One of my students was walking along the corridor when she met me. She didn't greet me or even send a smile although she looked at me. What's wrong with her? Or what's wrong with me??? My students usually greet me when they meet me.
I observed her for a few days. It happened again and again when she met me. I didn't know whether she did it to others or not. I hoped she only did it to me, not to others. On the fifth day, I tried to smile at and greet her. She smiled and replied.
Ah, it's so simple! Smile comes from ourselves, not from others. So why don't we start our days with a smile? We cannot make others smile unless we smile to them.

Be led by reason.

(Greek Proverb)

The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values. 

Norman Thomas (1884 - 1968)

 

Good Coffee

That day I went to a coffee shop. I bought a cup of expensive, hot, delicious coffee. I had known that it tasted good but before I could say so, I saw some people running, and some shouting. The building was on fire! The fire came from the 2nd floor while I was on the ground floor. I walked outside fast because I saw some white smoke and I smelt something burnt. Since I didn't forget to bring my coffee, I drank mine outside the building. It wasn't delicious, I thought.

....going home....

When I came home, the one I loved offered me a cup of coffee. It was not expensive coffee. You could find it at the stalls on the street. How did it taste? Wow! It was so good!

Good or not is not about something we see or we taste or we experience It's about how we enjoy what we see or we taste or we experience.

Trust

When I was attending the university I had a friend. I knew him quite well although we were not too close. But it was about 20 years ago. Now he has got a good position in his office. He is successful in his work.
One thing that I always remember about him is that when we were studying at the university, he liked to cheat to get good marks. I cannot remember the good things he did at that time.
So what's the point?
Bad things are usually more easily remembered than the good ones. If he usually cheated to get good marks, how can I believe that he is now successful without cheating? In my thought, I do not believe that he has achieved all success in a right way.
Sons and daughters, when you're  taking your tests or doing any tasks, although your teachers cannot see, please do it in a right way. Why? Because some friends see when you are cheating, and when you become a successful person 20 years later, your high school classmates will not believe that you do it in a right way. They will not trust you.
Do not ignore TRUST. If you ignore it, it will ignore you.

Footprints

This evening I found some footprints on the hood (the cover of the engine) of my car. They made it dirty. I called my son and asked him if he played and stood on the hood. "Yes, I did. Sorry, Dad," he answered. "It's ok, but you have to clean it. Who stood with you on the hood?" "I did it alone, Dad." I knew he lied because there were more than one type of

But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.(Luke 15:20)

Sometimes when somebody helps me, I don't expect or even think that he can help me. It's God's work! He always sends the right angel....

My Mango Tree

When I cut some leaves of the mango tree at my house, it produces more fruit.

God created us like a mango tree. When we sacrifice, it will be painful, but we will produce more fruit.

Harmony

Every key is different, but they altogether produce sweet voices

Every string is different, but they altogether produce nice sounds

Everybody has his own role, but they altogether produce cool harmony

Everybody's different. Everybody has his own ability. Everybody has his own energy. What God has created is never wrong. When we live in harmony, the world will be so lovely and comfortable.

Say no to war! Say no to chaos!

Difference is not bad! Difference makes us richer.

Let's live in harmony and make the world a pleasant home to live.

He who guards his mouth and his tongue
keeps himself from calamity.

(Proverbs 21:23)

Are You a Pet?

"You didn't count anything. How come?" I asked one of my students during a Maths test. "It's ok. I always do this and so far my scores have been ok," he replied. "What's your target?" I asked. He answered,"Mmm...nothing. Just passing the minimum requirement is enough for me."

I was shocked to find

Excellent Student

"Girl, would you be his partner in the next music test?" I asked her. "No, sir, I don't want my score get worse since he can't play the instrument well," she replied. The girl was an excellent student whose scores were always excellent. She was afraid if she had a bad score which broke her good reputation.

Sometimes a student was excellent only in academic field. I know the girl is a kind girl,