This heart-warming, true story was written by Ronnie Polaneczky, a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, and ran on page 6 of that paper on Dec. 22, 2005. It started last Christmas, when Bennett and Vivian Levin were overwhelmed by sadness while listening to radio reports of injured American troops. “We have to let them [...]
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Sharing with you today is a speech from Dr. Richard Teo, a highly successful and wealthy cosmetic surgen in Singapore. While at his peak of wealth and health (he exercised a lot to maintain a great body and health, see pictures at the end of this post), he felt backache out of no-where, then he [...]
All species have their own unique abilities. Humans have highly developed brains. Ants never sleep. Elephants can smell water 3 miles away. Snails can grow new eyes… Enjoy this little journey to the miraculous world of animals. Hope you learn a thing or two along the way! Australian termites can build mounds twenty feet high and [...]
Teacher: Last night I had a dream that I ate a huge marshmallow. Student: And what happened next? Teacher: I woke up in the morning and found my pillow gone!!! :mrgreen: A girl came home from school. Her mother asked, “Dear how was your first day at school?” And the girl replied, “First day? You [...]
That night, Sue quarreled with her mother, then stormed out of the house. While enroute, she remembered that she did not have any money in her pocket, she did not even have enough coins to make a phone call home. At the same time, she went through a noodle shop, picking up sweet fragrance, she [...]
It was my first day at school. I felt nervous and scared. I went to all my classes with no friends. It felt like no one cared. I listened anxiously to all the lessons and waited for lunchbreak at one. Then finally the bell rang. It was time to talk and have fun. In the [...]
On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, a violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio as a child, [...]
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are. After that, we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out [...]
For most people, graduation is an exciting day – the culmination of years of hard work. My graduation day… was not. I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to watch our class walk across that stage. But like everyone else in my graduating class, I [...]
Words of great wisdom, The Native American Code Of Ethics: Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen, if you only speak. Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find [...]