Inspiring Words by a 90 Year Aged

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. 

• Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
• When in doubt, just take the next small step.
• Life is too short – enjoy it.
• Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will. 
• Don't buy stuff you don't need.
• You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
• Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
• It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
• Save for things that matter.
• When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
• Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
• It's ok to let your children see you cry.
• Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
• If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
• Everything can change in the blink of an eye but don't worry; God never blinks.
• Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
• Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
• Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
• It's never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
• When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
• Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
• Over prepare, and then go with the flow.
• Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
• The most important sex organ is the brain.
• No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
• Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
• Always choose life.
• Forgive but don’t forget. 
• What other people think of you is none of your business. 
• Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
• However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
• Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
• Believe in miracles.
• God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
• Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
• Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.
• Your children get only one childhood.
• All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
• Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
• If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
• Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have not what you need.
• The best is yet to come.
• No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
• Yield.
• Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

This is something we should all read at least once a week. 

Written by Regina Brett (90 years aged of Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio)

A Heart Touching Words by Son to his Working Mother

A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year old son waiting for her at the door.

Son : Mummy, may I ask you a question?
Mother : Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.

Son : Mummy, how much do you make an hour?

Mother : That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing? the woman said angrily.

Son : I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?
Mother : If you must know, I make $20 an hour.

Son : Oh.. the little boy replied, with his head down.
Son : Mummy, may I please borrow $5?

The mother was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities." 

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down, and started to think: “Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $5 and he really didn't ask for money very often.”

The woman went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.

Are you asleep, son? She asked.
No Mummy, I'm awake, replied the boy.

I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier said the woman. It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $5 you asked for. 

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. Oh, thank you Mummy! he yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.

The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.
The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his mother.

Why do you want more money if you already have some? the mother grumbled.
Because I didn't have enough, but now I do. the little boy replied.

Mummy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?
Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.

The mother was crushed. She put her arms around her little son, and she begged for his forgiveness.

Morel :  It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $20 worth of your time with someone you love.

A Real Boyfriend

When she stares at your mouth 

Kiss her.

When she pushes you or hits you like a dummy cause she thinks shes stronger than you 

Grab her and don't let go.

When she starts cursing at you trying to act all tough 

Kiss her and tell her you love her.

When she's quiet 

Ask her whats wrong.

When she ignores you 

Give her your attention.

When she pulls away 

Pull her back.

When you see her at her worst 

Tell her she's beautiful.

When you see her start crying 

Just hold her and don't say a word.

When you see her walking

Sneak up and hug her waist from behind.

When she's scared 

Protect her.

When she steals your favorite hoodie 

Let her keep it and sleep with it for a night.

When she teases you 

Tease her back and make her laugh.

When she doesn't answer for a long time 

reassure her that everything is okay.

When she looks at you with doubt 

Back yourself up.

When she says that she loves you 

She really does more than you can understand.

When she grabs at your hands

Hold her and play with her fingers.

When she bumps into you 

Bump into her back and make her laugh.

When she tells you a secret 

Keep it safe and untold.

When she looks at you in your eyes

Don’t look away until she does.

When she says it's over 

She still wants you to be hers.

• Stay on the phone with her even if she's not saying anything.
• When she's mad hug her tight and don't let go.
• When she says she's ok don't believe it, talk with her because 10 years later she'll remember you.
• Call her at 12:00am on her birthday to tell her you love her
• Treat her like she's all that matters to you.
• Stay up all night with her when she's sick.
• Watch her favorite movie with her or her favorite show even if you think it's stupid.
• Give her the world.
• Let her wear your clothes.
• When she's bored and sad, hang out with her.
• Let her know she's important.
• Don't talk about other girls around her.
• Kiss her in the pouring rain.
• When she runs up to you crying, the first thing you say is: "Whose ass am i kicking baby?"

Never Judge Anyone

A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call ASAP, changed his clothes and went directly to the surgery block. 

He found the boy’s father going and coming in the hall waiting for the doctor. Once seeing him, the dad yelled:

“Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is in danger? Don’t you have the sense of responsibility?”

The doctor smiled and said :

“I am sorry, I wasn’t in the hospital and I came the fastest I could after receiving the call…… And now, I wish you’d calm down so that I can do my work”

“Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son dies now what will you do??” said the father angrily.

The doctor smiled again and replied: “I will say what Job said in the Holy Bible “From dust we came and to dust we return, blessed be the name of God”. Doctors cannot prolong lives. Go and intercede for your son, we will do our best by God’s grace”

“Giving advice when we’re not concerned is so easy” Murmured the father.

The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy, “Thank God! Your son is saved!”

And without waiting for the father’s reply he carried on his way running. “If you have any question, ask the nurse!!”

“Why is he so arrogant? He couldn't wait some minutes so that I ask about my son’s state” Commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.

The nurse answered, tears coming down her face: “His son died yesterday in a road accident, he was in the burial when we called him for your son’s surgery. And now that he saved your son’s life, he left running to finish his son’s burial.”

Morel : Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is and as to what is happening or what they’re going through. 

A True Story about a Man’s Sacrifice

This is a true story, dates back to the British rule in India.

The Pamban Bridge is situated in Tamil Nadu, India. At the entrance of the bridge you can see a picture of a weeping man holding some human body parts close to his chest.

This bridge was built during the British rule in India and it was constructed in such a way that the center portion of the bridge could be lifted with the help of huge wheels, so that ships could easily pass under the bridge. On the bridge, roads and rail tracks are laid for trains and other vehicles to pass.

A middle aged man was appointed to roll the wheels up and down when ships arrive. Once he saw a train slowly approaching, while he was pulling back the bridge after a ship quietly passed beneath. He had to pull back quickly or else there would be a fatal accident and thousands would have died.

At that time his 9 year old son came with lunch. When he saw his father struggling with the wheels, he kept the lunch box down and started helping him to roll the wheels to put the bridge back. Suddenly his son's finger got caught inside the wheel and he started crying out. At this time if the father tries to save his son, the bridge could not be put back on time. He had no other option but to ignore his son's cry. With all his strength he kept on rolling the wheels to down the bridge. As the wheels rolled on, his son slowly started slipping away into the huge machine.

Tears rolled down his father's cheeks, but he ignored his son's cry. If he tried to save him, the train will surely fall into the sea and thousands of people will die. Slowly the boy's whole body fell into the machine and his father could hear his bones breaking one by one, until with a loud sound, his head cracked.

The train with thousands of passengers slowly rolled on the rails, without knowing what had happened there.

Though this man performed his duty honestly he lost his only loving son. With extreme lamentation, he pulled out his son's body parts from the machine and held it close to his chest and cried bitterly.

British Government honored him greatly and in memory of this incident they placed the picture at the entrance of the bridge.

There are selfless people still; only thing is we need to identify them.

Inspiring Words by Rabindranath Tagore

• A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. 
• Age considers; youth ventures. 
• Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror. 
• Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it. 
• By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.
• Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. 
• Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. 
• Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance. 
• Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name. 
• Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time. 
• Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree. 
• Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man. 
• Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. 
• Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it. 
• Facts are many, but the truth is one. 
• Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. 
• From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust, God watches them play and forgets the priest. 
• Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young. 
• He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good. 
• I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.

A Golf Poem

Stand proud you noble swingers of clubs and losers of balls. A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found golfers drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a Year. That means, on average, golfers get about 41 miles to the gallon! Kind of makes you proud. Almost feel like a hybrid. Had William Wordsworth been a golfer, he would have written something like this about a golf ball!

In my hand I hold a ball, white and dimpled, rather small.

Oh, how bland it does appear, this harmless looking little sphere.

By its size I could not guess,

The awesome strength it does possess.

But since I fell beneath its spell,

I've wandered through the fires of hell.

My life has not been quite the same,

Since I chose to play this stupid game.

It rules my mind for hours on end,

A fortune it has made me spend.

It has made me yell, curse and cry,

I hate myself and want to die.

It promises a thing called par,

If I can hit it straight and far.

To master such a tiny ball,

Should not be very hard at all.

But my desires the ball refuses,

And does exactly as it chooses.

It hooks and slices, dribbles and dies,

And even disappears before my eyes.

Often it will have a whim,

To hit a tree or take a swim.

With miles of grass on which to land,

Finds a tiny patch of sand.

Then has me offering up my soul,

If only it would find the hole.

It's made me whimper like a pup,

And swear that I will give it up.

And take to drink to ease my sorrow,

But the ball knows ... I’ll be back tomorrow.

The Mirror

I look in the mirror

And what do I see?

A strange looking person

That cannot be me.

For I am much younger

And not nearly so fat

As that face in the mirror

I am looking at.

Oh, where are the mirrors

That I used to know

Like the ones which were

Made thirty years ago?

Now all things have changed

And I’m sure you’ll agree

Mirrors are not as good

As they used to be.

So never be concerned,

If wrinkles appear

For one thing I’ve learned

Which is very clear,

Should your complexion

Be less than perfection,

It is really the mirror

That needs correction!! 

 Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797, Irish Philosopher)