In a cold winter, a couple had to moved out from the luxury villa becasue of bankruptcy.

The husband worked day and night to support the family but didn't spend enought time with his wife.

So she thought, he doesn't love me anymore, he just cares about his business, not me.

One day, on her way to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, let me take it first, ok?

Why not let me shower first,she asked.I am tired, sweetie, you take it later, ok?

this made her very sad. 

It was yet another sat day, and she found nothing to do, then she turned on his computer, a few words blurred her eye.it was his diary.

Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking a bath first, and all I said to her was, I am tired.

She was unhappy, in her mind, I didn't treat her as well as I used to, but what can I do? I was not as rich as before.

We moved to a smaller apartment, we only had one shower in the bathroom, it was so cold to take a shower in such an extrememly cold winter.

But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get warmer, at least 1.

Now I cannot give her a comfortable life, bring her to the luxury restaurant like old times, or buy her expensive dresses, but at least, I can give her 1 love.

Rotten Tomatoes

A teacher decided to let her class play a game,

She told each child in the class to bring along a bag with a few tomatoes.

Each tomato would be given a name of a person that the child hated.

So the number of tomatoes in his or her bag would depend on the number of people the child hated.

When the day came, every child brought some tomatoes with the names of the people he or she hated.

Some had two tomatoes, some even had five tomatoes.

The teacher then told the children to carry the tomatoes with them wherever they went for a week.

Days passed, and the children started to complain, becasue the rotten tomatoes let out a terrible smell.

Beside, those having five tomatoes also had to carry heavier bags.

After one week, the children were very happy becasue the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked, how did you feel?

The children started compalining of the trouble that they had to go through when carrying the heavy and smelly tomatoes.

Then the teacher told them the meaning behind the game.

The teacher said, this is the same situation when you carry hatred for somebody inside your heart.

The terrible smell of hatred will pollute your heart, and you will carry it with you whenever you go.

If you cannot stand the smell of the rotten tomatoes for just one week, can you imagine that it is like to ahve the smell of hatred in your heart for the rest of your life?

The Invisible Flowers

A young woman inherited a beautiful garden from her grandmother.

She  loved garending too and was very proud of her garden.

One day, she saw a picture of a very beautiful plant in a book, and wanted that for her garden.

She ordered it and planted it at the base of the stone wall in her backyard.

She took great care of the plant, which grew quickly and had beautiful green leaves on it.

Months passed, but not a single flower bloomed on the plant.

She became angry, and almost cut down the vine.

Moments later, her neighbour called and said, thank you so much for the beautiful flowers.

You have no idea how much I enjoy looking at the blomms of the vine that you have planted.Hearing this, the young girl rushed to the neighbour's side of the wall and saw the most beautiful flowers in bloom.

All the care she had given to the plant paid off, only the vine had crept through the narrow opening in her stone wall.

And for that reason, it did not bear any flowers on her side of the wall but did generously on the other side.

Just becasue you canno see the good results of your efforts does not mean that they bear no fruit.

The Hedgehogs

It was the coldest winter ever, many animals died becasue of the cold.

The hedgehogs, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm.

This way they covered and protected themselves, but the quills of each one wounded their closet companions.

After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen.

So they had to make a choice, accept either the quills of their companions or the risk of death. wisely, they decided to go back to being together.

They learned to live with the little wounds casued by the close relationship with their companions in order to receive the heat that came from the others.

This way they were able to survive.

The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire the other person's good qualities.

Happiness Is Not Far Away

A bird went to look for its happiness in the distance.

It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a dying flower, whose face was full of smile. not knowing why, the bird asked the little flower,you are going to die, why are you still so happy?

Becasue of my dream will come true, said the little flower,

What kind of dream do you have? to produce sweet fruit. then the little bird saw it, happiness is a hope in the heart.

Then the little bird continued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck find the way back home. althought it was disabled, it had a smiling face. not knowing why, it asked the duck, the fate treats you so unfairy, why are you still so happy with yourself? I am happy because I can help others.

Then the little bird saw it, happiness is a love in the heart, the bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall. the spider fell off the wall midway, but it kept climbing again and fell off again. this didn't discourage the spider, it kept climbing over and over again.

not knowing why, the little bird asked the spider, you failed again and again, why don't  you have pain but happiness on your face?

As long as I keep making my efforts, there is still hope to climb up it, because of this, I am so happy, said the spider. then the little bird saw it, happiness is a faith in the heart. so the little bird pursuded happiness no longer becasue it had seen the truth, happiness is not in the distance but in your heart.

The Secret of Happiness

An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane, his old jacket and shoes made him look unusal that day.

A young waitress name Mary watched him move towards a table by the window.

She ran over to him, and said with a smile, here,sir, let me give you a hand, without saying a word, he just gave her a smile,too.

she pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit down, then she put his cane against the table where he could reach it.

In a soft and clear voice, the old man said, thank you,miss.

you are welcome, sir. she replied, I will be back in a minute, and if you need anything, just wave at me.

After he  had finished a good meal, Mary brought him the change, she handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. holding the door open for him, she said, thank you for coming to our restaurant, you are welcome to come again, sir. the old man turned around and smiled.

When Mary went back to clean his table, she was very surprised, under the plate, she found a business card, a 100 dollar bill and a note.

the note said, dear lady, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself,too. it shows in the way you treat me and yourself, you have found the secret of happines.

In fact, the old man was the owner of the restaurant, that was the only time that she, or any of his waitresses, had ever seen him.

Sand and Stone

John and James were best friends, they fought for many resons, but never gave up their relationship.

They visited many places in their travels, they passed through various villiages, towns and forests.

They supported each other throughout the journey.

One day, they reached a desert, they had very little food and water, John  said that they should save the food and water for ater use.

However, Jame disagreed, he wanted to drink water, as he was very thirsty.

They quarrelled with each other for the water, John slapped James, and they walked in silence.

James wrote on the sand, my best friend slapped me.

Finally, they reached an oasis, they were very happy, and had a lot of fun in the water.

While they both were bathing, James was a little careless and nearly drowned himself, John rushed to him and saved him.

James hugged his friend and thanked him, they had a little nap and decided to leave the place. 

When they were able to leave, James carved something on a rock.It was, my best friend saved my life.

He said to John, when you slapped me, I recored it on the sand, the wind would have blown it away by now. however, when you saved my life, I recored it on the rock, it will remain there forever. we have to forget the bad things and cherish the good things that are done to us.