Archive for June 6, 2009

lesson for you

(thoughful stories)

  • A saleswoman sold a brightly coloured pair of trousers to a lad who seemed delighted with his purchase. The next day he was back to say he wanted to return the trousers. His reason, “My girlfriend does not like them.” A week later he was back again, all smiles, and wanting to buy the trousers. “Has your girl changed her mind?” asked the saleswoman. “Nope,” said the young fellow. “I’ve changed the girl.”
    Lesson: If u disagree too much, he/she can replace you.
  • Mother : “What does your girlfriend like in you.”
    Son : “She thinks I’m handsome, talented, clever and a good dancer.”
    Mother : “And what do you like about her?”
    Son : “She thinks I’m handsome, talented, clever and a good dancer.”
    Lesson: Most guys like people who like them as they are.
  • Two women friends met after many years.”Tell me,” said one, “What happened to your son?” “My son? The poor, poor lad!” sighed the other. What an unfortunate marriage he made — to a girl who won’t do a stitch of work in the house.She won’t cook, she won’t sew, she won’t wash or clean. All she does is sleep and loaf and read in bed. The poor boy even has to bring her breakfast in bed, would you believe it?”
    “That’s awful!! And what about your daughter?” “Ah — now she’s the lucky one!
    She married an angel. He won’t let her do a thing in the house. He has servants to do the cooking and sewing and washing and cleaning. And each morning he brings her breakfast in bed, would you believe it? All she does is sleep for as long as she wishes and pends the rest of the day relaxing and reading in bed.”
    Lesson: Double standards we set, but we are not aware we practise such unfair treatments.
  • A little boy was heartbroken to find his pet turtle lying on its back, lifeless and still, beside the pond. His father did his best to console him: “Don’t cry,son. We’ll arrange a lovely funeral for Mr Turtle. We’ll make him a little coffin all lined in silk and get the undertaker to make a headstone for his grave,with Mr turtle’s name carved on it. Then we’ll have fresh flowers placed on the grave each day and make a picket fence to go all around it.” The little dried his eyes and became enthusiatic about the project. When all was ready the cortege was formed father, mother, maid and child chief mourner – and began to move solemnly towards the pond to bring in the body. But the body had vanished. Suddenly they spied Mr Turtle emerging from the depths of the pond and swimming around merrily. The little boy stared at his friend in bitter disappointment,then said, “Let’s kill him.”
    Lesson : Most love are like this. It isn’t really you I care about, but the thrill I get from loving you.
  • One day Abraham invited a beggar to his tent for a meal. When grace was being said the man began to curse God, declaring he could not bear to hear His Name.Seized with indignation, Abraham drove the blasphemer away.When he was at his prayers that night, God said to him, “That man has cursed and reviled me for fifty years and yet I have given him food to eat every
    day. Could you not put up with him for a single meal?”
    Lesson: If the affected can tolerate it, who are we the busybodies to discriminate?

 

 

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Grateful

(thoughtful story)

When I pick up a person from the street, hungry ,I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread. But a person who is shut out, who feels unwanted, unloved, terrified, the person who has been thrown out of society – that spiritual poverty is much harder to overcome. Those who are materially poor can be very wonderful people.

One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street. And one of them was in a most terrible condition. I told the Sisters: “You take care of the other three; I will take care of the one who looks worse.”

So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face. She took hold of my hand, as she said one word only: “Thank you” – and she died.

I could not help but examine my conscience before her. And I asked:”What would I say if I were in her place?” And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself. I would have said: “I am hungry, I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain,” or something. But she gave me much more – she gave me her grateful love. And she died with a smile on her face.

Then there was the man we picked up from the drain, half eaten by worms and ,after we had brought him to the home, he only said, “I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am going to die as an angel, loved and cared for.” Then, after we had removed all the worms from his body, all he said, with a big smile, was: “Sister, I am going home to God” – and he died.

It was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that without blaming anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel – this is the greatness of people who are spiritually rich even when they are materially poor….

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WHEN CHILDREN LEARN

(thoughtful) By David L. Weatherford

  • When children learn that happiness is not found in what a person has but in who that person is,
  • When they learn that giving and forgiving are more rewarding than taking and avenging,
  • When they learn that suffering is not eased by self-pity, but overcome by inner resolve and spiritual strength,
  • When they learn that they can’t control the world around them, but they are the masters of their own souls,
  • When they learn that relationships will prosper if they value friendship over ego, compromise over pride, and listening over advising,
  • When they learn not to hate a person whose difference they fear, but to fear that kind of hate,
  • When they learn that there is pleasure in the power of lifting others up, not in the pseudo-power of pushing them down,
  • When they learn that praise from others is flattering but meaningless if it is not matched by self-respect,
  • When they learn that the value of a life is best measured not by the years spent accumulating possessions ,but by the moments spent giving of one’s self – sharing wisdom, inspiring hope, wiping tears and touching hearts,
  • When they learn that a person’s beauty is seen not with the eyes but with the heart; and that even though time and hardships may ravage one’s outer shell, they can enhance one’s character and perspective,
  • When they learn to withhold judgment of people ,knowing everyone is blessed with good and bad qualities ,and that the emergence of either often depends on the help given or hurt inflicted by others,
  • When they learn that every person has been given the gift of a unique self, and the purpose of life is to share the very best of that gift with the world,
  • When children learn these ideals and how to practice them in the art of good living, they will no longer be children — they will be blessings to those who know them, and worthy models for all the world. (JM)

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