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Put a frog in a vessel of water and start heating the water. As the temperature of the water rises, the frog is able to adjust its body temperature accordingly. The frog keeps on adjusting with increase in temperature... Just when the water is about to reach boiling point, the frog is not able to adjust anymore. At that point the frog decides to jump out. The frog tries to jump but is unable to do so, because it has lost all its strength in adjusting with the rising water temperature. Very soon the frog dies. What killed the frog? Many of us would say the boiling water... But the truth is what killed the frog was its own inability to decide when it had to jump out. We all need to adjust with people and situations, but we need to be sure when we need to adjust and when we need to confront/face. There are times when we need to face the situation and take the appropriate action... If we allow people to exploit us physically, mentally, emotionally or financially, they wi...

Two Buddhist Monks were on a journey, one was a senior monk, the other a junior monk. During their journey they approached a raging river and on the river bank stood a young lady. She was concerned about how she would get to the other side of the river without drowning. The junior monk walked straight past her without giving it a thought and he crossed the river. The senior monk picked up the woman and carried her across the river. He placed her down, they parted ways with woman and on they went with the journey. As the journey went on, the senior monk could see some concern on the junior monk’s mind, he asked what was wrong. The junior monk replied, “how could you carry her like that? You know we can’t touch women, it’s against our way of life”. The senior monk answered, “I left the woman at the river’s edge a long way back, why are you still carrying her?” Source: (Tia, 2011) http://www.yourlifeyourway.net/2011/11/21/the-monks-and-the-mon...

Live one day at a time and make it a masterpiece ~ Dalai Lama A- avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits B- believe in yourself and succeed C- consider things from every angle D- don’t give up and don’t give in E- enjoy life today, yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come F- friends and family are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches G- give more than you planned to H- have major league fun I- ignore those who try to discourage you J- just do it K- keep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier L- love yourself first and most M- make it happen N- never lie, cheat or steal, always strike a fair deal O- open your eyes and see things as they really are P- practice makes perfect Q- quitters never win and winners never quit R- read study and learn about everything important in your life S- stop procrastinating T- take control of your own destiny U- understand yourself in order to better understand others V- visualize it and focus...

Lesson 1 A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbour. Before she says a word, Bob says, 'I'll give you $800 to drop that towel.' After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob, after a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, 'Who was that?' 'It was Bob the next door neighbour,' she replies. 'Great,' the husband says, 'did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?' Moral of the story If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure. ...

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady . During my second month of college, our professor Gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read The last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the Cleaning woman several times. She was tall, Dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question Blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if The last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely, " said the professor. "In your careers, You will meet many people. All are significant.. They Deserve your attention and care, even if all you do Is smile and say "hello." I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her Name was Dorothy. 2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain One night, at 11:30 p..m., an older African American Woman ...

If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don’t If you like to win but think you can’t, It’s almost a cinch you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost. For out in the world we find Success begins with a fellow’s will. It’s all in the state of mind. If you think you are outclassed, you are. You’ve got to think high to rise. You’ve got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win the prize. Life’s battles don’t always go To the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

Buddha was walking into the city market one day and near the city entrance an old bitter man was sitting on a box glaring at Buddha, who carried a bright smile on his face. At the sight of him this old man started cursing Buddha up and down, left right and center, telling him how pretentious he was, how much better he thought he was and how he did nothing worthy of the air he breathed in this world. But Buddha simply smiled and kept on walking to the market to get what he needed. The Next day Buddha returned to the market and once again that old man was there, this time his cursing intensified, screaming and yelling at Buddha as he walked by, cursing his mother, cursing his father and everyone else in his life. This went on for the rest of the week and finally as the Buddha was leaving the market the man came up to him, as his curiosity had simply gotten the best of him. “Buddha, every day you come here smiling and every day I curse your name, I curse your family and everything y...

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.” Buddha quotes (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)

One day, a small oppening appeared on a cocoon; a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then, it seems to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could not go any further. So the man decided to help the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and opened the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a withered body, it was tiny and shrivelled wings. The man continued to watch because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would open, enlarge and expand, to be able to support the butterfly’s body, and become firm. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a withered body and shrivelled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man, in his kindness and his goodwill did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the t...

Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument and one of them slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: ‘Today my Best Friend slapped me in the face’. They kept on walking until they found an oasis where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning but his friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: ‘Today My Best Friend saved my life’. The friend who had slapped and then saved his best friend asked him, ‘After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?’ The friend replied ‘When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it’. Learn to write your hurts in the sand and t...

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls . He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar . He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls . He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar . Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes." The professor then poured a cup of coffee into the jar , effectively filling the empty space between the sand . The students laughed. "Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar...

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, when the road you're trudging seems as an uphill: When the funds are low and the debts are high: And you want to smile, but you have to sign; When care is pressing you down a bit . . . Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Success is failure turned inside out, the silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems a far, So stick to the fight when you're the hardest hit . . . It's when things go wrong, that you must not quit.

One night a man dreamed, that he was walking along the beach with the Lord, across the sky flashed scenes from his life, for each scene, he noticed two set of footprints, one belonging to him and the other to the Lord . . . When the last scene of his life flashed b4 him, he looked back at the footprints, he noticed, that many times along the path of life there was only one set of footprints, he also noticed that it happened at that very lowest and saddest times of his life . . . This bothered him and, and he quetioned the Lord abt it: " Lord, u said, that once i decided to follow you , u'd walk with me all the way, but i've noticed, that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints, I don't understand why, when i needed you most, you would leave me." The Lord replied : " My son, I love you and i would never leave you, during your times of trial, when you have seen only one set of footprints, it was then when i carried you...

A university professor challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything that exists? A student bravely replied, "Yes, He did!" "God created everything?" the professor asked. "Yes, sir," the student replied. The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists. And according to the principal that our works Define who we are, then God is evil." The student became quiet before such an answer. The professor was quite pleased with himself, and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the faith in God is a myth. Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question,professor?" "Of course," replied the professor. The student stood up and asked,"Professor, does cold exist?" "What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's question. The ...

This video doesn't really capture all of this amazing NGO's achievements, so I will try to sum up what they do here: Shanti Sewa Griha Nepal is inspiring because it has allowed people with leprosy, physical and mental disabilities, and other debilitating illnesses the chance to move off the streets and start new lives (often after being ostracized from their villages) in a healthy and supportive community. By providing fair wage jobs, free health care and medications, education for their children, accommodation, and organic meals, Shanti has rebuilt confidence, ownership, health and community support for the over 800 people in the Shanti family. Shanti has gone on to build a self-sustainable eco village, 2 clinics, clean community drinking water fountain (open to the public), solar cookers and organic farms, workshops, assisted living accommodations, a pre-school and school, and is in the process of building a free hospital for the general public. While their...