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Antibiotic

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black mud, was in black mud, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Father Fleming had saved. “ I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. “ You saved my son’s life “.

“ No, I can’t accept payment for what I did,” the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel.

“ Is that your son?” the nobleman asked. “ Yes “ the farmer replied proudly. “ I’ll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like the father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of.

And that he did. Fleming’s son graduated from St Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was stricken with pneumonia. What saved him ? PENICILLIN.

The name of the nobleman – Lord Randolph Churchill
His son’s name - Sir Winston Churchill

Don’t underestimate the vicious effect of kindness. Who knows it can produce another great discovery in the medical world.

AN ACT OF KINDNESS CAN BRING HAPPINESS TO COUNTLESS PEOPLE

Extracted from the book “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Dr Phang to commemorate 20 years of service to the Dhamma by Ven B Saranankara Thero.

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Doing Good
Is Good For Health

Charity shoeshine !

In a study in the United States, it was noted that people who helped others reported the following:

They consistently reported better health.
Their health markedly improved when they began volunteer work.
95% of them said helping others gave a physically good feeling. Nine out of ten experienced physical sensations of sudden warmth, increased energy and a sense of euphoria.
They reported long term calmness and relaxation.

Extracted from the book “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Dr Phang to commemorate 20 years of service to the Dhamma by Ven B Saranankara Thero.

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Don’t Make Unnecessary Judgements
It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates.

CANDIDATE A

Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two Mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.

CANDIDATE B

He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.

CANDIDATE C

He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and hasn’t any extramarital affairs.

Which of these candidates would be your Choice?

Avoid making unnecessary judgements.
Judge when it is our duty to do so.
We make think we have all the facts.
In reality, the consequences can be disastrous.
How often are we guilty of being judgemental?

Candidate A: is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Candidate B: is Winston Churchill.
Candidate C: is Adolph Hitler.

Extracted from the book “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Dr Phang to commemorate 20 years of service to the Dhamma by Ven B Saranankara Thero.

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Meditate
For Mental Immunity

Spend time meditating everyday in whatever way are comfortable with to
STRENGTHEN THE MIND

For those who are interested to find about the clinical evidence of meditation in health, please read Dr Herbert Benson’s ( MD ) book,
THE RELAXATION RESPONSE

For those who are allergic to the word “Meditation”, you can substitute it with
Mental Exercise

Extracted from the book “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Dr Phang to commemorate 20 years of service to the Dhamma by Ven B Saranankara Thero.

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Why Worry?

A study was conducted and it showed that an average person spends a great portion of valuable time worrying over unnecessary problems

Things that never happen	40%
Things in the past and cannot change	30%
Needless worry about health	12%
Petty worries	10%
Real & legitimate worries	8%

THUS, 92% OF VALUABLE TIME IS WASTED

Extracted from the book “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Dr Phang to commemorate 20 years of service to the Dhamma by Ven B Saranankara Thero.

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Death and the Titanic
REFLECTIONS FOR THE PRACTISING BUDDHIST

What struck me as more meaningful than the love story in the movie, "Titanic", is how various characters reacted in the face of impending death:

The ship designer seemed repentant, he was solemn and regretful, reflecting upon his mistake as he let the others rush for the lifeboats.
The captain seemed attached, disillusioned by his loss of reputation and the possibility of a happy glorious retirement-as he held on to the helms, not escaping, awaiting death. Too much pride?
The bad guy was unscrupulous, trying to bribe and cheat his way to escape death.
An officer could not stand the pressure of maintaining order. He was forced to shoot one of the passengers who did not queue for the life boats. Regretful and helpless, he shot himself!
There are those who simply jumped into the sea to swim after the lifeboats already out at sea.
There are those praying feverishly for help.
The typical person fights others to get himself into a lifeboat.
There are those (like Jack and Rose) unwilling to let go of each other.
And of course, there are the calm musicians who historically died at their posts playing music to calm the panicking crowd.

So the question is-if you were on the Titanic that night, how do you think you would have reacted? Do you think that's appropriate? What is appropriate?

The Titanic was a real major disaster-It was the only ship proudly proclaimed in the history of mankind to be unsinkable-yet it sank on its maiden voyage. How does this relate to us? Many of us feel that we are Titanics-we feel immortal at times. We feel undefeatable by Ageing, Sickness and Death, invincible against the law of Impermanence. There are few illusions that great. Impermanence is not to be talked about, but felt in the bones. Impending death is one of the best motivation available for us to attain the deathless state of Nirvana. The day we are born, we are all sinking Titanics-we start advancing towards death. The tricky part is we do not know how much of our ship of life is still above the water. Have you planned your escape? How are you going to escape? There is an ancient Indian saying:

"The most amazing thing in the world is that we all live as if we will still be alive tomorrow." On one certain tomorrow, we will not be alive and the scary thing is that this "tomorrow" might just be tomorrow! May we learn to treasure our lives and realise the importance of transcending life and death-today. Yes, realise today! Because tomorrow might never come. Yes, yes-you'd heard the message above a thousand times. So will this be one more such message? You decide. You can start taking it seriously now, or tomorrow!

Source: The Daily Enlightenment
www.buddhanet.net

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