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DID GOD CREATE EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS?

The professor of a university once challenged his students with this question.

'Did God create everything that exists?'

A student answered bravely, 'Yes, He did'.

The professor then asked, 'If God created everything, then He created evil. Since evil exists (as noticed by our own actions), so God is evil. The student could not respond to that statement causing the professor to conclude that he had 'proved' that the belief in God was a fairy tale, and therefore worthless.

Another student raised his hand and asked the professor, 'May I pose a question?'

'Of course', answered the professor.

The young student stood up and asked, 'Professor does cold exist?'

The professor answered, 'What kind of question is that? Of course cold exists... haven't you ever been cold?'

The young student answered, 'In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold, is in fact the absence of heat. Anything is able to be studied as long as it transmits energy (heat). Absolute Zero is the total absence of heat, but cold does not exist. What we have done is to create a term to describe how we feel if we don't have body heat or we are not hot.'


'And, does darkness exist?', he continued. The professor answered, 'Of course'.

This time the student responded, 'Again you're wrong, sir. Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in fact simply the absence of light. Light can be studied, darkness can not. Darkness cannot be broken down. A simple ray of light tears the darkness and illuminates the surface where the light beam finishes. Dark is a term that we humans have created to describe what happens when there's lack of light.'

Finally, the student asked the professor, 'Sir, does evil exist?'

The professor replied, 'Of course it exists, as I mentioned at the beginning, we see violations, crimes and violence anywhere in the world, and those things are evil.'

The student responded, 'Sir, evil does not exist. Just as in the previous cases, evil is a term which man has created to describe the result of the absence of God's presence in the hearts of man.'

After this, the professor bowed down his head, and did not answer back.

The young man's name was ALBERT EINSTEIN.

*** Driver Slowly ***

Sanjay, a rich guy, loved fast cars and he did have a few in his
possession. He loved to speed and could not be bothered about breaking
speed limits. Many a times he was caught by the cops and speed radars,
fined, but still he never bothered until......  One day as he was
driving at a very high speed as usual, he saw a cop following him. The
cop overtook him finally and asked him to stop and checked his license.
He then took out his pad and started Writing, and then handed over the
sheet of paper to Sanjay.

How much was this one going to cost?!!!

Wait a minute.What was this? Some kind of joke? Certainly not a
ticket.

Sanjay began to read:

"Dear Sanjay,
Once upon a time I had a lovely daughter. She was six when killed by a
car. You guessed it - a speeding driver's car. A fine and three months
in jail, and the man was free. Free to hug his three daughters. I only
had one, and I'm going to have to wait until Heaven, before I  can ever
hug her again. A thousand times I've tried to forgive that man. A
thousand times I  thought I had. Maybe I did, but I need to do it again.
Even now. Pray for me.. And be careful, Sanjay, my son is all I  have
left."

Sanjay turned around in time to see the cop's car pull away and head
down the road. He watched until it disappeared. A full 15 minutes later,
he too,  pulled away and drove slowly home, praying for forgiveness and
hugging  a surprised wife and kids when he arrived.

Life is precious. Handle it with care.

"The Buzzard, Bat, Bumblebee, and Thee"

BUZZARD

If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of
its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.


BAT

The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.


BUMBLEBEE

A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never
sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides
near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.

PEOPLE

In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations, not ever realizing that all they have to do is look up.

Priceless Gift

A father chided his five-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was scarce and he became even more upset when the child wasted the gold paper to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.
The little girl brought the gift box to her father the next morning and said: "This is for you Daddy." The father felt embarrassed. Had he overreacted the previous night? To his annoyance, he found that the box was empty. "Don't you know, young lady, when you give someone a present you are supposed to place the gift inside the package?'
The little girl's eyes filled with tears. " Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was full" she said. The father was crushed. He fell on his knees and put his arms around his little girl, and he begged her to forgive him for being so ignorant.
A few days later an accident took the life of the child. The father kept that gold box by his bed for the rest of the years of his life. And whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he would open the box and take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
Each one of us as human beings have been given a golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God. Nothing can be more precious and nothing is more taken for granted than is unconditional love.

Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it.

He held it up for all to see & asked the students,' How much do you think
this glass weighs?'

'50gms!' .... '100gms!' .....'125gms' .....the students answered.

'I really don't know unless I weigh it,' said the professor, 'but, my
question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few
minutes?'

'Nothing' the students said.

'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor
asked.

'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the students.

'You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?'

'Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis &
have to go to hospital for sure!' ventured another student & all the
students laughed.

'Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?' asked
the professor.

'No'

'Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?' The students were
puzzled.

'Put the glass down!' said one of the students.

'Exactly!' said the professor.' Life's problems are something like this.
Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK. Think of them for a
long time & they begin to ache. Hold it even longer & they begin to
paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything. It's important to think
of the challenges (problems) in your life, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT to 'put
them down' at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you
are not stressed, you wake up every day
fresh & strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!'

As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of
the  school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers she
looked at  her students and said she loved them all the same. However
that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in the
seat was a  little boy named Teddy Stoddard.

Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he
did  not play well with the other children, that his clothes were
messy, and  that he  constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy
could be unpleasant.

It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight
in  marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then
putting a big "F" at the top of his papers. At the school where Mrs.
Thompson taught, she was required to review each student past records
and she put  Teddy's off until the last. However when she reviewed his
file, she was in  for a surprise.

Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child with a
ready  laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners. He is a
joy to be  around."

His second grade teacher wrote Teddy is an excellent student, well
liked  by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a
terminal  illness and life at home must be a struggle."

His third grade teacher wrote, "Teddy's mother's death has been hard
on  him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much
interest  and his home life will soon affect him if some steps are not
taken."

His fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show
much  interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he
sometimes sleeps  in class."

By now Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself.
She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents,
wrapped beautifully in bright ribbons and paper, except for Teddy's,
whose  present was clumsy and wrapped in heavy brown paper, the he
would have got  from a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open
it in the middle of  the other presents.

Some of the children started to laugh when she found  the rhinestone
bracelet with some of the stones missing and a bottle of  perfume that
was only one quarter full. But she stifled the children's  laughter
when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on,  and
dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed on
after school that day just long to say, " Mrs. Thompson, today you
smelled  just like my mom used to." After the children left, she cried
for at long time

On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Instead she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular
attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come
alive.  The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the
end of the  year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in
class. And, despite  her lie that she loved all the children the same,
Teddy became one of her  "pets".

A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling
her  that she was still the best teacher he had ever had in his life.

Six years went by before she got another letter from Teddy. He then
wrote  that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she
was still  the best teacher he ever had in is whole life.

Four years after that she received another note saying that while
things  had been tough at times, he still stayed in school, had stuck
with it, and  would soon graduate with the highest honors. He assured
Mrs. Thompson that  she was still the best and most favorite teacher
he ever had in his whole  life.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he
explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a
little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and
most  favourite teacher he ever had in his whole life. But now the
name was  little longer ... the letter was signed, Theodore F.
Stoddard, MD.

The story does not end here. There was yet another letter that
spring.  Teddy said the he met this girl who was going to marry.

He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he
was  wondering if Mrs. Thompson would agree to sit at the wedding in
the place  that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom.

Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what, she wore that bracelet
- the  one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she also
remembered to  wear the perfume that Teddy's mother wore on the last
Christmas they spent  together.

They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's
ear, "Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much
for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a
difference."

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, "Teddy, you
have  it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a
difference. I didn't know how to teach till I met you."

You could have a Teddy standing in front of you and yet not realize it . .


Warm someone's heart today.
Just try to make a difference in someone's life today, tomorrow..  Just do
it.  Random acts of kindness  I think they call it .

herez one more..

Philippines -- This speech was delivered during the commencement
exercises of the UP graduating class of 2003 by Mr. Butch Jimenez, the
youngest commencement speaker in the university's history. He once
dreamed of doing so, and it came true!!!
:-)

Students wished they had a pencil or paper to jot down notes during the
speech; some even wished they had a taperecorder. Some members of the
faculty found his speech practical, refreshing, and funny!

Butch Jimenez, head of PLDT's media and strategic communications
department, delivered this speech at the UP Diliman Class 2003
commencement exercises.

What's better than...?
By Butch Jimenez

......Better than being negative

AS college students, you're just about to set sail into the real  world.
As you prepare for the battleground of life, you'll hear many speeches,
read tons of books and get miles of advice telling you to work hard,
dream big, go out and do something for yourself, and have a vision.  Not
bad advice, really. In fact, following these nuggets of truth may just
bring you to the top. But as I've lived my life over the years, I have
come  to realize that it is great to dream big, have a vision, make a
name, and work hard. But guess what: There's something better than that.


So my message today simply asks the question, What's better than...?

Let's start off with something really simple. What's better than a long
speech? No doubt, a short one. So, you guys are in luck because I do
intend to keep this short.

Now, let me take you through a very simple math exam.I'll rattle off a
couple of equations, and you tell me what you observe about them. Be
mindful of the instructions. You are to tell me what you observe about
the equations. Here goes: 3+4=7, 9+2=11, 8+4=13,and
6+6=12. Tell me, what do you observe?

Every time I conduct this test, more than 90 percent of the participants
immediately say, 8+4 is NOT 13, it's 12! That's true and they are
correct.
But they could have also
observed that the three other equations were right. That 3+4 is 7, that
9+2 is 11, and that 6+6 is 12.  What's my point?

Many people immediately focus on the negative instead ofthe positive.
Most of us focus on what's wrong with other people more than what's
right about them. Examine those four equations. Three were right and
only one was wrong.
But what is the knee-jerk observation? The wrong equation.  If 10 people
you didn't know were to walk through that door, most of you would
describe those people by what's negative about them. He's fat. He's
balding. Oh, the short one. Oh, the skinny girl.

Get the point? It's always the negative we focus on and not the
positive.
You'll definitely experience this in the corporate world.  You do a
hundred good things and one mistake-guess what? Chances are, your
attention will be called on that one mistake.

So what's better than focusing on the negative?Believe me, its focusing
on the positive. And if this world could learn to focus on  the positive
more than the negative, it would be a much nicer place to live in.

......Better than working hard
We have always been told to work hard. Our parents say that, our
teachers say that, and our principal says that. But there's something
better than merely working hard. It's working SMART.  

It's taking time to understand the situation, and coming out with an
effective and efficient solution to get more done with less time and
effort.
As the Japanese say, "There's always a better way."  

One of the most memorable case studies I came across with as I studied
Japanese management at Sophia University in Tokyo was the case of the
empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan's biggest  cosmetics
companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a
box of soap that was empty. It immediately isolated the problem to the
assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the
delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the
assembly line empty. Management tasked its engineers to solve the
problem. Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray
machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all
the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not
empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast. But a
rank-and-file employee that was posed the same problem came out with
another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed
it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box
passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

Clearly, the engineers worked hard, but the rank-and-file employee
worked smart. So what's better than merely working hard? It's working
smart. Having said that, it is still important to work hard. If you
could combine both working hard and working smart, you would possess a
major factor toward success.

.....Better than dreaming big

I will bet my next month's salary that many have encouraged you to dream
big. Maybe even to reach for the stars and aim high. I sure heard that
about a million times right before I graduated from this university. So
I did. I did dream big. I did aim high. I did reach for the stars. No
doubt, it works. In fact, the saying is true:
"If you aim for nothing, that's exactly what you'll hit: nothing."  But
there's something better than dreaming big.
Believe me, I got shocked myself. And I learned it from the biggest
dreamer of all time, Walt Disney.

When it comes to dreaming big, Walt is the man. No bigger dreams were
fulfilled than his. Every leadership book describes him as the ultimate
dreamer. In fact, the principle of dreaming and achieving is the core
message of the Disney hit song, "When You Wish Upon a Star".

"When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are; anything
your heart desires will come to you. If your heart is in your dream, no
request is too extreme. When you wish upon a star,as dreamers do," as
Jiminy Cricket sang.  But is that what he preached in the Disney
company? Dream?

Imagineering
Well, not exactly. Kinda, but not quite. The problem with dreaming is if
that's all you do, you'll really get nowhere. In fact, you may just fall
asleep and never wake up.  The secret to Disney's success is not just
dreaming, it's IMAGINEERING.  You won't find this word in a dictionary.
It's purely a Disney word. Those who engage in imagineering are called
imagineers. The word combines the words "imagination" and "engineering."

In the book "Imagineers," Disney's CEO, Michael Eisner,claims that
"imagineers turn impossible dreams into real magic."  Walt Disney
explained there is really no secret to their approach. They just keep
moving forward-opening new doors and doing new things, because they are
curious. And it is this curiosity that leads them down new paths. They
always dream, explore and experiment. In short, imagineering is the
blending of creative imagination and technical know-how.
Eisner expounds on this thought by saying that "Not only are imaginerrs
curious, they are courageous, outrageous, and their creativity is
contagious."

The big difference with imagineers is that they dream and then they DO!
So don't just be a dreamer, be an imagineer. You must have all been
given a lecture at one time or another about the importance of having a
vision. Even leadership expert John Maxwell says that an indispensable
quality of a leader is to have a vision.
The Bible also makes it very clear that "Without vision, people perish."
So no doubt about it, having a vision is important to success.  

But surprise! There's something more potent than a vision. It's a
CAUSE.

If all you're doing is trying to reach your vision and you're pitted
against someone fighting for a cause, chances are you'll lose.  The
Vietnam War is a classic example. Literally with sticks and stones, the
Viet Cong beat the heavily armed US Army to surrender, primarily because
the US had a vision to win the war, but the Vietnamese were fighting for
a cause.

In the realm of business, many leaders have visions of making their
company No.1, or grabbing market share, or forever increasing profits.
Nothing really wrong with that vision, but take the example of Sony
founder Akio Morita. He did not just have a vision to build  the biggest
electronics company in the world. In his biography, "Made in Japan," he
reveals that the real reason he set up Sony was to help rebuild his
country, which had just been battered by war. He had a cause he was
fighting or. His vision to be an electronics giant was secondary.

What's the difference between a vision and a cause?
Here's what sets  them apart... No one is willing to die for a vision.
People will die  for a cause. You possess a vision. A cause possesses
you. A vision  lies in your hands. A cause lies in your heart. A vision
involves sacrifice. A cause involves the ultimate sacrifice. Just a word
of  caution.
You must have the right vision, and you must be fighting for  the right
cause. In the end, right will always win out.  It may take  time, and it
may take long. But if you have the right vision and are  fighting for
the right cause, you will prevail. If not, no matter how sincere you
are, if you are not fighting for what is right, you will ultimately
fail.

Two final quotes

Allow me to end with two quotes that I have lived by ever since I
stepped out of UP.  
The first comes from the Bible, which says, "To whom much is given,
much is required."
Having been given the opportunity to study in UP, no doubt, much has
been given to you in terms of an excellent education.
Don't forget that in return, much is now required of you to use that
education not just for yourself, but for others.
And as you move up and start reaching the pinnacle of success, even more
will be required of you to look at the welfare of others, of society and
of the country.

Though I have often dreamed of addressing any graduating class of UP
Diliman, I never really thought it would happen. This brings me to the
second quote I have held close to my heart as I traverse the  destiny
God has laid out for me. "There is no destination beyond  reach of one
who walks with God." My standing in front of you today, as the youngest
commencement speaker of this esteemed university in  92 years, is proof
of how true that quote is.

A final review:

What's better than focusing on the negative? Focus on the positive.
What's better than working hard? It's working smart.
What's better than dreaming? Imagineering.
What's better than doing something for yourself? Doing something for
your country.
What's better than a vision? A cause.
What's better than a long speech? Definitely, a short one.
Thank you and congratulations, UP Diliman graduating class of 2003
"Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that  never
ends."

Not every flower can represent love
               but roses did it.

Not every tree can stand thirst,
               but cactus did it.

Not every monkey can read emails,
               but hey you just did!
       
 
Enjoy your day, and don't forget to smile !

dunno if it is really inspirational..
but is lovely and loveable..

You have to read this it is absolutely beautiful......


Each year he sent her roses,
and the note would always say,
I love you even more this year,
than last year on this day.
My love for you will always grow,
with every passing year."

She knew this was the last time
that the roses would appear.
She thought, he ordered roses
in advance before this day.
Her loving husband did not know,
that he would pass away.

He always liked to do things early,
way before the time.
Then, if he got too busy,
everything would work out fine.

She trimmed the stems and
placed them in a very special vase.
Then, sat the vase beside
the portrait of his smiling face.

She would sit for hours,
In her husband's favorite chair.
While staring at his picture,
and the roses sitting there.

A year went by, and it was
to live without her mate.
With loneliness and solitude,
that had become her fate.

Then, the very hour,
The doorbell rang, and there
were roses sitting by her door.

She brought the roses in,
and then just looked at them in shock.
Then, went to get the telephone,
to call the florist shop.

The owner answered, and she asked him,
if he would explain, Why would someone would
do this to her, causing her such pain?

"I know your husband passed away,
more than a year ago,"
The owner said,
"I knew you'd call, and you would want to know.
The flowers you received today,
were paid for in advance.
Your husband always planned ahead,
he left nothing to chance.
There is a standing order,
that I have on file down here,
And he has paid, well in advance,
you'll get them every year.

There also is another thing,
that I think you should know,
He wrote a special little card...he did this years ago.
Then, should ever I find out that he's no longer here, that's the card that should be sent to you
the following year."

She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard.
Her fingers shaking,
as she slowly reached to get the card.

Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note.
Then, as she stared in total silence,
this is what he wrote...

"Hello my love, I know it's been a year
since I've been gone.
I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome.
I know it must be lonely,
and the pain is very real.

Or if it was the other way,
I know how I would feel.
The love we shared made everything
so beautiful in life.
I loved you more than words can say,
you were the perfect wife.
You were my friend and lover,
you fulfilled my every need.
I know it's only been a year,
but please try not to grieve.

I want you to be happy,
even when you shed your tears.
That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.
When you get these roses,
think of all the happiness that we had together,
and how both of us were blessed.
I have always loved you and
I know I always will.
But, my love, you must go on,
you have some living still.

Please...try to find happiness,
while living out your days.
I know it is not easy,
but I hope you find some ways.

The roses will come every year,
and they will only stop,
When your door's not answered,
when the florist stops to knock.
He will come five times that day,
in case you have gone out.
But after his last visit,
he will know without a doubt!
To take the roses to the place,
where I've instructed him
and place the roses where we are,
together once again.

Sometimes in life, you find a special friend;
Someone who changes your life
just by being part of it.
Someone who makes you laugh
until you can't stop;
Someone who makes you believe
that there really is good in the world.
Someone who convinces you
that there really is an unlocked door
just waiting for you to open it.

a professor filled a jar with stones and asked the class "is it full"

class said : yes

He then put some sand in it. the sand took place in the niches of the stones. He said : is it full

class said yes again

then he put cofee in the har
The coffee adjusted in the sand particle
he said is it full
the class laughed and said yess again

The professor said, our life is like this jar

There is always space for everything in life
stones are our basic duties
sand is our social duties
a student asked: what is coffee then

professor said : " No matter we full fill our basic duties and our social onligations, but there is always space for us to sit and have a cup of coffee with friends..."