Have you ever noticed that the worst way to miss someone is when they are right beside you and yet you can never have them... when the moment you can't feel them under your fingertips you miss them?

Have you ever wondered which hurts the most saying something and wishing you had not, or saying nothing and wishing you had?

I guess the most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish them, words shrink things that seemed timeless when they were in your head... to no more than living size when they are brought out...

Don't be afraid to tell someone you love them. If you do, they might break your heart... but if you don't, you might break theirs.

Have you ever decided not to become a couple because you were so afraid of losing what you already had with that person?

Your heart decides who it likes and who it doesn't. You can't tell your heart what to do. It does it on its own... when you least suspect it, or even when you don't want it to.

Have you ever wanted to love someone with everything you had, but that other person was too afraid to let you?

Too many of us stay walled because we are too afraid to care too much... for fear that the other person does not care as much, or at all.

Have you ever loved someone and they had absolutely no idea whatsoever? Or fell for your best friend in the entire world, and then sat around and watched her fall for someone else?

Have you ever denied your feelings for someone because your fear of rejection was too hard to handle?

We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But everytime we tell a lie... the thing we fear grows stronger.

Life is all about risks and it requires you to jump. Don't be a person who has to look back and wonder what they would have, or could have had. No one waits forever...

always,
Shyamal
www.come.to/shyamal

*Practice makes perfect, but if nobody's perfect, why practice?*

Better send this back!
Good Luck!! I hope it works...

May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;

May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

If you like to get out from a noisy party and walk together outside only with her, you are in love with her.

When you are together with her, you pretend to ignore her. But when she is not around you, you might look around to find her. At that moment, you are in love.

Although there is someone else who always makes you laugh, your eyes and attention might go only to her. Then, you are in love with her.

Although she supposes to call you a long ago to let you know her safe arriving at home, your phone is quiet. Then, you realize that you are in panic for the waiting. At that moment, you are in love with her.

When you look at a group picture, you might rather look for her (to know who was next to her or how she look like in that picture) than look for yourself. Then, you realize that you are in love with her.

You have to hook out your telephone line for your busy study, but you can not do it for one phone call from her. Then, you are in love with her.

If you are much more excited for one short e-mail from her than other long e-mails, you are in love with her.

When you find yourself who cannot erase full of messages in your answering machine for one message from her, you are in love.

When you get a couple of free movie tickets, you would not hesitate to think of her. Then, you are in love.

You keep telling yourself, "She is just a friend," but you realize that you can not help avoiding the special attraction from her. At that moment, you are in love with her.

While you are reading this mail, if someone appears in your mind, you are in love with her.

PaWaN ShRofF
pshroff@hotmail.com

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If you find yourself stuck in traffic; Don't despair.
There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of priviledge.

Should you have a bad day at work;
Think of the man who has been out of work for years.

Should you despair over a relationship gone bad;
Think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.

Should you grieve the passing of another weekend;
Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children.

Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance;
Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror;
Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.

Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking what is my purpose?
Be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.

Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities;
Remember, things could be worse. You could be them!!!

Should you decide to send this to a friend; You might brighten someone's day!

Standing for what you believe in,
regardless of the odds against you,
and the pressure that tears at your resistance,
      means COURAGE

Keeping a smile on your face,
when inside you feel like dying,
for the sake of supporting others,
      means STRENGTH

Stopping at nothing,
and doing what in your heart,
you know is right,
      means DETERMINATION

Doing more than is expected,
to make another's life a little more bearable,
without uttering a single complaint,
      means COMPASSION

Helping a friend in need,
no matter the time or effort,
to the best of your ability,
      means LOYALTY

Giving more than you have,
and expecting nothing,
but gratitude in return,
      means SELFLESSNESS

Holding your head high,
and the best you know you can be,
when life seems to fall apart at your feet,
and facing each difficulty with the confidence,
that time will bring you better tomorrows,
and never giving up,
      means BELIEVING IN YOURSELF

A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's artwork. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.

The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."

The teacher paused and said, "but no one knows what God looks like."

Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing the girl replied, "They will in a minute."

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in twenty years from now, you'll look back at photographs of yourself in a way you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You're not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Oh worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing gum. The real troubles in life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other peoples' hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, its only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at twenty-two what they wanted to do with their lives. Some interesting forty year olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at forty, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your seventy-fifth wedding anniversary. Whatever you do don't congratulate yourself too much or don't berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance and so are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what people think about it. Its the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it, but your living-room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They are your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Live in a city like Bombay once but leave it before it makes you too hard. Live in your village once but leave it before it makes you too soft.

Travel.

Accept certain unalienable truths. Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You too will get old. And when you do, you're fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're forty it will look like eighty-five.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past back from the disposal, wiping it clean and painting over ugly parts and recycling it for more than its worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

      - Aashna Khan

      Rotaract Club of Mithibai College
      SPEAK EASY archives

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All claimed that they were the best. The most important. The most useful. The favorite.

Green said : "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority."

Blue interrupted : "You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing."

Yellow chuckled : "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun."

Orange started next to blow her trumpet : "I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you."

Red could stand it no longer he shouted out : "I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life's blood! I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy."

Purple rose up to his full height : He was very tall and spoke with great pomp : "I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey."

Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination : "Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace."

And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort. In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak :
"You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands. The rain continued :
"From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow."

And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another.

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared.

He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then, it seemed had gone as far as it could, and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a scissor and snipped off the remaining bit of a cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body & small shrivelled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened!

In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling with a swollen body and shrivelled wings.

It was never able to fly. What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings, so that it would be ready for flight, once it achieved its freedom from cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.

We could never fly.

Now read carefully -

I asked for strength...
And God gave me difficulties to make me strong.
I asked for wisdom...
And God gave me problems to solve.
I asked for prosperity...
And God gave me brain & brawn to work.
I asked for courage...
And God gave me danger to overcome.
I asked for love...
And God gave me troubled people to help.
I asked for favours...
And God gave me opportunities.
I received nothing I wanted...
I received everything I needed.

THAT'S LIFE.

This is a real letter written by a father as advice for his kid turning 15 years old.

Friends :
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Friends are important. Make as many as you can, keep them as long as you can, but keep in mind that only a select few will be there for the long haul. Learn early to know the difference.
Believe in your heart that you are always going to give more then you get back and don't hold a grudge about it. That way, you enjoy it more when you prove me wrong.

Money :
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People who don't have it, want it. People who do have it want more.
It's easy to get lost in the pursuit. Choose a career that you truly enjoy, so that work becomes one of your pleasures.
It's like stealing without a gun. But don't immerse yourself completely so that you don't have time to enjoy the rest of life.

Love :
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Nothing can compare to finding and keeping the one person meant to share your whole life. Finding is easy, keeping isn't. When you are ready to make that commitment and are sure your partner for life is also, throw yourself into it completely and never look back. If you have doubts, it's probably for a good reason; hold back. Your total love is the most precious gift you can give. Like gold, it should be spent wisely.

Children :
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I hope you don't need to know this for a long time.
You have much to do before you start a family. But just in case I get run over by bus tomorrow, I'll tell you now. A baby is a wonderful little blessing that depends on you for every aspect of his or her life. But they grow and eventually become people who may or may not agree with you. Granted, they may not have the decades of experience that you've had, but they will know everything and you'll know nothing. (Until they get to be parents themselves). Teach them right and wrong, and hope for the best and always love them, all you can, especially about what matters. Experience tells me that raising someone else's kids is even harder. You have experience there, too.
Enough said.

Travel :
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Get a passport. GO! There is a big world out there.
It has room for you in more than one place. When you are 85, sitting in a rocking chair talking to the great-grandchildren you will need something more interesting than 'I went to Six Flags in K.C.'

Family :
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Blood is indeed thicker than water. Never let anyone or anything come between you and your family. Your sister, your mom, your grandparents. I once traded my family for someone else's. When things got rough, they were gone but mine were still there. Family is forever. Love is supposed to be. Friends are too. But your brother and sister will always be your brother and sister as long as you live. Make sure they know you love them.

Me :
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I may not be the best Dad, but I am yours. I've loved you since the first time I held all four pounds of you in my arms and fed you, scared to death that I might hurt the tiny human being who was my child. I'll love you until I die. Longer, if I can. God bless you and keep you safe.

Daddy

Cool tongue twister... see if you can take up the challenge! Make sure you get every single word right! Read the following passage and then follow the instructions at the end. (Read loudly, to yourself...)

This is this cat
This is is cat
This is how cat
This is to cat
This is keep cat
This is a cat
This is fool cat
This is busy cat
This is for cat
This is forty cat
This is seconds cat

Now read the THIRD word in each line then you will understand what I mean!!!

Yesterday I met a stranger... Today this stranger is my friend. Had I not taken the time to say hello, or return a smile, or shake a hand, or listen, Yesterday would have turned into today and our chance of meeting would be gone.

Yesterday I hugged someone very dear to me. Today they are gone... and tomorrow will not bring them back. Wouldn't it be nice if we all knew tomorrow would be here? But this is not to be, so take the time TODAY, JUST FOR TODAY... smile at a stranger; listen to someone's heart; drop a coin where a child can find it; learn something new, then teach it to someone; tell someone you're thinking of them; hug a loved one; don't hold a grudge; don't be afraid to say "I'm sorry"; look a child in the eye and tell them how great they are.

Don't kill that spider in your house, he's just lost so show him the way out; look beyond the face of a person into their heart; make a promise, and keep it; call someone, for no other reason than to just say "hi"; show kindness to an animal; stand up for what you believe in; smell the rain, feel the breeze, listen to the wind; use all your senses to their fullest; cherish all your TODAYS.

Today you were thought about by me;
Send this to a friend and let them know they were thought about TODAY.

Friends like you come along once in a lifetime
And I want you to know how glad I am that you came along in mine.
Friends like you are so valuable and so rare. You provide me with things that can't compare with any other with any other happiness in my life in my life.

I am so thankful for all the wonderful things about you.
You understand my difficulties and always give me the benefit of the doubt.

There are so many there are so many times when you're the only one who knows what I'm going through. You're what communication and trust are all about... if you sense that I am hurting, you do what ever you can to help me. And you don't hold things against me.

You helped me prop up my courage if it starts to fade, and you have such a gentle way of providing reassurance. You walk beside me when I could use a little guidance and direction in my life. And, more than anyone else, you support me in my attempts to do what is right...

You multiply my smiles and you constantly add to my favorite memories. You make me feel like I really am somebody who matters. Then you quietly prove to me how beautiful that feeling is. You really are amazing.

And I wish I had a way to Thank you for all this. I feel like it's important to let you know that, in you, I have come across a wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime friend. The gift of that friendship is the nicest thing anyone could ever give... and I will cherish it all the days of my life and all the years I live.

With thanks to a very wonderful friend...

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Put 5 apes in a room. Hang a banana from the ceiling and place a ladder underneath the banana. The banana is only reachable by climbing the ladder.

Have it set up so any time an ape starts to climb the ladder, the whole room is sprayed with ice cold water. In a short time, all the apes will learn not to climb the ladder.

Now take one ape out and replace him with another one, No. 6, and disable the sprayer. The new ape (No. 6) will start to climb the ladder and will be attacked unmercifully by the other four apes. He will have no idea why he was attacked.

Replace another old ape with new one. The same thing will happen, with ape No. 6 doing the most hitting. Continue this pattern until all the old apes have been replaced. Now all of the apes will stay off of the ladder, attack any ape that attempts to, and have absolutely no idea why they are doing it.

This is how company policy and culture is formed.

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