The Jack Fruit Tree *
A big jack-tree in a man's courtyard was laden with fruits. From the very bottom of the trunk up to the top most branch it was dotted with fruits.
As though one possessed with an evil spirit, the man rushes out towards the fruit several times.
He touches the jack-fruit, but the surface is uninviting. He abandons it in disgust.
Far away from home he had seen one palm tree.
Walking in the hot sun several miles, he stands near the tree. His craving had reached its zenith.
The few small fruits that hung on the top of the tree tempt him.
He rushes forward. He falls on the bush of prickly pears and gets injured by the thorns all over the body.
Not discouraged by this he tries to climb the tree.
The scales that cover the trunk are hard and knife-like. They
hurt him.
But he does not mind.
As he climbs, a swarm of poisonous ants that sting like devils, sting him all over the body.
He has somehow managed to reach the top; such is his
mad passion for the little fruits.
The fruits are surrounded by hundreds of bees. When he lays his hands upon them, the bees angrily sting him.
In spite of this, he tries to grab the fruits.
Then and there he drops more than half the catch.
With the remainder, he tries to climb down.
Several fruits drop off his hand before he reaches the ground. He sits himself down to enjoy the few fruits left with him.
To his horror he discovers that the major portion of these little fruits is hard nut; and then even the skin has to be thrown away.
There is little pulp in the fruit.
In disgust he throws the fruits away.
Instantly he comes back to his senses, and begins to suffer with agony.
The pain of the thorns, the bites of the poisonous ants, the stings of the bees, and the cuts produced on his body by the sharp scales of the tree -
these seem to torment him all at once.
It is now past several days since he left home.
With his tattered clothes and bleeding body, he runs home .... to find that his father had been
waiting for him with the delicious jack-fruit.
The young man stumbles into the house and falls at the father's feet.
Without asking a question, the father gives him new clothes, pulls out the thorns from his body, dresses up the wounds, all the time feeding him with the honey-like jack-fruit.
The young man's happiness is now complete.
Peacefully he sleeps on his father's lap.
*Similarly, man ignores the fountain of Eternal Bliss that is within the core of his own heart.
He is frightened away by the apparent initial
difficulties to reach God.
He does not care to cut open this rough exterior
and enjoy the highest bliss.
He is hungry.
He runs away from home and from
this tree that yields the best fruit.
Here he falls into the thorny bush of
dishonour; there he knocks against the rock of failure.
Lured by illusory pleasure he succumbs to passion.
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Be the first one to say sorry When the other person seems
To be hurt because of you, and Be the first one to forgive,
If a person says sorry to you
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EVERY DAY I DO WHAT IS BEST FOR ACHIEVING MY SUCCESS
When you look at what you have ahead of you ...
in terms of time and energy for the day ahead,
always refer to your vision & where you're headed.
Think about what's most important
and best for you on this day.
If you were to make one daily contribution,
and today's the day ...
ask:
" What is it that's most important for today?"
That's what you're committed to.
EVERY DAY I DO WHAT IS BEST FOR ACHIEVING MY SUCCESS
Make it so
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God is the whisper in the temple of your conscience and He is the light of intuition.
You know when you are doing wrong;
your whole being tells you, and that feeling is God's voice.
If you don't listen to Him, He becomes quiet.
But when you wake up from your delusion,
and want to do right, He will guide you.
He is always waiting for the time when you will return Home. He sees your good and evil thoughts
and actions, but they do not matter to Him.
You are His child just the same.
-- Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda
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Live as you will wish to have
lived when you are
dying....
And know that in this moment, in every moment, however complicated or contentious or stressful it may be, that is a choice you can make. Choose to let life flow, and you'll choose to be in positive, peaceful control.
"A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark."
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Never Give Up
I've set goals in life and those I must meet
But never will I let negativity hold me down
those who think positive I keep them around
Never shall I dwell on things in the past
Bad times come but never do they last
I shall never give in to
those who are weaker than I
If I give up now why not lay down and die
Never Give Up
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Recognizing Our Own Greatness - The Greatness In Others
A person who is said to possess greatness stands apart from others in some way, usually by the size or originality of their vision and their ability to manifest that vision. And yet those who recognize that greatness, whether they display it themselves or not, also have greatness within them; otherwise, they could not see it in another. In many ways, the achievements of one person always belong to many people for we accomplish nothing alone in this world. People who display greatness rely upon others who are able to see as they do, to listen, encourage, and support. Without those people who recognize greatness and move in to support it, even the greatest ideas, works of art, and political movements would remain unborn.
We are all moved by greatness when we see it, and although the experience is to some degree subjective, we know the feeling of it. When we encounter it, it is as if something in us stirs, awakens, and comes forth to meet what was inside us all along. When we respond to someone else’s greatness, we feed our own. We may feel called to dedicate ourselves to their vision, or we may be inspired to follow a path we forge ourselves. Either way, we cannot lose when we recognize that the greatness we see in others belongs also to us. Our recognition of this is a call to action that, if heeded, will inspire others to see in us the greatness they also possess. This creates a chain reaction of greatness unfolding itself endlessly into the future.
Ultimately, greatness is simply the best of what humanity has to offer. Greatness does what has not been done before and inspires the same courage that it requires. When we see it in others, we know it, and when we trust its presence in ourselves, we embody it.
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When people sing together, community is created.
Together we rejoice, we celebrate,
we mourn and we comfort each other.
Through music, we reach each others hearts and souls.
Music allows us to find a connection.
ALLOW HAPPINESS
If you are not happy with what you already have, how can you expect to become happy by getting more?
Instead of expecting that happiness will come to you from the outside, choose to send it out from the inside.
If you've been waiting for some thing or event or condition before choosing to be happy, there is no need to wait any longer.
Go ahead, choose to be happy, and then you'll move more effectively toward whatever you desire.
Having the good and valuable things you desire is not a cause of happiness. It is an expression of happiness.
Happiness is not yours when you chase it or put conditions on it. Happiness is yours when you allow it.
Choose right now to allow it. Choose to be happy and genuinely thankful about who you are, what you're doing, what you have and where you're going.
And right away, that positive attitude on the inside will begin to build and improve the factors on the outside. Allow happiness, and allow your life to run in a positive, fulfilling direction
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IN THIS MOMENT
There is no guarantee of what will happen tomorrow. That's what makes now so vitally important.
For now you can live and act and think and speak and work and love and learn and play. Now is here and you have it to use, so put into now the fullness of life.
What is your most treasured dream? Now is when you can bring it to life.
What means more to you than anything else? Now is your moment to fill with that meaning.
Let all the goodness you've ever known touch you in this moment.
And use the positive power of your creativity to build even more new value.
Now is what you have, now is where you are,
and now is everything you need.
Now is when you can make life great.
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*GERMS *
Teacher: They R called Turks, now What R the people of Germany called?
Student: They R called Germs.
The teacher said, "Do you think you're stupid, Santa ?
"No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!"
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The chemistry teacher was berating the students for not learning the Periodic Table of the Elements.
He said, "I plan to go into the business.
Name me one thing science has done to help business."
Here is a good riddle to demonstrate the battle-between- the-sexes kind of jokes.
Q: Why did God create the man before he created the woman?
A1: The answer that men give: To give him the chance to enjoy Heaven on Earth for a few moments.
A2: The answer that women give: Everyone makes a draft first!
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Fred is 32 years old and he is still single.
One day a friend asked, "Why aren't you married? Can't you find a woman who will be a good wife?"
Fred replied, "Actually, I've found many women I wanted to marry, but when I bring them home to meet my parents, my mother doesn't like them."
His friend thinks for a moment and says, "I've got the perfect solution,
just find a girl who's just like your mother."
A few months later they meet again and his friend says, "Did you find the perfect girl? Did your mother like her?"
With a frown on his face, Fred answers, "Yes, I found the perfect girl. She was just like my mother. You were right, my mother liked her very much."
The friend said, "Then what's the problem?"
Fred replied, "My father doesn't like her."
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Teacher: Tell me a sentence that starts with an "I".
Student: I is the...
Teacher: Stop! Never put 'is' after an "I". Always put 'am' after an
"I".
Student: OK. I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.
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Two factory workers are talking.
The woman says, "I can make the boss give me the day off."
The man replies, "And how would you do that?"
The woman says, "Just wait and see." She then hangs upside-down from
the ceiling.
The boss comes in and says, "What are you doing?"
The woman replies, "I'm a light bulb."
The boss then says, "You've been working so much that you've gone
crazy. I think you need to take the day off."
The man starts to follow her and the boss says, "Where are you
going?"
The man says, "I'm going home, too. I can't work in the dark."
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Teacher: How can we get some clean water?
Student: Bring the water from the river and wash it.
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A guy says to his friend, "Guess how many coins I have in my pocket."
The friends says, "If I guess right, will you give me one of them?"
The first guys says, "If you guess right, I'll give you both of
them!"
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A: Meet my new born brother.
B: Oh, he is so handsome! What's his name?
A: I don't know. I can't understand a word he says.
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Q: What starts with E, ends with E and only has one letter?
A: An envelope.
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Q: What travels around the world and stays in a corner?
A: A stamp.
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Q: What is white when it's dirty and black when it's clean?
A: A blackboard.
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Depending on where you live, students will enjoy this one.
Q: What do you call a hippie's wife?
A: Mississippi.
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Q: What did the ocean say to the beach?
A: Nothing, it just waved!
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It will help many. Please don't delete it without Forwarding. At least keep for your own reference.
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To understand everything is to forgive everything.
- French proverb
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Failure is a normal and natural part of achievement. When the failures come, learn from them and then move quickly along.
Failure is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing that can happen is to let the fear of failure prevent you from ever doing anything.
If your top priority is to avoid all failure, then you will surely fail. For only by accepting and living with the possibility of failure can you succeed and achieve.
Failure is not the end of the world. It is merely another step on the pathway to fulfilment, wisdom and achievement.
Though you would never intentionally set out to fail, when failure does come the best thing to do is to gracefully accept what has happened. That will enable you to gain the most positive value from it.
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The Rich man & The Poor man
A weak and starving dervish once begged at the door of a rich
man.'Away ith you' said the wealthy man in proud anger, you will get nothing from me!'
How the dervish's heart bled at this. 'It's astonishing that such a
man should be so severe', he said. 'It is obvious that he has had no
experience of begging.'
'Is he gone?' shouted the rich man to his slave. 'If not, go and clear
him from my door.' The slave came out and drove the dervish away.
The rich man behaved like that, because he was not truly grateful to
the one who pervades all. Circumstances soon changed for the rich man.
His fortunes altered dramatically and suddenly and he was ruined. He was not even left with an ass upon which he could carry his personal belongings -which was perhaps as well because he hadn't any.
Then he sat in a dusk, naked, with an empty purse at is feet. The
slave was sold to another master.
The new master who was also rich but there the similarity to his old master ended, for this one was old and generous to
all, rich in goods and in heart. When he saw a poor man, he rejoiced at
the opportunity to be generous.
He was delighted t give as the poor man was to
receive.
One night he herd a cry at the door. 'A morsel, please I beg, one
morsel!'
'Slave', said the kind man, ' Take that tray from the table. Go and
gladden the beggar's heart..'
The slave did as he was ordered.
He returned with tears flooding down his
cheeks. 'What is the matter?' the master asked. 'It is the beggar.' the
slave cried.
' I have just recognized him. He was my old master.. He
once
owned vast property, silver and gold. But now, look at him, a destitute
beggar.'
'Don't be distressed, my son', said the master..
*'You see here two examples of how in the course of time, no one is treated unfairly.
You recognized your master.
Do you not also recognise in me the starving dervish
whom he once ordered to be thrown out into the street?'
Courtesy--*Smitha* smitha1974@gmail.com visakhan_unnithan
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