Status Changes??

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she's blind. She also hated everyone, except her boyfriend who has always been there for her.She used to say if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she was able to see everything, including her loyal boyfriend.Her boyfriend asked her, "Now that you can see the world, can we get married now?" The girl was so shocked to discover that her boyfriend was blind too. So she refused to marry him.Shaken by this rejection, her boyfriend walked away in tears. He later wrote a short note to her saying, "Please take good care of my eyes."This is how humans behave when their status changes. Only few remember what life was before, and who has always been there for them even in the most painful situations.

'PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY! '

Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students,' How much do you think this glass weighs?''50gms!' .... '100gms!' .....'125gms' ..the students answered.'I really don't know unless I weigh it,' said the professor, 'but, my question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?''Nothing' the students said. 'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor asked. 'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the student. You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?' 'Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis & have to go to hospital for sure!' ventured another student & all the students laughed. 'Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?' asked the professor.'No'Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?' The students were puzzled. Put the glass down!' said one of the students. 'Exactly!' said the professor.' Life's problems are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK. Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache. Hold it even longer & they Begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything. It's important to think of the challenges (problems) in your life, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT to 'put them down' at the end of every day before You go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh & strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!' So, When you leave office today, Remember to 'PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY! '

The Salt

Once an unhappy young man came to an old master andtold he was very sad and asked for a solution. The old Master instructed the unhappy young man toput a handful of salt in a glass of water and then todrink it. "How does it taste?" the Master asked."Awful," spat the apprentice. The Master chuckled andthen asked the young man to take another handful ofsalt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silenceto the nearby lake and when the apprentice swirled hishandful of salt into the lake, the old man said, "Nowdrink from the lake." As the water dripped down the young man's chin, theMaster asked, "How does it taste?" "Good!" remarkedthe apprentice. "Do you taste the salt?" asked theMaster. "No," said the young man. The Master satbeside this troubled young man, took his hands, andsaid, "The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. Theamount of pain in life remains the same, exactly thesame. But the amount we taste the 'pain' depends onthe container we put it into. So when you are in pain,the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense ofthings ..... Stop being a glass. Become a lake!"

Two Fishermen

Two men went fishing. One was an experiencedfisherman, the other wasn't. Every time theexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it inhis ice chest to keep it fresh. Whenever theinexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he threw itback. The experienced fisherman watched this go on allday and finally got tired of seeing the man waste goodfish. "Why do you keep throwing back all the big fishyou catch?" he asked. The inexperienced fisherman replied, "I only have asmall frying pan." Sometimes, like that fisherman, we throwback the bigplans, big dreams, big jobs, big opportunities thatGod gives us. Our faith is too small. We laugh at that fisherman who didn't figure out thatall he needed was a bigger frying pan, yet how readyare we to increase the size of our faith? Whether it's a problem or a possibility, God willnever give you anything bigger than you can handle.That means we can confidently walk into anything Godbrings our way.
REMEMBER:Stop telling God you've got big problems. Tell your problems you've got a BIG GOD!

wait for the brick

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and drove the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting, "What was that all about and who are you?Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.Why did you do it?"The young boy was apologetic. "Please mister ... please, I'm sorry... I didn't know what else to do," he pleaded."I threw the brick because no one else would stop..."With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car."It's my brother," he said."He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up." Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.
"Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger.Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the little boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention! God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice: Listen to the whisper ... or wait for the brick

Building Your House

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career. When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, "This is your house... my gift to you."The carpenter was shocked! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall.
Someone once said,
"Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your attitude, and the choices you make today, help build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, Build wisely!

Happy and Sad

A man was out walking in the desert when a voice said to him, "Pick up some pebbles and put them in your pocket, and tomorrow you will be both happy and sad." The man obeyed. He stooped down and picked up a handful of pebbles and put them in his pocket. The next morning he reached into his pocket and found diamonds and rubies and emeralds. And he was both happy and sad. Happy he had taken some - sad that he hadn't taken more. And so it is with knowledge.