Once upon a time
there was a wise man who
used to go to
the sea shore
to do his
journal writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his
work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he
saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think of
someone who would dance to the day. So he began to walk faster to catch
up.

As
he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't
dancing,

But
instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and
very gently throwing it into the ocean.

As
he got closer he called out, "Hey! What are you doing?"

The
young man paused, looked up and replied, "Throwing starfish in the ocean."

"I
guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the
ocean?"

"The
sun is up, and the tide is going out. And if I don't throw them in they'll
die."

"But,
young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach, and
starfish all along it.

You
can't possibly make a difference!"

The
young man listened politely.

Then
bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the
breaking waves and said,

"It
made a difference for that one."

Success
Principle

There
is something very special in each and every one of us. We
all
are
gifted with the ability to make a difference. If we are aware of that ability,
we can gain through the strength of our visions to shape the
future.

Motivational
Quote

You're
the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it

10/16/2007 12:35 PM

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Thought 1

When we are born, our mothers get the
compliments and the flowers.
When we are married, our brides get the
presents and the publicity.
When we die, our widows get the life
insurance.
What do women want to be liberated from?

Thought 2

The average man's life consists of :

Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going,
Forty years
of having his wife ask the same question;
and at the end, the mourners
wondering too.

Thought 3

A man was walking down a street when he
heard a voice from behind, "If you take one more step, a brick will fall down on
your head and kill you." The man stopped and a big brick fell right in front of
him. The man was astonished.
He went on, and after a while he was going to
cross the road. Once again the voice shouted, "Stop! Stand still! If you take
one more step a car will run over you, and you will die." The man did as he was
instructed, just as a car came careening around the corner, barely missing
him.
The man asked. "Who are you?"
"I am your guardian angel," the voice
answered.
"Oh, yeah?" the man asked "And where the hell were you when I got
married?"

Thought 4 - This is the best!!!

Everyone in the wedding ceremony was
watching the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle to give
away to the groom.
They reached the altar and the waiting groom; the bride
kissed her father and placed some thing in his hand.
Everyone in the room was
wondering what was given to the father by the bride. The father could feel the
suspense in the air and all eyes were on him to divulge the secret and say
something.
So he announced "Ladies and Gentlemen today is the luckiest day of
my life." Then he raised his hands with what his daughter gave him and
continued, "My daughter finally, finally returned my credit card to me."
The
whole audience including priest started laughing.... but not the poor
groom!

A Sardarji and his wife are traveling by car from
Key West to
Boston.After almost twenty-four hours on the road, they're too tired
to
continue, and they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at a nice
hotel and
take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and
then get back on
the road.
When they check out four hours later, the desk clerk hands them a
bill
for 350. The Sardarji explodes and demands to know why the charge is

so high. He tells the clerk although it's a nice hotel, the rooms

certainly aren't worth $350. When the clerk tells him $350 is the

standard rate, the man insists on speaking to the Manager. The Manager

appears, listens to the Sardarji, and then explains that the hotel has

an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center that were available

for the husband and wife to use.
But we didn't use them", the Sardarji
complains.
Well, they are here, and you could have," explains the Manager.
He
goes on to explain they could have taken in one of the shows for which

the hotel is famous. "The best entertainers from New
York, Hollywood
and Las Vegas perform here,"
the Manager says.
But we didn't go to any of those shows," sardarji
complains again.
"Well, we have them, and you could have", the Manager
replies. No
matter what facility the Manager mentions, the sardarji replies
"But
we didn't use it". The Manager is unmoved, and eventually the Sardarji

finally gives up and agrees to pay. He writes a check and gives it to

the Manager.
The Manager is surprised when the looks at the check. "But
sir," he
says, "this check is only made out for $100." "That's right," says
the
sardarji, "I charged you $250 for sleeping with my wife."
"But I
didn't!" exclaims the Manager.
"Well," the Sardarji replies, "she was here,
and you could have."