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1. Coca-Cola used to be green.

2. The most common name used in the world is Mohammed.

3. In English, all the continent's name begins and ends with the same vocal words.

4. The strongest muscle in our body is the tongue.

5. Every person in the USA have 2 credit cards!

6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be typed on one line your keyboard keys.

7. Women winks two times more than in men.

8. Hold their breath will not make you die.

9. Every human being can not lick his own elbow.

10. If someone said a prayer every time someone sneezes because every time you sneeze, your heart stops one milli-second.

11. Physically, each pig can not look to the sky.

12. Say "sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick" a few times. Later you will be proficient in English!

13. Sneeze too hard can break ribs, decided a blood vessel in the head or neck and cause death.

14. Each king in playing cards represents great kings of ancient times:

King of spades - King David

King Checker - the Great Alexander

King of hearts - King Charlemagne

King of diamonds - Julius Caesar

15. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654.321

16. If there is a statue of a horse and two horse's front legs up in the air, a sign that the person died in the war.

17. If only one horse leg raised it just means people were injured in the war.

18. If any horse feet planted on the ground, means that person died because of illness.

19. What equation bulletproof vest, laser printers, emergency stairs and windshield wipers? The answer: all invented by women! Ha!

20. The only food that can not be rotten? Answer: honey.

21. Crocodiles can not out that tongue.

22. Snail can sleep for 3 years.

23. All polar bears left-handed!

24. American Airlines saved $ 40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each fruit salad dishes they served for 1st class passengers.

25. Sense of taste is the butterfly leg.

26. Elephants are the only animals that can not jump.

27. During the past 4000 years, species of animals kept in the house was all-that's all.

28. The average man is more afraid of spiders than death.

29. Shakespeare found the words: "Assassination" and "bump".

30. By using the 10 finger typing, STEWARDESSES is the longest word that can be typed only with your fingers left.

31. Ants always fall to the right each time the liquid sprayed disinfectant.

32. Electric chair invented by a dentist.

33. The human heart can squirt blood 30 feet so far.

34. Within 18 months, 2 rats could have over a million children a mouse!

35. Wearing headphones for an hour to stimulate the development of bacteria in your ear 700 times as much!

36. Lighter invented before the match.

37. Each lipstick contains fish scales.

38. Like fingerprints, the human tongue also has a contour different.

39. 99% of people who read this try multiplying the facts no.15.

40. And finally, 99% of people who read this paper will try to lick his elbow.

1. Work On Your Body Language
Practice facing the person you’re listening to, maintaining eye contact with them, and maybe even leaning closer toward them. It’s easy for your body language to give off the impression that you’re not listening, so fight that by actively giving a speaker your full attention. If you do this, people will respond more positively to you because you’ll be giving them what they all want: a free therapist (the old-school psychoanalytic type, that is).
2. Analyze Speaker’s Body Language
While it’s helpful to be aware of your own body language, making sure to observe the body language of others is a powerful tool to encourage listening. A huge part of being a good listener is having the ability to empathize, to ask, “How might they feel about this, and can I put myself in their shoes?” By focusing on their body language, you’ll remind yourself that maybe others aren’t so different from you after all. When that comes, people will begin to open up to you even more, because you make them feel secure, cared for and important.
3. Don’t Interrupt
Seriously, let people finish. If you hate it when people interrupt you, do you really think others love it when you cut them off? Stop taking other people for granted. Even if you don’t think you do this, take a step back and re-examine your tendency to interrupt.
This is something I’ve struggled with – and will continue to, I’m sure – for so long. Hell, I’m even aware of it now and still I find myself interrupting people. Or, worse, ignoring them because I’m so concerned about interrupting them. When others see that you’re inviting them to speak, their first instinct will be to open up even more. It’s a positive reciprocal cycle: you’ll help them by acting as a sounding board, and they’ll be more apt to trust you, which leads to better relationships.

Interrupting cow.

4. Encourage Others to Speak
Karma works for listening, too. If you encourage others to speak, chances are you’ll reap the benefits of that somewhere down the road. Nod when others speak, or use affirming words like “Yeah” and “Right.” Doing these things triggers positive responses in others – you’re consistently reminding them that they’re being heard, which means they’ll appreciate your confidence and interest in them.
5. “Mirror”
Restate what you’re hearing from another person, and do it in your own words. Or, at the very least, precede your responses with, “I hear you’re saying?” or “It sounds to me like you?” Not only does this disarm people, it can prevent or defuse any misunderstandings, which is especially useful for potentially hostile situations. Learn the right times to mirror others. Better yet, learn how to do it so well that they won’t even know you’re doing it. See how much more engaging and productive your conversations are with people if you just throw them a bone and explicitly show them that you’re listening.
6. Avoid Arguments
As much as we’d all like to sometimes, we can’t go around picking fights – or even giving in to them. Find catharsis in restraint and in your temper. If you find yourself looking to avoid arguments, you’ll stop worrying about yourself so much and focus on the concerns of others. It will be easier to communicate with them on equal footing. This sets the stage for helpful, enjoyable conversations, as opposed to vengeful, invalidating ones.
7. Notice the Little Things
The key to any person’s heart is through details. Humans are naturally inclined to focus on a detail rather than the big picture. That’s because details resound more strongly within us – the more we know about something, the more we’re apt to empathize with it. This idea is especially true in advertising. We’re bombarded with over 3,000 unique ad messages every day, so how can advertisers get us to notice them? By giving us some detail about a product that we can use to humanize it, and make it more personal.
Remember, though, we first have to be interested in the product, so always make sure that you remind others how much you care about the little things in their lives. All it takes is the occasional remark or simple, unexpected gesture.
8. Don’t Try to Solve Other People’s Problems (unless they ask)
Men are often guilty of this, and I’m probably more guilty of this than any man on Earth. I was raised to be a problem solver. In my family, solving your own problems is a badge of honor. It’s a way to prove your ability to handle “real life.” And that’s great, up to a certain point. But as soon as you start venturing into the realm of solving other people’s problems, you’ve crossed a line if you’re offering unsolicited advice.
We all have problems. There’s nothing wrong with asking for help. Just don’t go donning your superhero problem-solver cape every time somebody tries to talk to you. Sometimes people just want to talk?and talk?and be heard. So remember to leave room in your heart and in your head for the restraint to be “there” for someone without trying to solve all their problems.
9. Don’t Judge
If someone isn’t honest with you, it’s probably because they feel you’re going to judge them and make them feel inadequate. Maybe you’ve done that in the past. If so, that stops now. Humans are naturally terrified of rejection, so it’s vital to give others the same kind of affirmation that we’d want for ourselves. Reassuring other people that you’ve got an open mind is a good way to avoid judging and to establish trust.

10. Be Honest
Honesty is everything. If I’ve claimed that anything is more important to listening than honesty, then I was wrong. Truth begets truth, but being truthful is so terrifying, because it means trusting others with the important facts of our lives. But how can you expect honesty if you yourself refuse total, brutal honesty. Sure, there are times when white lies are okay, and sometimes even the best choice, but in situations where you’re demanding the truth, you’d do well to offer the truth first. There’s no greater feeling in the world than knowing you can confide in someone. Well, except for knowing they can confide in you.
Keep these thoughts in mind. Practice them on a daily basis. There’s nothing people love more than being listened to. That’s in part why so many people visit therapists and counselors. The more objective, active and engaged listener you work to be, the more fulfilling your conversations will become.
All it takes is two ears, a brain, and a little effort and empathy.
I think we can all manage that.

We Need You, Lord We need you, Lord.
Like lost wanderers in a burning, empty desert
thirst for cool, clean water,
we long for you to quench us.
In a world gone progressively mad,
with chaos all around us,
we seek refuge in the order and purpose of your law.
With evil sneaking, leaking everywhere,
spreading heavy darkness,
creating feelings of emptiness,
we hunger for your goodness and light.
Turn us around, Lord, we pray;
retrieve your sheep who have gone astray.
Draw us to the satisfaction
of your purity and righteousness.
Cleanse us, and make us more like you,
role models, examples, beacons,
for others who are searching for meaning for their lives.
Come, Lord Jesus.
We need you, Lord. Matthew 5:16
Proverbs 4:18 By Joanna Fuchs

As I sat there in English class,
I stared at the girl next to me
She was my so called 'best friend '
I stared at her long, silky hair,
and wished she was mine
But she didn't notice me like that,
and I knew it...
After class, she walked up to me and
asked me for the notes
she had missed the day before
I handed them to her
She said 'thanks' and left...
I want to tell her, I want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why...

11th Grade...

The phone rang...On the other end,
it was her...She was in tears,
mumbling on and on about how her
love had broke her heart
She asked me to come over because
she didn't want to be alone, So I did
As I sat next to her on the sofa,
I stared at her soft eyes, wishing she was mine
After 2 hours, one Drew Barrymore movie,
and three bags of chips, she decided to go home
She looked at me, said 'thanks' and left...
I want to tell her, I want her to know that
I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why...

Senior year...

One fine day she walked to my locker
"My date is sick" she said, "hes not gonna go well",
I didn't have a date, and in 7th grade,
we made a promise that if neither of us had dates,
we would go together just as 'best friends'
So we did...That night, after everything was over,
I was standing at her front door step
I stared at her as She smiled at me
and stared at me with her crystal eyes
Then she said- "I had the best time, thanks!" and
left...
I want to tell her,
I want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why...

Graduation...

A day passed, then a week, then a month
Before I could blink, it was graduation day
I watched as her perfect body floated like an angel
up on stage to get her diploma
I wanted her to be mine-but
she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it
Before everyone went home,
she came to me in her smock and hat,
and cried as I hugged her
Then she lifted her head from my shoulder
and said- 'you're my best friend, thanks' and left...
I want to tell her, I want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why...

Marriage...

Now I sit in the pews of the church
That girl is getting married now
and drive off to her new life,
married to another man
I wanted her to be mine,
but she didn't see me like that,
and I knew it...
But before she drove away,
she came to me and said 'you came! '
She said 'thanks' and left...
I want her to know that
I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why...

Death...

Years passed, I looked down at the coffin
of a girl who used to be my 'best friend'.
At the service, they read a diary entry
she had wrote in her high school years
This is what it read:
"I stare at him wishing he was mine;
but he doesn't notice me like that,
and I know it. I want to tell him,
I want him to know that
I don't want to be just friends,
I love him but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why...
I wish he would tell me he loved me ! "
...'I wish I did too'...
I thought to my self, and I cried.....

" Do yourself a favour, tell her/him you love them...
They won't be there...................Forever

Suatu hari aku memutuskan untuk berhenti. Berhenti dari pekerjaanku, berhenti dari hubunganku dengan sesama dan berhenti dari spiritualitasku. Aku pergi ke hutan untuk bicara dengan Tuhan untuk yang terakhir kalinya. “Tuhan”, kataku, “Berikan aku satu alasan untuk tidak berhenti?” Dia memberi jawaban yang mengejutkanku.

“Lihat ke sekelilingmu”, kataNya.

“Apakah engkau memperhatikan tanaman pakis dan bambu yang ada dihutan ini?”

“Ya”, jawabku.

Lalu Tuhan berkata, “Ketika pertama kali Aku menanam mereka, Aku menanam dan merawat benih-benih mereka dengan seksama. Aku beri mereka cahaya, Aku beri mereka air, pakis-pakis itu tumbuh dengan sangat cepat warna hijaunya yang menawan menutupi tanah namun, tidak Ada yang terjadi dari benih bambu tapi Aku tidak berhenti merawatnya.

Dalam tahun kedua, pakis-pakis itu tumbuh lebih cepat dan lebih banyak lagi. Namun, tetap tidak ada yang terjadi dari benih bambu. Tetapi Aku tidak menyerah terhadapnya. Dalam tahun ketiga tetap tidak ada yang tumbuh dari benih bambu itu, tapi Aku tetap tidak menyerah begitu juga dengan tahun ke empat. Lalu pada tahun ke lima sebuah tunas yang kecil muncul dari dalam tanah. Dibandingkan dengan pakis, tunas itu kelihatan begitu kecil dan sepertinya tidak berarti.

Namun enam bulan kemudian, bambu ini tumbuh dengan mencapai ketinggian lebih dari 100 kaki. Dia membutuhkan waktu lima tahun untuk menumbuhkan akar-akarnya. Akar-akar itu membuat dia kuat dan memberikan apa yang dia butuhkan untuk bertahan. Aku tidak akan memberikan ciptaanku tantangan yang tidak bisa mereka tangani.”

“Tahukan engkau anakKu, dari semua waktu pergumulanmu, sebenarnya engkau sedang menumbuhkan akar-akarmu? Aku tidak menyerah terhadap bambu itu, Aku juga tidak akan pernah menyerah terhadapmu.”

Tuhan berkata “Jangan bandingkan dirimu dengan orang lain. Bambu-bambu itu memiliki tujuan yang berbeda dibandingkan dengan pakis tapi keduanya tetap membuat hutan ini menjadi lebih indah.”

“Saat mu akan tiba”, Tuhan mengatakan itu kepadaku. “Engkau akan tumbuh sangat tinggi”

“Seberapa tinggi aku harus bertumbuh Tuhan?” tanyaku. “Sampai seberapa tinggi bambu-bambu itu dapat tumbuh?” Tuhan balik bertanya. “Setinggi yang mereka mampu?” aku bertanya. “Ya,” jawabNya, “Muliakan Aku dengan pertumbuhanmu, setinggi yang engkau dapat capai.”

Lalu aku pergi meninggalkan hutan itu, menyadari bahwa Tuhan tidak akan pernah menyerah terhadapku dan Dia juga tidak akan pernah menyerah terhadap anda.

Jangan pernah menyesali hidup yang saat ini anda jalani sekalipun itu hanya untuk satu hari. Hari-hari yang baik memberikan kebahagiaan; hari-hari yang kurang baik memberi pengalaman; kedua-duanya memberi arti bagi kehidupan ini.

Kita ada di sini bukan untuk saling bersaing. Kita ada di sini untuk saling melengkapi. – Bill Mccartney

Saat menghadapi kesulitan, beberapa orang tumbuh sayap, sedang yang lain mencari tongkat penyangga. – Harold W. Ruoff

Jika kita sungguh-sungguh menginginkan cinta, maka cintalah pada akhirnya yang justru menunggu kita. – Oscar Wilde


Lebih mudah menambahkan sesuatu pada reputasi yang besar daripada untuk memperoleh reputasi itu sendiri. – Publius Syrus

Ketika kita menjadi tua, waktu akan membuat kita dikelilingi oleh orang-orang yang mencintai kita, sebagai ganti dari orang-orang yang kita cintai. – J. Petit Senn

Tak melakukan apa-apa merupakan kekuatan setiap orang. – Samuel Johnson

Keberanian bukanlah ketidakhadiran rasa takut, tetapi melakukannya – Montaigne

Kegagalan biasanya merupakan langkah awal menuju sukses, tapi sukses itu sendiri sesungguhnya baru merupakan jalan tak berketentuan menuju puncak sukses. – Lambert Jeffries

Pastikanlah bahwa kepala Anda tidak lebih tinggi dari topi Anda. – Vergill

Tempat untuk berbahagia itu di sini. Waktu untuk berbahagia itu kini. Cara untuk berbahagia ialah dengan membuat orang lain berbahagia. – Robert G. Ingersoll

Keberanian bukanlah ketidakhadiran rasa takut, tetapi melakukannya. – Montaigne

Sifat Cinta: 1. Tidak membeda-bedakan 2. Cuma-cuma atau tanpa pamrih 3. Ketidaksadaran diri 4. Bebas – Anthony De Mello Sj

Hanya ikan yang bodoh yang bisa dua kali kena pancing dengan umpan yang sama. –

Kebanyakan dari kita yakin bisa membuat orang lain bahagia dengan cara yang kita tentukan. – Robert S. Lynd

Jika kita sungguh-sungguh menginginkan cinta, maka cintalah pada akhirnya yang justru menunggu kita. – Oscar Wilde

Orang yang tidak bisa memaafkan orang lain sama saja dengan orang yang memutuskan jembatan yang harus dilaluinya, karena semua orang perlu di maafkan. – Thomas Fuller

Ada dua hal yang harus Anda lupakan: Kebaikan yang Anda lakukan kepada orang lain dan kesalahan orang lain kepada Anda. – Sai Baba

Suatu kehidupan yang penuh kesalahan tak hanya lebih berharga namun juga lebih berguna dibandingkan hidup tanpa melakukan apapun. – George Bernard Shaw

Pengetahuan ada dua macam : yang telah kita ketahui dengan sendirinya atau yang hanya kita ketahui dimana ia bisa didapatkan. – Samuel Johnson

by unknown, submitted by Ps. F. Wirayadi
Satu kisah cinta baru-baru ini keluar dari China dan langsung menyentuh seisi dunia.
Kisah ini adalah kisah seorang laki-laki dan seorang wanita yang lebih tua, yang melarikan
diri untuk hidup bersama dan saling mengasihi dalam kedamaian selama setengah abad.

Laki-laki China berusia 70 tahun yang telah memahat 6000 anak tangga dengan tangannya (hand carved) untuk isterinya yang berusia 80 tahun itu meninggal dunia di dalam goa yang selama 50 tahun terakhir menjadi tempat tinggalnya.
50 tahun yang lalu, Liu Guojiang, pemuda 19 tahun, jatuh cinta pada seorang janda 29 tahun bernama Xu Chaoqin ….
Seperti pada kisah Romeo dan Juliet karangan Shakespeare, teman-teman dan kerabat mereka mencela hubungan mereka karena perbedaan usia di antara mereka dan kenyataan bahwa Xu sudah punya beberapa anak….
Pada waktu itu tidak bisa diterima dan dianggap tidak bermoral bila seorang pemuda mencintai wanita yang lebih tua…..Untuk menghindari gossip murahaan dan celaan dari lingkungannya, pasangan ini memutuskan untuk melarikan diri dan tinggal di sebuah goa di Desa Jiangjin, di sebelah selatan Chong Qing.
Pada mulanya kehidupan mereka sangat menyedihkan karena tidak punya apa-apa, tidak ada listrik atau pun makanan. Mereka harus makan rumput-rumputan dan akar-akaran yang mereka temukan di gunung itu. Dan Liu membuat sebuah lampu minyak tanah untuk menerangi hidup mereka.
Xu selalu merasa bahwa ia telah mengikat Liu dan is berulang-kali bertanya,”Apakah kau menyesal?” Liu selalu menjawab, “Selama kita rajin, kehidupan ini akan menjadi lebih baik”.
Setelah 2 tahun mereka tinggal di gunung itu, Liu mulai memahat anak-anak tangga agar isterimya dapat turun gunung dengan mudah. Dan ini berlangsung terus selama 50 tahun.
Setengah abad kemudian, di tahun 2001, sekelompok pengembara (adventurers) melakukan explorasi ke hutan itu. Mereka terheran-heran menemukan pasangan usia lanjut itu dan juga 6000 anak tangga yang telah dibuat Liu.
Liu Ming Sheng, satu dari 7 orang anak mereka mengatakan, “Orang tuaku sangat saling mengasihi, mereka hidup menyendiri selama lebih dari 50 tahun dan tak pernah berpisah sehari pun. Selama itu ayah telah memahat 6000 anak tangga itu untuk menyukakan hati ibuku, walau pun ia tidak terlalu sering turun gunung.
Pasangan ini hidup dalam damai selama lebih dari 50 tahun. Suatu hari Liu yang sudah berusia 72 tahun pingsan ketika pulang dari ladangnya. Xu duduk dan berdoa bersama suaminya sampai Liu akhirnya meninggal dalam pelukannya. Karena sangat mencintai isterinya, genggaman Liu sangat sukar dilepaskan dari tangan Xu, isterinya.
“Kau telah berjanji akan memeliharakanku dan akan terus bersamaku sampai akan meninggal, sekarang kau telah mendahuluikun, bagaimana akan dapat hidup tanpamu?”
Selama beberapa hari Xu terus-menerus mengulangi kalimat ini sambil meraba peti jenasah suaminya dan dengan air mata yang membasahi pipinya.
Pada tahun 2006 kisah ini menjadi salah satu dari 10 kisah cinta yang terkenal di China, yang dikumpulkan oleh majalah Chinese Women Weekly.
Pemerintah telah memutuskan untuk melestarikan “anak tangga cinta” itu, dan tempat kediaman mereka telah dijadikan musium agar kisah cinta ini dapat hidup terus.