Platter of Half Baked Ideas

The strength of a man isn't seen in the width of his shoulders.It's seen in the width of his arms that circle you. The strength of a man isn't in the deep tone of his voice.It's in the gentle words he whispers.The strength of a man isn't how many buddies he has.It's how good a buddy he is with his kids.The strength of a man isn't in how respected he is at work.It's in how respected he is at home.The strength of a man isn't in how hard he hits.It's in how tender he touches.The strength of a man isn't in the hair on his chest.It's in his Heart... that lies within his chest.The strength of a man isn't how many women he's loved.It's in how he can be true to one woman.The strength of a man isn't in the weight he can lift.It's in the burdens he can carry . -- "Not Everything That Can Be Counted Counts... And Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted!!!" ---- G.A.

A Sioux Story by Author Unknown My grandfather took me to the fishing pond when I was about seven, and he told me to throw a stone into the water. He told me to watch the circles created by the stone. Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone person. "You may create lots of splashes in your life, but the waves that come from those splashes will disturb the peace of all your fellow creatures," he said. "Remember that you are responsible for what you put in your circle and that circle will also touch many other circles." "You will need to live in a way that allows the good that comes from your circle to send the peace of that goodness to others." "The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those feelings to other circles. You are responsible for both." That was the first time I realized each person creates the inner peace or discord that flows out into the world. We cannot create world peace if we are riddled with inner con...

  AaNkH kHuLi To PhiR ---------------------------- Aankh khuli to phir khwaab chale gaye jii behlane ke saare bahaane chale gaye yaad rehta nahi kuch bhi yaad kiye bina yaadoN me khokar jeene ke sahare chale gaye gham bhi gaya, khushiyaN bhi gaye ek ek karke sab yaar chale gaye har tasawwur me dekha tere chehre ko har shaks ko khuda banakar chale gaye chupaya na jaye logoN se meri dil ki raghbat teri furqat ke sholay ragoN me chupakar chale gaye sirf dil hi tha tera sabse bada khazaana 'jags' phir kyun usey ek ajnabee pe lutakar chale gaye -- "Not Everything That Can Be Counted Counts... And Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted!!!" ---- G.A.

The Motorist & the parrot A motorist was driving down the highway and all of a sudden he hit a parrot. He pulled over, picked the poor parrot who was still alive but unconscious. He decided to take him home. When the motorist got home, he put the parrot in a cage, leaving him some bread and water inside. When the parrot regained consciousness, he looked around and said: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "BARS, bread, water...Oh my God!! I have killed the motorist!!!       -- "Not Everything That Can Be Counted Counts... And Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted!!!" ---- G.A.

Life Goes On . . . In every human life, there are some moments when one is sad and depressed Frustrated from every zone of life, And feel like leaving everything & going away And Life Goes on.. Some moments in which one is wrapped with tensions one wants to get out of them and fly high in the sky But cant run away, and life goes on.. Some moments in which, one who adores hurts sentiments, one needs a support, a shoulder to dry on, But doesn't find one, and life goes on.. Some moments in which one gets tired of life or so intensely hurt that one wants to die one wishes to end up with life at that very moment, and life goes on.. And in every human life on day arrives When there is a big halt to one's life. And then the people cry and show that they were concerned Then the question arises Do they wait for one's death.., To care, To understand the one If so, then wait till death and until then Life Goes On . . . -- "Not Everything That Can Be Counted Counts....

You really brighten my day The days of cloud or sunshine, The moments that we share, The timely word, the thoughtful line, The note that says "I care"... Mean more to me than I can say, So it's time, I think, you knew, How much it brightens up my day To have a friend like you! What brightens all my memories Is the great times that we've shared... You're one of those special people 'Cause you take the time to care! When I feel a little blue and sad, The easiest thing for me to do, Is remember that things can't be that bad When I have wonderful friends like you! Smiling Tears A beautiful smile on your face Lights up the whole atmosphere, Deep within the heart Awaits a drop of tear... Respect for parents, Smile for friends Duties for siblings, And Love for your soulmate In this course of life, Some one hurts, some one's annoying One step each day, And you learn ways of coping... Life can be full of sorrows, Life can be the saddest But you can neve...

  Top 10 most memorable Hindi movie quotes Kitne admi the – Sholay (1975) In her well researched and immensely readable book on Sholay , Anupama Chopra says that the popularity of a movie can be assessed by the ad spoofs it inspires. From the time of its release in 1975, kitney aadmi the has churned out innumerable ads. So is Gabbar's kitne admi the Hindi movie's most memorable dialogue ever? Sholay was the first movie to bring out an audio of the film's dialogues and the experiment was a raging success. The dialogues sold more than R D Burman's compositions! From jo dar gaya samjho mar gaya to < karta drama ghari>and tumhara naam kya hai Basanti anyone who has seen the movie, has his own favourite dialogue. Yeh bacchhon ke khelne ki cheez nahi, haath kat jaaye toh khoon nikal aata hai' – Waqt (1965) Directed by Yash Chopra and produced by B R Chopra, this multi-starer blockbuster established some of Hindi movies mos...

The Day Before You Came I must have left my house at eight because I always do my train, I'm certain left the station just when it was due I must have read the morning paper going into town and having gotten through the editorial no doubt I must have frowned I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine with letters to be read and heaps of papers waiting to be signed I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so the usual place, the usual bunch and still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained the day before you came I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two and at the time I never even noticed I was blue I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day without really knowing anything I hid a part of me away at five I must have left there's no exception to the rule I've done it ever since I finished school the train back home again undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then oh yes, I'm sure my life was wel...

Lesson In Life A group of working adults got together to visit their University lecturer. The lecturer was happy to see them. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. The Lecturer just smiled and went to the kitchen to get an assortment of cups - some porcelain, some in plastic, some in glass, some plain looking and some looked rather expensive and exquisite.  The Lecturer offered his former students the cups to get drinks for themselves. When all the students had a cup in hand with water, the Lecturer spoke: "If you noticed, all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal that you only want the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all you wanted was water, not the cup, but we unconsciously went for the better cups." " Just like in life, if Life is Water, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to h...

In "Silence of the Lambs", Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) does not blink in any scene. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined. In 1516, Friar Tomas sailed to the Caribbean bringing banana roots with him; and planted bananas in the rich, fertile soil of the tropics, thus beginning the banana's future in American life. In 1638, Sweden founded a colony in the New World in the Delaware River Valley. It was called New Sweden. In 1649, Massachusetts's Puritan government ruled the following: "Any childe over 16 who shall CURSE or SMITE their natural FATHER or MOTHER, or act in a STUBBORNE or REBELLIOUS manner shall be put to death." In 1659 the state of Massachusetts outlawed Christmas. In 1659, the General Court of Massachusetts ordered that anybody caught feasting or laying off from work, or in any other way goofing off on any other day other than Christmas, would be fined five shillings for ...

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