An expert in passing on the blame to everyone else but yourself.

Must read for all indians. Yesterday, a software guy welcomed his Japanese onsite coordinator to his office in Bengaluru, and it actually changed his life. Let him explain what happened.

"Soon after receiving him at the airport with formal pleasantries, I took him in our company cab, and in no time, we were already chugging along the busy roads of Bengaluru. As expected, we struck up a conversation starting with the weather, and gradually moved towards topics like development, cleanliness, etc. 

I think he initially hesitated to say this, but after some familiarity & comfort, he opened up & said that India has good talent but is unfortunately very underdeveloped. I was quick to remind him that India was actually a superpower till the 10th Century, and pointed out to him that this was all due to the 500 years of Mughal rule & 300 years of British rule, which broke our civilisation, and resulted in such an underdeveloped nation. I also started explaining to  him about all the forces breaking India to keep our nation backward. 

As I was explaining this, we were stuck in a traffic jam & I noticed him keenly observing a guy on the street spitting pan-masala right there. He asked me "You see how that guy made the street dirty? Is it because the Mughal rulers & the British taught him such habits 500 years ago?". 

Frankly, I had no answer and tried to mumble something. The very next moment, he saw a vehicle on the other side of the road jumping a traffic signal, leading to chaos & more traffic jam at the other side. He pointed it out to me and asked me "You see how that guy violated the traffic rule & caused a mess? Is it because the British taught him to break rules 300 years ago? Or is it the breaking India agents who are brainwashing him into breaking traffic rules?". 

My entire body became numb. I couldn't say anything. He told me "You guys seem to be an expert in passing on the blame to everyone else but yourself. It is you people who have no civic sense, no respect for rules, no respect for your surroundings, but you people know how to easily blame everything on some medieval rulers, British and breaking India agents etc. How many years has it been since you got independence? 70 years? Look at us. In 1945, our Hiroshima, Nagasaki and almost half of our country was completely destroyed, but within 20 years each of us owned responsibility, and developed. And here, even after 70 years, you guys are busy blaming others while the fault is actually within yourselves?". 

That's it. I had enough of it. I felt humiliated, really pissed off & remained silent throughout the journey. But at the end of the day, when I mentally revisited everything that happened & introspected, I felt that what he said was right. Unless we stop blaming others, and we ourselves gear up, become disciplined, respect our nation, respect rules, respect our surroundings, etc, we cannot improve. And this change should come from within us."

Magician - Insect was dropped in between the circles

"A young chap went to a soothsayer to inquire about the hope of his future.

Right before his eyes, the soothsayer drew two circles. One in white and the other in black. 

He then put a millipede in between the circles, saying "if the millipede crawls into the white circle, your future will be bright and very great,  but if it crawls into the black circle,  then you are finished and doomed! No future at all!".

As soon as the insect was dropped in between the circles, it began crawling towards the white circle. 

This chap was super-excited. 

But suddenly, as it got to the edge of the circle, it turned back and began crawling away from the white circle towards the black one. 

The boy watched as the insect progressively moved farther away from his desire to his doom.

Then, just when the insect got to the edge of the black  circle,  this chap stretched his hands, picked it up and quickly but carefully dropped it in the white circle. 

The soothsayer was taken aback. He had never seen anyone intervene in his own matter. Watching all the while, he asked the boy what he did and why he did what he did. 

The boy smiled and simply replied by saying "I cannot sit and watch my destiny go down the gloom doom! While I can still  do something about it and  to change its course.  My destiny is in my hands". 

He got up and left." 

Important:

This year, get the hell up, pick up the damn millipede and drop it where you want. The power to design and pilot your life is in your hands. You either sit down there, complain and feel someone owes you something or get up and determine the flow of your life. It's up to you.

This is not the year to look for miracles, create your miracles, conjure your own magic.

Face each and every day with magic from within....you'll never go wrong.

Have a great day !!!!

Sunflowers turn towards each other to share their energy

Good morning all.

Sunflowers  turn according to the position of the sun, in other words, they “chase the light.” You might already know this, but there is another fact that you probably do not know!

Have you ever wondered what happens on cloudy, rainy days when the sun is completely covered by clouds?

This is an interesting question, isn’t it?

Perhaps you think the sunflower withers or turns its head towards the ground. Is this what crossed your mind? 

Well, that’s incorrect!

This is what happens?

They turn towards each other to share their energy.

Nature’s perfection is amazing; now let’s apply this reflection to our lives. We all want this light and seek it in different ways: in our family, friends, religion, work and so on. But there are always going to be cloudy days, gloomy days, because there is no escaping them!

When this happens, most people become overwhelmed, low-spirited, and the most vulnerable ones, some-times, become depressed.How about following the example of the beautiful sunflowers supporting and em-powering each other. Nature has so much to teach us.

Wishing everyone a “Sun flower" trait of turning towards each other on their cloudy and gloomy days.

And may we be the sunflowers in each other’s lives

Attitude of gratitude - one small green cloth in his hand and become the guard

A sweet short story with a great lesson... worth reading....*

Nearby, a building construction work was going on. 

Lots of poor  labourers were working there and their small  children used to hold onto one another's shirt and play "train-train".

 Someone would become the engine and others would become bogies

 Every day these children used to take turns becoming the engine and bogies ... 

But there was  one small boy wearing only a half pant who used to hold one small green cloth in his hand and become the guard daily. 

So  once I went to him and asked him .."beta, don't u also wish to become an engine or a bogie some time ? 

He softly replied .." Sir , I don't have a shirt to wear so how will the other children catch me to make the train?

 I could see the slight wetness in his eyes..

But  It gave me a lesson.... he could have cried and sat at home and abused his parents for not affording to buy  him a shirt.

 But instead he chose another way to play and enjoy himself..

 In life, we don't get all things we desire and we keep complaining ..

I dont have a bike,  I don't have car , I don't have this or that etc...

Life is like that ....we need to make it beautiful  and be grateful for what we have ..

The wise man and his thoughtful answers

Once lived a very wise man in a village. He was very popular in that area as a man of wisdom. People used to come to him for any good advice.  

Once a visitor  came to know about him and wished to meet him. He went to his house. The gentleman welcome him and offered him seat. They had some conversation 

The gentleman was looking as if he was at his 40. Visitor asked, "How old are you?"

Gentleman replied, "I am 16 years old". 

Visitor was surprised at his answer. He thought, "He was already at his forty with balded head, but still he is hiding his age."

Visitor asked, "Who else there with you here?"

Gentleman replied, "Myself and my only son"

Visitor got pissed off with his answer. He thought, "I am seeing his wife and 3 Sons in the same house but still he is not telling the truth, What else can I expect from him? I must leave"

Then the visitor decided to leave. Then the gentleman asked him his purpose of visit. Visitor told him, "I am seeing that you are not telling the truth, I asked you your age and about your family both of them you lied."

Then the gentleman called his eldest son "Can you please come here?"

Son replied, "Is it fine if I come after sometime."

He called his second son and the similar answer. When he called his youngest son then immediately he came near him. 

He asked the Visitor "Can you know what is the real truth? Though I have 3 Sons, what is the use of them when they are not available when you need. Same thing for my wife". 

"How about your age then?" Visitor asked.

Though I am 46 years old, I have realised the the purpose of life only before 16 years of age and thereafter I started live a conscious live. What is the use of those age when you even do not know how and why you are living?

Maa - It is a concept

Whenever we say "Maa" or "Mother" or "Amma", immediately  our mind create a picture of a lady very close to us. Yes, in fact that is the personification of the concept Mother or Amma or Maa. Yes, You got it right, Mother is not just a lady who has given birth to us, rather it is a concept or "Tatva". 

The quality of extreme Caring, pure affection, ability to give life, true patience to maintain a life, ever ready for scarifies, whose heart is full of blessings for other, living life for other's sake etc are the traits under the concept Mother. Also there are some quality which must not be present to come under this tatva like they are a vacuum of hatred, passion. ego etc. 

That is the reason in Indian Culture we have given this respect not to just the Lady who has given us birther but also it is given to River like "Ganga Maiya", Earth like "Dharti Maa", Country like "Bharath Mata", Cow like "Gau mata" etc.  They are almost exhibit the quality of a mother. They completely live for others, They sacrifices their everything for others, they are fully dedicated and beneficial for others. They are the real well wishers  for others. They are the source of creation, they are the spirit of sustenance. 

In many cases we have seen even the male person as mother. If any body does not have a mother then the role of mother goes to the father. Suddenly the expression of the father changes towards to children as he became a dual role player. In Sanskrit there is a shlok "Ya devi Sarva bhute su matru rupena sansthita ....". The Matrutva feelings exists there everywhere, we all are having these quality of caring, setting things right etc. We may not have explored or identified that dimensions of our quality but when you closely observe that, if we are roaming in a garden if something is not placed correctly then we feel like doing it, sometime we do that and some time it is just a feelings. Setting this room up normally SAA does, however there will be multiple hands helping them. When we see an hungry person, or a careless children, we automatically get compassionate. This is the reflection of the motherly quality which within us. 

Not just the Human but also other creature animals, even the deadly poisonous snacks has this motherly quality, hence they grow their children well.  When an elephants walks and find any other small animals sleeping in it's way, it does not put his foot there. This is the same way a lot of sages live in forest. They are caring to each other and nobody do any harm to anyone apart from there basic need. If a Lion is not very hungry, it even does not kill a nearby Deer. Also many a times we have heard stories that sometime the lioness leave the baby deer although it is hungry. 

This motherly quality is there in anybody but how come only the lady has taken that name Mother. It is because they have the maximum of these qualities. Not only they have these qualities but also they are very conscious about that quality, also they keep exhibit that  quality throughout their life. A family runs around a mother. She may be the person who does not have any financial income, She may be the person who cannot even speak in English, But still she is the core of the Family. She is the force which binds the entire family together. Without her we cannot imagine a family. When we develop an friendly relation with a family if it is with the mother of the family then that is the true and complete relation. 

To run a family some pople should give some time, some people should give more time and some people should give full time. It is our well wishers, friends and relatives who give some time, it is we the other member of the family who gives more time and the Mother who gives full time to run the family. Hence the entire home is always under the consciousness level of the mother. 

It is the mother who has been given the highest respect in Indian culture. Hence our sanskrit sloka says "Janani, janmabhumischa, swargadapi gariyasi", mother and the mother land is greater then even heaven. 

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In Indian Culture the Swarupa of mother is Shakti. It is all the divine Power. In Sanskrit there is a Sloka "Ya devi sarva bhutesu Sakti rupena sansthita". That divine power exists everywhere in the form of Shakti or power. Anything to be active we need power

Mother story - Be Switzerland

Be Switzerland

On the first day of first grade, I stood by the front door with butterflies in my stomach. I voiced my biggest concern to my mother: “How will I make friends?” Crouching in front of me, she handed me advice I carry with me to this day: “Be Switzerland.” Be friends with everyone. Treat everyone equally and fairly. For all of my 20 years, I have lived by these words. Soon I will graduate and become a part of the real world. And on that first day, nervously facing new responsibilities, I know I will whisper two words to myself: “Be Switzerland.”

THE NEED NEVER GOES AWAY

“Mommy, you are a fairy,” I said. My mother laughed like tinkling bells. “I am serious, Mother. You know everything.” “My child, I try to answer as best as I can. When you grow older, you will not need me,” she said. “No, Mom, I will always need you. Nothing can change that,” I said. Her words echo in my heart as I look at the blue sky: “Dear daughter, nothing remains the same except the vast blue sky.” It has been ten years since I lost my fairy. Mom, you were wrong about one thing: I still need you.

- The life she had imagined was stolen in a heartbeat.