This story touches my soul

I was walking around in a Big Bazaar 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: ''Uncle, 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 mysister 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 said: '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 news paper 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. 

GLASS OF MILK

GLASS OF MILK 


One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.


He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.


Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water! . She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it so slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe you?"


You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."


He said ... "Then I thank you from my heart."


As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.


Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.


Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.


Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.


Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once.


He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case.


After a long struggle, the battle was won.


Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge, and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words ...


"Paid in full with one glass of milk"


(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.


Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You,
God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."


There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast on the water comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time.　 If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?


Now you have two choices.


1. You can send this page on and spread a positive message.


2. Or ignore it and pretend it never touched your heart.


The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which -- To burn .

IF YOU WANT

If you want to do something, 
Do for the poor and helpless. 






If you want to kill, 
Kill your desires and selfishness. 





If you want to offer true love, 
Always serve others. 





If you want to speak, 
Speak politely,gently, sweetly.








If you want to give, 
Give and forget.






If you want to wear,
Wear truth and goodness.






If you want to laugh,
Laugh at your foolishness.






If you want to leave,
Leave lie,violence and cruelty.

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8 Lies of a mother-irrespective of status, race or religion

                        
EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER

This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl, she would say "Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry." 


This was Mother's First Lie. 

As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten, My heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said, "Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish."  

This was Mother's Second Lie.

Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some used matchboxes, which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover our needs. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said, "Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning." Mother smiled and said "Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired." 
  
This was Mother's Third Lie. 

When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her..  Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared in a thermos. The tea was not as strong as my Mother's love, Seeing Mother covered with perspiration, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said "Drink, son! I'm not thirsty!".
  
This was Mother's Fourth Lie. 

After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job; she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated.  We suffered from starvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house came to help us solve our problems big and small.  Our other neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying "I don't need love."  


This was Mother's Fifth Lie. 

After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but she carried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her money but she was steadfast and  even sent the money back to me. She said, "I have enough money."  

That was Mother's Sixth Lie. 

I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree.  Funded by the American Corporation for which I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Mother to enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me "I'm not used to  high living."   

That was Mother's Seventh Lie.

In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to smile but I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said, "Don't cry, son!  I'm not in pain." 

That was Mother's Eighth Lie.

Telling me this, her eighth lie, she died.  YES, MOTHER WAS AN ANGEL!   M - O - T - H - E - R 


"M"        is for the Million things she gave me,  
"O"        means Only that she's growing old,  
"T"       is for the Tears she shed to save me,  
"H"       is for her Heart of  gold,  
"E"       is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them,  
"R"       means Right, and right she'll always be, 

Put them all together,  they spell "MOTHER" a word that means the world to me.

For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful. For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.

Are you Smarter Than L.K.G. & U.K.G. Kids?

It has been said that Eighty percent of Kindergartners solved this riddle, but only 5% of Stanford graduates figured it out!

Can you answer the following questions? in just one, same word? Yes, the answer is the same for all....JUST ONE WORD

1. The word has seven letters...

2. Preceded God...

3. Greater than God...

4. More Evil than the devil...

5. All poor people have it...

6. Wealthy people need it...

7. If you eat it, you will die.

Did you figure it out?

Try hard before looking at the answers

Did you get it yet?

Give up?

Brace yourself for the answer....

Scroll down..

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The Answer is:

NOTHING! NOTHING has 7 letters.

NOTHING preceded God.

NOTHING is greater than God.

NOTHING is more Evil than the devil.

All poor people have NOTHING.

Wealthy people need NOTHING.

If you eat NOTHING, you will die.

Send this Brain Teaser to your Smart friends and see if they are ready to go to school once again..

Wonderful Indian Temples Abroad

Wonderful Indian 

Temples Abroad

Malibu Hindu Temple , Malibu , California , US

Malibu Hindu Temple , Malibu , California , US

 Shiva-Vishnu Temple , Livermore , California , US

Lord Vishnu Temple , Angkor , Cambodia

The largest temple of the world , raised during the reign of Suryavarman- II in 12th century , is , in fact , located in Angkor , a major archaeological site of Cambodia . It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It is also one of the two temples intact in Angkor , Cambodia . The other is a Buddhist Temple . The largest temple of Lord Vishnu in Angkor is built according to Khmer architecture , original to Cambodia ..

Prambanan Shiva Temple , Central Java , Indonesia

Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago - Aurora , Illinois , United States

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir - Toronto , Canada

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple , Washington DC , United States

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir , London ( Neasden Temple ) , United States

Sri Murugan Temple Batu Caves , Penang , Malaysia

Sri Venkateswara Temple , Bridgewater , NJ , US

Mother Temple of Besakih , Bali , Indonesia

Murugan Temple , Sydney , Australia

Venkateswara Swami temple , Riverdale near Atlanta , Georgia , US

Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple , Helensburgh , Sydney , Australia

Velmurugan Gnana Muneeswarar Temple , Rivervale Crescent Sengkang , Singapore

Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam - Pearland , Texas , US

Ekta Mandir , Irving , Texas , US

Sri Venkateshwara Temple - New Jersey , US

Sri Lakshmi Temple - Ashland , MA , US

Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple , Pittsburgh , US

Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida Inc , FL , US

Shiva - Vishnu Temple of Melbourne , Melbourne , Australia

Sri Murugan Temple , London , UK

Quad City Hindu Temple , Rock Island , IL , US

Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swami Temple , Memphis , Tennessee , US

Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple or Sri Perumal Temple , Little India , Serangoon Road , Singapore

Arulmigu Sri Raja Kaliamman Temple , Johor Baru , Malaysia - The only Hindu Glass Temple abroad

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 REAL FRIEND TEST!

A simple friend,  when visiting, acts like a guest. 

A  real friend opens your refrigerator and helps  himself and doesn't feel even the least bit  weird shutting your 'Pepsi drawer' with her  foot!

A  simple friend has never seen you cry. 

A  real friend shoulder is soggy from your  tears.. 

A  simple friend doesn't know your parents'  first 

Names. 

A real friend has  their phone numbers 

In his address  book. 

A  simple friend brings a bottle of wine to  your 

Party. 

A real friend  comes early to help you cook and 

Stays  late to help you  clean. 

A  simple friend hates it when you call  after 

They've gone to bed. 

A  real friend asks you why you took so long  to 

Call. 

A  simple friend seeks to talk with you about  your 

Problems. 

A real friend  seeks to help you with your  problems. 

A  simple friend wonders about your  romantic 

History. 

A real  friend could blackmail you with  it! 

A  simple friend thinks the friendship is over  when 

You have an argument. 

A  real friend calls you after you had a  fight. 

A  simple friend expects you to always be there  for 

Them. 

A real friend  expects to always be there for  you! 

FRIENDS FOREVER