New Zealand laws - email jksw

Now we know .............

                                                                       

For those who haven't heard:

New Zealand just passed both laws - gay marriage and legalized marijuana.

The fact that gay marriage and marijuana were legalized on the same day

makes perfect biblical sense because Leviticus 20:13 says,

"If a man lies with another man they should be stoned."

We just hadn't interpreted it correctly before!

 

A day with Deepal - email Piyusha Atapattu.

Please watch this video. I have seen this man (whom I thought is a tramp) feeding cats and dogs in different places all over Colombo; and often wondered who he is and where he gets the money to buy all the fresh food he carries in two large bags for cats and dogs. He is actually a Thomian, and a graduate from an English University. I thought he is a mere vagrant. A vagrant he is in the true meaning of the word, but one with more noble ideals than most of us (at least more than yours truly) ! Story of a Thomian who chose an unusual and unglamorous path in life.............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH-4Gp4LMdI&feature=em-share_video_user

A Chinese tale - email from Piyusha Atapattu.

Stories From Ancient China: ‘A wise judge’s sentence’

Epoch Times German StaffCreated: October 17, 2008Last Updated: October 17, 2008

Related articles: China » Culture

  A beloved Chinese painting motif: landscapes with mountains, rivers and lakes. (Courtesy of Zhang Cuiying)

A farmer in ancient China had a neighbor who was a hunter, and who owned ferocious and poorly trained hunting dogs. They jumped the fence frequently and chased the farmer's lambs. The farmer asked his neighbor to keep his dogs in check, but this fell on deaf ears.

One day the dogs again jumped the fence and attacked and severely injured several of the lambs.

The farmer had had enough, and went to town to consult a judge who listened carefully to the story and said: "I could punish the hunter and instruct him to keep his dogs chained or lock them up. But you would lose a friend and gain an enemy. Which would you rather have, friend or foe for a neighbor?" The farmer replied that he preferred a friend.

“Alright, I will offer you a solution that keeps your lambs safe, and which will keep your a neighbor a friend." Having heard the judge's solution, the farmer agreed.

Once at home, the farmer immediately put the judge's suggestions to the test. He took three of his best lambs and presented them to his neighbor's three small sons, who were beside themselves with joy and began to play with them. To protect his son's newly acquired playthings, the hunter built a strong kennel for his dogs. Since then, the dogs never again bothered the farmer's lambs.

Out of gratitude for the farmer's generosity toward his sons, the hunter often shared the game he had hunted with the farmer. The farmer reciprocated by sending the hunter lamb meat and cheese he had made. Within a short time the neighbors became good friends.

A saying in old China went something like this, “one can win over and influence people the best with gestures of kindness and compassion.” A similar American saying: “One catches more flies with honey than with vinegar.”

Map of Sri Lanka.

Very useful. Click on a district to expand.  Awesome !!

____________________________________        THE SRI LANKA MAP   Have you seen this?  Share this with your  SL pals.    http://www.ceylonmap.com/

 

 

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A Dog and Child Moment - email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai.

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> THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO
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> A female golden Lab with a little Downs Syndrome boy who has likely
> never seen a dog up close before. The dog is so gentle & keeps trying
> to engage the child. What a beautiful animal! If you only see one
> e-mail this week I hope this is the one. I bet you, it will bring
> tears to your eyes!
> Posy.Click on the word below.
> WATCH<http://www.youtube.com/embed/JA8VJh0UJtg?rel=0>
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Limerics from jksw

Adult Limericks, There was a young girl of Cape Cod Who thought babies were fashioned by God, But 'twas not the Almighty Who hiked up her nightie - 'Twas Roger, the lodger, by God! ***** There was a young maid from Madras Who had a magnificent ass; Not rounded and pink, As you probably think - It was grey, had long ears, and ate grass. ***** There was a young sailor named Bates Who danced the fandango on skates. But a fall on his cutlass Has rendered him nut less, And practically useless on dates. ***** A mathematician named Hall Has a hexahedronical ball, And the cube of its weight Times his pecker, plus eight, Is his phone number - give him a call. ***** There was a young girl named Ann Heuser Who swore that no man could surprise her. But Pabst took a chance, Found a Schlitz in her pants, And now she is sadder Budweiser. *****

A lawyer's story - email jksw

A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire.

Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.

In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires."

The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.

The lawyer sued.. and WON!
(Stay with me.)

Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous.

The judge stated, nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy
from the company, which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be unacceptable "fire", and was obligated to pay the claim!

Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the cigars lost in the "fires".
NOW, FOR THE BEST PART.. You are going to love this.
After the lawyer cashed the cheque, the insurance company
had him arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!!

With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.

This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest!

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The Buddha explains how to handle insult and maintain compassion.

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 One day The Buddha was walking through a village. A very angry and rude
 young man came up and began insulting him. “You have no right teaching
others, he shouted.” You are as stupid as everyone else. You are nothing but a fake.”

The Buddha was not upset by these insults. Instead he asked the young man
 “Tell me, if you buy a gift for someone, and that person does not take
 it, to whom does the gift belong?”
 The man was surprised to be asked such a strange question and answered,
 “It would belong to me, because I bought the gift.”
 The Buddha smiled and said, “That is correct. And it is exactly the
 same with your anger. If you become angry with me and I do not get
 insulted, then the anger falls back on you. You are then the only one
 who becomes unhappy, not me. All you have done is hurt yourself.”
 “If you want to stop hurting yourself, you must get rid of your anger
and become loving instead. When you hate others, you yourself become
unhappy. But when you love others, everyone is happy.”
The young man listened closely to these wise words of the Buddha. “You
are right, o Enlightened One, “he said. “Please teach me the path of
 love. I wish to become your follower.”
 The Buddha answered kindly, “Of course. I teach anyone who truly wants
 to learn. Come with me.”
 Beautiful Quotes
 If you are right then there is no need to get angry, And if you are
wrong then you don’t have any right to get angry.
 Patience with family is love,
Patience with others is respect,
Patience with self is confidence and
Patience with GOD is faith.
Never Think Hard about PAST, It brings Tears…
Don’t Think more about FUTURE, It brings Fears…
Live this Moment with a Smile, It brings Cheers.!!!!
 Every test in our life makes us bitter or better,
Every problem comes to make us or break us,
Choice is our whether we become victim or victorious !!!
Search a beautiful heart not a beautiful face.
Beautiful things are not always good but
good things are always beautiful.
Do you know, why God created gaps between fingers? So that someone who
is special to you, comes and fills those gaps by holding your hands
forever;http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/worldmalayaliclub
When someone shares something of value with you and you
benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.
Gerald Nadarajah

Assasination - Asif Zadari, email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai.

Joke: Absolutely Brilliant !!!
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> President of Pakistan:
> Mr. Asif Zardari
> teaching his children the spelling of
> Assassination
> One ass behind another ass, behind that I, and behind
> me the whole nation.
>

Adam's bridge - email from gunsie

Adam's Bridge. The story and pictures.

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