JuneChasingMoons

A Red Rose A young man stopped at a flower shop considering ordering some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived about 100 miles away. He had not seen her for some time so thought it was time to send some flowers.  As he got out of the car, he noticed a young girl sitting at the side of the road. He recognised her as the girl who stayed close to where he lived. He had spoken to her before and always found her a cheerful girl, but she was sitting in tears.  He asked her what was wrong and she replied, "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother But I do  not have enough money to but the rose I thought my mother would like and I so wanted to buy it today." The young man smiled and said, " Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose." He bought her the rose and ordered a similar bunch of roses to be sent to his own mother. As they were leaving the shop, he offered the girl a ride home in his car. Knowing who he was she said that she would ...

A Little Advice A young man was on the bus travelling from Dunfermline to Dundee.   A man of Arabic appearance got off the bus and the young man noticed that he had left his bag behind.  He grabbed the bag and ran after him, caught up with him just outside the bus station and handed him back his bag. The man was extremely grateful and reached into his bag which appeared to contain large bundles of banknotes.  He offered the young man a reward, but he refused. The Arabic man looked around, made sure nobody was looking and whispered to the young man, "I can never repay your kindness, Sir, but I will try to leave you with a word of advice. Stay away from Dunfermline Steak Houses." The young man was terrified. "Is there going to be an attack?" he whispered. "No." the man whispered back "The food is terrible and the dessert selection extremely limited."  Never jump to judgement because of a personal appearance.  

I Lost Two Pounds Once a married couple while visiting their friends were taken to a day at the races. They found the whole experience an amazing day out. They had a few bets on the various races and lost some of the little money they had, leaving him only two pounds in his pocket. Next day the husband said that he would go to the races alone. In the first race, he put two pounds on the outsider, and the horse came first. He put all his winnings on the next race and won again. That day, he was very lucky; by the end of his day, he had won about £1000. On the way home, he saw a casino. The inner voice, the one he had been listening to all day as he wondered what horse to gamble said to him, " Come in and play."  He entered the casino where he saw people playing all sorts of gambling games. he went to the roulette table and placed some money on number 13. When the roulette stopped, the dealer announced: "Number 14." He gambled a few more t...

Do Not Get Angry A man was publicly offending Omar Chajam: "You’re an atheist! You’re drinker! Almost a thief!" said the man to Omar. Omar just smiled in response. A dandy dressed in the silk trousers watching the scene asked Omar, "How can you tolerate such offences? Don’t you feel hurt?" Omar smiled again and said,” Come with me." The dandy followed him to the dusty lumber-room. Omar lit a light and began rummaging in the trunk, where he found a completely worthless tattered robe. He threw it to dandy and said, "Try it, it will match you." The dandy took the robe, looked at it and was full of anger.  " Why do you give me these dirty rags. I am well dressed, and you must be crazy!  He threw the robe back at Omar. "You see," Omar said,” you did not want to try my rags. Similarly, I did not want to try those dirty words that man threw me.   To be aggrieved by offences means to try on rags someone throws us. ...

Anger and the Buddha One day Buddha was walking with his students through a village, where the opponents of Buddhism lived. The people of the village surrounded Buddha and his students and started insulting them.  In response, the students got angry and wanted to retort, but the presence of Buddha calmed them down. The words of Buddha confused not only the students but also the villagers. He turned to his students and said: "You disappointed me. These people are doing their thing. They are angry. They think that I am an enemy of their religion and their moral belief. These people are insulting me and it’s obvious. But why are you angry? Why did you let these people manipulate you? Now you depend on them, therefore you’re not free." The people from the village were completely confused and asked: "But we were insulting you, why aren’t you mad at us?" Buddha smiled: "You are free people, and what you did, is your business. I am also a ...

The Examination Prior to the examination, the professor gave some instructions where had stated that at the end of the examination each student was to sign a form stating that they had received no external assistance.  No bits of paper or notes had been brought into the examination.  One student, unsure whether he should sign the form stated to the professor he had prayed to god for assistance.  The professor took the examination paper from the student and studied briefly his answers.  He then turned to the student and said, "You can sign it with a clear conscience. God did not assist you with this examination."