STORY WITH MORAL....97

இயேசு கிறிஸ்து சொன்ன கதை இது. அவருக்கு மிகவும் விருப்பமான கதையும் கூட.

 ஒரு பணக்காரனுக்குத் தனது தோட்டத்தில் வேலை செய்வதற்கு பணியாட்கள் தேவைப்பட்டனர். அவன் தனது வேலையாளை அழைத்து சந்தைக்குப் போய் ஆட்களைத் திரட்டிவருமாறு கூறினார். அப்போது சந்தையில் இருந்த கூலியாட்கள் தோட்டத்திற்கு அழைத்துவரப்பட்டனர். அவர்கள் தங்கள் வேலையைத் தொடங்கினர். மதிய நேரத்தில் சில கூலியாட்கள் செய்தி கேட்டு வேலைக்கு வந்தனர். இன்னும் சில பணியாட்கள் சூரியன் அஸ்தமிக்கும் நேரத்தில் தோட்டவேலைக்கு வந்தனர். எல்லாரையும் அந்தப் பணக்கார எஜமானர் வேலைக்கு எடுத்துக்கொண்டார். 

பொழுது இருண்டது. தோட்டத்தில் வேலை செய்பவர்கள் அனைவரையும் அழைத்தார் அந்தப் பணக்காரர். எல்லாருக்கும் சமமாக கூலி வழங்கினார்.காலையிலிருந்து தோட்டத்தில வேலை செய்தவர்கள் கடுமையாக ஏமாற்றம் அடைந்தனர். “என்ன அநியாயம் இது! ஏன் இப்படி செய்கிறீர்கள். நாங்கள் காலையிலிருந்து பணிபுரிகிறோம். இவர்களில் சிலர் மதியப்பொழுதுதான் வேலைக்கே வந்தனர். சிலரோ இப்போதுதான் எங்களுடன் வேலையில் சேர்ந்துகொண்டனர். ஒருத் துளி வேலை கூட செய்யவில்லை. எல்லாருக்கும் ஒரே கூலியா?” என்று கேள்வி எழுப்பினார்கள். 

அந்த செல்வந்தரோ சிரித்தார். “பிறரைப் பற்றி சிந்திக்க வேண்டாம். நான் உங்களுக்குக் கொடுத்த பணம் போதுமானதா என்று மட்டும் சொல்லுங்கள்” என்றார். “நாங்கள் வேலை செய்ததை விட அதிகபட்ச கூலி இது. ஆனாலும் நீங்கள் செய்தது அநியாயம்” என்றனர் தொழிலாளர்கள். 

“ என்னிடம் அதிக செல்வம் இருக்கிறது. அதிலிருந்துதான் அவர்களுக்குக் கொடுத்தேன். நீங்கள் அதுகுறித்துக் கவலைப்பட வேண்டாம். அவர்கள் வேலை செய்ததற்காக அந்தப் பணத்தைத் தரவில்லை. என்னிடம் உபரியான பணம் இருப்பதால் தருகிறேன்” என்று சொன்னார். 

சிலர் இறைமையை அடைய கடுமையாக உழைக்கின்றனர். சிலர் மதிய நேரம் வரும் தொழிலாளர்களைப் போல, அஸ்தம நேரத்தில் வருபவர்களைப் போல வந்து சீக்கிரமே சொர்க்கத்தை அடைந்துவிடுகின்றனர். அதனால் கடுமையாக உழைத்தவர்கள் விமர்சிக்கின்றனர். 

கடவுளின் எல்லையற்ற கஜானாவான சொர்க்கத்தில் எல்லாருக்கும் இடம் உண்டு. அங்கே நரகம் என்ற ஒன்று இருக்கமுடியாது.

MIDWEEK INSPIRATION

7 PRINCIPLES OF AN EAGLE

Eagles were the symbol of almost all conquerors, be it Caesar or Hitler the reason is!! Read on.....Inspiration from the "7 Principles of an Eagle" Author Dr. Myles Monroe:


1. Eagles fly alone at a high altitude and not with sparrows or mix with other smaller birds like geese. Birds of a feather flock together. No other bird goes to the height of the eagle.

Eagles fly with eagles.

Never in a flock. Even when Moses (Old Testament Bible) went to commune with God on the mountain, he left the crowd at the foothills. Stay away from sparrows and ravens. Eagles fly with eagles.

2. Eagles have strong vision, which focuses up to 5 kilometers from the air. When an eagle sites prey- even a rodent from this distance, he narrows his focus on it and sets out to get it. No matter the obstacle, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it.

Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.

3. Eagles do not eat dead things. He feeds on fresh prey. Vultures eat dead animals but not eagles.

Steer clear of outdated and old information. Do your research well always.

4. The Eagle is the only bird that loves the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the wings of the storm to rise and is pushed up higher. Once it finds the wing of the storm, the eagle stops flapping and uses the pressure of the raging storm to soar the clouds and glide. This gives the eagle an opportunity to rest its wings. In the meantime all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees. We can use the storms of our lives (obstacles, trouble, etc) to rise to greater heights.

Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.

5. The Eagle tests before it trusts. When a female eagle meets a male and they want to mate, she flies down to earth with the male pursuing her and she picks a twig. She flies back into the air with the male still pursuing her. Once she has reached a height high enough for her, she lets the twig fall to the ground and watches it as it falls. The male chases after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster he chases until he reaches it and has to catch it before it falls to the ground, then bring it back to the female eagle. The female eagle grabs the twig and flies to a much higher altitude pursued by the male until she perceives it high enough, and then drops the twig for the male to chase. This goes on for hours, with the height increasing until the female eagle is assured that the male eagle has mastered the art of picking the twig which shows commitment, then and only then, will she allow him to mate with her!

Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended for partnership.

6. Eagles prepare for training. When about to lay eggs, the female and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can reach; the male flies to earth and at first, picks thorns and lays them on the crevice of the cliff, then flies to earth again to collect twigs which he lays in the intended nest. Then he picks thorns and lays them on top of the twigs. On them, he lays soft grass covering the thorns and then picks rugs to put on the grass. When this first layering is complete the male eagle runs back to earth and picks more thorns, grass and rugs and lays them on top of the thorns, then plucks his feathers to complete the nest.

The thorns on the outside of the nest protect it from possible intruders. Both male and female eagles participate in raising the eagle family.

The people who love us do not let us languish in sloth but push us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions they have good intentions for us.

7. When the Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come out.

We occasionally need to shed off old habits & items that burden us add no value to our lives.

SMILE....258

SMILE

It is a simple act, but sometimes takes a lot of effort. A smile can cause boundaries to melt, hearts to warm up, and distances to reduce. Why don't we smile more often? Is it too tough to smile? The answer lies in our attitude towards life. If we are more accepting of situations, we will be able to smile more easily.

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing -Mother Teresa

KEEP SMILING

Does your Company have a problem in recruiting the right person for the right chair? If yes, try this simple experiment. Put around 100 bricks in some particular order in a closed room with an open window. Then send 2-3 candidates into the room and close it from outside. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours, and then analyze the situation

 If they are counting and recounting the number of bricks
 PUT THEM IN THE ACCOUNTS DEPT.

If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks
PUT THEM IN ENGINEERING.

If they are arranging the bricks in some other order

PUT THEM IN PLANNING.

If they are throwing the bricks at each other

PUT THEM IN OPERATIONS.

If they are sleeping

PUT THEM IN SECURITY

 If they have broken the bricks into pieces

 PUT THEM IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

 If they are sitting idle

 PUT THEM IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEPT.

If they have thrown the bricks out of the window
PUT THEM IN THE MATERIALS DEPT.

If they have already left for the day

 PUT THEM IN MARKETING.

AND last but not least....

If they are talking to each other and not a brick has moved-

PUT THEM IN TOP MANAGEMENT.

POSTER OF THIS WEEK

WEEKEND WISDOM

We Have Two Eyes & One Tongue,
Which Means We Need to Look Twice & Talk Once..

We Have Two Ears & One Mouth,
Which Means We Need to Listen More than We Talk..

We Have Two Hands & One Stomach,
So We Need to Work Twice as Much as We Eat..

We Have Two Major Brain Parts, Left & Right & One Heart,
So We Can Think Twice, But Love Only Once..

Amazing How Our Body Parts Remind Us How to Live...!!"

TRUE STORY

Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lens. 'Great', she thought. 'Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of feet from the bottom and hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry.'

She looked and looked, hoping that somehow it had landed on the ledge. But it just wasn't there.

She felt the panic rising in her, so she began praying. She prayed for calm, and she prayed that she may find her contact lens.

When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but it was not to be found. Although she was calm now that she was at the top, she was saddened because she could not clearly see across the range of mountains. She thought of the verse 'The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth.'

She thought, 'Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me.'

Later, when they had hiked down the trail to the bottom of the cliff they met another party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, 'Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?'

Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across a twig on the face of the rock, carrying it!

The story doesn't end there. Brenda's father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a cartoon of an ant lugging that contact lens with the caption, 'Lord, I don't know why You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You want me to do, I'll carry it for You.'
I think it would do all of us some good to say, 'God, I don't know why You want me to carry this load. I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if You want me to carry it, I will.'

God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

FAMILY

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.

He said, 'Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you.'

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,

'While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'

By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall..

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said.

'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'
He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'

I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.'
He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway.'

I said, 'Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.' 

FAMILY 

 
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in
a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.


And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?

SMILE...257

SMILE

Keep smiling while you can

Be kind and loving to everyman

If you really think about it

Nothing matters one little bit

One’s ups and downs, wins and losses

Are but crumbs we pick up that fate tosses

Of one, nothing ever remains

Except as yesterday’s stains

For, no one wins the race

Against Time and Space

So, while we are here only for a while

Why not enjoy life and wear a broad smile?!

 1) Long back, a person who sacrificed his sleep, forgot his family, forgot his food, Forgot laughter were called "Saints",
But now they are called.. "IT professionals"
2) An interesting line written at the back of a Biker's T Shirt : "If you are able to see this, please tell me that my girlfriend has fallen off"
3) Most Relationships fail not because of the absence of love..
Love is always present.. Its just that, One loves too much, And the other loves too many.
4) Employee: Boss, Now I have got married..! Please increase my salary!
BOSS: Factory is not responsible for accidents occurring outside the company!
5) Philosophy of life
At the beginning of married life, every gal treats her husband as GOD,
Later on somehow the alphabets got reversed..!
6) What is a Fear?
Fear is the Deep, Wrenching feeling in your stomach
When pages of your book still smell new and Just few hours left for your exams..!
7) Useful
Someone has rightly said, "A fool can ask More questions that a wise man cannot answer"
No Wonder why so many of us speechless when lecturers ask question..!
8) Girl: Do you have Cards with sentimental Love quotes?
Shopkeeper: Oh ! How about this card, it says "To the only boy I ever loved.!"
Girl: That's good, Give me 12 of them..!
9) After reading the form filled by an applicant.. The employer said: " WE do have an... opening for you..! "
Applicant: What is it?
Interviewer: Its called the "door..!"
10) A Banner cum Sign Board In front of an IT company..
Drive Slowly, Don't kill our Employee..... Leave them to us.

YOU CAN..

If you Think You Can, You Can!
You can be a total winner even if you're a beginner,
If you think you can, you can,
If you think you can, you can,
You can wear the gold medallion,
You can ride your own black stallion,
If you think you can, you can,
If you think you can, you can,


It's not your talent or the gift at birth,
It's not your bank book that determines worth,
And it isn't in the color of your skin,
It's your attitude that lets you win,
You can upset Connors or Austin,
Or win the marathon at Boston,
If you think you can, you can,
If you think you can, you can,


You can profit through inflation,
You can redirect this nation,
If you think you can, you can,
If you think you can, you can,


It doesn't matter if you've won before,
It makes no difference what's the half time score,
It's never over until the final gun,
So keep on trying and you'll find you've won,
You grab your dream and then believe it,
Go out and work and you'll achieve it,
If you think you can, you can,
If you think you can, you can!

~ Denis Waitley

MIDWEEK INSPIRATION

I lost, I tried again
I was defeated, I tried harder and bore pain
I was insulted, I fought with respect
I was disheartened, I made my will strong to get reject
I was rejected, I prepared to the extreme
I was thrown to the grounds, I stood up again
I achieved my dreams on the hundredth shot......

People thought I was lucky and they are not

TODAY...THE BEST DAY

Today, When I Awoke, I Suddenly Realized That This Is The Best Day Of My Life, Ever! 

There Were Times When I Wondered If I Would Make It To Today; But I Did! And Because I Did I'm Going To Celebrate! 

Today, I'm Going To Celebrate What An Unbelievable Life I Have Had So Far: The Accomplishments, The Many Blessings, And, Yes, Even The Hardships Because They Have Served To Make Me Stronger. 

I Will Go Through This Day With My Head Held High, And A Happy Heart. I Will Marvel At God's Seemingly Simple Gifts: The Morning Dew, The Sun, The Clouds, The Trees, The Flowers, The Birds. Today, None Of These Miraculous Creations Will Escape My Notice. 

Today, I Will Share My Excitement For Life With Other People. I'll Make Someone Smile. I'll Go Out Of My Way To Perform An Unexpected Act Of Kindness For Someone I Don't Even Know. Today, I'll Give A Sincere Compliment To Someone Who Seems Down. I'll Tell A Child How Special He Is, And I'll Tell Someone I Love Just How Deeply I Care For Her And How Much She Means To Me. 

Today Is The Day I Quit Worrying About What I Don't Have And Start Being Grateful For All The Wonderful Things God Has Already Given Me. I'll Remember That To Worry Is Just A Waste Of Time Because My Faith In God And His Divine Plan Ensures Everything Will Be Just Fine. 

And Tonight, Before I Go To Bed, I'll Go Outside And Raise My Eyes To The Heavens. I Will Stand In Awe At The Beauty Of The Stars And The Moon, And I Will Praise God For These Magnificent Treasures. 

As The Day Ends And I Lay My Head Down On My Pillow, I Will Thank The Almighty For The Best Day Of My Life. And I Will Sleep The Sleep Of A Contented Child, Excited With Expectation Because I Know Tomorrow Is Going To Be The Best Day Of My Life, Ever! 

By...Gregory M. Lousignont

LOVE PROGRAM

 

How to Install Love

Customer Service Rep: Yes, Ma'am, how can I help you today?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install love. Can you guide me through the process?

CS Rep: Yes, I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?

Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready to install now. What do I do first?

CS Rep: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma'am?

Customer: Yes I have, but there are several other programs running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?

CS Rep: What programs are running ma'am?

Customer: Let's see, I have PAST-HURT.EXE, LOW-ESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.

CS Rep: No problem. LOVE will gradually erase PAST-HURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOW-ESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called HIGH- ESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma'am?

Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

CS Rep: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.

Customer: Okay, done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is that normal?

CS Rep: Yes. You should receive a message that says it will reinstall for the life of your HEART. Do you see that message?

Customer: Yes I do. Is it completely installed?

CS Rep: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Heart's in order to get the upgrades.

Customer: Oops. I have an error message already. What should I do?

CS Rep: What does the message say?

Customer: It says "ERROR 412 - PROGRAM NOT RUN ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS." What does that mean?

CS Rep: Don't worry ma'am, that's a common problem. It means that the LOVE program is set up to run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on your HEART. It is one of those complicated programming things, but in nontechnical terms it means you have to "LOVE" your own machine before it can "LOVE" others.

Customer: So what should I do?

CS Rep: Can you pull down the directory called "SELF-ACCEPTANCE"?

Customer: Yes, I have it.

CS Rep: Excellent. You're getting good at this.

Customer: Thank you.

CS Rep: You're welcome. Click on the following files and then copy them to the "MYHEART" directory: FORGIVE-SELF.DOC, REALIZE-WORTH.TXT, and ACKNOWLEDGE-LIMITATIONS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any programming. Also, you need to delete VERBOSE-SELF-CRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterwards to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with new files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART. Is this normal?

C Rep: Sometimes. For others it takes a while, but eventually everything gets downloaded at the proper time. So, LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go.

Customer: Yes?

CS Rep: LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will in turn share it with other people and they will return some similarly cool modules back to you.

Customer: I will. Thanks for your help. By the way, what's your name?

CS Rep: You can call me the Divine Cardiologist, also known as The Great Physician, but most call me God. Most people feel all they need is an annual checkup to stay heart-healthy, but the manufacturer (Me) suggests a schedule of daily maintenance for maximum efficiency. Put another way... keep in touch.

QUICK TIPS FOR POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE

1. Smile

2. Laugh

3. Greet people courteously

4. Be enthusiastic

5. Dream. Engage in ‘Imagineering’ . Set a goal. Aim high.

6. Act. Work your plan. Don’t be an ‘Excusiologists’ .

7. Be single minded in your purpose.

8. Love your work.

9. Be focused at all times. Be dedicated, disciplined and regular in your work.

10. Show commitment.

11. Strive for excellence. Set your own benchmark.

12.‘Sharpen the saw, ‘Polish the brass’ everyday.

13. Be humble and open- minded. Always wear your ‘white belt’.

14. Be open to change. Don’t be afraid of taking risks.

15. Don’t be judgmental. Forgive and forget.

16. Develop a loving attitude to all around you.

17. Accept adversity and disappointments. Overcome them and emerge stronger.

18. Cultivate a working philosophy of life: Turn every experience, ‘good’ or ‘bad’, into a ‘learning’ experience.

19. Be your own critic. Strive for improvement. Be a life-long ardent student of life.

20. Live each day as though it were your last.

21. Lead. The five key *facets of leadership are..... Focus, Authenticity, Courage, Empathy, Timing.

22. Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.

MIDWEEK INSPIRATION

Man O Man !

When he is without money, he eats vegetables at home;

When he has money, he eats vegetables in a fine restaurant.

When he is without money, he rides bicycle to work;

When he has money, he rides bicycle to exercise.

When he is without money, he walks to eat food;

When he has money, he walks to burn food.

When he is without money, he wishes to get married;

When he has money, he wishes to get divorced.

When he is without money, his wife becomes secretary;

When he has money, his secretary becomes wife.

When he is without money, he acts like a rich man;

When he has money, he acts like a pauper.

He says share market is bad but he keeps on speculating;

He says money is evil but he keeps on craving for it.

He says high positions are lonely but he keeps on struggling for it;

He says gambling & drinking is bad but he keeps on indulging in it.

Man O Man !

He never means what he says and never says what he means !

He simply can’t tell a simple truth !!!

STORY WITH MORAL....96

There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy and fun loving son. The businessman wanted his son to be hard-working and responsible. He wanted him to realize the value of labour. One day he summoned his son and said: "Today, I want you to go out and earn something, failing which you won't have your meals tonight."

The boy was callous and not used to any kind of work. This demand by his father scared him and he went crying straight to his mother. Her heart melted at the sight of tears in her son's eyes. She grew restless. In a bid to help him she gave him a gold coin. In the evening when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son promptly presented him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into a well. The son did as he was told.

The father was a man of wisdom and experience and guessed that the source of the gold coin was the boy's mother. The next day he sent his wife to her parent's town and asked his son to go and earn something with the threat of being denied the night meals if he failed.

This time he went crying to his sister who sympathized with him and gave him a rupee coin out of her own savings. When his father asked him what he had earned the boy tossed the rupee coin at him. The father again asked him to throw it in a well. The son did it quite readily. Again the father's wisdom told him that the rupee coin was not earned by his son. He then sent his daughter to her in-laws' house. He again asked his son to go out and earn with the threat that he shall not have anything for dinner that night.

This time since there was no one to help him out; the son was forced to go to the market in search of work. One of the shopkeepers there told him that he would pay him two rupees if he carried his trunk to his house. The rich man's son could not refuse and was drenched in sweat by the time he finished the job. His feet were trembling and his neck and back were aching. There were rashes on his back. As he returned home and produced the two rupee note before his father and was asked to throw it into the well, the horrified son almost cried out. He could not imagine throwing his hard-earned money like this. He said amid sobbing: "Father! My entire body is aching. My back has rashes and you are asking me to throw the money into the well."

At this the businessman smiled. He told him that one feels the pain only when the fruits of hard labour are wasted. On earlier two occasions he was helped by his mother and sister and therefore had no pain in throwing the coins into the well. The son had now realized the value of hard work. He vowed never to be lazy and safe keep the father's wealth. The father handed over the keys of his shop to the son and promised to guide him through the rest of the life.

Moral of the Story: Some of the life's best lessons come from the hardest situations.

தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

MIDWEEK INSPIRATION

On a cold day in December, a little boy, about 10 years, old was standing before a shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady approached the boy and said, "My little fellow, why are you looking so earnestly in that window?""I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes," was the boy's reply. The lady took him by the hand and went into the store and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with a towel.

By this time the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes. She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said, "No doubt, my little fellow, you feel more comfortable now?"

As she turned to go, the astonished lad caught her by the hand, and looking up in her face, with tears his eyes, answered the question with these words: "Are you God's Wife?" 

மூளைக்கு வேலை - 48

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?


3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?

6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters 'dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them.

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 'S'.

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1.The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends: Boxing.*

2. North American landmark constantly moving backward: Niagara Falls . *
(The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.)

3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.*

4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside: Strawberry.*

5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? *It grew inside the bottle. *
The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. *The bottle is left in place for the entire*growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.*

6. Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle...*

7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar: Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe,*question mark,*exclamation point,*quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.**

8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: Lettuce.*

9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': *Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

POSTER OF THIS WEEK

STORY WITH MORAL.....95

When he was a little boy his uncle called him “Sparky”, after a comic-strip horse named Spark Plug. School was all but impossible for Sparky.

He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He flunked physics in high school, getting a grade of zero. He also flunked Latin, algebra and English. And his record in sports wasn’t any better. Though he did manage to make the school’s golf team, he promptly lost the only important match of the season. Oh, there was a consolation match; he lost that too.

Throughout his youth, Sparky was awkward socially. It wasn’t that the other students disliked him; it’s just that no one really cared all that much. In fact, Sparky was astonished if a classmate ever said hello to him outside of school hours. There’s no way to tell how he might have done at dating. He never once asked a girl out in high school. He was too afraid of being turned down… or perhaps laughed at. Sparky was a loser. He, his classmates… everyone knew it. So he learned to live with . He made up his mind early that if things were meant to work out, they would. Otherwise he would content himself with what appeared to be his inevitable mediocrity.

One thing WAS important to Sparky, however — drawing. He was proud of his artwork. No one else appreciated it. But that didn’t seem to matter to him. In his senior year of high school, he submitted some cartoons to the the yearbook. The editors rejected the concept. Despite this brush-off, Sparky was convinced of his ability. He even decided to become an artist.

So, after completing high school, Sparky wrote Walt Disney Studios. They asked for samples of his artwork. Despite careful preparation, it too was rejected. One more confirmation that he was a loser.

But Sparky still didn’t give up. Instead, he decided to tell his own life’s story in cartoons. The main character would be a little boy who symbolized the perpetual loser and chronic underachiever. You know him well. Because Sparky’s cartoon character went on to become a cultural phenomenon of sorts. People readily identified with this “lovable loser.” He reminded people of the painful and embarrassing moments from their own past, of their pain and their shared humanity. The character soon became famous worldwide: “Charlie Brown.” And Sparky, the boy whose many failures never kept him from trying, whose work was rejected again and again,… is the highly successful cartoonist Charles Schultz. His cartoon strip, “Peanuts,” continues to inspire books, T-shirts and Christmas specials, reminding us, as someone once commented, that life somehow finds a way for all of us, even the losers.

Sparky’s story reminds us of a very important principle in life. We all face difficulty and discouragement from time to time. We also have a choice in how we handle it. If we’re persistent, if we hold fast to our faith, if we continue to develop the unique talents God has given us, who knows what can happen? We may end up with an insight and an ability to inspire that comes only through hardship. In the end, there are no “losers” with God. Some winners just take longer to develop!

SELF MANAGEMENT....2

STORY WITH MORAL,,,,,94

Once a boy went to a shop with his mother. The shop keeper looked at the small cute child and showed him a bottle with sweets and said 'Dear Child.. u can take the sweets... but the child didn't take.

The shop keeper was surprised.. such a small child he is and why is he not taking the sweets from the bottle. Again he said take the sweets.... now mother also heard that and said.. take the sweets.. yet he didn't take...

The shopkeeper seeing the child not taking the sweets... he himself took the sweets and gave to the child...... the child was happy to get two hands full of sweets ....When they returned home Mother asked child...

Why didn't you take the sweets... when the shop keeper told you to take....Can you guess the response:

Child replies... Mom! my hands are very small and if i take the sweets i can only take few.. but now you see when uncle gave with his big hands.... how many more sweets i got!

Moral: When we take we may get little but when God gives... HE gives us more beyond our expectations.... more than what we can hold......................

WEEKEND WISDOM

Balance sheet of Life:

Opening balance------------Birth
Closing Balance—----------Death
Fixed asset-------------------Soul
FD-----------------------------Brain
Current asset----------------Heart
Current A/C-----------------Ideas
Capital A/C------ ---------- Achievements
Equity------------------------Character
General reserve------------Friends
Good will--------------------Behavior
Interest earned ------------Patience

Check your Balance Sheet every day and make entries in your mental hard disk.

EXCEL AWARD

திடீரென இரண்டு நாட்களாக வாழ்த்து மழை! இப்போதுதான் நான் EXCEL AWARD வாங்கிய செய்தி BHEL உள்சுற்று இதழில் வெளியாகி பலபேர்கள் வாழ்த்த காரணமாகிவிட்டது. 

பாராட்டுக்கள் எப்போதுமே மகிழ்ச்சி தரக்கூடியது.

பாராட்டியவர்களுக்கு நன்றி! வாழ்க வளமுடன்!

STORY WITH MORAL....93

A cruise ship met with an incident at sea, on the ship was a pair of couple, after having made their way to the lifeboat, they realized that there was only space for one person left.
At this moment, the man pushed the woman behind him and jumped onto the lifeboat himself.
The lady stood on the sinking ship and shouted one sentence to her husband.
The teacher stopped and asked, "What do you think she shouted?"
Most of the students excitedly answered, "I hate you! I was blind!"
Now, the teacher noticed a boy who was silent throughout, she got him to answer and he replied, "Teacher, I believe she would have shouted - Take care of our child!"
The teacher was surprised, asking "Have you heard this story before?"
The boy shook his head, "Nope, but that was what my mum told my dad before she died to disease".
The teacher lamented, "The answer is right".
The cruise sunk, the man went home and brought up their daughter single-handedly.
Many years later after the death of the man, their daughter found his diary while tidying his belongings.
It turns out that when parents went onto the cruise ship, the mother was already diagnosed with a terminal illness.
At the critical moment, the father rushed to the only chance of survival.
He wrote in his diary, "How I wished to sink to the bottom of the ocean with you, but for the sake of our daughter, I can only let you lie forever below the sea alone".
The story is finished, the class was silent.
The teacher knows that the student has understood the moral of the story, that of the good and the evil in the world, there are many complications behind them which are hard to understand.
Which is why we should never only focus on the surface and judge others without understanding them first.

• Those who like to pay the bill, does so not because they are loaded but because they value friendship above money.
• Those who take the initiative at work, does so not because they are stupid but because they understand the concept of responsibility.
• Those who apologizes first after a fight, does so not because they are wrong but because they value the people around them.
• Those who are willing to help you, does so not because they owe you any thing but because they see you as a true friend.....

பகவத்கீதை....33

கீதையில் பதினெட்டு அத்தியாயங்களின் தாத்பரியம்

1. விஷாத யோகம். பிறப்பு நிலையற்றது. நாம் செய்யும் நல்லவையும் கெட்டவையுமே நம் புண்ணிய, பாவங்களை நிர்ணயிக்கும் என்று உணர வேண்டும். இறைவன் அருளால் முக்தியடைய வேண்டும் என்ற ஆத்மத் துடிப்பே விஷாத யோகம்.

2. சாங்கிய யோகம். பரமாத்மாவே என் குரு என்பதை உணர்ந்து அவரிடம் ஆத்ம உபதேசம் பெறுவது.

3. கர்மயோகம். உபதேசம் பெற்றால் போதுமா? மனம் பக்குவம் அடைய வேண்டாமா? பலனை எதிர்பார்க்காமல் கடமையைச் செய்யும் பக்குவம்.

4.ஞான கர்ம சன்னியாச யோகம். பாவம், புண்ணியங்கள் பற்றிக்கூட கவலைப்படாமல் எதன்மீதும் பற்று இல்லாமல், பரமனை அடையும் வழியில் முன்னேறுவது.

5. சன்னியாச யோகம். நான் உயர்ந்தவன் என்ற கர்வம் இல்லாமல் தான, தர்மங்கள் செய்வது.

6.தியான யோகம். கடவுளை அடைய புலனடக்கம் முக்கியம். மெய், வாய், கண், மூக்கு, செவி இந்த புலன்கள் நம் கட்டுப்பாட்டில் இருக்க வேண்டுமே தவிர அவை இழுத்த இழுப்புக்கு நாம் போய்விடக்கூடாது.

7. ஞானம். இந்த உலகில் காண்பவை எல்லாமே பிரம்மம்தான்.. எல்லாமே கடவுள்தான் என உணர்வது.

8. அட்சர பிரம்ம யோகம். எந்நேரமும் இறைவனைப்பற்றிய நினைப்புடன் வேறு சிந்தனைகளே இல்லாமல் இருப்பது.

9. ராஜவித்ய, ராஜ குஹ்ய யோகம். கடவுள் பக்தி மட்டுமே இருந்தால் பயனில்லை. சமூகத்தொண்டாற்றி, ஏழையின் சிரிப்பில் இறைவனைக் காண்பதுதான் உண்மையான பக்தி. உண்மையான ஆன்மிகம் என்று உணர்வது.ஒன்பதாம் படி.

10. விபூதி யோகம். அழகு, அறிவு, ஆற்றல் என எத்தகைய தெய்வீக குணத்தைக் கண்டாலும் அதை இறைவனாகவே காண்பது.பத்தாம் படி.

11.விஸ்வரூப தரிசன யோகம். ஆண்டவனில் உலகத்தையும் உலகில் ஆண்டவனையும் பார்க்கும் மனப்பக்குவத்தை வளர்த்துக்கொள்வது.

12. பக்தி யோகம். இன்பம் - துன்பம், விருப்பு-வெறுப்பு, ஏழை - பணக்காரன் என்பன போன்ற வேறுபாடுகளைக் களைந்து எல்லாவற்றிலும் சமத்துவத்தை விரும்புவது.

13. ஷேத்ரக்ஞ விபாக யோகம். எல்லா உயிர்களிலும் வீற்றிருந்து ஆண்டவனே அவர்களை இயக்குகிறார் என்பதை உணர்தல்.

14. குணத்ர விபாக யோகம். பிறப்பு, இறப்பு, மூப்பு ஆகியவற்றால் ஏற்படும் துன்பங்களை அகற்றி, இறைவனின் முழு அருளுக்கு பாத்திரமாவதே.

15. தெய்வாசுர விபாக யோகம். தீய குணங்களை ஒழித்து, நல்ல குணங்களை மட்டும் வளர்த்துக்கொண்டு, நம்மிடம் தெய்வாம்சத்தை அதிகரிப்பது.

16. சம்பத் விபாக யோகம். இறைவன் படைப்பில் எல்லோரும் சமம் என்று உணர்ந்து, அகங்காரம் வராமல் கவனமுடன் இருப்பது.

17. சிரித்தாத்ரய விபாக யோகம். சர்வம் பிரம்ம மயம் என்று உணர்ந்து பரப்பிரம்ம ஞானத்தை பெறுவது.

18.மோட்ச சன்யாச யோகம். யாரிடமும் எந்த உயிர்களிடமும் பேதம் பார்க்காமல், உன்னையே சரணாகதி அடைகிறேன் என்று இறைவன் சன்னதியில் வீழ்ந்தால் அவன் அருள் செய்வான் என்று ஆண்டவனையே சரணடைவது.

சத்தியம் நிறைந்த இந்தப் பதினெட்டு அத்தியாயங்களையும் முழு மனதுடன் படித்து, அதன் படி வாழ்ந்து வந்தால், நமக்கு பகவான் தரிசனம் தருவார். நம் வாழ்வுக்கு வளம் சேர்ப்பார் என்பதே பதினெட்டு அத்தியாயங்கள் நமக்கு உணர்த்தும் தத்துவமாகும்.

THINGS HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T DO....8

THINGS HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T DO....7

SMILE....256

 
In a shop a man asked for 1/2 kg of butter. The
Sales person, a young boy, said that only 1kg packs were available in the shop, but the man insisted on buying only 1/2 kg.

So the boy went inside to the manager's room and said "An idiot outside wants to buy only 1/2 kg of butter".

To his surprise, the customer was standing behind
him. So the boy added immediately, "And this gentleman wants to buy the other half!!"

After the customer left, the manager said
"You have saved your position by being clever enough at the right time. Where do you come from?"

To this the boy said, "I come from Mexico.
The place consists of only prostitutes and football players!!!!!"

The manager replied coldly, "My wife is also
from Mexico."

To this the boy asked excitedly, "Oh yeah? Which team does she play for?"

Moral of the story: Believe in your presence of mind and never
panic!!

A father had his 4 children sit in a circle with him on the floor. He then placed a toy he had won as a door prize in the center of the circle, and said he wanted to give it to the most obedient child.

He then asked them "who is the most obedient?" There was no response from any of the children.

Sensing that they didn't understand what "obedient" meant he then asked, "who always obeys mommy, and does everything she says?"

One of the children picked up the toy and handed it to the father. Okay, "YOU WIN!" exclaimed the child.

THINGS HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T DO....6

STORY WITH MORAL......92

 The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box.

"Oh mommy please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?"
Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face.

"A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."

As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.

Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere, Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.

Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night as he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you love me?"
"Oh yes, daddy. You know that I love you."
"Then give me your pearls."
"Oh, daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess, the white horse from my collection, the one with the pink tail. Remember, daddy? The one you gave me. She's my very favorite."
"That's okay, Honey, daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.
About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked again, "Do you love me?"
"Daddy, you know I love you."
"Then give me your pearls."

"Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper."

"That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you."

And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.
A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed Indian style.

As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek. "What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?"

Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, daddy; this is for you."

With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny.

He had them all the time… He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her the genuine treasure.

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

Are you holding onto things that God wants you to let go of?
Are you holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and activities that you have come so attached to that it seems impossible to let go? Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand but do believe this one thing.

God will never take away something without giving you something better in its place.

THINGS HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T DO....5

THINGS HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T DO....4

SELF MANAGEMENT....

 Author: Unknown

You are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Learn to accept total responsibility for yourself. If you do not manage yourself, then you are letting others have control of your Life. These tips will help "you" manage "you."

Here is a list of things that help you in self management and which will in turn lead you to the path of success: -

-) Look at every new opportunity as an exciting and new-life experience.

-) Be a professional who exhibits self-confidence and self-assurance in your potential to complete any task.

-) Agree with yourself in advance that you will have a good attitude toward the upcoming task.

-) Frequently ask, "Is what I am doing right now moving me toward my goals?"

-) Do it right the first time and you will not have to take time later to fix it.

-) Accept responsibility for your job successes and failures. Do not look for a scapegoat.

-) Do not view things you do as a "job." View all activities as a challenge.

-) Use your subconscious mind by telling it to do what you do want. Instead of telling yourself, "I can't do that very well," say, "I can do this very well."-) Give yourself points for completing tasks on your "to-do" list in priority order. When you reach 10 points, reward yourself.

-) Practice your personal beliefs. It may be helpful each morning to take 15 minutes to gather your thoughts and say a prayer.

-) Make a commitment to show someone a specific accomplishment on a certain date. The added urgency will help you feel motivated to have it done.

-) Practice self-determination, wanting to do it for yourself.

-) Believe that you can be what you want to be.

-) Never criticize yourself as having a weakness. There is no such thing. You are only talking about a present undeveloped skill or part of yourself that if you so chose, you can change. You do not have any weakness, only untapped potential.

-) Be pleasant all the time-no matter what the situation.

-) Challenge yourself to do things differently than you have in the past. It provides new ideas and keeps you interested.

-) Talk to yourself. A self-talk using positive affirmation is something that is common among all great achievers. They convince themselves that they can accomplish their goals.

-) Create your own "motivation board" by putting up notes of things you need to do on a bulletin board or special wall space. It is an easily visible way to see what you need to work on. When an item is done, remove the note. Also keep your goals listed and pictured on your board.

-) Stay interested in what you are doing. Keep looking for what is interesting in your work. Change your perspective and look at it as someone outside your job would,

-) Establish personal incentives and rewards to help maintain your own high enthusiasm and performance level.

THE WORK BREAK

OPPORTUNITY.....4

Step after Step.....

How many small opportunities do you routinely ignore because
you're waiting, wishing, searching and hoping for a big opportunity ?

That big opportunity may or may not ever arrive,
yet all the while those small opportunities are there for the taking.

Every moment is an opportunity to create a little bit of value.

Although the progress you can make in a single moment
may not seem like much, those small moments
can add up over time to big achievements.

Take one small step and it hardly seems like
you've gone anywhere at all.

Yet when you continue taking step after step,
you can get anywhere you choose to go.

The most reliable path to success is a simple one
that anyone who chooses to do so can follow.

Dream big dreams and take small steps,
one after another after another until you're there.

If you attempt to leap to the top of the mountain in a single effort,
you will almost certainly fail.

Yet make the commitment to reach the summit step by step,
and you will surely get yourself there.

Right this moment there are dozens of small opportunities
just waiting for you to seize.

Create a little value here, a little value there, again and again,
and there's no limit to where you can go.

THINGS HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T DO....3

URGENT....

URGENTLY NEEDED. . .

Not Blood, but

An ELECTRICIAN, to 'restore the current' between people, who do not speak to each other anymore. . .

An OPTICIAN, to 'change the outlook' of people. . .

An ARTIST, to 'draw a smile' on everyone's face. . .

A CONSTRUCTION WORKER, to 'build a bridge' between angry neighbours & relatives. . .

A GARDENER, to 'cultivate good thoughts' . . .

&

Last but not the least

A MATHS TEACHER, for all of us to relearn how to 'count' our blessings everyday . .

MIDWEEK INSPIRATION

Most of us do the planning.

How about this weekly planner.

Monday
Wash Day
Lord, help me wash away all my selfishness and vanity, so I may serve you
with perfect humility through the week ahead.

Tuesday
Ironing Day
Dear Lord, help me iron out all the wrinkles of prejudice I have collected
through the years so that I may see the beauty in others.

Wednesday
Mending Day
O God, help me mend my ways so I will not set a bad example for others.

Thursday
Cleaning Day
Lord , help me to dust out all the many faults I have been hiding in
the secret corners of my heart.

Friday
Shopping Day
O God, give me the grace to shop wisely so I may purchase eternal happiness
for myself and all others in need of love.

Saturday
Cooking Day
Help me, my Savior, to brew a big kettle of brotherly love and serve it with
clean, sweet bread of human kindness.

Sunday
The Lord's Day
O God, I have prepared my house for you. Please come into my heart so I may
spend the day and the rest of my life in your presence.