An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and njoi his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work.He did not put his skills to use and used inferior materials without inspecting them. It was an unfortunate way to end such a glorious & dedicated career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, “This is your house… my gift to you.”
The carpenter was shocked!
What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.
So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it all over again, we would do it much differently.
But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your attitude, and the choices you make today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, Build wisely!
Building your House
Posted in Philosophy.
– July 17, 2007
Read on..
Hi..wanted to share this short story that i came upon..good read
A man feared his wife wasn’t hearing as well as she used to and he thought, she
might need a hearing aid . Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the
family Doctor to discuss the problem. The Doctor told him there is a simple
informal test, the husband could perform to give the Doctor, a better idea
about her hearing loss.
“Here’s what you do,” said the Doctor,” stand about 40 feet away from her, and
in a normal conversational speaking tone, see if she hears you. If not, go to
30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response”
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen, cooking dinner, and he was in the
den. He says to himself, “I’m about 40 feet away, let’s see what happens”
Then in a normal tone he asks, ‘Honey, what’s for dinner?” No response.
So, the husband moves to closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
repeats, “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Still no response.
Next, he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and
asks, “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Again he gets no response.
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. “Honey, what’s for
dinner?” Again there is no response.
So, he walks right up behind her.” Honey, what’s for dinner?” ”James, for the
FIFTH time I’ve said, CHICKEN!”
Sometimes, the problem may not be with the other one as we always think,
could be, very much within us..!
Lets look within ourselves before we find fault with others..
Posted in Blogs.
– March 10, 2007
Hues of Holi
Holi celebrates an ultimate triumph of the ‘good’ over the ‘evil’. The most widely held belief is that Holi marks the day when the devotee of Lord Krishna-Prahlad seated on the lap of demoness Holika,was saved from the effect of the fire from God and the demoness got burnt instead. Holi marks the rekindling of the spirit of Life.It is belived to be a festival of joy when all is forgiven.
All this looks like a good read but have we been able to win over evil?..is a question that remains unanswered..evil that resides around us and within us..evil that stops us from being better human beings..
Letz celebrate holi today and everyday with all the true,positive colors of life.Be the change..be the cause of a renaissance..and splash hues of honesty, peace, good citizenship and repect wherever we go..
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first.”
Posted in Writing.
– March 4, 2007
Hope..
I find hope in the darkest of days,I focus on the brightest.I do not judge the universe
-The Dalai Lama
It’s easy to lose it.It’s tough to keep it up when things go worng.And yet,Hope keeps us afloat.
Hope?Hmm1Let me think.Perhaps it is omething that you look at,assume it is desirable,realise it is unattainable but believe that it might come your way..that’s me-a dreamer..my friends…who is so hopeful about everything in like and this keeps me going..each day..each hour..each minute..each second..I know my dreams will grow wings one day and..i’ll fly high,free..being just me..the true me..the real me…
So, all of you pick your hope and float along…
Cheers!!
Posted in Fantasy.
– March 3, 2007