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I may not prove to be the perfect friend
Written By Ravinder Kumar on Saturday, January 14, 2012 | 10:28:00 PM
Romantic Moments...!!!
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DON'T WE ALL
DON'T WE ALL
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come
from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work.
Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would
consider a bum.
From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no
money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times
that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't
want to be bothered times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought.
He didn't.
He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look
like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke.
"That's a very pretty car," he said.
He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly
blond beard keep more than his face warm.
I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.
He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never
came.
As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if
he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true
to the inner voice.
"Do you need any help?" I asked.
He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget.
We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from
those of higher learning and accomplishments.
I expected nothing but an
outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me.
"Don't we all?" he said.
I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum
in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge
shotgun.
Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I
needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus
fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those
three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter
how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you
have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or
a place to sleep, you can give help.
Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that.
You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all.
They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different
perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from
daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe
he was more than that.
Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and
wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.
Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then
said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."
Don't we all?
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Parliament buildings around the world
Parliament buildings around the world
The US Congress meets in Washington at the Capitol building, which features a vast dome and elaborate triangular pediments perched on top of grand columns inspired by the classical architecture of Greek and Roman temples. Construction of the building began in 1793, and it was first occupied in 1800. Since then, numerous additions have been made by a succession of architects, including the replacement of the original dome with the urrent cast-iron structure.
Classical themes also inspired the design of this portico on the Palais Bourbon, which has been the seat of the French National Assembly or lower legislative chamber of the French government since 1798. The portico was added to the palace in 1806 to honour Napoleon, but the emperor was reportedly unimpressed. "He regretted he was no longer an artillery officer who could target his canons against this ridiculous screen," future minister for fine arts Antonin Proust said in 1891.
South Africa's Parliament, which was completed in 1884, displays similar neoclassical design principles alongside bold terracotta-coloured brickwork. It also takes the principle of separation of powers unusually literally: based in Cape Town, it is over 900 miles (1,450km) away from the government departments it scrutinises, which are based in Pretoria.
The Reichstag, home to Germany's Parliament, boasts a glass dome designed by British architect Norman Foster and added amid significant restoration after the country's reunification. The original building opened in 1894, but was severely damaged by a 1933 fire blamed by Hitler on communist rabble-rousers, a threat that - real or otherwise - helped him to strengthen his grip on power.
Canada's parliamentary buildings, like the UK Houses of Parliament, drew inspiration from the gothic architectural tradition. The main buildings were constructed between 1859 and 1866, and the tower, which bears a striking resemblance to the clocktower in Westminster housing Big Ben, was added in 1927. Inside the building there are other echoes of Westminster: Canadian MPs also face their political adversaries across a House of Commons decked out with green leather seats.
But the neogothic and neoclassical motifs espoused by many western legislatures were eschewed when the Diet National Parliament Building was constructed between January 1920 and November 1936 in Tokyo.
Russia's lower house, the State Duma, has met in an imposingly brutalistic building since 1994, after the previous year's constitutional crisis left the White House, the home of Russia's predecessor legislature, badly damaged by troops loyal to President Yeltsin.
The designers of Australia's Parliament drew inspiration from the shape of boomerangs as they planned an extensive renovation of the dilapidated home of Australian legislators, completed in 1988. Much of the building's office space is concealed underground to provide some respite from Canberra's summer sun.
In Brasilia, as in Canberra, architects and town planners were given the chance to realise radical design ideas. This building hosts Brazil's bicameral legislature.
India's Parliament House meanwhile emphasises continuity with its circular structure, overseen by a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, with features that are designed to evoke ancient Indian monuments. The building was opened in 1927 after a construction project lasting nearly six years. The transfer of power from the UK to its former colony took place on the 15 August 1947 in the Central Hall, a circular, domed building within Parliament House.
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So true...!!
1 stone is enough to break a glass.
1sentence is enough to break a heart.
1sec is enough to fall in love.
But y d hell 1chapter is not enough to pass in exam...???
A boy's eye is
Faster than Google in searching a
Beautiful girl in crowd...
:
But
...:
A boy's heart is slower than
Governments bus while
Proposing a Girl whom he truly
Loves.
1sentence is enough to break a heart.
1sec is enough to fall in love.
But y d hell 1chapter is not enough to pass in exam...???
A boy's eye is
Faster than Google in searching a
Beautiful girl in crowd...
:
But
...:
A boy's heart is slower than
Governments bus while
Proposing a Girl whom he truly
Loves.
"COLLEGE n SCHOOL are d nickname of HEAVEN"
Hmmm.....
Dats y it is said dat
"COUPLES r made in HEAVEN.
My Teacher pointed at me with a Ruler & said:
At the End of this Ruler is an Idiot I still don't get why I got rusticated.
I only asked him, Which End Sir?
Professor: What's attention deficit hyperactive disorder?
Student: jimbalakadi bamba.
Professor: Sorry, I don't undrstnd what u said?
Student: Same here sir!
Father to son: why don't u just go and study?
Son: what for?
Father: U'll get good marks...
Son: then?
Father: U'll get good job.
......Son: then?
Father: U'll have big house, new car.
Son: so what after that?
Father: after that U'll relax.
Son: so what do u think I m doing right now???
Announcement in University:
"The students who have parked their cars on the driveway, please move them"
Another announcement after 20 minutes:
"The 200 students who went to move 9 cars please return to their respective classes"
Ugly Truth:
In Bed,
It's 6AM,
You Close Your Eyes for 5 mins...
...& it's 7:45
But in Office,
It's 9:30am
You Close Your Eyes for 5 mins...
& It's Still 9:31
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