Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt"> "After the ceremonies, the wife returned home and took a look through her late husband's will documents. She was completely shocked to find out that he hadn't left her anywhere as much as she had expected. Rather, he had left most of his wealth to the children of his first marriage. "In a fury, she rushed back to the graveyard and added a few words to the tombstone inscription to make it read, 'Rest in Peace. Until I come!' "This is the selfish nature of worldly love. Understanding this, we should realise that the only true source of happiness is within ourselves. Learn to depend only on this inner strength. We were born to realise our true Selves. Instead, if we live our whole lives trying to find happiness from the external world, we will encounter nothing but alternating, momentary happiness and sorrow until the day we die. We'll waste our whole lives without achieving anything. We should live in this world understanding the temporal nature of material existence." ---Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Sivaya Namah To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Security Centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 "Following the death of a certain rich man, his wife and children were extremely upset and distraught. The funeral rites were beautifully performed, and a large tombstone was placed over his grave site. Engraved on the stone in golden letters was the inscription, 'Rest in Peace.' "After the ceremonies, the wife returned home and took a look through her late husband's will documents. She was completely shocked to find out that he hadn't left her anywhere as much as she had expected. Rather, he had left most of his wealth to the children of his first marriage. "In a fury, she rushed back to the graveyard and added a few words to the tombstone inscription to make it read, 'Rest in Peace. Until I come!' 'Times New Roman'"> "This is the selfish nature of worldly love. Understanding this, we should realise that the only true source of happiness is within ourselves. Learn to depend only on this inner strength. We were born to realise our true Selves. Instead, if we live our whole lives trying to find happiness from the external world, we will encounter nothing but alternating, momentary happiness and sorrow until the day we die. We'll waste our whole lives without achieving anything. We should live in this world understanding the temporal nature of material existence." ---Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Sivaya Namah To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Security Centre. Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Messenger with Voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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