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Great one to read. Rick Warren was the Pastor at Pres. Obama's inauguration.     You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having 'wealth' from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren , 'Purpose Driven Life ' author and pastor of Saddle back Church in California      In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren , Rick said:      People ask me, What is the purpose of life?    And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.      One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body-- but not the end of me. I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal.. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity. ...

Idiots are Clever People too!!! Three men: a philosopher, a mathematician and an idiot, were out riding in the car when it crashed into a tree. Before anyone knows it, the three men found themselves standing before the Gates of Heaven, where   the Devil was standing nearby. "Gentlemen," the Devil started, "Due to the fact that Heaven is now overcrowded, therefore it was agreed to limit the number of people entering Heaven. If anyone of you can ask me a question which I don't know or cannot answer, then you're worthy enough to go to Heaven; if not, then you'll come with me to Hell." The philosopher then stepped up, "OK, give me the most comprehensive report on Socrates' teachings," With a snap of his finger, a stack of paper appeared next to the Devil. The philosopher read it and concluded it was correct. "Then, go to Hell!" With another snap of his finger, the philosopher disappeared. The mathematician then asked, "Give...

  Datuk Dr Agoes Salim is an an economist and first secretary-general of the National Unity Ministry. He is also former chairman of Bank Pertanian. He was on the public service secretariat of the National Operations Council following the riots and helped draw up both the Rukun Negara and the NEP anizad@nst.com.my A Very Wise ViewDominating role not healthy for nation I THINK we are farther apart now than we were in 1969.But you have to remember that I grew up going to an English school, to a university where there were people of all races. At that time, although we did think in terms of race, it wasn't in the way people do now. We felt that we were Malayans. We socialised much better than we do now. Bahasa Malaysia can be a unifying factor. But it can be a factor separating people, too. As Sukarno would say, "The important thing is the jiwa." You don't have to have a common language, if you have the same jiwa (heart, spirit, passion, devotion). This is what we ...

Just want to share this very meaningful, touching and heartwarming poem with all my friends.........   CRANKY OLD MAN When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in country New South Wales, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through his meagre possessions, They found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital. One nurse took her copy to Melbourne. The old man's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas editions of magazines around the country and appearing in mags for Mental Health. A slide presentation has also been made based on his simple, but eloquent, poem. And this old man (picture not related), with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this 'anonymous' poem winging across the Internet. Cranky Old Man What do you see nurses? . . . . .What do you see? What are you thinking ...

Legal Issue on Contract Law in Malaysia - Good for us to know This is something I like to share with you all from one of seminar which one of my friend attended recently. If you find this informative, pls circulate. It was conducted by A/P Catherine Tay on Legal issues in E-commerce. Notice that most of the time, the receipt / invoice you received from the merchant carries this exclusion clause or similarly worded statement: "Goods sold are not returnable" or "No refund once sold". The thing that I have learnt from her is that : "As long as your good is purchased for home use and not for business (i.e. to be resold), the above exclusion clause is VOID. That means, as long as the good is defective, regardless of what is worded, you CAN get back all your money spent . You do not have to accept a repair on the good or an exchange. You CAN ask for a refund. AND you are LEGALLY right and entitled to! What a relevation!! And most of the time the merchant ...

HOW TO TELL YOU SPOUSE Just read on. Im not trying help someone save their marriage or something.... My opinion is everyone has a right to be happy in their life. Somehow if the below helps fine.   From LOVE DOCTOR in facebook. Live long enough and you learn this lesson: Anyone might do anything in certain circumstances. Just as bad people do bad things, sometimes good people do bad things; not just “minor” things, such as the proverbial white lie, but major things. Including adultery. Presidents, governors, athletes, religious leaders, and a mass of others have been caught breaking their marriage vows. Research indicates men still outpace women in unfaithfulness, but if trends continue, that won’t be for long. Nearly as many wives stray as do husbands. Surprised? Why? Except for same-gender liaisons, affairs involve at least one man AND one woman. If you carry the illusion that most trysts involve a married man and a single woman, you’re behind the times. Marri...

Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!! This is interesting…After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again. Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes. But energy isn’t the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet. Depression : According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression , many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you...

Pesticides, plasticizers, pharmaceuticals and other hormone-disrupting chemicals soak into the slime that coats rocks at the bottom of lakes and streams, found a new study. Fish and aquatic insects then feed on those contaminated slimes, also known as biofilms. By documenting biofilms as covert hiding places for toxic chemicals, the study offers the potential for aquatic slimes to help remove pollution from wastewater effluents. For now, the findings also raise new concerns about how the chemicals in our drugs and personal care products work their way through food chains. "The compounds we produce don't just go away," said Jeff Writer, an environmental engineer with the United States Geological Survey in Boulder, Colo. "We're a highly medicated society, we use a lot of compounds and we see them no matter where we look. It's important to understand where they go and where they end up." Concern has been building for years about the environmental effects of...

What do teens really want? If they could have anything in the world, what would it be? If you believe the media’s gender stereotypes, you might assume that most teen girls want to be thinner (like fashion models and pop stars), and boys want to be world-class athletes. news:%20Teen%20Brain%20Wired%20to%20Take%20Risks Well, you’d be wrong. In fact, researchers asked 110 teen patients receiving care at the North Carolina Children's Hospital: “If you could have three wishes come true, what would they be?” And they found some interesting results. Responses were categorized as wishes for self (e.g., “to be a millionaire”); wishes for others (e.g., “world peace”); or wishes that encompassed for both self and others (e.g., “for my family to have what it needs”). Overall, 85 percent had a wish for self, 32 percent had wishes for others, and 10 percent had a wish for both. Boys tended to be more selfish than girls, and were more likely to wish only for themselves. The most...

Mother's Day What is the spiritual meaning of Mothers Day? My dear mommys out there you  all are great in your own ways. Someone wrote a song in Tamil sometimes back that means, There can be a spoiled sister There can be a worthless wife There can be an useless daughter There can be an untrusthworthy friend BUT There can't be a mother with a bad intentions. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOMS Read on the below something i found in the nets okay. Its not my creation but i just want to say i doi agree with some of the contents. Mother's Day has no spiritual meaning like many such celebrations Mother's Day serves the ego of all mothers - nothing more and nothing less !!! Do you as a mother or father really want children to pay you in one way or another for allowing you to be loved, for giving your life content and sense, for being there with you when you need a hug or love to play and enjoy life ?? When we look at the situation of mothers - and the v...