Author: Anonymous
Title: Inspirational
A 92-year-old, petite,well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, eventhough 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 ofwaiting 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'tseen the room; just wait.'
'That doesn't haveanything 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 decisionI 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.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Hell or Heaven
Author: Unknown
Type: Inspirational Story
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day & said 'Lord, I
would like to know what Heaven & Hell are like.'
The Lord led the holy man to two doors.
He opened one of the doors & the holy man looked in. In the middle of the
room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of
stew, which smelled delicious & made the holy man's mouth water.
The people sitting around the table were thin & sickly. They appeared to be
famished.
They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their
arms & each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew & take a
spoonful.
But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the
spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their
misery & suffering.
The Lord said, 'You have seen Hell.'
They went to the next room & opened the door. It was exactly the same as
the
first one.
There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the
holy man's mouth water.
The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the
people were well nourished & plump, laughing & talking.
The holy man said, 'I don't understand.'
'It is simple,' said the Lord. 'It requires but one skill. You see, they
have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of
themselves.' This greed has resulted in their misery . So living in Hell or Heaven is all in our hands :-))
Type: Inspirational Story
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day & said 'Lord, I
would like to know what Heaven & Hell are like.'
The Lord led the holy man to two doors.
He opened one of the doors & the holy man looked in. In the middle of the
room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of
stew, which smelled delicious & made the holy man's mouth water.
The people sitting around the table were thin & sickly. They appeared to be
famished.
They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their
arms & each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew & take a
spoonful.
But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the
spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their
misery & suffering.
The Lord said, 'You have seen Hell.'
They went to the next room & opened the door. It was exactly the same as
the
first one.
There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the
holy man's mouth water.
The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the
people were well nourished & plump, laughing & talking.
The holy man said, 'I don't understand.'
'It is simple,' said the Lord. 'It requires but one skill. You see, they
have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of
themselves.' This greed has resulted in their misery . So living in Hell or Heaven is all in our hands :-))
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Life - In One Paragraph
Author: Unknown
Type: Inspirational Story
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.
From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad! disease "?
To this Arthur Ashe replied:
"The world over -- 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'.
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?' "
"Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trials keep you Strong, Sorrow keeps you Human, Failure keeps you humble and Success keeps you glowing, but only Faith & Attitude Keeps you going...
Type: Inspirational Story
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.
From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad! disease "?
To this Arthur Ashe replied:
"The world over -- 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'.
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?' "
"Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trials keep you Strong, Sorrow keeps you Human, Failure keeps you humble and Success keeps you glowing, but only Faith & Attitude Keeps you going...
Friday, March 27, 2009
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