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Life is not about the number of breaths you take but the number of things that take your breath away. We should live our everyday to the fullest. Till now, I am still trying to be the person who help more, reject less, praise more, criticise less, comfort more, upset less, cheer more, jeer less, love more, hate less...........
And maybe I can succeed one day with the strength given to me by God, the Almighty and also the encouragement and love showered upon me by my loved ones.
Like A Rose
Dan Lai
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may_fifteen@mailcity.com
Engaged to the sweetest angel in the world
Loves to sing, watch movies and DVDs, swim, play balls, read self-improvement books and travel with my dear
Saturday, October 25, 2008 | 9:41 PM
GenerosityMother Theresa was in Calcutta, India, when she met this Catholic widow who was requesting for some food as she had two starving children at home. Being kind and merciful, Mother Theresa brought food to the hungry widow's dilapidated house. Upon receiving the food, the widow was extremey touched but she refused to let her children start eating. Mother Theresa was puzzled and so observed her from afar after she left the house.The widow was seen taking some of the food and went away. Mother Theresa was wondering whether this widow was going to sell away those food meant for her family for alcohol or things like that. When the widow returned, Mother Theresa questioned her. The answer that the widow gave was that she was bringing half of those food to another Muslim widow who had four starving children at home. This is a clear illustration of "Love your neighbours" in the commandments.This story made me ponder upon the definition of generosity. Who is more generous? A millionaire who donated $100,000? A poor man who earns less than $1000 but gives $500 to help the more unfortunate? A really poor guy who cannot fork out money to donate but spend every weekend volunteering in the old folks' home and donates blood regularly? It is really not for us to judge. Anyway, I just donated $2 to help in the fund raising of another church. Surely, that can be totally disregarded as being generous.
