Lessons on Life

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge
things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.


Moral:

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches
and better times are sure to come some time or later.

A Story

One of the young Baha'is of the city of Kerman in Iran had just started his mandatory military service in his town when one day he was approached by one of the mullas (priests) who are resident at Military Garrisons and provide "spiritual guidance" to the soldiers. This mullah was referred to as Hadji and when he found out that this young man was a Baha'i, he approached him and instructed him to publicly announce at next morning's prayer assembly that he is a Bahá'í so that everyone would know. The young Bahá'í obeyed and agreed to comply with this instruction. So the next morning when all the soldiers assembled for morning prayers and received the day's instructions the young Baha'i went in front of the crowd and he announced that he has been instructed by Hadji to tell everyone that he is a Baha'i in case anyone would wish not to associate with him because of being a Baha'i. When he returned back to his duties, the Hadji approached him again and with great anger said, "I told you to only say that you are a Baha'i. I didn't ask you to give a lecture and tell them why, and now you have to be punished." So the Hadji instructed the other men to throw the young Bahá'í into a toilet room and keep him locked there until further instructions. So they locked up the young Baha'i in a washroom and except for giving him a little food everyday, kept him locked up. Almost two weeks had passed from his detention when one night this young Bahá'í soldier had a dream of 'Abdu'l-Baha. In the dream 'Abdu'l-Baha addressed him with these words: "You have passed your test very well." The next morning, some soldiers opened the door and in great hurry took him to meet the Hadji. When they entered the room, the Hadji seemed very shaken and upset and with a trembling voice said: "The reason I released you from detention is that last night I had a very vivid dream in which a turbaned siyyid (a descendent of Muhammad) addressed me and said: 'Why have you imprisoned my son? You only have three days to release him and ask for his forgiveness.' "So I am releasing you," Hadji said, "and I am begging for your forgiveness and will not go until you have forgiven me." The young Bahá'í soldier said that he has forgiven him. Exactly three days later the Hadji died and just before he died he had told the story to his wife and children and had said to them, "Follow the way and example of this youth for the rest of your lives."

Reading University Malaysian Night 2007!

Happy Chinese New Year 2007!

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Wishing you a Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year!!!
Get loads of angpao's...
I on the other hand won't get any cuz I'm in England!!!
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All About Love

***Luis Manzano***

Courage, Trust and Taking a Risk, what's Love got to do with it?

Kikay ang Kiko grew up together in the province. But Kikay leaves her best friend to live and study in Manila. She tries to fit in the city but she ends up being abused by her new friends. Kikay returns to the province with a wounded self-esteem. There, she realizes how much Kiko loves her. But will she ever find the courage to come face with her own problems and admit her love for him?

Badong earns for her family as a kutsera. She figures in an accident involving her horse, an expensive sports car and rich guy Wesley. But romance comes into the picture. He shows her his true love but she refuses to believe that a rich guy could really fall for her. Will Badong learn how to trust Wesley and tell him she really wants him in her life?

Lia lost her faith in love when her fiance got another girl pregnant. On the other hand, Eric heals himself from the death of his girlfriend. Eric records his voice in a cassette tape ang he intentionally misplaces it as a symbol of moving on. But Lia gets the tape and is moved by the greatness of the voice's love for the girl. Lia looks for the voice to prove that true love exists. Unbeknownst to her, the voice she looks for lives just next door-- her annoying neighbor, Eric. Will Lia ever believe in true love again?

Three stories of love, courage, trust and taking a risk in one film to tell us how love touches us in countless ways. Everything is really All About Love.
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I lurve this movie!!! xoxoxoxo

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