The Sikh gave him the money. When Menon asked for his address so that he could repay the man, the Sikh said that Menon owed the debt to any stranger who came to him in need, as long as he lived. The help came from a stranger and was to be repaid to a stranger.

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. The grass is greenest where it is watered.

Remember, most of us got something for nothing the first time just by showing up here at birth. Now we have to qualify.

About winning and losing: It isn't important, what really counts is how you play the game. About playing the game: PLAY TO WIN!

Share everything. Don't take things that aren't yours. Put things back where you found them.

Sometimes during the day, I consciously focus on some ordinary object and allow myself a momentary "paying-attention." This paying-attention gives meaning to my life. I don't know who it was, but someone said that careful attention paid to anything is a window into the universe. Pausing to think this way, even for a brief moment, is very important. It gives quality to my day.

Weddings seem to be magnets for mishap and for whatever craziness lurks in family closets. In more ways than one, weddings bring out the ding-dong on everybody involved.