Amazing Thailand Tigers - Even animal Instinct can be tamed

The following story is Extraordinary as shown in the pictures. Don't your think so?

The tiger temple in Thailand is a place where an extraordinary bond between man and the world's biggest cats has been formed.

The tigers here are so peaceful,..its almost as if they have accepted Buddhism as their religion. In fact, they even sit for the meditating
sessions with the monks and kneel down in front of them as if they are the gurus. The tigers are so docile that the monks have to sometimes train them to fight otherwise they would lose all their power of self protection.

The link started in 1999 when a sick baby tiger, orphaned after poachers shot its mother, was brought to the monks. Within a few years several other tiger cubs similarly orphaned by poachers had arrived. The most amazing thing is non of the cubs turned out ferocious on growing up. The monks believer that these tigers are none other than the former Buddhist disciples who have taken rebirth in the same place.

We all thought that animal has its instinct, the animal instinct. More so for the ferocious tiger, its instinct is to kill.

But as the picture shows, even the tiger instinct can be replaced with the human instinct, when nurture correctly and at an early stage.

Looking at the world today, all these senseless killings happening around the globe. More recently, the shocking Mumbai terrorists senseless killings of so many innocents. What has gone into the mind of such people? I am not sure how the minds of such grown-ups can be changed. But certainly, we can start from the young. Only if the people around the world starts nurturing true compassions and true love for the sanctity of life and world peace, we will start seeing the peaceful nature that even the ferocious tigers can become.

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Ivan

When One is on Top of the World - who does one look towards for guidance

The following internet mail that I received probably came as a joke. I think anyone can guess that this probably came from a golf enthusiast, cynical that perhaps we should abandon many things, and go and play golf.

I personally took up golf 17 years ago, and today, I am still far cry from my 24 stroke handicap. Nevertheless, I think that joke aside, there is an important lesson to learn from it. Do read the following anecdote circulated in the web world.

In 1923, Who Was:

1. President of the largest steel company?

2. President of the largest gas company?

3. President of the New York Stock Exchange?

4. Greatest wheat speculator?

5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?

6. Great Bear of Wall Street?

These men were considered some of the world's most successful of their days.
Now, 80 years later, the history book asks us, if we know what ultimately became of them.

The Answers:

1. The president of the largest steel company.
Charles Schwab,
died a pauper.

2. The president of the largest gas company,
Edward Hopson,
went insane.

3. The president of the NYSE,
Richard Whitney,
was released from prison to die at home.

4. The greatest wheat speculator,
Arthur Cooger,
died abroad, penniless.

5. The president
of the Bank of International Settlement,
shot himself.

6. The Great Bear of Wall Street,
Cosabee Livermore,
also committed suicide


However, in that same year 1923,
the PGA Champion and the winner of the
most important golf tournament,
the US Open, was Gene Sarazen.
What became of him?

He played golf until he was 92,
died in 1999 at the age of 95.
He was financially secure
at the time of his death.

The Moral:
Abandon work,
Play golf.

While we all may envied these very people for their effort to make it to occupying such top stature assuming great power, position, reputation, happiness and success, it is by no means small feat. But what happened to all of them years later? It it is not what one can attained that is important. I think equally important is to be able to sustain and persevere with whatever we have achieved and at least sustain it if we cannot move on to even greater heights. No one can understand the pain and agonies of such people unless one is in similar situation and it pains to see and know of the fate of such great people. One can only sympathize and hope that we do not fall into the same fate. Let us always be on guard.

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Ivan

Things Happened for a Reason - It's not what it seems

Many a times, we as human tend to view things from a very superficial angle. And we tend to intepret and hold a strong opinion in accordance with what we can see. I supposed there is nothing wrong with it except that some times when we hold such a strong view over such matters, and acts accordingly, we may not be fair to the other parties.

When I received this internet story, my initial reaction was yeah, so what. But on deeper reflection, I realise that there is a lot of truth and relevance to living out our own lives. When things and especially unfortunate incidents happened, what do we tend to do?

Let's first read the Internet Story that goes as follows;
(If you do not read Chinese, please bear with this and ignore the chinese characters)

THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM
有些事并不象它看上去那样

Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guestroom. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, 'Things aren't always what they seem.'

两个旅行中的天使到一个富有的家庭借宿。这家人对他们并不友好，并且拒绝让他们在舒适的客人卧室过夜，而是在冰冷的地下室给他们找了一个角落。当他们铺床时，较老的天使发现墙上有一个洞，就顺手把它修补好了。年轻的天使问为什么，老天使答到：'有些事并不象它看上去那样。'

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field? The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.

第二晚，两人又到了一个非常贫穷的农家借宿。主人夫妇俩对他们非常热情，把仅有的一点点食物拿出来款待客人，然后又让出自己的床铺给两个天使。第二天一早，两个天使发现农夫和他的妻子在哭泣--他们唯一的生活来源，一头奶牛死了。年轻的天使非常愤怒，他质问老天使为什么会这样，第一个家庭什么都有，老天使还帮助他们修补墙洞，第二个家庭尽管如此贫穷还是热情款待客人，而老天使却没有阻止奶牛的死亡。

'Things aren't always what they seem,' the older angel replied. 'When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.'

'有些事并不象它看上去那样。'老天使答道，'当我们在地下室过夜时，我从墙洞看到墙里面堆满了金块。因为主人被贪欲所迷惑，不愿意分享他的财富，所以我把墙洞填上了。

'Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem.'
'昨天晚上，死亡之神来召唤农夫的妻子，我让奶牛代替了她。所以有些事并不象它看上去那样。'
Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later....

有些时候事情的表面并不是它实际应该的样子。如果你有信念，你只需要坚信付出总会得到回报。你可能不会发现，直到后来…….

Some people come into our lives and quickly go…
有些人走进我们的生活然后很快就离开了…
oooO
( ) Some people
\ ( become friends and
\_) stay awhile....
leaving beautiful footprints on our hearts...
leaving beautiful footprints on our hearts....
有些人成为朋友并稍作停留… 在我们的心里留下美丽的足印。


Yesterday is history. 昨天是历史。
Tomorrow a mystery. 明天是一个谜。
Today is a gift. 今天是一个礼物。
That's why it's called the present!
因此它才被称为present! (present同时具有当前、目前和礼物的意思)


I think this life is special...live and savour every moment....
This is not a dress rehearsal!





TAKE THIS LITTLE ANGEL
AND KEEP HER CLOSE TO YOU
SHE IS YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL
SENT TO WATCH OVER YOU

____
带着这个小天使，不要让她远离你。她是专门来照看你的守护天使

Now don't delete this message, because it comes from a very special angel.
不要删除此信息。

So what's the morale of the story. When unfortunate things befall us, we tend to interprete this as bad luck or omen. Unfortunately, we do not see it as a benefit. When we look back at the incident that occur years later, we come to realise that how much we have grown and progress. It is exactly because of the incident that has driven one to make effort and progress. Maybe one may lose a job today, but because of that, he may have moved on to a much better job and position later.

So let not any unfortunate incident depress you, but instead motivate you to a better tomorrow.

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Ivan

High Blood Cholesterol – control it the natural and herbal way

High cholesterol is a common problem nowadays, with practically almost a major percentage of those in the 40s age bracket complaining about their cholesterol problem. I am not sure whether this is brought about the better lifestyle that one enjoys as his lots improves along with better income and business contacts that brings with it so-called fine dining and wine couple with lack of time for exercise. Such is the problem that comfort in life that can bring on a lot of health problem that the poor, hard-worker type will have less to combat with.

For the past 10 years, I have been on medication to control my cholesterol level, and lucky enough, I have this under control together with a supplement that comes from the guggul plant. My cholesterol level is now below the threshold of 5.2 which I had trouble maintaining before I took on the guggul supplement.

Over the years, I remember receiving this few times, and this again came into my inbox recently which I thought I should share with you. Afterall, this is not a medication, but in fact , a delicacy that the Chinese common cook in their household. The mail came with someone’s experience who I do not know, but like I said, as a Chinese delicacy, the Mok Yee (black fungus) is available openly and cooked as meal in many Chinese home.

The mail came as follows; Someone’s Experience

I want to share a secret for treating high cholesterol. Three weeks ago l went for a cholesterol check. To my surprise, it was above the normal range which should be less than 5.2 mmol/L. My reading obtained was 6.6. I had been consuming alot of red meat and lamb recently. After consuming Mok Yee (black fungus) for two weeks, l had my cholesterol checked again and found that my cholesterol level fell to 4.70 mmol/L My pharmacist said that even cholesterol medication will need 1- 3 months to take effect. She was very surprised and said it is a miracle.

Review: I immediately followed an advice of a friend who told me about Black fungus (Mok Yee). He had four block heart arteries, over 90 percent blocked. His cardiologist advised him to go for bypass surgery, failing which he would suffer an imminent heart attack. His sinseh ( chinese physician) friend advised him against surgery as the procedure would be messy, painful and expensive. He followed the advise of his sinseh friend by consuming Mok Yee (black fungus) daily. After consuming boiled Mok Yee juice for 40 days, he went for an angiogram. His heart specialist was surprised and shocked that his arteries were all cleared of any blockage and it would not be necessary to see him for another 10 years! My observation is that Mok Yee juice is not only effective in treating high blood cholestrol but also helps to bring relief to joint paints, arthritis and poor blood circulation.

The internet info. claims : that Mok yee reduces blood clot, preventing thrombosis, atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease,and cancer.Black Fungus contains abundant protein, ferric, calcium, vitamin, rough fibre, the content of protein is equal to meat.
Preparation :
1) Pick a hand full of Mok Yee and soak in water for 1-2 hours
2) Wash Mok Yee and cut to pieces with scissors.
3) Pour five bowls of plain water into slow cooker (crock pot)
4) Put 2-3 slices of ginger, 8-10 red dates, 20 kay chee(wolf berry) into crockpot.
5) Bring to boil for 8 hours. One and a half bowls of Mok Yee juice will remain after boiling overnight.

Consumption : You may consume for 10 to 14 days according to the severity of the problem. For those with low blood pressure consume less or only for alternate days. Drink Mok Yee first thing in the morning with an 'empty stomach'. Consume at least one large bowl. Take breakfast 2 hours later.

Side effects - you may feel a little tired after 3- 4 days. Consume multivitamins and fresh fruits and vegetables daily. Do not eat oily or fried foods during this period.

Observation : Dark and oily stool during the first two days.
Remarks : Cholesterol medication is chemical in nature and may harm the liver. Mok Yee is a plant and does not contain chemicals.
Take blood test for blood cholesterol before and after treatment to see the results.

There it goes, I consume Mok Yee as a normal dish but do not know how effective as claimed. If you do try this, do keep me posted on the result.

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Ivan.

What This World Need Most - More Caring and Compassionate Thoughts and Consideration

A lot of time, the internet stories that I received are on jokes and sexist in nature. This particular came to me last year, and when I received it, I sort of just skimp through it without much serious thought. The second time round when I re-read this, I must say that it move me to tears, seeing how much of the world today that we are in are lacking of such qualities, much needed necessity.

The people we meet today, tend to be selfish, and thinks only of themselves, the gains. Many of today’s ills and problems stemmed from such selfish thoughts and greed.

If we could just make it point to think of what we can do, to contribute and give something back to the family, the organization, the society, the country, then the world would be a much better place.

Spend the time, to read the following, and hope that we can make the difference and bring some cheers and happiness firstly to those around us, and to others

Read This, The Story goes this way,

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended.

After extolling the school & its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection.

Yet my son Shay cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?"

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. "I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents
itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child."

Then he told the following story:

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also under- stood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of
belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll
try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning."

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted.

In the bottom of the 8th inning, Shay's team scored a few runs
but was still behind by 3. In the top of the 9 th inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field,
grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with 2 outs and bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.


However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The 1st pitch came. Shay swung clumsily
and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay.

As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team-mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to 1st! Run to 1st!"
Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.

He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled. Everyone yelled, "Run to 2nd, run to 2nd!" Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards 2nd base, the right fielder had the ball .. the smallest guy on their team who now had his 1st chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the 2nd-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the 3rd-baseman's head. Shay ran toward 3rd base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay"

Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third! Shay, run to third!"

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

"That day", said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world".

Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

AND NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY:

We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it
comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate. The crude, vulgar, and
often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is
too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.

This is indeed touching, and I believe we, each individually can make a difference, maybe not to ourselves but at least to others. There are thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the "natural order of things." So many seemingly trivial interactions between two person, do we then pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?

A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.

Hope you like this story.

Posted by
Ivan