Inspiring Story: Acres of Diamonds...

There was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. 

He was happy because he was content. He was content because he was happy.

One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds 

and the power that goes along with them. The wise man said, 

"If you had a diamond the size of your thumb, you could have your own city. 

If you had a diamond the size of your fist, you could probably own your own country." 

And then he went away. That night the farmer couldn't sleep. He was unhappy 

and he was discontent. He was unhappy because he was discontent and 

discontent because he was unhappy.

                            The next morning he made arrangements to sell off his farm, 

took care of his family and went in search of diamonds. 

He looked all over Africa and couldn't find any. He looked all through Europe 

and couldn't find any.  When he got to Spain, he was emotionally, 

physically and financially broke. He got so disheartened that 

he threw himself into the Barcelona River and committed suicide.

                            Back home, the person who had bought his farm was watering 

the camels at a stream that ran through the farm. Across the stream, 

the rays of the morning sun hit a stone and made it sparkle like a rainbow. 

He thought it would look good on the mantle piece. He picked up 

the stone and put it in the living room.

That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. 

He asked, "Is Hafiz back?" The new owner said, "No, why do you ask?" 

The wise man said, "Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one." 

The man said, no, that's just a stone I picked up from the stream. Come, I'll show you.

There are many more." They went and picked some samples and sent them 

for analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that 

the farm was indeed covered with acres and acres of diamonds.*

What is the moral of this story? There are five morals:

1. When our attitude is right, we realize that we are all walking on acres 

and acres of diamonds. Opportunity is always under our feet. 

We don't have to go anywhere. All we need to do is recognize it.

2. The grass on the other side always looks greener.

3. While we are dyeing the grass on the other side, there are others 

who are dyeing the grass on our side. They would be happy to trade places with us.

4. When people don't know how to recognize opportunity, 

they complain of noise when it knocks.

5. The same opportunity never knocks twice. The next one may be 

better or worse, but it is never the same one.

Author:Unknown

Presented by Hassan Ali

Beautiful Inspiring Story :An Unwise investment..

Hard workers...Don't miss this...
Read It Completely...


A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, 

to find his 5-year  old son waiting for him at the door.

SON:   "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

DAD:   "Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.

SON:   "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"

DAD:   "That's none of your business. 

Why do you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.

SON:    "I just want to know. Please tell me, 

how much do you make an hour?"

DAD:  "If you must know, I make Rs.100 an hour."

"Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.

Looking up, he said,

"Daddy, may I please borrow Rs.50?"

The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that

 is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense,

then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. 

Think about why you are being so selfish. 

I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior."

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. 

The man sat down and started to get even angrier 

about the little boy's questions.

 How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started

to think:

Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that Rs.50 

and he really didn't ask for money very often. 

The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.

"Are you asleep, son?" He asked.

"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.       

"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,"said the man. 

"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. 

Here's the Rs.50 you asked for."

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" 

He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.

The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. 

The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.

"Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father grumbled.

"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.

"Daddy, I have Rs.100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?

Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

Lesson to learn from Heart Touching Story:

But even better, share Rs.100 worth of time with someone you love. 

It's just  a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. 

We should not let time slip through our fingers without 

having spent some time with those who really matter to us, 

those close to our hearts.

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for 

could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family & friends 

we leave behind will feel the loss  for the rest of their lives. 

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into  work than to our family.

.. Think PRACTICALLY

Author:Unknown

Inspiring Story :What Life is all About..

A Long time ago, there was an Emperor who told his horseman that 

if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, 

then the Emperor would give him the area of land he has covered.

Sure enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 

rode as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. 

He kept on riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible.

When he was hungry,thirsty or tired, he did not stop because 

he wanted to cover as much area as possible. Came to a point 

when he had covered a substantial area and he was exhausted 

and was dying. Then he asked himself, "Why did I pushed myself 

so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and 

I only need a very small area to bury myself."

The above story is similar with the journey of our Life. 

We push very hard everyday to make more money, 

to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health, time with our family 

and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love to do.

One day when we look back, we will realize that we don't really need that much, 

but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed.

Life is not about making money, acquiring power or recognition. 

Life is definitely not about work! Work is only necessary to keep us living

 so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

Lessons to Learn from The Story:

Life is a balance of Work and Play, Family and Personal time. 

You have to decide how you want to balance your Life. 

Define your priorities, realize what you are able to compromise 

but always let some of your decisions be based on your instincts.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of Life, 

the whole aim of human existence. So, take it easy, 

do what you want to do and appreciate nature. Life is fragile, 

Life is short. Do not take Life for granted. 

Live a balance lifestyle and enjoy Life!

Author:Unknown

Presented by Hassan Ali