Can you think out of the box?

 

Can we really think out of the box? Most times we can't.  Those who are really successful in business life, are those who can think out of the box.  Below is an interesting story which I received from my email.  Very interesting indeed!

 

 

An old Italian gentleman lived alone in New Jersey . He wanted to plant
his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard.
His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man
wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:
Dear Vincent,
I am feeling pretty sad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my
tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot.
I know if you were here my troubles would be over. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days.
Love,
Papa
A few days later he received a letter from his son.
Dear Papa,
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.
Love,
Vinnie


At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up
the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man
and left.
That same day the old man received another letter from his son.

Dear Papa,
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now.
That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
Love you,
Vinnie

 

 

911 Survey in the Buddhist Perspective

This posting is meant for my Buddhist readers, and it came via an email:

Hi there Justin, and “Sawasdee Kha” as we say in my home country of Thailand (although I live in the USA now).

This is Srisuda Hongthai from The Buddha Garden and I wanted you to know that we are conducting a survey on Buddhism in the ten years since the 9/11 Tragedies. I don't know what impacts the 9/11 attacks had on your home country of Malaysia. But here in the USA, many people found solace in the teachings of Buddhism after 9/11. The survey is at:
http://www.thebuddhagarden.com/911survey/

Wouldn’t it be great to know why so many people become interested in Buddhism after the 9/11 attacks? Does Buddhism still play a role in their lives ten years after the attacks? How do the attitudes of new Buddhists differ from those who were Buddhists before 9/11?

No matter how long you have been interested in Buddhism, we encourage you to take this survey yourself. The fact that you DON'T live here in the USA is even better, since it will help to add diversity to the responses.

We also kindly ask that you will join other webmasters like you by telling your readers about the survey and encouraging them to take it as well. You would be doing a great service to the Dharma community.

Will you kindly let us know if you will be joining hundreds of like-minded bloggers and webmasters by linking to the survey, or mentioning it on FaceBook or Twitter?

Thank you, and Sawasdee Kha,

Srisuda Hongthai
The Buddha Garden

Imagine : No religion, no country, no war

IMAGINE:

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

*******************************

Emmanuel Kelly is a victim of chemical warfare from Iraq.  He doesn't know how old he is but has managed to become a wonderful singer. Emmanuel Kelly's mom worked alongside Mother Teresa. She dedicates her life helping disabled children. She was nominated Australian of the Year twice!

Less for more.

Welcome to the 21st Century!! FULL OF LESS & LESS & LESS of everything

Communication - Wireless Phones - Cordless Cooking - Fireless Food - Fatless Sweets - Sugarless Labour - Effortless Relations - Fruitless Attitude - Careless Feelings - Heartless Politics - Shameless Education - Worthless Mistakes - Countless Arguments - Baseless Youth - Jobless Ladies - Topless Boss - Brainless Jobs - Thankless Needs - Endless Situation - Hopeless Salaries - Less & Less PROTESTS USELESS

Teresa Teng's Incarnate?

This is unbelievable!!








By the way, her name is Wang Jing, a 19-year old from China, who was in KL last year to give renditions of Teresa Teng's popular numbers.

And what about this?


For the real Teresa's posting, please
CLICK HERE & CLICK HERE:

Penang's Untold Story

(If no picture, click Bo Lang Chai (Forgotten) from Pusat KOMAS on Vimeo.)

I used to live within walking distance from the Penang Clan Jetties along Weld Quay.  The story above is very interesting.  Don't worry if you can't understand Hokkien.  Even many Chinese Penangites do not fully understand Hokkien.  This video takes 34 minutes.  But if you are interested in Penang history, please take your time to watch it.   It's an ingenious approach to bring forth a message.

It's in the form of a Chinese puppet show !

Advice from the seat of an old farm tractor

Wishing everyone a lovely day!

*Subject: ADVICE*

...from the seat of an old farm tractor...an Old Farmer's Advice

“Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.”

“Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.”

“Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.”

“A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.”

“Words that soak into your ears are whispered…....not yelled.”

“Meanness don't just happen overnight.”

“Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.”

“Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.”

“It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.”

“You cannot unsay a cruel word.”

“Every path has a few puddles.”

“When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.”

“The best sermons are lived, not preached.”

“Don 't judge folks by their relatives.

“Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.”

“Live a good and honorable life, then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.”

“Don 't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none.”

“Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.”

“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.”

“Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

“The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.”

“Always drink upstream from the herd.”

“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.”

“Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.”

“If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.”

“Live simply, love generously, care deeply, and
speak kindly”

“Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.”

*scatter joy*