THE WORLD IS MINE - email forwarded by Kamalini Kanapathippillai

 

     Today, upon a bus, I saw a very beautiful woman and wished I were as beautiful.

 

    When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle.

 

    She had one leg and used a crutch. But as she passed, she passed a smile.

 

    Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. I have two legs; the world is mine.

 

 

    I stopped to buy some candy.  The lad who sold it had such charm.

 

    I talked with him, he seemed so glad.  If I were late, it'd do no harm.

 

    And as I left, he said to me, "I thank you, you've been so kind.

 

    It's nice to talk with folks like you. You see," he said, "I'm

 

    blind."

 

    Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.  I have two eyes; the world is mine.

 

 

    Later, while walking down the street, I saw a child I knew.

 

    He stood and watched the others play, but he did not know what to do.

 

    I stopped a moment and then I said, "Why don't you join them dear?"

 

    He looked ahead without a word. I forgot, he couldn't hear.

 

    Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. I have two ears; the world is mine.

 

 

    With feet to take me where I'd go..

 

    With eyes to see the sunset's glow.

 

    With ears to hear what I'd know.

 

    Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine.

  

 

    After all, it's just a simple reminder that we have so much to be thankful for!

 

    Give the gift of love. It never comes back empty !

 

 

    I have been truly blessed with AWESOME FRIENDS

Pope Francis and the kid - email forwarded by Piyusha Atapattu

Pope Francis meets perhaps biggest, certainly cutest fan

By Mike Krumboltz, Yahoo News 14 hours ago The Sideshow

A child embraces Pope Francis as he speaks at St. Peter Square. (Reuters)

A young boy wandered onto the stage at the Vatican this past weekend, hugging Pope Francis as he tried to give a speech.

The boy, who looks about 6, was originally sitting on the steps near the Pope, while Francis listened to followers address him at the Vatican's Year of Faith Celebration.

Boys will be boys, and this one wanted a closer look at the man in the robe. So, he wandered up to give a personal hello.

 

But the boy's misadventure didn't end there. He kissed the cross around the Pope's neck.

 

And refused to be ushered back to his seat and, as other people came on stage to greet the Pope, the boy did his best to keep them from honing in on his new buddy, the Pope.

 

Eventually Francis convinced the child to take a seat. But he didn't go back to his spot on the steps. Instead, the rambunctious youngster sat on the Pope's chair while he continued his speech, which led to this a-dor-a-ble photo that @pegobry posted on Twitter.The interaction goes to show a.) the Pope has some serious cross-generational appeal and b.) you can get away with a lot when you're a kid and don't know any better. 

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Pope Francis touches the head of a child as he speaks in St. Peter Square. (Reuters)

Love. Kid runs on stage during @Pontifex speech, hugs him, Pope sits him on his chair to continue the speech.

'Come, fly with me' - email sent by Kamalini Kanapathippillai.

Really great! I doubt you have ever seen anything like this one! Left Double Click Your Mouse on this Square/plane:

AND THEN IT IS WINTER - email forwarded by Kamalini Kanapathippillai.

"THE BACK NINE"

 

AND THEN IT IS WINTER

 

You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.

 

But, here it is - the ' back nine' of my life and it catches me by surprise. How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go? I remember vividly seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that ' I was only on the first hole' and the ' back nine' was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.

 

But, here it is . . . my friends are retired and getting grey. They move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me, but, I see the great change. Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant . . . but like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd become. Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore . . . it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will, I just fall asleep where I sit!

 

And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did! But, at least I know, that though I’m on the ' back nine', and I'm not sure how long it will last, this I know for sure, that when it's over on this earth . . . it's over. A new adventure will begin!

 

Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done . . . things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.

 

So, if you're not on the ' back nine' yet . . . let me remind you that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long! Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether you’re on the ' back nine' or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life . . . so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember, and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!

 

"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.  

 

LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY! HAVE A GREAT DAY!

 

Remember, "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

 

LIVE HAPPY IN THE REMAINDER OF 2013 AND BEYOND...!

 

LASTLY, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:  

~Your kids are becoming you . . . but your grandchildren are perfect.

~Going out is good . . . Coming home is better!

~You forget names . . . But it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you!

~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything . . . especially golf.”

~The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore!

~You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It's called "pre-sleep".

~You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch..

~You tend to use more 4 letter words . . . "what?" . . . "when? ". . . ” ???

~Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, it's not safe to wear it anywhere.

~You notice everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless"!

~What used to be freckles are now liver spots.

~Everybody whispers.

~You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet . . . 2 of which you will never wear.

 ~~~But Old is good in some things ~~~ Old Songs, Old Movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS 

 

Stay well, "OLD FRIEND ! " Send this on to other "Old Friends!" and let them laugh in AGREEMENT 

It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived.

 

TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE, SO ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS.

Why they go to Florida! OUCH! - email forwarded by jksw

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On-line doctor - email from jksw.

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Graphene - email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai

We all think of ourselves as being well informed & some think they are experts in everything too. Here is wealth of fantastic information  that I had never heard of. Did you?

It is a given fact that technology helps the world advance. As humans it's in our nature to investigate, innovate and solve problems. This curiosity means we make things, create things and develop new technologies. You can look back thousands of years for basic examples of technology pushing civilization forward. Most people don't understand the rapid change technology has on their life... or the speed at which change occurs. For example, the following are the five 'Great Ages' of human progress and their approximate duration: Stone Age — 3.4 million years Bronze Age — 2,500 years Iron Age — 500 years Industrial Revolution — 80 years Information Revolution — 20 years You'll notice the length of each 'age' diminishes as technology improves. The computer industry calls this trend 'Moore's Law'. It dictates that computer processing power doubles every 18 months. 200 times stronger than steel... 150,000 times thinner than a human hair... More flexible than a sheet of paper You may have heard about Graphene. If you haven't, it's a newly discovered, very special refined form of graphite. It's a one-atom-thick sheet of densely packed carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice. Take a look: Put simply, it's a sheet of carbon atoms 150,000 times thinner than a human hair. Under a powerful microscope, it looks like chicken wire. But what's so special about it? Everything For starters, it's 200 times stronger than structural steel; it's so strong you could suspend an elephant from a single strand of Graphene, and the strand would not break. It's extremely lightweight. Soon, everything from bicycles and boats to airplanes and cars could be made out of graphene composites. And when they are, their energy efficiency and durability could skyrocket. But, that's just the beginning of what this new 'smart material' can do. Not only is it the strongest material researchers have ever tested, it's also one of the best conductors man has ever found. IBM has already created a graphene-based processor capable of executing 100 billion cycles per second. Researchers believe that in the future, a graphene credit card could store as much information as today's computers. This one material alone could prove more revolutionary than — and soon REPLACE — plastic, Kevlar and the silicon chip In fact, it's such a breakthrough that the first two scientists to successfully produce single-atom-thick crystals of graphene were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. In just two years, over 200 companies from a wide array of industries have researched the magical potential of graphene: Scientists in the US and China are already using tiny graphene-based probes to target and identify tumors in live mice. They hope similar graphene-based particles could shuttle cancer drugs to tumors, or even kill tumor cells directly. Engineers at Northwest University, Seattle, found that specially crafted graphene electrodes could allow a lithium-ion battery, like those found in your smartphone or Toyota Prius, to charge 10 times faster and hold 10 times more power. And in 2011, chemists at Rice University, Houston, created graphene-based thin films, unlocking the secret to incredibly flexible, super-durable touch screens and solar cells that can wrap around just about anything. Kiss goodbye to shattered screens Samsung has already said its flexible displays should enter full-scale production later this year, and it expects to have a dozen more graphene based products on the market within the next five. IBM, Nokia and Apple are hot on their heels too. Touch screens, processor chips, casings, and batteries (in everything from PCs and HD TVs to tablets), mobile phones and hybrids could all be made with graphene. It could change entire industries, economies, and our lives. Imagine HD TVs as thin as wallpaper, Smart phones so skinny and flexible you can roll them up and put them behind your ear, and so durable you can beat them with a hammer! Imagine if you could eliminate breast cancer or prostate tumors with a simple injection or by swallowing a graphene-charged pill. Imagine if your house were strong enough to withstand a bush fire, and your windows processed enough solar energy to heat your home in winter and cool it in the summer. Or if your car were 6 times lighter and 20 times stronger. The effects would be staggering! Fuel-efficiency would shoot through the roof. People would live longer, healthier lives. Cars and airplanes would be lighter, faster and safer than ever before. And electronics of every type would be launched into an era of unprecedented growth and evolution. This is just a taste of the cutting-edge innovations coming in the Molecular Age, innovations that will reshape the future in the months and years ahead, and it's starting now. You're looking at a simultaneous eruption of new-age technologies that will alter our lives on a scale not seen for 100 years All this technological change and innovation will transform the world. 'Nano batteries' will charge your mobile in seconds, and even power whole cities. 'Smartphones' will carry the computing power of IBM's Watson Supercomputer. A new era of computing mobility — none of the solid rectangular things we carry now but flexible, wearable devices. Handheld 'breathalyzers' will diagnose disease in seconds. Bionic limbs with human fluidity and dexterity, but the strength of Superman. Spacecraft with the capacity to take us beyond our solar system into places and worlds never explored. The Smallest Revolution in History Down at the molecular level there's a lot of friction. Particles can stick together really easily. This means new and complicated structures can be formed. Today scientists are experimenting with different conditions to see what sorts of new molecular structures they can create. The results are astonishing. Some look like thin wires... Some look like pancakes... Others look like flowers... All these different molecular structures have different properties. And soon they'll change the way we live: from solar panels you can spray onto your roof, to computers and batteries so small they are invisible, from mobile phones that you can stretch, twist and even imbed into your clothing, they'll make stronger houses, tougher cars, and even make us healthier. Medical researchers are already looking at using nano-particles to deliver drugs or hunt down cancerous tumors. Just imagine 'nano medicines' patrolling your body, hunting down diseases and zapping problems as soon as they arise. To your good health.