Golden Rules For Living

From LifeHack...

1. If you open it, close it.

2. If you turn it on, turn it off.

3. If you unlock it, lock it up.

4. If you break it, admit it.

5. If you can't fix it, call in someone who can.

6. If you borrow it, return it.

7. If you value it, take care of it.

8. If you make a mess, clean it up.

9. If you move it, put it back.

10. If it belongs to someone else, get permission to use it.

11. If you don't know how to operate it, leave it alone.

12. If it's none of your business, don't ask question.

See The Irony

CHURCH has 6 letters

so does MOSQUE / TEMPLE

 

BIBLE has 5 letters

so does QURAN / GEETA / SUTRA

 

LIFE has 4 letters

so does DEAD

 

HATE has 4 letters

so does LOVE

 

ENEMIES has 7 letters

so does FRIENDS

 

LYING has 5 letters

so does TRUTH

 

HURT has 4 letters

so does HEAL

 

NEGATIVE has 8 letters

so does POSITIVE

 

FAILURE has 7 letters

so does SUCCESS

 

BELOW has 5 letters

so does ABOVE

 

CRY has 3 letters

so does JOY

 

ANGER has 5 letters

so does WRONG

 

RICH has 4 letters

so does POOR

 

FAIL has 4 letters

so PASS

 

KNOWLEDGE has 9 letters

so does IGNORANCE

 

Are they all coincidence?

LIFE is like a Double-edged sword. We should always choose the right and better side of life!

Protect Your Child

Another one taken from FB:

Here is a list of things you need to teach your Child(ren) at early age:

1: Warn your Girl Child Never to sit on anyone's laps no matter the situation including uncles.

2: Avoid Getting Dressed in front of your child once he/she is 2 years old. Learn to excuse them or yourself.

 3. Never allow any adult refer to your child as 'my wife' or 'my husband'....

 4. Whenever your child goes out to play with friends make sure you look for a way to find out what kind of play they do, because young people now sexually abuse themselves.

 5. Never force your child to visit any adult he or she is not comfortable with and also be observant if your child becomes too fond of a particular adult.

 6. Once a very lively child suddenly becomes withdrawn you may need to patiently ask lots of questions from your child.

 7. Carefully educate your grown ups about the right values of sex . If you don't, the society will teach them the wrong values.

 8: It is always advisable you go through any new Material like cartoons you just bought for them before they start seeing it themselves.

 9. Ensure you activate parental controls on your cable networks and advice your friends especially those your child(ren) visit(s) often.

 10. Teach your 3 year olds how to wash their private parts properly and warn them never to allow anyone touch those areas and that includes you (remember, charity begins from home and with you).

 11: Blacklist some materials/associates you think could threaten the sanity of your child (this includes music, movies and even friends and families).

 12. Let your child(ren) understand the value of standing out of the crowd.

 13: Once your child complains about a particular person, don't keep quiet about it.

>Take up the case and show them you can defend them.
>Remember, we are either parents or parents-to-be.
And if possible, forward to all friends who have children.

A Matter of Faith

Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, you believe in GOD ?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

Professor : Is GOD good ?

Student : Sure.

Professor: Is GOD all powerful ?

Student : Yes.

Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent.)

 

Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Is satan good ?

Student : No.

Professor: Where does satan come from ?

Student : From … GOD …

Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?

Student :Yes

Professor: So who created evil ?

(Student did not answer.)

 

Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, who created them ?

(Student had no answer.)

 

Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?

Student : No, sir.

Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?

Student : No , sir.

Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smell your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.

Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student : Yes.

Professor: According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.

Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Professor: Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as cold?

Professor: Yes.

Student : No, sir. There isn’t.

(The lecture theatre became very quiet with this turn of events.)

 

Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.

(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)

 

Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?

Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?

Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man ?

Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)

 

Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?

(The class was in uproar.)

 

Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?

(The class broke out into laughter. )

 

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)

 

Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.

Student : That is it sir … Exactly ! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.

 

P.S.

I believe you have enjoyed the conversation. And if so, you’ll probably want your friends /colleagues to enjoy the same, won’t you?

Forward this to increase their knowledge … or FAITH.

By the way, that student was EINSTEIN

10 Things You Learn In A Relationship

Another one from LifeHack (here):

1. Misunderstandings are inevitable.
2. Learn to trust them.
3. Let yourselves miss each other.
4. Encourage growth and change.
5. Compromising doesn't mean you are weak.
6. Admit your weaknesses.
7. Sometimes you can only accept things; not fix them.
8. Forgive quickly and truly.
9. Never expect anything.
10. Show your feelings.

20 Signs You Have Found Your Man

Saw this from this link here from LifeHack.

1. He appreciates who you are.
2. He keeps his promises.
3. He stands by you.
4. He gives you space.
5. He is not jealous or insecure.
6. He gets along with your family.
7. He is interesting.
8. He favors mature arguments.
9. He makes you feel beautiful.
10. He is game to try your adventures.
11. He expresses his love.
12. He is your superhero.
13. He makes every effort to wipe away your tears.
14. He wants to introduce you to his friends.
15. He respects his mother.
16. He is irresistibly attractive, to you.
17. He is a source of inspiration.
18. He is not a control freak.
19. He is honest.
20. He makes you a better person.

Yup, he passes at least 11 of these. He passes after all!

Marriage - a heroic act of self-gift

Marriage - heroic act of self-gift.

New to me.

Click (Paradox of choice) to know what I am talking about.

There's a difference between

a consumer who is looking to use a person for his own end and

a lover who is seeking to discover the beloved.

 

A consumer evaluates his options;

a lover woos his beloved.

 

A consumer considers the trade-offs of not choosing Jennifer in favor of Ashley;

a lover just looks into the eyes of his beloved and asks, "Ashley, will you marry me?"

 

A consumer is enticed then carefully calculates;

a lover is bewitched then ardently pursues.

 

A consumer shops, seeking the best deal;

a lover discerns, seeking to know the other person.

 

In courting and choosing whom to marry, we would do well to focus on the person and to remind ourselves that marriage is about giving ourselves in love to another person, and not primarily about individual fulfillment. Marriage rescues us from the paradox of choice and introduces us to the paradox of gift:

 

Give yourself,

and you find yourself.

 

Focus on your needs, your happiness, your desires,

and you get neither fulfillment of your needs, happiness, nor desires.

 

Give yourself unreservedly to your beloved,

and you discover the meaning of life.