Once upon a time, there was once a guy who was very much in love with this girl. This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of papercranes as a gift to his girl. Although, at that time he was just a small executive in his company, his future doesn't seemed too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and will never come back. She also told him that she cannot visualise any future for the both of them, so let's go their own ways there and then... heartbroken, the guy agreed.
When he regained his confidence, he worked hard day and night, slogging his body and mind just to make something out of himself. Finally with all these hardwork and with the help of friends, this guy had set up his own company...
"You never fail until you stop trying." he always told himself. "I must make it in life!"
One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn't take him long to realise those were his ex-girlfriend's parents. With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to spot him in his luxury sedan. He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same anymore, he had his own company, car, condo, etc. He had made it in life!
Before the guy can realise, the couple was walking towards a cemetary,and he got out of his car and followed them...and he saw his ex-girlfriend, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone... and he saw his precious papercranes in a bottle placed beside her tomb. Her parents saw him. He walked over and asked them why this had happened. They explained, she did not leave for France at all. She was stricken ill with cancer. In her heart, she had believed that he will make it someday, but she did not want her illness to be his obstacle ... therefore she had chosen to leave him.
She had wanted her parents to put his papercranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her again he can take some of those back with him. The guy just wept ...the worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them but knowing you can't have them and will never see them again.
The End."
A tragic story that perhaps happens only in the movies. At the end of the day, money is money is money but love is divine. In our quest for our material wealth, take time to make time for our loved ones. There will be a time when we have only memories to cling to.
Take this weekend to show our "love" to all that are close to us.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Love Me by Collin Raye
I read a note my grandma wrote
Back in 1923
Grandpa kept it in his coat
And he showed it once to me
He said boy you might not understand
But a long long time ago
Grandma's daddy didn't like me none
But I loved your grandma so
We had this crazy plan to meet
And run away together
Get married in the first town we came to
And live forever
But nailed to the tree where we were
Supposed to meet instead
I found this letter and this is what it said
If you get there before I do
Don't give up on me
I'll meet you when my chores are through
I don't know how long I'll be
But I'm not gonna let you down
Darling wait and see
And between now and then
Till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love me
I read those words just hours before
My grandma passed away
In the doorway of the church
When me and grandpa stopped to pray
I know I'd never seen him cry
All my 15 years
But as he said these words to her
His eyes filled up with tears
If you get there before I do
Don't give up on me
I'll meet you when my chores are through
I don't know how long I'll be
But I'm not gonna let you down
Darling wait and see
And between now and then
Till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love me
Between now and then till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love me
Monday, February 23, 2009
True Friends
1) When you forget the song in your heart, a friend is someone who sings it
back to you. (Helen Steiner)
2) A friend's support is unconditional: when the going gets tough a friend
is right there beside you.
3) A friend has seen you at your worst and loves you even so.
4) A friend is someone with whom you can share secrets in confidence.
5) You can phone a friend for help even in the middle of the night.
6) A friend is honest with you, deflates your ego and inflates your Self.
7) A friend shares your sense of humour, provides nourishment and
inspiration for the mind.
8) A friend is drawn to you not not for what you are but who you are.
9) When you share your wildest dreams, a friend is someone who replies,
"How can I help?"
10) Thinking about Needs and Values, once you have recognized those Needs
which,satisfied, enable you to be the best person you possibly can be, a
friend will help you get them met.
.......And a friend will say all of the above about you too!
back to you. (Helen Steiner)
2) A friend's support is unconditional: when the going gets tough a friend
is right there beside you.
3) A friend has seen you at your worst and loves you even so.
4) A friend is someone with whom you can share secrets in confidence.
5) You can phone a friend for help even in the middle of the night.
6) A friend is honest with you, deflates your ego and inflates your Self.
7) A friend shares your sense of humour, provides nourishment and
inspiration for the mind.
8) A friend is drawn to you not not for what you are but who you are.
9) When you share your wildest dreams, a friend is someone who replies,
"How can I help?"
10) Thinking about Needs and Values, once you have recognized those Needs
which,satisfied, enable you to be the best person you possibly can be, a
friend will help you get them met.
.......And a friend will say all of the above about you too!
Friday, February 20, 2009
What does love mean?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds,
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
* "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca - age 8
* When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4
* "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Karl - age
* "Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy - age 6
* "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Terri - age 4
* Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." Danny - age 7
* "Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. But they look gross when they kiss" Emily - age 8
* "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen," Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
* "If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate." Nikka - age 6 "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday." Noelle - age 7
* "Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." Tommy - age 6
* "During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore" Cindy - age 8
* "My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." Clare - age 6
* "Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." Elaine-age 5
* "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." Chris - age 7
* "Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." Mary Ann - age 4
* "I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." Lauren - age 4
* "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." Karen - age 7
* "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross." Mark - age 6
* "You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." Jessica - age 8
* And the final one-Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
* "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca - age 8
* When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4
* "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Karl - age
* "Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy - age 6
* "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Terri - age 4
* Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." Danny - age 7
* "Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. But they look gross when they kiss" Emily - age 8
* "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen," Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
* "If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate." Nikka - age 6 "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday." Noelle - age 7
* "Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." Tommy - age 6
* "During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore" Cindy - age 8
* "My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." Clare - age 6
* "Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." Elaine-age 5
* "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." Chris - age 7
* "Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." Mary Ann - age 4
* "I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." Lauren - age 4
* "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." Karen - age 7
* "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross." Mark - age 6
* "You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." Jessica - age 8
* And the final one-Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Time Never Goes Back
I got this story which I think its pretty interesting... After reading, I could relate my life with the story... Then, do self reflection after having completed reading this article!
Once upon a time, there was a teacher and his student lying down under a big tree near a big grass area. Then, suddenly, the student asked the teacher:
Student : Teacher, I'm confused, how can we find our soul-mate? Can you please help me?
Teacher : (Silent for few second, than he answer) Well, it's a pretty hard and easy question.
Student : (Thinking hard) Huh???
Teacher : Look on that way, there are a lot of grass there, why don't you walk there but please never walk backward, just walk straight ahead. On your way, try to find a beautiful grass and pick it up then give it to me. But just one.
Student : Well, ok then... wait for me... (walked straight ahead to the grass field).
A few minutes later...
Student : I'm back.
Teacher : Em, well I don't see any beautiful grass on your hand.
Student : On my journey, I found few beautiful grass, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick it up. But I didn't realize that I'm at the end of the field, and I hadn't picked up any. Cause you told me not to go back, so I didn't go back.
Teacher : That's what happened in real life.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
What is the message of this story?
* Grass - is people around you
* Beautiful Grass - is people that attract you
* Grass Field - is time
* In looking for your soulmate, please don't always compare and hope that there will be a better one. By doing that, you'll waste your lifetime, cause remember "Time Never Goes Back".
It applies the same in finding your ideal life partner, your suitable career or business. Therefore the morale is LOVE & grab hold of the opportunity that you have now, don't waste time!
Once upon a time, there was a teacher and his student lying down under a big tree near a big grass area. Then, suddenly, the student asked the teacher:
Student : Teacher, I'm confused, how can we find our soul-mate? Can you please help me?
Teacher : (Silent for few second, than he answer) Well, it's a pretty hard and easy question.
Student : (Thinking hard) Huh???
Teacher : Look on that way, there are a lot of grass there, why don't you walk there but please never walk backward, just walk straight ahead. On your way, try to find a beautiful grass and pick it up then give it to me. But just one.
Student : Well, ok then... wait for me... (walked straight ahead to the grass field).
A few minutes later...
Student : I'm back.
Teacher : Em, well I don't see any beautiful grass on your hand.
Student : On my journey, I found few beautiful grass, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick it up. But I didn't realize that I'm at the end of the field, and I hadn't picked up any. Cause you told me not to go back, so I didn't go back.
Teacher : That's what happened in real life.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
What is the message of this story?
* Grass - is people around you
* Beautiful Grass - is people that attract you
* Grass Field - is time
* In looking for your soulmate, please don't always compare and hope that there will be a better one. By doing that, you'll waste your lifetime, cause remember "Time Never Goes Back".
It applies the same in finding your ideal life partner, your suitable career or business. Therefore the morale is LOVE & grab hold of the opportunity that you have now, don't waste time!
Men Are Creature You Can't Live With
Men are like ...Laxatives.
They irritate the sh*t out of you.
Men are like ... Bananas.
The older they get, the less firm they are.
Men are like ... Bank Machines.
Once they withdraw, they lose interest.
Men are like ... Weather.
Nothing can be done to change them.
Men are like ... Blenders.
You need one, but you're not quite sure why.
Men are like ... Chocolate Bars.
Sweet, smooth and they usually head right for your hips.
Men are like ... Coffee.
The best ones are rich, warm and can keep you awake all night.
Men are like ... Commercials.
You can't believe a word they say.
Men are like ... Department Stores.
Their clothes are always half off.
Men are like ... Government Bonds.
They take so long to mature.
Men are like ... Horoscopes.
They always tell you what to do and are usually wrong.
Men are like ... Mascara.
They usually run at the first sign of emotion.
Men are like ... Popcorn.
They satisfy you, but only for a little while.
Men are like ... Lava Lamps.
Fun to look at, but not very bright.
Men are like ... Parking Spots.
All the good ones are taken and the rest are handicapped
So what do you girls think this is . . . is it true or not ? . . .
They irritate the sh*t out of you.
Men are like ... Bananas.
The older they get, the less firm they are.
Men are like ... Bank Machines.
Once they withdraw, they lose interest.
Men are like ... Weather.
Nothing can be done to change them.
Men are like ... Blenders.
You need one, but you're not quite sure why.
Men are like ... Chocolate Bars.
Sweet, smooth and they usually head right for your hips.
Men are like ... Coffee.
The best ones are rich, warm and can keep you awake all night.
Men are like ... Commercials.
You can't believe a word they say.
Men are like ... Department Stores.
Their clothes are always half off.
Men are like ... Government Bonds.
They take so long to mature.
Men are like ... Horoscopes.
They always tell you what to do and are usually wrong.
Men are like ... Mascara.
They usually run at the first sign of emotion.
Men are like ... Popcorn.
They satisfy you, but only for a little while.
Men are like ... Lava Lamps.
Fun to look at, but not very bright.
Men are like ... Parking Spots.
All the good ones are taken and the rest are handicapped
So what do you girls think this is . . . is it true or not ? . . .
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