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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "CA. JAYESH SHETH" To: "TO ALL FRIENDS" Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 17:28:59 +0530 Subject: [bcsccpe] Fw: Lessons for all----a nice one REGARDS, CA. JAYESH SHETH A young executive was leaving the office at 6 p.m. when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. "Listen," said the CEO, "this is a very sensitive and important document, and my secretary has left. Can you make this thing work?" "Certainly," said the young executive. He turned the machine on, inserted the paper, and pressed the start button. "Excellent, excellent!" said the CEO as his paper disappeared inside the machine. "I just need one copy." Lesson I - Never, never assume that your BOSS knows everything. A crusty old man walks into a bank and says to the teller at the window: "I want to open a damn checking account." To which the astonished woman replies: "I beg your pardon, sir; I must have misunderstood you. What did you say?" "Listen up bitch! I said, I want to open a damn checking account right now!" "I'm very sorry sir, but we do not tolerate that kind of language in this bank." Having said this, the teller leaves the window and goes over to the bank manager to tell him about her problem customer. They both return and the manager asks the old geezer: "What seems to be the problem here?" "There's no damn problem, sonny," the elderly man says. "I just won 50 million bucks in the damn lottery and I want to open a damn checking account in this damn bank!"

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"I see," says the manager thoughtfully. "And you're saying that this bitch here is giving you a hard time?" Lesson II - If you are RICH, you can get away with almost anything. An American and a Japanese were sitting on the plane on the way to LA when the American turned to the Japanese and asked, "What kind of ese are you?" Confused, the Japanese replied, "Sorry but I don't understand what you mean." The American repeated, "What kind of -ese are you?" Again, the Japanese was confused over the question. The American, now irritated, then yelled, "What kind of -ese are you...Are you a Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese!, etc......???" The Japanese then replied, "Oh, I am a Japanese." A while later the Japanese turned to the American and asked what kind of 'key' was he. The American, frustrated, yelled, "What do you mean what kind of '-key' am I?!" The Japanese said, "Are you a Yankee, donkee, or monkee?" Lesson III - Never insult anyone. There were these 4 guys, a Russian, a German, a British and a French, who found this small genie bottle. When they rubbed the bottle, a genie appeared. Thankful that the 4 guys had released him out of the bottle, he said, "Next to you all are 4 swimming pools, I will give each of you a wish. When you run towards the pool and jump, you shout what you want the pool of water to become, then your wish will come true." The French wanted to start. He ran towards the pool, jumped and shouted "WINE". The pool immediately changed into a pool of wine. The Frenchman was so happy swimming and drinking from the pool. Next is the Russian's turn, he did the same and shouted," VODKA" and immersed himself into a pool of vodka. The German was next and he jumped and shouted, "BEER". He was so contented with his beer pool. The last is the British. He was running towards the pool when suddenly he steps on a banana peel. He slipped towards the pool and shouted, SHIT!!!!!!!........."

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Lesson IV - Think twice before you say something, because sometimes what you say accidentally does happen. A junior manager, a senior manager and their boss are on their way to a meeting. On their way through a park, they come across a wonder lamp. They rub the lamp and a ghost appears. The ghost says, "Normally, one is granted three wishes but as you are three, I will allow one wish each" So , the eager senior manager shouted, I want the first wish. I want to be in the Bahamas, on a fast boat and have no worries. "Pfufffff, and he was gone. Now the junior manager could not keep quiet and shouted " I want to be in Florida with beautiful girls, plenty of food and cocktails. "Pfufffff, and he was also gone. The boss calmly said, "I want these two idiots back in the office after lunch" Lesson V - "Always allow the bosses to speak first Lt General(retd) M A Gurbaxani

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "CA. JAYESH SHETH" To: "TO ALL FRIENDS" Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:08:30 +0530 Subject: [bcsccpe] Fw: beautiful lessons of life REGARDS, CA. JAYESH SHETH From: Ashok pagrut Date:11/23/2007 9:48:45 PM Subject: beautiful lessons of life

Beautiful lessons of life

The Turtles A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place. During the second year of their journey they found a place ideal for them at last! For about six months they cleaned the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned. The family consented and the little turtle left. Three years passed and the little turtle had not returned. Five years...six years... then on the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and begun to unwrap a sandwich. At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, "See! I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt."

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[Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don't do anything ourselves.] ************* ********* ********* ********* ****** *************************************************

The Frogs A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where he could get so many frog legs! The farmer replied, "There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs - millions of them. They all croak all night long and they are about to make me crazy!" So the restaurant owner and the farmer made an agreement that the farmer would deliver frogs to the restaurant, five hundred at a time for the next several weeks. The first week, the farmer returned to the restaurant looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little frogs. The restaurant owner said, "Well...where are all the frogs?" The farmer said, "I was mistaken. There were only these two frogs in the pond. But they sure were making a lot of noise!" [Next time you hear somebody criticizing or making fun of you, remember, it's probably just a couple of noisy frogs. Also remember that problems always seem bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in your bed at night worrying about things which seem almost overwhelming like a million frogs croaking? Chances are pretty good that when the morning comes, and you take a closer look, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.] ************* ********* ********* ********* ***** *************************************************

The Pretty Lady Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were traveling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn't cross the river. The big monk offered to carry her across the river on his back. The lady accepted. The little monk was shocked by the move of the big monk. "How can big brother carry a lady when we are supposed to avoid all intimacy with females?" thought the little monk. But he kept quiet. The big monk carried the lady across the river and the small monk followed unhappily. When they crossed the river, the big monk let the lady down and they parted ways with her. All along the way for several miles, the little monk was very unhappy with the act of the big monk. He was making up all kinds of acussations about big monk in his head. This got him madder and madder. But he still kept quiet. And the big monk had no

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inclination to explain his situation. Finally, at a rest point many hours later, the little monk could not stand it any further, he burst out angrily at the big monk. "How can you claim yourself a devout monk, when you seize the first opportunity to touch a female, especially when she is very pretty? All your teachings to me make you a big hypocrite The big monk looked surprised and said, "I had put down the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago, how come you are still carrying her along?" [This very old Chinese Zen story reflects the thinking of many people today. We encounter many unpleasant things in our life, they irritate us and they make us angry. Sometimes, they cause us a lot of hurt, sometimes they cause us to be bitter or jealous.. But like the little monk, we are not willing to let them go away. We keep on carrying the baggage of the "pretty lady" with us. We let them keep on coming back to hurt us, make us angry, make us bitter and cause us a lot of agony. Why? Simply because we are not willing to put down or let go of the baggage of the "pretty lady". We should let go of the pretty lady immediately after crossing the river, that is after the unpleasant event is over. This will immediately remove all our agonies. There is no need to be further hurt by the unpleasant event after it is over.] ************************************************************************************************** Dr.Ashok Pagrut BA, MB, D.Ortho.BOM, M.S.Orth.BOM ORTHOPAEDIC AND HAND SURGEON DR.PAGRUT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL Sahdev,Vishal Nagar Mith Chouki,Marve Road. MALAD-W , MUMBAI. 400 064 Tel: 2882 7447, 2881 3376 Mobile : 98200 39586 a_pagrut@vsnl.net ashok.pagrut@gmail.com Dr.Ashok Pagrut BA, MB, D.Ortho.BOM, M.S.Orth.BOM.. ORTHOPAEDIC AND HAND SURGEON DR.PAGRUT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL Sahdev,Vishal Nagar Mith Chouki,Marve Road. MALAD-W MUMBAI. 400 064 Tel: 2882 7447, 2881 3376 Mobile : 98200 39586 ashokpagrut@yahoo.com / ashok.pagrut@gmail.com

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shailendra Naravane Date: Sep 10, 2007 12:44 PM Subject: FW: To: smv2004@gmail.com Hi Very Good and Cheerful morning to all of you. I think u all will like this in the beginning of the day. THINK... Before you think of saying an unkind word Think of someone who can't speak Before you complain about the taste of your food Think of someone who has nothing to eat Before you complain about your husband or wife Think of someone who's crying out to God for a companion Today before you complain about life Think of someone who went too early to heaven Before you complain about your children Think of someone who desires children but they're barren Before you argue about your dirty house; someone didn't clean or sweep Think of the people who are living in the streets Before whining about the distance you drive Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet And when you are tired and complain about your job Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job. But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another Remember that not one of us is without sin and we all answer to one maker

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And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down Put a smile on your face and thank God you're alive and still around. Life is a gift of GOD. LIVE it.... ENJOY it...... CELEBRATE it......... AND FULFILL it............... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shailendra Naravane Date: Dec 24, 2007 11:48 AM Subject: FW: List to Live by To: Sudhir Vaidya , ------------------------------ Subject: List to Live by -------------------------------- The most useless thing to do .......................Worry The greatest Joy........................................Giving The greatest loss.......................................Loss of self-respect The most satisfying work.............................Helping others The ugliest personality trait.........................Selfishness The most endangered species......................Dedicated leaders The greatest "shot in the arm".....................Encouragement The greatest problem to overcome...............Fear The most effective sleeping pill....................Peace of mind The most crippling failure disease.................Excuses The most powerful force in life....................Love The most dangerous pariah........................A gossiper

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The world's most incredible computer...........The brain! The worst thing to be without....................Hope The deadliest weapon...............................The tongue The two most power-filled words................"I Can" The greatest asset...................................Faith The most worthless emotion......................Self-pity The most prized possession.......................Integrity The most beautiful attire..........................A SMILE! The most powerful channel of communication........Prayer The most contagious spirit.......................Enthusiasm

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From: "CA. JAYESH SHETH"

To: "TO ALL FRIENDS"

Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:20:47 +0530

Subject: [bcsccpe] Fw: Beautiful Love Story

REGARDS,

CA. JAYESH SHETH

Beautiful Love story which will touch your Heart..............

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There was once this guy who is very much in love with his girl. This romantic guy

folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to his girl.

Although, at that time he was just a small fry in his company, his future didn't seem

too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, his girl told him she was

going to Paris and will never come back. She also told him that she cannot visualize

any future for the both of them, so they went their own ways there and then...

Heartbroken, the guy agreed. But when he regained his confidence, he worked hard

day and night, slogging his body and mind just to make something out of himself.

Finally with all the hard work and the help of friends, this guy had set up his own

company.

You never fail until you stop trying. One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he

saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination.

Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn't take him long to realize

they were his girl's parents.

With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them

to spot him in his luxury sedan. He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same any

more; he had his own company, car, condo, etc. He made it! What he saw next

confused him, the couple was walking towards a cemetery, and so he got out of his car

and followed...and he saw his girl, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him

from her tombstone and he saw his paper cranes right beside her...

Her parents saw him. He asked them why this had happened. They explained, she did

not leave for France at all. She was ill with cancer. She had believed that he will make

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it someday, but she did not want to be his obstacle... therefore she had chosen to leave

him.

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they

don't love you with all they have. She had wanted her parents to put his paper cranes

beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her again...he can take

some of those back with him...

Once you have loved, you will always love. For what's in your mind may escape but

what's in your heart will remain forever.

The guy just wept...The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside her

knowing you can't have her, see her or be with her ever again....... ..hope you

understand.

Find time to realize that there is one person who means so much to you, for you might

wake up one morning losing that person who you thought meant nothing to you.

May God Almighty Bless You With Health, Happiness and Prosperity Always.

Lt General (retd) M A Gurbaxani