A young man was geting ready to graduate college. For many month he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it,he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally,on the morning of his graduation his father caled him into his private study.His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him.He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.
Curious,but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely,leather-bound Bible. Angrily,he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all ur money u give me a Bible?" n stormed out of the house,leaving the holy book.
Many years passed n the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home n wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him.He hadn't seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements,he received a telegram teling him his father had passed away n willed all of his possessions to his son.He needed to come home immediately n take care things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness n regret filed his heart. He began to search his father's important papers n saw the stil new Bible,just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible n began to turn the pages. As he read those words,a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Bible.
It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...PAID IN FULL.. . . . . . . . .
How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?
If ur gift is not packed the way u want it, it's because it is better packed that way.
Do take note that blessings may comes in different package.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
ANGER & LOVE
While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked stone & scratched lines on the side of the car.
In anger, the man took the child's hand & hit it many times, not realizing he was using a wrench.
At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his father....
With painful eyes he asked 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?
Man was so hurt and speechless. He went back to car and kicked it a lot of times. Devastated by his own actions...... sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches, child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.
The next day that man committed suicide. . .
Anger and Love have no limits; choose the later to have a beautiful & lovely life....
Things are to be used and people are to be loved, But the problem in today's world is that, People are used and things are loved.......
In anger, the man took the child's hand & hit it many times, not realizing he was using a wrench.
At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his father....
With painful eyes he asked 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?
Man was so hurt and speechless. He went back to car and kicked it a lot of times. Devastated by his own actions...... sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches, child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.
The next day that man committed suicide. . .
Anger and Love have no limits; choose the later to have a beautiful & lovely life....
Things are to be used and people are to be loved, But the problem in today's world is that, People are used and things are loved.......
Monday, November 17, 2008
Carrot,Egg or COFFEE
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently.
-The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
-The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
-The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after an unpleasant life-event- death in the family, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain.. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level?
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May we all be COFFEE !
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently.
-The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
-The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
-The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after an unpleasant life-event- death in the family, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain.. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level?
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May we all be COFFEE !
Priorities in LIFE
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
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 "yes."
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents 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 represents your life. The golf balls are the
important things - God, family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions -- things that if everything else was lost and only they
remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
So...Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your
partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to
clean the house and fix the disposal. "Take care of the golf balls
first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest
is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes
to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's
always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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 "yes."
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents 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 represents your life. The golf balls are the
important things - God, family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions -- things that if everything else was lost and only they
remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
So...Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your
partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to
clean the house and fix the disposal. "Take care of the golf balls
first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest
is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes
to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's
always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
Do u love god?
Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl..
One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I'll tell you what. I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get
home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don't forget that for your birthday
Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?"
Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her. Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and
sure enough, her Grandma gave her a brand new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls.
How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed, and when she went out with her mother
to run errands. The only time she didn't wear them was in the shower - her mother had told her that they would turn her
neck green.. Now Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every
night and read Jenny her favorite story. One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jenny, do you love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you," the little girl said.
"Well, then, give me your pearls."
"Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!" Jenny said. "But you can have Rosie, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me
last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?"
"Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss.. "Good night, little one."
A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, "Do you love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you."
"Well, then, give me your pearls."
"Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do
you remember her? She's my favorite. Her hair
is so soft, and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You
can have Ribbons if you want her, Daddy," the little
girl said to her father.
"No, that's okay," her father said and brushed her cheek again with a
kiss. "God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams."
Several days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story,
Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was
trembling. "Here, Daddy," she said, and held out her hand. She opened
it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She
let it slip into her father's hand. With one hand her father held the
plastic pearls and with the other he pulled out of his
pocket a blue velvet box.
Inside of the box were real, genuine, beautiful pearls.
He had them all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap
stuff so he could give her the real thing. So it is with
our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things
in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasure.
Isn't God good?
Are you holding onto things which God wants you to let go of?
Are you holding onto harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships,
habits and activities which you have become so
attached to that it seems impossible to let go?
Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand but do
believe this one thing....... ......... .
God will never take away something without giving you something
better in its place.
One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I'll tell you what. I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get
home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don't forget that for your birthday
Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?"
Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her. Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and
sure enough, her Grandma gave her a brand new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls.
How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed, and when she went out with her mother
to run errands. The only time she didn't wear them was in the shower - her mother had told her that they would turn her
neck green.. Now Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every
night and read Jenny her favorite story. One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jenny, do you love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you," the little girl said.
"Well, then, give me your pearls."
"Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!" Jenny said. "But you can have Rosie, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me
last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?"
"Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss.. "Good night, little one."
A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, "Do you love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you."
"Well, then, give me your pearls."
"Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do
you remember her? She's my favorite. Her hair
is so soft, and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You
can have Ribbons if you want her, Daddy," the little
girl said to her father.
"No, that's okay," her father said and brushed her cheek again with a
kiss. "God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams."
Several days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story,
Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was
trembling. "Here, Daddy," she said, and held out her hand. She opened
it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She
let it slip into her father's hand. With one hand her father held the
plastic pearls and with the other he pulled out of his
pocket a blue velvet box.
Inside of the box were real, genuine, beautiful pearls.
He had them all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap
stuff so he could give her the real thing. So it is with
our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things
in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasure.
Isn't God good?
Are you holding onto things which God wants you to let go of?
Are you holding onto harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships,
habits and activities which you have become so
attached to that it seems impossible to let go?
Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand but do
believe this one thing....... ......... .
God will never take away something without giving you something
better in its place.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
IS YOUR HUT BURNING?
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood toprotect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. But thenone day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hutin flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened;everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. "God, how couldyou do this to me!" he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that wasapproaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I washere?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," theyreplied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we shouldn'tlose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of painand suffering. Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground---- it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.
-- Author Unknown
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood toprotect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. But thenone day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hutin flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened;everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. "God, how couldyou do this to me!" he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that wasapproaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I washere?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," theyreplied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we shouldn'tlose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of painand suffering. Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground---- it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.
-- Author Unknown
Monday, November 10, 2008
Diference between focussing on problems and focussing on solutions
Case 1
When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink won't flow down to the writing surface). To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million.They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C !!
And what did the Russians do...??
They used a pencil.
Case 2
One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies.
The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soapbox that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the deliverydepartment. For some reason, one soapbox went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.
The engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soapboxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.
But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc., but instead came out with another solution.He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soapbox passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.Solutions that are simple or small may be the most effective ones.
Think out of the because. Don't ignore common sense for 'science' or laymen for experts
Don't make solutions more difficult than the problem
Focus on solutions & not on problems
At the end of the day the thing that really matters is HOW ONE LOOKS AT THE PROBLEM,
Perceptions make all the difference in resolving tough problems....
When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink won't flow down to the writing surface). To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million.They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C !!
And what did the Russians do...??
They used a pencil.
Case 2
One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies.
The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soapbox that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the deliverydepartment. For some reason, one soapbox went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.
The engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soapboxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.
But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc., but instead came out with another solution.He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soapbox passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.Solutions that are simple or small may be the most effective ones.
Think out of the because. Don't ignore common sense for 'science' or laymen for experts
Don't make solutions more difficult than the problem
Focus on solutions & not on problems
At the end of the day the thing that really matters is HOW ONE LOOKS AT THE PROBLEM,
Perceptions make all the difference in resolving tough problems....
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