Happy Thoughts

HONESTY

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During a traffic-safety drive in a city, a policeman stopped a driver who had been exceeding the speed limit. “Going quite fast, weren’t you?” he asked.</div>
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<br />“Yes, I suppose,” replied the driver. Then, so as to avoid the fine, he added, “I am the chief of traffic-department, off duty at the moment.”</div>
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<br />The policeman, who had began to write a ticket, looked at the identity card of the chief, and continued to fill the form.</div>
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<br />“Look here, you young man,” said the chief with some irritation, “someday you may come as my subordinate.”</div>
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<br />With a smile the policeman handed the officer the ticket. “Well, Sir, when I get there, remember that you have an honest man working with you.”</div>
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<b><br />Ingratitude</b></div>
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<br />There is a story of a grandmother who was walking with her young grandson along a seashore. All of a sudden a huge wave appeared and swept away the child out to the sea. The horrified woman fell to her knees, raised her eyes to heaven, and begged God to return her beloved grandson. And lo, another wave reared up and deposited the stunned child on the sand right in front of her.</div>
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<br />The grandmother looked the boy over carefully. He was fine. But then she stared up towards the heavens, and said angrily, “When we came, he had a hat.”</div>
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HONESTY

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RECAST

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<b>R = </b>Rediscover yourself all over again to wake up and realize what a talented person you are. Rediscover people and situation around you so that you become aware and come alive to realities that surround you all the while.</div>
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<br /><b>E = </b>Exert to learn and develop. Learning is a never-ending process. It really stops only at death. Continuous learning gives us an opportunity to grow and develop.</div>
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<br /><b>C = </b>Compete only with yourself. While we blame our parents for comparing us with others, we also compare ourselves with others who have fared better than us and then invite depression by thinking. We try to be better today than what we were yesterday.</div>
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<b><br />A = </b>Appreciate others for all the good things that happen to you. It can be a word of thanks to the bus conductor after getting the ticket, the lift-man when we got off the lift, the watchman for opening the gate and many other simple and ordinary people for the little services that they render.</div>
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<br /><b>S =</b> Stop complaining. There are enough people in this world who are ready to complain, grumble and fight at the slightest inconvenience. Instead of complaining, let us look for some simple but effective solutions.</div>
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<br /><b>T = </b>Take time to organize. Organizing our time is an irritating task but, in the long run, it disciplines us and makes us both reliable and self-reliant.</div>
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RECAST

R = Rediscover yourself all over again to wake up and realize what a talented person you are. Rediscover people and situation around you...

THE MASTER’S WISDOM

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“Master,” the disciple asked, “Who am I? Who am I?” “Ah!” exclaimed the Master. “That’s a question you alone must answer.”<br />“Help me, Master” the disciple pleaded. “You were born a noble knight,” the Master replied. “You could either strive for the unreachable star or live and die the ignoble death of a despicable toad in some stagnant wayside pond.”<br />Not satisfied, the restless disciple anguished, “Master, who am I ? Who am I ?”<br />The Master relented. “You were created in the image and likeness of God,” said the Master. “In all humility, awaken to your true self-image and live up to your dignity and purpose.”</div>
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<br />Disturbed by the injustices in the world, a man asked the Master, “Why is it that the wicked in our midst thrive while the honest and the upright suffer?”<br />“Recall the words of wisdom of the Buddha,” the Master said, “If a man speaks or acts with evil thoughts, pain surely follows him e’en as the wheel follows the ox that drags the cart along.”<br />“Be ever mindful of your thoughts, words and actions,” the Master cautioned. “It is the law of life: The good you do blesses you a hundredfold and more already in this life. The evil you do stays with you to haunt you, morning, noon and night every moment of your life.”</div>
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<br /><b>— Cedric Rebello, S.J. </b></div>
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THE MASTER’S WISDOM

“Master,” the disciple asked, “Who am I? Who am I?” “Ah!” exclaimed the Master. “That’s a question you alone must answer.” “Help me, Mas...

SHARPEN YOUR MIND

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<b>1. </b>There are 12 one rupee stamps in a dozen. How many 50 paise stamps are there in a dozen?<br /><b>2. </b>From the words given below can you find the odd one out? Give reasons for your answer.<br />Define<br />Abcess<br />Hijack<br />Study<br />North.<br /><b>3. </b>From the numbers 1 to 100 how many times does the numeral 3 appear?<br /><b>4.</b> Daniel is exactly one fifth of my age. In 21 years’ time, I will be exactly twice of his age. My wife is exactly seven times older than my daughter, Jessica. In 8 years’ time, my wife will be three times older then Jessica. How old are Daniel and Jessica now?<br /><b>5.</b> Tom has a tank filled with petrol that weighs 10kg.  He then puts something into it and now the barrel weighs less than 10kg. What does Tom put in the barrel?<br /><b>6. </b>Who is silent in the parliament?<br />
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<b><br />1.</b> 12 stamps.<br /><b>2. </b>North — all the other words start with three consecutive letters of the alphabet.<br /><b>3. </b>Twenty times.<br /><b>4.</b> Daniel is 7 years old and Jessica is 4 years old.<br /><b>5.</b> A hole.<br /><b>6. </b>The Letter ‘A’.<br />
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SHARPEN YOUR MIND

1. There are 12 one rupee stamps in a dozen. How many 50 paise stamps are there in a dozen? 2. From the words given below can you find th...

FACTS ABOUT LAUGHING

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Laughter is believed to have its origins in rough and tumble play, evolving from the panting behaviour of our primate ancestors.</div>
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<br />We laugh up to 30 times more when we are in the company of others than when we are by ourselves.</div>
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<br />Frequent and whole-hearted laughter actually helps your body to fight off harmful diseases.</div>
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<br />Only 10-15 per cent of laughter is the result of someone making a joke. It’s mostly about social responses.</div>
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<br />Laughter increases the body’s ability to produce and release a bacteria- and virus-fighter known as salivary immunoglobin A (S-IgA).</div>
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<br />Women tend to laugh slightly more than their male counterparts.</div>
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<br />Laughter tends to occur in short bursts of vowel-like sounds such as “ha-ha,” “ho-ho,” or “he-he,” which are repeated every fifth of a second.</div>
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<br />Most people can’t laugh on command. Laughter is not something we produce consciously.</div>
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<br />There really is a science to laughing. In fact, the science of laughing and its effects on the body is referred to as Gelotology. </div>
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<br />Humans are not the only beings that laugh. Although less obvious to detect, many animals also experience something similar to laughter. </div>
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FACTS ABOUT LAUGHING

Laughter is believed to have its origins in rough and tumble play, evolving from the panting behaviour of our primate ancestors. We la...

SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT

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<b>Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions</b></div>
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Intend more love.</div>
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Think more love.</div>
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Feel more love.</div>
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Share more love.</div>
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Express more love.</div>
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Give more love.</div>
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Receive more love.</div>
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Create more love.</div>
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Celebrate more love.</div>
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Be more love.</div>
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<b>A Wish from the Editor and the Staff of the Inspirational Quote:</b></div>
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May you have enough… </div>
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Enough happiness to keep you sweet, </div>
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Enough trials to keep you strong, </div>
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Enough sorrow to keep you human, </div>
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Enough failure to keep you humble, </div>
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Enough success to keep you eager, </div>
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Enough friends to give you comfort, </div>
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Enough wealth to meet your needs, </div>
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Enough enthusiasm to look forward, </div>
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Enough faith to banish depression, </div>
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Enough determination to make each day </div>
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<b>HAPPY NEW YEAR! </b></div>
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SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT

Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions Intend more love. Think more love. Feel more love. Share more love. Express more love. Give...

The Art of Making Possible

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We also know that to be educated, the goal of it must be human liberation, a liberation enabling each of us to fulfil our capacity so as to be free to create within and around ourselves. To be educated to freedom must be evidenced in action, and here again is where we ask ourselves, as we have asked our parents and our teachers, questions about integrity, trust and respect.</div>
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<b>Integrity.</b> The courage to be whole, to try to mould an entire person in this particular context, living in relation to one another in the full poetry of existence.</div>
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<b>Trust. </b>What can you say about a feeling that permeates a generation and that perhaps is not even understood by those who are distrusted? All they can do is keep trying again and again and again.</div>
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<b>Respect.</b> There is that mutuality of respect between people where you don’t see people as percentage points, where you don’t manipulate people, where you are not interested in social engineering for people. </div>
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We have no need of false revolutions in a world where categories tend to tyrannize our minds. And hang our wills up on narrow pegs. It is well at every given moment to seek the limits in our lives. And once those limits are understood, understand that limitations no longer exist. Earth could be fair. And you and I must be free. Not to save the world in a glorious crusade. Not to kill ourselves with a nameless gnawing pain. But to practise with all the skill of our being. The art of making possible!</div>
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<b><i>—— Excerpts from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s commencement speech at Wellesley College in May 31, 1969</i></b></div>
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The Art of Making Possible

We also know that to be educated, the goal of it must be human liberation, a liberation enabling each of us to fulfil our capacity so as...

Fable of the Porcupine

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It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals were dying because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions.</div>
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After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other. But they began to die, alone and frozen.  So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions, or disappear from the earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They learned to live with the little wounds caused by the close relationship with their companions in order to receive the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive.</div>
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  The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people “that doesn’t” exist! But when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others, can admire the other person’s good qualities... that is what forms the lasting relationships! </div>
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Just learn to live with the pricks in your life. </div>
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It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishment the scroll. I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul. </div>
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<b>— William Ernest Henley</b> </div>
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Fable of the Porcupine

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POINTS TO PONDER

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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.</div>
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— Eleanor Roosevelt </div>
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We have a responsibility in our time, as others have had in theirs, not to be prisoners of history but to shape history, a responsibility to fill the role of path-finder, and to build with others a global network of purpose and law. </div>
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— Madeleine Albright </div>
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That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again. </div>
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— Michael Johnson </div>
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In truth, the only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits. Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure. Thus, the first law I will obey, which precedes all others is — I will form good habits and become their slave.</div>
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— Og Mandino</div>
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POINTS TO PONDER

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing ...