Motivational Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr

The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice. - Martin Luther King Jr
The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt. - Martin Luther King Jr
The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. - Martin Luther King Jr
The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important. - Martin Luther King Jr
The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists. - Martin Luther King Jr
The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. - Martin Luther King Jr
The time is always right to do what is right. - Martin Luther King Jr
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. - Martin Luther King Jr
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. - Martin Luther King Jr
There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. - Martin Luther King Jr
There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth. - Martin Luther King Jr
War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow. - Martin Luther King Jr
Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. - Martin Luther King Jr
We are not makers of history. We are made by history. - Martin Luther King Jr
We have guided missiles and misguided men. - Martin Luther King Jr
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now. - Martin Luther King Jr
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. - Martin Luther King Jr
We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear. - Martin Luther King Jr
We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the positive affirmation of peace. - Martin Luther King Jr

Jessica Cox - Not Just Motivational

Jessica Cox can tap dance. She can brush her own hair. She wears her contact lens all by herself. She can ride a car.

“Hey, this is common. Even I can do all of that”

Jessica Cox is a certified pilot.

“Ok, I am not a pilot. But I know many who are.”

Yes, all these are common things, but what makes Jessica a super woman? She does all of this without arms.

Yes, Jessica Cox, was born with no arms. Her mom raised her as a normal child and never let Jessica feel that her disability would trouble her. Soon Jessica learned to use her legs to play with toys, to write, to brush etc. In one of her videos, she tells that she was a bit nervous when she had to dance on the stage for the first time. But once she finished her dance and left the stage, she was already longing for her next chance to get on the stage.

Today, Jessica Cox through her hard work has owned two Black Belts in Karate and can drive her car all by herself just by using her legs. Not just that, she can play piano and does all her day to day activity by herself. She leads her life as a motivational speaker. Jessica explains to the world when you combine fearlessness, creativity and persistence, nothing is impossible.

Jessica took up the test for acquiring her driving license. She cleared the test with flying colours and she got her license. But a couple of week later, her driving license was suspended stating that it would be dangerous for someone without arms to drive the car. So she had to take couple of additional tests to get her license back. Today, Jessica Cox drives her car in roads without any additional extensions fitted to the car.

Not just that,

Jessica Cox was always feared of heights and she wanted overcome that. When she was provided with the opportunity to fly a flight she eagerly accepted it. She was ready to fight her fears. After three years of hard work and consistency, she is now a licensed pilot and currently the only armless pilot in the world.

Jessica Cox has just proved one thing to all of us. Everyone has problems. You just have to figure a way out of it. Jessica might had difficulties in driving her car, piloting a flight etc. But she figured a way to do them all.

Now, when someone without arms can do this much, can’t we achieve something in this world? She has already become my role model.

Four wives - a real good story

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.
He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.
Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.
Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have !"
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives
a. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
b. Our 3rd wife ? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
c. The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
d. The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.

So always keep your soul in front of what you do and keep it happy.

Hardwork has no substitute.

There was a aloof college boy who never cared about his education. He took the books only the day before the exam. He fell in love with a girl when he was in 3rd Semester. He only came to college to see her. Once he makes eye contact he went to the nearest entertainment center and spent his time.

By the time he finished his 5th Semester he had about 16 arrears. He never worried about the arrears until one day he sat in a shop with his friends. Suddenly one of his friend came with a discussion to know who has the most number of arrears. By the end of the discussion our hero came to know that he was the topper and all his friends only had very few. Now he understood where he was standing. He had became the worst student in the class. His hall ticket came in, he had to 2400 rupees,100 for each paper, the highest being paid as examination fee. He was in no progress with the girl he was in love also. His world went into dark, he had no site of his future and he was scared to death. He even considered sucide. When he went to pay the fees, the co-ordinator was shocked.

"What the hell happened?" the co-ordinated asked suprisingly.
"No, mam. i never knew I would come to this point in my life" he replied.
"But this is a mess." the co-ordinator was still confused.
"I know mam. My life is screwed". he was about to cry.
"Hey, Its not like that. You still can do that. You only work hard. It is very easy" the co-ordinator replied confidently.
"Thanks mam. I will put my effort", he took the hall ticket and left the room.

From that day he started looking into his books and made a plan of how he is going to study. He started a new life.One day he was sitting in the same shop with his friends, when they started discussing what they learn and all that and finally one of his friend conclude "It is hard work and hard work alone" and he gave a example from his life.
His friend started with his story,

"Till today I don't know much about the EC paper, but I cleared it. Because I kept reading that book again and again and tried to understand it. But it was grey area for me. After I wrote that paper, I thought I am going to fail, but when the results came, I cleared it. What does it mean? It means God only looks into how sincere you are and how hard working you are and only based on that you get your results"

By this time our hero was ready to improve his effort to one step further. He started reading all his books again and again and did everything he can. The exams came near and the confidence he had was unlimited because of the hard work he did.

The results came, he had cleared 17 Papers that semester alone. He completed his other papers in the subsequent semesters and came out of the college neatly.

And finally that he understood what his hard work. So you want to achieve something work towards it blindly but sincerely. You will win.

Who is Blind?

Hey all,

Yesterday, I was with my family shopping in Purasalwakkam. Lately I have been so down and feeling bad about my career, my health and so many other things.

When I was hovering around the shop, I saw a family. The husband and wife were both blind. They have two kids, who were normal and very cute indeed. I still can't believe how normal they were. They were shopping too. Both their kids were boys. They were playing around, but their mother did not leave the tight grasp she had on her kids. I have seem moms who shout at their kids when they play in shopping malls, when they are busily shopping. But this person was so nice, She went to were ever the kids took her to. She kept laughing and smiling on the way the kids were playing. Though her husband was not moving around with the kids, he still managed to follow them from the point he stood, with the help of the kid's voice, and he was still laughing and replying to the kid's childish questions. Finally they got everything they required and made the payment. Since he was blind, he had to give away the rupees by touching and feeling them. He made it very easily and left the shop happily.

Hopefully you might have understood what would be running in my mind.

The happiness and sadness is in the way you take life as. You just have to figure out a way of all your anomalies. The husband in the family might initially had problems in sensing and giving the correct money, but he figured out a way. The mom would have initially had some problem in brining up the kids, but she figured out a way. They both would have had many other problems from their childhood. But they figured out a way to be happy. But we here weep for the bad things happening and forget to understand that there is always a way to do anything, but only thing is we are not figuring the way out. So now tell me, who is blind?

My english might be bad, but hopefully you should have understood the message, so go figure it out. Have a happy day....

Never Give up

Sir Winston Churchill took three years getting through eighth grade because he had trouble learning English. It seems ironic that years later Oxford University asked him to address its commencement exercises. He arrived with his usual props. A cigar, a cane and a top hat accompanied Churchill wherever he went.

As Churchill approached the podium, the crowd rose in appreciative applause. With unmatched dignity, he settled the crowd and stood confident before his admirers. Removing the cigar and carefully placing the top hat on the podium, Churchill gazed at his waiting audience. Authority rang in Churchill's voice as he shouted,

"Never give up!"

Several seconds passed before he rose to his toes and repeated:

"Never give up!"

His words thundered in their ears. There was a deafening silence as Churchill reached for his hat and cigar, steadied himself with his cane and left the platform. His commencement address was finished.

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