Think about it: An Inventor's Greatest Discovery

A young student once asked the discoverer of the anesthetic property of chloroform, Sir James Simpson, what he considered his greatest discovery. The man of science and the man of God answered, “The greatest discovery I ever made was when I discovered that I was a great sinner and that Jesus Christ is my Saviour.”

Think about it: John 3:3

Going to church does not make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you a motor car. You must be born again, born of the Spirit of God. 

Think about it: Practice compassion ...

Not all scars show.

Not all wounds heal.
Not all illness can be seen.
Not all pain is obvious.
Practice compassion, rather than judgement.

Think about it: Each day choose ...

to live by choice, not chance;
to make changes, not excuses;
to be motivated, not manipulated;
to excel, not compete.

Choose self-esteem over self-pity.
Choose to listen to your inner voice,
not the random opinions of others.
Each choice you make
defines your future.

Choose to be happy!

Think about it: Be that ONE today

One tree can start a forest.
One smile can begin a friendship;
One hand can lift a soul;
One word can frame the goal;
One candle can wipe out darkness;
One laugh can conquer gloom;
One hope can raise your spirits;
One touch can show you care;
One life can make the difference,
BE THAT ONE TODAY.

[Unknown]

Think about it: Happiness

WOW ...  

A professor gave a balloon to every student, who had to inflate it, write their name on it and throw it in the hallway. The professor then mixed all the balloons. The students were then given 5 minutes to find their own balloon. Despite a hectic search, no one found their balloon.

At that point, the professor told the students to take the first balloon that they found and hand it to the person whose name was written on it. Within 5 minutes, everyone had their own balloon.

The professor said to the students: "These balloons are like happiness. We will never find it if everyone is looking for their own. But if we care about other people's happiness, we'll find ours too."

[Thank you, Lihat Sedikit] 

Think about it: Being a parent is a constant work-in-progress

You will teach them to fly,

but they will not fly your flight.
You will teach them to dream,

but they will not dream your dream.
You will teach them to live,

but they will not live your life.
Nevertheless,

in every flight,

in every life,

in every dream,

the print of the way you taught them,

will remain ...
[Mother Teresa] 

Think about it: Mother Teresa's quote

"It's not how much we GIVE but how much love we put into giving."

Think about it: Technology isn't life

I had spent an hour in the bank with my dad, as he had to transfer some money. I couldn't resist myself & asked ...

''Dad, why don't we activate your internet banking?''

''Why would I do that?'' he asked.

''Well, then you won't have to spend an hour here for things like transfer. You can even do your shopping online. Everything will be so easy!''

I was so excited about initiating him into the world of internet banking.

He asked, ''If I do that, I wont have to step out of the house?"

''Yes, yes!" I said. I told him how even grocery can be delivered at door now and how amazon delivers everything!

His answer left me tongue-tied.

He said, ''Since I entered this bank today, I have met four of my friends, I have chatted a while with the staff who know me very well by now. You know I am alone ... this is the company that I need. I like to get ready and come to the bank. I have enough time, it is the physical touch that I crave. Two years back I got sick, the store owner from whom I buy fruits, came to see me and sat by my bedside and cried. When your Mom fell down few days back while on her morning walk, our local grocer saw her and immediately got his car to rush her home as he knows where I live. Would I have that 'human' touch if everything became online? Why would I want everything delivered to me and force me to interact with just my computer? I like to know the person that I'm dealing with and not just the 'seller'. It creates bonds of relationships. Does Amazon deliver all this as well?'''

Technology isn't life ... Spend time with people ... Not with devices.

Think about it: All our stuff

TRUTH is, that all of the STUFF here on earth we work SO hard to buy and accumulate ... does NOT mean a thing. At the end of the day ... people will be cleaning out our STUFF, going through our STUFF, figuring out what to do with all of our STUFF ... this STUFF we've accumulated in our life. 

The only thing of VALUE that remains are the MEMORIES and what we deposit into others. May we all learn to spend less time accumulating STUFF and spend way more time making MEMORIES.

[Thank you, Liz]

Poem: Little Things in Life

Too often we don't realize what we have until it is gone;
Too often we wait too late to say
"I'm sorry - I was wrong"

Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones
we hold dearest to our hearts;
And we allow foolish things
to tear our lives apart

Far too many times we let
unimportant things into our minds;
And then it's usually too late
to see what made us blind

So be sure that you let people know
how much they mean to you;
Take that time to say the words
before your time is through

Be sure that you appreciate
everything you've got
And be thankful for the little things
in life that mean a lot

by Regina Riggs

Think about it: Cherish every moment

Another version:

At 3 years we say, ''Mommy I love you." 

At 10 years we say, ''Mom, whatever."

At 16 years we say, "My mom is so annoying!"

At 18 years we say, "I'm leaving this house."

At 25 years we say ''Mom, you were right.''

At 30 years we say "'I want to go to Mom's house."

At 50 years we say ''I don't want to lose my mom."

At 70 years we say "I would give up everything to have my mom here with me."

Appreciate and love your Mom - you only have one Mom

[Thank you, Elmari]

Think about it: It defines who you are

A young couple moved into a new house.

The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbour hanging the washing outside.

"That laundry is not very clean; she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better soap powder.
Her husband looked on, remaining silent.

Every time her neighbour hung her washing out to dry, the young woman made the same comments.

A month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband, "Look, she’s finally learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this?"
The husband replied, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows."

And so it is with life ... What we see when watching others depends on the clarity of the window through which we look.
So don’t be too quick to judge others, especially if your perspective of life is clouded by anger, jealousy, negativity or unfulfilled desires.

"Judging a person does not define who they are. It defines who you are."