There were two little boys, 8 and 10 years old, very mischievous and naughty. They were always get into trouble and their parents knew that, if any mischief occurred in their city, their sons were probably involved.
Boy's mother heard that a clergyman in city had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak to her boys. The clergyman agreed, but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first, in the morning and 10-year-old in the afternoon to see the clergyman .
The clergyman, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, "Where is God?".
They boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God!!?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed, "WHERE IS GOD!?"
The boy screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "What happened?"
The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time, dude. God is missing - and they think WE did it!"
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
IF YOUR MANAGEMENT HAS DECIDED TO SCREW YOU, THERE IS NO ESCAPE..... ... :-)
Hope you like this...
Once PVNR (PV Narasimha Rao), L.K.Advani and Laloo Prasad Yadav were
travelling in an autorickshaw. They met with an accident and all three of
them died.
Yama Raja was waiting for this moment at the doorstep of death.
He asks PVNR and Advani to go to HEAVEN.
But, for Laloo, Yama had already decided that he should be sent to HELL.
Laloo is not at all happy with this decision.
He asks Yama as to why this discrimination is being made. All the three of
them had served the public. Similarly, all took bribes, all misused public
positions, etc.
Then why the differential treatment?
He felt that there should be a formal test or an objective evaluation before
a decision is made; and should not be just based on opinion or pre-conceived
notions.
Yama agrees to this and asks all the three of them to appear for an English
test.
PVNR is asked to spell " INDIA " and he does it correctly.
Advani is asked to spell " ENGLAND " and he too passes.
It is Laloo's turn and he is asked to spell " CZECHOSLOVAKIA ".
Laloo protests that he doesn't know English.
He says this is not fair and that he was given a tough question and thus
forced to fail with false intent.
Yama then agrees to conduct a written test in Hindi (to give another chance
assuming that Laloo should at least feel that Hindi would provide an equal
platform for all three).
PVNR is asked to write "KUTTA BOLA BHOW BHOW". He writes it easily and
passes.
Advani is asked to write "BILLY BOLI MYAUN MYAUN". He too passes.
Laloo is asked to write "BANDAR BOLA GURRRRRR.... ."
Tough one. He fails again.
Laloo is extremely unhappy.
Having been a student of history (which the other two weren't),he now
requested for all the 3 to be subjected to a test in history
Yama says OK but this would be the last chance and that he would not take
any more tests.
PVNR is asked: "When did India get Independence ?". He replied "1947" and
passed.
Advani is asked "How many people died during the independence struggle?".
He gets nervous. Yama asked him to choose from 3 options: 100,000 or 200,000
or 300,000.
Advani catches it and says 200,000 and passes.
It's Laloo's turn now.
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Laloo accepts defeat and agrees to go to HELL.
Moral of the story: IF YOUR MANAGEMENT HAS DECIDED TO SCREW YOU, THERE IS NO ESCAPE..... ... :-)
Once PVNR (PV Narasimha Rao), L.K.Advani and Laloo Prasad Yadav were
travelling in an autorickshaw. They met with an accident and all three of
them died.
Yama Raja was waiting for this moment at the doorstep of death.
He asks PVNR and Advani to go to HEAVEN.
But, for Laloo, Yama had already decided that he should be sent to HELL.
Laloo is not at all happy with this decision.
He asks Yama as to why this discrimination is being made. All the three of
them had served the public. Similarly, all took bribes, all misused public
positions, etc.
Then why the differential treatment?
He felt that there should be a formal test or an objective evaluation before
a decision is made; and should not be just based on opinion or pre-conceived
notions.
Yama agrees to this and asks all the three of them to appear for an English
test.
PVNR is asked to spell " INDIA " and he does it correctly.
Advani is asked to spell " ENGLAND " and he too passes.
It is Laloo's turn and he is asked to spell " CZECHOSLOVAKIA ".
Laloo protests that he doesn't know English.
He says this is not fair and that he was given a tough question and thus
forced to fail with false intent.
Yama then agrees to conduct a written test in Hindi (to give another chance
assuming that Laloo should at least feel that Hindi would provide an equal
platform for all three).
PVNR is asked to write "KUTTA BOLA BHOW BHOW". He writes it easily and
passes.
Advani is asked to write "BILLY BOLI MYAUN MYAUN". He too passes.
Laloo is asked to write "BANDAR BOLA GURRRRRR.... ."
Tough one. He fails again.
Laloo is extremely unhappy.
Having been a student of history (which the other two weren't),he now
requested for all the 3 to be subjected to a test in history
Yama says OK but this would be the last chance and that he would not take
any more tests.
PVNR is asked: "When did India get Independence ?". He replied "1947" and
passed.
Advani is asked "How many people died during the independence struggle?".
He gets nervous. Yama asked him to choose from 3 options: 100,000 or 200,000
or 300,000.
Advani catches it and says 200,000 and passes.
It's Laloo's turn now.
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Yama asks him to give the Name and Address of each of the 200,000 who died
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Laloo accepts defeat and agrees to go to HELL.
Moral of the story: IF YOUR MANAGEMENT HAS DECIDED TO SCREW YOU, THERE IS NO ESCAPE..... ... :-)
Monday, October 25, 2010
Think of what you have than what you want
One of the most pervasive and destructive mental tendencies I’ve seen is that of focusing on what we want instead of what we have. It doesn’t seem to make any difference how much we have; we just keep expanding our list of desires, which guarantees we will remain dissatisfied. The mindset that says “I’ll be happy when this desire is fulfilled” is the same mindset that will repeat itself once that desire is met.
We want this or that. If we don’t get what we want we keep thinking about all that we don’t have -- and we remain dissatisfied. If we do get what we want, we simply recreate the same thinking in our new circumstances. So, despite getting what we want, we still remain unhappy. Happiness can’t be found when we are yearning for new desires.
Luckily, there is a way to be happy. It involves changing the emphasis of our thinking from what we want to what we have.
Each time you notice yourself falling into the “I wish life were different” trap, back off and start over. Take a breath and remember all that you have to be grateful for. When you focus not on what you want, but on what you have, you end up getting more of what you want anyway.
Make a note to yourself to start thinking more about what you have than what you want. If you do, your life will start appearing much better than before.
Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita 2.70
A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still—can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires.
We want this or that. If we don’t get what we want we keep thinking about all that we don’t have -- and we remain dissatisfied. If we do get what we want, we simply recreate the same thinking in our new circumstances. So, despite getting what we want, we still remain unhappy. Happiness can’t be found when we are yearning for new desires.
Luckily, there is a way to be happy. It involves changing the emphasis of our thinking from what we want to what we have.
Each time you notice yourself falling into the “I wish life were different” trap, back off and start over. Take a breath and remember all that you have to be grateful for. When you focus not on what you want, but on what you have, you end up getting more of what you want anyway.
Make a note to yourself to start thinking more about what you have than what you want. If you do, your life will start appearing much better than before.
Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita 2.70
A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still—can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Amitabh Vs Rajnikant !!!!
Rajnikant was bragging to Amitabh Bachchan one day, "You know, I know
everyone.
Just name someone, anyone, and I know them.
Tired of his boasting, Amitabh called his bluff, "OK, Rajini how about
Tom Cruise?"
"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it" Rajini said.
So Rajini and Amitabh fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's
door,
And sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts: ---
"Thalaiva! (my Hero) Great to see you!
You And your friends come right in and join me for lunch!"
...Although impressed, Amitabh is still skeptical.
After they leave Cruise's house,
he tells Rajini that he thinks Rajini knowing Cruise was Just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyone else" Rajini says
.."President Obama", Amitabh quickly retorts
..."Yes", Rajini says,
"I know him."
And off they go.
At the White House, Obama spots Rajini on the tour and motions him,
saying
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"Rajini, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and
your friend come on in and let's have a cup of coffee first and catch
up. Your movie Endiran (Robot) is awesome, I have seen it already 5 times.
Going again with my senate members this weekend. "
Well, Amitabh Bachchan is much shaken by now, but still not totally
convinced.
After they leave the White House grounds, he implores him to name anyone
else.
"The Pope," Amitabh Bachan replies
..."Sure!" says Rajini,
"My folks are from Italy and I've known the Pope a long time".
Rajini and Amitabh are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when
Rajini says,
"This will never work.
I can't catch the Pope's eye among all these people.
Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just go upstairs and I'll
come out on the balcony with the Pope."
And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican ..
Sure enough, half an hour later Rajini emerges with the Pope on the
balcony.
But by the time Rajini returns,
he finds that Amitabh Bachchan has had a heart attack and is surrounded
by paramedics.
Working his way to Amitabh Bachchan's side,
Rajini asks him,
"What happened?"
Amitabh Bachan looks up and says,
"I was doing fine until you and the pope came out on the balcony and the
Italian man next to me asked,
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everyone.
Just name someone, anyone, and I know them.
Tired of his boasting, Amitabh called his bluff, "OK, Rajini how about
Tom Cruise?"
"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it" Rajini said.
So Rajini and Amitabh fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's
door,
And sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts: ---
"Thalaiva! (my Hero) Great to see you!
You And your friends come right in and join me for lunch!"
...Although impressed, Amitabh is still skeptical.
After they leave Cruise's house,
he tells Rajini that he thinks Rajini knowing Cruise was Just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyone else" Rajini says
.."President Obama", Amitabh quickly retorts
..."Yes", Rajini says,
"I know him."
And off they go.
At the White House, Obama spots Rajini on the tour and motions him,
saying
:----
"Rajini, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and
your friend come on in and let's have a cup of coffee first and catch
up. Your movie Endiran (Robot) is awesome, I have seen it already 5 times.
Going again with my senate members this weekend. "
Well, Amitabh Bachchan is much shaken by now, but still not totally
convinced.
After they leave the White House grounds, he implores him to name anyone
else.
"The Pope," Amitabh Bachan replies
..."Sure!" says Rajini,
"My folks are from Italy and I've known the Pope a long time".
Rajini and Amitabh are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when
Rajini says,
"This will never work.
I can't catch the Pope's eye among all these people.
Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just go upstairs and I'll
come out on the balcony with the Pope."
And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican ..
Sure enough, half an hour later Rajini emerges with the Pope on the
balcony.
But by the time Rajini returns,
he finds that Amitabh Bachchan has had a heart attack and is surrounded
by paramedics.
Working his way to Amitabh Bachchan's side,
Rajini asks him,
"What happened?"
Amitabh Bachan looks up and says,
"I was doing fine until you and the pope came out on the balcony and the
Italian man next to me asked,
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
HOW TO HANDLE BAD NEWS??
At dawn the telephone rings. "Hello, Master Carlos? This is Arnaldo your country house caretaker"
"Ah yes, Mr. Arnaldo. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?"
"Um, I am just calling to advise you, sir, that your parrot died"
"My parrot? Dead? The one that won the competition?"
"That's the one."
"Darn! That's such a pity! I spent a small fortune on that bird. Oh well...what did he die from?"
"From eating rotten meat."
"Rotten meat? Who was so mean as to give him meat?"
"Nobody. He ate the meat of one of the dead horses."
"Dead horse? What dead horse Mr. Arnaldo?"
"Why, those pure breed ones that you had, sir. They died from all that work pulling the water cart."
"Are you insane? What water cart?"
"The one we used to put out the fire."
"Good Lord! What fire are you talking about, man?"
"The one at your house! A candle fell and then the curtain caught on fire."
"What the.....!!! But theres electricity at the house!!!! What was the candle for???"
"For the funeral."
"WHAT BLOODY FUNERAL???!!!!!"
"Your mother's! She showed up one night out of the blue and I thought she was a thief, so I shot her."
"Ah yes, Mr. Arnaldo. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?"
"Um, I am just calling to advise you, sir, that your parrot died"
"My parrot? Dead? The one that won the competition?"
"That's the one."
"Darn! That's such a pity! I spent a small fortune on that bird. Oh well...what did he die from?"
"From eating rotten meat."
"Rotten meat? Who was so mean as to give him meat?"
"Nobody. He ate the meat of one of the dead horses."
"Dead horse? What dead horse Mr. Arnaldo?"
"Why, those pure breed ones that you had, sir. They died from all that work pulling the water cart."
"Are you insane? What water cart?"
"The one we used to put out the fire."
"Good Lord! What fire are you talking about, man?"
"The one at your house! A candle fell and then the curtain caught on fire."
"What the.....!!! But theres electricity at the house!!!! What was the candle for???"
"For the funeral."
"WHAT BLOODY FUNERAL???!!!!!"
"Your mother's! She showed up one night out of the blue and I thought she was a thief, so I shot her."
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Points of wisdom
Don’t make decisions when you are angry.
Don’t expect life to be fair.
Don’t be worried about losing a battle, if it helps you win the war.
Don’t be afraid of saying, “I don’t know” or “I am sorry”.
Loneliness is a state of mind.
Treat everyone as you would like to be treated.
Much of your growth as a person will come through hardships and challenges. Embrace those and know you will be better, stronger and wiser because of them.
Learn to listen, it is an art.
There are no coincidences and no accidents in life. Everything big and small is for a reason. Lord is in control.
Get rid of hatred and bitterness, they do you more harm.
Do one thing at a time and do it well.
Be thoughtful and careful what comes out of your mouth since with those words you create your reality.
Don’t expect life to be fair.
Don’t be worried about losing a battle, if it helps you win the war.
Don’t be afraid of saying, “I don’t know” or “I am sorry”.
Loneliness is a state of mind.
Treat everyone as you would like to be treated.
Much of your growth as a person will come through hardships and challenges. Embrace those and know you will be better, stronger and wiser because of them.
Learn to listen, it is an art.
There are no coincidences and no accidents in life. Everything big and small is for a reason. Lord is in control.
Get rid of hatred and bitterness, they do you more harm.
Do one thing at a time and do it well.
Be thoughtful and careful what comes out of your mouth since with those words you create your reality.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Perfection of Life
When one goes to prison he has to put aside his usual dress and take the prison dress. Similarly, anyone who comes into this material world has to take a material body. This is the law. Unless you have this material body, how can you feel pleasure in material sense enjoyment? It is just like performing on stage: if you are going to play a certain part, you have to dress accordingly. Therefore, this material body is compared to a dress. For example, every lady and gentleman; every one of us; has a different dress.
But our dress is superficial. As human beings we are one. Similarly, each one of us has a different bodily dress, but spiritually we are one. And this is true of all living entities: they are in different bodily dresses only.
The dresses are calculated to total 8,400,000 different forms. In the water there are 900,000 different dresses, and there are 2,000,000 different types of trees and plants. There are 1,100,000 species of insects, 1,000,000 types of birds, 3,000,000 types of beasts, and 400,000 forms of human beings. In this way, the living entity is passing through different dresses.
And the best dress is this human form, because in this dress you can understand what God is, what you are, and what your relationship with God is. Then you can act in that relationship and go back home, back to Godhead. In this human form of dress you have developed consciousness.
But if you miss this opportunity to understand God, then again you will be put into the cycle of the evolutionary process. We should not, therefore, misuse this human form. We should utilize it properly to understand the unlimited God and our relationship with Him, and to act on this knowledge. That is the perfection of life.
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But our dress is superficial. As human beings we are one. Similarly, each one of us has a different bodily dress, but spiritually we are one. And this is true of all living entities: they are in different bodily dresses only.
The dresses are calculated to total 8,400,000 different forms. In the water there are 900,000 different dresses, and there are 2,000,000 different types of trees and plants. There are 1,100,000 species of insects, 1,000,000 types of birds, 3,000,000 types of beasts, and 400,000 forms of human beings. In this way, the living entity is passing through different dresses.
And the best dress is this human form, because in this dress you can understand what God is, what you are, and what your relationship with God is. Then you can act in that relationship and go back home, back to Godhead. In this human form of dress you have developed consciousness.
But if you miss this opportunity to understand God, then again you will be put into the cycle of the evolutionary process. We should not, therefore, misuse this human form. We should utilize it properly to understand the unlimited God and our relationship with Him, and to act on this knowledge. That is the perfection of life.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Your own moods can be extremely deceptive
They can, and probably do, trick you into believing your life is far worse than it really is.
When you’re in a good mood, life looks great. You have perspective, common sense, and wisdom. In good moods, thing don’t feel so hard, problems seem less formidable and easier to solve. When you’re in a good mood, relationships seem to flow and communication is easy. If you are criticized, you take it in stride.
On the contrary, when you’re in a bad mood, life looks unbearably serious and difficult. You have very little perspective. You take things personally and often misinterpret those around you, as you impute malignant motives into their actions.
Here’s the catch: People don’t realize their moods are always on the run. They think instead that their lives have suddenly become worse in the past day, or even the last hour.
When you’re in a good mood, life looks great. You have perspective, common sense, and wisdom. In good moods, thing don’t feel so hard, problems seem less formidable and easier to solve. When you’re in a good mood, relationships seem to flow and communication is easy. If you are criticized, you take it in stride.
On the contrary, when you’re in a bad mood, life looks unbearably serious and difficult. You have very little perspective. You take things personally and often misinterpret those around you, as you impute malignant motives into their actions.
Here’s the catch: People don’t realize their moods are always on the run. They think instead that their lives have suddenly become worse in the past day, or even the last hour.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Ignorance is no excuse
At present everyone is suffering due to ignorance, just as one contracts a disease out of ignorance. If one does not know hygienic principles, he will not know what will contaminate him. Therefore due to ignorance there is infection, and we suffer from disease. A criminal may say, "I did not know the law," but he will not be excused if he commits a crime. Ignorance is no excuse. Similarly, a child, not knowing that fire will burn, will touch the fire. The fire does not think, "This is a child, and he does not know I will burn." No, there is no excuse. Just as there are state laws, there are also stringent laws of nature, and these laws will act despite our ignorance of them. If we do something wrong out of ignorance, we must suffer. This is the law. Whether the law is a state law or a law of nature, we risk suffering if we break it.
The guru's business is to see that no human being suffers in this material world. No one can claim that he is not suffering. That is not possible. In this material world, there are three kinds of suffering. These are miseries arising from the material body and mind, from other living entities, and from the forces of nature.
The guru sees that suffering is due to ignorance, which is compared to darkness. How can one in darkness be saved? By light. The guru takes the torchlight of knowledge and presents it before the living entity enveloped in darkness. That knowledge relieves him from the sufferings of the darkness of ignorance.
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The guru's business is to see that no human being suffers in this material world. No one can claim that he is not suffering. That is not possible. In this material world, there are three kinds of suffering. These are miseries arising from the material body and mind, from other living entities, and from the forces of nature.
The guru sees that suffering is due to ignorance, which is compared to darkness. How can one in darkness be saved? By light. The guru takes the torchlight of knowledge and presents it before the living entity enveloped in darkness. That knowledge relieves him from the sufferings of the darkness of ignorance.
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Expectations and Frustrations
We have to understand the link between our expectations and our frustration levels. Whenever we expect something to be a certain way and it isn’t we’re upset and we suffer.
On the other had, when we let go of our expectations, when you accept life as it is, we’re free. To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.
A good exercise is to try to approach a single day without expectations. Don’t expect people to be friendly. When they’re not, you won’t be surprised or bothered. If they are, you’ll be delighted.
Don’t expect your day to be problem free. Instead, as problems come up, say to yourself, “Ah, another hurdle to overcome.” As you approach your day in this manner you’ll notice how graceful life can be.
Rather than fighting against life, pretty soon, with practice, you’ll lighten up your entire life.
On the other had, when we let go of our expectations, when you accept life as it is, we’re free. To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.
A good exercise is to try to approach a single day without expectations. Don’t expect people to be friendly. When they’re not, you won’t be surprised or bothered. If they are, you’ll be delighted.
Don’t expect your day to be problem free. Instead, as problems come up, say to yourself, “Ah, another hurdle to overcome.” As you approach your day in this manner you’ll notice how graceful life can be.
Rather than fighting against life, pretty soon, with practice, you’ll lighten up your entire life.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Grateful when feeling good & graceful when feeling bad
The happier person on earth isn’t always happy. In fact, the happiest people all have their fair share of low moods, problems, and disappointments. Often the difference between a person who is happy and someone who is unhappy isn’t how often they get low, or even how low they drop, but instead, it’s what they do with their low moods. How do they relate to their feelings?
Most people have it backward. When they are feeling down, they roll up their sleeves and get to work. They take their low moods very seriously and try to figure out and analyze what’s wrong. They try to force themselves out of their low state, which tends to compound the problem rather than solve it.
When you observe peaceful, relaxed people, you find that when they are feeling good, they are very grateful. They understand that both positive and negative feelings come and go, and that there will come a time when they won’t be feeling so good. To happy people, this is okay; it’s the way of things. They accept the inevitability of passing feelings. So, when they are feeling depressed, angry, or stressed out, they relate to these feelings with the same openness and wisdom. Rather than fight their feelings and panic simply because they are feeling bad, they accept their feelings, knowing that this too shall pass.
Rather than stumbling and fighting against their negative feelings, they are graceful in their acceptance of them. This allows them to come gently and gracefully out of negative feeling states into more positive states of mind.
The next time you’re feeling bad, instead of panicking, you can be graceful and calm. Know that if you don’t fight your negative feelings, if you are graceful, they will pass away.
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Most people have it backward. When they are feeling down, they roll up their sleeves and get to work. They take their low moods very seriously and try to figure out and analyze what’s wrong. They try to force themselves out of their low state, which tends to compound the problem rather than solve it.
When you observe peaceful, relaxed people, you find that when they are feeling good, they are very grateful. They understand that both positive and negative feelings come and go, and that there will come a time when they won’t be feeling so good. To happy people, this is okay; it’s the way of things. They accept the inevitability of passing feelings. So, when they are feeling depressed, angry, or stressed out, they relate to these feelings with the same openness and wisdom. Rather than fight their feelings and panic simply because they are feeling bad, they accept their feelings, knowing that this too shall pass.
Rather than stumbling and fighting against their negative feelings, they are graceful in their acceptance of them. This allows them to come gently and gracefully out of negative feeling states into more positive states of mind.
The next time you’re feeling bad, instead of panicking, you can be graceful and calm. Know that if you don’t fight your negative feelings, if you are graceful, they will pass away.
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Reason we are tempted to put others down
You have chances to point out to someone their mistakes, things they could or should have done differently, ways they can improve. You have chances to “correct” people, privately as well as in front of others.
However, most of the time, the reason we are tempted to put others down, correct them, or show them how we’re right and they’re wrong is that our ego mistakenly believes that if we point out how someone else is wrong, we must be right, and therefore we will feel better.
Actually, however, if you pay attention to the way you feel after you put someone down, you’ll notice that you feel worse than before the put-down.
Avoid putting others down, correct them, or show them how you are right and how they are wrong. Do it only when it is absolutely necessary and when it is your duty as a parent, guardian or a friend to do so.
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However, most of the time, the reason we are tempted to put others down, correct them, or show them how we’re right and they’re wrong is that our ego mistakenly believes that if we point out how someone else is wrong, we must be right, and therefore we will feel better.
Actually, however, if you pay attention to the way you feel after you put someone down, you’ll notice that you feel worse than before the put-down.
Avoid putting others down, correct them, or show them how you are right and how they are wrong. Do it only when it is absolutely necessary and when it is your duty as a parent, guardian or a friend to do so.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
The power of words
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
This story teaches two lessons:
1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.
2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them.
Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words... it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.
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The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
This story teaches two lessons:
1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.
2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them.
Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words... it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Let us shape ourselves first
There was a millionaire who was bothered by severe eye pain. He consulted so many physicians and was getting his treatment done. He did not stop consulting galaxy of medical experts; he consumed heavy loads of drugs and underwent hundreds of injections.
But the ache persisted with great vigor than before. At last a monk who was supposed to be an expert in treating such patients was called for by the millionaire. The monk understood his problem and said that for sometime he should concentrate only on green colors and not to fall his eyes on any other colors. The millionaire got together a group of painters and purchased barrels of green color and directed that every object his eye was likely to fall to be painted in green color just as the monk had directed.
When the monk came to visit him after few days, the millionaire's servants ran with buckets of green paints and poured on him since he was in red dress, lest their master not see any other color and his eye ache would come back.
Hearing this the monk laughed and said "If only you had purchased a pair of green spectacles, worth just a few rupees, you could have saved these walls and trees and pots and all other articles and also could have saved a large share of his fortune. You cannot paint the world green!"
Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. It is foolish to shape the world, let us shape ourselves first.
Let’s change our vision first..!!
But the ache persisted with great vigor than before. At last a monk who was supposed to be an expert in treating such patients was called for by the millionaire. The monk understood his problem and said that for sometime he should concentrate only on green colors and not to fall his eyes on any other colors. The millionaire got together a group of painters and purchased barrels of green color and directed that every object his eye was likely to fall to be painted in green color just as the monk had directed.
When the monk came to visit him after few days, the millionaire's servants ran with buckets of green paints and poured on him since he was in red dress, lest their master not see any other color and his eye ache would come back.
Hearing this the monk laughed and said "If only you had purchased a pair of green spectacles, worth just a few rupees, you could have saved these walls and trees and pots and all other articles and also could have saved a large share of his fortune. You cannot paint the world green!"
Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. It is foolish to shape the world, let us shape ourselves first.
Let’s change our vision first..!!
Actual fearlessness & freedom from all worries
Death was walking toward a city one morning and a man asked, "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to take 100 people." Death replied.
"That's horrible" the man said.
"That's the way it is." Death said. "That's what I do."
The man hurried to warn everyone he could about Death's plan.
As evening fell, he met Death again. "You told me you were going to take 100 people," the man said, "Why did 1,000 die?"
"I kept my word" Death responded. "I only took 100 people. Worry took the other...."
Worry is, and always will be, a fatal disease, for its beginning signals the end of faith. Worry intrudes on God's compassionate ability to provide & protect us. When we allow our problems to overshadow God's promises, we unknowingly, doom ourselves to defeat.
That was never part of God's eternal plans. Release the regrets of yesterday and refuse the fears of tomorrow.
Although the time factor is fearful to everyone, fear personified is afraid of the Supreme Lord, who is therefore known as abhaya, fearless. Taking shelter of the Supreme Lord brings actual fearlessness & freedom from all worries. - Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.9.21
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"I'm going to take 100 people." Death replied.
"That's horrible" the man said.
"That's the way it is." Death said. "That's what I do."
The man hurried to warn everyone he could about Death's plan.
As evening fell, he met Death again. "You told me you were going to take 100 people," the man said, "Why did 1,000 die?"
"I kept my word" Death responded. "I only took 100 people. Worry took the other...."
Worry is, and always will be, a fatal disease, for its beginning signals the end of faith. Worry intrudes on God's compassionate ability to provide & protect us. When we allow our problems to overshadow God's promises, we unknowingly, doom ourselves to defeat.
That was never part of God's eternal plans. Release the regrets of yesterday and refuse the fears of tomorrow.
Although the time factor is fearful to everyone, fear personified is afraid of the Supreme Lord, who is therefore known as abhaya, fearless. Taking shelter of the Supreme Lord brings actual fearlessness & freedom from all worries. - Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.9.21
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
We Simply Wait for Our Chance to Speak
If you observe the conversations around you, you’ll notice that, often, what
many of us do is simply wait for our chance to speak. We’re not really
listening to the other person, but simply waiting for an opening to express
our own view. We often complete other people’s sentences, or say things
like, “Yeah, yeah,” or “I know,” very rapidly, urging them to hurry up so
that we can have our turn.
This harried form of communication encourages us to criticize points of
view, overreact, misinterpret meaning, and form opinions, all before
ourfellow communicator is even finished speaking. No wonder
we are so often annoyed, bothered, and irritated with one another.
Sometimes, with our poor listening skills, it’s a miracle that we have any
friends at all!
You’ll be pleasantly amazed at the softer reactions and looks of surprise as
you let others completely finish their thought before you begin yours.
Often, you will be allowing someone to feel listened to for the very first
time. You will sense a feeling of relief coming from the person to whom you
are speaking – and a much calmer, less rushed feeling between the two of
you.
No need to worry that you won’t get your turn to speak --- you will. In
fact, it will be more rewarding to speak because the person you are speaking
to will pick up on your respect and patience and will begin to do the same.
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many of us do is simply wait for our chance to speak. We’re not really
listening to the other person, but simply waiting for an opening to express
our own view. We often complete other people’s sentences, or say things
like, “Yeah, yeah,” or “I know,” very rapidly, urging them to hurry up so
that we can have our turn.
This harried form of communication encourages us to criticize points of
view, overreact, misinterpret meaning, and form opinions, all before
ourfellow communicator is even finished speaking. No wonder
we are so often annoyed, bothered, and irritated with one another.
Sometimes, with our poor listening skills, it’s a miracle that we have any
friends at all!
You’ll be pleasantly amazed at the softer reactions and looks of surprise as
you let others completely finish their thought before you begin yours.
Often, you will be allowing someone to feel listened to for the very first
time. You will sense a feeling of relief coming from the person to whom you
are speaking – and a much calmer, less rushed feeling between the two of
you.
No need to worry that you won’t get your turn to speak --- you will. In
fact, it will be more rewarding to speak because the person you are speaking
to will pick up on your respect and patience and will begin to do the same.
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Tips for keeping Good Health
Take 10 - 30 minutes walk everyday.
Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is
manufactured in plants. Take more of sprouts and salads.
Drink plenty of water.
Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
Forget issues of the past. Don't remind yourself of mistakes of the past.
That will ruin your present happiness.
Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.
Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply
part of the curriculum that appear and fade but the lessons you learn will
last a lifetime.
Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is
all about.
What other people think of you is none of your business.
However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
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Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is
manufactured in plants. Take more of sprouts and salads.
Drink plenty of water.
Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
Forget issues of the past. Don't remind yourself of mistakes of the past.
That will ruin your present happiness.
Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.
Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply
part of the curriculum that appear and fade but the lessons you learn will
last a lifetime.
Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is
all about.
What other people think of you is none of your business.
However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Story of a tea cup
"There was a time when I was just a dumb lump of red clay. Then one day my
master came. He took me, brought me home, rolled and pounded me on a wooden
table. Again and again, he poked his fingers into me until finally I yelled
out: 'Don't do that! Leave me alone!' But he only smiled and gently said:
"Not yet!"
Then, whoommmm! I was placed on a spinning wheel and suddenly spun around
and around and around until I lost all my sense of direction: 'Stop it;
don't you see that I'm getting sick? Quickly, take me from the spinning
wheel!' But the master only nodded in understanding and quietly said: "Not
yet!"
Then he placed me carefully into an oven. I never felt such heat. I yelled
and knocked and pounded at the door: 'It is hotter than hell - I'm burning
to ashes. Please get me out of here before it is too late.' I could only
read his lips as he shook his head from side to side and silently
pronounced, "Not yet!"
After I had cooled down he carefully picked me up, looked at me and brushed
some dust away. Then he brought the colors! The fumes were horrible!
'Please... you have no mercy! Please, Stop it!' But he only shook his head
and said: "Not yet!"
An hour or later he came back and placed a mirror before me and said: "Look
at yourself!" And I did.What I saw amazed me. 'That's not me!' I said. 'It
is too beautiful...' With a very compassionate voice he spoke: "This is what
you are meant to be," and then he explained: "I know it hurt you when I
rolled and kneaded you on the table. But if I had not gotten the air out of
you, you would have broken. I knew you must have lost all your sense of
orientation when I was spinning you. But without this you would never have
come into this form. I know the fumes of the colors were intolerable when I
painted you all over. But if I had not done that, you would not have had any
color in your life."
God is the potter and we are the clay. He will mold us and will expose us to
just enough pressures of just the right kinds that we will become a perfect
piece of His liking.
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master came. He took me, brought me home, rolled and pounded me on a wooden
table. Again and again, he poked his fingers into me until finally I yelled
out: 'Don't do that! Leave me alone!' But he only smiled and gently said:
"Not yet!"
Then, whoommmm! I was placed on a spinning wheel and suddenly spun around
and around and around until I lost all my sense of direction: 'Stop it;
don't you see that I'm getting sick? Quickly, take me from the spinning
wheel!' But the master only nodded in understanding and quietly said: "Not
yet!"
Then he placed me carefully into an oven. I never felt such heat. I yelled
and knocked and pounded at the door: 'It is hotter than hell - I'm burning
to ashes. Please get me out of here before it is too late.' I could only
read his lips as he shook his head from side to side and silently
pronounced, "Not yet!"
After I had cooled down he carefully picked me up, looked at me and brushed
some dust away. Then he brought the colors! The fumes were horrible!
'Please... you have no mercy! Please, Stop it!' But he only shook his head
and said: "Not yet!"
An hour or later he came back and placed a mirror before me and said: "Look
at yourself!" And I did.What I saw amazed me. 'That's not me!' I said. 'It
is too beautiful...' With a very compassionate voice he spoke: "This is what
you are meant to be," and then he explained: "I know it hurt you when I
rolled and kneaded you on the table. But if I had not gotten the air out of
you, you would have broken. I knew you must have lost all your sense of
orientation when I was spinning you. But without this you would never have
come into this form. I know the fumes of the colors were intolerable when I
painted you all over. But if I had not done that, you would not have had any
color in your life."
God is the potter and we are the clay. He will mold us and will expose us to
just enough pressures of just the right kinds that we will become a perfect
piece of His liking.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Seek First to Understand and Then be Understood
Essentially, “seek first to understand” implies that you become more interested in understanding others and less in having other people understand you. It means mastering the idea that if you want quality, fulfilling communication that is nourishing to you and others; understanding others must come first.
When you understand where people are coming from, what they are trying to say, what’s important to them, and so forth, being understood flows naturally; it falls into place with virtually no effort. When you reverse this process, however (which is what most of us do most of the time), you are putting the cart before the horse.
When you try to be understood before you understand, the effort you exert will be felt by you and the person or people you are trying to reach. Communication will break down, and you may end up with a battle of two egos.
Seeking first to understand isn’t about who’s right or wrong. It is a philosophy of effective communication. When you practice this method you’ll notice that the people you communicate with will feel listened to, heard, and understood. This will translate into better and more loving relationships.
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When you understand where people are coming from, what they are trying to say, what’s important to them, and so forth, being understood flows naturally; it falls into place with virtually no effort. When you reverse this process, however (which is what most of us do most of the time), you are putting the cart before the horse.
When you try to be understood before you understand, the effort you exert will be felt by you and the person or people you are trying to reach. Communication will break down, and you may end up with a battle of two egos.
Seeking first to understand isn’t about who’s right or wrong. It is a philosophy of effective communication. When you practice this method you’ll notice that the people you communicate with will feel listened to, heard, and understood. This will translate into better and more loving relationships.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
A Low Mood Is Not The Time To Analyze Your Life
In low moods we lose our perspective and everything seems urgent. We completely forget that when we are in a good mood, everything seems so much better. We experience the identical circumstances – who we are married to, where we work, the car we drive, our potential, our childhood – entirely differently, depending on our mood!
When we are low, rather than blaming our mood as would be appropriate, we instead tend to feel that our whole life is wrong. It’s almost as if we actually believe that our lives have fallen apart in the past hour or two.
The truth is, life is almost never as bad as it seems when you’re in a low mood. Rather than staying stuck in a bad temper, convinced you are seeing life realistically, you can learn to question your judgment. Remind yourself, “of course I’m feeling defensive (or angry, frustrated, stressed, depressed); I’m in a bad mood. I always feel negative when I’m low”.
When you’re in an ill mood, learn to pass it off as simply that: an unavoidable human condition that will pass with time, if you leave it alone. A low mood is not the time to analyze your life. To do so is emotional suicide. If you have a legitimate problem, it will still be there when your state of mind improves.
The trick is to be grateful for our good moods and graceful in our low moods not taking them too seriously.
The next time you feel low, for whatever reason, remind yourself, “This too shall pass.” It will.
When we are low, rather than blaming our mood as would be appropriate, we instead tend to feel that our whole life is wrong. It’s almost as if we actually believe that our lives have fallen apart in the past hour or two.
The truth is, life is almost never as bad as it seems when you’re in a low mood. Rather than staying stuck in a bad temper, convinced you are seeing life realistically, you can learn to question your judgment. Remind yourself, “of course I’m feeling defensive (or angry, frustrated, stressed, depressed); I’m in a bad mood. I always feel negative when I’m low”.
When you’re in an ill mood, learn to pass it off as simply that: an unavoidable human condition that will pass with time, if you leave it alone. A low mood is not the time to analyze your life. To do so is emotional suicide. If you have a legitimate problem, it will still be there when your state of mind improves.
The trick is to be grateful for our good moods and graceful in our low moods not taking them too seriously.
The next time you feel low, for whatever reason, remind yourself, “This too shall pass.” It will.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Winner Never Quits!
In 1962, four nervous young musicians played their first record audition for the executives of the Decca Recording Company. The executives were not impressed. While turning down this group of musicians, one executive said, "We don't like their sound. Guitars are on the way out." The group was called The Beatles.
When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments before he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to fail so many times. He said, "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just happened to be a 2000-step process."
Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children. She was born prematurely and her survival was doubtful. When she was 4 years old, she contacted double pneumonia and scarlet fever, which left her with a paralyzed left leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had been dependent on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a miracle. That same year she decided to become a runner. She entered a race and came in last. For the next few years every race she entered, she came in last. Everyone told her to quit, but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. From then on she won every race she entered. Eventually this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.
You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace. A winner is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS IN LIFE.
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When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments before he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to fail so many times. He said, "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just happened to be a 2000-step process."
Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children. She was born prematurely and her survival was doubtful. When she was 4 years old, she contacted double pneumonia and scarlet fever, which left her with a paralyzed left leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had been dependent on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a miracle. That same year she decided to become a runner. She entered a race and came in last. For the next few years every race she entered, she came in last. Everyone told her to quit, but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. From then on she won every race she entered. Eventually this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.
You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace. A winner is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS IN LIFE.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Modern Panchtantra Story [ IT HUMOR ]
Once upon a time, there was a software engineer who used to develop programs on his Pentium machine, sitting under a tree on the banks of a river. He used to earn his bread by selling those programs in the Sunday market.
One day, while he was working, his machine tumbled off the table and fell in the river. Encouraged by the Panchatantra story of his childhood (the woodcutter and the axe) He started praying to the River Goddess. The River Goddess wanted to test him and so appeared only after one month of rigorous prayers. The engineer told her that he had lost his computer in the river. As usual, the Goddess wanted to test his honesty. She showed him a match box and asked, "Is this your computer ?"
Disappointed by the Goddess' lack of computer awareness, the engineer replied, " No."
She next showed him a pocket-sized calculator and asked if that was his.
Annoyed, the engineer said "No, not at all !!"
Finally, she came up with his own Pentium machine and asked if it was his.
The engineer, left with no option, sighed and said "Yes."
The River Goddess was happy with his honesty. She was about to give him all three items, but before she could make the offer, the engineer asked her, "Don't you know that you're supposed to show me some better computers before bringing up my own ?"
The River Goddess, angered at this, replied, "I know that, you stupid donkey! The first two things I showed you were the Trillennium and the Billennium, the latest computers from IBM !". So saying, she disappeared with the Pentium!!
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Moral>> If you're not up-to-date with technology trends, it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're a genius than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
One day, while he was working, his machine tumbled off the table and fell in the river. Encouraged by the Panchatantra story of his childhood (the woodcutter and the axe) He started praying to the River Goddess. The River Goddess wanted to test him and so appeared only after one month of rigorous prayers. The engineer told her that he had lost his computer in the river. As usual, the Goddess wanted to test his honesty. She showed him a match box and asked, "Is this your computer ?"
Disappointed by the Goddess' lack of computer awareness, the engineer replied, " No."
She next showed him a pocket-sized calculator and asked if that was his.
Annoyed, the engineer said "No, not at all !!"
Finally, she came up with his own Pentium machine and asked if it was his.
The engineer, left with no option, sighed and said "Yes."
The River Goddess was happy with his honesty. She was about to give him all three items, but before she could make the offer, the engineer asked her, "Don't you know that you're supposed to show me some better computers before bringing up my own ?"
The River Goddess, angered at this, replied, "I know that, you stupid donkey! The first two things I showed you were the Trillennium and the Billennium, the latest computers from IBM !". So saying, she disappeared with the Pentium!!
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Moral>> If you're not up-to-date with technology trends, it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're a genius than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Drinking Enough Water?
Water is an important structural component of skin cartilage, tissues and organs. For human beings, every part of the body is dependent on water. Our body comprises about 75% water: the brain has 85%, blood is 90%, muscles are 75%, kidney is 82% and bones are 22% water. The functions of our glands and organs will eventually deteriorate if they are not nourished with good, clean water.
The average adult loses about 2.5 litres water daily through perspiration, breathing and elimination. Symptoms of the body's deterioration begins to appear when the body loses 5% of its total water volume. In a healthy adult, this is seen as fatigue and general discomfort, whereas for an infant, it can be dehydrating. In an elderly person, a 5% water loss causes the body chemistry to become abnormal, especially if the percentage of electrolytes is overbalanced with sodium. One can usually see symptoms of aging, such as wrinkles, lethargy and even disorientation.
Continuous water loss over time will speed up aging as well as increase risks of diseases.
If your body is not sufficiently hydrated, the cells will draw water from your bloodstream, which will make your heart work harder. At the same time, the kidneys cannot purify blood effectively. When this happens, some of the kidney's workload is passed on to the liver and other organs, which may cause them to be severely stressed. Additionally, you may develop a number of minor health conditions such as constipation, dry and itchy skin, acne, nosebleeds, urinary tract infection, coughs, sneezing, sinus pressure, and headaches.
So, how much water is enough for you? The minimum amount of water you need is 2-3 liters everyday.
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The average adult loses about 2.5 litres water daily through perspiration, breathing and elimination. Symptoms of the body's deterioration begins to appear when the body loses 5% of its total water volume. In a healthy adult, this is seen as fatigue and general discomfort, whereas for an infant, it can be dehydrating. In an elderly person, a 5% water loss causes the body chemistry to become abnormal, especially if the percentage of electrolytes is overbalanced with sodium. One can usually see symptoms of aging, such as wrinkles, lethargy and even disorientation.
Continuous water loss over time will speed up aging as well as increase risks of diseases.
If your body is not sufficiently hydrated, the cells will draw water from your bloodstream, which will make your heart work harder. At the same time, the kidneys cannot purify blood effectively. When this happens, some of the kidney's workload is passed on to the liver and other organs, which may cause them to be severely stressed. Additionally, you may develop a number of minor health conditions such as constipation, dry and itchy skin, acne, nosebleeds, urinary tract infection, coughs, sneezing, sinus pressure, and headaches.
So, how much water is enough for you? The minimum amount of water you need is 2-3 liters everyday.
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Why Me?
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS. From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?
To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over
5 Crore children start playing tennis,
50 Lakh learn to play tennis,
5 Lakh learn professional tennis,
50,000 come to the circuit,
5000 reach the grand slam,
50 reach Wimbledon,
4 to semi final,
2 to the finals,
When I was holding a cup I never asked GOD "Why me?"
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD "Why me?"
Be thankful to God for 98% of good things in life.
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To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over
5 Crore children start playing tennis,
50 Lakh learn to play tennis,
5 Lakh learn professional tennis,
50,000 come to the circuit,
5000 reach the grand slam,
50 reach Wimbledon,
4 to semi final,
2 to the finals,
When I was holding a cup I never asked GOD "Why me?"
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD "Why me?"
Be thankful to God for 98% of good things in life.
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Speech by Chetan Bhagat at Symbiosis
Don't just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a
balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful.
Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are
all in good order.
There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup.
There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is not
enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions.
"Life is one of those races in nursery school where you have to run
with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls,
there is no point coming first. Same is with life where health and
relationships are the marble. Your striving is only worth it if there
is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this
spark, this feeling of being excited and alive will start to die.
One thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously.
Life is not meant to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary
here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are
lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500
weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? ......
It's ok, bunk a few classes, scoring low in couple of papers, goof
up a few interviews, take leave from work, fall in love, little fights
with your spouse. We are people, not programmed devices........." :)
"Don't be serious, be sincere."!! .
balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful.
Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are
all in good order.
There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup.
There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is not
enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions.
"Life is one of those races in nursery school where you have to run
with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls,
there is no point coming first. Same is with life where health and
relationships are the marble. Your striving is only worth it if there
is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this
spark, this feeling of being excited and alive will start to die.
One thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously.
Life is not meant to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary
here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are
lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500
weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? ......
It's ok, bunk a few classes, scoring low in couple of papers, goof
up a few interviews, take leave from work, fall in love, little fights
with your spouse. We are people, not programmed devices........." :)
"Don't be serious, be sincere."!! .
Sunday, February 14, 2010
90/10 principle
10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how
you react. What does this mean?
We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the
car from breaking down. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no
control over this 10%. You determine the other 90%. How? By your reaction.
You cannot control a red light, but you can control your reaction. Don't let
people fool you; YOU can control how you react. Let's use an example.
You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup
of milk onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just
happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react. You curse. You
harshly scold your daughter. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her,
you turn to your wife and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the
edge of the table. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back
downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish
breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.
You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. After a 15-minute
delay you arrive at school. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late,
you find you forgot your briefcase. When you arrive home, you find small
wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter.
Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the cup of hot milk cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did you cause it?
The answer is “C".
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90%
was determined by your reaction. A wrong reaction could result in losing a
friend, getting stressed out etc.
The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle.
The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials,
problems and heartache. Next time you react to any situation, remember the
90-10 principle.
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you react. What does this mean?
We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the
car from breaking down. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no
control over this 10%. You determine the other 90%. How? By your reaction.
You cannot control a red light, but you can control your reaction. Don't let
people fool you; YOU can control how you react. Let's use an example.
You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup
of milk onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just
happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react. You curse. You
harshly scold your daughter. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her,
you turn to your wife and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the
edge of the table. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back
downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish
breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.
You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. After a 15-minute
delay you arrive at school. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late,
you find you forgot your briefcase. When you arrive home, you find small
wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter.
Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the cup of hot milk cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did you cause it?
The answer is “C".
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90%
was determined by your reaction. A wrong reaction could result in losing a
friend, getting stressed out etc.
The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle.
The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials,
problems and heartache. Next time you react to any situation, remember the
90-10 principle.
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www.folknet.in
Friday, February 12, 2010
Good Ideas Are Not The Monopoly Of The Educated
A lady bought some bathing soaps from a shop. When she opened one of the packets, she found that it was empty. There was no soap in there; it was just an empty wrapper! She lodged a complaint against the manufacturer and got her claim. That being settled, there was a task before the management of the soap factory. How had this happened? How could they ensure that the incident did not occur again? They had suffered enough bad publicity besides having to pay the compensation to the lady.
After a detailed investigation, it was discovered, that during the process of wrapping, it so happened that inevitably, one or two wrappers did get through, having no bar of soap in them! There was no way to make out the difference between a full wrapper and an empty one. The process of handling each one separately for this purpose seemed to be very cumbersome. So, the technical head was given the job of devising a method to overcome the problem. The man prepared a detailed report and proposed the setting up of a computer based system that would weigh and scan each bar, for the empty packs would not get detected by a normal x-ray machine. He proposed an expenditure of a large amount to put this system into place.
The management heard him out and passed the order to release the funds and to buy the machinery that he had proposed. An uneducated worker said, “Excuse me Sir, for my impertinence, but I have a solution that shall cost a fraction of what you are planning to go in for.”
The management hesitated initially. But eventually they heard him out and agreed to try out his proposal. The next day, the worker brought a strong industrial fan. He put it at an angle near the conveyor belt on which the packed soap bars were coming through and switched it on. The few empty wrappers that came through got blown off by the fan! The rest of them went past easily.
A simple solution, for a complex problem! This goes to prove that ideas are not the monopoly of the educated.
After a detailed investigation, it was discovered, that during the process of wrapping, it so happened that inevitably, one or two wrappers did get through, having no bar of soap in them! There was no way to make out the difference between a full wrapper and an empty one. The process of handling each one separately for this purpose seemed to be very cumbersome. So, the technical head was given the job of devising a method to overcome the problem. The man prepared a detailed report and proposed the setting up of a computer based system that would weigh and scan each bar, for the empty packs would not get detected by a normal x-ray machine. He proposed an expenditure of a large amount to put this system into place.
The management heard him out and passed the order to release the funds and to buy the machinery that he had proposed. An uneducated worker said, “Excuse me Sir, for my impertinence, but I have a solution that shall cost a fraction of what you are planning to go in for.”
The management hesitated initially. But eventually they heard him out and agreed to try out his proposal. The next day, the worker brought a strong industrial fan. He put it at an angle near the conveyor belt on which the packed soap bars were coming through and switched it on. The few empty wrappers that came through got blown off by the fan! The rest of them went past easily.
A simple solution, for a complex problem! This goes to prove that ideas are not the monopoly of the educated.
Forgiving Others Is The Best Attitude To Take
A kindergarten teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.
So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for one week. Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After one week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for one week?" The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???"
Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take!
Warm Regards
So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for one week. Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After one week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for one week?" The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???"
Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take!
Warm Regards
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Look Beyond Behavior
Have you ever heard yourself, or someone else, say: "Don't mind, he didn't know what he was doing"? If so, you have been exposed to the wisdom of "looking beyond behavior."
While dealing with children, we all know very well the importance of - simple act of forgiveness. If we all based our love on children's behavior, it would often be difficult to love them at all. If love were based purely on behavior, then perhaps none of us would ever have been loved as a teenager!
Wouldn't it be nice if we could try to extend this same loving-kindness toward everyone we meet? Wouldn't we live in a more loving community if, when someone acted in a way that we didn't approve of, we could see their actions in a similar light as our teenager's bad behavior?
This doesn't mean that we walk around and pretend that everything is always wonderful, allow others to "walk all over us," or that we excuse or approve of negative behavior. Instead, it simply means having the perspective to give others the benefit of the doubt.
Know that when your assistant is moving slowly, he is probably having a bad day, or perhaps all of his days are bad. Looking beyond behavior gives us the perspective to not get upset and disappointed with every bad behavior of others.
Regards
Rakesh Patil
www.folknet.in
While dealing with children, we all know very well the importance of - simple act of forgiveness. If we all based our love on children's behavior, it would often be difficult to love them at all. If love were based purely on behavior, then perhaps none of us would ever have been loved as a teenager!
Wouldn't it be nice if we could try to extend this same loving-kindness toward everyone we meet? Wouldn't we live in a more loving community if, when someone acted in a way that we didn't approve of, we could see their actions in a similar light as our teenager's bad behavior?
This doesn't mean that we walk around and pretend that everything is always wonderful, allow others to "walk all over us," or that we excuse or approve of negative behavior. Instead, it simply means having the perspective to give others the benefit of the doubt.
Know that when your assistant is moving slowly, he is probably having a bad day, or perhaps all of his days are bad. Looking beyond behavior gives us the perspective to not get upset and disappointed with every bad behavior of others.
Regards
Rakesh Patil
www.folknet.in
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Happy Birthday time..
It's a day when all our friends and family members, remember and send their wishes. The day when you get lots of surprises. The day when you get lots of sweets. The day which is celebrated in the remembrance of the day on which you cried for the very first time. Yes it's the day, when you had born. BIRTHDAY. From last 6 years continuously, my birthday is being celebrated in such a way, that these 6 birthday celebrations are memorable and I still keep cherishing those fantastic moments. Every year it was a different type of celebration with different types of surprises.
This year was also a bit different and memorable one. The gifts started pouring the very previous day of my birthday itself. With lots of work pressure, I was working in my office, when our receptionist came and informed me, that there is a gift parcel for you. I asked her to reconfirm whether it is for me or to someone else, because I had not given my office address to anyone and was not expecting any mails or parcels other than some official, or bank related stuffs. She said, "It is to Mr. Rakesh Patil, from Environ Softwares Pvt. Ltd."
I was like taken back for a moment, thinking what parcel it might be and who might have sent it? I told her to keep it, i'll collect it later. She said OK. Then I tried to concentrate on my work. But the parcel was distracting me. So, i left my work and went to the reception desk, got the parcel to my desk. It was a real big surprise for me when I saw the sender's address. It had come from Goa. It was no one other then my sweet sister and my Jiju. I immediately teared apart the gift cover, and found a nice piece of shirt in my hand. Well, here I want to make one point. For most of my birthdays I'm getting a same color of various shades of same color shirt. I am still trying to solve this mystery.. ;-) It was a birthday gift for me. At that time I came to know that the next day is 29th January, my birthday. I was very happy. I thought of calling them immediately and thank them both. But, I stopped myself thinking that, anyhow tomorrow they'll be calling me, so why should I call? ;) Then I continued with my work.
One of my friend called Keerthi Laxmi, told me that she wanted to discuss something after dinner, so dont sleep. I came to know that this girl wants to wish me on my birthday so telling me simply all these stuffs. So just to pull her legs, I said I'm very tired, whatever you want to tell, tell now itself. After so much of argument, she finally wished me my birthday(advance wishes). This girl, even after being the first one to wish me through SMS, kept on wishing the next day. I guess she might have wished more than 20 times. Anyways, I had actually scheduled my plan to sleep early that night. But somehow I was forced to be awake till 11.00. And later when I was just about to doze off... zz.zzzz.zzzzzzz, my mobile started shouting on top of its voice. At that point I realized, it is 0000 hrs of 29th January. It was a call from one of my close friend, Saikat. He wished me and disconnected immediately asking me to sleep. Just after that, Haresh from Goa called and we spoke for around 10 minutes. After that I got a call from Rajita and Kavitesh. All the time while speaking to my friends, one of my office colleague and new friend, named Shankar, was watching 3 idiots. He also wished me on my birthday.
29th Morning I woke up early and had bath. Asked Shankar also to get ready early. Then we went to temple and straight to office. That day my boss was supposed to leave to Goa. So he was busy preparing some official documents and all. I went and gave him sweets, then I gave sweets to everyone. Sir left office at 11.00 and then I was free to recieve calls. As soon as sir left, Lavanya handed over my hands a BIIIGGGG box, beautifully packed with gift paper. I asked her, "Whats inside?" She didn't reply anything and wished me. At the same time, Girish also wished. I was very eager to open it and see. As my boss wasn't there, I opened it then and there throwing bits of papers down on the floor.. :-) First I opened a gift paper. I was confused to see the box of Pressure Cooker. For a friction of second, I thought, that like previous year, this time also, this guys might give me some dummy gift.
Last year, I had been given a baby feeding bottle as a dummy gift, packed in a TATA Sky setup box.:-) It was a real fun. Then Slowly I opened the box and was very happy to see the Bag. I was very very very happy. I was so happy that, I don't know how many times I said "thank you" to them. Girish told me to Open and check the bag properly. I thought he might be telling to check if any fault is there in bag, and so I said, "It's OK". Then Lavanya said, "Some more things are there inside the bag. So Open and see."
I opened first zip of the bag, and found it was my favourite Fruit 'N' Nut choclate. Then she told me, "It's my idea to keep something inside and give. So Gourish had put something or the other in each pocket of the Bag." Now this was a big surprise. He had arranged everything and gone to Goa. Total all together, 2 5-stars, 1 dairy milk, 1 Fruit-'N'Nut and 3 busicuits packets were there. And those busicuits were also of my likes. I just thought that Gourish had thoroughly studied my likes and dislikes. First, the bag color and design. It was fantastic. Next, my favourite choclate, next my favourite Busicuit. Superb planning. I gave two choclates and to Lavanya and asked her to give it to her son. Then distributed remaining eatables to all other office employees. Then, full day was on mobiles. Attending calls after calls. Then evening after office hours, went to a nearby hotel, and gave dinner party to my office members and neighbours. Overall, it was really a nice day. And the day went nice, all because of my family and friend's love and wishes. Thanks a lot and may god keeps them all happy forever.
This year was also a bit different and memorable one. The gifts started pouring the very previous day of my birthday itself. With lots of work pressure, I was working in my office, when our receptionist came and informed me, that there is a gift parcel for you. I asked her to reconfirm whether it is for me or to someone else, because I had not given my office address to anyone and was not expecting any mails or parcels other than some official, or bank related stuffs. She said, "It is to Mr. Rakesh Patil, from Environ Softwares Pvt. Ltd."
I was like taken back for a moment, thinking what parcel it might be and who might have sent it? I told her to keep it, i'll collect it later. She said OK. Then I tried to concentrate on my work. But the parcel was distracting me. So, i left my work and went to the reception desk, got the parcel to my desk. It was a real big surprise for me when I saw the sender's address. It had come from Goa. It was no one other then my sweet sister and my Jiju. I immediately teared apart the gift cover, and found a nice piece of shirt in my hand. Well, here I want to make one point. For most of my birthdays I'm getting a same color of various shades of same color shirt. I am still trying to solve this mystery.. ;-) It was a birthday gift for me. At that time I came to know that the next day is 29th January, my birthday. I was very happy. I thought of calling them immediately and thank them both. But, I stopped myself thinking that, anyhow tomorrow they'll be calling me, so why should I call? ;) Then I continued with my work.
One of my friend called Keerthi Laxmi, told me that she wanted to discuss something after dinner, so dont sleep. I came to know that this girl wants to wish me on my birthday so telling me simply all these stuffs. So just to pull her legs, I said I'm very tired, whatever you want to tell, tell now itself. After so much of argument, she finally wished me my birthday(advance wishes). This girl, even after being the first one to wish me through SMS, kept on wishing the next day. I guess she might have wished more than 20 times. Anyways, I had actually scheduled my plan to sleep early that night. But somehow I was forced to be awake till 11.00. And later when I was just about to doze off... zz.zzzz.zzzzzzz, my mobile started shouting on top of its voice. At that point I realized, it is 0000 hrs of 29th January. It was a call from one of my close friend, Saikat. He wished me and disconnected immediately asking me to sleep. Just after that, Haresh from Goa called and we spoke for around 10 minutes. After that I got a call from Rajita and Kavitesh. All the time while speaking to my friends, one of my office colleague and new friend, named Shankar, was watching 3 idiots. He also wished me on my birthday.
29th Morning I woke up early and had bath. Asked Shankar also to get ready early. Then we went to temple and straight to office. That day my boss was supposed to leave to Goa. So he was busy preparing some official documents and all. I went and gave him sweets, then I gave sweets to everyone. Sir left office at 11.00 and then I was free to recieve calls. As soon as sir left, Lavanya handed over my hands a BIIIGGGG box, beautifully packed with gift paper. I asked her, "Whats inside?" She didn't reply anything and wished me. At the same time, Girish also wished. I was very eager to open it and see. As my boss wasn't there, I opened it then and there throwing bits of papers down on the floor.. :-) First I opened a gift paper. I was confused to see the box of Pressure Cooker. For a friction of second, I thought, that like previous year, this time also, this guys might give me some dummy gift.
Last year, I had been given a baby feeding bottle as a dummy gift, packed in a TATA Sky setup box.:-) It was a real fun. Then Slowly I opened the box and was very happy to see the Bag. I was very very very happy. I was so happy that, I don't know how many times I said "thank you" to them. Girish told me to Open and check the bag properly. I thought he might be telling to check if any fault is there in bag, and so I said, "It's OK". Then Lavanya said, "Some more things are there inside the bag. So Open and see."
I opened first zip of the bag, and found it was my favourite Fruit 'N' Nut choclate. Then she told me, "It's my idea to keep something inside and give. So Gourish had put something or the other in each pocket of the Bag." Now this was a big surprise. He had arranged everything and gone to Goa. Total all together, 2 5-stars, 1 dairy milk, 1 Fruit-'N'Nut and 3 busicuits packets were there. And those busicuits were also of my likes. I just thought that Gourish had thoroughly studied my likes and dislikes. First, the bag color and design. It was fantastic. Next, my favourite choclate, next my favourite Busicuit. Superb planning. I gave two choclates and to Lavanya and asked her to give it to her son. Then distributed remaining eatables to all other office employees. Then, full day was on mobiles. Attending calls after calls. Then evening after office hours, went to a nearby hotel, and gave dinner party to my office members and neighbours. Overall, it was really a nice day. And the day went nice, all because of my family and friend's love and wishes. Thanks a lot and may god keeps them all happy forever.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Short and Sweet Break
14th January, 2010, just one day before the day when solar eclipse was observed this year. The day on which people in some part of India celebrate festival known as "MAKARA SANKRANTI", whereas the same festival in South is being celebrated as "PONGAL". For me this day was a remarkable one.
14th January, 2010 was on wednesday. My aunt and cousins forced me to apply leave on that day. Because they had planned to go to the place called Mulbagal, just 65-70Km away from Bangalore city. With the grace of God, I anyhow managed to get a leave on that day. Tuesday evening I left early from office and straight away went to busstand, where we all were supposed to meet. I had been informed to reach there before 7.30pm as it was the last bus and after 7.30pm no bus were there to go to that place. I managed to reach bus stand by 7.15 pm. Go to see, these guys were late. :-) Finally they reached at 7.35pm and bus left at 7.50pm. Every one got settled and our journey started. We reached our destination at around 11.10 pm.
One of my aunt's son stays there in Mulbagal. He is married and has two small kids. One boy named Vishnuteertha, and one girl named Vishnupriya. Well, this visit of mine to that place was exactly after 9 years. So many new houses, constructions, etc had come up. But the house was same. No much changes were found. Since, i had directly come from my work place, they had arranged dinner for me. All other my companions had come with their stomach full. After completing dinner, everyone started to sleep. Now since it was our meeting after a long long time, we were chatting for a long time and slept late at around 2am or 2:30am.
Next day morning, I got up from my dreams at 6.15am. But accept my grand mother and my aunt no one else was awake. So I also slept again and got up at 8.30am. My aunt suggested us boys to have bath over head. As usual, I was feeling lazy to get up from bed.:-) The time when I got up was good I guess, full day later was so good. I guess you people might have seen in some movies where on some festivals, mothers apply oil to their son's/husbands, to have bath on head. After that nice hot water is poured over them. This is a tradition in south India which people still follow. Same thing was done with me. My aunt applied oil, on my head, to my hands, legs, face, back etc. Oil was overflowing from my hairs. Then hot water bath was arranged. My aunt was pouring hot water bath on me. All the while, when i was being bathed, Vishnupriya was stading at the door entrance and watching me, being bathed. She is really cute looking girl. Then when my aunt was applying shikakai on my head, that girl came closer and asked my aunt, "why are you applying again and again?" Actually, that was third time my aunt was applying shikakai on my head. My aunt smiled and said, "We should apply and rinse it till foam is formed. THe foam is the indication that the dirt has gone off."
Then cute girl with innocent face, asked, "Can I also rub?"
My aunt said, "Sure".
Then she came closer and told me, "Close your eyes uncle, or else it will burn." and started rubbing.:-)
I couldn't stop myself from lauging. Being a small girl, she is giving me instructions as if, she is my mothe and I'm her kid. After having bath, I performed my daily rituals. Then we went to a place called, Narsimhateertha, where Sripaad Rayar Matha is there. One speciality of this place is that, there are lots of Monkeys around. You can imagine the temple environment. A small, sarovar near the temple, a big banyan tree, and nice cool breeze blowing. It was a great feeling. Visiting that place after 9 years, each and every object was making me to think what all fun we were doing there 9 years back. In other words, old memories became gold. After coming out of temple, we went home. While going back home, my cousin purchased, milk powder. I asked her "why is this required?"
She said, "A surprise is waiting for you."
I also smiled and kept mum. After reaching home, I had lunch as I had to come back to bangalore. They were forcing me to stay back. But, I had to resume my work next day, as I had got leave for only one day. After having lunch, I become busy watching Photos. There were so many photos, that it took almost, one and half hour to finish scanning all of them. Then when, I was about to get ready, my cousin came with a cake, gave me a piece of cake, and said, belated birthday wishes. That was a real surprise for me. Actually, we in our family, celebrate birthday according to hindu calendar. And this year it was on 12th January. I said, thanks. Ate cake which she gave me and got ready. Finally, after saying alvida to everyone, I started my return journey. I was actually feeling to stay back. But, was forced to go. This day will be memorable one because, it was festival for us, spent time with relatives after a long time, got a surprise birthday cake, and lots of love from our own people. I thanked god for giving me this fortune of celebrating the festival with these people and started walking towards bus stand. On reaching bus stand, saw that the bus was ready with lot of empty seats. I got into the bus, and luckily i found that it was a bypass bus. So that was a short and sweet experience of my visit to Mulbagal to celebrate "MAKAR SANKRANTI" :-)
14th January, 2010 was on wednesday. My aunt and cousins forced me to apply leave on that day. Because they had planned to go to the place called Mulbagal, just 65-70Km away from Bangalore city. With the grace of God, I anyhow managed to get a leave on that day. Tuesday evening I left early from office and straight away went to busstand, where we all were supposed to meet. I had been informed to reach there before 7.30pm as it was the last bus and after 7.30pm no bus were there to go to that place. I managed to reach bus stand by 7.15 pm. Go to see, these guys were late. :-) Finally they reached at 7.35pm and bus left at 7.50pm. Every one got settled and our journey started. We reached our destination at around 11.10 pm.
One of my aunt's son stays there in Mulbagal. He is married and has two small kids. One boy named Vishnuteertha, and one girl named Vishnupriya. Well, this visit of mine to that place was exactly after 9 years. So many new houses, constructions, etc had come up. But the house was same. No much changes were found. Since, i had directly come from my work place, they had arranged dinner for me. All other my companions had come with their stomach full. After completing dinner, everyone started to sleep. Now since it was our meeting after a long long time, we were chatting for a long time and slept late at around 2am or 2:30am.
Next day morning, I got up from my dreams at 6.15am. But accept my grand mother and my aunt no one else was awake. So I also slept again and got up at 8.30am. My aunt suggested us boys to have bath over head. As usual, I was feeling lazy to get up from bed.:-) The time when I got up was good I guess, full day later was so good. I guess you people might have seen in some movies where on some festivals, mothers apply oil to their son's/husbands, to have bath on head. After that nice hot water is poured over them. This is a tradition in south India which people still follow. Same thing was done with me. My aunt applied oil, on my head, to my hands, legs, face, back etc. Oil was overflowing from my hairs. Then hot water bath was arranged. My aunt was pouring hot water bath on me. All the while, when i was being bathed, Vishnupriya was stading at the door entrance and watching me, being bathed. She is really cute looking girl. Then when my aunt was applying shikakai on my head, that girl came closer and asked my aunt, "why are you applying again and again?" Actually, that was third time my aunt was applying shikakai on my head. My aunt smiled and said, "We should apply and rinse it till foam is formed. THe foam is the indication that the dirt has gone off."
Then cute girl with innocent face, asked, "Can I also rub?"
My aunt said, "Sure".
Then she came closer and told me, "Close your eyes uncle, or else it will burn." and started rubbing.:-)
I couldn't stop myself from lauging. Being a small girl, she is giving me instructions as if, she is my mothe and I'm her kid. After having bath, I performed my daily rituals. Then we went to a place called, Narsimhateertha, where Sripaad Rayar Matha is there. One speciality of this place is that, there are lots of Monkeys around. You can imagine the temple environment. A small, sarovar near the temple, a big banyan tree, and nice cool breeze blowing. It was a great feeling. Visiting that place after 9 years, each and every object was making me to think what all fun we were doing there 9 years back. In other words, old memories became gold. After coming out of temple, we went home. While going back home, my cousin purchased, milk powder. I asked her "why is this required?"
She said, "A surprise is waiting for you."
I also smiled and kept mum. After reaching home, I had lunch as I had to come back to bangalore. They were forcing me to stay back. But, I had to resume my work next day, as I had got leave for only one day. After having lunch, I become busy watching Photos. There were so many photos, that it took almost, one and half hour to finish scanning all of them. Then when, I was about to get ready, my cousin came with a cake, gave me a piece of cake, and said, belated birthday wishes. That was a real surprise for me. Actually, we in our family, celebrate birthday according to hindu calendar. And this year it was on 12th January. I said, thanks. Ate cake which she gave me and got ready. Finally, after saying alvida to everyone, I started my return journey. I was actually feeling to stay back. But, was forced to go. This day will be memorable one because, it was festival for us, spent time with relatives after a long time, got a surprise birthday cake, and lots of love from our own people. I thanked god for giving me this fortune of celebrating the festival with these people and started walking towards bus stand. On reaching bus stand, saw that the bus was ready with lot of empty seats. I got into the bus, and luckily i found that it was a bypass bus. So that was a short and sweet experience of my visit to Mulbagal to celebrate "MAKAR SANKRANTI" :-)
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