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WORKING as a business consultant all over the world, I have discovered some basic career-related rules that everyone should know-but many don't.

Business is made up of ambiguous victories and Nebulous defeats. Claim them all as victories.
Keep track of what you do; someone is sure to ask.
Be comfortable around senior managers, or learn to fake it.
Never bring your boss a problem without some solution. You are getting paid to think, not to whine.
Long hours don't mean anything; results count, not effort.
Write down ideas; they get lost, like good pens.
Always arrive at work 30 minutes before your boss.
Don't take days off sick-unless you are.
Assume no one can/will keep a secret.
Know when you do your best-morning, night, under pressure, relaxed; schedule and prioritize your work accordingly.
Treat everyone who works in the organization with respect and dignity, whether it be the cleaner or the managing director. Don't ever be patronizing.
Never appear stressed in front of a client, a customer or your boss. Take a deep breath and ask yourself: In the course of human events, how important is this?
If you get the entrepreneurial urge, visit someone who has his own business. It may cure you.
Acknowledging someone else's contribution will repay you doubly.
Career planning is an oxymoron. The most exciting opportunities tend to be unplanned.
Always choose to do what you'll remember ten years from now.
The size of your office is not as important as the size of your pay cheque.
Understand what finished work looks like and deliver your work only when it is finished.
The person who spends all of his or her time is not hard-working; he or she is boring.
Know how to write business letters-including thank-you notes as well as proposals.
Never confuse a memo with reality. Most memos from the top are political fantasy.
Eliminate guilt. Don't fiddle expenses, taxes or benefits, and don't cheat colleagues.
Reorganizations mean that someone will lose his or her job. Get on the committee that will make the recommendations.
Job security does not exist.
Always have an answer to the question, "What would I do if I lost my job tomorrow?"
Go to the company Christmas party.
Don't get drunk at the company Christmas party.
Avoid working at weekends. Work longer during the week if you have to.
The most successful people in business are interesting.
Sometimes you'll be on a winning streak and everything will click; take maximum advantage. When the opposite is true, hold steady and wait it out.
Never in your life say, "It's not my job."
Be loyal to your career, your interests and yourself.
Understand the skills and abilities that set you apart.
Use them whenever you have an opportunity.
People remember the end of the project. As they say in boxing, "Always finish stronger than you start."

Boys are like apples on trees.
The best ones are at the top of the tree.
The girls don't want to reach for the good ones because they're afraid of falling and getting hurt.
Instead they just get the rotten apples that are on the ground, that aren't as good, but easy.
So the apples at the top think that there is something wrong with them, when in reality, they are amazing.
That is why we just have to be a little patient and wait for the right girl who will come someday.......
she one who has the courage to reach the top
So Guys if you are alone...this means that u r on top..........!!!!
(One among the topmost apples is me )
Girls should take a chance to find the good, right apple,
Proud to be Single

Note:Thanks Rags for sending such a nice mail.

To succeed in business or life we must continually take remedial actions. Putting yourself on the line day after day can be extremely draining, especially when things do not work out as desired. Hence, each time a disappointing event happens, I like to get reminded of these famous failures:

Bill Gates founder and chairman of Microsoft, has literally changed the work culture of the world in the 21st century, by simplifying the way computer is being used. He was the world's richest man for more than one decade. However, in the 1970's before starting out, he was a Harvard University dropout. The most ironic part is that, he started a software company (that was soon to become Microsoft) by purchasing the software technology from "someone" for only $US50 back then.

Abraham Lincoln received no more than 5 years of formal education throughout his lifetime. When he grew up, he joined politics and had 12 major failures before he was elected the 16th President of the United States of America.

Isaac Newton was the greatest English mathematician of his generation. His work on optics and gravitation made him one of the greatest scientists the world has even known. Many thought that Isaac was born a genius, but he wasn't! When he was young, he did very poorly in grade school, so poor that his teachers became clueless in improving his grades.

Ludwig van Beethoven, a German composer of classical music, is widely regarded as one of history's supreme composers. His reputation has inspired – and in many cases intimidated – composers, musicians and audiences who were to come after him. Before the start of his career, Beethoven's music teacher once said of him "as a composer, he is hopeless". And during his career, he lost his hearing yet he managed to produce great music – a deaf man composing music, ironic isn't!

Thomas Edison who developed many devices that greatly influenced life in the 20th century. Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S patents to his name. When he was a boy his teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything. When he set out on his own, he tried more than 9,000 experiments before he created the first successful light bulb.

The Woolworth Company was a retail company that was one of the original five-and-ten-cent stores. The first Woolworth's store was founded in 1878 by Frank Winfield Woolworth and soon grew to become one of the largest retail chains in the world in the 20th century. Before starting his own business, Woolworth got a job in a dry goods store when he was 21. But his employer would not let him serve any customer because he concluded that Frank "didn't have enough common sense to serve the customers".

By acclamation, Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player of all time. A phenomenal athlete with a unique combination of grace, speed, power, artistry, improvisational ability and an unquenchable competitive desire. Jordan single-handedly redefined the NBA superstar. Before joining NBA, Jordan was just an ordinary person, so ordinary that was he was removed from the high school basketball team because of his "lack of skill".

Walter Disney was American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and animator. One of the most well-known motion picture producers in the world, Disney founded a production company. The corporation, now known as The Walt Disney Company, makes average revenue of US $30 billion annually. Disney started his own business from his home garage and his very first cartoon production went bankrupt. During his first press conference, a newspaper editor ridiculed Walt Disney because he had no good ideas in film production.

Winston Churchill failed the 6th grade. However, that never stopped him to work harder! He strived and eventually became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Churchill is generally regarded as one of the most important leaders in Britain and world history. In a poll conducted by the BBC in 2002 to identify the "100 Greatest Britons", participants voted Churchill as the most important of all.

Steven Spielberg is an American film director. He has won 3 Academy Awards and ranks among the most successful filmmakers in history. Most of all, Steven was recognized as the financially most successful motion picture director of all time. During his childhood, Spielberg dropped out of junior high school. He was persuaded to come back and was placed in a learning-disabled class. He only lasted a month and then dropped out of school forever.

Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist widely regarded as the most important scientist of the 20th century. He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect in 1905 and "for his services to Theoretical Physics". However, when Einstein was young, his parents thought he was mentally retarded. His grades in school were so poor that a teacher asked him to quit, saying, "Einstein, you will never amount to anything!"

In 1947, one year into her contract, Marilyn Monroe was dropped by 20th Century-Fox because her producer thought she was unattractive and could not act. That didn't deter her at all! She kept on going and eventually she was recognized by the public as the 20th century's most famous movie star, sex symbol and pop icon.

John Grisham's first novel was rejected by sixteen agents and twelve publishing houses. He went on writing and writing until he became best known as a novelist and author for his works of modern legal drama. The media has coined him as one of the best novel authors even alive in the 21st century.

Henry Ford's first two automobile companies failed. That did not stop him from incorporating Ford Motor Company and being the first to apply assembly line manufacturing to the production of affordable automobiles in the world. He not only revolutionized industrial production in the United States and Europe, but also had such influence over the 20th century economy and society. His combination of mass production, high wages and low prices to consumers has initiated a management school known as "Fordism". He became one of the three most famous and richest men in the world during his time.

Soichiro Honda was turned down by Toyota Motor Corporation during a job interview as "engineer" after World War Two. He continued to be jobless until his neighbours starting buying his "home-made scooters". Subsequently, he set out on his own to start his own company. Honda. Today, the Company has grown to become the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer and one of the most profitable automakers - beating giant automaker such as GM and Chrysler. With a global network of 437 subsidiaries, Honda develops, manufactures and markets a wide variety of products ranging from small general-purpose engines and scooters to specialty sports cars.

Akio Morita, founder of giant electric household products, Sony Corporation, first product was an electric rice cooker, only sold 100 cookers (because it burned rice rather than cooking). Today, Sony generates US$66 billion in revenue and ranked as the world's 6th largest electronic and electrical company.


So frndz dont feel bad if you fail in love..try another time with 2 choices:
1. either try proposing the same girl ones agian.
2. check out other gals in the locality.

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done before.

Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. He thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With great excitement and inspiration, and the headiness of a wild challenge before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move.


"We told them so."
"Crazy men and their crazy dreams."
"It`s foolish to chase wild visions."

Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.

He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. As he lay on his bed in his hospital room, with the sunlight streaming through the windows, a gentle breeze blew the flimsy white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment.

It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.

He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man's indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances. It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world. It stands too as a tangible monument to the love and devotion of his wife who for 13 long years patiently decoded the messages of her husband and told the engineers what to do.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal.

Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that dreams that seem impossible can be realised with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are.

Even the most distant dream can be realized with determination and persistence.

One of my favorite songs is Bobby McFerrin’s refrain, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”. I recently had the opportunity to observe people’s reactions when a highway was closed because of an accident ahead. As we waited, I watched as some listened to radios, a few began tossing a Frisbee, other’s seemed to be working or reading, and others opted for a quick nap. But, there were also a handful who were clearly agitated and angry. Pacing about, swearing, and upset, they decided that the best response to this event, which none of us could control, was to be very unhappy. I was reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s comment that, “Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
The following are my Top 10 Tips to increase happiness in your life:

1. Decide to be a happy person. As Lincoln observed, most people, most of the time, can choose how stressed or happy, how troubled or relaxed they want to be. Choose to be happy.

2. Watch and Read less news. As a recovering news addict, I know this can be difficult because the stock market fluctuates, politicians politic, and sports teams compete. But, most of the time, you don’t need the stress. So, just don’t watch. I think it was Henry Thoreau who noted that if you’ve ever read about a train wreck, you understand the principle and don’t need to know any more about it.

3. Practice the Attitude of Gratitude. We all have so much to be grateful for. Just thanking the many people who assist us, encourage us, teach us and open doors for us could take all day!

4. Take Time. My dog has taught me much about loyalty, about noticing the sights, sounds, and smells in the yard, about being relaxed and about play. Eat when you’re hungry, nap when you need it. Get your ears scratched whenever possible!

5. Laugh everyday. Hear a joke, tell a joke, laugh at yourself, laugh with your friends and family and co-workers. There are very few medicines as powerful as laughter, and I don’t think you can over-dose, although it is addicting!

6. Love well. Express your affection, appreciation, friendship and warmth to those around you, and they will almost always respond in the most amazing ways! Be generous–it pays great dividends!

7. Work hard. This one comes as a bit of a surprise, but there is tremendous satisfaction in being competent, and joy in completing our assigned tasks. One of the great sources of happiness is to do work that is worthy of you, and to do it well.

8. Learn something new, everyday. To be happy, most of us must also be growing, expanding, learning and challenging ourselves. Read, listen, adapt and stretch to accommodate new ideas and new information.

9. Use your body as it was designed. Walk and run, stretch, throw things, and lift things. Dance! Exercise is good, but so is making love, mixing up a batch of cookies, or exchanging backrubs. You have a body and it can be either a source of joy, or a source of aches and pains. Your choice.

10. Avoid toxins. I prefer writing positives (things to do) rather than negatives (things to fear), but reality says there are negative people and there are bad chemicals, stressful noises, and unsafe places. Don’t go there! Avoid poisons whenever possible. It seems to work out better that way.

These are supposedly actual answering machine announcements.

1. Hi ! John's answering machine is broken. This is his refrigerator.
Please speak very slowly, and I'll stick your message to myself with
one of these magnets.

2. A is for academics, B is for beer. One of those reasons is why
we're not here. So, leave a message.

3. Hi. This is John: If you are the phone company, I already sent the
money. If you are my parents, please send money. If you are my
financial aid institution, you didn't lend me enough money. If you are
my friends, you owe me money. If you are a female, don't worry, I have
plenty of money.

4. Hi. Now you say something.

5. Hi, I'm not home right now, but my answering machine is, so you can
talk to it instead. Wait for the beep.

6. Hello. I am David's answering machine. What are you?

7. Hello! If you leave a message, I'll call you soon. If you leave a
"sexy" message, I'll call sooner!

8. Hi, this is George. I'm sorry I can't answer the phone right now.
Leave a message and then wait by your phone until I call you back.

9. Hello, you are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving
messages. My owners do not need siding, windows or a hot tub, and
their carpets are clean. They give to charity through their office and
do not need their picture taken. If you're still with me, leave your
name and number and they will get back to you.

10. This is not an answering machine - this is a telepathic thought
recording device. After the tone, think about your name, your number
and your reason for calling, and I'll think about returning your call.

11. Hi. I'm probably home, I'm just avoiding someone I don't like.
Leave me a message, and if I don't call back, it's you.

12. If you are a burglar, then we're probably at home cleaning our
weapons right now and can't come to the phone. Otherwise, we probably
aren't home and it's safe to leave a message.

The process is simple, but putting it to work is difficult.
Self-esteem is built upon the experience of success. Think of it as a circular process. When people experience success, they grow in self-confidence. As self-confidence grows, they feel empowered to face new challenges. As they succeed in confronting each challenge, they develop the capacity to cope with whatever life throws their way. That feeling leads to further growth of self-confidence, self-reliance and self-esteem

To Maintain Healthy Self-Esteem. ..
Celebrate your strengths and achievements.
Forgive yourself for your mistakes.
Don't dwell on your weaknesses, every human has them.
Change the way you talk to yourself -- stop putting yourself down!
Be sure that you are not judging yourself against unreasonable standards.
Beating yourself for your weaknesses is self-defeating. Use that energy for positive thoughts about you.

People With High Self-Esteem Are...
Able to accept and learn from their own mistakes.
Confident without being obnoxious or conceited.
Not devastated by criticism.
Not overly defensive when questioned.
Not easily defeated by setbacks and obstacles.
Unlikely to feel a need to put others down.
Open and assertive in communicating their needs.
Not overly worried about failing or looking foolish.
Not harshly or destructively critical of themselves.
Not aggressively driven to prove themselves.
Able to laugh at themselves, not taking themselves too seriously.

Why Do You Think You Have So Little Strengths Worth Celebrating?
Because everyone has always pointed out your shortcomings?
Because you rarely get any positive feedback for a job well done?
Because the things you do well are so familiar to you that you take them for granted?
Because you have learned to focus only on your mistakes?

When You Make A Mistake, Do You Say...?
What an idiot! How can you be so stupid!
Can't you get anything right! What a loser!
There you go again! You are not really up to it, are you?

Who else has talked to you this way in the past?
Why Are You Still Listening To Them?
You can't change your past, but you can change the way you talk to yourself today.
Start by making a LONG list of all the good things you have ever done.
Catch yourself saying nasty things to yourself, then STOP.
Recite your list of achievements to yourself.

Convince yourself to be proud of what you have done and of what you are working on doing, on anything you have done for another person, on any improvement in your school work, or on how well you manage your time, your money, your friends, your schedule, etc.

Affirmations for Self-Esteem
There are many things I do successfully. (Write them down if you have to.)
I can improve my self-esteem by meeting my own expectations.
I don't have to strive for perfection to approve of myself.
My worth as a human being does not depend on achieving a perfect weight, or by being the smartest, or the most popular, or the fastest, or having the highest grades, or being the funniest, or having the coolest friends, or getting into the best school, or... (You fill in the rest!)
I alone am responsible for the decisions I make.
I am a unique individual.
Persistence will help me succeed.
Every mistake I make can be an opportunity to learn. I can't be afraid to make mistakes; this is how I learn to improve.
I deserve support and will ask for help when I need it.
I have the power to forgive myself for past mistakes.
I will treat myself as someone special.
I determine what success means to me.

What is Success?
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty,
To find the best in others,
To leave the world a bit better; whether by a healthy child,
A garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To know that one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail."
"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love & affection."

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave."

The stars are constantly shining, but often we do not see them until the dark hours."

Success comes not from the avoidance of failure. Most of the time, success is achieved only when there has been enough failure."

English - I love you
Afrikaans - Ek het jou lief
Albanian - Te dua
Arabic - Ana behibek
Armenian - Yes kez sirumen
Bambara - M'bi fe
Bangla - Aamee tuma ke bhalo aashi
Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu
Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo
Bulgarian - Obicham te
Cambodian - Soro lahn nhee ah
Cantonese Chinese - Ngo oiy ney a
Catalan - T'estimo
Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse
Chichewa - Ndimakukonda
Creol - Mi aime jou
Croatian - Volim te
Czech - Miluji te
Danish - Jeg Elsker Dig
Dutch - Ik hou van jou
Esperanto - Mi amas vin
Estonian - Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian - Afgreki'
Faroese - Eg elski teg
Farsi - Doset daram
Filipino - Mahal kita
Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua
French - Je t'aime, Je t'adore
Gaelic - Ta gra agam ort
Georgian - Mikvarhar
German - Ich liebe dich
Greek - S'agapo
Gujarati - Hoo thunay prem karoo choo
Hiligaynon - Palangga ko ikaw
Hawaiian - Aloha wau ia oi
Hebrew - Ani ohev otah
Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw
Hindi - Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae
Hmong - Kuv hlub koj
Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian - Szeretlek
Icelandic - Eg elska tig
Ilonggo - Palangga ko ikaw
Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu
Inuit - Negligevapse
Irish - Taim i' ngra leat
Italian - Ti amo
Japanese - Aishiteru
Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene
Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka
Kiswahili - Nakupenda
Konkani - Tu magel moga cho
Korean - Sarang Heyo
Latin - Te amo
Latvian - Es tevi miilu
Lebanese - Bahibak
Lithuanian - Tave myliu
Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
Malayalam - Njan Ninne Premikunnu
Mandarin Chinese - Wo ai ni
Marathi - Me tula prem karto
Mohawk - Kanbhik
Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik
Nahuatl - Ni mits neki
Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni
Nepali - M' timilai maya gachu
Norwegian - Jeg Elsker Deg
Pandacan - Syota na kita!!
Pangasinan - Inaru Taka
Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo
Persian - Doo-set daaram
Pig Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay
Polish - Kocham Ciebie
Portuguese - Eu te amo
Romanian - Te ubesk
Russian - Ya tebya liubliu
Scot Gaelic - Tha gra\dh agam ort
Serbian - Volim te
Setswana - Ke a go rata
Sign Language - ,\,,/ (represents position of fingers when signing'I love you)
Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan
Sioux - Techihhila
Slovak - Lu`bim ta
Slovenian - Ljubim te
Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo
Swahili - Ninapenda wewe
Swedish - Jag alskar dig
Swiss-German - Ich lieb Di
Tagalog - Mahal kita
Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li
Tahitian - Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil - Nan unnai kathalikaraen
Telugu - Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
Thai - Phom rak khun
Turkish - Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian - Ya tebe kahayu
Urdu - mai aap say pyaar karta hoo
Vietnamese - Anh ye^u em
Welsh - 'Rwy'n dy garu
Yiddish - Ikh hob dikh
Yoruba - Mo ni fe

Hope i could express my love to my gal atleast in one language :)

1. Why did you apply for this job?
I have applied for many jobs along with this one and it’s just that you called me first.

2. Why do you want to work for this company?
I have to work for some company, whoever gives me a job, I don't have any specific company in mind.

3. Why should I hire you?
You have to hire some one, you may give me a try.

4. What would you do if this happened?
Well, it depends on my mindset and mood in that situation...

5. What is your biggest strength?
I dare to join any company who pays me well, without thinking about the fate of company.

6. What is your biggest weakness?
Girls

7. What was your worst mistake and how did you learn from it?
Joining my earlier company and I learnt that I need to switch my job to get more money, so I am here today.

8. What accomplishments in your last position are you most proud of?
Had I accomplished any in my last position, why do I need to change my job? I could demand more and stay there.

9. Describe a challenge that you faced and how did you overcome it?
Biggest challenge is answering the question "why are you looking for a change" and I started blabbering irrelevantly to overcome that.

10. Why did you leave/ are you leaving your last job?
For the same reason why you left your previous job.

11. What do you want from this job?
No work and good hikes.

12. What are your career goals and how do you plan to achieve them?
Making more money and for that I keep switching jobs every two years.

13. What do you know about our company?
I knew you will ask me this question. So, I've gone through your website.

14. What salary are you expecting?
Well, no one will change his job for the same salary, hence, give me 20% extra than what I am getting right now. I know you will bargain on whatever I ask.So I have already hiked my current salary by 30%.

In front of the person you love, your heart beats faster
But in front of the person you like, you get happy.

In front of the person you love, winter seems like spring
But in front of the person you like, winter is just beautiful winter.

If you look into the eyes of the one you love, you blush
But if you look into the eyes of the one you like, you smile.

In front of the person you love, you can't say everything on your mind
But in front of the person you like, you can.

In front of the person you love, you tend to get shy
But in front of the person you like, you can show your own self.

You can't look straight into the eyes of the one you love
But you can always smile into the eyes of the one you like.

When the one you love is crying, you cry with them
But when the one you like is crying, you end up comforting.

The feeling of love starts from the eye
But the feeling of like starts from the ear.

So if you stop liking a person you used to like, all you need to do cover your ears.
But if you try to close your eyes, love turns into a drop of tear and remains in your heart forever ...

Here's is a nice article I read somewhere....

Dreamed I had an interview with God.

"So you would like to interview me?" God asked.

"If you have the time" I said.

God smiled. "My time is eternity.""What questions do you have in mind for me?"

"What surprises you most about humankind?"

God answered...
"That they get bored with childhood,they rush to grow up, and then long to be children again."
"That they lose their health to make money...and then lose their money to restore their health."
"That by thinking anxiously about the future,they forget the present,such that they live in neitherthe present nor the future."
"That they live as if they will never die,and die as though they had never lived."
God's hand took mine and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked..."As a parent, what are some of life's lessonsyou want your children to learn?"
"To learn they cannot make anyonelove them. All they can dois let themselves be loved."
"To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others."
"To learn to forgiveby practicing forgiveness."
"To learn that it only takes a few secondsto open profound wounds in those they love,and it can take many years to heal them."
"To learn that a rich personis not one who has the most,but is one who needs the least."
"To learn that there are peoplewho love them dearly,but simply have not yet learnedhow to express or show their feelings."
"To learn that two people canlook at the same thingand see it differently."
"To learn that it is not enough that theyforgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves."

"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.

"Is there anything else you would like your children to know?"

God smiled and said,"Just know that I am here... always."

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;

If you can trust yourself when all doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master;

If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings -- nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run --
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And -- which is more -- you'll be a Man, my son!

- Rudyard Kipling.

Someone who knows what you need before you say it.

Someone who knows when to laugh and when to cry.

Someone who truly listens when you have something to say.

Someone that's there for you during the good and bad times.

Someone who is caring .

Someone who loves you with all their heart and soul.

Someone who is interested in reality and not as a fashion display.

Someone who is honest.

Someone you can trust them like a sibling, confide in like a friend but most of all, love as the great lover they are.

Someone who is open and responsive.

Someone who is never critical and ill-tempered in respect to your needs.

Someone who knows when things have to be compromised in the relationship.

Someone who understands listening is a key, but using what is heard is even more important.

Someone who's there for you no matter what.

Someone who is trustful.

Someone who is a friend.

Someone who gives a shoulder to cry on.

Someone with a great sense of humor.

Someone who has things in common with you.

Someone who takes time to listen and enjoy you for who you are and tries not to make you something else.

Someone with a constant open ear, open heart, and open mind to accept and love people for who the really are.

Someone who will always be there to support your ideas without argument and love you for everything that you are.

Someone that can get a point across without yelling.

Someone that remembers all the cute stupid stuff you love.

Someone that has a personality with qualities you don't have yourself, but admire greatly in them.

Someone who realizes you're two separate people, and appreciates the differences.

Someone who can sense a mood problem, and not take it personally.

Someone who understands the difference between PMS, and a real problem.

Someone who can make you happy when your sad.

Someone who tells you the truth even if you don't want to hear it.

Someone who will not hurt you intentionally.

Someone who is a sweet, romantic person who cherishes you no matter what.

Someone that you can laugh with.

Someone who you can feel comfortable with and that you don't care what kind of weird stuff they see you do because you know they will still love you no matter what.

Someone who will love you in spite of your little idiosyncrasies.

Someone that would do anything to show how much they care.

Someone who is a great pal, a great kisser, and a great lover!

Someone who allows you to be yourself around them.

Someone who will respect you.

Someone who cherishes your hopes and is kind to your dreams.

Someone who knows you're not perfect, but treats you as though you are.

Love Marriage: Resembles procedural programming language. We have some set functions like flirting, going to movies together, making long conversations on phone and then try to fit all functions to the candidate we like.
Arranged Marriage: Similar to object oriented programming approach. We first fix the candidate and then try to implement functions on her. The main object is fixed and various functions are added to supplement the main program. The functions can be added or deleted.

Love Marriage: It is a throwaway type of prototype as client requirements rises with time thus it is a dynamic system and difficult to maintain.
Arranged Marriage: Requirements are well defined so use of waterfall model is possible.

Love Marriage: Family system hangs because hardware called parents are not responding.
Arranged Marriage: Compatible with hardware Parents.

Love Marriage: You are the project leader so u are responsible for implementation and execution of PROJECT- married life.
Arranged Marriage: You are a team member under project leader parents so they are responsible for successful execution of project Married life.

Love Marriage: Client expectations include exciting feature as spouse cooking food, washing clothes etc.
Arranged Marriage: All these features are covered in the SRS as required features.

Love Marriage: Acceptance test possible you can try before you Buy.
Arranged Marriage: Product is sold on an as is where is basis. Product once sold will not be taken back!

Pursue achievable goals

Keep a genuine smile

Share with others

Help they neighbours

Maintain a youthful spirit

Get along with the rich,the poor,the beautiful and the ugly

Keep cool under pressure

Lighten the atmosphere with humor

Forgive the annoyance of others

Have a few pals

Co operate and reap greater rewards

Treasure every moment with your loved ones

Have high confidence in yourself

Respect the disadvantaged

Indulge yourself occasionally

Give thanks to the almighty

Take calculated risks

Understand money isn't every thing

You are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Learn to accept total responsibility for yourself. If you do not manage yourself, then you are letting others have control of your Life. These tips will help "you" manage "you."

Here is a list of things that help you in self management and which will in turn lead you to the path of success: -

Look at every new opportunity as an exciting and new-life experience.

Be a professional who exhibits self-confidence and self-assurance in your potential to complete any task.

Agree with yourself in advance that you will have a good attitude toward the upcoming task.

Frequently ask, "Is what I am doing right now moving me toward my goals?"

Do it right the first time and you will not have to take time later to fix it.

Accept responsibility for your job successes and failures. Do not look for a scapegoat.

Do not view things you do as a "job." View all activities as a challenge.

Use your subconscious mind by telling it to do what you do want. Instead of telling yourself, "I can't do that very well," say, "I can do this very well."

Give yourself points for completing tasks on your "to-do" list in priority order. When you reach 10 points, reward yourself.

Practice your personal beliefs. It may be helpful each morning to take 15 minutes to gather your thoughts and say a prayer.

Make a commitment to show someone a specific accomplishment on a certain date. The added urgency will help you feel motivated to have it done.

Practice self-determination, wanting to do it for yourself.

Believe that you can be what you want to be.

Never criticize yourself as having a weakness. There is no such thing. You are only talking about a present undeveloped skill or part of yourself that if you so chose, you can change. You do not have any weakness, only untapped potential.

Be pleasant all the time-no matter what the situation.

Challenge yourself to do things differently than you have in the past. It provides new ideas and keeps you interested.

Talk to yourself. A self-talk using positive affirmation is something that is common among all great achievers. They convince themselves that
they can accomplish their goals.

Create your own "motivation board" by putting up notes of things you need to do on a bulletin board or special wall space. It is an easily visible way to see what you need to work on. When an item is done, remove the note. Also keep your goals listed and pictured on your board.

Stay interested in what you are doing. Keep looking for what is interesting in your work. Change your perspective and look at it as someone outside your job would.
Establish personal incentives and rewards to help maintain your own high enthusiasm and performance level.

LAN, LAN ago, in the SYSTEM of I/O-dhya, there ruled a PROCESSOR named DOS-rat.
Once he EXECUTED a great sacrifice PROGRAM after which his queens
gave an OUTPUT of four SUNs - RAM, LSIman, BUG-rat and SED-rughana.
RAM the eldest was a MICROCHIP with excellent MEMORY . His brothers, however,were only PERIPHERAL ICs.

Once when RAM was only 16MB, he married princess 'C'ta. 12 years passed and
DOS-rat decided to INSTAL RAM as his successor. However, Queen CIE/CAE
(Kayegayee), who was once offered a boon by DOS-rat for a life saving HELP
COMMAND ,took this opportunity at the instigation of her BIOSed maid (a real
plotter), and insisted that her son Bug-rat be INSTALLED and that RAM be
BOOTED to the forest for 14 years. At this cruel and unexpected demand, a
SURGE passed thru DOS-rat and he collapsed, power-less.

RAM agreed to LOG INTO forest and 'C'ta insisted to LOGIN with him.
LSI-man was also resolved on LOGGING IN with his brother.
The forest was the dwelling of SPARC-nakha, the TRANSISTOR of RAW-van, PROCESSOR of LAN-ka.
Attracted by RAM's stature, she proposed that he marry her. RAM,politely
declined. Perceiving 'C'tato be the SOURSE CODE of her distress, she hastened to kill her. Weeping, SPARC-nakha fled to LAN-ka, where RAW-van,moved by TRANSISTOR's plight, approached his uncle MAR-icha. MAR-icha
REPROGRAMED himself into the form of a golden stag and drew RAM deep into the forest.

Finally, tired of chase, RAM shot the deer, who, with his last breath,cried outdesperately for LSI-man in RAM's voice. Fooled by this VIRTUAL RAM SOUND, 'C'ta urged LSI-man to his brother's aid. Catching the opportunity,
RAW-van DELINKED 'C'ta from her LIBRARY and changed her ROOT DIRECTORY to LAN-ka. RAM and LSI-man started SEARCHING for the missing 'C'ta all over the forest.

They made friendship with the forest SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR SU-greev and his powerful co-processor Ha-NEUMAN. SU-greev agreed ...SU-greev agreed to help RAM.
SU-greev ordered his PROGRAMMERS to use powerful 'SEARCH' techniques to FIND
the missing 'C'ta. His PROGRAMMERS SEARCHED all around the INTER-NETworked
forests. Many tried to 'EXCITE' the birds and animals not to forget the 'WEB
CRAWLERS'( Insects) and tried to 'INFO SEEK' something about 'C'ta.
Some of them even shouted 'YAA-HOO' but they all ended up with 'NOT FOUND'
MESSAGES.
Several other SEARCH techniques proved useless.

Ha-NEUMAN devised a RISKy TECHNOLOGY and used it to cross the seas at an
astonishing CLOCK SPEED. Soon Ha-NEUMAN DOWNLOADED himself into LAN-ka.
After doing some local SEARCH, Ha-NEUMAN found 'C'ta weeping under a TREE
STRUCTURE. Ha-NEUMAN used a LOGIN ID (ring) to identify himself to
'C'ta. After DECRYPTING THE KEY, 'C'ta believed in him and asked him to send a STATUS_OK MESSAGE to RAM..

Meanwhile all the raakshasa BUGS around 'C'ta captured Ha-NEUMAN and tried to DELETE him using pyro-techniques. But Ha-NEUMAN managed to spread chaos by spreading the VIRUS 'Fire'. Ha-NEUMAN happily pressed ESCAPE from
LAN-ka and conveyed all the STATUS MESSAGES to RAM and SU-greev.RAW-wan decided to take the all powerful RAM head-on and prepared for the battle.One of the RAW-wan's SUN (son) almost DELETED RAM & LSI-man with a
powerful brahma-astra. But Ha-NEUMAN resorted to some ACTIVE-X gradientsand REBOOTED RAM and LSI-man. RAM used the SOURCE CODE secrets of RAW-wan and once for all wiped out RAW-wan's presense on earth. After the
battle, RAM got INSTALLED in I/O-dhya and spreaded his MICRO SOFT WORKS and other
USER FRIENDLY PROGRAMS to all USERS and every one lived happily ever after.

Today we have bigger houses and smaller families.More conveniences, but less time
We have more degrees,but less common sense.
More knowledge, but less judgment.
We have more experts, but more problems.
More medicine, but less wellness

We spend too recklessly;
Laugh too little,
Drive too fast,
Get too angry too quickly,
Stay up too late,
Read too little,
Watch TV too much,

We’ve multiplied our possessions,but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too little,and lie too often.
We’ve learned how to make a living,but not a life.
We’ve added years to life, not life to years
We have taller buildings,but shorter tempers;
Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
We spend more, but have less.
We buy more, but enjoy it less.
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet our neighbors.
We’ve conquered outer space,But not inner space.
We’ve split the atom,But not our prejudice.
We write more, learn less; plan more, but accomplish less.
We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait.
We have higher incomes, but lower morals.
We build more computers to hold more information,to produce more copies,But have less communications.
We are long on quantity, But short on quality.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;
Tall men and short characters
More leisure and less fun;
More kinds of foods, but less nutrition.
Two incomes, but more divorces.
Fancier houses, but broken homes.

Thats why i propose that as of today
you dont keep anything for special ocassions,
because everyday you live is a special ocassion.

Search for knowledge.Read More.
sit on yor front proch and a
Admire the view without paying
Attention to your needs.
Spend more time with your family and friends.
Eat your favourite foods and visit the places you love.

Life is chain of moments of enjoyment,
not only about survival.
Use your crystal goblets. Dont save your best perfume,
use it every time you feel you want it.

Remove from your vocabulary phrases like
"one of these days" and "someday".
write that letter you've thought about writing .
Tell your family and friends how much you love them.
dont delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life.
Every day, every hour and every minute is special.
You dont know if it will be your last ..

Once upon a time a Washerman was bringing up two donkeys.

Let us say Donkey-A and Donkey-B.

Donkey-A felt it was very energetic and could do better than the other. It always tried to pull the washerman's attraction over it by
taking more load and walking fast in front of him.

Innocent Donkey-B is normal, so it will walk normal, irrespective of the washerman's presence. After a period of time, Washerman started pressurising Donkey-B to be like Donkey-A.

But Donkey-B unable to walk fast, got continuous punishment from washerman.It was crying and told personally to Donkey-A "Dear friend, only we two are here,why to compete with each other....we can carry equal load at normal speed ".

That made Donkey-A all the more energetic and next day it told to washerman that it can carry more load and even it can run fast also.

Obviously happier washerman looked at Donkey-B.., his BP raised and hestarted kicking Donkey-B.

Next day with smile, Donkey-A carried more load and started running fast.

But it was breathtaking for Donkey-B and it couldn't act that way....

But the washerman was frustrated, so he harassed Donkey-B terribly, and finally it fell down hopelessly.

Then Donkey-A felt itself as a supremo and happily started carrying more load with great speed.

But now the Load of the Donkey-B is also being carried by Donkey-A., and still it has to run fast.

For some period it did, finally due to fatigue it got tired and started feeling the pain.

But washerman expected more from Donkey-A. It also tried best, but couldn't cope up with his owners demand.

The Washerman got angry with Donkey-A also and started harassing to take more load...

Donkey-A was crying for long time and then tried its best... But it couldn't meet the owner's satisfaction.

Finally the day came when due to frustration the washerman killed Donkey-A and went for searching some other Donkeys.

Its an endless story....... ...

But the moral of the Story in Corporate and social life is......,

"Think all colleagues are same and that everyone is capable....

Always Share the Load equally.....

Don't ever act smart in front of your Boss and never try for getting over-credit. ..

Don't feel happy when ur colleague is under pressure… "

It doesn't matter if u r A or B, for the Boss u shall be always DONKEY

And most importantly, Never Work Hard, Work Cleverly..... !!!

A good read!

In this experiment they put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable.

Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder.

One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious, but, undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder. All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why? However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder.

A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him. This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he's attacking the new monkey.

One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced, eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.

And

'That's how many company policies and procedures get established'.

Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey? "Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman." The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..

The Shanghai Taxi Driver's MBA Lecture

I needed to go from Xujiahui to the airport, so I hurriedly concluded a
meeting and I was looking for a taxi in front of the Meiluo building. A
taxi driver saw me and very professionally came in a straight line and
stopped right in front of me. Thus followed the story that astonished me
greatly as if I had attended a lively MBA course. In order to faithfully
preserve the intent of the taxi driver, I have tried to reproduce his
original words according to my memory.

"Where do you want to go? Good, the airport. At Xujiahui, I loved to get
business in front of the Meiluo building. Over here, I only work two
places: Meiluo building and Junyao building. Did you know? Before I
picked you up, I circled around Meiluo building twice before I saw you!
People who come out of office building are definitely not going to some
place nearby ...."

"Oh? You have a method!" I agreed.

"A taxi driver must also have scientific methods," he said. I was
surprised and I got curious: "What scientific methods?"

"I have to know statistics. I have made detailed calculations. Let me
tell you. I operate the car 17 hours a day, and my hourly cost is 34.5
RMB ...."

"How did you arrive at that?" I asked

"You calculate. I have to pay 380 RMB to the company each day for the
car. The gas is about 210 RMB. I work 17 hours per day. On an hourly
basis, the fixed cost is the 22 RMB that I give to the taxi company and
an average of 12.5 RMB per hour in gasoline expenses. Isn't that 34.5
RMB?" I was a bit surprised. I have taken taxis for ten years, but this
is the first time that a taxi driver has calculated the costs this way.
Previously, the taxi drivers all tell me that the cost per kilometre was
0.3 RMB in addition to the total company fee.

"Costs should not be calculated on a per-kilometre basis. It should be
calculated on an hourly basis. You see, each meter has a 'review'
function through which you can see the details of the day. I have done a
data analysis. The average time gap between customers is seven minutes.
If I started counting the costs when someone gets in, it is 10 RMB for
about 10 minutes. That means each 10 RMB customer takes 17 minutes of
time, which costs 9.8 RMB (=34.5 x 17 / 60). This is not making money!
If we say that customers who want to go to Pudong, Hangzhou or Qingpu
are like meals, then a 10 RMB customer is not even a bite of food. You
can only say that this is just a sprinkle of MSG."

Great! This driver did not sound like a taxi driver. He seemed more like
an accountant. "So what you do then?" I was even more interested and I
continued my questioning. It looked like I was going to learn something
new on the way to the airport.

"You must not let the customer lead you all over the place. You decide
what you want to do based upon the location, time and customer." I was
very surprised, but this sounded significant. "Someone said that the
taxi driving is a profession that depends on luck. I don't think so. You
have to stand in the position of the customer and consider things from
the customer's perspective." This sounded very professional, and very
much like many business management teachers who say "put yourself in
others' shoes."

"Let me give you an example. You are at the entrance to a hospital.
There is someone holding some medicine and there is someone else holding
a wash basin. Which person will you pick up?" I thought about it and I
said that I didn't know.

"You take the one with the wash basin. If you have a minor complaint
that you want to be examined and to get some medicine, you don't usually
go to a faraway hospital. Anyone who is carrying a wash basin has just
been discharged from the hospital. When people enter the hospital, some
of them die. Today, someone on the second floor dies. Tomorrow, someone
on the third floor dies. Those who make it out of the hospital usually
have a feeling of having been given a second life and they recognize the
meaning of life again -- health is the most important thing. So on that
day, that person told me, "Go ... go to Qingpu." He did not even blink.
Would you say that he wanted to take a taxi to People's Plaza to
transfer to the Qingpu line subway? Absolutely not!"

I began to admire him.

"Let me give you another example. That day at People's Plaza, three
people were waving at me. One was a young woman who had just finished
shopping and was holding some small bags. Another was a young couple who
were out for a stroll. The third one was a man who wore a silk shirt and
a down jacket and holding a notebook computer bag. I spent three seconds
looking at each person and I stopped in front of the man without
hesitation. When the man got in, he said: 'Yannan Elevated Highway.
South North Elevated Highway ....' Before even finishing, he could not
help but ask, 'Why did you stop in front of me without hesitating? There
were two people in front. They wanted to get on as well. I was too
embarrassed to fight with them.' I replied, 'It is around noon and just
a dozen or so minutes before one o'clock. That young woman must have
slipped out at noon to buy something and I guess that her company must
be nearby. That couple are tourists because they are not holding
anything and they are not going to travel far. You are going out on
business. You are holding a notebook computer bag, so I can tell that
this is business. If you are going out at this time, I guess that it
would not be too close.' The man said, 'You are right. I'm going to
Baoshan.'"

"Are those people wearing pyjamas in front of supermarkets or subway
stations going to travel far? Are they going to the airport? The airport
is not going to let them enter."

That makes sense! I was liking this more and more.

"Many drivers complain that business is tough and the price of gas has
gone up. They are trying to pin the cause down on other people. If you
keep pinning the cause on other people, you will never get any better.
You must look at yourself to see where the problem is." This sounds very
familiar. It seems like "If you cannot change the world, then you should
change yourself" or perhaps a pirated copy of Steven Corey's "Circles of
Influence and Concern." "One time, on Nandan Road, someone flagged me
down and wanted to go to Tianlin. Later on, someone else flagged me down
on Nandan Road and he also wanted to go to Tianlin. So I asked, 'How
come all you people who come out on Nandan Road want to go to Tianlin?'
He said, 'There is a public bus depot at Nandan Road. We all take the
public bus from Pudong to there, and then we take the taxi to Tianlin.
So I understood. For example, you look at the road that we just passed.
There are no offices, no hotels, nothing. Just a public bus station.
Those people who flag down taxis there are mostly people who just got
off the public bus, and they look for the shortest road for a taxi.
People who flag down taxis here will usually ride not more than 15 RMB."

"Therefore, I say that the attitude determines everything!" I have heard
dozens of company CEOs say that, but this was the first time that I
heard a taxi driver say that.

"We need to use scientific methods and statistics to conduct business.
Those people who wait at the subway exits every day for business will
never make money. How are you going to provide for your wife and kids at
500 RMB a month? This is murder? This is slowly murdering your whole
family. You must arm yourself with knowledge. You have to learn
knowledge to become a smart person. A smart person learns knowledge in
order to become a very smart person. A very smart person learns
knowledge in order to become a genius."

"One time, a person wanted a taxi in order to get to the train station.
I asked him how he wanted to go. He told me how to get there. I said
that was slow. I said to get on the elevated highway and go this other
way. He said that it was a longer way. I said, 'No problem. You have
experience because you go that way frequently. It costs you 50 RMB. If
you go my way, I will turn off the meter when it reaches 50 RMB. You can
just pay me 50 RMB. Anything more is mine. If you go your way, it will
take 50 minutes. If I go my way, it will take 25 minutes.' So in the
end, we went my way. We travelled an additional four kilometres but 25
minutes quicker. I accepted only 50 RMB. The customer was very delighted
for saving about 10 RMB. This extra four kilometres cost me just over 1
RMB in gas. So I have swapped 1 RMB for 25 extra minutes of my time. As
I just said, my hourly cost is 34.5 RMB. It was quite worthwhile for
me!"

"In a public taxi company, an ordinary driver takes three to four
thousand RMB home per month. The good driver can get around five
thousand. The top driver can get seven thousand RMB. Out of the 20,000
drivers, there are about two to three who can make more than 8,000 RMB a
month. I am one of those two or three. Furthermore, it is very stable
without too much fluctuation."

Great! By this point, I admired this taxi driver more and more.

"I often say that I am a happy driver. Some people say, 'That's because
you earn a lot of money. Of course, you must be happy.' I tell them,
'You are wrong. This is because I have a happy and active mind, and that
is why I make a lot of money.'"

What a wonderful way to put it!

"You have to appreciate the beauty that your work brings. Stuck in a
traffic jam at People's Plaza, many drivers complain, 'Oh, there's a
traffic jam again! What rotten luck!' You must not be like that. You
should try to experience the beauty of the city. There are many pretty
girls passing by. There are many tall modern buildings; although you
cannot afford them, you can still enjoy them with an appreciative look.
While driving to the airport, you can look at the greenery on both
sides. In the winter, it is white. How beautiful! Look at the meter --
it is more than 100 RMB. That is even more beautiful! Each job has its
own beauty. We need to learn how to experience that beauty in our work."

"Ten years ago, I was a general instructor at Johnson's. Eight years
ago, I had been the department manager for three different departments.
I quit because there was no point in making three or five thousand a
month. I decided to become a taxi driver. I want to be a happy driver.
Ha ha ha ...."

When we arrived at the airport, I gave him my business card and said,
"Are you interested in coming this Friday to my office and explain to
the Microsoft workers about how you operate your taxi? You can treat it
as if your meter is running at 60 kilometres per hour. I will pay you
for the time that you talk to us. Give me a call." Then I began to write
down his lively MBA lecture on the airplane.

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream.

The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him.

She did so without hesitation.

The traveler left rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But, a few days later, he came back to return the stone to the wise woman.

"I've been thinking," he said.

"I know how valuable this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone."

Sometimes it's not the wealth you have but what's inside you that others need.

Once a biology class was going on.. The teacher was teaching the class on how a butterfly comes out of its cocoon... He brought a live cocoon to demonstrate a butterfly coming out... Unfortunately he was called out on an urgent task before
the butterfly could come out... But before he went he warned the class that
on no condition should anyone help the butterfly to come out... He
went out and after some time the cocoon opened and the butterfly started to come out... One boy taking pity on the butterfly's struggle helped it to come out... The sir returned and saw the butterfly and then asked the class... Who helped the butterfly.. The boy raised his hand and confessed...

The sir said u did grave error in helping the butterfly... In helping it u deprived the butterfly of it life's goal...
The initial struggle out of the cocoon should help the butterfly strengthen its wings... now it will never fly...

We are also in some ways like this butterfly...
Now read on .....
Sometimes Struggles are exactly what we need in our life.
If we were to go through life without any obstacles,
It would cripple us.
We would not be as strong as we could have been
And we could never fly.
So next time you are faced with an obstacle,
A challenge, or a problem,
Struggle a little- then fly.

A little boy wanted to meet God.

He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his journey.

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman.

She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons.

The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase.

He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her a Twinkie .

She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer. Again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted!

They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave,

but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman, and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later,

his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, "What did you do today that made you look so happy ?"

He replied, "I had lunch with God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"

Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home.

Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and asked, "Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy ?" She replied, "I ate Twinkies in the park with God ."

However, before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's much younger than I expected." Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,! ! a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Remember,

We don't know what God will look like. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Embrace all equally.

(For those that may not know...George Carlin is a comedian that was
very popular in the 70's. His humor was often "off color" which makes
this message a nice surprise.)

A Message by George Carlin:


The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings
but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less
judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less
wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too
little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too
tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We've added years to life, not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing
the street to meet a new neighbor.

We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.

We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less.

We plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more
copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and
small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses,
but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality,
one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from
cheer, to quiet, to kill...

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in
the stockroom.

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not
going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe,
because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is
the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a
cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones,
but most of all "mean it".

A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person
will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the
precious thoughts in your mind.


AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away.


George Carlin

A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He
held it up for all to see & asked the students,' How much do you think this
glass weighs?'


'50gms!' .... '100gms!' ......'125gms' ......the students answered.


'I really don't know unless I weigh it,' said the professor, 'but, my
question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few
minutes?'


'Nothing' the students said.


'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the
professor asked.


'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the students.


'You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?'


'Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis &
have to go to hospital for sure!' ventured another student & all the
students laughed.


'Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?'
asked the professor.


'No'


'Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?' The students were
puzzled.


'Put the glass down!' said one of the students.


'Exactly!' said the professor.' Life's problems are something like this.
Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK. Think of them for a
long time & they begin to ache. Hold it even longer & they begin to
paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything.


It's important to think of the challenges (problems) in your life, but EVEN
MORE IMPORTANT to 'put them down' at the end of every day before you go to
sleep. That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh & strong
& can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!'


So, as it becomes time for you to leave office today,


Remember friend to 'PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY! '

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old.

Can I give you a hug?" I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course you may!" and she gave me a giant squeeze.

"Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She jokingly replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel."

"No seriously," I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. "I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.

Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said "I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know."

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began:
"We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.
There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success.
"You have to laugh and find humour every day.
"You've got to have a dream.
When you lose your dreams, you die.
We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!"

"There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability."

She continued: "The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change." "Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets."

She concluded her speech by courageously singing "The Rose."
She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.

At the years end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

If you read this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it! We send these words in loving memory of ROSE

Remember, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY, GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.

The teacher said: in order to answer your question, go to the paddy field and choose the biggest paddy and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick.

The student went to the field, go thru first row, he saw one big paddy, but he wonders....may be there is a bigger one later. Then he saw another bigger one... but may be there is an even bigger one waiting for
him.

Later, when he finished more than half of the paddy field, he start to realize that the paddy is not as big as the previous one he saw, he know
he has missed the biggest one, and he regretted. So, he ended up went back to the teacher with empty hand.

The teacher told him, this is love... you keep looking for a better one,
but when later you realize, you have already miss the person

The student asked: What is marriage then?

The teacher said: In order to answer your question, go to the corn field
and choose the biggest corn and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick.

The student went to the corn field, this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake, when he reach the middle of the field, he has picked one medium corn that he feel satisfied, and came back to the teacher.

The teacher told him, this time you bring back a corn.... you look for one hat is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get.... this is marriage.

Imagine you're in London's Heathrow Airport. While you're waiting for your flight, you notice a kiosk selling shortbread cookies. You buy a box, put them in your travelling bag and then you patiently search for an available seat so you can sit down and enjoy your cookies. Finally you find a seat next to a gentleman. You reach down into your travelling bag and pull out your box of shortbread cookies. As you do so, you notice that the gentleman starts watching you intensely.

He stares as you open the box and his eyes follow your hand as you pick up the cookie and bring it to your mouth. Just then he reaches over and takes one of your cookies from the box, and eats it! You're more than a little surprised at this. Actually, you're at a loss for words. Not only does he take one cookie, but he alternates with you. For every one cookie you take, he takes one.

Now, what's your immediate impression of this guy? Crazy? Greedy? He's got some nerve! Can you imagine the words you might use to describe this man to your associates back at the office? Meanwhile, you both continue eating the cookies until there's just one left. To your surprise, the man reaches over and takes it. But then he does something unexpected. He breaks it in half, and gives half to you. After he's finished with his half he gets up, and without a word, he leaves.

You think to yourself, "Did this really happen?" You're left sitting there dumbfounded and still hungry. So you go back to the kiosk and buy another box of cookies. You then return to your seat and begin opening your new box of cookies when suddenly you glance down into your travelling bag. Sitting there in your bag is your original box of cookies.........still unopened.

Only then do you realize that when you reached down earlier, you had reached into the other man's bag, and grabbed his box of cookies by mistake. Now what do you think of the man? Generous? Tolerant? You've just experienced a profound paradigm shift. You're seeing things from a new point of view.

Is it time to change your point of view? Now, think of this story as it relates to your life. Seeing things from a new point of view can be very enlightening. Think outside the box. Don't settle for the status quo. Be open to suggestions. Things may not be what they seem. Unless and until, one realizes about the fact, no one will change his or her view of thinking in spite of lot of external factors.

Every Point has THREE Sides; Your Side, My Side and The Right Side. To understand either the Other's Side or the Right Side, one needs to leave His Side..........

A long time ago in China, a girl named Li-Li got married &
Went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time,

Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all.

Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li was angered by
Many of her mother-in-law' s habits. In addition, she criticized Li-Li
Constantly .

Days passed and weeks passed. Li-Li and her mother-in-law
Never stopped arguing and fighting. But what made the situation even
Worse was that,

According to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow
To her mother-in-law and obey her every wish. All the anger and
Unhappiness in the house was causing Li-Li's poor husband great distress.

Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law' s bad temper
And dictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about
It.

Li-Li went to see her father's good friend, Mr. Huang, who sold herbs.

She told him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison
So that she could solve the problem once and for all. Mr. Huang thought
For a while,and finally said, " Li-Li, I will help you solve your problem,
But you must listen to me and obey what I tell you ."

Li-Li said, " Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to
Do."

Mr. Huang went into the back room, and returned in a few
Minutes with a package of herbs. He told Li-Li, "
You can't use a quick-acting Poison to get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people To become suspicious .

Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly
Build up poison in her body. Every other day prepare some
delicious meal and Put a little of these herbs in her serving.
Now, in order to make sure That nobody suspect you when she dies.

You must be very careful to act very friendly towards her.

Don't argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like
A queen ."

Li-Li was so happy. She thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to
Start her plot of murdering her mother-in-law.
Weeks went by and months Went by, and every other day,
Li-Li served the specially treated food to her Mother-in-law.

She remembered what Mr. Huang had said about
Avoiding suspicion, so she controlled her temper, obeyed her
Mother-in-law, and treated her like her own mother.

After six months had passed, the whole household had changed.
Li-Li had practiced controlling her temper so much that she found that she almost never got mad or upset.

She hadn't had an argument with her mother-in-law in six
Months because she now seemed much kinder and easier to get along with.

The Mother-in-law' s attitude toward Li-Li changed, and she began to love Li-Li Like her own daughter.
She kept telling friends and relatives that Li-Li was the Best daughter-in- law one could ever find.
Li-Li and her mother-in-law
Were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter.

Li-Li's husband was very happy to see what was happening.

One day, Li-Li came to see Mr. Huang and asked for his help
Again.

She said, " Dear Mr. Huang, please help me to keep the poison from
Killing my mother-in-law! She's changed into such a nice woman, and I
Love her like my own mother. I do not want her to die because of the poison
I gave her."

Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head. " Li-Li, there's
Nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison.
The herbs I gave
You were vitamins to improve her health.
The only poison was in your
Mind and your attitude toward her, but that has been all washed away by the Love which you gave to her."

HAVE YOU REALIZED that how you treat others is exactly how
They will treat you?

There is a wise Chinese saying: " The person who loves Others will also be loved in return."

God might be trying to work in another person's life through you.

Many years ago, when a person who owed money could be thrown into
jail, a merchant in London had the misfortune to owe a huge sum to a
money-lender.

The money-lender, who was old, ugly and wicked, fancied the merchant's
beautiful teenage daughter. He proposed a bargain.

He said he would cancel the merchant's debt if he could have the girl
instead. Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified at the
proposal.

So the cunning money-lender proposed that they let Providence decide
the matter. He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white
pebble into an empty money-bag and then the girl would have to pick out
one of the pebbles. If she chose the black pebble, she would become his
wife and her father's debt would be cancelled. If she chose the white
pebble she would stay with her father and the debt would still be
cancelled.

But if she refused to pick out a pebble,her father would be thrown into jail
and she would starve. Reluctantly, the merchant agreed. They were
standing on a pebble-strewn path in the merchant's garden as they talked
and the money-lender stooped down to pick up the two pebbles.

As he picked up the pebbles, the girl, sharp-eyed with fright, noticed that
he picked up two black pebbles and put them into the money-bag. He
then asked the girl to pick out the pebble that was to decide her fate and
that of her father.

Imagine that you are standing on the path in the merchant's garden. What
would you have done if you had been the unfortunate girl?

Refuse to take a pebble?

Point out that there are two black pebbles in the bag and expose the
money-lender as a cheat ?

Take a black pebble and sacrifice yourself in order to save your father
from prison?

None of the suggestions in this situation is very helpful, for if the girl
does not take a pebble her father goes to prison, and if she does take a
pebble, then she has to marry the money- lender.

NOW, THINK LATERALLY! What do you think the girl did??

The girl in the pebble story put her hand into the money-bag and drew
out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall to the path,
where it was immediately lost among all the others. "Oh, how clumsy of me," she said, "but never mind - if you look into the bag you will be able
to tell which pebble I took by the Colour of the one that is left."

Since the remaining pebble is of course black, it must be assumed that
she had taken the white pebble, since the money-lender dare not admit
his dishonesty.

In this way, using lateral thinking, the girl changes what
seems an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one!


MORAL OF THE STORY: Most of the complex problems do have a solution
its only that we dont attempt to think. SO START THINKING

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge.

The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, "Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."

The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand."

"What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father. "

There's a big difference," replied the little girl.

"If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go.

But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."

In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.

So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather than expecting them to hold urs...

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive
young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the
steps.

She paid the driver and, using her hands to feel the
location of the seats, walked down the aisle and found the seat
he'd told her was empty. Then she's settled in, placed her
briefcase on her lap and rested her cane against her leg.

It had been a year since Susan became blind. Due to a medical
misdiagnosis she had been rendered sightless, and she was suddenly
thrown into a world of darkness, anger, frustration and self-pity.

'How could this have happened to me?' she would plead, her heart
knotted with anger. But no matter how much she cried or ranted or
prayed, she knew the painful truth, her sight was never going to
return.

A cloud of depression hung over Susan's once optimistic
spirit. All she had to cling to was her husband Mark.

Mark was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his
heart. When she first lost her sight, he watched her sink into
despair and was determined to help his wife gain the strength she
needed to become independent again.

Finally, Susan felt ready to return to her job, but how would she
get there? She used to take the bus, but was now too frightened to
get around the city by herself.

Mark volunteered to drive her to work each day, even though they
worked at opposite ends of the city. At first, this comforted Susan and
fulfilled Mark's need to protect his sightless wife who was so insecure
about performing the slightest task. Soon, however Mark realized that
this arrangement wasn't working - it was hectic, and costly.


Susan is going to have to start taking the bus again, he admitted
to himself. But just the thought of mentioning it to her made him
cringe. She was still so fragile, so angry. How would she react?
Just as Mark predicted, Susan was horrified at the idea of taking
the bus again. "I'm blind!" she responded bitterly. "How am I
supposed to know where I'm going? I feel like you're abandoning
me."

Mark's heart broke but he knew what had to be done. He promised
Susan that each day he would ride the bus with her until she got
the hang of it.

And that is exactly what happened. For two solid weeks, Mark,
military uniform and all, accompanied Susan to and from work each
day.

He taught her how to rely on her other senses to determine
where she was and how to adapt to her new environment. He helped
her befriend the bus drivers who could watch out for her, and save
her a seat. Each morning they made the journey together, and Mark
would take a cab back to his office.

Although this routine was even more costly and exhausting than the
previous one, Mark knew it was only a matter of time before Susan
would be able to ride the bus on her own.

Finally, Susan decided
that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Monday morning
arrived, and before she left, she threw her arms around Mark, her
temporary bus riding companion, her husband, and her best friend.
Her eyes filled with tears of gratitude for his loyalty, his
patience, his love.

She said good-bye, and for the first time, they
went their separate ways. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday....
Each day on her own went perfectly, and Susan had never felt
better.

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was
paying for her fare to exit the bus, the driver said, "Boy, I sure
envy you." Susan wasn't sure if the driver was speaking to her or
not. After all, who on earth would ever envy a blind woman who had
struggled just to find the courage to live for the past year? "Why
do you envy me?"

The driver responded, "It must feel so good to be taken care of and
protected like you are." Susan had no idea what the driver was
talking about, "What do you mean?"

The driver said, "You know,
every morning for the past week, a fine looking gentleman in a
military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you
when you get off the bus. He makes sure you cross the street safely
and he watches you until you enter your office building. Then he
blows you a kiss, gives you a little salute and walks away. You are
one lucky lady."

Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks. For although she
couldn't see him, she had always felt Mark's presence. She was
blessed, so blessed, for he had given her a gift more powerful than
sight, a gift she didn't need to see to believe - the gift of love
that can bring light where there had been darkness.

"You don't love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is
beautiful because you love her..."