Excellence ...

A gentleman was once visiting a temple under construction.In the temple premises, he saw a sculptor making an idol of God.Suddenly he saw, just a few meters away, another identical idol was lying.Surprised he asked the sculptor, do you need two statutes of the same idol. Nosaid the sculptor.

We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage.The gentleman examined the statue.No apparent damage was visible.Where the damage is .. Asked the gentleman.

There is a scratch on the nose of the idol.Where are you going to keep the idol? The sculptor replied that it will be installed on a pillar 20 feet high.When the idol will be 20 feet away from the eyes of the beholder, who is goingto know that there is scratch on the nose? The gentleman asked.

The sculptor looked at the gentleman, smiled and said, "God knows it and I know it ".

Always Remember...

The desire to excel should be exclusive of the fact whether someone appreciatesit or not."Excellence is a drive from Inside not Outside."

Power of Four Words...

There was once a king who had a sun-dial in his garden. A sun-dial, as you know is a round slab of stone on which the sun casts its shadow thus telling the time of day. As an ornament to the sun-dial, the king commanded his court philosopher to make up an inscription which he could look at during any hour of the day and furthermore would mean the same whether the king should feel wonderfully happy of unutterably sad, something which would help him and comfort him.
As you can imagine, this was not easy to do. For what you might say about happiness, certainly would be hard to say about sadness and trouble. Do you know what the philosopher wrote?

Four words:
This too will pass
Yes, happiness on earth will pass to days of gray. That is true and while it does not comfort, it helps you prepare for those days. But so, alike, will your pain, your burden, your misfortune no matter what it is, it always has passed and it always will. This, too, will pass. And if you will remember this thought, you will find it wonderfully comforting.

Precious Lesson for Love...

There was once a lonely girl who longed desperately for love. One day while shewas walking in the woods she found two starving song birds. She took them homeand put them in a small gilded cage. She nurtured them with love and the birdsgrew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a marvelous song. The girl feltgreat love for the birds. She wanted their singing to last forever.

One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of thetwo birds flew from the cage. The girl watched anxiously as he circled highabove her. She was so frightened that he would fly away and she would never seehim again that as he flew close, she grasped at him wildly. She caught him inher fist. She clutched him tightly within her hand. Her heart gladdened at hersuccess in capturing him.

Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened herhand stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate clutching love had killed him.She noticed the other bird teetering on the edge of the cage. She could feel hisgreat need for freedom. His need to soar into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air.

The bird circled once,twice, three times. The girl watched delighted at the bird's enjoyment. Herheart was no longer concerned with her loss.

She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softlyon her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody, she had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tight, the best way to keep loveis to give it -- WINGS!

Cheers...

You Might Not Know...

Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem.

"The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.

"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn’t find it.

""Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem.

"Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later...

Sai Bless You..