To read before you live! My friend opened the chest drawer of his wife and got out of it a small package enveloped in silk paper: " This, he said, is not a simple package, it's lingerie." He threw it away and he observed the silk and the lingerie. "I bought this the first time we went to New-York, 8 or 9 years ago. She never used it. She wanted to keep it for a special occasion. And well... i think it is the good moment." He went near the bed et added this to other things that the funeral services would take. His wife had just died. Turning towards me he said: "Don't keep anything for a special occasion, each day that you live is a special occasion." I always think about those words...They have change my life. Today i read a lot more than before and i clean less. I seat on my terrace and i admire the landscape without taking no notice of the weeds of the garden. I spend more time with my family and my friends and less time with my work. I have understood that life is a set of experiences to appreciate. Since then i don't keep anything. I use my crystal glasses every day. I put my new jacket to go to the supermarket if i want to. I don't keep my best perfume for special days, i use it whenever i want to. Sentences like "one day..." or "one of these days..." are being banned from my vocabulary. If it's worth it i want to see, hear or do the things now. I'm not really sure of what would have done my friend's wife if she had known that she wouldn't be there the next day (a next day that we all take too lightly). I think she would have called her family and her friends. Maybe she would have called some old friends to make peace or to apologize about an old quarrel. I like to think that she maybe would have gone out to eat Chinese cooking (her favourite). It's small things undone that would irritate me if i knew that i had few hours left to live. I would be irritated to not have seen some of my friends i had to see "one of these days..." Irritated to not have written letters i had the intention to write one of these days. Irritated to not have said enough to my family and friends how much i love them. Now i don't wait for anything, If you receive this message it means that someone wants you good and also because you too have people whom you love much. If you are too busy to take a few minutes to send it to others and you are saying to yourself that you'll send it "one of these days..."... it's far away... maybe you'll never do it... this Tantra which comes from the North of India. If you believe or not... take a few minutes to read it, ok? There is a few messages good for the soul. It's a Totem Tantra which brings you luck. This Totem Tantra is sent to you. It already has been around the world at least ten times. Instructions for life: a. eat a lot of rice b. give to people more than they expect and do it with good taste c. learn by heart your favourite poem d. don't believe all that you hear, don't spend all that you have and don't sleep as much as you would like e. when you say "i love you", say it seriously... f. when you say "sorry", look the person in the eyes g. be at least engaged 6 months before getting married h. believe in love at first sight i. don't laugh about other's dreams j. love deeply and passionately. You can be hurt but it's the only way to live k. in case of disagreement, be loyal. Don't offense anybody l. don't judge others by their close relations m. talk slowly, but think fast n. if someone asks you a question that you don't want to answer, smile and ask him "why do you want to know?" o. remember that the greatest love and the greatest successes have major risks p. call your mummy q. say "health" when you hear someone sneeze r. when you lose, don't lose the lesson s. remember the three R: respect to yourself, respect for others, responsability for your actions t. don't let a small disagreement spoil a great friendship u. when you realize you have made a big mistake, rectify it immediatly v. smile when you answer the telephone. The person who calls you will feel it to the sound of your voice w. Marry with a man/woman who has some good conversation. When you will be old, your capacity to talk to each other will be more important than the rest x. spend a bit of time alone y. be open to changes, but for all that never forget your principles z. remember that sometimes silence is the best answer aa. read more and watch less TV bb. live an honorable life. When you will be old you will look back to your past and you will appreciate cc. have faith in God but lock well your car's doors dd. a loving atmosphere is important at home. Do your best to create a quiet and harmonious atmosphere ee. in case of disagreement with your loved ones, give importance to the present situation ff. don't think too much about the past gg. read between the lines hh. share your knowledge. It's a way to obtain immortality ii. be gentle with our planet jj. pray kk. don't interrupt someone who is showing you affection ll. mind your own business mm. don't trust a man/woman who doesn't close his/her eyes when he/she kisses nn. once a year visit a place you've never been before oo. if you earn a lot of money, let others use it so you can help them during your lifetime. It's the biggest satisfaction fortune can give you pp. remember that not obtaining what you want, when you want, is sometimes a good thing qq. learn all the rules but don't respect one from time to time... rr. remember that the best relation is the one where love between two persons is stronger thant the necessity that one has for the other ss. judge your success in relation to what you had to let go to have it tt. aborde l'amour et la cuisine avec un certain abandon téméraire Don't keep this message. The TOTEM MANTRA has to be far from your hands in the next 96 hours. Send some copies and observe what happens to you in the next four days. It's the truth if you're not superstitious. Now the rest... send this message to: - at least 5 persons and your life will improve - 0-4 persons: your life will improve appreciably - 5-9 persons: your life improves and does what you expect - 9-14 personnes: you will receive at least 5 surprises in the three next weeks - 15 or more: your life improves radically and what you always dreamt of begins to take form Salutations to all!