Life's Way

God Answers, we must have strong Faith

2011-03-13T12:13:00.002+05:30

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.

The worst had happened ~everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. God, how could you do this to me he cried. Early the next day, however, he was wakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island.

It had come to rescue him. How did you know I was here asked the weary man of his rescuers. We saw your smoke signal, they replied.

It's easy to get discouraged sometimes when things appear to be going badly. But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. Remember, next time your little
hut is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.

For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it. We must feel the grace of God with strong faith.
Share this on, you never know whose life may be in need of this today. There are some times that we all feel our huts are burning.

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2010-08-21T18:05:00.003+05:30

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Whisper or Brick?

2010-07-23T12:18:00.003+05:30

A young and successful executive was traveling down a
neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar.

He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars
and slowed down when he thought he saw something.

As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick
smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and
spun the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown.
He jumped out of the car, grabbed the kid who was standing there
and pushed him against a parked car shouting,

"What do you think you are doing, boy?"

Building up a head of steam he went on, "That's a new car and
that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.

Why did you do it?"

"Please sir, please. I'm sorry, I didn't know what else to do,"
pleaded the youngster.

"I threw the brick because no one else would stop..."

Tears were dripping down the boy's chin as he pointed around the
parked car.

"It's my brother, sir," he said. "He rolled off the curb and
fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up."

Sobbing, the boy asked the executive, "Would you please help
me get him back into his wheelchair, sir? He's hurt and he's
too heavy for me."

Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly
swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back
into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped
the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was
going to be okay.

"Thank you and may God bless you, sir," the grateful child
said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his
brother toward their home.

It was a long walk back to his Jaguar...a long slow walk.

He never did repair the side door.

He kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast
that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.

God whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart.

Sometimes when you don't have time to listen,
He has to throw a brick at you.

It's your choice:

Listen to the whisper...

or wait for the brick.

Whisper or Brick?

2010-07-23T12:18:00.001+05:30

Hardwork & Success

2010-06-06T18:09:00.000+05:30

Love, Wealth or Success

2010-06-06T17:49:00.004+05:30

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long
white beards sitting in her front yard.

She did not recognize them.

She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry.
Please come in and have something to eat."

"Is the man of the house home?" they asked.

"No," she replied. "He's out."

"Then we cannot come in," they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had
happened.

"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!"

The woman went out and invited the men in.

"We do not go into a house together," they replied.

"Why is that?" she asked.

One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said
pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another
one, "He is Success, and I am Love."

Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which
one of us you want in your home."

The woman went in and told her husband what was said.
Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!" he said.
"Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and
fill our home with wealth!"

His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"

Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the
house.

She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better
to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"

"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to
his wife.

"Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman went out and asked the three old men,
"Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two
also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth
and Success: "I only invited Love, why are you coming in?"

The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or
Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you
invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him.

Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!

Positive Approach

2010-03-22T14:45:00.000+05:30

Father: I want you to marry a girl of my choice.
Son: I will choose my own bride
Father: But the girl is Bill Gates Daughter
Son: "Well in that case.. OK"

Father Approaches Bill Gates.
Father: "I have a husband for your daughter"
Bill Gates: But my daughter is too Young to Marry
Father: But this young man is a vise-president of the world bank
Bill Gates: "Well in that case.. OK"

Father Approaches the President of World Bank.
Father: I have a young man to be recomended as a Vise-President
President: But i already have more Vise-Presidents then I Need
Father: But this young man is Bill Gates Son-In-Law
President: "Ah.. in that case OK"

Moral: Even if you have nothing, you can get anything. But your attitude approach should be positive.

**These statements are untrue but they only show the importance of Positive Approach

Inspiration

2010-03-20T17:40:00.000+05:30

Empty your cup

2010-03-06T12:24:00.001+05:30

A professor of philosophy went to a Zen Master, Nan-in, and he asked about God, about nirvana, about meditation, and so many things. The Master listened silently--questions and questions and questions--and then he said, "You look tired. You have climbed this high mountain; you have come from a faraway place. Let me first serve you tea." And the Zen Master made tea.

The professor waited--he was boiling with questions. And when the Master was making tea and the samovar was singing and the aroma of the tea started spreading, the Master said to the professor, "Wait, don't be in such a hurry. Who knows? Even by drinking tea your questions may be answered... or even before that."

The professor was at a loss. He started thinking, "This whole journey has been a wastage. This man seems to be mad. How can my question about God be answered by drinking tea? What relevance is there? It is better to escape from here as soon as possible." But he was also feeling tired and it was good to have a cup of tea before he started descending back down the mountain.

The Master brought the kettle, poured tea in the cup--and went on pouring. The cup was full, and the tea started overflowing into the saucer, but he went on pouring. Then the saucer was also full. Just one drop more and the tea would start flowing on the floor, and the professor said, "Stop! What are you doing? Are you mad or something? Can't you see the cup is full? Can't you see the saucer is full?"

And the Zen Master said, "That's the exact situation you are in: your mind is so full of questions that even if I answer, you don't have any space for the answer to go in. But you look like an intelligent man. You could see the point, that now even a single drop more of tea and it will not be contained by the cup or the saucer, it will start overflowing on the floor. And I tell you, since you entered this house your questions are overflowing all over the place. This small but is full of your questions! Go back, empty your cup, and then come. First create a little space in yourself."

One who goes into questions strays off into the jungle of philosophy. Let questions come and go. Look at the crowd of questions like you look at people moving on the street--nothing to give, nothing to take--with detachment, standing far away...

The more distance there is between you and your questions, the better. Because it is in this gap the answer will arise.

Burnt Biscuits

2010-03-06T12:21:00.000+05:30

When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for
dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in
particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day
at work.

On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs,
sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad.

I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did
was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my
day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night,
but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that
biscuit and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing
my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll
never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked
him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in
his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today
and she's real tired. And besides - a little burnt biscuit
never hurt anyone!"

You know, life is full of imperfect things and imperfect
people. I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget
birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else.

What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept
each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's
differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a
healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take
the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them
at the feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who
will be able to give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit
isn't a deal-breaker!

We could extend this to any relationship. In fact,
understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-
wife or parent-child or friendship!

"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket -
keep it in your own."

God Bless You..... Now, and Always...

So Please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burnt one will do
just fine!

~Author Unknown~

Garbage in our mind

2010-03-06T12:12:00.000+05:30

This is one of the most famous and talked about buddhist stories for generations after generations. In old days man was close to nature and it was easy to become silent. This story belongs to that time. One day two buddhist monks were returning to their monastery silently. Watching their thoughts, watching each step and witnessing everything.

A small river used to flow close to their monastery. Walking slowly, meditatively they came across the river. There was no boat men in the river.

Instead of boatmen, one beautiful young lady was waiting for the boat man to cross the river. The Sun was about to set and darkness was spreading its kingdom.

They waited for some time for the boat men and eventually decided to cross the river on their own. One monk who was Young carried the lady on his shoulder and three of them crossed the river. On other side of river, lady thanked the monks and went on her way and two monk started moving towards their monastery meditatively.

Meditation the very breath of their all actions. After some time Old monk broke the silence "I will tell everything to master"
The Young Monk asked surprisingly "what will you tell to master"

Old Monk said " you are spoiled , you have carried the woman on your shoulders, its sin to touch a woman for a monk"

Young Monk replied "I had dropped the woman at river bank only.''
But you are still carrying her in your head"

Some one throws garbage in our house we get angry, but if some one throws garbage in our mind then we don't mind. TV, newspaper, gossips are all garbage. Meditation is the cleanser which cleans all these garbage.

Why God Himself need to come into this world?

2010-03-06T12:07:00.001+05:30

Emperor Akbar was enjoying a boat ride along with Tansen. Akbar asked a profound question to Tansen. He asked him "Why God should descend in human form on the earth to save the people? He could have deputed somebody else to achieve that aim. Tansen thought about the question and asked for two days time to answer the doubt of the emperor. After two days, again during a boat raid, he cleverly made a doll which was an exact replica of the Prince. He cleverly arranged to throw the doll in the water through some means and started shouting: "Oh the prince has fell in the lake!. Upon hearing this, the emperor himself jumped into the lake to save the prince. Finding that only a doll resembling the prince has fell in the lake, he got angry and asked Tansen for the reason for such act. Tansen politely replied, Oh Badusha! Two days back you asked me the reason for God himself to descend in the earth to save the mankind. I would like to know, when there are so many attendants on the boat, why you have jumped in the lake? Akbar replied it is the Prince who has fallen down. How i can remain as a mute witness? Hence considering the urgency, i jumped in the lake. Tansen replied, Oh emperor! That is the reason for God to incarnate in this Universe, when He find that His own people are in peril. Akbar saw reason and presented Tansen with a fitting presentation.

5 Things To Do Instead of Complain

2010-03-02T13:34:00.001+05:30

1. Practice Gratitude. Research shows that when we count three blessings a day, we get a measurable boost in happiness that uplifts and energizes us. It's also physiologically impossible to be stressed and thankful at the same time. Two thoughts cannot occupy our mind at the same time. If you are focusing on gratitude, you can't be negative. You can also energize and engage your coworkers by letting them know you are grateful for them and their work.

2. Praise Others. Instead of complaining about what others are doing wrong, start focusing on what they are doing right. Praise them and watch as they create more success as a result. Of course, point out their mistakes so they can learn and grow, but make sure you give three times as much praise as criticism.

3. Focus on Success. Start a success journal. Each night before you go to bed, write down the one great thing about your day. The one great conversation, accomplishment, or win that you are most proud of. Focus on your success, and you'll look forward to creating more success tomorrow.

4. Let Go. Focus on the things that you have the power to change, and let go of the things that are beyond your control. You’ll be amazed that when you stop trying to control everything, it all somehow works out. Surrender is the answer.

5. Pray. Scientific research shows that daily prayer reduces stress; boosts positive energy; and promotes health, vitality, and longevity. When you are faced with the urge to complain or you are feeling stressed to the max, stop, be still, plug-in to the ultimate power, and recharge.

Essence of Life…

2009-08-08T13:45:00.000+05:30

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.

He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else---the small stuff. 'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you. 'Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents.

Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented. The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.’

" The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of Beers with a friend."

No God and Know God

2009-08-04T16:49:00.001+05:30

An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem Science has with God, The Almighty.
He asks one of his new students to stand and.....
Prof: So you believe in God?
Student: Absolutely, sir.
Prof: Is God good?
Student: Sure.
Prof: Is God all-powerful?
Student: Yes.
Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him.
Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm? (Student is silent.)
Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fellow. Is God good?
Student: Yes.
Prof: Is Satan good?
Student: No.
Prof: Where does Satan come from?
Student: From...God.. .
Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student: Yes.
Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student: Yes.
Prof: So who created evil?
(Student does not answer.)
Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?
Student: Yes, sir.
Prof: So, who created them?
(Student has no answer.)
Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?
Student: No, sir.
Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Student: No, sir.
Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
Student: No, sir.. I'm afraid I haven't.
Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student: Yes.
Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.
Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.
Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Prof: Yes.
Student: And is there such a thing as cold?
Prof: Yes.
Student: No sir. There isn't.
(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat,
But we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold.
Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)
Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
Student: You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn't it? In reality, darkness isn't.
If it were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?
Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure.
Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.
To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)
Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
(The class is in uproar.)
Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?
(The class breaks out into laughter.)
Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir? (The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable. )
Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.
Student: That is it sir... The link between man & god is FAITH.
That is all that keeps things moving & alive...

Real Transformers

2009-07-12T10:21:00.001+05:30

A Moment.......................must watch full video

2009-07-12T10:16:00.002+05:30

I also cried watching this video.

We must pray to God for these kids.God Bless them.

Wrinting on Sand

2009-07-10T11:21:00.000+05:30

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert.
During some point of the journey, they had an argument and one
friend slapped the other one in the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything,
he wrote in the sand:

"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE!"

They kept on walking, until they found an oasis where they
decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck
in the mire and started drowning, but his friend saved him.

After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:

"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE!"

The friend, who had slapped and saved his best friend, asked
him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write
on a stone, why?"

The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should
write it down in sand where the winds of forgiveness can erase
it away, but when someone does something good for us, we must
engrave it in stone, where no wind can ever erase it."

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND
AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.

I asked God why?

2009-06-10T08:32:00.000+05:30

I asked God why I wasn't rich. He showed me a man with the wealth of a thousand Kings,
who was lonely, and had no one to share with.

I asked God why I wasn't beautiful. He showed me a woman more beautiful than any other,
who was ugly because of her vanity.

I asked God why He'd allowed me to become old. He showed me a boy of 16,
who lay dead at the scene of a car accident.

I asked God why I didn't have a bigger house. He showed me a family of six, who had just been evicted from their tiny shack, and were forced, to live on the streets.

I asked God why I had to work. He showed me a man who couldn't find a decent job,
because he'd never learned to read.

I asked God why I wasn't more popular. He showed me a socialite with a thousand friends,
who all left the moment the money and parties were no longer there.

I asked God why I wasn't smarter. He showed me a natural born genius,
serving life in prison for making ill use of his knowledge.

I knew then how much He loved me.

Keep smiling... we have million reasons to smile!

Have a Nice Time Always.

Fifteen Things God Won’t Ask

2009-05-20T09:36:00.000+05:30

· God won’t ask which car you drive, but will ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation.

· God won’t ask how big is your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

· God won’t ask about the fancy clothes in your wardrobe, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy.

· God won’t ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed with others.

· God won’t ask how many material possessions you had, but will ask if they dictated your life.

· God won’t ask what your highest salary was, but will ask if you compromised your character to obtain that salary.

· God won’t ask how much overtime you worked, but will ask if you worked overtime for your family and loved ones.

· God won’t ask how many promotions you received, but will ask how you promoted others.

· God won’t ask what your job title was, but will ask if you reformed your job to the best of your ability.

· God won’t ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others.

· God won’t ask how many friends you had, but will ask how many people to whom you were a true friend.

· God won’t ask what you did to protect your rights, but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others.

· God won’t ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbors.

· God won’t ask about the color of your skin, but will ask about the content of your character.

· God won’t ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but will ask how many times they didn’t..

10 Habits of Negative Thinking

2009-04-05T00:03:00.001+05:30

1. I will be happy once I have _____ (or once I earn X).
Problem:
If you think you can’t be happy until you reach a certain point, or until you reach a certain income, or have a certain type of house or car or computer setup, you’ll never be happy. That elusive goal is always just out of reach. Once we reach those goals, we are not satisfied — we want more.
Solution:
Learn to be happy with what you have, where you are, and who you are, right at this moment. Happiness doesn’t have to be some state that we want to get to eventually — it can be found right now. Learn to count your blessings, and see the positive in your situation. This might sound simplistic, but it works.

2. I wish I were as ____ as (a celebrity, friend, co-worker).
Problem:
We’ll never be as pretty, as talented, as rich, as sculpted, as cool, as everyone else. There will always be someone better, if you look hard enough. Therefore, if we compare ourselves to others like this, we will always pale, and will always fail, and will always feel bad about ourselves. This is no way to be happy.
Solution:
Stop comparing yourself to others, and look instead at yourself — what are your strengths, your accomplishments, your successes, however small? What do you love about yourself? Learn to love who you are, right now, not who you want to become. There is good in each of us, love in each of us, and a wonderful human spirit in every one of us.

3. Seeing others becoming successful makes me jealous and resentful.
Problem:
First, this assumes that only a small number of people can be successful. In truth, many, many people can be successful — in different ways.
Solution:
Learn to admire the success of others, and learn from it, and be happy for them, by empathizing with them and understanding what it must be like to be them. And then turn away from them, and look at yourself — you can be successful too, in whatever you choose to do. And even more, you already are successful. Look not at those above you in the social ladder, but those below you — there are always millions of people worse off than you, people who couldn’t even read this article or afford a computer. In that light, you are a huge success.

4. I am a miserable failure — I can’t seem to do anything right.
Problem:
Everyone is a failure, if you look at it in certain ways. Everyone has failed, many times, at different things. I have certainly failed so many times I cannot count them — and I continue to fail, daily. However, looking at your failures as failures only makes you feel bad about yourself. By thinking in this way, we will have a negative self-image and never move on from here.
Solution:
See your successes and ignore your failures. Look back on your life, in the last month, or year, or 5 years. And try to remember your successes. If you have trouble with this, start documenting them — keep a success journal, either in a notebook or online. Document your success each day, or each week. When you look back at what you’ve accomplished, over a year, you will be amazed. It’s an incredibly positive feeling.

5. I’m going to beat so-and-so no matter what — I’m better than him. And there’s no way I’ll help him succeed — he might beat me.

Problem:
Competitiveness assumes that there is a small amount of gold to be had, and I need to get it before he does. It makes us into greedy, back-stabbing, hurtful people. We try to claw our way over people to get to success, because of our competitive feelings. For example, if a blogger wants to have more subscribers than another blogger, he may never link to or mention that other blogger. However, who is to say that my subscribers can’t also be yours? People can read and subscribe to more than one blog.
Solution:
Learn to see success as something that can be shared, and learn that if we help each other out, we can each have a better chance to be successful. Two people working towards a common goal are better than two people trying to beat each other up to get to that goal. There is more than enough success to go around. Learn to think in terms of abundance rather than scarcity.

6. Dammit! Why do these bad things always happen to me?
Problem:
Bad things happen to everybody. If we dwell on them, they will frustrate us and bring us down.
Solution:
See bad things as a part of the ebb and flow of life. Suffering is a part of the human condition — but it passes. All pain goes away, eventually. Meanwhile, don’t let it hold you back. Don’t dwell on bad things, but look forward towards something good in your future. And learn to take the bad things in stride, and learn from them. Bad things are actually opportunities to grow and learn and get stronger, in disguise.

7. You can’t do anything right! Why can’t you be like ____ ?
Problem:
This can be said to your child or your subordinate or your sibling. The problem? Comparing two people, first of all, is always a fallacy. People are different, with different ways of doing things, different strengths and weaknesses, different human characteristics. If we were all the same, we’d be robots. Second, saying negative things like this to another person never helps the situation. It might make you feel better, and more powerful, but in truth, it hurts your relationship, it will actually make you feel negative, and it will certainly make the other person feel negative and more likely to continue negative behavior. Everyone loses.
Solution:
Take the mistakes or bad behavior of others as an opportunity to teach. Show them how to do something. Second, praise them for their positive behavior, and encourage their success. Last, and most important, love them for who they are, and celebrate their differences.

8. Your work sucks. It’s super lame. You are a moron and I hope you never reproduce.
Problem:
I’ve actually gotten this comment before. It feels wonderful. However, let’s look at it not from the perspective of the person receiving this kind of comment but from the perspective of the person giving it. How does saying something negative like this help you? I guess it might feel good to vent if you feel like your time has been wasted. But really, how much of your time has been wasted? A few minutes? And whose fault is that? The bloggers or yours? In truth, making negative comments just keeps you in a negative mindset. It’s also not a good way to make friends.
Solution:
Learn to offer constructive solutions, first of all. Instead of telling someone their blog sucks, or that a post is lame, offer some specific suggestions for improvement. Help them get better. If you are going to take the time to make a comment, make it worth your time. Second, learn to interact with people in a more positive way — it makes others feel good and it makes you feel better about yourself. And you can make some great friends this way. That’s a good thing.

9. Insulting People Back.

Problem:
If someone insults you or angers you in some way, insulting them back and continuing your anger only transfers their problem to you. This person was probably having a bad day (or a bad year) and took it out on you for some reason. If you reciprocate, you are now having a bad day too. His problem has become yours. Not only that, but the cycle of insults can get worse and worse until it results in violence or other negative consequences — for both of you.
Solution:
Let the insults or negative comments of others slide off you like Teflon. Don’t let their problem become yours. In fact, try to understand their problem more — why would someone say something like that? What problems are they going through? Having a little empathy for someone not only makes you understand that their comment is not about you, but it can make you feel and act in a positive manner towards them — and make you feel better about yourself in the process.

10. I don’t think I can do this — I don’t have enough discipline. Maybe some other time.
Problem:
If you don’t think you can do something, you probably won’t. Especially for the big stuff. Discipline has nothing to do with it — motivation and focus has everything to do with it. And if you put stuff off for “some other time”, you’ll never get it done. Negative thinking like this inhibits us from accomplishing anything.
Solution:
Turn your thinking around: you can do this! You don’t need discipline. Find ways to make yourself a success at your goal. If you fail, learn from your mistakes, and try again. Instead of putting a goal off for later, start now. And focus on one goal at a time, putting all of your energy into it, and getting as much help from others as you can. You can really move mountains if you start with positive thinking.

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His Name Was Fleming

2009-04-05T00:00:00.000+05:30

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His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer.

One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard
a cry for help coming from a nearby swamp. He dropped his tools
and ran to the swamp. There, mired to his waist in black muck,
was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself.

Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow
and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up
to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed
nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of
the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.

"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's
life."

"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish
farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the
farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. "Is that
your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.

"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good
education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow
to a man you can be proud of."
And that he did.

In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's
Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known
throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming,
the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with
pneumonia. What saved him? Penicillin. The name of the nobleman?
Lord Randolph Churchill.

His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.

Stress Management

2009-03-28T00:00:00.000+05:30

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his student on stress management.

He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?" The students' answers ranged from 20g to 500gm.

It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance.

It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.

What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again. We have to put down the burden periodically, so that we can be refreshed and are ! able
to carry on.

So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it
back home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can. Pick it up again later when you have rested.

Rest and relax. Life is short, enjoy it!! Cheers!!!!!

love, success and wealth

2009-03-18T01:45:00.001+05:30

A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."

"Is the man of the house home?", they asked.

"No", she replied. "He's out."
"Then we cannot come in", they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.

"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!"

The woman went out and invited the men in"

"We do not go into a House together," they replied.

"Why is that?" she asked.

One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How n ice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"

His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"

Their daughter was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"

"Let us heed our daughter's advice," said the husband to his wife.

"Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, t he lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"

The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!! !"

love, success and wealth

2009-03-18T01:45:00.000+05:30

2009-03-18T01:38:00.000+05:30

Priya married Hitesh this day. At the end of the wedding party,
Priya's mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook.
With Rs.1000 deposit amount.

Mother: 'Priya, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your marriage

life. When there's something happy and memorable happened in your new
life, put some money in. Write down what it's about next to the line. The
more memorable the event is, the more money you can put in. I've done the
first one for you today. Do the others with Hitesh.When you look back
after years, you can know how much happiness you've had.'
Priya shared this with Hitesh when getting home. They both thought it
was a great idea and were anxious to know when the second deposit can be
made.

This was what they did after certain time:
- 7 Feb: Rs.100, first birthday celebration for Hitesh after marriage
- 1 Mar: Rs.300, salary raise for Priya
- 20 Mar: Rs.200, vacation trip to Bali
- 15 Apr: Rs.2000, Priya got pregnant
- 1 Jun: Rs.1000, Hitesh got promoted
..... and so on...

However, after years, they started fighting and arguing for trivial
things.They didn't talk much. They regretted that they had married the
most nasty people in the world.... no more love...Kind of typical
nowadays, huh?

One day Priya talked to her Mother:
'Mom, we can't stand it anymore. We agree to divorce. I can't imagine how
I decided to marry this guy!!!'
Mother: 'Sure, girl, that's no big deal. Just do whatever you want if you
really can't stand it. But before that, do one thing first. Remember the
saving passbook I gave you on your wedding day? Take out all money and
spend it first. You shouldn't keep any record of such a poor marriage.'
Priya thought it was true. So she went to the bank, waiting at the queue
and planning to cancel the account.

While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record. She looked,
and looked, and looked. Then the memory of all the previous joy and
happiness just came up her mind. Her eyes were then filled with tears. She
left and went home.
When she was home, she handed the passbook to Hitesh, asked him to spend the money before getting divorce.

The next day, Hitesh gave the passbook back to Priya. She found a new

deposit of Rs.5000. And a line next to the record: 'This is the day I
notice how much I've loved you thru out all these years. How much happiness you've brought me.'

They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back to the safe.
Do you know how much money they had saved when they retired? I did not
ask.I believe the money did not matter any more after they had gone thru
all the good years in their life.

"When you fall, in any way,
Don't see the place where you fell, Instead see the place from where you
slipped.
Life is about correcting mistakes."

The Red Hat

2009-03-17T02:20:00.002+05:30

Once there was a devotee lived in a village. He used to be immersed
in devotion for God always. He had a routine of practising meditation,
singing devotional songs and worshipping God every morning.

There after he used to go to his shop to work. He used to close his
shop at lunch time in the afternoon and did not open the shop after
that. He used to devote rest of the time in feeding the saints,
serving the poor, listening discourses of saints and in donating
whatever he could for good of others. He used to be satisfied with
whatever he earned from his business and used to devote his life for
love of God. Such behaviour of his used to surprise others and they
thought of him as a lunatic.

People used to say: 'He is foolish. He spends all his earned money in
donations. He opens his shop just for a few hours. He wastes the
precious morning time meant for earning money in doing worship. He is
mad.'

Once the rishest businessman of the village called him over to his
house. He had made a red colored hat. The rich man gave that hat to
the devotee and said: ''This hat is for fools. I have not seen a
person more foolish than you. So I'm giving this hat to you for
wearing. If you find anybody more stupid than you, then you may give
this hat to that person." Peacefully, the devotee took that hat and
came back home.

Once that rich man became very sick. The devotee went to meet him and
asked about his health. The rich man said: 'Brother! I'm making
preparations to go now.'

The devotee asked: 'Where are you planning to go? Did you send
somebody there to make preparations for your arrival or not? Are you
taking your wife, son, money, car, bungalow etc or not?'

''Brother! Who can accompany me there? No body can go with me. I will
have to go alone. I'll have to leave my family-relatives, money-bank
balances, bunalows-vehicles here. Nothing can stay together other than
Soul & God.''

After listening to the rich person's words the devotee giving the hat
(which had been given to him by the rich man) to the rich man said:
"You only wear this hat."

The rich person: "Why?"

The devotee said: "You are more foolish than me. When you knew that
every thing -bungalows, bank balances, family etc will stay here, none
of your friends will accompany you, there is no true hope other than
God, then why did you waste whole of your life in acquiring all these
things? When one is rich and powerful then everybody flocks around for
selfish reasons. But nobody comes to help at times of trouble. Even
after knowing all this you developed attachment for things which will
not stay forever, stayed away from God and did not collect anything
for your future. Therefore in these circumstances who is more foolish
than you? Now you cannot do anything. You yourself are observing that
none of your loved ones is coming for help."

"why do people treat each other so badly?"

2009-03-17T02:10:00.000+05:30

A 91-year-old woman died after living a very long dignified life. When
she met God, she asked Him something that had really bothered her for
a very long time. "If Man was created in God's image, and if all men
are created equal, why do people treat each other so badly?"

God replied that each person who enters our life has a unique lesson
to teach us. It is only through these lessons that we learn about
life, people and our relationships with God. This confused the woman,
so God began to explain:

"When someone lies to you, it teaches you that things are not always
what they seem. The truth is often far beneath the surface. Look
beyond the masks people wear if you want to know what is in their
hearts. Remove your own masks to let people know who you really are.

When someone steals from you it teaches you that nothing is forever.
Always appreciate what you have. You never know when you might lose
it. Never take your friends or family for granted, because today and
sometimes only this very moment is the only guarantee you may have.

When someone inflicts injury upon you, it teaches you that the human
state is a very fragile one. Protect and take care of your body as
best as you can, it's the one thing that you are sure to have forever.

When someone mocks you, it teaches you that no two people are alike.
When you encounter people who are different from you, do not judge
them by how they look or act, instead base it on the contents of what
is in their hearts.

When someone breaks your heart, it teaches you that loving someone
does not always mean that the person will love you back. But don't
turn your back on love, because when you find the right person, the
joy that one person brings you will make up for all of your past
hurts. Times a thousand fold.

When someone holds a grudge against you, it teaches you that everyone
makes mistakes. When you are wronged, the most virtuous thing you can
do is forgive the offender without pretense. Forgiving those who have
hurt us is often the most difficult and painful of life's experiences,
but it is also the most courageous thing a person can do.

When a loved one is unfaithful to you, it teaches you that resisting
temptation is Man's greatest challenge. Be vigilant in your resistance
against all temptations. By doing so, you will be rewarded with an
enduring sense of satisfaction far greater than the temporary pleasure
by which you were tempted. When someone cheats you, it teaches you
that greed is the root of all evil. Aspire to make your dreams come
true, no matter how lofty they may be. Do not feel guilty about your
success, but never let an obsession with achieving your goals lead you
to engage in malevolent activities.

When someone ridicules you, it teaches you that nobody is perfect.
Accept people for their merits and be tolerant of their flaws. Do not
ever reject someone for imperfections over which they have no
control." Upon hearing the Lord's wisdom, the old woman became
concerned that there are no lessons to be learned from man's good
deeds. God replied that Man's capacity to love is the greatest gift He
has. At the root of kindness and love, and each act of love also
teaches us a lesson.

The woman's curiosity deepened. God, once again began to explain:
"When someone loves us, it teaches us love, kindness, charity,
honesty, humility, forgiveness, acceptance, and all of these can
counteract all the evil in the world. For every good deed, there is
one evil deed. Man alone has the power to control the balance between
good and evil, but because the lessons of love are not taught often
enough, the power is too often abused.

When you enter someone's life, whether by plan, chance or coincidence,
consider what your lesson will be. Will you teach love or a harsh
lesson of reality? When you die, will your life have resulted in more
loving or more hurting? More comfort or more pain? More joy or more
sadness? Each one of us has the power over the balance of the love in
the world. Use it wisely!" Don't miss an opportunity to nudge the
world's scale in the right direction!

2009-03-17T02:01:00.000+05:30

Once upon a time there was this girl who had four boyfriends.
She loved the 4th boyfriend the most and adorned him with rich robes
and
treated him to the finest of delicacies. She gave him nothing but
the best.

She also loved the 3rd boyfriend very much and was always showing
him off to neighboring kingdoms. However, she feared that one day he
would leave her for another.

She also loved her 2nd boyfriend. He was her confidant and was
always kind, considerate and patient with her. Whenever this girl
faced a problem, she could confide in him, and he would help her get
through the difficult times.

The girl"s 1st boyfriend was a very loyal partner and had made great
contributions in maintaining her wealth and kingdom. However, she
did not love the first boyfriend. Although he loved her deeply, she
hardly took notice of him!

One day, the girl fell ill and she knew her time was short. She
thought of her luxurious life and wondered, I now have four
boyfriends with me, but when I die, I"ll be all alone."

Thus, she asked the 4th boyfriend, "I loved you the most, endowed
you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now
that I"m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No way!", replied the 4th boyfriend, and he walked away without
another word.

His answer cut like a sharp knife right into her heart.

The sad girl then asked the 3rd boyfriend, "I loved you all my life.
Now that I"m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No!", replied the 3rd boyfriend. "Life is too good! When you die,
I"m going to marry someone else!"

Her heart sank and turned cold.

She then asked the 2nd boyfriend, "I have always turned to you for
help and you"ve always been there for me. When I die, will you
follow me and keep me company?"

"I"m sorry, I can"t help you out this time!", replied the 2nd
boyfriend. "At
the very most, I can only walk with you to your grave."

His answer struck her like a bolt of lightning, and the girl was
devastated.

Then a voice called out: "I"ll go with you. I"ll follow you no
matter where you go."

The girl looked up, and there was her first boyfriend. He was very
skinny as he suffered from malnutrition and neglect.

Greatly grieved, the girl said, "I should have taken much better
care of you when I had the chance!"

In truth, you have 4 boyfriends in your lives:

Your 4th boyfriend is your body. No matter how much time and effort
you
lavish in making it look good, it will leave you when you die.

Your 3rd boyfriend is your possessions, status and wealth. When you
die, it will all go to others.

Your 2nd boyfriend is your family and friends. No matter how much
they have been there for you, the furthest they can stay by you is
up to the grave.

And your 1st boyfriend is your Soul. Often neglected in pursuit of
wealth, power and pleasures of the world.

However, your Soul is the only thing that will follow you where ever
you
go.Cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now, for it is the only part
of you that will follow you to the throne of God and continue with
you throughout Eternity.

Thought for the day: Remember, when the world pushes you to your
knees, you"re in the perfect position to pray

GOd exists

2009-03-13T15:19:00.001+05:30

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about so many things and various subjects.When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: ï¿½
'I don't believe that God exists.&
　
'Why do you say that?' asked the customer. 'Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist.Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned
　children?&

If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain.I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things.The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument.The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.&

Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: You know what? Barbers do not exist. How can you say that?asked the surprised barber.'I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you! No! The customer exclaimed. 'Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that manoutside.&
　
　
　
'Ah, but barbers DO exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me. Exactly! Affirmed the customer. 'That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the
world.

Eight Gifts You Can Give at No Cost ===================================

2009-03-13T14:11:00.001+05:30

1) THE GIFT OF LISTENING...
But you must REALLY listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming,
no planning your response. Just listening.

2) THE GIFT OF AFFECTION...
Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and
handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you
have for family and friends.

3) THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER...
Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny MountainWings stories.
Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."

4) THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE...
It can be a simple "Thanks for the help" note or a full sonnet.
A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime
and may even change a life.

5) THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT...
A simple and sincere, "You look great in red," "You did a super
job" or "That was a wonderful meal" can make someone's day.

6) THE GIFT OF A FAVOR...
Every day, go out of your way to do something kind.

7) THE GIFT OF SOLITUDE...
There are times when we want nothing better
than to be left alone.
Be sensitive to those times,
and give the gift of solitude to others.

8) THE GIFT OF A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION...
The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to
someone, really it's not that hard to say, "Hello" or "Thank You."

Nine ' I 's

2009-03-10T21:52:00.002+05:30

Learn the nine I’s of manifestation. Note that almost all of these tools are "IN" words or "inwards" tools. Bringing your dreams to life is an inside job. When we work with the intangible, invisible forces of our soul, we work with cause instead of effects. The nine I’s are:

1. Introspection:

seek silence, solitude and serenity

2. Intention:

know how to ask.

3. Insights:

develop your higher mind.

4. Imagination:

re-image your life and potentials.

5. Inspiration:

pursue your purpose.

6. Integrity:

live your values and principles.

7. Intuition:

develop discrimination, cultivate creativity.

8. In service Initiatives:

help others.

9. Interdependent Interactions:

share vision with others.

10.Least.Important. ...is.

............ ......I.. ..

Love and Anger

2009-03-10T21:48:00.000+05:30

A saint asked his disciples, ?
Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?'
Disciples thought for a while,
one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.'
'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint.
'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice?
Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?'
Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint.

Finally he explained,
'When two people are angry at each other,
their hearts distance a lot.
To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other.
The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.'
Then the saint asked,
'What happens when two people fall in love?
They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why?
Because their hearts are very close.
The distance between them is very small...'
The saint continued,
'When they love each other even more, what happens?
They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love.
Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all.
That is how close two people are when they love each other.'

MORAL:

When you argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other.

hi friends read it and think

2009-03-02T00:36:00.000+05:30

My wife called, 'How long will you be with that newspaper? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?

I tossed the paper away and rushed to the scene. My only daughter, Sindu, looked frightened; tears were welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a bowl filled to its brim with curd rice. Sindu is a nice child, quite intelligent for her age.

I cleared my throat and picked up the bowl. 'Sindu, darling, why don't you take a few mouthful of this curd rice? Just for Dad's sake, dear'.

Sindu softened a bit and wiped her tears with the back of her hands. 'Ok, Dad. I will eat - not just a few mouthfuls, but the whole lot of this. But, you should...' Sindu hesitated. 'Dad, if I eat this entire curd Rice, will you give me whatever I ask for?'

'Promise'. I covered the pink soft hand extended by my daughter with mine, and clinched the deal. Now I became a bit anxious. 'Sindu, dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer or any such expensive items. Dad does not have that kind of money right now. Ok?'

'No, Dad. I do not want anything expensive'. Slowly and painfully, she finished eating the whole quantity. I was silently angry with my wife and my mother for forcing my child to eat something that she detested. After the ordeal was through, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with expectation. All our attention was on her. 'Dad, I want to have my head shaved off, this Sunday!' was her demand.

'Atrocious!' shouted my wife, 'A girl child having her head shaved off? Impossible!'

'Never in our family!' My mother rasped. 'She has been watching too much of television. Our culture is getting totally spoiled with these TV programs!'

'Sindu, darling, why don't you ask for something else? We will be sad seeing you with a clean-shaven head.'

'Please, Sindu, why don't you try to understand our feelings?' I tried to plead with her.

'Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that Curd Rice'. Sindu was in tears. 'And you promised to grant me whatever I ask for. Now, you are going back on your words. Was it not you who told me the story of King Harishchandra, and its moral that we should honor our promises no matter what?'

It was time for me to call the shots. 'Our promise must be kept.'

'Are you out of your mind?' chorused my mother and wife.

'No. If we go back on ourpromises, she will never learn to honour her own. Sindu, your wish will be fulfilled.'

With her head clean-shaven, Sindu had a round-face, and her eyes looked big and beautiful.

On Monday morning, I dropped her at her school. It was a sight to watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom. She turned around and waved. I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy alighted from a car, and shouted, 'Sinduja, please wait for me!' What struck me was the hairless head of that boy. 'May be, that is the in-stuff', I thought.

'Sir, your daughter Sinduja is great indeed!' Without introducing herself, a lady got out of the car, and continued, 'that boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish.. He is suffering from... leukemia'. She paused to muffle her sobs. 'Harish could not attend the school for the whole of the last month. He lost all his hair due to the side effects of the chemotherapy. He refused to come back to school fearing the unintentional but cruel teasing of the schoolmates. Sinduja visited him last week, and promised him that she will take care of the teasing issue. But, I never imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of my son!

Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a noble soul as your daughter.'

I stood transfixed and then, I wept. 'My little Angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!'

The happiest people on this planet are not those who live on their own terms but are those who change their terms for the ones whom they love !!

The Spiritual Journey

2008-12-19T16:04:00.001+05:30

Mystics describe the quest for spiritual truth as a journey we make within our own bodies,
within our consciousness. To understand this journey we need first to understand where we
start from, our present spiritual condition. The life of each of us, mystics teach, is projected
in its perfect whole from a single source beyond time. But on planes of mind and matter, we
live our lives under the illusion of time and the law of cause and effect or action and reaction.
Everything we do we have to pay for. The soul, coupled to mind and body, must reap the
harvests of these sowings, and moves from life to life, form to form, living and dying over
and over again. We are now caught in this cycle, called the wheel of life, the cycle of
reincarnation, or the law of karma, which many of the world’s peoples have long understood
as a basic fact of life.
Given this situation, how should we choose to act? Mystics urge us to wake up, ask ourselves
what it is that makes us suffer and where our real happiness lies, and then make the
appropriate choices. They advise us to turn our consciousness away from the pain-filled
material life of ceaseless change, the spinning rim of the wheel of life, and toward the
stability of life’s unmoving centre.
They explain that at the centre of life is spirit, one and indivisible. Spirit is perfection,
imperturbable, the origin of all. From the one emerges all diversity, all forms from the most
subtle to the most gross, all activity and complexity, the entire creation. Spirit is love. Spirit
is energy. Spirit is life. Mind, matter and senses have no life of their own—they are the
means by which spirit expresses and manages itself in material dimensions. Spirit comes
from a source beyond mind and matter, and beyond the law of cause and effect. Soul, a drop
of spirit that allows a being to be defined apart from the ocean of spirit, is the energy or
power that sustains individualized life. When soul, the life force, leaves a body or living
being, that body dies, disintegrates, and reverts to its original matter, dust to dust. If spirit
leaves the creation, the creation disintegrates and reverts to an earlier, less-formed reality.
The mystic journey of enlightenment, then, is the expansion and deepening of consciousness
from life's most transient material manifestations to the permanence of its spirit-filled heart.

8 lies of mother

2008-04-21T02:39:00.000+05:30

EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER

This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl, she would say 'Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry.'
This was Mother's First Lie.

As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten; My heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said, 'Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish.'
This was Mother's Second Lie.

Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some used matchboxes which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover our needs. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said, 'Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning.' Mother smiled and said 'Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired.'
This was Mother's Third Lie

When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her. Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared in a thermos. The tea was not as strong as my Mother's love, Seeing Mother covered with perspiration; I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said 'Drink, son! I'm not thirsty!
This was Mother's Fourth Lie.

After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job; she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered from starvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house came to help us solve our problems big and small. Our other neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying 'I don't need love.'
This was Mother's Fifth Lie.

After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but she carried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said, 'I have enough money.'
That was Mother's Sixth Lie.

I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation for which I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Mother to enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me 'I'm not used to high living.'
That was Mother's Seventh Lie

In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to smile but I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said, 'Don't cry, son! I'm not in pain.'
That was Mother's Eighth Lie.

Telling me this, her eighth lie, she died.
YES, MOTHER WAS AN ANGEL!

M - O - T - H - E - R
'M' is for the Million things she gave me,
'O' means Only that she's growing old,
'T' is for the Tears she shed to save me,
'H' is for her Heart of gold,
'E' is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them,
'R' means Right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell 'MOTHER' a word that means the world to me.

For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful. For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.

never say forever

2007-10-05T19:09:00.000+05:30

Never say I Love You..
if it isn't really there
Never talk about feelings
if you really don't care
Never hold my hand
if you're gonna break my heart
Never say you are gonna
if you don't plan to start
Never look into my eyes
and all you do is lie
Never say hello
if you really mean good bye

If you really mean forever, then please say you'll try
Never say forever.. because forever makes me cry ..........

MAKING DIFFERENCE

2007-10-05T18:53:00.000+05:30

Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship's
owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how
to fix the engine.

Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a
youngster.

He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he
immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would
know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his
bag and pulled out a small hammer.

He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life.

He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the
owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.

"What?!" the owners exclaimed. " He hardly did anything!"

So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer .. $ 2.00

Knowing where to ......... $ 9998.00

***********

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes
all the difference.

Free Heart Surgery

2007-08-24T20:28:00.000+05:30

For all kind of Heart Related Surgeries at Free of Cost.
Contact:

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Pass it to all, it will help to some one.

HELPING HANDS

2007-06-23T20:53:00.000+05:30

Hi friends, If you are in INDIA and have a function/party at your home and if there is excess food available at the end, don't hesitate to call 1098 (only in India) - child helpline. They will come and collect the food. Please circulate this message which can help feed many children.

"Helping hands are better than Praying Lips".

Amazing kid jumping on his head

2007-06-11T23:45:00.000+05:30

Doubleclick on pic to watch the video,must watch till end

Can u find the camels?

2007-06-11T22:00:00.000+05:30

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The black ones are shadows and the white ones are the camels.

12 Signs to know if you are in Love

2007-06-08T22:15:00.000+05:30

TWELVE:
When you're on the phone with them late at night and they hang up, you still miss them even when it was just two minutes ago.

ELEVEN:
You walk really slow when you're with them.

TEN:
You feel shy whenever they're around.

NINE:
You smile when you hear their voice.

EIGHT:
When you look at them,you can't see the other people around you, you just see him/her.

SIX
They're all you think about.

FIVE:
You realize you're always smiling when you're looking at them.

FOUR:
You would do anything
for them, just to see them.

THREE:
While reading this,there was one person on your mind this whole time.

TWO:
You were so busy thinking about that person, you didn't notice number seven was missing

ONE:
You just scrolled up to check & are now silently laughing at yourself.

Watch Tom N Jerry cartoon to laugh n relax

2007-06-05T15:02:00.000+05:30

Follow the rules for you and let others like you

2007-06-05T14:45:00.000+05:30

Principle 1: Become genuinely interested in other people.

A simple way to make a good impression.
The expression one wears on one's face if far more important than the clothes one wears on one's back. Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, " I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you." You must have a good time meeting people i f you expect them to have a good time meeting you. You don't feel like smiling? Then what? Two things. First, force yourself to smile. If you are alone, force yourself to whistle or hum a tune or sing. Act as if you were already happy, and that will tend to make you happy. "Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not." -William James. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions. It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. "There is nothing either good or bad," said Shakespeare, "but thinking makes it so." Your smile is a messenger of your good will. Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it. To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds.

Principle 2: Smile.

If you don't do this, you are headed for trouble
The average person is more interested in his or her own name than all the other names on earth put together. Remember that name and call it easily, and you have paid a subtle and very effective compliment. But forget it or misspell it-and you have plac e yourself at a sharp disadvantage. Whenever you meet a new acquaintance, find out his or her complete name and some facts about his or her family, business or political opinions. Fix all these facts well in mind as part of the picture, and the next time you meet that person, even if it was a year later, you will be able to shake hands, inquire after the family, and ask about the hollyhocks in the backyard. Sometimes it is difficult to remember a name, particularly if it is hard to pronounce. Rather than even try to learn it, many people ignore it or call the person by an easy nickname. Most people don't remember names, for the simple reason that they don't take the time and energy necessary to concentrate and repeat and fix names indelibly in their minds. If you don't hear the name distinctly say excuse me I didn't get your name clearly. Then, if it is an unusual name, ask how it is spelled. Use the person's name several times in the conversation; try to associate it in your mind with the person's featur es, expression and general appearance. Then, when you are alone write the name down on a piece of paper, look at it, and concentrate on it, fix it securely in your mind, in this way you will gain an eye impression of the name as well as an ear impression.

Principle 3: Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.

An easy way to become a good conversationalist
Listen intently; listen because you are genuinely interested. That kind of listening is one of the highest compliments we can pay anyone. The chronic kicker, even the most violent critic, will frequently soften and be subdued in the presence of a patient, sympathetic listener-a listener who will be silent with the irate fault-finger dilates like a king cobra and spews the poison out of his system. Be more eager to hear what a person has to say then even they are to tell it. Many people prefer good list eners to good talkers, but the ability to listen seems rarer than almost any other good trait. All we want when we are in trouble is a friendly, sympathetic listener to unburden yourself. That is frequently all the irritated customer wants, and the dissat isfied employee or the hurt friend. If you want to know how to make people shun you and laugh at you behind your back and even despise you, here is the recipe: Never listen to anyone for long. Talk incessantly about yourself. If you have an idea while the other person is talking, don't wait for him or her to finish: bust right in and interrupt in the middle of a sentence. If you aspire to be a good conversationalist, be an attentive listener. To be interesting, be interested. Ask questions that other persons will enjoy answering. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their accomplishments.

Principle 4: Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

How to interest people
The royal road to a person's heart is to talk about the things he or she treasures most. Make an effort to find out what interests the person then get them talking about it. Talking in terms of the other person's interests pays off for both parties. When asked what reward he got from it, Mr. Herzig responded that he not only received a different reward from each person but that in general the reward had been an enlargement of his life each time he spoke to someone.

Principle 5: Talk in terms of the other person's interests.

How to make people like you instantly.
Ask yourself " What is there about him or her that I can honestly admire?" That is sometimes a hard question to answer, especially with strangers. You want approval of those with whom you come in contact. You want recognition of your true worth. You want a feeling that your are important in our little world. You don't want to listen to cheap, insincere flattery, but you do crave sincere appreciation. So let's obey the Golden Rule, and give unto others what we would have others give unto us. How? When? Where? The answer is all the time, everywhere. Use little phrases such as "I'm sorry to trouble you, ___." "Would you please ___?" "Won't you please?" "Would you mind?" "Thank you." The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely. Talk to people about themselves and they will listen for hours.

Principle 6: Make the other person feel important-and do it sincerely.

In a Nutshell: Six ways to make people like you Become genuinely interested in other people.

Smile.
Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
Talk in terms of the other person's interests.
Make the other person feel important-and do it sincerely.

Taking care while forwarding mails

2007-06-03T16:44:00.000+05:30

Do you really know how to forward e-mails?

50% of us do, 50% DO NOT.

Do you wonder why you get viruses or junk mail? Do you hate it? Every time you forward an e-mail, there is information left over from the people who got the message before you -- their e-mail addresses and names. As the messages get forwarded along, the list builds and builds and builds, and all it takes is for some poor sap to get a virus and his or her computer can send that virus to every E-mail address that has come across his computer. Or, someone can take all of those addresses and sell them, or send junk mail to them in the hopes that you will go to the site and that person will make five cents for each hit.

How do you stop it? There are several easy steps:

1. When you forward an e-mail, DELETE all of the other addresses that appear in the body of the message (at the top). That's right, DELETE them. Highlight them and delete them, backspace them, cut them, whatever it is you know how to do. It only takes a second. You MUST click the "Forward" button first and then you will have full editing capabilities against the body and headers of the message. If you don't click on "Forward" first, you won't be able to edit the message at all.

2. Whenever you send an e-mail to more than one person, do NOT use the "To" or "Cc" fields for adding e-mail addresses. Always use the "BCC" (blind carbon copy) field for listing the e-mail addresses. This way the people you send to will only see their own e-mail address. If you don't see your "BCC," option click on "To" and your address list will appear. Highlight the address and choose "BCC." It's that easy. When you send to "BCC" your message will automatically say "Undisclosed Recipients" in the "To" field of the ones who receive it.

3. Remove any "FW" in the subject line. You can re-name the subject or even fix spelling.

4. ALWAYS hit your "Forward" button from the actual e-mail you are reading, not from the one who sent it to you!! Ever get e-mails where you have to open ten pages first to rad the one page with the wanted information on it? By Forwarding from the actual page you wish to be viewed, it eliminates extra e-mails people have to wade through.

5. Have you ever gotten an e-mail that is a petition? It states aposition, asks you to add your name and address and then requests that you forward it to ten or 15 people or your entire address book. As it is forwarded on and on it can collect thousands of names and e-mail addresses.

FACT: That petition is worth a couple of bucks to a professional spammer because of the wealth of valid names and e-mail addresses on it. If you want to support the intent of the petition, send it as your own personal letter to the most effective source. Your position may carry more weight as a personal letter than does a laundry list of names and e-mail address on a petition.

And think about this -- Who is supposed to actually send the petition in after the names are collected? And don't believe the ones that say that the e-mail is being traced. It just ain't so!

6. One of the emails I hate is the one that says something like, "Send this e-mail to ten people and you'll see something cute run across your screen," or sometimes they just tease you by saying something really good will happen soon. IT AIN'T GONNA!!!!! Trust me, some of the same ones went around ten years ago! im sure

I don't let the bad luck ones scare me either, they get trashed (could be why I haven't won the lottery??)

7. Before you forward an Amber Alert or a Virus Alert, or some of the other ones floating around nowadays, check them out before you forward them Most of them are junk mail that have been circling the net for YEARS! Now here's an idea!!! Let' send this to everyone we know, This is something that SHOULD be forwarded!

People that make a difference

2007-05-31T18:22:00.000+05:30

Give it a thought!

You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read straight
through, and you'll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner for best actor and
actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

How did you do? The point is, none of us remember the headliners of
yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their
fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with
6. Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.
Easier?

The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the
most credentials, the most money, or the most awards? but the ones who
care for you."Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. >> It's already
tomorrow in Australia."

DIFFICULT QUESTIONS AND INTELLIGENT ANSWERS

2007-04-18T09:58:00.000+05:30

Q.How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)

Q.If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it
take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23 Rank Opted for IFS)

Q.If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples
and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands.(Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)

Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one
hand. (UPSC Rank 14)

Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs , He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)

Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)

Q. What looks like half apple ?
A : The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper)

Q. What can you never eat for breakfast ?
A : Dinner.

Q. What happened when wheel was invented ?
A : It caused a revolution.

Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A : Liquid (UPSC 33Rank )

Q. Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one
really difficult question. Think well before you make up your mind!"
The boy
thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question."
"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this.
"What comes first, Day or Night?"
The boy was jolted in to reality as his admission depends on the
correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's
the DAY sir!"
"How" the interviewer asked, "Sorry sir, you promised me that you will
not ask me a SECOND difficult question!" He was selected for IIM!

Have a wonderful day..

The Fern and the Bamboo

2007-04-02T04:31:00.000+05:30

One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality. ...
I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"

His answer surprised me.

"Look around", He s aid. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.

I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth.

Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo.

"In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed.

But I would not quit. The same in year four.

"Then in the fifth year, a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.

Compared to the fern, it was seemingly small and insignificant.

But just six months later, the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.

It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.

"Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, You have actually been growing roots? I would not quit on the bamboo.

I will never quit on you.

"Don't compare yourself to others." He said.

"The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful.

"Your time will come", God said to me. "You will rise high"

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.

"As high as it can?" I questioned

"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest, realizing that God will never give up on me.

And He will never give up on you.

Never regret a day in your life.

Good days give you happiness;

Bad days give you experiences;

Both are essential to life.

Beware of Rumors ,Learn About AIDS

2007-03-27T15:20:00.000+05:30

* HIV (virus) requires *ONLY* *Blood or Semen* as medium to transmit
from one body to another.

* HIV *can not* transmit even through *Saliva*(mucous) i.e. even if
HIV-infected patient coughs or smooches and another person is
exposed to his sputum (cough) or saliva, the virus still can not
transmit because concentration of virus particles in sputum is
almost NIL & exposure to air anyway kills virus in fraction of
seconds.

* In case an HIV-infected person gets an injury (like the cut in
below mentioned story) and he is bleeding, the virus can transmit to
another person only if another person has a cut/wound in his body &
that too when blood from both person comes in contact with each
other* (this is also very very rare unless bleeding is very high)
and not otherwise.

* HIV can *never survive in any other liquid* medium also other than
blood or semen

* Even if one drinks an HIV infected blood (or semen) of someone
(ingest through Gastro Intestinal track), the virus can not survive
in the acidic pH of stomach*. Highest extent of acidity is 0
(practically not possible) so imagine 1 as pH which is in our
stomach. (This pH can burn your own finger in less than a second if
you dip in that acid).

* Exposure of less than 1 second in AIR KILLS the HIV virus*(hence
story of needle pricks in Cinema theatres is a crap). Even if blood
from a wound (of infected person) dries up (*blood clot*), *the
virus dies*and can not infect anyone else

* HIV transmission is *ONLY* an *INFECTION* i.e.entrance of virus in
one's body. It *DOES NOT MEAN AIDS*.

* An HIV-infected person (after entrance of virus) can progress to a
condition of AIDS only after *8 to 10 YEARS

*It is *not HIV (virus) that kills a human* .....the virus attacks
immune cells (cells that fight against foreign pathogens/antigens)
and hence a person's ability to fight against infections & diseases
slowly diminishes and person ultimately dies of a disease which
could be as simple as TB

* Most importantly, HIV is no longer a dreadful disease ... it is
"*CHRONIC MANAGEABLE DISEASE*" just like Diabetes or Hypertension.

* If there is anything you need to be careful from to prevent HIV is
Unsafe sex*, *Blood transfusion* (check before taking) /Blood
donation (use sterilized needles only) and any *blood contact during
an accident *or so where amount of bleeding is very high.

post this to as many people as u can to make them aware of AIDS.

Your D.O.B and your LIFE

2007-03-27T15:07:00.000+05:30

Is your birthday day 1 of the month?
Your Life
You are very curious and dedicative. When you are interested in something, everything else has to wait. This is your quality. But if you learn to bemore patient and complete what you have started, you will be successful inlife.
Your Love
You believe in love at first sight. You won't wait to learn more about the person. Vise versa, people who fail to impress you will hardly get a chanceto be your friend. Your emotion is on the extreme. You can only love or hate, nothing in between and this often shows in your ____ex-pression. Try not to end a relationship in a quarrel.

Is your birthday day 2 of the month?
Your Life
You have great common sense but usually fail to follow through. This mighthappens because you are too busy with your mission and shut yourself from the outside world. You are clever and profound so there's a slight chance for self-control problem.
Your Love
Your love progress slowly, and quietly. You seem to be contented with your unrequited love. Your are a romantic and loyal lover.

Is your birthday day 3 of the month?
Your Life
Although you are innocent and romantic but your ____ex-pression often mislead others that you are an active, fun loving kid. Because of your doublepersonality, it's hard for others to really know the real you. You are careful and patient.
Your Love
Your love is the greatest which often surprises others. No one can bring you to light when you are in love. Your confidencemight lead you to the track your parents disagree.

Is your birthday day 4 of the month?
Your Life
You usually think before acting which makes your life quite easy. But youoften are the one who give yourself a hard time by being paranoid. People might not truly understand you but you are really nice to be around. You are cheerful and friendly.
Your Love
Still water runs deep, that's what you are. You always surprise others withyour new character when you are in love. Your love trap often comes unexpectedly and your love life is full of surprises

Is your birthday day 5 of the month?
Your Life
Although you are on the quiet side, but you enjoy excitement and changes.Routine is something you cannot stand. Because of your extreme confidence, you hardly ask others for opinion. You believe in leading your own life, and you have got the gift in doing so.
Your Love
Nothing can stop you from making progress in your love life. Once you are inlove, you feel the ownership of your lover. A third party can only makes your jealousy becomes worse.

Is your birthday day 6 of the month?
Your Life
You are generous with people in need, sometimes to an extreme that peoplefind you nosey. Your hidden courage and dedication often surprise others. Your imagination is extremely unique. Your Love
Your love life is on the smooth track because it grows from friendship.Although you may not make a sweet lover but your sincerity bring happinessto your couple.

Is your birthday day 7 of the month?
Your Life
You are sensitive to changes around you but your feeling is hardlyexpressed. You hate exaggerations. Under your quiet personality, you arerather stubborn and self-centered. These qualities are the force behind your extreme persistence.
Your Love
You have enormous courage to please your lover. Your relationship oftenprogress quickly

Is your birthday day 8 of the month?
Your Life
You have pleasant and friendly personality. People look u to your wit and imagination. You are unpredictable and hardly complete what you started,which sometimes create negative impact to people around you.
Your Love
Falling in love becomes your routine. Most of the time you are lucky. You fascinate people with good taste but you never have enough with one.Although your love progresses very fast, it never lasts

Is your birthday day 9 of the month?
Your Life
You often have problem in promoting yourself, just because you don't know how to express your true self. On the other hand, you don't really care what they think. This is why people misunderstand you until they really get achance to learn about your pleasant personality.Opposite sex find you mysterious and worth searching. Your wit is remarkable but sometimes you are too fast to follow.
Your Love
You won't reveal your feeling even after dreaming about the same guy overand over. Your first love lasts forever. You are responsible to the feeling of your lover. The chance to betray your lover is none. You have luck with children.

Is your birthday day 10 of the month?
Your Life
You are very capable. If you are a woman, you have high chance to be arenowned workingwoman. If you are a man, your path to fame and honor is near. As an innovator, you are not a good follower. You are good in implementing your imagination and share it withothers. You are always well dressed.
Your Love
You often lose your love ones from being too jealous. You always feel like you own the person you fall in love with and that often blows yourrelationship.------------

Is your birthday day 11 of the month?
Your Life
You are gracious, elegant and prudent. People admire your qualities and some even become jealous of you. You are realistic, flexible and adaptable. You are remarkably kind and moral person.
Your Love
You are willing to sacrifice yourself for the one you love. Your lover will always have your gentleness, care and loyalty. You will always be happy to hand around the one you love

Is your birthday day 12 of the month?
Your Life
You are friendly, humorous and full of energy. You are open-minded and donot care for minor details. Your weak point is your hot temper.
Your Love
You are willing to start off in one-sided love affairs because you strongly believe that you will eventually win his/her heart. On the other hand, onceyou are together, you always want to do things your way, which is often the fire starter. You usually run in and out of love quickly

Is your birthday day 13 of the month?
Your Life
You are sincere and easy going. Flattering and charming around are not your style. You care so much for freedom that often leads you to the difficultpath. Because of your sincerity, most people find you easy to be around although you are sometimes too str ightforward.
Your Love
Your gentleness, care and sincerity make you an attractive person.Eventhough you don't intend to be charming, but you naturally are, especially in the eyes of opposite sex

Is your birthday day 14 of the month?
Your Life
You are so confident that sometimes you forget about the people around you. If you have to be in one of the two teams, you will choose to be in thewinning team. On the other hand, you are kind and caring but above all, you care for your own benefits. Your imagination isunique and often gets implemented shortly after it comes across.
Your Love
You will not get soft with the one you don't really like, no matter how hard he/she tries. But once you feel for someone you have chosen, there's no getting back.------------

Is your birthday day 15 of the month?
Your Life
You are outgoing and love to be at the center of attention. From theoutside, you may seem flashy, flirty, and tricky but your true self is strong, full of hope to be the leader. When you fail to convince someone, you will get frustrated, and perhaps let yourtemper shows.
Your Love
You are emotional. Many can win your heart at once, but not for long. This is why you hardly win a decent relationship.-

Is your birthday day 16 of the month?
Your Life
You always follow the good and the right instead of listening to your heart.Another word, you are a perfectionist. You care for every word people say about you. You often seen isolated while you are, by nature, curious and a dreamer who is ready to get over the edge to makeyour dream comes true.
Your Love
You often fall in love with a person who is much different from you, in age and other aspects. Your relationship grows on friendship. Love at fist sightis not your style

Is your birthday day 17 of the month?
Your Life
You neither want to be interfered nor have the desire to mess with others'life. But you are friendly and occasionally a party animal. You are always in a circle of friends. You often do things in your own way thatoccasionally go beyond the acceptable limit. People may find you childishand not very attractive in that sense.
Your Love
Your fun-loving character attracts opposite sex. Many of those are great.Youoften find yourself trapped among a few great guys while you have to chooseonly one

Is your birthday day 18 of the month?
Your Life
At first glance, people think you are quiet type of person. Actually you are cheerful, but conditionally. You will show your joyful character only in good mood. One the other hand, when you are moody, no one would dare to bearound. Because of your emotion fluctuation and frank character, some find you hard to be around.
Your Love
You hardly show your feeling towards opposite sex no matter how much you like him/her. Your partner also has similar character so your love affairs often take quite a while to flourish. Time tells it all. Your sinceritymakes you very attractive

Is your birthday day 19 of the month?
Your Life
You are great in managing everything in your life and this is how you gain respect from others. Because of this quality, you sometimes feel that you are better than the rest. Extreme confidence might lead you to the wrongpath. You are a free bird and want to lead yourown life. Your Love
You love life is rather different from others'. When you are in love, nothing can stop you. You may often fight with your partner but, soon afterthat, you will make up in a way that surprises others.

Is your birthday day 20 of the month?
Your Life
You are prudent, circumspect and take things seriously. Before you make any move, you will think of a few alternatives that might take a while. You arepatient, imaginative and target oriented. You value friendship more than anything else.
Your Love
You usually study your partner carefully before making any move. You neverdemand anything beyond the natural quality of that person. Your sinceritydoesn't bring excitement in your love life but it brings deeply grown relationship

Is your birthday day 21 of the month?
Your Life
You are curious and a true follower. You can please someone so much that itseem like you are trying to charm that person. You hide your disagreementunder your smiling face. This is a charming quality of yours.
Your Love
You are quite unlucky in love. You are loved by someone you don't like whileyour dream man is so far away. Your love life is occasionally underturbulence. Sometimes you don't have the clear view of the guy in your heart

Is your birthday day 22 of the month?
Your Life
You have the boss character, but not a leader. Most people look up to youfor your capability and confidence although they find you quite stubborn.You should listen more to others. You are a unique and charming individual.
Your Love
You hardly take the moderate track. You either love or hate someone. Whomyou call friends are the chosen ones. If any of them betray you, you won'tlet them get away without having hard time.

Is your birthday day 23 of the month?
Your Life
You never live your life in the way others want you to. You are anindependent individual who loves challenges and excitement. You are ready toface with the result of your decision. You are usually the one your friends count on.
Your Love
Because you love excitements, you occasionally get involved in forbiddenlove affairs. You may fall in love with a married person and no one can stop you from making progress. You are very charming, although you might not realize it.

Is your birthday day 24 of the month?
Your Life
You are very optimistic and that's why you always enjoy life. You are giftedin entertaining others. Your friends love and trust you. You'll be the first they come to when they are in need of someone to speak their heart out.
Your Love
Sometimes you fall in love just because you want to be in love, not that youreally like that person. You always be seen as a sweet couple but you can't really get over your love ones from past. Your partner is usually crazy about you because you are remarkably charming andromantic.

Is your birthday day 25 of the month?
Your Life
You are a warrior. No obstacle can stop you from reaching your goal. You always keep yourself busy. This quality plus your responsibility will eventually bring you success.
Your Love
You adore y ur partner as the number one priority. You value your love one more than yourself. Your love is the greatest of all and your have potentialto get married young.

Is your birthday day 26 of the month?
Your Life
You are always curious and responsive to changes. Routine life is not theway you choose to live. Travelling is your favorite hobby because excitement is what you are after.
Your Love
You will not stand being around the one you dislike. Your love comes andgoes quickly. You can be deeply in love but soon after you will be looking around for the next one

Is your birthday day 27 of the month?
Your Life
You are sensitive and vulnerable. Tears often run down your cheeks even when the matter is not that bad. This might be the result from being topessimistic. You might seem cold on the shell, but your inner self is a kind loving person.
Your Love
You will be elegantly dressed, no matter how casually dressed your date may be. You are emanding in love and sometimes to an unacceptable extend.

Is your birthday day 28 of the month?
Your Life
You are a capable person but you usually underestimate your own ability.This is the cause of missing numbers of opportunity to step forward. If you try to give yourself a chance, you can be successful in life. Try to see things on the bright side and you will be happier than ever.
Your Love
You are quite unlucky in love. The one in your arm is not the one in your heart. Your love has so many ups and downs. You often chicken out before seeing any progress in love.

Is your birthday day 29 of the month?
Your Life
You can trust your sixth sense. Life is exciting so routine job is not yourinterest. You have great ideas and fantastic imagination. You often feel tired of things and people around you.
Your Love
You can tell what's in the mind of another person just from looking intohis/her eyes. You are paranoid and jealous and these are the cause of fights between you and your lover. Sometimes the thing you believe in is just your imagination.

Is your birthday day 30 of the month?
Your Life
You are always surrounded by a circle of friends. You are friendly and funto be with. Though you occasionally disappoint them by being stubborn, but over all, they love your qualities.
Your Love
You want to have full control of your love and that's not a nice way totreat your partner. You take your time in saying yes to his wedding proposal or if you are a man, you will not propose anyone until you are certainlyconfident which might take ages

Is your birthday day 31 of the month?
Your Life
Your emotion is hard to predict. You can be sad this minute and happy in thenext. People might find it difficult to follow your emotion and understand you. You tend to take things seriously.
Your Love
You take your time to study a person before falling in love. Once you decidethat he or she is the one, no one can stop you from making progress, even your partner.

From LG to Fair and Lovely

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My dear FAIR and LOVELY (ek chand ka tukda), You are my TVS SCOOTY (First love) and my AIWA (Pure passion). I always BPL (Believe in the best) and you are SANSUI (Better than the best).You are DOMINO'S PIZZA (Delivering a million smiles) for me. This is a COLGATE ENERGY GEL (Seriously fresh ) feeling for me.

I want you to be my life partner but I think you are worried about your father who is KAWASAKI BAJAJ CALIBER (The Unshakable)and my father who is CEAT (Born Tough) but don't worry as I am also FORD ICON (The Josh Machine) and rest of our family members are KELVINATORS (The Coolest ones).

If they say no, we will run away and marry and PHILIPS (Let's Make Things Better). They will feel MIRINDA (Zor ka jhatka dhire se lage) but I believe in COCA COLA (Jo chahe ho jaye). For our marriage SAMSUNG DIGITALL (Everyone's Invited) and after marriage we'll be WHIRLPOOL (U and ME - The World's best homemakers)

Trust in God who's always NOKIA (Connecting people) who love each other. And we are WILLS (Made for each other). Now that HYUNDAI (we are listening) the song of love, you must know that love is DAIRY MILK (Real taste of life) , SATYAM ONLINE (Fun, Fast, Easy ) and PARX (Always Comfortable) . So never forget me. Ok bye!

I wrote little but PEPSI (Yeh dil mange more).

LG (Digitally Yours) !!!!!

bye bye

Nice pics

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Inspiring Story

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Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty."
Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull."
Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me."
After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter" ... and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.
At the second tree a woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.
When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree so I'll take this one", and he cut it down.
When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for. The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end. The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams.
Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time. Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said "Peace" and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.
Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best.

wise words

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Always Remember

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1. No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.

2. Most people will be about as happy, as they decide to be.

3. Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.

4. Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have.

5. Success stops when you do.

6. When your ship comes in.... Make sure you are willing to unload it.

7. You will never have it all together.

8. Life is a journey...not a destination. Enjoy the trip!

9. The biggest lie on the planet When I get what I want I will be happy.

10. The best way to escape your problem is to solve it.

11. I've learned that ultimately , 'takers' lose and 'givers' win.

12. Life's precious moments don't have value, unless they are shared.

13. If you don't start, it's certain you won't arrive.

14. We often fear the thing we want the most.

15. He or she who laughs...... lasts.

16. Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.

17. Look for opportunities. ..not guarantees.

18. Life is what's coming....not what was.

19. Success is getting up one more time.

20. Now is the most interesting time of all.

21. When things go wrong .....don't go with them.

Famous Indian-American personalities

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Academic
Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, mathematician, singularity theory and Abhyankar's conjecture of finite group theory.
Akhil Amar, Professor of Law at Yale Law School, an expert on constitutional law and criminal procedure.
Vikram Amar, Professor of Law at U.C. Hastings College of the Law.
Balamurali Ambati, physician, world's youngest doctor at age 17.
Homi K. Bhabha, post-colonial theorist at Harvard.
Mani Lal Bhaumik, inventor of excimer laser technology.
Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1983.
Atul Gawande, general and endocrine surgeon , medical author, National Book Award finalist.
Dipak C. Jain, Dean of the J. L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Aravind Joshi, computer scientist, defined the tree-adjoining grammar formalism.
Narendra Karmarkar, mathematician, inventor of Karmarkar algorithm.
Neal Katyal, Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law School, lead counsel in the landmark Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.
Narinder Singh Kapany, engineer, called the "Father of Fiber Optics".
Har Gobind Khorana, Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine (1968).
Anil Nerode, mathematician, proved the Myhill-Nerode Theorem.
Arun Netravali, scientist, former President, Bell Labs, former CTO, Lucent.
C. Kumar N. Patel, developed the carbon dioxide laser, used as a cutting tool in surgery and industry.
C.K. Prahalad, leading management guru.
Raghuram Rajan, IMF Chief Economist, inaugural winner of the Fischer Black Prize.
Raj Reddy, Turing Award winner and founder of the Robotics Institute at CMU.
Amartya Sen, The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1998.
Madhu Sudan, computer science professor at MIT, winner Rolf Nevanlinna Prize.
George Sudarshan, physicist, author - first to propose the existence of Tachyon.
Divakar Viswanath, mathematician who discovered Viswanath's constant.
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Arts & Entertainment
Ravi Batra, bestselling author and economist
Anand Bhatt, musician and producer
Jay Chandrasekhar, actor, comedian, writer, and film director
Anita Desai, author
Pratima Yarlagadda - Miss Indiana USA 1999
Daniel Nainan - stand-up comedian, known for his clean humor
Engelbert Humperdinck, singer
Zakir Hussain, tabla maestro
Kim Singh, film and TV producer, fashion photographer, Stagecraft Films and Talent
Vijay Iyer, jazz musician and composer
Norah Jones, singer, Grammy award winner 2003, half Indian, daughter of Ravi Shankar
Tony Kanal, Bass player for No Doubt, two-time Grammy award winner, producer, songwriter
Padma Lakshmi, model, actress, and author
Zubin Mehta - conductor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Ismail Merchant - film producer
Rhona Mitra - actress
Saira Mohan - model
Ajay Naidu, actor
Mira Nair, filmmaker, won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Oscar for Salaam Bombay!
Sunil Nayar, TV writer and producer, a Producer of CSI: Miami
Kal Penn, actor
Hillol Ray, Poet Laureate, Author, and Songwriter, wrote "Earth Day"
Sheetal Sheth, actress
Manick Sorcar, animator, artist, and producer
Kim Thayil, guitarist for rock group Soundgarden
Naren Shankar, TV writer, producer and director, an Executive Producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
M. Night Shyamalan, filmmaker, actor
Babu Subramaniam, TV series Director and Assistant Director
Anand Chandrasekaran, independent film producer of the award-winning Carma and invitee at 2006 Sundance Producers Conference
Kaavya Viswanathan, teen-aged novelist, once famous for having a six-figure book deal and a Disney film, now notorious as a plagiarist.
Navi Rawat, guest star on The O.C.
Sameer Samuel Bhattacharya, one of two guitarists in the Texas alternative rock band Flyleaf.
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Business & Industry
Sabeer Bhatia, co-founder of Hotmail
Kim Singh, CEO PortaEnterprise, was awarded Entrepeuneur of the Year. Former senior executive at IBM, Ernst & Young and Unisys
Amar Bose, physicist and founder of Bose Corporation
Vinod Dham, former microprocessor boss for Intel and creator of the Pentium processor
Rono Dutta, former President, United Airlines; Chairman, Air Sahara
Rakesh Gangwal, former CEO and Chairman, US Airways Group
Rajat Gupta, former Managing Director, McKinsey & Company
Rajiv Gupta, a General Manager of Hewlett Packard
Ajit Jain, head of National Indemnity, possible successor to Warren Buffett
Sanjay Jejurikar, a Director of Windows division, Microsoft
Vinod Khosla, general partner, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; co-founder, Sun Microsystems
Hansraj C. Maru, former CTO of FuelCell Energy
Indra Nooyi, President and CFO of PepsiCo and CEO to be.
Kanwal Rekhi, businessman and engineer, Former EVP & CTO of Novell, Venture capitalist
Suhas Patil, founder, Cirrus Logic
Sanjiv Sidhu, founder and CEO of i2 Technologies, a B2B Supply Chain integrator
Pradeep Sindhu, Co-founder and CTO of Juniper Networks
Rana Talwar, banker, former Group CEO of Standard Chartered Bank
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Literature & Media
Agha Shahid Ali, poet
Sorbono Banerjee Anchor, local NBC news, Boston
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author
Deepak Chopra, author and speaker
Sumi Das, CNN national correspondent
Dinesh D'Souza, author and conservative political commentator
Sanjay Gupta, CNN senior medical correspondent
Pico Iyer, author and journalist for Time Magazine, Harper's Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, and The New York Review of Books
Jhumpa Lahiri - writer, Pulitzer Prize winner
Kim Singh, Editor Asia News http://saja.org/kimsingh.html, film and theater critic - ArtsDiva http://siliconvalleydebug.com/story/040606/Stories/mamasita.html
Mish Michaels - meterologist, Weather Channel and local Boston CBS news
Dhan Gopal Mukerji - the first successful Indian man of letters in US
Bharati Mukherjee - author
Aimee Nezhukumatathil - poet
Uma Pemmaraju, Senior news anchor for Fox News Channel
Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of National Review magazine
Vikram Seth, poet and novelist. Also a travel writer, librettist, children's writer, biographer and memoirist
Shauna Singh Baldwin, novelist, won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book
Ali Velshi, business news anchor for CNN
Chitra Raghavan, chief legal affairs correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, former NPR Correspondent
Snigdha Prakash, NPR Correspondent http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101041
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, assistant managing editor for continuous news, The Washington Post. He is also author of the forthcoming book "Imperial Life in the Emerald City" (Knopf)
Sreenath Sreenivasan, Columbia University professor and ABC TV technology reporter
Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek
Bobby Mehta, CEO of HSBC North America
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Politics
Kumar P. Barve, state legislator (Majority Leader, Maryland House of Delegates).
Upendra Chivukula, state legislator (New Jersey General Assembly); first Indian-American elected to the NJ legislature.
Kamala Harris, District Attorney of San Francisco; first Indian-American elected as a D.A. in the United States.
Bobby Jindal, U.S. Congressman from Louisiana; former gubernatorial candidate; Republican.
Raj Mukherji, New Jersey lobbyist and businessman.
Vij Pawar, New Jersey attorney and former congressional candidate.
Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review magazine.
Dalip Singh Saund, first Indian-American congressman.
Kim Singh, Executive Director, Asian American Public Policy Institute.
Shashi Tharoor, Undersecretary General for Communications and Public Information for the United Nations. Candidate for UN general secretary post
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Scripps National Spelling Bee Champions
Pratyush Buddiga, 2002
Anurag Kashyap, 2005
Nupur Lala, 1999
Balu Natarajan, 1985
Rageshree Ramachandran, 1988
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Sports
Mohini Bhardwaj, first Indian American Olympic medalist, gymnastics
Brandon Chillar, professional American football player
Vijay Singh, golfer.
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Others
Kalpana Chawla, NASA astronaut (perished in the 2003 Columbia disaster)
Neal Katyal, lawyer, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, lead counsel in the Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld on Guantanamo military actions
Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of Global Fund for Women.
Bhagat Singh Thind, civil rights figure, lecturer, author
Urvashi Vaid, famous gay rights activist
Laxmi Poruri, first Indian-born female professional tennis player

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Pics that tell something

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cast your life with these rules

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ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR. ! When you say, "I love you," mean it.

FIVE. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.

SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN. Believe in love at first! sight.

EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.

TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.

TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"

FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

FIFTEEN. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.

SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson

SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

TWENTY-ONE. Spend some time alone.

try atleast 5 rules,life will change

Enjoy the answers(Funny)

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Customer : Waiter, do you serve crabs?
Waiter : Please sit down sir, we serve everyone.

Customer : Waiter, is this a lamb chop or pork chop?
Waiter : Can't you tell the difference by taste?
Customer : No, I can't.
Waiter : Then does it really matter?

Customer : Waiter, there's a dead beetle in my soup.
Waiter : Yes sir, they are not very good swimmers.

Customer : Waiter, there's a fly in my soup.
Waiter : That's all right sir, he won't drink much.

Customer : Waiter, there's a fly swimming in my soup.
Waiter : So what do you expect me to do, call a lifeguard?

Customer : Waiter, what's the meaning of this fly in my tea up?
Waiter : I wouldn't know sir, I'm a waiter, not a fortune teller.

Customer : Waiter, this soup tastes funny.
Waiter : Funny? But then why aren't you laughing?

Lady : Is this my train?
Station Master : No, it belongs to the Railway Company.
Lady : Don't try to be funny. I mean to ask if I can take
This train to New Delhi.
Station Master : No Madam, I'm afraid it's too heavy.

Teacher : Peter, why are you late for school again?
Peter : Well, Miss, I dreamed that I was playing football and
The game went into extra time.

Wife : Do you want dinner?
Husband : Sure, what are my choices?
Wife : Yes and no.

A drunkard was brought to court. Just before the trial there was a
Commotion in the gallery.
The judge pounded the gravel on his table and shouted, "Order, order."
The drunkard immediately responded, "Thank you, your honor, I'll have
A scotch and soda."

Customer : If I post this letter tonight, will it get to Delhi in
Two days time?
Post Master : Yes sir, it definitely will.
Customer : I bet you, it won't.
Post Master : Why not?
Customer : It's addressed to Mumbai.

An absent-minded man went to see a psychiatrist.
'My trouble is,' he said, 'that I keep forgetting things.'
'How long has this been going on?' asked the psychiatrist.
'How long has what been going on?' said the man.

Girl : Do you love me?
Boy : Yes Dear.
Girl : Would you die for me?
Boy : No, mine is undying love.

1st thief : Oh ! The police is here. Quick! Jump out of the window!
2nd thief : But this is the 13th floor.
1st thief : Hurry! This is no time for superstitions.

Man : How old is your father?
Boy : As old as me.
Man : How can that be?
Boy : He became a father only when I was born.

Teacher : Correct the sentence, "A bull and a cow is grazing in the
Field"
Student : A cow and a bull is grazing in the field
Teacher : How?
Student : Ladies first.

Waiter : I've stewed liver, boiled tongue and frog's leg.
Customer : Don't tell me your problems. Give the menu card.

Little Susie came running into the house after school one day,
Shouting, "Daddy! Daddy! I got a 100 in school today!"
"That's great, Sweetheart," said her daddy.
"Come in to the living room and tell me about it."
"Well," began the confession, "I got 50 in spelling, 30 in math's and
20 in science."

A touching story

2006-09-07T00:34:00.000+05:30

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door..

Son: "Daddy, may I ask you a question"
Daddy: "Yeah sure, what it is?"
Son: "Dad, how much do you make an hour"
Daddy: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
Son: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
Daddy: "I make Rs. 500 an hour""Oh", the little boy replied, with his head down.

Looking up, he said, "Dad, may I please borrow Rs. 300?"The father was furious,"if the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some moneyto buy a silly toy or other nonsense, then march yourself to your room and go to bed.Think why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior"The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions.How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down,and started to think:"May be there was something he really needed to buy with that
Rs. 300 and he really didn't ask for money very often!"

The man went to the door of little boy's room and opened the door."Are you asleep, son?" He asked."No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy."I've been thinking, may be I was too hard on you earlier", said the man,"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you.Here's the Rs.300 you asked for"The little boy sat straight up, smiling "oh thank you dad!" He yelled.Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled some crippled up notes.The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father."Why do you want money if you already had some?" the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied."Daddy I have Rs. 500 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you"

Laugh time

2006-09-04T16:47:00.000+05:30

Salesman of Coca Cola
A disappointed salesman of Coca Cola returns from his Middle Eastassignment.A friend asked, “Why weren’t you successful with the Arabs?”
The salesman explained, "When I got posted in the Middle East, I wasvery confident that I will make good sales pitch as Cola is virtuallyunknown there.
But, I had a problem I didn't know to speak Arabic. So,I planned to convey the message through 3 posters...
First poster, a man crawling through the hot desert sand... totallyexhausted and fainting. Second, the man is drinking our Cola and
Third,our man is now totally refreshed.
Then these posters were pasted all overthe place""That should have worked," said the friend.

The salesman replied, "Well, not only did I not speak Arabic, I also didn't realize that Arabs read from right to left..."

Failure

2006-09-04T16:39:00.000+05:30

Failure is not fatal.Failure should be our teacher, nor our undertaker.It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments,not pull us to new depths of despair.From honest failure can come valuable experience. ~William Arthur Ward~

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorioustriumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rankwith those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much,because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.~
Theodore Roosevelt~

Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese proverb~

friends forever

2006-09-04T16:02:00.000+05:30

Its friendship.......

When a person calls u by a stupid name and never by ur own name.....
When they always get angry,
whenever u tell them that u r busy and cant reply...
When they tell u everything about themselves even if its embarrassing...
When they come to c u, whenever they get a chance....
When u argue with each other on stupid things and then end up laughing....

Celebrate ur friends......

A Misteak

2006-09-03T15:23:00.000+05:30

So, I made a mistake.Mistakes happen. Not only do they happen, they are guaranteed.

the only way you won't make mistakes isif you don't do anything, and that itself is a mistake.

Too many are afraid to try something new because they feel theymight make an error. They are both right and wrong. Yes, theywill probably make errors but it is good to understand that errors go with the territory.You will never accomplish great or worthwhile things withoutrisk and risk generally means great mistake potential.

You are probably reading this by light bulbs invented by ThomasEdison. He made over a thousand light bulbs that didn't work.The world would have called them mistakes. He said he learned athousand ways not to make a light bulb.

The way to avoid mistakes is experience.The way to get experience – Mistakes.Don't feel bad because you messed up with something.Don't be afraid to venture out into a good thing because you are afraid that you might mess up.
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, another is busy making mistakes and becoming superior............Henry C. Link
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.....Niels Bohr (1885-1962).
We have to keep trying things we're not sure we can pull off. Ifwe just do the things we know we can do... you don't grow as much. You gotta take those chances on making those big mistakes.Cybill Shepherd

Finally in this computer world on misteaks…
Dew knot trussed yore spell chequer two fined awl yore mistakes.

.............Brendan Hills

A cute story

2006-09-03T05:10:00.000+05:30

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

Untiring love

2006-09-03T04:52:00.000+05:30

This is a true story that happened in Japan.
In order to renovate the house, someone in Japan tore open the wall. Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls. When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside was hammered into one of its feet. He saw this, felt pity, and at the same time he was curious. When he checked the nail, turns out, it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.
What happened?
The lizard had survived in such a position for 10 years! In a dark wall partition for 10 years without moving, it is impossible and mind boggling. Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years without moving a single step--since its foot was nailed!
So he stopped his work and observed the lizard, what it had been doing, and what and how it has been eating. Later, not knowing from where it came, appeared another lizard, with food in its mouth.
Ahh! He was stunned and at the same time, touched deeply. Another lizard had been feeding the stuck one for the past 10 years...

Such love, such a beautiful love! Such love happened with this tiny creature...
What can love do?
It can do wonders!
Love can do miracles!
Just think about it; one lizard had been feeding the other one untiringly for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner.