THE MIDAS TOUCH We all know the story of the greedy king named Midas. He had a lot of gold and the more he had the more he wanted. He stored all the gold in his vaults and used to spend time every day counting it. One day while he was counting a stranger came from nowhere and said he would grant him a wish. The king was delighted and said, I would like everything I touch to turn to gold. The stranger asked the king, Are you sure? The king replied, Yes. So the stranger said, Starting tomorrow morning with the sun rays you will get the golden touch. The king thought he must be dreaming, this couldnt be true. But the next day when he woke up, he touched the bed, his clothes, and everything turned to gold. He looked out of the window and saw his daughter playing in the garden. He decided to give her a surprise and thought she would be happy. But before he went to the garden he decided to read a book. The moment he touched it, it turned into gold and he couldnt read it. Then he sat to have breakfast and the moment he touched the fruit and the glass of water, they turned to gold. He was getting hungry and he said to himself, I cant eat and drink gold. Just about that time his daughter came running and he hugged her and she turned into a gold statue. There were no more smiles left. The king bowed his head and started crying. The stranger who gave the wish came again and asked the king if he was happy with his golden touch. The king said he was the most miserable man. The stranger asked, What would you rather have, your food and loving daughter or lumps of gold and her golden statue? The king cried and asked for forgiveness. He said, I will give up all my gold. Please give me my daughter back because without her I have lost everything wo rth having. The stranger said to the king, You have become wiser than before and he reversed the spell. He got his daughter back in his arms and the king learned a lesson that he never forget for the rest of his life. What is the moral of the story? 1. Distorted values lead to tragedy. 2. Sometimes getting what you want may be a bigger tragedy than not getting what you want. 3. Unlike the game of soccer where players can be substituted, the game of life allows no substitutions or replays. We may not get a second chance to reverse our tragedies, as the king did. 50 comments Links to this post A CREED FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED I asked God for strength, that I might achieve. I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey . . . I asked for health, that I might do greater things. I was given infirmity, that I might do better things ... I asked for riches, that I might be happy. I was given poverty, that I might be wise ... I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God .. . I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life. I was given life, that I might enjoy all things ... I got nothing I asked for--but everything I had hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I, among all men, am most richly blessed! 27 comments Links to this post Wednesday, August 6, 2008 MEANINGLESS GOALS A farmer had a dog who used to sit by the roadside waiting for vehicles to come around. As soon as one came he would run down the road, barking and trying to overtake it. One day a neighbor asked the farmer Do you think your dog is ever going to catch a car? The farmer replied, That is not what bothers me. What bothers me is what he would do if he ever caught one. Many people in life behave like that dog who is pursuing meaningless goals. Life is hard by the yard, but by the inch, its a cinch. --Gean Gordon 19 comments Links to this post Tuesday, July 22, 2008 SMART Goals If you ask most people what is their one major objective in life, they would probably give you a vague answer, such as, I want to be successful, be happy, make a good living, and that is it. They are all wishes and none of them are clear goals. Goals must be SMART: 1. S--specific. For example, I want to lose weight. This is wishful thinking. It becomes a goal when I pin myself down to I will lose 10 pounds in 90 days. 2. M--must be measurable. If we cannot measure it, we cannot accomplish it. Measurement is a way of monitoring our progress. 3. A--must be achievable. Achievable means that it should be out of reach enough to be challenging but it should not be out of sight, otherwise it becomes disheartening. 4. R--realistic. A person who wants to lose 50 pounds in~30 days is being unrealistic. 5. T--time-bound. There should be a starting date and a finishing date. Please comment your opinion on this and add something yours... 108 comments Links to this post Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Why are Goals Important? - Must read On the best sunny day, the most powerful magnifying glass will not light paper if you keep moving the glass. But if you focus and hold it, the paper will light up. That is the power of concentration. A man was traveling and stopped at an intersection. He asked an elderly man, Where does this road take me? The elderly person asked, Where do you want to go? The man replied, I dont know. The elderly person said, Then take any road. What difference does it make? How true. When we dont know where we are going, any road will take us there. Suppose you have all the football eleven players, enthusiastically ready to play the game, all charged up, and then someone took the goal post away. What would happen to the game? There is nothing left. How do you keep score? How do you know you have arrived? Enthusiasm without direction is like wildfire and leads to frustration. Goals give a sense of direction. Would you sit in a train or a plane without knowing where it was going? The obvious answer is no. Then why do people go through life without having any goals?
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