Everything has it's good and bad side. Just your perception of what you prefer.
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An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots,
> each hung on the ends of a pole
> which she carried across her neck.
>
>
> One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot
> was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.
> At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot
> arrived only half full.
>
>
>
> For a full two years this went on daily,
> with the woman bringing home only one
> and a half pots of water.
> Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.
> But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable
> that it could only do
> half of what it had been made to do.
>
>
>
> After 2 years of what it perceived to be bitter failure,
> it spoke to the woman one day by the stream.
>
> "I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak
> out all the way back to your house."
>
>
>
> The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that
> there are flowers on your side of the path,
> but not on the other pot's side?"
>
> "That's because I have always known about your flaw,
> so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path,
> and every day while we walk back, you water them."
>
> "For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate
> the table. Without you being
> just the way you are, there would not be
> this beauty to grace the house."
>
>
>
> Each of us has our own unique flaw.
> But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make
> our lives together so very interesting and rewarding.
>
>
>
> You've just got to take each person for what they are
> and look for the good in them.
>
>
>
> So, to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day
> and remember to smell the flowers
> on your side of the path.

I thought you all will get a chuckle at what some "wise" men said and later regretted it.

Predictions

"Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances." -- Dr. Lee Deforest, Inventor of TV

"The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives." -- Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom." -- Robert Milligan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923

"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." -- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." -- Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943

"640K of memory ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981

"I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." -- The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957

"But what ... is it good for?" -- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.

"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us," -- Western Union internal memo, 1876

"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?" -- David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s.

"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible," -- A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)

"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper," -- Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone With The Wind."

"A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make," -- Response to Debbi Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies.

"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out," -- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible," -- Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.

"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this," -- Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It" Notepads

Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy," -- Drillers who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859.

"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." -- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929.

"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value," -- Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.

"Everything that can be invented has been invented," -- Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Office of Patents, 1899.

"The super computer is technologically impossible. It would take all of the water that flows over Niagara Falls to cool the heat generated by the number of vacuum tubes required." -- professor of electrical engineering, New York University

"I don't know what use any one could find for a machine that would make copies of documents. It certainly couldn't be a feasible business by itself." -- the head of IBM, refusing to back the idea, forcing the inventor to found Xerox

"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." -- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872

"The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon," -- Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873

and last but not least...

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." -- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

STRESS MANAGEMENT

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass
of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out
ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't
matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it."

"If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour,
I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to
call an ambulance. "In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I
hold it, the heavier it becomes."

He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry
our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes
increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on." "As with the glass of
water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.
When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."

"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't
carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying
now, let them down for a moment if you can. Relax; pick them up later after
you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!"

And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:

* Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of
it.
* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
* If you lend someone money and never see that person again, it was probably
worth it.
* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning
to others.
* Never buy a car you can't push.
* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't
have a leg to stand on.
* Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
* The second mouse gets the cheese.
* When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to
one person.
* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
* We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and
some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they
all have to live in the same box.
* A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

Well, things are going pretty good. Took bandages off and now it is just rehab exercises. Thanks to all who sent me messages of cheer and support.

Take care and stay well.

I have had a sort of vacation for the past two weeks. My "vacation" has been a time of physical pain. I tore the cartilege in my knee and will need arthroscopic surgery on it Fri. Jan 13! Hey, I am NOT superstitious! Fri the 13 comes after Thurs, the 12th. I know I will be ok. I just will NOT walk under any ladders or break any mirrors that day! I try to look on the positive side of life and I did not want to burden any of the new friends I have met on this blog. I have gotten some very good encouragement ("warm fuzzies") and I appreciate that. It does seem to help to let off steam but I do not want to burden others with my problems. If any of you feel inclined to do so you can send me a pat on the head and a warm fuzzy (or two) Misery loves company. But a smile helps more! Stay well you all.