If I Had My Life to Live Over

If I had my life to live over, I'd dare to make more mistakes next time.
I'd relax, I'd limber up.
I would be sillier than I've been this trip.
I would take fewer things seriously, take more chances, take more trips.
I'd climb more mountains, and swim more rivers.
I would eat more ice cream and less beans.
I would perhaps have more actual troubles, but I'd have fewer imaginary ones.
You see, I'm one of those people who lived seriously, sanely, hour after hour, day after day.
Oh, I've had my moments, and if I had it to do over again, I'd have more of them.
I've been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, a hot-water bottle, a raincoat, and a parachute.
If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than this trip.
If I had my life to live over, I would start going barefoot earlier in the spring, and stay that way later in the fall.
I would go to more dances, I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.

Do not stand at my grave and weep -Mary Elizabeth Frye

Criticism

If an impulse comes to say
Some un-thoughtful word today
That may drive a friend away,
Don't say it!

If you've heard a word of blame
Cast upon your neighbor's name
That may injure his fair fame,
Don't tell it!

If malicious gossip's tongue
Some vile slander may have flung
On the head of old or young,
Don't repeat it!

Thoughtful, kind, helpful speech,
'Tis a gift promised to each--
This the lesson we would teach:
Don't abuse it!

What kind of decision would you make..?

A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other disused. Only one child played on the disused track, the rest on the operational track. The train came, and you were just beside the track interchange. You could make the train change its course to the disused track and saved most of the kids However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the disused track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train go its way? Let's take a pause to think what kind of decision we could make...
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Analyse the situation
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Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one child.
To save most of the children at the expense of only one child was rational decision most people would make, morally and emotionally. But, have you ever thought that the child choosing to play on the disused track had in fact made the right decision to play at a safe place? Nevertheless, he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant friends who chose to play where the danger was. This kind of dilemma happens around us everyday. In the office, community, in politics and especially in a democratic society, the minority is often sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no matter how foolish or ignorant the majority are, and how farsighted and knowledgeable the minority are. The child who chose not to play with the rest on the operational track was sidelined.

And in the case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear for him.
To make the proper decision is not try to change the course of the train because the kids playing on the operational track should have known very well that track was still in use, and that they should have run away if they heard the train's sirens.
If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because he never thought the train could come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not in use probably because it was not safe. If the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save these few kids While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need to be made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may not always be the right one.
"Remember that what's right isn't always popular... and what's popular isn't always right."
Everybody makes mistakes; that's why they put erasers on pencils

READ THIS IF YOU WANT To BE CHEERED UP!!!

Read slowly over each of these things and imagine how it makes you feel.

An unexpected compliment from someone you admire.

The first cool day of fall.

A sweet note from someone in the mail who thought to use the old fashioned system rather than email.

Laughing at an inside joke.

Being in a group of friends and knowing that you are an important part of it.

When you see someone you know and both people take off in a sprint towards each other with arms held out awaiting an embrace.

Knowing you did the right thing and having someone come up and tell you they are proud of you.
Getting flowers.

Holding a baby.

Laughing so hard with your friends you cry.

Reading a wonderful book, being sad it is over and then when you return it to the library find out that there is a sequel.

Getting a strike in bowling and everyone celebrating becuase it was pure luck.

Acting silly with a friend.

Finding the absolute perfect gift for someone.

A walk on the beach, sand in your toes, wind in your face.

Going to bed early tired and knowing you are going to get a great night's sleep and get to sleep late.

Blowing out all the candles on your birthday cake.

Looking at your baby pictures.

Realizing that it is the small things in life that count the most

---Never Loose Sight of What is Important in Life---

No Flirting!!

Guy: I'm a photographer I've been looking for a face like yours!
Gal: Yes, and I am a plastic surgeon. I've been looking for a face like yours!

Guy: May I have the pleasure of this dance?
Gal: No, I'd like to have some pleasure too!

Guy: How did you get to be so beautiful?
Gal: I bet, I must have been given your share!

Guy: Will you come out with me this Saturday?
Gal: Sorry! I am having a headache this weekend!

Guy: Go on, don't be shy. Ask me out!
Gal: OK, Get the hell Out!

Guy: I think, I could make you very happy.
Gal: Sure, I think you are leaving now?

Guy: What would you say if I asked you to marry me?
Gal: Nothing. I can't talk and laugh at the same time!

Guy: Can I have your name?
Gal: Why, don't you already have one?

Guy: Shall we go and see a Movie?
Gal: I've already seen it!

Guy: Do you think it was fate that brought us together?
Gal: Nah, it was plain bad luck!

Guy: Where have you been all my life?
Gal: Hiding from you.

Guy: Haven't I seen you someplace before?
Gal: Yes, that's why I don't go there anymore.

Guy: Is this seat empty?
Gal: Yes, and this one will be if you sit down.

Hope... by shelley

To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite;
To forgive wrongs darker than Death or Night;
To defy Power, which seems Omnipotent;
To love, and bear; to hope, till Hope creates
From its own wreck the thing it contemplates;
Neither to change nor falter nor repent;
This, like thy glory, Titan! is to be
Good, great and joyous, beautiful and free;
This is alone Life; Joy, Empire, and Victory!
-Percy bysshe shelley

Is It Any Wonder

Is it any wonder
That friendships die and fade,
When we forget the reasons,
Why they first were made?

Is it any wonder
There's so much grief and sorrow,
That we don't even seem to care,
What will take place tomorrow?

Is it any wonder
Our world is like it is,
When all we do is grumble,
And no action do we give?

Is it any wonder
Racism thrives, my friend,
When we cannot see the person,
Just the color of his skin?

Is it any wonder
That evil's strong and bold,
When we can't see any goodness,
And we let our hearts grow cold?

Interesting facts

-The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

-There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

-"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

-A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

-A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

-It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

-A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

-There are more chickens than people in the world.

-People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.

-When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop ... even your heart!

-Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

What does love mean ????

This is from a widely circulated email where the source is unknown:
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all even when his hands got arthritis, too. That's Love." Rebecca - age 8

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4

"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Karl - age 5

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French Fries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy - age 6

"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Terri - age 4

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate." Nikka - age 6

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears iteveryday." Noelle - age 7

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." Tommy - age 6

"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."Clare - age 6

"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." Elaine-age 5

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." Mary Ann - age 4

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you" Karen - age 7

"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."Jessica - age 8

And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. (Now this will melt your heart.) The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."

10 most stupid questions people usually ask in obvious situations.. .

(1.) At the movies: When you meet acquaintances/ friends.. .
Stupid Question:- Hey, what are you doing here?
Answer:- Dont u know, I sell tickets in black over here..

(2.) In the bus: A heavy lady wearing pointed high-heeled shoes steps on your feet...
Stupid Question:- Sorry, did that hurt?
Answer:- No, not at all, I'm on local anesthesia.. ...why don't you try again.

(3.) At a funeral: One of the teary-eyed people ask...
Stupid Question:- Why, why him, of all people.
Answer:- Why? Would it rather have been you?

(4.) At a restaurant: When you ask the waiter
Stupid Question:- Is ! the "Butter Paneer Masala" dish good??
Answer:- No, its terrible and made of adulterated cement. We occassionaly also spit in it.

(5.) At a family get-together: When some distant aunt meets you after years... Stupid Question:- Munna, Chickoo, you've become so big.
Answer:- Well you haven't particularly shrunk yourself.

(6.) When a friend announces her wedding, and you ask...
Stupid Question:- Is the guy you're marrying good?
Answer:- No,he's a miserable wife-beating , insensitive lout...it's just the money.

(7.) When you get woken up at midnight by a phone call...
Stupid Question:- Sorry. were you sleeping?
Answer:- No. I was doing research on whether the Zulu tribes in Africa marry or not. You thought I was sleeping.... you dumb witted moron.

(8.) When you see a friend/colleague with evidently shorter hair...
Stupid Question:- Hey have you had a haircut?
Answer:- No, its autumn and I'm shedding.... ..

(9.) At the dentist when he's sticking pointed objects in your mouth...
Stupid Question:- Tell me if it hurts?
Answer:- No it wont. It will just bleed.

(10.) You are smoking a cigarette and a cute woman asks...
Stupid Question:- Oh, so you smoke.
Answer:- Gosh, it's a miracle .......it was a piece of chalk and now it's in flames!!!

What goes around comes around....

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer.

One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.

"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."

"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer.

At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. "Is that your son?" the nobleman asked.

"Yes," the farmer replied proudly.

"I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of."

And that he did.

Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, he graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time?

Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.

His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.

Someone once said:
"What goes around comes around."

Motivational Quotes

"If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal." — Zig Ziglar.

"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." — Christopher Reeve.

"The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles." — William Penn.

"Though bitter, good medicine cures illness. Though it may hurt, loyal criticism will have beneficial effects." — Sima Qian.

"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears." — Les Brown.

We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams." — Les Brown.

"The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today." — Les Brown.

husband vs wife diary..

--------HER DIARY---------
This evening, I thought he was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a cafe to have some coffee. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late,but he made no comment.Conversation wasn't flowing so I suggested that we go somewhere quiet so we could talk, he agreed but he kept quiet and absent.I asked him what was wrong - he said,"Nothing."I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset. He said it had nothing to do with me and not to worry.

On the way home I told him that I loved him, he simply smiled and kept driving.I can't explain his behavior; I don't know why he didn't say,"I love you,too." When we got home I felt as if I had lost him, as if he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. He just sat there and watched TV.

He seemed distant and absent. Finally I decided to go to bed. About 10 minutes later he came to bed. I decided that I could not take it anymore, so I decided to confront him with the situation but he had fallen asleep.I started crying and cried until I too fell asleep. I don't know what to do. I'm almost sure that his thoughts are with someone else. My life is a disaster.

---------HIS DIARY---------
Today Australia lost the cricket test against England.
DAMN IT

THE JORNEY by mary oliver

One day you finally knew

what you had to do, and began,

though the voices around you

kept shouting

their bad advice--

though the whole house

began to tremble

and you felt the old tug

at your ankles.

"Mend my life!"

each voice cried.

But you didn't stop.

You knew what you had to do,

though the wind pried

with its stiff fingers

at the very foundations,

though their melancholy

was terrible.

It was already late

enough, and a wild night,

and the road full of fallen

branches and stones.

But little by little,

as you left their voices behind,

the stars began to burn

through the sheets of clouds,

and there was a new voice

which you slowly

recognized as your own,

that kept you company

as you strode deeper and deeper

into the world,

determined to do

the only thing you could do--

determined to save

the only life you could save.

Quotes by paulo coelho

• There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.
• When we love, we always strive to become better than we are.When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
• Everything that is done in the present affects the future in the form of consequence and affects the past in the form of redemption.
• We are all different, and should do what we can do to remain so.

The splashes of life....

My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm whenI was about seven, and he told me to throw a stone into the water.He told me to watch the circles created by the stone. Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone person.

"You may create lots of splashes in your life but the waves that come from those splashes will disturb the peace of allyour fellow creatures," he said. "Remember that you are responsible for what you put in your circle and that circle will also touch manyother circles. You will need to live in a way that allows the goodthat comes from your circle to send the peace of that goodness toothers. The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those feelings to other circles. You are responsible for both."

That was the first time I realized each person creates the innerpeace or discord that flows out into the world. We cannotcreate world peace if we are riddled with inner conflict, hatred, doubt, or anger. We radiate the feelings and thoughts that wehold inside, whether we speak them or not. Whatever is splashingaround inside of us is spilling out into the world, creating beautyor discord with all other circles of life..

change ur outlook

There was a millionaire who was bothered by severe eye pain. He consulted so many physicians and was getting his treatment done. He did not stop consulting galaxy of medical experts;

He consumed heavy loads of drugs and underwent hundreds of injections. But the ache persisted with great vigour than before. At last a monk who has supposed to be an expert in treating such patients was called for by the millionaire.

The monk understood his problem and said that for sometime he should concentrate only on green colours and not to fall his eyes on any other colours. The millionaire got together a group of painters and purchased barrels of green color and directed that every object his eye was likely to fall to be painted in green colour just as the monk had directed.

When the monk came to visit him after few days, the millionaire's servants ran with buckets of green paints and poured on him since he was in red dress, lest their master not see any other colour and his eye ache would come back. Hearing this monk laughed said "If only you had purchased a pair of green spectacles, worth just a few rupees, you could have saved these walls and trees and pots and all other articles and also could have saved a large share of his fortune.

You cannot paint the world green." Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. It is foolish to shape the world, let us shape ourselves first. Let’s change our vision..!!

Think simple, Live simple...

That which is funny about man

A disciple asked Hejasi:-
I want to know what is the most funny thing about human beings.
Hejasi said:-
"That they always think crooked: they're in a hurry to grow, then lament their lost childhood, and soon loose the money they need to keep their health."
"They are so anxious about the future, that they neglect the present, and thus live in neither the present nor the future."
"They live as if they were never going to die, and die as if they had never lived"

HAPPY NEW YEAR...

The Gift of a New Year

Here’s to the year
that’s almost past its expiration date—2007.
We all had some surprises, didn’t we?
Some good, some distressing.
Let’s use everything we got from our experiences,
everything we learned,
to enrich the new year.

Here’s to the new year, 2008,
a gift we haven’t opened yet.
May its bright, shiny package
contain even more than we hope for.

And even while we’re delighting in new treasures,
let’s appreciate fully what we already have—
the blessings we take for granted.
Make a list, and check it twice.

I hope in the new year
you see yourselves the way I see you:
intelligent, interesting, and likable.

To 2008:
May it give a whole new meaning
to the phrase, "the good life."

By Joanna Fuchs

Strange laws....

Here's our fabulous collection of Strange Laws that can
date back very far. Most of these laws remain in the books
today, even if rarely enforced.

• In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.[ bow bow,meow meow...]
  
• In North Carolina, it is against the law for dogs and cats to fight.[ poor dogs :-) ]
  
• In Georgia, it's against the law to spread a false rumor.[ i think this one s necessary...]
  
• In Virginia, chickens cannot lay eggs before 8:00 a.m., and must be done before 4:00 p.m.[ this s crrazy ]
  
• In Kentucky, it's the law that a person must take a bath once a year.[ mm lucky people]
  

My best friend

Today I found a friend
who knew everything I felt
she knew my weakness
and the problems I've been dealt.
She understood my wonders
and listened to my dreams,
she listened to how I felt about life and love
and knew what it all means.
Not once did she interrupt me
or tell me I was wrong
she understood what I was going through
and promised she'd stay long.
I reached out to this friend,
to show her that I care
to pull her close and let her know
how much I need her there.
I went to hold her hand
to pull her a bit nearer
and I realized this perfect friend I found
was nothing but a mirror....

The Wisdom of Einstein

• Knowledge:
  The Search for the truth and Knowledge is one of the finest attributes of a man, though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.
• Authority:
  To punish me for my contempt of authority, fate has made me an authority myself.
• Truth:
  It is difficult to say what truth is, but sometimes it is easy to recognize a falsehood.
• Cooperation:
  A hundred times a day I remind myself that my inner and outer lives are based on the labors of other people, living and dead and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.
• Wisdom:
  Wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
• Greatness:
  There is only one road to human greatness: through the school of hard knocks.
• Happiness:
  A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.
• Fame:
  With fame I become more and more stupid, which of course is a very common phenomenon.
• Life:
  Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.
• Ageing:
  I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don't have to.
• Praise:
  The only way to escape the personal corruption of praise is to go on working.
• Problems:
  Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions.
• Relativity:
  An hour sitting with a pretty girl on a park bench passes like a minute, but a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour.
• Goals:
  One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can barely achieve through one's greatest efforts.
• Racism:
  The only remedies against race and prejudice are enlightenment and education. This is a slow and painstaking process.
• Solitude:
  I lived in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.
• Value:
  Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
• Imagination:
  When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of imagination has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing absolute knowledge

I Have Learned.....

I’ve learned-that u can do something in an instant that will give u heartache 4 life.

I’ve learned-that it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I’ve learned-that we are responsible 4 what we do, no matter how we feel.

I’ve learned-that either u control your attitude or it controls u.

I’ve learned-that just because someone doesn’t love u the way u want them to doesn’t mean they don’t love u with all they have.

I’ve learned-that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes u have to learn to forgive yourself.

I’ve learned-that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

cute ones.....