The reality of life

Where there is love, there is hatred.
This is how God has made it.
Joy and sorrow are the two sides of life.
Whatever it be, we have to experience
Both these during the course of our years.
Whether it be laughter of tears
God has placed them hand in hand.
Who can ever change this fate?
This is the reality of life.

Life is a journey, it must be completed.
If life is a battle, it must be finished.
If life is a pilgrimage, it must be concluded.
And if life is a race, it must be won.

Life is a race.
Don’t whimper if the track is rough and the goal is distant. One day you shall reach it.

Life is a voyage.
Don’t complain if the storms bat6ter the hull or the winds tatter so shreds the sails. One day you shall come to your heaven.

Life is growth.
Don’t find fault if the seed lies smothered and submerged in the dark earth before it blooms and blossoms. One day you shall have your harvest.

The beauty of a home is harmony.
The security of a house is loyalty.
The joy of a house is love.
The plenty of a house is children.
The rule of a house is service.
The comfort of a house is in contented spirits.
The maker of a house, of a real human house, is God
Himself, the same who made the stars and built the world.

Parents are prone to give their children everything except the one thing they need most. That is time; time for listening, time for understanding, time for helping, and time for guiding. It sounds simple, but in reality is is the most difficult, and the most sacrificial task of parenthood.

Eleven Rules for Self-Confidence
Focus on your potential instead of your limitations.
Determine to know the truth about yourself.
Distinguish between who you are and what you do.
Find something you like to do and do it well, and then do it over and over.
Replace self-confidence with regular, positive self-talk.
Replace fear of failure with clear pictures of yourself functioning successfully and happily.
Dare to be a little eccentric.
Determine to integrate the body and spirit.
Determine to live above neurotic guilt.
Cultivate people who help you grow.
Refuse to allow rejection to keep you from taking the initiative with people.