Posted on August 21st, 2008 by toofaani
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A Swami was having a conversation with Lord Shiva one day and said. ‘Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.
Lord Shiva led the Swami to two doors.
He opened one of the doors and the Swami looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the [...]
Posted on October 13th, 2007 by toofaani
Filed under Greed, Life |
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said,” Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.
The Lord led the holy man to two doors.
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He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round [...]
Posted on June 24th, 2007 by toofaani
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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. [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2007 by toofaani
Filed under Honesty and Integrity, Life |
A wise woman who was travelling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveller who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food.
The hungry traveller saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so [...]
Posted on April 24th, 2007 by toofaani
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The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you’ll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2007 by toofaani
Filed under Faith, Fear, Life, Optimism |
A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, with tears in his eyes, “Doctor, I am afraid to die, please tell me what is on the other side?”
Very quietly, the doctor said, “I don’t know”
“You don’t know?” said the sick man, “How come you don’t [...]
Posted on April 5th, 2007 by toofaani
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Always try to help a friend in need
Believe in yourself
Be brave…but it’s ok to be afraid sometimes
Give lots of kisses
Laugh often
Study hard
Don’t be overly concerned with your weight, it’s just a number
Always try to see the glass half full
Meet new people, even if they look different to you
Remain Calm. . even when it seems hopeless
Take [...]
Posted on April 1st, 2007 by toofaani
Filed under Compassion, Life, Optimism |
A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was “too crowded.”
“I can’t go to Sunday School,” she sobbed to the pastor as he walked by.
Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reason and, taking her by the hand, took her inside and found [...]
Posted on April 1st, 2007 by toofaani
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I’ve learned-
that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I’ve learned-
that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I’ve learned-
that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I’ve [...]
Posted on March 31st, 2007 by toofaani
Filed under Life, Positive Thinking |
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father [...]