What Fruit Are You?

Not exactly a joke, but I thought this would be fun to share. Enjoy!

Pick your favorite fruit from below:

1. Orange
2. Apple
3. Banana
4. Coconut
5. Pineapple
6. Papaya
7. Mango
8. Cherry
9. Black Grapes
10. Peach
11. Custard Apple
12. Pear

Which did you pick? Read below to see what type of person you are:

ORANGE - If orange is your favorite fruit, it speaks of a person who has enduring patience and willpower. You like to do things slowly, but very thoroughly and are completely undaunted by hard work. You tend to be shy, but are reliable and trustworthy friend. You have an aesthetic bent of mind. You select your partner with care, and you love with all your heart, and not in for just a fling. You avoid conflict at all costs.

APPLE - If apple is your favorite fruit, you are an extravagant, impulsive and outspoken person, often with a bit of a temper. While you may not be the best organizer yourself, you make a good team leader and are good at taking things forward. You can take quick action in most situations. You enjoy travel immensely. You ooze with charm when you are with your partner. You have an enthusiasm for life, unmatched by most.

BANANA - You are a softy! Loving, gentle, warm and sympathetic by nature is the banana lover. You often lack in self-confidence and are quite timid by nature. People often take advantage of your sweet temper, and sheer vulnerability to a situation. You adore your partner in every which way, both for their mental and physical beauty! Because of the way you are, your relationship is always very much in harmony!

COCONUT - The coconut lover is a serious, very thoughtful and contemplative person. Though you enjoy socializing, you are particular about the company you keep. You tend to be stubborn but not necessarily foolhardy. Shrewd, quick-witted and alert, you ensure that you are right on top of any given scenario, especially at work. You need a partner
with brains, and while passion is important it certainly isn’t everything for you.

PINEAPPLE - You are quick to decide and even quicker to act. You are brave in asking career changes, if that is what is to your advantage. You have exceptional organizing abilities and are undaunted by the size of the task at hand. You tend to be self reliant, sincere and honest in your dealings with others. Though you are not given to making friends very quickly, but once you do, it is for life. Your partner is often impressed with your sterling qualities but disappointed in your ability to show affection.

PAPAYA - You are truly fearless and take much that happens in life in your stride. You give considerable thought to things you do. You have a sense of humor that, along with your generous nature, keeps you in most people’s good books. You are a go-getter in your professional life, and have a knack for being in the right place at the right time. You enjoy
meeting new people and seeing new sights whenever you can. Your sense of humor is what attracts members of the opposite sex to you more than anything else. It is simply charming!

MANGO - A mango lover is a personality to reckoned with; quite often, you are a person who has quite fixed ideas, and influencing you is not an easy task. You tend to be an extremist with strong likes and dislikes, and at times even like to control a situation ion. You enjoy getting involved in something that presents mental challenge. Strong as you
may be, you are like a kitten when you are with your partner. You accommodate the love of your life, and make up for all the strong will elsewhere!

CHERRY - If cherry is your favorite fruit, life isn’t always as sweet for you. You often face ups and downs, particularly professionally, and find that you make small sums of $$$, instead of a lump sum. You have a fertile imagination and are often involved in creative pursuits. You are a very sincere and loyal partner, but find that expressing your feelings
is not very easy. Your home is your haven, and you love nothing more than being surrounded by close family and your beloved partner.

BLACK GRAPES - You are a polite person in general, but do have quick flare-ups of temper that cools down just as quickly. You enjoy beauty in all forms, including beautiful people. You are very popular because of your warm, gregarious nature. You have a zest for life; you enjoy everything you do, right from the way you dress, to your style and
your day-to-day life. Your partner must share your zeal and zing for life to enjoy all you have to offer!

PEACH - Like a peach, you enjoy the juice of life and all its lush ripeness! You are the friendly sort, and are quite frank and outspoken, which adds to your charm. You are quick to forgive and forget; and value your friendships highly. You have an independent and ambitious streak in you that make you a real go-getter. You are the ideal lover, fiery and
passionate but sincere and faithful in love. You don’t, however, like to display all that passion in public.

CUSTARD APPLE - You are a modest and conservative person who can be quite sensitive at times. You tend to be thoughtful and contemplative, and therefore are rarely rash in doing things. You are quite ambitious and are good at anything that requires much detailing or working with numbers. You are quick at finding fault with others. While looking for a partner, you value a person’s intellect far above their looks or good old passion. You are quite shy and not very comfortable demonstrating affection.

PEAR - If you put your mind to something you can do it successfully, but by and large you tend to be fickle and have trouble completing a task with the enthusiasm you started it with. You need to know the results of your efforts almost immediately. You enjoy mental stimulation and love to get into a good discussion! You tend to be a restless and high-strung person, and are easily excited. Being happy doesn’t mean everything’s perfect! It means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections!

ITALIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL

“Luigi,” the father says to his son, ‘I want you to marry a girl of my choice.’

Son says: ‘I will choose my own bride!’

Luigi says: ‘But the girl is Bill Gates’ daughter.’

Son answers: ‘Well, in that case, ok’

Next Luigi approaches Bill Gates and says, ‘I have a husband for your daughter.’

Bill Gates answers, ‘But my daughter is too young to marry!’

Luigi says, ‘But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank.’

Bill Gates answers, ‘Ah, in that case, ok.’

Finally Luigi goes to see the president of the World Bank.
Luigi says, ‘I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president.’

President answers, ‘But I already have more vice-presidents than I need!’

Luigi says, ‘But this young man is Bill Gates’ son-in-law.’
President answers: ‘Ah, in that case, ok.’

And that, my friends, is how Italians do business.

LET THE BOSS BE BOSS!

A junior manager, a senior manager and their boss are on their way to a meeting. On their way through a park, they come across a wonder lamp. They rub the lamp and a ghost appears.

The ghost says: Normally, one is granted three wishes but as you are three, I will allow one wish each”

So the eager senior manager shouted, I want the first wish. I want to be in the Bahamas, on a fast boat and have no worries. “Pfufffff and he was gone.

Now the junior manager could not keep quiet and shouted “I want to be in Florida with beautiful girls, plenty of food and cocktails.”Pfufffff and he was also gone.

The boss calmly said, “I want these two idiots back right now .” Pfuffff ……….:p

Lesson :- ALWAYS ALLOW THE BOSSES TO SPEAK FIRST

A VERY TOUCHING MOMENT

Year : 1975
Situation : Last day of school

Arjun Singh and Pargat Singh are very close friends. The whole school talked about their friendship. They had been friends right from their kindergarten days. They have studied together, roamed around together, sat together in school, ate together.

They both wanted to become Police officials and serve the country.But today was a day they always dreaded. It was their last day together.

On their way back from School Arjun started talking

Arjun : Bro! I am moving to a different city to study. I will miss you man
Pargat: I will miss you too mate. But nothing can break our friendship. We will at least meet once every year.
Arjun: Yes that is a deal and they parted with tears in their eyes…

As time went by, both got busy with their work life. They kept their promise for two years and after that they moved on with their own lives and in the process Arjun lost his contact with Pargat. Time went by and both became Police Officers.

Year: 2009

Venue: The Police station where Arjun works

Tring… Tring…

Arjun picks up the call and he gets a pleasant surprise…

“Is this Arjun?”

“Yes. Who is on the line?”

” Bro. Its Pargat! I just found out that you are posted in this station”

Tear drops welled up Arjun’s eyes

Arjun: Where are you?
Pargat: I am standing outside the Police station. Come Out
Arjun: Is it? I am coming right away.

Arjun rushed out of the Police station and saw Pargat standing outside. They were seeing each other for the first time after thirty years. He wanted to go and hug his friend. But he could not hug his friend. It was a very touching moment for both of them :

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LOYAL WIFE

There was a man who had worked all of his life, had saved all of his money, and was a real miser when it came to his money.

Just before he died, he said to his wife, “When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife with me.”

And so he got his wife to promise him with all of her heart that when he died, she would put all of the money in the casket with him.

Well, he died. He was stretched out in the casket, his wife was sitting there in black, and her friend was sitting next to her.

When they finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said, “Wait just a minute!” She had a box her; she came over with the box and put it in the casket.

Then the undertakers locked the casket down, and they rolled it away.

So her friend said, “Girl, I know you weren’t fool enough to put all that money in there with your husband.”

The loyal wife replied, “Listen, I’m an honest loyal wife, I can’t go back on my word. I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket with him.”

“You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him!!!!?”

“I sure did,” said the wife. “I got it all together, put it into my account and wrote him a check.. If he can cash it, he can spend it.”

keep smiling

Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change.
Play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything and have NO regrets...
Life is too short to be anything but happy .....

Happiness is a journey, not a destination!

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're still frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, when we are able to go on a nice vacation, or when we retire. The truth is there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges.

Decide to be happy anyway.

Treasure every moment that you have and remember that time waits for no one.

So, stop waiting...

• Until your car or home is paid off
• Until you get a new car or home
• Until your kids leave the house
• Until you go back to school
• Until you finish school
• Until you lose 10 lbs.
• Until you gain 10 lbs.
• Until you get married
• Until you get a divorce
• Until you have kids
• Until you retire
• Until summer
• Until spring
• Until fall
• Until winter
• ...Until you die.

There is no better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination!

That is attitude!

That is attitude!

A little boy goes into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits.

Boy: ” Maam , can you give me the job of cutting your lawn??

Woman: “I already have someone to cut my lawn.”

Boy: ? Maam , I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now.”

Woman: “Thank you, but I am very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn.

However, the little boy was persistent.

Boy: ” Maam , I’ll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of North-Palm beach, Florida .”

Woman: Thanks again, but I am sorry. I just do not find need for a change.

With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver.

The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy and said,

“Son… I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job.”

The little boy replied, “No thanks, I was just checking my performance with the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady, I was talking to!”

Your ATTITUDE decides your ALTITUDE.

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LOVE STORY

AN INCREDIBLE LOVE STORY…

An incredible love story has come out of China recently and managed to touch the world.
It is a story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other in peace for over half a century.

The 70-year-old Chinese man who hand-carved over 6,000 stairs up a mountain for his 80-year-old wife has passed away in the cave which has been the couple’s home for the last 50 years.

Over 50 years ago, Liu Guojiang a 19 year-old boy, fell in love with a 29 year-old widowed mother named Xu Chaoqin…

In a twist worthy of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, friends and relatives criticized the relationship because of the age difference and the fact that Xu already had children.

At that time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love an older woman.. To avoid the market gossip and the scorn of their communities, the couple decided to elope and lived in a cave in

In the beginning, life was harsh as they had nothing, no electricity or even food. They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a kerosene lamp that they used to light up their lives.

Xu felt that she had tied Liu down and repeatedly asked him, ‘Are you regretful? Liu always replied, ‘As long as we are industrious, life will improve.’

In the second year of living in the mountain, Liu began and continued for over 50 years, to hand-carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain easily.

Half a century later in 2001, a group of adventurers were exploring the forest and were surprised to find the elderly couple and the over 6,000 hand-carved steps. Liu MingSheng, one of their seven children said, ‘My parents loved each other so much, they have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day. He hand carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother’s convenience, although she doesn’t go down the mountain that much.’

The couple had lived in peace for over 50 years until last week.. Liu, now 72 years, returned from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as he passed away in her arms. So in lovewith Xu, was Liu that no one was able to release the grip he had on his wife’s hand even after he had passed away.

‘You promised me you’ll take care of me, you’ll always be with me until the day I died, now you left before me, how am I going to live without you?’

Xu spent days softly repeating this sentence and touching her husband’s black coffin with tears rolling down her cheeks.

In 2006, their story became one of the top 10 love stories from China, collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to preserve the love ladder and the place they lived as a museum, so this love story can live forever.

తండ్రీకొడుకులు

తల్లిదండ్రుల సేవలో తరించిన ఉత్తములైన కుమారులు భారతీయ సాహిత్యంలో చాలామంది కనిపిస్తారు. వృద్ధులైన జననీ జనకులను కావడిలో కూర్చోబెట్టి, స్వయంగా మోస్తూ తీర్థయాత్రలకు తిప్పినశ్రవణ కుమారుడి కథను రామాయణం వివరించింది. తండ్రి ఆనతి మేరకు రాజ్యాధికారాన్ని వదులుకుని,రాముడు అడవుల బాట పట్టిన విషయమూ వర్ణించి చెప్పింది. తల్లి దాస్య విముక్తికోసం బ్రహ్మప్రయత్నం చేసి, దేవతలను ఓడించి, అమృతాన్ని సాధించిన గరుత్మంతుడి కథను భాగవతం ప్రకటించింది. యయాతికి తన యౌవనాన్ని సమర్పించిన కొడుకుపూరుడి కథనూ చెప్పింది. 'తల్లిదండ్రుల సేవ మినహా నాకు తెలిసినదేదీ లేదు' అని వినయంగా పలికిన ధర్మవ్యాధుడి కథను భారతం పరిచయం చేసింది. తండ్రి నిమిత్తమై భీషణమైన ప్రతిజ్ఞ చేసి, అపూర్వ త్యాగానికి పాల్పడిన భీష్ముడికథా చిత్రించింది. తల్లి దైన్యస్థితికి తల్లడిల్లి సమస్త రాజవంశ నాశనానికి పూనుకున్న పరశురాముడు, తల్లి కోరిందని ఆత్మలింగం సాధించడానికై పడరాని పాట్లు పడిన రావణాసురుడు, క్షణమాత్రం ఏమరుపాటు లేకుండా తల్లిదండ్రులను కంటికి రెప్పలా కాచుకున్న ప్రవరాఖ్యుడు, సన్యాసదీక్షలో ఉన్నా తల్లికి ఇచ్చిన మాటకోసం స్వయంగా అమ్మ ఆర్యాంబకు అంత్యక్రియలు నిర్వహించిన ఆదిశంకరులు- ఇలా జన్మనిచ్చిన వారికోసం పరితపించిన కుమారుల గాథలు మన సాహిత్యంలో కొల్లలుగా కనిపిస్తాయి. చరిత్రలోనూ ఆ తరహా ఆదర్శమూర్తుల ఉదంతాలకు కొదవలేదు. పున్నామ నరకం నుంచి తమను పుత్రులే రక్షిస్తారని మన పెద్దల విశ్వాసం. కొడుకులు లేకుంటే ఉత్తమ గతులే ఉండబోవని ఒక నమ్మకం. దానాదీనా మగవాడికి పుట్టుకతోనే సమాజం ఒకానొక ప్రాధాన్యం కల్పించింది. ఆ మేరకు బాధ్యతగా ప్రవర్తించినవారిని పనిగట్టుకుని ఆదర్శమూర్తులుగా ప్రచారం చేసింది. సత్పురుషులుగా ప్రశంసించింది.

అంతమాత్రాన చెడ్డ కొడుకులు లేకుండా పోలేదు. వారి గురించీ సాహిత్యం వివరించింది. కాశీఖండంలో శ్రీనాథుడు చిత్రించిన గుణనిధి కథ లోకప్రసిద్ధమైనది. వాడివల్ల వంశప్రతిష్ఠ నాశనమైంది. తల్లీ తండ్రీ క్షోభపడ్డారు. తెనాలి రామకృష్ణుడు పరిచయం చేసిన నిగమశర్మా సర్వభ్రష్టుడే! 'ఉఫ్‌ మని అగ్నిహోత్రాన్ని ఊదడం అలవడలేదుగాని, నిగమశర్మ నిరంతరం విరహాగ్ని తాపంతో నిట్టూర్పులు విడుస్తూనే ఉండేవాడు' అని తన సహజశైలిలో రామకృష్ణుడు చమత్కరించాడు. చరిత్రలోకి వెళితే- కన్నవారికి అన్నంపెట్టని కసాయి పుత్రులూ, కారాగారం పాలుచేసి కక్ష సాధించిన ప్రబుద్ధులూ మనకు ఎందరో కనపడతారు. నరాలమీద వ్రణాలుగా తోస్తారు. నవనందులను నవనాడుల్లోని క్రిములుగా పోలుస్తూ ముద్రారాక్షసంలో పేర్కొన్నది ఇలాంటివారి గురించే! దుర్మార్గులుగా పుట్టినవారికన్నా పెంపకంలో చేటువల్ల చెడిపోయినవారే సమాజంలో అధికం. గుణనిధి చెడిపోవడానికి అతని తల్లే కారణం. అతి గారాబం చేసి వాణ్ని చెడగొట్టింది. యజ్ఞదత్తుడికి అనుమానం వచ్చి 'స్నానం సంధ్యా ఏమైనా ఉన్నాయా' అని నిలదీసేవాడు. వెంటనే తల్లి అడ్డంపడి 'స్నానమాడెను... వార్చెను సంధ్య... అగ్నిహోత్ర మొనరించెను' అంటూ కొడుకును వెనకేసుకొస్తూ పచ్చి అబద్ధాలు ఆడేది. తల్లులే కాదు, కొందరు తండ్రులదీ అదే వరస. దారితప్పి గాలితిరుగుళ్ళు మరిగిన కొడుకులను పుత్రప్రేమకొద్దీ దండించి దారిలో పెట్టకుండా వదిలేసేవారు. ఇలాంటివారి స్వభావాన్ని చెబుతూ ధర్మజుడు నారదుడితో '...పుత్రుల్‌ నేర్చిన నేర్వకున్న జనకుల్‌ పోషింతురెల్లప్పుడున్‌' అన్నాడు.

ధర్మరాజు ఏ ఉద్దేశంతో చెప్పినా, ఇవాళ జరుగుతున్నది మాత్రం అచ్చంగా ఇదే! ఎలాంటి తప్పులు చేసినా పుత్రరత్నాలను గుడ్డిగా సమర్థించడం జనానికి అలవాటయింది. ముఖ్యంగా అధికారంలో ఉన్న పెద్దలు విపరీతంగా సంపాదించి పోగులు పెడితే- సంతానం విచ్చలవిడిగా జీవించడం ఇటీవలి ఒక విషాద పరిణామం. తల్లిదండ్రుల నియంత్రణలోంచి జారిపోయిన సంతానం సంఘవ్యతిరేక శక్తులుగా తయారయ్యే ప్రమాదం చాలా ఉంది. ఇటీవల అమ్మాయిలపై యాసిడ్‌ దాడికి తెగించిన కొడుకు విషయంలో అతని తల్లి- 'సమాజానికి చీడపురుగులా తయారైన వీణ్ని ఉరితీయించండి' అని కోరింది. పరిస్థితి ఎంతవరకూ వచ్చిందో గ్రహించడానికి ఈ సంఘటన ఒక బలమైన ఉదాహరణ. మండువేసవిలో సూర్యుడి తీక్షణ తాపాన్ని గొడుగు లేకున్నా మనం సహించగలం. మరి అదే సూర్యుడి నుంచి తాపాన్ని గ్రహించి మిటమిటలాడిపోయే ఇసుకమీద చెప్పులు లేకుండా నడవలేం. అలాగే ప్రభువులు, అధికారుల పేరు చెప్పి రెచ్చిపోయే అనుచరగణాన్ని, బంధువర్గాన్ని తట్టుకోవడం చాలా కష్టం. సమాజం మారుతోంది. ఉద్రిక్తతలు పెరుగుతున్నాయి. హింసాప్రవృత్తి, అవినీతి మితిమీరుతున్నాయి. సంతానం విషయంలో తల్లిదండ్రులు మరింత జాగరూకత వహించవలసిన సమయమిది. వేసవి సమీపిస్తోంది. వాతావరణం వేడెక్కుతోంది. ఈసారి వేసవి తాపం మరీ తీవ్రంగా ఉంటుందంటున్నారు శాస్త్రజ్ఞులు. దానికితోడు ఎన్నికల రుతువూ మొదలవుతోంది. వేసవికీ, ఎన్నికలకీ ఈసారి ప్రత్యేక అవినాభావ సంబంధం గోచరిస్తోంది. 'సన్‌స్ట్రోక్‌' ప్రభావం రెండింటా ప్రబలంగా ఉండేట్టుంది. సూర్యుడి కొడుకు శనీశ్వరుడు. శనిపీడ సంగతి అందరికీ తెలిసిందే. ఒకానొక సందర్భంలో సాక్షాత్తు సూర్యుడికే పుత్రపీడ తప్పలేదని పురాణాలు చెబుతున్నాయి. ఆ రకంగానూ 'సన్‌స్ట్రోక్‌'కు ఈ దఫా ప్రాధాన్యం పెరిగేలా ఉంది. నాయకులూ బహుపరాక్‌!
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