Quotes collection from everywhere, inform me of the author, I will give due credit
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Speak thoughtfully
Once an old man spread rumors that his
neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the
young man was proven innocent. After being released he sued the old man for
wrongly accusing him.
In the court the old man told the Judge: "They were just comments, didn't harm anyone." The judge told the old man: "Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper. Cut them up and on the way home; throw the pieces of paper out. Tomorrow, come back to hear the judgment." Next day, the judge told the old man: "Before receiving the judgment, you will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday."
The old man said: "I can't do that! The wind spread them
and I won't know where to find them." The judge then replied: "The same way,
simple comments may destroy the honor of a man to such an extent that one is not
able to fix it.
If you can't speak well of someone,
rather don't say anything."
"Let's
all be masters of our mouths, so that we won't be slaves of our
words."
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The Power Of Focused Thoughts
Positive Healing
***I have been using this in my meditation for all whom were affected by Hurricane Sandy. Knowing love and healing know no distance.***
When you focus your thoughts in a positive healing way it can be used very successfully to aid in the healing of yourself, another, an animal, a plant, or even a situation!
All you have to do to start is find a quiet spot, no phones or disturbances. Now quietly listen to your breath, slowly and gently allow a sense of peace to come over you. Begin to fill yourself with a prevailing feeling of joy.
(An easy way to do this would be to think of something that fills you with unadulterated love, such as holding your own child, or maybe think of a puppy, use a thought that fills you full of pure compassionate love).
Feel this love and appreciation bubble up inside you. Now as you hold onto this feeling turn your thoughts to your chosen subject. In my case it is to all whom were affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Shower them with love.
You don't even have to spend a lot of time on this, just 5 minutes helps and this can be done while close to your subject, or from a distance, and no distance is too great.
Wishing everyone a safe and healthy holiday season.
Peace and Rain boots,
--- Copyright © 2012 Cynthia Farina
5 Tips To Stay Positive
Did you get a cheery "good morning" at the breakfast table this morning or just a grumble? Did you give a warm smile and happy greeting in return? Do you look people in the eye and give them your undivided attention when they speak? Do you really listen for a reply when you ask someone a question? Do you really care or do you insulate yourself from the negative views you hear each day?
I hope your response was positive to all the questions above, for none of us wants to be that negative person in life. How do we remain positive, when so many negative things happen around us each day?
- Make enthusiasm a daily habit. Wake up happy. Be thankful for the
day ahead. Think positively early in the day. It can carry you through
the hardest days. Don't let negative people predetermine your worth.
- Don't be a grudge collector. We can all recite incidents in
life when we felt slighted by someone, turned off by one's negative
actions, or even insulted by someone. It's easy to rekindle a negative
attitude
if we continue to remember those occasions or react to them. Forget
them. They're not worth reliving.
- Don't brag. Get high in doing good for your own self-worth, not
for recognition. If you seek to set yourself above others by your
deeds, you could quickly find that you are inadequate instead of proud.
- Have a positive support group. Make friends of those who have
this same attitude about life. You'll find the mutual support of each
other the reward you need to keep the proper positive attitude.
- Give God the glory for what you have. Make everyday the best day possible. Once the day is gone, it is gone forever.
--- Copyright © 2012 Bob Stoess
Bob Stoess is a Retired CEO, prolific writer and wonderful mentor.
The Night Before Christmas
Before this year I thought Christmas in my Ghanaian village came with many things. Christmas had always been for me one of the joyous religious festivals. It was the time for beautiful Christmas music on the streets, on radio, on television and everywhere.
Christmas had always been a religious celebration and the church started preparing way back in November. We really felt that we were preparing for the birth of the baby Jesus. Christmas was the time when relatives and friends visited each other so there were always people traveling and visiting with great joy from all the different ethnic groups. I always thought that was what Christmas was all about.
Oh, how I wished I had some of the traditional food consumed at the Christmas Eve dinner and the Christmas Day dinner. I remembered the taste of rice, chicken, goat, lamb, and fruits of various kinds. The houses were always decorated with beautiful paper ornaments. The children and all the young people loved to make and decorate their homes and schools with colorful crepe paper.
All of us looked forward to the Christmas Eve Service at our church. After the service there would be a joyous procession through the streets. Everyone would be in a gala mood with local musicians in a Mardi Gras mood.
Then on Christmas Day we all went back to church to read the scriptures and sing carols to remind us of the meaning of the blessed birth of the baby Jesus. We always thought that these were the things that meant Christmas.
After the Christmas service young people received gifts of special chocolate, special cookies and special crackers. Young people were told that the gifts come from Father Christmas, and this always meant Christmas for us. They also received new clothes and perhaps new pairs of shoes.
Meanwhile throughout the celebration everyone was greeted with the special greeting, "Afishapa," the Akan word meaning "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year." Oh how I wish that those memories were real tonight in order to bring us Christmas.
However, this Christmas Eve, things were different and I knew Christmas would never come. Every one was sad and desperate because of what happened last April when the so-called Army of Liberation attacked our village and took all the young boys and girls away.
Families were separated and some were murdered. We were forced to march and walk for many miles without food. We were often hungry and we were given very little food. The soldiers burned everything in our village and during our forced march we lost all sense of time and place.
Miraculously we were able to get away from the soldiers during one rainy night. After several weeks in the tropical forest we made our way back to our burned out village. Most of us were sick, exhausted, and depressed. Most of the members of our families were nowhere to be found. We had no idea what day or time it was.
This was the situation until my sick grandmother noticed the reddish and yellow flower we call "Fire on the Mountain" blooming in the middle of the marketplace where the tree had stood for generations and had bloomed for generations at Christmas time. For some reason it had survived the fire that had engulfed the marketplace.
I remembered how the nectar from this beautiful flower had always attracted insects making them drowsy enough to fall to the ground to become food for crows and lizards. We were surprised that the fire that the soldiers had started to burn the marketplace and the village did not destroy the "Fire on the Mountain" tree. What a miracle it was. Grandmother told us that it was almost Christmas because the flower was blooming. As far as she could remember this only occurred at Christmas time.
My spirits were lifted perhaps for a few minutes as I saw the flower. Soon I became sad again. How could Christmas come without my parents and my village? How could this be Christmas time, when we celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace because since April we have not known any peace, only war and suffering? How could we celebrate as grandmother instructed us to do before she died? Those were the last words she spoke before she died last night.
As I continued to think about past joyous Christmases and the present suffering, we heard the horn of a car and not just one horn but several cars approaching our village. At first we thought they were cars full of men with machine guns so we hid in the forest. To our surprise they were not soldiers and they did not have guns. They were just ordinary travelers.
It seemed the bridge over the river near our village had been destroyed last April as the soldiers left our village. Since it was almost dusk and there were rumors that there were land mines on the roads, they did not want to take any chances. Their detour had led them straight to our village.
When they saw us they were shocked and horrified at the suffering and the devastation all around us. Many of these travelers began to cry. They confirmed that tonight was really Christmas Eve. All of them were on their way to their villages to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. Now circumstances had brought them to our village at this time on this night before Christmas.
They shared the little food they had with us. They even helped us to build a fire in the center of the marketplace to keep us warm. In the middle of all this, my oldest sister became ill and could not stand up.
A short time after we returned to our village my grandmother told me that my oldest sister was expecting a baby. My sister had been in a state of shock and speechless since we all escaped from the soldiers. I was so afraid for my sister because we did not have any medical supplies and we were not near a hospital.
Some of the travelers and the villagers removed their shirts and clothes to make a bed for my sister to lie near the fire we had made. On that fateful night my sister gave birth to a beautiful baby boy.
This called for a celebration, war or no war. Africans have to dance and we celebrated until the rooster crowed at 6 a.m. We sang Christmas songs. Every one sang in his or her own language. For the first time all the pain and agony of the past few months went away.
When morning finally came my sister was asked, "What are you going to name the baby?" would you believe for the first time since our village was burned and all the young girls and boys were taken away, she spoke. She said, "His name is "Gye Nyame," which means "Except God I fear none." And so we celebrated Christmas that night.
Christmas really did come to our village that night, but it did not come in the cars or with the travelers. It came in the birth of my nephew in the midst of our suffering. We saw hope in what this little child could do.
This birth turned out to be the universal story of how bad things turned into universal hope, the hope we found in the Baby Jesus. A miracle occurred that night before Christmas and all of a sudden I knew we were not alone any more.
Now I knew there was hope and I had learned that Christmas comes in spite of all circumstances. Christmas is always within us all. Christmas came even to our Ghanaian village that night.
--- Copyright © 1999 Peter E. Adotey Addo
Good one
willpower
New Year
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
ठोकरें
वर्ना.. पत्थर तो अपना फ़र्ज़ निभा ही दिया करतें हैं,
कंगाल बने बैठे
किसी एक की चाहत में बस यूं ही कंगाल बने बैठे हैं हम…..
तारीख़ बदली है
तब दौर था पत्थर का, अब लोग हैं पत्थर के....
बेवफाई का हिसाब
एक आईना रख लिया है जेब में, उन को खुद का चेहरा दिखाने के लिए.
रात भर जागने का मज़ा
किसी की याद में रात भर जागने का भी अपना मज़ा है...... !!
इज़हार-ए-मुहोब्बत
गैरों से कर के इज़हार इसे, गुनाह उस ने बना डाला
खुश्क आँखों से रोना
तुझे दुनिया की नज़रों में गिराना, हमें आज भी मंज़ूर नहीं
Friday, November 30, 2012
Happiness for others
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
relationships
Situation and People
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Argument is bad but Discussion is good
Relations
Live like walking legs
Monday, October 29, 2012
Truth
Understand you
पाकीज़ा सज़ा
हाथ उठाते नहीं सिर्फ नज़रों से गिरा देते हैं ..!!!
Sunday, October 28, 2012
फुर्सत किसे है
यहाँ फुर्सत किसे है जो तेरे नखरे उठाएगा...huh.:-)))
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Friends
No one can steal the art
Life
True relation
Life
No one is perfect
Life
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
मुझे रोता सुना....
के है ये शोर सा कैसा.. बसे दीवार रोने का.....
Thursday, October 18, 2012
खैराती ख़ुशी ..
अपने ग़मों में भी रहता हूँ मैं नवाबों की तरह....
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
फिर नहीं बसते वो दिल
कब्रें जितनी भी सजा लो, वहां रौनक नहीं होती.....
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Three sides of story
There Are Always Three Sides To Every Story....
"Yours", "Their", & "Truth"...
People are not beautiful by look
Two tips
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Help friends
Frustration and Success
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Money can't buy
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Pressure of life
Monday, September 17, 2012
Power of Togetherness
Words Power
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Negative attitude
Friday, September 7, 2012
Better be silent sometimes
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Never Forget
Never stop caring for the little things in Life,
Never stop dreaming or give into strife.
Never stop building bridges that leads
to promising tomorrows,
Never stop trying or give into sorrow.
Never stop smiling and looking forward
to each new day, but most of all
never stops shining in your own special way.
Never forget that all storms can clear,
The grayest sky can turn pure blue.
Remember, Brighter Tomorrows are near...
True Story
An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.
He asks one of his new students to stand and.....
Prof:
So you believe in God?
Student:
Absolutely, sir.
Prof
: Is God good?
Student:
Sure.
Prof:
Is God all-powerful?
Student
: Yes..
Prof:
My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him.
Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm? size=2>
(Student is silent.)
Prof:
You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student:
Yes.
Prof:
Is Satan good?
Student
: No.
Prof:
Where does Satan come from?
Student:
From....God...
Prof:
That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student:
Yes.
Prof:
Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student:
Yes.
Prof:
So who created evil?
(Student does not answer.)
Prof:
Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?
Student:
Yes, sir.
Prof:
So, who created them?
(Student has no answer.)
Prof:
Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you.
Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?
Student:
No, sir.
Prof:
Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Student:
No, sir.
Prof:
Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
Student:
No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Prof:
Yet you still believe in Him?
Student:
Yes.
Prof:
According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist.
What do you say to that, son?
Student:
Nothing. I only have my faith.
Prof:
Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.
Student:
Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Prof:
Yes.
Student:
And is there such a thing as cold?
Prof:
Yes.
Student:
No sir. There isn't..
(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student
: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat..
But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't
go any further after that.
There is no such thing as cold . Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat
. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it .
(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)
Student:
What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof:
Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
Student :
You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright
light, flashing light.....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? In
reality, darkness isn't. If it were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?
Prof:
So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student:
Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Prof:
Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student:
Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought.. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is
not the opposite of life: just the absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor.Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Prof:
If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student:
Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)
Student:
Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher? (The class is in uproar.)
Student:
Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?
(The class breaks out into laughter.)
Student
: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain,sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)
Prof:
I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.
Student:
That is it sir... The link between man & god is FAITH . That is all that keeps things moving & alive.
NB: I believe you have enjoyed the conversation...and if so...you'll probably want your friends/colleagues to enjoy the same...won't you?....
this is a true story, and the
student was none other than .......
..... APJ Abdul Kalam,The former President of India.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Love
Everyone is Good
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
वो किसका है
मैं उसका हूँ यह राज़ तो वो जान गया है फ़राज़ ...
वो किसका है यह सवाल मुझे सोने नहीं देता .........!!
Monday, August 20, 2012
Spice on Tongue
Way to do impossible
Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Everyone gets the turn
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Emotions
"Don't let your emotions control your personality;
Let your personality control your emotions."
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
ताल्लुकात की क़ैद
शदीद प्यास
हम देखते रहे ........दरिया तेरी रवानी को ........
एक समन्दर है .......जो मेरे काबू में है .......
एक समन्दर है .......जो मेरे काबू में है ...
पर....एक कतरा है ....जो मुझसे संभाला नहीं जाता ......
एक उम्र है .......जो मुझे बितानी है तेरे बगैर ....
पर .....एक लम्हा है ........जो मुझसे काटा नहीं जाता ..
हथेली की सब लकीरें
गोद डाली हैं चाकू से अपनी हथेली की सब लकीरें मैंने ,
जिन लकीरों से तू मिला है मुझ को ,कहीं वो बदल ना जाएँ ....
हाथों की लकीरों पर
जिसने मुझे माँगा भी नही और अपना बना लिया...!!..
तलाश -ऐ - जवाब
डूब जाऊं न इनमे......मैं तलाश -ऐ - जवाब में ''
हकीकत या फरेब
बहाना
तू आना ना चाहे तो दिल रखने को मेरा, कोई बहाना तो लिख कर भेज
दिल का जेवर
उसे छुडवाने में .........आह ! मेरी जिंदगी ही निकल गयी ....
Friday, August 3, 2012
Givers and Takers
Better Tomorrow
Happiness in Life
That's Life
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Expecations
Friday, July 27, 2012
Understanding
Expectations
Happier Life
Power spoils
Trust & Love
Victory
Love & Hate
Cheat
Realize that the person trusted you much more than you deserved.
Problems
only a few who care, others are just curious..
Golden rules for successful life
Thursday, July 26, 2012
time of need
Sunday, July 22, 2012
वन्देमातरम
बहुत आसान है, कमरे में वन्देमातरम कहना ........"
(मुनव्वर साहिब)
गैरों की भीड़ में कोई अपना
इस शहर में पत्थर कहाँ से आके लगा मुझे "दोस्तों" . . .
लगता है इन गैरों की भीड़ में कोई अपना ज़रूर है !
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Mix words
Who said No to me
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Relationship
Monday, July 16, 2012
Words
Thursday, July 12, 2012
आवारा अलफाज़
इक उम्र गुजर गयी....इनको छुड़ाने की ज़िद में ..
Tips on Mobile Maintenance
Looking after your mobile helps to ensure it has a long and productive life. There are 8 easy maintenance tips to help you get the best out of your mobile phone. All of the points below should also apply to your battery, charger and any other accessories.
KEEP YOUR MOBILE:
1. Charged: Ensure your battery is fully charged, and then completely run it down before recharging. Recharging too early causes your battery to run out of power more quickly.
2. Secure: For security reasons, enable the PIN on your SIM Card and Phone-lock on your phone to avoid unauthorized used. These security checks will also be activated when the phone is power cycled. You can check with your carrier or the phone manual for the features and also for information on blocking your SIM card and phone IMEI number if the phone is stolen.
3. Protected: Make sure you use a keypad lock to lock your phone. Unplanned calls can cost a fortune and even though your phone may be in a safe place, such as in a bag, your phone will still get knocked around to a surprising degree. Rough treatment can damage electronic circuit boards so avoid dropping or unnecessarily shaking your phone.
4. Battery: Be safe with your batteries. Use only genuine batteries from your phone manufacturer and only buy from authorized dealers. Going for the cheap option of a counterfeit battery can be dangerous.
5. Clean: Don't use harsh detergents, cleaning solvents or harsh chemicals to clean your phone. Wipe only with a soft cloth.
6. Covered: a protective cover will help repel dust and dirt, and prevent scratches. Make sure the cover you choose is of good quality. Low quality covers with no air pockets can damage you phone by creating humidity inside the cover.
7. Storing your phone: Always store your phone in a dry place. Avoid rain, high humidity and liquids. All of these may contain minerals that could corrode the electronic circuits.
8. At the right temperature: To ensure a long life, keep your phone in a stable temperature. Avoid exposing your phone to liquid and/or exposing your phone to extreme temperature change from hot to cold and vice versa. This might create condensation and damage the phone.