Elephant Towed by a Rope As my friend was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not. My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.
“Well,” he said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.” My....... More
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Elephant Towed by a Rope As my friend was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not. My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.
“Well,” he said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.” My....... More
Our Drunk Words are Our Sober Thoughts A husband wakes up at home with a huge hangover.
He forces himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins and a glass of water on the side table. He sits down and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotless, clean. So is the rest of the house. He takes the aspirins and notices a note on the table.
“Honey, breakfast is on the table, I left early to go grocery shopping. Love You!”
Totally shocked with the note , he goes to the kitchen and sure enough there is a hot breakfast and the morning newspaper. His son is also at the table, eating.
He asks, “Son, what happened last night?”
His son says, “Well, you came home....... More
Mulla Nasruddin is Not Afraid of His Wife Mulla Nasrudin belonged to a club called “The Assembly of those who are not afraid of their wives”.
One day the Chairman called the meeting to order in the customary manner, saying: “O all you who are not afraid of your wives – be seated.”
All sat except the Mulla.
“What’s the matter, Nasrudin – are you afraid of your wife?”
“I’m not afraid of her, but I can’t sit down. She beat me so hard last night that I’m black and blue.”
"A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband".(Michel de Montaigne)
Given above are some Inspiring words shared unselfishly for the edification of humankind.
Be Inspired, be Happy and be Yourself.
You may share them with others"-(Dharna)....... More
Every Moment, Thank God. A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only....... More
Secret of Success: Get the Mindset of an Ant! Hi Friends,
Hope you all doing great & marching towards everyday of your life with full of cherish. Recently I have read this article & thought it would be an inspirational one. Sometimes the biggest lessons in life come from the smallest folks around us.
Source: http://in.education.yahoo.com/
All of us tend to look up to big people for lessons on how to get better. We are keen to learn the secrets of their success. But we forget that sometimes the biggest lessons in life come from the smallest folks around us. Now that’s a good lesson to remember!
Take ants for instance. Would you believe those small creatures can teach us how to live a better life?
Jim Rohn – the great motivational guru – developed what he called the ‘Ants Philosophy’. He identified four key lessons from the behavior of ants that can....... More
God is Good ! One day when Ahmed came home from school he was so sad. What's the matter? asked his mother. I'm confused, he said. About what? asked his father. You see, today my teacher was telling us about the benefit of working for Allah and taking care of our parents, he said. What do you mean? asked his father. You know giving dawa and learning about Islam, he said. Ahmed if you want to leave to study you should do it, said his mother. And don't worry about us, we'll be fine Insha Allah, said his father encouragingly.
So, after some days he made up his mind. I think I'm ready to leave, he told his parents. Masha Allah, I'm so proud of you, said his father. And may Allah bless you and makes you strong, said his mother. Ahmed left after Zuher....... More
It`s Best to Keep Mouth Shut When- - - A little bird was flying south for the Winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.
While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.
As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.
The dung was actually thawing him out!
He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.
Morals of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best....... More
The Fear of God ! There were two brothers who were always up to some mischief. If
somebody had been locked up in his house or if somebody's dog had been painted green, one always knew who the culprits were — the brothers.
One day the boys' mother asked a priest to talk to her sons and put the fear of God in them so that they would mend their ways. The priest asked her to send her sons to him one at a time.
When the younger boy, a lad of thirteen, came, he made him sit and asked him:
"Where is God?"
The boy did not answer.
The priest asked again, in a louder voice: "Where is God?"
The boy remained silent. But when the priest asked the same question a third time, the boy jumped up and ran away.
He went straight to his brother.
"We are in big....... More
Oldtimers A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things.
They decide to go to the doctor for a checkup. The doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.
Later that night while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair.
His wife asks, "Where are you going?"
"To the kitchen," he replies.
"Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?"
"Sure."
"Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?" she asks.
"No, I can remember it."
"Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. You'd better write it down, because you know you'll forget it."
He says, "I can remember that! You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries."
"I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, so you'd better write it down!" she retorts.
Irritated,....... More
What is the Moral of the Story? One day, at the end of class, little Billy's teacher asked the
class to go home, think of a story, then reach a conclusion as to the moral of that story.
The following day the teacher asked for the first volunteer to tell their story. Little Suzy raised her hand.
"My dad owns a farm and every Sunday we loaded the chicken eggs on the truck and drove into town to sell them at the market.
Well, one Sunday we hit a big bump and all the eggs flew out of the basket and onto the road."
The teacher asks Suzy what the moral of her story was.
Suzy replied, "Don't keep all your eggs in one basket."
Next was little Lucy.
"Well my dad owns a farm too and every weekend we take the chicken eggs and put them in the incubator.
Last weekend only....... More
Fakir and a Seeker There is a story in the life of a Fakir (a mystic).
He was working with his disciples in a desolate area under a tree.
Disciples around him were enthusiastically asking various
questions about life, death, hell, heaven, emancipation etc.
The attitude of a young over-zealous and indiscreet seeker
was
however strikingly different.
He was hurling questions-upon-questions at the Fakir:
In a single breath, at the top of his throat'
(subduing all other voices around him).
The youthful questions belonged to a miniature world of
this young lad.
“Maulana ! Pray that my lost pigeon returns home tonight”
Fakir glances at the Heavens and shouts “Ameen”
“Maulana! Pray that I safely swim Atlantic to visit my brother in America”
Fakir glances at the Heavens and shouts “Ameen”
“Maulana ! Pray that I bowl out the person on my very first ball
like he bowled me out (years ago) on his first very ball.”
Fakir glances at the Heavens and shouts....... More
A Blind Love
There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she’s blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He’s always there for her.
She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend. One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she can see everything, including her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend asked her, “now that you can see the world, will you marry me?” The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend is blind too, and refused to marry him.
Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying - - -“Just take care of my eyes dear”.
Courtesy: Milan, USA
"Do I love you because you're beautiful,
Or are you beautiful because I love you?"
~Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Cinderella
Given above are some Inspiring words shared unselfishly for....... More
