Contentment

Have you ever, at any one time, had the feeling that life is bad, real bad, and you wish you were in another situation?Y ou find life make things difficult for you, work sucks, life sucks, everything seems to go wrong...

Read the following story... it may change your views about life: After a conversation with one of my friends, he told me despite taking 2 jobs, he brings back barely above 1K per month, he is happy as he is. I wonder how he can be as happy as he is considering he has to skimp his life with the low pay to support a pair of old parents, in-laws, a wife, 2 daughters and the many bills of a household. He explained that it was through one incident that he saw in India that happened a few years ago when he was really feeling low and touring India after a major setback. He said that right in front of his very eyes he saw an Indian mother chop off her child's right hand with a chopper. The helplessness in the mother's eyes, the scream of pain from the innocent 4-year-old child haunted him until today. You may ask why did the mother do so; had the child been naughty, had the child's hand been infected?? No, it was done for two simple words- - -TO BEG! The desperate mother deliberately caused the child to be handicapped so that the child could go out to the streets to beg. Taken aback by the scene, he dropped a piece of bread he was eating half-way. And almost instantly, a flock 5 or 6 children swamped towards this small piece of bread which was covered with sand, robbing bits from one another. The natural reaction of hunger.

Stricken by the happenings, he instructed his guide to drive him to the nearest bakery. He arrived at two bakeries and bought every single loaf of bread he found in the bakeries. The owner was dumbfounded but willingly sold everything. He spent less than $100 to obtain about 400 loaves of bread (this is less than $0.25 per loaf)and spent another $100 to get daily necessities. Off he went in the truck full of bread into the streets. As he distributed the bread and necessities to the children (mostly handicapped) and a few adults, he received cheers and bows from these unfortunate. For the first time in his life he wondered how people can give up their dignity for a loaf of bread which cost less than $0.25. He began to tell himself how fortunate he is. How fortunate he is to be able to have a complete body, have a job! , have a family, have the chance to complain what food is nice and what isn't nice, have the chance to be clothed, have the many things that these people in front of him are deprived of...

Now I begin to think and feel it, too! Was my life really that bad? Perhaps... no, I should not feel bad at all... What about you? Maybe the next time you think you are, think about the child who lost one hand to beg on the streets.

"Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want,

it is the realization of how much you already have."

When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that! we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

Please send this message to those people who mean something to you, to those who have touched your life in one way or another, to those who make you smile when you really need it, to those that make you see the brighter side of things when you arereally down, to those who you want to let them know that you appreciate their friendship. And if you don't, don't worry, nothing bad will happen to you, you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone's day with this message.

(from an e-mail)

Second Richest Man In the World

There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity . Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:

1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!

2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.

3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.

4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.

5. He n ever travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.

6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO's only two rules.

Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money.
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.

7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.

8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.

9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.

His advice to young people : "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember:
A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.
B. Live your life as simple as you are.
c. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel comfortable.
d. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.

" Smile a lot . It increases your face value."

Kisah Pengantin

Kisah betul ini berlaku kat KL...

Kisah benar yang berlaku 2 tahun lepas(diceritakan oleh kawan baik kepada lelaki yang bernama Amir (nama samaran)...utk dijadikan teladan bagi kita yg masih hidup. Kawan aku ni seorang salesman kereta, bercinta dgn seorang anak jutawan di Area Bukit Antarabangsa. Malangnya, percintaan ini ditolak kerana kawan aku ini seorang salesman kereta.

Satu malam, mereka bercadang utk melarikan diri. Selepas berjaya melarikan diri, bapak perempuan ini sedar akan kehilangan anak perempuan kesayangan dan telah membuat laporan polis dan juga telah membuat iklan di akhbar tempatan dgn mengatakan dia akan menerima teman lelakinya itu jika dia balik ke rumah. Bila mendengar berita ini, perempuan itu balik ke rumahnya di bukit antarabangsa dan keluarga pihak perempuan itu pun menerima lelaki ini dengan seadanya. Enam bulan kemudian, mereka bercadang utk berkahwin dan persiapan utk majis perkahwinan itu sedang disediakan. Nak dijadikkan cerita, Semasa Lelaki ini pergi membeli Kentaki kat Ampang Point, dia kena langgar kereta di hadapan perempuan tersebut dan keesokan harinya lelaki itu pun dikebumikan. Kejadian ini amatlah meyedihkan perempuan tersebut kerana tinggal beberapa hari sahaja lagi perempuan itu hendak berkahwin dgn lelaki kesayangannya.

Pada satu malam, ibu perempuan ini mendapat mimpi, Seorang nenek tua meminta utk membersihkan percikan darah di baju pengantin perempuan itu, kalau tidak, sesuatu yang akan buruk akan berlaku. Tapi, ibu perempuan tersebut tidak mengendahkannya.

Malam berikutnya, Ayah perempuan tersebut pula menerima mimpi yang sama iaitu seorang nenek tua meminta utk membersihkan percikan darah di baju pengantin perempuan itu, kalau tidak, sesuatu yang akan buruk akan berlaku. akan tetapi, ayah perempuan tersebut jugak tidak megendahkannya.

Malam ke tiga, -perempuan itu pula menerima mimpi yang sama seperti ayah dan ibunya dan diceritakan mimpi tersebut kepada kedua ibu dan ayahnya. Dalam ketakutan yang amat sangat, diap un pergi membasuh baju itu dan macam mana kuat dia basuh pun, darah tetap ada...

Malam keempat, dia mendapat mimpi yang serupa.. Seorang nenek tua menyuruh dia membasuh darah itu bersih2 dan jika tidak, malang akan menantinya..Bia bangun, perempuan itu pun terus menyental baju tersebut sehingga kain tersebut menjadi haus, akan tetapi, darah itu tetap adaa...

Keesokan harinya, perempuan itu terkejut apa bila pintu belakang rumahnya di ketuk bertalu2 dan muncullah nenek tua tersebut dan perempuan itu pun pengsan.. Setelah terbangun dari pengsan, lalu nenek tua itu pun menguhulurkan benda yang berwarna biru... Perempuan itu bertanya kepada nenek tua itu "apa ini...?" Ni lah Sabun Basuh Cap Dynamo, letak kan sedikit dan kotoran akan hilang... err..yg ni adalah pakej percubaan aja, kalau nak yang besar, beli kat kedai..... kat Giant pun ader!!!! ..............ahaks!!

(from an e-mail)

Cerita Sedih bila Lif Rosak

Ada tiga orang sahabat si A, si B dan si C, yang tinggal serumah di sebuah apartment setinggi 60 tingkat. Pada suatu petang setelah tamat bertugas, mereka pulang ke rumah. Dilihatnya ramai orang sedang berkerumun di depan lif. Rupanya elektrik padam dan lif tidak berfungsi.

Si A: Macam mana ni... rumah kita atas sekali pulak tu?

Si B: Aduhhhh... bikin bingung kepala, nak panjat tangga larat ke?

Si C: Aku rasa, baik kita panjat tangga aje... kita pun tak tahu bila agaknya elektrik ada balik.

Si A: Aku ada satu idea, kita panjat tangga sambil bercerita, tapi kita kena bercerita yang sedih saja, sebab kalau kita buat cerita lawak, kita akan terasa sesak nafas sebab kita ketawa. Biar kita serius dengar cerita.

Mereka pun bersetuju, jadi mereka mulalah melangkah kaki memanjat tangga untuk ke tingkat 60. Si A mula bercerita.

Si A: Aku masa kecil punyalah sedih dalam sejarah hidupku. Aku membesar tanpa bapa, bapaku meninggal semasa aku dalam kandungan, dari kecil aku... bla bla bla bla bla...

Punyalah sedih mereka mendengar cerita si A hingga meleleh-leleh air mata, sedar tak sedar mereka dah sampai kat tingkat 20. Mereka berhenti sekejap bukannya kerana penat tapi berhenti untuk lap air mata, kemudian mereka kembali memanjat sambil si B pula bercerita.

Si B: Sejarah hidup aku lagi sedih, semasa umur aku 5 tahun kedua ibu bapaku meninggal dalam kemalangan jalan raya. Aku dibesarkan oleh abang sulung ku saja yang pada masa tu berumur 15 tahun. Abang sulung ku tak bersekolah dan dia bekerja untuk menyara aku adik beradik seramai 4 orang... bla bla bla bla...

Sekali lagi mereka bertiga meleleh sedih... punyalah lama si B bercerita, sedar tak sedar mereka dah sampai ke tingkat 55. Hanya 5 tingkat saja lagi. Sambil melangkah memanjat tangga ke tingkat 56, si C mula menyampuk.

Si C: Alaaaaaa... korang punya cerita tak sedih lagi. Cerita aku lagi sedihhhh punya.

Si A: Kau ada sejarah hidup sedih juga ke?

Si C: Emmmm... mungkin hari ini dalam sejarah...

Si B: Cerita aje le... kita dah tinggal 4 tingkat je lagi.

Si C: Aku sedih kerana... KUNCI RUMAH KITA, AKU TERTINGGAL DALAM KERETA.... UWAAAAAA............

(kiriman e-mel)

Kisah Zorro dengan Robin Hood

Pada satu ketika, ada satu pertandingan untuk orang ramai menunjukkan kehebatan masing masing menggunakan senjata. Ada 2 peserta yang dapat masuk akhir, Zorro ngan Robin Hood. Mereka berdua pun masuk dalam hutan untuk berjalan jalan sambil mencari idea untuk pertandingan mereka.

Sedang berjalan jalan, mereka terjumpa seorang perempuan dari kaum orang asli yang sungguh cantik. Mereka berdua sepakat untuk bertarung dan siapa yang menang akan dapat perempuan tersebut.Mereka pun memanggil perempuan tersebut dan meletakkan sebiji epal diatas kepala perempuan itu.

Memula Zorro nak mulakan pertandingan. Dia pun bergerak sejauh 50 meter dari perempuan itu dan membaling PEDANG nya kearah epal diatas kepala perempuan tu. Zuuupppp, terbelah dua epal tu. Perhgggg, dengan bangganye, si Zorro jerit... "I AM ZORRO....."

Kemudian giliran Robin Hood plak. Dia mengambil jarak 100 meter. Kemudian menggunakan ANAK PANAH nye. Zuuupppp, terbelah dua epal yg baru diletak atas kepala perempuan asli tu. Dengan bangganye jugak.... si Robin Hood kata.... " I AM ROBIN HOOD............"

Sedang mereka bertarung, lalu lah seorang penduduk lelaki orang asli disitu. Dia merasa tercabar kerana dengan senang lenang nye pompuan kaum dia nak kena kawin ngan orang luar. So, atas rasa tanggungjawab, dia pun masuk pertandingan tu jugak. Dengan menggunakan sumpit dan jarak 150 meter, kini giliran orang asli tu plak.

ZZZZUUUUUPPPPP.............!!!! PPRRAAPP. Kena kepala pompuan tu dan mati. Dengan selamba orang asli tu kata.........."I AM SORRY....!!"