Sunday, April 30, 2006

Two Friends...

I recieved this email, which I thought I would share:

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Author: Unknown



A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.


The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?" The other friend replied "When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND
AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person,
an hour to appreciate them,
a day to love them,
but then an entire life to forget them.

Do not value the THINGS you have in your life..
But value WHO you have in your life!

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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

great blog, your articles and stories inspire everyone.God bless you with good health and wisdom.

Anonymous said...

This post reminds of this quote
When you are kind to other people - Forget it
When somebody is kind to you - remember it for ethernity.
I will say remember it and be kind to everybody else.

Manvir Singh (UK) said...

Anonymous 2 - Short and Sweet words.

Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Gaj Ke Fateh Bolo,akho Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh.

Very very good story. stuff like this happens all the time between best friends. Guru's Kirpa, Chardikala!!!!

Anonymous said...

Who is Dhadi Master?

Does anyone have any recordings of Dhadi Master's Dhadi.

I like Dhadi Kirtan.

Thanks.

samar said...

Sat Sri Akaal!
Baba Fareed ji conveys subtler truths so very beautifully(story made me recall another of those priceless gems).

ਫਰੀਦਾ ਜੋ ਤੈ ਮਾਰਨਿ ਮੁਕੀਆਂ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਨ ਮਾਰੇ ਘੁੰਮਿ ॥
Fareed, do not turn around and strike those who strike you with their fists.

ਆਪਨੜੈ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਪੈਰ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਦੇ ਚੁੰਮਿ ॥੭॥
Kiss their feet, and return to your own home. ||7||

(SGGS:1378)



Naam Chit Aave.

Anonymous said...

Best Dhadi to listen to is LIVE recordings of Bhai Daya Singh Dilbar and Bhai Nirmal Singh Noor. You can only get their live recordings from Gurdware stalls.

samar said...

Sat Sri Akaal!

Baba Fareed ji conveys subtler truths so very beautifully(story made me recall another of those priceless gems).

ਫਰੀਦਾ ਜੋ ਤੈ ਮਾਰਨਿ ਮੁਕੀਆਂ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਨ ਮਾਰੇ ਘੁੰਮਿ ॥
Fareed, do not turn around and strike those who strike you with their fists.

ਆਪਨੜੈ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਪੈਰ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਦੇ ਚੁੰਮਿ ॥੭॥
Kiss their feet, and return to your own home. ||7||

(SGGS:1378)


Naam Chit Aave.

Manvir Singh (UK) said...

Samar Singh ji, thanks for sharing :)

Unknown said...

Very beautiful ji

Guru Rakha

Unknown said...

For Nirmal Singh Noor you can Also buy their audio cassattes ...he has about 10 audios in india of finetouch company