Best Motivational video ever

The Best Motivation Video

WARNING: THIS STORY WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Inspirational Video - The Don't Quit Poem

212 degrees - The Extra Degree

http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/category/personaldevelopment/

Came across this quote from American psychiatrist Thomas Szasz: “Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all.” 

Powerful. Transformational. And that’s why I salute the brave thinkers among us.

The very act of learning something new disrupts the way you’ve always seen things-and the way you’ve always been. A fresh idea pushes you out of your comfort zone and threatens the very foundations you’ve built your view of the world on.

That’s scary for nearly everyone. Truly frightening for the vast majority. So rather than experience any form of discomfort, most people regress – and return to their Safe Harbor of The Known. It feels better. Seems safer.

But, in truth, it’s not.

The problem is that refusing to learn and grow is the beginning of the end.

Leadership-and life itself-is all about making tomorrow better than today. And stepping into your next level of excellence with every passing hour. To cling to the thoughts and ways of performing that you’ve always known is to resign yourself to being average. And mediocre. A spectator versus in the game.

Neuroscientists will tell you that a single new piece of learning actually changes the very nature of your brain. The circuitry shifts. And the wiring expands. But in order to reach these new lands, we must lose sight of the shore-even for just a little while.

And that takes guts.

And a pure bit of leadership.

Keep Leading Without A Title!

from Robin sharma's blog

RobinSharma's 50 new Rules of work

Here are 50 powerful rules to amp up your game so this business cycle is one of your best business cycles yet.

The 50 New Rules of Work

1. You are not just paid to work. You are paid to be uncomfortable – and to pursue projects that scare you.
2. Take care of your relationships and the money will take care of itself.
3. Lead you first. You can't help others reach for their highest potential until you're in the process of reaching for yours.
4. To double your income, triple your rate of learning.
5. While victims condemn change, leaders grow inspired by change.
6. Small daily improvements over time create stunning results.
7. Surround yourself with people courageous enough to speak truthfully about what's best for your organization and the customers you serve.
8. Don't fall in love with your press releases.
9. Every moment in front of a customer is a moment of truth (to either show you live by the values you profess – or you don't).
10. Copying what your competition is doing just leads to being second best.
11. Become obsessed with the user experience such that every touchpoint of doing business with you leaves people speechless. No, breathless.
12. If you're in business, you're in show business. The moment you get to work, you're on stage. Give us the performance of your life.
13. Be a Master of Your Craft. And practice + practice + practice.
14. Get fit like Madonna.
15. Read magazines you don't usually read. Talk to people who you don't usually speak to. Go to places you don't commonly visit. Disrupt your thinking so it stays fresh + hungry + brilliant.
16. Remember that what makes a great business – in part – are the seemingly insignificant details. Obsess over them.
17. Good enough just isn't good enough.
18. Brilliant things happen when you go the extra mile for every single customer.
19. An addiction to distraction is the death of creative production. Enough said.
20. If you're not failing regularly, you're definitely not making much progress.
21. Lift your teammates up versus tear your teammates down. Anyone can be a critic. What takes guts is to see the best in people.
22. Remember that a critic is a dreamer gone scared.
23. Leadership's no longer about position. Now, it's about passion. And having an impact through the genius-level work that you do.
24. The bigger the dream, the more important the team.
25. If you're not thinking for yourself, you're following – not leading.
26. Work hard. But build an exceptional family life. What's the point of reaching the mountaintop but getting there alone.
27. The job of the leader is to develop more leaders.
28. The antidote to deep change is daily learning. Investing in your professional and personal development is the smartest investment you can make. Period.
29. Smile. It makes a difference.
30. Say "please" and "thank you". It makes a difference.
31. Shift from doing mindless toil to doing valuable work.
32. Remember that a job is only just a job if all you see it as is a job.
33. Don't do your best work for the applause it generates but for the personal pride it delivers.
34. The only standard worth reaching for is BIW (Best in World).
35. In the new world of business, everyone works in Human Resources.
36. In the new world of business, everyone's part of the leadership team.
37. Words can inspire. And words can destroy. Choose yours well.
38. You become your excuses.
39. You'll get your game-changing ideas away from the office versus in the middle of work. Make time for solitude. Creativity needs the space to present itself.
40. The people who gossip about others when they are not around are the people who will gossip about you when you're not around.
41. It could take you 30 years to build a great reputation and 30 seconds of bad judgment to lose it.
42. The client is always watching.
43. The way you do one thing defines the way you'll do everything. Every act matters.
44. To be radically optimistic isn't soft. It's hard. Crankiness is easy.
45. People want to be inspired to pursue a vision. It's your job to give it to them.
46. Every visionary was initially called crazy.
47. The purpose of work is to help people. The other rewards are inevitable by-products of this singular focus.
48. Remember that the things that get scheduled are the things that get done.
49. Keep promises and be impeccable with your word. People buy more than just your products and services. They invest in your credibility.
50. Lead Without a Title.

I encourage you to share + discuss + debate these with your team and throughout your organization. Within a quick period of time, you'll see some fantastic results.

Keep Leading Without A Title.

No claim on this work ...... Credit gpes to Robin

Change Your Words , Change Your World

സംസാര സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യവും, നമ്മുടെ കാഴ്ചപ്പാടുകള്‍ തുറന്നുപറയാനുള്ള അവകാശവും ഉറപ്പു തരുന്ന ഭരണഘടനയാണ് നമ്മുടെ ജനാധിപത്യത്തിന്‍റെ അടിത്തറ. മറ്റെല്ലാ പോരായ്മക്ള്‍ക്കിടയിലും കൃത്യതയോടെ നടക്കുന്ന തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പുകള്‍ നമ്മുടെ ജനതിപത്യതിന്റെ മാറ്റുകൂട്ടുന്നു. തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് വേളയില്‍ തങ്ങളുടെ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട സ്ഥാനാര്തിക്ക് വേണ്ടി പ്രചാരണം നടത്തുവാനുള്ള അവകാശം എല്ലാ പൌരന്മാര്‍ക്കും ലഭ്യമാണ്. തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പില്‍ മത്സരിക്കുന്ന സുഹൃത്തായ സിനിമാ നടനുവേണ്ടി ചില താരങ്ങള്‍ പ്രചാരണം നടത്തിയത് അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ രാഷ്ട്രീയ പാര്‍ട്ടിയോടുള്ള അടുപ്പത്തേക്കാള്‍ സൌഹൃദം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെയാവണം. എന്നാല്‍ വോട്ടെടുപ്പ് കഴിഞ്ഞ ശേഷം ഇവരില്‍ ചിലരുടെ സിനിമാ പോസ്റ്ററുകള്‍ കരി ഓയില്‍ പുരട്ടി കേടുവരുത്തുവാനും, അവരില്‍ ചിലര്‍ പങ്കെടുത്ത ചടങ്ങുകളില്‍ കരിങ്കൊടി കാണിക്കുവാനും ഇടയായത് അങ്ങേയറ്റം അപലപനീയമാണ്. അഭിപ്രായ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തെ ഹനിക്കുന്ന ഇത്തരം പ്രവണതകള്‍ രാഷ്ട്രീയ സമൂഹത്തിന്‍റെ ഭാഗത്തുനിന്നുണ്ടാവുന്നത് ഒരു നല്ല കാര്യമല്ല. മിക്കവാറും ഇത്തരം നടപടികള്‍ പ്രാദേശിക തലത്തിലെ ചില അസഹിഷ്ണുക്കളുടെ തലതിരിഞ്ഞ തീരുമാനം മാത്രമാണെങ്കിലും അത് പ്രസ്ഥാനത്തിനാകെ മോശമായ പ്രതിച്ചായ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു. ഇത് ഏതെങ്കിലും ഒരു രാഷ്ട്രീയ പാര്‍ട്ടിയുടെയോ യുവജന സംഖടനയുടെയോ മാത്രം പ്രശ്നമല്ല. തങ്ങളുടെ വിശ്വാസങ്ങളെ എതിര്‍ക്കുന്ന ഏവരെയും കായികമായി നേരിടുന്ന പ്രവണത അപലപനീയമാണ്. ഇത്തരം നടപടികള്‍ സമൂഹത്തിന്‍റെ ഏത് ഭാഗത്തുനിന്നുണ്ടായാലും എതിര്‍ക്കപ്പെടണം. ഇത്തരം പ്രവണതകളെ നിയന്ത്രിക്കുവാന്‍ പ്രസ്തുത സംഘടനകളുടെ നേതാക്കളും മുതിര്ന്നപൌരന്മാരും മുന്നോട്ടുവരണം.

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ഈ കുറിപ്പ് ഒരു രാഷ്ട്രീയ ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെയുമല്ല. പാര്‍ട്ടികളെയും പ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങളെയും അല്ല തെറ്റായ നടപടികളെയാണ് വിമര്സിക്കുന്ന്നത്.

There are two kinds of people:
Those who say, "I will believe it when I see it."
And those who say, "To see it, I know I must believe it."

Rhonda Byrne

Road accidents ? No body to take note ?

Seven people perished today in road accidents across Kerala. This is a
premature count till 5pm and in all probability a few more can be added by the
time I conclude this article. As every thing thathappen routinely road accidents
ever attract serious attention unless it happen to be some what different in nature.
We are so used to see this news flash on our TV screens and banner heads on
newspapers that we are far from disturbed.

When there is a discussion on road accidents the blame is laid on poor road
infrastructure, lacking in both it's width and in maintenance. Learned men pour
out voluminous data to impress the fact that road net work in our state and
country has not kept pace with increase in quality and quantity of vehicles.
There is no disputing the fact. But can we wait to see our bothers and sisters
perishing on road and hide behind statistical data? Can we now put a stop to
new vehicles being sold and registered till roads are improved ? Are we not
escaping responsibility of safe driving by blaming on external conditions ?

One of the first lessons in driving is to drive in such way that is best suited
to the road ahead. But we are in race. We are bent upon imitating the driving
skills as seen in TV ads, since the small print warning, we have not noticed. We are a
country where the pedestrian, bicycle rider, two wheeler, four wheeler and
heavy to very heavy vehicles use the same strip of narrow roads, which also entitle
equal rights to cattle. So slightest carelessness and absent mindedness on part
of any one element can be catastrophic.

Our pedestrians are not compliant in watching traffic on both sides of the road
they are about to cross. It is often noted that the pedestrian is not
particularly careful about crossing the road at it's safest and shortest point.
Many of us walk across the road to our destination not mindful of the fact that
we need to cross over quickly. zebra crossing is a lexuary and we avoid it.
Careless pedestrians get hit, by speeding vehicles drivers of which are taught
that they have to give way to pedestrians crossing the road. But they never
notice.

Bicycles are a special class . No rules. No need for signals , no need for
headlights, tail lamps, reflectors etc. They can crisscross any busy road, can
dive past and the responsibility of saving them rest with God and others.
Two wheeler riders are the true villains and as in any sub continental movie
they take the maximum hit. They form a sizable section on our road users. But the
hit they take every day far out number their volume. Here again rules of driving
are given scant regard. They sneak thru right or left of any vehicle. They need to
follow no queue, and when they honk you are bound to give way. Many are seen to
drive in zig-zag manner, which resemble a laser show. They forget both art and
science of driving.
Three wheelers - in our place autorikshwas - are a class apart. They are the
busy, to get a new ride that they forget their vulnerability. They would get
into flight mode as soon as they start off. They are specialists in breaking
passengers back bone.

Taxi drivers till recently were much more calm. This might well be due to the
fact that their old amby would not allow them to go faster than the oyster. But
with the recent spate of newer vehicles they too have added to the blood on
road.

Last but not the least our buses and tipper lorries. They are subject to many
restrictions and permit conditions. But neither the drivers nor the police take
care to see they follow the rule. They are in fact an organized force, and it
is well known secret that they do the necessary bribing so that their road rage
never get booked. Violations are so rampant that the speed governor made
compulsory by the highest court of the land, if at all fitted in the vehicle is
only a substitute ashtray. Air horn, the high decibel noise polluter, albeit
banned by the court is still threatening us on road. Tipper lorries in their
hurry to operate maximum trips hit out anything that obstruct them.

If two wheelers and pedestrians take maximum hit, The credit for the same goes
to heavy vehicles. But recently two wheelers crashing against each other is
increasing day by day

A dissection of accidents will give us many causes. The most prominent among
them is carelessness. When care dies accident is born. In our country
pedestrian to pilot are known for carelessness. In fact familiarity does breed
contempt. As our experience in driving start accumulating we start taking things
for granted. Maintaining the vehicle in proper road worthy condition is not one
of our priorities. Over speeding and over loading are not an exception but a
rule. Drunken driving is rampant and is increasing day by day. With governments
depending on liquor as a source of revenue it is not astonishing that here the
law is a helpless spectator.

In our society we train our children to come first in every thing. Ultimately it
turns out that the "me first" attitude is indelibly impressed on his mind so
that even while driving our attitude is the same, We are neither willing to give
way nor can we wait behind.

Another disturbing factor is the enthusiasm shown by some parents in training
young kids in riding motor vehicles.

We are a set of people who have pledged not to follow queue. At closed rail
gates, at road traffic bottle necks, at narrow strips, at places where
congestion or some other reason bring vehicles in front to have a halt we
quickly pull ourselves parallel to the one ahead. In many occasions police
vehicles and even ambulance are held up indefinitely. A traffic slow down
which could have resolved in a few minutes is thus prolonged indefinitely.

In society where citizen pledge to follow the rule and law enforcing agencies
make sure rule of law is strictly enforced roads would not have become smeared
with blood. We have lost civic sense. We are not considering the impact of our
recklessness on the families of the victims.

Our law enforcing agencies are mere spectators in most of the occasions. Many
times their excuse is in lack of man power and equipments. But we know it is
only the insensitivity of the administration that stare out. On many occasions
the role of the police is limited to that of scavengers.

One can only feel pity about a police force which is concerned more about
protection than prevention. Don't read me wrongly. I have a point here. Our
police are much more concerned with helmets and seat belts. One wonders why?
See the facts. Helmets and seat belts are definitely an air in protecting one
when an accident occurs. But if one person decides to drive a vehicle without
wearing helmet or seat belt he is putting only his life at risk. But when a
person drives in a drunken state or in a reckless manner he endangers life of
many people. So the logic out to be to check violations that would put more
people in danger first and then focus on individual related issues. As in many
other matters related to our police's psyche here too it is a lope sided
priority. They focus on soft target, the smaller fish, while the big ones go
scot free. We have even read news paper reports of police being instructed to
announce the date and time of vehicle checking, taking away the surprise element
out.
Now why all this goes on?

First thing is that our rulers have grown insensitive. They are not leading by
example. They remain unmoved by the tragedy that is affecting our brothers and
sisters. Over a period of time emotional hardening has affected the ruling
class so that only crocodile tears are the only out flow that too at tragedies
that are too huge to be ignored.

Compared to developed countries that make it a point to educate people about the
need to be on the right side of traffic rules, we just sit like lame ducks. We
have a rich resource of print and electronic media, both of which have shown
rare glimpses of shouldering the responsibility of educating the public. But
when it comes to the issue of road traffic rules and the need for following that
their commitment, at least till date is limited to publishing tearful stories
and telecasting reports. It is now time that the media which grows on
readership and viewership showed it's commitment to this very immediate
concern.
News paper owners must devote a few inches of their prime space to publish
pictures and words which would encourage people to follow the rules. Television
is an all powerful media which has the capacity to swing public opinion in favor
of issues. Taking a cue from the ads put out by KSFE regarding energy
conservation, the road safety authority must come out with ads that feature film
stars and public personalities so as to inculcate better road culture among
public.

I wonder why the insurance companies which shell out millions rupees as
compensation to victims of road accidents are not giving a serious thought
regarding enlightening the public. The oil companies and automobile
manufacturers must show their commitment towards public by joining hands with
each other in the process.
A dissection of accidents will give us many causes. The most prominent among
them is carelessness. When care dies accident is born. In our country
pedestrian to pilot are known for carelessness. In fact familiarity does breed
contempt. As our experience in driving start accumulating we start taking things
for granted. Maintaining the vehicle in proper road worthy condition is not one
of our priorities. Over speeding and over loading are not an exception but a
rule. Drunken driving is rampant and is increasing day by day. With governments
depending on liquor as a source of revenue it is not astonishing that here the
law is a helpless spectator.

In our society we train our children to come first in every thing. Ultimately it
turns out that the "me first" attitude is indelibly impressed on his mind so
that even while driving our attitude is the same, We are neither willing to give
way nor can we wait behind.

Another disturbing factor is the enthusiasm shown by some parents in training
young kids in riding motor vehicles.
We are a set of people who have pledged not to follow queue. At closed rail
gates, at road traffic bottle necks, at narrow strips, at places where
congestion or some other reason bring vehicles in front to have a halt we
quickly pull ourselves parallel to the one ahead. In many occasions police
vehicles and even ambulance are held up indefinitely. A traffic slow down
which could have resolved in a few minutes is thus prolonged indefinitely.


Mobile phone is creating havoc on road. Talking over the mobile while driving is so rampant that a sizable % of accidents can be attributed to this bad habit

In society where citizen pledge to follow the rule and law enforcing agencies
make sure rule of law is strictly enforced roads would not have become smeared
with blood. We have lost civic sense. We are not considering the impact of our
recklessness on the families of the victims.
Our law enforcing agencies are mere spectators in most of the occasions. Many
times their excuse is in lack of man power and equipments. But we know it is
only the insensitivity of the administration that stare out. On many occasions
the role of the police is limited to that of scavengers.
One can only feel pity about a police force which is concerned more about
protection than prevention. Don't read me wrongly. I have a point here. Our
police are much more concerned with helmets and seat belts. One wonders why?
See the facts. Helmets and seat belts are definitely an air in protecting one
when an accident occurs. But if one person decides to drive a vehicle without
wearing helmet or seat belt he is putting only his life at risk. But when a
person drives in a drunken state or in a reckless manner he endangers life of
many people. So the logic out to be to check violations that would put more
people in danger first and then focus on individual related issues. As in many
other matters related to our police's psyche here too it is a lope sided
priority. They focus on soft target, the smaller fish, while the big ones go
scot free. We have even read news paper reports of police being instructed to
announce the date and time of vehicle checking, taking away the surprise element
out.
Now why all this goes on?
First thing is that our rulers have grown insensitive. They are not leading by
example. They remain unmoved by the tragedy that is affecting our brothers and
sisters. Over a period of time emotional hardening has affected the ruling
class so that only crocodile tears are the only out flow that too at tragedies
that are too huge to be ignored.

Compared to developed countries that make it a point to educate people about the
need to be on the right side of traffic rules, we just sit like lame ducks. We
have a rich resource of print and electronic media, both of which have shown
rare glimpses of shouldering the responsibility of educating the public. But
when it comes to the issue of road traffic rules and the need for following that
their commitment, at least till date is limited to publishing tearful stories
and telecasting reports. It is now time that the media which grows on
readership and viewership showed it's commitment to this very immediate
concern.
News paper owners must devote a few inches of their prime space to publish
pictures and words which would encourage people to follow the rules. Television
is an all powerful media which has the capacity to swing public opinion in favor
of issues. Taking a cue from the ads put out by K.S.E. B.   regarding energy
conservation, the road safety authority must come out with ads that feature film
stars and public personalities so as to inculcate better road culture among
public.

I wonder why the insurance companies which shell out millions rupees as
compensation to victims of road accidents are not giving a serious thought
regarding enlightening the public. The oil companies and automobile
manufacturers must show their commitment towards public by joining hands with
each other in the process.
It has to be collective effort. You cannot rest behind the consolation that you
are strictly following the rules, since any other violator can put your life too
at risk. Arise.... Awake and Stop not until we have safer roads.

My vote too count .......

Elections ............ Foundation of Democracy

In a process spread over a period of almost a month, many states in our country
will have new state assemblies. Some of them will retain the ruling class while
others may go for change.

In my very own state we used to give sleepless nights to the ruling class,
since with each elections we used to give the baton of power to the other side
hoping that they will do better. But with in a very short time we get
disillusioned with the new dispensation in power. Rest of the time, that is
either till bickerings among those in power pulled them down or till the next
elections at the end of five year our ruling class would attempt to push us to
the other side so that we give the ousted once our thumps up.

In the process I have noticed two things. One, the pace at which the ruling
class become deaf, dump and blind towards people of the state, the very people
who helped them ascend to power. Secondly, there seem to be a stiff competition
among the current and previous dispensations as to how fast they can alienate
themselves from the people and give the other one a chance.

In the mean time allegations fly thick and fast. Those who promised clean
administration and progressive policies soon forget the promises. By the time
they leave office most of them would have faced at least a few allegations of
corruption and nepotism. Once in power, especially when becoming a minister one
gets into a semi prison. Only a select few has any direct access to the
minister. With police vehicles as in pilot and escort, traffic rules are thrown
to wind. Cosy comfort of the ministerial banglows which are renovated at the
cost of millions make them forget the hardships they suffered prior to their
ascendancy to power. Those who came from thatched houses, those who are in
from simple and humble back grounds are pushed to comforts and most of them lose

their character. Many are quick to grab the pie as it comes, albeit in benami
names. Some of them increase their balance sheet by a huge percentage.

I don't forget the men who retain impeccable character and integrity.

Much more than the greed that affect those in power, it is their
transformation, making them alienated from their close friends and followers of
ester years that sadden me. The minister who was one among us till he became a
minister and will be among us after a few years is now protected. If you take
only positive, transparent decisions in the best interest of your own people,
why you need this much protection from your own people ?

If you have nothing to hide, if you have not lost the courage and conviction
which were your strengths when you were fighting for the people then why should
you be afraid?

But now you know you have done and are doing many things which make people
irritated and turn them against you. Now you fear people for you have done
things that are against them.

The tragedy with our democracy is that our illusion that the formation to which
we gave a drubbing has learned to behave better.

I too hope. every five years ............. then go and vote ...........simply to

see my hopes dashed and wait for another chance to take revenge.

This time too ................

Steps for Improvement......

A Little Boy went to a telephone booth which was at the cash counter of a store
and dialed a number…

(The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation)
Boy : Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?
Woman : (at the other end of the phone line)I already have someone
to cut my lawn.
Boy : Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price than the
person who cuts your lawn now.

Woman : I'm very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting
my lawn.

Boy :( with more perseverance)"Lady, I'll even sweep the
floor and the stairs of your house for free.

Woman : No, thank you.
(With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The
store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.)

Store Owner : Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit
and would like to offer you a job.
Boy : No thanks,
Store Owner : But you were really pleading for one.
Boy : No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the job I already
have… I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!

For individual this is called… Self Appraisal & for Organizations …Customer
Feed Back.

 After a while you learn

After a while you learn

the subtle difference between holding a hand and chining a soul

and you learn

that love doesn't mean leaning 

and company doesn't always mean security.

And you begin to learn

that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises

and you begin to accept your defeat with your head up and your eyes ahead

and you learn

to build all your roads on today because tomorrows ground is

too uncertain for plans 

and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.

After a while you learn

that even sunshine burns if you get too much 

so you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul

instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn that yo really can endure

you really are strong

you really do have worth

and you learn 

and you learn 

and you learn

with every goodbye you learn       

                                            Veronica A. Shoffstall 

Love me - Love you  story

I heard this story from Gopinath Muthukad 

There was a small bird which was feeling very lonely since it's  father and mother were already dead and it had neither siblings nor friends. One day it approached an elderly crow and asked his advice on making friends.
The crow advised the young bird to sit it its beautifully laid nest and  repeatedly chant love me .... love me !
The small bird wasted no time. But even after a few months of chanting he could get no friends.
He met the crow again and told his sorry plight.
Crow took him to the elephant who he thought had better ideas.
The elephant patiently heard the story and meditated.
Then advised the young bird to change it's chant in a very small way.
It just wanted the bird to repeat love YOU  instead of love ME.
The small bird returned to it's nest and started chanting the new words.
To it's surprise it got a lot of friends the very first day itself.
**************************************************************** A good lesson to all selfish people who put I and ME above all...................

Osho

“A prayer that does not come out of a joyous heart is already dead.
It cannot reach God, it cannot leave the earth, it has no wings.”
- OSHO

Anna Hazare ..... Fast unto Victory

Anna Hazare has won a remarkable victory for the people of India. Of late politics in India has become murkey and both ruling party and opposition have become insensitive to real issues concerning the people. While in power some of them swindle money in millions and billions. A few of them are adept with any formation so that they can stick to power, term after term. In the process they shift sides and join hands with those whom they were opposing tooth and nail till the last day. Some ministers have made some portfolios their fiefdom. The process of election in our country is truly representative in its character and is pride of our nation. Our elections are looked upon as a marvel by commentators across the globe. But with no limit to the number of terms an individual can contest an election  many of the constituencies are reserved in the name  of certain individuals. With people of impeccable character slowly withdrawing from th electoral process or getting marginalized by over smart crooks in political parties many times we end up without any choice. Our selection is limited to lesser evil. In some parts of the country we have to settle for dictated voting, this in spite of all the precautions taken by our Election commission. 

Ultimately we are having vast majority of our representatives of  mediocre standard. 

The Parliament is held to ransom on one issue or the other, most of them insignificant. Even when there is a debate, none including the Leader of the house or opposition leader gets patient hearing. High decibel, collective obstructionism is the key word. Crores are wasted when parliament fails to transact business. Poor man who find it hard to meet his daily need paying tax on products and services that ultimately get wasted and looted.

Of late the laws we make are not in any sense reflecting the aspiration of people of the country. They are not good enough for a forward looking country.

Scam after scam, inefficiency and inadequacy and direction less Government and opposition !

No country can get on with this. The freedom we won, after sacrifices from illustrious sons of Mother India is now under siege from a section of our own men who are nothing but wolves in sheep's skin. 

We are indeed tired of the way things are going on . The pure heart of mother India is still alive. It was simply waiting for some dependable and guiding spirit to rally around. It is this pivot that Anna Hazare provided. 

See the spontaneous response............... Count the days ......... 1,2,3,4 and rulers of world's largest democracy are kneeling. See how they softened their stand and are now saying all these they are doing for laymen. 

We need more such fights to build an India that our freedom fighters dreamed about..... an India were truth and equality are held in high esteem.

Your money but .....

Germany is a highly industrialised country. It produces top brands like Benz, BMW, Siemens etc. The nuclear reactor pump is made in a small town in this country. In such a country, many will think its people lead a luxurious life. At least that was my impression before my study trip.

When I arrived at Hamburg, my colleagues who work in Hamburg arranged a welcome party for me in a restaurant. As we walked into the restaurant, we noticed that a lot of tables were empty. There was a table where a young couple was having their meal. There were only two dishes and two cans of beer on the table. I wondered if
such simple meal could be romantic, and whether the girl will leave this stingy guy.

There were a few old ladies on another table. When a dish is served, the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would finish every bit of the food on their plates.
We did not pay much attention to them, as we were looking forward to the dishes we ordered. As we were hungry, our local colleague ordered more food for us.

As the restaurant was quiet, the food came quite fast. Since there were other activities arranged for us, we did not spend much time dining. When we left, there was still about one third of unconsumed food on the table.

When we were leaving the restaurant, we heard someone calling us. We noticed the old ladies in the restaurant were talking about us to the restaurant owner. When they spoke to us in English, we understood that they were unhappy about us wasting so much food. We immediately felt that they were really being too busybody.


"We paid for our food, it is none of your business how much food we left behind," my colleague Gui told the old ladies.

The old ladies were furious. One of them immediately took her hand phone out and made a call to someone.
After a while, a man in uniform claimed to be an officer from the Social Security organisation arrived. Upon knowing what the dispute was, he issued us a 50 Mark fine.

We all kept quiet. The local colleague took out a 50 Mark note and repeatedly apologized to the officer.

The officer told us in a stern voice, "ORDER WHAT YOU CAN CONSUME, MONEY IS YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN THE WORLD WHO ARE FACING SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES. YOU HAVE NO REASON TO WASTE RESOURCES.´”

Our face turned red. We all agreed with him in our hearts. The mindset of people of this rich country put all of us to shame. WE REALLY NEED TO REFLECT ON THIS. We are from country which is not very rich in resources.

To save face, we order large quantity and also waste food when we give others a treat.

THIS LESSON TAUGHT US A LESSON TO THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT CHANGING OUR BAD HABITS.

My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. All of us kept it and pasted on our wall to remind us that we shall never be wasteful.

A similar system exists in Singapore 'All you can eat buffet restaurant'. Here one can eat for $12.90 and if you waste food the left our food is weighed and every 100 grams is charged at $ 4.50.

This is good, knowing people like to pile up!!!!