Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Educations - The Great Rabbi

When a rabbi stepped up replacing his father, everyone started to say that he was not like his father at all.

"On the contrary", he said. "I am exactly like father. He never pretended to be anyone else. I never pretended to be anyone else either."

Educations - How To Be A Writer

A group of university students dearly requested Lewis Sinclair to give them a lecture. They told him that all of them wanted to be a writer.

Lewis Sinclair granted the request and he started the lecture by asking, "Who among all of you really want to be a writer?" All of the audiences raised their hands.

Lewis Sinclair continued by packing all of his notes into his pockets and saying "Then, there is no use of me speaking here. Just let me advise you to go home and write, write, and write ..." while walking out from the room.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Educations - Cats In The Cradle (Lyric)

My child arrived just the other day;
Came to the world in the usually way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
He was talkin' 'fore I knew it.
And as he grew he said,
"I'm gonna be like you, Dad.
You know I'm gonna be like you."

Chorus :
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you comin' home ?"
"Son, I don't know when.
We'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."

Well, my son turned ten just the other day.
He said , "Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let's play.
Could you teach me to throw ?" I said, "Not today.
I got a lot to do." He said, "That's okay."
And he walked away and he smiled and he said,
"You know,
I'm gonna be like him, yeah.
You know I'm gonna be like him."

Chorus

Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
"I'm proud of you. Could you sit for a while ?"
He shook his head and he said with a smile,
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please ?"

Chorus :

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you comin?home, Son ?"
"I don't know when.
We'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."

I've long since retired, my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day.
"I'd like to see you, if you dont mind."
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the time.
You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu,
But it's sure nice talkin' to you, Dad.
It's been sure nice talkin' to you."

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me.
My boy was just like me.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Chorus


Artist: Ugly Kid Joe

Human Nature - The Final Analysis

People are often unreasonable,
illogical and self centered ...
forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,
people may accuse you of selfish,
ulterior motives ...
be kind anyway.

If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and make some true enemies ...
succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you, ...
be honest and frank anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
people may be jealous ...
be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow ...
do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and even that may never be enough ...
give it anyway.


You see
in the final analysis,
its all between you and God,
it was never between you and them anyway!





By Mother Theresa

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Relationships - Something To Show

A Priest asked one of the new and young nuns to see him in his bedroom as soon as possible. After her chores, she finally arrived and knocked on the Priest's door. The priest opened the door and smiled as he saw the nun.

The nun asked, "What can I do for you Father?" The Priest asked her to go inside and said, "I need to show you something". She followed the priest into his bedroom but stopped as she saw the Priest was closing the curtains in the room.

The priest said excitingly “Quick, help me by closing the door behind you and also the other curtains”. The young nun was shocked and said, “WHAT?”

The Priest replied, “Well, I was asking you to help me with the door and the curtains,” “I, I thought I must have heard you wrong,” the nun said. “Well, you haven’t, I asked you to close the door and all the curtains, because I have something to show you.” Afraid and confused as the nun was, she did all the things asked by the Priest.

The room was filled with amber colored rays as the sunlight was filtered by curtains. The Priest lightly went to his bed, slipped under the bed cover and said “Now, come here beside me.” The young nun replied, “Please Father, I don’t think this is appropriate.”

“Well, you think this isn't, but I think this is perfect. How else can we do it better?” said the Priest thoughtfully. The nun sat beside him as curiosity got the best of her. The Priest pulled a large blanket to cover them.

Darkness fell as the blankets cover their whole bodies. The young nun could feel her heart was beating faster. The Priest whispered, "Here closer to me." And as she got nearer to him the Priest said, "This is my new G-Shock glow-in-the-dark watch..."

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Human Natures - Expensive

A married couple recently received five cute puppies. For certain reason they walk around the city trying to give away those puppies, but none seems to be interested.

They released announcements through local radio broad-castings that those puppies bear a good lineage but none seems to be interested.

A neighbor give a suggestion to post an advertisement. So they go back to the local radio broad-castings that they are selling the puppies for USD 350 each. All of the puppies were sold in less than a day !

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Love - When You Love Someone (Lyric)

When You Love Someone


When you love someone you'll do anything,
you'll do all the crazy things that you can't explain.
You'll shoot the moon, put out the sun,
when you love someone.


 You'll deny the truth, believe a lie,
there'll be times that you'll believe you can really fly.
But your lonely nights have just begun
when you love someone.



When you love someone you'll feel it deep inside
and nothing else can ever change your mind.
When you want someone, when you need someone,
when you love someone...



When you love someone you'll sacrifice,
give it everything you got and you won't think twice.
You'll risk it all no matter what may come
when you love someone.
You'll shoot the moon, put out the sun
when you love someone.

Artist: Bryan Adams




Wish You Were Here (Lyric)

Wish You Were Here

So,

so you think you can tell

Heaven from Hell,

Blue skies from pain.


Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail ?
A smile from a veil ?
Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts ?
Hot ashes for trees ?
Hot air for a cool breeze ?
Cold comfort for change ?

And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage ?


How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,


Running over the same old ground.

What have we found ?

The same old fears.

Wish you were here.

Artist: Pink Floyd
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Supremacies - The Guilt

Doctor to patient: "I have been giving you therapies for 10 years because of your guilt, and you still feel guilty for such simple thing? You have to be ashamed to yourself!"

Supremacies - Too Much Work

A young man goes to a shrink and suspected to suffer from too much work. Then he has to get an extra job so that he can pay for the treatments.

Human Natures - The Lessons

Little Johny was playing in the front yard with his friends. He got angry at his friend, so he shouted, "NO, NO, NO, DO NOT DO THAT, ...!"

Hearing that, his father who had been trying to teach him not to shout everytime he lose temper called him from inside of the house, "Little Johny, be calm and lower down your voice!"

Little Johny who was still yelling at his friends did not hear this. He said to his friends, "THE NEXT TIME YOU DO THAT, ...!" His father tried to catch attention raised his voice and called, "JOHNY!"

But Little Johny who was apparently still furious did not hear the calling well and kept shouting at his friends.

Thinking that he had a point to teach his son, Little Johny's father walked out to the front yard, slamed the door behind him that made all the kids terrified, and shouted at Little Johny, "DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME?" "I TOLD YOU TO BE CALM AND LOWER DOWN YOUR VOICE" "AND DON'T YOU REMEMBER THAT YOU JUST DON'T GO AND SHOUT TO EVERYONE EVEN IF THEY MAKE YOU ANGRY?"

Shocked and humiliated in front of his friends, Little Johny said, "I'm sorry Pops."

Thoughts - About Wants

- How will the man, who has everything he wants, die ?
  Bored.


-Sience has logically explain many things in this world.
  Is it "possible" that it, science, will proof that something is just unexplainable ?

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Prayer - The Choices

If you can choose,

Do you choose your prayers or wishes to come true,

Or a gift to be contented even if they are not given?

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Enlightenments - Human Values

A group of American tourists went on a safari to the African jungle and visited some local villages. A necklace caught the attention of one of the American ladies. She asked to the villager, "what is it made of ?"


"Alligators' fangs, Ma'am." the villager replied.


"I see. So, it worth for you as pearls for us."


"Well, not really. Everyone can open oysters."

Friday, November 2, 2007

"Myself" - The Test For The Real Religion

A Catholic, a Christian, a Moslem, and a Buddhist met while hiking to find the true nature of themselves.

They came up to the question "Which religion is the best of all?". Each stood with his own faith and agreed to make a test. The test that would certainly uncovered the best religion of all.

They went to the highest cliff they could find.

The Catholic was the first. He jumped off the cliff, made his cross and called "Jesus Christ my savior." He dropped down and died.
The Moslem was the second. A bit scared, he jumped off the cliff, spread his arm wide open and called "Allah almighty." Gravity was not his friend and he died.
The Buddhist was the third. He jumped off the cliff, crossed his legs in meditation posture and called "Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, ..." A quarter distance to the ground he floated and made his way to the ground lightly without a single scratch. He went back to the cliff where the four of them started and tell the Christian, "Your turn."
The Christian was the last. Still amazed, he jumped off the cliff with palm met in front of his chest and called "God The Forgiver."

Half way to the ground, he crossed his legs in meditation posture and called "Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, ..."

Consciousness - God and Allah

The battlefield had been covered by ruins, bodies, and dirt. Massive lost to both sides yet the war must go on. The commanders had made their decisions and been waiting to be crowned and respected. One prayed, "God, please make this quick and easy so that no more blood will shed" while the other prayed, "Allah, please make this quick and easy so that no more blood will shed".


The battlefield had been covered by ruins, dirt, and bodies. Massive lost to both sides yet the war must go on. The soldiers had made their decisions to follow the orders and been waiting to be cheered when they get back home and respected. One side prayed, "God, give us strength" while the other prayed, "Allah, give us strength."


The battlefield had been covered by ruins, dirt, and bodies. Massive lost to both sides yet the war must go on. The soldiers' families had made their decisions to let the soldiers do the right things and had been waiting the soldiers to come back home as heroes for doing the right things. one side prayed, "God, protect them," while the other prayed, "Allah, protect them."


The battlefield had been covered by ruins, dirt, and bodies. Massive lost to both sides yet the war must go on. The survivors prayed, "We will cherish our lives as we wanted to the very last second since death has been with us all along."


A long long time ago, survivors also decided to lead their lives to the fullest until the last seconds of their lives. Some survivors managed to raise a family, some led their single lives, some were unemployed, some had ordinary jobs, some reached top positions and etc. All of them respected their lives and wants and told their stories.


God and Allah still meets now and then. They talk a lot and sometimes the prayers are the topic when God says, "My kids still call me, but they still decided what to do and still do what they want," and Allah replies, "All the same."

Religions - The Club on The Shore

Once upon a time in there was this island near a sea-route. Many shipwrecks happened along that sea-route since the water in that area was shallow and no lighthouse to help navigating and/or warn the passing ships. Most victims of the shipwrecks were washed ashore by the waves along the island's shores.

This condition led a group of villagers start a small club on a spot somewhere on the shores. The mission was to help as many victims as possible. They built a hut for the club, stocked some foods and medical aids, and arranged shifts to watch the shore around the hut. Every now and then the shifts found victims, took them in their hut, and help the victims regain their health with no profit motives.

With such mission and success the club gained fame and everyone took part in it was considered better people. People of various backgrounds volunteered and recruited. Donations given and used to buy new equipments, better medical aids, many food stocks, better furniture and expand the hut. They observed wider area, rescued more victims with less time spent, and made the health regaining process faster than before. Soon the club had air-conditioned and well-designed cottages, carpeted floors, great foods, and entertainment stuffs for those in the shifts. The rescuing works lessened. Many members of the club thought that rescuing victims made the carpets dirty and the sweet-scented cottages stink.

Some members who engraved the original mission in their hearts started demanding for more social works since there were still many victims along the shore were waiting for helps to come. A clash happened and a voting was held. The minorities lost and was asked to leave the club. These minorities was not like any minorities, they moved to another area and started a new club. They built a hut, stocked some foods and medical aids, and also arranged shifts to watch the shore around their hut.

They struggled to save victims with their best efforts even with low supplies. They helped, they helped, and they helped with a firm grip of their mission. After sometimes, the stories of their success are spread. People volunteered and recruited. Donations are given to help this new club. The club used the donations to buy new equipments, better medical aids, many food stocks, better furniture and expand the hut. More rescuing works were done, they the club gained credibility in the new areas. Donations flowed and major expansions done. The success was sweet. But rescuing works lessened.

Again, some members felt that the original mission of the club was not properly done. The shore was large that there were many victims needed to be helped. A voting session was held and as always, written in the sky, the minorities lost. But wait, these minorities were not like any minorities either. They happily moved to another area and started a new club.

Now, if you happen to visit the island, you will notice many of this kind of clubs along the shores. Many shipwrecks still occurs and a lot of victims are still washed ashore by the waves along the island's shores. But most of the clubs will not care, they are very busy in allocating their donations and expand their wealth.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Consciousness - Our High Civilization

"After many centuries, most of us have entered the modern or sophisticated or high civilization with such rapid development and the ability to build flying machines, tele-things, skyscrapers, and able to build our houses in advanced security systems to keep all the burglars and robbers out of our assets. While in some remote areas, where people are stupid, traditional, and primitive, people are sleeping in open houses without any doors, gates or standard security system because none in their surroundings is any threat to their assets."

Prayer - Narada The Wise

Narada had been dedicating his life to God so much that people acknowledged him as the wisest and closest to God of all that the wise man started believing that none in the whole world loves God more than he had been.

God knew and told him "Narada, go to a town near Ganga river. One of my follower is there and living with him will do you good."

Narada went there to find a farmer and lived sometimes with the farmer. The farmer wakes up in the morning, utters God's name once, then carries his plow and goes to his field where he works all day. Only a moment before going to bed at night he utters, once again, God's name. A thought came to Narada's mind "How can this farmer said dedicating to God? Everyday he is too busy with his earthly tasks."

Then God told Narada, "Get a bowl full of milk, carry it around the town then come back here without a single drop less." Narada did what God asked him to do. God asked, "How many times did you remember me as you walk around the town?" which Narada replied, "Not once, how can I do it when I pay full attention to the bowl?"

God said: "The bowl took over your mind that you fully forget about me. But take a look at the farmer who even though responsible to his family remembers about me twice a day?"

Prayer - Prayer to Vishnu

One prayed to

Vishnu:


"God, I plea forgiveness for three huge sins. One for visiting to many of your temples yet forgetting your presence everywhere. Two for crying for help so many times yet forgetting that you, far more than me, prioritize my prosperity. And here I am apologizing when I know that our sins have been been forgiven even before committed."

Prayer - The Disturbed Prayer of The Saint

Saint Bruno felt disturbed that night while praying. The toads, crickets, cicadas, and almost every sound of nature seemed to unite to ruin his prayer and all his efforts to ignore those sounds yielded nothing. So, he walked to the window and cried "Be quiet! I am praying."

Being a saint, his order was obeyed and all living things resisted to make any sound creating silence that is favorable for praying.

But now another noise disturbed the saint's prayer, an inner voice saying "Perhaps God is as happy with those noise as with prayers" "What's good about those sounds in nature for God anyway?" the saint taunted. But the voice persisted, "Why do you think God created voice?"

Bruno wanted to find the reason, so he walked again to the window and cried "Sing!" The toad, cricekets, and all living things started to raised all their voices filling the space. And when Bruno listened attentivelly the sounds were not thatdisturbing anymore. He realised that when he stop rejecting the sounds,it in fact, fulfilled the silence of the night.

Through his realisation, he was enlightened and became balanced with nature. For the first time in his life he understood the meaning of praying.