Some of the kings wealthiest merchants and courtiers passed by and simply walked around it.
One day, a peasant came along carrying vegetables.
After much pushing and straining, he finally managed.
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On the first day, the boy hammered 37 nails into that fence.
He discovered it was easier to control his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence.
Finally, the day came when the boy didnt lose his temper at all.
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.
You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence.
The fence will never be the same.
When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.
you’re able to put a knife in a man and draw it out.
It wont matter how many times you say Im sorry, the wound is still there.'
One day, he decided to tell them a joke and they all roared with laughter.
After a few minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them smiled.
Then he told the same joke for a third time, but no one laughed or smiled anymore.
The wise man smiled and said: You cant laugh at the same joke over and over.
So why are you always crying about the same problem?'
The store owner replied, Anywhere from $30 to $50.
The little boy pulled out some change from his pocket.
I have $2.37, he said.
Can I kindly look at them?
The shop owner smiled and whistled.
One puppy was lagging considerably behind.
It would always limp.
It would always be lame.
The little boy became excited.
That is the puppy that I want to buy.
The shop owner said, No, you dont want to buy that little dog.
If you really want him, Ill just give him to you.
The little boy got quite upset.
That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and Ill pay full price.
The shop owner countered, You really dont want to buy this little dog.
He is never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies.
No chains, no cages.
As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away.
They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never make a run at break free.
The man was amazed.
He sat down and watched the butterfly for hours as it struggled to force itself through a tiny hole.
Then, it suddenly stopped making progress and looked like it was stuck.
Therefore, the man decided to help the butterfly out.
He took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then emerged easily, although it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.
However, that never happened.
She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time.
It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen.
He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.
He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter.
The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.
After twenty minutes he turned off the burners.
He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl.
He pulled the boiled eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup.
Turning to her he asked.
Daughter, what do you see?
Potatoes, eggs, and coffee, she hastily replied.
Look closer, he said, and touch the potatoes.
She did and noted that they were soft.
He then asked her to take an egg and break it.
After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee.
Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.
Father, what does this mean?
However, each one reacted differently.
Then the inside of the egg became hard.
However, the ground coffee beans were unique.
After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.
Which are you, he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?
Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?
Just the thing to quench my thirst, he thought.
Taking a couple of steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes.
The fox tried again but still failed to reach them.
A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.
How much is an ice cream sundae?
50 cents, replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it.
How much is a dish of plain ice cream?
Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient.
35 cents, she said brusquely.
The little boy again counted the coins.
Ill have the plain ice cream, he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away.
The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and departed.
There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were 15 cents her tip.
However, the two frogs ignored their comrades and proceeded to venture to jump out of the pit.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could.
Once again, the group of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and to just die.
He ignored them, and jumped even harder and finally made it out.
When he got out, the other frogs said, Did you not hear us?
A crowd of 200 had gathered to hear him speak.
He asked, Who would like this $20 bill?
200 hands went up.
He crumpled the bill up.
He then asked, Who still wants it?
All 200 hands were still raised.
Well, he replied, What if I do this?
Then he dropped the bill on the ground and stomped on it with his shoes.
He picked it up, and showed it to the crowd.
The bill was all crumpled and dirty.
Now who still wants it?
All the hands still went up.
My friends, I have just showed you a very important lesson.
It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives, life crumples us and grinds us into the dirt.
We make bad decisions or deal with poor circumstances.
But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.
You are special Dont ever forget it!
Every single person on the planet has a story.
Dont judge people before you truly know them.
The truth might surprise you.
He decided to offer the businessman a deal that would completely wipe out the debt he owed him.
Needless to say, this proposal was met with a look of disgust.
The loan-shark said that he would place two pebbles into a bag, one white and one black.
The daughter would then have to reach into the bag and pick out a pebble.
If it was black, the debt would be wiped, but the loan-shark would then marry her.
Standing on a pebble-strewn path in the businessmans garden, the loan-shark bent over and picked up two pebbles.
He then asked the daughter to reach into the bag and pick one.
She said to the loan-shark;
Oh, how clumsy of me.
So late at night, just before she fell asleep, I whispered it in her ear.
A few seconds later she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
The room was peaceful almost silent.
All I could hear was the soft purr of her breathing.
And at some point, I realized that it didnt matter what wed done or where wed gone.
Nor did the future hold any significance.
All that mattered was the serenity of the moment.
Just being with her and breathing with her.
15.Stop chasing happiness
An old man lived in the village.
The longer he lived, the viler he became and more poisonous were his words.
People did their best to avoid him because his misfortune was contagious.
He created the feeling of unhappiness in others.
But one day, when he turned eighty, an incredible thing happened.
The whole village gathered around the man and asked him, What happened to you?
The old man replied, Nothing special.
Eighty years Ive been chasing happiness and it was useless.
And then I decided to live without happiness and just enjoy life.
Thats why Im happy now.'
16.Learn from your problems
A mans favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice.
He cant pull it out no matter how hard he tries.
He therefore decides to bury it alive.
Soil is poured onto the donkey from above.
The donkey feels the load, shakes it off, and steps on it.
More soil is poured.
It shakes it off and steps up.
The more the load was poured, the higher it rose.
By noon, the donkey was grazing in green pastures.
As you would expect, the shark quickly swam around the tank, attacked and ate the smaller fish.
The marine biologist then inserted a strong piece of clear fiberglass into the tank, creating two separate partitions.
Again, the shark quickly attacked.
This time, however, the shark slammed into the fiberglass divider and bounced off.
Undeterred, the shark kept repeating this behavior every few minutes to no avail.
Meanwhile, the bait fish swam around unharmed in the second partition.
Eventually, about an hour into the experiment, the shark gave up.
This experiment was repeated several dozen times over the next few weeks.
The marine biologist then removed the fiberglass divider, but the shark didnt attack.
He found out that he wasnt, so he took the farmer to court.
The judge asked the farmer if he uses any measure to weigh the butter.
The farmer replied, Your Honor, Im primitive.
I dont have a proper measure, but I do have a scale.
The judge replied, Then how do you weigh the butter?
If anyone is to be blamed, its the baker.
Moral of the story:In life, you get what you give.
Dont give a shot to cheat others.
Students shouted out answers ranging from eight ounces to a couple pounds.
She replied, From my perspective, the absolute weight of this glass doesnt matter.
It all depends on how long I hold it.
If I hold it for a minute or two, its fairly light.
If I hold it for an hour straight, its weight might make my arm ache a little.
Think about them for a while and nothing happens.
Think about them a bit longer and you begin to ache a little.
20.Dont screw over your friends
Vijay and Raju were friends.
One day while on holiday, exploring a forest, they saw a bear coming towards them.
He didnt spare a thought for his friend who had no idea how to climb.
Vijay thought for a moment.
The bear sniffed him, thought he was dead, and went on its way.
Vijay replied, The bear asked me to keep away from friends like you.'
Theres a lake located in one corner of the park.
As I got closer, I realized that the metal cage was in fact a small trap.
There were three turtles, unharmed, slowly walking around the base of the trap.
She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing with a spongy brush.
Hello, I said.
I see you here every Sunday morning.
If you dont mind my nosiness, Id love to know what youre doing with these turtles.
Im cleaning off their shells, she replied.
It can also corrode and weaken the shell over time.
Thats really nice of you!
Its my own strange way of making a difference.
But dont most freshwater turtles live their whole lives with algae and scum hanging from their shells?
Yep, sadly, they do, she replied.
I scratched my head.
Well then, dont you think your time could be better spent?
And 99% of these turtles dont have kind people like you to help them clean off their shells.
So, no offense… but how exactly are your localized efforts here truly making a difference?
The woman giggled aloud.
The only person she loved was her boyfriend, as he was always there for her.
She said that if she could only see the world, then she would marry him.
Her loving boyfriend asked her, Now that you could see the world, will you marry me?
The woman was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and refused to marry him.
The man asked, God, whats a million years to you?
and God said, A minute.
Then the man asked, Well, whats a million dollars to you?
and God said, A penny.
Then the man asked, God…..can I have a penny?
and God said, Sure… in a minute.
He caught the hare, but with some hesitation as he knew the hare wouldnt fill him up.
So he let the hare go and went after the deer, but it vanished in the forest.
The lion now had nothing to eat as the hare was also long gone.
Then the baby camel asked, Why do camels have humps?
The mama replied, They are meant for walking in the desert.
After a beat, the camel asked, Why are our eyelashes long?
Sometimes they get in my way.
The baby thought and thought.
Then he said, I see.
They paid no mind to the test they had scheduled for the next day and didnt study.
In the morning, they hatched a plan to get out of taking their test.
They covered themselves with grease and dirt and went to the Deans office.
The Dean listened to their tale of woe and thought.
He offered them a retest three days later.
They thanked him and accepted his offer that time.
When the test day arrived, they went to the Dean.
The Dean put them all in separate rooms for the test.
They were fine with this since they had all studied hard.
Then they saw the test.
It had 2 questions.
Your Name __________ (1 Points)
Which tire burst?
__________ (99 Points).
I blew kisses into the box.
Theyre all for you, daddy.
The father was devastated.
He put his arms around his daughter, and begged for her forgiveness.
A little while later, the girl died in an accident.
28.Your priorities matter
Imagine you had a bank account that deposited $86,400 each morning.
What would you do?
Draw out every dollar each day!
We all have such a bank.
Its name is Time.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.
Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever time you have failed to use wisely.
It carries over no balance from day to day.
It allows no overdraft so you cant borrow against yourself or use more time than you have.
Each day, the account starts fresh.
Each night, it destroys an unused time.
There is never any borrowing time.
You cant take a loan out on your time or against someone elses.
The time you have is the time you have and that is that.
He was living off of $99 social security checks.
At 65 years of age, he decide things had to change.
So he thought about what he had to offer.
His friends raved about his chicken recipe.
He decided that this was his best shot at making a change.
He left Kentucky and traveled to different states to make a run at sell his recipe.
He told restaurant owners that he had a mouthwatering chicken recipe.
He offered the recipe to them for free, just asking for a small percentage on the items sold.
Sounds like a good deal, right?
Unfortunately, not to most of the restaurants.
He heard NO over 1000 times.
Even after all of those rejections, he didnt give up.
He believed his chicken recipe was something special.
He got rejected 1009 times before he heard his first yes.
With that one success Colonel Hartland Sanders changed the way Americans eat chicken.
Kentucky Fried Chicken, popularly known as KFC, was born.
Remember, never give up and always believe in yourself in spite of rejection.
30.Focus on the good things in life
Two friends were walking through the desert.
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to have a wash.
