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#Food_for_thought At the point of death, a renowned civil servant, Tom Smith called his children and after praying for them, advised them to follow his footsteps so that they can have their peace of mind in life. The eldest child, Elizabeth, a graduate, looked at the other Image
siblings and yelled, "Daddy, its unfortunate you are dying without a penny in your bank account. It is a pity you are leaving us the same wretched life you lived. Personally, I can't emulate you, she continued. Other fathers in the neighbourhood that you tag as being corrupt,
thieves of public funds left houses and properties for their children. See the kind of comfortable life they live and the schools they attend. You are dying after 35 years of public service with just one rickety car. The only honour you have in this room is the citation of an
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One person wrote to the editor of a daily thus: "I have gone to temples for 30 years now, and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 Satsangs, but for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time. The elders and Image
priests are wasting their time by preaching to us about the presence of God."
This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column. Much to the delight of the editor, it went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:
"I have been married for 30 years now.
In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I
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*Humility and Humbleness...*

Cricketer Rahul Dravid was awarded with a Doctorate degree by the University of Bangalore, which Rahul Dravid gracefully returned.

Not only did he give back the degree, but he also gave a wonderful speech, he said "My wife is a doctor, she has
spent countless sleepless nights and days to get this degree... My mother is a professor of arts, she has waited a long fifty years for her degree with perseverance... I worked hard to play cricket, but I didn't study that much, so how come I accept this degree?"
Einstein was offered the Prime Ministership by the Israeli government in 1952. Einstein politely said, “I am an inexperienced student of physics. What do I understand about the governance and administration of a state...?”
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