I believe....

This is a forward that came to me but i thought i was good to be preserved..so i kept it here for all

I Believe...

I believe-
that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I believe-
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every
once in a while and you must forgive
them for that.

I believe-
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I believe-
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I believe-
that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I believe-
that you should always leave loved ones
with loving words. It may be the last
time you see them.

I believe-
that you can keep going
long after you can't.

I believe-
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I believe-
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I believe-
that regardless of how hot and
steamy a relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had
better be something else to take
its place.

I believe-
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I believe-
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I believe-
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I believe-
that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down,
will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe-
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me
the right to be cruel.

I believe-
that just because someone doesn't love
you the way you want them to doesn't
mean they don't love you with all they have.

I believe-
that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many
birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe-
that it isn't always enough to be
forgiven by others. Sometimes you
have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe-
that no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe-
that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe-
that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do.

I believe-
that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a
secret. It could change your life forever.

I believe-
that two people can look at the exact
same thing and see something totally.
different.

I believe-
that your life can be changed in a matter of
hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe-
that even when you think you have no more
to give, when a friend cries out to you
you will find the strength to help.

I believe-
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

I believe-
that the people you care about most in life
are taken from you too soon.

Death: How enlightening

Once a young man (for this narration we will give a name to this young man as Raj) who had been brought up by a traditional family, went to visit a famous Swami.

Now Raj had told by his mother that the Swami was a true preceptor, a Guru and that the Guru's words were true and to be held in high esteem.

The meeting transpired as follows:

Raj asked the Swami, "Reverend Sir, how come my mind wanders around to forbidden places and your does not?" "Sir, how come I do back-biting and you don't?" "Sir, how come I don't have compassion for others, while you have?" All the questions that Raj asked were of similar nature.

Swami replied, "Raj, your questions are good, but it seems to me that in 24 hours from now you will die".

Now Raj who had already been told by his mother that the Swami's words are true and to be held in high esteem, was shocked. He got up and started getting ready to go.

The Swami asked, "Raj, what happened? You came with such vitality and by my one statement you are totally dismayed."

Raj said, "Swami, my mother told me that your words are true and are to be held in high esteem. So please let me go so that I may meet my family members, friends and others before I die."

The Swami said, "But there are still 24 hours. Sit, we will talk more".

Raj said, "Reverend Sir, please let me go. I must meet my people before I die."

So Raj left and went home. Met his mother and started crying. The word spread. His friends came, other family members came, neighbors came. Everyone was crying with Raj. Time started flying.

Raj was only busy in either crying or counting the hours. When only 3 hours were left, he pulled up a cot and lied down on it. Although the Death has not yet arrived, poor Raj is kind of dead.

When only an hour was left, the Swami walked in.

Swami said to Raj, "Raj, why are you lying down on the cot with your closed eyes. Death is still an hour away. And an hour is 60 minutes long. That's a lot of time. Get up, let us talk".

Raj, "Swami, what is it now that you want to talk? Just let me die peacefully."

Swami, "Raj, there is still time and our talk will get over before the 'ordained' time."

Raj, "Okay, Swami....say what you have to say."

Swami, "In the past 24 hours, did you curse anyone?"

Raj, "How could I curse anyone, I was all the time thinking about death."

Swami, "In the past 24 hours, did you think or wish ill for anyone?"

Raj, "How could I do that, I was all the time thinking about death."

Swami, "In the past 24 hours, did you steal?"

Raj, "Sir, how can you even ask that, I was all the time thinking about death."

Finally the Swami said, "Raj, I don't know who has to die and who has to live. But understanding the ultimate truth i.e. death can be very enlightening. All the questions you posed to me have been answered by yourself because of the awareness of death that you experienced during the past 24 hours. The difference between me and you is that you were aware of death for the past 24 hours, I have been aware for the past 24 years."

– Rajender Krishan