World AIDS Day: Understand the Impact, Get Involved

World’s AIDS Day is Friday, December 1 — a day commemorating the millions of lives lost to this deadly disease, reminding us of the millions suffering from HIV or AIDS, and the millions still at risk. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 3.1 million (between 2.8 and 3.6 million) lives in 2005 of which, more than half a million (570,000) were children.

Let these numbers sink in. They are huge. As YouthAIDS (youthaids.org) National Yoga Ambassador, Seane Corn points out, “There is no vaccine and there is no cure and the life-extending drugs that are available to us in this country are far out of reach for most of the 40 million people who currently live with HIV.” She also points out some other harsh stats:

• Two young people become infected with HIV every hour in the U.S.
• 50% of all new infections occur in young people between the ages of 15-24. Most of them don’t know they carry the virus.
• 15 million children have been orphaned by AIDS — that is the equivalent to every American child under the age of 5.
• AIDS kills one child every minute.

What can you do? You can take action that shows you care:

• Wear a red ribbon
• Talk to people
• Go to an event
• Get involved

For further information about how to learn more and/or get involved go to youthaids.org or omhrc.gov/hivaidsobservances. You can make a difference.

A LOVE Story!!!

FRIENDS, AS FAR AS MY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE REACHES * IT’S EMOTION WHICH IS THE GREATEST WEALTH A HUMAN BEING POSSESS * LOVE, LAMENTATION ETC GIVES US SOME MOMENTOUS INCIDENCE IN LIFE * HERE THERE IS A STORY WHICH TOUCH THE PEOPLE HAVING A HEART WITH A TRACE OF EMOTION * AND AS U R MY FRIENDS SO I’M SURE ALL OF U WILL BE HAPPY WITH THIS STORY * SO ENJOY…….

He met her on a party. She was so outstanding, many guys chasing after her, while he was so normal, nobody paid attention to him. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him, she was surprised, but due to being polite, she promised. They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, she thought, please, let me go home..suddenly he asked the waiter: “would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.” Everybody stared at him, so strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously: why you have this hobby? He replied: “when I was a little boy, I was living near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea , just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, think of my hometown, I miss my hometown so much, I miss my parents who are still living there”. While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched.

That’s his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can tell out his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares about home, has responsibility of home.. Then she also started to speak, spoke about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story.

They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands; he had tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story, the princess married to the prince, then they were living the happy life… And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away, left her a letter which said: “My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you—the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I never thought that could be the start of our communication! I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything.. Now I’m dying, I afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don’t like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste.. But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for the second time, still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again”.

Her tears made the letter totally wet.
Someday, someone asked her: what’s the taste of salty coffee?
It’s sweet. She replied.

Love is not 2 forget.but 2 forgive
not 2 c but understand
not 2 hear but 2 listen
not 2 let go but HOLD ON !!!!<span