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A popular motivational speaker was entertaining his audience. He Said : "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who wasn't my wife!" The audience was in silence and shock. The speaker added: "And that woman was my mother!"

Laughter and applause.

A week later, a top manager trained by the motivational speaker tried to crack this very effective joke at home. He was a bit foggy after a drink. He said loudly to his wife who was preparing dinner, "The greatest years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who was not my wife!"

The wife went; "ah!" with shock and rage. Standing there for 20 seconds trying to recall the second half of the joke, the manager finally blurted out "...and I can't remember who she was!"

By the time the manager regained his consciousness, he was on a hospital bed nursing burns from boiling water

Moral of the story: Don't copy if you can't paste!

Bus Driver And Big John

One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops - a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well.

At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight,built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.

Did I mention that the driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek? Well, he was. Naturally, he didn't argue with Big John, but he wasn't happy about it. The next day the same thing happened - Big John got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat down. And the next day, and the next.

This grated on the bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage of him. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building courses, karate, judo, and all that good stuff.

By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong; what's more, he felt really good about himself. So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus and said, "Big John doesn't pay!"

The driver stood up, glared back at the passenger, and screamed, "And why not?"

With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, "Big John has a bus pass."

Management Lesson: "Be sure there is a problem in the first place before working hard to solve one."

एक बाल्टी दूध

एक बार एक राजा के राज्य में महामारी फैल गयी। चारो ओर लोग मरने लगे। राजा ने इसे रोकने के लिये बहुत सारे उपाय करवाये मगर कुछ असर न हुआ और लोग मरते रहे। दुखी राजा ईश्वर से प्रार्थना करने लगा। तभी अचानक आकाशवाणी हुई। आसमान से आवाज़ आयी कि हे राजा तुम्हारी राजधानी के बीचो बीच जो पुराना सूखा कुंआ है अगर अमावस्या की रात को राज्य के प्रत्येक घर से एक – एक बाल्टी दूध उस कुएं में डाला जाये तो अगली ही सुबह ये महामारी समाप्त हो जायेगी और लोगों का मरना बन्द हो जायेगा। राजा ने तुरन्त ही पूरे राज्य में यह घोषणा करवा दी कि महामारी से बचने के लिए अमावस्या की रात को हर घर से कुएं में एक-एक बाल्टी दूध डाला जाना अनिवार्य है ।

अमावस्या की रात जब लोगों को कुएं में दूध डालना था उसी रात राज्य में रहने वाली एक चालाक एवं कंजूस बुढ़िया ने सोंचा कि सारे लोग तो कुंए में दूध डालेंगे अगर मै अकेली एक बाल्टी पानी डाल दूं तो किसी को क्या पता चलेगा। इसी विचार से उस कंजूस बुढ़िया ने रात में चुपचाप एक बाल्टी पानी कुंए में डाल दिया। अगले दिन जब सुबह हुई तो लोग वैसे ही मर रहे थे। कुछ भी नहीं बदला था क्योंकि महामारी समाप्त नहीं हुयी थी। राजा ने जब कुंए के पास जाकर इसका कारण जानना चाहा तो उसने देखा कि सारा कुंआ पानी से भरा हुआ है। दूध की एक बूंद भी वहां नहीं थी। राजा समझ गया कि इसी कारण से महामारी दूर नहीं हुई और लोग अभी भी मर रहे हैं।

दरअसल ऐसा इसलिये हुआ क्योंकि जो विचार उस बुढ़िया के मन में आया था वही विचार पूरे राज्य के लोगों के मन में आ गया और किसी ने भी कुंए में दूध नहीं डाला।

मित्रों , जैसा इस कहानी में हुआ वैसा ही हमारे जीवन में भी होता है। जब भी कोई ऐसा काम आता है जिसे बहुत सारे लोगों को मिल कर करना होता है तो अक्सर हम अपनी जिम्मेदारियों से यह सोच कर पीछे हट जाते हैं कि कोई न कोई तो कर ही देगा और हमारी इसी सोच की वजह से स्थितियां वैसी की वैसी बनी रहती हैं। अगर हम दूसरों की परवाह किये बिना अपने हिस्से की जिम्मेदारी निभाने लग जायें तो पूरे देश मेंबर ऐसा बदलाव ला सकते हैं जिसकी आज हमें ज़रूरत है।

Secret of Happiness

एक समय की बात है, एक गाँव में महान ऋषि रहते थे| लोग उनके पास अपनी कठिनाईयां लेकर आते थे और ऋषि उनका मार्गदर्शन करते थे| एक दिन एक व्यक्ति, ऋषि के पास आया और ऋषि से एक प्रश्न पूछा| उसने ऋषि से पूछा कि “गुरुदेव मैं यह जानना चाहता हुईं कि हमेशा खुश रहने का राज़ क्या है (What is the Secret of Happiness)?” ऋषि ने उससे कहा कि तुम मेरे साथ जंगल में चलो, मैं तुम्हे खुश रहने का राज़ (Secret of Happiness) बताता हूँ|

ऐसा कहकर ऋषि और वह व्यक्ति जंगल की तरफ चलने लगे| रास्ते में ऋषि ने एक बड़ा सा पत्थर उठाया और उस व्यक्ति को कह दिया कि इसे पकड़ो और चलो| उस व्यक्ति ने पत्थर को उठाया और वह ऋषि के साथ साथ जंगल की तरफ चलने लगा|

कुछ समय बाद उस व्यक्ति के हाथ में दर्द होने लगा लेकिन वह चुप रहा और चलता रहा| लेकिन जब चलते हुए बहुत समय बीत गया और उस व्यक्ति से दर्द सहा नहीं गया तो उसने ऋषि से कहा कि उसे दर्द हो रहा है| तो ऋषि ने कहा कि इस पत्थर को नीचे रख दो| पत्थर को नीचे रखने पर उस व्यक्ति को बड़ी राहत महसूस हुयी|

तभी ऋषि ने कहा – “यही है खुश रहने का राज़ (Secret of Happiness)”| व्यक्ति ने कहा – गुरुवर मैं समझा नहीं|

तो ऋषि ने कहा- जिस तरह इस पत्थर को एक मिनट तक हाथ में रखने पर थोडा सा दर्द होता है और अगर इसे एक घंटे तक हाथ में रखें तो थोडा ज्यादा दर्द होता है और अगर इसे और ज्यादा समय तक उठाये रखेंगे तो दर्द बढ़ता जायेगा उसी तरह दुखों के बोझ को जितने ज्यादा समय तक उठाये रखेंगे उतने ही ज्यादा हम दु:खी और निराश रहेंगे| यह हम पर निर्भर करता है कि हम दुखों के बोझ को एक मिनट तक उठाये रखते है या उसे जिंदगी भर| अगर तुम खुश रहना चाहते हो तो दु:ख रुपी पत्थर को जल्दी से जल्दी नीचे रखना सीख लो और हो सके तो उसे उठाओ ही नहीं

responsibility

A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call asap, changed his clothes & went directly to the surgery block.

He found the boy’s father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor.

On seeing him, the dad yelled: “Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is in danger? Don’t you have any sense of responsibility?”

The doctor smiled & said: “I am sorry, I wasn’t in the hospital & I came as fast as I could after receiving the call…… And now, I wish you’d calm down so that I can do my work”

“Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son dies now what will you do??” said the father angrily

The doctor smiled again & replied: “I will say what Job said in the Holy Book “From dust we came & to dust we return, blessed be the name of God”. Doctors cannot prolong lives. Go & intercede for your son, we will do our best by God’s grace”

“Giving advises when we’re not concerned is so easy” Murmured the father.

The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy, “Thank goodness!, your son is saved!” And without waiting for the father’s reply he carried on his way running. “If you have any questions, ask the nurse!!”

“Why is he so arrogant? He couldn’t wait some minutes so that I ask about my son’s state” Commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.

The nurse answered, tears coming down her face: “His son died yesterday in a road accident, he was at the burial when we called him for your son’s surgery. And now that he saved your son’s life, he left running to finish his son’s burial.”

MORAL : Never judge anyone….. because you never know how their life is & what they’re going through”

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true love

One day, a young guy and a young girl fell in love.

But the guy came from a poor family. The girl’s parents weren’t too happy.

So the young man decided not only to court the girl but to court her parents as well. In time, the parents saw that he was a good man and was worthy of their daughter’s hand.

But there was another problem: The man was a soldier. Soon, war broke out and he was being sent overseas for a year. The week before he left, the man knelt on his knee and asked his lady love, “Will you marry me?” She wiped a tear, said yes, and they were engaged. They agreed that when he got back in one year, they would get married.

But tragedy struck. A few days after he left, the girl had a major vehicular accident. It was a head-on collision.

When she woke up in the hospital, she saw her father and mother crying. Immediately, she knew there was something wrong.

She later found out that she suffered brain injury. The part of her brain that controlled her face muscles was damaged. Her once lovely face was now disfigured. She cried as she saw herself in the mirror. “Yesterday, I was beautiful. Today, I’m a monster.” Her body was also covered with so many ugly wounds.

Right there and then, she decided to release her fiancé from their promise. She knew he wouldn’t want her anymore. She would forget about him and never see him again.

For one year, the soldier wrote many letters—but she wouldn’t answer. He phoned her many times but she wouldn’t return her calls.

But after one year, the mother walked into her room and announced, “He’s back from the war.”

The girl shouted, “No! Please don’t tell him about me. Don’t tell him I’m here!”

The mother said, “He’s getting married,” and handed her a wedding invitation.

The girl’s heart sank. She knew she still loved him—but she had to forget him now.

With great sadness, she opened the wedding invitation.

And then she saw her name on it!

Confused, she asked, “What is this?”

That was when the young man entered her room with a bouquet of flowers. He knelt beside her and asked, “Will you marry me?”

The girl covered her face with her hands and said, “I’m ugly!”

The man said, “Without your permission, your mother sent me your photos. When I saw your photos, I realized that nothing has changed. You’re still the person I fell in love. You’re still as beautiful as ever. Because I love you!

love u dad

A man was polishing his new car; his 4 yr old daughter picked up a stone and scratched on the side of the car. In anger, the furious Man took his child’s hand & hit it many times, not realizing he was using a wrench. At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures.

When the child saw her father, with painful eyes she asked ‘Dad when will my fingers grow back?’ The man was so hurt and speechless. He went back to the car and kicked it many times. Devastated by his own actions, sitting in front of the car he looked at the scratches, His daughter had written ‘LOVE YOU DAD’.

Moral: Remember, Anger and Love have no limit.  Always remember that “Things are to be used and people are to be loved”.  But the problem in today’s world is that “People are being used & Things are being loved”.

Mother

A son took his old mother to a restaurant for an evening dinner.

Mother being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on her skirt.
Others diners watched her in disgust while her son was calm.

After she finished eating, her son who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took her to the wash room, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, combed her hair and fitted her spectacles firmly. When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that.

The son settled the bill and started walking out with his mother.

At that time, an old man amongst the diners
called out to the son and asked him, “Don’t you think you have left something behind?”.

The son replied, “No sir, I haven’t”.

The old man retorted, “Yes, you have! You left a lesson for every son and hope for every mother”.

The restaurant went silent.

A wish of every mom.

The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!

A woman baked chapatti (roti) for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She kept the extra chapatti on the window sill, for whosoever would take it away. Every day, a hunchback came and took away the chapatti. Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” This went on, day after day. Every day, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and uttered the words:

“The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” The woman felt irritated. “Not a word of gratitude,” she said to herself… “Everyday this hunchback utters this jingle! What does he mean?” One day, exasperated, she decided to do away with him. “I shall get rid of this hunchback,” she said. And what did she do? She added poison to the chapatti she prepared for him!

As she was about to keep it on the window sill, her hands trembled. “What is this I am doing?” she said. Immediately, she threw the chapatti into the fire, prepared another one and kept it on the window sill. As usual, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and muttered the words: “The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!”

The hunchback proceeded on his way, blissfully unaware of the war raging in the mind of the woman. Every day, as the woman placed the chapatti on the window sill, she offered a prayer for her son who had gone to a distant place to seek his fortune. For many months, she had no news of him.. She prayed for his safe return.

That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. He had grown thin and lean. His garments were tattered and torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, “Mom, it’s a miracle I’m here. While I was but a mile away, I was so famished that I collapsed. I would have died, but just then an old hunchback passed by. I begged of him for a morsel of food, and he was kind enough to give me a whole chapatti. As he gave it to me, he said, “This is what I eat everyday: today, I shall give it to you, for your need is greater than mine!”

” As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale. She leaned against the door for support. She remembered the poisoned chapatti that she had made that morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost his life!

It was then that she realized the significance of the words: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” Do good and Don’t ever stop doing good, even if it is not appreciated at that time. If you like this, share it with others and I bet so many lives would be touched.