Is life interconnected?

Aphids are also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies or whiteflies. They are small sap sucking insects. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions. Have you noticed how all of life is connected? You probably know about the relationship between honey ants (farm ants) and aphids. The ants can't seem to get enough of the tasty honey dew left behind by aphids, those tiny sap-sucking insects probably living in your garden. These two insects have a fascinating relationship. In exchange for all the sugary treats aphids deposit on leaves, the ants wage fierce battle against wasps, beetles and spiders that try to dine on aphids for lunch. As those aphids keep their ant friends happy, the ants keep their aphid buddies alive. Everyone wins, except the plants, of course. Strange, how all of life is interconnected.

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Assumptions

Why is it that so many of our logical assumptions are just plain wrong? And why do we want to act as if they must be true? In an age long before the Internet, a young American at a banquet found himself seated next to the eminent V. K. Wellington Koo, a Chinese diplomat. Completely at a loss as to what to say to someone from such a different culture, this young man ventured, "Likee soupee?" After all, he assumed, don’t all Chinese speak in broken English? Mr. Koo smiled and nodded. Later when called upon to speak, Wellington Koo delivered an eloquent talk in exquisite English, sat down while the applause was still resounding, turned to the young man and whispered, "Likee speechee? Another assumption that was completely wrong. And I can relate. I regularly assume things and act as if they must be true. Do you know one of the reasons why red roses are so popular? Men keep buying them. They ASSUME that all women prefer red roses when flowers are in order. And when asked their partner’s favorite color of rose, men usually say it’s red. But what do the women say? When women are asked what color of rose is their favorite, they are more likely to answer that they prefer yellow, white, black, peach or lavender. And when asked what kind of flowers they would prefer to receive from that special person, the answer is generally not roses at all. Try daisies, tulips or gardenias. The age-old assumption that most women like red roses best is simply not true. Sometimes I think it has taken way too long, but I’m learning to ask about these things I always KNEW were absolutely true. At least I assumed so. When my wife is silent, I’ve always assumed she was angry with me. But now I’m learning to ask. And I’m discovering that her aloofness sometimes actually comes from the fact that she is worried about something not related to me at all. Assumptions. We all make them. They're too often wrong and can easily get us into trouble. So here is what I’ve learned: when in doubt, check it out. And if I’m not in doubt, I still check it out. I’m sure I know what she likes? I check it out. I believe I know what the silence is all about? I check it out. It’s only logical? I still check it out. We may think we know. But what we know may not be so. Best to check it out. This may sound simplistic, but I am always amazed how often we are in distress over things we assume to be true. Yet nobody has checked them out. And I also know that when I check my assumptions out, I can expect to be surprised. Source-- Steve Goodier

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Oxygen consumption

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In one day a human being breathes oxygen equivalent to three cylinders. Each oxygen cylinder on an average costs Rs 700, without subsidy. So in a day one uses Oxygen worth Rs 2100 and for a full year it is Rs 7,66,500. If we consider an average life span of 65 years; the costs of oxygen we use become a staggering sum of Rs 500,00,000. Rs 50 million. All this oxygen is derived free of cost from the surrounding trees.. Very few people look at trees as a resource and there is rampart tree cutting going on everywhere which should stop. Please care for trees Delivered by FeedBurner

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Listen

There was once a farmer who discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn. It was no ordinary watch because it had sentimental value for him. After searching high and low among the hay for a long time; he gave up and enlisted the help of a group of young children playing outside the barn. He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer was about to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another chance. The farmer looked at him and thought “why not? After all this kid looks sincere enough.” So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a little while the boy came out with the watch in his hand! The farmer was both happy and surprised and so he asked the boy how he succeeded while the others had failed. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit on the ground and listen. In the silence I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that direction.” MORAL: A peaceful mind can think better than a worked up mind. Allow a few minutes of silence to your mind every day, and see, how sharply it helps you to set your life the way you expect it to be…!

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BENEFITS OF LAUGHING‼

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own ***************** BENEFITS OF LAUGHING‼ Reduces Heart Disease Natural Pain Killer Improves breathing Helps reduce weight Gives you good sleep Decreases stress Makes you look young Boosts relationship There’s NO reason NOT to laugh *******************

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