Aao kahani sune aur kisse bune

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

William Butler Yeats

वेनिला आइसक्रीम और जनरल मोटर्स!
(एक वास्तविक कहानी जो जनरल मोटर्स के एक ग्राहक के साथ घटी.)
जनरल मोटर्स की पोंटिएक मॉडल की गाड़ी के विभाग को एक शिकायत प्राप्त हुई जिसमें लिखा था: मैं आपको दूसरी बार लिख रहा हूँ. हालाँकि जवाब न देने के लिए मैं आपको दोषी नहीं ठहराता क्योंकि मेरी शिकायत आपको मज़ाक लग रही होगी. लेकिन यह सच है. हमारे परिवार में हर रात डिनर के बाद मीठे के रूप में आइसक्रीम खाने की परंपरा है. और हर रोज़ आइसक्रीम का फ्लेवर अलग होता है. डिनर के बाद पूरा परिवार वोट करता है कि हमें किस फ्लवेर की आइसक्रीम खानी चाहिए और फिर वही फ्लेवर मैं स्टोर से लाता हूँ.
मैंने हाल ही में आपकी कंपनी की पोंटिएक मॉडल गाड़ी खरीदी है. जब मैं इस गाड़ी में आइसक्रीम लाने जाता हूँ तो जब भी मैं स्टोर से वनिला फ्लेवर की आइसक्रीम खरीदकर वापस आता हूं तो मेरी कार स्टार्ट नहीं होती. यदि मैं किसी अन्य फ्लेवर की आइसक्रीम लाता हूँ तो कार स्टार्ट हो जाती है. हो सकता है कि आपको मेरी शिकायत मूर्खतापूर्ण लगे लेकिन ये सच है. मैं चाहता हूँ कि इस पहेली को सुलझाने में आप मेरी मदद करें कि पोंटिएक में ऐसा क्या है जिसे वनीला फ्लेवर से समस्या है.
पोंटिएक विभाग के चीफ को शिकायत पर संदेह था लेकिन फिर भी उन्होंने इसकी जाँच करने के लिए एक इंजीनियर को भेज दिया. डिनर के बाद शिकायतकर्ता और इंजीनियर कार में बैठे और आइसक्रीम स्टोर पहुंचें. उस रात व्यक्ति को वनिला आइसक्रीम खरीदनी थी. जैसे ही दोनों वनीला आइसक्रीम लेकर वापस आए तो कार स्टार्ट नहीं हुई. इंजीनियर हैरान. अगली दो रात फिर इंजीनियर उस व्यक्ति के साथ गया. पहली रात उन्होंने चॉकलेट फ्लेवर और दूसरी रात स्ट्रॉबेरी फ्लेवर खरीदी. और दोनों ही दिन गाड़ी स्टार्ट हो गई.
तीसरी रात वो वनिला फ्लेवर लेकर आए तो कार स्टार्ट नहीं हुई. इंजीनियर एक तार्किक व्यक्ति था तो उसने यह मानने से इनकार कर दिया कि शिकायतकर्ता की कार को वनिला फ्लेवर से एलर्जी थी. उसने फैसला लिया कि जब तक समस्या का हल नहीं हो जाता वह हर रात उस व्यक्ति के साथ स्टोर आता रहेगा. इंजीनियर ने नोट्स लेना शुरू किया. उसने सभी प्रकार का डाटा नोट किया- दिन का समय, गैस के उपयोग का प्रकार, आगे और पीछे ड्राइव करने का समय आदि. थोड़े दिन बाद उसे एक सुराग मिला. इंजीनियर ने पाया कि शिकायतकर्ता को किसी भी अन्य फ्लेवर की तुलना में वनिला खरीदने में कम समय लग रहा था. सबसे लोकप्रिय फ्लेवर होने के कारण वनिला फ्लेवर स्टोर में गेट के पास रखा था.
आइसक्रीम के बाकि सभी फ्लेवर स्टोर के पीछे एक अलग काउंटर पर रखे थे. यहाँ से पसंदीदा फ्लेवर ढूंढने में काफी समय लगता था. अब इंजीनियर के सामने सवाल यह था कि समय कम लगने से कार स्टार्ट क्यों नहीं होती. अब समस्या वनिला आइसक्रीम नहीं समय था! इंजीनियर ने ठंडे दिमाग से सोचा तो उसे समझ आ गया कि समस्या गाड़ी का वेपर (वाष्प) लॉक होना था.
अन्य सभी फ्लेवर को लाने में शिकायतकर्ता को ज्यादा समय लगता था तो गाड़ी का इंजन शुरू होने के लिए पर्याप्त रूप से ठंडा हो जाता था. वनीला फ्लेवर स्टोर में गेट के नज़दीक रखा होने के कारण उसे लाने में कम समय लगता तो गाड़ी का इंजन ठंडा नहीं हो पाता और वेपर लॉक हो जाने के कारण गाड़ी स्टार्ट नहीं होती. इस घटना के बाद जनरल मोटर्स ने पोंटिएक मॉडल के इंजन में ज़रूरी बदलाव किए और शिकायतकर्ता को एक नई गाड़ी भी दी.
इस सच्ची घटना का सार यह है कि अपने ग्राहकों की शिकायत को कभी हल्के में न लें. अजीब और हास्यापद लगने वाली समस्याएं भी कभी-कभी सच होती हैं. और जब हम शांत होकर समाधान ढूंढते हैं तो सभी समस्याएं सरल लगती हैं. समस्या के प्रति आपका नज़रिया और दृष्टिकोण बहुत महत्वपूर्ण होता है. सफलता कोई लंबी या ऊँची छलांग नहीं, यह तो छोटे-छोटे कदमों की मैराथन है.
लेखक: अज्ञात
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My Mother used to ask Me what is the Most Important Part of the Body. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct Answer..

When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, 'My ears, Mommy..'

She said, 'No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon..'

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated the correct answer..

So this time I told her, 'Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes..'

She looked at me and told me, 'You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind..'

Stumped again, I continued My quest for knowledge and over the years, Mother asked Me a Couple More times and always her answer was, 'No. But you are getting smarter every year, My Child..'

Then one year, My Grandfather Died. Everybody was Hurt. Everybody was Crying. Even My Father Cried..

I Remember that Especially because it was only the second time I saw him Cry..

My Mom looked at Me when it was our turn to say our final Good-bye to My Grandfather..

She asked Me, 'Do you know the Most important Body part yet, My Dear ??'

I was Shocked when She asked Me this now. I always thought this was a Game between Her and Me..

She saw the confusion on My face and told Me, 'This Question is very Important. It shows that You have Really Lived in Your Life. For Every Body Part You gave Me in the Past, I have told You were Wrong and I have given You an Rxample why..

But Today is the Day You Need to Learn this Important Lesson..'

*She looked down at Me as only a Mother can. I saw her Eyes well Up with Tears. She said, 'My Dear, the Most Important Body Part is Your Shoulder..'*

I asked, 'Is it because it Holds Up My Head ??'

*She Replied, 'No, it is because it can Hold the Head of a Friend or a Loved One when they Cry. Everybody Needs a Shoulder to Cry on Sometime in Life, My Dear. I Only Hope that You have Enough Love and Friends that You will always have a Shoulder to Cry on when You Need it..'*

*Then and there I knew the Most Important Body Part is not a Selfish One. It is Made for Others and not for Yourself. It is Sympathetic to the Pain of Others..*

*People will Forget What You Said. People will Forget What You Did. But People will NEVER Forget how You Made them Feel..*

The Origination of this Message is Unknown, but it Brings a Blessing to Everyone who Passes it on. "Good Friends are Like Stars. You don't always See them, but You always know they are there for you.
🙏🙏🙏

A msg worth sharing around the hype nd hoopla of Women's Day...

If we must celebrate a day for women, let us celebrate freedom from stereotypes, from expectations, from idolisation, from sacrifice...

Stop congratulating women for being the secret behind a successful man... Start saluting them for being successful.

Stop saying the mother is sacred for all the sacrifices she makes... Try to reduce those sacrifices!

Stop telling women they are beautiful... Try telling them it's not important to be beautiful!

Stop praising her roles as mother, wife, daughter, sister... Celebrate her as an individual, a person, independent of relationships.

Stop justifying her necessity to multi task.... Give her a chance not to!

Stop these constructs which are aimed at making her strive for an impossible balance... Let her be inadequate... And happy!

Stop making her look at herself through a conveniently male viewpoint. Let her be imperfect, whimsical, irresponsible, boorish, lazy, fierce, opinionated, loud, flabby, ungroomed, adventurous, unpredictable, unprepared, impractical....

Written by the Brazilian poet: Mário de Andrade :

My Soul Is In A Hurry.

I counted my years and realized that I have less time to live than the time I have lived so far. I have more past than future.

I feel like that boy who had a bowl of cherries. At first, he gobbled them, but when he realized there were only few left, he began to taste them intensely.

I no longer have time to deal with mediocrity.
I do not want to be in meetings where flamed egos parade.

I am bothered by the envious, who seek to discredit the most able, to usurp their places, coveting their seats, talent, achievements and luck.

I do not have time for endless conversations,
useless discussions about the lives of others who are not part of mine.

I no longer have the time to handle or manage the sensitivities of people who, despite their chronological age, are immature.

I hate to confront those who struggle for power, and those who do not debate the content, just the labels.
My time has become scarce to debate labels. I want the inner essence.

My soul is in a hurry.
Not many cherries in my bowl.

I want to live close to people who are "human" - humans who laugh at their own weaknesses; and away from those became smug and overconfident with their triumphs, and
away from those filled with self-importance.

The essentials are what make life worthwhile. And for me, the essentials are more than enough!

Yes, I’m in a hurry. I’m in a hurry to live with the intensity that only maturity can give.

I do not intend to waste any of the remaining cherries.
I am sure they will be exquisite, much more than those eaten so far.

My goal is to reach the end satisfied and at peace with my loved ones, and my conscience.

As said by Confucius: We have two lives. The second begins when you realize you only have one.

THE LAST LEG OF LIFE !

Most of us are now in the last quarter of our life and should read this interesting piece of advice 👍

This is one of the nicest and most gentle articles I’ve read in a while: No politics, No religion and No racial issues - just food for thought.

You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.It seems just yesterday that I was young and embarking on my new life. Yet, in a way, it seems like years ago, and I wonder where all the years went ?

I know that I lived them all.

I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.

However, here it is, the last quarter of my life and it catches me by surprise !!!
How did I get here so fast ??
Where did the years go and where did my youth go??

I remember well, seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that I was only on the first quarter and that the fourth quarter was so far off that I could not visualise it or imagine fully what it would be like.

Yet, here it is !! My friends are retired and getting grey, they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me, but I see the great change.
They’re not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant. But, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd become.

Each day, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day and taking a nap is not a treat anymore !! It's mandatory because if I don't of my own free will, I fall asleep where I sit.

And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done, but never did. At least now I know that, though I’m on the last quarter and I'm not sure how long it will last, that when it's over on this earth, it's all over. A new adventure will begin, I feel !!

Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done; things I should have done, but truly there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.

So, if you're not on the last quarter yet, let me remind you that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life do it quickly.
Don't put things off too long. Life goes by so quickly.
So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether you're on the last quarter or not.

You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of life. So, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember - and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the past years.

‘Life’ is a gift to you. Be Happy - Have a great day !!

Remember, it is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold, silver or printed Notes or even property.

You may think:

Going out is good - but coming back home is much better !!!

You forget names - but it's okay because some people forgot they even knew you !!!

You realize, you are never going to be really good at anything like golf - but you like the outdoors. So, do it.

The things you used to care to do, you aren't as interested in anymore - but, you really don't care that you aren't as interested.

You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV on than in bed – you call it ‘pre-sleep’ !!! If you enjoy it, just do it.

You miss the days when everything worked with just an ‘On’ and ‘Off’ switch !!!

You tend to use more 4 letter words – ‘what’ and ‘when’ ?

You have lots of clothes in your wardrobe, more than half of which you will never wear – but just in case !!

• Old is good -
• Old is comfortable.
• Old is safe.
• Old songs.
• Old movies.
• and - best of all,
• Friends of old !!!

So, stay well, ‘Old friend.’
Have a fantastic day.
Have an awesome Quarter, whichever one you’re in !!!
Take care!!!
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When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:
Routine…
(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill – beer in hand.
Here comes the important part:
(4) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
More routine….
(5) The woman goes inside to organise the plates and cutlery.
(6) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.
Important again:
(7) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
More routine….
(😎 The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(9) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.
And most important of all:
(10) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
(11) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed ‘her day off.’ And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there’s just no pleasing some women…
ENJOY YOUR BBQ THIS WEEKEND IF YOU'RE ARE HAVING ONE!
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Sharing a beautiful story of females uplifting other females...
My dad has bees. Today I went to his house and he showed me all of the honey he had gotten from the hives. He took the lid off of a 5 gallon bucket full of honey and on top of the honey there were 3 little bees, struggling. They were covered in sticky honey and drowning. I asked him if we could help them and he said he was sure they wouldn't survive. Casualties of honey collection I suppose.

I asked him again if we could at least get them out and kill them quickly, after all he was the one who taught me to put a suffering animal (or bug) out of its misery. He finally conceded and scooped the bees out of the bucket. He put them in an empty Chobani yogurt container and put the plastic container outside.

Because he had disrupted the hive with the earlier honey collection, there were bees flying all over outside.

We put the 3 little bees in the container on a bench and left them to their fate. My dad called me out a little while later to show me what was happening. These three little bees were surrounded by all of their sisters (all of the bees are females) and they were cleaning the sticky nearly dead bees, helping them to get all of the honey off of their bodies. We came back a short time later and there was only one little bee left in the container. She was still being tended to by her sisters.

When it was time for me to leave we checked one last time and all three of the bees had been cleaned off enough to fly away and the container was empty.

Those three little bees lived because they were surrounded by family and friends who would not give up on them, family and friends who refused to let them drown in their own stickiness and resolved to help until the last little bee could be set free~
Author unknown
We could all learn a thing or two from these bees.
kind always.

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Hilarious!!!

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow, and
red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.

Then using God's great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and Krispy Creme Donuts. And Satan said, "You want chocolate with that ?" And Man said, "Yes !" and Woman said, "and as long as you're at it, add some sprinkles." And they gained 10 pounds. And Satan smiled.

And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep the figure that Man found so fair.
And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar from the cane and combined them. And Woman went from size 6 to size 14.

So God said, "Try my fresh green salad."

And Satan presented Thousand-Island Dressing, buttery croutons and garlic toast on the side.
And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the feast!!!

God then said, "I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them."

And Satan brought forth deep fried fish and chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof.

God then created a light, fluffy white cake, named it "Angel Food Cake," and said, "It is good."

Satan then created chocolate cake and named it
"Devil's Food."

God then brought forth running shoes so that His children might lose those extra pounds.

And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering blue light and gained pounds.

Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition.

And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the
starchy center into chips and deep-fried them. And Man gained pounds.

God then gave salad leaves and cucumber and tomatoes, so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite.

And Satan created McDonald's and its 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then said, "You want fries with that ?" And Man replied, "Yes ! And super size them !" And Satan said, "It is good." And Man went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.

Then Satan created private medical insurance !!!
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A teacher brought balloons to school and asked the children to blow them all up and then each write their names on their balloon. They tossed all the balloons into the hall while the teacher mixed them from one end to the other. The teacher then gave them 5 minutes to find the balloon with their name on it. The children ran around, looking frantically but as the time ran out - nobody had found their own balloon…

Then the teacher told them to take the balloon closest to them and give it to the person who’s name was on it. In less than 2 minutes everyone had their own balloon. Finally the teacher said, “Balloons are like happiness. No one will find it looking for theirs only. Instead if everyone cares about each others they will find theirs as quickly as possible.” 🎈

ATTENTION ALL TEACHERS AND PARENTS

This is an article that needs to be repeated:
Every Friday afternoon Chase’s teacher asks her students to take out a piece of paper and write down the names of four children with whom they’d like to sit the following week. The children know that these requests may or may not be honored. She also asks the students to nominate one student whom they believe has been an exceptional classroom citizen that week. All ballots are privately submitted to her.

And every single Friday afternoon, after the students go home, Chase’s teacher takes out those slips of paper, places them in front of her and studies them. She looks for patterns.

Who is not getting requested by anyone else?
Who doesn’t even know who to request?
Who never gets noticed enough to be nominated?
Who had a million friends last week and none this week?

You see, Chase’s teacher is not looking for a new seating chart or “exceptional citizens.” Chase’s teacher is looking for lonely children. She’s looking for children who are struggling to connect with other children. She’s identifying the little ones who are falling through the cracks of the class’s social life. She is discovering whose gifts are going unnoticed by their peers. And she’s pinning down- right away- who’s being bullied and who is doing the bullying.

As a teacher, parent, and lover of all children – I think that this is the most brilliant Love Ninja strategy I have ever encountered. It’s like taking an X-ray of a classroom to see beneath the surface of things and into the hearts of students. It is like mining for gold – the gold being those little ones who need a little help – who need adults to step in and TEACH them how to make friends, how to ask others to play, how to join a group, or how to share their gifts with others. And it’s a bully deterrent because every teacher knows that bullying usually happens outside of her eyeshot – and that often kids being bullied are too intimidated to share. But as she said – the truth comes out on those safe, private, little sheets of paper.

As Chase’s teacher explained this simple, ingenious idea – I stared at her with my mouth hanging open. “How long have you been using this system?” I said.
Ever since Columbine, she said. Every single Friday afternoon since Columbine.

Good Lord.

This brilliant woman watched Columbine knowing that ALL VIOLENCE BEGINS WITH DISCONNECTION. All outward violence begins as inner loneliness. She watched that tragedy KNOWING that children who aren’t being noticed will eventually resort to being noticed by any means necessary.

And so she decided to start fighting violence early and often, and with the world within her reach. What Chase’s teacher is doing when she sits in her empty classroom studying those lists written with shaky 11 year old hands - is SAVING LIVES. I am convinced of it. She is saving lives.

And what this mathematician has learned while using this system is something she really already knew: that everything – even love, even belonging – has a pattern to it. And she finds those patterns through those lists – she breaks the codes of disconnection. And then she gets lonely kids the help they need. It’s math to her. It’s MATH.

All is love- even math. Amazing.

Chase’s teacher retires this year – after decades of saving lives. What a way to spend a life: looking for patterns of love and loneliness. Stepping in, every single day- and altering the trajectory of our world.

TEACH ON, WARRIORS. You are the first responders, the front line, the disconnection detectives, and the best and ONLY hope we’ve got for a better world. What you do in those classrooms when no one is watching- it’s our best hope.

karen McIssac
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girgit ka sapna रीना का कहानियों का पिटारा

*PARENT’S HOUSE*
By
Khalil Gibran

*It's the only house* where you can go to dozens of times without an invitation.
*The only house* where you can put the key in the door and enter directly.
*The house* that has loving eyes that stare at the Door until they see you.
*The house* which reminds you of your care free days, stability and your happiness during your Childhood .
*The house* in which your presence and look at your mother’s and father’s faces is for you a bliss and your conversation with them is a reward.
*The house* that if you do not go, the hearts of its owners will shrink.
*The house* in which two candles were burnt to light up the world and fill your life with happiness and joy.
*The house* where the dining table is pure for you and has no hypocrisy.
*The house* that if the food time arrives and you don't eat, the hearts of its owners will be broken and annoyed.
*The house* that offers you all the laughs & Happiness.

*Oh Children*, find out the value of these houses before it's too late.

*Lucky are those who have their parents house to go to.*
- KHALIL GIBRAN

a beautiful poem by Mario de Andrade (San Paolo 1893-1945) Poet, novelist, essayist and musicologist.
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MY SOUL HAS A HAT

I counted my years
& realized that I have
Less time to live by,
Than I have lived so far.

I feel like a child who won a pack of candies: at first he ate them with pleasure
But when he realized that there was little left, he began to taste them intensely.

I have no time for endless meetings
where the statutes, rules, procedures & internal regulations are discussed,
knowing that nothing will be done.

I no longer have the patience
To stand absurd people who,
despite their chronological age,
have not grown up.

My time is too short:
I want the essence,
my spirit is in a hurry.
I do not have much candy
In the package anymore.

I want to live next to humans,
very realistic people who know
How to laugh at their mistakes,
Who are not inflated by their own triumphs
& who take responsibility for their actions.
In this way, human dignity is defended
and we live in truth and honesty.

It is the essentials that make life useful.
I want to surround myself with people
who know how to touch the hearts of those whom hard strokes of life
have learned to grow with sweet touches of the soul.

Yes, I'm in a hurry.
I'm in a hurry to live with the intensity that only maturity can give.
I do not intend to waste any of the remaining desserts.

I am sure they will be exquisite,
much more than those eaten so far.
My goal is to reach the end satisfied
and at peace with my loved ones and my conscience.

We have two lives
& the second begins when you realize you only have only ONE.

Did you know that when Einstein attended some conferences in the numerous universities of the USA, the recurring question that the students asked him was:

- Do you believe in God?

And he always answered:
- I believe in the God of Spinoza.

For the ones who haven't read Spinoza
hope this shall give them an idea.

Baruch De Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher, of Portuguese Jewish origin, considered one of the great rationalists of his time along with the French philosopher Rene Descartes. Spinoza was born in Amsterdam in the 17th century of a businessman father who was successful but not wealthy.

This is the nature of the God of Spinoza:

God would have said:

"Stop praying and giving yourselves blows on your chests, what I want you to do is to go out into the world to enjoy your life.
I want you to enjoy, you sing, have fun and enjoy everything I've done for you.
Stop going to those gloomy, dark and cold temples that you built yourself and that you call my home.
My house is in the mountains, in the forests, the rivers, the lakes, the beaches. That's where I live and express all my love for you.
Stop blaming me for your miserable life; I never told you that you were a sinner.

Stop being so scared. I do not judge you, nor criticize you, nor ever is angry with you, nothing bothers me, nor do I devise punishment. I am pure love.

Stop asking me forgiveness, there's nothing to forgive. If I made you... I filled you with passions, limitations, pleasures, feelings, needs, inconsistencies... of free will, how can I blame you if you do or say something out of that what I put in you? How can I punish you for being as you are, if I'm the one who made you? Do you think I could create a place to burn all my children who misbehave, for the rest of eternity?
What kind of God can do that?
Forget about any kind of commandments, of any kind of laws; those are wiles to manipulate you, to control you and only to create guilt in you.
Respect your peers and don't do to others what you don't want for you. The only thing I ask is that you pay attention in your life, that your alert status is your guide. This life is the only thing there is, here and now and the only thing you need.

I have made you absolutely free, there are no prizes or punishments, there are no sins or virtues, no one carries a marker, no one carries a record.
You are absolutely free to create in your life a heaven or hell.

I couldn't tell you if there's anything after this life, but I can give you a tip. Live as if there wasn't.
As if this was your only chance to enjoy, to love, to exist.

So, if there is nothing, then you will have enjoyed the opportunity I gave you. And if there is, be sure that I will not ask you if you behaved well or not, I will ask you. Did you like it?... did you have fun ?..What did you enjoy the most? What did you learn?...

*Stop believing in me; believe is to assume, guess, imagine. I don't want you to believe in me, I want you to feel me when you kiss your beloved, when you play with your little girl, when you love your dog, when you bathe in the sea* .

Stop praising me. What kind of egotistical God do you think I am?
I'm bored of your praise, I'm fed up with thanks . Do you feel grateful? Prove it taking care of yourself, your health, your relationships, the world around you. Do you feel overwhelmed?... Express your joy! That's the way to praise me.

The only thing sure is that you are here, that you are alive, that this world is full of wonders.

What do you need more miracles for?
Why so many explanations?

*Don't look for me outside, you won't find me. Find me inside... there I'm beating in you."*

Baruch De Spinoza