Fable of the Porcupine/Pictures of a Baby Porcupine

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Fable of the Porcupine

It was the coldest winter ever.

Many animals died because of the cold.

The porcupines, realizing the

situation, decided to group together.

This way, they covered and protected themselves;

but, the quills of each one
wounded their closest companions
even though they gave off heat to each other.


After awhile, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen.

So they had to make a choice:

either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.

Wisely, they decided to go back to being together.

This way they learned to live with the little wounds that were caused by the close relationship with

their companion, but the most important part of it,

was the heat that came from the others.

This way they were able to survive.

Therefore:

The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but the best is

when each individual learns to live with

the imperfections of others and can admire

the other person's good qualities.

The Moral of the story!

LEARN TO LOVE THE PRICKS & JABS IN YOUR LIFE.

  

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SPARKPIXIE 11/3/2010 7:24PM

That porcupine is so cute! Comment edited on: 11/3/2010 7:24:41 PM Report Inappropriate Comment

KAMCCLARY 11/3/2010 1:32PM

Very good perspective and what a cute animal! Report Inappropriate Comment

HEALTH-E-COACH 11/3/2010 11:43AM

Thanks for the great story and pics. Who knew porcupines were cute? Report Inappropriate Comment

RONIE11 11/2/2010 6:03PM

that is the cutest thing I've seen in a very long time.. I don't know where you find these things but thanks for shareing them with us...Ronie Report Inappropriate Comment

3CHIHUAHUA 11/2/2010 5:14PM

I have never seen one of these thank you for sharing Report Inappropriate Comment

LITTLE_QUEEN 11/2/2010 4:36PM

Awww.... so cute Report Inappropriate Comment

CINDYHOUGHTON 11/2/2010 4:21PM

Oh my God! How cute!!!! The closest I have ever gotten to a porcupine is pulling quills out of my dog's nose or eating porcupine meatballs! Report Inappropriate Comment

CINDYHOUGHTON 11/2/2010 4:20PM

Oh my God! How cute!!!! The closest I have ever gotten to a porcupine is pulling quills out of my dog's nose or eating porcupine meatballs! Report Inappropriate Comment

KNITTERGAL73 11/2/2010 3:36PM

So freakin' cute! Report Inappropriate Comment

Perspective

Monday, November 01, 2010

Perspective

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip , the father asked his son , "How was the trip?"

"It was great , Dad."

"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

"Oh yeah , " said the son.

"So, tell me , what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered:
"I saw that we have one dog and they had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.

We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.

Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.

We have servants who serve us , but they serve others.

We buy our food, but they grow theirs.

We have walls around our property to protect us , they have friends to protect them."

The boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!

  

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HEALTH-E-COACH 11/1/2010 8:28AM

Thanks for the post. It is a great thought for this Monday! Report Inappropriate Comment

NANFACEMIRE1 11/1/2010 7:07AM

Arlene, that says it all. If we could all just look at life that way. Report Inappropriate Comment

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Halloween Warning!!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

  

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All Things are Possible

Friday, October 29, 2010

This is sort of long but well worth your time watching it. Perhaps you have seen him before or heard his story. If not, well, he was born with no arms and no legs. What a testimony for how anything is possible.

www.godtube.com/watch/?v=7P6WNNNX

  

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A Beautiful Day

Thursday, October 28, 2010

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words.

He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

oon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.


That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"


The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way." I wrote:
"Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."

Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

Moral of the Story:

Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.

When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile.

Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling…
And even more beautiful, is knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

  

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