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The Missing Watch

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There once was 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 while; he gave up and  enlisted the help of a group of 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 while the little  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 where the rest had ...

Gujarati Roommates

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This incident is about a Gujarati person named Kanjibhai. Long long time ago, before he got married, he was travelling from Ahmadabad to Bombay by train. Rupaben was also travelling in the same compartment except that they both didn't know each other in the beginning. Once they started talking, they realized they both had a lot in common. Both were Single. Both were Gujaratis. Both were going to Bombay. Both were Schoolteachers. Both were starting a new job at the Mithibai College. They seemed to hit it off well and decided to be roommates in Bombay and made a pact that they would do everything together. So they lived in the same house, travelled to the college together on Kanjibhai's scooter, had lunch in the staff room together, returned home together. They were watching the TV together, eating dinner together and were also sharing the same bedroom and ...EVEN sharing the same bed. The only problem was Rupaben was placing a pillow between them at bedtime, much to the frustr...

Road to Success is not Straight

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There is a curb called  Failure A loop called  Confusion   Speed bumps called  Friends   Red lights called  Enemies Caution lights called  Family You will have flats called  Jobs  But, if you have a spare called  Determination   An engine called  Perseverance   Insurance called  Faith You will make it to a place called Success!! Courtesy: BestQuotes