Sunday, October 17, 2010

Quote of the day



To err is human, to forgive divine
This idiom means means everyone of us makes mistake, it is good for us to forgive them.
Breaking it down:
"To err" means to make mistake so the phrase implies that every human makes mistake
"divine" is referring to God. This implies that to forgive is a difficult task and when we forgive others we have God's ability to forgive others for their wrongdoings.
Sentence usage:
" I'll never forgive him for what he has done!"
" Just let it go, to forgive is human, to err divine"



with reference to http://www.goenglish.com/

with love,
Yvonne

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Something to ponder about : Destiny

taken from http://paulocoelhoblog.com/

Deciding on the Destinies of Others
Malba Tahan tells the story of a man who met an angel in the desert and gave him water.
“I am the angel of death and I came to get you,” said the angel. “But as you were kind, I will lend you the Book of Destiny for five minutes; you may change what you want.”

The angel gave the man the book. As he was leafing through its pages, the man began reading about the lives of his neighbors. And he got discontented,
“These people don’t deserve such nice things,” he said. With the pen in hand, he began worsening the lives of each one.

Finally, he reached the page of his destiny. He saw his tragic end, but as he prepared to change it, the book disappeared. Five minutes had already passed.
And right there, the angel took the man’s soul.

p/s: Sometime in life we missed out our own golden opportunity just because we are too easily distracted by others'.