Bank account of life

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coiffed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.

"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room, just wait." "That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. "Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. "It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice. I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away just for this time in my life.

Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. I am still depositing!

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

A Woman of Strength

A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape ...

but a woman of strength kneels in prayer to keep her soul in shape...

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A strong woman isn't afraid of anything ...

but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear...

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A strong woman won't let anyone get the best of her ...

but a woman of strength gives the best of her to everyone...

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A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future...

a woman of strength realizes life's mistakes can also be God's blessings and capitalizes on them...

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A strong woman walks sure footedly ...

but a woman of strength knows God will catch her when she falls...

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A strong woman wears the look of confidence on her face ...

but a woman of strength wears grace...

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A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey ...

but a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong...

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The essence of the Geeta

1. Why do you uselessly worry? Of whom are you needlessly afraid? Who can kill you? The Atma is neither born nor does it die.


2. Whatever happened in the past is for your good. Whatever is happening now is also good and whatever happens in the future is, that too, will be good. Do not have regrets about the past. Do not worry about the future. The presence is flowing effortlessly.

3. What have you lost that makes you weep? What did you bring into this life that you have lost? What did you nurture that has been destroyed. You brought nothing into this life and nothing you take while you are here can you take with you when you depart. Whatever you took or gave, you did so only here and only from Bhagavan. You came into the world empty-handed, and will leave empty-handed. What is yours today was another persons yesterday and the day after tomorrow is will belong to someone else. You think all this is yours because you are identified with this existence. Alas, is it this materialistic attachment that is the cause of your unhappiness.


4. Change is the law of the Universe. What you think of as death is actually real life. In a moment you become rich. The next moment you are poor. Yours and mine, small and large, ours and theirs: banish these petty thoughts from your mind! Here everything is yours and you belong to everyone else.


5. Neither is the body yours, nor do you belong to this body. This body is made of the five elements: earth, air, water, fire and space, and someday is will return from whence it came. But the atma is firm and immortal. What then are you?


6. Surrender yourself to the Lord. He will be your greatest help and comfort. The person who knows this is unafraid, does not worry and is free from sorrow.


7. Whatever you do, surrender it at the feet of the Lord. When you do this you will know the bliss of one who is free from the cycle of births and deaths.

The Paradox of our Time

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 it 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, but more problems

More medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much

Spend too recklessly, but laugh too little

Drive too fast, get angry too quickly

Stay up too late, get up too tired

Read too seldom, 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 the new neighbour

We've 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 split 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 have higher incomes, but lower morals

We have more food, but less appeasement

We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication

We've become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion

Tall men, and short character

Steep profits, and shallow relationships.

These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare

More leisure, but less fun

More kinds of food, but less nutrition.

These are days of two incomes, but more divorce

Of fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away 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 show window and nothing in the stockroom

A time when technology has brought this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to make a difference, or to just hit "Skip Ahead"...

By Dr. Bob Moorehead

romantic countries

H.O.L.L.A.N.D. - Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies.


I.T.A.L.Y. - I Trust And Love You.


L.I.B.Y.A. - Love Is Beautiful; You Also.


F.R.A.N.C.E. - Friendships Remain And Never Can End.


C.H.I.N.A. - Come Here.. I Need Affection.


B.U.R.M.A. - Between Us, Remember Me Always.


N.E.P.A.L. - Never Ever Part As Lovers.


I.N.D.I.A. - I Nearly Died In Adoration.


K.E.N.Y.A. - Keep Everything Nice, Yet Arousing.


C.A.N.A.D.A. - Cute And Naughty Action that Developed into Attraction


K.O.R.E.A. - Keep Optimistic Regardless of Every Adversity.


E.G.Y.P.T. - Everything's Great, You Pretty Thing!


M.A.N.I.L.A. - May All Nights Inspire Love Always.


P.E.R.U. - Phorget Everyone... Remember Us.


T.H.A.I.L.A.N.D - Totally Happy. Always In Love And Never Dull

Issued in the interest of the Girl Child

Dear Mommy and Papa,


I am in Heaven now, sitting on God' lap. He loves me and cries with me; for my heart has been broken. I so wanted to be your little girl.


I don't quite understand what has happened. I was so excited when I began realizing my existance. I was in a dark, yet comfortable place.


I saw I had fingers and toes. I was pretty far along in my developing, yet not near ready to leave my surroundings. I spent most of my time thinking or sleeping.


Even from my earliest days, I felt a special bonding between you and me. Sometimes I heard you crying and I cried with you.Sometimes you would yell or scream, then cry. I heard Daddy yelling back. I was sad, and hoped you would be better soon. I wondered why you cried so much.


One day you cried almost all of the day. I hurt for you. I couldn't imagine why you were so unhappy. That same day, the most horrible thing happened. A very mean monster came into that warm, comfortable place I was in.


I was so scared, I began screaming, but you never once tried to help me. Maybe you never heard me. The monster got closer and closer as I was screaming and screaming,"Mommy, Mommy, help me please; Mommy, help me."


Complete terror is all I felt. I screamed and screamed until I thought I couldn't anymore.Then the monster started ripping my arm off. It hurt so bad; the pain I can never explain. Itdidn't stop. Oh, how I begged it to stop. I screamed in horror as it ripped my leg off.


Though I was in such complete pain, I was dying. I knew I would never see your face or hear you say how much you love me.


I wanted to make all your tears go away. I had so many plans to make you happy. Now I couldn't; all my dreams were shattered. Though I was in utter pain and horror, I felt the pain of my heart breaking, above all.


I wanted more than anything to be your daughter. No use now, for I was dying a painful death. I could only imagine the terrible things that they had done to you.


I wanted to tell you that I love you before I was gone, but I didn't know the words you could understand. And soon, I no longer had the breath to say them; I was dead.I felt myself rising.


I was being carried by a huge angel into a big beautiful place. I was still crying, but the physical pain was gone.


The angel took me to God and set me on His lap. He said He loved me, and He was my Father. Then I was happy. I asked Him what the thing was that killed me.


He answered, "Abortion. I am sorry, my child; for I know how it feels." I don't know what abortion is; I guess that's the name of the monster.


I'm writing to say that I love you and to tell you how much I wanted to be your little girl. I tried very hard to live. I wanted to live. I had the will, but I couldn't; the monster was too powerful. It sucked my arm and legs off and finally got all of me. It was impossible to live. I just wanted you to know I tried to stay with you. I didn't want to die.


Also, Mommy, please watch out for that abortion monster.


Mommy, I love you and I would hate for you to go through the kind of pain I did. Please be careful.


Love,

Your Baby Girl

10 rules to stay young

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height.Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them!"

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2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

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3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

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4. Enjoy the simple things.

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5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

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6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

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7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

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8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

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9 Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

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10. Tell the people that you love them, at every opportunity.

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AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

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


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THE RAINBOW OF FRIENDSHIP

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All claimed that they were the best. The most important. The most useful. The favorite.


Green said:

"Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority."


Blue interrupted:

"You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing."


Yellow chuckled:

"You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun."


Orange started next to blow her trumpet:

"I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you."


Red could stand it no longer he shouted out:

"I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life's blood! I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy."


Purple rose up to her full height:

She was very tall and spoke with great pomp: "I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey."


Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination:

"Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace."


And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.


In the midst of the clamor, Rain began to speak:

"You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.

The Rain continued:

"From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow." And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another."


Friendship is like a rainbow:

Red like an apple, sweet to the core.
Orange, like a burning flame, never dying out.
Yellow like the sun that brightens your day.
Green like a plant that keeps on growing.
Blue like the water that is so pure.
Purple like a flower that is ready to bloom.
Indigo like the dreams that fill your heart.




Thank you for the blessing of our friendship!

Great Words To Live By!

ONE. Give
people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.


TWO. Marry
a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.


THREE. Don't
believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.


FOUR. When
you say, "I love you," mean it.


FIVE. When
you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.


SIX. Be
engaged at least six months before you get married.


SEVEN. Believe
in love at first sight.


EIGHT. Never
laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.


NINE. Love
deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.


TEN. In
disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.


ELEVEN. Don't
judge people by their relatives.


TWELVE. Talk
slowly but think quickly.


THIRTEEN. When
someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"


FOURTEEN. Remember
that great love and great achievements involve great risk.


FIFTEEN. Say "bless
you" when you hear someone sneeze.


SIXTEEN. When
you lose, don't lose the lesson


SEVENTEEN Remember
the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and responsibility for all your actions.


EIGHTEEN. Don't
let a little dispute injure a great friendship.


NINETEEN. When
you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.


TWENTY. Smile
when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.


TWENTY-ONE. Spend
some time alone.

When u need little encouragement

I know life can be discouraging at times...

I want you to read it every time you feel overwhelmed,

so that it may encourage you to move forward and look beyond your troubles.


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If ever you feel like giving up, don't.

If you think you can't do something, try.

If you try and fail, then try again.

If you don't, you may always wonder why you gave up so easily.


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Don't let life pass you by;

the only way to get ahead

is to hold your head up high.

Try not to be discouraged

when things get in your way;

just climb that mountain inch by inch,

and take life day by day.


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Eventually you will find the strength you need,

to look toward those heights,

not only to scale that mountain

but to reach its mighty peak.


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Believe in whatever you think is worth believing in,

and never stop until you feel you have done all that you can

to secure your dreams.

I have such faith in you ...My friends

and I know that you are capable

of achieving anything you want.


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A mother's advise to her daughter in Marriage

O my daughter, you are about to leave the home in which you grew up, where you first learned to walk, to go to a place you do not know, to a companion with whom you are unfamiliar.


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Take from me ten qualities, which will be a provision and a reminder for you.


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The first and second of them are: be content in his company, and listen to and obey him, for contentment brings peace of mind, and listening to and obeying one's husband pleases Allah.


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The third and fourth of them are: make sure that you smell good and look good; he should not see anything ugly in you, and he should not smell anything but a pleasant smell from you. Kohl is the best kind of beautification to be found, and water is better than the rarest perfume.


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The fifth and the sixth of them are: prepare his food on time, and keep quiet when he is asleep, for raging hunger is like a burning flame, and disturbing his sleep will make him angry.


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The seventh and eighth of them are: take care of his servants (or employees) and children, and take care of his wealth, for taking care of his wealth shows that you appreciate him, and taking care of his children and servants shows good management.


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The ninth and tenth of them are: never disclose any of his secrets, and never disobey any of his orders, for if you disclose any of his secrets you will never feel safe from his possible betrayal, and if you disobey him, his heart will be filled with hatred towards you.


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KNOW, O my daughter that you will not achieve what you would like to until you put his pleasure before your own, and his wishes before yours, in whatever you like and dislike.


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F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.


He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."


We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.


But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.


Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.


When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.


He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.


While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,


"While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.


Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.


Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.


He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."


By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.


I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.


"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.


I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."


I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway."


I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."


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FAMILY

Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.

But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.


And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family,

an unwise investment indeed, don't you think? So what is behind the story?


Do you know what the word FAMILY means?

FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU


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One vote can change a nation

One song can spark a moment,
One flower can wake the dream.

One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald spring.

One smile begins a friendship,
One handclasp lifts a soul.

One star can guide a ship at sea,
One word can frame the goal.

One vote can change a nation,
One sunbeam lights a room.

One candle wipes out darkness,
One laugh will conquer gloom.

One step must start each journey,
One word must start each prayer.

One hope will raise our spirits,
One touch can show you care.

One voice can speak with wisdom,
One heart can know what's true.

One life can make the difference,
You see, IT'S UP TO YOU!

victim of chain letters .... ! ?

I want to thank all my friends and other unknown people who have forwarded chain letters to me in 2003, 2004 & 2005 and 2006.


Because of your kindness:


I stopped drinking Coca-Cola after I found out that it's good only for removing toilet stains.


I stopped going to the movies for fear of sitting on a needle infected with AIDS


I smell like a wet dog since I stopped using deodorants because they cause cancer.


I also stopped answering the phone for fear that they may ask me to dial a stupid number and then I get a phone bill from hell with calls to Uganda , Singapore and Tokyo.


I also stopped drinking water outside for fear that I will get sick from the rat shit and urine.


When I go to parties, I don't look at any girl, no matter how hot she is, for fear that she will take me to a hotel, drug me, then take my kidneys and leave me taking a nap in a bathtub full of ice.


I also donated all my savings to the Amy Bruce account. A sick girl that was about to die in the hospital about 7,000 times. (Poor girl! she's been 7 since 1993...)


My free Nokia phone never arrived and neither did the free passes for a paid vacation to Disneyland.


Made some Hundred wishes before forwarding those Dalai Lama, Ganesh Vandana, Tirupathi Balaji pics etc..


Now most of those "Wishes" are already married (to someone else)!


You can add your own notes based on your similar experience and send them to your friends.


If ORKUT deletes my account, it doesn't matter BUT PLEASE DON'T SEND me


"Orkut is deleting accounts: Due to sudden rush..." Otherwise I'll delete my E-Mail account!


IMPORTANT NOTE:


If you do not send this e-mail to at least 913760 people in the next 10 seconds, a bird will shit on your head today at 7:10 p.m.


Give me a break!!


"The World Is Filled WIth Foolish Ppl And Some Think They Got Talent Too !!!"


I also haven't got the million dollars that Bill Gates was going to give me for forwarding mails.


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Advice !

1. Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.


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2. Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can carry easily.


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3. Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.


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4. Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.


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5. Don't be afraid to encounter risk. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.


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6. Don't be afraid to admit you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together.


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7. Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.


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8. Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or future. By living our life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.


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9. Don't take for granted the closest things to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them life is meaningless.


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10. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.


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11. Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.


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FEW SAYINGS

NEVER CRY FOR ANY RELATION IN LIFE

BECAUSE FOR THE ONE WHOM YOU CRY

DOES NOT DESERVE YOUR TEARS

AND THE ONE WHO DESERVES

WILL NEVER LET YOU CRY......... ........



TREAT EVERYONE WITH POLITENESS

EVEN THOSE WHO ARE RUDE TO YOU,

NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NICE

BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NICE........ ......... ......



NEVER SEARCH YOUR HAPPINESS IN OTHERS

WHICH WILL MAKE YOU FEEL ALONE,

RATHER SEARCH IT IN YOURSELF

YOU WILL FEEL HAPPY

EVEN IF YOU ARE LEFT ALONE....... ......... ......



ALWAYS HAVE

A POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN LIFE.

THERE IS SOMETHING POSITIVE

IN EVERY PERSON.

EVEN A STOPPED WATCH IS RIGHT

TWICE A DAY......... ......... ......... ........



HAPPINESS ALWAYS LOOKS SMALL

WHEN WE HOLD IT IN OUR HANDS.

BUT WHEN WE LEARN TO

SHARE IT,

WE REALIZE HOW BIG AND PRECIOUS IT IS!......... .......



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