Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Unsatisfied

An emperor was coming out of his palace for his morning walk when he met a beggar. He asked the beggar, "What do you want?" The beggar laughed and said, "You are asking me as though you can fulfill my desire!" The king was offended. He was a powerful and rich king with every earthly good at his disposal. He said, "Of course I can fulfill your desire. What is it? Just tell me." The beggar said, "It is a very simple desire. You see this begging bowl? Can you fill it with something?" The emperor said, "Of course!" He called one of his advisors and told him, "Fill this man's begging bowl with money." The advisor went and got some money and poured it into the bowl, and it disappeared. And he poured more and more, and the moment he would pour it, it would disappear. And the begging bowl remained always empty. The whole palace gathered. The story went throughout the whole capital, and a huge crowd gathered. The prestige of the emperor was at stake. He said to his advisors, "If the whole kingdom is lost, I am ready to lose it, but I cannot be defeated by this beggar." Diamonds and pearls and emeralds, his treasuries were becoming empty. The begging bowl seemed to be bottomless. Everything that was put into it immediately disappeared, went out of existence. Everything!

Finally it was evening, and the people were standing there in utter silence. The king dropped at the feet of the beggar and admitted his defeat. He said, "Just tell me one thing. You are victorious, but before you leave, just fulfill my curiosity. What is the begging bowl made of?" The beggar laughed and said, "It is made up of the human mind. There is no secret. It is simply made up of human desire."

Author - Unknown

Cycle

“The belief that you can keep doing what you’ve been doing but get a different result is a form of insanity.” – Zig Ziglar

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Audit

It's been two years! I started this blog after a friend's suggestion.

Two years!

People say that time flies when your having fun. I disagree! This is not good! Two years!

I remember too vividly two years back.

Paul says he looks in a mirror and sees a poor reflection; I see that too! Paul sort yourself out (joke!). Na, I mean myself of course.

I'm asking myself, 'How much have you changed? And was it good change or bad change?'.
I feel I have changed a little. I need more change!
I also need to think about things more.

Enough about me!

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"The Magnolia tree is always attractive, for it is deciduous, never losing its glossy green leaves. I use these leaves to make an arraignment on my dining room table each November, adding pieces of fruit around them, to remind me of the Thanksgiving harvest. It is, in the spring, however, that it displays its most magnificent splendor, when its flowers are in full bloom. At first, the flower buds are in tight coils- just waiting to unfold. It takes warm weather and sunlight before this happens.

I believe people start out like the Magnolia bud- tight- and into ourselves. However, when the loving warmth of our savior, Jesus Christ, and His glorious lights invade our hearts, there is a change. He will open us up in a beautiful manner, just as the Magnolia bud will do. "


From http://www.dailywisdom.com

Monday, November 06, 2006

New seeds

Through the death of a flower can produce many seeds for new life.

When they kill Sadam for killing people, then what new flowers will be produced?

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Intelligenti

Enough with the pretence.. I'm not that clever!