“Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.” “We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” Frederick Keonig “People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel” Irwin Federman “Each moment of a happy lover’s hour is worth an age of dull and common life” Aphra Behn “The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be” Marcel Pagnol “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” Albert Einstein “Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself – no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are – completely; the good a...

Steve Jobs (1955–2011, 56), founder of Apple Inc, gave this amazing and inspirational speech to Stanford University graduates on June 12, 2005. Watch or read below his wise and thoughtful words. I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories. The first story is about connecting the dots. I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out? It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a ...

Two or three times in my life God in His mercy touched my heart, and twice before my conversion I was under deep conviction. During the American war [Civil War], I was a surgeon in the United States Army, and after the battle of Gettysburg there were many hundred wounded soldiers in my hospital, amongst whom were twenty-eight who had been wounded so severely that they required my services at once. Some whose legs had to be amputated, some their arms, and others both their arm and leg. One of the latter was a boy who had been but three months in the service, and being too young for a soldier had enlisted as a drummer. When my assistant surgeon and one of my stewards wished to administer chloroform, previous to the amputation, the young soldier turned his head aside and positively refused to receive it. When the steward told him that it was the doctor’s orders, he said: “Send the doctor to me.” When I came to his bedside, I said: “Young man, why do you refuse chloroform? Whe...

One day, a young guy and a young girl fell in love. But the guy came from a poor family. The girl’s parents weren’t too happy. So the young man decided not only to court the girl but to court her parents as well. In time, the parents saw that he was a good man and was worthy of their daughter’s hand. But there was another problem: The man was a soldier. Soon, war broke out and he was being sent overseas for a year. The week before he left, the man knelt on his knee and asked his lady love, “Will you marry me?” She wiped a tear, said yes, and they were engaged. They agreed that when he got back in one year, they would get married. But tragedy struck. A few days after he left, the girl had a major vehicular accident. It was a head-on collision. When she woke up in the hospital, she saw her father and mother crying. Immediately, she knew there was something wrong. She later found out that she suffered brain injury. The part of her brain that controlled her face muscles was dama...

NINE WORDS WOMEN USE... Very Funny.. Must Read.. (1) Fine : This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. (2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. (3) Nothing : This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine. (4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It! (5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.) (6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to thi...

Teacher : Little Mr.Bean, assuming you were at a bus stop and Terrorist throws a bomb. What will you do ? Little Mr.Bean : I will stop assuming….. Teacher : What is a verb ? Little Mr.Bean : A verb is a valve in a bicycle Tyre. Teacher : What are You saying ? Little Mr.Bean : Its a complete sentence sir. Teacher : Are You mad ? Little Mr.Bean : Its a question sir Teacher : don't be ...stupid Little Mr.Bean : Its an advice sir. Teacher : stop that nonsense! Little Mr.Bean : Its a command sir. Teacher : You are an idiot Little Mr.Bean : Its an insult sir. Teacher : Get out of my class! Little Mr.Bean : Its an order sir. Teacher : Oh goodness!,,,, what a boy!,,,, Little Mr.Bean : Its an exclamation sir. Teacher : May God have mercy on You. Little Mr.Bean : Its a prayer sir ….. the teacher fainted!!

In the image above is Shila Ghosh, an 83-year-old woman who lives in Pali in West Bengal, a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation’s fourth-most populous. Her only son had heart ailment and passed away a few months ago. To make ends meet, Shila now works. Every evening , Shila comes from Pali to Kolkata to sell chips. When asked if she has a problem in travelling, she weakly smiled and said: “No, the bus gets me here and my health is not that bad”. Circumstances could have easily forced her to beg but her dignity and respect is everything for her, she is determined to work until the end of her life rather than to beg on the streets. Story courtesy of Sufia Khatoon,   A college student in Kolkata   When we go on complaining, let us remember her….. she chose to solve her problems on her own for as they say God helps them those who help themselves. Don’t worry, Shila is being helped. Although she refuses donations and prefers t...