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

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"A small boy was auditioning with his classmates for a school play. His mother knew that he'd set his heart on being in the play - just like all the other children hoped too - and she feared how he would react if he was not chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, the little boy's mother went to the school gates to collect her son. The little lad rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement. "Guess what Mum," he shouted, and then said the words that provide a lesson to us all, "I've been chosen to clap and cheer."

Regards, Spartan!

A great one....thanks for sharing!

 

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School - 1962 vs. 2012

Scenario-1:
Johnny and Mark get into a fight after school...

1962 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.

2012 - Police called, arrests Johnny and Mark... Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. Both children go to anger management programs for 3 months. School governors hold meeting to implement bullying prevention programmes

Scenario-2:
Robbie won't be still in class, disrupts other students...

1962 - Robbie sent to office and given 6 of the best(!) by Principal Nelson. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2012 - Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie! Tested for ADHD. Robbie's parents get fortnightly disability payments and School gets extra funding from government because Robbie has a disability.

Scenario-3:
Billy breaks a window of his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt...

1962 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2012 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and later - joins a gang !

Scenario-4:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school...

1962 - Mark gets a glass of water from Principal Nelson to take that aspirin and told to relax for a while in the library.

2012 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug taking. His parents car and home searched for drugs and weapons. They all are in FBI watch list, for God knows how long !

Scenario-5:
Johnny takes apart leftover fireworks from Guy Fawkes night, puts them in a paint can & blows up a wasp's nest...

1962 - Wasps die.

2012 - Police & Anti-Terrorism Squad summoned. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, home and dad's office (as well as their friend's & relative's) searched, investigate parents, friends, relatives (and whoever they have spoken to ever); siblings removed from home, computers confiscated. Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again !

Scenario-6:
Johnny falls while running during break and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Ms. Mary. She hugs him to comfort him and gives him a candy...

1962 - In a short while Johnny feels better and goes on playing. Has a natural school day.

2012 - Ms. Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in Prison. Has a life-long record too. While Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy. Oh, Mary hates children nowadays !

Ps.:
How stupid have we become !

Qorax

Great analysis!

 

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Be nice to others

because

TIME WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE...



One day you will no longer be the 'big dog'... Just the 'old dog'!

Qorax

The beautiful world could have been 'out-of-war' if everyone could realize!

 

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The important things in life

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car.

The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

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[qorax]

The important things in life
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If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

Good one there !

 

[spartan300]

The important things in life


Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

Good one...keep on posting ....

Regards, Spartan!

 

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Good one there !

Thanks Sir...U are the inspiration!

 

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Good one...keep on posting ....

Regards, Spartan!

Thanks mate!

 

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How are you building your life?

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.

The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my gift to you.”

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort.

Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized, we would have done it differently. Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

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[spartan300]

How are you building your life?



When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my gift to you.”

Good one...

Regards, Spartan

 

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Good one...

Regards, Spartan

Thanks again!

 

[Kanamen]

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”
Edison replied very confidently, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have learned a lot. We know that there are two thousand elements which we cannot use to make a good light bulb.”

 

[ujwald]

Nice Stuff Kanamen

 

[Kanamen]

Life is Short. Spend much time as you can with loving and caring people who love you. Enjoy each moment

A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.
The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house.

 

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Life is Short. Spend much time as you can with loving and caring people who love you. Enjoy each moment

A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.
The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house.

Excellent one!