When I was a child, my father sometimes took me for walks in the late afternoon. We would wander down through the pasture, not hurrying.

He would tell me the names of the trees, show me the fruits and flowers, point out a bird's nest so well hidden that the careless eye would never see it. Sometimes, if the day was uncommonly warm, he would say to me, "Walk in my shadow dear, I'll be your shade."

Even now I recall how good it was to be a child, exploring the fields, becoming aware of the natural order of life, watching the miracles of the changing seasons, marvelling at mysteries, some of which even my father could not explain. I walked with him, safe in his shadow, protected by the shade he provided me.

One day as we strolled along together, we discovered, that I had grown too tall and too big to properly fit into his shadow.

We didn't speak of it ... but we just both knew that the time had come ... for us to walk side by side ... each casting his own shadow.

Later still, I came to understand that the shadow of my father was as it was .. because the man who cast it ... was who he was : big enough, strong enough, wise enough to be my shelter, till I was sufficiently strong to step outside his shadow and walk on my own.

My father gave me the best of himself ... his shadow and his substance !

1. Once, all villagers decided to pray for rain, on the day of prayer all the People gathered but only one boy came with an umbrella...
That's Faith

2. When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her...
That's Trust

3. Every night we go to bed, without any assurance of being alive the next Morning but still we set the alarms in our watch to wake up...
That's Hope

4. We plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future or having any certainty of uncertainties. ..
That's Confidence

5. We see the world suffering. We know there is every possibility of same or similar things happening to us. But still we get married??...
That's Over Confidence!!

He had done many heart operations. A mechanic was removing the cylinder heads from the motor of a car when he spotted the famous heart surgeon in his shop, who was standing off to the side, waiting for the service manager to come to take a look at his car.

The mechanic shouted across the garage, “Hello Doctor, please come over here for a minute.”

The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked argumentatively. “So doctor, look at this. I also open hearts, take valves out, grind them, put in new parts, and when I finish this will work as a new one. So how come you get the big money, when you and me is doing basically the same work?”

The doctor leaned over and whispered to the mechanic.....

“Try to do it when the engine is running”.

• If you do little things well, you'll do big ones better.
• Only those who do nothing do not make mistakes.
• If you are not failing you're not taking enough risks.
• All progress has resulted from unpopular decisions.
• Change your thoughts and you change your world.
• Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
• No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
• However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
• Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
• Having one child makes you a parent; having to makes you a referee.