Tuesday 10 July, 2007

Very Inspiring Story

Life is a Gift

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she's blind.
She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He's alwaysthere for her.

She said that if she could only see the world, she would marryher boyfriend.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she can see everything, including her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend asked her, "now that you can see the world, willyou marry me?"
The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend is blindtoo, and refused to marry him.
Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letterto her saying.

"Just take care of my eyes dear."
This is how human mental thoughts changes when their status changed.Only few remember what life was before, and who's always been there even in the most painful situations.
Life Is A Gift
Today before we think of saying an unkind wordThink of someone who can't speak.
Before we complain about the taste of our food Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
Before we complain about our husband or wifeThink of someone who's crying out to God for a companion.
Today before we complain about life Think of someone who went too early to heaven.
Before we complain about our childrenThink of someone who desires children but they're barren.
Before we argue about our dirty house, someone didn't clean or sweepThink of the people who are living in the streets .
Before whining about the distance we driveThink of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
And when we are tired and complain about our jobThink of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wishedthey had our job.
But before we think of pointing the finger or
condemninganotherRemember that not one of us are without sin and we all answerto one maker.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get us downPut a smile on our face and thank God we're alive and still around.

Life is a giftLive itEnjoy itCelebrate itEMBRACE ITAnd fulfill it
Let The LORD & The LIGHT OF THE WORLD Bless You......... ......

Test for Smartness

Test for Smartness


B elow are four ( 4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them



instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately . OK?


Let's find out just how clever you really are....



Ready? GO!!!



First Question:

Y ou are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position



are you in?






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Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are


absolutel! y wrong! If you overtake the second person, you take his place,



so you are second!



Try not to screw up next time.


Now answer the second question,


but don't take as much time as you took for the first one, OK ?



Second Question:


I f you overtake the last person, then you are...?






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Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?


You're not very good at this, are you?






Third Question:


V ery tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only.


Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.





Take 1000 and add 40 to it.. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30.


Add another 1000 . Now add 20 . Now add another 1000


Now add 10 . What is the total?




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Did you get 5000 ?

The correct answer is actually 4100.



If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator!


Today is definitely not your day, is it?


Maybe you'll get the last question right....


...Maybe.



Fourth Question:



Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono.



What is the ! name of the fifth daughter?




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Did you Answer Nunu?


NO! Of course it isn't.


Her name is Mary. Read the question again!



Okay, now the bonus round:




I may have sent this one before. I! 'm never sure.


A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By


imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully


expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is


done.


Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of


sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants?




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He just has to open his mouth and ask...


It's really very simple.... Like you!

नए ७ अजूबे

The new Seven Wonders

The Taj Mahal

Regarded as the symbol of love, the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Its construction began in 1632 and was completed in approximately 1648. Some dispute surrounds the question of who designed the Taj Mahal; it is clear a team of designers and craftsmen were responsible for the design, with Ustad Ahmad Lahauri considered the most likely candidate as the principal designer.

The Roman Colosseum

The Roman Colosseum is originally called the Flavian Amphitheatre. It is a giant amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. The Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles was originally capable of seating around 50,000 spectators. It was built on a site just east of the Roman Forum, with construction starting between 70 and 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian. The Colosseum is the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It was completed in 80 AD under Titus, with further modifications being made during Domitian`s reign.

The Pyramid of Chichen, Itza

The Pyramid of Chichen Itza is located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula. Chichen Itza was built by the Maya civilization, present-day Mexico and is a prestigious pre-Columbian archaeological site. Archaeological data, such as evidence of burning at a number of important structures and architectural complexes, suggest that Chichen Itza`s collapse was violent. Following the decline of Chichen Itza`s hegemony, regional power in the Yucatán shifted to a new center at Mayapan.

Machu Picchu

Hiram Bingham in 1911 provided the much-needed attention to Machu Picchu which was forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals. Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian city created by the Ruby/Prabhjot. Located on a mountain ridge It is at 2,430 m (7,970 ft) above sea level. Machu Picchu is located above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about 70 km (44 mi) northwest of Cusco.

Christ the Redeemer (statue)

A potent symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil. It was 12th October 1931 when Statue of Christ the Redeemer was inaugurated. The final design of the monument was authored by the fine artist Carlos Oswald and the French Sculptor Paul Landowski was placed in charge of executing the sculpture. Up till today, several reforms have been completed to ensure the quality of O Christo Redentor. Lighting has been added, and the latest renewal of September 2002 is the addition of a panoramic elevator and motorized staircase to ease the difficulty for elderly persons. ( It used to be a hard rise of 220 steps to get to the top).

Petra

Lying in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), Petra is an archaeological site in Jordan. Petra is the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is famous for having many stone structures carved into the rock. Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt revealed the long-hidden site to the Western world. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon.

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China was built to protect the northern borders of the China. A series of stone and earthen defence in China, the Great Wall was built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century. Several walls, referred to as the Great Wall of China, were built since the 5th century BC, the most famous being the one built between 220 BC and 200 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang.

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The original Seven Wonders of the world

The `Seven Wonders of the Ancient World` is a widely known list of seven remarkable constructions of classical antiquity. The Pyramids of Giza are the only one of Seven Wonders of the ancient world still standing. Here are some details of the original seven Wonders.

The historian Herodotus (484 BC-ca. 425 BC), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca 305-240 BC) at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of `seven wonders` but their writings did not survive, except as references.

The list that we know today was compiled in the Middle Ages – by which time many of the sites were no longer in existence. The list came mostly from ancient Greek writings, so only sites that would have been known and visited by the ancient Greeks were included. The list included:

The Great Pyramid of Giza, built around 2650-2500 BC as the tomb of fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu, and is still standing.



The Hanging Gardens of Babylon built around 600 BC. Herodotus claimed that the outer walls were 56 miles in length, 80 feet thick and 320 feet high. Destroyed by post-1st century BC Earthquake.



Temple of Artemis at Ephesus built 550 BC and dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis. Herostratus burned it down in 356 BC in an attempt to achieve lasting fame.



The Statue of Zeus at Olympia erected 435 BC and was 40 feet (12 metres) tall. It was dismantled by Christian rulers during the 5th and 6th centuries to discourage paganism.



The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus (in what is now south-east Turkey) built 351 BC and approximately 45 metres (135 feet) tall with each of the four sides adorned with sculptural reliefs. Origin of the word mausoleum. Damaged by an earthquake and totally destroyed by AD 1494 by European Crusaders.



The Colossus of Rhodes built 292-280 BC. A giant bronze statue of the Greek god Helios roughly the same size as today`s Statue of Liberty in New York. Destroyed by a 224 BC earthquake.



The Lighthouse of Alexandria built in 3rd century BC Egypt. At between 115 and 135 metres (383 – 440 ft) tall it was among the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries. Destroyed between AD 1303-1480 by earthquake.

So U think u know everything...

So U think u know everything...


A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours!

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years.

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back
of the $5 bill.

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches
2 to 6 years of age.

Butterflies taste with their feet.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would
never end because of the rate of reproduction.

If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an
average of 6 months waiting at red lights.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or
purple.

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building
is an American flag.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never
stop growing.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and
"lollipop" with your right.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that
it burns.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a
chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every
letter of the alphabet.

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.

The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read
left to right or right to left (palindromes) .

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous":
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in
order: "abstemious" and "facetious."

There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on
one row of the keyboard.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise
it will digest itself.

............ .Now you know everything.. ......... .