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    Once upon a time ...
    There was a rich King who had 4 wives.


    He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best.

    He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day
    she would leave him for another.

    He also loved his 2nd wife. She was his confidante and was always kind, considerate and patient with him. Whenever the King faced a problem, he could confide in her to help him get through the difficult times.

    The King's 1st wife was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdom. However, he did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

    One day, the King fell ill and he knew his time was short.

    He thought of his luxurious life and pondered, "I now have 4 wives with me, but when I die, I'll be all alone.

    Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I have loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

    "No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

    Her answer cut like a sharp knife right into his heart.

    The sad King then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

    "No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is too good!
    When you die, I'm going to remarry!"

    His heart sank and turned cold.

    He then asked the 2nd wife, "I have always turned to you for help and you've always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me
    and keep me company?"

    "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave."

    Her answer came like a bolt of thunder and the King was devastated.

    Then a voice called out:

    "I'll leave with you and follow you no matter where you go." The King looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny,
    she suffered from malnutrition.

    Greatly grieved, the King said, "I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!"

    In Truth, we all have 4 wives in our lives ...

    Our 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.

    Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth.
    When we die, it will all go to others.

    Our 2nd wife is our friends. No matter how much they have been there for us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.

    AND

    And our 1st wife is our Parents ,

    often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the ego.
    However, our Parents are the only thing that will follow us and guide wherever we go.


    So Love them at ur best ..... They need and Love you most !!!
    You are their greatest gift

    Let them Smile and Cherish.....
    "Situation have way of changing Don’t expect help. Help yourself. The day you help yourself, it’s your First step to success."

    Fight on my dear self, fight on. Life is a struggle, do not shirk struggle Enjoy the sweetness of life but do not stop struggle, Fight on my dear self Do not entertain fear for fear is death. The world will frighten you but fight on, dear self fight on.............

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    Very nice story and really appreciable. People should learn something from the moral of the story.
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    • #3
      Two frogs fell into a pit

      A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.

      The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.

      This story teaches two lessons:

      1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.

      2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them.

      Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words... it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.
      Last edited by megrisoft; 12-08-2005, 08:58 AM.
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