A few professionals interviewed children aged 4-8 years old to know their definition of what love is. Here are their thoughts and many were amazed with the depth of these children's views.
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca- age 8
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out an
d smell each other." Karl - age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy - age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Terri - age 4
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." Danny - age 7
"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss" Emily - age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday." Noelle - age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." Tommy - age 6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. They were the only on es doing that. I wasn't scared anymore." Cindy - age 8
"My mommy loves me more than anybody You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."Clare - age 6
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." Elaine-age 5
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." Chris - age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."Mary Ann - age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." Lauren - age 4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."Karen - age 7 (what an image)
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross." Mark - age 6
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." Jessica - age 8
And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,"Nothing, I just helped him cry"
When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
WHY I AM NOT MARRIED?
You have two choices in life: You can stay single and be miserable, or get married and wish you were dead.
At a cocktail party, one woman said to another, "Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?" "Yes, I am. I married the wrong man."
A lady inserted an ad in the classifieds: “Husband Wanted". Next day she received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: “You can have mine."
When a woman steals your husband, there is no better revenge than to let her keep him.
A woman is incomplete until she is married. Then she is finished
A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" Father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."
A young son asked, "Is it true Dad, that in some parts of Africa
a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?" Dad replied, "That happens in every country, son."
Then there was a woman who said, "I never knew what real happiness was until I got married, and by then, it was too late."
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
If you want your spouse to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say -- talk in your sleep.
Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.
First guy says, "My wife's an angel!" Second guy remarks, "You're lucky, mine's still alive."
“A Woman's Prayer: Dear Lord, I pray for: Wisdom, to understand a man, to Love and to forgive him, and for patience, for his moods. Because Lord, if I pray for Strength I'll just beat him to death”
At a cocktail party, one woman said to another, "Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?" "Yes, I am. I married the wrong man."
A lady inserted an ad in the classifieds: “Husband Wanted". Next day she received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: “You can have mine."
When a woman steals your husband, there is no better revenge than to let her keep him.
A woman is incomplete until she is married. Then she is finished
A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" Father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."
A young son asked, "Is it true Dad, that in some parts of Africa
a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?" Dad replied, "That happens in every country, son."
Then there was a woman who said, "I never knew what real happiness was until I got married, and by then, it was too late."
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
If you want your spouse to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say -- talk in your sleep.
Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.
First guy says, "My wife's an angel!" Second guy remarks, "You're lucky, mine's still alive."
“A Woman's Prayer: Dear Lord, I pray for: Wisdom, to understand a man, to Love and to forgive him, and for patience, for his moods. Because Lord, if I pray for Strength I'll just beat him to death”
Sunday, November 4, 2007
About an Author
Paulo Coelho Quotes - fave author
Paulo Coelho is one of my favorite authors (I hate to think he's comparable to JK Rowling and Bob Ong, hehehe). Here are the quotes that might help you understand why I read his books:
“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own”
“People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want”
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure”
“Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives”
“Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have courage to complain, that's their problem”
“...there were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of the wheel of fortune, when you least expected it. For at that moment, all our fears suddenly surface: the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where, the fear of a life full of new challenges, the fear of losing for ever everything that is familiar”
“A warrior accepts defeat. He does not treat it as a matter of indifference, nor does he attempt to transform it into a victory. The pain of defeat is bitter to him; he suffers at indifference and becomes desperate with loneliness. After all this has passed, he licks his wounds and begins everything anew. A warrior knows that war is made of many battles: he goes on”
“Tragedies do happen. We can discover the reason, blame others, imagine how different our lives would be had they not occurred. But none of that is important: they did occur, and so be it. From there onward we must put aside the fear that they awoke in us and begin to rebuild”
“You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen”
“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path”
“But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for”
Hope you read some of his books; it might help us deal with life.
Paulo Coelho is one of my favorite authors (I hate to think he's comparable to JK Rowling and Bob Ong, hehehe). Here are the quotes that might help you understand why I read his books:
“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own”
“People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want”
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure”
“Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives”
“Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have courage to complain, that's their problem”
“...there were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of the wheel of fortune, when you least expected it. For at that moment, all our fears suddenly surface: the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where, the fear of a life full of new challenges, the fear of losing for ever everything that is familiar”
“A warrior accepts defeat. He does not treat it as a matter of indifference, nor does he attempt to transform it into a victory. The pain of defeat is bitter to him; he suffers at indifference and becomes desperate with loneliness. After all this has passed, he licks his wounds and begins everything anew. A warrior knows that war is made of many battles: he goes on”
“Tragedies do happen. We can discover the reason, blame others, imagine how different our lives would be had they not occurred. But none of that is important: they did occur, and so be it. From there onward we must put aside the fear that they awoke in us and begin to rebuild”
“You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen”
“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path”
“But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for”
Hope you read some of his books; it might help us deal with life.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
WORD WOMEN USE
The following are words which women often use, for which men should contemplate about before giving the appropriate response.
"Fine!"
This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right
and you need to shut up.
"Five Minutes."
If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour.Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
"Nothing"
This is the calm before the storm. This means "something" and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with "nothing" usually end in "fine".
"Go Ahead"
This is a dare, not permission, DON'T DO IT!
Loud Sigh
Although not actually a word, the loud sigh is often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing".
"That's Okay"
This is one of the most dangerous statements that woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
"Thanks"
This is the most used of all words in the female vocabulary.
If a woman is thanking you. Do not question it, just say you are welcome and back out of the room slowly.
...."FINE"
"Fine!"
This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right
and you need to shut up.
"Five Minutes."
If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour.Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
"Nothing"
This is the calm before the storm. This means "something" and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with "nothing" usually end in "fine".
"Go Ahead"
This is a dare, not permission, DON'T DO IT!
Loud Sigh
Although not actually a word, the loud sigh is often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing".
"That's Okay"
This is one of the most dangerous statements that woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
"Thanks"
This is the most used of all words in the female vocabulary.
If a woman is thanking you. Do not question it, just say you are welcome and back out of the room slowly.
...."FINE"
About A Girl
ABOUT A GIRL! Some phrase are just so about a girl.
BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IS HERSELF!
A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEA BAG...YOU DON'T KNOW HOW STRONG SHE IS UNTIL YOU PUT HER IN HOT WATER!
I HAVE YET TO HEAR A MAN ASK FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO COMBINE MARRIAGE AND A CAREER!
COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, MEN.SOME THINGS ARE JUST BETTER RICH!
WARNING: I HAVE AN ATTITUDEAND I KNOW HOW TO USE IT!
OF COURSE I DON'T LOOK BUSY...I DID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!
And last but not least:IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST IN BED, SLEEP IN THE KITCHEN!
BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IS HERSELF!
A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEA BAG...YOU DON'T KNOW HOW STRONG SHE IS UNTIL YOU PUT HER IN HOT WATER!
I HAVE YET TO HEAR A MAN ASK FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO COMBINE MARRIAGE AND A CAREER!
COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, MEN.SOME THINGS ARE JUST BETTER RICH!
WARNING: I HAVE AN ATTITUDEAND I KNOW HOW TO USE IT!
OF COURSE I DON'T LOOK BUSY...I DID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!
And last but not least:IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST IN BED, SLEEP IN THE KITCHEN!
SHIRT QUOTES
People wanted to be defined by character, position and group they belong...Others might have wanted to print it ont their shirts...
Read on some of the shirt quotes:
"Filthy Stinking Rich -- Well, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"
"Real Men Don't Waste Their Hormones Growing Hair"
"I Speak Fluent Patriarchy But It's Not My Mother Tongue"
"I Used Up All My Sick Days So I Called In Dead"
"Husband and Cat Lost -- Reward for Cat"
"Be Nice to Your Children -- They'll Pick Your Nursing Home"
"Husbands Should Come With Instructions"
"Upon the Advice of My Attorney, My Shirt Bears No Message at This Time"
"I Want It All and I Want It Delivered"
"Life Is Hard; Then You Nap"
"Frankly, Scallop, I Don't Give a Clam"
"Bigamy Is Having One Wife Too Many. Monogamy Is the Same"
"Happiness Is Seeing Your Mother-in-Law on a Milk Carton"
"Just Give Me Chocolate and Nobody Gets Hurt"
"Learn from Your Parents' Mistakes - Use Birth Control"
"I Was Once a Millionaire But My Mom Gave Away My Baseball Cards"
"If God Had Wanted Me to Touch My Toes, He Would Have Put Them on My Knees"
"If You Can Read This, Thank a Teecher"
"A Nest Isn't Empty Until All Their Stuff Is Out of the Attic"
"That's It! I'm Calling Grandma!"
"Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew Up"
"I Yell Because I Care"
"If You Remember the '60s, You Weren't Really There"
[Found in that cauldron of '60s sentimentality, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. <~~The 60's ??? Wha' .. Huh .. ???]
"Procrastinate Now"
"Rehab Is for Quitters"
"Re-Elect Nobody"
(Across a drawing of a skeleton) "Waiting for the Perfect Man"
"My Husband and I Married for Better or Worse -- He Couldn't Do Better and I Couldn't Do Worse"
"I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts -- Do You Want Fries With That?"
"When the Going Gets Tough, Use Duct Tape"
(Over a sketch of the Titanic) "The Boat Sank. Get Over It"
"I Didn't Drive My Husband Crazy -- I Flew Him There -- It Was Faster"
"Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups"
[An airport security guard in Green Bay, Wis., saw it and offered to buy it then and there.](On a baby-size shirt) "Party -- My Crib -- Two A.M."
"I Don't Suffer from Insanity -- I'm a Carrier"
"Finally 21, and Legally Able to Do Everything I've Been Doing Since I Was 15"
"El Nino Made Me Do It"
"The More I Learn About Women, the More I Love My Car"
"Aunt Em: Hate You. Hate Kansas. Taking the Dog. -Dorothy"[Bought it just across the river from Kansas, in Kansas City, Mo.]
Read on some of the shirt quotes:
"Filthy Stinking Rich -- Well, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"
"Real Men Don't Waste Their Hormones Growing Hair"
"I Speak Fluent Patriarchy But It's Not My Mother Tongue"
"I Used Up All My Sick Days So I Called In Dead"
"Husband and Cat Lost -- Reward for Cat"
"Be Nice to Your Children -- They'll Pick Your Nursing Home"
"Husbands Should Come With Instructions"
"Upon the Advice of My Attorney, My Shirt Bears No Message at This Time"
"I Want It All and I Want It Delivered"
"Life Is Hard; Then You Nap"
"Frankly, Scallop, I Don't Give a Clam"
"Bigamy Is Having One Wife Too Many. Monogamy Is the Same"
"Happiness Is Seeing Your Mother-in-Law on a Milk Carton"
"Just Give Me Chocolate and Nobody Gets Hurt"
"Learn from Your Parents' Mistakes - Use Birth Control"
"I Was Once a Millionaire But My Mom Gave Away My Baseball Cards"
"If God Had Wanted Me to Touch My Toes, He Would Have Put Them on My Knees"
"If You Can Read This, Thank a Teecher"
"A Nest Isn't Empty Until All Their Stuff Is Out of the Attic"
"That's It! I'm Calling Grandma!"
"Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew Up"
"I Yell Because I Care"
"If You Remember the '60s, You Weren't Really There"
[Found in that cauldron of '60s sentimentality, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. <~~The 60's ??? Wha' .. Huh .. ???]
"Procrastinate Now"
"Rehab Is for Quitters"
"Re-Elect Nobody"
(Across a drawing of a skeleton) "Waiting for the Perfect Man"
"My Husband and I Married for Better or Worse -- He Couldn't Do Better and I Couldn't Do Worse"
"I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts -- Do You Want Fries With That?"
"When the Going Gets Tough, Use Duct Tape"
(Over a sketch of the Titanic) "The Boat Sank. Get Over It"
"I Didn't Drive My Husband Crazy -- I Flew Him There -- It Was Faster"
"Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups"
[An airport security guard in Green Bay, Wis., saw it and offered to buy it then and there.](On a baby-size shirt) "Party -- My Crib -- Two A.M."
"I Don't Suffer from Insanity -- I'm a Carrier"
"Finally 21, and Legally Able to Do Everything I've Been Doing Since I Was 15"
"El Nino Made Me Do It"
"The More I Learn About Women, the More I Love My Car"
"Aunt Em: Hate You. Hate Kansas. Taking the Dog. -Dorothy"[Bought it just across the river from Kansas, in Kansas City, Mo.]
LETTERS
LETTER
Letter is generally defined as a written message from one person to another. A form of communication that is some way distorted, will be taken out of context and published in some blog....
This is a collection of letters written by various people....
1. Infosys, Bangalore : An employee applied for leave as follows:
Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife, please sanction me one-week leave.
2. This is from Oracle Bangalore: >From an employee who was performing the "mundan" ceremony of his 10 year old son:
"As I want to shave my son's head, please leave me for two days.."
3. Another gem from CDAC. Leave-letter from an employee who was performing his daughter's wedding:
"As I am marrying my daughter, please grant a week's leave.."
4. From H.A.L. Administration dept:
"As my mother-in-law has expired and I am only one responsible for it, please grant me 10 days leave."
5. Another employee applied for half day leave as follows:
"Since I've to go to the cremation ground at 10 o-clock and I may not return, please grant me half day
casual leave."
6. An incident of a leave letter
"I am suffering from fever, please declare one day holiday."
7. A leave letter to the headmaster:
"As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache. I request you to leave me today."
8. Another leave letter written to the headmaster:
"As my headache is paining, please grant me leave for the day."
9. Covering note:
"I am enclosed herewith..."
10. Another one:
"Dear Sir: with reference to the above, please refer to my below..."
11. Actual letter written for application of leave:
"My wife is suffering from sickness and as I am her only husband at home I may be granted leave".
12. Letter writing: -
"I am in well here and hope you are also in the same well."
13. A candidate's job application:
"This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ' Typist and an Accountant - Male or Female'... As I am both(!! )for the past several years and I can handle both with good experience, I am applying for the post.
Letter is generally defined as a written message from one person to another. A form of communication that is some way distorted, will be taken out of context and published in some blog....
This is a collection of letters written by various people....
1. Infosys, Bangalore : An employee applied for leave as follows:
Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife, please sanction me one-week leave.
2. This is from Oracle Bangalore: >From an employee who was performing the "mundan" ceremony of his 10 year old son:
"As I want to shave my son's head, please leave me for two days.."
3. Another gem from CDAC. Leave-letter from an employee who was performing his daughter's wedding:
"As I am marrying my daughter, please grant a week's leave.."
4. From H.A.L. Administration dept:
"As my mother-in-law has expired and I am only one responsible for it, please grant me 10 days leave."
5. Another employee applied for half day leave as follows:
"Since I've to go to the cremation ground at 10 o-clock and I may not return, please grant me half day
casual leave."
6. An incident of a leave letter
"I am suffering from fever, please declare one day holiday."
7. A leave letter to the headmaster:
"As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache. I request you to leave me today."
8. Another leave letter written to the headmaster:
"As my headache is paining, please grant me leave for the day."
9. Covering note:
"I am enclosed herewith..."
10. Another one:
"Dear Sir: with reference to the above, please refer to my below..."
11. Actual letter written for application of leave:
"My wife is suffering from sickness and as I am her only husband at home I may be granted leave".
12. Letter writing: -
"I am in well here and hope you are also in the same well."
13. A candidate's job application:
"This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ' Typist and an Accountant - Male or Female'... As I am both(!! )for the past several years and I can handle both with good experience, I am applying for the post.
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