj said,"Well, I doubt it,  but I'll email her, just to be sure."

So he sat down and wrote:

Dear Mom, I'm not saying that you 'did' take the silver curry plate container from my house neither I'm not saying that you 'did not' take but the fact remains that it has been missing ever since you were here for dinner.  Love,  Raj

Several days later, Raj received an email from his Mother which read:

Dear  Son,  I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Anjali neither I'm not saying that you do not' sleep with Anjali. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her OWN bed, she would have found the silver curry plate container by now that's placed under her pillow...  Love,  Mom.

Another Sad Love Story

Daniel and Jasmine are sitting alone in the park one night....

Daniel: I guess we are the left overs in this world

Jasmine: I think so... All of my friends have boyfriends and we are only the 2 persons left in this world without any special person in our lives

Daniel: Yup, I don't know what to do.

Jasmine: I know! We'll play a game.

Daniel: What game?

Jasmine: I'll be your girl friend for 30 days and you will be my boy friend.

Daniel: That's a great plan in fact I don't have anything to do for the following weeks...

DAY 1:

They watch their first movie and they both touched in a romantic film

DAY 4:

They went to the beach and have a picnic...Daniel and Jasmine have their quality time together

DAY 12:

Daniel invited Jasmine to a circus and they ride on a Horror House... Jasmine was scared and she touched Daniel's hand but he touched someone else's hand and they both laughed...

DAY 15:

They saw a fortune teller down the road and they asked for their future advice and the fortune teller said: "My darling, Please don't waste the time of your life... Spend the rest of your time together happily. Then tears flow out from the teller's eyes.

DAY 20:

Jasmine invited Daniel to go to the hill and they saw a meteor...Jasmine mumbled something

DAY 28:

They sat on the bus and because of a bumby road Jasmine gave her first kiss to Daniel by accident

DAY 29:

11:37pm

Jasmine and Daniel sat in the park where they first decided to play this game...

Daniel: I'm tired Jasmine... Do you want any drinks? I'll buy you one... I'll just go down the road.

Jasmine: Apple Juice, that's all.

Daniel: Wait for me...

20 minutes later... a stranger approached Jasmine

Stranger: Are you a friend of Daniel?

Jasmine: Why? Yes! What happened?

Stranger: A reckless drunken driver ran over Daniel and he is critical in the hospital.

11:57pm

The doctor went out of the emergency room and he handed out an apple juice and a letter.

Doctor: We found this in Daniel's pocket

Jasmine reads the letter and it says:

Jasmine, This past few days, I realized you are a really cute girl and I am really falling for you...Your cherish smile your everything when we played this game... Before this game would end... I would like you to be my girlfriend for the rest of my life... I love you Jasmine...

Jasmine crumples the paper and shouted:

"Daniel! I don't want you to die... I love you... Remember that night when we saw a meteor, I mumbled something... I mumbled that I wish we would be together forever and never end this game. Please don't leave me Daniel... I love you! You cannot do this to me!"

Then the clock strikes 12

Daniel's heart stop pumping

THEN IT WAS THE 30TH DAY........

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Always love your loved ones and show them how you feel before it is too late... You will never know when they will be gone from your embrace... If you were given a time to bestow petals of everlasting compassion and love to your loved ones? Today is the day... Love them while they are still here...

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Give in order to Receive - the Bryan Anderson story

One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help.

So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she looked worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.

He said, "I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson."

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, "And think of me."

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair.

She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan.

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: "You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you."

Under the napkin were four more $100.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day.

That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, "Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson."

Frying Pan

Two men went fishing. One was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn't. Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep it fresh. Whenever the inexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he threw it back.

The experienced fisherman watched this go on all day and finally got tired of seeing the man waste good fish. 'Why do you keep throwing back all the big fish you catch?' he asked.

The inexperienced fisherman replied, 'I only have a small frying pan..'

Sometimes, like that fisherman, we throwback the big plans, big dreams, big jobs, big opportunities that God gives us. Our faith is too small.

We laugh at that fisherman who didn't figure out that all he needed was a bigger frying pan, yet how ready are we to increase the size of our faith?

Whether it's a problem or a possibility, God will never give you anything bigger than you can handle. That means we can confidently walk into anything God brings our way.

Nothing is too big for God ....

God and Spider!!

During World War II, an US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the cross fire he had lost touch with his comrades.

Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to several small caves in the rock. Quickly he crawled inside one of the caves. Although safe for the moment, he realized that once the enemy soldiers looking for him swept up the ridge, they would quickly search all the caves and he would be killed.

As he waited, he prayed: "Lord, if it be your will, please protect me. Whatever your will though, I love you and trust you."

After praying, he lay quietly listening to the enemy begin to draw close. He thought, well, I guess the Lord isn't going to help me out of this one. Then he saw a spider begin to build a web over the front of his cave. As he watched, listening to the enemy searching for him all the while, the spider layered strand after strand of web across the opening of the cave.

"Hah!" he thought. "What I need is a brick wall and what the Lord has sent me is a spider web. God does have a sense of humor."

As the enemy drew closer he watched from the darkness of his hideout and could see them searching one cave after another. As they came to his, he got ready to make his last stand. To his amazement, however, after glancing in the direction of his cave, they moved on. Suddenly, he realized that with the spider web over the entrance, his cave looked as if no one had entered for quite a while.

"Lord, forgive me", prayed the young man. "I had forgotten that in you a spider's web is stronger than a brick wall."

We all face times of great trouble. When we do, it is so easy to forget the victories that God would work in our lives, sometimes in the most surprising ways.

Have an awesome day, and know that someone who thinks you're great has thought about you today.

A SAD LOVE STORY

I recollected this story that I had read a long back... I was searching for the e-mail in my old e-mailbox, which I rarely use these days; and yes I got it, the e-mail dated 28 Feb 2007. 

A Sad Love Story telling us not to be afraid of expressing our Feelings. 

Hi.

I am Jo. I have a boyfriend who grew up with me. His name is Jin. I always thought of him as a friend until last year, when we went to a trip from a club. I found that I fell in love with him. Before that trip was over, I took a step and confessed my love for him. And soon, we became a pair of lovers, but we loved each other in different ways. I always concentrated on him only, but by his side, there were so many other girls. To me, he was the only one, but to him, may be I was just another girl...

"Jin, do you want to go watch a movie?" I asked. 

"I can't" 

"Why? You need to study at home?" I felt disappointment grabbing me. 

"No... I am going to meet a friend."

He was always like that. He met girls in front of me, like it was nothing. To him, I was just a girlfriend. The word 'love' only came out from my mouth. Since I knew him, I had never heard him say ‘I love you’ before. To us, there weren't any anniversaries at all. He didn't say anything from the first day and it continued till 100 days... 200 days. .. Everyday, before we say goodbye, he would just hand me a doll, everyday, without fail. I don’t know why... 

Then one day... 

Me: Um, Jin, I ... 

Jin: What...don’t drag, just say.. 

Me: I love you. 

Jin: ... ...you ...um, just take this doll and go home. 

That was how he ignored my ‘three words’ and handed me the doll. Then he disappeared, like he was running away. The dolls, I received from him everyday, filled my room, one by one. There were many...Then one day came, my 15th year old birthday. When I got up in the morning, I pictured a party with him, and stranded myself in my room, waiting for his call. But... lunch passed, dinner passed... and soon the sky was dark... he still didn't call. It was already tiring to look at the phone anymore. Then around 2 am in the morning, he suddenly called me and woke me from my sleep. He told me to come out of the house. Still, I felt joy and I ran out happily.

Me: Jin... 

Jin: Here... take this 

...Again, he handed me a little doll. 

Me: What’s this? 

Jin: I didn't give it to you yesterday, so I am giving it to you now. I’m going home now, bye. 

Me: Wait, wait! Do you know what today is? 

Jin: Today? Huh? 

I felt so sad, I thought he would remember my birthday. He turned around and walked away like nothing had happen. Then I shouted... “Wait...” 

Jin: You have something to say? 

Me: Tell me, tell me you love me... 

Jin: What?! 

Me: Tell me 

I put my pathetic self behind and clung on to him. But he just said simple cold words and left. 

“I don’t want to say... that I love someone, so easily; if you are desperate to hear it, then find someone else.” 

That was what he said. Then he ran off. My legs felt numb... and I collapsed to the ground. He didn't want to say it easily... How could he.... I felt that... Maybe he is not the right guy for me... 

After that day, I stranded myself at home crying, just crying. He didn't call me, although I was waiting. He just continued handing me a little doll every morning outside my house. That's how those dolls piled up in my room... everyday. 

After a month, I got myself together and went to school. But what made the pain resurface was that... I saw him on a street... with another girl... He had a smile on his face, one that he never showed me... as he touched the doll... I ran straight back home and looked at the dolls in my room, and tears fell... Why did he gave these to me...? Those dolls are probably picked out by some other girls... In a fit of anger, I threw the dolls around. Then suddenly, the phone rang. It was him. He told me to come out to the bus stop outside my house. I tried to calm myself down and walked to the bus stop. I kept reminding myself that I am going to forget him, that... it's going to end. Then he came into my sight, holding a big doll. 

Jin: Jo, I thought you were pissed, you really came? 

I couldn't help hating him, acting like nothing had happen and joking around. Soon, he held out the doll as usual... 

Me: I don’t need it. 

Jin: What... why... 

I grabbed the doll from his hands and threw it on the road. 

Me: I don’t need this doll, I don’t need it anymore!! I don’t want to see a person like you again! 

I spitted out all the words that were inside me. However, unlike other days, his eyes very shaking. 

"I'm sorry". He apologized in a tiny voice. He then walked over to the road to pick up the doll... 

Me: You stupid! Why are you picking up the doll?! Just throw it away!!! 

But he ignored me and just went to pick the doll. Then... 

Honk~ Honk~ 

With a loud honk, a big truck was heading towards him. 

“Jin! Move! Move away!” I shouted... But he didn't hear me, he squatted down and picked up the doll. 

“Jin, move!” HONK~!! “Boom!” That sound, so terrifying. 

That’s how he went away from me. That’s how he went away without even opening his eyes to say one word to me. 

After that day, I had to go through everyday with guiltiness and the sadness of losing him... And after spending two months like a crazy person... I took out the dolls. 

Those were the only gifts he left me since the day we started going out. I remembered the days I spent with him and started to count the days... when we were in love... 

“One...two... three...” That was how... I started to count the dolls... 

“Four hundred and eighty four... four hundred and eighty five...” 

It all ended with 485 dolls. 

I then started to cry again, with a doll in my arms. I hugged it tightly, then suddenly... 

“I love you~, I love you~” I dropped the dolls, shocked. 

“I....lo..ve. ..you??” I picked up the dolls and pressed its stomach. 

“I love you~ I love you~” It can't be! I pressed all the dolls' stomach as it piled on the side. 

“I love you~” 

“I love you~” 

“I love you~” 

Those words came out non-stop. I...love you... Why didn't I realize that....That his heart was always by my side, protecting me. Why didn't I realize that he loves me this much...? I took out the doll under the bed and pressed its stomach that was the last doll, the one that fell on the road. It had his blood stain on it. The voice came out, the on that I was missing so much... 

“Jo...Do you know what today is? We have loved each other for 486 days. Do you know what 486 is? I couldn't say I love you.... Um... since I was too shy... If you forgive me and take this doll, I will say that I love you... everyday... till I die... Jo... I love you...” 

The tears came flowing out of me. Why? Why? I asked god, why do I only know about all this now? He can’t be by my side, but he loved me until his last minute... 

For that... and for that reason... to me... it became courage... to live a beautiful life....

P.S.: If it did hurt anyone, then 'I am Sorry!'

Just like marriage...

Nasrudin spent the entire autumn working his garden. The flowers had blossomed in the spring - and Nasrudin noticed a few dandelions appearing, which he hadn't planted.

Nasrudin tore them up. But the pollen had already spread and others began to grow. He tried to find a weed killer which only killed dandelions. A specialist told him any type of poison would end up killing all the other flowers. In despair, he went to ask a gardener for help.

"It is like a marriage" said the gardener. "Along with the good things, a few little inconveniences always appear."

"What can I do?" insisted Nasrudin.

"Learn how to love them. Although they are flowers you did not count on, they are still part of the garden."

~ Paulo Coelho

Self Appraisal

A BEAUTIFUL STORY

A little boy went to a telephone booth which was at the cash counter of a store and dialed a number.
The store-owner was in earshot and could listen to the conversation:

Boy : "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?"
Woman : (at the other end of the phone line) "I already have someone to cut my lawn."
Boy : "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price than the person who cuts your lawn now."
Woman : "I'm very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn."
Boy : (with more perseverance) "Lady, I'll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free."
Woman : "No, thank you."


With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, smiled, walked over to the boy.

Store Owner : "Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."
Boy : "No thanks,"
Store Owner : "But you were really pleading for one."
Boy : "No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!"

This is called... .........................."Self Appraisal"

Rescue at sea

I have a friend during Toastmasters journey - Mr. Ajit Dembla. He always posts beautiful stories in Google Buzz and I always add those stories to this blog. When I feel like reading my past blogs, I go through some of those and they gave me real joy. Here's one of those stories. Enjoy.

Years ago, in a small fishing village, a volunteer rescue team was formed to help in cases of emergency. One night the winds raged, the clouds burst and a gale force storm capsized a fishing boat at sea. Stranded and in trouble, the crew sent out an S.O.S. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers assembled in the town square overlooking the bay. While the team fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited restlessly, holding lanterns to light the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling exhausted on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have capsized the rescue boat and all would have been lost.

Frantically, the captain called for another volunteer team to go after the lone survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, pleading, "Please don’t go. Your father died in a shipwreck 10 years ago and your older brother, Paul, has been lost at sea for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left."

You have 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?

When Lion goes to U.S.?

In a poor zoo of India , a lion was frustrated as he was offered not more than 1 kg meat a day. 

The lion thought its prayers were answered when one U.S. Zoo Manager visited the zoo and requested the zoo management to shift the lion to the U.S. Zoo. 

The lion was so happy and started thinking of a central A/C environment, a goat or two every day and a U.S. Green Card also. On its first day after arrival, the lion was offered a big bag, sealed very nicely for breakfast. 

The lion opened it quickly but was shocked to see that it contained few bananas. Then the lion thought that may be they cared too much for him as they were worried about his stomach as he had recently shifted from India . 

The next day the same thing happened. On the third day again the same food bag of bananas was delivered. 

The lion was so furious, it stopped the delivery boy and blasted at him, "Don't you know I am the Lion... king of the Jungle..., what's wrong with your management? what nonsense is this? why are you delivering bananas to me?"

The delivery boy politely said, "Sir, I know you are the king of the jungle but... Did you know that you have been brought here on a monkey's visa !!!!!" 

Moral of Story: Better to be a Lion in India than a Monkey elsewhere !!! 

The 2 wishes... #Hilarious

A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him, and as he sits down, the waitress comes over and asks for their order.

The man says, "I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the ostrich. "What's yours?" "I'll have the same," says the ostrich.

A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will be $6.40 please," and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out exact change for payment.

The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says, "I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and the ostrich says, "I'll have the same." Once again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.

Why Love is blind?

Once all the feelings decided to play hide and seek.

Pain started counting and all others were hiding.
Lie said it will hide near tree, but didn’t do that!
Love hides in a rose bush.
Everyone hide in different places.
Everyone was caught except love.
But Anger gave clue about love.
So pain jumped on the bush and dragged it out.
Because of thorns in the bush, love lost its both eyes and hence God cursed pain and it was ordered to be with love forever.

Till today, love is blind and pain always accompanies it!!

Pull, Buddy, Pull

An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a desolated area. Luckily, a local farmer came to help with his big strong horse named Buddy.

He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, "Pull, Nellie, pull!" Buddy didn't move.

Then the farmer hollered, "Pull, Buster, pull!" Buddy didn't respond.

Once more the farmer commanded, "Pull, Coco, pull!" Nothing.

Then the farmer nonchalantly said, "Pull, Buddy, pull!" And the horse easily dragged the car out of the ditch.

The motorist was most appreciative and very curious. He asked the farmer why he called his horse by the wrong name three times.

"Well... Buddy is blind and if he thought he was the only one pulling, he wouldn't even try!"

Illiterate mother / अनपढ़ माँ !!!

मेरी अनपढ़ माँ
वास्तव में अनपढ़ नहीं है
वह बातचीत के दौरान
पिताजी का
चेहरा पढ़ लेती है
काल-पात्र-स्थान के अनुरूप
बात की दिशा
मोड़ सकती है
झगड़े की सम्भावनाओं को
भाँप कर
कोई भी बात
ख़ूबसूरत मोड़ पर लाकर
छोड़ सकती है

My illiterate mother
is actually not illiterate.
During a conversation
She could always read
My father’s face
and assuming some tension
which could lead to some contention,
she could alter the direction of the
conversation.
Judging the time, place and person,
She could redirect everything
to a beautiful note.

दर्द होने पर
हल्दी के साथ दूध पिला
पूरे देह का पीड़ा को
मार देती है
और नज़र लगने पर
सरसों के तेल में
रूई की बाती भिगो
नज़र भी उतार देती है

If in pain, her concoction of
milk & turmeric would kill
all the pain,
a cotton wick soaked in
the mustard oil, she could
save you from all evil eyes.

अगरबत्ती की ख़ुश्बू से
सुबह-शाम
सारा घर महकाती है
बिना काम किए भी
परिवार तो रात को
थक कर सो जाता है
लेकिन वो
सारा दिन काम करके भी
परिवार की चिन्ता में
रात भर सो नहीं पाती है।

The fragrance of her incense
would keep the whole house
fragrant, day & night.
Without doing any hard work,
the whole family would sleep
tired at night.
She, working the whole day,
thinking about the family wouldn’t
get a good night’s sleep.

सच!
कोई भी माँ
अनपढ़ नहीं होती
सयानी होती है
क्योंकि
ढेर सारी डिग्रियाँ
बटोरने के बावजूद
बेटियों को
उसी से सीखना पड़ता है
कि गृहस्थी
कैसे चलानी होती है।

True, no mother is illiterate.
They are clever,
because even after
accumulating many degrees,
a daughter has to learn from
her mother,
how to run a family?

The House of 1000 Mirrors

Lesson from a Failed Experiment

This is a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others ?

He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor — a veritable sea of milk !

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said, “Robert, I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up ?” Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that ? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer ?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.

His mother then said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

What a wonderful lesson ! This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about.

Well, I don't know the name of the Scientist. However, I like the lesson, and the way of dealing with kids.

Why walk when you can fly!

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Feb 1 Murali Basati: Why walk when you can fly!"

Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons from Arabia. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained. Months passed and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.

The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly. He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch.

Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, "May be I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem."

So he cried out to his court, "Go and get a farmer."

In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, "Bring me the doer of this miracle."

The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, "How did you make the falcon fly?"

With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, " It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting."

We are all made to fly -- to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But at times we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they

remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, the mundane. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of "exciting, thrilling and fulfilling."

So let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight.

We - the poor antz

Are You Waiting To Be Called…?

Back when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was listed.

When he arrived, he entered a large, busy office filled with noise and clatter, including the sound of the telegraph in the background. A sign on the receptionist's counter instructed job applicants to fill out a form and wait until they were summoned to enter the inner office.

The young man filled out his form and sat down with the seven other applicants in the waiting area. After a few minutes, the young man stood up, crossed the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in.

Naturally the other applicants perked up, wondering what was going on. They muttered among themselves that they hadn't heard any summons yet. They assumed that the young man who went into the office made a mistake and would be disqualified.

Within a few minutes, however, the employer escorted the young man out of the office and said to the other applicants, "Gentlemen, thank you very much for coming, but the job has just been filled."

The other applicants began grumbling to each other, and one spoke up saying, "Wait a minute, I don't understand. He was the last to come in, and we never even got a chance to be interviewed. Yet he got the job. That's not fair!"

The employer said, "I'm sorry, but the last several minutes while you've been sitting here, the telegraph has been ticking out the following message in Morse Code: 'If you understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.' None of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. The job is his."

We are so busy living in a world that is full of noise and clatter, like that office. People are distracted and unable to hear their inner voice... So I ask you, as I ask myself, "Are you listening, or are you waiting to be called?"

~ Author Unknown

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"There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls." ~ Howard Thurman