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The Carpenter’s House
Jun 16
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor
of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family.
He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my gift to you.”
What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that we would have done it differently.
Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.
Are you a Bucket or a Dipper?
May 31
You have heard of the cup that overflowed. This is a story of a bucket that is like the cup, only larger, it is an invisible bucket. Everyone has one. It determines how we feel about ourselves, about others, and how we get along with people. Have you ever experienced a series of very favorable things which made you want to be good to people for a week? At that time, your bucket was full.
A bucket can be filled by a lot of things that happen. When a person speaks to you, recognizing you as a human being, your bucket is filled a little. Even more if he calls you by name, especially if it is the name you like to be called. If he compliments you on your dress or on a job well done, the level in your bucket goes up still higher. There must be a million ways to raise the level in another’s bucket. Writing a friendly letter, remembering something that is special to him, knowing the names of his children, expressing sympathy for his loss, giving him a hand when his work is heavy, taking time for conversation, or, perhaps more important, listing to him.
Bringing the Vacation Spirit into Daily Life
Feb 23
Our definition of value was that a thing was good if it fulfills its definition. The definition of a human being is in himself. Hence, a human being is good when he fulfills his own definition of himself. What does this mean? It means that he is morally good if he is as he is.
All the words of ethics mean this very same thing, this identification of myself with myself, being sincere, being honest, being genuine, being true to myself, having self-respect — these words mean that I am as I am, that I am myself. This seems to be a very simple thing and yet it’s the most difficult to achieve. For I can define myself in three ways: systemically, extrinsically, and intrinsically. More
Don’t Quit
Dec 11
Personal, Quotes Inspiration 1 Comment
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
when care is pressing you down a bit ~Rest if you must, but don’t quit.
Life is queer with it’s twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow–
You might succeed with another blow.
Life is queer with it’s twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow–
You might succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
it seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the strugler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup.
And he learned too late, when the
night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when its seem afar,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit ~
It’s when things go wrong you mustn’t quit.
Vital Words from Great – Mr. Amitabh “The Legend” Bachchan
Oct 29
“Man has no ears for what he has not experienced.. if he agrees to something, he knows it already..”
“You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.”
“The world is full of two kinds of people – givers and takers. The takers eat well.. but the givers sleep well..”
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying..’I will try again tomorrow’ ..”
“A sunset here is a sunrise on the other end of the world. Never give up because what appears to be ‘the end’ might be a ‘new beginning !’
“स्वागत सब के लिए यहाँ पर , नहीं किसी के लिए प्रतीक्षा !”
My Favorite one!
“Paisa badi mushkil se milta hai !” “पैसा बड़ी मुश्किल से मिलता है ! “
Money is got with great difficulty.
First Day at the places of Smileys! Yahoo!
Sep 17
It is 15 September, 2008 – 9 AM!
A swift drive through to the entrance of 701, First Avenue – The Yahoo! Headquarters! The purples and yellows started to show up in a bit and there was it – a WOW feeling when I put the first step down in to that campus.
It was a very emotional moment that the time that I’ve spend over these years in the technology is all bring, build and baught up from this very building!
The BEST thing ever happened in the life so far!
OK – its time to get to the business – a long marathon conference ahead with some good (big!) guys…
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