Why? Why? Why?

"As long as one keeps searching, the answers come." =Joan Baez=

Asking ourselves 'why?' helps us delve deeply into our main motives -- why we do what we do. This process helps us go deeper into our reasoning, habits and unconscious beliefs. Once we become aware of our underlying motives, we can choose to change them, if we wish.

Regularly ask yourself, 'Why am I...?' Listen closely for the answer that surfaces in your mind, and write it down. Now look at your answer and ask why again. Continue with this process to reach the true source of your motivation.

Higher Awareness

An old Father and his Son

An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son.

Suddenly a crow perched on their window.

The Father asked his Son, "What is it?"

The Son replied "It is a crow".

After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, "What is it?"

The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow".

After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time, what is it?"

At this time some ex-pression of irritation was felt in the Son's tone when he said to his Father with a rebuff.

"It's a crow, a crow".

A little after, the Father again asked his Son the 4th time, "What is it?"

This time the Son shouted at his Father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?"

A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his Son was born. On opening a page, he asked his Son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary :-

"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My Son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a Crow. I hugged him lovingly each time h e asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated I rather felt affection for my innocent child".

While the little child asked him 23 times "What is It", the Father had felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times and when today the Father asked his Son the same question just 4 times, the Son felt irritated and annoyed.

So..,

If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a burden, but speak to them a gracious word, be cool, obedient, humble and kind to them. Be considerate to your parents. From today say this aloud, "I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered their selfless love on me. They crossed all mountains and valleys without seeing the storm and heat to make me a person presentable in the society today".

Say a prayer to God, "I will serve my old parents in the BEST way. I will say all good and kind words to my dear parents, no matter how they behave.

Thanks you for reading...

Author: Unknown

Can I Borrow 25$?

A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year old son waiting for her at the door.

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SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'

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MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.

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SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'

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MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman said angrily.

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SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'

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MUM: 'If you must know, I make 50$ an hour..'

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SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.

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SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow 25$?'

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The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish.. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.'

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The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door..

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The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

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After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down , and started to think:

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Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that 25$ and she really didn't ask for money very often.The woman went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door...

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'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.

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'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.

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'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the 25$ you asked for.'

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The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.

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The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

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The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his mother.

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'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled.

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'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.

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'Mummy, I have 50$ now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'

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The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she begged for his forgiveness.

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It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that 50$ worth of your time with someone you love.

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If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

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I wish you to find lots of time and enjoy it with your family

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Thank you for reading

"Be Thankful For Every Day You Have To Spend With Those You Love"

Hey there my good friends!

It's Tracy, to tell you 2 things.

Why am I telling you to be thankful? Well, because 3 days ago, my husband was involved in a severe auto accident that completely totaled my little Toyota.

He was hit head on by a drunk driver on his way to the grocery store...He's sort of a night owl and likes to go shopping late at night when there isn't heavy grocery traffic ;-)

A van pulled out in front of him and came straight for him in the wrong lane!! Then BANG! My car was hit, skidded about 20 feet from the road, and luckily there were other motorists behind him that called the police immediately.

I was taken by police escort to the hospital at around 2:35 am, which was scary seeing police at this time. That's when you KNOW something is very, very wrong. They were very professional and polite letting me know that my husband was all right, but he was injured, and that the accident wasn't his fault :-D Lovely police ;-)

The story gets even scarier though.

My husband told me the day after the accident that he was planning on taking our 10 year old daughter with him that night, but something in the back of his mind said "No, Don't".

If she would have been in that car, she would have surely been sitting in the front passenger side, and that is where a majority of the damage occurred, she would have been killed almost instantly.

Now, THAT is truly a wake up call of the highest order!!

So, be thankful that you have your loved ones around you because someone careless could take them from you in an instant.

Hug your children and tell them you love them every single day.

Give up the remote to your husband or wife. Kiss them. Hug them. Tell them you love them because you never know what tomorrow will bring. Or if there will even be one.

I hope that you are happy and healthy, wherever you are in the World.

All My Best,

Tracy Yates
B2E Ezine Owner
Columbus