An inspiring story!!!!

I had posted this story before also,If u guys have some inspiring stuff to post here please do😃

Here is some other quotes/sayings which were posted by different members.I am posting them again.

Posted by Pallaviji(Paljay)

Bada Hua To Kya Hua, Jaise Ped Khajoor
Panthi Ko Chaya Nahin, Phal Laage Atidoor.

Maeaning:
A date tree grows very tall, projecting eminence and a distinction of its own. Yet, it does not provide shade to weary travelers. Besides, it's fruit grows so far that one cannot easily pluck it.

Using this simile, Kabir in this doha points out to us about our vain personalities. What good is our so called eminence, if it is neither compassionate nor helpful to others? Kabir emphasizes that we should shed our greed, selfishness and insecure tendencies and establish ourselves in such a way that we should be willing to give and share. Only then we will be blessed and become a blessing to others.

Posted by manjuji

The power of choice is real.

We can . . .

Choose to love--rather than hate.
Choose to smile--rather than frown.
Choose to build--rather than destroy.
Choose to persevere--rather than quit.
Choose to praise--rather than gossip.
Choose to heal--rather than wound.
Choose to give--rather than grasp.
Choose to act--rather than delay.
Choose to pray--rather than despair.
Choose to forgive--rather than curse.

Each day brings a new opportunity to choose. What kind of choices will you make today?

Power of Words

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.

The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump out of the pit with all of their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain & just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.

This story teaches two lessons:

There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.
1. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. BE CAREFUL TO WHAT YOU SAY. Speak life to those who cross your path.

The power of words …… it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.

THREE BRICKLAYERS

"Once there were 3 bricklayers.
Each one of them was asked what they were doing.

The first man answered gruffly,
'I'm laying bricks.'
The second man replied,
'I'm putting up a wall.'
But the third man said enthusiastically and with pride,
'I'm building a cathedral.'"
Author Unknown

This story clearly reveals two secrets of success:

1. Attitude
Your attitude towards whatever you are doing determines your ultimate level of success.

2. Ability to See the Bigger Picture
Being able to see the end result, rather than just the task, eliminates obstacles, focuses your energy, and provides motivation to excel.

We all have ability. The difference is how we use Happiness can exist only in acceptance. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. It is easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows by like a song. But the man worth while is the one who can smile, when everything goes dead wrong. You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.
Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead. There is no better teacher than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
1. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy

Thanks Pallaviji and Manjuji😊

Some more inspiring readings sent by Manjuji.Thanks 😊

Why distract your mind and spirit with things that don't help you achieve the kind of joyful life you want?

Surround yourself with the kind of in out that are uplifting, that expand your mind and settle your spirit.

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

Success is assured when you are able to concentrate, for you are then able to utilize for your good all constructive thoughts and shut out all the destructive ones. It is of the greatest value to be able to think only that which will be beneficial.

Your achievements in life are dependent on a simple two step process: 1) think positive achievement thoughts, and 2) take positive actions toward those thoughts. Don't wait another second, start the process right now.


Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible. Just as friction between certain types of rocks produces sparks of light, so it is the friction of our individualities rubbing against each other that illuminates who we really are.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound. Rebuild those plans and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.

The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.

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Here is story

NAIL IN THE FENCE

Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

he first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.

He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.

He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same.

When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there." A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us.

Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole in your fence.

LIFE IS....
by Mother Theresa

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.

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• Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.-- Denis Waitley
• You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.-- Denis Waitley
• The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one. -- Elbert Hubbard
• It is not easy, but you have to be willing to make mistakes. And the earlier you make those mistakes, the better.-- Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
• Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future.-- Dale Turner
• The greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong.--William Randolph
• In all the work we do, our most valuable asset can be the attitude of self-examination. It is forgivable to make mistakes, but to stand fast behind a wall of self-righteousness and make the same mistake twice is not forgivable.-- Dale Turner
• It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.-- Dale Turner
• Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.-- George Bernard Shaw

Aniji your story was good. Thanks for sharing...😊

Originally posted by: Chalavanth

thanks ani.. but where is manju didi..why she dont come anymore

u r welcome Dolly😃

Ani ji, aap ko pata hain, just 2-3 days back hi mujhe pata chala why I am so stubborn !!!😳...you see in hindi the word for stobborn is "Adiyal"..... and the first three letters of that word itself is my name !!!!

Ab iss mei mera kya galati hain, hain na..????😉😆

A day without laughter is a day wasted...

Laugh and the world smiles with you, cry and you cry alone...😊

Originally posted by: adi_0112

Ani ji, aap ko pata hain, just 2-3 days back hi mujhe pata chala why I am so stubborn !!!😳...you see in hindi the word for stobborn is "Adiyal"..... and the first three letters of that word itself is my name !!!!

Ab iss mei mera kya galati hain, hain na..????😉😆

A day without laughter is a day wasted...

Laugh and the world smiles with you, cry and you cry alone...😊

Adi if the word adiyal makes u stubborn then I will spell it as ariyal😆😆BTW what makes u think u are ariyal😆😆

It was good one Adi👏😆