On a casual note... LESSONS OF LIFE -Enjoy it's every Moment !!!

[vaibhavvd]

A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits (phone numbers).
The store-owner observed and listened 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 of 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 your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida
 Woman: No, thank you.
 With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all this, 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 what we call "Self Appraisal"
Highly Recommended....

[qorax]

@ Vaibhav
Good one there buddy!

[qorax]

8-EIGHT CLUES TO HAPPINESS
By- KHUSHWANT SINGH


Having lived a reasonably contented life, I was musing over what a person should strive for to achieve happiness. I drew up a list of a few essentials which I put forward for the readers' appraisal.

1. First and foremost is GOOD HEALTH. If you do not enjoy good health you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct from your happiness.  

2. Second, A HEALTHY BANK BALANCE. It need not run into crores but should be enough to provide for creature comforts and something to spare for recreation, like eating out, going to the pictures, travelling or going on holidays on the hills or by the sea. Shortage of money can be only demoralizing. Living on credit or borrowing is demeaning and lowers one in one's own eyes.  

3. Third, A HOME OF YOUR OWN. Rented premises can never give you the snug feeling of a nest which is yours for keeps that a home provides: if it has a garden space, all the better. Plant your own trees and flowers, see them grow and blossom, cultivate a sense of kinship with them.  

4. Fourth, AN UNDERSTANDING COMPANION, be it your spouse or a friend. If there are too many misunderstandings, they will rob you of your peace of mind. It is better to be divorced than to bicker all the time.  

5. Fifth, LACK OF ENVY towards those who have done better than you in life; risen higher, made more money, or earned more fame. Envy can be very corroding; avoid comparing yourself with others.  

6. Sixth, DO NOT ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE to descend on you for gup-shup. By the time you get rid of them, you will feel exhausted and poisoned by their gossip-mongering.
  
7. Seventh, CULTIVATE SOME HOBBIES which can bring you a sense of fulfilment, such as gardening, reading, writing, painting, playing or listening to music. Going to clubs or parties to get free drinks or to meet celebrities is criminal waste of time.  

8. Eighth, every morning and evening, devote 15 minutes to INTROSPECTION. In the morning, 10 minutes should be spent on stilling the mind and then five in listing things you have to do that day. In the evening, five minutes to still the mind again, and ten to go over what you had undertaken to do.  

RICHNESS is not Earning More, Spending More or Saving More, but...  
"RICHNESS IS WHEN YOU NEED NO MORE"

Qorax

[Canadian4U]

8-EIGHT CLUES TO HAPPINESS
By- KHUSHWANT SINGH


"RICHNESS IS WHEN YOU NEED NO MORE"[/b]

Qorax

Gud1.. Thanks for sharing.

[mrdynamo]

A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits (phone numbers).
The store-owner observed and listened 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 of 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 your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida
 Woman: No, thank you.
 With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all this, 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 what we call "Self Appraisal"
Highly Recommended....

hahahahahahaha............very GREAT..a good idea to check what boss thinks about an employee.

[mrdynamo]

8-EIGHT CLUES TO HAPPINESS
By- KHUSHWANT SINGH


Having lived a reasonably contented life, I was musing over what a person should strive for to achieve happiness. I drew up a list of a few essentials which I put forward for the readers' appraisal.

1. First and foremost is GOOD HEALTH. If you do not enjoy good health you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct from your happiness.  

2. Second, A HEALTHY BANK BALANCE. It need not run into crores but should be enough to provide for creature comforts and something to spare for recreation, like eating out, going to the pictures, travelling or going on holidays on the hills or by the sea. Shortage of money can be only demoralizing. Living on credit or borrowing is demeaning and lowers one in one's own eyes.  

3. Third, A HOME OF YOUR OWN. Rented premises can never give you the snug feeling of a nest which is yours for keeps that a home provides: if it has a garden space, all the better. Plant your own trees and flowers, see them grow and blossom, cultivate a sense of kinship with them.  

4. Fourth, AN UNDERSTANDING COMPANION, be it your spouse or a friend. If there are too many misunderstandings, they will rob you of your peace of mind. It is better to be divorced than to bicker all the time.  

5. Fifth, LACK OF ENVY towards those who have done better than you in life; risen higher, made more money, or earned more fame. Envy can be very corroding; avoid comparing yourself with others.  

6. Sixth, DO NOT ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE to descend on you for gup-shup. By the time you get rid of them, you will feel exhausted and poisoned by their gossip-mongering.
  
7. Seventh, CULTIVATE SOME HOBBIES which can bring you a sense of fulfilment, such as gardening, reading, writing, painting, playing or listening to music. Going to clubs or parties to get free drinks or to meet celebrities is criminal waste of time.  

8. Eighth, every morning and evening, devote 15 minutes to INTROSPECTION. In the morning, 10 minutes should be spent on stilling the mind and then five in listing things you have to do that day. In the evening, five minutes to still the mind again, and ten to go over what you had undertaken to do.  

RICHNESS is not Earning More, Spending More or Saving More, but...  
"RICHNESS IS WHEN YOU NEED NO MORE"

Qorax

VERY-WELL SAID.......THANKS for sharing 'golden ideas' of prominent person like Kushwant singh.

+1 for you sir

[qorax]

Honorable MEN!
A fable being retold - with a take on Charlie's Angels...
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A must Read for Every Man and of course Women (to understand men!)


One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the water.

As he sat sobbing at his loss, the Lord appeared from the river and enquired, "Why are you crying, son?"

The woodcutter narrated his woes; and how badly he needed his axe to make a living.

The Lord went under water for sometime and when he reappeared he had a golden axe in his hand. "Is this your axe, son?" the Lord asked.

The woodcutter, being a truthful soul, replied, "No."

The Lord dipped again and when he came-up this time, he had a silver axe. "Is this your axe, my child?" the Lord asked.

Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."

So, the Lord repeated his act and came up with an ordinary wood-iron axe. "I'm sure this one is yours?" the Lord smilingly mused.

The woodcutter was overjoyed; and responded, "Yes, yes, yes."

The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty, blessed him and gave him all three axes to keep. And the woodcutter went home happy.

Some days later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the riverbank; and this time she fell into the river, unfortunately, at the same very spot.

When he cried out, albeit in sorrow, the Lord again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"

"Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!"

The Lord, in his same demeanor, vanished into the river; and in a while reappeared with CAMERON DIAZ in his arms. "Is this your wife, my son?" the Lord asked.

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"Yes," cried the woodcutter, in an instant, in utter joy!!!

The Lord got furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!" he retorted.

The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. This is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to CAMERON DIAZ, You would have dipped & come up with DREW BARRYMORE or LUCY LU. -Then if I had said 'no' to either, you would have again taken a dip & reappeared with my wife. To which, I'd have off course said 'yes.' And had I said that you would have definitely blessed me with all the three."

"Lord, I am a poor man, and wouldn't be able to take care of all the three ladies - aka my wives. And those poor 'divas' would have starved to death; and 'cursed you' all their lives, whatever was left of it. So, THAT'S WHY, you see, I said 'yes' to CAMERON DIAZ."

The Lord was speechless...

The moral of this story is:
Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and honorable reason; and for the benefit of others.
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That's our story. And we're sticking to it! -
"WE ARE HONORABLE MEN, AREN'T WE?"

Qorax

[SunnyDXB]

Captain, This is a good one.

[vaibhavvd]

No history teacher told us the following(I suppose) ... {not sure about the sanctity of the matter, if its wrong plz excuse me.. }

           Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
           John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.


           Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
           John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.


           Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
           Both wives lost a child while living in the WhiteHouse.


           Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

           Both Presidents were shot in the head.


           Now it gets really weird.



           Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
           Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.


           Both were assassinated by Southerners.
           Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

           Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808
           Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908


           John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born 1839

           Lee Ha rvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born 1939

           Both assassins were known by their three names.
           Both names are composed of fifteen letters.


           Now hang on to your seat !

           Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford."
           Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford."


           Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.



           And here's the "kicker":


           A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
           A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.


           Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse.
           Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theater.


Guys please forgive me if any of the above matter is incorrect.

[lakhvinder.kaur]

The moral of this story is:
Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and honorable reason; and for the benefit of others.
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That's our story. And we're sticking to it! -
"WE ARE HONORABLE MEN, AREN'T WE?"

Qorax

Oh really? is that so? 

[canada1234]

That's our story. And we're sticking to it! -
"WE ARE HONORABLE MEN, AREN'T WE?"[/color]

Qorax

Of course Qorax. You are certainly a Honorable Man. And we all should be too.
I have heard this story before, but how you potrayed it is phenomenal.

[qorax]

Lessons of Life -- once again...

There once lived a great mathematician in a village. He was often called by the king to advice on matters related to the economy. His reputation had reached far & wide. So it hurt him very much when the village headman told him, "You may be a great mathematician who advises the king, but your son does not know the value of gold or silver."

The mathematician called his son and enquired, "What is more valuable - gold or silver?" "Gold," said the son. "That is correct. Why is it then that the village headman makes fun of you, claims you do not know the value of either? He taunts me every day... mocks me before other village elders as a father who neglects his son. This hurts me because you do or act in someway, which contradicts. Explain this to me, son."

So, the son of the mathematician, told his father the reason why the village headman carried this impression...

"You see, Pa, very day on my way to school, the village headman calls me to his house. There, in front of all village elders, he holds out a SILVER coin in one hand and a GOLD coin in other. He asks me to pick up the more valuable coin. I pick the silver coin. He laughs, the elders jeer, everyone makes fun of me. And then I go to school. This happens every day. That is why they tell you I do not know the value of gold or silver."

The father was aghast! His son knew the value of gold & silver, and yet when asked to choose between either - he always picked the silver one. "Why don't you pick up the GOLD COIN?" he asked alarmingly.

In response, the son took the father to his room and showed him a box. In the box were at least a Thousand SILVER COINS, if not more. Turning to his father, the mathematician's son replied, "The day I pick up the gold coin the game STOPS. They will stop having fun and I will stop making money."

The Son of a Mathematecian, PEDIGREE ehh?

The bottom line is:
Sometimes in life, we have to play the fool because our seniors & peers, and sometimes even our juniors, like it. That does not mean we lose in the game of life. It just means - allowing others to win in one arena of the game, while we win in the other. We have to choose which arena matters to us and which do not.

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY...

Qorax

[atul.amin]

God grant me serenity to accept the things I can not change... courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference...!!

[mrdynamo]

God grant me serenity to accept the things I can not change... courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference...!!

very good saying....GOD is Great.

[lakhvinder.kaur]

Just to laugh..
See what happens when.....
Peg after peg


I never take risk while drinking
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When I come from office in the evening, wife is cooking
I can hear the noise of utensils in the kitchen
I stealthily enter the house
Take out the bottle from my black cupboard
Shivaji Maharaj is looking at me from the photo frame
But still no one is aware of it
Becoz I never take a risk
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I take out the glass from the rack above the old sink
Quickly enjoy one peg
Wash the glass and again keep it on the rack
Of course I also keep the bottle inside my cupboard
Shivaji Maharaj is giving a smile
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I peep into the kitchen
Wife is cutting potatoes
No one is aware of what I did
Becoz I never take a risk.
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I to my wife : Any news on chopra's daughter's marriage
Wife : Nope, she doesn't seem to be that lucky. Still they are looking
out for her .
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I again come out; there is a small noise of the black cupboard
But I don't make any sound while taking out the bottle
I take out the glass from the old rack above sink
Quickly enjoy one peg
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Wash the  bottle and keep it in the sink
Also keep the Black Glass in the cupboard
But still no one is aware of what I did
Becoz I never take a risk
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I to Wife : But still I think chopra's daughter's age is not that much
Wife: What are you saying? She is 28 yrs old... like an aged horse
I: (I forgot her age is 28) Oh Oh...
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I again take out potatoes out from my black cupboard
But the cupboard's place has automatically changed
I take out the bottle from the rack and quickly enjoy one peg in the
sink .
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Shivaji Maharaj laughs loudly
I keep the rack in the potatoes & wash Shivaji Maharaj's photo & keep it
in the black cupboard ..
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Wife is keeping the sink on the stove
But still no one is aware of what I did
Becoz I never take a risk.
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I to Wife: (getting angry) you call Mr. chopra a horse? If you say that
again, I will cut your tongue...!
Wife: Don't just blabber something, go out and sit quietly....
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I take out the bottle from the potatoes
Go in the black cupboard and enjoy a peg
Wash the sink and keep it over the rack
Wife is giving a smile.
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Shivaji Maharaj is still cooking
But still no one is aware of what I did
Becoz I never take a risk.
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I to Wife : (laughing) So chopra is marrying a horse!!
Wife: Hey go and sprinkle some water on your face...
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I again go to the kitchen, and quietly sit on the rack
Stove is also on the rack
There is a small noise of bottles from the room outside .
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I peep and see that wife is enjoying a peg in the sink
But none of the horses are aware of what I did
Becoz Shivaji Maharaj never takes a risk .
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Chopra is still cooking
And I am looking at my wife from the photo and laughing
Becoz I never take...... never take ..... never take what???
I never
take a potato I think...