Once, a very poor man came to Buddha. He asked: - Why am I so poor?

                                 

Once, a very poor man came to Buddha. He asked:

- Why am I so poor?

Buddha answered:

- You are poor because you don’t practice generosity. You don’t practice charity.

- But how can I practice charity if I don’t have anything to give?

- You have five treasures that you can share with others.

First, you have your face. You can share your smiles with others, but you don’t do that.

Second, you have your eyes. You can look at others with eyes full of love and care, but you don’t do that.

Third, you have your mouth. With this mouth you can say nice things to others, but you don’t do that.

Then, you have a heart. With your loving heart you can wish happiness to others, but you don’t do that.

 Last treasure that you possess is your body. With this body you can do many good things to others, but you don’t even do that. That is why you are poor.

जब खुशी का द्वार बंद हो जाता है | jab khushee ka dvaar band ho jaata

"जब खुशी का द्वार बंद हो जाता है, दूसरा खुलता है, लेकिन अक्सर हम इतने लंबे समय के लिए बंद दरवाजों को देखते हैं कि हमारे लिए कोई भी नहीं खोला गया है।"

When the door of joy closes, the second opens

"When the door of joy closes, the second opens, but often we look at closed doors for so long that no one has been opened for us." ``Helen Keller``

Always balance your life and career. | Moral stories.

Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children.

He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better paying job. Except for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best money could buy.

Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often yearned to spend more time with his family.

The day came when the examination results were announced. To his joy, Father passed, and with distinctions too! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor which paid handsomely.

Like a dream come true, Father could now afford to provide his family with life’s little luxuries like nice clothing, fine food and vacation abroad.

However, the family still did not get to see father for most of the week. He continued to work very hard, hoping to be promoted to the position of manager. In fact, to make himself a worthily candidate for the promotion, he enrolled for another course in the open university.

Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often yearned to spend more time with his family.

Father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted. Jubilantly, he decided to hire a maid to relieve his wife from her domestic tasks. He also felt that their three-room flat was no longer big enough, it would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the facilities and comfort of a condominium. Having experienced the rewards of his hard work many times before, Father resolved to further his studies and work at being promoted again. The family still did not get to see much of him. In fact, sometimes Father had to work on Sundays entertaining clients. Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often yearned to spend more time with his family.

As expected, Father’s hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful condominium overlooking the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening at their new home, Father declared to his family that he decided not to take anymore courses or pursue any more promotions. From then on he was going to devote more time to his family.

Father did not wake up the next day.

So Always remember to balance your life and career.

Be happy and Enjoy Every moments of Your Life | STORIES OF FRIENDSHIPs AND LOVE

You do not need to wait for tomorrow to be happy and enjoy your life. You don’t even need to be more rich, more powerful to enjoy life. LIFE is at this moment, enjoy it fully.

Once a fisherman was sitting near seashore, under the shadow of a tree without working.

Suddenly a rich businessman passing by approached him and inquired as to why he was sitting under a tree and not working. To this the poor fisherman replied that he had caught enough fishes for the day.

Hearing this the rich man got angry and said: Why don’t you catch more fishes instead of sitting in shadow wasting your time?

Fisherman asked: What would I do by catching more fishes?

Businessman: You could catch more fishes, sell them and earn more money, and buy a bigger boat.

Fisherman: What would I do then?

Businessman: You could go fishing in deep waters and catch even more fishes and earn even more money.

Fisherman: What would I do then?

Businessman: You could buy many boats and employ many people to work for you and earn even more money.

Fisherman: What would I do then?

Businessman: You could become a rich businessman like me.

Fisherman: What would I do then?

Businessman: You could then enjoy your life peacefully.

Fisherman: What do you think I’m doing right now?

Moral:  some great men have said “My riches consist not in extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants”

True Meaning of Love.... | STORIES OF FRIENDSHIPs AND LOVE

Heart touching story about LOVE

My husband is an Engineer by profession, and I love the warm feeling when I lean against his broad shoulders. Three years of courtship and now, two years into marriage, I would have to admit, that I am getting tired of it.

The reasons of me loving him before, has now transformed into the cause of all my restlessness. I am a sentimental woman and extremely sensitive when it comes to a relationship and my feelings, I yearn for the romantic moments, like a little girl yearning for candy. My husband, is my complete opposite, his lack of sensitivity, and the inability of bringing romantic moments into our marriage has disheartened me about love.

One day, I finally decided to tell him my decision, that I wanted a divorce.

“Why?” he asked, shocked. “I am tired, there are no reasons for everything in the world!” I answered. He kept silent the whole night, seems to be in deep thought with a lighted cigarette at all times.

My feeling of disappointment only increased, here was a man who can’t even express his predicament, what else can I hope from him? and finally he asked me: “What can I do to change your mind?”

Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered : “Here is the question, if you can answer and convince my heart, I will change my mind, Let’s say, I want a flower located on the face of a mountain cliff, and we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your death, will you do it for me?”

He said : “I will give you your answer tomorrow…” My hopes just sank by listening to his response.

I woke up the next morning to find him gone, and saw a piece of paper with his scratchy handwriting, underneath a milk glass, on the dining table near the front door, that goes…

My dear,

“I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to explain the reasons further…” This first line was already breaking my heart. I continued reading. “When you use the computer you always mess up the Software programs, and you cry in front of the screen, I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the programs.

You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my legs to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a new city, I have to save my eyes to show you the way.

You always have the cramps whenever your “good friend” approaches every month, I have to save my palms so that I can calm the cramps in your tummy. You like to stay indoors, and I worry that you will be infected by infantile autism. I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories to cure your boredom.

You always stare at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes, I have to save my eyes so that when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails, & help to remove those annoying white hairs. So I can also hold your hand while strolling down the beach, as you enjoy the sunshine and the beautiful sand… and tell you the color of flowers, just like the color of the glow on your young face…

Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do… I could not pick that flower yet, and die.

My tears fell on the letter, and blurred the ink of his handwriting, and as I continue on reading…

“Now, that you have finished reading my answer, if you are satisfied, please open the front door for I am standing outside bringing your favorite bread and fresh milk…

I rush to pull open the door, and saw his anxious face, clutching tightly with his hands, the milk bottle and loaf of bread… Now I am very sure that no one will ever love me as much as he does, and I have decided to leave the flower alone.

That’s life, and love.

When one is surrounded by love, the feeling of excitement fades away, and one tends to ignore the true love that lies in between the peace and dullness.

Love shows up in all forms, even very small and cheeky forms, it has never been a model, it could be the most dull and boring form… flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the surface of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands… and that’s our life.. Love, not words… win arguments… !

FAILURE IS PART OF LEARNING | NEVER GIVE UP THE STRUGGLE IN LIFE .

While passing through a timber yard, a man saw some elephants standings with only a small rope tied to the front leg of each. The elephant could snap the ropes and go free but they stayed put.


The man asked the trainer why the animals made no attempt to break free.

The trainer said '' when we catch them young, we use such small ropes to tie them up. They grow up...conditioned to to believe they can still hold them''

The man went away shaking his head at the ignorance of the great beasts...


::MORAL::

AT ANY TIME YOU CAN BREAK FREE FROM YOUR BONDS. YOU HAVE TO SHED THE BELIEF THAT YOU ARE STUCK WHERE YOU ARE AS YOU ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.....HOW MANY OF US BELIEVE THAT WE CAN NOT DO SOMETHING, SIMPLY BECAUSE WE FAILED AT ONECE BEFORE??? FAILURE IS PART OF LEARNING :.... NEVER GIVE UP THE STRUGGLE IN LIFE .

Never judge anyone without knowing the truth! | STORIES OF FRIENDSHIPs AND LOVE

The doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call asap, changed his clothes  and 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? Do not you know that my son’s life is in danger ? Do not you have any sense of responsibility ?”

The doctor smiled and said:
“I am sorry, I was not in the hospital  and 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,


“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 in 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!!!”

why do women cry so easily..?

A little boy asked his mother,  “Why are you crying ?”

she told him -“Because I’m a woman,” .

He said -“I don’t understand,”  His Mom just hugged him and said, “And you never will.”

Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?”

“All women cry for no reason,” was all his dad could say.

The little boy grew up and became a man, He still wondering why women cry...????

Finally he asked, "God, why do women cry so easily?"

God said, “When I made the woman she had to be special.

I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort.

I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.

I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up & take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.

I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.

I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.

I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfaltering.

And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed.”

“You see my son,” said God, “the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

"The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart – the place where love resides."