short story

Ref: http://www.spiritual-endeavors.org/stories/four.htm

Giving Blood:
Giving Blood many years ago, when I worked as a transfusion volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a disease and needed blood from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save Liza."
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"

Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her all his blood.
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The Obstacle in Our Path:

In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand. Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.

neev_udaan

neev_udaan

ultimately india won the match!!India 4-0 lead in the series.
Second consecutive time Yuvraj Singh the man of the match for his crucial 48 runs and 2 important wickets of Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood. Rahul Dravid deserves appreciation for his 65 runs. Well done India!!!!!!!

neev_udaan

neev_udaan

Today April 6, 2006 is the fourth ODI between India and England in Nehru Stadium, Kochi. India wants 14 runs in 42 balls quite sure to win this match too. This will be India's 4 th consecutive win over England in the 7 match ODI series. while writing this article wicket of Suresh Raina has fallen. This is good cricket from the youngsters(Yuvraj Singh) and a great leadership from Rahul Dravid. Ohhhh this is turning out to be an interesting match....Yuvraj is also out...india 224/6 needs 14 more runs to win.