Sam and his mother lived in a country side. Sam was around 13 years old. He wanted to study but his financial conditions forced him to work to earn living for himself and his old mother. His mother worked as a gardener and its care taker. They would take care of the garden and sell the fruits of the garden in the market for earning livings. Though Sam had never been to school her mother had taught him lot of manners and good behaving habits. Due to this Sam was very honest and bold . Read more

"Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves."
Editor, Walter Anderson

"Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves."
Editor, Walter Anderson

Don’t you love it when a Random Act of Kindness causes a chain reaction in real life, just like on the TV commercials? Here is something I saw today between appointments:Read more

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 Read more

I used to travel quite a bit for work and at almost every airport I would see our service people who are putting their lives at risk to protect our way of life. I would always offer to buy then a meal at the airport. They were surprised, told me it was not necesary, and always very grateful.

It was not a big deal for me but it was clearly something big for them. I was told that it was great to know that "Average Joe American" was behind them.

RAOK On!!