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Harmony of Life - Vol. 2, July 1999

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"Kind words toward those you daily meet,

Kind words and actions right,

Will make this life of ours most sweet,

Turn darkness into light."

- Issac Watts.

CONTENTS:

1. Welcome Note

2. LOVING AND BEING LOVED

3. A STORY

4. LOOK TO THIS DAY

5. Subscription Details

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1. Welcome Note

This is the fourth issue of "Harmony of Life". The aim of this newsletter is to spread peace and happiness in every individual's life. I extend a warm welcome to all new subscribers. Hope you enjoy reading this newsletter. Please do not forget to write any suggestions and feedback to help in improving this newsletter. You may write your views to [email protected]

2. Loving and Being Loved

"Love is... a tiny seed

God planted in the mind;

It blossoms into flowers

And makes a person kind.

Love is... ever patient,

It's found in trustful hearts,

It is most unselfish,

The finest of all arts".

- Sister Mary Gemma Brunke.

We must learn to love ourselves. Loving ourselves means we have respect and esteem towards our own self and unless we love ourselves, we will not be able to love others. Getting interested in human problems that are everywhere around us helps to improve the human lot. This service of love can be considered as the healthiest attitude in this world. Involving ourselves in the main stream of human race, where profound problems helps in participating and learning to know people - loving and being loved and life turns out to be extremely good.

Here is a small story written by Albert Schweitzer:

"A flock of wild geese had settled to rest on a pond. One of the flock had been captured by a gardener, who had clipped its wings before releasing it. When the geese started to resume their flight this one tried frantically, but vainly, to lift itself into the air. The others, observing his struggles, flew and waited even though the urge to go on was strong within them. For several days they waited until the damaged feather had grown sufficiently to permit the goose to fly. Meanwhile, the unethical gardener, having been converted by the ethical geese, gladly watched them as they finally rose together and all resumed their long flight."

Love is a very complex emotion, requiring a richness of personality and a great variety of talents. Love is an affirmation feeling that can provide happiness. Let us join hands today to do some good deed in the name of humanity.

3. An Inspirational Story:

The story is told of a man in charge of building a great cathedral who was pestered by an apprentice who wanted to design and arrange the glass for just one of the windows. Although he did not want to discourage so laudable an ambition, neither did the boss want to risk the waste of costly material. Finally he told the apprentice that he could try his hand on one small window, but that he would have to provide the material for it himself. Undaunted, the apprentice gathered all the bits of glass that had been cut off and discarded, and with these scraps he worked out a design of rare beauty. When the cathedral was opened to the public, people stood in awe and praise before the one small window designed by the apprentice.

Everyone can put to good use their own little bits of time, talent, influence, ambition, energy, and weave them into lives of beauty and goodness and rare value.

- Author Unknown

4. Look to this day!

Look to this day,

For it is life,

The very life of life.

In its brief course lies all

The realities and verities of existence,

The bliss of growth,

The splendor of action,

The glory of power -

For yesterday is but a dream

And tomorrow is only a vision.

But today, well lived,

Makes every yesterday a dream of happiness

And every tomorrow a vision of hope.

Look well, therefore, to this day!

- Sanskrit Proverb.

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Smile and Be Happy Always,

Sujatha Das

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