Thought/s for the Day

[beer monkey]

You can have your cake and eat it...the only trouble is you get fat.

[Bump]

An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a
pole
which she carried across her neck.

One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and
always
delivered a full portion of water.

At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked
pot
arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home
only
one and a half pots of water.

Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.

But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and
miserable
that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to
the woman
one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in
my side
causes water to leak out all the way B back to your house."

The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that there are flowers on your
side of
the path, but not on the other pot's side?"

"That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted
flower seeds
on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water
them."

"For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to
decorate the
table.

Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty
to grace
the house."

Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we
each have
that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding.

You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the
good in
them.

SO, to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to
smell the
flowers on your side of the path!

[jingjai]

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue...
[They are] gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

Confucius

[jingjai]

"You had best be quick, if you are ever going to forgive me at all;
life does not last forever."

From Tale of the Genji by Lady Shikibu Murasaki

[Frankie 1]

No thoughts today

[Pakawala]

The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

and

The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.

[FrazeeDK]

Now there sits a man with an open mind. You can feel the draft from here.
Groucho Marx

[jingjai]

"To strive in the right way and make the right effort, you take the support of the scriptures, the teachings of the great Masters. These teachings enliven your path, enliven your efforts. Their words are like torches that help you discover the inner path, the inner path to your own God."

From: "We Have Met Before"
by Gurumayi Chidvilasananda

[JimboPSM]

• "Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the former."
  
  Albert Einstein

[beer monkey]

when a man opens a car door for his wife, its either a new car or a new wife.

Prince Phillip.

[jingjai]

The wise devote themselves to the welfare of all, for they see themselves in all.

The Upanishads

[beer monkey]

Punctuality is something that if you have it,there's often no-one around to share it with you.

[Frankie 1]

Punctuality is something that if you have it,there's often no-one around to share it with you.

Yes there are, Thai people, they are very punctual and arrive exactly one hour late

[beer monkey]

Ohhh if only it was exactly 1 hour.

[jingjai]

Of all earthly music, that which reaches farthest in heaven
is the beating of a truly loving heart.

Henry Ward Beecher

[Astana]

"The bad news is Iran is capable of making a nuclear bomb. The good news is they have to drop it from a camel." --David Letterman

"In a speech today President Bush said contrary to reports, he has no plans to attack Iran. The president said 'That's ridiculous. We didn't even have plans when we attacked Iraq.'" --Conan O'Brien

[FrazeeDK]

A timeless comment on government bureaucracy!!

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

Will Rogers

[jingjai]

Stillness is that state which follows the fulfillment of intense yearning.

Swami Muktananda

[beer monkey]

Television is more interesting than people.If it were not we should have people standing in the corners of our rooms.

Alan Coren. (English Writer)

[Red_Fist]

when a man opens a car door for his wife, its either a new car or a new wife.

Prince Phillip.

thats too good, hehe.