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Inspirational
Nugget
QUIZ
on Important People
You don't actually have to take the quiz below.
Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the
point.
1.
Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2.
Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3.
Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest.
4.
Name any ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize.
5.
Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor
and actress.
6.
Name the last decade's World Series winners.
How
did you do? The point is, none of us remember the headliners
of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies.
Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and
certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's
another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1.
List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2.
Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult
time.
3.
Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4.
Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and
special.
5.
Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
6.
Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.
Easier?
The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life
are not the ones with the most credentials, the most
money, or the most awards. They are the ones who care.
- Author Unknown
Are
you ready for love?
A
good relationship isn't a game you play or an ego trip you
take. It is about love and two people. Loving someone can
give us the greatest joy we can ever know and it can hurt
more than we can believe too. When it does not really hurt
when that person did something disappointing to you, but really
hurts when you see that person in pain and sadness, then you
know you truly love that person.
Loving
someone means you should be ready to experience heartache
and happiness at the same time. That's the reward and that's
the risk. Unless we are willing to experience it, we will
never really know what it's like to love and be loved.
Sharing
love is probably the most valuable and meaningful experience
a person can ever have. And there's a difference between being
in love with someone and loving someone. It's the difference
between a love that's fickle, wild and short-lived and one
that's tender and passionate, nurturing and lasts a long time.
The first is easy. The second, the one that really matters
to all of us, takes work -- because it's about keeping a relationship.
Loving
someone takes efforts. We have to be able to communicate with
each other. Nobody can read anyone else's mind. We always
presume that our partner knows what we think and feel. Maybe
in time we might be able to predict or sense each other's
thoughts but it's never perfect and takes time to develop.
Getting
the chance to love and be loved by someone is blessed. Respect
him/her for who he/she is, and not what you want him/her to
be. Everyone is pretty and special in his/her own special
way. No one is perfect. It is true love which closes the gap
of imperfectness to form a smooth surface of acceptance for
each other. True love sees and accepts a person for who he/she
is. It is also true love which makes a person change for the
better.
The
power of true love to a person is undeniable.
A
relationship needs commitments too. What is love without commitments
from each other anyway? It's like principles and values. Everyone
has them but they only mean as much as we are willing to stand
for them.
The
same goes for our commitments to relationships, and the person
we love.
"Love
is like an antique vase. It's hard to find, hard to get, but
easy to break."
Every
day everywhere, people fall in love ... but just how many
of these relationships are self-sacrificing love, and not
just relationships which are formed only for the intense feeling
of falling in love? I know hundreds of friends who say the
magical words "I love you"... but more often than
not, the truth is just -- I am IN love with you. There is
a difference between being in love with someone and loving
someone. If a person says he/she is in love with you, he/she
means that he/she likes you for who you are now and he/she
fell in love with you because of the present you.
This
kind of love is temporary and lasts only as long as the fairytale
lasts. When fairy godmother comes in at midnight to whirl
us back to reality, we see the heartache of such a relationship...
where both were only IN love with each other.
But
if a person says he/she loves you, he/she means that he/she
loves you unconditionally for who you are now, who you were
in the past and who you might be in the future. When he/she
says he/she loves you and really means it, you have to ask
yourself if you love him/her too or if you're in love with
the idea of being in love. It is very hard to see the difference
through logical thinking. Let your heart guide u. May you
be blessed on your soul-searching journey for your soulmate.
Friends,
think about what you've just read. To those who are already
"attached", ask yourself again.....
Is this true love?
Do I really love him/her?
Or izzit just another infatuation?
R U willing to give? Even though you may not get back the
same amount you gave?
R U cheating yourself? Thinking that you really love him/her
and not just taking him/her as a substitute for your ex-boyfriend/
girlfriend?
Let
today be the day... you truly understand love... and stop
hurting others... I know how it feels to be hurt by your loved
ones... especially one that you've trusted so much... And
I know that none of you would want to be the victim in this
game of love... If after reading this and answering all the
questions, you are very sure that you love him/her, tell him/her
that. Let him/her know how much you love him/her and that
you are willing to take the risks of being hurt by him/her
in the course of the development of your relationship with
him/her. This is a love that's sacrificial, R U ready for
it?
- Author Unknown
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Cosmos
of Happiness
