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Maria JilĂł 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 JilĂł”, 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.”

Have 1 happy day

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THERE IS MAGIC…
In all the beautiful things in life, there is magic…
How to explain the charm that certain people exert on us?
It’s so hard to explain…
It’s so easy to see…
There’s magic in the air when something special happens…
It is so good to live these moments…
For a moment to notice the synchrony…
is part of a secret
to be seeing the cogs of the universe
fitting perfectly…
Because nothing, nothing at all…
Happens by chance.

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Spectacular – Love

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Customer Service Representative: – Did you manage to install LOVE?
Client: – I couldn’t… I’m not a technician on the subject, but I think I can install with your help. What should I do first?
Representative: -The first step is to open your HEART. Have you found your HEART?
Client: – Yes I found it, but there are several programs working now. Do you have any problem installing LOVE while other programs are working?
Representative: – What programs are working?
Client: – Let me see… I have LOW-ESTEEM.EXE, RESENTMENT.COM, HATE.EXE and GRUDGE.EXE working now.
Representative: – No problem. LOVE will automatically delete GRUDGE.EXE from your system current operational. It may stay in your permanent memory, but it won’t cause problems for a long time for other programs. LOVE will rewrite LOW-ESTEEM.EXE in a better version, called SELF-ESTEEM.EXE. Nonetheless, you have to completely turn off HATE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from installing correctly. You may turn them off?
Client: – I don’t know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?
Representative: – With pleasure! Go to the Menu and click on FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as
necessary, until HATE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM are deleted completely.
Client: – Okay, finished! LOVE started to install itself automatically, that’s normal?
Representative: – Yes, it’s normal. You should get a message saying you will reinstall the life of your heart. Do you already have this message?
Client: – Yes I have. Is it fully installed?
Representative: – Yes, but remember you only have the basic template program. You need to start connecting with other HEARTS in order to get upgrades.
Client: – Oh my gosh! I already have an error message. What should I do?
Representative: – What does the message say?
Client: – Says: “ERROR 412 – PROGRAM DOES NOT WORK ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS”. What does that mean?
Representative: – Don’t worry, this is a common problem. It means that the program of LOVE is set to work on external HEARTS, but it is not yet running in your HEART. It’s one of those complicated programming things, but in technicians terms it means you have to “LOVE” your own machine first before you can love another.
Client: – So what should I do?
Representative: – Can you find the directory called SELF ACCEPTANCE?
Client: – Yes I found it.
Representative: – Great! You’re getting great at this! Do the following: Click on the files KINDNESS.DOC, SELF-ESTEEM.TXT,
VALUE YOURSELF.TXT, FORGIVENESS.DOC and copy them to the directory MY HEART. The system will rewrite all conflicting files and begin to fix defective programming. Also need to delete SELF-CRITICISM.EXE from all directories and then empty your trash to make sure it never comes back.
Client: – I achieved! My HEART is full of really neat files! I have at my monitor now SMILE.MPG and it’s showing that PEACE.EXE, CONTENTMENT.COM and KINDNESS.COM were automatically installed on my heart.
Representative: – So we’re done, LOVE is up and running. Oh! one more thing before I go. LOVE is a free program, do the possible to distribute a copy of your various models to whom you find and thus receive truly pure new models from these people.
Client: – Thank you for your help. See you soon!

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

I want to trust again!

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I was raised on common moral principles:
When I was little, mothers, fathers, teachers, grandparents, uncles, neighbors were authorities worthy of respect and consideration.
The closer or older, the more affection.
It was unthinkable to answer rudely to elders, teachers or authorities…

We trusted adults because they were all fathers, mothers or relatives of the children in our street, in our neighborhood, in our city…
We were only afraid of the dark, of frogs, of horror movies…

Today it gave me an infinite sadness for all that we lost.

For everything my grandchildren will one day face.
For the fear in the eyes of children, young people, old people and adults.

Human rights for criminals, unlimited duties for honest citizens.
Not taking advantage of everything means being an idiot.
Paying debts in good time is being silly…
Amnesty for corrupt and thieves…

What happened to us?
Mistreated teachers in classrooms, traders threatened by drug dealers, bars on our doors and windows.

What values are these?

Cars that are worthy more than hugs, daughters wanting plastic surgery as a passing gift
of year…
Cell phones in children’s backpacks.

What do you want for a hug?

The fun is worth more than a diploma.
A giant TV it’s worth more than a good conversation.
Make up is worth more than ice cream.
Better to appear than to be…

When did everything disappeared or became ridiculous?

I want to rip the bars off my window so I can touch the flowers!

I want to sit on the porch and sleep with the door open on Summer nights!

I want honesty as a source of pride.
I want uprightness of character, a clean face and an eye-to-eye look.
I want shame in my face and solidarity.
I want hope, joy, confidence!

I want to shut up someone who says: “we have to be at the level of…”, when talking about a person.
Below the  “HAVE”, live the “BE”
And live the return of true life, simple as rain, clear as the spring sky, light as the morning breeze!
And definitely beautiful, like all dawns.

I want to take back my simple and common world, where love, solidarity and fraternity exist as core values.
Let’s go back to being “people”!
The indignation at the lack of ethics, morals, respect…
Build a better, fairer, more human World, where people respect people.

Utopia?
Who knows?…
We need to try…

Our children deserve it and our grandchildren too, they will certainly thank us!
Maybe starting by forwarding or sharing this message…

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Of homosexuality & prejudices (under the name of God as an alibi!)

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Recently, a famous US radio host stated that homosexuality was a perversion: “That’s what the Bible says in the book of Leviticus, chapter 18, verse 22: “You shall not lie with a man as you would lie with a woman: it would be an abomination.” The Bible addresses the issue thus. Period,” she said.
A few days later, a listener sent him an open letter that said:
«Thank you for putting so much fervor into educating people by the Law of God. I learn a lot listening to your program and I try to get people around me to listen to it too. However, I need some advice regarding other biblical laws.
For example, I would like to sell my daughter as a servant, as indicated in the Book of Exodus, chapter 21, verse 7. In your opinion, what would be the best price?
Leviticus also, in chapter 25, verse 44, teaches that I can own slaves, male or female, on condition that they are bought from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans but not Canadians. Could you clarify for me on this point?
Why can’t I own Canadian slaves?
I have a neighbor who works Saturdays. The Book of Exodus, chapter 35, verse 2, clearly says that he must be put to death. Do I have to kill him myself? Could you somehow calm me down in this kind of embarrassing situation?
Another thing: Leviticus, chapter 21, verse 18, says that we cannot go near the altar of God if we have problems with our eyesight. I need glasses to read. Would my eyesight have to be 100%? Would it be possible to revise this requirement in order to lower the limit?
One last piece of advice. My uncle does not respect what Leviticus, chapter 19, verse 19 says, planting two different types of crops in the same field, in the same way that his wife wears clothes made of different fabrics: cotton and polyester. Besides, he spends his days cursing and cursing. Will it be necessary to go to the end of the embarrassing process of bringing together all the villagers to cut my uncle and aunt, as prescribed in Leviticus, chapter 24, verses 10 to 16? Couldn’t one rather burn them alive after a simple private family gathering, as is done with those who sleep with close relatives, as indicated in the Holy Book, chapter 20, verse 14?
I fully trust your help.»

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This text was shared back in 2004 but, unfortunately, it is still relevant these days.