Fifty positive one liners.

Fifty positive one liners.

Worthy of reading again again. Simple and Straight  

1. Have a firm handshake 
2. Look people in the eye 
3. Sing in the shower 
4. Own a great stereo system 
5. If in a fight, hit first and hit hard 
6. Keep secrets 
7. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday 
8. Always accept an outstretched hand 
9. Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference 
10. Whistle 
11. Avoid sarcastic remarks 
12. Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 per cent of all your happiness or misery 
13. Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out 
14. Lend only those books you never care to see again 
15. Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have 
16. When playing games with children, let them win 
17. Give people a second chance, always 
18. Be romantic 
19. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know 
20. Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems 
21. Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for our convenience, not the caller's 
22. Be a good loser for your loved ones 
23. Be a good winner of hearts 
24. Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret 
25. When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go. 
26. Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born 
27. Keep it simple 
28. Beware of the person who has nothing to lose 
29. Don't burn bridges.You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river 
30. Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets 
31. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did 
32. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them 
33. Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you 
34. Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you 
35. Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes 
36. Begin each day with some of your favourite music 
37. Once in a while, take the scenic route 
38. Forgive quickly. Life is short 
39. Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice 
40. Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3a.m. 
41. Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job 
42. Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later 
43. Make someone's day by encouraging them 
44. Become someone's hero 
45. Marry only for love 
46. Count your blessings 
47. Compliment the meal when you're a guest in someone's home 
48. Wave at the children on a school bus 
49. Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal with people 
50. Don't expect life to be fair...

Have A nice Day 

The Floating Garden in Japan Where Flowers 

Move Skyward as you Approach

Japanese art collective teamLab have created an incredible floating flower garden installation featuring over 2,300 living flowers in bloom. TeamLab adds:

When a viewer gets close to this flower-filled space, the flowers close to the viewer rise upwards all at once, creating a hemispherical space with the viewer at its center. In other words, although the whole space is filled with flowers, a hemispherical space is constantly being created with the viewer at its center and the viewer is free to move around wherever they want. If many viewers get close to one another, the dome spaces link up to form one single space. [source]

The interactive art exhibit is currently on display at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo until May 10, 2015.

Floating Flower Garden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brtqGLQb4fY

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things Every Adult Needs To Learn From Children

Things Every Adult Needs To Learn From Children  It might come as a surprise but kids are unusually perceptive and smart about worldly things, if you really, really think about it. Don't believe us? Take a look at 11 things you, as a fully functioning, capable adult, could learn from kids. 1. Its really okay to cry.  As we grow up, we find it extremely difficult to vent our emotions. We feel scared to cry or openly express things and feelings that hurt us. Sadly, thats not how it should be. On the other hand, children are all out there with their emotions. Theyll let us know when they are low, sad or angry. And it'd be a really good idea if we incorporated that in our lifestyle.  2. Forget everything and play together. Yesterday was katti and today is abba. Its that simple for kids. Conversely, for adults it becomes this never ending saga of ego. Children dont make their tiffs last for ages, and neither should we.  3. Asking questions without wondering if they are silly or not.  We become so conscious as we grow up that we begin to over-analyse things. We think 100 times before asking a question. Wouldn't it be great, if, just like kids, we could do whatever we want and not feel scared about becoming a joke?   4. Not making a fuss about saying 'sorry'.   Kids are quite sensitive at heart and they are quick to understand when they are wrong. They become teary eyed in no time and dont think twice before uttering 'sorry'. What about us? We take forever to apologise, if at all.  5. Not taking scars so seriously. No matter how badly kids hurt themselves, they always return to their game. Bruises or no bruises, the game always goes on.    6. Paying attention to the little things in life  Its amazing how kids can find interest in the smallest things. They can spend an entire day staring at a leaf or just playing with water droplets or a paper plane. Everything and anything can amuse them. Growing up takes us closer to material things like bigger pay checks and fancy cars. We forget that little things can make us happy too.   7. How not to judge.  This is the most important thing we should learn from kids. They are not prejudiced, racist, sexist, opinionated or anything of the sort. They dont care at all. If they like you, they like you the way you are. Ring a bell?  8. Failure is not an option, only determination is. Kids fall down endless times and they learn to pick themselves up. And all they do is get up again, again and again. That determination is something we should hold on to for the rest of our lives. Well fall and we'll fail, but we shouldnt give up on ourselves.  9. Being the hero of our own story.  Whenever a child narrates an anecdote, it is always in first person and they themselves are the hero. Some people might perceive this as living in a fantasy, but isn't it a great way to inspire yourself? Grown ups like ourselves are pros at pulling ourselves down. We really are.  10. Being happy for no reason. Kids smile for no reason. Theyll laugh out loud if you carry them and play with them. As for adults, laugh-less days are far too common, and people actually sign up for things like the 100 Happy Days Challenge, that encourage one to make a conscious effort to be happy. What kind of a life are we leading? Ask yourself.  11. Being spontaneous  Kids dont have a filter or a guard; they are completely in-your-face. They will call you bad if they dont like you and theyll give you a peck on your cheeks if they are fond of you. They dont think before they act and thats good in a way. On the other hand, we think too much and act too less.  Terms - Privacy Last account activity: 1 hour ago Details

8 Of The Luckiest People To Ever Exist On Earth

  8 Of The Luckiest People To Ever Exist On Earth 

We use the expression lucky dog way too loosely nowadays. We think getting a good deal online, a nice vacation, or a good-looking partner is being lucky. We thought so too, before we came across this. Your definition of luck will change altogether after reading this. These are, the luckiest people to ever exist on Earth.

1. Joan R. Ginther - Fourth time's a charm.

Did you know that the chance of you winning a lottery is 1 in 200 million? In fact, you are more likely to die getting struck by an asteroid than win a lottery. How would you explain Joan R. Ginthers situation then? She won a lottery not once, but an unimaginable 4 times! Her life changed when she first won a cool $5.4 million, only to win $2 million more 10 years later. It doesnt end there. 2 years later she won $3 million, and a staggering $10 million in 2008! 

 

2. Tsutomu Yamaguchi The man who cheated death by a nuclear attack. Twice.

It was during World War II that Tsutomu was an employee of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. During one of his work visits to Hiroshima was when the first nuclear bomb dropped in 1945. Blessed, though injured by the blast, he somehow managed to survive. He quickly returned to Nagasaki to his family and started work on the 9^th of August, the day the second nuclear attack happened. He miraculously survived this too. 

Later in life, Yamaguchi became a vocal proponent of nuclear disarmament. In an interview, Mr Yamaguchi said, The reason that I hate the atomic bomb is because of what it does to the dignity of human beings. During a telephone interview he said, I cant understand why the world cannot understand the agony of the nuclear bombs. How can they keep developing these weapons? He also wrote a book about his experiences in the late  1980s.

In March 2009, Japan officially recognised Yamaguchi as a  survivor of both blasts. He is now the only person officially recognised  as surviving two nuclear bomb explosions.

Mr. Yamaguchi lived to a ripe old age of 93 and died on January 4th, 2010, at his home in Nagasaki.

 

3. Bill Morgan Back from the dead.

Accidents can happen at any given point of time. For Australian Bill Morgan, it was when he was tragically crushed when his car met with a truck in an accident. Dead for more than 14 minutes, he somehow managed to not only survive, but also came away from 12 days of coma, even after his family removed the life support. Crazy? Thats not the end of it. To celebrate the new life that was granted to him, he bought a Scratch It card and won a $27,000 car! To document his incredible story, a local news channel asked him to re-enact the winning moment by scratching another card, only for him to win $250,000 again during the live reenactment! Nuts.

 

4. Frane Selak 7 times lucky, and then again.

Known as the luckiest man to ever live, Croatian Frane Selak cheated death not once or twice, but an astonishing 7 TIMES! Selaks brushes with death started in January 1962 when the train he was travelling in flipped off the tracks, and crashed in a freezing canyon river. Bystanders pulled him to the shore, while 17 other passengers drowned to their deaths. Selak just suffered a broken arm and hypothermia.

A year later, during his first and only plane ride, Frane was blown out of a malfunctioning plane door, and as luck would have it, landed on a haystack. The plane crashed, killing 19 people.

Three years later, in 66, a bus he was travelling in skid off the road, into a river, drowning four passengers. Selak, however, swam safely to the shore with only a few cuts and bruises.

Two years after, Selak was trying to teach his youngest son how to hold a gun. Selak hadnt realised that the safety trigger was accidentally off and somehow managed to shoot himself in the testicles. Selaks testicles had to be removed, but he luckily survived, again. 

In 1970, and 1973 he got into accidents where his car caught fire. Apart from singed hair, Selak managed to get out of the situation absolutely unharmed, again.

Later, in 1995, Selak was struck by a bus in Zagreb, but only sustained minor injuries.

A year later, he eluded a head-on collision with a United Nations truck on a blind mountain curve by swerving into a guardrail, which couldnt hold on its own and gave way under the impact force of the car. He was not wearing a seat-belt at this point of time, and was ejected from the car when the door flew open. Selak saw his death along with the car plummet down about 300 ft into a gorge. Youd think cheating death an inhuman 7 times would be enough to be on this list, but theres more.

In 2003, two days after his 73rd birthday, Frane Selak won a staggering $1.1 million in the Croatian National Lottery! While he bought two houses and a boat with it, Frane also used the money to buy a small chapel to thank the Lord for all of his fortune. After $1.1 million and the 7 near-death experiences, he better be thankful.

 

 

5. Maarten de Jonge The man who cheated death twice in 4 months.

It is known that your intuition can give you a sense of whats going to happen in the near future. But how do you explain the case of Dutch cyclist Maarten de Jonge? Maarten cheated death twice in 4 months! He was scheduled to be on the MH370, the flight that went missing and was never found, in March 2014. He had also booked a seat in the MH17 flight which later crashed, only to reschedule it at the last moment. 

 

 

6. Concetta Antico The artist tetrachromat.

The human eye is stacked with millions of cone-shaped cells that help us recognise colours. For the normal kind like us, there are three types of cones which allow vision for about one million distinctive colours. Birds, insects, fishes and reptiles have a fourth type of cone cell that extends their colour perception, making them see the UV range as well. Although evolution has mostly scrubbed that fourth cone from the mammalian lineage, there is evidence that a small group of humans may have a genetic variant that allows for tetrachromacy.

So a tetrachromat will be able to see, roughly 100 times more colours than an average human being.

Concetta Antico is a tetrachromat. Its shocking how little colour people see in their lives. Says Antico. The fact that shes the only one (one of the handful) in the entire world who sees the world a lot more vividly than the others, makes her a really lucky person. When she looks at a leaf, she sees much more than just green. Around the edge Ill see orange or red or purple in the shadow; you might see dark green, but Ill see violet, turquoise, blue, she said. Its like a mosaic of color. 

Deciding to show how she sees the world, Concetta decided to be a painter. She conjures masterpieces in one sitting. All her paintings are insanely colorful, and feature shades you wouldn't generally expect to see. Concetta, to me, is even luckier than Frane.

 

 

7. Fidel Castro - The man who cannot be killed.

When you are hated and loved equally by millions across your country, an assassination attempt should shock you. But Cubas counter intelligence agency has estimated that Fidel Castro has survived over 630 assassination attempts! Six hundred and thirty. A number of these being planned by the U.S CIA, numerous mafia members, and his own mistress among many, many others. 

Fidel has survived his cigar being poisoned, exploding cigars, radio laced with LSD, hidden poisonous hypodermic needles filled with lethal concoctions, among a lot more things.

 

8. Nichiren - The man who survived a beheading.

Nichiren was a prominent 12th century monk who was sentenced to execution for having written a prophecy that the Japanese authorities felt was subversive, and undermining their power. As pure luck would have it, Nichiren managed to escape his own beheading when the executioner was struck and killed by a lightening bolt when he raised his sword. He was later released by the authorities due to the weird circumstances.

 

Would this be an opportune moment to wish you luck?

JOKES for wedded........

 

 

 

 

Some may or may not be new to you, but enjoyable anyway.

Well, have some fun and enjoy the jokes.........!!!!!!!!!!!!

JOKES for wedded........ Wife : Shall I prepare Curry or Soup today . Husband : First make it, we will name it later ------- A frustrated husband in front of his laptop: dear google, please do not behave like my wife... Please allow me to complete my sentence before you start guessing & suggesting ------- A married man's prayer; Dear God, u gave me childhood, u took it away U gave me youth, u took it away. U gave me a wife.......... It has been years now, just reminding u...... -------- A man brings his best buddy home for dinner unannounced at 5:30 after work. His wife begins screaming at him and his friend just sits and listens . "My hair & makeup are not done, the house is a mess, the dishes are not done, I'm still in my pajamas and I can't be bothered with cooking tonight ! Why the hell did you bring him home for?" Husband answers "Because he's thinking of getting married" -------- Husband: I found Aladdin's lamp today. Wife: wow, what did u ask for darling?? Husband: I asked him to increase your brain ten times.. Wife: oh.. darling..love u so much.. Did he do that?? Husband: He laughed and said multiplication doesn't apply on zero. ---------- Employee: Sir You are like a lion in the office! What about at home?? Boss: I am a lion at home too, But there we have a lion tamer!!! --------- A couple was having dinner at a fancy restaurant. As the food was served, the husband said, "the food looks delicious, let's eat." Wife: honey.....you say prayer before eating at home. Husband: that's at home sweetheart......here the chef knows how to cook. ------- Best Slogan on a MAN's T-Shirt : "Please Do Not Disturb me, I am Married and already very Disturbed"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Not Something You See Every Da

Not Something You See Every Day...

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Fwd: Hi ! Good Joke

Rahul Gandhi called up Dominos Pizza and shouted at the branch manager,

"You idiot, I just received delivery of pizza from your boy and
there's nothing on it!! No
cheese, no toppings, nothing - it's just a circle of plain bread! What
the hell is wrong with you guys?

I am gonna close you guys down permanently and get you personally arrested!!!"


10 mins later Sonia
ji calls back to Dominos and apologises to the manager,

      "Sorry, he opened the box upside down!"

This poem is beyond all relationships..

Subject: This poem is beyond all .

 This poem is beyond all relationships..

Jim Harris, Ph.D

When I'll be dead.....,

Your tears will flow,..

But I won 't know...

Cry for me now instead !

You will send flowers,..

But I won't see...

Send them now instead !

You'll say words of praise,..

But I won't hear..

Praise me now instead !

You'll forget my faults,..

But I won't know...

Forget them now, instead !

You'll miss me then,...

But I won't feel...

Miss me now, instead

You'll wish...

You could have spent more time with me,...

Spend it now instead !!

''Spend time with every person u luv

Make them feel Special ,

Life is short...

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​​The World's Tallest Statues

​From : BABA Mail 

​​ The World's Tallest Statues

Statues are built as celebrations of gods, historical events and important personalities. The tallest try reach the sky and make you take notice of what they are commemorating. They are also works of art, and can take years to build. Here are some of the grandest ones ever built.

Statue of Liberty, USA

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The Statue of Liberty is the shortest statue on this list at just 151 feet tall; however she gains height because the statue rests on a 154 foot pedestal. The statue depicts the Roman goddess of freedom Libertas and was a gift to the United States from France in 1886.

Ten Directions Pu Xian Buddha, China

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This dramatic gold colored 157 foot statue of the Buddha Samantabhadra can be found on Sichuan province’s Mount Emei.

Sodoshima Dai-Kannon, Japan

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This impressive landmark in the Kagawa Prefecture houses several prayer halls, an elevator, and an observation deck. This 164 foot masterpiece honors the Buddhist goddess of mercy, Kannon.

Peter the Great Statue, Russia

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The fact that the monument to Peter the Great is located in the Russian capital of Moscow is ironic, considering the commemorated once moved the capital to St. Petersburg. This imposing 315 tall statue is made of copper, bronze and stainless steel.

Buddha in Aluthgama, Sri Lanka

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The spectacular statue in coastal Aluthgama, Sri Lanka is considered the tallest sitting Buddha statue in the world at 160 feet. Built in 2007 it has become one of the country’s most important tourist destinations.

Guan Yin of the South Sea of Sanya, China

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This breathtaking statue is the fourth tallest in the world at 354 feet tall, with 3 different faces and represents the Guanyin. The statue is located in Nanshan Temple of Sanya.

Virgin of Peace, Venezuela

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This concrete statue stands 153 feet tall and is the tallest statue of the Virgin Mary. It is also the tallest sculpture in all of the Americas. Despite its grandeur, it does not receive many visitors.

Great Buddha of Thailand

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Thailand’s tallest statue is not only 300 feet tall but also 210 feet wide, and is the ninth tallest statue in the world. The cement statue is painted gold to represent the Gautama Buddha, the most important figure in Buddhism.

Mother of the Motherland, Ukraine

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The largest statue in Eastern Europe is Kiev’s 203 foot Mother of Motherland. This stainless steel structure is part of the Museum of Great Patriotic War and weighs 560 tons.

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Ushiku Daibutsu, Japan

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This 394 foot bronze statue has a 32 foot pedestal and represents the Amitabha Buddha. The structure is also fitted with an elevator, allowing visitors to enjoy a view from its observation platform.

Leshan Giant Buddha, China

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Facing Mount Emei at the intersection of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers is the Leshan Giant Buddha. This historic statue dating back to the 7thcentury became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

Laykyun Setkyar, Myanmar

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At 381 feet tall the Laykyun Setkyar is the world’s second tallest statue, and represents the Gautama Buddha.

Spring Temple Buddha, China

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Boasting the title of the tallest statue on earth is the Spring Temple Buddha, which can be visited in Zhoacun, Henan. If you include the 82 foot pedestal, this Buddha stands at 502 feet. The statue represents Vairocana Buddha and overlooks a Buddhist monastery.

H/T: raredelights.com

Source: Ursula K.

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