Knowledge

Why did I find this inspirational? Because it just shows-if you feel you're ignorant, the next person is even more so!!But, he's a step above you because he smartly hides his ignorance by having an answer for everything.:)

Mankind

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. ...Buddha 


That agrees so much with me. More than being a good talker, one needs to be a good listener. But,most of the time, our egos try and ensure that we talk more than we listen. And, that's when the problems begin, don't they?:)

Gratitude

I might have posted this earlier, but, each time someone forwards it, I feel I must share it here..it's so simple and yet so touching.

Heart of Gratitude!!!

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 wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way."

I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."

Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have.. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.

When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile Face your past without  regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling…

And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

Enjoy your day with a heart of gratitude.

Letting Go

After the inspirational quote in the previous post, I've been looking for more such quotes from Lao Tzu..here's one...am trying to corelate it with my own daily life. What do you think? How does it relate to you?


When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. ....Lao Tzu 

People

The disciples were absorbed in a discussion of Lao-tzu's dictum:


"Those who know, do not say;
Those who say, do not know."

When the master entered,
they asked him what the words meant.

Said the master, "Which of you knows the fragrance of a rose?"

All of them indicated that they knew.
Then he said, "Put it into words."
All of them were silent. 
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Amazing, na? I just had to share this with you all!

Choices

Can it be any more simple than that? Pravsworld scores again...so,next time you feel you are in a corner,think again- you do have a choice-look for it,take it and it'll surely make you happy. Guaranteed. Period!:)