Monday 31 March 2014

STORY WITH MORAL...49

Long ago in a small, far away village, there was place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.
A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.

He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door.

When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....11



THE END

50 TIPS


1. Chose to be rich by making our wants few.

2. A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can do without.

3. That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

4. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

5. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.

6. Criticism is dangerous because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance and arouses resentment.

7. Never speak ill of any man. Speak all the good you know of everybody.

8. Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain but it takes character, self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

9. Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do? This is profitable than criticism.

10. See things from other person’s angle.

11. Be a good listener.

12. Talk in terms of other person’s interests.

13. People rarely succeed at anything unless they have fun doing it.

14. Smile. It costs nothing but creates much.

15. Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you 
is very important. Nothing else is as flattering as that.

16. Always make the other person feel important.
17. The desire to be important is the deepest urge in human nature.
18. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
19. Avoid gossips.
20. Never talk negative about others. Talking negative about others does not say positive about you.
21. To wait for the perfect set of conditions is to wait forever.
22. Expect future obstacles and difficulties.
23. Every venture presents risks and problems.
24. Invest in education.
25. Resolve to sit alone for few minutes everyday.
26. You win when you refuse to fight petty people.
27. Fighting little people reduces you to their size.
28. Resist the temptation to argue.
29. Don’t be egotistical. Guard against the impression that you know it all.
30. Heal every misunderstanding.
31. Drain off your grievances.
32. Practise liking people until you learn to do so genuinely.
33. Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement or express sympathy in sorrow or disappointment.
34. Don’t tell anybody that you are wrong.
35. No person is all good and no person is all bad.
36. Recognise the fact that no person is perfect.
37. Recognise the fact that the other fellow has a right to be different.
38. Never dislike people because their habits are different or because they prefer different clothes, religion or parties.
39. Thinking right toward people removes frustration and stress.
40. The big cause of stress is negative feelings toward other people.
41. When you lose, learn.
42. See the good side in every situation.
43. Rest is rust.
44. The best thing for s stream is to keep moving. If it stops, it stagnates. So, human should always work and keep moving.
45. A wise man does not grieve for things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
46. All the discontented people try to be something they are not, to do something they can’t do.
47. The mind can make a heaven out of hell and hell out of heaven.
48. Money can buy food but not appetite; can buy medicine but not health.
49. If we live simply and wisely, most of the luxurious and many of the so called comforts of life are not only not indispensable but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
50. We are being forced to do what others thought right and proper instead of what we ourselves wished.

POSTER OF THIS WEEK


Sunday 30 March 2014

GOOD MORNNG....3



Happy Morning!

Between yesterday’s mistake & 2morow’s hope.

There is a fantastic opportunity called TODAY. 

Live it!

Love it! 

The day is ur’s!! 

 Good Morning



WEEKEND WISDOM

"When you master emotional energy, 
you are rewarded with happiness.

When you master intellect or data
 you are rewarded with success.

When you master decision-making 
you are rewarded with freedom.

When you master personal boundaries 
you are rewarded with durability."


Thursday 27 March 2014

OFF


Going to Aliyar to pay homage to Maharishi on his Maha Samathi day ( 28th March ).

YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....10



GOOD MORNNG....2



Let go of those who don't care about you.


Let go of those who don't like you.

Let go of those who are jealous of you.

All of those who are pretentious and malicious, let go them.

Let go of those who betray you.

Those who tittle-tattle on you, please let go them.

Let go of those who hurt you.

Let go of those who procrastinate your epoch and efforts.

Let go of all the stresses and devastations.

Let go of all the insults and underestimations.

Let go of all your enemies. 

Let go of those who cheat you.

Let go of those who pretend.

Let go of all your tribulations.

Let go of all your grievances.


Good Morning Friends.. Have a Great day!!



Wednesday 26 March 2014

YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....9



STORY WITH MORAL.....48

A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call asap, changed his clothes & went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy’s father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor.

On seeing him, the dad yelled:
“Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is in danger? Don’t you have any sense of responsibility?”

The doctor smiled & said:
“I am sorry, I wasn’t in the hospital & I came as fast as I could after receiving the call…… And now, I wish you’d calm down so that I can do my work”

“Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son dies now what will you do??” said the father angrily

The doctor smiled again & replied: “I will say what Job said in the Holy Book “From dust we came & to dust we return, blessed be the name of God”. Doctors cannot prolong lives. Go & intercede for your son, we will do our best by God’s grace”

“Giving advises when we’re not concerned is so easy” Murmured the father.

The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy, “Thank goodness!, your son is saved!” And without waiting for the father’s reply he carried on his way running. “If you have any questions, ask the nurse!!”

“Why is he so arrogant? He couldn’t wait some minutes so that I ask about my son’s state” Commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.

The nurse answered, tears coming down her face: “His son died yesterday in a road accident, he was at the burial when we called him for your son’s surgery. And now that he saved your son’s life, he left running to finish his son’s burial.”



Moral: 

1- Never judge anyone….. because you never know how their life is & what they’re going through


2- People who jump the gun in most cases happen to be foul mouthed. "Just keep away from them".


GOOD MORNING...1


Leave the worries of last night to darkness and let the light of motivation and inspiring things take control of your mind and actions. Start a beautiful morning and end up with a successful and blessed day.


Don't just drag out of bed every morning. Get alive and awaken your mind and body for the gift of a brand new day gift wrapped with sun light and air. Not just another ordinary day, it is the day of new opportunities.


Helping people, being kind, doing something new is my new agenda every day. That is the way I build up my morning and stay vibrant all day long.

No you are not too late nor are you too old. This morning make up your mind to live anew. Life is not in the mundane boring things but in being alive and doing exciting things.

Good morning is not just a word, its an action and a belief to live the entire day well. Morning is the time when you set the tone for the rest of the day. Set it right!

Love makes all things beautiful. Once groggy and lazy morning has now turned into expectation, excitement and butterflies in the stomach all because of LOVE.

Do your best everyday and the results will follow. You need to create that mindset not at sunset or night but at the earliest morning after prayers.

Count your good deeds every morning and fill your mind with positive thoughts.That is secret to being happy and inspired all day long.

Let roses of beautiful thoughts surround you and may the fruits of success greet you this morning. Not just a good day but a may you live a day of excellence and success.

MIDWEEK INSPIRATION


8 QUESTIONS......8


Tuesday 25 March 2014

YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....8



STORY WITH MORAL.....47

An Old farmer lived on his farm...
One day he wrote to his innocent son in jail
"Son, this year i wont be able to plant potatoes
bcoz I am too old to dig the ground..
i know if u were here u wud have helped me"

Son replied,"U idiot! are u mad? Dont dig da ground..
Tats were i buried all da guns"

The next day ground was dug by policemen
looking for guns but nothing was found...

Son wrote again.. "Plant your potatoes now dad..
This is the best I could do from here.. I love you":-)



It is not compulsory that every love story
shud be between boy and girl...

If you love your parents you will
always help them !! NO EXCUSE !


MANAGEMENT TRUTHS!.....16


STORY WITH MORAL.....46

  THE  PEARL

Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl.

One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I'll tell you what. I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don't forget that for your birthday Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?"

Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her. Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her Grandma gave her a brand new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls.

How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed, and when she went out with her mother to run errands. The only time she didn't wear them was in the shower - her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green. Now Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story. One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jenny, do you love me?"

"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you," the little girl said.

"Well, then, give me your pearls."

"Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!" Jenny said. "But you can have Rosie, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?"

"Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. "Good night, little one."

A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, "Do you love me?"

"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you."

"Well, then, give me your pearls."

"Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She's my favorite. Her hair is so soft, and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You can have Ribbons if you want her, Daddy," the little girl said to her father.

"No, that's okay," her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. "God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams."

Several days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. "Here, Daddy," she said, and held out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father's hand. With one hand her father held the plastic pearls and with the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue velvet box.

Inside of the box were real, genuine, beautiful pearls.

He had them all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap stuff so he could give her the real thing!

REFLECTION

So it is with God. HE is waiting for us to give up the petty things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasures.

Are we holding onto things which God wants us to let go of?

Are we holding onto harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and activities which we have become so attached to that it seems impossible to let go?

Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand we should believe in one thing.................

God will never take away something without giving us something better in its place!!

8 QUESTIONS......7


Monday 24 March 2014

YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....7



MANAGEMENT TRUTHS!...15 ( STORY WITH MORAL..46 )

There was once a washer man who had a donkey and a dog.

One night when the whole world was sleeping, a thief broke into the house, the washer man was fast asleep but the donkey and the dog were awake.

The dog decided not to bark since the master did not take good care of him and wanted to teach him a lesson.

The donkey got worried and said to the dog that if he doesn’t bark, the donkey will have to do something himself. The dog did not change his mind and the donkey started braying loudly.

Hearing the donkey bray, the thief ran away, the master woke up and started beating the donkey for braying in the middle of the night for no reason.

Moral of the story ” One must not engage in duties other than his own”

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Now take a new look at the same story…

The washer man was a well educated man from a premier management institute.

He had the fundas of looking at the bigger picture and thinking out of the box. He was convinced that there must be some reason for the donkey to bray in the night.

He walked outside a little and did some fact finding, applied a bottom up approach, figured out from the ground realities that there was a thief who broke in and the donkey only wanted to alert him about it.

Looking at the donkey’s extra initiative and going beyond the call of the duty, he rewarded him with lot of hay and other perks and became his favorite pet.

The dog’s life didn’t change much, except that now the donkey was more motivated in doing the dogs duties as well. In the annual appraisal the dog managed a ” meets requirement” Soon the dog realized that the donkey is taking care of his duties and he can enjoy his life sleeping and lazing around.

The donkey was rated as “star performer”. The donkey had to live up to his already high performance standards. Soon he was over burdened with work and always under pressure and now is looking for a job rotation…

If you have worked in a corporate environment, I am sure you have guessed the characters of the new story.


STORY WITH MORAL.....45


The Wall Of Resentment


A story tells of a merchant in a small town who had identical twin sons. The boys worked for their father in the department store he owned and, when he died, they took over the store.

Everything went well until the day a twenty-dollar bill disappeared.


One of the brothers had left the bill on the cash register and walked outside with a customer. When he returned, the money was gone.

He asked his brother, "Did you see that twenty-dollar bill on the cash register?" His brother replied that he had not. But the young man kept probing and questioning. He would not let it alone. "Twenty-dollar bills just don't get up and walk away! Surely you must have seen it!" 


There was subtle accusation in his voice. Tempers began to rise. Resentment set in. Before long, a deep and bitter chasm divided the young men. They refused to speak.


They finally decided they could no longer work together and a dividing wall was built down the center of the store. For twenty years hostility and bitterness grew, spreading to their families and to the community.

Then one day a man in an automobile licensed in another state stopped in front of the store. He walked in and asked the clerk, "How long Have you been here?"

The clerk replied that he'd been there all his life. The customer said, "I must share something with you. Twenty years ago I was 'riding The rails' and came into this town in a boxcar. I hadn't eaten for three days. I came into this store from the back door and saw a twenty-dollar bill on the cash register. I put it in my pocket and walked out. All these years I haven't been able to forget that. I know it wasn't much money, but I had to come back and ask your forgiveness."

The stranger was amazed to see tears well up in the eyes of this middle-aged man. "Would you please go next door and tell that same Story to the man in the store?" he said. Then the man was even more amazed to see two middle-aged men, who looked very much alike, embracing each other and weeping together in the front of the store.

After twenty years, the brokenness was mended. The wall of resentment that divided them came down.

It is so often the little things - like resentments - that finally divide people. And the solution, of course, is to let them go. There Is really nothing particularly profound about it. But for fulfilling and lasting relationships, letting them go is a must. Refuse to carry around
bitterness and you may be surprised at how much energy you have left for building bonds with those you love.

POSTER OF THIS WEEK


8 QUESTIONS......6


Sunday 23 March 2014

YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....6



ADVICE...6

ADVICE = Attitude, Direction, Values, Interests, Commitment, Encouragement

1. Attitude
Bloom where you are planted. You have a choice to get back up after temporary setbacks. Attitude is a small thing that makes a big difference!


2. Direction
If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Write your short term goals down on paper. I have discovered and continue to discover that putting your dreams and goals down on paper lock in or focus your belief that they can be achieved--even if you have to take a course correction in achieving your goals. Success comes in cans, failure comes in can't's.


3. Values
Explore what is important to you. Maybe it is family, friends, your spirituality or working hard at any given task. I can assure you that your priorities will change as you grow older. Very important that you value yourself and treat yourself like the valuable gift from God that you are.


4. Interests
Birds of a feather flock together. This is to say that if you are hanging around winners or others with a "can do" mind-set, you'll likely adapt to this same kind of thinking. Remember--"SUCCESS LEAVES CLUES!


5. Commitment
Feelings may change, commitments do not. "Success is getting up one more time than you fall." I have often wanted to give up, and then I must think to myself about what the consequences of giving up will be. Generally, this is more than enough of a motivation to make us stick to the task at hand even if we don't feel like it. When the task is achieved, Whow!--IT FEELS GREAT!


6. Encouragement
Be an encourager and comforter to friends that are feeling discouraged. I promise that you will not regret this as you will be encouraged by one, if not many, when you are feeling down. Encouragement and love are contagious qualities that can change the minds of the most stubborn and "hard-to-get- along-with" people you know. I have seen it happen over and over again.

Source: Unknown

8 QUESTIONS......5


Saturday 22 March 2014

YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....5



Work vs Prison

Work vs Prison

IN PRISON... you spend the majority of your time in an 8X10 cell.
AT WORK... you spend the majority of your time in a 6X8 cubicle.


IN PRISON... you get three meals a day.
AT WORK... you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it.


IN PRISON... you get time off for good behavior.
AT WORK... you get more work for good behavior.


IN PRISON... the guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
AT WORK... you must carry around a security card and open all the doors for yourself.


IN PRISON... you can watch TV and play games.
AT WORK... you get fired for watching TV and playing games.


IN PRISON... you get your own toilet.
AT WORK... you have to share with some idiot who pees on the seat.


IN PRISON...they allow your family and friends to visit.
AT WORK...you can't even speak to your family.


IN PRISON... all expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required
AT WORK... you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.


IN PRISON... you spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out.
AT WORK... you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.


IN PRISON... you must deal with sadistic wardens.
AT WORK... they are called managers.


So why is it, again, that we work?

WEEKEND WISDOM

A screw that is connected with a machine is valuable because it is working with the whole machine. And if the screw is taken away from the machine, or if it is faulty, it is worthless. My finger is worth millions of dollars as long as it is attached to this body and is serving the body. And if it is cut off from this body, then what is its worth? 

Nothing. Similarly, our relationship is that we are very small particles of God's universe; therefore our duty is to dovetail our energies with Him and cooperate with Him. 

That is our relationship. Otherwise we are worthless. We are cut off. 

When the finger becomes useless the doctor says, "Oh, amputate this finger. Otherwise the body will be poisoned." Similarly, when we detach ourselves from God we are cut off from our relationship with God and suffer in this material world. If we try to join again with the Supreme Lord, then our relationship is revived.

 In this material world also, in ordinary behavior, we see that a man goes to serve another man because the other man is greater than he and can pay him a nice salary. 

So naturally the conclusion is that if we are small, our duty is to serve God. We have no other business. We are all different parts and parcels of the original system.

8 QUESTIONS......4


Friday 21 March 2014

YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....4



STORY WITH MORAL.....44

At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on
a lady. She started screaming out of fear. With a panic stricken
face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands
desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.

Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got
panicky.

The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed
on another lady in the group.

Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the
drama.

The waiter rushed forward to their rescue.
In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter.

The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of
the cockroach on his shirt.
When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and
threw it out of the restaurant.

Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind
picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach
responsible for their histrionic behavior?
If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed?
He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.

It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle
the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the ladies.

I realized that, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or
my wife that disturbs me, but it's my inability to handle the
disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me.

It's not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my
inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that
disturbs me.

More than the problem, it's my reaction to the problem that creates
chaos in my life.

Lessons learnt from the story:
I understood, I should not react in life.
I should always respond.
The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded.

Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well
thought of, just and right to save a situation from going out of
hands, to avoid cracks in relationship, to avoid taking decisions in
anger, anxiety, stress or hurry.

The Plan

The Plan

In the beginning was the Plan.
And then came the Assumptions.
And the Assumptions were without form.
And the Plan was without substance.
And darkness was upon the face of the Workers.
And they spoke among themselves, saying,
"It is a crock of shit, and it stinks."
And the Workers went unto their Supervisors and said,
"It is a pail of dung, and we can't live with the smell.
And the Supervisors went unto their Managers, saying,
"It is the container of the excrements, and it is very strong,
such that none may abide by it."
And the Mangers went unto their Directors, saying,
"It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength."
And the Directors spoke among themselves, saying to one another,
"It promotes growth, and it is very powerful."
And the Vice Presidents went to the President, saying unto him,
"This new plan will actively promote the growth and vigor of the company
with very powerful effects."
And the President looked upon the Plan and saw that it was good.
And the Plan became Policy.
And that is how shit happens.

YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....3




8 QUESTIONS......3


Thursday 20 March 2014

MEETING RULES..

Meeting rules for managers


1) Never arrive on time, or you will be stamped a beginner.
 

2) Don't say anything until the meeting is half over; this stamps you as being wise.
 

3) Be as vague as possible; this prevents irritating the others.
 

4) When in doubt, suggest that a subcommittee be appointed.
 

5) Be the first to move for adjournment; this will make you popular - it's what everyone is waiting for.

MANAGEMENT TRUTHS!.....14



YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....2



8 QUESTIONS......2


Wednesday 19 March 2014

YOU ARE SO SPECIAL!.....1



சிரிப்பு ஞானம்....68

 COMPLAINTS FROM EMPLOYEE 
TO HIS/HER MANAGER

Dear Manager

1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait

until 5:00 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a

deadline is always refreshing.

2. If it's really a "rush job," run in and interrupt

me every 10 minutes to inquire how it's going. That

greatly aids my efficiency.

3. Always leave without telling anyone where you're

going. It gives me a chance to be creative when

someone asks where you are.

4. If my arms are full of papers, boxes, books or

supplies, don't open the door for me. I might need to

learn how to function as a paraplegic in future and

opening doors is good training.

5. If you give me more than one job to do, don't tell

me which is the priority. Let me guess.

6. Do your best to keep me late. I like the office and

really have nowhere to go or anything to do.

7. If a job I do pleases you, keep it a secret. Leaks

like that could get me a promotion.

8. If you don't like my work, tell everyone. I like my

name to be popular in conversations.

9. If you have special instructions for a job, don't

write them down. If fact, save them until the job is

almost done.

10. Never introduce me to the people you're with. When

you refer to them later, my shrewd deductions will

identify them.

11. Be nice to me only when the job I'm doing for you

could really change your life.

12. Tell me all your little problems. No one else has

any and it's nice to know someone is less fortunate.

Source: Unknown