A man was strolling on the beach when he saw a fisherman fishing on the cliff. He went up and asked the fisherman how was his catch. The fisherman replied there wasn't many fishes but he was contented and happy with his catch. The man went on and told the fisherman that he should go out into the ocean, that way he would get more fishes to sell. If the fisherman was really good, he could set up a company and buy up trawlers, catch even more fishes and earn even more money. Having achieved all these, the fisherman could buy all the things he wanted, that including a beach resort, do the things he wanted like relaxing down at the beach eg. fishing recreationally.

The fisherman looked puzzled, "I don't understand this, you are suggesting that I should go one big loop so as to end up where i am today, happily fishing on the cliff?"

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Almost everyone here is constantly working to achieve happiness. We all work hard, trying to earn more money. What is the point of all this when we are not happy? Afterall, we are forcing ourselves to work harder just to obtain happiness. Are we all trying to be like the man above, going a full circle to end up being at the same place. Your parents have been telling you, study hard get a good job, work hard and earn your keep, only then you would be happy. We have to realise that the key to happiness is to appreciate yourself and Life. It is not about working yourself to death and getting no where.

A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where he could get so many frog legs! The farmer replied, "There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs-millions of them. They croak all during the night and are about to drive me crazy!" So the restaurant and the farmer made an agreement that the farmer would deliver frogs to the restaurant five hundred at a time for the next several weeks.

The first week, the farmer returned to the restaurant looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little frogs. The restaurant owner said, "Well...where are all frogs?" The farmer said, "I was mistaken. There were only these two frogs in the pond. But they sure were making a lot of noise!"

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Next time you hear somebody criticizing or making fun of you, remember it's probably just a couple of noisy frogs. Also remember that problems always seem bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in your bed at night worrying about things which seem almost overwhelming like a million frogs croaking? Chances are pretty good that when the morning comes, and you take a closer look, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.

A turtle family went on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outings. Finally the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place. During the second year of their journey they found it. For about six months they cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered the had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned. The family consented and the little turtle left. Three years passed and the little turtle had not returned. Five years ... six years...then in the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat began to unwrap a sandwich.

At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, "SEE I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt.

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Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don't do anything ourselves.

Things We Can Learn From a Dog

When loved ones come, always run to greet them.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Be loyal.

Never pretend to be something you're not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent,
sit close by and muzzle them gently.

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

No matter how often you are criticized,
don't buy into the guilt thing and pout.

Run right back and make friends.

The Goose Story

Next fall when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying in "V" formation, you might be interested to know what science has discovered about why they fly that way.

It has been learned that as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.

Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to do it alone, and it quickly gets into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front.

When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point. The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.

Finally, when a goose gets sick or becomes wounded and falls out, two geese fall out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with the ailing or wounded goose until it is able to fly or until it is dead. Then they launch out on their own, or with another formation, to catch up with the group.

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 young 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."