"why put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until next week" (Mark Twain)
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
It's best to not always be truthful
"Half a truth is better than sleeping alone" (Guru Eduardo)
There is a an old story of a monk who was meditating happily in the sun outside his cave. A beautiful but very distressed damsel came running up to him. "Help me," she cried. "There's a very bad man, a robber, who is trying to kill me. Please let me hide in your cave." Without waiting for a reply the girl ran into his cave and hid in the dark interior.
The monk had not said a word and, although slightly perturbed, he continued to meditate. A few minutes later a wild-looking man with a patch on one eye came galloping up on a black horse. When he saw the monk, he stopped and yelled at him, "Have you seen a young woman? I must find her." Being a celibate, the monk quite calmly said to the robber, "What would I be doing with a woman?" To which the man galloped on.
The monk did not lie, nor did he honestly answer the question. However, by avoiding the truth he saved three lives: the girl's; his own and the robbers. The robber would have had to kill him for being a witness; and the robber would have been killed as punishment.
MORAL....Being too moral is bad for your health.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
A Life Lesson
It would be great to say that I was wise when I was younger but that was not so. This is a lesson I've learned late!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
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