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Our inspirational dream is to inspire everyone to give more and get more from life,we mean everyone. We have a big dream & place no limits on ourselves or others. Its our belief that posting positive mails creates positive difference inside us directly or indirectly,Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-42755772740306119102011-08-29T17:59:00.000+05:302013-08-15T21:32:30.357+05:30The Inspiring Story: Acres of Diamonds.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He was happy because he was content. He was content because he was happy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and the power that goes along with them. The wise man said, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"If you had a diamond the size of your thumb, you could have your own city. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you had a diamond the size of your fist, you could probably own your own country." </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And then he went away. That night the farmer couldn't sleep. He was unhappy </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He looked all over Africa and couldn't find any. He looked all through Europe </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are many more." They went and picked some samples and sent them </span></div>
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-73884820844265676382011-06-06T12:48:00.001+05:302013-08-16T14:58:12.135+05:30A Million Dollar Lesson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Son, when you add it up, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">worth till you become a Parent<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"> </span></span></div>
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-26154688252451944892011-06-03T22:42:00.000+05:302013-08-15T21:43:39.281+05:30Story of Generous Giving<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Generosity and kindness doesn't mean that you give only </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Generosity literally means willingness and liberty in </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jamnalal Bajaj. He asked Mahatma Gandhi for the coin but </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees for the Charkha Sangh," </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"If a man has several lakhs and he gives away a thousand or two, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She gave me all she had. That was very generous of her. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What a great sacrifice she made. That is why I value this copper coin </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">more than a crore of rupees.</span></div>
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-53952251954983014722011-06-03T22:06:00.001+05:302013-08-16T14:58:32.106+05:30The Battle Between the Two<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" </span></div>
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-5362207464097643392011-05-11T11:04:00.000+05:302013-08-15T21:45:24.129+05:30Inspiring Story: Love & Acceptance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">something you should know,” the son continued, “he lost an arm</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and a leg. He has nowhere else to go and I want him to come</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy </span></span></div>
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-11775795091270791742011-03-12T08:30:00.001+05:302013-08-15T21:46:44.320+05:30Inspiring Story: The Clever Boy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-69799419781181022832011-03-09T08:40:00.000+05:302013-08-15T21:48:32.473+05:30I can sleep when the Wind blows<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the little </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">next door to the hired man's sleeping quarters. Farmer shook </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the little man and yelled, "Get up! A storm is coming! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nothing could blow away.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The farmer then understood what his hired man meant, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">through your life? The hired man in the story was able to sleep </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">because he had secured the farm against the storm.</span></div>
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-64007541171548200532011-03-05T16:44:00.000+05:302013-08-15T21:51:18.151+05:30Inspiring Story:Signs of Happiness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There was a young couple who led a very happy life together.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One day, they heard that a wise old man had come to town; </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">couple decided to visit the wise old man and tell him their </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The wise old man told them; "Travel around the world and seek </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a man and a woman who are perfectly happy as a couple. When</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">you find such a couple, ask them for a piece of cloth from the </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The young couple began their journey, to find the happiest couple</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The governor and his wife replied, "Yes, we are happy in every way </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">except for one thing; we do not have any children."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well that didn't make the governor and his wife the happiest couple. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So they continued their journey. They arrived in one city where they</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">had heard that the happiest couple lived. They went to their house </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The couple replied, "Yes, we are really happy in every way except that</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">we have too many children which make our life a bit uncomfortable."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No, this couple did not sound to be the happiest. And, so they continued</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">their journey. They visited many countries, cities, towns and villages</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">asking the same question but they did not find what they were looking for.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One Day the young couple came across a shepherd in the desert. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The shepherd was grazing his sheep when his wife and child came along.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The shepherd greeted his wife and gently patted the child she was carrying.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She laid the mat and started to eat contentedly. The young couple came to</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> them and asked them, "Are you the happiest couple?"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The shepherd and his wife replied, "Nobody is unhappier than the king." </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The young couple immediately realized that they were the happiest couple</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and asked them for a piece of the shepherd's shirt, so that their happiness</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The shepherd said, "If I give you a piece of cloth from my shirt then I will</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The young couple at once understood that it is very difficult to find </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The wise old man laughed and said, "Was your journey useless or did you </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The young man replied, "Yes, after this trip I have learnt that in this world, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to please Allah."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Noble Qur'an says: "And whosever follows My (Allah's) guidance, on them </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to remember two things; first, all human beings should be thankful and </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Noble Qur'an says: "And your Lord declared publicly: if you are grateful,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"And secondly, for ultimate happiness one must always practice patience."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Noble Qur'an says: "Seek help through patient perseverance and prayers". </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After that, young couple thanked the wise old man for his guidance </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and returned home. The wise man prayed for them and said, "Indeed </span></div>
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-48963151733541044182011-03-02T10:49:00.001+05:302011-03-02T10:51:51.870+05:30Inspiring Story-Fruits of labour..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">fun loving son. The businessman wanted his son to be </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">hard-working and responsible. He wanted him to realize </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the value of labour. One day he summoned his son and said: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Today, I want you to go out and earn something, failing </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">which you won't have your meals tonight."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The boy was callous and not used to any kind of work. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This demand by his father scared him and he went crying </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">straight to his mother. Her heart melted at the sight of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">tears in her son's eyes. She grew restless. In a bid to help him </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">she gave him a gold coin. In the evening when the father </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">asked his son what he had earned, the son promptly presented </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a well. The son did as he was told.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The father was a man of wisdom and experience and guessed </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that the source of the gold coin was the boy's mother. The next</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> day he sent his wife to her parent's town and asked his son to go </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and earn something with the threat of being denied the night meals </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">if he failed. This time he went crying to his sister who sympathized </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with him and gave him a rupee coin out of her own savings. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When his </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">father asked him what he had earned </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the boy </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">tossed </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the rupee coin </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">at him. The father again asked him to throw </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">it in a well. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The son did it quite readily. Again the father's wisdom </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">told him that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the rupee coin was not earned by his son. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He then sent his daughter </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to her in-laws' house. He again asked </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This time since there was no one to help him out; the son was forced </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to go to the market in search of work. One of the shopkeepers there </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">told him that he would pay him two rupees if he carried his trunk to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">his house. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The rich man's son could not refuse and was drenched </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">in sweat by the time he finished the job. His feet were trembling and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">his neck and back were aching. There were rashes on his back. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As he returned home and produced the two rupee note before his </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">father and was asked to throw it into the well, the horrified son </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">almost cried out. He could not imagine throwing his hard-earned money </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">like this. He said amid sobbing: "Father! My entire body is aching. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My back has rashes and you are asking me to throw the money into the well."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At this the businessman smiled. He told him that one feels the pain only </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">when the fruits of hard labour are wasted. On earlier two occasions </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">he was helped by his mother and sister and therefore had no pain </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">in throwing the coins into the well. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The son had now realized the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">value of hard work. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He vowed never to be lazy and safe keep </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the father's wealth. The father handed over the keys of his shop </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to the son and promised to guide him through the rest of the life.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'Comic sans MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Moral of the Story:</b> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Some of the life's best lessons come from </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the hardest situations.</span></div></div>Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-28081523442578405202011-03-01T08:19:00.000+05:302011-03-01T08:19:14.451+05:30Pay Attention to The Source of Problem<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">his bus and drove off along the route. No problems for the </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">first few stops, a few people got on, a few got off and </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">things went generally well.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPyvehKhyphenhyphenEJVAcshr2aBemzNDoMrICnv4M3M4gLFn1tVRO5PE_oRMcI6-rgTji8xxNaL1lgtaMS79cddnKImp1nWuTbt6eUM8dldd7HeIu1nxmQRq0TpBTDQU9u2YQmG0DuNVeFa2piU/s1600/bus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPyvehKhyphenhyphenEJVAcshr2aBemzNDoMrICnv4M3M4gLFn1tVRO5PE_oRMcI6-rgTji8xxNaL1lgtaMS79cddnKImp1nWuTbt6eUM8dldd7HeIu1nxmQRq0TpBTDQU9u2YQmG0DuNVeFa2piU/s400/bus.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Six feet eight, built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the ground. He glared at the driver and said, "Big John </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The driver was five feet three, thin and basically meek... </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Naturally, he did not argue with Big John, but he was not </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">happy about it.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The next day the same thing happened - Big John got on </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">again, said "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down. And </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the next day and the one after that and so forth.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This irritated the bus driver, who started losing sleep </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">over the way Big John was taking advantage of his size. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">body building program, Karate, Judo and all that good stuff.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong; </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So on the next Monday, when Big John got on the bus and </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">said, "Big John doesn't pay!" the driver stood up, glared </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">back and screamed, "And why not?"</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Big John has a Bus pass."</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Moral of the story:</b> First be sure and pay more attention </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to source of problems before working hard to solve one.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div></div>Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-82467555747692694722011-02-28T06:40:00.000+05:302011-02-28T06:40:48.974+05:30Inspiring Story:Most Beautiful Heart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'Comic sans MS';"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">One day a young man was standing in the middle </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the town proclaiming that he had the most </div><div style="text-align: center;">beautiful heart in the whole valley.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A large crowd gathered and they all admired </div><div style="text-align: center;">his heart for it was perfect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart </div><div style="text-align: center;">they had ever seen. The young man was very proud </div><div style="text-align: center;">and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd </div><div style="text-align: center;">and said, "Why your heart is not nearly as beautiful </div><div style="text-align: center;">as mine."The crowd and the young man looked at the old </div><div style="text-align: center;">man's heart. It was beating strongly ... but full of scars. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It had places where pieces had been removed and </div><div style="text-align: center;">other pieces put in ... but they didn't fit quite right and </div><div style="text-align: center;">there were several jagged edges.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In fact, in some places there were deep gouges </div><div style="text-align: center;">where whole pieces were missing. The people starred ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">how could he say his heart is more beautiful, </div><div style="text-align: center;">they thought?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The young man looked at the old man's heart and </div><div style="text-align: center;">saw its state and laughed. "You must be joking," he said. </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Compare your heart with mine ... mine is perfect and </div><div style="text-align: center;">yours is a mess of scars and tears."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Yes," said the old man, "Yours is perfect looking ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I would never trade with you. You see, every scar </div><div style="text-align: center;">represents a person to whom I have given my love.. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and often they give me a piece of their heart</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">which fits into the empty place in my heart ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">but because the pieces aren't exact, I have some </div><div style="text-align: center;">rough edges, which I cherish, </div><div style="text-align: center;">because they remind me of the love we shared.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the other person hasn't returned a piece of </div><div style="text-align: center;">his heart to me. These are the empty gouges ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges </div><div style="text-align: center;">are painful, they stay open, reminding me </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the love I have for these people too ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I hope someday they may return and </div><div style="text-align: center;">fill the space I have waiting. So now </div><div style="text-align: center;">do you see what true beauty is?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The young man stood silently with tears running </div><div style="text-align: center;">down his cheeks. He walked up to the old man, </div><div style="text-align: center;">reached into his perfect young and </div><div style="text-align: center;">beautiful heart, and ripped a piece out. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He offered it to the old man with trembling hands.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then took a piece from his old scarred heart </div><div style="text-align: center;">and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It fit .... but not perfectly, as there were some </div><div style="text-align: center;">jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart, </div><div style="text-align: center;">not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, </div><div style="text-align: center;">since love from the old man's heart flowed into his.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">They embraced and walked away side by side.</div></div>Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-2290283757899372592011-02-27T10:06:00.001+05:302013-08-15T21:57:45.852+05:30Inspiring Story:Lessons on life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">The second son said no it was covered with green buds </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">because they had each seen but only one season in </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">from that life can only be measured at the end, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Persevere through the difficult patches and better times </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A well-known speaker started off his seminar by </div><div style="text-align: center;">holding up a dollar twenty ($20) bill, in the room</div><div style="text-align: center;">of two hundred (200) people. Speaker asked, </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Who would like this dollar twenty ($20) bill?" </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hands started going up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Speaker said, "I am going to give this dollar twenty </div><div style="text-align: center;">($20) bill to one of you but first, let me do this." </div><div style="text-align: center;">He proceeded to crumple up the dollar twenty ($20) bill. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He asked, "Who still wants it?" Still hands were up in </div><div style="text-align: center;">the air.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Well, what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground </div><div style="text-align: center;">and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty and asked, </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Who still wants it?" Still hands went up into the air.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. </div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter what was done to the money, it was still </div><div style="text-align: center;">wanted because it did not decrease in value. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was still worth dollar twenty ($20).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled </div><div style="text-align: center;">and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the circumstances that come our way. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We may feel as though we are worthless and useless.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But no matter what has happened or will happen, </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will never lose your value: dirty or clean, crumpled</div><div style="text-align: center;">or finely creased, you are still priceless to those </div><div style="text-align: center;">who love you.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">door to door to pay his way through school, found </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> of water.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Young woman thought he looked hungry so she brought him</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"How much do I owe you?"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"You don't owe me anything," she replied "Mother has taught</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> us never to accept payment for a kindness." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He said... "Then I thank you from my heart."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt; stronger </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">physically, but his faith in God and mankind was strong also. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He had been ready to give up and quit.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Years later that young woman became critically ill. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the big city, where they called in specialists to study her </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When he heard the name of the town she came from, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">went down </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the hall of the hospital to her room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He recognized her at once. He went back to the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">consultation room </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">determined to do his best to save </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">her life. From that day </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">he gave special attention </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to the case.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Howard Kelly </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">requested the business office to pass the final bill to him </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for approval. He looked at it, and then wrote something </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">on the edge and the bill was sent to her room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Thank You, GOD, that Your love has spread abroad </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">through human hearts and hands."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><br />
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-83821827639058245292011-02-19T09:56:00.000+05:302013-08-16T14:45:22.013+05:30Inspiring Story of Two Friends<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-51402239724837425662011-02-14T22:29:00.000+05:302013-08-16T14:43:49.095+05:30Wonderful Story of Wealth, Love & Success<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-55997009008707304392011-02-13T16:27:00.003+05:302013-08-16T14:39:48.971+05:30Beautiful Inspiring Mountain Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">somewhere in the mountain: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Curious, he yells: "Who are you?"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The voice answers: "I admire you!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The voice answers: "You are a champion!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It gives you back everything you say or do.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you want more love in the world, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Life will give you </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">back everything you have given to it."</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!"</b></span></div>
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Inspirational Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405028740163690800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237414271606197107.post-92205180786469934882011-02-12T21:08:00.000+05:302013-08-16T14:39:34.156+05:30Inspiring Story: Creation of a Mother<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"But I can't!" The Lord protested, "I am so close to finishing </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Angel moved closer and touched the woman, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"But you have made her so soft, Lord." </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"She is soft," the Lord agreed, "but I have also made her tough. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to think, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Angel then noticed something and reached out and </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"That's not a leak." the Lord objected. "That's a tear!" </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"What's the tear for?" the Angel asked. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord. You thought </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Lord looked at the Angel and smiled and said, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"I'm afraid you are wrong again. I created the woman, </span></div>
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