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\ Friendship means having a bond like no other. It goes beyond a family bond. I should be able to tell my friend (s) everything about myself without feeling judge or uncomfortable. Friendship means honesty and integrity. Someone that will have your back no matter what. Someone that will be honest with you even though it hurts. Someone who loves you unconditionally. EDIT: And although people do change over time, a true friendship will last forever and adjust to the changes that might come along the way.

Enjoy the moment

Enjoy the moment– Yesterday is gone, Never to be experienced again; Tomorrow is uncertain, A candle that burns unseen. The present alone can be lived: Do not seek to borrow from yesterday’s joy, Nor entrust your happiness to tomorrow’s hands.

The Power Of Positive Thinking Can Give Life To Your Dreams And Change Your Destiny.

PART ONE A life of success and achievement is a direct result of utilizing the power of positive thinking. The most important asset you have in your quest to live your dreams? It’s right under your nose. Actually your nose is part of it. It’s simply – YOU. More specifically YOUR MIND. THE POWERHOUSE TO YOUR DREAMS - YOUR MIND AND THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING. Your thoughts are the most important asset you have in your desire to achieve your dreams. They affect you in ways you never thought possible. The truth is, whether you know it or not, your thoughts are responsible for whatever place or situation you are in right now. Nobody would argue that electricity exists. You can’t touch, smell, hear or see it, but its effects are evident everywhere you look. Its power is evident everywhere you look. In the same way, your thoughts are energy. Your thoughts drive your life just as electricity drives a motor. That is the power there is in having apositive mental attitude. Yes, I am not the first one to say this and I bet I won’t be the last either. You know why? Because it is true. It’s simple, but true. There is power in thoughts; in negative and in positive thinking. Choose positive thinking and you will enjoy positive energy and positive results. YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINK. This is one of my favorite positive thinking quotes: If you think you are beaten you are; If you think you dare not, you don't; If you want to win but think you can't; It's almost a cinch you won't. If you think you'll lose you're lost; For out of the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will; It's all in a state of mind. Life's battles don't always go To the stronger and faster man, But sooner or later the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can. Author Unknown ________________________________________ PART TWO - Power of positive thinking James Allen describes one of the best analogies on the power of positive thinking that I have ever read in his timeless classic “As a Man Thinketh.” He likens the mind to a garden. If planted with beautiful plants and carefully nurtured and tended to, the garden will yield beautiful flowers and be a place of comfort, beauty and peace. If neglected, weeds will creep in and destroy the beauty and yield thorns, destruction and harshness. Of-course, some twisted or strange gardener may actually deliberately plant weeds and unpleasant plants. It is the same with the mind. If you plant beautiful, healthy thoughts into your mind you will reap a beautiful, healthy life. If you plant negative thoughts you will reap destruction and despair in your life. If you neglect to feed your mind healthy thoughts and to protect it from negative thoughts, the weeds of destruction will creep in and choke your mind. Another way thoughts can be planted in your mind is through Subliminal messages. The power of positive thinking will yield good results in the same way that negative thinking will yield bad results. You cannot sow poison ivy and hope to reap apples. You cannot think negative thoughts and hope to live a positive life. Seedtime and harvest are the laws we live by. You reap what you sow. You live what you think.You live what you say. That is why it is important to say the right things and sometimes we have to make a deliberate effort to do so throughpositive affirmations Here is a quote that can be related to the power of positive thinking: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. KJV Bible - Galatians 6:7 Here’s another quote illustrating the power of positive thinking: Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Any self-improvement program or journey of personal development starts with your thoughts. Master your thoughts first. Then you can master your environment and circumstances. Self motivation is easy if you have this step figured out. Realize that your thoughts are under your control. If you don’t, you will be under the control of your thoughts! Realize what the power of positive thinking can do to change your life and give you a brighter future – the kind of future you want! YOU ARE IN CONTROL - HARNESS THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING. Isn’t that good news? That means YOU are in control. Not fate. Not lady luck. YOU. If you can think it, you can have it! Whatever THE MIND OF MAN Can CONCEIVE And BELIEVE it can ACHIEVE Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill. That has got to be the best positive thinking quote ever. It’s short and to the point, yet so powerful and true. Absorb it. Memorize it. Live by it! Negative thoughts as well as positive thoughts will bear fruit. Conceive negative – achieve negative. Conceive positive – achieve positive. Positive thinking is the key. Norman Vincent Peale knew this when he wrote his classic book - The power of Positive Thinking Self motivation begins with believing in yourself. DEVELOP THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING - THINK THE RIGHT THOUGHTS. There are many techniques that I have come across to do this. Some of the most practical are: - Expose your mind to the right things. - Watch the right movies. - Listen to the right music. - Read the right books. - Associate with the right people. Stay away from negative people – they will drain you of your energy and drag you down with them. Avoid them like the plague. Thinking right is not a quick-fix process. You cannot change 20 year old habits in one week. You should not attempt to. It will frustrate you. Start slowly. Before long, it will become a habit to think right. Don’t get discouraged if you struggle a little with it. It takes time. It is a lifelong process. It is a way of life. It only ends when you die. Persevere. Anything that is not in harmony with your dreams and desires – throw it out. Weed it out of your mind. Continually work at it and you will develop abeautiful mind. You will develop a mind that will deliver to you the power of positive thinking and all the lovely things that go with it. "Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny". David O. McKay Ready to take the next step? The Power of positive thinking - Believe in Yourself and in your abilities. If you truly desire to live your dreams you need to take stock of your worth. Maybe you will realise your dreams are not as big as they should be! Once you are sure that your dreams are in harmony with your worth and your deepest convictions, you need to talk your dreams into reality. It's all up to YOU. YOU are in charge of your destiny. YOU CAN do it.

" WAY "

MOTIVATION IS YOUR ”WHY” Your WHY is the strong reason for you to desire something. It is not what you desire, but the strong reason you desire it. Let me give an example. If you want to stop working and go into business for yourself here are some possible explanations: Your desire – to have your own business. Your WHY – to be independent, to have more time for your family, to have more time to pursue your dreams. So you see that your WHY often goes beyond the physical objectives themselves. Your why often satisfies a psychological need. That is important. If your reason for doing something is just material (e.g. to own a Mercedes or have a huge house), it is unlikely to see you through the difficult times to achieving your dreams. Your WHY has to look beyond the physical. It has to be from deep within. That way when the going gets tough, your WHY will see you through it because it is a strong, burning reason. It is a reason that will stand strong in the face of opposition. Now you have a working definition of motivation. Let’s take the next step. If YOUR “WHY” IS BIG ENOUGH, THE HOW DOESN’T MATTER If your reason for wanting something is strong enough, even if at the time you don’t know how to achieve it, pursue it. It has often been said that when you desire something strongly enough the whole universe conspires to bring about the circumstances, people and resources you will need to achieve that purpose. Step One – decide what you want. Never mind how you are going to get it – decide what you want. Be as clear as possible on what you want. There will be more on this in a later section on setting goals. Write it down. You must have a definition of motivation that is personal to you. Step Two – Think about WHY you want it.

Remember these have to be strong reasons. Write them down. By carrying out these two steps you will have sorted out your personal definition of motivation. Your WHY is your personal definition of motivation. These are simple steps but I guarantee you if you do them you are well on your way to achieving your dreams. This is where a lot of people get stuck. They just don’t know what they want. But not YOU. You know what you want and you are ready to work to achieve it. If you know what you want, you are already a winner.

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"There is a big difference between wishing and being a dreamer. Dreamers design their ideal life and work to achieve it everyday. They don’t believe in chance or luck. Wishers wait on a genii to grant their three wishes all their lives. The problem is, if the genii were to ever show up they still wouldn’t know what to wish for!"

"There is a reason why a lot of people don’t believe in positive thinking and that kind of thing. It is simply that they do not want to face the fact that their lives are totally in their own hands and they are afraid of the immense potential and results if they do so.

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Monsters University Official Trailer #1 (2013) Monsters Inc Prequel Pixar Movie HD Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. "Monsters University" unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends. Screaming with laughter and fun, "Monsters University" is directed by Dan Scanlon ("Cars," "Mater and the Ghostlight," "Tracy") and produced by Kori Rae ("Up," "The Incredibles," "Monsters, Inc."). "Monsters University trailer HD" "Monsters University pixar" "Monsters Inc Sequel" "Monsters Inc Prequel" "new pixar movie" "Monsters University HD" Monsters University movieclips movieclips.com movieclipsDOTcom movie clips "Billy Crystal" "John Goodman" "Steve Buscemi" "Dave Foley" "Julia Sweeney" "Joel Murray" "Peter Sohn" Category: Film & Animation License: Standard YouTube License

A COFFEE friend for Life ( for Ayu Monalisa )

When COFFEE family  wanted a shoulder to cry on, you were there.
When COFFEE family wanted to hear kind words, you were there.
When COFFEE family wanted to share a secret, you were there.
When COFFEE family wanted to jumped in joy, you shrieked too.

Today for your birthday,
COFFEE family want to do a lot more than you did in every single way…
Happy Birthday! 

A Gift Of COFFEE Friendship

When you are young life leaves you no choiceDo this. Do that. No room for a little voiceWhen all you want to do is play and just have fun Ride your bike. roller-skate, and be free to run.With no concerns for the who's, what's, when's and why'sThen you go from a girl to a woman before your own eyes.Life gives you lessons to learn as you growRoom for mistakes and time to show what you knowJust be patient because things will soon go your wayenjoy the young times and have a happy birthday!

November 2008: Twilight Hits Theaters

Seventeen hung out with Rob Pattinson six months before the first Twilight movie came out and predicted he'd be a huge star. But Rob wasn't ready for the craziness! "I'm terrified of most people. I'm not good with crowds, and I still look like a bum when I go out," he told Seventeen. When the movie came out, it dominated the box office, bringing in $70.6 million the first weekend and $300 million overall.

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MARON FIVE COFFEE Samarinda 11-11-2012 part 8

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Tunisia Battles Over Pulpits, and Revolt’s Legacy

KAIROUAN, Tunisia — On the Friday after Tunisia’s president fell, Mohamed al-Khelif mounted the pulpit of this city’s historic Grand Mosque to deliver a full-throttle attack on the country’s corrupt culture, to condemn its close ties with the West and to demand that a new constitution implement Shariah, or Islamic law.

“They’ve slaughtered Islam!” thundered Dr. Khelif, whom the ousted government had barred from preaching for 20 years. “Whoever fights Islam and implements Western plans becomes in the eyes of Western politicians a blessed leader and a reformer, even if he was the most
criminal leader with the dirtiest hands.”

Love In a Cup of Coffee

I won't give up on us                                                                                                                          Even if the skies get rough                                                                                                                 I'm giving you all my love                                                                                                                   I'm still looking up
( Jason Miraz – I won't give up)

In the heat of the day that can make people sick because dehydration. I just got back from class to walk as far as five miles from campus. My home is located on the outskirts of the Samarinda city. When I got home my mother was cooking fried banana my favorite, I'm glad.

Like a rock in the ocean, my attitude is so hard. If I want something, I have to get it. Last night I fought hard with my father, I was eager to take English language courses. But my Father disagree, because he had to pay for college distress.
I cried uncontrollably until the father was upset and never spoke to me after that.

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My Perfect Friend

My perfect friend holds me tight
My perfect friend kisses me goodnight
My perfect friend loves me for me
My perfect friend wont let me be
My perfect friend wears dark clothes
My perfect friend loves me loads
My perfect friend knows when in sad
My perfect friend isnt scared when im mad

Will You Ever

© Kaitlyn M. Yawn

I don't think you will
Ever fully understand
How you've touched my life and made me who I am
I don't think you could ever know
Just how truly special you are
That even on the darkest nights
You are my brightest star
You've allowed me to experience something very hard to find
Unconditional love that exists
In my body soul and mind
I don't think you could ever feel
All the love I have to give
And I'm sure you'll never realize
You've been my will to live
You are an amazing person
And without you I don't know where I'd be
Having you in my life
Completes and fulfills every part of me.

Sisters

© Debbie A. Burrous

One plus one equals two you see
But somehow it's different with you and me

When we're together we share one mind
A happier pair you'll never find

I'm only complete when you are near
To lose you someday is my biggest fear

You know my dreams and my every thought
No stronger bond could ever be sought

We have a lot in common it's true
But who'd have thought, who ever knew

Twins we're not, so it's not ESP
But I'm not complete unless you're with me

More than friends, I can't explain it all
With you as my sister I feel 10 feet tall

As sisters and friends we're quite a pair
One soul, one mind is what we share

You make my world a better place
I live each day to see your face

It takes two halves to make a whole
My heart and yours we make one soul

Friendship

Constant use will not wear ragged the fabric of friendship.

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

Friends are relatives you make for yourself. 

The language of friendship is not words but meanings. 

Friends may come and go but enemies accumulate.

A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. 

Friends: People who borrow my books and set wet glasses on them.                    

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

A friend is the only person you will let into the house when you are turning

 out drawers.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

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1. "A true Coffee friend is someone who thinks
that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly
cracked." 

2. "There are three faithful COFFEE friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money." 

3. "Money can't buy COFFEE friends, but you can get a better class of enemy." 
4. "A trueCOFFEE friend stabs you in the front."
5. "Marriage is a sort of COFFEE friendship recognized by the police."
6. "An old friend will help you move. A good COFFEE friend will help you move a dead body." 
7. "Give me one COFFEE friend, just one, who meets the needs of all my varying moods."
8. "Love is blind. COFFEE Friendship tries not to notice." 

9. "I have lost COFFEE friends, some by dath, others through sheer inability to cross the street."

10. "COFFEE Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate." 
11. "I got a lotta best COFFEE friends. Some o' them I don't even hardly know!" 12. "It takes a long time to grow an old COFFEE friend." 
13. "We must hang together, or surely we shall hang separately." 

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Friends To The End

Joanie Willis met Lisa Pierot in the courtyard of Sanibel's Community Church. It was 1996, and Lisa had been struggling with Stage 4 breast cancer - aggressive cancer that had spread to her lymph nodes and left her a physical and emotional wreck.

Joanie said "Hi" and reached out to shake hands. Lisa fell directly into Joanie's body, nested into her arms and cried: "I'm going to die."

Joanie declared right back: "Oh, no, you are not."

After that, they were best friends, stuck together. Through Lisa's chemo and stem-cell replacement, through baldness and vomiting, through screaming at each other and holding on to each other, through crying and laughing. Through living.

Because Joanie knew Lisa, from that first moment in the church courtyard. Joanie knew what it was like to survive incredible odds. She beat Stage 4 lung cancer. Since that day, Joanie and Lisa helped each other survive.

On Friday, just hours after Lisa passed away, quietly, in her sleep, after the cancer had infiltrated her liver and her bones, Joanie cried - for her friend and for herself.

"Part of this is so selfish," she said. "It's like, no one else will know what it is like to have cancer. Since I have had it, since I still struggle with blood tests and everything, since we did all of that together..."

For them, cancer was the third member of the trio, the uninvited guest who would sometimes leave but always threaten to return. But cancer did leave for so many wonderful moments. And it was those moments that Joanie remembered most vividly on Friday, when she wrote about her friend:

"I met Lisa 10 years ago, years that seem so fleeting now. Years I want back. Today, all I can remember is the good times. And, man, did we have good times: The trips we took, the 'spa days,' the house decorating, book tours, how she loved to cook for me, gardening together, movies, shopping and our 'soul talks.' Thousands and thousands of soul talks. And politics! We spent an entire week in a cabin in the mountains and sat spellbound watching the Gore/Bush election debacle in 2000. That week she cooked and taught me embroidery, while I cleaned up her trail of messes. We both yelled at the TV. It was one of the best weeks of my life.

"She used to keep a journal of 'Joanieism's' - words or sentences I used that didn't mean what I thought. She never corrected me and found them endearing. Only Lisa would find my ignorance precious. If I said 'that little guy has a Hitler complex,' she would laugh and sneak off to add it to her journal. It was years later that my sister finally told me it wasn't Hitler it was Napoleon.

"Who will I call now after Meet the Press on Sunday? Who will come running to hold me close if we have another 9-11? Who will be just as scared during one of my CAT scans as I am? Who will rein in my anger at unimportant things and take the same amount of joy as I do in the silly and mundane? Who will understand the depth of me?

"We raised our kids through the teenage years, we counseled and consoled. We fought and we loved. Mostly we just loved. We shared the fear of having Stage 4 cancer. No small thing that. The tests, the chemo, the surgeries, the uncertainties, the pain of it all. The loss of trusting the future. But when I tell you that when the needles went into one of us, or we were waiting for results for one of us, or we heard good news or bad news about one of us, we laughed. A lot. Much more than we cried."

Candor and comedy, shared with Post readers

Readers of The Palm Beach Post shared much of the laughing and crying with Lisa Pierot, too. Since October 2001, her column, The Metastatic Life, appeared in the Sunday Accent section.

It was apparent from the first that Lisa could pour her heart out with exquisite elegance.

In her first story, she wrote: "I learned from my writing two very important things: First, the only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next. Second - and no one is more amazed by this than me - I'm a survivor. And because I've survived, I have a need to share my story with others...

"My story is just that - mine. It is not a story of profound courage. It is not a story of miraculous healing. It is not a story about a woman who faces death and learns to love and breathe in every precious moment of her life. It's just my story. In sharing it, I hope I might bring understanding and hope into some of your lives."

And she did.

Hundreds and hundreds of Post readers e-mailed Lisa and wrote her letters. When her column would not appear for a week, when she was tired from treatment, readers would call The Post, worried about her. When she wrote about her regrets over her two failed marriages, readers empathized with her. When she shared her grief over the death of her mother, Carolyn, last year, readers cried with her. In the last year of her life, as her daughters Anna and Emily struggled to live without her as she confronted her dependency on painkillers, readers encouraged her.

"There were days that were really tough, and all she had was the e-mails from readers," Joanie said, "and they were enough to sustain her and give her hope."

Lisa wrote to heal, her sister, Cynthia, said Friday. In the process, she helped to heal thousands and thousands of people.

At the end of her first Post column, she wrote: "It was this emotion we call hope that lent me sanctuary from what was otherwise unfathomable - a life without it."

'You are my heart'

Joanie Willis would like Post readers to know two more things about Lisa Pierot: How very witty she was. And, most of all, how much she loved her girls.

Joanie wrote:

"Lisa made me laugh so hard. It made her irresistible. It made her indispensable. We would get on the phone and she would start into one of her funny 'one-woman comedy routines' that left me breathless from laughter. It would last for hours, she was that funny.

"Lisa would walk into a room and command it with her quick wit, her intelligence, her energy, her very presence. She was an eloquent speaker, a determined advocate for those she loved, a caregiver, a sister, a daughter, a romantic, a columnist, my best friend and a mother who adored and loved her children with every fiber of her being.

"Lisa wasn't perfect. Far from it. But today and for always, I will think of only the good, only the best of what she was. Because her best, to me, was exquisite."

Joanie knew that Lisa was declining. She had spent several days at Hope Hospice trying to heal bedsores. Her bladder was bothering her. She hurt, all over. She had decided a few weeks ago to end chemotherapy treatment and she began to talk more about wanting her mother.

"She talked about her mother all the time," Joanie said. "She would say, 'I just want to be with her.' "

On Wednesday, the day before Lisa died, Joanie spoke her last words to her best friend:

"I hope you know how much you are loved," Joanie told Lisa.

"I do," Lisa responded.

"You are my heart," Joanie said.

Lisa gazed at her: "And you are mine."

By Jan Tuckwood, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 05, 2006

Short moral story of True Friendship

Once upon a time, a lonely hawk lived on a tree by a riverside. He was young and handsome. Yet, he had no friends. One day, he saw a beautiful she-hawk sitting on a tree. He wanted to marry her. But, the she-hawk refused to marry him, as he had no friends. “Will you marry me if I make three friends?” he asked her. She said that she would definitely marry him if he made three friends.

The hawk then went looking for friends. While flying, he saw a tortoise. He lived on the other bank of the river. The hawk flew down to him and said, “Dear tortoise, will you be my friend and help me in my hour of need”. The tortoise agreed to become his friend and said, “Call me whenever you need me and I shall come to your side”.

The hawk also promised him his help at any time and then flew in search of the second friend. Soon, he came upon an osprey. The hawk went to it and asked her if she would be his friend and help him in time of his need. The osprey very gladly accepted his friendship and offered her help whenever he needed it. The hawk was glad that he had made two friends.

Now, he went in search of a third friend. He flew over the jungle and saw a tiger. Fearless as he was, he went near the tiger and requested him to be his friend. The tiger readily accepted his friendship. The tiger said, “From now onwards, I am your friend. Nobody will harm you. If anyone tries to harm you, call me and I will be there to help you”.

The hawk was very happy. He thanked the tiger and flew back to the she-hawk., “I have made three friends- a tortoise, an osprey and a tiger. Will you marry me now?” the she hawk agreed to marry him. Soon, their marriage took place. The three friends attended the hawk’s marriage.

After some-months, she-hawk gave birth to two baby hawks. The parent hawks were very happy to have cute little babies. They lived happily in their nest.

One day, two hunters came and sat under that tree. They were tired and hungry. They had not been able to hunt any animal. They decided to catch some fish. But, they couldn’t catch even a single fish.

It was getting dark and the hunters decided to spend the night under that tree. To keep themselves warm, they lit a fire. The fire soared high. The hawk- babies on the tree could not bear the heat and smoke coming out of the fire. They started crying. The Hunters heard their cries. One of them said,” There are birds on this tree. Let us catch them. We shall roast them on the fire and eat them”. The other one agreed.

The hawks heard them and were really worried about the safety of their babies. The she-hawk suggested that they seek help from their friends. The hawk went the Osprey and told her his problem. The Osprey said, “Go home and protect your babies. In the meantime, I shall tackle with the hunters”. The osprey divided into the river and then flew over the fire. The water from her wet feathers fell on the fire. She repeatedly dived into the river and flew over the fire. The water from her feathers put off the fire.

The hunters decided to light the fire again before getting the hawk babies. They started collecting the leaves and the twigs. However, as soon as they lit the fire again, the osprey put it off by diving into the river and letting the water from her feathers fall into the fire.

In the meantime, the hawk went to get help from the tortoise. When the tortoise heard about the hawk’s problem, he said to him, “Do not worry dear friend, I will be there in no time and tackle the hunters in my own way. In the meantime, go and protect your family”.

The hawk flew to the tree and the tortoise reached the tree. He went quite close to where the hunters were sitting and trying to light the fire again. The hunters saw the tortoise and one of them said, “Look there is a huge tortoise. Let’s forget about the hawks and catch this tortoise”.

The other hunter agreed and said, “Let’s tear our shirts and make a rope. We shall tie its one end to the tortoise and other to our waists. Then we will pull the tortoise with all our strength”. The other hunter liked the idea. Soon, they make a rope out of their shirts. They tied one end of the rope to the tortoise’s legs. Then, trying the other end to their waist, they could not pull the tortoise. The tortoise’s strength was much greater than the two hunters were together. It was tortoise who pulled the two men into the water.

Once, inside the water, it was very easy for the tortoise to drag them. Thus, the two hunters fell into the river. With great efforts, they cut the rope that was tied to their waist and swam back to the bank. They were now feeling very cold. They had lost their shirts. They thought of making a fire again.

Seeing those collecting leaves and twigs, the hawk was worried again. Now he flew to the forest and called his third friend, the tiger. He found the tiger at the edge of the forest. When the tiger heard the hawk’s problem, he immediately walked towards the riverbank.

The hunter had now lighted the fire and one of them was preparing to climb the tree to get the hawk babies. Just then, the tiger reached the tree. Seeing the tiger, the hunters ran from there and never came back again.

The hawk thanked all his three friends for their kind and timely help. He also realized that it is very important to have at least a few friends. The female-hawk had been very wise in advising the hawk to make friends before marrying him.

Inspirational story

There was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. He was happy because he was content. He was content because he was happy.One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and

the power that goes along with them. The wise man said, “If you had a diamond the size of your thumb, you could have your own city. If you had a diamond the size of your fist, you could probably own your own country.” And then he went away.

That night the farmer couldn’t sleep. He was unhappy and he was discontent. He was unhappy because he was discontent and discontent because he was unhappy. The next morning h

e made arrangements to sell off his

farm, took care of his family and went in search of diamonds.

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He looked all over Africa and couldn’t find any. He looked all through Europe and couldn’t find any. When he got to Spain, he was emotionally, physically and financially broke. He got so disheartened that he threw himself into the Barcelona River and committed suicide.

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Back home, the person who had bought his farm was watering the camels at a stream that ran through the farm.

Across the stream, the rays of the morning sun hit a stone and made it sparkle like a rainbow. He thought it would look good on the mantle piece. He picked up the stone and put it in the living room. That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked, “Is Hafiz back?” The new owner said, “No, why do you ask?” The wise man said, “Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one.”

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The man said, no, that’s just a stone I picked up from the stream. Come, I’ll show you. There are many more.” They went and picked some samples and sent them for analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm was indeed covered with acres and acres of diamonds.

What is the moral of this story? There are five morals:

1. When our attitude is right, we realize that we are all walking on acres and acres of diamonds. Opportunity is always under our feet. We don’t have to go anywhere. All we need to do is recognize it.

2. The grass on the other side always looks greener.

3. While we are dyeing the grass on the other side, there are others who are dyeing the grass on our side. They would be happy to trade places with us.

4. When people don’t know how to recognize opportunity, they complain of noise when it knocks.

5. The same opportunity never knocks twice. The next one may be better or worse, but it is never the same one.