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Wise porcupines

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Great truth…
“Wise porcupines”
During the ice age, many animals died from the cold. The porcupines, realizing this situation, decided to gather in groups. This way, they wrapped up and protected each other. But the thorns of each one hurt the closest companions, precisely those that provided heat. And so they drifted away from each other again.
They returned to freezing to death and needed to make a choice: they would disappear from the face of the Earth or accept the thorns of their fellow man.
Wisely, they decided to come back and be together.
Thus they learned to live with the small wounds that a very close relationship could cause since the most important thing was the warmth of the other.
They survived!
MORAL:
The best relationship is not one that unites perfect people, but one where everyone accepts the other’s faults and gets forgiveness for their own faults.

A Teacher life

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The teacher is always wrong.
When…
He is young, he has no experience.
He’s old, he’s out of date.
He doesn’t have a car, he’s a poor man.
He has a car, he cries with his belly full.
He speaks out loud, spends his time screaming.
He speaks in a normal tone, doesn’t make himself heard.
He doesn’t miss classes, he is a candidate for the cardboard medal.
He needs to be absent, he’s out there doing tourism.
Talk to the other teachers, he’s hammering on the students.
Don’t talk, don’t care.
He gives a lot of material, he has no pity on the students.
He gives little material, he doesn’t prepare the students.
He plays with the gang, he has a craze that is funny.
He doesn’t play with the gang, he’s a pain in the ass.
It draws attention, it’s boring.
It doesn’t attract attention, it doesn’t know how to impose itself.
Take long tests, there’s no time.
Take short tests, take chances from students.
He sends writing a lot, he doesn’t explain.
Explains a lot, the notebook has nothing.
Speak correctly, no one understands him.
It speaks the “language” of the student, it has no vocabulary.
Demands, is rude.
Praise, is soft.
The student fails, he chased him.
The student is approved, he could also.
Life as a teacher is like that, from mistake to mistake, always trying to get it right!

This text was worth the day! 👏👏👏👏

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Maria Jiló is a 92-year-old woman, tiny and so elegant, that every day at 8 am she is already fully dressed, well-coiffed and discreetly made up, despite her little vision.

Today she has moved into a nursing home: her husband, with whom she has lived for 70 years, died recently and there was no other solution.

After waiting patiently for 2 hours in the living room, she still gave a beautiful smile when the attendant came to say that her room was ready. As she maneuvered the walker toward the elevator, the attendant gave a description of her tiny room, including the flowered curtains that graced the window.

The lady interrupted her with the enthusiasm of a little girl who has just been given a puppy! “Oh, I love those curtains!”

Attendant: But “Maria Jiló”, you haven’t even seen your room yet. Wait one moment…

“This has nothing to do with it,” she replied, “Happiness is something you decide on principle. Whether or not I like my room doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged. It will depend on how I prepare my expectation. And I’ve already decided I’m gonna love it. It’s a decision I make every day when I wake up. You know, I can spend the whole day in bed, telling the difficulties I have in certain parts of my body that don’t work well… Or I can get out of bed thanking the other parts that still obey me.

“That simple?” – asks the attendant.

“Not so much; this is for those who have self-control and everyone can learn. It took some ‘training’ from me over the years, but it’s good to know that I can still direct my thoughts and choose my feelings accordingly.”

Calmly the lady continued:

“Every day is a gift, and as my eyes open, I will focus on the new day, but also the joyful memories that I kept for this time of life. Old age is like a bank account: you only withdraw what you keep. So my advice to you is to deposit a lot of joy and happiness in your Memories Account. And, by the way, thank you for this deposit of yours in my Memory Bank. As you can see, I still deposit and still believe that however complex life is, wise is the one who simplifies it.

Then she asked to write down:
“HOW TO STAY YOUNG“

  1. Leave out non-essential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about it.
  2. Keep your funny friends. Depressives try to help them, if you can.
  3. Always learn. Learn more about computers, arts, gardening, whatever. Do not let the brain become lazy.
    ‘A lazy mind is the German’s workshop.’ And the German’s name is Alzheimer’s!
  4. Appreciate the little things more. Enjoy more.
  5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you are out of breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with him/her!
  6. When the tears come. Hold on, suffer and overcome. The only person who stays with us our whole life is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive.
  7. Surround yourself with the things you love: family, animals, plants, hobbies, whatever.
  8. Take care of your health:
    If it’s good, keep it.
    If it’s unstable, improve it.
    If you can’t improve it, get help.
  9. Don’t take guilty trips. Take a trip to the mall, to a different country, but NOT where there is guilt.
  10. Tell people that you love them, and that you love every opportunity to be with them.

And if you don’t send this to at least four people – who cares? There will only be four fewer people who will stop smiling when they see a message from you.

But if you can, at least share it with someone!
“One day you learn that true friendships continue to grow even over long distances. And what matters is not what you have in life, but who you have in life.”

To meditate!! Shakespeare

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After some time you learn the difference,
The subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul.
And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning,
And company doesn’t always mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts,
And presents aren’t promises.

(…)

And you accept that it doesn’t matter how good a person is,
She will hurt you once in a while,
And you need to forgive her for that.

You learn that talking can relieve emotional pain.
You discover that it takes several years to build a relationship based on confidence,
And just a few seconds to destroy it.
And that you can do something just in an instant,
And which you will regret for the rest of your life.

You learn that the true friendships,
Continue to grow even from miles away.
And that what matters isn’t what you have in your life,
But who you have in your life.

(…)

You discover that the people who you most care about in your life,
Are taken from you so quickly,
So we must always leave the people who we care about with lovely words,
It may be the last time we see them.

(…)

You learn that patience demands a lot of practice.

(…)

You learn that when you are angry, you have the right to be angry,
But this doesn’t give you the right to be cruel.

(…)

You learn that sometimes it isn’t enough being forgiven by someone,
Sometimes you have to learn how to forgive yourself.
You learn that with the same harshness you judge,
Some day you will be condemned.
You learn that it doesn’t matter in how many pieces your heart has been broken,
The world doesn’t stop for you to fix it.

You learn that time isn’t something you can turn back,
Therefore you must plant your own garden and decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure.
You really are strong.

And you can go so farther than you thought you could go.
And that life really has a value.
And you have value within the life.

(…)
And make us lose
The good we could conquer,
If it wasn’t for the fear of trying.

William Shakespear

How a paradigm is born

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A group of scientists placed five monkeys in a cage, in the center of which they placed a ladder and, on top of it, a bunch of bananas.
When a monkey climbed the ladder to pick up the bananas, the scientists sprayed cold water on those on the ground.
After a while, when one monkey went up the stairs, the others beat him to it.
After a while, no more monkeys climbed the stairs, despite the temptation of bananas.
So, the scientists replaced one of the five monkeys.
The first thing he did was climb the stairs, from which he was quickly removed by the others, who beat him.
After some beatings, the new member of the group no longer climbed the stairs.
A second was replaced, and so was the first replacement enthusiastically participating in the beating of the newcomer.
A third was exchanged, and the fact was repeated.
A fourth and finally the last of the veterans was replaced.
The scientists were then left with a group of five monkeys who, even though they had never taken a cold bath, continued to beat anyone who tried to reach the bananas.
If it were possible to ask any of them why they beat anyone trying to climb the stairs, surely the answer would be:
– “I don’t know, things have always been like this around here…”
You shouldn’t miss the opportunity to pass this story on to your friends, so that, from time to time, they wonder why they do some things without thinking…

“What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.”

Albert Einstein