- Money cannot make you happy, but lack of money can make you unhappy.
- Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
- I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
- Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
- Children: You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 years telling them to sit down and shut-up.
- Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
- Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
- Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
- To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
- I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks.
- A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.
- A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
- Get a new car for your spouse; it'll be a great trade!
- Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
- Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
- Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how popular it remains?
- Diplomacy is the art of saying good doggie while looking for a bigger stick.
- Don't be irreplaceable; if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
- Don't drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink.
- Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
- Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.
- Get a new car for your spouse; it'll be a great trade!
Carpe diem
Chasing Shadows! A Dream
Author:
Arthur Zulu
I feel the earth under my feet shake, and the explosions deafen my ears. Day change to night as the thick dark smoke obscures visibility for hours. And I begin to see death with my naked eyes. But after all the shootings and bombings, the smoke clears at last. And we expect to see seven dead devils: Hatred, Oppression, Frustration, Injustice, Mistrust, Fear, and Enmity.
But there they are-laughing and falling over themselves. And the kings, Sunrise and Sunset, are full of wonderment. What sight is this? they ask. Did not the winged-man in white say to wipe out these devils? Or are these not the weapons that destroy spirits? What are they to do now with all their bombs, missiles, and bullets expended?
When the seven spirits finish their laughters and free falls, Hatred, their leader, comes to address the kings. First, he says that the kings have used the wrong weapons. For neither guns nor bombs can kill the seven deadly spirits. Second, he tells them that these seven deadly spirits that they are trying to destroy live in their various lands. And they are the dangerous parents of Inferno, the terrorist. So he wonders why they had spent time and money looking for their son, Inferno, while he is right in their midst. He then turns it into a question- and- answer section, and demands that both kings reply him.
"Do you not hate, oppress, and frustrate each other?" he asks. "We do," reply the kings. "Do you not cause injustice, and mistrust, and fear each other?" he further asks. "We do," the kings answer again. "Are you not in enmity with each other?" is the next question by Hatred to the two kings. And they answer: "We are."
The vexed Hatred, King of the seven deadly spirits, now asks, "Do you know the meaning of the word hypocrisy?" The kings look at each other again in confusion, and I remember my dictionary a second time. As to this question, there is no answer.
The questions and answers now end, and Hatred makes a long speech beginning with a question:
"Why do you then make war at us with your guns and bombs? You should instead have proceeded to eradicate the political, economic, social, religious, health, and environmental problems that are bedeviling the world. People are fighting for political freedom, some are sick and hungry, and there is racial and class discrimination, religious strife, including land, sea, and air pollution in your lands.
"These are the very things that cause hatred, oppression, frustration, injustice, mistrust, fear, and enmity, which make Inferno, our son, to terrorize you. But remove the causes of all these cankerworms, and you will see that we will not exist anymore, and Inferno will not attack your lands. Then the world will be like The Golden City. It is only then that you will have Love, Peace, Freedom, Justice, Equality, Dignity, and Trust.
"That was what the winged-man in white meant when he said to destroy us. The man speaks in parables. Now, you are chasing shadows-fighting the effect instead of the cause, the symptom and not the disease. Since you did not understand, or refused to understand the meaning of the message, and come shooting and bombing at us-the wrong targets-instead of solving the world's problems, we are going to give you double trouble."
Going on, Hatred tells the kings of Orient and Occident to prepare for the last war. Because they have caused more problems than solutions for themselves with their weapons. Because war is not the road map for peace. And because man himself is the problem, and not the solution.
Then the bombshell! He says that the kings should gather all their cinema, film, and moviemakers, and ask them to suggest apocalyptic scenarios. For the world is going to end with the worst case ever imagined. The world, he says, is now a more dangerous place than it was before Operation Hell Fire and the search for weapons of mass destruction. Finally, Hatred, the leader of the seven devils, says that the belligerent kings, Sunrise and Sunset, have sown wind in the country of the Devil, and must therefore reap the Devil's whirlwind. After saying this, he disappears with the other deadly spirits, laughing. . . .
About the Author
Arthur Zulu is the author of the controversial book CHASING SHADOWS!
But there they are-laughing and falling over themselves. And the kings, Sunrise and Sunset, are full of wonderment. What sight is this? they ask. Did not the winged-man in white say to wipe out these devils? Or are these not the weapons that destroy spirits? What are they to do now with all their bombs, missiles, and bullets expended?
When the seven spirits finish their laughters and free falls, Hatred, their leader, comes to address the kings. First, he says that the kings have used the wrong weapons. For neither guns nor bombs can kill the seven deadly spirits. Second, he tells them that these seven deadly spirits that they are trying to destroy live in their various lands. And they are the dangerous parents of Inferno, the terrorist. So he wonders why they had spent time and money looking for their son, Inferno, while he is right in their midst. He then turns it into a question- and- answer section, and demands that both kings reply him.
"Do you not hate, oppress, and frustrate each other?" he asks. "We do," reply the kings. "Do you not cause injustice, and mistrust, and fear each other?" he further asks. "We do," the kings answer again. "Are you not in enmity with each other?" is the next question by Hatred to the two kings. And they answer: "We are."
The vexed Hatred, King of the seven deadly spirits, now asks, "Do you know the meaning of the word hypocrisy?" The kings look at each other again in confusion, and I remember my dictionary a second time. As to this question, there is no answer.
The questions and answers now end, and Hatred makes a long speech beginning with a question:
"Why do you then make war at us with your guns and bombs? You should instead have proceeded to eradicate the political, economic, social, religious, health, and environmental problems that are bedeviling the world. People are fighting for political freedom, some are sick and hungry, and there is racial and class discrimination, religious strife, including land, sea, and air pollution in your lands.
"These are the very things that cause hatred, oppression, frustration, injustice, mistrust, fear, and enmity, which make Inferno, our son, to terrorize you. But remove the causes of all these cankerworms, and you will see that we will not exist anymore, and Inferno will not attack your lands. Then the world will be like The Golden City. It is only then that you will have Love, Peace, Freedom, Justice, Equality, Dignity, and Trust.
"That was what the winged-man in white meant when he said to destroy us. The man speaks in parables. Now, you are chasing shadows-fighting the effect instead of the cause, the symptom and not the disease. Since you did not understand, or refused to understand the meaning of the message, and come shooting and bombing at us-the wrong targets-instead of solving the world's problems, we are going to give you double trouble."
Going on, Hatred tells the kings of Orient and Occident to prepare for the last war. Because they have caused more problems than solutions for themselves with their weapons. Because war is not the road map for peace. And because man himself is the problem, and not the solution.
Then the bombshell! He says that the kings should gather all their cinema, film, and moviemakers, and ask them to suggest apocalyptic scenarios. For the world is going to end with the worst case ever imagined. The world, he says, is now a more dangerous place than it was before Operation Hell Fire and the search for weapons of mass destruction. Finally, Hatred, the leader of the seven devils, says that the belligerent kings, Sunrise and Sunset, have sown wind in the country of the Devil, and must therefore reap the Devil's whirlwind. After saying this, he disappears with the other deadly spirits, laughing. . . .
About the Author
Arthur Zulu is the author of the controversial book CHASING SHADOWS!
No Pain, No Gain
There is always a reason for what we are doing. The things that we think painful, hard or over-reacting. Those are the things that we rather not doing and those are the things someone has forces us or someone is forcing us to do. But at the end of the day it is all of us, who are doing those things that we don't want to do.
It also encourage me to do what I have to do in order to get the things I want in the life. Regardless of whether you are studying, working or what so ever you are doing, there is a reason, there must be a reason for the things you are doing. Don't give up, do what you have to do and carry on doing what you suppose to do. You might have to give up what you want to do but soon, you'll be rewarded for your sacrifices.
No Pain, No Gain . . . Accept the Pain,
Future will be Fruitful . . .
Don't feel the work you are doing is pain,
Because there will be always a reason for that pain or work.
So face the Pain, for the Pain you face,
There will be DEFINITELY HAPPINESS ahead.
KISS - Keep it small and simple
Source: Article from TOI
How many gadgets modern technology has blessed us with! Yet, they only seem to add to the stress and tension of our lives .
I have seen young men and women walk down parks and green lanes with earphones and portable music systems or cellphones, completely shutting out the world of beauty around them.
Keep it simple! That is the mantra which can help you reduce stress and tension. Keep it simple! Possessions and acquisitions may seem marvellous. But after a while, you do not own them, they own you.
A Tao story tells us of an artist who was so gifted that his fame spread all over the land. One day, he painted the picture of a snake. It was so lifelike that viewers seemed to hear it hiss!
The artist was so carried away by his own success and the adulation of his fans that he touched up the snake. He made its eyes glow; he outlined the fangs so that they seemed to dart at you!
He could not stop; he went on and painted feet on the snake!
The expression, "Painting feet on a snake", has become a Chinese saying, an aphorism. It refers to situations that are needlessly made more complicated by people who do not know when and where to stop.
When our life becomes complicated with power and possessions, we move farther and farther away from the simple joys and pleasures of life. We fail to notice the green grass and the fresh morning flowers. We don't have time to hear birds singing or watch our little ones smiling.
We drift away from the state of childlike innocence and simple joy, which is our basic nature.
How many gadgets modern technology has blessed us with! Yet, they only seem to add to the stress and tension of our lives .
I have seen young men and women walk down parks and green lanes with earphones and portable music systems or cellphones, completely shutting out the world of beauty around them.
Keep it simple! That is the mantra which can help you reduce stress and tension. Keep it simple! Possessions and acquisitions may seem marvellous. But after a while, you do not own them, they own you.
A Tao story tells us of an artist who was so gifted that his fame spread all over the land. One day, he painted the picture of a snake. It was so lifelike that viewers seemed to hear it hiss!
The artist was so carried away by his own success and the adulation of his fans that he touched up the snake. He made its eyes glow; he outlined the fangs so that they seemed to dart at you!
He could not stop; he went on and painted feet on the snake!
The expression, "Painting feet on a snake", has become a Chinese saying, an aphorism. It refers to situations that are needlessly made more complicated by people who do not know when and where to stop.
When our life becomes complicated with power and possessions, we move farther and farther away from the simple joys and pleasures of life. We fail to notice the green grass and the fresh morning flowers. We don't have time to hear birds singing or watch our little ones smiling.
We drift away from the state of childlike innocence and simple joy, which is our basic nature.
Simplicity is not self-denial. It is a return to those values that matter most in life. It emphasizes spontaneity and intuition. It helps us to rediscover the feeling of wonder and joy that we have lost as adults.
There are men who remain untouched, untainted by possessions though that is rare. There was a wealthy businessman, who was also a sincere, simple soul. He owned an expensive jet in which he flew about from place to place. They asked him if he enjoyed his private plane.
His reply was significant. He said it was certainly very convenient; but he had managed to travel without his own plane earlier; in fact, when he was young and poor, the fact that he couldn't fly did not stop him from being happy.
A wealthy and famous actress was being interviewed on television. She had made a fortune that year, over a billion dollars. "Does it make you feel good?" she was asked. "Yes and no," she replied thoughtfully. "Everyone thinks it's marvellous. So many people flock around me. But I really do not know who my true friends are and who are with me only for the money and the glamour. As for my daily life, it has not changed much, except that I work harder now."
A group of young men and women were walking across a shopping mall. They were happy and relaxed; they were talking and laughing merrily. Not a care in the world did they seem to have.
There was a young girl among them, who happened to glance at the window of a jewellery store which they passed. On display was a beautiful, brilliant diamond bracelet.
How it sparkled and shone! The girl's eyes opened wide. She went close to the window to inspect the price. She could not afford it.
She caught up with her friends but she was not the happy, laughing, bubbly girl that she had been five minutes earlier. Her cheerful, buoyant attitude had been replaced by a mood of glum disappointment.
This is the worst part about wanting things. Getting them may give you momentary happiness. But not being able to get them often makes you miserable!
Keep it simple and be happy!!
There are men who remain untouched, untainted by possessions though that is rare. There was a wealthy businessman, who was also a sincere, simple soul. He owned an expensive jet in which he flew about from place to place. They asked him if he enjoyed his private plane.
His reply was significant. He said it was certainly very convenient; but he had managed to travel without his own plane earlier; in fact, when he was young and poor, the fact that he couldn't fly did not stop him from being happy.
A wealthy and famous actress was being interviewed on television. She had made a fortune that year, over a billion dollars. "Does it make you feel good?" she was asked. "Yes and no," she replied thoughtfully. "Everyone thinks it's marvellous. So many people flock around me. But I really do not know who my true friends are and who are with me only for the money and the glamour. As for my daily life, it has not changed much, except that I work harder now."
A group of young men and women were walking across a shopping mall. They were happy and relaxed; they were talking and laughing merrily. Not a care in the world did they seem to have.
There was a young girl among them, who happened to glance at the window of a jewellery store which they passed. On display was a beautiful, brilliant diamond bracelet.
How it sparkled and shone! The girl's eyes opened wide. She went close to the window to inspect the price. She could not afford it.
She caught up with her friends but she was not the happy, laughing, bubbly girl that she had been five minutes earlier. Her cheerful, buoyant attitude had been replaced by a mood of glum disappointment.
This is the worst part about wanting things. Getting them may give you momentary happiness. But not being able to get them often makes you miserable!
Keep it simple and be happy!!
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