weekly food for the mind - excerpts
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ByOH TEIK BIN
LEE KIANG WUI
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* PROVERBS AS LIFE LESSONS
Experience this moment to its fullest. ~ Zen ProverbA friend is known when needed. ~ Saudi ProverbFriendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~ Swedish Proverb
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* PUZZLES FOR THE BRAIN1 Some parents are holding their children, waiting for their turn. The children are handed one at a time
to a man. The man holds them while a woman shoots them.
If the child starts to cry, the man tries to stop the crying
before the child is shot. Give a logical explanation to this.
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* WISE COUPLETS
Stress? Take steps to beat it to get the Peace you need.
When the mind is truly wise and clear,supreme happiness and peace is near
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* RIDDLES
1 What is it that does not ask questions but needs to be answered?
2 I have a neck but no head. Handle me with care. I can break.
What am I, Mate?
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* WISE TIPS
You cannot change what you refuse to confront.
Don’t fall into escapism. Be courageous to face the
problem.
Crying over spilled milk does not solve the problem. Learn from the
mistake and move ahead.
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* PUZZLES FOR THE BRAIN
1 Can you make out the English word that can be formed
from all these letters: PNLLEEEESSSSS.
2 What question can someone ask all day long, always get
different answers to, and yet all the answers could be correct?
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* QUOTES TO LIVE BYThe weak can never forgive. Forgiveness
is the attribute of the strong.Mahatma Gandhi
Don’t mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it. If it is unfair, keep from
irritation. If it is ignorant, smile. If it is justified, learn from it.
Anonymous
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* EPIGRAMS AND APHORISMS
Sits he on ever so high a throne, a man still sits on his bottom.
Montaigne
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death
your right to say it.Voitaire
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* HUMOR AND LIFE LESSONS
Offensive Ways
Wife : Darling, why aren’t you playing badminton with your office mate Ali anymore?
Husband : Well, would you want to play with someone who shows up at the court half an hour late, uses curse and swear words whenever he loses a point and throws his racket at the opponent
whenever he loses the game?Wife : I certainly would not.
Husband : Well, neither will Ali.
* One who has bad habits or offensive ways in his interaction with others will soon be shunned by other people.
* It is wise to realize one’s weaknesses and take steps to correct them.
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* AFFIRMATIONS AND ASPIRATIONS
May we heed great men’s advice and become most happy, peaceful and wise!
May we all grow in the mind when we become wise and kind.
May wise Loving-kindness and compassion spur us into more positive action!
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TheEnd May this book of ‘Mental Food’
make you feel Peaceful and Good!
WEEKLY FOOD FOR THE MIND is available at MPH and Popular Book Stores
and also at mphonline.
With Metta,OH TEIK BIN
LEE KIANG WUI