To Sir with Love.....

" Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that a son of a mine worker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the President of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another."

........Nelson Mandela

" Teacher to get 2-Storey house as Guru Dakshina "....The Hindustan Times

" To Sir,with Love: A House as Gift on Teacher's Day "...The Times of India

These two news reports headlines appeared in the Delhi newspapers on 28th. August,09.....

Come 5 th. September , a retired teacher will get his 'Guru Dakshina' (offering) when 500 of his students ,whom he taught 20 years back will gift him a newly built 2 -storey house worth

Rs. 10 lakh.

The teacher is Tamil scholar, Mr. S.V. Venkataraman,who retired in 1985 after teaching in a school in Gurusamypalayam in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.

The house would be handed over to Mr. Venkataramanan on Teacher's Day on 5th. September.

The day is celebrated every year on 5th. September , the birthday of India's second President,Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan,a great philosopher,educationist and teacher.

Thoughts on Attitude

Positive attitude will take you far in Life.....

One dozen lessons from Life

*1. Attitude is what Life is all about.......

Soldier: Sir we are surrounded by enemies from all sides.

Major: Excellent! We can attack in any direction.

*2. Everyone has heard about Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone

Nobody knows he did not make a call ever to his family.

Because his wife and daughter were deaf.

That's life- "Live for others".

*3. The worst in life is "Attachment".

It hurts when you lose it.

*4. The best thing is "Loneliness"

because it teaches you everything

and when you lose it..you get everything.

*5. Life is not about people who act true to your face..

it's about the people who remain true behind your back.

*6. Egg broken from outside force...."A life ends".

Egg broken from within...."Life begins".

"Great things always begin from within."

*7. It's better to lose your ego to the one you love than to lose someone you love to your ego.

*8. A relationship does not shine by just shaking hands during good times

but it blossoms by holding firmly in critical situation.

*9. The more the pain you get in your life, more you become valuable.......

• Heated Gold becomes ornaments,


• Betted Copper becomes wires


• Depleted stone becomes statue

*10. Why do we have so many temples, if God is everywhere?..........

"Because air is every where but we need a fan to feel it".

*11. Tolerance is the greatest gift of the mind.......

it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance one self on a bicycle....

*12. When you trust someone trust him completely without any doubt.....

at the end you would get one of the two:

• Either a lesson for your life


• or a very good person.
  
  

The Meaning of Confidence, Trust & Hope

Meaning of Confidence, Trust & Hope.......

**CONFIDENCE

Once, there was drought all round and the village people decided to pray for Rain.

On the day of Prayer ,the people gathered at the temple premises and only two children came with an Umbrella,

that's Confidence

**TRUST

Trust should be like the feeling of a one year old baby when you throw him in the air,he laughs......

because he knows you will catch him;

that's Trust

**HOPE

Every night we go to bed,we have no assurance to get up alive in the next morning

but still you have plans for the coming day ;

that's Hope.

***HAVE CONFIDENCE, TRUST & NEVER LOSE HOPE....

Start living Life .......Live it as you want it to be .......

A bitter reality....................

As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in Software Engineering from Pune and joined a Company based in the Silicon Valley in USA , the land of innovation and opportunity.
When I arrived in the USA , it was as if a dream had come true.Here at last I was in the place where I wanted to be. I decided I would be staying in this country for about five years in which time I would have earned enough money to settle down comfortably in India .
My father was a Government employee and after his retirement, the only asset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat in Mumbai.I wanted to do some thing more than him.
I started feeling homesick and lonely in USA as the time passed. I used to call home and speak to my parents every week using cheap international phone cards.
Two years passed, two years of burgers at Mcdonald's and pizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchange rate getting happy whenever the rupee value went down.
Finally I decided to get married. I told my parents that I have only 10 days of holidays and everything must be done within these 10 days. I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight.
I was jubilant and was actually enjoying shopping for gifts for all my friends back home. If I missed anyone then there will be talks.
After reaching home I spent 4 days going through all the photographs of girls and as the time was getting shorter I was forced to select one candidate.
Since time was short and I had to return to USA it was decided that I would get married in the next 2 days, as I will not get anymore holidays.
After the marriage, it was time to return to USA After giving some money to my parents and telling the neighbours to look after them, we returned to USA.
My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she started feeling lonely. The frequency of calling India increased to twice in a week, sometimes 3 times a week. Our savings started diminishing.After two more years we started to have kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were gifted to us by the Almighty.
Every time I spoke to my parents, they asked me to come to India so that they could see their grand children.Every year I decided to go to India ...But part work, part monetary conditions prevented it.
Years went by and visiting India was a distant dream. Then suddenly one day I got a message that my parents were seriously sick. I tried but I couldn't get any leave and thus could not go to India .
The next message I got was my parents had passed away and there was no one to do the last rites. The Housing Society members had done whatever they could. I was depressed. My parents had passed away without seeing their grand children.
After couple more years passed away and much to my children's dislike and my wife's joy we returned to Mumbai to settle down.I started to look for a suitable property, but to my dismay my savings were short and the property prices had gone up during all these years. I had to return to the USA .
My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused to stay in India .My two children and I returned to USA after promising my wife I would be back for good after two years.
Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to an American and my son was happy living in USA .
I decided that I had enough and wound-up every thing and returned to India . I had just enough money to buy a decent 2 bedroom flat in a well-developed locality in Malad.
Now I am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the flat is for the routine visit to the nearby Mahalakshmi temple. My faithful wife has also left me and gone to the Holy Abode.
Sometimes I wonder was it worth all this?My father, even after staying in India, had a house to his name and I too have the same ...nothing more.I lost my parents and children for just one extra bedroom.
Looking out from the window I see a children dancing. This damned cable TV and DTH has spoiled our new generation and these children are losing their values and culture because of it.
I get occasional cards from my children asking I am alright.Well at least they remember me.Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbours again who will be performing my last rites, God bless them.
But the question still remains 'was all this worth it?'I am still searching for an answer.................!!!Start thinking .......................Is it just for one extra bedroom???Life is beyond this .....don't just leave your life.Start living it .......Live it as you want it to be .......

Be thankful for what we have from Life...

BE THANKFUL....

Far too many times, we let unimportant things into our minds; And then it's usually too late to see what made us blind.

Be sure that you appreciate everything you've got; And be thankful for the little things in life that mean a lot.

Great Management Gurus

Here are some lessons from a few unheralded Management Gurus.....

ANT

Simplicity is the most precious asset that one should own.

Message from Ant......"Earn first. Spend later.InvestFirst. Consume Later."

OYSTER

When any irritation gets into an Oyster it uses the same irritations to create a Pearl.

Message from Oyster......"Create a Pearl every time you face adversities"

EAGLE

Eagle has a life of 60 years.However after 30 years,it cannot fly and catch food.So it breaks its own beak and wings.

The new beak and wings grow in a few months.The Eagle can then fly and catch food.The Eagle sacrifices for a better tomorrow!

Message from Eagle ….."Upgrade your knowledge, skills and abilities continuously."

TREES

Trees teach us Patience, Growth and Selfless Service.

Trees begin as a small seeds and grow in stages.The higher it grows; the more it needs to spread its roots deeper

To grow as an individual, family or an organization we need to spread our roots deeply.Trees also spread branches.

Message from Trees......"We should spread in various dimensions like personal, professional, social and spiritual."

CHAMELEON

Chameleon changes colors, for self-protection and hiding from target food

Message....."We should change to adjust to people, environment and situation".

Marbles and Sweet Exchange

A Small Story…..

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.

Moral of the story:
If you don't give your hundred percent in a relationship, you'll always keep doubting if the other person has given his/her hundred percent.. This is applicable for any relationship like love,your family, employer-employee relationship etc., Give your hundred percent to everything you do and sleep peacefully

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain

Relationships are not temporary but everlasting................................

It was a busy morning, about 8:30 am., when an elderly gentleman in his 60s arrived at the hospital to have stitches removed from his thumb. He told the doctor on duty that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I was also in the hospital at that time waiting for my appointment. The doctor took the old gentleman's vital signs and had him take a seat. I saw him constantly looking at his watch .The doctor examined his wound on his thumb. It was well healed, so the doctor arranged for the removal of his sutures and redressed his wound.

I had nothing else to do and wishing to have some small talk, I asked the old gentleman about his other appointment this morning, as he seemed to be in such a hurry. The gentleman told me that he needed to go to the adjacent nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.

I inquired as to her health.He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.'

I had to hold back tears as he left. I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought,'That is the kind of love I want in my life.

'True love is neither physical, nor romantic.True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the best of everything they have.

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.................