Don't Ever Underestimate Yourself

Good morning people....
Today I had 2 subject to be examed. First one isa Interpreting. In this subject I'm sure I can get an A score. I passed it well. But on the other subject (writing) I felt like my world down: (. Actually it's simple exam ever. We just answer what the lecture questioning. Well, I felt nervous when my name is called. I come in the room and suddenly my leacture asked me what score do you want in this subject. And I answer it as true without think it before, I said B+. I wondered it's a joke. Then, he gave me B+ with a laugh. I'm surprise,shock, regret, dissapointed, mad with my self. Honestly I deserve to get A score cause I always present in every meeting, I done my assignments, I posted some unique and interest things. My lecture then asked me "why did you think you deserve get B+?  I want to give you A, but you want B+ ".. I'm shock and answer, "Seriously?I thought it's like a joke, Sir.  I want to get A too." Then he answer, "Sorry, you said like that so I give you what do you want". Out of blue tears are falling from my ayes. I really don't mean like that. So guys, I had learned One thing in my life today. "DON'T EVER UNDERESTIMATE MYSELF". My lecture was sorry  because he want me to learn to be more appreciate myself. Then, I realize that I'm precious. I'm God's original work of art. So don't let onyone tell me that I less then wonderful, even myself. Seriously, I hate to be like that. And I hope whoever who read my post today will avoid to underestimate your own self. I really regret with what I'd done today. This is change my mood. I only want to cry: ( everyday.

conversation between Doctor and Patient

A dialogue between two friends regarding prayers
Saim: Good morning Waseem.
Waseem: Good morning Saim. Where are you going?
S: I'm going to mosque to offer my prayers. It is morning prayer time. What about you?
W: I am going to garden for a morning walk.
S: Don't you offer you prayers?
W: I do sometimes but not regularly.
S: It is very bad. Man must offer his prayers regularly. You know man finds real peace and comfort only in prayers.
W: I know but it is just laziness.
S: I always prefer prayer. I offer my prayers five times a day. If I miss my prayers, I get disturbed.
W: That is a good thing. I will also try.
S: You must make up your mind to offer your prayers. If a person shuns his prayers accidentally on purpose, it is a great sin.
W: If someone is busy at prayer time then?
S: He should stop his business and offer his prayers.
W: You are right.
S: When man offers his prayers, his life improves. he lives neat and clean life. Everybody respect him.
W: From today, I will also offer my prayers five times a day.
S: That's very good. We are getting late. Let's go and offer our prayer first.
W: Let's go.

Conversation about Happy Order-Dependendance Day

(A patient wants to reschedule their appointment. Since she’s said she’s unavailable at every time I’ve given her, I suggest she let me know when she’s available.)

Patient: “How about July 4th? I could come in at 1:00.”

Me: “Well, we’re closed for the holiday.”

Patient: “What holiday? There’s no holiday then!

(Before I can answer, she figures it out.)

Patient: “Oh…wait. July 4th must be the 4th of July!”

Meet “A Street Cat Named Bob”

Back in 2007, James Bowen was a struggling street performer who happened to find an injured tabby cat lingering in his London apartment building. He began to care for the cat — who he dubbed Bob — and eventually, they became a duo, with Bob joining Bowen’s busking act. Bowen, who says the cat helped lift him out of drug addition and turn his life around, wrote a book about their story called A Street Cat Named Bob that spent a year on the Sunday Times bestseller list following its March 2012 publication. On July 30, the U.S. version of the book will hit shelves, introducing Americans to a cat who’s already become a celebrity in the U.K.

Nowadays, the duo spend their days going to book signings and doing charity work . Bowen spoke to TIME to help us get better acquainted with this famous feline. Here are some fun facts about the Street named Bob.

How Well Do You Know Your Shit

Hello guys, today I would like to share about textures of our poop. Well, maybe you will think it's disgusting, but it's important to know. Let me tell you.

1. Separate hard lumps, like nuts
    You're lacking fibre And fluids. Drink             more water and chomp on some fruits.         and veggie.
2. Sausage-shaped but lumpy
    Not as seriuos as separate hard lumps,           but you need to load up on fluids and             fibre.
3. Sausage-shaped but with cracks on                 surface
    This is normal, but the cracks mean you       could still up your intake of water.
4. Sausage-shaped, smooth and soft
    Optimal poop!  You're doing fine!
5. Soft blobs with clear-cut edges
    Not too bad. Pretty normal. If you're               pooping multiple times a day.
6. Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy     stool
    It means you're on the edge of normal.           This type of people is on its way to                   becoming diarrhoea.
7. Watery, no solid pieces, all loquid
    You're having diarrhoea! This is probably     cause by some sort of infection and                 diarrhoea is your body's way of cleaning       it out.
8. Soft and sticks to the side of the toilet             bow!
    Presence of too much oil, which could           mean that your body isn't absorbing the       fats properly. Diseases like chronic                 pancreatitis prevent your body from             properly absorbing fat.

Okay!  What do you think guys?  Have you still felt it is disgusting?  After you know you would take care of your body with all food which you eats everyday. I hope it will change our paternal to a healthy life. Thanks for reading...♥

Yan Hua Yi Leng lyric by Jay Chou

Jay Chou - Yan Hua Yi Leng
Jay Chou (Zhōu Jié Lún) 周杰伦 - Yānhuā Yì Lěng 烟花易冷
Album: Kua Shi Dai (Kuà Shídài) 跨时代

fánhuá shēng dùnrùkōngmén zhéshā le shìrén
繁华声遁入空门折煞了世人
mèng piān lěng zhǎnzhuǎn yīshēng qíng zhài yòu jǐ běn
梦偏冷辗转一生情债又几本
rú nǐ mòrèn shēngsǐ kū děng
如你默认生死枯等
kū děng yī quān yòu yī quān de niánlún
枯等一圈又一圈的年轮

fútú tǎ duàn le jǐ céng duàn le shéi de hún
浮屠塔断了几层断了谁的魂
tòng zhí bēn yī zhǎn cándēng qīng tā de shānmén
痛直奔一盏残灯倾塌的山门
róng wǒ zài děng lìshǐ zhuǎnshēn
容我再等历史转身
děng jiǔ xiāng chún děng nǐ tán yī qǔ gǔzhēng
等酒香醇等你弹一曲古筝

--Chorus--
yǔ fēnfēn jiù gù lǐ cǎomù shēn
雨纷纷旧故里草木深
wǒ tīngwén nǐ shǐzhōng yī ge rén
我听闻你始终一个人
bānbó de chéngmén pánjù zhe lǎo shùgēn
斑驳的城门盘踞着老树根
shíbǎn shàng huídàng de shì zài děng
石板上回荡的是再等

yǔ fēnfēn jiù gù lǐ cǎomù shēn
雨纷纷旧故里草木深
wǒ tīngwén nǐ réng shǒuzhe gūchéng
我听闻你仍守着孤城
chéngjiāo mùdí shēng luò zài nà zuò yě cūn
城郊牧笛声落在那座野村
yuánfèn luòdì shēnggēn shì wǒmen
缘分落地生根是我们
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tīng qīngchūn yínglái xiàoshēng xiàn shā xǔduō rén
听青春迎来笑声羡煞许多人
nà shǐcè wēnróu bù kěn xiàbǐ dōu tài hěn
那史册温柔不肯下笔都太狠
yānhuā yì lěng rénshì yì fēn
烟花易冷人事易分
ér nǐ zài wèn wǒ shìfǒu hái rènzhēn
而你在问我是否还认真

qiānnián hòu lèi shì qíng shēn hái yǒu shéi zài děng
千年后累世情深还有谁在等
ér qīngshǐ qǐnéng bù zhēn Wèi shū Luòyáng chéng
而青史岂能不真魏书洛阳城
rú nǐ zài gēn qiánshì guòmén
如你在跟前世过门
gēnzhe hóngchén gēnsuí wǒ làngjì yīshēng
跟着红尘跟随我浪迹一生

Repeat Chorus

yǔ fēnfēn jiù gù lǐ cǎomù shēn
雨纷纷旧故里草木深
wǒ tīngwén nǐ shǐzhōng yī ge rén
我听闻你始终一个人
bānbó de chéngmén pánjù zhe lǎo shùgēn
斑驳的城门盘踞着老树根
shíbǎn shàng huídàng de shì zài děng
石板上回荡的是再等

yǔ fēnfēn yǔ fēnfēn jiù gù lǐ cǎomù shēn
雨纷纷雨纷纷旧故里草木深
wǒ tīngwén wǒ tīngwén nǐ réng shǒuzhe gūchéng
我听闻我听闻你仍守着孤城
chéngjiāo mùdí shēng luò zài nà zuò yě cūn
城郊牧笛声落在那座野村
yuánfèn luòdì shēnggēn shì wǒmen
缘分落地生根是我们
yuánfèn luòdì shēnggēn shì wǒmen
缘分落地生根是我们
qiélán sì tīng yǔshēng pàn yǒnghéng
伽蓝寺听雨声盼永恒

Lyric of Every Little Bit to Love by Jamie Grace

She's never been too popular
She's never been an outsider
She's about as average as they come
Her family they ain't too strange
They even get along most days
There's nothing too crazy going on
But sometimes she wonders
If she's good enough
Well girl if you're listening, listening
Turn it up You're lovely, every bit of lovely
Don't you know that you're God's original work of art, yes you are
So don't ever let them tell you that you're less than wonderful
Cause you're a one and only
You're every little bit, every little bit of lovely
Have you seen a lightning storm?
And have you heard the oceans roar?
Have you seen a newborn baby smile?
Well, the same God who made all that
He's the one who made your crazy laugh
And every tiny quirk that makes you, you
So if you wonder if you're good enough
I know you're listening, yeah you're listening, so turn it up
You're lovely, every bit of lovely
Don't you know that you're God's original work of art, yes you are
So don't ever let them tell you that you're less than wonderful
Cause you're a one and only
You're every little bit, every little bit of lovely
This goes out to all my lovely girls
Y'all be shining like diamonds all around the world
From the west coast over to the east side
Up north to the dirty south where I reside
Them magazines telling you who to be
Rocking them too tight tees, please, There's no need
To be so revealing, no matter what you're feeling
It's the beauty inside that's gonna last You're lovely, every bit of lovely
Don't you know that you're God's original work of art, yes you are
So don't ever let them tell you that you're less than wonderful
Cause you're a one and only
Yeah, You're every little bit, every little bit of lovely
So don't ever let them tell you that you're less than wonderful
You're a one and only
Yeah you're every little bit, every little bit
Don't you know it girl, don't you hear me girl, don't you see it girl
Don't you know it girl, don't you hear me girl, don't you see it girl

CHINESE DRAGON AND CRYPTOZOOLOGY

For example, Jiao Lung or Crocodile Dragon. This is not the kind of horned dragons and is referred to as the leader of the water’s animals. Based on it’s name, there is indeed a possibility if this type of Dragon was a crocodile. The mention of this parallel with a Komodo Dragon named Dragon is to show a giant reptile creatures called Komodo. This name clearly show that Chinese Dragon doesn’t necessarily mean flying creature like snake body, horned, clawed and mumble.
Another example is Pan Lung or Spiral Dragon. This type of Dragon dwells on the Lake and can not go up into the sky to become spiritual beings. This type of Dragon could be a reference to a similar water snake creatures or eel. An example is Oarfish (who lived in the sea) which has characteristics quite unique so people often compare it with Chinese Dragon.
There’s a possibility that a similar creature sightings Oarfish in Chinese lake have considered the appearance of Dragon. Then, there’s Fei Lung of The Dragon Fly. It has wings and a dragon who riding clouds and fog. Interestingly, this name is also used to describe the Pterosaurus in Mandarin. Fei Lung is probably the same type of Dragons in Europe.

Four Kinds Of Dragon Nd The Myth

FOUR KINDS OF DRAGON AND THE MYTH
In Chinese literature, at least, found more than 100 names of different dragons. However, to simply, Chinese Dragon is normally only classified into four types, namely :
Tien Lung or Sky dragon which guarded the gods’ palace.
Shen Lung or Spiritual Dragon who has power over wind and rain.
Ti Lung or Earth Dragon who ruling over the water on the surface of the earth.
Fucang Lung or Underworld of the Earth Dragon that is in charge of guarding the treasure that exists in it.
Four types of Dragons are probably smelling spiritual, but as I said above, there are still about 100 other dragons’ name.

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DRAGON AND THE MYTH

The characteristics of the Dragon and number 9 in Chinese mythology, the Dragon has a very close connection with the number “9”. For example, the Chinese Dragon has 9 characteristic that is a combination of other beings.
1. It has a head like a camel
2. It scales like a fish
3. It horns like a deer
4. It eyes like a stealth
5. It ears like a bull
6. It neck like a snake
7. It stomach like oysters
The soles of it feet like a tiger
And it talons like an eagle
In addition, the 9 characteristics of Dragon in Chinese mythology called has 9 children who also have different characteristics. It also has 117 scales. 81 of them have positive characters (Yang) and 36 others have negative characters (Yin).
Generally, the Chinese Dragon has three or four claws on each foot. But the Chinese Government uses the symbol with five claws to indicate if the Emperor isn’t ordinary Dragon. It later became the exclusive symbol which should only be used by the emperor. Anyone who dared to use the symbol of Dragon with five claws will be death soon.

Myth and Qualities of The Dragon

Before the beginning of time-- at the time before creation--the dragon (Lung or Long) is identified as one of the four primary benevolent spiritual animals, the symbol of all things male as was the sun. The second was the phoenix (feng), the symbol of all things female. The final 2 were the unicorn and the tortoise. After the creation of man, Tien Ti, the Emperor of Heaven, observed the wickedness of man and sent a flood which covered most of the land. Yu, a younger god, took pity and asked for man’s forgiveness. With Tien Ti’s permission Yu descended to earth with a giant black tortoise carrying magic soil to absorb the flood and an emerald scaled dragon whose wings he used to sculpt the land. For thirty years, he traveled the earth scattering the soil and using the dragon’s tail to carve out the steppes, mountains, rivers and valleys of China.
QUALITIES OF THE DRAGON

1. Greatest power was that of transformation. The dragon could become a human, animal or bird, but always retained the nature of a dragon.
2. Dragons is associated with Wisdom-- conferring great blessings on those they favored.
3. Revered and feared because he is most often associated with the weather and is also known as the “rain master” His eyes flashed lightening, wings caused the wind, his breath the rain. The dry season occurred when he was hibernating in the water which was his natural element. Every river and lake in China boasted its own dragon.
4. Dragons took thousands of years to achieve full growth. They mated in the form of snakes, laid eggs near a river or lake. The eggs were huge and round, like beautiful stones or jewels, and often required a millennium to hatch. Lightening and thunder accompanied the hatching. An additional 1500 years were required to achieve full size; 500 more for the horns and another millennium for the wings, though the dragon could fly without them (a fun math problem!).
5. The dragon was the symbol of the Emperor of China (Supreme ruler of all of China who rules by the Mandate of Heaven. The Emperor was supposed to have dragon’s blood in his veins. All of his possessions were given the name of dragon: Dragon Throne, Dragon Robe, Dragon Boat, Dragon Bed, etc. Only the royal dragon had five claws. All others had three or four. It was a crime punishable by death for anyone but the Emperor to possess a dragon with five claws.
6. Dragon is associated with the seasons, He ascended into the sky in the spring to make rain for the crops and returned to his underwater palace in the fall. A farming people, the Chinese peasants prayed to the dragon for good harvests, banging gongs to awaken him in the spring. They brought him offerings and small images in clay.
7. Dragon kingdom is divided into four departments ruled over by the Dragon King: Celestial Dragons (Tien-lung) who guarded and supported the heavens, Spiritual Dragons (Shen-lung) who controlled rain and wind and fed man, Earth Dragons (Ti-lung) who directed the course of rivers and streams safely toward the sea and Subterranean Dragons (Fut’s-lung) who guarded the treasures of the earth, gems, jade, gold. Each dragon type had four categories. probably associated with growth and age: serpentine, clawed, horned and winged.
8. Dragons came in many colors also associated with their powers: Azure dragons were associated with spring, red and black were ferocious, representing storms in clouds, and yellow dragons were the greatest, like the sun, elusive, august and solitary. Types and colors of dragons might make an excellent classification exercise.
9. One legend identified the dragon’s favorite food as swallows, so much so, in fact, that persons who have had swallow for dinner are advised not to cross a bridge or go near water lest the dragon scent swallow on the eater’s breath and gobble him alive. Dragons are easily frightened by the centipede (often poisonous in China) or by a piece of silk dyed with five colors.
10. Dragons came to be associated with all things relating to the Emperor, with two holidays-- the Dragon Boat Festival and Chinese New Year. It is one of the 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac--the year 2000 is the Year of the Dragon.

10 Benefits of Listening to Music

Who doesn’t love music? Certainly there are some of us, but for the most part music is a big part of our lives. Whether it’s the music that we listen to on the way to work, while we workout, or the music we hear in a symphony or film, it can bring up our moods, tell us a story or even bring us down. Music has touched cultures all over the world since very early times in human history. Have you ever wondered how music might affect our health?

Music is capable of a number of health benefits including lowering stress levels, raising states of consciousness, changing moods, accessing different states of mind, developing the brain and is useful in meditation -which has a ton of health benefits.

Effective therapy for pain
Listening to music can reduce chronic pain from a range of painful conditions, including osteoarthritis, disc problems and rheumatoid arthritis, by up to 21% and depression by up to 25%, according to a paper in the latest UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing. Music therapy is increasingly used in hospitals to reduce the need for medication during childbirth, to decrease postoperative pain and complement the use of anesthesia during surgery.

Reducing blood pressure
By playing recordings of relaxing music every morning and evening, people with high blood pressure can train themselves to lower their blood pressure - and keep it low. According to research reported at the American Society of Hypertension meeting in New Orleans, listening to just 30 minutes of classical, Celtic or raga music every day may significantly reduce high blood pressure.

Medicine for the heart
Music is good for your heart. Research shows that it is musical tempo, rather than style. Italian and British researchers32 recruited young men and women, half of whom were trained musicians. The participants slipped on head phones and listened to six styles of music, including rap and classical pieces, with random two-minute pauses. As the participants kicked back and listened, the researchers monitored their breathing, heart rates and blood pressure. The participants had faster heart and breathing rates when they listened to lively music.  When the musical slowed, so did their heart and breathing rates. Some results were surprising. During the musical pauses, heart and breathing rates normalized or reached more optimal levels. Whether or not a person liked the style of music did not matter. The tempo, or pace, of the music had the greatest effect on relaxation.

Speeds Post-Stroke Recovery
A daily dose of one's favorite pop melodies, classical music or jazz can speed recovery from debilitating strokes, according to the latest research. When stroke patients in Finland listened to music for a couple of hours each day, verbal memory and attention span improved significantly compared to patients who received no musical stimulation, or who listened only to stories read out loud, the study reports.

5- Chronic headaches & migraine remedy
Music can help migraine and chronic headache sufferers reduce the intensity, frequency, and duration of the headaches.

6- Music boosts immunity
Music can boost the immune function. Scientists explain that a particular type of music can create a positive and profound emotional experience, which leads to secretion of immune-boosting hormones. This helps contribute to a reduction in the factors responsible for illness. Listening to music or singing can also decrease levels of stress-related hormone cortisol. Higher levels of cortisol can lead to a decreased immune response.

Music enhances intelligence, learning and IQ
The idea that music makes you smarter received considerable attention from scientists and the media. Listening to music or playing an instrument can actually make you learn better. And research confirms this.

Music improves memory performance
The power of music to affect memory is quite intriguing. Mozart's music and baroque music, with a 60 beats per minute beat pattern, activates the left and right brain. The simultaneous left and right brain action maximizes learning and retention of information. The information being studied activates the left brain while the music activates the right brain. Also, activities which engage both sides of the brain at the same time, such as playing an instrument or singing, cause the brain to be more capable of processing information.

Music improves concentration and attention
Easy listening music or relaxing classics improves the duration and intensity of concentration in all age groups and ability levels. It's not clear what type of music is better, or what kind of musical structure is necessary to help, but many studies have shown significant effects.

Music improves body movement and coordination
Music reduces muscle tension and improves body movement and coordination. Music may play an important role in developing, maintaining and restoring physical functioning in the rehabilitation of persons with movement disorders.


“The evidence suggests that music interventions may be useful as a complementary treatment to people with cancer,” Joke Bradt.

Zongzi

Zongzi (or simply zong) (Chinese: 粽子) is a traditional Chinese food, made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo, reed, or other large flat leaves. They are cooked by steaming or boiling. In the Western world, they are also known as rice dumplings or sticky rice dumplings.

Names
Burmese (who call it Pya Htote), Cambodians (nom chang), Laotians and Thais, (Bachang) have also assimilated this dish by borrowing it from the local overseas Chinese minorities in their respective nations. In Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, they are known as bakcang, bacang, or zang (Chinese: 肉粽; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bah-chàng), a loanword from Hokkien, a Chinese dialect commonly used among Indonesian-Chinese, rather than Mandarin. Along the same lines, zongzi is more popularly known as machang among Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines.

Origins
Zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) are traditionally eaten during the Duanwu Festival (Mandarin: Duānwǔ; Cantonese: Tuen Ng), which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar (approximately late-May to mid-June).

A popular belief amongst the Chinese of eating zongzi involved commemorating the death of Qu Yuan, a famous Chinese poet from the kingdom of Chu who lived during the Warring States period. Known for his patriotism, Qu Yuan tried unsuccessfully to warn his king and countrymen against the expansionism of their Qin neighbors. When the Qin general Bai Qi took Yingdu, the Chu capital, in 278 BC, Qu Yuan's grief was so intense that he drowned himself in the Miluo river after penning the Lament for Ying. According to legend, packets of rice were thrown into the river to prevent the fish from eating the poet's body.

Although it may have originally been a seasonal food, zongzi are available year-round in most major cities with a significant Chinese population.

Description
The shapes of zongzi range from being approximately tetrahedral in northern China to an elongated cone in southern China. Wrapping a zongzi neatly is a skill that is passed down through families, as are the recipes. Making zongzi is traditionally a family event of which everyone helps out.

While traditional zongzi are wrapped in bamboo leaves, the leaves of lotus, maize, banana, canna, shell ginger and pandan leaves sometimes are used as substitutes in other countries. Each kind of leaf imparts its own unique smell and flavor to the rice.

The fillings used for zongzi vary from region to region, but the rice used is almost always glutinous rice (also called "sticky rice" or "sweet rice"). Depending on the region, the rice may be lightly precooked by stir-frying or soaked in water before using. In the north, fillings are mostly red bean paste and tapioca or taro. Northern style zongzi tend to be sweet and dessert-like. Southern-style zongzi, however, tend to be more savory. Fillings of Southern-style zongzi include salted duck egg, pork belly, taro, shredded pork or chicken, Chinese sausage, pork fat, and shiitake mushrooms.

Zongzi need to be steamed or boiled for several hours depending on how the rice is made prior to being added, along with the fillings. However, as the modes of zongzi styles have traveled and become mixed, today one can find all kinds of zongzi at traditional markets, and their types are not confined to which side of the Yellow River they originated from.

Ingredients :

Zongzi both ready to eat (left) and still wrapped in a bamboo leaf (right)
Mung beans, split and dehulled
Red bean paste
Jujubes
Char siu (Chinese barbecued pork)
Chinese sausage
Salted pork fat
Chinese black mushrooms
Salted duck eggs
Chestnuts
Cooked peanuts
Conpoy (dried scallops)
Red-cooked pork
Chicken

Thats all about zongzi or bakcang. If you want to try it, you can find it on May. Have a good meal. Thanks for reading

Lunch With God

You never know where or when youll have a blessed encounter with God. So keep your eyes open and you may meet Him in the most unexpected places and in the most unexpected forms! Read this story of an encounter with the divine right on a park bench!


A little boy wanted to meet God.

He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with cookies and six cans of lemonade and he started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman.

She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his lemonade when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her a cookie.

She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a lemonade. Again, she smiled at him.

The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman, and gave her a hug.

She gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him What did you do today that made you so happy?

He replied, I had lunch with God. But before his mother could respond, he added, You know what? Shes got the most beautiful smile Ive ever seen!

Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home.

Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked, Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy? She replied, I ate cookies in the park with God.

However, before her son responded, she added, You know, hes much younger than I expected.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.

Embrace all equally!

The Duck and The Devil

How often do you let the sins you’ve committed control your life? Does that lie you told spin out of control, spawning more and more lies, just to hide the first? That’s the Devil at work. He knows your shame and he manipulates you into greater and greater sin. But you need not live in shame of your sins. Confess them to God and find salvation from them.
Read this excellent parable of the horrible way one sin can take control of our lives.


The Duck and the Devil
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was walking back he saw Grandma’s pet duck.

Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head, and killed it. He was shocked and grieved.

In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After lunch the next day Grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.Then she whispered to him, “Remember the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.

Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.” Sally just smiled and said,” Well that’s all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help.” She whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed to help!

After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally’s… he finally couldn’t stand it any longer.

He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know.

You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”

This story can be compared to everything we’ve done wrong in the past whether it’s lying, cheating, stealing or any other sin. God already knows we did it, so we should confess to him instead of becoming a slave to Satan.

Conversation between Cat and Dog

In a very busy avenue, we see a cat running which is so amazing because behind him is his own worst enemy, the dog. The cat tries to escape in every possible way he can but ends up trapped in a dead end.

Cat: What the hell! You don't need to keep this up, do you?

Dog: Actually, no I don't

Cat: Well then, bite me or kill me but just lets get this over with

Dog: This is too easy, its no fun

Cat: Are you a sadist?

Dog: Ye I like to play with my kill before I kill it

Cat: Play what?

Dog: Play “catch me if you can” - I count to ten and you run away and then I try to catch you

Cat: I can run seven times because I have seven lives

Narrator: Behold, like a flash the dog decides to push the cat further against the wall leaving him more trapped than he already was

Dog: are you afraid of me, you are getting paler

Cat: Of course I am, look at the size of you and look at the size of me!

Dog: But you still don't know why I am following you

Cat: For sport, for a game, because you're bored?

Dog: No, none of the above

Cat: So why are you running after me?

Dog: Just to tell you there is milk in your bowl

Cat: What! You ran a whole block just to tell me this? You could have given me a heart attack! I only had a pace maker put in last week

Dog: well I just wanted to help you!

Cat: and why this sudden act of kindness?

Dog:Well I took some milk from your bowl, is there any harm in that?

Cat: What kind of milk did you take? Full fat or skimmed?

Dog: Skimmed

Cat: Then you better start running because my Masters will stand anything except someone stealing their skimmed milk



The dog and the cat always find reasons to fight, just like the politician and the voter can always find something to disagree over. Now in this case its just a matter of deciding who is the dog and who is the cat.