Wisdom From Humor 88

The Three Wishes
A man walking along a beach came upon a lamp. He picked
it up and rubbed it. A genie shot out and granted him three
wishes.
The man first wished for a million dollars and a million
dollars appeared near him.
Then he wished for a Ferrari and a Ferrari appeared behind.
“As for my last wish,” the man said, “I’d like to be irresistible to women.”
POOF! The man turned into a box of chocolates.
Reflection
Not all your wishes turn out as you expect. Be prepared for disappointment. It is a fact of life that sometimes
* one gets what one does not want
* one does not get what one wants
* things or people one loves get separated away
* one encounters things or people one does not like.

Reflecting on the way things really are, let us cultivate the mind to have peace and equanimity in the face of changing fortunes.

With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin

Ilasa, The Miser...A Jataka Story

Comic Strips telling a Jataka Story, namely 'Ilisa The Miser'. Please download for some animation and sound effects.

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A Poem By Rabindranath Tagore

JOY

And Joy is Everywhere;
It is in the Earth's green covering of grass;
In the blue serenity of the Sky;
In the reckless exuberance of Spring;
In the severe abstinence of gray Winter;
In the Living flesh that animates our bodily frame;
In the perfect poise of the Human figure, noble and upright;
In Living;
In the exercise of all our powers;
In the acquisition of Knowledge;in fighting evils.
..Joy is there Everywhere.

(Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941)
As a Bengali poet, novelist, musician, and playwright, he reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became Asia's first Nobel laureate by winning the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Sleep, Sleep, Sleep

A Power Point Presentation of some humorous pics of SLEEP.
There is a selection of quotes pertaining to Sleep.

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With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin

Looking At The Good Side...

Looking At The Good Side...

An optimist sees the opportunity in every calamity.
A pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
The optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist the hole. To find success become an optimist.
Learn to develop success from any failure. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
No elements can do so much for you if you are willing to study them and make them work for you.
View every problem you have as an opportunity. Everything depends on the way you look at things.

Angulimala

A Power Point Presentation of A Buddhist Hymn by The Wayfarers. There's a beautiful Message from the Hymn ...No one is condemned forever. Even a so-called 'Sinner' can undergo a spiritual transformation and ultimately attain Sainthood.

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http://www.slideshare.net/ohteikbin/angulimala

With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin

Why Worry?

Why Worry?

There are only two things in life to worry about:

Whether you are well
or whether you are sick.

If you are well,
then there is nothing to worry about.

But if you are sick,
there are only two things to worry about:

Whether you are going to get well
or whether you are going to die.

If you get well,
then there is nothing to worry about.

But if you die,
there are only two things to worry about:

Whether you are going to go to heaven
or whether you are going to go to hell.

If you go to heaven,
then you have nothing to worry about.

But if you go to hell,
you'll be so busy shaking hands with all your friends,
that you won't have time to worry!

So, Why Worry?
Be Happy!!

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