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ByOH TEIK BIN

LEE KIANG WUI

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* PROVERBS AS LIFE LESSONS

Experience this moment to its fullest. ~ Zen ProverbA friend is known when needed. ~ Saudi ProverbFriendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~ Swedish Proverb

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* PUZZLES FOR THE BRAIN1 Some parents are holding their children, waiting for their turn. The children are handed one at a time

to a man. The man holds them while a woman shoots them.

If the child starts to cry, the man tries to stop the crying

before the child is shot. Give a logical explanation to this.

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* WISE COUPLETS

Stress? Take steps to beat it to get the Peace you need.

When the mind is truly wise and clear,supreme happiness and peace is near

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* RIDDLES

1 What is it that does not ask questions but needs to be answered?

2 I have a neck but no head. Handle me with care. I can break.

What am I, Mate?

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* WISE TIPS

You cannot change what you refuse to confront.

Don’t fall into escapism. Be courageous to face the

problem.

Crying over spilled milk does not solve the problem. Learn from the

mistake and move ahead.

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* PUZZLES FOR THE BRAIN

1 Can you make out the English word that can be formed

from all these letters: PNLLEEEESSSSS.

2 What question can someone ask all day long, always get

different answers to, and yet all the answers could be correct?

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* QUOTES TO LIVE BYThe weak can never forgive. Forgiveness

is the attribute of the strong.Mahatma Gandhi

Don’t mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it. If it is unfair, keep from

irritation. If it is ignorant, smile. If it is justified, learn from it.

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* EPIGRAMS AND APHORISMS

Sits he on ever so high a throne, a man still sits on his bottom.

Montaigne

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death

your right to say it.Voitaire

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* HUMOR AND LIFE LESSONS

Offensive Ways

Wife : Darling, why aren’t you playing badminton with your office mate Ali anymore?

Husband : Well, would you want to play with someone who shows up at the court half an hour late, uses curse and swear words whenever he loses a point and throws his racket at the opponent

whenever he loses the game?Wife : I certainly would not.

Husband : Well, neither will Ali.

* One who has bad habits or offensive ways in his interaction with others will soon be shunned by other people.

* It is wise to realize one’s weaknesses and take steps to correct them.

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* AFFIRMATIONS AND ASPIRATIONS

May we heed great men’s advice and become most happy, peaceful and wise!

May we all grow in the mind when we become wise and kind.

May wise Loving-kindness and compassion spur us into more positive action!

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TheEnd May this book of ‘Mental Food’

make you feel Peaceful and Good!

WEEKLY FOOD FOR THE MIND is available at MPH and Popular Book Stores

and also at mphonline.

With Metta,OH TEIK BIN

LEE KIANG WUI