Step back and let someone else shine

Sometimes, you just need to step out of the spotlight and lets people outshine you. For me, when that happens I feel useless. But now I am starting to learn that you don't always have to be number one.

For example: Today there was a science quiz , and inter school competition. So our  school team, 4 of us got the team prize. But what about the prize for the ONE person who got the highest marks? well, one person out of my team got that... and he was the LAST person who I thought could do it! None of us others got anything else. It felt humiliating at first, but I started to see things in a different light. It's a big thing to actually feel important in your life, so I am very happy that he had his chance to stand out and be the one who is 'in the spotlight'. Oh, and he used to be called a 'Garbage fish' by our headmaster, but now I hope the head will see him in a new light, and let him feel the glory of being a champion!

Why is there poverty?

Everyone knows that one of the problems our world is facing is poverty.But why is it there? Isn't there any way to stop it?
  Of course there is! Poverty is not created by the people who are poor, but the system of the society that creates this famine.
   Muhammad Yunus, a "Banker for the Poor" founded a bank that loans money to the poor on micro credit, and has now helped over millions of people fulfill their dreams in life. This person DARED to dream, to step out and take the first step towards a poverty-free world. That is a great value worth respecting, and I think it's very very cool that he had the courage to be different and to be selfless.

All about environment

"With Smelly Socks Come Smelly Feet."
Strange metaphor, but what does it MEAN?
It means that in a good environment, you are good. In a bad environment...well, you know.
So obviously we need to stay in a good environment. But what does a good environment mean? Is it a place where we get to have fun all day? Forget that!

A good environment is one in which all the people support you and give you the strength to overcome the obstacles in life.
A bad environment leads to destruction of your mind and soul. So it's obvious, that the environment most people choose to be in, but how do they get there? Ah, that is either up to you or fate to decide...

Being Yourself

It's not easy, I know. All around us, there are billions upon millions of reasons why we should NOT be who we truly are, but a mere figment of the society.

  Why don't we want to stand out?  Is it because we are afraid of what if? What if people will

think I am so-and-so? Well, this might be hard to understand, but NOT being you is a waste of who you are!

  You were MEANT to be who you are, not who you think you should be! Daringly STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD!

  

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. 

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. 

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, 

who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? 

Actually, who are you not to be? 

You are a child of God. 

Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.

There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. 

We are all meant to shine, as children do.

We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. 

It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. 

And as we let our own light shine, 

we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. 

As we are liberated from our own fear,

our presence automatically liberates others.

Meanignful Story to Share!

A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:

'This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package.'

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.

'She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion.

Well, I guess this is it.

He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.

He turned to me and said:

'Never save something for a special occasion.

Every day in your life is a special occasion'.

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.
I spend more time with my family, and less at work.

I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through.

I no longer keep anything.

I use crystal glasses every day...

I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to.

The words 'Someday...' and ' One Day...' are fading away from my dictionary.
;If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now...

I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell.

I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels.

I'd like to think she would go ou t for Chinese, her favourite food.

It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come..
Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.

Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one.

If you got this, it's because someone cares for you and because, probably, there's someone you care about.
If you're too busy to send this out to other people and you say to yourself that you will send it 'One of these days' , remember that 'One day' is far away... or might never come...

No matter if you're superstitious or not, spend some time reading it.
It holds useful messages for the soul.
 
Thanks for reading to the END!

I AM RIGHT... as usual

Don't you just hate the people who say----or think like that?
 Well, of course everyone thinks they are right in some point of their lives. But everyone sees things differently. What may be right for you, could be a horrible sin for others. It all depends on our background and how we are brought up.

  Do you think keeping a dog at home is right? Maybe your answer is yes. But if you were allergic to dogs, would it be right? Probably no.
Then, do you think watching PG movies are right? If you are only 10, maybe the answer is no. But how about looking from the point of view of a 20-year old? That's a whole different matter.
  The message is: What you think is good, might not be that way for someone else. Be open to different ways of thought, and embrace it.

Making Friends

Making friends is very very very very easy...for some people.
Making friends is soooooooo difficult! ....for some people.
Making friends is a waste of time... for some people.
But no matter who you are, you are bound to have at least 1 friend. No? Hmmm...

 For those who think making friends is easy, good for you! But watch out: not everyone becomes your friends for a good reason. But so far, you are probably in good hands.
  For those who think making friends is difficult, think again. Try making friends with people who think making friends is easy as pie. This attitude is contagious and is bound to spread to you.
  For those who think that making friends is a bore, well... all i can say is: YOU'RE WRONG!
Lastly, I would like to share this cheesy line often written on greeting cards:
A king has a gold ship;
A queen has a silver ship'
BUT I have a friendship.
Friendships which are priceless are often free.