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Test Your Intelligence
2007-06-18 07:03:00
Check out your lateral thinking prowess! The first 4 images are the questions and the last four are the Answers. Please do not look at the answers first, these are really good, try it out. ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ------------............................. ......................................... ......................................... ......................................... ..........=============================== ===================================CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
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Interview With Warren Buffet
2007-06-13 12:24:00
There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet , the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:1.) He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!2.) He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.3.) He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.4.) He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.5.) He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.6.) His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.7.) He has given his CEO's only two rules...
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Unconditional Love
2007-06-04 12:01:00
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco."Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring home with me.""Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him.""There's something you should know the son continued, "he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.""I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.""No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.""Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own."At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents...
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The Window
2007-06-03 11:58:00
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed next to the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.The man in the other bed would live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the outside world. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake, the man had said. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm amid flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old ...
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Try This
2007-06-02 11:55:00
You don't actually have to take the quiz. Just read straight through, and you'll get the point, an awesome one. .....Take this quiz: 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 ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. 5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor actress. 6. Name the last decade's worth of 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. ...

Value
2007-06-01 11:52:00
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"Hands started going up.He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up.He then asked, "Who still wants it?"Still the hands were up in the air."Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air."My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will ne...

RIGHT SPEECH
2007-05-29 13:19:00
There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation."Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything withoutconsidering if it would hurt the other party. A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted,"Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me.Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker." She answered ,"You should appreciate that you married me. Otherwise, hewill be the millionaire and not you."Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.
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CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS
2007-05-28 13:14:00
A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one."The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singingand dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want torest."The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need television."There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband ,because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage anddream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightm...
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Successful Life
2007-05-27 13:11:00
NO POINTING FINGERSA man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for asuccessful marriage. Could you please share with me our secret?" Thefather-in-law answered in a smile,"Never criticise your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you."We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war.We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.
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Nothing in life is more important than your family.
2007-05-27 12:49:00
Request that u all will read this message through ur heart and notmetamorphically.The Story goes like this..............It's a lovely story of mother. Just read through tillthe end and let the things seep through your skin and you feel everymoment of the experience.After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to takeanother woman outto dinner and a movie.She said, "I love you, but Iknow this otherwoman loves you and would love to spend some time withyou."The other woman that my wife wanted me to visitwas my MOTHER, whohas been a widow for 19 years, but the demandsof my work andmy three children had made it possible to visit heronly occasionally.That night I called to invite her to go outfor dinner and amovie."What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. My motheris the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or asurprise invitationis a sign of bad news."I thought that it wouldbe pleasant tospend some time with you," I responded."Just the two of us." She thought about it for ...
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Confidence
2007-05-26 11:37:00
The business executive was deep in debt and could see no way out.Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment.He saton the park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could save hiscompany from bankruptcy.Suddenly an old man appeared before him."I can see that something is troubling you," he said.After listening to the executive's woes, the old man said, "I believe Ican help you."He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his handsaying, "Take this money.Meet me here exactly one year from today, andyou can pay me back at that time."Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.The business executive saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed byJohn D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!"I can erase my money worries in an instant!" he realized.But instead,the executive decided to put the uncashed check in his safe.Just knowingit was there might give him the strength to work out a way to save hisbusiness...
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You are Everything To Somebody
2007-05-25 12:27:00
Right now at this very minute----------- someone is very proud of yousomeoneis thinking of yousomeone cares about yousome one misses yousomeone wants to talk to yousomeone wants to be with yousomeone hopes you aren't in troublesomeone is thankful for the support you haveprovidedsome one wants to hold your handsomeone hopes everything turns out all rightsomeone wants you to be happysomeone wants you to find themsomeone is celebrating your successessomeone wants to give you a gift someone think you ARE a giftsomeone hopes you are not too cold, or too hotsomeone wants to hug yousomeone loves yousomeone wants to lavish you with small giftssomeone admires your strengthsomeone is thinking of you and smilingsomeone wants to be your shoulder to cry onsomeone wants to go out with you and have a lot of funsomeone thinks the world of yousomeone wants to protect yousomeone would do anything for yousomeone wants to be forgivensomeone is grateful for your forgivenesssomeone wants to laugh with y...
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Old Parents
2007-05-25 10:30:00
An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window.The Father asked his Son, "What is this?"The Son replied "It is a crow".After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, "What is this?"The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow".After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time, What is this?"At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the Son's tone when he said to his Father with a rebuff. "It's a crow, a crow, a crow".A little after, the Father again asked his Son the 4th time, "What is this?"This time the Son shouted at his Father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?" A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his Son was born.On openi...
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Story about Gossip
2007-05-24 12:21:00
Next time someone starts to spread gossip, think of this:In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It?s called the Triple Filter Test." "Triple filter?" "That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my student let's take a m! oment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and...""All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?" "No, on the contrary...""So," Socrates continued, "you ...
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