Money does grow on trees…in some places though…
She will open the door for me
It’s been said, on the first day of their marriage, wife and husband decided and agreed not to open the door for anyone!
On that day first, husband’s parents came to see them, they were behind the door.
Husband and the wife looked at each other, husband wanted to open the door, but since they had an agreement he did not open the door, so his parents left.
After a while the same day, wife’s parents came, wife and the husband looked at each other and even though they had an agreement, wife with tears on her eyes whispered, I can’t do this to my parents, and she opened the door.
Husband did not say anything, years passed and they had 4 boys and the fifth child was a girl.
The father, planned a very big party for the new born baby girl, and he invited everyone over.
Later that night his wife asked him what was the reason for such a big celebration for this baby while we did not
do it for the others!
The Husband simply replied, because she is the one who will open the door for me!
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If your plan is for 100 years, educate children
If your plan is for 1 year, plant rice.
If your plan is for 10 years, plant trees.
If your plan is for 100 years, educate children.
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He among you who is without sin, let him cast the first stone
Jesus is quoted to say in the Bible:
He among you who is without sin, let him cast the first stone
Everyone fell in silence and cast away their stones and started dispersing.
Jesus answered well the inquiring crowd but one might wonder if what he said also applies to him?
Was Jesus without sin? If so, why he did not cast the first stone according to the law?
Was Jesus not a child? Was he not mischievous?
Every kid is mischievous, that is part of growing up, including Jesus. I remember when I was in my childhood and preteen years, how my parents and society kept haunting me as a sinner for doing anything that they don’t agree with. Do you want to convince me that the teen Jesus did not give headaches to his parents or caused problems?
No wonder that the Bibles we have in circulations exclude his childhood stories. Those who control the populace from behind the scenes had a different agenda: they wanted to portray Jesus as being perfect and everyone else is born a sinner and can never be perfect.
In all cases, remember this:
Do as we say, not as we do
No one is perfect on Earth. Everyone errs, and that is not the end of the world.
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A warrior has two friends and two enemies
A while back, I was watching the Mahabharat series by B.R Chopra. It contains lots of nice moral stories and wisdom. One thing I am sharing with you is the following:
He has two friends: Hard work and caution.
The warrior who can vanquish these enemies and befriend these two friends will be undefeatable.A person should not be jealous.
Jealousy neutralizes a person’s good points.
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When Jesus got angry
Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates
I found this nice picture on the Internet:
I found it very inspiring and serves as a reminder to improve myself when I am engaging with others.
Basically, before saying anything to others, one should be mindful of the effects of their words. Words are very strong and are even said to be stronger than swords and weapons.
Before speaking, ask yourself three questions: Continue reading “Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates”
Today’s Reality…Sad but true…
Sometimes, chain emails are educative. This time, the video talks about the today’s reality with respect to friendship, love, health:
- Lots of Humans, but less humanity
- More Degrees, but less common sense
- Lots of friends on Facebook, but no best friends in real life
- Big House, but a small family
- High Income, but less peace of mind
- Costly watches, but no time
- High IQ, but less emotions
- Advanced medicine, but poor health
- We touched the moon, but we don’t know our neighbors
- Number of affairs, but no true love
Please watch the video and feel free to share it with others:
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It’s a dog eat dog world
I come from Lebanon and the dog eat dog mentality is what I have experienced all my life.
I don’t know why, but for some reason I was different than others. I never liked or participated in the dog eat dog mentality. I was always honest even though people would most often take my fair share of things because of that. Eventually, as life wished it, I managed to leave Lebanon and live in a better country that is not rampant with cheating, bribing and corruption.
In my home country, politicians and people in power steal from the poor instead of helping them. The whole country is ran like a family business where the politicians pass the chairs down from father to son.
Due to scarcity, even the people started to adopt the mentality: “Me first, others later”. Eventually, they started cheating on each others. A famous song by Ghassan El Rahbani (in Arabic), describing the whole situation in Lebanon. Lebanon is not unique in that aspect. Probably other third world countries thrive with this mentality as well. Continue reading “It’s a dog eat dog world”
When man got afraid
- When man got afraid
- When he got afraid from darkness, he invented electricity
- When he got afraid from cold, he invented clothing
- When he got afraid from thirst, he dug wells
- When he got afraid from disease, he invented medicine
- When he got afraid of fire, he invented the fire extinguisher
- When he got afraid from loneliness, he invented the television
- When he got very bored, he invented social media
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A universal grace prayer
Back in 2007, I went to India to do Dyan Yatra (a spiritual trek/pilgrimage to the foothills of the Himalayas to visit ancient temples). We were a group of 120 people traveling in 4 buses containing 30 people each. We would drive to the foothills of a mountain range, then hike up around 8 to 10 km to reach a small village and the temple we wanted to visit. We would sleep in the village and hike back down the next day and resume our pilgrimage.
One day, we got stuck in a village because of a landslide blocking the road. We stayed an extra day in the village and this is when I befriended an Indian who’s both a homeopathic doctor and a Yogi. I had an extensive chat with him and he ended up teaching me a few handy spiritual practices. One of the things that I still remember and practice to this day was the prayer he taught me to say before eating. It is akin to the Christians’ grace prayer that is recited before food is consumed.
If you follow my blog, you may have noticed that I love two things: Prayers and Stories. Anyway, his version of the prayer goes something like this:
Oh my creator and God, thank you for this food. May this food nourish my body, may it be converted into blood and energy that I can use to help and serve others.
This is a very short prayer and is almost devoid of any religious affiliations. It is not a Christian prayer, it is not a Muslim prayer and it surely not a Buddhist or Hindu prayer. It is a simple remembrance that we are grateful for the grace we have in our life and how we intended to return this grace by serving others.
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The meaning of the Chariot and charioteers in the Bhagavad Gita
In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna imparts to Arjun various important spiritual lessons.
If you have not read the Gita, then it is a good an insightful read.
In this blog post, I want to explain to you the symbolism behind the chariot picture in which we see Arjun, Krishna and the 5 horses driving the chariot.
Continue reading “The meaning of the Chariot and charioteers in the Bhagavad Gita”
7 Rules of Life
- Make peace with your past so it does not disturb your future.
- What others think of you is none of your business.
- The only person in charge of your happiness is you.
- Don’t compare your life to others, comparison is the thief of joy.
- Time heals almost everything. Give it time.
- Stop thinking too much: it is okay not to know all the answers.
- Smile. You don’t own all the problems in the world.
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