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edison-11am-mon.
yesterday we had some 60 young fellows from an organisation called 'young jains association' who comes every year around the same time of the year conducting jain seminar and snow tubing +ice skating for fun-taking advantage of the cold and snow of the season-a good example of making use of adverse and harsh weather (which no one likes it) to have more fun ,get together with buddies ,spending a quality time with each other-laughing-joking-playing-dancing etc.. and for any reason some one gets in trouble physically or other wise -every one would rush to help the buddy-what a beauty world they create for those couple of days when they are together and being around them you also feel that vibrant energy oozing out of them and that makes you smile.
Friendship -what a beautiful thing that happens to us in our life,without which life is lifeless -is it not?-but as we grow older we start loosing that very important ingredient of life in midst of making money and trying to pursue our personal pleasures ,forgetting the the source of happiness flowing from friends and many valuable quality arise in us due to that relationship ,without which an emptiness is created with in us and we try to fill it up with money-success-and other things in outer world which is of no avail and we become lonely and lifeless with all the illusary tools that seemed to give happiness of life*****
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Two adventurers John and Jack were hunting for gold in the desert. After roaming all day long under the hot sun, they set up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, John woke up his friend.

"Jack, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."

Jack looked up and replied, "I can see millions of stars."

"What does that tell you?" asked John.

Jack thought for a minute and said.

"Astronomically speaking, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, it's evident the Lord is all powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?"

After a moment of silence, John spoke.

"It tells two things to me. First is that...you are an idiot."

Jack looked at John, surprised. "Why do you say so?" he said.

"Because it has still not occurred to you that someone has stolen our tent." replied John.

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see how easily we overlook important thing which is so near to our eyes and wandering in the field of accumulated mental knowledge while missing out on reality which can be bluntly told on your face by a friend only.
so have a friend always to see the things the way they are in 'reality' in case you are moon struk by something and about to loose your self *****

by friends

harshad