Touching Story

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Spend some time to read this! Really touching!...


I was walking around in a Big Bazar store making shopping,

when I saw a Cashier talking to a boy couldn't have been more than 5 or
6 years old.


The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy
This doll.

Then the little boy turned to me and asked: ''Aunty, are you sure
I don't have enough money?''

I counted his cash and replied: ''You know that you don't have enough
Money to buy the doll, my dear...'' The little boy was still holding
the doll in his
hand.

Finally,
I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to.

'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much .
I wanted to Gift her for her BIRTHDAY. I have to give the doll to my
Mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.'

His eyes were so sad while saying this. 'My Sister has gone to be with
God.

Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so
I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.

'' My heart nearly stopped.. The little boy looked up at me and
aid: 'I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until
I come back from the mall.'

Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing.

He then told me 'I want mommy to take my picture with her so my sister
won't forget me.' 'I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave
me,

but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.

' Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.

I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we check
again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?'' 'OK' he said,

I hope I do have enough.' I added some of my money to his with out him
seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some
Spare money.

The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money!

' Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before
I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this
doll, so that mommy could give It to my sister.

He heard me!'' 'I also wanted
to have  enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy,

but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to
buy the doll and a white
rose.

My mommy loves white roses.'

I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I
started..

I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.. Then I remembered a local
News paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who
hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl.

The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state.

The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the
life-sustaining machine, because the young woman
Would not be able to recover from the coma.

Was this the family of the little boy?

Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the
newspaper that the young woman had passed away..

I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went
to the funeral home where the body of the
Young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her
burial.

She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand
with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.

I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for
ever.

The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still,
to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second,
a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.

*PLEASE DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE.*


Forward this message & spread awareness

*THE VALUE OF A MAN OR WOMAN RESIDES IN WHAT HE OR SHE GIVES, *

*NOT IN WHAT HE OR SHE IS CAPABLE OF RECEIVING.*

Square watermelon

Lessons of the Square Watermelon :

Japanese grocery stores had a problem. They are much smaller than shops in the USA and therefore don't have room to waste. Watermelons, big and round, wasted a lot of space. Most people would simply tell the grocery stores that watermelons grow round and there is nothing that can be done about it.

That is how majority of people would respond. But some Japanese farmers took a different approach. If the supermarkets wanted a square watermelon, they asked themselves, 'How can we provide one?' It wasn't long before they invented the square watermelon. 

The solution to the problem of round watermelons was not to solve as the farmers did not assume it was impossible  - and simply asked how it could be done.

They found out that if you put the watermelon in a square box when they are growing, the watermelon will take on the shape of the box - and grow into a square fruit.

This made the grocery stores happy and had the added benefit that it was much easier and cost effective to ship the watermelons. Consumers also loved them because they took less space in their refrigerators which are much smaller than those in the US meaning that the growers could charge a premium price for them.

What does this have do with anything in life or at our Job? There are a few Lessons that can you can take away from this story which help you : 

Don't Assume: The major problem was that most people had always seen round watermelons so they automatically assumed that square watermelons were impossible before even thinking about the question.. Things that you have been doing a certain way your entire life have taken on the aura of the round watermelon and you likely don't even take the time to consider if there is another way to do it. Breaking yourself from assuming this way can greatly improve your overall life as you are constantly looking for new and better ways to do things. 
Question habits: The best way to tackle these assumptions is to question your habits. If you can make an effort to question the way you do things on a consistent basis, you will find that you can continually improve the way that you work. Forming habits when they have been well thought out is usually a positive thing, but most of us have adopted our habits from various people and places without even thinking about them. 
Be creative: When faced with a problem, be creative in looking for a solution. This often requires thinking outside the box. Most people who viewed this question likely thought they were being asked how they could genetically alter water melons to grow square which would be a much more difficult process to accomplish. By looking at the question from an alternative perspective, however, the solution was quite simple. Being creative and looking at things in different ways in all portions of your live will help you find solutions to many problems where others can't see them 
Look for a better way: The square watermelon question was simply seeking a better and more convenient way to do something. The stores had flagged a problem they were having and asked if a solution was possible. It's impossible to find a better way if you are never asking the question in the first place. Get into the habit of asking yourself, 'Is there a better way I could be doing this?' and you will find there often is
Impossibilities often aren't : If you begin with the notion that something is impossible, then it obviously will be for you. If, on the other hand, you decide to see if something is possible or not, you will find out through trial and error.   Take away the lessons from the square watermelons and apply them to all areas in your life (work, finances, relationships, etc) and you will find that by consistently applying them, you will constantly be improving all aspects of your life.

I am sure we can bring about change if we really want to.

with lots of love & regards..

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD

An Old Story An old man lived alone in a  village. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation: Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden, because your mother always loved planting time. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren't in prison. Love, Dad Shortly, the old man received this telegram: "For Heaven's sake, Dad, don't dig up the garden!! That's where I buried the GUNS!!" At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns. Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what happened, and asked him what to do next. His son's reply was: "Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad.. It's the best I could do for you from here." Moral: NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART YOU CAN DO IT. IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS NOT WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE THE PERSON IS.

Fishermen story

    Two Fishermen.
    One man was an experienced fisherman, and 
    the other was not. Everytime the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he 
    put it in his ice chest to keep it fresh. Whenever the inexperienced 
    fisherman caught a big fish, he threw it back. The experienced fisherman 
    watched this go on all day and finally got tired of seeing this man waste 
    good fish. 
    "Why do you keep throwing back all the big fish you catch?" he asked. 
    The inexperienced fisherman replied "I only have a small frying pan." 

    Sometimes like the fisherman, we throw back the big plans, big dreams, big 
    jobs, big opportunities that God gives us. Our faith is too small. We laugh 
    at that fisherman who did not figure out that all he needed was a BIGGER 
    FRYING PAN yet how ready are we to increase the SIZE OF OUR FAITH. Whether 
    it's a problem or a possibility, God will never give you anything bigger 
    than you can handle. That means we can confidently walk into anything God 
    brings our way.