ARE YOU HAPPY TODAY?....
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| GG |
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| bambina wrote: |
...  I AM COMING VERY SOOOON |
 Wow, you really are happy.!!!!!!! |
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 5:20 pm |
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| bambina |
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| GG wrote: |
| bambina wrote: |
| ... I AM COMING VERY SOOOON |
Wow, you really are happy.!!!!!!! |
is it bad?  |
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 5:35 pm |
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| sadik06 wrote: |
| True happiness is not attained through self-gratification |
Are you calling me a w4nker? |
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 8:32 pm |
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| Dee |
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| peace maker wrote: |
| Dee wrote: |
happy and unhappy at the same time!
Happy because Cyprus is beautifull, sun, beach and unhappy because I'm home sick |
speed recovry my friend |
Thank you.
On a side note, I just finished sending my resume (or C.V. as you say it) to a couple of place back in Toronto. I think I'm gonna give up on Cyprus. |
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 | Read about Solon, Croesus, and happiness - very insightful |  |
| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 9:18 pm |
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The expression "as rich as Croesus" comes from the legendary wealth of the king who reigned from 560 to 546 BC over Lydia in western Asia Minor. Gold from the mines and from the sands of the River Pactolus filled his coffers to overflowing. The Lydians in the time of Croesus, it is believed, were the first people to mint coins as money.
The fame of the splendid court of Croesus at Sardis attracted many visitors. One of these, according to a legend, was Solon, the lawgiver of the Greeks. The king proudly displayed his treasures and asked Solon who was the happiest man that he had met. Solon named two or three obscure men who had lived and died happily. Croesus was surprised and angry and said: "Man of Athens, dost thou count my happiness as nothing?" "In truth," replied Solon, "I count no man happy until his death, for no man can know what the gods may have in store for him."
There was indeed great misfortune in store for Croesus. Cyrus the Great of Persia, extending his vast domains, was soon threatening the kingdom of Lydia. Croesus consulted the oracle of Delphi in Greece. The oracle replied: "If Croesus goes to war he will destroy a great empire." So Croesus went out to meet the army of Cyrus and was utterly defeated, he destroyed his own great empire.
The old story goes on to relate that Cyrus ordered Croesus to be burned alive. When Croesus saw the flames creeping upward to consume him, he remembered the words of the wise Solon and cried out, "O Solon! Solon! Solon!" Supposedly Cyrus was so moved by the story of how Solon had warned the proud king that he ordered Croesus to be released. Cyrus asked to Croesus why he shouted Solon's name, and Croesus asked him another question "what your soldiers are doing now?", showing the Persian soldiers taking all the treasures and destroying everything; Cyrus replied "They are plundering your city"; then Croesus said "They are not plundering my city, it's your city now and your soldiers are destroying your city". After that short conversation Cyrus the Great stopped his soldiers. |
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| olgaesplai |
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| last month destroyed me almost:((((but im happy coz i hope. and i know - everything is past. one day i wake up - and be light and happy again... |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:21 pm |
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| i'd be happy if i had a dude... |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:06 am |
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| sniper wrote: |
| i'd be happy if i had a dude... |
u'll probably speak different when u do get one  |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:11 am |
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| who know's maybe i will feel worse |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:44 pm |
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Im always happy even when im sad cos i take one look at my life and what i have achieved in just 2 years and realise how lucky i am. I arrived in cyprus with nothing but 200 pound and a broken heart. Now i can drive, have a house a husband and a baby on the way, im still poor but the happiest girl in the world  oh and did i mention its all thanks to this gorgeous island!! happy happy happy |
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