The Greatest of Miracles

We all love miracles, be they natural or supernatural; but what in the whole world could be the greatest of miracles? Indian Epics say that it is the phenomenon of death. We all know that death is inevitable; none of the comforts and pleasures we enjoyed on earth can be taken along with us when we pass from this world to the next. And yet man is occupied day and night thinking of how to accumulate wealth in whatever ways and means and he works hard to amass and hoard it as much as he can. What else could be a greater paradox in this world?

According to a story, a man began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him. One day an angel appeared and informed the man that God has decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, the man gathered his largest suitcase and filled it with pure gold bars and placed it beside his bed.  He died and showed up at the gates of heaven with his precious collection. St Peter, at the gates, seeing the suitcase, said, "Hold on, you cannot bring that in here!" The man explained that he had permission and asked him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough, St Peter checked it out, came back and said, "You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through." St Peter opened the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man had found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed, "You brought pavement?" To the astonishment of the man, he found that all the streets of the heavenly city were paved with pure gold.

Real or imaginary be the stories on death, they all point to the one truth that heavenly joy is not the physical pleasure we are accustomed to here on earth and we have to be a little more cautious about what we are chasing after here.  We mistakenly think that what makes us successful and rich is the amount of cash and transitory wealth we have in hand and bank.  But our greatest wealth is the good that we wish and do for others. This will bring us true happiness and heavenly joy even on this earth.

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Copy Pasted from  Life's Lessons Joseph Mattappally - Indian Thoughts

BE SPECIFIC

A man got 2 wishes from GOD.

He was very happy and kept on thinking as to what he should ask for.

Finally, he decided and told God to give him "Best wine and Best Woman".

Next moment, he had the Best Wine and Mother Teresa next to him.
 

Moral : BE SPECIFIC

Stress management

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and 

asked,  "How heavy is this glass of water?” Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied,

“The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance.”

“In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.” He continued,

“And that’s the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on.”

“As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.”

“So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow.”

“Whatever burdens you’re carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can. Relax; pick them up later after you’ve rested.”

Breaking News!

Mr. Bill Gates has resigned from his job as the chairman of Microsoft!
[after recieving a letter from Santa the great]
Santa's letter to Bill Gates:-
Sir, I have some questions to ask....
1] The keyboard alphabets are not in order, when will you release the corrected version?
2]There is START button but nothing called STOP
3]We learnt MS word. When will you release MS sentence?
4] There is recycle bin, no rescooter bin. Why?
5]Finally 1 personal question. Why is your name gates, though you sell windows?

Man Smart Woman Smarter

Barbara Walters, an American Journalist, did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan, several years before the Afghan conflict. 

 

She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands. She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands.

Despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now seem to, and are happy to, maintain the old custom.

Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, ‘Why do you now seem happy with an old custom that you once tried so desperately to change?’

The woman looked Ms. Walters straight in the eyes, and without hesitation said, ‘Land Mines.’

Ha Ha Ha !!!

Santa:-Which is the oldest animal in the world?
Banta:- Zebra
Bant:- How?
Santa:-Because it is still black and white.

Friendship

Friendship is like relation between hand and eyes. When hand is injured, eyes cry and when eyes cry, hand is always there to wipe the tears.