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Whose fault???
was chatting with a mentor cum friend... he shared the following with me... very meaningful?... um... hahaha i can't stop laughing... thank you hor ;)
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”
The woman below replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You’re between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude.”
“You must be an engineer,” said the balloonist.
“I am,” replied the woman, “How did you know?”
“Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is, technically correct, but I’ve no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help at all. If anything, you’ve delayed my trip.”
The woman below responded, “You must be in Senior Management.”
“I am,” replied the balloonist, “but how did you know?”
“Well,” said the woman, “you don’t know where you are or where you’re going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you’ve no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it’s my fault.”
... lol ... em... merry x'mas to 'one' n all :)
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”
The woman below replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You’re between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude.”
“You must be an engineer,” said the balloonist.
“I am,” replied the woman, “How did you know?”
“Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is, technically correct, but I’ve no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help at all. If anything, you’ve delayed my trip.”
The woman below responded, “You must be in Senior Management.”
“I am,” replied the balloonist, “but how did you know?”
“Well,” said the woman, “you don’t know where you are or where you’re going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you’ve no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it’s my fault.”
... lol ... em... merry x'mas to 'one' n all :)
Management Course
got this via email from a friend, 挺有意思的 :)
Lesson 1
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.
They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just one wish.'
'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk. 'I want to be in the Bahamas , driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.'
Puff! She's gone.
'Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life..'
Puff! He's gone.
'OK, you're up,' the Genie says to the manager.
The manager says, 'I want those two back in the office after lunch.'
Moral of the story:
Always let your boss have the first say.
Lesson 2
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing.
A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, 'Can I also sit like you and do nothing?'
The eagle answered: 'Sure, why not.'
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story:
To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
Lesson 3
A turkey was chatting with a bull.
'I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree' sighed the turkey, 'but I haven't got the energy.'
'Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients.'
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.
The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.
Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.
He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.
Moral of the story:
Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there...
Lesson 4
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.
While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.
As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.
The dung was actually thawing him out!
He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.
Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.
Morals of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!
THUS ENDS THE THREE MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE
Send this to at least five bright, funny people you know and make their day!
Lesson 1
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.
They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just one wish.'
'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk. 'I want to be in the Bahamas , driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.'
Puff! She's gone.
'Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life..'
Puff! He's gone.
'OK, you're up,' the Genie says to the manager.
The manager says, 'I want those two back in the office after lunch.'
Moral of the story:
Always let your boss have the first say.
Lesson 2
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing.
A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, 'Can I also sit like you and do nothing?'
The eagle answered: 'Sure, why not.'
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story:
To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
Lesson 3
A turkey was chatting with a bull.
'I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree' sighed the turkey, 'but I haven't got the energy.'
'Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients.'
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.
The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.
Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.
He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.
Moral of the story:
Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there...
Lesson 4
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.
While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.
As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.
The dung was actually thawing him out!
He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.
Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.
Morals of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!
THUS ENDS THE THREE MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE
Send this to at least five bright, funny people you know and make their day!
'Can you not cook curry?'!!!
the current 'can you not cook curry?' hot news made me craved for curry... the authentic indian one! so... we'd these at serangoon today :)
more curry!!!
curry chicken from our chinese 杂菜饭 stall:
haha when we chinese attend wake, we also eat curry chicken... when we say we're going to eat 咖喱鸡, we're implying that we're going to attend a wake:
curry puff from our malay stall:
our 'ang-mo jia' restaurant also have... the signature baked curry chicken rice from swensen's:
curry is our culture!
when in rome, do as the romans do :)
here is the source of the news: can you not cook curry?
clarification by: CMC
clarification by: Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs
here is mr brown's 'vincent-inspired' mp3: curry curry night
a nice entangled heart?
this is what i got when i digged out my e72 from my bag this morning, 'shiu' hor :D
Beauty is a depreciating asset...
... not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation!
awesome post from:
http://monstrousappetite.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/beauty-is-a-depreciation-asset/
A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum:
Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?
I’m going to be honest of what I’m going to say here. I’m 25 this year. I’m very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I’m greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York. My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married?
I wanted to ask:
what should I do to marry rich persons like you? Among those I’ve dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York CityGarden(?), $250k annual income is not enough.
I’m here humbly to ask a few questions:
1.Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)
2.Which age group should I target?
3.Why most wives of the riches is only average-looking? I’ve met a few girls who doesn’t have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys.
4.How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? My target now is to get married)
Ms. Pretty
Awesome reply:
Dear Ms. Pretty,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours.
Please allow me to analyse your situation as a professional investor. My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I’m not wasting time here.
From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you. The answer is very simple, so let me explain. Put the details aside, what you’re trying to do is an exchange of “beauty” and “money”: Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square.
However, there’s a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can’t be prettier year after year. Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It’s not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worried 10 years later. By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a “trading position”. If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term – same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or “leased”.
Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income. This has better chance than finding a rich fool.
Hope this reply helps. If you are interested in “leasing” services, do contact me…
signed,
J.P. Morgan
awesome post from:
http://monstrousappetite.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/beauty-is-a-depreciation-asset/
A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum:
Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?
I’m going to be honest of what I’m going to say here. I’m 25 this year. I’m very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I’m greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York. My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married?
I wanted to ask:
what should I do to marry rich persons like you? Among those I’ve dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York CityGarden(?), $250k annual income is not enough.
I’m here humbly to ask a few questions:
1.Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)
2.Which age group should I target?
3.Why most wives of the riches is only average-looking? I’ve met a few girls who doesn’t have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys.
4.How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? My target now is to get married)
Ms. Pretty
Awesome reply:
Dear Ms. Pretty,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours.
Please allow me to analyse your situation as a professional investor. My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I’m not wasting time here.
From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you. The answer is very simple, so let me explain. Put the details aside, what you’re trying to do is an exchange of “beauty” and “money”: Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square.
However, there’s a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can’t be prettier year after year. Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It’s not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worried 10 years later. By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a “trading position”. If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term – same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or “leased”.
Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income. This has better chance than finding a rich fool.
Hope this reply helps. If you are interested in “leasing” services, do contact me…
signed,
J.P. Morgan
Things are to be USED & People are to be LOVED
A very nice msg i thought i should share -
While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times, not realizing he was using a wrench. At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his father...with painful eyes he asked 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'. The man was so hurt and speechless.
He went back to car and kicked it many times. Devastated by his own actions.. sitting in front of the car he looked at the scratches. The child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'. Next day that man committed suicide...
Anger and Love have no limits... Always remember that-
Things are to be USED and People are to be LOVED,
but nowadays people are being used and things are being loved.
While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times, not realizing he was using a wrench. At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his father...with painful eyes he asked 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'. The man was so hurt and speechless.
He went back to car and kicked it many times. Devastated by his own actions.. sitting in front of the car he looked at the scratches. The child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'. Next day that man committed suicide...
Anger and Love have no limits... Always remember that-
Things are to be USED and People are to be LOVED,
but nowadays people are being used and things are being loved.
The EVIL you do, remains with you. The GOOD you do, comes back to you!
just wanna share... from Sandeep Ji's fb:
A WOMAN BAKED CHAPPATIS for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She kept the extra chapatti on the window-sill, for whosoever would take it away.. Everyday, a hunchback came and took away the chapatti. Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the following words as he went his way: "The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!" This went on, day after day.. Everyday, the hunch-back came, picked up the chapatti and uttered the words: "The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!"
The woman felt irritated. "Not a word of gratitude," she said to herself. "Everyday this hunchback utters this jingle! What does he mean?"
One day, exasperated, she decided to do away with him. "I shall get rid of this hunchback," she said. And what did she do? She added poison to the chapatti she prepared for him! As she was about to keep it on the window sill, her hands trembled. "What is this I am doing?" she said. Immediately, she threw the chapatti into the fire, prepared another one and kept it on the window- sill. As usual, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and muttered the words:
"The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!" The hunchback proceeded on his way, blissfully unaware of the war raging in the mind of the woman.
Everyday, as the woman placed the chapatti on the window-sill, she offered a prayer for her son who had gone to a distant place to seek his fortune. For many months, she had no news of him. She prayed for his safe return.
That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. He had grown thin and lean. His garments were tattered and torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, "Mom, it's a miracle I'm here. While I was but a mile away, I was so famished that I collapsed.
I would have died, but just then an old hunchback passed by. I begged of him for a morsel of food, and he was kind enough to give me a whole chapatti. As he gave it to me, he said, "This is what I eat everyday: today, I shall give it to you, for your need is greater than mine!"
As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale. She leaned against the door for support. She remembered the poisoned chapatti she had made that morning. had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost his life! It was then that she realized the significance of the words: "The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!"
An excellent example of the Theory of Karma.
A WOMAN BAKED CHAPPATIS for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She kept the extra chapatti on the window-sill, for whosoever would take it away.. Everyday, a hunchback came and took away the chapatti. Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the following words as he went his way: "The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!" This went on, day after day.. Everyday, the hunch-back came, picked up the chapatti and uttered the words: "The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!"
The woman felt irritated. "Not a word of gratitude," she said to herself. "Everyday this hunchback utters this jingle! What does he mean?"
One day, exasperated, she decided to do away with him. "I shall get rid of this hunchback," she said. And what did she do? She added poison to the chapatti she prepared for him! As she was about to keep it on the window sill, her hands trembled. "What is this I am doing?" she said. Immediately, she threw the chapatti into the fire, prepared another one and kept it on the window- sill. As usual, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and muttered the words:
"The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!" The hunchback proceeded on his way, blissfully unaware of the war raging in the mind of the woman.
Everyday, as the woman placed the chapatti on the window-sill, she offered a prayer for her son who had gone to a distant place to seek his fortune. For many months, she had no news of him. She prayed for his safe return.
That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. He had grown thin and lean. His garments were tattered and torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, "Mom, it's a miracle I'm here. While I was but a mile away, I was so famished that I collapsed.
I would have died, but just then an old hunchback passed by. I begged of him for a morsel of food, and he was kind enough to give me a whole chapatti. As he gave it to me, he said, "This is what I eat everyday: today, I shall give it to you, for your need is greater than mine!"
As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale. She leaned against the door for support. She remembered the poisoned chapatti she had made that morning. had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost his life! It was then that she realized the significance of the words: "The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!"
An excellent example of the Theory of Karma.
Words of Wisdom
Words from Swamiji:
People who are nasty, irritating, annoying or who seemingly work against you, may have been sent in order to show you that you are intolerant, impatient, capable of ill will, spite, retaliation or a spirit of vengefulness. Unless you are provoked, how can you know what is within you? So we must constantly try to see how to unfold our higher nature. Then life becomes very interesting. It will have something to tell us every moment. Rather than being something to be avoided, annoyances may be a challenge, a warning, or a helping hand.
~ Swami Chidananda
from: http://goldenbridgeyoga.com/
People who are nasty, irritating, annoying or who seemingly work against you, may have been sent in order to show you that you are intolerant, impatient, capable of ill will, spite, retaliation or a spirit of vengefulness. Unless you are provoked, how can you know what is within you? So we must constantly try to see how to unfold our higher nature. Then life becomes very interesting. It will have something to tell us every moment. Rather than being something to be avoided, annoyances may be a challenge, a warning, or a helping hand.
~ Swami Chidananda
from: http://goldenbridgeyoga.com/
Beautiful Day
Terra emailed this to me today, just wanna share:
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: 'I am blind, please help.' There were only a few coins in the hat.
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: 'I am blind, please help.' There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, 'Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?'
The man said, 'I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way..'
What he had written was: 'Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it.'
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?
Moral of the Story:
Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively...
VERY NICE, VERY NICE
My yoga therapy course mate, Sylvain, had a bike accident last week, a rather serious one.
He said:
Very nice... Very nice... I am still trying to understand the good reason for this to happen but I will find it out :)
What's [Very Nice... Very Nice...] all about?
i heard this inspiring story 2x from Gandhar-Ji in Jan07 and Mar08. Sylvain mentioned that the story is posted in the blog, i'm copying it here to share:
http://blog.yogapoint.com/
Very Nice, Very Nice
This is the story of a king and his Prime Minister. The King was a very noble, generous, efficient and progressive king. His Prime Minister was also very intelligent, diplomatic, aware of his duties and very faithful to the king.
But the Prime Minister had one annoying habit….he used to say “Very nice, very nice” to anything that would happen whether good or bad..
One time the king was ill and could not go to battle. The Prime Minister came to visit and said to the King “Very nice, very nice’. The king was annoyed.
Once the king decided that he would like to see the progress in his kingdom and how the common people were living there. So he made a plan to disguise himself as a commoner and visit the villages in the kingdom.
The king and the Prime Minister both disguised themselves and started on the tour with a few guards following from some distance back. After a while the guards were too far back and they got separated from the king and the pm. When the king noticed this, he informed the Prime Minister who replied of course by saying “Very nice very nice”. This really annoyed the king so he said to the pm “I am getting tired of this habit, please stop!”
They began to loose their way as they were searching for the guards and it was beginning to get dark. In a rocky section of the path, the horse that the king was riding slipped and broke its leg and had to be abandoned. The Prime Minister again said “Very nice very nice”. This time the king got very angry and told the Prime Minister to give him his horse then he got on it and started to ride telling the Prime Minister to follow him on foot. The Prime Minister again said “Very nice very nice”.
It began to get darker and darker and after some time the king along with the horse fell into a trap meant for catching prey. During the fall into the pit, the king broke his leg and this horse was also injured. The Prime Minister again replied “Very nice very nice”. This time the king was enraged and yelled at the Prime Minister to get him out of the pit immediately. The Prime Minister helped the king out with the help of a tree branch but when the king came up, he was still so angry that he pushed the Prime Minister into the pit and said to him angrily “Very nice very nice” and hobbled away with the help of a stick.
He limped off too angry and frustrated to think about where he was going. It wasn’t long before he encountered a tribe who captured him by force with the help of their weapons.The king tried to explain to the people that he was their king but hey just laughed at him.
Took dragged him to their village and tied him to a tree. By listening to what they were saying, the King realized that he was to be sacrificed the next morning as an offering in a tribal ritual!
During the nigh the king felt so much remorse to think about how he treated his Prime Minister and he regretted his decision to leave his palace and go on this trip.
The next morning the king was taken to place of sacrifice and the head priest came with a very sharp knife in his hand…the king was very scared. But then the priest began to look over the king’s body very carefully and after a careful inspection, the priest abruptly turned away from the king. He declared the king unfit for sacrifice and the king was released.
The king was relieved but also curious as to why he was not sacrificed so he asked the priest and was surprised to realize that because of his broken leg he was not considered a complete/whole offering and as was required for the ritual!
The king was Happy so he rushed back to the place where the pm was still inside the pit and helped him get out. Then the king told the Prime Minister the whole story of his night, and how sorry he was for pushing him into the pit.
Then the Prime Minister said oh my dear king, now I will explain to you why I said that everything was very nice even though you thought it wasn’t
“The decision you made to visit your kingdom was very nice because now you know that there are some horrific rituals that are still happening here. If we would not have lost the guards you would not have come to know about it.
Also when your horse got injured and you took mine and made me walk it was very nice because if I had been on the horse with you we both would have fallen into the pit and no one would have been there to help us out.
It was very nice that you broke your leg because if you had not broken your leg you would have been sacrificed and you would not be here talking to me now!”
The king agreed and realized how right the pm had been all along.
The king then asked “But there is one more thing, when I pushed you into the pit why then did you say very nice very nice? To this the pm responded because if you had not pushed me in, I would have been with you when the villagers caught you and because I do not have any broken parts, I would have been the one sacrificed. SO it is because you pushed me that I am here talking to you now!
He said:
Very nice... Very nice... I am still trying to understand the good reason for this to happen but I will find it out :)
What's [Very Nice... Very Nice...] all about?
i heard this inspiring story 2x from Gandhar-Ji in Jan07 and Mar08. Sylvain mentioned that the story is posted in the blog, i'm copying it here to share:
http://blog.yogapoint.com/
Very Nice, Very Nice
This is the story of a king and his Prime Minister. The King was a very noble, generous, efficient and progressive king. His Prime Minister was also very intelligent, diplomatic, aware of his duties and very faithful to the king.
But the Prime Minister had one annoying habit….he used to say “Very nice, very nice” to anything that would happen whether good or bad..
One time the king was ill and could not go to battle. The Prime Minister came to visit and said to the King “Very nice, very nice’. The king was annoyed.
Once the king decided that he would like to see the progress in his kingdom and how the common people were living there. So he made a plan to disguise himself as a commoner and visit the villages in the kingdom.
The king and the Prime Minister both disguised themselves and started on the tour with a few guards following from some distance back. After a while the guards were too far back and they got separated from the king and the pm. When the king noticed this, he informed the Prime Minister who replied of course by saying “Very nice very nice”. This really annoyed the king so he said to the pm “I am getting tired of this habit, please stop!”
They began to loose their way as they were searching for the guards and it was beginning to get dark. In a rocky section of the path, the horse that the king was riding slipped and broke its leg and had to be abandoned. The Prime Minister again said “Very nice very nice”. This time the king got very angry and told the Prime Minister to give him his horse then he got on it and started to ride telling the Prime Minister to follow him on foot. The Prime Minister again said “Very nice very nice”.
It began to get darker and darker and after some time the king along with the horse fell into a trap meant for catching prey. During the fall into the pit, the king broke his leg and this horse was also injured. The Prime Minister again replied “Very nice very nice”. This time the king was enraged and yelled at the Prime Minister to get him out of the pit immediately. The Prime Minister helped the king out with the help of a tree branch but when the king came up, he was still so angry that he pushed the Prime Minister into the pit and said to him angrily “Very nice very nice” and hobbled away with the help of a stick.
He limped off too angry and frustrated to think about where he was going. It wasn’t long before he encountered a tribe who captured him by force with the help of their weapons.The king tried to explain to the people that he was their king but hey just laughed at him.
Took dragged him to their village and tied him to a tree. By listening to what they were saying, the King realized that he was to be sacrificed the next morning as an offering in a tribal ritual!
During the nigh the king felt so much remorse to think about how he treated his Prime Minister and he regretted his decision to leave his palace and go on this trip.
The next morning the king was taken to place of sacrifice and the head priest came with a very sharp knife in his hand…the king was very scared. But then the priest began to look over the king’s body very carefully and after a careful inspection, the priest abruptly turned away from the king. He declared the king unfit for sacrifice and the king was released.
The king was relieved but also curious as to why he was not sacrificed so he asked the priest and was surprised to realize that because of his broken leg he was not considered a complete/whole offering and as was required for the ritual!
The king was Happy so he rushed back to the place where the pm was still inside the pit and helped him get out. Then the king told the Prime Minister the whole story of his night, and how sorry he was for pushing him into the pit.
Then the Prime Minister said oh my dear king, now I will explain to you why I said that everything was very nice even though you thought it wasn’t
“The decision you made to visit your kingdom was very nice because now you know that there are some horrific rituals that are still happening here. If we would not have lost the guards you would not have come to know about it.
Also when your horse got injured and you took mine and made me walk it was very nice because if I had been on the horse with you we both would have fallen into the pit and no one would have been there to help us out.
It was very nice that you broke your leg because if you had not broken your leg you would have been sacrificed and you would not be here talking to me now!”
The king agreed and realized how right the pm had been all along.
The king then asked “But there is one more thing, when I pushed you into the pit why then did you say very nice very nice? To this the pm responded because if you had not pushed me in, I would have been with you when the villagers caught you and because I do not have any broken parts, I would have been the one sacrificed. SO it is because you pushed me that I am here talking to you now!
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