Sonia Gandhi is certainly a truly sensitive Italian lady and once
again she has proved it.She has always been very sophisticated and
decent and has always been empathetic towards her rivals. When the
terrorists had attacked the Parliament She was the first one to call
on the then PM Atal Bihari Bajpayee about his safety and security, she
had asserted Mr. Chandrashekhar the Ex-PM to go for an extensive
medical treatment. She has followed a trend set by Jawaharlal Nehru
who appreciated his then rival Atal Bihari Bajpai to maintain a
cordial relation with the opposition party.
These kind gestures it seems have been understood and payed back. It
came as a pleasant surprise when the she-tank of the opposition party
(BJP) payed her homage to Rajiv Gandhi at Vir Bhumi. Though it was not
long before that they were arch rivals and Sushma Swaraj had sworn to
go bald if she lost her elections in Bareily against Sonia Gandhi. The
tables have turned , the two it seems share a close bond these days.
Both have been staunch supporters for the passing of the Women’s Bill
in the Parliament. The
sources from BJP who do not wished to be named are of the opinion that
Sonia Gandhi who is generally considered to be cold, is very warm and
spontaneous towards Sushma Swaraj. They are friendly, talk about like
two buddies sharing jokes and well-being about their family members.
It is a welcome sight to watch both of them walking out of the
Parliament chatting.
Lets all keep our fingers crossed for their budding friendship to
bloom into a strong one so that it becomes capable of facing the rough
weathers of politics and oppositions. This would bring about a
positive environment in the otherwise bickering, shouting and
mud-slinging houses and could also help reaching consensus on the
Bills to be passed.
Are the likes of Lalu Prasad, Mayawati, Mamta Banerjee, observing so
that instead of snide remarks, accusations, allegations ,unrest and
enimosity they try to deliver and serve, which are the very reasons
of their being elected
--
Dr.Medhavi Chourey
Monday, September 20, 2010
Is the steep hike in the prices of petro-products justified?
Is the steep hike in the prices of petro-products justified?
No, certainly not, it seems as if the common man in being taken for a
ride by the Government. It is presenting a totally different picture
of the reality. The petroleum companies are certainly not suffering
any kind of losses as the Government is trying to project, as the
companies have never come forward stating their losses. The former is
stressing about the under-recoveries but what kind of under-
recoveries are not specified.
All around the globe the petroleum companies are minting money even
after the hike in the prices of crude oil, eg, BP, Exxon and Shell
have made billions. Then why should we pay more for our transport and
cooking gas, as the Government has lifted its control on the companies
and has given them the liberties to fix prices of fuels on the basis
of market forces- of state controlled prices of petrol?
The reason evident of dismantling Administrative Price Mechanism (APM)
is obviously not aimed at the profits of the Public Sector Companies,
which are nine in number, but for the private oil companies who find
it hard to compete with the tight budgeting of PSUs. This apparently
can be said to be the after-effect of the agreement between the two
feuding brothers’ oil-companies. Their retail outlets were in a state
of fix because of PSUs maintaining just prices.
The hike in the prices of the petroleum products would mean increase
in the prices of other goods, that would push the existing inflation
rate of 10% even higher. It would further add to the costs of other
commodities like- cement, metals, other consumer durable items, hotels
etc. The concerned companies have to bear the burden as they cannot
immediately increase the prices on the commodities. This would make
the poor consumers have a fit. However in the end the consumers will
have to bear the brunt.
Dr. Medhavi Chourey
No, certainly not, it seems as if the common man in being taken for a
ride by the Government. It is presenting a totally different picture
of the reality. The petroleum companies are certainly not suffering
any kind of losses as the Government is trying to project, as the
companies have never come forward stating their losses. The former is
stressing about the under-recoveries but what kind of under-
recoveries are not specified.
All around the globe the petroleum companies are minting money even
after the hike in the prices of crude oil, eg, BP, Exxon and Shell
have made billions. Then why should we pay more for our transport and
cooking gas, as the Government has lifted its control on the companies
and has given them the liberties to fix prices of fuels on the basis
of market forces- of state controlled prices of petrol?
The reason evident of dismantling Administrative Price Mechanism (APM)
is obviously not aimed at the profits of the Public Sector Companies,
which are nine in number, but for the private oil companies who find
it hard to compete with the tight budgeting of PSUs. This apparently
can be said to be the after-effect of the agreement between the two
feuding brothers’ oil-companies. Their retail outlets were in a state
of fix because of PSUs maintaining just prices.
The hike in the prices of the petroleum products would mean increase
in the prices of other goods, that would push the existing inflation
rate of 10% even higher. It would further add to the costs of other
commodities like- cement, metals, other consumer durable items, hotels
etc. The concerned companies have to bear the burden as they cannot
immediately increase the prices on the commodities. This would make
the poor consumers have a fit. However in the end the consumers will
have to bear the brunt.
Dr. Medhavi Chourey
Mingling of boys and girls- a taboo?
Mingling of boys and girls- a taboo?
No certainly not., I personally do not consider that mingling of boys
and girls is against our culture. The first and foremost question is
that why do we categorize them into compartments of gender, why can’t
we treat them as individuals? We do not live a segregated life at home
or in the society, so then why the segregation in colleges and public
places.
We always raise an eyebrow when we see a boy and a girl together. Our
first reaction is “setting” or” fixing ”. It’s a very funny reaction.
Our culture has always treated both the genders equally has promoted
their mingling. History has been the evidence that we have both the
genders studying together, shouldering responsibilities.
Moreover with urbanization and metropolitan culture the mingling of
the genders is far from being considered to be a taboo. We remember
what happened in the parks of Uttar Pradesh where on the pretext of
moral policing the boys and girls were beaten up by the policemen and
it turned out that many of them were married couples.
However we do understand the high risks – of mental as well as on
moral grounds. We do need to keep a track on their whereabouts as well
as guide them from time to time. Lets be reasonable and help the boys
and girls to decide on their own limits and help them to form and
retain positive relationships, which would help them adjust with each
other in future.
--
Dr. Medhavi Chourey
No certainly not., I personally do not consider that mingling of boys
and girls is against our culture. The first and foremost question is
that why do we categorize them into compartments of gender, why can’t
we treat them as individuals? We do not live a segregated life at home
or in the society, so then why the segregation in colleges and public
places.
We always raise an eyebrow when we see a boy and a girl together. Our
first reaction is “setting” or” fixing ”. It’s a very funny reaction.
Our culture has always treated both the genders equally has promoted
their mingling. History has been the evidence that we have both the
genders studying together, shouldering responsibilities.
Moreover with urbanization and metropolitan culture the mingling of
the genders is far from being considered to be a taboo. We remember
what happened in the parks of Uttar Pradesh where on the pretext of
moral policing the boys and girls were beaten up by the policemen and
it turned out that many of them were married couples.
However we do understand the high risks – of mental as well as on
moral grounds. We do need to keep a track on their whereabouts as well
as guide them from time to time. Lets be reasonable and help the boys
and girls to decide on their own limits and help them to form and
retain positive relationships, which would help them adjust with each
other in future.
--
Dr. Medhavi Chourey
MSN cricket features 'Cricketer of the Month'an abs must read..
MSN cricket features 'Cricketer of the Month'an abs must read..
Supposedly written by a schoolboy with all original spellings :
The original inhabitants of ancient India were called Adidases, who lived in two cities called Hariappa and Mujhe-na-Daro. These cities had the best drain system in the world and so there was no brain drain from them. Ancient India was full of myths which have been handed down from son to father. A myth is a female moth. A collection of myths is called mythology, which means stories with female caricatures. One myth says that people in olden times worshipped monkeys because they were our incestors. In olden times there were two big families in India. One was called the Pandava and the other was called the Karova. They fought amongst themselves in a battle called Mahabharat, after which India came to be known as Mera Bharat Mahan. In midevil times India was ruled by the Slave Dienasty. So named because they all died a nasty death. Then came the Tughlaqs who shifted their capital from Delhi because of its pollution. They were followed by the Mowglis. The greatest Mowgli was Akbar because he extinguished himself on the battlefield of Panipat which is in Hurryana. But his son Jehangir was peace loving; he married one Hindu wife and kept 300 porcupines. Then came Shahajahan who had 14 sons. Family planning had not been invented at that time. He also built the Taj Mahal hotel for his wife who now sleeps there. The king sent all his sons away to distant parts of India because they started quarrelling. Dara Seiko was sent to UP, Shaikh Bhakhtiyar was sent
to J & K, while Orangezip came to Bombay to fight Shivaji. However, after that they changed its name to Mumbai because Shivaji's sena did not like it. They also do not like New Delhi, so they are calling it Door Darshan. After the Mowglis came Vasco the Gama. He was an exploder who was circumcising India with a 100 foot clipper. Then came the British.They brought with them many inventions such as cricket, tramtarts and steamed railways. They were followed by the French who brought in French fries, pizzazz and laundry. But Robert Clive drove them out when he deafened Duplex who was out membered since the British had the queen on their side. Eventually, the British came to overrule India because there was too much diversity in our unity. The British overruled India for a long period.
They were great expotents and impotents. They started expoting salt from India and impoting cloth. This was not liked by Mahatma Gandhi who wanted to produce his own salt. This was called the Swedish moment. During this moment, many people burnt their lion cloths in the street and refused to wear anything else. The British became very angry at this and stopped the production of Indian testiles. In 1920, Mahatma Gandhi was married to one wife. Soon after he became the
father of the nation. In 1942 he started the Quiet India moment, so named because the British were quietly lootoing our country. In 1947, India became free and its people became freely loving. This
increased our population. Its government became a limited mockery, which means people are allowed to take the law in their own hands with the help of the police. Our constipation is the best in the world because it says that no man can be hanged twice for the same crime. It also says you cannot be put in prison if you have not paid your taxis. Another important thing about our constipation is that it can be changed. This is not possible with the British constipation because it is not written on paper. The Indian parlemint consists of two houses which are called lower and higher. This is because one Mr Honest Abe said that two houses divided against itself cannot withstand. So Pandit Nehru asked the British for freedom at midnight since the British were afraid of the dark. At midnight, on August 15, there was a tryst in parlemint in which many participated by wearing khaki and hosting the flag. Recently in India, there have been a large number of scams and a plaque. it can be dangerous because many people died of this plaque in Surat. Scams are all over India. One of these was in Bihar where holy cows were not given anything to eat by their elected leader. The other scam was in Bofor which is a small town in Switzerland. In this, a lot of Indian money was given to buy a gun which can shoot a coot. Presently India has a coalishun government made up of many parties, left, right and centre. It has started to library the economy. This means that there is now no need for a licence as the economy will be driven by itself. India is also trying to become an Asian tiger because its own tigers are being poached. Another important event this year was the Shark meeting at
Malas Dive. At this place, shark leaders agreed to share their poverty, pollution and population.
wow...what a read!!
Supposedly written by a schoolboy with all original spellings :
The original inhabitants of ancient India were called Adidases, who lived in two cities called Hariappa and Mujhe-na-Daro. These cities had the best drain system in the world and so there was no brain drain from them. Ancient India was full of myths which have been handed down from son to father. A myth is a female moth. A collection of myths is called mythology, which means stories with female caricatures. One myth says that people in olden times worshipped monkeys because they were our incestors. In olden times there were two big families in India. One was called the Pandava and the other was called the Karova. They fought amongst themselves in a battle called Mahabharat, after which India came to be known as Mera Bharat Mahan. In midevil times India was ruled by the Slave Dienasty. So named because they all died a nasty death. Then came the Tughlaqs who shifted their capital from Delhi because of its pollution. They were followed by the Mowglis. The greatest Mowgli was Akbar because he extinguished himself on the battlefield of Panipat which is in Hurryana. But his son Jehangir was peace loving; he married one Hindu wife and kept 300 porcupines. Then came Shahajahan who had 14 sons. Family planning had not been invented at that time. He also built the Taj Mahal hotel for his wife who now sleeps there. The king sent all his sons away to distant parts of India because they started quarrelling. Dara Seiko was sent to UP, Shaikh Bhakhtiyar was sent
to J & K, while Orangezip came to Bombay to fight Shivaji. However, after that they changed its name to Mumbai because Shivaji's sena did not like it. They also do not like New Delhi, so they are calling it Door Darshan. After the Mowglis came Vasco the Gama. He was an exploder who was circumcising India with a 100 foot clipper. Then came the British.They brought with them many inventions such as cricket, tramtarts and steamed railways. They were followed by the French who brought in French fries, pizzazz and laundry. But Robert Clive drove them out when he deafened Duplex who was out membered since the British had the queen on their side. Eventually, the British came to overrule India because there was too much diversity in our unity. The British overruled India for a long period.
They were great expotents and impotents. They started expoting salt from India and impoting cloth. This was not liked by Mahatma Gandhi who wanted to produce his own salt. This was called the Swedish moment. During this moment, many people burnt their lion cloths in the street and refused to wear anything else. The British became very angry at this and stopped the production of Indian testiles. In 1920, Mahatma Gandhi was married to one wife. Soon after he became the
father of the nation. In 1942 he started the Quiet India moment, so named because the British were quietly lootoing our country. In 1947, India became free and its people became freely loving. This
increased our population. Its government became a limited mockery, which means people are allowed to take the law in their own hands with the help of the police. Our constipation is the best in the world because it says that no man can be hanged twice for the same crime. It also says you cannot be put in prison if you have not paid your taxis. Another important thing about our constipation is that it can be changed. This is not possible with the British constipation because it is not written on paper. The Indian parlemint consists of two houses which are called lower and higher. This is because one Mr Honest Abe said that two houses divided against itself cannot withstand. So Pandit Nehru asked the British for freedom at midnight since the British were afraid of the dark. At midnight, on August 15, there was a tryst in parlemint in which many participated by wearing khaki and hosting the flag. Recently in India, there have been a large number of scams and a plaque. it can be dangerous because many people died of this plaque in Surat. Scams are all over India. One of these was in Bihar where holy cows were not given anything to eat by their elected leader. The other scam was in Bofor which is a small town in Switzerland. In this, a lot of Indian money was given to buy a gun which can shoot a coot. Presently India has a coalishun government made up of many parties, left, right and centre. It has started to library the economy. This means that there is now no need for a licence as the economy will be driven by itself. India is also trying to become an Asian tiger because its own tigers are being poached. Another important event this year was the Shark meeting at
Malas Dive. At this place, shark leaders agreed to share their poverty, pollution and population.
wow...what a read!!
a STORY worth reading
Subject: a STORY worth readingOne day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other
students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between
each name.
Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about
each of their classmates and write it down.
It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment,
and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a
separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about
that individual..
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the
entire class was smiling.. "Really?" she heard whispered. "I never knew
that I meant anything to anyone!" and, "I didn't know others liked me
so much," were most of the comments..
No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if
they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't
matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were
happy
with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.
Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet Nam and his
teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never
seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome,so
mature.
The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him
took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless
the coffin.
As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up
to her. "Were you Mark's math teacher?" he asked. She nodded: "yes."
Then he said: "Mark talked about you a lot."
After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a
luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to
speak with his teacher.
"We want to show you something," his father said, taking a wallet out
of his pocket.. "They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought
you might recognize it."
Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook
paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times..
The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which
she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said
about him.
"Thank you so much for doing that," Mark's mother said. "As you can
see, Mark treasured it."
All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie
smiled rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the
top
drawer of my desk at home."
Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album."
"I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my diary."
Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out
her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. "I carry
this with me at all times," Vicki said and without batting an eyelash,
she continued: "I think we all saved our lists."
That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark
and for all his friends who would never see him again..
The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life
will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.
So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special
and important. Tell them, before it is too late.
And One Way To Accomplish This Is: Forward this message on. If you do
not send it, you will have, once again passed up the wonderful
opportunity to do something nice and beautiful.
If you've received this, it is because someone cares for you and it
means there is probably at least someone for whom you care.
If you're "too busy" to take those few minutes right now to forward
this message on, would this be the VERY first time you didn't do that
little thing that would make a difference in your relationships?
The more people that you send this to, the better you'll be at
reaching out to those you care about.
Remember, you reap what you sow.
--
Dr. Medhavi Chourey
Brazen Vanity?
Brazen Vanity?
Gone are the days when there were spoilt brats like Salman khan wheel drove his land cruiser over the poor sleeping pavement dwellers in a drunker state, Sanjeev Naidu a business tycoon who killed six people, he ran over by his vehicle. Pick up the newspapers and read the splashes- Nooari e Haweli wala 27 years old resident of Mumbai killed two and injured several people when she was allegedly drunk and was driving on the Marine Drive. It was a shocking news. A female driver watching to many people on the road in a drunken state
The fair sex, the weaker sex, the ones compared to roses, lily and lotus – have they gone berserks. Turn and look around yourself- does education, independence and equality mean that the weaker sex take to drugs, dress up skimpily.
An eye witness had reported that two women high an booze walked around mid night into a high profile discotheque of a five star hotel in Juhu. They were smoking and making rings in the air. They almost fell down in drunker state, removed their sandals and threw them up in the air, as they hit and abused people around the dance floor. After that they picked up a gay and walked out.
According to a psychologist this could be because of being treated as a second fiddle for years or may be back seat and so after so many years of being ill treated by the men talk at homes and work place they strike with a vengeance .This is the 21st century where we talk about girls being independent. They are beautiful, brave, bold, bright and energetic, they claim that they have every right to smoke, drink, attend late night parties. However the question is – can they take it all? “Are they capable at handling their drinks”.
Too much of indulgence by the parents have made them into –spoilt brats –they are pampered and spoilt brats-they carry a tag of-“ I care a damn attitude.” Its I, Me and Myself. They are so full of themselves, that it becomes difficult for them to carry on with a healthy relationship. The girls have an easy access to drugs and methods for birth control which gives them a feeling of superiority.
Psychologists are of the opinion that too many years of suppression, staying confined to the four walls, illiteracy lack of decision making power-has led the women of today- to flaunt their wealth, abusing consuming alcohol or drugs
By giving in the undue demands of children and showering them with lavish gifts. Children’s sense of self esteem does not depend on their character and values but on the materialistic things they posses. They over emphasise of the parents on the equality of girls and boys. They try to over-come their own guilt of wanting a son when a daughter is born by over pampering the daughters. Some mothers are also responsible for spoiling their daughters as they want to fulfill their own unfulfilled dreams through daughters and give all the liberties they never enjoyed to their daughters. But in the process what they feel to understand is that they are causing more harm than good.
Not long ago in Delhi, Bollywood’s famous super star Salman Khan was slapped by a “super spoilt” daughter of a business tycoon. She was drunk, gate crashed into his private party .The poor actor was taken aback, but asked her to leave the party politely.
We need to understand that development and liberty does not mean smoking, boozing and abusing, its much beyond it. Let the fairer sex realize and respect their values and walk towards the making of a better society.
A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee
You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how
things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to
make it and wanted to give up She was tired of fighting and
struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with
water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In
the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in
the last she
placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying
a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the
carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and
placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to
her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots.
She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the
daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell,
she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The
daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter th en
asked,
"What does it mean, Mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same
adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went
in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to
the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been
fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but
after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the
boiling water, they had changed the water.
Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on
your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee
bean?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but
with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my
strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the
heat?
Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a
financial hardship or some other trial,
have I become hardened and stiff?
Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and
tough with a stiff pirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot
water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water
gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the
bean, when
things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation
around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you
elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are
you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to
make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to
make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of
everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along
their way. The
brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't
go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and
heartaches.
You might want to send this message to those people who mean
something to you (I JUST DID); to those who have touched your life in
one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to
those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down;
to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so
meaningful in your life.
May we all be COFFEE.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how
things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to
make it and wanted to give up She was tired of fighting and
struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with
water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In
the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in
the last she
placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying
a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the
carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and
placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to
her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots.
She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the
daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell,
she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The
daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter th en
asked,
"What does it mean, Mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same
adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went
in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to
the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been
fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but
after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the
boiling water, they had changed the water.
Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on
your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee
bean?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but
with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my
strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the
heat?
Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a
financial hardship or some other trial,
have I become hardened and stiff?
Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and
tough with a stiff pirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot
water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water
gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the
bean, when
things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation
around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you
elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are
you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to
make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to
make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of
everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along
their way. The
brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't
go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and
heartaches.
You might want to send this message to those people who mean
something to you (I JUST DID); to those who have touched your life in
one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to
those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down;
to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so
meaningful in your life.
May we all be COFFEE.
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