Think Twice Beofre You Say Something

There were these 4 guys, a Russian, a German, an American and a French, who found this small genie bottle.When they rubbed the bottle, a genie appeared.

Thankful that the 4 guys had released him out of the bottle, He said, "Next to you all are 4 swimming pools, I will give each of youa wish. When you run towards the pool and jump, you shout what you wantthe pool of water to become, then your wish will come true.

"The French wanted to start. He ran towards the pool, jumped and shouted"WINE".The pool immediately changed into a pool of wine. The Frenchman was sohappy swimming and drinking from the pool.

Next is the Russian's turn, he did the same and shouted, "VODKA" andimmersed himself into a pool of vodka.

The German was next and he jumped and shouted, "BEER". He was socontented with his beer pool.

The last is the American. He was running towards the pool when suddenlyhe steps on a banana peel. He slipped towards the pool and shouted,"S H I T!!!!!!!........."

*LESSON LEANRT - THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU SAY SOMETHING, BECAUSE SOMETIMESACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN.*

The Story of the Mousetrap & Farmer's Wife

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.

"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered.
He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed this warning :
"There is a mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse,
I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me.
I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow and said, "There is a mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected,
to face the farmer's mousetrap
. . . Alone. . .

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- the sound Of a mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.
In the darkness, she did not see it.
It was a venomous snake whose tail was caught in the trap.
The snake bit the farmer's wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital.
When she returned home she still had a fever.

Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup.
So the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.
But his wife's sickness continued.
Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.
To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.
But, alas, the farmer's wife did not get well... She died.
So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow slaughtered
to provide enough meat for all of them for the funeral luncheon.

And the mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and you think it doesn't concern you, remember ---
When one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.
We are all involved in this journey called life.
We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.

I've read the above story many years ago. It make me ponder for quite sometimes after reading it.

In the working environment, we really need to work closely together. Without the real team work, the whole team will be affected eventually.

Why not everyone understand this ?

The Present - 珍贵的礼物

While searching for some of the reading material related to Who Moved My Cheese, I've found an article about the summary of another book from the same author, The Present.

Here is how the summary looks like :-

Three Ways to Use Your Present Moments

1. Be in the Present:
When you want to be happy and successful.
- Focus on what is right now.
- Use your purpose to respond to what is important now.

2. Learn from the Past:
When you want to make the Present better than the Past.
- Look at what happened in the Past.
- Learn something valuable from it.
- Do Things Differently in the Present.
3. Plan for the Future:
When you want to make the Future better than the Present.
- See what a wonderful future would you like.
- Make plans to help it happen.
- Put your plan into your action in the Present.

就在同一天，我在我太太的车上看到了一本书的内页写了一些蛮有意思的三行字 ：-

思昨日之过
创今日之机
定明日之计

矣！ 怎么这么巧？ 在同一天，看到非常相近的内容，特别是以上的三行字，即简短，又特别有意思。尤其对我而言 ！

一直以来，觉得自己从没有认真的探讨过自己的内心世界，其中最主要的原因就是没有‘自我检讨’！ 希望通过这几行字，及珍贵的礼物，常常提醒自己“认真检讨”， 并仔细的“规划未来”！每天临睡前看看书，想想当天发生的事，甚至利用部落格写一写日记未尝也不是件好事啊！

是时候“活得更有意义了！” 加油！加油！加油！