Touching story ....

                        THIS IS THE REAL LOVE

It was a gloomy Saturday afternoon. A flock of birds was spending great
time searching for food and playing on the main road. Out of the sudden, a
big truck sped through... sad thing had happened again.

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Birds can feel too. Although this bird had already died, another bird flew
over to her immediately, just like a family member, unable to accept the
truth.
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Not long after that, another car stormed in causing the dead bird's body to
whirl with the wind. The spouse noticed the movement. As if she was still
alive, he quickly flew beside her again.
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He stayed beside her and yelled ... "WHY ARE YOU NOT GETTING UP!?"
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Unfortunately, she's no longer able to hear him. In the meantime, he's
trying to lift her up.
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He, of course, was unable to bear the burden. Another car soon passed by.
He quickly flew off. Once the car had gone, he cam

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Although other birds told him its useless, he never gave up. He was trying
his best to lift her up to see her flying again. Another car passed by, her
dead body whirled again as if still alive and trying to fly.
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He had used all of his energy, however...

The photographer said he couldn't shoot any longer. The photographer was so
worried that the living bird was going to get hurt by passing cars. So he
picked up the dead bird and left it at the roadside. The live one still
lingered at a nearby tree as if crying with his singing and refused to
leave.  Do humans have the same feelings nowadays? I wonder ? Sumtimes, we
have to learn from nature to understand what's true love is all about .....

Mother & Son story ...

                                     Mother & Son
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My mom only had one eye. I hated her... she was such an embarrassment. My
mom ran a small shop at a flea market.
She collected little weeds and such to sell... anything for the money we
needed she was such an embarrassment.
There was this one day during elementary school. I remember that it was
field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out.
 The next day at school..."Your mom only has one eye?!" and they taunted
me.

I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world so I said to my
mom, "Mom, why don't you have the other eye?!
You're only going to make me a laughingstock. Why don't you just die?" My
mom did not respond. I guess I felt a little bad,
but at the same time, it felt good to think that I had said what I'd wanted
to say all this time.

Maybe it was because my mom hadn't punished me, but I didn't think that I
had hurt her feelings very badly.

That night...I woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. My
mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid
that she might wake me. I took a look at her, and then turned away. Because
of the thing I had said to her earlier, there was something pinching at me
in the corner of my heart. Even so, I hated my mother who was crying out of
her one eye.
So I told myself that I would grow up and become successful, because I
hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty.

Then I studied really hard. I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied,
and got accepted in the Seoul University with all the confidence I had.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now
I'm living happily as a successful man.
I like it here because it's a place that doesn't remind me of my mom.

This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when someone unexpected came
to see me "What?! Who's this?!"... It was my mother...Still with her one
eye. It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl
ran away, scared of my mom's eye.

And I asked her, "Who are you? I don't know you!!!" as if I tried to make
that real. I screamed at her "How dare you come to my house and scare my
daughter! Get out here now!" And to this, my mother quietly answered, "oh,
I'm so sorry. I may have gotten
 the wrong address," and she disappeared. Thank good ness... she doesn't
recognize me. I was quite relieved.
I told myself that I wasn't going to care, or think about this for the rest
of my life.

Then a wave of relief came upon me... one day, a letter regarding a school
reunion came to my house. I lied to my wife saying
 that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to the
old shack, that I used to call a house...just out of
curiosity there, I found my mother fallen on the cold ground. But I did not
shed a single tear. She had a piece of paper in her
 hand.... it was a letter to me.

She wrote...

My Son,
I think my life has been long enough now. And... I won't visit Seoul
anymore... but would it be too much to ask if I wanted you to
come visit me once in a while? I miss you so much. And I was so glad when I
heard you were coming for the reunion.
But I decided not to go to the school.... For you... I'm sorry that I only
have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you.

You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your
eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you
 having to grow up with only one eye... so I gave you mine... I was so
proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me,
 in my place, with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did.
The couple times that you were angry with me.
 I thought to myself, 'it's because he loves me.' I miss the times when you
were still young around me.

Your Mother

Having read the letter "I miss you so much, mother. I love you. You mean
the world to me".I said in my mind.
My world shattered! Then I cried for the person who lived for me, that is.
My Mother.

6 reasons not to mess with children

                           six reasons not to mess with children.
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A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a
human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very
small. The little girl stated that Jonah  was swallowed by a whale.
Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human;
it was physically impossible.
The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".
The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"
 The little girl replied, "Then you ask him ".


A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they
were drawing. She would occasionally walk around
to see each child's work. As she got to one little girl who was working
diligently, she asked what the drawing was.
The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."
The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like."
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied,
"They will in a minute."


A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five
and six year olds.
After explaining the commandment to "honor" thy Father and thy Mother, she
asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches
us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"

Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered,
"Thou shall not kill."



The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to
persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.
"Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and
say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's
Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher,
she's dead."


A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to
make the matter clearer, she said,
"Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into
it, and I would turn red in the face."
"Yes," the class said.
"Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position
the blood doesn't run into my feet?"
A little fellow shouted, "Cause your feet ain't empty."


The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school
for lunch. At the head of the table was
a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray:
"Take only ONE. God is watching."
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a
large pile of chocolate chip cookies
A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.

Failure & Motivation

    HEERA Training & Management Consultancy
                                                          eNewsletter Sept 2008



 Hi! And how are you all? Like most of you, I spent the last three weeks 'parked' in
 front of my television, watching in awe at the sporting spectacle that took place at
 the Beijing Olympics. As I was watching these world class athletes perform, I could
 not help but come to the conclusion that what we saw was just the tip of the iceberg
 i.e. we saw the performance but not the grueling training regime that each and every
 one of them must have undergone to ensure that they were in peak condition during
 the Olympics.  All of these dedicated athletes had to make a lot of sacrifices in
 terms of time, their social life, effort etc  in their single-mindedness to take
 part in this glorious once in four year sporting event.


 Among this elite crowd, the one individual who stood head over shoulders above the
 rest was Michael Phelps. At 23, Michael  Phelps has become an international sporting
 sensation by winning eight gold medals and smashing seven world records in the
 process. He is also the first athlete ever to secure first place so many times at a
 single Olympics.





    Michael Phelps
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 The path to success for Michael Phelps was however not a smooth one.
   ·        At the age of seven Michael was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit
   Hyperactivity Disorder. This is a childhood condition characterized by constant
   activity, impulsive behavior and the inability to focus one's attention on
   anything for a short span of time. To help release his pent-up energy, Phelps
   took up swimming.
   ·        At the age of nine, Michael's parents divorced. His mother brought up
   all three children (two sisters) single-handedly, encouraging them to follow
   their dreams at all costs.
   ·        In 2004, Phelps, then 19, was arrested for driving under the influence
   of alcohol. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months probation, saying in
   court, "I recognize the seriousness of this mistake and will continue learning
   from this mistake for the rest of my life."
 The reason I am telling you all this instead of glorifying his achievements, is to
 state that success was not handed on a silver platter to Michael. He like the rest
 of us has had his share of setbacks in life. In spite of all these however, he went
 on to become the supreme champion that he is currently. I believe there is much that
 we can learn from the success of Michael Phelps. Some of them are:
 Setbacks are part of life and winners get on with it. In spite of the many setbacks
 early in his life, Michael bounced back every time and used these setbacks as
 building blocks to achieving more success.  He never ever allowed these setbacks to
 become obstacles or excuses in his quest for swimming success. Like him, we must
 realize that setbacks are part of nature's way of making us all stronger. Using an
 analogy, we are all like a flame in the wind; some people use the wind to make their
 flame get bigger, whilst others blame the wind for blowing out their flame. Winners
 like Michael, always choose the former!

 Dream big! Don't let anyone tell you your goal is impossible. Imagine if Michael had
 told people a few years ago that he wanted to win eight gold medals at the Olympics.
 What do you think would have been their reaction! Yes, I am sure skepticism! If he
 had listened to these cynics, we would have been deprived of seeing his world class
 performances. He not only had big goals; he was totally focused and committed to it.
 In management we must all learn to shoot for the stars and maybe we will at least
 hit the moon! Never ever listen to the cynics. It is always in their interest not to
 see other people successful.


 Use failures and cynics to motivate you. At the Athens Olympics in 2004, Phelps was
 beaten by teammate Ian Crocker in the 100m butterfly. Instead of allowing this event
 to demoralize him, he used it as a source of inspiration to become even better. He
 put up a poster of Crocker winning the event in his bedroom to constantly motivate
 him to train even harder in the event. Another thing that motivated Michael was Ian
 Thorpe's (the great Australian swimmer who won five gold medals at the Athens
 Olympics) statement that he thought winning eight gold medals was 'unattainable'.
 Michael stuck a note with Thorpe's statement on his locker to be used as a constant
 source of motivation. We all need to be motivated. What better way than to prove the
 cynics wrong or else to use our past failures to drive us to future success!!


 Thank you for taking the time to read this. I do hope that I have in a way
 motivated you to go out there to achieve your life's goals. Take decisive action
 now!!! And have a great month ahead!

Retirement Dinner Speech

Retirement Dinner

A priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the
parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation was
chosen to make the presentation and give a little speech at the dinner.

He was delayed, so the priest decided to say his own few words while they
waited.

'I got my first impression of the parish from the first confession I heard
here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place. The very first
person who entered my confessional told me he had stolen a television set
and, when questioned by the police, was able to lie his way out of it. He
had stolen money from his parents, embezzled from his employer, had an
affair with his boss's wife, taken illegal drugs, and gave VD to his
sister. I was appalled. But as the days went on I knew that my people were
not all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine parish full of good
and loving people....... '

Just as the priest finished his talk, the politician arrived full of
apologies at being late. He immediately began to make the presentation and
gave his talk. 'I'll never forget the first day our parish priest
arrived,' said the politician. 'In fact, I had the honor of being the first
one to go to him in confession.'

Moral of Story:
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER BE LATE if you happen to give a speech ! ! !

The Corporate Language

 The Corporate Language!!



 "We will do it"
 means
 " You will do it"


 "You have done a great job"
 means
 "More work to be given to you"


 "We are working on it"
 means
 "We have not yet started working on the same"


 "Tomorrow first thing in the morning"
 means
 "Its not getting done...
 At least not tomorrow !".


 "After discussion we will decide - I am very open to views"
 means
 "I have already decided, I will tell you what to do"


 "There was a slight miscommunication"
 means
 "We had actually lied"


 "Lets call a meeting and discuss"
 means
 "I have no time now, will talk later"


 "We can always do it"
 means
 "We actually cannot do the same on time"


 "We are on the right track but there needs to be a slight extension of the deadline"
 means
 "The project is screwed up, we cannot deliver on time."


 "We had slight differences of opinion"
 means
 "We had actually fought"


 "Make a list of the work that you do and let's see how I can help you"
 means
 "Anyway you have to find a way out no help from me"


 "You should have told me earlier"
 means
 "Well even if you told me earlier that would have made hardly any difference!"


 "We need to find out the real reason"
 means
 "Well I will tell you where your fault is"


 "Well... family is important, your leave is always granted. Just ensure that the work is not affected"
 means
 "Well you know..."


 "We are a team"
 means
 "I am not the only one to be blamed"


 "That's actually a good question"
 means
 "I do not know anything about it"


 "All the Best"
 means
 " You are in trouble"

Why We Love Children‏

1. A nursery school pupil told his teacher he'd found a cat, but it
was dead.
'How do you know that the cat was dead?' she asked her pupil.
'Because I pissed in its ear and it didn't move,' answered the child innocently.
'You did WHAT?' the teacher exclaimed in surprise.
'You know,' explained the boy, 'I leaned over and went 'Pssst' and it didn't move'

2. A small boy is sent to bed by his father.
Five minutes later.....'Da-ad....'
'What?'
'I'm thirsty. Can you bring a drink of water?'
'No, You had your chance. Lights out.'
Five minutes later: 'Da-aaaad.....'
'WHAT?'
'I'm THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water??'
' I told you NO! If you ask again, I'll have to smack you!!'
Five minutes later......'Daaaa-aaaad.....'
'WHAT!'
'When you come in to smack me, can you bring a drink of water?'

3. One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was
tucking her son into bed. She was about to turn off the light when
he asked with a tremor in his voice, 'Mummy, will you sleep with me
tonight?'
The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug.
'I can't dear,' she said. 'I have to sleep in Daddy's room.'
A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice:
'The big sissy.'

4. It was that time, during the Sunday morning service, for the
children's sermon.
All the children were invited to come forward.
One little girl was wearing a particularly pretty dress and, as she sat
down, the minister leaned over and said, 'That is a very pretty
dress.Is it your Easter Dress?'
The little girl replied, directly into the minister's clip-on
microphone, 'Yes, and my Mum says it's a bitch to iron.'

5. When I was six months pregnant with my third child, my three
year old came into the room when I was just getting ready to get into
the shower.
She said, 'Mummy, you are getting fat!'
I replied, 'Yes, honey, remember Mummy has a baby growing in her
tummy.'
'I know,' she replied, but what's growing in your bum?'

6. A little boy was doing his math homework.
He said to himself, 'Two plus five, that son of a bitch is seven.
Three plus six, that son of a bitch is nine....'
His mother heard what he was saying and gasped, 'What are you
doing?'
The little boy answered, 'I'm doing my math homework, Mum.'
'And this is how your teacher taught you to do it?' the mother asked
'Yes,' he answered.
Infuriated, the mother asked the teacher the next day, 'What are you teaching my son in math?'
The teacher replied, 'Right now, we are learning addition.'
The mother asked, 'And are you teaching them to say two plus two,
that son of a bitch is four?'
After the teacher stopped laughing, she answered, 'What I taught
them was, two plus two, THE SUM OF WHICH, is four.'

7. One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of
Chicken Little to her class. She came to the part of the story where
Chicken Little tried to warn the farmer. She read, '.... and so Chicken
Little went up to the farmer and said, 'The sky is falling, the sky is
falling!'
The teacher paused then asked the class, 'And what do you think
that farmer said?'
One little girl raised her hand and said, 'I think he said:
'Holy Shit! A talking chicken!''
The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.

8. A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, I'm
Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter.'
Her mother told her this was wrong, she must say, 'I'm Jane
Sugarbrown.'
The Vicar spoke to her in Sunday School, and said, 'Aren't you Mr.
Sugarbrown's daughter?'
She replied, 'I thought I was, but mother says I'm not.'

9. A little girl asked her mother, 'Can I go outside and play with the boys?'
Her mother replied, 'No, you can't play with the boys, they're too rough.'
The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked,
If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?'

10. A little girl goes to the barber shop with her father.
She stands next to the barber chair, while her dad gets his hair
cut,eating a snack cake The barber says to her,

'Sweetheart, you're gonna get hair on your muffin.'
She says, 'Yes, I know, and I'm gonna get boobs too.'

creative homeless...

Marriage ten commandments‏

Commandment 1. Marriages are made in heaven. But so again, are thunder and lightning. Commandment 2. If you want your spouse to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep. Commandment 3. Marriage is grand --and divorce is at least 100 grand! Commandment 4. Married life is very frustrating. In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen. Commandment 5. When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: Either the car is new or the wife is. Commandment 6. Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which one. Commandment 7. Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something she said. After marriage, he will fall asleep before she finishes. Commandment 8. Every man wants a wife who is beautiful, understanding, economical, and a good cook. But the law allows only one wife. Commandment 9. Every woman wants a man who is handsome, understanding, economical and a considerate lover, but again, the law allows only one husband. Commandment 10. Man is incomplete until he marries. After that, he is finished.< / B> Bonus Commandment story. A long married couple came upon a wishing well. The wife leaned over, made a wish and threw in a penny. The husband decided to make a wish too. But he leaned over too much, fell into the well, and drowned. The wife was stunned for a moment but then smiled, 'It really works!' 9 WORDS WOMEN USE (1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. (2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. (3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine. (4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It! (5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.) (6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake. (7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' ... that will bring on a 'whatever'). (8) Whatever: Is a women's way of saying, up yours! (9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.