The Christmas Dream !

Welcome to 106^th Monday Musings:

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Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Sara.

Every Christmas she had a special dreams but this one was the best!  She dreamt that she could write to Santa Clause!

She tried to write a letter and posted it in the post box. But somehow she doubted it is true because she knew there was no address she had just written “to dear Santa”.

The next day, she received a letter from Santa Clause himself! She first thought it was some kind of joke that has been played by some prankster but when she opened it she was surprised. It said:-

Dear Sara, We are very much indeed pleased by your letter. So we will grant you a boon that every year you can write a letter regarding your wishes. We won’t object if it is for your benefit or the others. Yours, SANTA

She could not believe her eyes. She read the letter over and over again and then she was convinced that it was not a prank.

Every year on Christmas she made thousands of people happy with the help of her boon.

One week before Christmas she broke her arm. The doctor said that it was critical and that she could not use her fractured hand for any work! This was indeed a bad news. She would miss her letter this year!

On the day of Christmas she cried in her room, she thought she could make others happier this Christmas.

There was another choice though but she did not want to use it. The option was that she could make others write the letter only if the letter was a wish for Sara herself only. But if it was the sake of others then Sara could not make others write it for her.

Suddenly a fairy appeared in front of her and said “dear Sara you are so kind in this vicious world. You don’t want to use the boon for yourself. You would rather use the boon for others than yourself. So we have decided to give you a lifetime boon which means you can make a wish a last wish which will last your entire lifetime and when you pass away then the boon will go away too. Make the wish my girl”

“my wish is that I want each and every person on earth to have a very good Christmas every year”

“you are very kind my girl. You are ready to help this vicious world. But if it is what you want then let it be granted. Bye Sara, I hope you prosper in life.”

With this she disappeared in a flash. Sara left a sigh of relief. She lived happily ever after with a smile always present in her life.

Moral of the story :

Never be selfish or you will not prosper.

Merry Christmas & Make it a great Week!

Shailesh

What Other People Think Of You Is None Of Your Business !

Welcome to 105^th Monday Musings:

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A couple bought a donkey from the market.

On the way home, A boy commented: “Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey?“

Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them.

Later, an old man saw it and commented: “The husband is the head of the family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?”

Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented: “How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman.”

The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey.

Then, they met a young man. He commented: “Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you.”

Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders. It seems to be the only choice left.

Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river.

And This is our society

You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Moral of the story :

Do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear. The important part is conscience should be clear. The moral of story is not limited to a incident, if we apply it to our life we can live a very peaceful life, more the times in our life we keep on thinking what other people will think without using conscience, We must understand that What Other People Think Of us Is None Of Our Business !

·       Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

·       The moment that you start caring what other people think about you is the moment that you stop being yourself. you're awesome as what you are right now. Live happy  and do what your conscience says is right.

Make it a great Week !

Shailesh

Stay Away from Negative people !

Welcome to 104^th Monday Musings:

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A woman was at her hairdresser's getting her hair styled for a trip to Rome with her husband.

She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser, who responded: "Rome ?  Why would anyone want to go there? It's crowded and dirty. You're crazy to go to Rome. So, how are you getting there ?”

“We're taking Continental," was the reply. "We got a great rate!"

"Continental?" exclaimed the hairdresser. "That's a terrible airline. Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, and they're always late. So, where are you staying in Rome ?"

"We'll be at this exclusive little place over on Rome's Tiber River called Teste." "Don't go any further. I know that place.

Everybody thinks its goanna be something special and exclusive, but it's really a dump, the worst hotel in the city! The rooms are small, the service is surly, and they're overpriced.

So, whatcha' doing when you get there ?"

"We're going to go to see the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope."

"That's rich," laughed the hairdresser. "You and a million other people trying to see him. He'll look the size of an ant.

Good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're going to need it."

A month later !

The woman again came in for a hairdo.

The hairdresser asked her about her trip to Rome.

"It was wonderful," explained the woman, "not only were we on time in one of Continental's brand new planes, but it was overbooked and they bumped us up to first class.

The food and wine were wonderful, and I had a handsome 28-year-old steward who waited on me hand and foot. And the hotel was great! They'd just finished a $5 million remodeling job and now it's a jewel, the finest hotel in the city.

They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's suite at no extra charge !"

"Well," muttered the hairdresser,

"that's all well and good, but I know you didn't get to see the Pope."

"Actually, we were quite lucky, because as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder, and explained that the Pope likes to meet some of the visitors, and if I'd be so kind as to step into his private room and wait, the Pope would personally greet me.

Sure enough five minutes later, the Pope walked in and shook my hand! I knelt down and he spoke a few words to me."

"Oh, really! What'd he say?"

He said: "Where'd you get the awful hairdo?

Moral of the story :

This is something to think about when negative people are doing their best to rain on your parade.

Recall this story the next time, when someone who knows nothing and cares less, tries to make your life miserable.

The most important part, Stay away from negative people because

You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people. Always remember

Life is short, don't waste it with negative people who don't appreciate you. Keep them in your HEART, but keep them out of your LIFE.

Make it a great Week !

Shailesh

Lawyer's story !

Welcome to 103^rd Monday Musings !

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A lawyer purchased a box of 24 of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire.

Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars, the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.

In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost 'in a series of small fires.

The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.

The lawyer sued - and WON! (this gets good...)

Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous.

The judge stated nevertheless, the lawyer held a policy from the company, in which it had warranted the cigars insurable and guaranteed it would insure them against fire. Without defining what is considered to be unacceptable 'fire', so was obligated to pay the claim.

Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the cigars that perished in the 'fires'.

Now for the best part...

After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!! With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.

Moral of the story :

The strength of the story lies in its ultimate lesson to the plaintiff. It is a morality story, showing that a person cannot get away with trickery, it highlights that bad deeds do get punished.

It also highlights that excessive greed will lead to your downfall because One who digs a hole for someone will fall into it himself.

Make it a great Week !

Shailesh