Tuesday, June 10, 2008

philosophy of Charles Schultz

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America Contest.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.



How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. They are not second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.




Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.



Easier?

The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are NOT the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones who care. They are the ones who actually love you…

Thursday, June 05, 2008

Two Beautiful Stories To Share With Everyone-very touching

TWO BEAUTIFUL STORIES


Story 1:

There was once this guy who was very much in love with his girl.
This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a
gift to his girl.

Although, at that time he was just a small fry in his company, his
future doesn't seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until
one
day,
his girl told him she was going to Paris and will never come back.
She
also told
him that she cannot visualize any future for the both of them, so
they
went their own ways
there and then...
Heartbroken, the guy agreed. But when he regained his confidence, he
worked hard day and night, slogging his body and mind just to make
something out of
himself.

Finally with all the hard work and the help of friends, this guy had
set up his own company ..
You never fail until you stop trying. One rainy day, while this guy
was
driving, he saw an elderly
couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination.
Even
with the umbrella, they
were still drenched. It didn't take him long to realize they were his
girl's parents. With a heart
in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting
them
to spot him in his luxury
sedan. He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same any more; he
had
his own company, car, condo, etc.
He made it! What he saw next confused him, the couple was walking
towards a cemetery, and so he got out
of his car and followed...and he saw his girl, a photograph of her
smiling sweetly as ever at him from
her tombstone and he saw his paper cranes right beside her...

Her parents saw him. He asked them why this had happened. They
explained, she did not leave for France at all.
She was ill with cancer. She had believed that he will make it
someday,
but she did not want to be
his obstacle... therefore she had chosen to leave him. Just because
someone doesn't love you the way you
want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
She
had wanted her parents to put
his paper cranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate
brings
him to her again...he can take some
of those back with him... Once you have loved, you will always love.
For
what's in your mind may escape but what's in your heart will remain
forever.

The guy just wept.....The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting
right beside her knowing you can't have her,
see her or be with her ever again.........hope you understand. Find
time to realise that there is one person
who means so much to you, for you might wake up one morning losing
that
person who you thought meant nothing to you.

KINDNESS Pays !

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Story 2
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his
way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was
hungry.
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door..
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.
She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk He
drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?"
"You don't owe me anything," she replied "Mother has taught us never to
accept payment for a kindness."
He said... "Then I thank you from my heart."

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt; stronger physically,
but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give
up and quit.

Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors
were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called
in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called
in for the consultation.
When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light
filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the
hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see
her.
He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room
determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave
special attention to the case..
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the
business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.

He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent
to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the
rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally, she looked, and something
caught her attention on the side as she read these words.....
"Paid in full with one glass of milk." (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You,
GOD, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."