On a casual note... LESSONS OF LIFE -Enjoy it's every Moment !!!

[bnimsin]

@ bnimsin
Buddy I'm not gujju, couldn't understand what you have said. I had posted a forwarded msg, thought to give a smile on everybody who's under tension/frustration ...

-Vaibhav

hi Vaibhav,
i thought you are the same whom i know.
shah and patel acounting & tax consulting firm is in borsad town (central gujarat)

 

[vaibhavvd]

@ bnimsin
then somebody from shah and patel would have circulated this mail.

 

[qorax]

The Speeding Ticket
Be who you are and say what you feel...
Because those that matter don't mind...
And those that mind don't matter!

On spotting the Patrol Car Jack took a brief look at his speedometer before slowing down: Uhh 85 in a 50 zone.
Fourth time in as many months... How could a guy get caught so often?

When his car had slowed to 10 Kmph, Jack pulled over, but only partially. Let the cop worry about the potential traffic hazard.. Maybe some other car will tweak his backside with a mirror.

The cop was stepping out of his car, the big pad in hand...

Bob? Bob from Church?
Jack sunk farther into his trench coat.
This was worse than the coming ticket.
A cop catching a guy from his own church.
A guy who happened to be a little eager to get home after a long day at the office...
A guy he was about to play golf with tomorrow...

Jumping out of the car, he approached a man he saw every Sunday,
A man he'd never seen in uniform though.

'Hi, Bob. Fancy meeting you like this.'
'Hello, Jack.' No smile.

'Guess you caught me red-handed Eh? In a rush to see my wife and kids.'
'Yeah, I guess.' Bob seemed uncertain.
Good.

'I've seen some long days at the office lately. I'm afraid I bent the rules a bit -just this once.'

Jack toed at a pebble on the pavement. 'Diane said something about roast beef and potatoes tonight.
Know what I mean?'

'I know what you mean. I also know that you have a reputation in our precinct .'
Ouch.
This was not going in the right direction.
Time to change tactics.

'What'd you clock me at?'
'Eighty. Would you sit back in your car please?'

'Now wait a minute here, Bob. I checked as soon as I saw you. I was barely nudging 65.'
The lie seemed to come easier with every ticket.

'Please, Jack, in the car'

Flustered, Jack hunched himself through the still-open door. Slamming it shut, he stared at the dashboard..
He was in no rush to open the window.

The minutes ticked by.
Bob scribbled away on the pad...

Why hadn't he asked for a driver's license?
Whatever the reason, it would be a month of Sundays before Jack ever sat near this cop again.

A tap on the door jerked his head to the left.
There was Bob, a folded paper in hand
Jack rolled down the window a mere two inches,
Just enough room for Bob to pass him the slip.

'Thanks...'
Jack could not quite keep the sneer out of his voice.

Bob returned to his police car without a word.
Jack watched his retreat in the mirror.
Jack unfolded the sheet of paper.
How much was this one going to cost?

Wait a minute.
What was this? Some kind of joke?

Certainly not a ticket. Jack began to read:

'Dear Jack, Once upon a time I had a daughter..
She was six when killed by a car.
You guessed it - a speeding driver.
A fine and three months in jail, and the man was free.
Free to hug his daughters, all three of them.
I only had one, and I'm going to have to wait until Heaven before I can ever hug her again.

A thousand times I've tried to forgive that man.
A thousand times I thought I had.
Maybe I did, but I need to do it again.
Even now. Pray for me.
And be careful, Jack, my son is all I have left.'

'Bob'

Jack turned around in time to see Bob's car pull away and head down the road.
Jack watched until it disappeared.
A full 15 minutes later, he too, pulled away and drove slowly home, praying for forgiveness and hugging a surprised wife and kids when he arrived...
______________________________________________________________________________________________

Life is precious.
Handle with care.
Drive safely and carefully.
Remember, cars are not the only things "recalled" by their maker.

Qorax

 

[elmo_25]

The Speeding Ticket
Be who you are and say what you feel...
Because those that matter don't mind...
And those that mind don't matter!

On spotting the Patrol Car Jack took a brief look at his speedometer before slowing down: Uhh 85 in a 50 zone.
Fourth time in as many months... How could a guy get caught so often?

When his car had slowed to 10 Kmph, Jack pulled over, but only partially. Let the cop worry about the potential traffic hazard.. Maybe some other car will tweak his backside with a mirror.

The cop was stepping out of his car, the big pad in hand...

Bob? Bob from Church?
Jack sunk farther into his trench coat.
This was worse than the coming ticket.
A cop catching a guy from his own church.
A guy who happened to be a little eager to get home after a long day at the office...
A guy he was about to play golf with tomorrow...

Jumping out of the car, he approached a man he saw every Sunday,
A man he'd never seen in uniform though.

'Hi, Bob. Fancy meeting you like this.'
'Hello, Jack.' No smile.

'Guess you caught me red-handed Eh? In a rush to see my wife and kids.'
'Yeah, I guess.' Bob seemed uncertain.
Good.

'I've seen some long days at the office lately. I'm afraid I bent the rules a bit -just this once.'

Jack toed at a pebble on the pavement. 'Diane said something about roast beef and potatoes tonight.
Know what I mean?'

'I know what you mean. I also know that you have a reputation in our precinct .'
Ouch.
This was not going in the right direction.
Time to change tactics.

'What'd you clock me at?'
'Eighty. Would you sit back in your car please?'

'Now wait a minute here, Bob. I checked as soon as I saw you. I was barely nudging 65.'
The lie seemed to come easier with every ticket.

'Please, Jack, in the car'

Flustered, Jack hunched himself through the still-open door. Slamming it shut, he stared at the dashboard..
He was in no rush to open the window.

The minutes ticked by.
Bob scribbled away on the pad...

Why hadn't he asked for a driver's license?
Whatever the reason, it would be a month of Sundays before Jack ever sat near this cop again.

A tap on the door jerked his head to the left.
There was Bob, a folded paper in hand
Jack rolled down the window a mere two inches,
Just enough room for Bob to pass him the slip.

'Thanks...'
Jack could not quite keep the sneer out of his voice.

Bob returned to his police car without a word.
Jack watched his retreat in the mirror.
Jack unfolded the sheet of paper.
How much was this one going to cost?

Wait a minute.
What was this? Some kind of joke?

Certainly not a ticket. Jack began to read:

'Dear Jack, Once upon a time I had a daughter..
She was six when killed by a car.
You guessed it - a speeding driver.
A fine and three months in jail, and the man was free.
Free to hug his daughters, all three of them.
I only had one, and I'm going to have to wait until Heaven before I can ever hug her again.

A thousand times I've tried to forgive that man.
A thousand times I thought I had.
Maybe I did, but I need to do it again.
Even now. Pray for me.
And be careful, Jack, my son is all I have left.'

'Bob'

Jack turned around in time to see Bob's car pull away and head down the road.
Jack watched until it disappeared.
A full 15 minutes later, he too, pulled away and drove slowly home, praying for forgiveness and hugging a surprised wife and kids when he arrived...
______________________________________________________________________________________________

Life is precious.
Handle with care.
Drive safely and carefully.
Remember, cars are not the only things "recalled" by their maker.

Qorax

A very nice one indeed...

 

[qorax]

Not everyone who gets hit by a car ‘dies'...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sometimes the Consequences of Our Actions are Intolerable -- To Ourselves Too...

This young lady was recently on Oprah - and what a loving, forgiving young woman she is!
An amazing story of what she has suffered and will bear the rest of her life...

Jacqueline Saburido
A bubbly-chubly youngster in Sep-1999...


Jacqueline and her Father, 1998.


Her Birthday party – sometime back !


At a party with friends.


The car in which Jacqueline traveled...
She was hit by another car that was driven by a 17-year old male student on his way home - after drinking a couple of hard packs with his friends.
This was in December 1999.


Jacqueline was caught in the burning car - and her body was heavily burnt during about 45 seconds of immense gruel...


After the accident Jacqueline has needed over 40 operations.


With her Father, yr-2000.


Getting treatment. Three months after accident.


Without a left eyelid Jacqueline needs eye drops to keep her vision.


The Youngster – who drove his Car into hers...
Now 20 years old, he cannot forgive himself for driving drunk on that night - three years ago.
A Mistake – Which he can Never apologize for – EVER !

He's aware of devastating Jacqueline Saburidos life.


This picture was taken 4 years after the accident and the doctors are still working on Jacqueline, whose body was covered with 60% [severe] burns.

Think Good -- Do Good -- Spread Good -- Have Faith in God -- U will have Good !

Qorax

 

[SATDXB]

Very touching story Captain.!!

Thanks,

 

[lakhvinder.kaur]

Indeed very sad ..... .

 

[Bonjourcanada]

Dear Qorax,
u made my heart cry..
Driving with conscience is the need of the world..
Lets hope these kind of incidents never happen..

 

[SFD]

Qorax

What a terrible and touchy story..

Hope these cases don´t happen too often as driving under the influence of alcohol is a Timing Bomb.

I have no words to drescribe.

SFD

 

[qorax]

Needs a minute read ...​

HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE ?

As I was walking
Down life's highway
Many years ago

I came upon a
Sign that read
Heavens Grocery Store.

When I got a
Little closer
The doors swung
Open wide

And when I came
To myself
I was standing
Inside.

I saw a host of
Angels.
They were
Standing everywhere

One handed me a
Basket
And said 'My
Child shop with care.'

Everything a
Human needed
Was in that
Grocery store

And what you
Could not carry
You could come
Back for more

First I got some
Patience.
Love was in that
Same row.

Further down was
Understanding,
You need that
Everywhere you go.

I got a box or
Two of Wisdom
And Faith a bag
Or two.

And Charity of
Course
I would need some
Of that too.

I couldn't miss
The Holy Ghost
It was all over
The place.

And then some
Strength
And Courage to
Help me run this race.

My basket was
Getting full
But I remembered
I needed Grace,

And then I chose
Salvation for
Salvation was for
Free

I tried to get
Enough of that to do
For you and me.

Then I started to
The counter
To pay my grocery
Bill,

For I thought I
Had everything
To do the Masters
Will.

As I went up the
Aisle
I saw Prayer and
Put that in,

For I knew when I
Stepped outside
I would run into
Sin.

Peace and Joy
Were plentiful,
The last things
On the shelf.

Song and Praise
Were hanging near
So I just helped
Myself.

Then I said to
The angel
'Now how much do
I owe?'

He smiled and
Said
'Just take them
Everywhere you go.'

Again I asked
'Really now,
How much do I
Owe?'

'My child' he Said,
'God paid your bill
A long long time
Ago.'​

 

[maharlika]

very tragic story....as i read it, my tears were rolling down my cheeks...

how i wish, experiences like this, could be made into warning ads for drinkers to realize how devastating their outputs could be..

very pity jacqueline...no amount of apology could regain her normal life...

 

[pittabread]

very tragic story....as i read it, my tears were rolling down my cheeks...

how i wish, experiences like this, could be made into warning ads for drinkers to realize how devastating their outputs could be..

very pity jacqueline...no amount of apology could regain her normal life...

oh sad to hear.but this is just the one case. there are many many such cases in the world.

 

[MCBoy]

Captain. You really made me weep. Tears rolling down my cheek. Bow to Thee, my friend.

 

[Kanamen]

Dear Captain
I am very inspired by your thread
GOD BLESS YOU

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

I've learned that no matter how much I care some people just don't care back.

I've learned that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned that it's not what you have in your life, but whom you have in your life that counts.

I've learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I've learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I've learned that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I've learned that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I've learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And, just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learned that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt, and you will hurt in the process.

I've learned that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.

I've learned that heroes are people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I've learned that you can keep going long after you can't.

 

[qorax]

Dear Captain
I am very inspired by your thread
GOD BLESS YOU

I've learned that...
...you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

...no matter how much I care some people just don't care back.

...just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

...it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

...it's not what you have in your life, but whom you have in your life that counts.

...our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

...we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

...either you control your attitude or it controls you.

...sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

...maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

...two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

...no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

...it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

...just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And, just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

...no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

...no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt, and you will hurt in the process.

...you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.

...heroes are people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

...you can keep going long after you can't.

One word...
Fantastic !