A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience ...
... raised a glass of water and asked, "how heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it."
"If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. "In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."
He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes
increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on." "As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."
"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can." "Relax; pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!
And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
Never buy a car you can't push.
Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
The second mouse gets the cheese.
When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
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AVS
From India, Madras
456... raised a glass of water and asked, "how heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it."
"If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. "In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."
He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes
increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on." "As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."
"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can." "Relax; pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!
And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
Never buy a car you can't push.
Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
The second mouse gets the cheese.
When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
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AVS
From India, Madras
The sharing of marriage...
An old man at a food joint placed an order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink. When theorder was served, he unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half infront of his wife. Then he counted the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed onepile in front of his wife.He took a sip of the drink; his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.
As he began to eat, the people around him looked curiously and whispered, 'That poor old couple, all they canafford is one meal for the two of them.'As the old man was eating his fries, a young college student came to the table and politely offered tobuy another meal. The old man refused and said that they were just fine - they were used to sharingeverything. People closer to the table noticed that the old lady did not eating anything that lay infront of her. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally took turns sipping the drink.
Moved by the sight, the young boy again came over and requested the couple to let him buy anothermeal for them. This time, the old woman replied, 'No, thank you, we are used to sharing everything.
'Finally, after the old man finished eating his food and was wiping his face neatly with the napkin, thestudent walked up to the old lady, who had yet not taken her first bite of the hamburger, and asked 'What is it you are waiting for?' She answered –
'THE TEETH.'
From India, Kumbakonam
An old man at a food joint placed an order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink. When theorder was served, he unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half infront of his wife. Then he counted the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed onepile in front of his wife.He took a sip of the drink; his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.
As he began to eat, the people around him looked curiously and whispered, 'That poor old couple, all they canafford is one meal for the two of them.'As the old man was eating his fries, a young college student came to the table and politely offered tobuy another meal. The old man refused and said that they were just fine - they were used to sharingeverything. People closer to the table noticed that the old lady did not eating anything that lay infront of her. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally took turns sipping the drink.
Moved by the sight, the young boy again came over and requested the couple to let him buy anothermeal for them. This time, the old woman replied, 'No, thank you, we are used to sharing everything.
'Finally, after the old man finished eating his food and was wiping his face neatly with the napkin, thestudent walked up to the old lady, who had yet not taken her first bite of the hamburger, and asked 'What is it you are waiting for?' She answered –
'THE TEETH.'
From India, Kumbakonam
There was a farmer who collected horses; he only needed one more breed to complete his collection. One day, he found out that his neighbor had the particular horse breed he needed. So, he constantly bothered his neighbor until he sold it to him.
A month later, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, who said: Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I'll come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we're going to have to put him down.
Nearby, the pig listened closely to their conversation.
The next day, they gave him the medicine and left.
The pig approached the horse and said: Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they're going to put you to sleep!
On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left.
The pig came back and said: Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die! Come on, I'll help you get up. Let's go! One, two, three...
On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the vet said: Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses.
After they left, the pig approached the horse and said: Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up! That's it, slowly! Great! Come on, one, two, three... Good, good. Now faster, come on.... Fantastic! Run, run more! Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you're a champion!!!
All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting: It's a miracle! My horse is cured. This deserves a party. Let's kill the pig!
Point for reflection: This often happens in the workplace. Nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, or who's actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen.
LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT RECOGNITION IS A SKILL
If anyone ever tells you that your work is unprofessional,
Remember: professionals built the Titanic, but amateurs built the Ark !!
From India, Vijayawada
A month later, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, who said: Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I'll come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we're going to have to put him down.
Nearby, the pig listened closely to their conversation.
The next day, they gave him the medicine and left.
The pig approached the horse and said: Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they're going to put you to sleep!
On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left.
The pig came back and said: Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die! Come on, I'll help you get up. Let's go! One, two, three...
On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the vet said: Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses.
After they left, the pig approached the horse and said: Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up! That's it, slowly! Great! Come on, one, two, three... Good, good. Now faster, come on.... Fantastic! Run, run more! Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you're a champion!!!
All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting: It's a miracle! My horse is cured. This deserves a party. Let's kill the pig!
Point for reflection: This often happens in the workplace. Nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, or who's actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen.
LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT RECOGNITION IS A SKILL
If anyone ever tells you that your work is unprofessional,
Remember: professionals built the Titanic, but amateurs built the Ark !!
From India, Vijayawada
Great Customer Service is Linked to Strong Leadership
There's a famous story about a group of visitors to Disney. They were walking in the Magic Kingdom when they saw a gray-haired man walk out of his way to pick up a piece of litter. One person in the group approached the man and asked, "How many custodians are there here?" The man replied, "45,000". The guest was surprised at so many.
The next day the group attended a "Traditions" meeting and the same gray-haired man was there. His name was Michael Eisner, Chairman and CEO of Disney.
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AVS
From India, Madras
There's a famous story about a group of visitors to Disney. They were walking in the Magic Kingdom when they saw a gray-haired man walk out of his way to pick up a piece of litter. One person in the group approached the man and asked, "How many custodians are there here?" The man replied, "45,000". The guest was surprised at so many.
The next day the group attended a "Traditions" meeting and the same gray-haired man was there. His name was Michael Eisner, Chairman and CEO of Disney.
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AVS
From India, Madras
A couple met with an accident. when they woke up in the hospital, the girl had lost her eyes.
Months passed, the boy left the girl, because hedidnot want to have a blind girl friend.
After a year the girl died in despair. the boy went to her burial and saw a letter on top of the grave.
The letter was for him it said "darling, take care of my eyes which i donated to you. i love u so much"............
From India, Vijayawada
Months passed, the boy left the girl, because hedidnot want to have a blind girl friend.
After a year the girl died in despair. the boy went to her burial and saw a letter on top of the grave.
The letter was for him it said "darling, take care of my eyes which i donated to you. i love u so much"............
From India, Vijayawada
Dear Mr. CRK We can discourage such stories, because the eyes can be donated only after death and not during lifetime. But Nice love story. Thanks for sharing
From India, Kumbakonam
From India, Kumbakonam
Religious feel
Down at the local coffee shop, two farmers were arguing about the validity of their respective religions.
A third farmer listened for a while and then spoke out loud: "I've been bringing' my wheat here to this same mill for over forty years. Now, there beeen two roads that lead up to the mill.
Never once, my dear friends, has the miller asked me which road I take.
He just asks: 'Is your wheat good?'
From India, Vijayawada
Down at the local coffee shop, two farmers were arguing about the validity of their respective religions.
A third farmer listened for a while and then spoke out loud: "I've been bringing' my wheat here to this same mill for over forty years. Now, there beeen two roads that lead up to the mill.
Never once, my dear friends, has the miller asked me which road I take.
He just asks: 'Is your wheat good?'
From India, Vijayawada
Once upon a time there lived a stone cutter ,in a small village. All day long he worked hard, cutting the hard stones and making the shape which were needed by his customers. His hands were hard and his clothes were dirty.
One day he went out to work on a big stone. It was very hard to work and the sun was very hot. After spending several hours cutting the stone, he sat down in the shade and soon fell asleep.
After sometime, he heard sound of somebody coming. Walking up he saw a long procession of people. There were many soldiers and attendants and in the middle, in a palanquin, carried by strong people at the king .
How wonderful it must be to be the great king thought the stone cutter . How happy I would be if i were the king instead of a poor stone cutter.
As he said these words, a strange thing happened. The stone cutter found himself dressed in silk clothes and shining jewels. His hands were soft and he was sitting in a comfortable palanquin.
He looked through the curtains and thought, How easy it is to be a king, these people are here to serve me.
The procession moved on and the sun grew hot. The stone cutter ,now the king ,became too warm for comfort. He asked the procession to stop so that he could rest for some time .
At once the chief of the soldiers bent before the king and said Your Majesty, only this morning you swore to have me hanged to death if we did not reach the palace before the sun set.
The stone cutter felt sorry for him and ordered the procession to go on its way again.
As the afternoon wore on, the sun grew hotter, and the king became more and more uncomfortable.
[img]http://www.kidsgen.com/short_stories/images/stonecutter.gif[/img]
I am powerful, it is true, but how more powerful the sun is, he thought I would rather be the sun than a king .
At once, he became the sun ,shining down on the earth.
His new power was hard to control.
He shone too strongly, he burned up the fields with his rays and turned the ocean into vapour and formed a great cloud which covered the land.
But no matter how hard he shone, he could not see through the clouds.
It is obvious that the clouds are even stronger and more powerful than sun said the stone cutter, now the sun, I would rather be a cloud.
Suddenly he found himself turned into a huge dark cloud.
He started using his new power. He poured rain down on the fields and caused floods. All the trees and houses were swept away but a boulder, which once he had been cutting when he was a stone cutter was unmoved and unchanged.
However much he poured down on the stone it did not move.
Why that rock is more powerful than I am said the stone cutter now a cloud.
Only a stone cutter could change the rock by his skill. How I wish I were a stonecutter.
No sooner he said the words that he found himself sitting on a stone with hard and rough hands.
He picked up his tools and set to work on a boulder, happily...
From India, Vijayawada
One day he went out to work on a big stone. It was very hard to work and the sun was very hot. After spending several hours cutting the stone, he sat down in the shade and soon fell asleep.
After sometime, he heard sound of somebody coming. Walking up he saw a long procession of people. There were many soldiers and attendants and in the middle, in a palanquin, carried by strong people at the king .
How wonderful it must be to be the great king thought the stone cutter . How happy I would be if i were the king instead of a poor stone cutter.
As he said these words, a strange thing happened. The stone cutter found himself dressed in silk clothes and shining jewels. His hands were soft and he was sitting in a comfortable palanquin.
He looked through the curtains and thought, How easy it is to be a king, these people are here to serve me.
The procession moved on and the sun grew hot. The stone cutter ,now the king ,became too warm for comfort. He asked the procession to stop so that he could rest for some time .
At once the chief of the soldiers bent before the king and said Your Majesty, only this morning you swore to have me hanged to death if we did not reach the palace before the sun set.
The stone cutter felt sorry for him and ordered the procession to go on its way again.
As the afternoon wore on, the sun grew hotter, and the king became more and more uncomfortable.
[img]http://www.kidsgen.com/short_stories/images/stonecutter.gif[/img]
I am powerful, it is true, but how more powerful the sun is, he thought I would rather be the sun than a king .
At once, he became the sun ,shining down on the earth.
His new power was hard to control.
He shone too strongly, he burned up the fields with his rays and turned the ocean into vapour and formed a great cloud which covered the land.
But no matter how hard he shone, he could not see through the clouds.
It is obvious that the clouds are even stronger and more powerful than sun said the stone cutter, now the sun, I would rather be a cloud.
Suddenly he found himself turned into a huge dark cloud.
He started using his new power. He poured rain down on the fields and caused floods. All the trees and houses were swept away but a boulder, which once he had been cutting when he was a stone cutter was unmoved and unchanged.
However much he poured down on the stone it did not move.
Why that rock is more powerful than I am said the stone cutter now a cloud.
Only a stone cutter could change the rock by his skill. How I wish I were a stonecutter.
No sooner he said the words that he found himself sitting on a stone with hard and rough hands.
He picked up his tools and set to work on a boulder, happily...
From India, Vijayawada
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