Music Selections

[Joe Mahmood]

CHESTER SEE - A LIFE OF REGRET



BE A LAKE

The old Master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it.

"How does it taste?" the Master asked.

"Awful," spat the apprentice.

The Master chuckled and then asked the young man to take another handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and when the apprentice swirled his handful of salt into the lake, the old man said, "Now drink from the lake."

As the water dripped down the young man's chin, the Master asked, "How does it taste?"

"Good!" remarked the apprentice.

"Do you taste the salt?" asked the Master.

"No," said the young man.

The Master sat beside this troubled young man, took his hands, and said, "The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same. But the amount we taste the 'pain' depends on the container we put it into. So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things ..... Stop being a glass. Become a lake!"

 

[Joe Mahmood]

JOHN DENVER - TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROAD



THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RICH AND POOR

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be
considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

"It was great, Dad."

"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

"Oh yeah," said the son.

"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered:

"I saw that we have one dog and they had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have
a creek that has no end.

We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.

Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.

We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.

We buy our food, but they grow theirs.

We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."

The boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!

 

[Joe Mahmood]

Goodnight everyone...wherever you are..

Joe

"Dont be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes is certain for those who are friends."

~ Richard Bach

DON MCLEAN - AMERICAN PIE

 

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LEON ELSE - BLACK CAR

 

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OF MONSTERS AND MEN - CRYSTALS

 

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DEEPCENTRAL - LACRIMA MEA

 

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FOO FIGHTERS - THE PRETENDER

 

[Joe Mahmood]

Goodnight...

Joe

"Day is over, night has come. Today is gone, what's done is done. Embrace your dream, through the night, Tomorrow comes with a whole new light."
~ Author Unknown

METALLICA - NOTHING ELSE MATTERS

 

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ARCHITECTS - HEREAFTER

 

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ARCHITECTS - DOOMSDAY

 

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ONE OK ROCK - I WAS KING

 

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OUR MIRAGE - NIGHTFALL

 

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FLIGHT PATHS - WASHED AWAY

 

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Goodnight...

Joe

NOAH - HIDUP UNTUKMU, MATI TANPAMU

 

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P.O.D. - YOUTH OF THE NATION

 

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BTS - FAKE LOVE

 

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Goodnight...

RICHARD MARX - RIGHT HERE WAITING

 

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KONGOS - COME WITH ME NOW

 

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AMBER RUN - I FOUND

 

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FIVE - EVERYBODY GET UP



SYNCHRONISTIC EVENT

A man wakes up on the morning of his 55th birthday. He notices it is 5.55. He takes 55 minutes to eat and dress, then turns on the T.V. and finds it on channel five. The date is 5th. He leaves his fifth floor apartment, gets on the number five bus, and travels five miles to work. He takes the fifth elevator to the fifth floor of his office at 555 Fifth Street. He notices there are five people on the elevator with him. He gets off and goes to the fifth door on the left to his office. Being a bright person, he notices all the coincidental events involving the number five. He starts to wonder how he might take advantage of them. On his desk he finds a racing form someone has left. He turns to the fifth page, and finds that the fifth horse in the fifth race is named "Your Lucky Fives." He figures this must be a message, a sure fire way to make some money, so he calls the local bookie and places $5,000 on the race. He calls back at 5 p.m., and asks how his horse did. The bookies replies, "He came in fifth!"

By Dr. Kirby Surprise author of SYNCHRONICITY