Too Busy for a Friend??

(This is taken from my inbox and i better tell you 1st before you start doubting that its sound familiar... hahahahha enjoy reading)

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.

Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual..

On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most of the comments.

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.

Several years later, one of the students was killed in VietNam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.

The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin..

As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. 'Were you Mark's math teacher?' he asked. ! She nodded: 'yes.' Then he said: 'Mark talked about you a lot.'

After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher.

'We want to show you something,' his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket 'They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.'

Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.

'Thank you so much for doing that,' Mark's mother said. 'As you can see, Mark treasured it.'

All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, 'I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home.'

Chuck's wife said, 'Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.'

'I have mine too,' Marilyn said. 'It's in my diary'

Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. 'I carry this with me at all times,' Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: 'I think we all saved our lists'

That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.

So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late.

Remember, you reap what you sow. What you put into the lives of others comes back into your own.
May Your Day Be Blessed As Special As You!

The House

This is a story of a family who lived in a big house in Cameron Highlands.
(wait wait... believe it or not I'm gonna tell a story?... hahahaha I guess I am... ok lets start from the beginning)

Richard and Samad both 13 and 12 year old boy was adopted by their parents known as Mr. and Mrs. Care. At first it was hard for Richard and Samad to leave their 8 years of twisted childhood experience shared among 8 other homeless children at the Home of St. Joseph. "In the end we all will have to leave, no matter where we go we must believe that there is always a way to live. Be it here, in the valleys, busy cities or in a new home. Most importantly live it with a smile." A quote that come across the mind of Richard on the way to their new home in the hills. Along the way both Richard and Samad were gloomy looking out of the window wondering if ever their new homes were the same as their old ones and their friends back at St. Joseph. As they reach, for the first time in their lives they had a shock of their lives, they stare in awe that their new home is almost as big as their old ones. All this does not show any emotion on their face as they were trying to overcome the sadness and losses they had when they leave the Home.

At first it is hard for them but as time passes, both were send to school, learn to love, appreciating their parents, relies that Mr. and Mrs. Care were both caring and loving. Then the quote came into senses when they were having fun with their new parents and of course a new home. Then one day 2 years after they were adopted, they found an injured puppy lying unconscious and along the road side. Samad remembered the old times when he saw an incident regarding the landlord of the Home of St. Joseph. It was a raining night, on that night itself there was a noise, a baby cry. Not only Samad was curious but the staff as well as other children were curious, searching for the source of the sound. Looking all around the Home from the basement to the kitchen, from the playroom to the dining room and at long last Samad saw the landlord in front of the door crouching as if to take something outside. For the first time in his life he saw his landlord show love to the poor baby regardless of races, gender or physical appearance. The landlord still hold the baby with a gentle grip that is freezing outside and that action move him completely.

Richard and Samad look at each other and smile, they both did what others don't and that is bringing the poor puppy to their home. At first they had doubted their parents will disagree but whatever happens they are going to treat the puppy's wound.They figured that they would have enough time to treat the wound and hide the puppy because their parents were out working. They were very careful with everything, from the cold water to the cold weather and of course the puppy's wound. They boiled water to be mix with cold water so that the water will be just nice and suitable for treating wound, they bring out their towel so that the puppy can lie down on it and the floor won't be dirty. They placed the puppy by the fire so that it wont shivered and the body temperature remain. Hours pass by and finally the puppy is clean up and it looks 'ok'. Just as they were about to clean up the mess, they heard their parents returning from work. Fear was their expression on their faces as they face their parents.

As their parents enter the living hall, they were staring at their kids with a curious face. As they look at what lays behind their back, they say a puppy wrap in bandage sleeping soundly by the fire. Then with a smile on their faces the boys were relieve and letting lose their breath as if they were holding it ever since their parents enters the house. Now with the help of their parents, the cleaning was quick and easy. Out of the blue, Mr. Care ask, "What is the name of the puppy?". There were no answer from the boys, then Mr. Care said, "Well if you want to keep it, then he must have a name." Then the boys look at each other with a hope in their eyes and start discussing about a name. Ripe was given as the name of the puppy.

When the Ripe wake up, it found itself by the fire place looking around curiously sniffing it's wound that is now covered with bandage. Then there is 2 figures staring down at the puppy, the guess of the puppy is that these 2 aliens have saved him from the cold and of course death. With a gentle pat at the head, Ripe came to relies that they mean no harm and so it had learn to loved them. Days after days, months after months, Ripe had grown to be a healthy dog living full of enthusiastic everyday of its life playing with its alien friends and owing them for what they had done for him.

Time passes by fast, as Richard and Samad furthered their studies overseas leaving Ripe and their parents alone in the house. Then one day Mrs Care had a terrible news saying that Richard die in a fire at his campus. It is sad for the family and even Ripe who sobs alone in the dark because the family had been together for the past years and now Richard had to leaved the house. Before the incident, Mr. Care passes away from a heart attack and Richard and Samad promises Ripe that they will return to visit the house and they even quoted the quote "In the end we all will have to leave, no matter where we go we must believe that there is always a way to live. Be it here, in the valleys, busy cities or in a new home. Most importantly live it with a smile." To Ripe, it is sad.

At the end, Samad came back...


(Guess the ending yourself... and im not a good writer!!! but plsss do leave a comment about it... thx!!!)