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The Beauty and Mystery of Love from a wise Elder

The Beauty and Mystery of Love from a wise ElderThe beauty and mystery of love from a wise elder

Words of encouragement are there to motivate and inspire us, below is another words of inspiration termed, The Beauty and Mystery of Love from a wise Elder.

It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return but what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person we will know how to be grateful for the gift.
Love is when you take away the feeling of the romance in the relationship but you still care for that person.
A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.

 

When the door of happiness closes another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don’t see the one which has been opened for us.

 

The best kind of friend is the kind you can just be with, never say a word and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you’ve ever had.

 

It is true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it but it is also true that we don’t know what we have been missing until it arrives.
Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they love you back. Don’t expect love in return, just wait for it to grow in their heart but, if it doesn’t, be content it grew in yours.
There are things you’d love to hear that you would never hear from the person whom you would like to hear them from but don’t be so deaf as not to hear it from the one who says it from their heart.

Never say good bye if you still want to try. Never give up if you still feel you can go on. Never say you don’t love a person anymore if you can’t let go.
Love comes to those who still hope, although they have been disappointed. To those who still believe, although they have been betrayed.

To those who still need to love, although they have been hurt before and to those that have the courage and faith to build trust again.
It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

 

Don’t go for looks, they can deceive. Don’t go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. This is indeed The Beauty and Mystery of Love from a wise Elder.
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Thief rewarded. Victim punished. WHY???

Thief rewarded. Victim punished. WHY???In the 1930’s, a rather unusual Thief rewarded. Victim punished. WHY???

court case came to pass…
A woman was being charged with stealing a loaf of bread. She seemed to have good cause. She was poor and taking care of her daughter and two grandchildren after their father had abandoned them.
Unfortunately, the shopkeeper refused to drop charges. He felt that because it was a bad neighborhood, if one person stole and got away with it, then it would encourage more to do so. He feared for his safety and his business, and he wanted to teach all the other people in the neighborhood a lesson.

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What it means to be “poor”

What it means to be "poor"What it means to be “poor” An Insightful Short Story

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”

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HAPPINESS IS FACTORY FITTED

HAPPINESS IS FACTORY FITTEDHAPPINESS IS FACTORY FITTED: AN INSIGHTFUL STORY

Some of the most profound lessons I had learnt in life came from my interactions with children and the probing questions they asked. That was the case on this Sunday. I was approached after Mass by a little girl. What I recall about her was that she was smart, bold, confident and precocious. She said to me, ‘Please Fr. I need you to do me a favour. I need you to pray for my parents to become as rich as our neighbour, so that my daddy too can be happy. I love daddy but he is not always happy’. Need I say I was shocked? Just as I was about to engage her in a more elaborate discussion, a couple approached and excused her. They said they needed to say hello to Fr. What began as simple greeting snowballed into a conversation. Before I turned, my little girl was gone. I felt bad. Let me digress a bit. Continue reading “HAPPINESS IS FACTORY FITTED”

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Every Drop Matters

 

Every Drop MattersEvery Drop Matters: The need not to be Wasteful

Recently, when I was going to bed after using my bathroom, I started hearing sound of drops of water from the tap in slow successions, but since it was dropping into an empty bucket, I decided to let it be, not realizing that every drop matters.
 

 

But, alas! When I woke up the next morning, around 5am, the bucket was almost full! I was surprised that just drops even in such slow successions could produce that much. I couldn’t help it, ‘Just drops?!’ I questioned rhetorically.

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Why We Shout In Anger

Why We Shout in Anger? A Short Inspiring Story

Why We Shout In Anger
A Hindu saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples, he smiled and asked. ‘Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?’
His disciples thought for a while, one of them said, ‘Because
we lose our calm, we shout.’ ‘But why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.’ asked the saint.

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Things aren’t Always What They Seem

Things aren’t Always What They Seem

Things aren’t Always What They Seem: The Story of Two Traveling Angels

Two traveling 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.”

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DON’T ALWAYS ANALYSE THE SITUATION ONLY FROM AN EXPERT PESPECTIVE

DON’T ALWAYS ANALYSE THE SITUATION ONLY FROM AN EXPERT PESPECTIVE ALONE

DON'T ALWAYS ANALYSE THE SITUATION ONLY FROM AN EXPERT PESPECTIVE
An engineer in a car manufacturing company designs a world class car. The owner is impressed with the outcome and praised him a lot.
While trying to bring out the car from the manufacturing area to the showroom, they realized that the car is 2 inches taller than the entrance.

 


The engineer felt bad that he didn’t notice this one before creating the car.

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The 99 Club: A Club where all Humankind Belong

The 99 Club: A Club where all Humankind Belong

 Once upon a time, there lived a king who, despite luxurious lifestyle was neither happy nor content. One day, the king came upon a servant who singing happily while he worked. This fascinated the king; why was he, the supreme ruler of the land, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant had so much happiness. On seeing this, the king asked the servant, “Why are you so
happy?”

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

SOMEONE HAS WRITTEN THESE 10 BEAUTIFUL LINES and FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

Food for thought is a common phrase used to describe something that makes you think about a certain topic or issue. It can also be used to describe a food that is healthy for your body and mind. Here are some examples of food for thought: READ and TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE DEEPER MEANING OF THEM.

 

food for thought:
? 1). PRAYER is not a “spare wheel” that YOU PULL OUT when IN trouble, but it is a “STEERING WHEEL” that DIRECT the RIGHT PATH THROUGHOUT LIFE.

 

?2). Why is a CAR’S WINDSHIELD so LARGE & the REAR VIEW MIRROR so small? BECAUSE our PAST is NOT as IMPORTANT as OUR FUTURE. So, LOOK AHEAD and MOVE ON.

 

?3). FRIENDSHIP is like a BOOK. It takes a FEW SECONDS to BURN, but it TAKES YEARS to WRITE.

 

?4). All THINGS in LIFE are TEMPORARY. If they are GOING WELL, ENJOY them, they WILL NOT LAST FOREVER. If they are going wrong, don’t WORRY, THEY CAN’T LAST LONG EITHER.

 

?5). Old FRIENDS are GOLD! NEW friends are DIAMONDS! If you GET a DIAMOND, DON’T FORGET the GOLD! To HOLD a DIAMOND, you ALWAYS NEED a BASE of GOLD!

 

?6). Often when WE LOSE HOPE and THINK this is the END, GOD SMILES from ABOVE and SAYS, “RELAX, SWEETHEART; it’s JUST a BEND, NOT THE END!”

 

?7). When GOD SOLVES your PROBLEMS, you HAVE FAITH in HIS ABILITIES; when GOD DOESN’T SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS, HE has FAITH in YOUR ABILITIES.

 

?8). A BLIND PERSON asked GOD: “CAN THERE be ANYTHING WORSE THAN LOSING EYESIGHT?” HE REPLIED: “YES, LOSING YOUR VISION!”

 

?9). When YOU PRAY for OTHERS, GOD LISTEN to YOU and BLESSES THEM, and SOMETIMES, when you are SAFE and HAPPY, REMEMBER that SOMEONE has PRAYED for YOU.

 

?10). WORRYING does NOT TAKE AWAY TOMORROW’S TROUBLES; IT TAKES AWAY today’s PEACE.

   FOOD FOR THOUGHT ON HEALTH RECIPE

 1.  A healthy diet is important for both your physical and mental health.

2. What you eat can impact your mood and energy levels.

3. Eating nutritious foods can help improve your cognitive function.

4. Certain foods can help reduce stress and anxiety.

5. Eating a balanced diet is essential for maintaining a healthy weight.

6. Certain foods can help boost your immune system.

7. Eating a variety of healthy foods can help you get the nutrients your body needs.

8. food can be used as a form of medicine to help prevent and treat various health conditions.

9. The quality of the food you eat is just as important as the quantity.

 

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The Strangest Dream

Ed McCurdy

The Strangest DreamThe Strangest Dream

Last night I had the strangest dream,
I never dreamed before.
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war.

 

 

I dreamt I saw a mighty room,
The room was filled with men.
And the papers they were signing said
They’d never fight again.

And when the papers were all signed,
And a million copies made
They all joined hands and bowed their heads,
And grateful prayers were made.

And the people in the streets below,
They all danced round and round.
And guns and swords and uniforms
Were scattered on the ground.

Last night I had the strangest dream,
I never dreamed before.
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war.

by Ed McCurdy

See also; LIFE IS DEEP – Life Altitude (livealtitude.com)

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DO PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE IN HEAVEN? by Isaac Shemang

DO PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE IN HEAVEN? by Isaac Shemang. An Insightful Read

DO PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE IN HEAVEN? by Isaac Shemang

 

Loss, grief, and trauma are overwhelming feelings to deal with for any clinician working on people. This is because people go through these feeling differently. Jennifer had all going on well for her. She found love so intense, deep, and yet short lived in Johnson. He was the definition of all she wanted in a man.

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The Annual Guilt Trip

The Annual Guilt TripThe Annual Guilt Trip

I had not really planned on taking a trip this time of the year, and yet I found myself packing rather hurriedly. This trip was going to be unpleasant, and I knew in advance that no real good would come of it. I’m talking about my annual “Guilt Trip.” It is indeed the annual guilt trip.

I got tickets to fly there on “WISH I HAD” airlines. It was an extremely short flight.

I got my baggage, which I could not check. I chose to carry it myself all the way. It was weighted down with a thousand memories of what might have been.
No one greeted me as I entered the terminal to the Regret City International Airport.  I say international because people from all over the world come to this dismal town.
As I checked into the Last Resort Hotel, I noticed that they would be hosting the year’s most important event, the Annual Pity Party.
I wasn’t going to miss that great social occasion. Many of the towns leading citizens would be there.
First, there would be the Done family, you know, Should Have, Would Have and Could Have.
Then came the I Had family.
The Annual Guilt Trip
You probably know l Wish and his clan.
Of course, the Opportunities would be present, Missed and Lost.
The biggest family would be the Yesterday’s. There are far too many of them to count, but each one would have a very sad story to share.
Then Shattered Dreams would surely make and appearance.
And It’s Their Fault would regale us with stories (excuses) about how things had failed in his life, and each story would be loudly applauded by Don’t Blame Me and I Couldn’t Help It.
Well, to make a long story short, I went to this depressing party knowing that there would be no real benefit in doing so. And, as usual, I became very depressed.
But as I thought about all of the stories of failures brought back from the past, it occurred to me that all of this trip and subsequent “pity party” could be cancelled by ME!
I started to truly realize that I did not have to be there. I didn’t have to be depressed.
One thing kept going through my mind, I can’t change yesterday, but I do have the power to make today a wonderful day.
The Annual Guilt Trip
I can be happy, joyous, fulfilled, encouraged, as well as encouraging. Knowing this, I left the City of Regret immediately and left no forwarding address.
Am I sorry for mistakes I’ve made in the past? YES! But there is no physical way to undo them.
So, if you’re planning a trip back to the City of Regret, please cancel all your reservations now. Instead, take a trip to a place called, Starting Again.
I liked it so much that I have now taken up permanent residence there. My neighbors, the I Forgive Myself and the New Starts are so very helpful.
By the way, you don’t have to carry around heavy baggage, because the load is lifted from your shoulders upon arrival.
The Annual Guilt Trip
God bless you in finding this great town. If you can find it — it’s in your own heart — please look me up.
I live on I CAN DO IT street.

“I can’t change yesterday, but I do have the power to make today a wonderful day.” — Anonymous photo credit: huffingtonpost.com

The Annual Guilt Trip is not a healthy way of thinking!

see Also: The Seasons of Life – Life Altitude (livealtitude.com)

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A WOMAN WHO KNOWS THAT BEAUTY IS NOT ENOUGH

A WOMAN WHO KNOWS THAT BEAUTY IS NOT ENOUGHTHE STORY OF A WOMAN WHO KNOWS THAT BEAUTY IS NOT ENOUGH

I am fascinated with the beauty of Chimda Emeneke yet her commitment to scholarship has held me perpetually spellbound. She is beautiful, pretty and elegant. Chimda is a woman who knows that beauty is not enough. She has written several awarding winning novels in fiction. I keep wondering how she has been able to manage the continuous advances from men and stay focus on her writing career. I am attracted to Chimda because of my childhood experience of her. Few years ago, Chimda lived some few miles from my family house near Ahaba village in Eastern Nigeria. The beauty of Chimda resounded on the lips of all the men in our community. Her beauty superimposed that of her peers.

Uncle Chike could  spend the whole day talking about the contour lips and curly eyelashes of Chimda. He compared her beauty with the youngest daughter of Zeus. On few occasions, I caught my uncle peeping at Chimda through the window pane of our bathroom. His protruded eyes followed every movement of her lanky legs and rounded hips.

One cosy evening, Uncle Chike could not sedate the random flow of romantic electrons in his body which had been accentuated by the elegance of Chimda. He saw Chimda going to the stream to fetch water. He summoned all the courage that he lacked and followed her behind. When the road was lonely, Uncle Chike called out her name aloud but she refused to stop. He ran up to her and began to tell her about his exploit in the village. Certainly, everyone in the village knew my uncle for his brilliant hunting escapades. My uncle who had won an award for eloquence during the last ‘New­ Yam’ festival began to stammer with words. Chimda kept a straight face and continued her journey to the stream. When they got to the stream, Uncle Chike snatched water pot from her head and swam to the middle of the stream to fetch the purest possible water which the stream could afford. Chimda delightfully thanked my uncle. Uncle Chike continued his mission with a renewed vigour. Chimda listened to the bubbling sound of love that busted out of his mouth. She gazed at the contagious smiles that beamed from his face.
She sniffed in the sweet smell of Coriander perfume that my uncle offered her. The distant blue sky came down with its soft radiance on the love birds. Suddenly, Chimda shouted no several times. She asserted that studies must come first before any form of romance. She crossed the crush of my uncle. My uncle made further appeals; he carried the pot of water to her home; but all appeals fell on deaf ears. Chimda remained resolute and focus on acquiring a sound education.
I share a lot in common with Chimda. My friends always comment that I am very beautiful. It has been very difficult staying focus on my academics and managing the unending advances from male counterparts. I love creative writing. The thought of writing a book dreads me. I wish I can reach out to Chimda. If I am able, I will like to talk to her about my personal struggles as a woman; how she was able to write her first award winning book as an undergraduate and how to balance scholarship and relationship. Young ladies are encouraged to imitate the virtue of Chimda who is a woman who knows that beauty is not enough.
Written by Charles Egbon
photo courtesy: www.pinterest.com