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A brilliant young professor went to meet a famous Zen master to have a discussion with him on Zen. He found himself in front of a modest house. He rang the doorbell and waited. A while later, he heard shuffling footsteps and the door was opened by the Zen master. He invited the professor to sit with him on the dining table. The professor was a little disappointed with the shabby appearance of the Zen master. He started quizzing him immediately on comparative philosophies and the Zen master gave some brief answers. the professor began to debate with him on those answers, the Zen master stopped speaking and kept smiling at him. Finally, the professor got angry. He said, "I have come from a long distance just to understand the relevance of Zenism. But apparently you have nothing to say. I have not learnt anything from you at all. At this point, the Zen master asked the professor to have some tea. When the professor held the cup, the Zen master started pouring tea into it. After some ...

The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect. *Source: An E-Mail Forward

Deep down the country, there is a village, Where oxen of variety are bred at large, It’s been a custom for farmers in the world, To visit the village picking oxen around. Testing their strength, oxen are picked up, Little they can guess, where they end up, But they’ve liberty, to select their owner, So farmers show off their beauty & glamour. A farmer is known by his name & fame, Oxen at this farmer take up an aim, It’s sure they can not peep-in and see, They hold his hands, beaming in glee. There it stands, the farm of honour, Oxen are yoked to plough at order, Days, weeks and months will pass, Oxen will plough and graze the grass. Then comes for oxen a time of reward, Farmer reaps because they work hard, With gleaming eyes, oxen will wait, Only to see their reward isn’t right. Oxen will group up with fellows alike, To face the farmer with request & strike, For quite a long they hue and cry, One day they stop, their mouths are dry. It’s not, who’s right & who’s wrong, ...

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There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life: (1) He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late! (2) He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. (3) He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid-town omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence. (4) He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him. (5) He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company. (6) His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. (7) He has given his CEO's only...

Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed ! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars. "What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill." The man sent a bill that read: Tapping wit...

A Mafia Godfather finds out that his book-keeper has duped him for ten million bucks. This book-keeper is deaf and it was considered an occupational benefit why he got the job in the first place, since it was assumed that a deaf book-keeper would not be able to hear anything and never have to testify in court. When the Godfather goes to shake down the book-keeper about his missing $10 million bucks, he takes along his lawyer, who knows sign language. The Godfather asks the book-keeper: "Where is the $10 million bucks you embezzled from me?" The lawyer, using sign language, asks the book-keeper where the money is hidden. The book-keeper signs back: "I don't know what you are talking about." The lawyer tells the Godfather: "He says he doesn't know what you'retalking about." That's when the Godfather pulls out a 9mm pistol, puts it to the book-keeper' s temple, cocks it up and says: "Ask him again!" The attorney signs to the unde...