Day with a Difference - July 21, 2006

Today's Inspirational Quote:

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. - Benjamin Disraeli

THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING PERSONAL GOALS - Cecilia Bailey

My son and I had a very lengthy conversation today. Our conversation consisted of many avenues of why this and why that. He seemed angry towards those who have everything and never had to work for anything in their life. He mentioned about how his friends whose wealthy parents give them, cars and money have it so easy. He really does not want to work, he would rather stay home but he does have a job. I mentioned that those people who have everything either have worked towards their goals they made or they never had to learn responsibility of earning a living (everything was given to them).

I told him a story about me growing up and that at the age of sixteen, I wanted a place of my own and wanted to move out. At the time I was living with my mother and I just to wanted be independent. I wanted to finish high school, work and have my own place and I did. Before I graduated from high school I had all of these things. I believe that goals are important if you want to go somewhere in life. I told my son that we all get a different blueprint in life and whatever is chosen for us, there is something in it that we must all learn (even those who have everything). Just because some have everything, it doesn't always make their lives happy and complete. He said to me, "What is it that I am suppose to learn?"

I told him that in time he would know - through all the good times and through many bad times, when the road is very bumpy and you have lost all hope, that's when you must find strength and never let go. When you think life has done you wrong and you feel no reason to try, there is something to be learned and a bigger reason why.

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A clean joke to sign off your week with laughter: Software Engineering

At a recent computer software engineering course, the participants were given an awkward question to answer:
"If you had just boarded an airliner and discovered that your team of programmers had been responsible for the flight control software, how many of you would disembark immediately?"

Among the ensuing forest of raised hands only one man sat motionless. When asked what he would do, he replied that he would be quite content to stay aboard. With his team's software, he said, the plane was unlikely to even taxi as far as the runway, let alone take off.

Have a memorable day and a fun-filled weekend!
Priya