A Love Story

After years of hard & dedicated service to his Company, Ajay was being appointed at an elegant reception as the new Director. It was a small function where his wife Anita , a Home Executive & some of the wives of the other persons in top management were also present.

In an adjacent room, Ann, the wife of the CEO of the Company, asked Ajay's wife a very odd & unusual question; "Does your husband make you happy?"

The husband, Ajay, who at that moment was not at her side, but was sufficiently near to hear the question, paid attention to the conversation, sitting up slightly, feeling secure, even filling his chest lightly in pride & hope, that she would definitely not publically lower or degrade her husband, would answer affirmatively, since she had always been there for him during their marriage and generally in life. Nevertheless, to both his & the others' surprise, she replied simply; "No, no, he doesn't make me happy..." Rust Preventive Oils

  

The room became uncomfortably silent, as if everyone was listening to the spouse's response. There was a sudden coldness in the air. The husband was petrified. A frown appeared on his face. He couldn't believe what his wife was saying, especially at such an important occasion for him. To the amazement of her husband & of everyone!

Anita sat up firmly & explained in a modest but stern tone to the other wives who were present; 

"No, he doesn't make me happy... I AM HAPPY by my own choice . 

The fact that I am happy or not doesn't depend on him, but on me. Both of us have the intellect & discretion to reason, interpret & decide. And I am the person upon whom my happiness depends.

I make the choice to be happy in each situation & in each moment of my life with Ajay . If my happiness were to depend on other people, on other things or circumstances on the face of this earth, I would be in serious trouble!

Over my life I have learned a couple of things: I decide to be happy & the rest is a matter of 'experiences or circumstances' like helping, understanding, accepting, listening, consoling & with my spouse, I have lived & practiced this many times.

Honestly, true happiness lies in being content" 

Relieved & reassured, a smile was clearly noticed on Ajay's face.

Happiness will always be found in contentment, forgiveness & in loving ourselves & others. To truly love is difficult, it is to forgive unconditionally, to live, to take the "experiences or circumstances" as they are, facing them together & being happy with conviction.

There are those who say I cannot be happy : * Because I am sick. * Because I have no money. * Because it is too cold. * Because they insulted me. * Because someone stopped loving me. * Because someone didn't appreciate me. But what they don't know is that they can be happy even though sick, whether it is too hot, whether they have money or not, whether someone has insulted them, or someone didn't love or hasn't valued them. Transformer Oil

Being Happy is an attitude about life & each one of us must decide!

Being Happy, depends on us! It Depends on Me. I fall. I rise. I make mistakes. I live. I learn. I have been hurt but I am live.

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I am human. I am not perfect but I am Thankful.!!

How Much Does God Love You?

Only God can answer this question. Fortunately, we have a book available where we can find out what God thinks: the Bible.

(What a wonderful thought that is! We can read and know what GOD thinks! Don't let yourself be robbed of this great privilege by being too busy.) Anti Rust Oil

PSALM 103:13 NIV 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

One way we can begin to get an inkling of God's love for us is to know what it is like to have our own children. Psalm 103:13 tells us that the same deep feelings a parent has for their child, are also present in God toward us. The word in this verse means much more than "compassion." It is a very deep feeling -- hard to express in words. This is what God feels for you! High Temperature Grease

(You may wonder why. I may wonder why God would feel that way about you or me. All I can say is: parents can think their own children are really special, even though others may think they are quite normal!)

Another way we can judge how much God loves us is by what He was willing to go through to redeem us and have us in His family. A lot! Anti Static Coning Oil

We are familiar with John 3:16, but often being familiar with something keeps us from grasping it as fully and clearly as we should. Think about it: God so loved the dirty, rotten, rebellious world of people -- even those who hated Him -- that He decided to suffer the punishment that justice demanded so they could go free.

God loves you -- no matter who you are -- no matter what you have done. He loves you more than you can imagine or understand.

God loves you more than He loves Himself. That is proven by the fact that He put your interest and your feelings ahead of His own, choosing to suffer so you could go free. Engine Oils

How can anyone not love and worship such a Being as our wonderful God?

SAY THIS: God loves me. God loves me. God loves me.

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