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Re: [LeadersWorkshop] The Salt & Sugar of Life

excellent story.

it is really touching.

From: Sreenidhi Sam kris <sreesamkris@yahoo.com>
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He met her at a party. She was so outstanding, many guys chasing after her, while he was so normal, nobody paid attention to him.

At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him, she was surprised but due to being polite, she promised. They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, and she thought to herself, "Please, let me go home..."

Suddenly he asked the waiter, "Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee." Everybody stared at him, so strange! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, "Why you have this hobby?" He replied, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, think of my hometown, I miss my hometown so much, I miss my parents who are still living there." While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. That's his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can tell out his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares about home, has responsibility of home... Then she also started to speak, spoke about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family.

That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands; he had tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story, the princess married to the prince, and then they were living the happy life... And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that's the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he passed away, left her a letter which said, "My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life's lie. This was the only lie I said to you---the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I never thought that could be the start of our communication! I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything... Now I'm dying, I afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth, I don't like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste... But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for the second time, still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again."

Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, "What's the taste of salty coffee?" She replied, "It's sweet."

Pass this to everyone because love is not to forget but to forgive, not to see but understand, not to hear but to listen, not to let go but HOLD ON!! ♥♥♥

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[LeadersWorkshop] The Ripples [Nice Story] [1 Attachment]

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The Ripples

A man was sitting by a lake. He was throwing small pebbles into it from time to time. A young boy happened to cross by. He was intrigued to see that after every few minutes or so, the man would toss a pebble into the lake.

The boy went up to the man and said, "Good pastime, this stone throwing, he?" "Hmmm," said the man. He seemed to be deep in thought and obviously did not wish to be disturbed.

Sometime later, the man said softly, "Look at the water, it is absolutely still."

The boy said, "Yeah, it is."

The man tossed a pebble into the water and continued, "Only till I toss a pebble into it now do you see the ripples?"

"Yeah," said the boy, "they spread further and further."

"And soon, the water is still again," offered the man.

The boy said, "Sure, it becomes quiet, after a while."

The man continued, "What if we want to stop the ripples? The root cause of the ripples is the stone. Let's take the stone out. Go ahead and look for it." The boy put his hand into the water and tried to take the stone out.

But he only succeeded in making more ripples. He was able to take the stone out, but the number of ripples that were made in the process were a lot more than before.

The wise man said, "It is not possible to stop the movement of the water once a pebble has been thrown into it. But if we can stop ourselves from throwing the pebble in the first place, the ripples can be avoided altogether! So too, it is with our minds. If a thought enters into it, it creates ripples. The only way to save the mind from getting disturbed is to block and ban the entry of every superfluous thought that could be a potential cause for disturbance. If a disturbance has entered into the mind, it will take its own time to die down. Too many conflicting thoughts just cause more and more disturbances. Once the disturbance has been caused it takes time to ebb out. Even trying to forcibly remove the thought may further increase the turmoil in the mind. Time surely is a great healer, but prevention is always better than cure."

Before you allow a thought or a piece of information to enter your mind, put it through the triple filter test of authenticity, goodness and value.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU WITH LOVE,PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS. O:-) angel

HAPPY NEW YEAR. :) happy

Regards,

Deepak Singh

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[LeadersWorkshop] Fw:~~~~~~~~~~~..Nice story on Giving.. Hero of the Town

Hero of the Town

> *Two Choices**
>
> What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line,
> there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the
> same choice?**
>
> At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning
> disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that
> would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school
> and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:
>
> 'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does,
> is done with perfection.
>
> Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot
> understand things as other children do.**
>
> Where is the natural order of things in my son?'**

> The audience was stilled by the query.

> The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, who was
> mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to
> realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other
> people treat that child.'
>
> Then he told the following story:

> Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing
> baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' I knew that most
> of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a fatherIalso

understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a
> much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others
> in spite of his handicaps.

> I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much)
> if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're
> losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be
> on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'

> Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a
> team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart.
> The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.
>
> In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was
> still behind by three.
>
> In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the
> right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic
> just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I
> waved to him from the stands.
>
> In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.
>
> Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on
> base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

> At this juncture, do the others let Shay bat and give away their chance to
> win the game?
>
> Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but
> impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much
> less connect with the ball.

> However, as Shay stepped up to the
>
> plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning
> aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball
> in softly so Shay could at least make contact.
>
> The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.
>
> The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards
> Shay.
>
> As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball
> right back to the pitcher.

> The game would now be over.
>
> The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the
> ball to the first baseman.
>
> Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

> Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head,
> out of reach of all team mates.
>
> Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to
> first!
>
> Run to first!'
>
> Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.
>
> He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

> Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'
>
> Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and
> struggling to make it to the base.
>
> By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the
> ball. The smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the
> hero for his team.
>
> He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he
> understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the
> ball high and far over the third-baseman's head.
>
> Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled
> the bases toward home.

> All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'

> Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by
> turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third!
>
> Shay, run to third!'

> As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were
> on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!'
>
> Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who
> hit the grand slam and won the game for his team

> 'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face,
> 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity
> into this world'.

> Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never
> forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and coming home and seeing
> his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day !

> So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with
> a choice:
>
> Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up
> those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?

> May your day, be a Shay Day. *
>
> HAPPY NEW YEAR AND LET US ALL WORK TOWARDS 2012 TO MAKE SOMEONE LIFE AS
> MEMORABLE AS SHAY'S LIFE.--
--
Ranmit Gill

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[LeadersWorkshop] Old story with new moral...

There were once 2 brothers who lived on the 80th level. On coming home one day, they realized to their dismay that the lifts were not working and that they have to climb the stairs home. After struggling to the 20th level, panting and tired, they decided to abandon their bags and come back for them the next day. They left their bags then and climbed on.

When they have struggled to the 40th level, the younger brother started to grumble and both of them began to quarrel. They continued to climb the flights of steps, quarreling all the way to the 60th floor. They then realized that they have only 20 levels more to climb and decided to stop quarreling and continue climbing in peace. They silently climbed on and reached their home at long last. Each stood calmly before the door and waited for the other to open the door. And they realized that the key was in their bags which was left on the 20th floor

This story is reflecting on our life...many of us live under the expectations of our parents, teachers and friends when young. We seldom get to do the things that we really like and love and are under so much pressure and stress so that by the age of 20, we get tired and decided to dump this load. Being free of the stress and pressure, we work enthusiastically and dream ambitious wishes. But by the time we reach 40 years old, we start to lose our vision and dreams. We began to feel unsatisfied and start to complain and criticize.

We live life as a misery as we are never satisfied. Reaching 60, we realize that we have little left for complaining anymore, and we began to walk the final episode in peace and calmness. We think that there is nothing left to disappoint us, only to realize that we could not rest in peace because we have an unfulfilled dream ...... a dream we abandoned 60 years ago.

So what is your dream? Follow your dreams, so that you will not live with regrets.