“If you want happiness for an hour — take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day — go fishing.
If you want happiness for a month — get married.
If you want happiness for a year — inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime — help someone else.
— Chinese proverb
Paid in full with one glass of milk
There was a poor boy named Howard Kelly who was going through some real bad times. He wanted to study but had no monetary support so to make the ends meet he started to sell goods from door to door. This way he could pay his school fee. But selling is a hard job. One fine day, he found he had just one thin dime left and he was hungry as well.
He wondered for a while and then decided to ask for the meal at the next house. When he knocked at the door, a pretty lady came out and Kelly felt nervous. Instead of asking for the food he just asked for a drink of water.
Lady could feel pangs of hunger on boy’s face so she brought him a large glass of milk. Boy was astonished and yet he could not resist his hunger. He drank the milk slowly and asked lady, ‘how much do I owe you?‘ Lady replied, ‘You don’t owe me anything. I have been taught never to accept pay for an act of kindness’. Boy was extremely touched and thanked her from the bottom of his heart. This incident left a profound effect on boy’s psyche. His faith in God and man further increased.
Many years passed after that small incident. The young lady became critically ill and local doctors were clueless about her illness. She was sent to the big city where specialists were called upon to diagnose and treat her problem. The mystery surrounding the illness forced doctors to call Dr. Howard Kelly. When Mr. Kelly first heard about the town she came from, he instantly remember the entire incident and rushed his way to check the patient.
Howard Kelly immediately recognised her and started doing everything in her capacity to save young woman’s life. After giving special attention to the case for quite some time, the lady started getting better. When it came to the matter of bill payment, Dr. Kelly requested hospital authorities to pass the final bill to him.
After carefully examining the bill details, he scribbled something on the edge of the paper and passed the bill to patient’s room. She was scared to have a look at the bill knowing it would take her rest of the life to pay for the expensive treatment. But when she finally opened the bill, she saw something written on the side of the bill,
‘Paid in full with one glass of milk’
Signed, Dr. Howard Kelly.
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I knelt to pray but not for long, So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, All day long I had no time No time, no time, too much to do, God looked into His book and said Author Unknown |
A young woman who was brutally attacked and raped by several men on a moving bus in New Delhi, India on December 16, died on Saturday as a result of her injuries. Six men accused in the incident have been charged with murder. If convicted, they could face the death penalty.
The savage nature of the incident led to violent protests and demands for improved protection for women. In India rape is common and the conviction rates for the crime very low.
The young woman boarded a bus with a male companion after watching a movie at a mall. They were attacked and beaten with iron rods by the men and the woman repeatedly raped. A rod was used in the rape, causing internal injuries. After undergoing this agonizing torture she was thrown from the moving bus. She died Saturday morning in Singapore where she had been flown for treatment. According to hospital sources in Singapore she had an infection in her lungs and abdomen, liver damage and brain injury. She died from organ failure. Her body was flown back to India on Saturday. Her male companion survived.
Prime minister Manmohan Singh expressed his condolences to the family of the victim on Saturday. In a statement he said “We have already seen the emotions and energies this incident has generated. It would be a true homage to her memory if we are able to channel these emotions and energies into a constructive course of action.” He said the government is examining the penal provisions that exist for such crimes and measures to enhance the safety and security of women.
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin–real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.– Alfred D. Souza
If there is a future there is time for mending-
Time to see your troubles coming to an ending.
Life is never hopeless however great your sorrow-
If you’re looking forward to a new tomorrow.
If there is time for wishing then there is time for hoping-
When through doubt and darkness you are blindly groping.
Though the heart be heavy and hurt you may be feeling-
If there is time for praying there is time for healing.
So if through your window there is a new day breaking-
Thank God for the promise, though mind and soul be aching,
If with harvest over there is grain enough for gleaning-
There is a new tomorrow and life still has meaning.
~ Author unknown~
I look at her battered, bruised face,
And she quickly looks away,
“I fell,” she responded, to the unspoken question,
And yet she wouldn’t look my way.
Caught up in a situation of physical abuse
Why did she think she had to stay?
“Leave him,” I told her,
And she pretended not to understand.
“I fell,” she repeated,
Trying to convince me,
Trying to convince herself.
“You don’t deserve this,” I told her,
“He loves me,” she says.
“No,” I tell her,
“Love is not supposed to hurt.”
She nods her head as if agreeing with me,
And yet I wonder,
Does she really understand?
In the US between 1000-1600 women die each year as a result of domestic violence. It is time to take charge and make changes don’t allow yourself to become part of the statistic for 2013. Engage in health and fulfilling relationships. Learn to recognize signs of abuse and remove yourself before you get trapped in a life of physical abuse.
“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore”
(Christopher Columbus)
Doomsday has come and gone and we are still here. We have celebrated Christmas and Boxing Day without any disruption. The world has not ended!! Can we now all agree that the ending of the Mayan calendar had nothing to do with the end of time? Now that doomsday is behind us we must now focus on living and believing the words of the bible which says “No man knows the time nor the hour” Man have being predicting the end of the world time after time and it has not come to pass. This is because the words of the bible is the real truth and everything else is a lie!
Author Marva Seaton 
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