Live and Work - " INSPIRING STORY "

Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better paying job. Except for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best money could buy.

Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often yearned to spend more time with his family.

The day came when the examination results were announced. To his joy, Father passed, and with distinctions too! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor which paid handsomely.

Like a dream come true, Father could now afford to provide his family with life’s little luxuries like nice clothing, fine food and vacation abroad.

Maintain Your Integrity - " INSPIRING STORY "

A while back, there was a story about Reuben Gonzolas, who was in the final match of his first professional racquetball tournament. He was playing the perennial champion for his first shot at a victory on the pro circuit. At match point in the fifth and final game, Gonzolas made a super “kill shot” into the front corner to win the tournament. The referee called it good, and one of the linemen confirmed the shot was a winner.

But after a moment’s hesitation, Gonzolas turned and declared that his shot had skipped into the wall, hitting the floor first. As a result, the serve went to his opponent, who went on to win the match.

Reuben Gonzolas walked off the court; everyone was stunned. The next issue of a leading racquetball magazine featured Gonzolas on its cover. The lead editorial searched and questioned for an explanation for the first ever occurrence on the professional racquetball circuit. Who could ever imagine it in any sport or endeavor? Here was a player with everything officially in his favor, with victory in his grasp, who disqualifies himself at match point and loses.

When asked why he did it, Gonzolas replied, “It was the only thing I could do to maintain my integrity.” 

Inspirational Poem - HAPPY insect! what can be

HAPPY insect! what can be
In happiness compar'd to thee?
Fed with nourishment divine,
The dewy morning's gentle wine!
Nature waits upon thee still,
And thy verdant cup does fill;
'Tis filled wherever thou dost tread,
Nature self's thy Ganymede.

Inspirational Poem - What does the future hold for us?

What does the future hold for us?
    Smog filled skies and poison cars,
    And broken land with useless dust
    And nature’s beauty behind bars.
    Can I ever show my children,



   (they ever come my way)
    The beauty of a sunset
    At the ending of the day?
    Can I walk into a forest,

  

And surround myself with trees,
    Yet know that it will remain,
    For me to visit as I please.
    I know that I can today



   Do all the things I’ve said,
    But when today is yesterday,
    Will all these things be dead?
    This problem is enormous
    As we gradually take heed,
    So we must fix it quickly,
    Using words and thoughts and deeds."

Inspirational Poem

Thou, whose deep ways are in the sea,
Whose footsteps are not known,
To-night a world that turned from Thee
Is waiting at Thy Throne.

The towering Babels that we raised
Where scoffing sophists brawl,
The little Antichrists we praised
The night is on them all.

The fool hath said . . . The fool hath said.
And we, who deemed him wise,
We who believed that Thou wast dead,
How should we seek Thine eyes?

How should we seek to Thee for power
Who scorned Thee yesterday?
How should we kneel, in this dread hour?
Lord, teach us how to pray!

Grant us the single heart, once more,
That mocks no sacred thing,
The Sword of Truth our fathers wore
When Thou wast Lord and King.

Let darkness unto darkness tell
Our deep unspoken prayer,
For, while our souls in darkness dwell,
We know that Thou art there.

Helping a Man in a Hole - NSPIRING STORY

A man was walking along and fell into such a deep hole that he could not get out. So he began to shout very loud for help. A learned professor came along and found him.


He looked down into the hole and began to scold him: "How could you be so careless as to fall down there?

You should be more careful. If you ever get out again, watch your step." And with that he walked away.

Then a holy man came along. He looked down into the hole and told the man, "I'll reach down as far as I can and you reach up as far as you can.


If I can grab your hand, I'll pull you out." But it did not work: the hole was too deep.


So the holy man said he was sorry, and left the trapped man to his fate. Then Christ came along. He saw the man's problem, and without asking him any questions, he jumped down into the hole.


Then he let the man climb up onto his shoulders, and even onto his outstretched arms. And the man got out.


This is known as being personally involved. A Christian gives his life for another.

Love is....

Love is a feeling to be felt,
Love is something which,
sometimes makes the hardest rock melt.

Love is such a feeling ,
which sometime is hard to convey,
Although there may be galore words,
But it becomes difficult to say.

Love is such beautiful thing ,
which we all have within.
Always love others to be loved,
And experience the greatest joy of living.

Bad Temper

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.

Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.

He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all.

He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same.

When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.

You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

Why Can We Not Be Like Those Colors Of The Rainbow? - Inspirational Poem

The Colors Of The Rainbow Are So Beautiful
They Gleam In The Sky So Bright
All Colors From Red To Blue
They Seem To Unite And Hold Hands
And Dance With The Rain
The Rain That Falls Like A Teardrop
A Teardrop With Such Happiness
For Every Rainbow...
There Is A Pot Of Gold At The End
A Pot Of Gold That Hold The Power...
To All Happiness
When I Look At The Clolors Of The Rainbow
It Makes Me Think...
Why Can We Not Be Like Those Colors Of The Rainbow?
Why Can We Not Unite And Hold Hands?
We Could Be Like That Rainbow
With Every Drop Of Graceful Rain...
Can Make A Beautiful Color...
A Color That Dances With Such Glory
When They Come Together...
It Is Like A Colorful Smile
A Smile With Such Peace
So Next Time You Look At The Colors Of The Rainbow...
Remember The Smile Within...
And Smile Along With This Rainbow...
Because This Rainbow...
Will Be Smiling Back...
And Saying To You...
Remember That You Are Like These Colors Of Me...
That Dance Along With Every Raindrop...
That Is Glistening By The Sunshine...
Of Inner Peace.

Inspirational Poem- Seeking the Truth...

Strong Black Woman
Searching 4 love


Lost in Space
And The Stars Above



Strong Black Woman
Head Held High



Walking Around
With a Sense of Pride



Strong Black Woman
Making it on Her Own



Supporting Herself
Leaving Footprints in Stone




Strong Black Woman
Down to Earth



Seeking the Truth
Overcoming the Hurts



Strong Black Woman
Trying to Achieve



Receiving and Giving
Only to Believe



Strong Black Woman
Slowly Becoming Weak



Values and Beliefs
are now for Keeps



Strong Black Woman
Affected many lives



Being Strong for those who Couldn't
But in the END Gracefully said Goodbye.

I Will Move The Rock

Once upon a time…there was a man who was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man He had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin.

 The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might.

 This the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might.

 Each night the man returned to his cabin sore, and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.

 Seeing that the man was showing signs of discouragement, Satan decided to enter the picture placing thoughts into the man’s mind such as : “You have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn’t budged.W
hy kill yourself over this? You are never going to move it.” Thus giving the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure.

 These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man even more. “Why kill myself over this?” he thought. “I’ll just put in my time, giving just the minimum of effort and that will be good enough.”

 And that he planned to do until one day he decided to make it a matter of prayer and take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.
“Lord”, he said, “I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked.

 Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock a half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?”

To this the Lord responded compassionately, “My friend, when long ago I asked you to serve me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all your strength, which you have done.
Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it.

 Your task was to push. And now you come to me, your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so? Look at yourself.

 Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewed, and brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, and your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have.

 Yet you haven’t moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. This you have done. I, my friend, will now move the rock.”

A person can make you

A person can make you feel high,
A person can make you feel low.
But only you can decide,
Which way you want to go.
A person can hurt you mentally,
A person can hurt you physically.
But only you can place,
A limit on your abilities.
A person can cause drama,
A person can cause a situation.
But only you can create,
Your own reputation.
A person can make you laugh,
A person can make you cry.
But only you can make,
Decisions for your life.
I guess what I'm trying to say,
That when you're living day to day.
Don't live by what people do,
But live by what you know is true.

" INSPIRING POEM "

First day of college
New faces with new expressions
New hopes and new aspirations
Huge excitement with a little fear

Curiosity to meet teachers
A trial to make friends
Thinking about the bright future
Dreaming about the big success

Zest in the heart to achieve fame
A desire to win umpteen hearts
A wish to look unique
A rummage in the mind

Missing the school days
Chatting with the old friends
Admiring one's college
Initiative to make new friends

Talking about the last school
Reminiscing the moments silently
Waiting for the teachers to interact
Preparing an introduction in the mind

To make the first impression effective
Freedom from rules and regulations
Flying in the open sky with widened wings
A new world a new platform

Then returning home
On the way thinking about college
Flying in the fantasies
 

" INSPIRING STORY "

A giant ship engine failed. The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.

Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work.

 He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship’s owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do.

After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something.

Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!

A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.

“What?!” the owners exclaimed. “He hardly did anything!”

So they wrote the old man a note saying, “Please send us an itemized bill.”

The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer…… …….. ……… $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap……… …….. …….. $ 9, 998.00


Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!