Happy New Year 2014

HAPPY NEW YEAR '2014’

I wish you Health...
So you may enjoy each day in comfort.

I wish you the Love of friends and family...
And Peace within your heart.

I wish you the Beauty of nature...
That you may enjoy the work of God.

I wish you Wisdom to choose priorities...
For those things that really matter in life.

I wish you Generosity so you may share...
All good things that come to you.

I wish you Happiness and Joy...
And Blessings for the New Year.

I wish you the best of everything...
That you so well deserve.

HAPPY NEW YEAR '2014’

New Year Wishes Around the World

  

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हकीकत

Ways to Impress Your Boss as an Employee

Ways to Impress Your Boss as an Employee

Here are some tips for leaving a positive, lasting impression with your employer.

1. Come with questions. Before your day, make a list of possible questions that not only touch on your responsibilities, but also what the boss expects of the team as a whole and his or her vision for the organization. Gaining such information allows you to be on the same page with your supervisor and work toward a shared goal. You want to be able to align with your boss's goals and vision for the future.

2. Arrive on time. Showing up late the first day or for an entire week will cast doubt on your claim and cause your boss to question your dependability. So make sure to get to the office on time. He also suggests clocking in early to signal your enthusiasm about the company and your new role. Either choice you make helps your boss feel more confident that they made the right decision.

3. Take notes. As a student, you always broke out a notepad and pen when learning new material. Apply that same habit to your job when your boss or a co-worker dispenses valuable details about your position or a particular policy. This studious approach can shorten the learning curve and keep you from having to ask about something only hours or days later, which can make you look inattentive.  It’s best to avoid asking for a repeat of directions. That [boss or] employee sees you as not knowing how to do something that you should know how to do.

4. Take initiative on assignments outside your scope. If offered the opportunity to work on a project outside your job description, take it. Surprised by your penchant for quick learning and versatility as a worker, your boss may start pondering your potential in a management role. Plus, if you have your sights set on a senior position, you'll need to know how the entire organization functions, not just your department. "If you want to get into leadership, you need to know how all the pieces go together, all the products you sell, all the services you offer.

5. Ask for a regular meeting with your boss. Depending on the pace of the work and your boss's schedule, you should request to meet with him or her on a regular basis. The meeting can be for 10 minutes at the end of each day or a single 20-minute session during the week.

6. Stay on solid footing with your boss. It almost goes without saying that having a cordial and productive relationship with your boss makes life around the office much more peaceful. To stay in your boss's good graces, view him or her as a customer whose trust you're hoping to earn through quality service.

7. Get to know your co-workers. Chats in the break room or a casual lunch are great options for breaking the ice between you and your new colleagues. Being aware of what their jobs entail shows that you care. "You really have to understand how they do their jobs so that you know how to work together as a team,” those interested in a management position later on, it's an asset to have someone internally who can vouch for your abilities and character. He or she won't be able to do that if they're clueless about whom you are.

8. Come clean on your mistakes. With a flood of new information and procedures to process, you're bound to make a mistake here and there. Whether you're a newly hired executive or entry-level employee, you should tackle errors at the same pace: immediately. "No matter what, you need to address the issue head on ... I always think honesty is the best policy,” "Figure out how to correct it and ensure it never happens again."

Look for the Gold

Look for the Gold

Andrew Carnegie came to America from Scotland as a young boy. He started out by doing odd jobs and ended up as one of the largest steel manufacturers in United States. At one time, he had 43 millionaires working for him. A million dollars is a lot money today, but in 1920s it was worth much more. Someone once asked Mr Carnegie how he dealt with people. Andrew Carnegie replied, "Dealing with people is a lot like digging for gold.

When you go digging for an ounce of gold you have to move tons of dirt. But when you go digging, you don't go looking for the dirt, you go looking for the gold." What is your focus? Search for the gold. If you are looking for what is wrong with people or with things, you will find many faults. What are we looking for? Gold or dirt? Even in paradise, fault finders will find faults. Most people find what they look for.

Moral: Though sometimes it may not be apparent there is something positive in every person and every situation. We have to dig deep to look for the positive.

प्रतिबंधता का असर

प्रतिबंधता का असर 

अक्सर देखा जाता है कि अपने मन से कार्य करने की आज़ादी अथवा छूट व्यक्ति को गलत राह पर अग्रसर कर देती है, पर क्या ये हमेशा ही सच होता है? ऐसा नहीं है यदि आप अपनी जिम्मेदारियों को भली भाँति जानते है। चाहे जितनी भी आज़ादी या छूट मिले वो आप को कभी भी गलत राह पर नहीं ले जायेगी।

इसका जीता जागता उदाहरण आजकल हम सबको देखने को मिल रहा है। यहाँ गलत राह का मतलब गलत कर्मो से नही अपितु समय के दुरूपयोग से है। लोगो का देर से आना , कार्यो में समय लगना, चाय, नाश्ता, खाना तथा घूमना इत्यादि करने को सिर्फ समय का दुरुप्रयोग ही क्यो मानते है, यही पर यदि सकारात्मक सोच रखी जाये तो... । 

कार्यालय देर से आने की वजह, कार्य की अधिकता के कारण देर से जाना भी होता है, जिससे आपके दैनिक कार्यो में व्यव्धान पड़ता है अतः अगर आप अपने दैनिक कार्य को भली भाँती नहीं करेंगे तो पूरा दिन अपने कार्यालय में मन कैसे लगा पाएंगे? अतः छूटे कार्यो को खत्म कर पूरी तरह से अपने आप को कार्यालय के लिए समर्पित कर के आने में थोडा समय लग सकता है। 

कार्यो में समय लगना, इसका यह अभिप्राय नहीं कि समय को तवज्जो न देना, इसका मतलब ये भी नहीं कि जल्दबाज़ी में कार्य ही गलत हो जाये, थोडा सोच विचार, आपसी राय भी तो जरुरी है कार्यो के सम्पादन के लिए? और इसमे हमेशा समय अपर्याप्त रहता है। 

चाय, नाश्ता, खाना तथा घूमने से तात्पर्य थोडा आराम से तथा माहौल बदल कर कार्य के प्रति समर्पण से है, जितना ज्यादा आप अपने मन को शांत तथा ताजा रखेंगे, आप का उतना ही ज्यादा मन कार्य में लगेगा। 

पर आजकल जैसे ही नियमो ने लगाम खींची, सभी अकस्मात् ही समय के बंधन में बंध गए है। भले ही 9:30 पर पार्किंग भरी है, हॉल में सब अपने अपने कार्यो में व्यस्त है, बाहर घूमने वालो की भीड़ खत्म है, सभी के किए कार्यो की तालिका हर समय अंतराल के लिए भरी हुई है। पर क्या सब मन से संतुष्ठ है?, इस बंधन के कारण अपने आप को कार्य में एकाग्रचित कर पा रहे है?  ना चाहते हुए भी ध्यान कार्य तालिका पर है, जिससे कार्यो में बाधा भी पड रही है, मन स्वच्छंद विचारो से हीन हो गया है। ऐसे में क्या रिसर्च और डेवलपमेंट का कार्य हो सकता है? आप खुद ही विचार करें। 

अच्छा है हम प्रगति पर है, जो सफलता हमको को २ साल मे मिलती वो अब ६ महीने में ही मिलने के आसार नजर आ रहे है, लोगो कि इस व्यस्तता को देखकर ऐसा मैनेजमेंट सोच सकता है, पर क्या ये सच है? जल्दबाजी में कार्य होंगे, निसंदेह ही कुछ जल्दी भी होंगे, पर क्या सब सही और अपने उद्देश्य को पूरा भी करेंगे? नही.…… गलतियाँ होंगी और उनको सुधारने में औसत से ज्यादा समय लग जायेगा। जिसका ताज़ा उदाहरण हम सब जानते है, कि एक नई वेबसाइट के साथ क्या हुआ, इस चलती सामयिक पाबंदी के कारण ....... !!!!

बाकी अंत में इतना ही कह सकते है कि BOSS IS ALWAYS RIGHT????

Glass Vs Lake

Glass Vs Lake

(Islamic Story)

The old Master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it. "How does it taste?" the Master asked. "Awful," spat the apprentice.

The Master chuckled and then asked the young man to take another handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and when the apprentice swirled his handful of salt into the lake, the old man said, "Now drink from the lake."

As the water dripped down the young man's chin, the Master asked, "How does it taste?" "Good!" remarked the apprentice. "Do you taste the salt?" asked the Master. "No," said the young man.

The Master sat beside this troubled young man, took his hands, and said, "The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same. But the amount we taste the 'pain' depends on the container we put it into. So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things..... Stop being a glass. Become a lake!"

Ivy's First Step toward Stage of Life

Ivy is Ready 4 her Life's First Presentation on Stage

We too were so much Excited to be a part of it. She delivered it in a best way with full confidence. That was extremely touchy moment which make our's eyes full of happiness, when she was on the stage. we were overwhelmed with proud and happiness.

She Delivered her Introduction, about her teachers and then a Rhymes of A,B,C,D, E, E ........., where almost everyone having stage fear, she was very much calm and composed, her eyes were searching for us every time and when she saw us sitting in the last row as being late for the presentation, she shown a smile on her face and continue with her Rhyme. 

Class presentation, ID Room and Puzzle Room display, followed by Karate Display and Prayer and Dance, A day of Masti with our own childrens in their School was a very good feeling and experience to have.

After completing all events she ran towards me and hug me tightly, and whisper in my ears Pappu, which make me cry at that moment. She was also feeling happy to done all in a perfect manner.

Few more childrens of class who make their presence unforgettable are 

Aahaan - For most naughtiest child of the class.

Arghya - The most simple child of the class.

Nikita, Divisha, Aliya - Cutest in the class 

..........and many more remembered with faces.

Over all its a new and very special experience of our life being parents of our princess and for her progress in life.

Happy Deepawali 2 Everyone.!!!!

Happy Diwali 2013 To Every Body.....!!!!

Happy Dussehra

Wish U All A Very Happy Dussehra

For more about Dussehra Celebration in India -  http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/dussehra

Sambandh

Nice Line on Sambandh, narrated by Krishna on this Episode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USj1KW65gZo

The Experiment

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... (substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.

These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read and all applicable to this experiment:

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!

5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

Moral – Brainy toppers please continue to top the class and rich people get richer

Don’t Change the world

Don’t Change the world

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a huge amount of money. Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, “Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?” The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a “shoe” for himself.

Moral: To make this world a happy place to live, you better change yourself and not the world.

Happy Independence Day - 2013

Wishing U All A Very Happy Independence Day

For More Please Visit : - 

http://infoshri.blogspot.in/2012/08/happy-independence-day.html

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I am very happy to see, even Google also celebrating my B'Day, customized it's page for me.

Cycle of Evil - Tales of Bidpai (Panchatantra)

Cycle of Evil

(Based on a story in the ‘Tales of Bidpai’, an Arabic version of the Panchatantra.)

There was once a king who was so cruel and unjust that his subjects yearned for his death or dethronement. However, one day he surprised them all by announcing that he had decided to turn over a new leaf. “No more cruelty, no more injustice,” he promised, and he was as good as his word. 
He became known as the „Gentle Monarch‟. Months after his transformation one of his ministers plucked up enough courage to ask him what had brought about his change of heart. And the king answered, “As I was galloping through my forests I caught sight of a fox being chased by a hound. The fox escaped into his hole but not before the hound had bitten into its leg and lamed it for life.

Later I rode into a village and saw the same hound there. It was barking at a man. Even as I watched, the man picked up a huge stone and flung it at the dog, breaking its leg. 

The man had not gone far when he was kicked by a horse. His knee was shattered and he fell to the ground, disabled for life. The horse began to run but it fell into a hole and broke its leg. Reflecting on all that had happened, I thought: „Evil begets evil. 

If I continue in my evil ways, I will surely be overtaken by evil‟. So I decided to change”. The minister went away convinced that the time was ripe to overthrow the king and seize the throne. Immersed in thought, he did not see the steps in front of him and fell, breaking his neck.

Moral: Cycle of Deeds always gives us back what we give to others. If we do good to others, our good will happen, If we do bad to others, our turn will also come.

The Three Types of People

A teacher shows three toys to a student and asks the student to find out the differences. All the three toys are seemed to be identical in their shape, size and material. After keen observation, the student observes holes in the toys.

First toy it has holes in the ears.

Second toy has holes in ear and mouth.

Third toy has only one hole in one ear.

Then with the help of needle the student puts the needle in the ear hole of first toy. The needle comes out from the other ear.

In the second toy, when the needle was put in ear the needle came out of mouth.

And in the 3rd toy, when the needle was put in, the needle did not come out.

First toy represent those people around you who gives an impression that they are listening to you, all your things and care for you. But they just pretend to do so.

After listening, as the needle comes out from the next ear, the things you said to them by counting on them are gone. So be careful while you are speaking to this type of people around you, who does not care for you.

Second toy represent those people who listens to you all your things and gives an impression that they care for you. But as in the toy, the needle comes out from mouth. These people will use your things and the words you tell them against you by telling it to others and bringing out the confidential issues for their own purpose.

Third toy, the needle does not come out from it. These kinds of people will keep the trust you have in them. They are the ones who you can count on.

The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered there is opportunity for growth.

Marble and Sweets

A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had some sweets with her. The boy told the girl that he will give her all his marbles in exchange for her sweets. The girl agreed.

The boy kept the biggest and the most beautiful marble aside and gave the rest to the girl. The girl gave him all her sweets as she had promised.

That night, the girl slept peacefully. But the boy couldn't sleep as he kept wondering if the girl had hidden some sweets from him the way he had hidden his best marble.

Scattered Paper

Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proven innocent. After been released he sued the old man for wrongly accusing him. In court the old man told the Judge: 'They were just comments, didn't harm anyone....’ The judge, before passing sentence on the case, told the old man: 'Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper. Cut them up and on the way home; throw the pieces of paper out. Tomorrow, come back to hear the sentence.'

The next day, the judge told the old man: 'Before receiving the sentence, you will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday.' The old man said: 'I can't do that! The wind spread them and I won't know where to find them.' The judge then replied: 'The same way, simple comments may destroy the honor of a man to such an extent that one is not able to fix it. "If you can't speak well of someone, rather don't say anything".

Moral: Let's all be masters of our mouths, so that we won't be slaves of our words.

The Wooden Bowl

(David Langerfeld)

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about father," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor." So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl!

When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometime he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence.

One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up." The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.

The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

The Elephant Rope

As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.” The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were. Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?

Moral: Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life.

The Little Mouse

Once upon a time there was a Baby Mouse and Mother Mouse. They lived in a hole in the skirting board in a big, warm house with lots of cheese to eat, where they wanted for nothing. Then, one day, Mother Mouse decided to take Baby Mouse outside of their home. Waiting outside for them was a huge ginger tomcat, licking it’s lips and waiting to eat them both up.

“Mother, Mother! What should we do?” Cried Baby Mouse, clinging to his mother’s tail. Mother Mouse paused, staring up into the beady eyes of the hungry cat. But she wasn't scared, because she knew exactly how to deal with big, scary cats. She opened her mouth and took in a deep breath.

“Woof! Woof! Bark bark bark!” She shouted, and the cat ran away as fast as he could. “Wow, Mother! That was amazing!” Baby Mouse said to his mother, smiling happily. “And that, my child, is why it is always best to have a second language.”

The Frogs & The Tower

(By Jennifer Fisher)

Once there was a bunch of tiny frogs. who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants.

The race began. Honestly, no-one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. One could hear statements such as: "Oh, WAY too difficult!!", "They will NEVER make it to the top". "Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!" The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one.

Except for those who in a fresh tempo were climbing higher and higher. The crowd continued to yell "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!" More tiny frogs got tired and gave up. 

But ONE continued higher and higher and higher. This one wouldn't give up! At the end, everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top! 

THEN all the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to climb the tower? A contestant asked the tiny frog how the one who succeeded had found the strength to reach the goal? It turned out. That the winner was deaf.

Moral: Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic because they can take away your most wonderful dreams and wishes. Always think of the power which words have because everything you hear and read will affect your actions! Therefore, always be positive and above all, be deaf when people tell you that you cannot fulfil your dreams! Always think: “I can do this!”

The Woman and The Bread

A woman baked chapatti (roti) for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She kept the extra chapatti on the window sill, for whosoever would take it away. Every day, a hunchback came and took away the chapatti. Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” This went on, day after day. Every day, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and uttered the words. “The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” The woman felt irritated. “Not a word of gratitude,” she said to herself… “ Every Day this hunchback utters this jingle! What does he mean?” One day, exasperated, she decided to do away with him. “I shall get rid of this hunchback,” she said. 

And what did she do? She added poison to the chapatti she prepared for him! As she was about to keep it on the window sill, her hands trembled. “What is this I am doing?” she said. Immediately, she threw the chapatti into the fire, prepared another one and kept it on the window sill. As usual, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and muttered the words: “The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” The hunchback proceeded on his way, blissfully unaware of the war raging in the mind of the woman.

Every day, as the woman placed the chapatti on the window sill, she offered a prayer for her son who had gone to a distant place to seek his fortune. For many months, she had no news of him. She prayed for his safe return. That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. He had grown thin and lean. His garments were tattered and torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, “Mom, it’s a miracle I’m here. While I was but a mile away, I was so famished that I collapsed. I would have died, but just then an old hunchback passed by. I begged of him for a morsel of food, and he was

kind enough to give me a whole chapatti. 

As he gave it to me, he said, “This is what I eat everyday: today, I shall give it to you, for your need is greater than mine!” ” As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale. She leaned against the door for support. She remembered the poisoned chapatti that she had made that morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost his life!

It was then that she realised the significance of the words: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!”

Moral: Do good and don't ever stop doing good, even if it is not appreciated at that time.

Sharpening Skills

Once there was a group of men - a young hot-blooded, strong chap and a big number of old folks, doing timber job (Wood cutting) in a jungle. This young chap is very hard working. He always continues to work through his break time and complains that those old folks were wasting time, taking break few times a day to drink and chat. 

The first day, the young woodcutter brought 15 trees. "Congratulations," the boss said, "Carry on with your work!" Highly motivated by the words of his boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could bring 10 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he was only able to bring 7 trees. 

Day after day he was bringing less and less trees. As times goes by, this young chap noticed that even though he worked through break time and hardly took a rest, those old folks are chopping the same amount of trees as he did and sometimes did more than he did.

It was as if those old folks work through the break time as he did. So he decided to work harder the next day, unfortunately the results were even worse. "I must be losing my strength." The young woodcutter thought. 

One day, one of the old folk invited him for a drink during their break time. That young chap refused and said he has no extra time to spend! Then the old man smiled to him and said it was just a waste of effort to keep chopping trees without re-sharpening your Axe. Sooner or later you will give up or be so exhausted as you have spent too much energy. 

Suddenly the young chap realised that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were also re-sharpening their Axe at the same time! And that's how they can chop faster than him and yet spending lesser time! 

The old folk said what we need is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability intelligently. Only then can we have more times to do other things.

The Perfectionist

The Perfectionist

A gentleman once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God.

Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, “Do you need two statues of the same idol?”

“No,” said the sculptor without looking up, “We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage.”

The gentleman examined the idol and found no apparent damage. “Where is the damage?” he asked.

“There is a scratch on the nose of the idol.” said the sculptor, still busy with his work.

“Where are you going to install the idol?”

The sculptor replied that it would be installed on a pillar twenty feet high.

“If the idol is that far, who is going to know that there is a scratch on the nose?” the gentleman asked.

The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the gentleman, smiled and said,

“I know it and God knows it!”

Moral – The desire to excel should be exclusive of the fact whether someone appreciates it or not. Excellence is a drive from inside, not outside. 

Excel at a task today – not necessarily for someone else to notice but for your own satisfaction.

Value Time

Value Time

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with Rs 86,400.
It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day.
What would you do?
Draw out every single rupee, of course!!!
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours.
There is no going back. There is no drawing against the “tomorrow”. You must live in the present on today’s deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success!
The clock is running. Make the most of today.

To realize the value of one year, ask a student who has failed his final exam.

To realize the value of one month, ask the parent of a premature baby.

To realize the value of one week, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of one day, ask a daily wage laborer who has a large family to feed.

To realize the value of one hour, ask lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of one minute, ask a person who has missed the train, the bus, or a plane.

To realize the value of one second, ask a person who has survived an accident.

To realize the value of one millisecond, ask the person who has won a silver medal at the Olympics.

Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time. And remember that time waits for no one.

Valentine Day in My Life

Today when i thought about valentine day in years related to my life, its more over a point to bring smile on my face. And this smile force me to write some thing here related to it. 33 years passed with 33 valentine days and each day has its significant meaning for me, for my friends, for my family and for my parents. here some for u all. Years wise valentine day and meaning for me in those years.

14 Feb 1981 - Don't know about it and i am sure mummy papa also don't know about it.

14 Feb 1982 - May be My Uncle(Mama) knew about it being an Engineer from IIT and found his soul mate in the same year.

14 Feb 1983 - Every one was busy in their life and My papa and mama got their new Girl-Friend as Daughters.

14 Feb 1984 - I was sill a child but found one for me in kinder garden, don't know about this special day but love to hear the song and dance "Nani teri morani ko more le gaye" from that lil one.

14 Feb 1985 - Shifted to Lucknow and loved to sit next to my new friend. can call in today's language Girl-Friend.

14 Feb 1986 - Still unaware of this day but love to exchange chocolates and toffees on b'day. 

14 Feb 1987 - Shifted to Saharanpur and become cuties boy of teachers and classmates, have more then 7 girls in class and only me.

14 Feb 1988 - Love being in company with my sweet, big, thin, fatty class mates and on their bday, also took my sis along and made her wait for me, so got scolded many a times by mummy and papa.

14 Feb 1989 - Now actress made a impact on me, as always search Punjab Keshari thursday edition for their pics which help to raise a boy in me. 

14 Feb 1990 - College change, a pure boys one but me came in touch with many boys with good or bad habits.

14 Feb 1991 - Always took a chance to go in debate and seminar which helped me to enter in girls college.

14 Feb 1992 - Yearly fairs in our college helped all of us to talk and watch the girls of all the college s in our College for a full week.

14 Feb 1993 - Friends teased me with the name Lala Mangeshkar and teachers loved me in morning prayer and song competitions.

14 Feb 1994 - News paper helped me to know about Valentine week and a sense of Love developed in me, but impact of "Dar" was always there. A good and studious guy didn't dare to do it.

14 Feb 1995 - Again get in touch with girls in tuition and they become a point of our daily gossips.

14 Feb 1996 - Still 14 feb didn't get any special meaning for me, beside a bold and sweet touch of a girl in tuition, which force me to change the timing. Good boy can't do it. "Dar" and "Sanskar" force me. 

14 Feb 1997 - Tuition classes off. Teachers was in full of tension if any thing happens wrong. We stayed at home watching TV.

14 Feb 1998 - Even Degree College was Closed, Involved in next day gossip about Pairs and didn't miss to say "Kash apana bhi koi hota".

14 Feb 1999 - It was a Limit Man, Could you imagine Engineering College was off on the same day. Purchased a Rose for the next day meet but unable to collect courage and choose one for me as all are engaged or chosen by others.

14 Feb 2000 - Love in the Air - "Kash Koi Ladaki Mujhe Pyar Karati".

14 Feb 2001 - I still remember the song  from Vijay(My Friend) - "Pyar Manga Hai Tumhi se Na Inkaar Karo". but still didn't dare to do or ask.

14 Feb 2002 - My Friends provocation, teasing, forcing, Last year of College, Love, Desire. Unable to think anything else. But "Dar" was still there in mind and life path with responsibilities.

14 Feb 2003 - College life ends, Work life start, being in IIT as a research engineer only watching others(Students) to do research on "Love". No scope for us.

14 Feb 2004 - One scope came but IIT Life ends here. "Ek Anar Sou Bimar". All were gossiping but no one can open his heart. And a Best Friend !!!!! Never.

14 Feb 2005 - Delhi Life/Yahoo Chat/Group Chats. wow so much opportunities but still matching problem as kya kare yaar kahi frequency match hi nahi hoti OR can say no one was free in delhi to give us time to match frequency.

14 Feb 2006 - Desperate to enjoy on this day but no chance. All were already busy. still guts was missing. UP ka chhora.

14 Feb 2007 - Finally in search of my own soul mate, where no guts or "Dar" has its place.

14 Feb 2008 - Search was on every where, Matrimonial Sites, Office, Social Sites, Roads, Malls etc. Developed  a feeling that to love those who love me first as its learned from exp. "Angur Khatte hote hai".

14 Feb 2009 - At Last search ends. Got sole mate with 2 bonus. "I Love You" Oops mere kan kab se taras rahe the for these 3 magical words. Finally i got a meaning for this special day.

14 Feb 2010 - Exploded with all love stored in my Heart and life and enjoyed this day as fullest as we can.

14 Feb 2011 - Now number of GF increases with one sweet and cute Ivy "My Daughter".

14 Feb 2012 - All day enjoyed with full of love and care. Ivy loved to hug and kiss with teasing her mother.

14 Feb 2013 - Happy Valentine Day Pappu -"Ivy"

Tried to write as much truth as i can .... :):)

Amit Kumar Shrivastava