Month: May 2011

An elderly man in Mumbai calls his son in New York and says,

   
 ‘We haven’t seen you in 2 years and haven’t heard from you in 3 months
 … I hate to ruin your day son, but I have to tell you that your
 mother and I are getting a divorce; 45 years of marriage… and that
 much misery is enough!’

   

   ‘Dad, what are you talking about?’ the son screams.

   

   ‘We can’t stand the sight of each other any longer,’ the old man says.

   

   ‘We’re sick of each other, and I’m sick of talking about this, so you
 call your sister in Melbourne and tell her!’

   

   Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone.

   

   ‘Like heck they’re getting divorced,’ she shouts, ‘I’ll take care of this.’

   

   She calls Mumbai immediately, and screams at the old man, ‘You are not
 getting divorced. Don’t do a single thing until I get there. I’m
 calling my brother back, and we’ll both be there in 72 hours. Until
 then , don’t do a thing, DO YOU HEAR??’ and she hangs up.

   

   The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife.. ‘Okay’, he
 says, ‘It’s all set. They’re both coming for our anniversary and
 paying their own airfare!!’

   
 MORAL:

   

   One can’t be busy in all 365 days.

   

   The sky is not going to fall down if you take few days LEAVE and meet
 your dear ones.

   

   OFFICE WORK IS NOT EVERYTHING IN LIFE

   and

   MONEY MAKING IS NOT EVERYTHING IN LIFE.

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This Is Good

An old story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!"

One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had apparently done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off. Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, "This is good!" To which the king replied, "No, this is NOT good!" and proceeded to send his friend to jail.

About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that he should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured him and took him to their village. They tied his hands, stacked some wood, set up a stake and bound him to the stake. As they came near to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone that was less than whole. So untying the king, they sent him on his way.

As he returned home, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb and felt remorse for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend. "You were right," he said, "it was good that my thumb was blown off." And he proceeded to tell the friend all that had just happened. "And so I am very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this."

"No," his friend replied, "This is good!" "What do you mean,’This is good’? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?" "If I had NOT been in jail, I would have been with you."

– Author Unknown

Never Give Up

Sir Winston Churchill took three years getting through eighth grade because he had trouble learning English. It seems ironic that years later Oxford University asked him to address its commencement exercises.

He arrived with his usual props. A cigar, a cane and a top hat accompanied Churchill wherever he went. As Churchill approached the podium, the crowd rose in appreciative applause. With unmatched dignity, he settled the crowd and stood confident before his admirers. Removing the cigar and carefully placing the top hat on the podium, Churchill gazed at his waiting audience. Authority rang in Churchill’s voice as he shouted, "Never give up!"

Several seconds passed before he rose to his toes and repeated: "Never give up!" His words thundered in their ears. There was a deafening silence as Churchill reached for his hat and cigar, steadied himself with his cane and left the platform. His commencement address was finished.