8. A Little Mouse Story
A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast (ошеломлённій, поражкнній ужасом) to discover that it was a mouse trap.
Retreating to the farmyard the mouse proclaimed the warning: "There is a mouse trap in the house, a mouse trap in the house!"
The
chicken clucked (кудахкати) and scratched (ритися в землі), raised her head and said, "Excuse
me, Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave (веский, важній) concern
(беспокойство,
значение) to you, but it is of no consequence (значение) to me. I cannot be bothered by it."
The
mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mouse trap in the house,
a mouse trap in the house!"
"I
am so very sorry Mr. Mouse," sympathized the pig, "but there is
nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured that you are in my
prayers."
The
mouse turned to the cow. She said, "You say, Mr. Mouse. A mouse trap? Like
I am in grave danger.... NOT!"
So
the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected (удручать), to
face the farmer's mouse trap alone.
That
very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse
trap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the
darkness, she did not see that it was a venomous (ядовитый) snake whose tail
the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife.
The
farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone
knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet
(топор, большой нож) to the farmyard
for the soup's main ingredient.
His
wife's sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her
around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.
The
farmer's wife did not get well and a few days later she passed away. So many
people came for her funeral, that the farmer had the cow slaughtered (убивать, резать скот), to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So
the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does
not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we all may
be at risk.
We are all one
family on this planet Earth!
7. People come into your life for
When
you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When someone is into your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for the reason, you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season!
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (any way); and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Chuan and Jing joined a
wholesale company together just after graduation.
Both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss
promoted Jing to sales executive but Chuan remained a sales rep. One day Chuan
could not take it anymore, tender resignation to the boss and complained the
boss did not value hard working staff, but only promoted those who flattered
him.
The boss knew that Chuan
worked very hard for the years, but in order to help Chuan realise the
difference between him and Jing, the boss asked Chuan to do the following. Go
and find out anyone selling water melon in the market? Chuan returned and said
yes. The boss asked how much per kg? Chuan went back to the market to ask and
returned to inform boss the $12 per kg.
Boss told Chuan, I will ask
Jing the same question? Jing went, returned and said, boss, only one person
selling water melon. $12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg, he has inventory of 340
melons. On the table 58 melons, every melon weighs about 15 kg, bought from the
South two days ago, they are fresh and red, good quality.
Chuan was very impressed and
realised the difference between himself and Jing. He decided not to resign but
to learn from Jing.
My dear friends, a more
successful person is more observant, thinks more and understands in depth. For
the same matter, a more successful person sees several years ahead, while we
see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times.
Think! How far have you seen
ahead in your life? How thoughtful in depth are you?
5. Watch what you ask for...
A married couple in their
early 60s was out celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary in a quiet,
romantic little restaurant.
Suddenly, a tiny yet
beautiful fairy appeared on their table and said, "For being such an
exemplary married couple and for being faithful to each other for all this
time, I will grant you each a wish."
"Ooh, I want to travel
around the world with my darling husband," said the wife. The fairy moved
her magic stick and - abracadabra! - two tickets for the new luxury liner
appeared in her hands.
Now it was the husband's
turn. He thought for a moment and said, "Well, this is all very romantic,
but an opportunity like this only occurs once in a lifetime, so I'm sorry, my
love, but my wish is to have a wife 30 years younger than me".
The wife, and the fairy, were
deeply disappointed, but a wish is a wish...
So the fairy made a circle
with her magic stick, and -abracadabra! - the husband became 92 years old.
The moral of this story... Men might be ungrateful idiots ... But fairies are...female.
4. Daddy Can you give me $10?
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find
his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
"Yeah, sure, what is it?" - replied the man.
"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"
"That's none of your business! What makes you ask such
a thing?" - the man said angrily.
"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you
make an hour?" - pleaded the little boy.
"If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour."
"Oh, " - the little boy replied, head bowed.
Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?"
The father was furious.
"If the only reason you want to know how much money I make is just so you can borrow some 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're being so selfish. I work long, hard hours everyday and don't have time for such childish games."
"If the only reason you want to know how much money I make is just so you can borrow some 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're being so selfish. I work long, hard hours everyday and don't have time for such childish games."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy's
questioning. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money. After an
hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think he may have been a
little hard on his son. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with
that $10.00 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 my
aggravation out on you. Here's that $10.00 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, beaming.
"Oh, thank you daddy!" - he yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some more 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, then looked up at the man.
"Oh, thank you daddy!" - he yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some more 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, then looked up at the man.
"Why did you want more money if you already had
some?"- the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," -
the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have $20.00 now... Can I buy an hour of
your time?"
3. Good or bad, hard to
say
Once upon a time, there was a
king. The king liked one of his followers very much because he was very wise
and always gave very useful advice. Therefore the king took him along wherever
he went.
One day, the king was bitten by a dog, the finger was injured and the wound was getting worse. He asked the follower if that was a bad sign. The follower said, 'Good or bad, hard to say'. In the end, finger of the king was too bad that had to be cut. The king asked the follower again if that was a bad sign. Again, the follower gave the same answer, 'Good or bad, hard to say'.
The king became very angry and sent the follower to prison.
One day, the king went hunting in the jungle. He got excited when he was on the chase of a deer. Deeper and deeper he went inside the jungle. In the end he found himself lost in the jungle. To make things worse, he got captured by the native people lived inside the jungle. They wanted to sacrifice him to their god. But when they noticed that the king had one finger short, they released him immediately as he was not a perfect man anymore and not suitable for sacriface. The king managed to get back to his palace after all.
And he finally understood the follower's wise quote, 'Good or bad, hard to say'. If he hadn't lost one finger, he could have been killed by the native people.
He ordered to release the follower, and apologized to him. But to the king's amaze, the follower was not mad at him at all. Instead, the follower said, 'It wasn't a bad thing that you locked me up.'
Why? Because if the king hadn't locked the follower up, he would have brought the follower along to the jungle. If the native found that the king was not suitable, they would have used the follower. Again, the quote 'Good or bad, hard to say' stands.
The moral of the story is that everything that happens in this world, there is no absolute good or bad. Sometimes good things turned out to be bad things eventually, while bad things become a gain. Whatever good things that happen to you, enjoy it, but don't have to hold too tight to it, treat it as a surprise in your life. Whatever bad things that happen to you, don't have to feel too sad or despair, in the end, it might not be a total bad thing after all. If one can understand this, he or she will find life much easier.
2. THE ECHOOne day, the king was bitten by a dog, the finger was injured and the wound was getting worse. He asked the follower if that was a bad sign. The follower said, 'Good or bad, hard to say'. In the end, finger of the king was too bad that had to be cut. The king asked the follower again if that was a bad sign. Again, the follower gave the same answer, 'Good or bad, hard to say'.
The king became very angry and sent the follower to prison.
One day, the king went hunting in the jungle. He got excited when he was on the chase of a deer. Deeper and deeper he went inside the jungle. In the end he found himself lost in the jungle. To make things worse, he got captured by the native people lived inside the jungle. They wanted to sacrifice him to their god. But when they noticed that the king had one finger short, they released him immediately as he was not a perfect man anymore and not suitable for sacriface. The king managed to get back to his palace after all.
And he finally understood the follower's wise quote, 'Good or bad, hard to say'. If he hadn't lost one finger, he could have been killed by the native people.
He ordered to release the follower, and apologized to him. But to the king's amaze, the follower was not mad at him at all. Instead, the follower said, 'It wasn't a bad thing that you locked me up.'
Why? Because if the king hadn't locked the follower up, he would have brought the follower along to the jungle. If the native found that the king was not suitable, they would have used the follower. Again, the quote 'Good or bad, hard to say' stands.
The moral of the story is that everything that happens in this world, there is no absolute good or bad. Sometimes good things turned out to be bad things eventually, while bad things become a gain. Whatever good things that happen to you, enjoy it, but don't have to hold too tight to it, treat it as a surprise in your life. Whatever bad things that happen to you, don't have to feel too sad or despair, in the end, it might not be a total bad thing after all. If one can understand this, he or she will find life much easier.
A son and his father were
walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams:
"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!". To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating,
somewhere in the mountain: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Curious, he yells: "Who
are you?" He receives the answer: "Who are you?" Angered at the
response, he screams: "Coward!" He receives the answer:
"Coward!" He looks to his father and asks: "What's going
on?" The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention." And
then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!" The voice answers:
"I admire you!"Again the man screams: "You are a champion!" The voice answers: "You are a champion!" The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
Then the father explains:
"People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE. It gives you back
everything you say or do.
Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart.
If you want more competence (компетентність) in your team, improve your competence. This relationship applies (стосуватися, віднеоситися) to everything, in all aspects of life; Life will give you back everything you have given to it."
Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart.
If you want more competence (компетентність) in your team, improve your competence. This relationship applies (стосуватися, віднеоситися) to everything, in all aspects of life; Life will give you back everything you have given to it."
Moral:
YOUR LIFE IS NOT A
COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU! AS YOU GIVE SO YOU GET.
1. Nails
in the Fence.
A Good Story for Great Friends…
Make sure you read all the way down to
the last sentence!
There once was a little girl who had a
bad temper. Her mother gave her a bag of nails and told her that every time she
lost her temper, she must hammer a nail into the back of a fence.
The first day the girl had driven 37
nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as she learnt to control her
anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. She
discovered it was easier to hold her temper than to drive those nails to the
fence.
Finally the day came when the girl didn’t
lose her temper at all. She told her mother about it and the mother suggested
that the girl now pull out one nail for each day that she was able to hold her
temper . The days passed and the young girl was finally able to tell her mother
that all the nails were gone. The mother took her daughter by the hand and led
her to the fence. She said, “ You have done well, my daughter, 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 person and draw it out. It won’t matter how
many times you say “I am 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 you an ear, they
share words of praise and they always want to open there hearts to us.
It is National Friendship Day.
Show your friends how much you care. Send
this to everyone you consider a friend, even if it means sending it back to the
person who sent it to you. If it comes back to you , you will know you have a
circle of friends.
Happy Friendship Week! You are my friend
and I am honored. Now send it to every friend you have, and to your family.
P. S.: Please, forgive me if I have ever
left a hole in your fence.