REFLECTIONS ON LIFE

High in the Himalayan mountains lived a wise old man. Periodically, he ventured down into the local village where with his knowledge and special talent he could tell the villagers the content in their pockets, boxes, bags and even minds. A few boys from the village decided to discredit his special abilities and the smartest of the group was driven by a single desire - to expose the wise man as a fool. The smart boy came up with the idea to capture a bird and hide it in his hands. He knew of course, the wise old man would know the object in his hands was a bird, so the boy devised a plan. Knowing the wise old man would correctly state the object in his hands was a bird, the boy would ask him if the bird was alive or dead. If the old wise man said the bird was alive, the boy would crush the bird in his hands, so that  when he open his hands the bird would be dead; if the wise man said the bird was dead, the boy would open his hands and let the bird fly free back into the forest. S

Have you ever wondered what is stopping you from doing something that you truly want or getting something that you have always wanted to have? What is holding you back from making a move and starting to make your way to your goals? How many excuses do you still have to tell yourself just so you could feel better about not taking that big leap? During a research experiment a marine biologist placed a shark into a large holding tank and then released several small bait fish into the tank. As you would expect, the shark quickly swam around the tank, attacked and ate the smaller fish. The marine biologist then inserted a strong piece of clear fiberglass into the tank, creating two separate partitions. She then put the shark on one side of the fiberglass and a new set of bait fish on the other. Again, the shark quickly attacked. This time, however, the shark slammed into the fiberglass divider and bounced off.  Undeterred, the shark kept repeating this behavior every few minutes

Vijay and Raju were friends. One day while on holiday, exploring a forest t hey knew that anything dangerous can happen to them at any time in there. So they promised each other that they would remain united in any case of danger.   Suddenly, they saw a large bear approaching them. Naturally, they were both frightened, so Raju, who knew how to climb trees, climbed one quickly. He didn’t spare a thought for his friend who had no idea how to climb. Vijay thought for a moment. He had heard that animals don’t attack dead bodies, so he fell to the ground and held his breath. The bear sniffed him,  it smelt in his ears,   thought he was dead, and went on its way slowly be cause the bears do not touch the dead creatures. Raju, after he had climbed down from the tree asked Vijay, “What did  the bear  whisper in your ears?” Vijay replied,  “The bear advised me not to believe a false friend and to  keep away from you.” Moral of the story:  A friend in need is a friend