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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

[Keralites] SPARKLING DIAMONDS OF THE WEEK 17-02-2008

The desires of the mind  Are insatiable and   Are compared to fire.
   Any amount of fuel we   Give to the fire will not   Satisfy it.
We can throw   The whole house, the   Whole country, the
  Whole world into the  Fire and at no point will   It say, No thank you,   I've had enough. 
 This is The nature of desires.
The more we feed it    The more its appetite Increases, the higher
  And wider is its sweep.

Courtesy-"saraswati nair" saish_sara@yahoo.co.in(Girish Kumar @yahoo.Groups)
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No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
 
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RULES FOR BEING HAPPY

 God didn't promise days without pain,
laughter without sorrow, sun without rain,
but he did promise strength for the day,
comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

Disappointments are like road bumps,
they slow you down a bit
but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards.
Don't stay on the bump too long. Move on!

When you feel down because you didn't get what you want,
just sit tight and be happy, because God is thinking of
something better to give you.

When something happens to you, good or bad,
consider what it means.
There's a purpose to life's events to teach you how to laugh more
or not to cry as hard.

You can't make someone love you,
all you can do is be someone who can be loved --
the rest is up to the other person to realise your worth.

The measure of love is when you love without measures.
In life there are very rare chances that you'll meet
the person you love who loves you in return.
So once you have it don't ever let go --
the chance might never come your way again.
 
It's better to lose your pride to the one you love,
than to lose the one you love because of pride.
We spend so much time looking for the right person to love
or finding fault with those we already love,
 
when instead we should be perfecting the love we give.
When you truly care for someone, you don't look for faults,
you don't look for answers, you don't look for mistakes.

Instead, you fight the mistakes,
you accept the faults and you overlook excuses.

Never abandon an old friend.
You will never find one who can take his or her place.
Friendship is like wine. It gets better as it grows older.
 
Remember the five simple rules to being happy:
 
1)Free your heart of hatred.    2)Free your mind from worries.
 
3)Live simply.     4) Give more.     5) Expect less.

No one can go back and make a brand new start.
Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending
 
*Principles of life*
 * Winning isn't everything. But wanting to win is.

* You would achieve more, if you don't mind who gets the credit.

* When everything else is lost, the future still remains.

* Don't fight too much. Or the enemy would know your art of war.

* The only job you start at the top is when you dig a grave.

* If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for everything.

* If you do little things well, you'll do big ones better.

* Only thing that comes to you without effort is old age.

* You won't get a second chance to make the first impression.

* Only those who do nothing do not make mistakes.

* Never take a problem to your boss unless you have a solution.

* If you are not failing you're not taking enough risks.

* Don't try to get rid of bad temper by losing it.

* If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

* There are two kinds of failures.
  Those who think and never do and those who do and never think.

* Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

* All progress has resulted from unpopular decisions.

* Change your thoughts and you change your world.

* Understanding proves intelligence, not the speed of the learning.

* There are two kinds of fools in this world.
  Those who give advise and those who don't take it.

* The best way to kill an idea is to take it to a meeting.

* Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.

* Friendship founded on business is always better than
  business founded on friendship.*
 
Courtesy-"Uma Shivaji" umashivaji07@gmail.com
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Dozen steps for success in life
 
1. DEVELOP A CLEAR CUT AIM
2. DRAW UP A WISE PROGRAMME
3. GUARD YOUR HEALTH    
 4. CONSERVE YOUR ENERGY
5. VALUE CHARACTER     
 6. ADOPT VIRTUES
7. PRAY
 8. REFLECT UPON IDEAL PERSONALITIES
9. BE KIND
10. BE ABSOLUTELY TRUTHFUL
11. SERVE OTHERS    
 12. THINK NOBLY
 
Ln. R. Sankaran  MJF   Ananda Surgicals  Trivandram
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  *The Violin Player*

It happened in Paris, in a centric street although secondary. This
man,
dirty and smelly, played an old violin.
Before him and on the floor he placed his beret, with the hope that the passers-by had pity of his condition and threw some coins to take home.

The poor man tried to bring forth a melody, but it was impossible to
identify it at all due to the out of tune of the instrument, and the
unpleasant and boring way he played that violin.

A famous concert performer, who along with his wife and some friends
was coming out of a nearby theatre, passed in front of the musical beggar.
All wrinkled the face to hear those so discordant sounds. And could not
help but laugh heartedly.

The wife asked the concert performer to play something.
The man took a look at the few coins inside the beret, and decided to do something.

He requested the violin.
And the musical beggar lent it with certain reticence.
At first the concert performer did was to tune its strings.
And then, vigorously and with great mastery he drew a fascinating melody from the old instrument.
His friends started to applaud and the passers-by
started to gather around to see the improvised spectacle.

After listening to the music, people of the nearby main street came
too and soon there was a small multitude listening in rapture to the strange concert.
The beret got full not only of coins, but of many bills of all
denominations, while the maestro played melody after melody, with so
much joy.

The musical beggar was even happier to see what was going on, and did not cease to jump up and down in joy and proudly reaping to all, "That is my violin!!,
That is my violin!!". Which is, of course, rigorously true.

In life we all have "a violin". It is our knowledge, our abilities and
our attitudes. And we have the absolute freedom to play "that violin" as we please.

It was said to us that God concede upon us free will, say, the faculty
to decide what we will do with our life.
And this, of course, is both a marvellous right, as well as, a formidable responsibility.
Some, by laziness, not even tune that violin. They do not perceive that in the present world you have to prepare yourself, learn, develop abilities and constantly improve attitudes if we want to perform a good concert.

They want a beret full of money, and what they deliver is a discordant
melody that nobody likes. That is the people who do their job in the
form, "here it goes...
" Who think in terms of "it costs me...", and that believe
that humanity has an obligation to pay for their bad performance,
covering all their needs.
 It is the people that think only of their rights, but feel no obligation to own them.

Truth, as harsh as it may seem to us, is otherwise.
You and I, and any other person, have to learn sooner or later, that the best places are for those that not only tune well that violin,
 but who learn over time to play it with mastery too.
That is why we are willing to do well in our daily job,
whatever it may be.
 And to always aspire to prepare ourselves to be able to
accomplish other things we would like.

History is full of examples of people that even with initial
difficulties became good concert performers with their violins (their lives).
And also, unfortunately, it registers cases of many others, that having great opportunities, decided with that violin, to become music beggars.

*The truth is that God bestowed upon us "free wi**ll". You can do
something great with your life, or make of it a misery. That is your personal decision.*


**Courtesy--=Smithavisagan
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A Sioux Indian story...
My grandfather took me to the fishing pond when I was about seven, and he told me to throw a stone into the water.

He told me to watch the circles created by the stone.
Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone person.
"You may create lots of splashes in your life,
but the waves that come from those splashes will disturb the peace
of all your fellow creatures," he said.

"Remember that you are responsible for what you put in your circle
and that circle will also touch many other circles."

"You will need to live in a way that allows the good that comes
from your circle to send the peace of that goodness to others."

"The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send
those feelings to other circles. You are responsible for both."

That was the first time I realised each person creates the
inner peace or discord that flows out into the world.

We cannot create world peace if we are riddled with
inner conflict, hatred, doubt, or anger.

We radiate the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside,
whether we speak them or not.

Whatever is splashing around inside of us
is spilling out into the world, creating beauty or discord
with all other circles of life.

Remember the eternal wisdom:

WHATEVER YOU FOCUS ON EXPANDS*
"Aarthi Vijayasarathy" aarthi.vijayasarathy@gmail.com
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BALANCE SHEET OF LIFE

Our Birth is our Opening Balance!
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital
Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves
Values & Behaviour are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned
Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus Issues
Education is Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment
Experience is our Premium Account
The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award.
Some very Good and Very bad things ...

The most destructive habit....... ......... ......Worry
The greatest Joy......... ......... ......... ....Giving
The greatest loss........ ........Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work........ .......Helping others

The ugliest personality trait....... ......Selfishness s
The most endangered species..... ....Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource.... ......... ..Our youth
The greatest "shot in the arm"........ ..Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.... ......... ....Fear
The most effective sleeping pill........ Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease..... .......Excuses
The most powerful force in life........ ......... .Love
The most dangerous pariah...... ......... ...A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer.... ....The brain
The worst thing to be without..... ......... ..... Hope
The deadliest weapon...... ......... ........The tongue
The two most power-filled words....... ........" I Can"
The greatest asset....... ......... ......... .....Faith
The most worthless emotion..... ......... ....Self- pity
The most beautiful attire...... ......... .......SMILE!
The most prized possession.. ......... .....Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication. ....Prayer
The most contagious spirit...... ......... ..Enthusiasm
The most important thing in life........ ......... .GOD

Chinese Proverb:

"
When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it,
you have a moral obligation to share it with others"
 
COURTESY__mathew abraham mathew289@gmail. com
 
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What we hear, we forget;
What we see, we remember;
What we do, we know
-CONFUCIUS
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Sufi Story ,good and bad luck

A farmer lived in the days when fighting was going on between small kingdoms in China . This farmer had a son. His son, with the aid of the horse, was tilling a small field. One day the horse ran away.
 
The neighbours came and said, 'It's a very bad thing. You have such bad luck.' The farmer said, 'Maybe.'
 
So the next day the horse came back with half a dozen other wild horses. The neighbours came again and they said, 'What tremendous luck.' So he said, 'Maybe.'
 
On the third day the son, while trying to ride one of the wild horses, fell and broke his leg. Again, the neighbours came and said what bad luck it was, and the farmer said, 'Maybe.'
 
The next day the king's people came to recruit strong healthy farmers into the army. When they found this farmer's son with a broken leg they left him alone. So, again, the neighbours came and said it wasn't such bad luck after all and that everything had turned out well. The farmer said, again,' Maybe.'

 
Ln. R. Sankaran  MJF  Ananda Surgicals
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THE electric bulb has so much light.
If we put many black coverings around the bulb we cannot see that light.
The light is there..it has not gone anywhere.
But due to those black coverings we don't see that light and we cannot make use of that light...
Like that the soul is immortal.
It shines it is pure but having association of the mind it has become dirty...
unless we are able to separate the soul from the mind neither can we know our self nor can we go back to God..
 
Sita
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  One Dollar and Eleven Cents plus..... 
   
  Tess was a precocious eight year old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew.
All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money.
 They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn't have the money for the doctor's bills and their house.
 Only a very costly surgery could save him now and it was looking like there was no-one to loan them the
money.
She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with whispered
desperation, "Only a miracle can save him now."
  
  Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet.
She poured all the change out on the floor and
counted it carefully. 
Three times, even. The total had to be exactly
perfect.
No chance here for mistakes. Carefully placing the coins back in
the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall's Drug Store with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door.

  
  She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was too busy at this moment.
Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. 
Nothing.
She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster.
No good.
 Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter.  That did it!
"And what do you want?"
the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice.
"I'm talking to my  brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages," he said without waiting for a reply to his question.
  
  "Well, I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone.
"He's really, really sick...and I want to buy a miracle."
"I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist.
"His name is  Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now.
So how much does a miracle cost?"
  "We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you," the pharmacist said, softening a little. 
 "Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs."
  
  The pharmacist's brother was a well dressed man.
 He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?"
  "I don't know," Tess replied with her eyes welling up. "I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money".
  
  "How much do you have?" asked the man from Chicago.
"One dollar and eleven cents," Tess answered barely audibly. "And it's all the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to. 
  "Well, what a coincidence, " smiled the man.
"A dollar and eleven cents-the exact price of a miracle for little brothers."
He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said
"Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. 
 Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need."
  
  That well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon,
specialising in neurosurgery.
The operation was completed without charge and it
wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well.
  
  Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.
"That surgery," her Mom whispered. "was a real
miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?" 

  Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost... one dollar and eleven cents .....    plus the faith of a little child. 
   
 COURTESY--"Indhulekha" amindhulekha@yahoo.co.in amindhulekha
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Imagination is more important than knowledge.
-       Albert Einstein
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Words of Wisdom
Do not boast tomorrow since you don't know what the day will bring.
Keeping our plans 'in the dark' is a good practice for various reasons.
Since the future can change without notice, reacting in a timely manner  is possible only if we have set plans in place, which are not affected by others.

The virtue of humility is also a recommendation. Humility is one of the major ingredients towards spiritual progress and a life of profoundness  and truth.
The third reason is simple: Avoid bragging about your plans, since if the situation changes you will look like a fool for not keeping your  promises!
 
"Don't waste your time trying to control the uncontrollable,
or trying to solve the unsolvable, or think about what could
have been.
Instead, think about what you can control and
solve the problem you can solve with the wisdom you have
gained from both your victories and your defeats in the past".

~David Mahoney~

Courtesy---Aarthi Vijayasarathy" aarthi.vijayasarathy@gmail.com
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 Sabarimala

I agree that religion and logic can not go together.
We believe in  religion, without questioning (Can a man have an elephant's head  (Ganesha)?
Can any one have 4 hands (Vishnu)?
Can any one be born  from the union of 2 males (Ayyappa) ? C
an a virgin give birth to  a child (Jesus)? and so on.
Faith is the most important factor  here.

In the north, any one can go and keep flowers at the feet of the
marble Deity.
In the south (particularly Kerala) no one but the  particular "meshanti" or the designated poojari can even enter the
"garbha Graham".
Why can't any body else enter, when the  constitution gives every citizen a right to equality ?
Such  questions are meaningless and any amount of argument can take  place till the world ends and there will be arguments for both -  for and against!

I am sure that any body who has faith in Ayyappa, will also have
faith in the rituals and customs.
They will not go, even if  allowed.
For those who have no faith, I doubt if they would like
to go there as the journey to Sabarimala is not a "picnic", where one goes to while away their time.

So, I think that in the typical Malayali way, where we are experts in creating controversies where none is needed - like Idea Star
Singers, Reliance fresh etc., a new controversy is taking birth,
because unfortunately we Malayalis have lots of time on our hands
for useless issues.
May Lord Ayyappan give "sadbuddhi" to all of us!!

Courtesy--Kayarat Bhaskar <k_bhaskar123@ rediffmail. com>
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MOMENTS IN LIFE
There are moments in life when you miss someone
so much that you just want to pick them from
your dreams and hug them for real!
 

When the door of happiness closes, another opens;
But often times we look so long at the
Closed door that we don't see the one,
Which has been opened for us 

 
Don't go for looks; they can deceive.
Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile,
Because it takes only a smile to
Make a dark day seem bright.
Find the one that makes your heart smile.

Dream what you want to dream;
Go where you want to go;
Be what you want to be,
Because you have only one life
And one chance to do all the things
You want to do.
 
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet
Enough trials to make you strong,
Enough sorrow to keep you human and
Enough hope to make you happy. 

The happiest of people don't necessarily
Have the best of everything;
They just make the most of
Everything that comes along their way.
 
The brightest future will always
Be based on a forgotten past;
You can't go forward in life until
You let go of your past failures and heartaches.
 
When you were born, you were crying
And everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end,
You 're the one who's smiling and everyone
Around you is crying.
Please send this message to those people
Who mean something to you
To those who have touched your life in one way or another;
To those who make you smile when you really need it;
To those who make you see the
Brighter side of things when you are really down;
To those whose friendship you appreciate;
To those who are so meaningful in your life.
   

Stay Happy without hurting somebody!

 
Don't count the years - count the memories
Courtesy---"anam ray" axbf1950@gmail.com
 
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SMS CORNER
A SMILE IS A WAY OF WRITING UR THOUGHTS ON  UR  FACE, TELLING OTHERS THAT THEY  R ACCEPTED,LIKED,& APPRECIATED.
SO HERE IS A BIG SMILE JUST FOR YOU.
GOOD MORNING.......
 
A GOOD PLAN OF TODAY IS BETTER THAN
A GREAT PLAN OF TOMORROW.
LOOK BACKWARD WITH SATISFACTION
AND LOOK FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE.
GOOD MORNING...
 
EXPRESS UR SELF SUCH THAT  UR  ENEMIES TOO REMEMBER U,
LAUGH SUCH THAT UR SADNESS TOO LAUGHS WITH  U,
LIVE UR LIFE SUCH THAT GOD TOO FEELS PROUD OF U.
GOOD MORNING......
 
IT IS NOT WHAT LIFE TAKES AWAY FROM U THAT  COUNTS.
IT IS WHAT U MAKE OF WHAT IS LEFT WITH  U
GOOD MORNING......
 
DON'T LET LIFE DISCOURAGE  U.
EVERY ONE WHO GOT WHERE HE/SHE IS,
HAD TO BEGIN  WHERE  HE/SHE WAS.
 
FACE  CHALLENGES  CONFIDENTLY THINKING:-
IF I CANNOT , WHO CAN...
BUT  AFTER WINNING B  HUMBLE ENOUGH TO SAY:-
IF I CAN , WHO CANNOT.
GOOD MORNING....
 
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