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Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all prepared their boats and left. Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment. When the island was almost sinking, Love decided to ask for help. Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you." Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel, "Vanity, please help me!" "I can't help you Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat." Vanity answered. Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go with you." "Oh.... Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!" Happiness passed by Love too, but ...

Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves. ~ Helen Keller ~ Just had a quarrel with someone over what they perceived, and what I (we) perceived. Merely asking "why are you angry?" to someone who happened to look as though they are angry can have severe repercussions, especially if they think you are out to make them look bad due to the circumstances in which the question was placed. Does that mean that the question was wrong, or that it should not have been asked? I'd like to think not, for it is important, for us as humans, to communicate with one another. A simple question, a reaching out gesture, could mean the difference between life and death for some (inspirational story here ). The only issue perhaps, is that I could have worded it better, such as "are you angr...

YouTube video by proaAngel91 歌曲： 稻香 歌手： 周杰伦 作词： 周杰伦 作曲： 周杰伦 Title:  Dao Xiang Singer:  Jay Chou Lyrics by:  Jay Chou Score by:  Jay Chou 对这世界如果你有太多的抱怨 跌倒了就不敢继续往前走 为什么人要这么的脆弱 堕落 If you have too many grievances towards the world Unable to pick yourself up after falling down Why must one be so weak and depraved 请你打开电视看看 多少人为生命在努力勇敢的走下去 我们是不是该知足 珍惜一切 就算没有拥有 Turn on your TV and take a look How many are fighting courageously to live on Shouldn't we be contented (And) cherish everything even if we do not possess it 还记得你说家是唯一的城堡 随着稻香河流继续奔跑 微微笑 小时候的梦我知道 不要哭让营火虫带着你逃跑 乡间的歌谣永远的依靠 回家吧 回到最初的美好 Remember you said home was the only castle Running along the flowing stream following the paddy fragrance Smile for I know your childhood dreams Do not cry; let the fireflies take you away (You can) always depend on folk songs Go home, return to the beautiful beginning 不要这么容易就想放弃 就像我说的 追不到的梦想 换个梦不就得了 为自己的人生鲜艳上色 先把爱涂上喜欢的颜色 Don't give up ...

A businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. Complimenting the fisherman on the quality of his catch, the businessman asked how long it took to haul in the fish. "Only a little while," the fisherman replied. The young man asked: "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" The content fisherman said: "This is enough to support my family's needs. I don't need any more." "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a walk with my wife, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my buddies. I have a full and busy life." The young man scoffed: "I have a Harvard MBA and can help you. Spend more time fishing, and with the proceeds from your catch, buy a bigger boat. Using the proceeds earne...

Just trying to help promote the game and merchandise of one of my favourite series of point & click adventure games: Reincarnation, by B-Group Productions . You can try out the games on Kongregate (or other Flash game sites) Reincarnation (1) : A Demon's Day Out (ADDO) Reincarnation (2) : Riley's Out Again Reincarnation (mini 1) : Out to Sea You Die Reincarnation (mini 2) : A Hillbilly Holiday Reincarnation (mini 3) : In The Name Of Evil You can also purchase a demon figurine or buy the comic on the iTunes store. :)

Different email clients have different naming conventions for their folders. Thankfully Mozilla Thunderbird allows customization so you don't have to hunt for where your deleted or sent items went if you alternate between Thunderbird and Outlook. Note that these instructions are for Thunderbird 2.0.0.24. How to set your Sent folder (from ISBER) Click on Edit -> Account Settings Under "Copies & Folders", check the box "Place a copy in" and select the radio button "Other" Choose the folder you want from the drop-down menu (usually "Sent Items" for Outlook compatibility) How to change your Trash folder (from mozillaZine) Locate your preference file, pref.js, in your profile folder Windows XP/Vista/7 "%APPDATA%\Mozilla\" Linux ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/<Mozilla generated profile key> Open pref.js with a text editor (Notepad on Windows, vi on linux etc.) and find the server number associated with your IMAP account. Look for a...

Found this image on a thread from photography forum ClubSNAP and I thought it was pretty funny. Would love to give credit to the original source, but a quick Google search suggests that nobody knows where it originated from as well. Just as a side note, I think I'm probably somewhere around the "All I shoot is bad" region. XD

Talesworth Adventure Ep. 1 is a fun little puzzle game (available on Kongregate and most other Flash games sites). The tools are basic - you use a combination of loot and one-way doors to help Questy the adventurer find his way through the dungeons, slaying monsters and collecting gems, so as to free the country from an evil dragon. =) The rules are simple, and gameplay is refreshingly simple yet challenging. If you happen to get stuck, don’t forget to check out the creator’s blog where a full walkthrough is posted.