*Simran* thumbnail
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Posted: 17 years ago
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It's Strange Isn't It?


1. Isn't it strange how a 20 dollar bill
seems like such a large
amount when
you donate it to a place of worship, but
such a small amount
when you go shopping?


2. Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when
you're at a place of worship, and how
short they seem when you're
watching a good movie?



3. Isn't it strange that you can't
find a word to say when
you're praying,
but you have no trouble
thinking what to talk about
with a friend?



4. Isn't it strange how difficult
and boring it is to read
one chapter
of a holy book, but how easy
it is to read 100 pages of
a popular novel?


5. Isn't it strange how everyone
wants front-row-tickets
to concerts or
games, but they do whatever
is possible to sit at the last
row in a place of worship?




6. Isn't it strange how we need to
know about an event for a place of worship 2-3
weeks before the day so we can
include it in our agenda, but we can
adjust it for other events at
the last minute?




7. Isn't it strange how difficult it
is to learn a fact about God to share it
with others, but how easy
it is to learn, understand,
extend and repeat gossip?





8. Isn't it strange how we
believe everything
that magazines and newspapers
say, but we question the words in a religious book?




9. Isn't it strange how everyone
wants a place in
heaven, but they don't want
to believe, do, or say anything
to get there?




10. Isn't it strange how we send
jokes in e-mails and they

are forwarded right away,
but when we are going to send
messages about God, we think
about it twice before we share
them with others?


IT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT?

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wezyus thumbnail
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Posted: 17 years ago
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yea u r rite all these points r really very strange n difficult to abide by it
Huduga thumbnail
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Posted: 17 years ago
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No, these are not strange.

i can explain every point.

1. shopping , we don't donate, we get something in return. While donating for temple, we shud donate, for which we feel comfortable, otherwise proud will come. and once we think, the more the better. then too, we are giving importance to money. And it is very subjective too.
the person who gets 40$ a week, may feel that 20$ is big for donating, less for shopping.

2. when in the movie, u r for fun. u don't listen to everything by ur heart. And most of the things, u forget, or try not to memorise. While at worship, u r listening with ur heart,mind,soul..and trying to focus ur whole energy.

3. Same as above, while praying, u r talking and thinking by ur heart, not by brain. these words,logic,grammar,sentences, come from brain.
If ur best friend didn't meet u for years, and if u meet him suddenly, then too, it is difficult to find words that time. the time, when tears come and u want to hug ur friend.

4. same as 2. it is not boring to read holy books. it takes a lot of energy. bcoz u r focussing on every word, and trying to believe it. And some of it, is going to affect ur whole life. While time spent in novel, u may not remember many details of it, later.

others have same reason, worship is different, cant be compared with normal routine work.

10. So, one more emotional-blackmailing for chain-emailing.
yeah, we shud think abt 100 times, before sending a message abt God. bcoz now everyone seems to have their own definition of GOD.

Still if we want to share. First we shud understand, and follow those messages in our life.
And yes, we shud be ready for criticism too.

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*Simran, thanks for sharing :-)
My above message is for someone, who wrote those points at first place.

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Posted: 17 years ago
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Originally posted by: Huduga

No, these are not strange.

i can explain every point.

1. shopping , we don't donate, we get something in return. While donating for temple, we shud donate, for which we feel comfortable, otherwise proud will come. and once we think, the more the better. then too, we are giving importance to money. And it is very subjective too.
the person who gets 40$ a week, may feel that 20$ is big for donating, less for shopping.

2. when in the movie, u r for fun. u don't listen to everything by ur heart. And most of the things, u forget, or try not to memorise. While at worship, u r listening with ur heart,mind,soul..and trying to focus ur whole energy.

3. Same as above, while praying, u r talking and thinking by ur heart, not by brain. these words,logic,grammar,sentences, come from brain.
If ur best friend didn't meet u for years, and if u meet him suddenly, then too, it is difficult to find words that time. the time, when tears come and u want to hug ur friend.

4. same as 2. it is not boring to read holy books. it takes a lot of energy. bcoz u r focussing on every word, and trying to believe it. And some of it, is going to affect ur whole life. While time spent in novel, u may not remember many details of it, later.

others have same reason, worship is different, cant be compared with normal routine work.

10. So, one more emotional-blackmailing for chain-emailing.
yeah, we shud think abt 100 times, before sending a message abt God. bcoz now everyone seems to have their own definition of GOD.

Still if we want to share. First we shud understand, and follow those messages in our life.
And yes, we shud be ready for criticism too.

------
*Simran, thanks for sharing :-)
My above message is for someone, who wrote those points at first place.



thnks dear so true u r absolutely rite i surely agree with u
kooliio thumbnail
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Posted: 17 years ago
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that's great....
and thanx for sharing...
mehraan thumbnail
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Posted: 17 years ago
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thanx 4 sharg dear, wat u said is all true!
Girl_2007 thumbnail
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Posted: 17 years ago
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Originally posted by: *Simran*



thnks dear so true u r absolutely rite i surely agree with u

me too, agree wid Huduga 😊
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Posted: 17 years ago
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Originally posted by: Girl_2007

me too, agree wid Huduga 😊



i agree...and some people are also less religious than others...there are reasons for everything
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Posted: 17 years ago
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Yeahh its so truee!

especially when i go shopping,
with like 20 dollarrs i can prolly only get like one thing :|
but when your thinkin about donating it, its a large amount(well im kinda young too donate anyways)

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