An American journalist came to Afghanistan to see the state of western reforms. He was extremely disturbed to see the women still walk behind man & not together.
He interviewed one of the leading woman & asked her the reason why women in Afghanistan still walk behind men.
The woman artfully responded, “Land Mines”.
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, “Class is over. I would like to share with all of you, a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important.
“Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the Powers way of telling us that we must make the most out of every single day.”
Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see, it could be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone’s house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground.
“Please look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may sound trite to some, these things are the ’stuff’ of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for granted. We must make it important to notice them, for at anytime it can all be taken away.”
The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester.
Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot, or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. For as we get older, is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn’t do.
Remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away . . .
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: We have to put on our marketing hats.
TRANSLATION: We have to put ethics aside.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: That’s very interesting.
TRANSLATION: I disagree.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: I don’t disagree.
TRANSLATION: I disagree.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: I don’t totally disagree with you.
TRANSLATION: You may be right, but I don’t care.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: You have to show some flexibility.
TRANSLATION: You have to do it whether you want to or not.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: We have an opportunity.
TRANSLATION: You have a problem.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: You obviously put a lot of work into this.
TRANSLATION: This is awful.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: In a perfect world.
TRANSLATION: Just get it working and get it out the door.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: Help me to understand.
TRANSLATION: I don’t know what you’re talking about, and I don’t think you do either.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: You just don’t understand our business.
TRANSLATION: We don’t understand our business.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: You need to see the big picture.
TRANSLATION: My boss thinks it’s a good idea.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: My mind is made up. I am adamant on the subject. There is no room for discussion. But if you do want to discuss itfurther, my door is always open.
TRANSLATION: &%^$ you.
MANAGEMENT SPEAK: I appreciate your contribution.
TRANSLATION: @#%* you . . . !
Ask me, just one more time
To be yours, for ever more
To share, for better or worse
And this time I won’t let you go.
Tell me, just one more time
That you dream of me, and nothing else
That without me, you’re incomplete
And this time, I won’t be such a fool.
Hear me, just one more time
Forget all that I said before,
Why, I do not know
But now, I really want you back.
Look back just one more time,
See the smile fade away,
See these eyes longing,
Wishing you loved me again . . .
My sweet beautiful angel.
Sent to me from above.
I am so grateful to have found you,
and I give you all my love.
You must have come from heaven,
because you have pretty little angel eyes.
When you gaze at me with them,
my heart begins to fly.
Your sweet angelic voice,
continuously rings in my ears.
With you by my side,
there is nothing I fear.
Whenever we are together,
You shine with a heavenly glow.
Your beautiful angel face,
raises me up from feeling low.
Yes, heaven is missing an angel,
because you are here with me.
You’re my sweet, beautiful angel,
and I’ll love you for eternity . . .
Life is ADVENTURE dare it.
Life is BEAUTY worship it.
Life is CHALLENGE meet it.
Life is DREAM realize it.
Life is ENDURANCE copewith it.
Life is FRAGRANCE smell it.
Life is GAME play it.
Life is HEAVEN take it.
Life is INITIATIVE take it.
Life is JOURNEY complete it.
Life is KEROSINE burn it.
Life is LOVE enjoy it.
Life is MYSTERY unfold it.
Life is NAME find it.
Life is OPPORTUNITY catch it.
Life is PROMISE fulfil it.
Life is QUSETION answer it.
Life is REALITY face it.
Life is SONG sing it.
Life is TIME utilize it.
Life is URAGE satisfy it.
Life is VOICE listen it.
Life is WEALTH acquire it.
Life is X? solve it.
Life is YEARNING go after it.
Life is ZENITH attain it . . .
The greatest puzzle : LIFE
The greatest thought : GOD
The greatest mystery : DEATH
The greatest mistake : GIVING UP
The greatest need : COMMON SENSE
The greatest invention of the devil : WAR
The greatest secret of production : SAVING WASTE
The greatest bore : ONE WHO KEEPS TALKING AFTER HE HAS MADE HIS POINT
The greatest comfort : THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE DONE YOUR WORK WELL
The greatest sin : FEAR
The greatest blessing : GOOD HEALTH
The greatest law of nature : CAUSE AND EFFECT
The greatest gamble : SUBSTITUTING HOPE FOR FACT
The greatest joy : BEING NEEDED
The greatest opportunity : THE NEXT ONE
The greatest victory : VICTORY OVER YOURSELF
The greatest handicap : EGOTISM
The greatest loss : LOSS OF SELF-CONFIDENCE
The greatest waste : ALL THE TALENT & ABILITY THAT MOST OF US HAVE BUT NEVER QUITE GET AROUND TO USING
The greatest thing, bar none, in the world: LOVE.
LOVE FOR FAMILY, HOME, FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS & FOR THE LAND IN WHICH WE ENJOY OUR FREEDOM.
Because all good things don’t stay together, but often stay apart . . .
Moments that we’ve shared, cannot be jotted down on paper,
But nevertheless it was chemistry, not vapor,
You walked into my life, and made the deepest mark,
This ignited my fire, which gave birth to a spark,
When you are here, I have the world with me,
It is heaven; I wish it could be eternity,
We walked side by side,
Hand in hand, under the moonlight,
The touch of your hand, your presence worthwhile,
The warmth that you give me makes me feel so secure,
I will be with you in pain; I will be with you in cure!
As the sun rose, and a new day just began,
You leave my hand and told me it’s all done,
I know you have to go, but you’ll stay by my side,
That look in your eyes, just seems to tell me more,
Though, the parting is a pain, our love seems to grow,
You tell me not to cry, but, keep a positive heart,
“Because all good things don’t stay together, but often stay apart.”
The day is finally here, when you leave me all alone,
Like an orphan misses a mother, and a homeless misses a home,
The depth in your eyes, your touch and your feel,
Is what I’ll miss, I’ll miss you for real,
That passion and that care, you’ve showered on me,
Are all those special moments, and that’s what they are going to be.
If I had to give you something, that would remind you of me,
I’d give you a house full of memories,
Because memories are things that go deeper into time,
We can look back at them and revive all that, lasting for years to go,
We’ll build it together and cherish it forever,
All that we shared, we’d capture under lock and key,
And make a life in that house, which is ideal for you and me.
Its time for us to part, you’ll be at the other end of the world,
Both of us with a totally shattered heart,
My heart bleeds to see you depart,
I will wait for you with bated breath,
I will lead my life, but I will also fret,
Cause without you I am incomplete, the emptiness is there,
Only when you are with me again, will that hollowness disappear,
As the sun goes down, with autumn all around,
Till the waters are blue, I will wait for you,
I wish you luck for the times we‘re apart,
I will miss you, don’t worry I will convince my heart . . .
You are the person who can give the meaning to our relation . . .
No word in the world can capture
the essence of our beautiful relation..
I can’t able to find what’s our relation is..
But I can say you are my breath,
you are my eyes, you are my everything..
How can i measure how much you are for me
At a first glance you are my Angel..
At a first chat, you are my sweet..
At a first smile , you are my heart..
I can’t give any meaning to the nature, without you.
I thank god ,that I got the chance to see u
I thought you are the person who can give the meaning to our relation . . .
When you said you love me & loves to talk to me,
And is falling into pieces when ever u see me.
I never cared nor mind it at all, but insulted you,
I was busy with my life and laughed at you with my friends.
I may never know how it’s like to be loved by you,
Now that you are gone after waiting for just a smile,
For two years or so, when your friends too asked u to forget,
Yesterday I heard from your friends how much u have suffered & loved me
And it made me desperately wanting to fall on my knees and cry,
I curse my pride and stupid ignorance; I had for so long,
Would I ever again find a true, mad & a deep lover, like you.
I guess I wont, even if I do it wont b the same, I was so blind.
The sun may rise & hide away in the deep blue sea,
Summer, winter autumn, all seasons may come and go.
My last wicked words to get rid of you, still echoes in mind,
Standing in the rain, I didn’t see your tears, & pain filled face.
Things may never b the same again, even though I want,
I won’t get a chance to make things right, though I desperately want.
Yes, your finals words are true, “pride makes the first fall”,
I wish I could turn back the time,but; all I could say is,
Thank you for loving me . . .
At 4 Years : My daddy is great.
At 6 Years : My daddy knows everybody.
At 10 Years: My daddy is good but is short tempered & knows little less than my friend’s Daddy.
At 12 Years : My daddy was very nice to me when I was young
At 14 Years : My daddy is getting fastidious.
At 16 Years : My daddy is not in line with the current times. Frankly he does not know anything.
At 18 Years : My daddy is becoming increasingly cranky.
At 20 Years : Oh! Its becoming difficult to tolerate daddy. Wonder how Mother puts up with him.
At 25 Years : Daddy is objecting to everything. Don’t know when he will understand the world.
At 30 Years : It’s becoming difficult to manage my son. I was so scared of my father when I was young.
At 40 Years : Daddy brought me up with so much discipline. I wonder how he managed to handle the younger generation.
At 45 Years : I am baffled as to how my daddy brought us up.
At 50 Years : My daddy faced so many hardships to bring us up. (We were 4 brothers & sisters). I am unable to manage a single son.
At 55 Years : My daddy was so far sighted and planned so many things for us. Even at this old age, he is able to control things.He is one of his kind and unique.
At 60 Years : My daddy was great.
Thus, it took 56 years to complete the cycle and come back to the 1st stage! So, Realise it in time.
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