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Nithya Pathni and Ananda Pathi sat for hours with a carpet seller deciding on which carpet to buy. They couldn't make up their minds. The carpet seller was thoroughly disgusted though not demonstrative of it. Suddenly, their pet cat appeared, walked over the carpets and settled down on one of them comfortably and purred. The couple made their choice instantly.
Man is so caught up in running his life with his intellect, that he is the only animal who has lost touch with his natural instincts.
Moti Ankur decided to take his parents on a ride in his new car. The old couple sat behind while Moti drove. Through the rear view mirror he noticed that his father had his mouth open. After a while he heard him whisper to his mother, "If you keep your mouth open, the teeth don't rattle dear."
When we try not to hurt another, we take the beating upon ourselves. All of our silent suffering is a result of our own choice.
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Ananda had a friend who maintained a 20-year-old quarrel with her sister. Finally one day, his friend got news that her sister was terribly ill. She felt obliged to go and went with Ananda. The sister was in bed looking very weak. She looked up and whispered to his friend, "If I die, I want you to know that you are forgiven. But if I survive, things will remain as they are.'
Life is a gift from Existence to man. It has been given to experience the glory of Existence, not to harbor petty
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Bhilai Mansoor was serving as a judge in a village. All feuds were brought to him for justice. One man was charged of multiple thefts. Bhilai looked at him and said, "You have been charged of stealing not only money but also other valuables. What have you got to say?" The man promptly replied, "Sir, I have been told many times that money alone cannot bring happiness."
When the intelligence has not flowered enough, man fails to perceive the Truth underlying words of wisdom told to him.
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Sheikh Govinda was in his house which was blazing with fire. A fireman managed to find him and shouted out to him. Govinda said, "God will take care of me, just move on." A few minutes later, a second fireman found him and offered to rescue him. Govinda waved him off too. The walls started collapsing and soon Govinda was consumed by the fire. He reached the gates of Heaven and confronted the Lord and asked him why his undaunted faith had been let down. The Lord replied, "But I sent you two firemen. What more do you want me to do?"
Man clearly misses seeing the giving hand of Existence in his life. He fails to see that what he wants has already been given and he needs no more.
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Nithya Madhu was consulting a psychologist. She told her, "Ma'am, I am dating a 78 year old man. His brother is standing in the way of our relationship. Don't you think he is old enough to do what he wants to do?" The psychologist replied calmly, "Definitely; but is he young enough?"
Age has little to do with wisdom. Only growth of our inner intelligence can make wisdom dawn upon us.
Chanda Basu walked into a posh hotel. He walked to the registration desk, picked up the pen and asked, "What have you got for 200 rupees?" The clerk replied, "You're holding it".
A negative answer when intelligently worded can get the message across without a problem. The play of words can make a world of difference!
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Sheikh Govinda was due to give a speech at a large gathering the following day. His friend told him, "Sheikh, try this during your speech. Tell them: 'Last night I held another man's wife in my arms'. The people will sit upright. Continue saying, 'Oh, it was my dear mother!"" Sheikh thought it was a good gimmick. The next day, during the course of his speech he drawled, "Last night I held another man's wife in my arms." The people sat upright. Sheikh stammered, "Oh ... I've forgotten who she was."
Don't disregard the act of copying another's idea. One needs a certain capacity even to copy it successfully!
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Ram Gopal was visiting his mother with his two children. While he was chatting with his mother, the children were creating a racquet and the noise level rose progressively. Finally, he shouted at them, "Will you stop that!" His mother told him, "Don't curb them like that." Gopal snapped back, "Mom, they are my children and I have the right to correct them." His mother replied, "Absolutely! and I was correcting mine."
When momentary haughtiness takes over us, we lose our intelligence also - momentarily.
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Nitti Mudaliar was sitting next to a lady at a party and narrating to her the day's events. The lady's patience was fast waning but he never got the cue. Finally, the lady turned to him and said, "You know, what you are telling me is so interesting. You must hurry now and write it down!"
Gentle words and courtesy can do a lot better than harsh words and a wry face.
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Nithya Pathni and Ananda Pathi went to an entertainment show and found a queue to get in. An announcement was made that children and those above sixty could get in first. People with children started moving. Ananda Pathi made his way towards the door but waited outside. The usher asked him why he had stopped. Pathi replied, "Well, my wife would not admit that she is over sixty and the tickets are with her."
It is most often our silly perceptions that are the stumbling blocks in our path. Drop them and watch how the path clears!
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Barsi Rajan was in his consulting room when a little child walked in with a face of terror, holding his mother's hand. Barsi examined him and jovially said, "Now little master, let's take off our clothes and see how much we weigh!" The child gave him a firm look and said, "You go ahead, I don't want to."
The disparity between our thoughts and our expression is the root cause of many problems; misunderstanding stems from this.
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Nithya Madhu served as a part-time librarian. A young boy walked up and asked rather shyly, "Can you show me books on how to develop?" Madhu felt that she should not embarrass the boy any further and asked her male colleague to show the boy some books on 'males growing up'. A little later, she saw the colleague and the boy walking past carrying books on 'Photography'.
We hear only what we mean to hear, never what is really being spoken to us! And what we hear is what we are.
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Latur Singh went to the bank to exchange rupees for dollars. He read in the papers that morning that the exchange rate was 45.25 rupees to a dollar. While waiting in the bank for his turn, he saw the big dial in the bank and it showed 46.37. A few minutes later he glanced at it again and it showed 49.50. His turn came and he handed over the cash to the lady at the counter. She informed him that the exchange rate was 43. Annoyed, Latur pointed to the dial and demanded, "How come your dial says 49.8 madam?" The lady calmly said, "That's our clock, Sir."
When what we see is in tune with what we would like to see, we hate to be told that it is a dream. Reality is almost always different from our treasured dreams.
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Bhilai Mansoor was playing with his grandson when they decided to wish and toss a coin. To the child's dismay, Bhilai won the toss. Bhilai looked at his grandson's forlorn face and said, "Why are you sad? My wish was that your wish should come true!"
To be able to shift our attention from ourselves to others is a virtue that each one should possess. It is then that compassion will become our signature!
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Little Ananda was at a family dinner. He was meeting his favorite aunt for the second time and spent most part of the time with her. His parents were rather embarrassed at this because she was engaged and her fiancé was at the dinner trying to get some time alone with her. They told the child, "Little, your aunt has got a friend here who hasn't seen her in a long time, you should leave them alone now." Little shot back, "But I haven't seen her in a long time either!"
It is only when we start explaining our social laws to children, will we understand how complex the laws themselves are!
Gritty Gauri sat at the table for breakfast. Her mother was horrified that she had started eating without saying grace. Gritty explained: "There is no item here that I have not said thanks for at least once before."
Thankyou' is the greatest mantra that one can chant; It is the only prayer that one needs to say.
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