Make The Most Of Life

“Respect yourself and others will respect you.” – Confucius

“Never hate people who are jealous of you, instead love them… For they are the ones who think you are better than them!!”

Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter  Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.. She asked if we could  write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that [...]

We all love children. Their wide eyed innocence touches us and we find their prattle cute and appealing. Their need for care instantly evokes a parental instinct within us and we rush to protect them. This article is not about children though it may as well be for the two are very similar in their [...]

There was a well known logician from Bengal. In his times, his intelligence was considered unparalleled. Besides his expertise in logic, he was proficient in the scriptures and had memorised almost all the major ones. One day, while the logician was buying some oil at the miller’s, he observed that just behind the shop, was [...]

Grandma is ninety-eight this Christmas. In spite declining health, she forges on with characteristic determination, hope, and wit. We thought we might lose her last October – how many more heart attacks can her frail body take? — but, true to form, Grandma rallied again. “I couldn’t miss a Christmas party, now could I!” she [...]

Thanks to Jim Ballard for sending this . Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, the true meaning [...]

A crab was once running on the sea shore, and was admiring it’s beautiful footprints… Just then a huge wave splashed and washed away the footprints. The crab said to the wave, “I considered you as one of my best friends, then what made you do this?” The wave replied, “A fisherman was following your [...]

A boy ran home to his mother, wailing because he had not made it to the final sports team. “They said I was too short for it. My stature is not enough for the sport.” The mother embraced the sobbing child and whispered into his ear, “In sports, my dear, the size of the individual [...]

A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. Very disturbed by this, she called the air hostess. “You obviously do not see it then?” she asked. “You placed me next to a black man.  I did not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.  Give [...]