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Inspirational Stories
Learn To Appreciate
Once upon a time, there was a man who was very help- ful, kindhearted, and generous. He was a man who will help someone without asking anything to pay him back. He will help someone because he wants to and he loves to. One day while walk- ing into a dusty road, this man saw a purse, so he picked it up and noticed that the purse was empty. Suddenly a woman with a policeman shows up and gets him arrested.
The woman kept on asking where did he hide her money but the man replied, “It was empty when I found it, Mam.” The woman yelled at him, “Please give it back, It’s for my son’s school fees.” The man noticed that the woman really felt sad, so he handed all his money. He could say that the woman was a single moth- er. The man said, “Take these, sorry for the inconven- ience.” The woman left and policeman held the man for fur- ther questioning.
The woman was very happy but when she counted her money later on, it was doubled, she was shocked. One
day while woman was going to pay her son’s school fees towards the school, she noticed that some skinny man was walking behind her. She thought that he may rob her, so she approached a policeman standing nearby. He was the same policeman, who she took along to inquire about her purse. The woman told him about the man following her, but suddenly they saw that man col- lapsing. They ran at him, and saw that he was the same man whom they arrested few days back for stealing a purse.
He looked very weak and woman was confused. The policeman said to the woman, “He did- n’t return your money, he gave you his money that day. He wasn’t the thief
but hearing about you son’s school fees, he felt sad and gave you his money.” Later, they helped man stand up, and man told the woman, “Please go ahead and pay your son’s school fees, I saw you and followed you to be sure that no one steals your son’s school fees.” The woman was speechless.
Moral: Life gives you strange experi- ences, sometime it shocks you and sometimes it may surprise you. We end up making wrong judgments or mistakes in our anger, desperation and frustration. However, when you get a second chance, correct your mistakes and return the favor. Be Kind and Generous. Learn to Appreciate what you are given.
During a robbery in Guangzhou, China, the bank robber shouted to everyone in the bank: "Don't move. The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you."
Everyone in the bank laid down qui- etly. This is called "Mind Changing Concept” Changing the conventional way of thinking.
When a lady lay on the table provoca- tively, the robber shouted at her: "Please be civilized! This is a robbery and not a rape!"
This is called "Being Professional” Focus only on what you are trained to do!
When the bank rob- bers returned home, the younger robber (MBA-trained) told the older robber (who has only com- pleted Year 6 in pri- mary school): "Big brother, let's count how much we got."
The older robber rebutted and said: "You are very stupid. There is so much money it will take us a long time to count. Tonight, the TV news will tell us how much we robbed from the bank!"
This is called "Experience.” Nowadays, experi- ence is more impor- tant than paper qual- ifications!
After the robbers
had left, the bank manager told the bank supervisor to call the police quick- ly. But the supervisor said to him: "Wait! Let us take out $10 million from the bank for ourselves and add it to the $70 mil- lion that we have previously embez- zled from the bank”.
This is called "Swim with the tide.” Converting an unfa- vorable situation to your advantage!
The supervisor says: "It will be good if there is a robbery every month."
This is called "Killing Boredom.” Personal Happiness is more important than your job.
The next day, the TV news reported that $100 million was taken from the bank. The robbers counted and counted and counted, but they could only count $20 million. The robbers were very angry and complained: "We risked our lives and only took $20 million. The bank manager took $80 million with a snap of his fingers. It looks like it is bet- ter to be educated than to be a thief!"
This is called "Knowledge is worth as much as gold!"
The bank manager was smiling and happy because his losses in the share market are now cov- ered by this robbery.
This is called "Seizing the opportu- nity.” Daring to take risks!
So who are the real robbers here?
A couple was relat- ing their vacation experiences to a friend. "It sounds as if you had a great time in Texas," the friend observed. "But didn't you tell me you were planning to visit Colorado?"
"Well," the husband said, "we changed our plans because, uh..."
His wife cut in, "Oh, tell the truth, Fred!"
Fred was completely silent. After a long pause, the wife con- tinued, "You know, it's just ridiculous! Fred simply will not use any navigation devices or ask for directions!"
A soldier in my National Guard pla- toon became con- cerned when the Army insisted that he sign up for direct deposit. "It’s not going to work for me," he said, pan- icked.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because I use my Guard pay for spending money."
"So?"
"For the past ten years, I’ve been telling my wife that I serve for free!"
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