All I Ever Learn

All I ever learned from a dog:

1. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joy ride.

2. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

3. When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

4. When it's in your best interest, always practice obedience.

5. Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

6. Take naps and always stretch before rising.

7. Run, romp, and play daily.

8. Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.

9. Be loyal.

10. Never pretend to be something you're not.

11. If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

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

13. Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

14. Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

15. Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

16. On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

17. When you are happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

18. No matter how often you are criticized, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout. Run right back and make friends.

Greater Than God !

What is greater than God,
More evil than the Devil,
The poor have it,
The rich need it,
If you eat it, you will die?


No pressure though.

Think about it first and then scroll down for the answer.

The answer to the riddle is "nothing"

The Burning Hut

The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.

But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost.

He was stung with grief and anger.

"God, how could you do this to me!" he cried.

Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.

"How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers.

"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.

It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.

Remember next time you are in trouble, bear in mind it could be a turn in your life for something better.

God's Coffee

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. 

Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.   

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.   

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:  "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.

While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.   

Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.   

What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.  

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 

They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.  

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."  

God brews the coffee, not the cups.......... Enjoy your coffee!   

  

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. 

A Religious Wise Man

An old wise religious teacher was walking though a forest with his pupil.


As they were about to cross a river they saw a young beautiful girl who was unable to cross the river. The religious the old man held to a very strictly rule which is to forbade touching other women except their wives. 


The old man thought if he left the young girl there alone, wild animals from the forest would eat her.So he helped her to cross the river.After crossing the river the old man and his student started to walk alone again.


Some moments later the student,with a hidden excitement,asked,’Guru,how could you violate your religion’s law being a religious leader yourself?’

The man answered,"Son,I have stopped carrying the girl as soon we crossed the river but it is you who is still carrying her in your mind"