THE NEW FOOTPRINTS..that once etched the sand next to the Master ..

Now imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking along the beach together. For much of the way the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying in the pace.

But your prints are in a disorganized stream of zig zags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, and returns. For much of the way it seems to go like this. But gradually, your footprints come in line with the Lord's, soon paralleling His consistently. You and Jesus are walking as true friends.

This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens; your footprints that once etched the sand next to the Master's are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His large footprints is the smaller "sandprint," safely enclosed. You and Jesus are becoming one; this goes on for many miles.

A Millionaire & Three Beggars

There was a good-natured millionaire in the town. Three beggars thought of approaching him for help. The first man went to the millionaire and said: "O Lord! I want five rupees. Please give me." The millionaire was taken aback at this man's impudence. "What! You demand five rupees from me as though I owe you the money! How dare you? How can I afford to give five rupees to a single beggar? Here, take these two rupees and get away," he said. The man went away with the two rupees.

The next beggar went to the millionaire and said: "Oh Lord! I have not taken a square meal for the past ten days. Please help me." "How much do you want?" asked the millionaire.

"Whatever you give me, Maharaj," replied the beggar. "Here, take this ten rupee note. You can have nice food for at least three
days." The beggar walked away with the ten rupee note.

ONE day, as Buddha was sitting under a banyan tree, a young woman went weeping to him with a dead child in her hands. 'Lord,' she said, 'my first-born, my only child, is dead. Take pity on me and bring it back to life.' And she wept as if her heart would break. The Blessed One knew the futility of reasoning with her in her then frame of mind. So he told her, 'Daughter, bring a handful of gingili seeds from a person none of whose relations have died, and I shall bring your child back to life.'

The young mother was overjoyed at this seemingly simple request She put her dead child tenderly on the lap of the world-teacher and went to the adjacent village. Her experience of the world was so little that she did not know the impossible nature of her quest. She went first to a house and knocked at the door. A young woman came.

Religion And Fanaticism

1. Ask Allah to enable you to reach Ramadan and to get the most out of it as the Salaf (early generation of pious people) used to do.

2. Intend to fast every day with Iman and pure intention seeking the reward from Allah alone. The Prophet peace be upon him said, 'Whoever fasts in Ramadan with Iman and seeking reward (from Allah) his past sins will be forgiven'. (Bukhari)

Digital Pray

If you are online, log on to god.
God lives in cyber cafes and he downloads real fast.
Chat with god, pray to god and like
Radha,
if you want, date god, too!

It is all just a click away whether you are in India or abroad.

Religiosity has acquired a new electronic connotation
these days and the youth are clearly tuned in.

There was once a man who was a great devotee of God. He always believed that God would take care of him, regardless of the circumstances. One day a great flood came to the town in which he lived. All the neighbors began evacuating their homes. However, this man was not worried. "God will take care of me," he assured himself.

"Never count on others to be there for you all the time. There will be a time when they might not be there for you when you need the most. Then its up to you to help yourself because if you don't no one will.... Believe in yourself, often our greatest strength lies in within us but we try to seek it elsewhere "

The Important Question is 'Why are you Alive?'
by Ernest O'Neill

Why do you think you're here, not just sitting here in this traffic jam; but why are you here at all? Why are you alive? Many of us say, "That's much too big a question for me to answer. My problem is staying alive. My problem is just earning enough money to pay the rent next month. I haven't time for cosmic questions like, "Why am I alive? That's all right for wealthy people or people who have time to idle away in such philosophical vagaries, but I myself do not have time for that kind of question."