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Charity wrapped in dignity



Charity wrapped in dignity🕴🕴🕴

She asked him, "How much are you selling the eggs for?"

The old seller replied to her, "Rs.5/- for one egg, Madam."

She said to him, "I will take 6 eggs for Rs.25/- or I will leave."

The old seller replied, "Come take them at the price you want. May God  bless us, and maybe this is a good beginning because I have not been able sell to anyone today."

She took it and walked away with a feeling that she has won. She got into her fancy car and went to pick her friend, and invited her to a posh  restaurant.

She and her friend sat down and ordered what they liked. They ate a little and left a lot of what they ordered.

Then she went to pay the bill. The bill was Rs.1,400/-. She gave him Rs. 1,500/- and said to the owner of the restaurant: "Keep the change."

This incident may seem quite  normal to the owner of the restaurant. But it is very painful for the poor egg seller.

The bottom line is:

Why do we always show that we have the power when we buy from the needy and the poor? And  why  are we generous with those who do not need our generosity ?

Every time a poor child comes to me to sell something simple, I remember a tweet from the son of a rich man who said, "After every prayer my father used to buy simple goods from poor people at  expensive prices, even though he did not need them.

 Sometimes he used to pay more for them. I used to get concerned by this act and I asked  him about it. Then my father told me: 'It is a charity wrapped with dignity, my son.'"

Compare these two stories of social hypocrisy.

The first one is disappointing and the second one is inspiring.

*NAKED TRUTH*


One day, a school teacher wrote on the board the following:
*9×1=7*
*9×2=18*
*9×3=27*
*9×4=36*
*9×5=45*
*9×6=54*
*9×7=63*
*9×8=72*
*9×9=81*
*9×10=90*

When He was done, he looked back at the students and they were all *laughing at him  because of the first equation which was wrong.*

Then the teacher said the following:
I wrote the first equation wrong on purpose, because I wanted you to learn *Something important.*

This was for you to know how the world out there will TREAT you!

You can see that I wrote the *RIGHT thing nine times*, but none of you congratulated me for it.

But you all laughed and criticized me because of *one wrong thing* I did.

*The lesson is:*
The world Will Never Appreciate the good you do *a million times*, but will Criticize the *one wrong thing* you do.
So don't Get Discouraged!

*ALWAYS RISE ABOVE ALL THE LAUGHTER AND CRITICISM.*
Don't *Look Up* to man; *look Up to God!*

*This is worth sharing.*

LOVE IS NOT A GIFT IT'S A BATON...


Based on the parable of the unmerciful servant who received mercy but didn't pass it on.

Once batons become owned, love stops flowing...we are carriers of the baton of love, grace, mercy and forgiveness not keepers...

Church history has been the erratic story of a church that's either passed the baton on or kept and warehoused it.

Nobody owns the baton

Batons can't be handled twice

Batons can't be dropped

Batons are passed in motion

Batons must be passed in a zone...delayed passing like delayed love is a fail.

Selective love

Controlling love

Conditional love

Protected love

Manipulative love

Coercive love...are not valid batons.

WE ARE SERVANTS OF THE BATON and few things make God as angry as when people who've received his love, mercy, grace and forgiveness...don't pass it on.

Have a great week ahead and remember to keep passing on love as you are receiving.

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Here are 5 choices that are bad for your metabolism:

5) Not drinking enough water
Being dehydrated slows down your metabolism. Studies show that by staying hydrated throughout the day, people feel less hungry, more energized and they even experience less bloating.

Drink a glass of water first thing when you wake up. You lose a surprising amount of water while you are sleeping, so rehydrating first thing in the morning will wake you up, flush you out and get you off to a good start.

4) Sitting for hours at a time
They say sitting is the new smoking and for good reason. New research is coming out that shows the more you sit, the higher your risk for heart problems, obesity and even early death. One of the reasons for this is that when you’re sitting down, your body goes into rest mode and your metabolism burns fewer calories and less fat. Do that all day and you’re sabotaging your ability to burn fat.

If you have a job that requires you sit for most of the day, set reminders to stand up and walk around every hour. If you’re someone who just sits a lot because of TV and media, try to find a podcast or audiobook you can listen to while you go for walks or move around your house instead.

3) Keeping your room warm
This is a cool one (pun intended!). New research has come out that shows that keeping your room cool at night and throughout the day can increase your metabolism and accelerate fat burn. One study found that people who kept their rooms at 66° F or cooler burned nearly twice as much brown fat as those who didn’t. Brown fat is what our bodies use as fuel to keep warm, so going outside often during the cooler months and keeping your house frosty can keep you fit.

Turn down the heat!

2) Not getting enough Zzzz’s
Not getting enough sleep is one of the most common ways to slow down your metabolism. You end up burning fewer calories and your body becomes less efficient at utilizing sugar, storing more of it as fat.

Go to bed early or hit the snooze button because this is one metabolic speed bump that is easy to avoid.

1) Eating ‘diet’ foods
These foods bring your metabolism to a halt. Most of them contain artificial sweeteners that can increase your appetite later on and can even cause your body to hold onto more fat in the long run.

Luckily there are foods that you can and should eat that have the opposite effect.

WHAT WlLL YOUR CHANGE BE?


Will heartbreak make you bitter and mean?

Or will it make you understanding and kind? 

Will it make you appreciate the love that is REAL in your life? Will it make you more selective with the love you give to others? 

How has heartbreak changed who you are? 

Are you better or worse than you were before heartbreak? If you feel like your worse...what can you do to improve that?

NEVER...


Come into the territory of a lioness and think you will be safe. You will not. 
Don't underestimate the ability of the lioness to be cunning and conniving. The lioness knows many
other animals in the jungle, and can make it very difficult for you to thrive. 
Perhaps you'd be better off going to a different territory....if you want to ever succeed at your goal. ;)

You Can

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

People that have affected the world today are ordinary people like you but they took responsibility as a fuel that propel them to become extra ordinary human beings  they are today.

You can...
Yes, you can...
The largest room in the world today, is the room for improvement.

Have a fun-filled weekend.

WHAT A WORLD!!!

#Fridaystory

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A 30 year-old son decided to admit his father into an old peoples home as desired by his wife. He brought the father in a car to an old peoples home run by a Catholic priest.

Then appeared this elderly priest, who came out to have a long chat with the old man.

The son wondered and asked the priest whether he knew his father before, since they were talking as though they knew each other.

The priest replied, yes, and continued, "He came here 30 years back and took with him a very sick orphan boy who everyone else had rejected for adoption.

This man gave that boy a home and save his life. He told us this little boy deserves better and I'll dedicate my life to make him the wealthiest young man when he turns 25".

The priest continued, "I don't know how long you have known him but I can tell you he is a good man and I am glad to inform you that you were the sick boy".

The boy, on hearing this, fell on his knees and begged the old man for forgiveness.

The old man looked at him with a smile and said, "Son, I have forgiven you. You threw me out of my own home because of your wife.

Take the house, but know that I have removed you from my documents as the sole heir of my empire.

I have willed all my properties to this orphanage where I now belong."

At the height of your success don't forget where you are coming from, if not you will miss your destination and lose your Crown.

I pray we will not forget those who helped us to get to the top.
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