Pessimists and Optimists.

An Optimist Sees the Glass as Half-Full, A Pessimist Sees the World as Half-Empty.”   I once met a person who always saw the glass as completely full, even though it wasn’t.  On the flipside, I also knew a person who saw the glass as half-empty, dirty, filled with germs, possibly made from contaminated lead glass from China, etc. etc..   I’ve also heard this one: ”The Engineer sees the Glass as Twice As Big As It Needs to Be.”   The way I see it: “The entrepreneur sees the glass as undervalued by half its potential.”

26 Questions.

1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?


2. Which is worse, failing or never trying?

3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?

4. When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?

5. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?

6. To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?

7. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?

8. You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire. They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend. The criticism is distasteful and unjustified. What do you do?

9. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?

10. Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?

11. Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?

12. What are you most grateful for?

13. Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now?

14. What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special?

15. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?

16. Are you making decisions for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?


17. If not now, then when?

18. If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?

19. In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that?


20. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?

21. If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job?

22. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?

23. If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?

24. What is the difference between being alive and truly living?

25. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?

26. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?

Life is A Gift.

• Before u think of saying an unkind word – Think of someone who can’t speak.
• Before u complain about the taste of your food – Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
• Before u complain about your spouse – Think of someone who’s crying out for a companion.
• Before u complain about life – Think of someone who went too early to heaven/hell.
• Before u complain about your children – Think of someone who desires children but they’re barren.
• Before u argue about your dirty house, someone didn’t clean or sweep – Think of the people who are living in the streets.
• Before whining about the distance you drive – Think of someone who walks the same distance.
• And when you are tired and complain about your job – Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job.
• Before u think of pointing the finger or condemning another – Remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to one maker.
• And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down – Put a smile on your face and thank — you’re alive and still around

Life is a gift – Live it, Enjoy it, Celebrate it, And Fulfill it.

The Story of The Blind Girl

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she’s blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He’s always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she can see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “now that you can see the world, will you marry me?” The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend is blind too, and refused to marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying. “Just take care of my eyes dear.”

This is how human brain changes when the status changed. Only few remember what life was before, and who’s always been there even in the most painful situations.

Everything you now do

Everything you now do is something you have chosen to do. Some people don't want to believe that. But if you're over age twenty-one, your life is what you're making of it. To change your life, you need to change your priorities.- John C. Maxwell

My Father

When I was:

4 years old: My daddy can do anything.

5 years old: My daddy knows a whole lot.

6 years old: My dad is smarter than your dad.

8 years old: My dad doesn't know exactly everything.

10 years old: In the olden days when my dad grew up, things were sure different.

12 years old: Oh, well, naturally Dad doesn't know anything about that. He is too old to remember his childhood.

14 years old: Don't pay any attention to my dad. He is so old-fashioned!

21 years old: Him? My Lord, he's hopelessly out-of-date.

25 years old: Dad knows a little bit about it, but then he should, because he has been around so long.

30 years old: Maybe we should ask Dad what he thinks. After all, he's had a lot of experience.

40 years old: I'm not doing a single thing until I talk to Dad.

50 years old: I wonder how Dad would have handled it. He was so wise and had a world of experience.

60 years old: I'd give anything if Dad were here now so I could talk this over with him. Too bad I didn't appreciate how smart he was. I could have learned a lot from him.

I'm As Mad As Hell & I'm Not Going Take This Anymore!

I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a recession. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth, banks are going bust, storekeepers keep a gun under the counter. Thugs are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. We know the air is unfit to breathe and our food is unfit to eat, and we sit watching our TV's while some local newscaster tells us that today we had fifteen homicides and sixty-three violent crimes, as if that's the way it's supposed to be. We know things are bad - worse than bad. They're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go out anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, 'Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms! Let me have my ipod, iphone, ipad and my 50 inch TV and my High Speed Internet and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.' Well, I'm not gonna leave you alone. I want you to get mad! I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to riot. I don't want you to write to your congressman because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the recession and the inflation...and the crime in the street. All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say, 'I'm a HUMAN BEING, damn it! My life has VALUE!' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell, 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!' Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad!...Then we'll figure out what to do about the recession and the inflation and gas prices. But first get up out of your chairs, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it: "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!"

Reference:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINDtlPXmmE