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While feeding the stray dogs around my place, noticed a teen who was on the phone, not realizing there was a stray right behind him. The stray, harmless really, was just sniffing around.
I think the kid was afraid of dogs and just stood as still as a statue. I noticed his predicament and called out to the stray, which simply walked over to me.
Then as we parted ways, the teenager thanked me, telling me how scared he was of stray dogs.
Apparently, 20 minutes later, the teen was mugged, losing his phone.
Moral of the story? You have a lot more to fear from people than from stray dogs.
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When I was a kid, my Mom cooked food for us. One night in particular when she had made dinner after a long hard day's work, Mom placed a plate of saambaar and burnt thosai in front of my Dad.
I was waiting to see if anyone noticed the burnt thosai. But Dad just ate his thosai and asked me how was my day was at school.
I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember I heard Mom apologising to Dad for the burnt thosai.
And I'll never forget what he said: "Don't worry, I like burnt thosai."
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy, good night & I asked him if he really liked his thosai burnt.
He wrapped me in his arms & said: "Your mother put in a long hard day at work today and she was really tired.
And besides... A burnt thosai never hurts anyone but harsh words do!"
"You know son - life is full of imperfect things... & imperfect people...
I'M NOT THE BEST & AM HARDLY GOOD AT ANYTHING!
I forget birthdays & anniversaries just like everyone else.
What I've learnt over the years is :
To Accept Each Others Faults & Choose To Celebrate Relationships"
Life Is Too Short To Wake Up With Regrets!
Love the people who treat you right & have compassion for the ones who don't...
!!! ENJOY LIFE NOW !!!
It has an expiry date..
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A white woman approached Swami Vivekananda after his talk, "Please MARRY me."
Coolly, the Swami asked, "Why does a young attractive, woman want to marry an old man like me?
To which the woman said, "Because I want an intelligent child like you. It doesn't even matter if you divorce me after I conceive, but I really admire your wisdom and would like to raise a child like that."
The Swami said, "The child has to reach the age of at least 20, before you can even identify if he/she is intelligent. Do you really want to wait that long? I have an even quicker method for you to get what you want immediately."
The woman was curious and asked how she could get an intelligent child immediately.
"Very simple," said the wise Swami, "Accept me as your son."
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A very poor man lived with his wife.
One day, his wife, who had very long hair asked him to buy her a comb for her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed.
The man felt very sorry and said no. He explained that he did not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken.
She did not insist on her request.
The man went to work and passed by a watch shop, sold his damaged watch at a low price and went to buy a comb for his wife.
He came home in the evening with the comb in his hand ready to give to his wife.
He was surprised when he saw his wife with a very short hair cut.
She had sold her hair and was holding a new watch band.
Tears flowed simultaneously from their eyes, not for the futility of their actions, but for the reciprocity of their love.
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"I saw this elderly gentleman dining by himself, with an old picture of a lady in front of him. I though maybe I could brighten his day by talking to him.
As I had assumed, she was his wife. But I didn’t expect such an interesting story. They met when they were both 17. They dated briefly, then lost contact when he went to war and her family moved. But he said he thought about her the entire war. After his return, he decided to look for her. He searched for her for 10 years and never dated anyone. People told him he was crazy, to which he replied “I am. Crazy in love”. On a trip to California, he went to a barber shop. He told the barber how he had been searching for a girl for ten years. The barber went to his phone and called his daughter in. It was her! She had also been searching for him and never dated either.
He proposed immediately and they were married for 55 years before her death 5 years ago. He still celebrates her birthday and their anniversary. He takes her picture with him everywhere and kisses her goodnight.
Some inspiring things he said;
"I was a very rich man. Not with money, but with love"
"I never had a single argument with my wife, but we had lots of debates"
"People are like candles. At any moment a breeze can blow it out, so enjoy the light while you have it."
"Tell your wife that you love her everyday. And be sure to ask her, have I told you that I love you lately?"
Be sure to talk to the elderly. Especially strangers. You may think that you will brighten their day, but you may be surprised that they can actually brighten yours.”
