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Once Upon A Time - Thoughts

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What if I read you a story, Starting, "Once Upon A Time," and you realize that it was your life spelt out on every line? Would you hear my voice with wonder as it brushed across each word, and pray my arms had strength to hold, The truth about your world? Would your view on life be different? And would it shock you most to find, That the things you thought defined you, Could be summed in just two lines, And all the ones you took for granted, The ins and out of every day, Play a bigger part in who you are, Than you'd ever dare to say? Would you wonder at the pages left, And all the places that they'll lead, Then vow to make each moment, One that you'd be proud to read? Because there is a story of your life, But its you that holds the pen, And I hope you fill the pages right before you reach the end.  If there's empty spaces in your heart, They'll make you feel it's wrong,  Like having empty spaces, Means you never can be strong. But, I've learn...

Balls and Bets - Story

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A little old lady went to the headquaters of the Bank of America carrying a large bag of money. She insisted that she must speak with the President of the bank to open a savings account because "Its alot of money!"  The receptionist objected stating, "You can't just walk in here and expect to see the president of the Bank of America. He's a very busy man."  "But I am here to make a very large cash deposit," added the woman The receptionist momentarily looked at the sack of money, then walked back to one of the rare offices. She came back and said, "You are very lucky this morning, he will see you," and ushered her in to see the president of the Bank of America. When she walked in to a large office with a nice tailored man behind a great oaken desk. The bank president stood up and asked, "How can I help you?" She replied, "I would like to open a savings account," and placed the bag of money on his desk. "...

The Dumbest Kid In The World - Story

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A young boy Enters a barber shop, and the barber whispers to his customer, "This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while i prove it to you." The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quaters in the other hand, then he calls the boy over and asks, "Which do you want, son?" The boy takes the quaters and leaves. Later when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of an ice cream store. "Hey son, May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quaters instead of the dollar bill?"  The boy licked his cone and then replied,"Because the day I take the dollar bill, the game is over!" If you believe in who you are, If you know what you want. The world does not need to believe in you, because not everyone can understand the choices you make. 

Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee Beans

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Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot. He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the boiled eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?” “Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied. “Look clo...

Though Shall Not Judge

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A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted, “Dad, look the trees are going behind!”. Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity, suddenly he again exclaimed, “Dad, look the clouds are running with us!” The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man “Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?” The old man smiled and said “I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today.” Every single person on the planet has a story. Don’t judge people before you truly know them. The truth might surprise you.   Judging a person  does not define who they are, it defines who you are. We really  don't  know the reasons for  someone's  behavior.  Don't judge people  for the choices they make when you don't know the options they had to choose from.

Happiness Is Not About Having All, It’s Making The Most Of Everything

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A village was tired of an old man who was gloomy, complained constantly and was always in a bad mood. The longer he lived, the viler he became and more poisonous were his words.  People did their best to avoid him because his misfortune was contagious. He created the feeling of unhappiness in others.  Villagers knew him as an unhappy man. He hadn’t got married until he was 35 because he wanted to make sure he had a stable, job.  He got one but was still unhappy about it. Then he got married.  The villagers thought he would now be happy. But alas, he was worried about not having children.  Then after two years he was blessed with twin boys. Everyone was happy for him, but alas he was not.  He worked very hard to make enough money for his family to live a decent life. Everything was going smooth, yet he was not happy.  Many years later, his sons had great jobs, were well-educated and had settled very well in life. Everyone thought that he would be ha...

Doubting Your Own Ability Is An Enemy That You Can Defeat

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A man asked for half a kilo of butter but the salesperson, a young man, said that only one kilo packs were available. The man insisted on buying a half kilo pack.  So the young man went to the manager's office and said: "An idiot wants to buy half a kilo of butter but we only have one kilo packs."  To his surprise, the customer was standing right behind him.  So, the young man added immediately; "And this gentleman wants to buy the other half.”  After the customer left, the manager said; "You have saved your position by being clever at the right time. Where do you come from?"  To this the young man said, "I come from Brazil. The place consists of only prostitutes and football players!"  The manager replied coldly, "My wife is also from Brazil ".  To this the young man asked excitedly, "Oh yeah? Which team does she play for?"  Life is complicated. Somethings in life will never be understood, no matter how hard you try or ...