My reading homework 7/5/10

STORY : BAD TEMPER PAGE 1-10  30MIN

There once is a little boy who has a bad temper. His father give him a bag of nails and tell him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.
The first day, the boy had drive 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learn to control his anger the number of nails hammer daily gradually dwindle down. He discover it is easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day come when the boy don't lose his temper at all. He tell his father about it and the father suggest that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he is able to hold his temper. The days pass and the boy is finally able to tell his father that all the nails are gone.
The father take his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a
scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

My reading homework 6/5/10

 STORY : DADS BLESSING PAGE 1-10  30MIN

A young man is getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he has admire a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father can well afford it, he told him that was all he want.
As Graduation Day approach the young man await signs that his father has buy the car.  Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father call  him into his private study. His father tell him how proud he was to have such a fine son and tell him how much he love him. He hand his son a beautifully wrap gift box.  Curious, but somewhat disappoint the young man open the box and found a lovely leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name emboss in gold. Angry he raise his voice to his father and said "With all your money, you give me a Bible?" and storm out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years pass and the young man is very successful in business. He has a beautiful home and  wonderful family but realize his father is very old and thought perhaps he should go  to  him.  He has not seen him since that graduation day.  Before he can make arrangements, he receive a telegram telling him his father had pass away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He need to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrive at his father's house, he is sadness and regret fill his heart.  He begin to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he has left it  years ago.  With tears he open the Bible and begin to turn the pages.  And as he did a car key drop from the back of the Bible.  It has a tag with the dealer's name the same dealer who has the sports car he has desire. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words PAID IN FULL.

My reading homework 5/5/10

STORY : LOVE AND TIME  page 1-10 30 min

Once upon a time, there is an island where all the feelings live: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the other, include Love. One day it is announce to the feelings that the island would sink, so all construct boats and left. Except for Love.
Love is the only one who stay. Love want to hold out until the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sink, Love decide to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said
"Richness, can you take me with you?"
Richness answer, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
Love decide to ask Vanity who is 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 answer.
Sadness was close by so Love ask, "Sadness, let me go with you."
"Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"
Happiness pass by Love too but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love call her.
Suddenly, there was a voice Come, Love, I will take you. It was an elder. 
So bless and overjoy, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrive at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realize how much was owe the elder.
Love ask Knowledge another elder Who Helped me?
"It was Time" Knowledge answer.
"Time?" ask Love. "But why did Time help me?"
Knowledge smile with deep wisdom and answer, "Because only Time is capable of understand how valuable Love is."

My reading homework 4/5/10

STORY: PARABLE OF THE PENCIL STORY

The Pencil Maker take the pencil aside,
There are 5 things you need to know, he tell the pencil ,
Before I send you out into the world. Always remember and never forget,
soon you will become the best pencil.
  One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow
yourself to be hold in Someone's hand.
  Two: You will experience a painful from time to time, but you'll need
it to become a better pencil.
  Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.
  Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside.
And Five: On every surface you are use,  No matter what the condition
you must continue to write.
All these pencils understand and promised to remember and go into
the box with purpose in its heart.
Now replacing the place of the pencil with you. Always remember 
them and never forget and you will become the best person you can be.
One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow
yourself to be hold in God's hand. And allow other human being
  to access you for the many gifts you possess.
Two: You will experience a painful from time to time, by going through
different problems in life, but you'll need it to become a stronger person.
Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.
Four: The most important part of you will always be what's on the inside.
And Five: On every surface you walk through, you must leave your mark.
No matter what the situation, you must continue to do your duty.


Text to world :  this parable on the pencil help you to encourage to know
that you are a special person and only you can fulfill the purpose to which you are born to accomplish.Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is not important and cannot make a change.

My reading homework 3/5/10

STORY ; BUILDING YOUR HOUSE  PAGES 1-9  30MIN 

An old carpenter is ready to retire. He tell to his employer of his plans to leave his job or this house-building business with his wife and enjoy his family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he want to retire.
The employer is sad to see his good worker go but before he goes the employer ask if he can build just one more house for him. The carpenter accept, but on the time it is easy to see that his heart is not in his work because
he shows that he does not seriously. He resorted to used inferior materials for his work. It is an unfortunate way for the end of a career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer come to inspect the house. Then he hand the front door key.
The carpenter was shock!
If he has only know that he is building his own house, he would have done it all so different.
a day at a time, he putting less than our best into the building. He is shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much different.
But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your attitude, and the choices you make today, help build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. The employer say you need to Build wisely!

My reading homework 2/5/10

STORY : MOUNTAIN STORY   PAGES 1- 9  30 MIN


A son and his father are walking on the mountains.
Suddenly, his son falls in it. and he gets hurts then he screams: "Ah!!!"
After that he is surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain

  "Ah!!!" In the moment, he yells: "Who are you?"
something is receives the answer: "Who are you?"
And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"
The voice answers back: "I admire you!"
 He is angry now at the answers, he screams: "Coward!"
something receives the answer: "Coward!"
He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"
His father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."
Then the father explains: "People call this echo, but a fact this is life.
It gives you back everything you say or do.
If you want more competence in something, improve your competence.
This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life.
Life will give you back everything you have give to it."

My reading homework 1/5/10

 STORY : TWO FROGS PAGES : 1-9 30 MIN  

A group of frogs are traveling through the woods and two of them
fell into a deep pit. When the first frog see how deep of the pit
is, she told the second frog that they gonna die soon. The
second frog ignore the comment and try to jump up out of the pit
as much he can. The first frog keep telling him to stop that, 

the first frog think we cannot get out of here the end we will die. 

But, the second frog is heed to what the other frog is saying and give up.

Soon the first frog fall down to the pit.

The other frog continue to jump harder as he can. Once again,
the crowd of frog yell at him to stop the pain and just die. He
jump  even harder and finally he can get out. When he get out, the
other frog said, "Did you hear me?" The second frog explain to
them that he is deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.