Wonderful story….must read !!!

A woman baked chapatti (roti) for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She kept the extra chapatti on the window sill, for whosoever would take it away. Every day, a hunchback came and took away the chapatti. Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” This went on, day after day. Every day, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and uttered the words: “The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” The woman felt irritated. “Not a word of gratitude,” she said to herself…

“Everyday this hunchback utters this jingle! What does he mean?” One day, exasperated, she decided to do away with him. “I shall get rid of this hunchback,” she said. And what did she do? She added poison to the chapatti she prepared for him! As she was about to keep it on the window sill, her hands trembled. “What is this I am doing?” she said. Immediately, she threw the chapatti into the fire, prepared another one and kept it on the window sill. As usual, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and muttered the words: “The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” The hunchback proceeded on his way, blissfully unaware of the war raging in the mind of the woman.

Every day, as the woman placed the chapatti on the window sill, she offered a prayer for her son who had gone to a distant place to seek his fortune. For many months, she had no news of him.. She prayed for his safe return. That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. He had grown thin and lean. His garments were tattered and torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, “Mom, it’s a miracle I’m here. While I was but a mile away, I was so famished that I collapsed. I would have died, but just then an old hunchback passed by. I begged of him for a morsel of food, and he was kind enough to give me a whole chapatti. As he gave it to me, he said, “This is what I eat everyday: today, I shall give it to you, for your need is greater than mine!” ” As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale.

She leaned against the door for support. She remembered the poisoned chapatti that she had made that morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost his life! It was then that she realized the significance of the words:

“The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!”

Do good and Don’t ever stop doing good, even if it is not appreciated at that time

Beautiful Advice !

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This is the most beautiful advice I have ever received in an email …. Please don’t close or delete this one before reading! ‘Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn’t happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice..’ 1. Pray 2. Go to bed on time. 3. Get up on time so you can start the day un rushed. 4. Say No to projects that won’t fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health. 5. Delegate tasks to capable others. 6. Simplify and unclutter your life. 7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.) 8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places. 9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don’t lump the hard things all together. 10. Take one day at a time. 11. Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can’t do anything about a situation, forget it.. 12. Live within your budget; don’t use credit cards for ordinary purchases. 13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc. 16. Carry a spiritual book with you to read while waiting in line. 17. Get enough rest 18. Eat right. 19 Get organized so everything has its place. 20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.. 21. Write down thoughts and inspirations. 22. Every day, find time to be alone. 23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don’t wait until it’s time to go to bed to try and pray. 24. Make friends with Godly people. 25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand. 26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good ‘Thank you Lord .’ 27. Laugh. 28. Laugh some more! 29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all. 30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can). 31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most). 32. Sit on your ego 33 Talk less; listen more. 34. Slow down. 35.. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe. 36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you’re grateful for that you’ve never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAYOF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU.

‘If God is for us, who can be against us?’

THE SMART GAME OF LIFE..!

       

    

There Once Lived A Great Mathematician In A Village Outside Ujjain . He Was Often Called By The Local King To Advice On Matters Related To The Economy. His Reputation Had Spread As Far As Taxila In The North And Kanchi In The South. So It Hurt Him When The Village Headman Told Him, “You May Be A Great Mathematician Who Advises The King On Economic Matters But Your Son Does Not Know The Value Of Gold Or Silver.”  The Mathematician Called His Son And Asked, “What Is More Valuable - Gold Or silver?” “Gold,” Said The Son. “ That Is Correct. Why Is It Then That The Village Headman Makes Fun Of You, Claims You Do Not Know The Value Of Gold Or Silver?   He Teases Me Every Day. He Mocks Me Before Other Village Elders. As A Father This Hurts Me. I Feel Everyone In The Village Is Laughing Behind My Back Because You Do Not Know What Is More Valuable, Gold Or Silver. Explain This To Me, Son.”  So The Son Of The Mathematician Told His Father The Reason Why The Village Headman Carried This Impression. “Every Day On My Way To School, The Village Headman Calls Me. There, In Front Of All Village Elders, He Holds Out A Silver Coin In One Hand And A Gold Coin In Other. He Asks Me To Pick Up The More Valuable Coin. I Pick The Silver Coin. He Laughs, The Elders Jeer, Everyone Makes Fun Of Me. This Happens Every Day On My Way To School. That Is Why They Tell You I Do Not Know The Value Of Gold Or Silver.”  The Father Was Confused. His Son Knew The Value Of Gold And Silver, And Yet When Asked To Choose Between A Gold Coin And Silver Coin, He Always Picked The Silver Coin. “Why Don’t You Pick Up The Gold Coin?” He Asked.   In Response, The Son Took The Father To His Room And Showed Him A Box. In The Box Were At Least A Hundred Silver Coins.   Turning To His Father, The Mathematician’ s Son Said, “The Day I Pick Up The Gold Coin The Game Will Stop. They Will Stop Having Fun And I Will Stop Making Money.”  The Bottom Line Is… Sometimes In Life, We Have To Play The Fool Because Our Seniors And Our Peers, And Sometimes Even Our Juniors Like It. That Does Not Mean We Lose In The Game Of Life. It Just Means Allowing Others To Win In One Arena Of The Game, While We Win In The Other Arena Of The Game. We Have To Choose Which Arena Matters To Us And Which Arenas Do Not.

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