Okra joke

I went to the market to buy some okra. It was so windy they gave it to me for free. That's what I call okra wind-free.

Little church

A child was imitating a religious service. Before the "service" started, he announced "Please turn off your cell phones."

For a gathering hymn, he sang "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".

Knowledge within

I got a saying in a fortune cookie: "One cannot teach a man, only reveal what is within".

That saying falls through the cracks on so many fronts. Some things a man cannot know until it is first taught. For instance, a person's name, or what they are called. One cannot know inside what a person is called until one is introduced.

No one can know when a person will die, or that the person died, unless it is told them. That a castle exists in Germany or China, or that a bridge fell thousands of year ago, cannot be know unless it is seen or told to a person. These things are not within.

There are two things which are within that can be taught. That would be peace and anger. Anger is a learned response. A person in touch with his anger will react with anger. Peace is also within. A person who is in harmony with others will react peacefully.

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Labeling people

We are all born with labels: "Child of God". Those children of God who seem to be your enemies are just sheep gone astray. When Jesus said to pray for your enemies, it is because your enemies are only your brothers and sisters in Christ who need to come back to the fold. They need our help and prayers.

I think it is difficult to stay angry with someone when you realize that he is your sister or brother headed down a road to destruction.

Quotes

He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.
- Mark Twain

Contentment and happiness

There is nothing or nobody that can make you happy.

The only way to be happy is to be content.

Contentment means that you are satisfied where you are and what you have right now. You don't need anything else and you don't need to be anywhere different. If you can't imagine this right now, then you will have trouble being happy a majority of the time.

Rich people have more trouble being happy because they have more potential. They think "I am here now, but I could be somewhere else." Or, "I have this TV, but this other one is better."

Poor people know their limitations. They don't look forward to exotic trips or fancy cars because they realize they can't afford it. They can be more down to earth and content.

So, you can be content and make yourself happy. Do it today. Do it now.

Happy :-) :-)