Smile

".......
Jeene keliye, Socha hi nahi,
dard sambhalne honge,

Muskurayein to, Muskurane ke,
karz utarne honge,

Muskuraun kabhi to lagata hai
jaise hotonpe karz rakha hai....."


All this time I had heard, "Smile is the Curve that sets everything straight".

A smile of that special "someone" makes us feel how beautiful the world is and we forget all the worries and hardships.

We smile when we see a person we know and indirectly tell him that "Yes, I remember you".

A smile can also be a fake smile "Oh god! not him again.."

Or just a message that I am happy today

whatever it may be, a smile can always help you tell others so much without a single word.

For all those who have long forgotten how to Smile, today is the day to start smiling again.

The Mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee

When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

5 important lessons to learn from a humble pencil.

1. It tells you that everything you do will always leave a Mark .
2. You can always correct the mistake you make .
3. The important thing in life is what you are from inside and not from out side .
4. In life you will undergo painful sharpening which will make you better in whatever you do ..
5. Finally, to be the best you can be, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you.

Stop worrying

A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it.

He held it up for all to see & asked the students, " How much do you think
this glass weighs ?"
" 50 gms......100 gms...... 125 gms...... " the students answered.

" I really don't know unless i weigh it, " said the professor , "but my
question is : what would happen if i held it up like this for a few minutes
?"
" Nothing " the students said.

"Ok , what would happen if i held it up like this for an hour ?" the
professor asked.
" Your arm would begin to ache " said one of the students.

" You're right, now what would happen if i held it for a day ?"
" Your arm would go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis &
have to go to hospital for sure !" ventured another
student......... & all the students laughed.

" Very good. But during all this , did the weight of the glass change ?"
asked the professor.
" No "

" Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress ?"
The students were puzzled.
" Put the glass down !" said one of the students.

" Exactly! " said the professor. " Life 's problems are something like this.
Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem ok. Think of them for a
long time & they begin to ache. Hold it even longer & they begin to
paralyse you. You will not be able to do anything.

It's important to think of the challenges ( problems ) in your life, but
it's EVEN MORE IMPORTANT to ' Put Them Down ' at the end of every day
before you go to sleep. That way you are not stressed , you wake up fresh &
strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way. "

So, as you sleep remember to ' Put The Glass Down Today!!!!! '

Quarter-life Crisis.

It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.

You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.

You look at your job... and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure.

You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you're doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person. You want to settle down for good because now all of a sudden that becomes top priority. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic. You begin to think a companion for life is better than a hundred in the shack and for once you would not mind standing tall for that special someone which otherwise you had never thought of until now. You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself... and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!

What you may not realize is that every one reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out. Send this to your twenty-something friends... maybe it will help someone feel like they aren't alone in their state of confusion...

We call it the "Quarter-life Crisis."