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RokZRooM Special ! You Can Win by Shiv Khera

Prosperity brings friends, adversity reveals them. Fair weather friendship is described
well by the following poem:
Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go;
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all
There are none to decline your nectar Ed wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.

--Ella Wheeler Wilcox

People who are true friends in the real sense help one another, but these are not favors.
They are acts incidental to friendship. And if they don't help they would be failing in their
relationships.
Relationships don't just happen, they take time to build. They are built on kindness,
understanding, and self sacrifice, not on jealousy, selfishness, puffed up egos, and rude
behavior.
Relationships should never be taken for granted. Once relationships are established,
they need to be nurtured constantly. Nobody is perfect. Expecting perfection is setting
yourself up for disappointment.

Friendly Cooperation

It is difficult to achieve success without the friendly cooperation of others. A pleasing
personality is flexible and adaptable while maintaining composure. Flexibility does not
mean flimsy or helpless behavior. It means assessing and responding appropriately and
in a timely manner to a given situation. Flexibility does not stretch to principles and
values.

Step 26: Show Empathy

The wrong we do to others and what we suffer are weighed differently. Empathy alone is
a very important characteristic of a positive personality. People with empathy ask
themselves this question: "How would I feel if someone treated me that way?"

A PUPPY

A boy went to the pet store to buy a puppy. Four of them were sitting together, priced at
$50 each. Then there was one sitting alone in a corner. The boy asked if that was from
the same litter, if it was for sale, and why it was sitting alone. The store owner replied that
it was from the same litter, it was a deformed one, and not for sale.
The boy asked what the deformity was. The store owner replied that the puppy was born
without a hip socket and had a leg missing. The boy asked, "What will you do with this
one?" The reply was it would be put to sleep. The boy asked if he could play with that
puppy. The store owner said, "Sure." The boy picked the puppy up and the puppy licked
him on the ear. Instantly the boy decided that was the puppy he wanted to buy. The store
owner said "That is not for sale!" The boy insisted.

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