Guest guest Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 Dear All, I thought these were good reading. No offense meant against anybody. Adiyen, Dasan, Ramanujam >"Sunil Thatta" <sunney75 >sunder_apex, acharyatvsr, vtatta >RE: nice read >Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:15:15 -0400 > >This is pretty good. Where did yuo get it? Excellent man! > > >>sunder <sunder_apex >>acharyatvsr, sunney75, vtatta >>nice read >>Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:40:19 -0700 (PDT) >> >> >> >>The Turtles >> >> >>A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. Turtles, >>being naturally slow about things, took seven years to >>prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family >>left home looking for a suitable place for their >>outing. During the second year of their journey they >>found a place ideal for them at last! For about six >>months they cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic >>basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they >>discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic >>without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. >> >> >> >>After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was >>chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was >>the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little >>turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He >>agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat >>until he returned. The family consented and the little >>turtle left. >> >> >> >>Three years passed and the little turtle had not >>returned. Five years... six years... then on the >>seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could >>no longer contain his hunger. >> >> >> >>He announced that he was going to eat and begun to >>unwrap a sandwich. At that point the little turtle >>suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, >> >> >> >>"SEE! I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to >>get the salt." >> >> >> >>[some of us waste our time waiting for people to live >>up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what >>others are doing that we don't do anything ourselves.] >> >> >> >>------xxxxx------ >> >>The Pretty Lady >> >> >>Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were >>travelling together. They came to the bank of a river >>and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade >>across the river. There was a pretty lady who was >>stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn't cross the >>river. The big monk offered to carry the pretty lady >>across the river on his back. The lady accepted. The >>little monk was shocked by the move of the big monk. >>"How can big disciple brother carry a lady when we are >>supposed to avoid all intimacy with females?" thought >>the little monk. But he kept quiet. >> >> >> >>The big monk carried the lady across the river and the >>small monk followed unhappily. When they crossed the >>river, the big monk let the lady down and they parted >>ways with her. All along the way for several miles, >>the little monk was very unhappy with the act of the >>big monk. He was making up all kinds of accusations >>about the big monk in his head. This got him madder >>and madder. But he still kept quiet. And the big monk >>had no inclination to explain his situation. >> >> >> >>Finally, at a rest point many hours later, the little >>monk could not stand it any further, he burst out >>angrily at the big monk. "How can you claim yourself a >>devout monk, when you seize the first opportunity to >>touch a female, especially when she is very pretty? >>All your teachings to me make you a big hypocrite." >> >> >> >>The big monk looked surprised and said, "I had put >>down the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago, >>how come you are still carrying her along?" >> >> >> >> >>[This very old Chinese zen story reflects the thinking >>of many people today. We encounter many unpleasant >>things in our life, they irritate us and they make us >>angry. Sometimes, they cause us a lot of hurt, >>sometimes they cause us to be bitter or jealous. But >>like the little monk, we are not willing to let them >>go away. We keep on carrying the baggage of the >>"pretty lady" with us. We let them keep on coming back >>to hurt us, make us angry, make us bitter and cause us >>a lot of agony. Why? Simply because we are not willing >>to put down or let go of the baggage of the "pretty >>lady". We should let go of the pretty lady immediately >>after crossing the river, immediately after the >>unpleasant event is over. This will immediately remove >>all our agonies. There is no need to be further hurt >>by the unpleasant event after it is over. It is just >>that simple.] >> >> >> >>------xxxxx------ >> >> >>The Frogs >> >> >> >>A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a >>restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The >>restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where >>he could get so many frog legs! The farmer replied, >>"There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs >>millions of them. They all croak all night long and >>they are about to make me crazy!" So the restaurant >>owner and the farmer made an agreement that the farmer >>would deliver frogs to the restaurant, five hundred at >>a time for the next several weeks. The first week, the >>farmer returned to the restaurant looking rather >>sheepish, with two scrawny little frogs. >> >> >> >>The restaurant owner said, "Well... where are all the >>frogs?" The farmer said, "I was mistaken. There were >>only these two frogs in the pond. But they sure were >>making a lot of noise!" >> >> >> >>[Next time you hear somebody criticizing or making fun >>of you, remember, it's probably just a couple of noisy >>frogs. Also remember that problems always seem bigger >>in the dark. Have you ever laid in your bed at night >>worrying about things which seem almost overwhelming >>like a million frogs croaking? Chances are pretty good >>that when the morning comes, and you take a closer >>look, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.] >> >> >> >>Courage Doesnt always roar. Sometimes it is the feeble >>voice at the end of the day that says "I will try >>again tomorrow" >> >> >>Life's not measured by the number of breaths u take >>,but by the moments that take ur breath away... >> >> >> >> >> > _______________ Cricket maniacs ahoy! CDs, books, and more goodies! http://www.msn.co.in/Shopping/CricketShop/ Available at the cricket shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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