Earn good karmas.....distribute umbrellas to poor at 25% ....of your cost....

Earn good karmas and do some small project:  When I was a child there was one good businessman in Bombay Mutual Building who used to buy 100 umbrellas and then offer same to ju. staff of all those in the building at much less price. My salute to him. Many of us can do that. Housing soc. and social orgs can do that for all maids, drivers, watchman, lift man etc.. Commercial offices can do that same. As CSR corporates can do in adivasi areas. Buy X  quantity at  heavy discount from a original source ( should be good quality minimum features) like manufacturer / importers. Then subsidise same for anyone earning less then Rs 10000/- ( I do not know how they survive with less then that income) and distribute.  Pl. send your name / org name if u follow this ( optional ) . Individuals can also do it for their domestic staff atleast. Pl. note  free is not valued so atleast charge 25%. Even I want to buy umbrellas for my Sr. citizens activity. I was given Rs 5000/- by my sister Pratima for a small but novel idea. I want to use same for this project from my Varishtha Nagrik Seva  Sanstha. If someone can recommend Umbrella manufacturer or importer then I will be highly obliged.

I tell myself: "How amazing am I ?! "

Um wow...

A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and beautiful woman. The caption was "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"

The story goes, a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way:

"Dear people, whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals, curious humans), they are sexually active and raise their children with great tenderness.
They entertain like crazy with dolphins and eat lots of prawns. They swim all day and travel to fantastic places like Patagonia, the Barents Sea or the coral reefs of Polynesia.
They sing incredibly well and sometimes even are on cds. They are impressive and dearly loved animals, which everyone defend and admires.

Mermaids do not exist.

But if they existed, they would line up to see a psychologist because of a problem of split personality: woman or fish?
They would have no sex life and could not bear children.
Yes, they would be lovely, but lonely and sad.
And, who wants a girl that smells like fish by his side?

Without a doubt, I'd rather be a whale.

At a time when the media tells us that only thin is beautiful, I prefer to eat ice cream with my kids, to have dinner with my husband, to eat and drink and have fun with my friends.

We women, we gain weight because we accumulate so much wisdom and knowledge that there isn't enough space in our heads, and it spreads all over our bodies.
We are not fat, we are greatly cultivated.
Every time I see my curves in the mirror, I tell myself: "How amazing am I ?! "

be grateful to those people who contribute to our success

This about Mr. Zavere Poonawala who is a well-known Parsee industrialist in Pune, India. He had this driver named Ganga Datt with him for the last 30 years on his limousine, which was originally owned by Acharya Rajneesh.

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Ganga Datt passed away recently and at that time Mr. Poonawala was in Mumbai for some important work. As soon as he heard the news, he canceled all his meetings, requested the driver’s family to await him for the cremation and came back to Pune immediately by a helicopter.

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On reaching Pune, he asked the limo to be decorated with flowers as he wished Ganga Datt should be taken in the same car which he himself had driven since the beginning. When Ganga Datt’s family agreed to his wishes, he himself drove Ganga Datt from his home up to the ghat on his last journey.

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When asked about it, Mr. Poonawala replied that Ganga Datt had served him day and night, and he could at least do this being eternally grateful to him. He further added that Ganga Datt rose up from poverty and educated both his children very well. His daughter is a Chartered accountant and that is so commendable.

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His comment in the end, is the essence of a successful life in all aspects:

“Everybody earns money which is nothing unusual in that, but we should always be grateful to those people who contribute to our success. This is the belief, we have been brought up with, which made me do, what I did”.

An inspiring example of humanity ……

Thanks for getting 66 A scrapped.......Ninad and Shreya.....Thnaks

My message to Ad Ninad Laud and  Ad Shreya Singhal: Hats off to u and Shreya. Congrats. v r obliged. Atleast file one such PIL in every 3 years and serve the country. U do not need to visit any religious place or charities. Such work is more then any punya karma.

share life and the love...inspite of they being thrash

The world-renowned psychologist, Sigmund Freud, died at the age of 83, a bitter and disillusioned man.

Though he was one of the most influential thinkers,
Freud had little compassion for the common person.

In 1918, he wrote, “I have found little that is good about human beings on the whole. In my experience most of them are trash, no matter whether they publicly subscribe to this or that ethical doctrine or to none at all” (Veritas Reconsidered, p. 36).

As a result of his bitterness toward humanity, Freud died friendless!

Many of his loyal followers had even abandoned him, not out of psychological disagreements-
- but because they were disillusioned with how bitter he had become.

- your relationships with people are some of the most valuable commodities you’ll ever have.

Yet many, as they grow older, tend to become like Freud: bitter, angry, and cynical toward others.

But as you grow in your faith-
- you can be the exact opposite as the joy of the Lord overcomes your life more and more every day.

So nourish your friendships and keep people close.
They’re some of the most important things you can have in life!

Pray that God would surround you with good friends with whom you can share life and the love.

experience the difficulties of those who contributed to make your life.....

A young man went to seek an important position at a large printing company. He passed the initial interview and was going to meet the director for the final interview. The director saw his resume, it was excellent. And asked, '
- Have you received a scholarship for school?' The boy replied, " No '.
-' It was your father who paid for your studies? '
-' Yes.'- He replied.
-' Where does your father work? '
-' My father is a Blacksmith'
The Director asked the young to show him his hands.
The young man showed a pair of hands soft and perfect.
-' Have you ever helped your parents at their job? '
-' Never, my parents always wanted me to study and read more books. Besides, he can do the job better than me.
The director said:
-' I have got a request: When you go home today, go and wash the hands of your father and then come see me tomorrow morning.'

The young felt his chance to get the job was high.
When he returned to his house he asked his father if he would allow him to wash their hands.
His father felt strange, happy, but with mixed feelings and showed their hands to his son. The young washed his hands, little by little. It was the first time that he noticed his father's hands were wrinkled and they had so many scars. Some bruises were so painful that his skin shuddered when he touched them.
This was the first time that the young man recognized what it meant for this pair of hands to work every day to be able to pay for his study. The bruises on the hands were the price that he payed for their education, his school activities and his future.
After cleaning his father's hands the young man stood in silence and began to tidy and clean up the workshop. That night, father and son talked for a long time.

The next morning, the young man went to the office of the director.
The Director noticed the tears in the eyes of the young when He asked him: -' Can you tell me what you did and what you learned yesterday at your house?'
The boy replied: -' I washed my father's hands and when I finished I stayed and cleaned his workshop '
-' Now I know what it is to appreciate and recognize that without my parents , I would not be who I am today . By helping my father I now realize how difficult and hard it is to do something on my own. I have come to appreciate the importance and the value in helping the family.

The director said, "This is what I look for in my people. I want to hire someone who can appreciate the help of others , a person who knows the hardship of others to do things, and a person who does not put money as his only goal in life". ' You are hired '.

A child that has been coddled, Protected and usually given him what he wants, develops a mentality of " I have the right ' and will always put himself first, ignoring the efforts of their parents. If we are this type of protective parent are we really showing love or are we destroying our children?
You can give your child a big house , good food , computer classes , watch on a big screen TV . But when you're washing the floor or painting a wall , please let him experience that too.
After eating have them wash the dishes with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you have no money to hire someone to do this it's because you want to love them the right way . No matter how rich you are, you want them to understand. One day your hair will have gray hair, like the father of this young man.
The most important thing is that your child learns to appreciate the effort and to experience the difficulties and learn the ability to work with others to get things done. "

I know for sure these troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children

This is a story.... 

I hired a plumber to help me repairs at an old farmhouse. He already had a rough and tiresome day. 
* a flat tire 
* his electric drill fault 
* his old car break down. 
* his tiffin was spoilt 
* he lost his wallet 
* his bank was calling for loan repayments 

In all the tension and stress he finished my repairs. 

Since his car broke down, I drove him home. While I drove him home, he sat silently, but I can mark his agony and restlessness. 

On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands and closed his eyes. 

When the door opened, he was smiling and happy. In seconds he underwent an amazing transformation. 

He hugged his two small children, gave his wife a kiss, laughed, and never even slightly make them feel the troubles that he had encountered that day. 

I was astonished, aback and curious. Seeing my inquisitive eyes he told “Oh, that's my Trouble Tree. My best friend. 
My trouble carrier for the night”. He replied. “I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again.” He smiled and shared secret that “when I come out in the morning to pick 'em up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging there the night before !!” 

Life may be a burden of worries, but there is a way to keep our loved ones untouched from these worries. 

Time will heal every wound. 

Spreading happiness to our loved ones also in turn relieves us of stress. 

TOUGH TIMES DON'T LAST , BUT TOUGH PEOPLE DO.