Life is just like a mirror

 A poor boy was in love with a rich man’s daughter. Overcome with his love for the girl, the boy proposed to her.

However, the rich girl derisively rejected him and said, “Your monthly salary is equivalent to my daily expenses. How do you expect me to marry someone like you? I can never love you so forget about me. Go find and marry someone else of your level.”

Despite being rejected so hurtfully, for some reason, the boy could not forget her so easily. Roughly 10 years later, they accidentally ran into each other in a shopping mall.

She immediately recognized the man and said, “Hey, how are you? I’m now married to a very smart man, and his salary is $15,700 per month! Can you beat that?”

The man, hearing those painful words from the woman he used to care for, held back his tears and said nothing. Not a few moments passed when the woman’s husband came back to her side.

But before the lady could say a word, her husband immediately recognized the man she was talking to and said,

“Sir? G-good afternoon! I see you’ve met my wife!”

“Good afternoon too, Mr…?”, said the man.

“Mr. Carter, Sir!” The husband then turned to his wife and said,

“Dear, I’d like you to meet my boss. He owns the $100 million project I’ve been working on!”

The woman, left flabbergasted by the turn of events, was not able to say anything back.

The man just smiled and said, “Well, Mr. Carter. I’ve got to get going. I have important things to attend to. It was splendid seeing you today. Have a great day!”

For a minute, the couple just stared at the man as he walked away. Having been over her initial shock, the woman asked her husband in disbelief, “That was your boss?”

“Yes, dear. He’s a very humble person but his life is quite a sad story.
They said he once loved a lady but she dumped him because he was just a poor boy back then.

Because of that, he worked really hard. And because he’s smart, he became successful. Now he’s a multimillionaire who earns millions of dollars a month. Unfortunately though, he couldn’t move on from that heartbreak and remains unmarried still.”

The husband went on and said, “How lucky would that lady have been if she had married that man?”

The lady looked in total shock and couldn’t utter a word.

Morals of the story: Life is short. Furthermore, it is just like a mirror – you can only see as much as it reflects.

So don’t be too arrogant or proud by looking down on others because of their current situations. Things and circumstances can change with time.

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The Last Waltz

Words of wisdom to enlighten you

 

“Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” – Conan O’Brien

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker

“No” simply means begin again at one level higher.” – Peter Diamandis

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair

“Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.” – George Whitefield

 “Show the world how much you’ll fight for the winners circle.” – Pat Riley

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle Onassis

No-Bake Black Forest Cheesecake

Ingredients

Biscuit Base

• 300 g Digestives
• 150 g Unsalted Butter

Cheesecake Filling

• 500 g Full-Fat Cream Cheese
• 100 g Icing Sugar
• 300 ml Double Cream
• 100 g Milk Chocolate
• 100 g Dark Chocolate
• 1x Jar Black Cherries in Kirsch
• 1-2 tbsp Kirsch

Decoration

• 180 g Full-Fat Cream Cheese
• 100 ml Double Cream
• 75 g Icing Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• Chocolate Curls
• Spare liquid from Cherry Jar
• Fresh Cherries

Instructions

For the Base

• Melt the butter in the microwave on short bursts on in a small pan over a medium heat until smooth. 
• Blitz the biscuits in a food processor to a small crumb, add the melted butter, and pulse a few times until it is combined well. 
• Tip into a 8″/20cm Deep Springform Tin and press down firmly – chill in the refrigerator whilst you do the rest!

For the Filling

• Drain the Cherries in Kirsch from the liquid and separate the two. I pour the kirsch liquid back into the jar and refrigerate for now. 
• In a separate bowl, melt the two chocolates together in a bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring gently or microwave in short bursts until fully melted – leave to cool slightly whilst doing the rest.
• With an electric mixer (I used my KitchenAid) Whisk the Cream Cheese and Icing sugar until combined. Add in the slightly cooled melted chocolate and whisk till smooth. 
• Pour in the liquid double cream and continue to whip the cheesecake until it is starting to thicken a lot like a Mousse does (I use speed 6/10 on my KitchenAid)
• Once done, it will hold it self completely when finished whipping. Add the drained cherries to the mixture, along with one tablespoon of kirsch, and fold together. If you like, add another tablespoon of kirsch and fold through again!
• Pour the mix on to the biscuit base and smooth over. In a separate bowl, whip together the 180g Cream Cheese, 100ml cream, icing sugar and vanilla until thickened. 
• Pipe rosettes around the edge of the cheesecake (like pictured) and add a fresh cherry to each. Add any spare cherries into the middle of the hole in the middle! Cover the cheesecake, and chill in the fridge for at least 5-6 hours or preferably overnight.
• Remove the cheesecake from the tin, I use a thin metal spatula to lift mine off the base in one piece. In a pan, add the liquid from the Cherries in Kirsch Jar and boil, continue to boil for a few minutes so the liquid reduces down to a thicker syrup. 
• Cool the liquid and drizzle over the cheesecake. Sprinkle over some Chocolate Curls.

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