A Lone Stranger

Keep your fork - (a very touching account....) There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness & had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things 'in order,' she contacted her Pastor & had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read & what outfit she wanted to be buried in. Everything was in order & the Pastor was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her. "There's one more thing," she said excitedly.. "What's that?" came the Pastor's reply? "This is very important," the young woman continued. "I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand." The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say. That surprises you, doesn't it?' the young woman asked. "We...

How to stay motivated? In the jungle which animal is the biggest? * I heard you say, Elephant. In the jungle which animal is the tallest? * I heard you say, Giraffe. In the jungle which animal is the wisest. * I heard you say, Fox. In the jungle which animal is the fastest? * I heard you say, Cheetah. Among all these wonderful qualities mentioned, where is the Lion in the picture? And yet you say, the Lion is the KING of the jungle, even without ANY of these qualities! Why? Because..... The Lion is courageous. The Lion is very bold. The Lion is always ready to face any challenges; any barrier that crosses his path, no matter how big/bad they are! The Lion walks with confidence. The Lion dares anything & is never afraid. The Lion believes he is unstoppable. The Lion is a risk taker. The Lion believes any animal is food for him. The Lion believes any opportunity is worth giving a try & never lets it slip from his hands. The Lion has charisma! So... - What is it that we get to le...

In India it is widespread for Muslims to call dogs as Najis or Unclean, also we hear the mullahs telling that wherever there is a strand of dogs hair there shall be no Angels of Grace. Crap ...please read what my Lovely Quran says about the animal and refresh your thoughts. My request to one and All read your books properly before understanding and implying some one else's understanding, which may perhaps be wrong. "And you would have imagined them to be awake as they slept on. And we would turn them from right side to left, as their dog spread its paws across the entrance. If only you had seen them, you would have turned and fled from them, filled with the terror of them." "They shall say: ‘They were three in number, their dog a fourth.’ Others will say: ‘They were five in number, their dog a sixth’ – predicting the Unseen. Yet others will say: ’Seven, their dog an eighth.’ Say: ‘My Lord knows best what their number was, and none knows it but a few.’ S...

The Fern & the Bamboo…. One day I decided to quit.... I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality..... I wanted to quit my life.  I went to have one last talk with my mentor. I said, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?" His answer surprised me. "Look around. What do you see?” I saw a fern & bamboo seeds? My mentor replied, "When the fern & the bamboo seeds were planted, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. It's brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year, the fern grew more vibrant & plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. Then in the fifth year, a tiny sp...

We, as a society, really have no idea how *suffocated* people are in their emotions. Most people have *nobody* to express themselves entirely to. Everyone is holding back their *vulnerabilities* to maintain the *social image* of a confident and happy person. Heart-to-heart conversations have become *rare, artificial and shallow*. And most hearts are filled with *empty defences*. Most people can't even talk to their *life-partners openly* for the fear of being judged or rejected. Emotions await just a release. Social images make sure weakness is not glorified. Children have *bottled up* stress. Young people suffer anxiety and depression. It is just lack of social support. It is *lack of non-judgmental* friendships. It is result of *fast and busy lives* where nobody has time to just sit and watch someone cry. It is result of *instant and impatient lifestyle* practices, that *emotions have started feeling like waste of time*. We have *whatsapp and facetime and social media* - and we ...

Non-Vegetarian Additives Numbers with a  *  means that the additive is definitely of animal origin. All other numbers are sometimes and therefore possibly from animal origin. E Number Additive Name *  120 Cochineal , Carminic acid, Carmines Natural Red 4 - colouring A colouring that makes many foods red. Found in alcoholic drinks, fruit pie fillings, jams, many sweets and even cheeses. Cochineal is made from the female insect found on cacti called Dactylopius Coccus. She is boiled alive or left to "cook" alive through sun exposure. Cochineal is the result of crushing scales of the insect into a red powder. 153 Carbon Black, Vegetable Carbons  - colouring If the description on product packaging says "Vegetable Carbons", then it is most likely free of animal derivatives. (but could be derived from GM crops!) But if the additive is described as "Carbon Black", it 's ...