Little Lessons

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Let us not grow weary in doing good for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.

There was once this guy who is very much in love with his girl. This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to his girl. Although, at that time he was just a small fry in his company,his future doesn't seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and will never come back. She him that she cannot visualize any future for the both ofthem, so they went their own ways there and then... Heart broken, the guy agreed. But when he regained his confidence, he worked hard day and night, slogging his body and mind just to make something ou tof himself.

Finally with all the hard work and the help of friends, thisguy had set uphis own company ... You never fail until you stop trying. One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn't take him long to realize they were his girl's parents. With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to spot him in his luxury sedan. He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same any more; he had his own company, car, condo, etc. He made it! What he saw next confused him, the couple was walking towards a cemetery, and so he got out of his car and followed...and hesaw his girl, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him from he rtombstone and he saw his paper cranes right beside her... Her parents saw him.

He asked them why this had happened. They explained,she did not leave for France at all. She was ill with cancer.?She had believed that he will make it someday, but she did not want to be his obstacle... therefore she had chosen to leave him. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. She had wanted her parents to put his paper cranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her again...he can take some of those back with him... Once you have loved, you will always love. For what's in your mind may escape but what's in your heart will remain forever. The guy just wept...

The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside her knowing you can't have her, see her or be with herever again.........hope you understand. Find time to realize that there is one person who means so much to you,for you might wake up one morning losing that person who youthought meantnothing to you.

KINDNESS Pays!

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door topay his waythrough school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of ameal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" "You don't owe me anything," she replied? "Mother has taught us never to accept payment for a kindness."? He said... "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt; stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit. Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her.

He recognized her? at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. >From that day he gave special attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally, she looked, and something caught; her attentionon the side as She read these words..... " Paid in full with one glass of milk." (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, GOD, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands." NOW YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES. You can send this page on and spread a positive message or ignore it and pretend it never touched you.

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Don't Break The Elastic!!


In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday.




Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older.




And, there on television, she said it was "exciting." Regarding body changes, she said there were many, occurring every day...like her breasts.




They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first.




The audience laughed so hard they cried. She is such a simple and honest woman, with so much wisdom in her words!




Maya Angelou said this:




"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."




"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."




"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."




"I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'."




"I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."




"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."




"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."




"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."




"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.




People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."




"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."




"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."




Please send this to five phenomenal people today.




If you do, something good will happen: You will boost another persons self-esteem.




If you don't...the elastic will break and your underpants will fall down around your ankles! :-) Believe me, I didn't take any chances on MY elastic breaking....I sent it to a lot of special people I care for
Don't Break The Elastic!!



"It may be a small canoe, but I'm (you're) the one rowing it."
--Katharine Hepburn

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I AM THANKFUL:
FOR THE WIFE
WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME,
AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.




FOR THE HUSBAND
WHO IS ON THE SOFA
BEING A COUCH POTATO,
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME
AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.


FOR THE TEENAGER
WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES
BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME,
NOT ON THE STREETS.


FOR THE TAXES I PAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM EMPLOYED.



FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.


FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.



FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE



FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING,
WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING,
AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME.


FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING
I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE IT MEANS
WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH..


FOR THE PARKING SPOT
I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING
AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION.


FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM WARM.


FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH
WHO SINGS OFF KEY BECAUSE IT MEANS
I CAN HEAR.



FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.



FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES
AT THE END OF THE DAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN
CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.



FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.


AND FINALLY, FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL


BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF ME.


SEND THIS TO SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT. I JUST DID.


Live well, Laugh often, & Love with all of your heart!

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HANDY LITTLE CHART
>God has a positive answer:
>
>YOU SAY
>
>GOD SAYS
>
>BIBLE VERSES
>
>You say: "It's impossible"
>
>God says: All things are possible
>
>(Luke 18:27)
>
>You say: "I'm too tired"
>
>God says: I will give you rest
>
>(Matthew 11:28-30)
>
>You say: "Nobody really loves me"
>
>God says: I love you
>
>(John 3:1 6 & John 3:34 )
>
>You say: "I can't go on"
>
>God says: My grace is sufficient
>
>(II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)
>
>You say: "I can't figure things out"
>
>God says: I will direct your steps
>
>(Proverbs 3:5- 6)
>
>You say: "I can't do it"
>
>God says: You can do all things
>
>(Philippians 4:13)
>
>You say: "I'm not able"
>
>God says: I am able
>
>(II Corinthians 9:8)
>
>You say: "It's not worth it"
>
>God says: It will be worth it
>
>(Roman 8:28 )
>
>You say: "I can't forgive myself"
>
>God says: I Forgive you
>
>(I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)
>
>You say: "I can't manage"
>
>God says: I will supply all your needs
>
>(Philippians 4:19)
>
>You say: "I'm afraid"
>
>God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear
>
>(II Timothy 1:7)
>
>You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated"
>
>God says: Cast all your cares on ME
>
>(I Peter 5:7)
>
>You say: "I'm not smart enough"
>
>God says: I give you wisdom
>
>(I Corinthians 1:30)
>
>You say: "I feel all alone"
>
>God says: I will never leave you or forsake you
>
>(Hebrews 13:5)
>
>PASS THIS ON. YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MAY BE IN NEED
>
>The first sentence is pretty powerful!
>
>
>
>God determines who walks into your life....it's up to you to decide
who
>you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go."
>
>
>

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The last one made my day, thanks,...

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My Friday Story

A Boomerang World

As I was sitting outside this morning sipping my coffee and watching the sun climb over the horizon, I looked down and saw a curved stick on the ground that reminded me of a boomerang. Suddenly I was caught up in memories of me as a kid playing for hours on end in my grandfather's backyard with a small wooden boomerang he had given to me as a gift.

Remember when you were a kid, how fascinated you were with boomerangs? (At least I was!) You take this flat, curved piece of wood and throw it and then watch in amazement as it curves around in the air and comes right back to you.

As "miraculous" as that seemed when we were kids, I've found that most of our life is like that. Whatever we "throw" out there, comes back to us.

We live in a "boomerang" world.

Let me explain:

If you smile at someone, in almost every case, they will smile back.

Try it now with someone nearby and see if it works.

If you're kind toward someone, they will usually be kind in return.

Of course, this also works in the other direction.

If you complain to someone, they will "share" their complaints with you. (In fact, you may quickly find yourself in a subtle competition to see who is more miserable.)

If you get angry at someone, they will usually get angry with you.

And so on.

The fact is, whatever you decide to "throw" out into the world will usually circle around and land right back at your feet. (Much like the boomerangs we played with as kids.)

Here's what struck me this morning .

I have a CHOICE about what I decide to "throw" out into my world. I have a CHOICE about what I WANT to land at my feet?

If you want more JOY ... Throw it out there.

If you want more HAPPINESS . Throw some happiness out there to someone else and watch it "miraculously" come back to you.

It even works with money. Need money? Give some away. (Spiritual leaders from the beginning of time have been telling us this, but most of us are afraid to believe it.)

It works in just about every area of our life. When we give something away. When we "throw" it out there. It comes back to us.

But here's the good news. . (And this is really the "miraculous" part.) . We actually get MORE back than what we throw out there. Plant a seed and you don't just get one seed back. You get HUNDREDS (maybe even THOUSANDS!)

So today (and for as many days afterwards as you want), make a conscious CHOICE about what you want to "throw" out into the world. By doing this, you will be making a choice about what is going to come back and land at your feet.

Remember the boomerang. Whatever you "throw" out there WILL come back to you (many times over).


About the Author
You can contact Tim Wright, Ph.D. thru his website. http://www.changingyouremotions.com

Sent to you as a courtesy of... (TTF, in thank God it's friday mode)

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> The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud> lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight> o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and> make-up perfectly applied, even though she is> legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. > > > > Her husband of 70 years recently passed away,> making the move necessary. > > After many hours of waiting patiently in the> lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when> told her room was ready. > > > > As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator,> I described the tiny room, including the eyelet> sheets that had been hung on her window. > > > > "I love it," she stated with the enthusiasm of> an eight-year-old having just been presented with a> new puppy. > > > > "Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room....> just wait." > > > > "That doesn't have anything to do with it,"> she replied. > > > > "Happiness is something you decide on ahead of> time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend> on how the furniture is arranged... it's how I> arrange my mind." > > > > "I already decided to love it. It's a decision> I make every morning when I wake up. I have a> choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the> difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no> longer work, > > or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones> that do. > > > > Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes> open I'll focus on the new day and all the happy> memories I've stored away ...just for this time in> my life." > > > >> > Old age is like a bank account ...you withdraw> from what you've put in. > > > > So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot> of happiness in the bank account of memories. > > > > Remember the five simple rules to be happy: > > > >

1. Free your heart from hatred. > > > >
2. Free your mind from worries. > > > >
3. Live simply. > > > >
4. Give more. > > > >
5. Expect less. >

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> Malachi 3:3 says: "He will sit as a refiner and
> purifier of silver."
>
> This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and
> they wondered what this statement meant about the
> character and nature of God.
>
> One of the women offered to find out the process of
> refining silver and get back to the group at their
> next Bible Study.
>
> That week, the woman called a silversmith
> and made an appointment to watch him at work. She
> didn't mention anything about the reason for her
> interest beyond her curiosity about the process of
> refining silver.
>
> As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of
> silver over the fire and let it heat up.
> He explained that in refining silver, one needed to
> hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the
> flames were hottest as to burn away all the
> impurities.
>
> The woman thought about God holding us in such
> a hot spot then she thought again about the verse
> that says: "He sits as a refiner and purifier of
> silver."
>
> She asked the silversmith if it was true
> that he had to sit there in front of the fire the
> whole time the silver was being refined.
>
> The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit
> there holding the silver, but he had to keep his
> eyes
> on the silver the entire time it was in the fire.
> If the silver was left a moment too long in the
> flames, it would be destroyed.
>
> The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked
> the silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is
>
> fully refined?" He smiled at her and answered,
> "Oh, that's easy - when I see my image in it."
>
> If today you are feeling the heat of the fire,
> remember that God has His eye on you and will keep
> watching you until He sees His image in you.
>
> Pass this on to everyone you know. Right now, this
> very moment, someone needs
> to know that God is watching over them. And,
> whatever they're going through,
> they'll be a better person in the end.
>
> "Life is a coin. You can spend it any way you wish,
> but you can only spend it
> once."

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Charles Schultz Philosophy

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Acheivements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners. Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care.

Pass this on to those people who have made a difference in your life.

Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia (Charles Schultz)

"Life is short, don't dance too fast give time to enjoy the music, it won't last forever"

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Rex Barker here with Friday's Quotes That Make You Think. Today we focus on Inspiration, which we can all use more of...

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
– Heraclitus

Some people change when they see the light, others when they feel the heat.
- Caroline Schoeder

You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
- H.L. Mencken
Lots of people think they're charitable if they give away their old clothes and things they don't want. It isn't charity to give away things you want to get rid of and it isn't a sacrifice to do things you don't mind doing.
- Myrtle Reed
Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care that he does not cheat his neighbor. Then all goes well -- he has changed his market-cart into a chariot of the sun.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it.
- Frank A. Clark

A visitor from Mars could easily pick out the civilized nations. They have the best implements of war.
- Herbert V. Prochnow

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
- French proverb

The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
- Arthur Schopenhauer
We find comfort among those who agree with us, growth among those who don't.
- Frank A. Clark

Please submit your favorite inspirational stories, pictures, quotes, or dog pictures to RexBarker@Joke-Of-The-Day.com

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Leaving Microsoft

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but moments.

-Rose Kennedy

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From my Dentist: "You don't have to floss all your teeth, just the ones you want to keep!"

From my Mother: "If today is worse than you hoped it would be then hope tomorrow is better than you dreamed it would be."

From my Best-Friend: "When someone gives you the cold shoulder, I'll be your shoulder to cry on."

From my Children: "Not everyone will love you always, but you'll always have us to love."

From Alanis M. "Sometimes is never quite enough. . ."

From Blue October: "I've gotta learn to live and dream before I go and get myself in love."

From my Professor's door: If you're going through Hell, KEEP GOING!"

From the Freeway: "Never buy a Big Gulp on a road trip."

And from the Jokemaster: "Funny is what you make of it."

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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car.

Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father
told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat Disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?", and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.



Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a
Telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse,




As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and
the words...PAID IN FULL.




How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Pass it on to others. Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for...

IF YOUR GIFT IS NOT PACKED THE WAY YOU WANT IT, IT'S BECAUSE IT IS BETTER PACKED THAT WAY! ALWAYS APPRECIATE LITTLE THINGS; THEY USUALLY LEAD YOU TO ATTACHMENTS!

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Don’t Be An Elephant
Author: Jim Donovan

A number of years ago, I had the rather unique experience of visiting backstage in Madison Square Garden, in New York, during the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus.

To say the least, it was a fascinating experience. I was able to walk around looking at the lions, tigers, giraffes and all the other circus animals. As I was passing the elephants, suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. I saw a trainer near by and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.

"Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free."

I was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were. Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us are being held back by old, outdated beliefs that no longer serve us? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limiting belief?

Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else's limiting beliefs?

Whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve.

“For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?” - Romans 3:3

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An aging king woke up one day to the realization that
should he drop dead, there would be no male in the
royal family to take his place.

He was the last male in the royal family in a culture
where only a male could succeed to the throne - and he
was aging.

He decided that if he could not give birth to a male,
he would adopt a son who then could take his place but
he insisted that such an adopted son must be
extraordinary in every sense of the word.

So he launched a competition in his kingdom, open to
all boys, no matter what their background. Ten boys
made it to the very top.

There was little to separate these boys in terms of
intelligence and physical attributes and capabilities.


The king said to them, "I have one last test and
whoever comes top will become my adopted son and heir
to my throne." Then he said, "This kingdom depends
solely on agriculture.

So the king must know how to cultivate plants. So here
is a seed of corn for each of you.

Take it home and plant and nurture it for three weeks.
At the end of three weeks, we shall see who has done
the best job of cultivating the seed.

That person will be my heir-apparent."

The boys took their seeds and hurried home. They each
got a flower pot and planted the seed as soon as they
got home.

There was much excitement in the kingdom as the people
waited with bated breath to see who was destined to be
their next king.

In one home, the boy and his parents were almost
heartbroken when after days of intense care, the seed
failed to sprout.

He did not know what had gone wrong with his.

He had selected the soil carefully, he had applied the
right quantity and type of fertilizer, he had been
very dutiful in watering it at the right intervals, he
had even prayed over it day and night and yet his seed
had turned out to be unproductive.

Some of his friends advised him to go and buy a seed
from the market and plant that.

"After all," they said, "how can anyone tell one seed
of corn from another?" But his parents who had always
taught him the value of integrity reminded him that if
the king wanted them to plant any corn, he would have
asked them to go for their own seed. "If you take
anything different from what the king gave you that
would be dishonesty.

Maybe we are not destined for the throne.

If so, let it be but don't be found to have deceived
the king," they told him.

The d-day came and the boys returned to the palace
each of them proudly exhibiting a very fine corn
seedling.

It was obvious that the other nine boys had had great
success with their seeds.

The king began making his way down the line of eager
boys and asked each of them, "Is this what came out of
the seed I gave you?" And each boy responded, "Yes,
your majesty." And the king would nod and move down
the line.

The king finally got to the last boy in the line-up.

The boy was shaking with fear. He knew that the king
was going to have him thrown into prison for wasting
his seed.

"What did you do with the seed I gave you?" the king
asked.

"I planted it and cared for it diligently, your
majesty, but alas it failed to sprout." the boy said
tearfully as the crowd booed him.

But the king raised his hands and signaled for
silence. Then he said, "My people, behold your next
king." The people were confused. "Why that one?" many
asked.

"How can he be the right choice?" The king took his
place on his throne with the boy by his side and said,
"I gave these boys boiled seeds. This test was not for
cultivating corn.

It was the test of character; a test of integrity. It
was the ultimate test.

If a king must have one quality, it must be that he
should be above dishonesty.

Only this boy passed the test. A boiled seed cannot
sprout."

We live in a society that has become obsessed with
success and many show success at any cost. We say the
end justifies the means. It is the tragedy of life.

You see, failure often is an invitation to God to show
that he is all-powerful and does not need help to make
us great or to bless us.

You know, sometimes God looks for people who will
trust him completely no matter what so he could show
the world that it is not by might or by power but by
his spirit.

God sometimes ordains failure.

But many seek to circumvent divinely ordained failure
by resorting to dubious means.

When a civil servant builds a big house and sends his
five children to expensive schools when he does not
have a second source of income, is that not a case of
a boiled seed sprouting?

When a minister of state is able to sustain a lavish
mistress and at the same time put up houses from his
income as minister, is that not a case of a boiled
seed coming to life?

We should stop cheering rogues in WORLD!.

I believe that we have all been given lives to lead
according to God's plan and if we are living
faithfully, we should all have different results.

For instance, I believe that not all marriages are
meant to have children.

I believe that some women would stand before God with
their children and God would say, "That's strange. I
did not give you and your husband children so how did
you get these?" I believe that not every student
should make it to the university.

So, many would stand before God with their
certificates and God would say, "Now that is strange.

How did you get to the university when I closed the
door to the university to you?"

I believe that not all people are supposed to marry.

But there are those who would throw away their
scruples just to get a spouse. Now before God's
judgment throne, they would hear, "Now that is
strange.

You were to remain single to honour my name. So how
did you get a spouse when I did not give you one?"

The bible says the race is not for the swift and the
battle is not for the strong. So how come, that in
WORLD the swift wins the race and the strong the
battle?

It is because we are refusing to remain faithful to
God and refusing to allow God to be God in all things
and in our affairs.

Boiled seed does not sprout.

Next time you see a successful person, find out what
kind of seed he was given and ask him, "how come your
boiled seed has sprouted?"

[I Love Nigeria]

From my Dentist: "You don't have to floss all your teeth, just the ones you want to keep!"

My front teeth (pre-molars)? are easier to floss and so, I do the molars and back teeth when I can.... when it is convenient and when I am not in any hurry.... so does that mean I may lose my teeth?

Gosh! I hate your Dentist! I do not have as much time on my hands as he does!

I will keep flossing my front teeth and I will floss the others when I can or when I am not too busy and when I am not in a hurry... life is a pressure cooker around here... darn!