the parable of the 2 rings

heard this parable today on TV. liked it very much

once there was a king. he went to his teacher and asked for something that would stay with him forever - joys n sorrows, good times n bad times. his teacher gave him 2 rings to be worn on his fingers, one on his right hand and the other on his left. each of the ring had a small inscription on them, beneath a cover. he instructed the king to open the cover and read the inscription on the right hand ring when he finds himself in the best situation, when there is nothing more he can ask from god. the inscription on the left ring was to be read when he felt rock bottom n hopeless, with no rays of hope left in his life.

it once happened that a neighboring king declared war on our king and our king was on the verge of defeat. he escaped and was being followed by the soldiers of the enemy king, when he reached the edge of a cliff. he felt that this was his end n rather than surrendering it would be better to kill himself. he was then reminded of the teacher and the ring with the inscription. with not much left to be lost,he thought of giving it a shot. he opened the ring and read the insciption.

it read -

'this shall also pass'

the king was inspired to fight back. he hid himself below a ledge of the cliff and was able to escape from the eyes of the soldiers.

he later on went back to some of his loyal men and together they vowed to regain what had been lost. over the years they rebuilt the army and were ready to declare war on the enemy king. they fought the war and this time they won it. he was crowned the king and prosperity returned to his kingdom. having regained what had been lost and in more than full, it was definitely the best day of his life. he was again reminded of the second ring his teacher had given to be read in time of utmost joy.

the inscription read -

'this shall also pass'

often it happens in our live that we are so shattered by sorrow or so elated in joy that we forget about the cycle of life, which has both joys n sorrows in equal parts. we should not be so engrossed in our joys or sorrows that we fail to see beyond them...

memorable quotes movie - a lot like love

Emily Friehl: Don't... you'll ruin it.

Oliver Martin: What's your stance on pancakes?
Emily Friehl: I am pro-pancakes.

Oliver Martin: Well, if it wasn't love, it was a lot like it.

n also strike 1, strike 2, strike 3

quotes from movie - inside man

Dalton Russell: My name is Dalton Russell. Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself. I've told you my name: that's the Who. The Where could most readily be described as a prison cell. But there's a vast difference between being stuck in a tiny cell and being in prison. The What is easy: recently I planned and set in motion events to execute the perfect bank robbery. That's also the When. As for the Why: beyond the obvious financial motivation, it's exceedingly simple... because I can. Which leaves us only with the How; and therein, as the Bard would tell us, lies the rub.

Memnorable Quotes

Movie - Croupier, *ing Clive Owen

Jani de Villiers: Are you a believer in astrology?

Jack: No. But then, I'm a Gemini, and Geminis don't believe in astrology.

Jack: "The world breaks everyone, and afterwards, some are strong at the broken places"-Ernest Hemingway.

Jack: The world breaks everyone, and afterwards many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break, it kills - it kills the very good, and the very gentle, and the very brave, impartially. If you are none of these, you can be sure it will kill you, too, but there will be no special hurry.

Jack: [voiceover] Chapter 3. His existence was forming an interesting of pattern of betrayals. Sometimes he was unsure whether he was the betrayer or the betrayed.

Jani de Villiers: I understand if you don't, but I hope that you do.

Prianca Sharma's Status Msg

Know what's weird?

Day by day, nothing seems to change.

But pretty soon, everything's different

Garima Singh's Status message

You live you learn

You love you learn

You cry you learn

You lose you learn

You bleed you learn

You scream you learn

You grieve you learn

You choke you learn

You laugh you learn

You choose you learn

You pray you learn

You ask you learn

You live you learn

Surekha's status message

There's a little truth behind every just kidding,

a little curiosity behind every just wondering,

a little knowledge behind every I don't know,

and a little emotion behind every I don't care.

LOTD- Learning Of The Day

ROFL:

Rolling On The Floor Laughing

Anchal Mehra's Gtalk STatus Message

Law of Employment: 

When leaving work late, you will go unnoticed. 

When  you leave work early, you will meet the boss in the parking lot....

Movie - Keeping the Faith

Saw this movie yesterday on HBO
Nice movie- of a different sort 

Many interesting conversations

Jacob (Ben Stiller) to Anna Riley(Jenna Elfman) : God was showing off when he made you

Urooj's Status message

♫ Fear less,
hope more,
eat less,
chew more,
whine less,
breathe more,
talk less,
say more,
love more,
love more
and love more..

Mail forwarded by Ankit Minz

Rajnikant was bragging to Amitabh Bachan one day, "You know, I know everyone, Just name someone, anyone, and I know them.

Tired of his boasting, Amitabh Bachan called his bluff, "OK, Rajini how about Tom Cruise?"

"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it" Rajini said.

So Rajini and Amitabh Bachan fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door, and sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts :--- "Thalaiva! Great to see you! You and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!"

..Although impressed, Amitabh Bachan is still skeptical.After they leave Cruise's house, he tells Rajini that he thinks Rajini knowing Cruise was just lucky.

"No, no, just name anyone else" Rajini says

"President Obama", Amitabh Bachan quickly retorts

.."Yes", Rajini says, "I know him.

And off they go. At the White House, Obama spots Rajini on the tour and motions him, saying, :----"Rajini, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and your friend come on in and let's have a cup of coffee first and catch up".

Well, Amitabh Bachan is much shaken by now, but still not totally convinced. After they leave the White House grounds, he implores her to name anyone else.

"The Pope," Amitabh Bachan replies ..

"Sure!" says Rajini, "My folks are from Italy and I've known the Pope a long time".

Rajini and Amitabh Bachan are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Rajini says, "This will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye among all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me
just go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the Pope."

And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican
.. Sure enough, half an hour later Rajini emerges with the Pope on the balcony.

But by the time Rajini returns, he finds that Amitabh Bachan has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics. Working his way to Amitabh Bachan's side, Rajini asks him, "What happened?"

Amitabh Bachan looks up and says, "I was doing fine until u and the pope came out on the balcony and the man next to me said,

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"Who's that on the balcony with Rajini?"

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