Monday, January 25, 2010

I`m in my element!


'How did you enter the spiritual life?' asked a disciple of the Sufi master Shams Tabrizi.

'My mother said that I wasn't mad enough for the madhouse or holy enough for the monastery,' replied Tabrizi. 'So I decided to devote myself to Sufism, in which we learn through free meditation.'

Monday, January 18, 2010

May you all be forgotten


 'May you all be forgotten,' said the monk. 

'But why?' one of the disciples asked. 'Does that mean that our example can never serve to help someone in need?'

'In the days when everyone was just, no one paid any attention to people who behaved in an exemplary manner,' replied the monk.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Chief, how many names do you remember?

Zisi asked Confucius: 'if King Wen were to ask you to govern the country, what would be your first action be?'

'I would learn the names of all my advisers', came the reply.

'What nonsense! This is hardly a matter of great concern to a Prime Minister.'

Monday, January 4, 2010

I want my TIME back. What’s your return policy?


I am sure I am not the only one who thinks that the prescription filling process in Canada takes way much more time than their counterparts in Europe or Asia where most pharmacies not even have an automated filling system to help them with the processing speed and lower patient waiting time.