Thursday, January 13, 2011

Life is a very Beautiful Journey..

Life is a journey filled with lessons, hardships, heartaches, joys, celebrations 
and special moments that will ultimately lead us to our destination, 
our purpose in life. The road will not always be smooth; in fact, 
throughout our travels, we will encounter many challenges.


Some of these challenges will test our courage, strengths, weaknesses, 
and faith. Along the way, we may stumble upon obstacles that 
will come between the paths that we are destined to take.

In order to follow the right path, we must overcome these obstacles. 
Sometimes these obstacles are really blessings in disguise, 
only we don't realize that at the time.

Along our journey we will be confronted with many situations, 
some will be filled with joy, and some will be filled with heartache. 
How we react to what we are faced with determines what kind of outcome 
the rest of our journey through life will be like.

When things don't always go our way, we have two choices in dealing 
with the situations. We can focus on the fact that things didn't go 
how we had hoped they would and let life pass us by, or two, we can make 
the best out of the situation and know that these are only temporary setbacks 
and find the lessons that are to be learned.

Time stops for no one, and if we allow ourselves to focus on the negative 
we might miss out on some really amazing things that life has to offer. 
We can't go back to the past, we can only take the lessons that 
we have learned and the experiences that we have gained from it 
and move on. It is because of the heartaches, as well as the hardships, 
that in the end help to make us a stronger person.

The people that we meet on our journey, are people that we are destined 
to meet. Everybody comes into our lives for some reason or another and 
we don't always know their purpose until it is too late. They all play 
some kind of role. Some may stay for a lifetime; others may only stay 
for a short while.

It is often the people who stay for only a short time that end up making 
a lasting impression not only in our lives, but in our hearts as well. 
Although we may not realize it at the time, they will make a difference 
and change our lives in a way we never could imagine. To think that 
one person can have such a profound affect on your life forever is truly 
a blessing. It is because of these encounters that we learn some of life's 
best lessons and sometimes we even learn a little bit about ourselves.

People will come and go into our lives quickly, but sometimes we are lucky 
to meet that one special person that will stay in our hearts forever 
no matter what. Even though we may not always end up being with 
that person and they may not always stay in our life for as long as we like, 
the lessons that we have learned from them and the experiences that 
we have gained from meeting that person, will stay with us forever.

It's these things that will give us strength to continue on with our journey. 
We know that we can always look back on those times of our past and know 
that because of that one individual, we are who we are and we can remember 
the wonderful moments that we have shared with that person.

Memories are priceless treasures that we can cherish forever in our hearts. 
They also enables us to continue on with our journey for whatever life has 
in store for us. Sometimes all it takes is one special person to help us 
look inside ourselves and find a whole different person that 
we never knew existed. Our eyes are suddenly opened to a world 
we never knew existed- a world where time is so precious and moments 
never seem to last long enough.

Throughout this adventure, people will give you advice and insights on 
how to live your life but when it all comes down to it, you must always do 
what you feel is right. Always follow your heart, and most importantly 
never have any regrets. Don't hold anything back.

Say what you want to say, and do what you want to do, because sometimes 
we don't get a second chance to say or do what we should have 
the first time around.

It is often said that what doesn't kill you will make you stronger. 
It all depends on how one defines the word "strong" 
It can have different meanings to different people.

Conclusion of the Mail :

In this sense, "stronger" means looking back at the person you were and 
comparing it to the person you have become today. It also means 
looking deep into your soul and realizing that the person you are today 
couldn't exist if it weren't for the things that have happened in the past 
or for the people that you have met. Everything that happens in our life 
happens for a reason and sometimes that means we must face heartaches 
in order to experience joy.
Aurhor: Unknown

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Powerful Inspiring Story The Club 99 .

Some time ago, there lived a King.This king should have been contented 
with his life, given all the riches and luxuries he had. However, this was
not the case! The King always found himself wondering why he just never 
seemed content with his life.

Sure, he had the attention of everyone wherever he went, attended 
fancy dinners and parties, but somehow, he still felt something was 
lacking and he couldn't put his finger on it.

One day, the King had woken up earlier than usual to stroll around his palace. 
He entered his huge living room and came to a stop when he heard someone 
happily singing away... following this singing... he saw that one of the servants 
was singing and had a very contented look on his face.

This fascinated the King and he summoned this man to his chambers.

The man entered the King's chambers as ordered. The King asked 
why he was so happy?

To this the man replied: "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, 
but I make enough of a living to keep my wife and children happy. 
We don't need too much, a roof over our heads and warm food to 
fill our tummy. My wife and children are my inspiration, they are content 
with whatever little I bring home. I am happy because my family is happy."

Hearing this, the King dismissed the servant and summoned his 
Personal Assistant to his chambers.

The King related his personal anguish about his feelings and then related 
the story of the servant to his Personal Assistant, hoping that somehow, 
he will be able to come up with some reasoning that here was a King 
who could have anything he wished for at a snap of his fingers and yet 
was not contented, whereas, his servant, having so little was extremely 
contented.

The Personal Assistant listened attentively and came to a conclusion. 
He said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the servant has not been made 
part of The 99 Club."

"The 99 Club? And what exactly is that?" the King inquired.

To which the Assistant replied, "Your Majesty, to truly know what 
The 99 Club is, you will have to do the following... place 99 Gold coins 
in a bag and leave it at this servant's doorstep, you will then understand 
what The 99 Club is."



That very same evening, the King arranged for 99 Gold coins to be placed 
in a bag at the servant's doorstep. Although he was slightly hesitant and 
he thought he should have put 100 Gold coins into the bag, but since 
his assistant had advised him to put 99 that is what he did.

The servant was just stepping out of his house when he saw a bag at 
his doorstep. Wondering about its contents, he took it into his house 
and opened the bag. When he opened the bag, he let out a great big 
shout of joy...Gold Coins... so many of them. He could hardly believe it. 
He called his wife to show her the coins.

He then took the bag to a table and emptied it out and began to count 
the coins. Doing so, he realized that there were 99 coins and he thought 
it was an odd number so he counted again, and again and again only to 
come to the same conclusion... 99 Gold Coins.

He began to wonder, what could have happened to that last 1 coin? 
For no one would leave 99 coins. He began to search his entire house, 
looked around his backyard for hours, not wanting to lose out on that 
one coin. Finally, exhausted, he decided that he was going to have to
 work harder than ever to make up for that 1 Gold coin to make his 
entire collection an even 100 Gold Coins.

He got up the next morning, in an extremely horrible mood, shouting 
at the children and his wife for his delay, not realizing that he had spent 
most of the night conjuring ways of working hard so that he had enough 
money to buy himself that gold coin. He went to work as usual - but not 
in his usual best mood, singing happily - as he grumpily did his daily errands.

Seeing the man's attitude change so drastically, the King was puzzled. 
He promptly summoned his assistant to his chambers. The King related 
his thoughts about the servant and once again, his assistant listened. 
The King could not believe that the servant who until yesterday had been 
singing away and was happy and content with his life had taken a sudden 
change of attitude, even though he should have been happier after receiving 
the gold coins.

To this the assistant replied "Ah! But your Majesty, the servant has now officially 
joined The 99 Club." He explained: "The 99 Club is just a name given to 
those people who have everything but yet are never contented, therefore 
they are always working hard and striving for that extra 1 to round it out to 100!
We have so much to be thankful for and we can live with very little in our lives, 
but the minute we are given something bigger and better, we want even more!

Lesson to learn from this Story:

We are not the same happy contented person we used to be, we want more 
and more and by wanting more and more we don't realize the price we pay for it.

We lose our sleep, our happiness; we hurt the people around us just as a price 
to pay for our growing needs and desires.

That is what joining The 99 Club is all about."

Hearing this the King decided that from that day onwards, he was going to 
start appreciating all the little things in life.

Striving for more is always good, but let's not strive so hard and for so much 
that we loses all those near and dear to our hearts, we shouldn't compromise 
our happiness for moments of luxuries!


Author: Unknown


Inspiring Story: Monkey and the Dolphin...

One day long ago, some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship.
One of them brought his pet monkey along for the long journey.

When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship. 
Everyone fell into the sea, and the monkey was sure that he would drown. 
Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him up.

They soon reached the island and the monkey came down from 
the dolphin's back. The dolphin asked the monkey, 
"Do you know this place?"

The monkey replied, "Yes, I do. In fact, the king of the island is 
my best friend. Do you know that I am actually a prince?"

Knowing that no one lived on the island, the dolphin said, 
"Well, well, so you are a prince! Now you can be a king!"

The monkey asked, "How can I be a king?"
As the dolphin started swimming away, he answered, 
"That is easy.. As you are the only creature on this island, 
you will naturally be the king!"

MORAL Of The Story: 

Those who lie and Boast may end up in trouble.

Author: Unknown