A boy of five was watching his mother get ready for work one sunny morning. First she would brush her teeth this way and that. The little boy did this too. Every night before he went to bed, and every morning when he got up he would brush his teeth this way and that. Then his mother would wash her face, and brush her hair. The boy also would do this. Every morning when he got up he would wash his face, and brush his hair this way and that. Then his mother would paint her lips red. This the boy did not do. So he asked his mother, “Mommy, why do you paint your lips red?” And his mother would reply, “Why to look beautiful, honey.”Then the boy’s mother would smooth cream on her face. Again, the boy didn’t understand, so he asked his mother, “Mommy, why do you put cream on your face?”This time the mother replied, “Why to keep away the wrinkles, and to look beautiful, honey.”Now the boy was very confused.He saw his wrinkle dog, Pudge, and wondered if his mother’s magic wrinkle cream would work on him too. The boy did not try this though, for he had much to contemplate.The boy walked over to his big sister’s room. She was sixteen years old. She was also painting her lips, (pink instead of red), and putting powder on her eyes, but the boy did not see any magic wrinkle cream. So he asked his sister, “Sister, why don’t you put on any magic wrinkle cream?” And much to the boy’s surprise, his sister kicked him out of the room.So the boy went to kindergarten, still wondering about the magic wrinkle cream. When the kids were going out for recess, the boy spotted his teacher in the staff room with the door open. She was painting his lips red, putting powder on her eyes, and then she smoothed what the boy could only guess was magic wrinkle cream on her face. So the boy asked his teacher, “Teacher, why do you put cream on your face?” And the teacher said, “Why, to keep away the wrinkles and to look beautiful.”The boy had now gotten the same answer from two people. But he was still very confused. How did this magic wrinkle cream make someone look beautiful?The boy had another week to contemplate this until his grandmother came down to visit. The boy watched as his grandma unpacked her travel bag. She had a toothbrush for her teeth, a face cloth for her face, and even red lipstick like his mom, but no where did the boy see the magic wrinkle cream.So the boy asked his grandmother, “Grandmother, why don’t you have any magic wrinkle cream?”Unfortunately, the boy’s grandmother did not know what magic wrinkle cream was, so the boy ran to his mother’s room, rummaged through his mother’s powders and paints, and found the cream and brought it back to his grandmother. She looked at the cream, and then much to the boy’s surprise she threw back her head and laughed out loud.Now the boy saw lines appear on his grandmother’s face that he had never seen before. By her eyes and by her smiling mouth.“I don’t need to use magic wrinkle cream.” His grandmother began to explain to the boy’s waiting ears. “For these are not wrinkles. They are Joy-lines.” The boy did not understand, so his grandmother picked him up. “You see, your mother gave me joy and then I received these Joy-lines. Now you have given me more joy and I have received even more Joy-lines.” The boy thought this through, and the next day when his mother was getting ready for work, the boy said, “Mommy, I’m sorry.” And the boy’s mother turned around and asked, “Why are you sorry? You did nothing wrong.”And the boy replied.“Grandma says wrinkles aren’t wrinkles, but they’re Joy-lines. She says that you gave her Joy-lines, and now I give you Joy-lines.” The boy felt very sad, and had tears in his eyes now. “So, I’m sorry because you have to cover them up to look beautiful.”The boy bit his lip, and watched his mother, feeling very sad and guilty indeed. But the boy’s mother had tears in her eyes now too, and she put down her cream, and then the mother of forty-five hugged the boy tight and said,“I love you for these Joy-lines, and I love you for you. I’ll never use this magic wrinkle cream again.”And the boy’s mother threw the cream away, and she never had to cover her Joy-lines again.
ME: hee.. yeah..joy-lines..if i am a granny.. i also hope to have my children n grandchildren so happy n well.. so all the mothers out dere...smile..stay CHEERFUL..having a child is ur blessings~!
sand n stone
Sand & Stone
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt,but without saying anything, wrote in the sand:"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."
They kept on walking until they found an oasis,where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: > "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him,"After i hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?" The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, >an hour to appreciate them, >a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.
Me: yUp..in uR Life..there are mani ppl came into ur life played a small role n left..but these little things they do make a difference in ur life..remember their kindness..always forgive n forget the bad.. all friends out they.. treasure the little things ard u...try to figure out the the good intention n not always look at wat things seems to be~!
Here is sth that every sentence have a strong meaning..if onli now then u realise certain things..it is still not too late..do sth bout it before u regret...friends..know what is love........................
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is most painful is to love someone and never finding the courage to let the person know how you feel.
Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we should know how to be grateful for that gift.
Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance - and you find out you still care for that person.
A sad thing about life is when you meet someone that means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have to let go.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens but often we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.
The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch, swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had.
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.
Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back; don't expect love in return, just wait for it to grow in their hearts but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours.
There are things you love to hear but you would never hear it from the person from whom you would like to hear it, but don't be deaf to hear it from the person who says it with his heart.
Never say goodbye when you still want to try - never give up when you still feel you can take it - never say you don't love that person anymore when you can't let go.
Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've been betrayed, need to love those who still love even though they've been hurt before.
(hey guys..yup..if u lost ur love one today..dun be disheartened..dun lose hope..dere are stil mani out there who loves you...)
It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an hour to like someone and a day to love someone - but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
Don't go for looks, it can deceive; don't go for wealth - even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because only a smile makes a dark day seem bright. Hope you find that person.
There are moments in life when you really miss someone that you want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real. Hope you dream of that someone.
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, cause you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want in life.
You have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy and enough money to buy me gifts .
Always put yourself in other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person, too.
A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them with our own image - otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched and those who have tried. For only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
Love starts with a smile, develops with a kiss and ends with a tear.
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.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling; live your life so that when you die, you're smiling and everyone around you is crying.
