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sins

pandia61 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:09:52 +0000

Wealth without work

This refers to getting something for nothing – manipulating markets assets so you do not have to work or produce added value. The share scams – Harshad Mehta, Enron, network marketing /pyramid marketing all are examples of this. Remember these do not carry on for long. It is against the natural law to get returns without paying for it. There is nothing called as free meal. It always strikes back and when it strikes back the person is doomed.

Pleasure without conscience

When somebody becomes greedy and excessively selfish only seeking his/her pleasure without worrying for the consequences it is time for doom. The nature strikes back. While cheating the spouses or neglecting the family and children to seek the pleasures is always going to rebound back. The aids, lifestyle diseases, pollutions, natural disasters are all the result of our excessive pleasure seeking without any care for others.

Knowledge without character

o A little knowledge is a dangerous thing but more dangerous is much knowledge without the strong principle character. This is all about our value system. Many a brilliant knowledgeable people have bitten dust because of this. The latest is Dr. A. Q. Khan – a brilliant nuclear scientist who hawked the nuclear bomb to the various countries like Iran without worrying about the implications. It is really a sad thing to see that a knowledgeable person is using his/her knowledge or learning’s for ulterior motive. There are lot of examples of the brilliant people who have there reputation tarnished because of this. Starting from Bill Clinton to Hanse Cronje to Nick Lesson.. All were guilty and ultimately paid the price.

Commerce (business without morality)

The sole purpose of the commercial entity is not to make profit. o Today all the big corporate are much hated figures whether it is a Microsoft or Walmart. People feel something sinister about them. That is why companies which are perceived as conscious, possessing moral principles are much rewarded both by the customers and stakeholders. The companies like Wipro, Infosys or Google have a much higher market capitalization and Price to earning ratio than the similar corporations whose only business objective is profit maximization.

Science without Humanity

If the science becomes all technique and technology, it quickly degenerates into man against humanity. The development of all these advanced weapons instead of the resources being spent on fighting the disease, environment pollution or increasing the agricultural production to feed the millions…. Are all examples of this?

Political without principle

What a great nation has been reduced to – George Bush just played politics without any principle resulting. Similarly if anything can stop India from becoming a superpower it will be our politicians who will go out to any length to win elections or remain in the government or to spite rivals. “Religion without sacrifice o Religion calls for sacrifice and not the war cries. Take any religion while Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam or Christianity all of them have been built on the bedrock of sacrifices. You cannot claim yourself to be servant of God and go on fighting/beating killing people on the name of religion.

Adapted from the book “The Principled Centre Leadership” by Stephen Covey.

life

pandia61 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:08:12 +0000

Throughout all history, the great wise men and teachers, philosophers,
and prophets have disagreed with one another on many different things.
It is only on this one point that they are in complete and unanimous agreement.
We become what we think about
Earl Nightingale

There are no classes in life for beginners: right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult.

Whenever you find the key to success, someone changes the lock.

The road to success??.. Is always under construction.

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.

When you’re right, no one remembers. When you’re wrong, no one forgets.

BUT

After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box.

So the best remedy forever is………..

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.

Keep your words positive because your words become your actions.

Keep your actions positive, because your actions become your habits.

Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your lifestyle.

Keep your lifestyle positive, because your lifestyle becomes your destiny.

You can’t change the past, But you can ruin the present by worrying over the future!

Everyone has beauty But not everyone sees it.

Thank God for what you have, TRUST GOD for what you need.

Harsh words break no bones But they do break hearts.

Happiness is enhanced by others But does not depend upon others

opportunity

pandia61 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:30:12 +0000

“Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is.” Bob Feller
“As I was watching a film it reminded me of how powerful it is having the opportunity to understand other people. We have this opportunity in our lives every day and yet how many of us take up the opportunity.” m.l.pandia
“If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowds.”
Do not waist time it is very importent
M.L.PANDIA

motivation

pandia61 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:28:25 +0000

My wealth lies more in the faliures of my life than my succeses. My wealth lies in people I have known and lost. My wealth lies in the pain and the heartache of living.My wealth lies in the memories of those moments of love that were given to me. And given by me. But my wealth also lies in letting those joyous moments and people go.My wealth lies in all those unfullfilled dreams. In all those longings that aroused my passions. My wealth lies in all the passions I have ever felt and expressed. And those not expressed.My wealth lies in every moment of guilt that I carry for actions done or imagined. That burden too is my wealth.My wealth lies in every breath that I have ever breathed. Each imbued with doubts and questions and hopes and dreams. And fears.All this wealth I bequeath to you. For you to squander to the winds..
M.L.PANDIA

good quotes

“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – Dale Carnegie
“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” – Napoleon Hill
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Some men see things as they are and say, “Why?” I dream of things that never were and say, “Why not?” – George Bernard Shaw
“A small trouble is like a pebble. Hold it too close to your eye and it fills the whole world and puts everything out of focus. Hold it at a proper distance and it can be examined and properly classified. Throw it at your feet and it can be seen in its true setting, just one tinier bump on the pathway of life.” – Celia Luce
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard
“I’m not telling you it is going to be easy – I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it” – Art Williams
Motivational Sayings – Attitude
Attitude “There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.” – W. Clement Stone
“Nothing on earth can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” – Thomas Jefferson
“A person cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.” – James Allen
“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” – Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi
These are quotes that mean something to me. Hopefully one or two of them are also inspiring to you. If not, maybe they will motivate you to create your own motivational sayings.
M.L.PANDIA

failure lession

pandia61 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:27:01 +0000

Lord, are you trying to tell me something?For…
Failure does not mean I’m a failure;It does mean I have not yet succeeded.
Failure does not mean I have accomplished nothing;It does mean I have learned something.
Failure does not mean I have been a fool;It does mean I had enough faith to experiment.
Failure does not mean I have disgraced;It does mean I have dared to try.
Failure does not mean I don’t have it;It does mean I have something to do in a different way.
Failure does not mean I am inferior;It does mean I am not perfect.
Failure does not mean I have wasted my life;It does mean that I have an excuse to start over.
Failure does not mean that I should give up;It does mean that I should try harder.
Failure does not mean that I will never make it;It does mean that I need more practice. Failure does not mean that you have abandoned me;It does mean that you must have a better idea
M.L.PANDIA

life goes like this

pandia61 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:20:07 +0000

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
– George Washington Carver

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge — myth is more potent than history — dreams are more powerful than facts — hope always triumphs over experience — laughter is the cure for grief — love is stronger than death.
– Robert Fulghum

I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.
– Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them? — Rose F. Kennedy

Convert difficulties into opportunities, for difficulties are divine surgeries to make you better. — M.L.PANDIA

gone are the days

pandia61 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:06:23 +0000

Gone are the days!!! My Friend…

When

The school reopened in June,

And we settled in our new desks and

Benches!

When we queued up in book depot,

And got our new books

and notes!

When we wanted two Sundays and no Mondays, yet

managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.

We learnt writing with

slates and pencils, and

Progressed To fountain pens and ball pens and then Micro tips!

When we began drawing with crayons and evolved to

Color pencils and finally sketch pens!

When we started calculating

first with tables and then with

Clarke’s tables and advanced to

Calculators and computers!

When we chased one another in the

corridors in Intervals, and returned to the classrooms

Drenched in sweat!

When we had lunch in classrooms, corridors,

Playgrounds,

under the trees and even in cycle sheds!

When all the colors in the world,

Decorated the campus on the Second Saturdays!

When a single P.T. period in the week’s Time Table,

Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons!

When cricket was played with writing pads as bats,

And Neckties and socks rolled into balls!

When few played

“kabadi” and “Kho-Kho” in scorching sun,

While others simply played

“book cricket” in the

Confines of classroom!

Of fights but no conspiracies,

Of Competitions but seldom jealousy!

When we used to

watch Live Cricket telecast,

In the opposite house in Intervals and Lunch breaks!

When few rushed at 3:45 to

“Conquer” window seats in our School bus!

While few others had “Big Fun”, “peppermint”,

“kulfi”, ” milk ice !” and “sharbat !” at 4o Clock!

Gone are the days

Of Sports Day,

and the annual School Day ,

And the one-month long

preparations for them.

Gone are the days

Of the stressful Quarterly,

Half Yearly and Annual Exams, And the most

enjoyed holidays after them!

Gone are the days

Of tenth and twelfth standards, when

We Spent almost the whole year writing revision tests!

We learnt,

We enjoyed,

We played,

We won,

We lost,

We laughed,

We cried,

We fought,

We thought.

With so much fun in them, so many friends,

So much experience, all this and more!

Gone are the days

When we used

to talk for hours with our friends!

Now we don’t have time to say a `Hi’!

Gone are the days

When we played games on the road!

Now we

Code on the road with laptop!

Gone are the days

When we saw stars

Shining at Night!

Now we see stars when our code doesn’t

Work!

Gone are the days

When we sat to chat with Friends on grounds!

Now we chat in chat rooms…..!

Gone are the days

Where we

studied just to pass!

Now we study to save our job!

Gone are the days

Where we had no money in our pockets and still fun filled on our hearts!!

Now we have the atm as well as credit card but with an empty heart!!

Gone are the days

Where we shouted on the road!

Now we don’t shout even at home

Gone are the days

Where we got lectures from all!

Now we give lectures to all… like the one I’m doing now….!!

Gone are the days

But not the memories, which will be

Lingering in our hearts for ever and ever and

Ever and ever and ever …..

Gone are the Days…. But still there are lot more Days to come in our Life!!

NO MATTER HOW BUSY YOU ARE,

DONT FORGET TO

LIVE THE LIFE THAT STILL

EXISTS……
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What’s love?

When you are together with that special someone, you pretend to ignore that person. But when that
special someone is not around, you might look around to find them. At that moment, you are in love.

Although there is someone else who always makes you laugh,
your eyes and attention might go only to that special someone.
Then, you are in love.

Although that special someone was supposed to have called you long back, to let you know of their safe arrival, your phone is quiet.
You are desperately waiting for the call!
At that moment, you are in love.

If you are much more excited for one short e-mail from that special someone than other many long e-mails,
you are in love.

When you find yourself as one who cannot erase all the
emails or SMS messages in your phone because of one message
from that special someone, you are in love.

When you get a couple of free movie tickets, you would
not hesitate to think of that special someone.
Then, you are in love.

You keep telling yourself, “that special someone is just a friend”, but you realize that you can not avoid that person’s
special attraction. At that moment, you are in love.

While you are reading this message, if someone appears in your mind,
then u are in love with that person…;))

Importance of a woman $$$

A nice story about the importance of a woman…

Why are you crying, a young boy asked his Mom?

“Because I’m a woman,” she told him.
“I don’t understand,” he said.

His Mom just hugged him and said,
“And you never will, but that’s O.K.”…….

Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does Mom seem to cry for no reason?”.
“All women cry for no reason,” was all his Dad could say……

The little boy grew up and became a man,
still wondering why women cry.

Finally he put in a call to God and when God got back to him, he asked
“God, why do women cry so easily?”

GOD answered…. .. “When I made woman,

I decided she had to be special.
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world,
yet, made her arms gentle enough to give comfort… !

I gave her the inner strength, to endure childbirth and the rejection
that many times will come even from her own children.

I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going and take care of her family and friends,
even when everyone else gives up, through sickness and fatigue without complaining. ..

I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances.
Even when her child has hurt her badly….

She has the very special power to make a child’s boo-boo feel better and to quell a teenager’s anxieties and fears….

I gave her strength to care for her husband,
despite faults and I fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart….

I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife,
but sometimes tests herâ€™s strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly. …

For all of this hard work, I also gave her a tear to shed.
It is hers to use whenever needed and it is her only weakness….

When you see her cry, tell her how much you love her,
and all she does for everyone, and even though she may still cry,
you will have made her heart feel good.

She is special!
send this to all the women you know, and those with mothers, sisters, and special women in their lives.

But, also send this to men so they will understand about what a wonderful thing a woman is!

Funny Logic–for life

1. If time doesn’t wait for you, don’t worry!
Just remove the damn battery from the clock and Enjoy life!

2. Expecting the world to treat u fairly coz u r a good person is like
expecting the lion not to attack u coz u r a vegetarian. Think about it.

3. Beauty isn’t measured by outer appearance and what clothes we wear,
but what we are inside. So, try going out without clothes tomorrow and see the admiration!

4. Don’t walk as if you rule the world,
walk as if you don’t care who rules the world!
That’s called Attitude…! Keep on rocking!

5. Every lady hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did
and is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did!!!

6. He was a good man. He never smoked, drank & had no affair.
When he died, the insurance company refused the claim.
They said, he who never lived, cannot die!

7. A man threw his wife in a pond of Crocodiles?
He’s now being harassed by the Animal Rights Activists for being cruel to the Crocodiles!

8. So many options for suicide:
Poison, sleeping pills, hanging,
jumping from a building, lying on train tracks, but we chose Marriage, slow & sure!

9. Only 20 percent girls have brains, rest has boyfriends!

10. All desirable things in life are either
illegal, banned, expensive or married to someone else!

11. Laziness is our biggest enemy- Jawaharlal Nehru
We should learn to love our enemies- Mahatma Gandhi
Ab aap bataaye kiski sune bapu di ya chacha di???

12. When things go wrong, when sadness fills your heart,
When tears flows from your eyes always say these words…
Eh Ganpat, chal daru la…

13. 10% of road accidents are due to drunken driving.
Which makes it a logical statement that
90% of accidents are due to driving without drinking!
Piyo Sar Utha ke!

Life’s Little Instruction Book

Have a firm handshake.

Look people in the eye.

Sing in the shower.

Own a great stereo system.

If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.

Keep secrets.

Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.

Always accept an outstretched hand.

Be brave. Even if you’re not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.

Whistle.

Avoid sarcastic remarks.

Choose your life’s mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 per
cent of all your happiness or misery.

Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.

Lend only those books you never care to see again.

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have.

When playing games with! Children, let them win.

Give people a second chance, but not a third.

Be romantic.

Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as
important as it first seems.

Don’t allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It’s there for your
convenience, not the caller’s.

Be a good loser.

Be a good winner.

Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.

When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.

Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.

Keep it simple.

Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.

Don’t burn bridges. You’ll be surprised how many times you have to cross the
same river.

Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets

Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you’ll regret the things
you didn’t do more than the one’s you did.

Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.

Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to
acknowledge those who helped you.

Take charge of your attitude. Don’t let someone else choose it for you.

Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a
few minutes.

Begin each day with some of your favorite music.

Once in a while, take the scenic route.

Send a lot of Valentine cards. Sign them, ‘Someone who thinks you’re
terrific.’

Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.

Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial
their job.

Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later.

Make someone’s day by paying the toll for the person in the car behind you.

Become someone’s hero.

Marry only for love.

Count your blessings.

Compliment the meal when you’re a guest in someone’s home.

Wave at the children on a school bus.

Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on your ability
to deal with people.

Life is like hell without FRIENDS. God bless you

Health tips

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven a value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:

Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.

METHOD OF TREATMENT

1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.

The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/reduce main diseases:

1. High Blood Pressure – 30 days
2. Gastric – 10 days
3. Diabetes – 30 days
4. Constipation – 10 days
5. Cancer – 180 days
6. TB – 90 days
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards – daily.

This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.

It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life.

Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.

This makes sense … the Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals..Not cold water. maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain…

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.

It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this “sludge” reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks: Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting.
Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.

Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.

60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.

Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let’s be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive…

information

pandia61 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:04:40 +0000

1. The one place where a flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, and does not get saluted, is the moon.

2. Earth is not round; it is slightly pear-shaped. The North Pole radius is 44mm longer than the South Pole radius.

3. A green diamond is the rarest diamond.

4. The ozone layer averages about 3 millimeters (1/8 inch) thick.

5. A diamond will break if you hit it with a hammer.

6. The crawler, the machine that takes the Space Shuttle to the launching pad moves at 3km/h (2 mph).

7. Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years – but so does winter.

8. The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.

9. Oceanography, the study of oceans, is a mixture of biology, physics, geology and chemistry.

10. More than 70% of earth’s dry land is affected by desertification.

11. The US has one of the highest fire death rates in the industrialized world, with more than 2 million fires reported each year.

12. The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.

13. The largest iceberg ever recorded was 335km (208 miles) long and 97km (60 miles) wide.

14. Luke Howard used Latin words to categorize clouds in 1803.

15. Hurricanes, tornadoes and bigger bodies of water always go clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. This directional spinning has to do with the rotation of the earth and is called the Coriolis force.

16. Winds that blow toward the equator curve west.

17. Organist William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus in 1781 with the first reflecting telescope that he built. He named it Georgium Sidium in honour of King George III of England but in 1850 it was renamed Uranus in accordance with the tradition of naming planets for Roman gods.

18. Planets, meaning wanderers, are named after Roman deities: Mercury, messenger of the gods; Venus, the god of love and beauty; Mars, the god of war; Jupiter, king of the gods; and Saturn, father of Jupiter and god of agriculture; Neptune, god of the sea.

19. During a total solar eclipse the temperature can drop by 6 degrees Celsius (about 20 degrees Fahrenheit).

20. The tallest waterfalls in the world are Angel Falls in Venezuela. At 979 m (3,212 ft), they are 19 times taller than the Niagara Falls, or 3 times taller than the Empire State Building.

21. Although the Angel Falls are much taller than the Niagara Falls, the latter are much wider, and they both pour about the same amount of water over their edges – about 2,8 billion litres (748 million gallons) per second.

22. There are 1040 islands around Britain, one of which is the smallest island in the world: Bishop’s Rock.

23. All the planets in the solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus. It is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

24. Earth is the densest planet in the solar system and the only one not named after a god.

25. Earth orbits the sun at an average speed of 29.79 km/s (18.51 miles/sec), or about 107 000 km/h (about 67,000 miles/hour).

26. One year on earth is 365.26 days long. One day is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds long. The extra day in a leap year was introduced to compensate for the discrepancy in the Georgian calendar.

27. Plates carrying the continents migrate over the earth’s surface a few centimetres (inches) per year, about the same speed that a fingernail grows.

28. On average, 13,000 earthquakes are located each year.

29. The magnetic north pole is near Ellef Ringes Island in northern Canada.

30. The magnetic south pole was discovered off the coast of Wilkes Land in Antarctica.

31. There is zero gravity at the centre of earth.

32. The deepest mine in the world is Western Deep Levels near Charletonville, South Africa. It is 4,2km (2.6 miles) deep.

33. The deepest point in the sea: the Mariana Trench off Guam in the Pacific Ocean; it is 10,9 km (6.77 miles) below sea level.

34. Earth is slowing down – in a few million years there won’t be a leap year.

35. The tail of the Great Comet of 1843 was 330 million km long. (It will return in 2356.)

36. There are more than 326 million trillion gallons of water on Earth.

37. About 500 small meteorites fall to earth every year but most falls in the sea and in unpopulated areas.

38. There is no record of a person being killed by a meteorite but animals are occasionally hit.

39. The Dead Sea is 365 m (1,200 ft) below sea level.

40. A storm officially becomes a hurricane when cyclone winds reach 119 km/h (74 mph).

How Software Companies got their names!!

Apple Computers
It was the favorite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn’t suggest a better name by 5 O’clock.
CISCO
It is not an acronym as popularly believed. It is short for San Francisco.
Compaq
This name was formed by using COMp, for computer, and PAQ to denote a small integral object.
Corel
The name was derived from the founder’s name Dr.Michael Cowpland. It stands for COwpland REsearch Laboratory.
Google
The name started as a joke boasting about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named ‘Googol’, a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros.After founders – Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to ‘Google’
Hotmail
Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world.When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in ‘mail’ and finally settled for hotmail as it included the letters “html” – the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective uppercasing.
Hewlett Packard
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.
Intel
Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company ‘Moore Noyce’ but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.
Lotus (Notes)
Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from ‘The Lotus Position’ or ‘Padmasana’. Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Microsoft
Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the ‘-’ was removed later on.
Motorola
Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.
ORACLE
Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such). The project was designed to help use the newly written SQL code by IBM. The project eventually was terminated but Larry and Bob decided to finish what they started and bring it to the world. They kept the name Oracle and created the RDBMS engine. Later they kept the same name for the company.
Sony

It originated from the Latin word ’sonus’ meaning sound, and ’sonny’ a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.
SUN
Founded by 4 Stanford University buddies SUN is the acronym for Stanford University Network. Andreas Bechtolsheim built a microcomputer; Vinod Khosla recruited him and Scott McNealy to manufacture computers based on it, and Bill Joy to develop a UNIX-based OS for the computer.
Yahoo!
The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! Founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos

Management lessons

Lesson Number One
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day.
A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?”
The crow answered: “Sure, why not.”
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Management Lesson: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Lesson Number Two
A turkey was chatting with a bull.
“I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, “but I haven’t got the energy.
“Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.”
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fortnight, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.
Management Lesson: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there.

Lesson Number Three
when the body was first made, all the parts wanted to be Boss. The brain said,
“I should be Boss because I control the whole body’s responses and functions.”
The feet said, ” We should be Boss as we carry the brain about and get him to where he wants to go.”
The hands said, “We should be the Boss because we do all the work and earn all the money.”
And so it went on and on with the heart, the lungs and the eyes until finally the ******* spoke up. All the parts laughed at the idea of the ******* being the Boss. So the ******* went on strike, blocked itself up and refused to work. Within a short time the eyes became crossed, the hands clenched, the feet twitched, the heart and lungs began to panic and the brain fevered. Eventually they all decided that the ******* should be the Boss, so the motion was passed. All the other parts did all the work while the Boss just sat and passed out the ****!
Management Lesson: You don’t need brains to be Boss. Any ******* will do!

Lesson Number Four
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold; the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him!
Management Lessons:
1. Not everyone who drops **** on you is your enemy.
2. Not everyone who gets you out of **** is your friend.
3. When you’re in deep ****, keep your mouth shut!

Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player- Words

Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got
due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. From
world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why
does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease”?

To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over — 5 crore children start
playing tennis, 50 lakh learn to play tennis, 5 lakh learn professional
tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach
Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, When I was holding a cup I
never asked GOD “Why me?”. And today in pain I should not be asking GOD
“Why me?”

Happiness keeps u Sweet, Trials keep u Strong, Sorrow keeps u Human,
Failure Keeps u Humble, Success keeps u Glowing, But only God Keeps u
Going…..

Keep Going…..

Men and Women Discover

Man discovered COLORS and invented PAINT;

Woman discovered PAINT and invented MAKEUP.

Man discovered the WORD and invented CONVERSATION;

Woman discovered CONVERSATION and invented GOSSIP.

Man discovered AGRICULTURE and invented FOOD;

Woman discovered FOOD and invented DIET.

Man discovered FRIENDSHIP and invented LOVE;

Woman discovered LOVE and invented LOVE TRIANGLES.

Man discovered TRADING and invented MONEY;

Woman discovered MONEY and invented SHOPPING.

Thereafter man has discovered and invented a lot of things… While women
STUCK to shopping…. ……… . !!!

ALL INDIA TOLL-FREE Terror Help-line 1090

In case you come across any suspicious activity, any suspicious movement

or have any information to tell to the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), please take a

Note of the new ALL INDIA TOLL-FREE Terror Help-line “1090″.

Your city’s Police or Anti-Terror squad will take action as quickly as possible.

Remember that this single number 1090 is valid all over India

This is a toll free number and can be dialed from mobile phones also.

Moreover, the identity of the caller will be kept a secret.

Let us make each and every citizen of India aware about this facility.

Where to KISS & What It Describes-read it!!

KISS on the hand means: FRIENDSHIP.
KISS on the nose means: YOU’RE CUTE.
KISS on the cheek means: I NEED YOU.
KISS on the neck means: I WANT YOU.
KISS on the lips means: I LOVE YOU.
Kissing with eyes closed means: I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
Kissing with eyes opened means: I’M WATCHING WHERE YOUR HANDS ARE GOING.
The military KISS means ….. “Keep It Simple Stupid”.
Stolen Kisses ARE THE SWEETEST! (Always want to return it)

Morale of the story is … Itâ€™s not WHO you are KISSING but WHERE you’re KISSING that matters

Other signs …………….
Often thinking of you means: I CARE FOR YOU
Holding hands means: I LIKE YOU
Looking into the eyes means: DO YOU LOVE ME?
Squeezing fingertips means: I WANT A KISS
Leaning on the shoulder means: COMFORT ME
Getting occasional short hugs: I MISS YOU
Biting lips means: I AM JEALOUS
Winking at you means: I WANT TO GO WITH YOU
Playing with your hair means: I ADORE YOU
Stepping on toes means: I HATE YOU
Getting hit in “very painful places”: I REALLY HATE YOU
Dreaming of you at night: YOU’RE SOMEONE SPECIAL
Always being with you means: I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU
Wearing his or her ring means: YOU’RE MINE FOREVER
Often giving you something means: CARE FOR YOU VERY MUCH
Placing hands on shoulder means: GET THE HINT STUPID!!!

Take a Break. Have a Laugh.

Collection of famous quotes by Navjot Singh Sidhu

1. That ball went so high it could have got an air hostess down with it.

2. There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it’s that of an incoming train which will run them over.

3. Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.

4. This quote was made after Ganguly called Dravid for a run and midway sent him back and Dravid was run out in the third test against the West Indies at Barbados.”Ganguly has thrown a drowning man both ends of the rope.”

5. Sri Lankan score is running like an Indian taximeter.

6. Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more than what they hide.

7. Wickets are like wives – you never know which way they will turn!

8. He is like Indian three-wheeler, which will suck a lot of diesel but cannot go beyond 30!

9. The Indians are going to beat the Kiwis! Let me tell you, my friend that the Kiwi is the only bird in the whole world, which does not have wings!

10. As uncomfortable as a bum on a porcupine.

11. The ball whizzes past like a bumble -bee and the Indians are in the sea.

12. The Indians are finding the gaps like a pin a haystack.

13. The pitch is as dead as a dodo.

14. Deep Dasgupta is as confused as a child is in a topless bar!

15. The way Indian wickets are falling reminds of the cycle stand at Rajendra Talkies in Patiala one falls and everything else falls!

16. Indian team without Sachin is like giving Kiss without a Squeeze.

17. You cannot make Omelets without breaking the eggs.

18. Deep Dasgupta is not a Wicket Keeper, he is a goalkeeper. He must be given a free transfer to Manchester United.

19. He will fight a rattlesnake and give it the first two bites too.

20. One, who doesn’t throw the dice, can never expect to score a six.

21. This quote was made after Eddie Nichols, the third umpire; ruled Shivnarine Chanderpaul ‘NOT OUT’ in the second test at Port of Spain T&T “Eddie Nichols is a man who cannot find his own buttocks with his two hands.”

22. Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.

23. Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.

24. You got to choose between tightening your belt or losing your pants.

25. The cat with gloves catches no mice.

26. Age has been perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.

27. You may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard-boiled egg.

28. He is like a one-legged man in a bum kicking competition.

29. The third umpires should be changed as often as nappies and for the same reason.

30. Kumble’s bowling at the moment is flat as a Dosa.

21st Century…. becoming lesser by the day

21st Century….

We are becoming lesser by the day

Our communication – Wireless

Our dress – Topless

Our telephone – Cordless

Our cooking – Fireless

Our youth – Jobless

Our food – Fatless

Our labour – Effortless

Our conduct – Worthless

Our relation – Loveless

Our attitude – Careless

Our feelings – Heartless

Our politics – Shameless

Our education – Valueless

Our follies – Countless

Our arguments – Baseless

Our Job – Thankless

Our Salary – Very Very less

Our emails – useless!

try try again

pandia61 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:02:53 +0000

You never know what you can gain,Remember efforts never go in vain,Rather they bring success in a chain,But only if you try again and again.Failures do come but never mind,For the failures and success occur in quick succession,With failures putting a note of interrogation,In front of you dedication and finally commanding,The bright future to lie under you sweet possession.Let Bygones be bygones;For the past is gone beyond repair,Whip up your enthusiasm & boost up your morale,Fix up your target and be dedicated,This is the way you can change the streaks of your thenar.Continuous efforts; and a strong determination,Leads you to the gateway of your destination,For a mere practice can bring laurels to the nation,And finally commanding the bright future,To lie under your sweet possession.
M.L.PANDIA
KYA NAAM DU
If one knows and knows that he knows not,And accepts that he knows not;He is a student ideal,Teach Him.If one knows and knows not that he knows,And says he knows not;He is distracted,Guide Him.If one knows and knows that he knows, And claims that he knows;He is a leader,Follow Him.If one knows & knows that he knowsAnd claims that he knows not;He is a Silent Killer,Fear Him.If one knows not & knows that he knows not,Yet claims that he knows;He is an idiot,**** Him Off.
M.L.PANDIA
life
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.Build it anyway.Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.Be honest and frank anyway.The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.Do well anyway.People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.Love them anyway.The biggest people with biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest minds.Think big anyway.What’s new may be soor may be old ideas in new forms.Try the new anyway.If you are successful, you will win false and true enemies. Succeed anyway.Great ideas don’t always get translated into great realitiesKeep trying anyway.People favor underdogsbut follow only top dogs.Fight for some underdogs anyway.If you do well, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.Do well anyway.Give the world the best you haveand you’ll get kicked in teeth.Give the world the best you have anyway.Extracted from Some Old book
m.l.pandia
LIFE GOES LIKE THAT
We all face situations in our lives that cannot be changed and that make us feel helpless and hopeless. Perhaps it is less serious than that, but we are stressed and worried. It might be an event that has happened, is happening, or will happen.It should provide some immediate comfort to consider that these situations do not directly cause these awful feelings, but it is what we think of these situations. Changing our thoughts can have an enormous effect on how we are feeling. This has been stated by many great minds, over very many years. “I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street; I met a man who had no feet.” – Ancient Persian sayingby reviewing some of the good things in our lives, past and present, we can feel good even in what appears to be a very disturbing situation. As long as there is nothing we can do to fix a problem, dwelling on the negative aspects of it will only make us feel worse and will do absolutely no good. Since it all depends on what is in our thoughts, we can control this. “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” – John Milton (1608-1674) So start listing the things in your life that make or have made you happy. Stuff your mind with other things that make you smile or laugh. Keep it up so as not to let the negative creep back in.Study babies. They fall and get up and try again and again, and then they walk. They are usually always ready to laugh, at the littlest things. They are constantly interested in new things to learn about, and normally sleep well. If they brood about a bad experience it’s not for long.”Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.” – Art Linkletter

Thoughts

Life is thought, and when we cease to think, we are not living. How we think, is the kind of life we live. Since we are able to control our thoughts, we can determine the course of our life and the way we feel during our time here.”We are what we think.” – Buddha (BC)It is very important to establish good thinking guidelines and follow them. Placing thoughts of peace and happiness in our minds will help to make our lives peaceful and happy. If we do not set our thoughts properly, we travel through life by way of places where we will wish we had not gone.”It is the mind that maketh good or ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.” – Edmund Spenser (1552-1599)Our daily life includes thoughts associated with responsibilities concerning work, other people, and handling problems. If possible, try not to think of too many different things during your day, and don’t move or think too quickly. Start your morning with a plan to come through to bedtime relaxed, contented, and ready for a restful night’s sleep.”Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission.” – Arnold Bennett (1867-1932)Reflect about things that can improve your feelings – learning, completing tasks and duties, pleasant and relaxing experiences, kind words. Think about your happiness, goals, life and its pleasures, your principles and your conduct. Think about enjoying the moment.”Garner up pleasant thoughts in your mind, for pleasant thoughts make pleasant lives.” – John Wilkins (1614-1672)What are you thinking about?

Happiness
“If you aren’t happy, why aren’t you?Chances are it is because you want something which you do not have, objects or conditions. This is probably not a good enough reason and a review of your situation and perceptions may be in order.You may have seen video of children in very poor countries laughing and playing, unconcerned that they should have more to be happy about. They are happy because they are playing, because they have their friends and family, and some food to eat that day. Everyone has the right to be happy, and if they can be in their situation, shouldn’t you?”Happiness consists more in small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.” – Ben Franklin (1706-1790) Happiness is inside us, in our minds, in our thinking. It is not external material things or experiences, but the enjoyment of our thoughts and feelings. This is good because our thoughts, and therefore our happiness, are up to us.Start by reviewing the things that you have to be happy about and dwell on these. Don’t overlook the little or basic things that you take for granted. Make a habit of substituting unhappy thoughts with happy thoughts. Whenever an unfavorable picture enters your mind, eject it and replace it with a pleasant one. We all have some nice experiences to recollect and there are usually little pleasures around us most of the time. You can even imagine enjoyable experiences, and it will have a similar positive effect. “Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) Establish good principles and conduct you according to these principles. Love, or at least be tolerant of, your fellow humans. Don’t strive too hard for that which, in the end, will not make you happier. Acceptance

When faced with a serious problem the first thing we can do is determine if there is a way to fix it. If there is a way then we can lay out a plan and go to it. If there is not a reasonable solution then we can resign ourselves to the fact that it isn’t going to change and move on. Acceptance of the situation can provide some immediate relief from the anger, anxiety and stress that might be burdening us.Why wouldn’t you accept it, if it does not have a solution? Rehashing it over and over in your mind will not make it disappear and is just self punishment. The Serenity Prayer as used by the Alcoholics Anonymous organization puts it in this way.”God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”Most of our worries are about something that has happened and is still with us, real or perhaps only as a memory. If it has already happened, what can be learned? It is the experience of struggling, surviving and carrying on that makes us better humans. How often have you worried intensely over something that turned out to be not as bad as you initially thought or not a problem at all? Even some of our most serious personal problems often fade away in a month or year. Acceptance is an important ingredient in the formula of life. It makes an irritating situation acceptable, a major problem minor. Acceptance should be waiting to take over whenever there is not a way out.”There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about the things which are beyond the power of the will.” – Epictetus (55-135)

Confidence

Have you often admired the person who is friendly, relaxed and talks easily in a crowd? Most of us have wished that we had more of these outgoing attributes to help us in our work and daily lives.Confidence comes easily and naturally for some, for many others it seems impossible. The good news is that it is a habit that can be learned to some degree by anyone. It will take some training and practice, but what a great way to be more successful and to feel better.”The control of the thinking machine is perfectly possible. And since nothing whatever happens to us outside our own brain; since nothing hurts us or gives us pleasure except within the brain, the supreme importance of being able to control what goes on in that mysterious brain is patent. Without the power to dictate to the brain its task and to ensure obedience – true life is impossible.” – Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)A great source for learning self-confidence is of course books. You haven’t been alone in the need for information on improving your ability to interact positively with people and there is numerous self-help books available to get you started. Just take an easy approach and read a variety of the best sellers that you feel will benefit you the most.Using autosuggestion, by repeatedly filling the mind with thoughts of calmness and composure, can improve self-assurance. Picture in your mind, as vividly as possible, a scene in which you are performing very successfully. Picture this again and again so that your mind is totally occupied with your easy performance. This will push out doubt as there is not room for both trains of thought. Every time a negative thought pops up, immediately replace it with positive thoughts.Affirmations are a similar technique that can work wonders. This is the repeating of positive words about yourself, concerning what you wish to do. The words cram the mind with confident thoughts that have a direct effect on how you feel and act. As an example, if you have to make a presentation – ‘ I have nothing to lose. They like me and I feel good and comfortable with these people. I am concentrating on them, not on myself. They are not here to be critical of me. I am doing everything slowly, calmly, surely. I am relaxed and breathing deeply and easily. I feel confident about this and am in control.’”They can because they think they can.” – Vergil (BC)

Responsibility

Our lives are only as good as we decide to make them. As with any worthwhile project we should make short and long range plans. We should follow them through, reviewing and altering them as we go. It is our design and determination that decide our destiny, and this is our responsibility.When things go wrong we should not be quick to blame anyone. This can easily become a habit supplying us with ready excuses for our own mistakes and problems. Let’s examine others’ and our own actions and then decide how we should proceed with our own efforts.”Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.” – Thomas Kempis (1380-1471)We should make a special effort to be what we want to be, giving consideration to what others might wish of us. We must do our duties, complete our tasks, be kind and honest. When there is the temptation for an immediate pleasure that may be harmful to us or to others, we must resist. Where there are injustices we should speak up.”It is not alone what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” – Moliere (1622-1673)We are individuals and should do what we believe in, taking responsibility for our actions. A good critical look at ourselves is very helpful in determining what needs changing. It may also reveal much good to be proud of.Not in the clamor of the crowded street,Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng,But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.- Henry Longfellow (1807-1882)

Values

Most of us go through life always wanting more and better. Being in this state of constant desire does not coexist with peace of mind.It is normal to want better lives for ourselves and our families, but we have to balance our goals with the cost. How much does this promotion, vacation, new purchase, cost in terms of real life? How many extra hours of stress and anxiety, now and later, go into getting it?With the fast paced living that surrounds us it’s difficult to avoid being swept in. Too many of us are rushing through our daily lives to do more and to acquire more. We are becoming less interested in our fellow humans as friends and more as competitors as we try to keep up or to possess more material goods. There is a big push in this social direction by corporations and their marketers. They are in business to make money for their managements and shareholders, so this will likely continue if there is not much resistance. Advertising is a powerful persuasion to buy things we may not need or maybe not even really want. The overall success of marketing has created a want addiction for many consumers.As more and more we come to falsely regard material gains as success we are missing out on the true values of life. Money really is quite necessary in our lives, but its value should not be worshiped. The good things in life are free, life itself, friendship, nature. Whatever we do possess, in the end we must leave it all behind. “The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life, which is required to be exchanged for it immediately or in the long run.” – Henry Thoreau (1817-1862) Faith

Faith is defined as having complete confidence, trust and belief. For a strong and rewarding journey through life we should have a generous amount of faith. Faith in ourselves, our families and friends, our God.”Have faith, hope, and charity. That’s the way to live successfully.” – 1950’s song.Believe in yourself, a unique individual having personal preferences and talents. Have a deep belief that your days will be completed as you wish and imagine they will. This has a very strong and positive influence on your actions. It is just the opposite of feeling anxious and worried that you will fail. This is not a guarantee, but an excellent advantage working in your favor, available for every occasion and for life itself. “It’s faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth living.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) Believe in your fellow human beings. They are special people with special problems, different lives and backgrounds, different beliefs. Live by the golden rule, expressed in many different ways in other cultures and religions. That is basically – treat others the way you would like to be treated. A time proven way to feel better about our lives and the road ahead. Religion has long been recognized as a comforting haven in a stormy environment. It can provide comfort for the harshness and hardships encountered in our modern hectic lives. Faith is of special importance to us when we are down. It picks us up and gives us confidence. “Religion gives me a new zest for life; it gives me faith, hope, and courage. It banishes tensions, anxieties, fears, and worries. It gives purpose to my life – and direction.” – William James (1842-1910)

m.l.pandia

feelings

pandia61 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:00:50 +0000

My wealth lies more in the failures of my life than my successes. My wealth lies in people I have known and lost. My wealth lies in the pain and the heartache of living.My wealth lies in the memories of those moments of love that were given to me. And given by me. But my wealth also lies in letting those joyous moments and people go.My wealth lies in all those unfulfilled dreams. In all those longings that aroused my passions. My wealth lies in all the passions I have ever felt and expressed. And those not expressed.My wealth lies in every moment of guilt that I carry for actions done or imagined. That burden too is my wealth.My wealth lies in every breath that I have ever breathed. Each imbued with doubts and questions and hopes and dreams. And fears.All this wealth I bequeath to you. For you to squander to the winds..

M.L.PANDIA

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Positive Thinking

Positive thinking is not a new concept, but in recent decades it has been increasingly gaining currency among the global populace. There is almost a consensus on the value of consciously cultivating positive thinking for individual health, happiness and success
A friend is undergoing surgery as I write this, but she chose not to let any of us know about it. When the news inadvertently reached a mutual friend who called her to commiserate, she was not enthusiastic. She agreed to disclose it only on the condition that we do not call her. She wanted some peace and quiet, she said. This might seem an attempt to bury her head in the sand. But I know my friend’s quiet courage and self-awareness too much to suspect this to be the motive. I figure that she wants to spare herself the concern, anxiety and false bonhomie all of us are bound to express. No matter how well meaning, such gestures are invariably fuelled by fear and dread, emotions that she could well do without.
It made me think of the negativity we load our lives with and how counter-productive it is. Take the US-Taliban confrontation. Whether we feel anger at the Americans or at Osama bin Laden, or sorrow at the meaningless deaths, first of the Americans and now of the helpless Afghans, we flood the situation with negativity. What is needed instead is a dispassionate acceptance of the situation and a single-minded intention to resolve it. The single-mindedness is the key. So one-pointed should our attention be that negativity simply has no place in the scheme of things. This state of positivity without an opposite is potent. Free of negating doubts or fears, one’s attention focuses unwaveringly on the subject of our intention, knowing fully well that what we intend will happen. In my friend’s case, for instance, where I would once be consumed by fear and call out to God in my helplessness, this state of positivity would indicate a steadfast intention for her healing. It may be accompanied by a prayer, but importantly, no longer in helplessness but with the calm self-possession of love. God shifts into the role of a helper and beloved friend rather than the omnipotent power He was earlier.

Surely this is the ground of all creation? The Upanishads reiterate that the Realized One can manifest anything he desires, simply by intending it. They also assert that this power of instant manifestation can only arise in one who has learnt to control his senses, overcome desire, fear and anger.
What is it like, this state of positivity? What kind of life would we lead when immersed in it? I think it is a state of concentrated energy, for we will be freed of all the negative thoughts that steal away our energy and dissipate our focus. It will be a quiet and still state of mind, with no conflict, for the latter is the direct result of negative thoughts. It would be a peaceful and happy state of mind, regardless of circumstances. Most of all, it would be a highly effective state of the mind, for it would zero in on what needs to be done and do it. It would also be a tremendous force for good.
No matter how hopeless or terrible the situation, the positive spirit will prevail, seeing the opportunities inherent in the situation and providing a beacon of hope for others around it. Serenely oblivious to the negative, it does not occur to him/her to falter or doubt, forging ahead regardless, confident in the ultimate good of things.
The corollary is that the positive individual is also a black hole for the negativity around him. In his presence, the negativity dissolves and dissipates, never to appear again.
How it is that negativity simply cannot touch such an individual? One could say that his energy is at a higher frequency than that of negativity, thereby shielding him from its influence. At the level of reconditioning, s/he would have bored through all that came between him and his blissful inner core. In other words, she would have transcended desire and freed herself of fear and anger.
What is the relationship such an individual has between her intention and surrender to God’s will? What if God does not want the peaceful resolution of the Afghan situation? I can only hazard a guess. The positivist operates from the stand that man proposes, God disposes. We never stop thinking positive, but we leave the outcome strictly in the hand of God, retaining with ourselves only the ability to see the positive in any outcome.

No belief is right or wrong. It is either empowering or limitingEver heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954. Within one year, 37 runners broke the belief barrier. And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing. What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not. You have used a computer keyboard or a typewriter. Ever wondered why the alphabets are organized in a particular order in your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam if the operator typed too fast. These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers a direct command to your nervous system. Have you heard about the placebo effect? People who are told a drug will have a certain effect will many times experience that effect even when given a pill without those properties.

I use a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in New Delhi, India , said snakes are slippery, slimy and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India . Have you ever scanned the ‘to-let’ advertisements in newspapers? Many say ‘South Indians preferred’. Why? Many house owners told me that it is easier to get South Indians to vacate. The belief was that South Indians do not have the guts to fight. Now you figure out the impact of LTTE supremo Prabhakaran and Southern sandalwood smuggler Veerappan in changing this belief! It is also our belief that determines how much of our potential we will be able to tap. So you better examine some of your beliefs minutely. For example, do you believe that you can excel in whatever you do? Do you believe you are bad in mathematics? Do you believe that other people don’t like you? Do you believe life is full of problems? What are your beliefs about people? No belief is right or wrong. It is either empowering or limiting. A belief is nothing but the generalization of a past incident. As a kid if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be dangerous. To change a particular behavior pattern, identify the beliefs associated with it. Change those beliefs and a new pattern is automatically created. I read this incident in a New York newspaper. “She met him in a singles’ bar and they talked for a while. He offered her a drink and she enjoyed his company. Then he offered to drop her back home. While driving back, she realized that they were moving through narrow and strange roads. ‘Oh God where is he taking me?’ she thought but did not have the guts to ask. She cursed her decision to get into his car. All of a sudden she saw him taking a turn back into the highway just near her house. Smiling, he said: ‘I took a short cut’.” Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones are empowering and which ones you need to change.
M.L.PANDIA

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Short Story With A Beautiful Message…

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge.The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter,’Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don’t fall into the river.’The little girl said, ‘No, Dad. You hold my hand.’ ‘What’s the difference?’ the puzzled father Asked.

‘There’s a big difference,’ replied the little girl. ‘If I hold your hand and something happens to me,chances are that I may let your hand go.But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens,you will never let my hand go.’ In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.So hold the hand of the person who loves you rather than expecting them to hold yours… This message is too short……but carries a lot of Feelings.
M.L.PANDIA

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Words Of Wisdom

Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully Memorize your favorite poemDon’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you wantWhen you say, “I love you”, mean itWhen you say, “I’m sorry”, look the person in the eyeBe engaged at least six months before you get marriedBelieve in love at first sightNever laugh at anyone’s dreamsLove deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completelyin disagreements, fight fairly. No name callingdon’t judge people by their relatives. “NO KIDDING”Talk slow but think quickwhen someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”Remember that great love and great achievements involve great riskCall your momSay “bless you” when you hear someone sneezeWhen you lose, don’t lose the lessonRemember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actionsDon’t let a little dispute injure a great friendshipWhen you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct itSmile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voiceMarry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, his/her conversational skillswill be as important as any otherSpend some time aloneOpen your arms to change, but don’t let go of your valuesRemember that silence is sometimes the best answerRead more books and watch less TVLive a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll get to enjoy it a second timeTrust in God but lock your cara loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious homein disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation? Don’t bring up the pastRead between the linesShare your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortalitybe gentle with the earthPray. There’s immeasurable power in itNever interrupt when you are being flatteredMind your own businessDon’t trust a man/woman who doesn’t close his/her eyes when you kiss themOnce a year, go someplace you’ve never been beforeIf you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth’s greatest satisfactionRemember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luckLearn the rules then break someRemember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each otherJudge your success by what you had to give up in order to get itRemember that your character is your destinyApproach love and cooking with reckless abandon
M.L.PANDIA