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[enigma]

God has a lovely garden

In His mansion up above,

He tends the garden every day

With tenderness and love.



The flowers that are in it

Are the sweetest and the best,

To get into God's garden

They have to pass a test.



He goes around them every day

Treating them with care,

You're really very lucky

You have a flower in there.



And when you reach the garden

You'll look at it with pride,

Knowing God, He'll probably put you

At your loved one's side.

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I got your back....





I got your back

You got mine,

I'll help you out

Anytime.



To see you hurt

To see you cry,

Makes me weep

And wanna die.



And if you agree

To never fight,

It wouldn't matter

Who's wrong or right.



If a broken heart

Needs a mend,

I'll be right there

To the end.



If your cheeks are wet

From drops of tears,

Don't you worry,

Let go of your fears.



Hand in hand

Love is sent,

We'll be friends

Till the end.

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A friend is like a flower,

a rose to be exact,

Or maybe like a brand new gate

that never comes unlatched.

A friend is like an owl,

both beautiful and wise.

Or perhaps a friend is like a ghost,

whose spirit never dies.

A friend is like a heart that goes

strong until the end.

Where would we be in this world

if we didn't have a friend.

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Friends

Friends smile at you.

They like your face.

They want to be with you

Any old place.



Friends have fun with you.

Friends share

They’re glad when you’re happy---

When you’re sad, they care.



If you’re a friend

Then you care, too.

That’s why your friends

Are glad you’re you!!!

[enigma]

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts,

or fears. But I can listen to you, and together we will

search for answers.



I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain,

nor the future with its untold stories.

But I can be there now when you need me to care.



I can't keep your feet from stumbling.

I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.



Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;

Yet I can share in your laughter.



Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;

I can only support you, encourage you,

and help you when you ask.



I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship,

from your values, from me.

I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.



I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,

But I can give you the room to change, room to grow,

room to be yourself.



I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,

But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces

and put them back in place.



I can't tell you who you are.

I can only be your friend.

[enigma]

here comes a time when you must stand alone.



You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.



You must be willing to make sacrifices.



You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.



Sometimes, familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.



There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.



Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.



Be confident enough that you won't settle for a compromise just to get by.



Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.



Don't stand in someone else's shadow when it's your sunlight that should lead the way.

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Work hard at what you like to do and try to overcome all obstacles



Laugh at your mistakes and praise yourself for learning from them



Pick some flowers and appreciate the beauty of nature



Say hello to strangers and enjoy the people you know



Don't be afraid to show your emotions laughing and crying make you feel better



Love your friends and family with your entire being they are the most important part of your life



Feel the calmness on a quiet sunny day



Find a rainbow and live your world of dreams always remember life is better than it seems

[enigma]

A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing.
He asked her what was wrong and she replied, "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother.
But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars."
The man smiled and said, "Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose."
He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers.
As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home.
She said, "Yes, please! You can take me to my mother."
She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.
The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house.

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A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about Nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he Felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes of a little boy.
Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure," said the farmer.
And with that he let out a whistle,"Here,Dolly!" he called.
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.

As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up....
"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself To a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need Someone who understands."

The world is full of people who need someone who understands.

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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angry, he raised his voice to his father and said "With all your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. And as he did, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss Spirit's blessings and answers to our prayers because they do not arrive exactly as we have expected?

TODAY'S's affirmation: "Today I look beyond the obvious and allow miracles to be created in my life."

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Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose.
And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows.
The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door.
The card said, "Be my Valentine," like all the years before.



Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say,
"I love you even more this year, than last year on this day."
"My love for you will always grow, with every passing year."
She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear.



She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day.
Her loving husband did not know, that he would pass away.
He always liked to do things early, way before the time.
Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine.



She trimmed the stems, and placed them in a very special vase.
Then, sat the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face.
She would sit for hours, in her husband's favorite chair.
While staring at his picture, and the roses sitting there.



A year went by, and it was hard to live without her mate.
With loneliness and solitude, that had become her fate.
Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before,
The doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door

She brought the roses in, and then just looked at them in shock.
Then, went to get the telephone, to call the florist shop.
The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain,
Why would someone do this to her, causing her such pain?



"I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago,"
The owner said, "I knew you'd call, and you would want to know."
"The flowers you received today, were paid for in advance."
"Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance."

"There is a standing order, that I have on file down here,
And he has paid, well in advance, you'll get them every year.
There also is another thing, that I think you should know,
He wrote a special little card...he did this years ago."



"Then, should ever, I find out that he's no longer here,
That's the card...that should be sent, to you the following year."
She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard.
Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to get the card.

Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note.
Then, as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote...
"Hello my love, I know it's been a year since I've been gone,
I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome."



"I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real.
For if it was the other way, I know how I would feel.
The love we shared made everything so beautiful in life.
I loved you more than words can say, you were the perfect wife."

"You were my friend and lover, you fulfilled my every need.
I know it's only been a year, but please try not to grieve.
I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears.
That is why the roses will be sent to you for years."

"When you get these roses, think of all the happiness,
That we had together, and how both of us were blessed.
I have always loved you and I know I always will.
But, my love, you must go on, you have some living still."



"Please...try to find happiness, while living out your days.
I know it is not easy, but I hope you find some ways.
The roses will come every year, and they will only stop,
When your door's not answered, when the florist stops to knock."

"He will come five times that day, in case you have gone out.
But after his last visit, he will know without a doubt,
To take the roses to the place, where I've instructed him,
And place the roses where we are, together once again."

[enigma]

The story given here is quite interesting and really gives us an insight into DECISION MAKING.

A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other disused. Only one child played on the disused track, the rest on the operational track.

The train came, and you were just beside the track interchange. You could make the train change its course to the disused track and saved most of the kids

However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the disused track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train go its way?

Let's take a pause to think what kind of decision we could make...

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Analyse the situation...

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Think and reflect...

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Decided your answer!!!!...

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Now ... go ahead...

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Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one child. To save most of the children at the expense of only one child was rational decision most people would make, morally and emotionally.

But, have you ever thought that the child choosing to play on the disused track had in fact made the right decision to play at a safe place?

Nevertheless, he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant friends who chose to play where the danger was.

This kind of dilemma happens around us everyday. In the office, community, in politics and especially in a democratic society, the minority is often sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no matter how foolish or ignorant the majority are, and how farsighted and knowledgeable the minority are.

The child who chose not to play with the rest on the operational track was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear for him.

To make the proper decision is not try to change the course of the train because the kids playing on the operational track should have known very well that track was still in use, and that they should have run away if they heard the train's sirens.

If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because he never thought the train could come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not in use probably because it was not safe.

If the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save these few kids

While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need to be made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may not always be the right one. "Remember that what's right isn't always popular... and what's popular isn't always right."

Everybody makes mistakes; that's why they put erasers on pencils

[Mayavi Morpheus]

Please dont mind, but that was a stupid story

[enigma]

mayavi what do u think should have been the correct decision to make

[akhilis2cool]

That was a good story enigma.

thanks!

[enigma]

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400.it carries over no balance from day to day every evening it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day . What would you do? Draw every cent of course !!!!!!!!!.

Each of us has such a bank . It’s name is time .every morning it credits you with $86,400 secounds. Every night it writes off as lost whatever of this you have failed to invest to good perpose. It carries over no balance . It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fails to use the days deposits the loss is yours there is no going back there is no drawing against the “tomorrow”. You must live in the present on today’s deposits.

Invest it so as to get from it the ulmost in health happiness and success ! The clock is running . Make the most of today.

To realise the value of one year. Ask a student who failed a grade.

To realise the value of one week, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realise the value of one hour, ask the lover who are waiting to meet.

To realise the value of one minute, ask a person who missed the train.

To realise the value of one secound, ask a person who just avoid an accident.

To realise the value of one millisecound, ask the person who won a silver medal in the olympics.

Treasure every moment that you have!
And treasure it more because you shared it win someone special. Special enough to spend . Your time. And remember that time waits for no one.

“ yesterday is history”
“ tomorrow is mystery”
“ today is a gift “

that’s why it’s called the present.”
Friends are very rare jewel, indeed they lend an ear,they share a word of praise and they always want to open their heart to us.

Show your friends how much you care ……………………

[enigma]

Thanks A2C keep reading

[the legend]

Enigma, Just wanted to know,

how old are u? You can abstain from answering this question if its inappropriate.

[akhilis2cool]

Enigma, Just wanted to know,
how old are u? You can abstain from answering this question if its inappropriate.

akhir aapka irada kya hi em em

[Mayavi Morpheus]

mayavi what do u think should have been the correct decision to make

Its not the decision, but the story itself.

First of all, the story creates a scenario and assumes that majority of the people will decide to divert the train, which is wrong in itself.

Then it takes this as the basis to develop the story further.

The second thing is that the story tries to draw an analogy between a bunch of innocent kids and a minority group of a country (opinion or idealogy wise)

There is no comparision. A minority group need not always be the most intelligent one.

But I agree with the conclusion, whats right is not always popular and whats popular is not always right.

Its just the kids example that I didnt like

[enigma]

Enigma, Just wanted to know,
how old are u? You can abstain from answering this question if its inappropriate.

I have already answered that question on the same thread so flip back u will get the answer

[Kavita]

Good ones Enigma.

[enigma]

Thanks Kavita keep reading them

[enigma]

Just heard the news, 34 people were killed and around 50 injured in a head-on collision between two passenger trains in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab today in a ghastly accident. Let us pray for them and may their souls rest in peace. Hope the injured recover soon.

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Read This Narration.......................

I opened the dishtowel drawer for about the sixth time, hoping the towels had somehow magically appeared.

The brand new towels still weren’t there, of course.

“What did Mom DO with them?” I wondered aloud.

I knew they had to be around somewhere because I had given them to her for Christmas only a few months ago. Not that the towels were so terribly important. It’s just that when you’re expecting guests, you’d kind of like everything to look nice.

Okay, so maybe I wasn't going to find them. Then again, the guests wouldn’t arrive until tomorrow. Plenty of time to worry about dishtowels later.

On second thought, maybe I ought to forget about the towels all together. My father’s niece and her husband didn’t seem like the kind of people who would leave in a huff because their host hadn’t put out new dishtowels.

What next?

Perhaps I’d better see if I could lay my hands on Mom’s best tablecloth. A tablecloth had always been one of the things my mother insisted upon when we had company.

I went to the drawer where Mom kept her tablecloths, and sure enough, there it was.


But when I pulled out the hand-embroidered tablecloth, the one that it had taken her months to complete, I gasped in dismay. Right in the middle was a big stain. Now how in the world did Mom’s best tablecloth end up with a stain?

Oh yes, that’s right. We’d all been here for Christmas, and one of the kids had accidentally knocked over a glass of soda pop. The sight of her grandchild sobbing with remorse had been more important than the tablecloth, and Mom had said she was sure the pop would come out when she washed it.

All right, so it looked like I’d have to forget the tablecloth, too. Maybe I’d be better off attending to the big things right now, anyway, like vacuuming.

Satisfied that I was finally going to make some progress, I got out the vacuum cleaner.

Except. . .why did it sound so funny? And why wasn’t it picking up those bits of paper on the living room carpeting?

I pulled out the attachments hose and flipped the switch again. Ah-ha. That’s why. No suction. The hose was plugged.

Well, of COURSE the hose was plugged. I couldn’t find the new dishtowels. Mom’s best tablecloth had a big stain. Why wouldn't the vacuum cleaner hose be plugged?

And right then and there, I started to cry. Now what was I going to do? Would a wire hanger work? Thirty minutes later, however, the vacuum cleaner was still plugged.

Where was Dad? I knew he’d gone outside and was probably puttering around in his garden, seeing as it was the middle of April, but why wasn’t he in here when I needed him? After being a farmer for 50 years, he could fix absolutely anything.

Just at that moment, my father came into the house.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, noticing that I had been crying.

Although it had been years since I called him “Daddy,” it just sort of slipped out, and along with it came more tears.

“Oh, Daddy — I can’t find the new dishtowels. The tablecloth has a big stain. The vacuum cleaner is plugged. And—"

I stopped and swallowed hard.

“I miss my mother.”

There. I’d said it.

And in that instant, the whole world seemed to stop while Dad drew a deep breath and let it out slowly.

“I know you do,” he said. “So do I.”

You see, only three weeks earlier, my mother had been diagnosed with advanced gallbladder cancer. Mom died Saturday night, and this was Monday. My father’s niece and her husband were driving 275 miles to attend the funeral, and they would be staying at the house.

As Dad gazed at me, I noticed how much he seemed to have aged in the last few weeks. And his face was covered with silvery stubble. It was a rare morning when my father didn’t shave, but then, the past couple of days had been far from ordinary.

“And you know what?” Dad continued. “You always WILL miss your mother. In fact, it won’t ever go away completely. Not even when you’re as old as me.”

Dad was 70. I was 26. I never knew Dad's mother. She had died before I was born.

Mom had been stricken with polio in 1942 when she was 26 and paralyzed in both legs. At the time, the doctors had told her she would never have more children. I was born 16 years later.

After the funeral was over and my father’s relatives had gone home, I found the dishtowels. Mom had put them in her dresser drawer. And with several washings, the stain finally came out of the tablecloth. Dad had been able to fix the vacuum cleaner too.

But nothing could fix the fact that my mother was gone.

Mom died in 1985, and all these years later, I realize that Dad was right — I AM always going to miss her.

But I’ve also figured out what else he was trying to tell me on that April day so long ago — that missing my mother keeps her alive in my heart.

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WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM
THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE

The death of a loved one is considered to be our most painful life experience. Many of us would prefer to die ourselves rather than face life without someone who meant so much to us.

If, however, we accept that life is a school, and that every experience is an opportunity to move forward on our evolutionary path, there will be some very useful lessons to be gained even in this most unpleasant experience.

Let us look at some of them.

1. Accept that loss is a basic part of our life cycle. Whatever is born must die. Whatever grows must decay. These are universal laws. We tend to forget that these physical bodies are mortal. Everything we see around us will one-day decay and cease to be. That includes all plants, animals, people, buildings, cities, the planet earth, the sun and even the galaxy. Everything in the physical universe is temporary. When this fact is understood and accepted, we will begin to seek another, inner sources of security and happiness.

2. We can live and be happy again. Some feel that we cannot go on or ever be happy again without our loved one. But time slowly heals the wounds of the heart, and we dare to laugh again (at first when no one is looking, lest it not be proper). We begin to discover that there is more strength within us than we believed.

3. We can increase our faith in the wisdom and justice of the universe. We might feel anger towards God when our loved one leaves his or her physical body. When we lose our faith in the wisdom and justice of the universal laws and we cannot accept that this event could have been a part of a greater plan simply because it was not a part of our own plan. Nor can we envision this event as essential to our evolutionary process. We can learn to have faith and accept that there must have been a reason for this event. There are no accidents.

4. Develop a relationship with the Divine. After seeking happiness, affirmation, love and security in various relationships, we begin to realize there are two main obstacles to succeeding in that effort. The first is that most people are not yet mature and/or strong enough to really love us as unconditionally as we want to be loved. We, in general, do not even love ourselves enough, so it is difficult, if not impossible, to find someone who is spiritually advanced enough to love us unconditionally and make us feel secure. The second obstacle is that the bodies, which those souls we love presently occupy, are mortal. Thus, even if we find someone who is capable of giving us what we need and want, we may lose him or her at any moment. When we develop a relationship with God, we cultivate an inner source of security and love which does not depend upon any other. We can then enjoy our relationships without fearing loss, or becoming emotionally devastated upon the departure of our loved one from his or her body. We can love without attachment or dependency, which is much more rewarding for us and them.

This attitude is better understood from the example of the story of the "bird on the branch" "A tired bird was resting on a branch for support. It enjoyed the view from the branch and the safety it offered from dangerous animals. Just as it had become used to that branch and the support and safety that it offered, a strong wind started blowing and the branch started swaying back and forth, with such great intensity, that it seemed that it was going to break. "But the bird was not in the least worried for it knew two important truths. One was that even without the branch it was able to fly and thus remain safe through the power of its own two wings. The second is that there are many other branches upon which it can temporarily rest." This small example represents the ideal relationship between ourselves and our relationships, possessions and social and professional positions. We have the right to enjoy all these, but cannot as long as we are dependent on them and are afraid of losing them. They are all in a state of change and can disappear at any time. Our real strength dose not lie in those external ephemeral things, but rather on our two internal wings of love and wisdom. These must become our security base, our source of enjoyment and happiness.