Gift of Hope

When once a chairman of a multinational company came to see me, to offer me a property in Bombay, he first asked, “Mother, how do you manage your budget?”

I asked him who had sent him here.

He replied, “I felt an urge inside me.”

I said, “Other people like you come to see me and say the same. It was clear God sent you, Mr. A, as He sends Mr. X, Mrs. Y, Miss Z, and they provide the material means we need for our work. The grace of God is what moved you. You are my budget. God sees to our needs, as Jesus promised. I accepted the property he gave and named it Asha Dan (Gift of Hope).”

(Mother Teresa)

The Kindness Inside

During Nelson Mandela’s 19 years imprisoned on Robben Island, one particular commanding officer was the most brutal of them all:

“A few days before Badenhorst’s departure, I was called to the main office. General Steyn was visiting the island and wanted to know if we had any complaints. Badenhorst was there as I went through a list of demands. When I had finished, Badenhorst spoke to me directly.

He told me he would be leaving the island and added: ‘I just want to wish you people good luck’. I do not know if I looked dumbfounded, but I was amazed. He spoke these words like a human being and showed a side of himself we had never seen before. I thanked him for his good wishes and wished him luck in his endeavours.

I thought about this moment for a long time afterwards. Badenhorst had perhaps been the most callous and barbaric commanding officer we had had on Robben Island. But that day in the office, he had revealed that that there was another side to his nature, a side that had been obscured but still existed.

It was a useful reminder that all men, even the most seemingly cold-blooded, have a core of decency and that, if their hearts are touched, they are capable of changing. Ultimately, Badenhorst was not evil; his inhumanity had been foisted upon him by an inhuman system. He behaved like a brute because he was rewarded for brutish behaviour.”

(Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk To Fredom”)

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Peace of Mind

Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were travelling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there.”
The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, “How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink!” So he came back and told Buddha, “The water in there is very muddy. I don’t think it is fit to drink.”
After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, “See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be ... and the mud settled down on its own – and you got clear water... Your mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don’t have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless.”
What did Buddha emphasize here? He said, “It is effortless.” Having 'peace of mind' is not a strenuous job; it is an effortless process. When there is peace inside you, that peace permeates to the outside. It spreads around you and in the environment, such that people around start feeling that peace and grace.

“Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.”


“Every man is afraid of something. That’s how you know he’s in love with you; when he is afraid of losing you.”


“Love is like an earthquake-unpredictable, a little scary, but when the hard part is over you realize how lucky you truly are.”


“The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.”
William Somerset Maugham


“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.”
Judy Garland


“One of the hardest things in life is watching the person you love, love someone else.”


“If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don’t, they never were.”


“Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying to control who you fall in love with.”


“It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an hour to like someone and a day to love someone – but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.”


“Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.”


“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.”


“I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.”


“You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.”


“It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let the person know how you feel.”

I believe- 
That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.


I believe- 
That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a
while and, you must forgive them for that.


I believe-
That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. 
Same goes for true love.


I believe- 
That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.


I believe- 
That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.


I believe- 
That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them 


I believe- 
That you can keep going long after you can't.


I believe- 
That we are responsible for what  we do, no matter how we feel.


I believe- 
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.


I believe-
That regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there
had better be something else to take its place.


I believe- 
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, 
regardless of the consequences.


I believe- 
That money is a lousy way of keeping score.


I believe- 
That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time! 


I believe- 
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.


I believe- 
That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.


I believe- 
That just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.


I believe- 
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've 
learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.


I believe- 
That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe-
That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.


I believe- 
That our background and circumstances may have influenced 
who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.


I believe- 
That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other,  And just
because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.


I believe- 
That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.


I believe- 
That two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.


I believe- 
That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.


I believe- 
That even when you think you have no more to give, when a  
friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.


I believe- 
That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.


I believe- 
That the people you care about most in life are the essence of life.
Tell them today how much you love them and what they mean to you.

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going. ~ Napoleon Hill

Love hurts the most when the two of you keep holding on and suddenly DESTINY gives up. 

When you fall in love, don’t give everything without leaving something for yourself. 

Mistakes can also lead us to a lifetime suffering. I know this is true for because of my mistake, I lost you.

"Like what you do. If you don't like it, do something else." - Paul Harvey

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character." - Albert Einstein

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. ~ Dale Carnegie

Successful people nestle into the process and enjoy the ride! Remember: "Creation is a PROCESS, not one single ACT!" 

Let go of the moments as they pass you by, you can't hold on to them no matter how hard you try.

A life I live is a story, what's done is done. Where it goes from here is totally up to me. I write my own ending.

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go. ~ Jim Rohn

Sometimes moving on is suffering, but it gives you more pain if you keep holding thing you shouldn't.

No amount of darkness can make it light. If you want light in the world it's up to YOU to shine.

Sometimes, it's annoying when I have to say "yes" just to avoid troubles and anger from everyone.

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure. ~ Dale Carnegie

"However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results." - Winston Churchill

Sometimes someone has to walk out of my life, for someone better to walk in.

Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken. ~ Donald Trump

It's funny how sometimes love can be easy to say hard to prove or easy to prove hard to say. 

Always have a unique character like SALT. Its presence is not felt, but its absence makes things tasteless. 

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. ~ Thomas Edison

A goodbye can hurt, but not as much as an "I Love You" that can't be proven.

The problem with fairytales is that they set a girl up for disappointment. In real life, the prince goes off with the wrong princess.

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around. ~ Thomas Edison

Sometimes you don't have to understand. You just have to trust that God will get you through it!

You'll see your life is much better when you not only care about yourself, but also other people around you.

No matter how bad it seems, don't turn your back from God. He's the only one that will always be there for you.

Tomorrow is a blank paper. What matters now is how I write my today and make it unforgettable.

In life, tough times come and go. But, no storm last forever.. and when its gone, there's beautiful weather.

Fear is a big barrier to move you from where you are to a better place. Don't be afraid. Try to make a difference now.

I experience love wherever I go. Loving people fill my life, and I find myself easily expressing love to others.

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something. ~ Thomas Edison

No one in life will think exactly like the way you think. Learn to appreciate all the differences and understand each other. 

Seeing people change isn't what hurts. What hurts is remembering who they used to be

"If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India." - Max Mueller (German Scholar)

"Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control." 

Sometimes you have to let go of the one you love to find out if there is really something there.

If you were thinking about someone while reading this, you're definitely in Love.

Dan: You have to decide what's most important to you. Keeping your pride and getting nothing, or taking a risk and maybe having everything.

You were born unique. Gifted with a talent that God designed. Don't let people change you. Be yourself!

No relationship/friendship is worth hiding. And if you have to hide it to be happy, then its NOT worth having.

Sometimes there are no explanations and all I have to do is follow my heart and hope I made the right decision. 

Real gentlemen always have time for their woman. No matter what, even if he's busy, he'll find a way to make time for her.

When God doesn't answer my prayer, doesn't mean He hates it. It's just that He has a plan that is bigger than my prayer. 

Dan: But the feeling that I got when she said it back to me, was probably the single greatest moment of my life. 

When GOD solves my problems, I have faith in his abilities. When He doesn't solve my problems, He has faith in my abilities.

Friendship isn't about whom I have known the longest. It's more about who came, and never left my side

Blair: If I say it, he wins. And if he wins, then I'll just be another girl to him.

Just because someone don't fit your idea of who they should be, doesn't mean you have to make them feel like less of a person.

Its never the tears that measure the pain. Sometimes, its the smile that I fake just to show others I AM OK. 

I cannot be good enough for everybody, but I will always be the best for the one who deserves me. 

Best friends are like heartbeats: "You may not hear them frequently, but they silently support life!"

Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right person. 

"A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with. A man is what he makes of himself." - Alexander Graham Bell

Love can never have two or three. I must be consistent with a wonderful number called.. ONE! 

"Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong." - Peter T. Mcintyre

Single doesn't always mean lonely and Relationship doesn't always mean happy.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. ~ W. Churchill

Sometimes, I can mean NOTHING to the man who means EVERYTHING to me. 

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. ~ Henry Ford

Love doesn't need to be equal or be fair, it only needs to be REAL! 

All women love surprises but, the biggest surprise comes when a man treats a woman like a lady and not a piece of trash! 

"Man imposes his own limitations, don't set any." - Anthony Bail

I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big

One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus. ~ Tony Robbins

At the end of the day, the questions we ask of ourselves determine the type of people that we will become ~ Leo Babauta

Life isn't always friendly. Learn to smile and see it from the right angle. You'll see your life isn't that hard

Stop looking for perfect partners. Just find someone who know how lucky they are when they have you

"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin

As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death. ~ Da Vinci

The most difficult decisions I've had to make in my life is when I too tired to hold on, but too in love to let go.

Enjoy every smile and every tear, because the most beautiful smile comes after the most painful tear.

Sometimes the greatest gain in productive energy will come from cleaning the cobwebs ~ David Allen

Say good about yourself and you'll be called arrogant; say bad about yourself and you'll be believed.

When someone comes into my life, God send them for a reason, either to learn from them or to be with them till the end.

"Throughout the centuries, there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision." - Ayn Rand

The more you know the less you need to say. ~ Jim Rohn

"Never give up, and good luck will find you." -The NeverEnding Story (1984)

It is better to be single than to be with someone you are not completely happy with.

The good side of Goodbye is I can start a new beginning, and create a better ending. Stay positive!

Sometimes it just feels best to cry. That way, my heart can express itself in a way that words cannot.

Life's wonderful. God controls my life even if I think things are going down hill. He knows what is best for me.

Crying doesn't indicate that I am weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that I am alive.

Just because I love someone doesn't mean I have to be involved with them. Love isn't a bandage to cover wounds

You know God is bigger than your problems. Put God at the center of your life, and you'll forget about your problems

"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." - Franklin Roosevelt

Its impossible to find somebody who will never make you cry. So get the next best thing, find someone who's worth all the pain.

LADIES: if you're single never lower your standards for any man. Believe, there's a King for every Queen.

Money can buy everything but money isn't everything. Love can't buy anything but love is everything.

Sometimes you just have to believe. To be certain without reason, to have faith in the unseen.

The problem with helping a man when he is in trouble is that he will remember you when he is in trouble again.

Never beg people to stay against their will. Sometimes the gift of goodbye opens up another door. Move on, but never move away!