It was 1:46 am when Urzua walked out of the Phoenix 2(the capsule used to haul the 33 mariners up) amidst the crowd which sang and cheered and praised him for his might.
'You are not the same, and the country is not the same after this. You were an inspiration. Go hug your wife and your daughter.', said the Chilean President Sebastian Pinera to Urzua.
Urzua is a real life hero. He is somebody from whom all the leaders, managers and rescue squad can learn a lot. He made a difference to a scene which seemed too dismal and left people praying for hope. A lot of women cried and children wailed and he brought shine to their eyes. The feat was neither achieved in a day nor single handedly. He had to struggle 70 days and with 32 people relying on their saviour.
The miners of the gold and copper of San Jose mine had gone through the most adverse days of their lives. The first 17 days were really tough.
It was no less than a miracle to the "Loss 33" to survive the odds and still keep the faith on their survival. Besides these miners it was the grit and courage of the rescuers who decided to go down and bring back the lost. The team of engineers, the medics ,the nutritionists , the scientists of NASA and many more who worked day and night to guarantee the success of the operation as much as they could.
The miners had food stock only for 48 hours which they stretched for the first 17 days and Urzua helped them maintain it. They took tiny sips of milk everyday.
They had applied all the knowledge of surviving with the minimum. They saved on the helmet torch which was the only source of illumination available.
When they were guaranteed the outlet, they listed the batch of people who would go first, second and last. The last man out was surely going to be Urzua.They were so sure about the exit that they fought over who would go last. They wanted the people who were old, suffering from medical problems to go earlier.
We come across many instances of team spirit when we talk of sports ,films,politics but when the matter of survival surfaces, it is only few who stick to plans and strategies. Actually one doesn't have much time to ponder about many things associated with the crisis, if death seems approaching.
The miners who had at one instance established the fact that the world has given up on them stuck together, followed their leader and passed the ordeal with brave heart. When chances of rescuing the miners seemed impossible, the miners proved that God always helps the people who help themselves.
The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.-James Baldwin
Friday, December 24, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Giving Back to Mother Earth
God writes the gospel not in Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars-Martin Luther
Do you remember when you used to hurl sand all over yourself as a toddler? All the kids have played with mud mountains in their local play area or houses. The earthy smell after the rainfall can scintillate the mind in its own ways.
We can always relish the days when we planted the bushes in the afforestation drive of our college or plucking the tomatoes and brinjal from our mother's kitchen garden .The old and the retired love the leisurely stroll in the woods.
For the people who own a farm or an orchard, can always enjoy the vicinity of nature. How refreshing the companionship is.
Everybody has spent time in some or the other way in the lap of Mother Nature.
Nature's bounties are not limited only to beauty but nature teaches us a good lot of discipline and punctuality. The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening handing over the charge of illumination to the cool and charming moon assisted by the twinkling stars. We may wish to get up late in the morning someday but imagine what would happen if the sun starts delaying.
Whatever we consume is derived from nature. As believed in India the very existence of human lies in Panchtatva. The constituent the sky, the earth, the wind, the water and the fire build the human body. The mind and the soul therefore always depend on the nature for peace and knowledge.
Our five senses attain harmony with the environment we are in. This is the driving ideology of Vaastu Shashtra.Any imbalance in the Panchatatva can lead to imbalance in our lives. We have to constantly strive to preserve the environment.
During my stay in a town in Himalayas, I met people who pray to the nature and the ancestors first and then the Gods. For them nature has been helping them in their survival and living since ages. There is no gainsaying to the fact that a human being can spend a day without remembering God but not without nature.
In the contemporary world many environmentalists are banging doors of governments of various states to alert them of the approaching dangers, arising due to environmental degradation. What can we do as citizens of our own country? Volumes have been written on this subject .To name a few car pooling, curbing CFC usage in household, filling printer cartridges with Soya ink and planting trees .
To jostle the funny bone-We can not always afford a recession to reduce carbon emission. Carbon Dioxide emission decreased by 13% in 2009 owing to global financial crisis that started in 2008. (NATURE)
A lot of initiatives have to be taken by the administration. I stay in Bangalore and I can visualize there is a great requirement of garbage bins in huge numbers at public places and on the roadside. Liberal establishments of public toilets (even if they are paid) have to be undertaken. A uniform regulation to replace polythene bags with their biodegradable substitutes through out the country have to be formulated.
Some baby steps have been taken by individuals. Some tailors stitch bags out of leftover textiles and sell them at minimal rates to serve as small shopping bags.81 year old lady Saalamarada Thimakka of Hulikal in Karnataka
has no children and she has planted some 284 trees along with her husband. The plantation worth 1.5 million rupees was started with the meager resources Thimakka had.
We all can contribute in some or the other way to save our habitat for our future generations. A healthy mind resides in a healthy body so to keep ourselves fit we have to lessen down the dumping of pollutants by any means. Please join the discussion.
Our efforts may seem a drop in the ocean but the ocean will be drop less without our efforts.
As responsible citizens, we should come together to save our localities, our neighbourhoods, our states, our nations and our common abode, the Earth.
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul-John Muir
Do you remember when you used to hurl sand all over yourself as a toddler? All the kids have played with mud mountains in their local play area or houses. The earthy smell after the rainfall can scintillate the mind in its own ways.
We can always relish the days when we planted the bushes in the afforestation drive of our college or plucking the tomatoes and brinjal from our mother's kitchen garden .The old and the retired love the leisurely stroll in the woods.
For the people who own a farm or an orchard, can always enjoy the vicinity of nature. How refreshing the companionship is.
Everybody has spent time in some or the other way in the lap of Mother Nature.
Nature's bounties are not limited only to beauty but nature teaches us a good lot of discipline and punctuality. The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening handing over the charge of illumination to the cool and charming moon assisted by the twinkling stars. We may wish to get up late in the morning someday but imagine what would happen if the sun starts delaying.
Whatever we consume is derived from nature. As believed in India the very existence of human lies in Panchtatva. The constituent the sky, the earth, the wind, the water and the fire build the human body. The mind and the soul therefore always depend on the nature for peace and knowledge.
Our five senses attain harmony with the environment we are in. This is the driving ideology of Vaastu Shashtra.Any imbalance in the Panchatatva can lead to imbalance in our lives. We have to constantly strive to preserve the environment.
During my stay in a town in Himalayas, I met people who pray to the nature and the ancestors first and then the Gods. For them nature has been helping them in their survival and living since ages. There is no gainsaying to the fact that a human being can spend a day without remembering God but not without nature.
In the contemporary world many environmentalists are banging doors of governments of various states to alert them of the approaching dangers, arising due to environmental degradation. What can we do as citizens of our own country? Volumes have been written on this subject .To name a few car pooling, curbing CFC usage in household, filling printer cartridges with Soya ink and planting trees .
To jostle the funny bone-We can not always afford a recession to reduce carbon emission. Carbon Dioxide emission decreased by 13% in 2009 owing to global financial crisis that started in 2008. (NATURE)
A lot of initiatives have to be taken by the administration. I stay in Bangalore and I can visualize there is a great requirement of garbage bins in huge numbers at public places and on the roadside. Liberal establishments of public toilets (even if they are paid) have to be undertaken. A uniform regulation to replace polythene bags with their biodegradable substitutes through out the country have to be formulated.
Some baby steps have been taken by individuals. Some tailors stitch bags out of leftover textiles and sell them at minimal rates to serve as small shopping bags.81 year old lady Saalamarada Thimakka of Hulikal in Karnataka
has no children and she has planted some 284 trees along with her husband. The plantation worth 1.5 million rupees was started with the meager resources Thimakka had.
We all can contribute in some or the other way to save our habitat for our future generations. A healthy mind resides in a healthy body so to keep ourselves fit we have to lessen down the dumping of pollutants by any means. Please join the discussion.
Our efforts may seem a drop in the ocean but the ocean will be drop less without our efforts.
As responsible citizens, we should come together to save our localities, our neighbourhoods, our states, our nations and our common abode, the Earth.
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul-John Muir
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Lessons Of Life
"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.”(Hellen Keller,1880-1968)
We grow from a kid to an adult ,in the span of life. Sometimes we are the cause of happenings or sometimes the happenings may give a turn to our life.
When we are kids ,our parents are around to teach us the basic behavioural necessities of life. They will take us for a ride to all the traditions and culture. Because we have faith on our parents, we simply follow what they say.
Our schooling and our teachers have a detrimental effect on us. Our education decides our career and it provides a wider horizon to look ahead. Our view point may become multidimensional. Knowledge of science,arts,culture,and mathematics paves way for logic ,thinking and reasoning. Not to forget our scores at school and college always keep reminding us that a good education requires a healthy ,focused mind.
As we grow up, we start delving into the intricacies of life on our own. Sometimes we are not actually ready to take the things in life as they come to us. The happenings in life deviate from our beliefs about their course. We may get disturbed or may struggle with the new unexpected changes. And so we are forced to do some introspection.
We may tackle them or we may fail. If we have to improve we have to learn from our mistakes. When we are ready to face new challenges with the same enthusiasm as before then certainly ,we have learnt the lesson of patience ,courage and a never say die attitude.
If we are able to deal with our shortcomings and weaknesses with an undying self-confidence ,we have grasped the lessons of patience and perseverance.
As the life moves ahead all our requirements of a safe and happy life usher the strength in us to enjoy our achievements and amend our thoughts and behaviour to attain greater heights.
Our friends and companions are there to share our joys and sorrows. They also play the role of helping us out in times of need and boost up our confidence and elevate us.
Though these lessons of life may not come to us very easily ,they certainly make us a strong and better person. This is how we get prepared to be good parents ,confident employees trustworthy and caring friends. Not to forget great citizens.
We grow from a kid to an adult ,in the span of life. Sometimes we are the cause of happenings or sometimes the happenings may give a turn to our life.
When we are kids ,our parents are around to teach us the basic behavioural necessities of life. They will take us for a ride to all the traditions and culture. Because we have faith on our parents, we simply follow what they say.
Our schooling and our teachers have a detrimental effect on us. Our education decides our career and it provides a wider horizon to look ahead. Our view point may become multidimensional. Knowledge of science,arts,culture,and mathematics paves way for logic ,thinking and reasoning. Not to forget our scores at school and college always keep reminding us that a good education requires a healthy ,focused mind.
As we grow up, we start delving into the intricacies of life on our own. Sometimes we are not actually ready to take the things in life as they come to us. The happenings in life deviate from our beliefs about their course. We may get disturbed or may struggle with the new unexpected changes. And so we are forced to do some introspection.
We may tackle them or we may fail. If we have to improve we have to learn from our mistakes. When we are ready to face new challenges with the same enthusiasm as before then certainly ,we have learnt the lesson of patience ,courage and a never say die attitude.
If we are able to deal with our shortcomings and weaknesses with an undying self-confidence ,we have grasped the lessons of patience and perseverance.
As the life moves ahead all our requirements of a safe and happy life usher the strength in us to enjoy our achievements and amend our thoughts and behaviour to attain greater heights.
Our friends and companions are there to share our joys and sorrows. They also play the role of helping us out in times of need and boost up our confidence and elevate us.
Though these lessons of life may not come to us very easily ,they certainly make us a strong and better person. This is how we get prepared to be good parents ,confident employees trustworthy and caring friends. Not to forget great citizens.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Moving Ahead Regularly
During my childhood, I heard a story of a king who left his queen in the jungles and asked her to return back only if she could carry a bull on her back. The queen was committed to get her honor back, so she planned for this nearly impossible task. She found a calf and started playing with it and carried it daily on her back. As the calf grew, the queen got used to its weight and one fine day she showed the king that she was able to do, what he desired out of her.
Swami Vivekananda used to sleep at 10 in the night and got up at 4 in the morning. He meditated everyday and the whole world stands one for his marvelous preachings.
We have read another story of a kid who was completely dumb at studies. One day, his teacher told him to watch the stone on which the women folk, rolled a rope string daily, to draw water from the well. The kid noticed that the stone had given way to marks of the rope. The teacher remarked, that if something as hard as stone can get marks of a rope due to constant use, why can't you study regularly and achieve what seems a upheaval task for you. The student threw all thoughts of dumbness out of his mind and just studied regularly. His efforts finally yielded fruits and he mastered his books.
Practice, regularity, routine: all these worlds are not meant for only the great sportsmen or big leaders or celebrities. If we have to achieve something satisfying we have to constantly endeavor for it.
Usually, some people struggle to lose weight. They want to attain that in few months or days, unaware of the ill-effects on the body. We will always find some students who always struggle the eleventh hour to get good grades.
All these habits may prove helpful for temporary results but in the long run, they just degrade our mental and physical strengths.
We should learn to maintain routines. This reduces the pressure of upcoming challenges.
Many of the project managers should learn to be organized, and attain their targets with a regular work load. A lot of frustration has developed in the professional world because the organizers are not performing their job well. They mess up with the schedules, don't work on the requirements with full expertise and so the whole lot who work for them suffer.
In the present times many heart ailments and stress related problems have cropped up. Why can't we sit back and ponder on our daily activities?
May be there is no place for the slow in this fast paced world, but at least we can be steady.This relieves a lot of headache and sufferings.
The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.
Swami Vivekananda used to sleep at 10 in the night and got up at 4 in the morning. He meditated everyday and the whole world stands one for his marvelous preachings.
We have read another story of a kid who was completely dumb at studies. One day, his teacher told him to watch the stone on which the women folk, rolled a rope string daily, to draw water from the well. The kid noticed that the stone had given way to marks of the rope. The teacher remarked, that if something as hard as stone can get marks of a rope due to constant use, why can't you study regularly and achieve what seems a upheaval task for you. The student threw all thoughts of dumbness out of his mind and just studied regularly. His efforts finally yielded fruits and he mastered his books.
Practice, regularity, routine: all these worlds are not meant for only the great sportsmen or big leaders or celebrities. If we have to achieve something satisfying we have to constantly endeavor for it.
Usually, some people struggle to lose weight. They want to attain that in few months or days, unaware of the ill-effects on the body. We will always find some students who always struggle the eleventh hour to get good grades.
All these habits may prove helpful for temporary results but in the long run, they just degrade our mental and physical strengths.
We should learn to maintain routines. This reduces the pressure of upcoming challenges.
Many of the project managers should learn to be organized, and attain their targets with a regular work load. A lot of frustration has developed in the professional world because the organizers are not performing their job well. They mess up with the schedules, don't work on the requirements with full expertise and so the whole lot who work for them suffer.
In the present times many heart ailments and stress related problems have cropped up. Why can't we sit back and ponder on our daily activities?
May be there is no place for the slow in this fast paced world, but at least we can be steady.This relieves a lot of headache and sufferings.
The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Being Spiritual Helps
A man with God is always in majority.-John Knox
All mortal human beings have a tendency to find "true faith”. Some who have great confidence of their own are able to manage themselves on their own. But even they start somewhere and gain inspiration from something.
As a kid we stick to our mothers with the belief that she will be there for us all the time. As we grow ,we will make friends. Their companionship doesn't let us feel alone. And later in our lives our soul mates and kids become the source of faith. They are the people we can bend on.
What if nobody of such sorts is present in time of need? Are we all alone?
A lot of people have spent a lot of time on this thought.
Our ancient sages like Lord Buddha opted for solitude and delved into the intricacies of happenings and human behaviour.Their study was supported greatly by nature around .Directly or indirectly all of them were trying to understand the supreme power which scripts all that exists in the world.
Though they used to meditate in the jungles with no kith and kin around, they always had the company of the Almighty .The journey to the supreme knowledge was tough but eventually the hardships enabled the sages to attain 'true spiritualism’. These hermits and sages were the ones who later professed their ideas and aroused the civilizations.
We can always learn from the sages. If we attain even a small share of what these sages had attained, we can certainly improve our lives.
We can meditate or we can pray. Reading spiritual books will also leave some effect.Practising Yoga provides for meditation or ringing the bells before the deity does empower ourselves.
The least it can do is, it will bring us closer to God. When we know there is always somebody dependable around we don't feel lonely and that boosts our confidence. If done regularly, a feeling of content and comfort gradually develops .It renders peace and certainly happiness.
Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He’s going to be up all night anyway.-Mary .C .Crowley
All mortal human beings have a tendency to find "true faith”. Some who have great confidence of their own are able to manage themselves on their own. But even they start somewhere and gain inspiration from something.
As a kid we stick to our mothers with the belief that she will be there for us all the time. As we grow ,we will make friends. Their companionship doesn't let us feel alone. And later in our lives our soul mates and kids become the source of faith. They are the people we can bend on.
What if nobody of such sorts is present in time of need? Are we all alone?
A lot of people have spent a lot of time on this thought.
Our ancient sages like Lord Buddha opted for solitude and delved into the intricacies of happenings and human behaviour.Their study was supported greatly by nature around .Directly or indirectly all of them were trying to understand the supreme power which scripts all that exists in the world.
Though they used to meditate in the jungles with no kith and kin around, they always had the company of the Almighty .The journey to the supreme knowledge was tough but eventually the hardships enabled the sages to attain 'true spiritualism’. These hermits and sages were the ones who later professed their ideas and aroused the civilizations.
We can always learn from the sages. If we attain even a small share of what these sages had attained, we can certainly improve our lives.
We can meditate or we can pray. Reading spiritual books will also leave some effect.Practising Yoga provides for meditation or ringing the bells before the deity does empower ourselves.
The least it can do is, it will bring us closer to God. When we know there is always somebody dependable around we don't feel lonely and that boosts our confidence. If done regularly, a feeling of content and comfort gradually develops .It renders peace and certainly happiness.
Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He’s going to be up all night anyway.-Mary .C .Crowley
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Stay On - Perseverance
We all have some goals to be achieved in life. Those who have none should better find one otherwise it may get very late to enjoy and utilize the life to the fullest.
Today I will discuss perseverance. It is a quality that never lets you down. If you cling to it strongly you will never be hopeless in life. For the Indian audience it reminds me of the movie title "Lage Raho Munna Bhai".The title in itself professes the virtue of continuously doing an effort for achieving a target. In the movie the hero tries to woo his beloved, but for us perseverance is required to woo our goals.
A person who wants to achieve something has to pass all the mounds and ridges. There is not always a carpet of roses lying for you to tread. If you get deterred by the mountains or the gorges, you have to do a lot of introspection because anything beautiful (it can be ordinary or extraordinary) in this world can be achieved only by hard labour.
Let me exemplify .We will talk of five science graduates staying in a neighbourhood .They want to visit a science exhibition at 10 in the morning in a city where the road traffic is totally unpredictable.
The first one starts at 9, gets a bus and reaches the venue on time.
The second one also starts at 9, doesn't get a bus, looks out for a rickshaw, reaches the nearest next bus stand, boards the bus and reaches the venue.
The third one waits for the bus or any other conveyance, later gets one and is late by five minutes.
The fourth starts at 9:30 ,misses the first bus, gives up the idea of going as it is too late for him to get an entry.
The fifth student thinks there is no use going to the exhibition and enjoys the day at home.
After a month the exhibition is organized ones more.
The first one attends the exhibition, finds out some new stuff and starts working on making one project of his own.
The second and the third think, they are done with exhibitions and attending one earlier has satisfied all the scientific urge.
The fourth student is determined to attend the exhibition this time and he reaches the venue on time, collects all the documents relating to the old exhibition ,tries to gain knowledge from all the new entries.
All the students reach their final year of graduation.
Only the first student makes a project and he is able to gather praise and recommendation for a research fellowship.
The fourth student feels he is not prepared for the project and so doesn't participate.
The rest feel that there are more important things to do than making a project.
After the graduation is over only the first student heads for a research fellowship.
The fourth student, who always dreamt of being a research fellow, works hard to enter one of the science labs as he realizes he has missed one opportunity. Finally after a lot of effort, he is able to make to a science lab of his choice.
The rest give up the idea of being scientists and start pursuing other fields.
After few years
Our first student and the fourth student are successful scientists ,who are ready to achieve morein life.
Our learnings:-
1. Stay focused.
2. Look out for opportunities.
3. Don't miss opportunities knocking at your doorstep.
4. Sometimes if you are not able to harness some opportunities, keep the zeal alive.
5. Persevere or make a constant effort, giving up is no solution.
6. You may be late in achieving something ,you want, but that is certainly better than achieving nothing.
It is preferable to be a student of the first kind, but as all people are not born same, so are the conditions prevailing around them. We should not compare ourselves with others and just keep going.The fourth one though late did improve and succeeded finaly.
It's not that I'm so smart,it's just that I stay with problems longer. –Albert Einstein
Today I will discuss perseverance. It is a quality that never lets you down. If you cling to it strongly you will never be hopeless in life. For the Indian audience it reminds me of the movie title "Lage Raho Munna Bhai".The title in itself professes the virtue of continuously doing an effort for achieving a target. In the movie the hero tries to woo his beloved, but for us perseverance is required to woo our goals.
A person who wants to achieve something has to pass all the mounds and ridges. There is not always a carpet of roses lying for you to tread. If you get deterred by the mountains or the gorges, you have to do a lot of introspection because anything beautiful (it can be ordinary or extraordinary) in this world can be achieved only by hard labour.
Let me exemplify .We will talk of five science graduates staying in a neighbourhood .They want to visit a science exhibition at 10 in the morning in a city where the road traffic is totally unpredictable.
The first one starts at 9, gets a bus and reaches the venue on time.
The second one also starts at 9, doesn't get a bus, looks out for a rickshaw, reaches the nearest next bus stand, boards the bus and reaches the venue.
The third one waits for the bus or any other conveyance, later gets one and is late by five minutes.
The fourth starts at 9:30 ,misses the first bus, gives up the idea of going as it is too late for him to get an entry.
The fifth student thinks there is no use going to the exhibition and enjoys the day at home.
After a month the exhibition is organized ones more.
The first one attends the exhibition, finds out some new stuff and starts working on making one project of his own.
The second and the third think, they are done with exhibitions and attending one earlier has satisfied all the scientific urge.
The fourth student is determined to attend the exhibition this time and he reaches the venue on time, collects all the documents relating to the old exhibition ,tries to gain knowledge from all the new entries.
All the students reach their final year of graduation.
Only the first student makes a project and he is able to gather praise and recommendation for a research fellowship.
The fourth student feels he is not prepared for the project and so doesn't participate.
The rest feel that there are more important things to do than making a project.
After the graduation is over only the first student heads for a research fellowship.
The fourth student, who always dreamt of being a research fellow, works hard to enter one of the science labs as he realizes he has missed one opportunity. Finally after a lot of effort, he is able to make to a science lab of his choice.
The rest give up the idea of being scientists and start pursuing other fields.
After few years
Our first student and the fourth student are successful scientists ,who are ready to achieve morein life.
Our learnings:-
1. Stay focused.
2. Look out for opportunities.
3. Don't miss opportunities knocking at your doorstep.
4. Sometimes if you are not able to harness some opportunities, keep the zeal alive.
5. Persevere or make a constant effort, giving up is no solution.
6. You may be late in achieving something ,you want, but that is certainly better than achieving nothing.
It is preferable to be a student of the first kind, but as all people are not born same, so are the conditions prevailing around them. We should not compare ourselves with others and just keep going.The fourth one though late did improve and succeeded finaly.
It's not that I'm so smart,it's just that I stay with problems longer. –Albert Einstein
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Learn To Manage Changes
To improve is to change,to aim for perfection is to change often.
Change is the rule that always exists in our lives ,even though we are ready to accept it or not.
Sometimes the changes are minor and sometimes major.Sometimes they can affect our day and sometimes can change our whole lives.
Small things like your domestic help didn't turn up the day when you had an important meeting or any of your loved ones left you ,you have to learn to adjust.You have to adjust because if you don't ,you will be left behind .Changes will keep happening and the life does go on.We may feel irritated ,annoyed and sometimes even feel to give up but is that the solution of any problem?No.
What if you have a kid at home and the caretaker goofed up.You have to rush to the office .Stay calm ,think of other alternatives.Look for a neighbour or relative close by and if no body is there ,work from home.If you are alone with the kid ,staff at your office will certainly understand.But this should not happen again.Make sure your baby sitter keeps you informed before a leave.Always maintain other options (neighbour,emergency creche service,play schools,reliable relatives etc).Conclusion is be prepared.If this happens again you are to blame.
The best way to manage changes is "be prepared".Talk with experienced people in office,family every now and then.Don't be afraid of a mishap or get ready to welcome one.What happens to other may not happen to you and it is not necessary that some "bad thing" should happen.It is just a drill .Live life to the fullest.Dont fear the possible futures.Welcome the life with open arms.
You must always keep at hand the hospital numbers,fire station ,police contact numbers etc.This may help you or any of your acquaintance.In urgency it is the cool head that wins.
I love changes because I learn a lot from them.There is always something in store ,something new to decipher.They help to improve.Sometimes it does turn out painful but I have learnt to look ahead.The things we lose don't come back to us but they make us more strong and powerful.
We have seen in the past that as the civilisations and cultures have moved ahead ,people have changed,their minds have changed and there thinkings have changed.It is the man who has invented so many things on the basis of their changing requirements.
In the end don't run from adversity,fight it affront and be a winner in all possible aspects.
Our only security is our ability to change-John Lily
Change is the rule that always exists in our lives ,even though we are ready to accept it or not.
Sometimes the changes are minor and sometimes major.Sometimes they can affect our day and sometimes can change our whole lives.
Small things like your domestic help didn't turn up the day when you had an important meeting or any of your loved ones left you ,you have to learn to adjust.You have to adjust because if you don't ,you will be left behind .Changes will keep happening and the life does go on.We may feel irritated ,annoyed and sometimes even feel to give up but is that the solution of any problem?No.
What if you have a kid at home and the caretaker goofed up.You have to rush to the office .Stay calm ,think of other alternatives.Look for a neighbour or relative close by and if no body is there ,work from home.If you are alone with the kid ,staff at your office will certainly understand.But this should not happen again.Make sure your baby sitter keeps you informed before a leave.Always maintain other options (neighbour,emergency creche service,play schools,reliable relatives etc).Conclusion is be prepared.If this happens again you are to blame.
The best way to manage changes is "be prepared".Talk with experienced people in office,family every now and then.Don't be afraid of a mishap or get ready to welcome one.What happens to other may not happen to you and it is not necessary that some "bad thing" should happen.It is just a drill .Live life to the fullest.Dont fear the possible futures.Welcome the life with open arms.
You must always keep at hand the hospital numbers,fire station ,police contact numbers etc.This may help you or any of your acquaintance.In urgency it is the cool head that wins.
I love changes because I learn a lot from them.There is always something in store ,something new to decipher.They help to improve.Sometimes it does turn out painful but I have learnt to look ahead.The things we lose don't come back to us but they make us more strong and powerful.
We have seen in the past that as the civilisations and cultures have moved ahead ,people have changed,their minds have changed and there thinkings have changed.It is the man who has invented so many things on the basis of their changing requirements.
In the end don't run from adversity,fight it affront and be a winner in all possible aspects.
Our only security is our ability to change-John Lily
Monday, October 4, 2010
Find The Field Of Interest
Enthusiasm in something or the other is quiet natural in human beings. Whenever we do something, we like, we do it with full enthusiasm.Lets say you love gardening, you will certainly enjoy the company of flowers and plants .There are many people who are doing the work they love .Certainly this adds to the hard work and the work accomplished is far better than done by somebody who had do it just because it was assigned to them.
Bill Gates is a good example, who excelled in the field, he liked the most. Though his father was a prominent lawyer but he loved programming. He liked the work because coding ideas came to his mind quiet easily and he was able to make flawless programmes with full enthusiasm. He stands tall because he invested his time and intelligence on the thing on which he could depend the most.
He was so much fascinated by the computer that when he was at school he started using bugs of a machine so that he could get extra time to work on it.He wrote many progammes in his teens itself .
We can visualise Gates worked on his cravings for programmes and certainly he toiled not to let his passion show him the exit door.He remained in the area of his expertise and certainly ,we are very thankful to him for his marvellous initiatives and work in Computer Science.
For all of us we have to find out our field of interest and try to excel in it then only we can reach the pinnacle of success. Why I am stressing on the "field of interest" because there is no requirement of you to keep reminding yourself of the pending work or you will get tired.
It becomes a habit to do what gives you peace, happiness and certainly success.
Bill Gates is a good example, who excelled in the field, he liked the most. Though his father was a prominent lawyer but he loved programming. He liked the work because coding ideas came to his mind quiet easily and he was able to make flawless programmes with full enthusiasm. He stands tall because he invested his time and intelligence on the thing on which he could depend the most.
He was so much fascinated by the computer that when he was at school he started using bugs of a machine so that he could get extra time to work on it.He wrote many progammes in his teens itself .
We can visualise Gates worked on his cravings for programmes and certainly he toiled not to let his passion show him the exit door.He remained in the area of his expertise and certainly ,we are very thankful to him for his marvellous initiatives and work in Computer Science.
For all of us we have to find out our field of interest and try to excel in it then only we can reach the pinnacle of success. Why I am stressing on the "field of interest" because there is no requirement of you to keep reminding yourself of the pending work or you will get tired.
It becomes a habit to do what gives you peace, happiness and certainly success.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Cultivating The Mind To Its True Capacity-Boldly Accept Mistakes
In our daily lives we meet many people who shrug off from accepting their wrong doings. There only few who say "yes I did this". The people who have the grit to accept their wrong doings can only look forward as the rest will waste time thinking why they should accept their mistakes. They are in the illusion that they will be dishonoured or people will start taking them lightly if they do so.
The nature on the other hand helps honest people as these people learn from their mistakes and move ahead.
We can take the example of labourers who work on the roads doing small tasks. They are performing tasks on the daily basis .In the scenario if something goes wrong, the one who is most responsible and rejoices doing his task walks ahead. He takes initiative to inform his in charge about the mess and sometimes apologizes and comforts his in charge that they will take care of the mistake and will not repeat it.
There is one more labourer, who on the other hand tries to hide the mess and doesn't inform his boss.
What do you think will happen as the work load increases ?
The in charge some or the other day comes to know of the mess (if he is not told about it).He will try to find out where the mistake happened and will take the second labourer to task. He may also loose the job because he may not have enough time to fill the gaps. Certainly the second labourer will loose all further contracts of work.
On the other hand if the in-charge knows about the fault, he will certainly make the working lot more cautious and supervise it in a way that the task is done without any flaws. He will be thankful to the first labourer for alerting him.
The story may end up in a way that in future the first labourer may get a contract himself and he is on a higher pedestal compared to the people with whom he started.
We can conclude that mistakes do happen in life, but the winner is the one who learns from those mistakes and accepts his flaws, and make up his mind not to commit it again.
The one who do not accept their weaknesses always remain in the limited space ,they were before closing all doors to a happy successful life.
The nature on the other hand helps honest people as these people learn from their mistakes and move ahead.
We can take the example of labourers who work on the roads doing small tasks. They are performing tasks on the daily basis .In the scenario if something goes wrong, the one who is most responsible and rejoices doing his task walks ahead. He takes initiative to inform his in charge about the mess and sometimes apologizes and comforts his in charge that they will take care of the mistake and will not repeat it.
There is one more labourer, who on the other hand tries to hide the mess and doesn't inform his boss.
What do you think will happen as the work load increases ?
The in charge some or the other day comes to know of the mess (if he is not told about it).He will try to find out where the mistake happened and will take the second labourer to task. He may also loose the job because he may not have enough time to fill the gaps. Certainly the second labourer will loose all further contracts of work.
On the other hand if the in-charge knows about the fault, he will certainly make the working lot more cautious and supervise it in a way that the task is done without any flaws. He will be thankful to the first labourer for alerting him.
The story may end up in a way that in future the first labourer may get a contract himself and he is on a higher pedestal compared to the people with whom he started.
We can conclude that mistakes do happen in life, but the winner is the one who learns from those mistakes and accepts his flaws, and make up his mind not to commit it again.
The one who do not accept their weaknesses always remain in the limited space ,they were before closing all doors to a happy successful life.
The Belief In Life
At times we feel so down and dull in life that it seems ,what are we "doing here".
We all are here because we were chosen to be here on this earth. God wants something from us and so we are serving some purpose. We create a world around us and get indulged in it and then we enjoy at times and we lament the other.
When the times are bad, we forget the happier times and start blaming the Almighty. I will not say to compare your sorrows with others because everybody has to suffer from their pack of sorrows and there is no gain saying to it.
The only thing is as we celebrate our happier times, we should stay calm and dutiful, in our bad times. There is a saying,"The surest thing about luck is that it changes". So friends wait for the times to change. You have to keep patience and work to a better tomorrow. The more patient and hardworking you are, the faster will be the reccovery.Stop making mess around what went wrong. Work positively ahead.
I will cite an example of a cancer patient Suma Dwarkanath (an actor), who has long been endeavoring to come out for her disease and the good news is she is "recovering".
For a common man the news of being a cancer patient can devastate them and ruin their and their loved ones life completely. It is not easy for everybody to start working on the healing. Somewhere or the other the death seems to be lurking around.
One has to fight this stigma and then there is no looking back.Suma has been following breathing exercises, spiritual healing besides her routine medications. She will survive all odds because she has the right attitude to live. She is the one who is above all normal commoners who are cribbing for not having something or the other in this life. They tend to forget that the best gift is life and above all the attitude to lead it happily.
We should always endeavor to live happily .You cannot foresee if it is going to be long or short. If we think if we have lived 100 years, we are the most successful and the happiest people,then this is wrong.
A life well lived is the best one.Dont compare lives,may be your at the best side.
We all are here because we were chosen to be here on this earth. God wants something from us and so we are serving some purpose. We create a world around us and get indulged in it and then we enjoy at times and we lament the other.
When the times are bad, we forget the happier times and start blaming the Almighty. I will not say to compare your sorrows with others because everybody has to suffer from their pack of sorrows and there is no gain saying to it.
The only thing is as we celebrate our happier times, we should stay calm and dutiful, in our bad times. There is a saying,"The surest thing about luck is that it changes". So friends wait for the times to change. You have to keep patience and work to a better tomorrow. The more patient and hardworking you are, the faster will be the reccovery.Stop making mess around what went wrong. Work positively ahead.
I will cite an example of a cancer patient Suma Dwarkanath (an actor), who has long been endeavoring to come out for her disease and the good news is she is "recovering".
For a common man the news of being a cancer patient can devastate them and ruin their and their loved ones life completely. It is not easy for everybody to start working on the healing. Somewhere or the other the death seems to be lurking around.
One has to fight this stigma and then there is no looking back.Suma has been following breathing exercises, spiritual healing besides her routine medications. She will survive all odds because she has the right attitude to live. She is the one who is above all normal commoners who are cribbing for not having something or the other in this life. They tend to forget that the best gift is life and above all the attitude to lead it happily.
We should always endeavor to live happily .You cannot foresee if it is going to be long or short. If we think if we have lived 100 years, we are the most successful and the happiest people,then this is wrong.
A life well lived is the best one.Dont compare lives,may be your at the best side.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Patience Pays
The lesson of patience is not easy to understand and learn. It takes time as well as a lot of brains. You may have seen people who are consistently working hard and seem to be of compromising types. They seem to be aloof what is happening around themselves and behave as if they don't care. Even if somebody says harsh words or ridicules them, they don't mind.
To a person who is always willing to fight for his cause may find such people meek and sometimes coward.
I would like to share one incident on this behaviour. There was an inter college tennis tournament organised at my college. Many students from various colleges participated along with the players of my own college. The players of my college had won the last championship so they were bubbling with confidence.
The tournament started .My college mates were winning the initial matches. Then we saw a new entrant from a different college. He was fat enough to roll like a ball if he fell on the ground. The other disadvantage was, the sport's venue and the crowd was not his own. I don't remember if anybody came to cheer him.
He turned out to be a marvelous player as his shots found no resistance from any player. What reminds me most of him was that my college mates made all funny jokes and slogans around his waist girth and his small mistakes but there was a "WALL" that stood amongst us that time. The guy played with a sincere heart.
To amuse us sometimes he used to smile at our comments.
The matches went on and so did the discouraging statements for the guy. Even my college mates didn't want to give up. And off course how could they take some other persons side when our champions were there on the court.
By the semifinals, there were some surprises in the slogan deliveries. After every hooting statement there was also a funny apology.
In the finals the guy won and all in the audience were in full praise for the guy, not only for his "great match' but also for his "great attitude".
If you believe in yourself you should have the patience to stay with the beleif.Sometimes it is matter of seconds, sometimes years and sometimes a matter of lifetime.
Patience always pays. It should be made a habit. It is something that is sometimes in your genes only if you are lucky but sometimes it has to be cultivated with a "never say die attitude".
I will come back with some more stories.
Why not "you" make one.
Happy reading.
To a person who is always willing to fight for his cause may find such people meek and sometimes coward.
I would like to share one incident on this behaviour. There was an inter college tennis tournament organised at my college. Many students from various colleges participated along with the players of my own college. The players of my college had won the last championship so they were bubbling with confidence.
The tournament started .My college mates were winning the initial matches. Then we saw a new entrant from a different college. He was fat enough to roll like a ball if he fell on the ground. The other disadvantage was, the sport's venue and the crowd was not his own. I don't remember if anybody came to cheer him.
He turned out to be a marvelous player as his shots found no resistance from any player. What reminds me most of him was that my college mates made all funny jokes and slogans around his waist girth and his small mistakes but there was a "WALL" that stood amongst us that time. The guy played with a sincere heart.
To amuse us sometimes he used to smile at our comments.
The matches went on and so did the discouraging statements for the guy. Even my college mates didn't want to give up. And off course how could they take some other persons side when our champions were there on the court.
By the semifinals, there were some surprises in the slogan deliveries. After every hooting statement there was also a funny apology.
In the finals the guy won and all in the audience were in full praise for the guy, not only for his "great match' but also for his "great attitude".
If you believe in yourself you should have the patience to stay with the beleif.Sometimes it is matter of seconds, sometimes years and sometimes a matter of lifetime.
Patience always pays. It should be made a habit. It is something that is sometimes in your genes only if you are lucky but sometimes it has to be cultivated with a "never say die attitude".
I will come back with some more stories.
Why not "you" make one.
Happy reading.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
You Are The One
As you endeavour to do something ,you should be aware of your capacities and should have a belief on them.Self belief is an important ingredient of success.
Alexander ,the great warrior, always motivated his soldiers to believe on oneself and charge ahead.Many a times we don't believe on ourselves make a mistake.
I remember when I was appearing for kindergarten enterance I rubbed my complete examination answer sheet on seeing my neighbour doing the same.I thought we have to erase all what we have written and write something else .Thankfully later on my class invigilator told me not do that and asked me to write again.My neighbour had rubbed it off because she had written the whole thing wrong.
This is a kid's story but don't you think we as adults are also affected by external factors.
Sometimes time demands us to be practical and consult others before doing any work.That is a good habit to share other people's experience because that saves time.
But we should know to distinguish between taking consultations and being affected adversly.Sometimes we are so badly affected by people that we loose our confidence and identity.There are events in our life that can completely devastate our existence.It can happen to anybody.We should know the apt time to "STOP" them.
If we are "positively creative" ,there should be nothing to stop us.It may be difficult in the beginning but you should first make yourself "deservable" to "desire" anything and then move ahead.Nothing should deter you.
Every effort leads to a good result.You have to believe in this because if something doesn't come to you easily and if you have tried ,your effort must be busy building something else which is still beautiful.
Alexander ,the great warrior, always motivated his soldiers to believe on oneself and charge ahead.Many a times we don't believe on ourselves make a mistake.
I remember when I was appearing for kindergarten enterance I rubbed my complete examination answer sheet on seeing my neighbour doing the same.I thought we have to erase all what we have written and write something else .Thankfully later on my class invigilator told me not do that and asked me to write again.My neighbour had rubbed it off because she had written the whole thing wrong.
This is a kid's story but don't you think we as adults are also affected by external factors.
Sometimes time demands us to be practical and consult others before doing any work.That is a good habit to share other people's experience because that saves time.
But we should know to distinguish between taking consultations and being affected adversly.Sometimes we are so badly affected by people that we loose our confidence and identity.There are events in our life that can completely devastate our existence.It can happen to anybody.We should know the apt time to "STOP" them.
If we are "positively creative" ,there should be nothing to stop us.It may be difficult in the beginning but you should first make yourself "deservable" to "desire" anything and then move ahead.Nothing should deter you.
Every effort leads to a good result.You have to believe in this because if something doesn't come to you easily and if you have tried ,your effort must be busy building something else which is still beautiful.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Fighting The Fears
Whenever we start some work it is quiet obvious we may suffer from inner inhibitions.That is normal.It may seem to you that "this work" is really a tough task.For this fear there is only one answer "be prepared".There is no substitute to hard work.
As I have written earlier don't just jump on to things because they seem to be too easy or too lucrative .Start things with a firm mind and a serious thought .It is your utter responsibility to give respect to what you do.I don't mean the work should lack fun but dont make yourself or the work look funny.
There are certain fears in life which are required as they show that your reflexes are working.When you take your hand away from the candle flame ,does'nt mean you are a coward .That simply shows your ability to protect yourself.
These reflexes are inborn and the mother nature has provided senses to all the organisms to protect themselves.
However our tendency to protect ourselves should not override the will to work .We should not stay inside our houses all the time because we may suffer from the cold weather or we may get sun tanned.We are all born to accomplish some or the other task and we should endeavour to stay on the God's side as we are helping Him by doing the task destined to us.
We should utilise our brain and body to the fullest.As it is written in Gita all humans are mortal and they finally end to up to ashes or the soil.We cannot carry this body anywhere after death so we should use our body and senses for all the good purposes.
The fear that what will happen if we fail will go off if we realise that whatever we are doing is going to be "postively creative" and God will help in all the ways He can to complete the same .Forget that people will mock and ridicule you if you fail.The people who have the intentions of ridiculing others on their shortcomings are already weak.You should pity them and neglect them.Move ahead as many supreme tasks are waiting to be accomplished by you.
As it is many times said ,one does'nt fail till the time they stop all the efforts.
As I have written earlier don't just jump on to things because they seem to be too easy or too lucrative .Start things with a firm mind and a serious thought .It is your utter responsibility to give respect to what you do.I don't mean the work should lack fun but dont make yourself or the work look funny.
There are certain fears in life which are required as they show that your reflexes are working.When you take your hand away from the candle flame ,does'nt mean you are a coward .That simply shows your ability to protect yourself.
These reflexes are inborn and the mother nature has provided senses to all the organisms to protect themselves.
However our tendency to protect ourselves should not override the will to work .We should not stay inside our houses all the time because we may suffer from the cold weather or we may get sun tanned.We are all born to accomplish some or the other task and we should endeavour to stay on the God's side as we are helping Him by doing the task destined to us.
We should utilise our brain and body to the fullest.As it is written in Gita all humans are mortal and they finally end to up to ashes or the soil.We cannot carry this body anywhere after death so we should use our body and senses for all the good purposes.
The fear that what will happen if we fail will go off if we realise that whatever we are doing is going to be "postively creative" and God will help in all the ways He can to complete the same .Forget that people will mock and ridicule you if you fail.The people who have the intentions of ridiculing others on their shortcomings are already weak.You should pity them and neglect them.Move ahead as many supreme tasks are waiting to be accomplished by you.
As it is many times said ,one does'nt fail till the time they stop all the efforts.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Cultivating Mind To Its True Capacity-Judge Yourself
As always said the first step towards starting a task is to analyse ones know how in the field and his tools .Simply jumping into a business may not always be a cheerful expereince .So don't always jump into staritng things without proper homework because that may lead to disappointment.
The other view can also be to be ready to enjoy your first experience and enjoy its fruits.
The other view can also be to be ready to enjoy your first experience and enjoy its fruits.
With a positive and creative attitude when we plan our day or a task we have multiple questions in our mind .If there is no doubt ,apparently half of the work is done but if there any doubts and you have a target to achieve then there is a lot of work required.
Let us take the example of a student who thinks of gaining merits in the examination .The first thing that can disturb him is whether this is possible by his intellectual abilities.
So he should first judge his abilities. The cliff top can not be reached in a day.If he is a person of below average academic proficiency, he should not plan to get perfect grades just because he thought of this one night. I don't believe that he can not get perfect grades but he has to work beyond his capacity. And this "capacity" is not one day's task. So with the existing proficiency he may not attain what he wants just because it was creative and positive.
Let me elaborate with another example .You are a housewife and one fine day your creative juices start flowing and you plan to build a wall hanging .You try with all your might , get the right material ,get the design and you have visualized where the hanging would look good .But it doesn't come out well. And it may also happen a neighbour of yours has passed by a similar thought and she is able to do it very well.
If you are human you will certainly start comparing.
As the days pass you may be wearing down your mind with the thoughts of being incapable. Then you must ask yourself few questions.
Do you have some experience of woodwork architecture?
Did you take some advice from any of the carpenters?
Have you revised school geometry and mensuration?
These questions are not valid for a person who is abreast with the art one wants to pursue and experiment.
Certainly if your answer is "NO" or ‘partially YES" then you should reward yourself and consider your first creation as masterpiece. Why not? It is a thing which is created with so much of aspirations and hope and above all it meant to decorate your house which will generate a positive energy when ever you will give it a glance.
Slowly and steadily if you build few more artifacts ,take help of carpenters if you are not able to get the idea of dimensions and exact way of piecing and joining ,you will certainly develop an edge and you will improve .
One thing I would like to emphasise over here is "stop comparisons".There is one eternal truth that God has made all people different with different situations and different potentials.
In no case one should compare oneself with other .The motive of doing things should never be to get an extra praise as compared to others.The thought of this kind is insane in itself as it will render you useless some or the other day .You are not following "positive creativity".
Cultivating your Mind To Its True Capacity
"Where the mind is without fear....." were the lines of a poem written by Shri Rabindra Nath Tagore reminds me of trained behaviour of mind where success doesn't look impossible. A change in attitude can bring happiness to your life and you can start seeing things from a different dimension.In this leaf and the articles to come I would like to share my thoughts about how in this materialistic world we can still remain spiritual, untouched by the agonies and miseries and achieve our goals also.
Mostly people fail not because they are not capable enough but because they have not tried to their full capacity. Through my articles I will try to throw some light on the aspects of ones nature that can help a person to do a full introspection of themselves and start afresh to do any task with a positive attitude.
I don't believe that one fine day somebody thinks of something and that should be achieved the same day. I also don't believe that whatever one feels one should get, should be in his or her hand anyways.Sometimes it is good not to achieve certain things. Had it been achieved it would have imbalanced the laws of nature and would have done no good to anybody. So let us first give a thought to what all we should try to achieve in life.
A student wants success in examinations, a businessman wants unending profits, a lover wants the beloved, a parent wants loving kids and so on .The list is unending. If we see around ourselves everybody wants something or the other. What would have happened if these "wants" were not there? No body would have loved this life .The Almighty doesn't want his creations to loose interest in life. He wants them to live life to the fullest. And all this happens because everybody on this earth is wanting/looking for/searching/aspiring/believing something in their rights and capacity.
Eventually the God also wants something from his creations and the whole world revolves around this "super want".
And we can very well make out that God is quiet successful. He is achieving everything all the time.
May be you would have realized that why God is so successful.
So the first lesson is you should always want what is "positively creative" and doesn't harm any soul. God always maintains the equilibrium of nature. He has created the cycles of nature in a way so as to maintain the balance.
Some may argue that why the calamities happen and why do people die out of no reason but if we look back it is the human who tries to imbalance the laws of nature and utilizes the resources only for his self interest. The day all this is stopped the nature will only help the mankind in all its kindest ways.
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