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Beautiful Thoughts by Andy Rooney
Written by Andy Rooney, a man who has the gift of saying so much with so few words.
Andy passed away on November 4, 2011.
I've learned ... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
I've learned ... That when you're in love, it shows.
I've learned ... That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.
I've learned ... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.
I've learned ... That being kind is more important than being right.
I've learned ... That you should never say no to a gift from a child.
I've learned ... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.
I've learned ... That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
I've learned ... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
I've learned ... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.
I've learned ... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I've learned ... That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.
I've learned ... That money doesn't buy class.
I've learned ... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
I've learned ... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
I've learned ... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
I've learned ... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
I've learned ... That love, not time, heals all wounds.
I've learned ... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
I've learned ... That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
I've learned ... That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
I've learned ... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.
I've learned ... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.
I've learned ... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
I've learned ... That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away.
I've learned ... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
I've learned ... That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
I've learned ... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.
I've learned ... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness, and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
I've learned ... That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
Andy passed away on November 4, 2011.
I've learned ... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
I've learned ... That when you're in love, it shows.
I've learned ... That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.
I've learned ... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.
I've learned ... That being kind is more important than being right.
I've learned ... That you should never say no to a gift from a child.
I've learned ... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.
I've learned ... That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
I've learned ... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
I've learned ... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.
I've learned ... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I've learned ... That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.
I've learned ... That money doesn't buy class.
I've learned ... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
I've learned ... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
I've learned ... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
I've learned ... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
I've learned ... That love, not time, heals all wounds.
I've learned ... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
I've learned ... That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
I've learned ... That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
I've learned ... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.
I've learned ... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.
I've learned ... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
I've learned ... That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away.
I've learned ... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
I've learned ... That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
I've learned ... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.
I've learned ... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness, and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
I've learned ... That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
THE COIN IN THE SHOES (Nice Story)
A young man, a student in one of our universities, was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly
called the students' friend, from his kindness to those who waited on his instructions.
As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who
was employed in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his day's work.
The student turned to the professor, saying: "Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and conceal ourselves
behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them."
"My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never amuse ourselves at the expense someone. But you are
rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we
will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery affects him."
The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work,
and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel
what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his countenance. He gazed upon the coin,
turned it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen.
He now put the money into his pocket, and proceeded to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding
the other coin.
His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving, in
which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread, whom the timely bounty, from some
unknown hand, would save from perishing.
The student stood there deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears.
"Now," said the professor, "are you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick?"
The youth replied, "You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of those words, which I
never understood before: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
called the students' friend, from his kindness to those who waited on his instructions.
As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who
was employed in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his day's work.
The student turned to the professor, saying: "Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and conceal ourselves
behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them."
"My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never amuse ourselves at the expense someone. But you are
rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we
will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery affects him."
The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work,
and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel
what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his countenance. He gazed upon the coin,
turned it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen.
He now put the money into his pocket, and proceeded to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding
the other coin.
His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving, in
which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread, whom the timely bounty, from some
unknown hand, would save from perishing.
The student stood there deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears.
"Now," said the professor, "are you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick?"
The youth replied, "You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of those words, which I
never understood before: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Brother-in-law!
A man suffered a serious heart attack, while shopping in a store. The store clerks called 911, when they saw him collapse to the floor. The paramedics rushed the man to the nearest hospital, where he had emergency open heart bypass surgery.
He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns, at the Catholic Hospital he was taken to. A nun was seated next to his bed holding a clip board loaded with several forms and a pen. She asked him how he was going to pay for his treatment.
"Do you have health insurance?", she asked.
He replied in a raspy voice, "No health insurance."
The nun asked, "Do you have money in the bank?"
He replied, "No money in the bank."
"Do you have a relative, who could help you with the payments?" asked the irritated nun.
He said, "I only have a spinster sister, and she is a nun."
The nun became agitated and announced loudly, "Nuns are not spinsters! Nuns are married to God."
The patient replied, "Perfect. Send the bill to my brother-in-law."
He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns, at the Catholic Hospital he was taken to. A nun was seated next to his bed holding a clip board loaded with several forms and a pen. She asked him how he was going to pay for his treatment.
"Do you have health insurance?", she asked.
He replied in a raspy voice, "No health insurance."
The nun asked, "Do you have money in the bank?"
He replied, "No money in the bank."
"Do you have a relative, who could help you with the payments?" asked the irritated nun.
He said, "I only have a spinster sister, and she is a nun."
The nun became agitated and announced loudly, "Nuns are not spinsters! Nuns are married to God."
The patient replied, "Perfect. Send the bill to my brother-in-law."
THE BIG TEMPLE vs THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA
ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA A BELL TOWER OF THE CATHEDRAL OF THE ITALIAN CITY OF PISA,THE CONSTRUCTION OCCURRED IN 3 STAGES ACROSS 177 YEARS ,THE TOWER BEGAN TO SINK AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSED TO THE 2ND FLOOR ,THE DESIGN WAS FLAWED RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING , FOUNDATION WAS WEAK,SOIL WAS WEAK , NO SOIL TEST WAS DONE, THE CONSTRUCTION WAS STOPPED DUE TO A WAR,THIS ALLOWED TIME FOR THE UNDERLYING SOIL TO SETTLE, ,OTHERWISE THE TOWER WOULD'VE SURELY TOPPLED ,A VERY BAD AMATEURISH PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE , WHICH PEOPLE (EVEN ) INDIANS CONSIDER A WONDER ,THE TOWER IS STILL UNDER GOING STRUCTURAL STRENGTHENING EVEN TODAY ( STARTED ON AUG 8TH 1173 - 1372)
ON THE LEFT SIDE IS THE BIG TEMPLE (Brihadeeswarar Temple ) OF THANJAVUR ,BUILT BY ONE OF THE GREATEST KINGS OF INDIA , (RAJA RAJA CHOLA) AND IS ONE OF THE MARVELS OF ARCHITECTURE, THE TEMPLE TOWER IS 216 FT HIGH AND IS AMONG THE TALLEST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD,AN IDEA TO BUILD A MAMMOTH TEMPLE LIKE THIS IS SAID TO HAVE OCCURRED TO RAJA RAJA WHILE HE STAYED IN EELAM(SRI LANKA) AS EMPEROR,THE GOPURAM(SPIRE) WAS BUILT OVER 12 YEARS ON A SINGLE
PIECE OF GRANITE WEIGHING AROUND 80 TONS,FOR CENTURIES THIS TEMPLE HAS FASCINATED , HISTORIANS , ARTISTS AND TRAVELLERS , FOR ITS ARCHTECTURAL MAGNIFICENCE ,IT HAS BEEN LISTED BY UNESCO HERITAGE LIST OF HISTORICAL SITES ,IT IS CONSIDERED AS THE EXPRESSION OF THE TAMILS WEALTH,POWER AND ARTISTIC EXPERTISE, BUT HERE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN CONSIDER IT AS A SITE TO GO AND SEE ,BUILT IN 1010 AD AND COMPLETED ITS 1000 YEAR IN 2010 , IT IS A LIVING WONDER
SOMETIMES WE FORGET WHAT WE HAVE AND SEARCH OUTSIDE , PROUD TO BE BORN IN A LAND ONCE RULED BY CHOLAS
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