RIGHT LIFE DIRECTION

Life direction

 

(to 4 kids of slum dwellers).

 

I remember the day about 2 years back on which 3 little boys of the age of 6-7 years came to my home and knocked the door asking for alms.

 

I made them sit inside my office housed in my house.

 

They were very happy to sit on chairs.

 

 

Then I started lecturing them.

 

“Begging is a bad thing in this world. You are young children, gift of God. Why don’t you do something and go to schools?”

 

“Our parents are poor labor and they do not send us to school. Rather they ask us to beg and bring money. Father drinks a lot and mother quarrels a lot.” The youngest one told.

 

“Go and tell your parents we want to attend school.”

 

“Uncle on the name of school, papa starts beating, mother starts weeping.” Another one replied.

 

“Ok then don’t beg but do business.”

 

“Business!” All were looking towards one another in awe struck surprise.

 

“Yes, business.”

 

“But how can we do that. We don’t have money?” One of them said.

 

“Ok I will give you money.”

 

Next day I found the small kids sitting outside my door.

I came out and asked them to come inside. They did as directed.

 

They told me :

You were telling about business.

 Yes! Business.

 

I made 2 of them sit on my scooter and one stood in the front.
We went to the market, bought sugar canes from the market.
20 for Rs. 100/- . The vendor gave them 22 .
I told them : Now sit and sell for Rs. 10 each.
They sat whole of the day. They were smiling and laughing.
It was a new experience of useful life.

 And  by the evening all pcs of sugar canes were sold.

All the kids were very happy. Directly, the came to my home and reported like disciplined soldiers that they have sold all the sugarcanes. They were dancing and smiling. 

They had Rs. 220/- in total.
They earned profit of Rs. 120/-
Returned my Rs. 100/- and kept another Rs. 100/- with me for future business.
Rs. 20/ - they took for their own spending and enjoying.

 

They were very happy because today they had experienced new life of self-pride.
No abuses. No slaps from the people they begged from.

 

Whenever they met me  during these 2 years,  I encouraged them to go to school.

 

After 2 years:

 

They met me today at about 6.30 pm.

They met me and asked for note books and pencils.
I hugged them tightly and kissed them on the head saying :
"I am very happy you have joined school."

 

They told me further:
They were offered drugs by someone but they refused. "Very good", was my reply.
Now they go to temple too daily.

 

My eyes went up          to thank God.
I felt that small souls are now on the right track of life.
They will become responsible citizens.
Now no power on Earth can make them bad or criminals.
Their right consciousness is their guard. They need none to guide them now.
They now know what is "wrong" and what is "right" for them.

Drugs are the worst. Going to temple and living in the company of the good people itself is step towards "righteousness" and "spirituality".

The light of the consciousness has lighted in their minds.

 

They bought note books, pencils and erasers.

It all cost Rs. 170/- for 4 sets for 4 tiny tots.

 

They further told me that they are now asking all other children in their “Behra” ( the small houses or place where migratory poor labor lives) to go to school. School is a good place for children.

 

I was feeling happy:

I have got 4 messengers for spreading the message of goodness and education among tiny tots.

They have a long life to spread this message. Thank God – the merciful protector of ALL.

 

 

To win the race, slow down

To win the race, slow down

            An article published in The Tribune dated 14^th August, 2014  

            by Dr. Aditya Ratan, a Panchkula (Haryana-India) based consultant                  

            CARDIOLOGIST.

 

In today’s fast-paced world, it is a aptly said that stress is nothing but a socially acceptable form of mental illness. Stress often results from mismatch between expectations and abilities. Those who are stressed are likely to be unhealthy, less motivated and less productive. However, most of the stress can be easily managed.

 

Here are a few simple steps that will help.

 

• Don’t burden your brain with too many things to memorise. Keep a simple organizer diary handy or use your smartpone organizer apps to note down the to-do list for the day. Plan your day ahead. Keep separate time slots for work, meals, family and social calls. Keep your mind clutter-free by noting down even the smallest things like greeting someone on a birthday, anniversary or payment of bills etc.

 

• Visualise your work place as your playground and try to maintain a passion for work.

 

• Try to sneak in time for a power nap in the afternoon, which may be as little as 20 minutes. Don’t let others encroach upon your schedule.

 

• Avoid excessive use of social networking sites during your working hours.

 

• Appreciate, acknowledge and show your gratitude for every small work done by any co-worker. Don’t fret over unfinished tasks as it crates a negative atmosphere ad does not help any cause.

 

• Don’t throw your bags or push your kids away when you reach home. Your actual job starts as soon as you enter the house. The best de-stressor is spending quality time with the persons you love and care for the most.

 

• De-stressing is important but try to avoid electronic media for the purpose.  A few silent deep breaths or sitting in meditation can help you de-stress faster than you can imagine. It is rightly said that the best time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.

 

• Prioritize your work. Plan and do the important and necessary things first. There is no harm in organizing and delegating things that don’t require you in person.

 

• The first time to take up and finish the task in band is now. Meticulous planning is of no help unless acted upon. Don’t procrastinate

 

• Go for vacations often. Spend your weekends relaxing. Try not to bring your work home. Plan your week ahead.

 

• Inculcate a hobby and spend your leisure time in doing what you enjoy the most.

 

• Go with the rhythm of the nature. Dedicate your early morning for yoga, meditation or a long walk. Remain in the present moment. Listen to the chirping of the birds and enjoy the blessings of nature.

 

• Pamper yourself. Go for spas: head and body messages/workout in the gym. Shopping and rewarding yourself can be a big stress buster for some.

 

• Don’t get upset by the happenings around you. Remember the spiritual mantra: this too shall pass.

 

 

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Happiness

LIFE’S LESSONS:

 

“The Secret of Happiness”

 

 

A MERCHANT sent his son to learn the secret

of happiness from the wisest of men.

 

The YOUNG MAN wandered through the desert for

40 days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of

mountain.

 

There lived the sage that the young man was looking for.

 

However, instead of finding a holy man,

our hero entered a

room and saw a great deal of activity,

merchants coming and going,

people chanting in the corners,

a small orchestra playing sweet melodies,

 and there was a table laden with the most

delectable dishes of that part of the world.

The wise man talked to everybody,

and the young man had to wait for two hours

until it was time for his audience.

 

With considerable patience,

the Sage listened attentively to the reason for the boy’s visit,

told him that at that moment he did not have the time

 to explain to him the Secret of Happiness.

 

He suggested that the Youngman take a stroll

around his palace and come back into two hours’ time.

 

“However, I ask you a favour, “ he added,

handling the boy a teaspoon,

in which he poured two drops of oil.

 

“While you walk, carry this spoon

and

don’t let the oil spill.”

 

The young man began to climb up and down

the palace staircases, always keeping

his eyes fixed on the spoon.

 

At the end of two hours he returned

 to the presence of the wise man.

 

“So,” asked the wise man,

“did you see the Persian tapestries hanging in my dining room?

 Did you see the garden that the Master of Gardens

 took ten years  to create?

 

Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my library?”

 

Embarrassed, the young man confessed

that he had seen nothing.

 

His only concern was not to spill the drops

of oil that the wise man had entrusted to him.

 

“So, go back and see the wonders of my world,”

said the wise man.

 

“You can’t trust a man if you don’t know his house.”

 

Now at more ease,

 the young man took the spoon and strolled again

through the palace,

 

this time paying attention to all the works of the art

 that hung from the ceiling and walls.

 

He saw the gardens, the mountains all around

the palace, the delicacy of the flowers,

 the taste with which each work of art was placed in its niche.

 

 Returning to the sage, he reported in detail all that he had seen.

 

“But where are the two drops of oil that I entrusted to you,”

asked the Sage.

 

Looking down at the spoon,

the young man realized that he had spilled the oil.

 

“Well, that is the only advice I have to give you,”

the Sage said.

 

“The Secret of Happiness lies in looking at

all the wonders of the world

and

never forgetting the two drops of oil in the spoon.”

 

                                                            ----- The Alchemist by Paul Coetho.

 

Source: The Sunday Tribune, 27^th October, 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wings to fly.

Personal Development

             BE THE BEST

         JUDGE

    TO ALL THAT YOU DO AND BELIEVE IN.

THERE’S NO POINT BEING JUDGMENTAL TOWARDS OTHERS.

IT’S IN YOUR HANDS!!!

Skill

                TO PERFORM ANYTHING

                              

NEW

    You must sharpen the skill – 

                               you and your team has.

PREPARE YOURSELF!!!

Success

                            YOU NEED TO TAKE

   

                CHANCE

      TO EXPLORE AND EXPAND UNTIL YOU TRY

                  YOU WILL NEVER EXPLORE THE BEST.

YOU MUST TRY!!

            

TIME

Make right  use of  

            TIME

   One who does not care about time,

  Time does not care about him.

           SPEND IT WISELY!!

HOW TO GET A JOB

MY FIRST JOB   by Prof. P.K.Keshap

in Careers / Career Management    (submitted 2011-10-27)

HOW I GOT MY FIRST JOB?

Sukhwinder alias Sukhi (Real name withheld for privacy) is a son of a service man. His father retired after putting in about 38 years of service. His father got a large sum of money as retirement benefits. During his service, the father had been able to get his two sons educated. Sukhi is B.Tech and his elder brother is P.G.in Agril. Engineering.

The elder brother migrated to Canada from India and was a permanent resident there. Now Mr. Sukhi having passed the final year of B.Tech was dreaming of migration to Canada. Everyday, he used to quarrel with his father and accused his father that despite having worked for over 30 years, he could not develop a good network so that his son could get a good job.

The answer of the father was very simple, plain and direct. I have worked honestly in a department of Govt. of India and have worked with honor and pride. I can't go and ask anyone for the job.

Daily routine of Sukhi: Getting up early in the morning and directing mother to prepare good breakfast for him. Then, taking the motor cycle and start it for meeting the friends and acquaintances. During a month, 25 days, eat the lunch with friends and others. No information to parents. Parents always lived under fear and worried that this boy may not create a problem for them. The invisible scare could be well seen on the face of his mother though father always went on whining and cursing the son.

On the one side parents were worried about his future, on the other side they were under psycho pressure their son may not go astray and be anti-social or drug addict. In the evening, Sukhi will come and take the remote control of television and start it sleeping on the sofa.

Always directing mother to bring this or that; cook good, tasty eatables. Once father or mother asked about what he was doing, unending quarrel will start. The quarrel will culminate into heated arguments and then Sukhi will jump from sofa and run from the home. Many times, he told his parents, that he will leave the house and stay outside without food. He will die but will not come back.

Listening to this, mother used to panic and shed tears. She then started to quarrel with father and blamed him for bad behaviour and daily nagging of the young son.

One day, Mr. Bhatti a friend of the father, came to meet father of Sukhi. The helpless and hopeless father, fed up with the behaviour of the son opened up his heart to the friend. "Listen my dear friend, I have a big problem. My son is B.Tech in Computer Science and is sitting at home idle for the past 6 months. He asks me daily to arrange a job for him. How can I do that? I have worked in Government Department as an officer. I don't know what is Computer Science and he asks me for the job? I am totally troubled and confused. I thought I will enjoy my retired life, but this boy has turned my life into hell. Every day quarrel and blaming me for his life is really intolerable. I gave him 50% of the share of my bank balance and the sold off land but instead of using it for his own benefit, out of anger as a protest, he deposited the money in my account. This has pained me further. What should I do? Please suggest me. I shall be thankful to you if you could find a solution to this big problem."

Mr. Bhatti was sympathetic and lent his services to mentor the arrogant child. He told the father of Sukhi, " You make your son to visit me some day. I will mentor him." Father consulted the mother and mother agreed.

After some days of the visit of Mr. Bhatti, the father told the son that the job has been arranged and Sukhi can go to meet Mr. Bhatti with his bio-data.

The son was happy. He immediately went to internet café and got his bio-data made. With a 2 page bio-data, Sukhi reached at the residence of Mr. Bhatti.

After formal enquiries, Mr. Bhatti allowed Sukhi to come in and they both sat over a cup of tea. While having tea, the bio-data was scanned by Mr. Bhatti. He kept the bio-data aside and addressed Sukhi.

"Mr.Sukhi, you are B.Tech and sitting without job at home for the past 6 months."

"Yes uncle. My father has not used his influence to get me a job."

"Why don't you try?" asked Mr. Bhatti.

" I have given bio-data to more than 20 companies and offices but I have not received any call so far. Whosoever offers me a job, his salary is very low."

"How much?"

"Just Rs.3500 to 4000. Is this the value of a B.Tech person? I won't join less than Rs, 15000/- p.m."

" You are a fool. You are sitting at home and quarreling with father and mother. Entire day you are either going to meet friends or sitting on sofa to watch TV. This is depreciating your brain and education. Go and work even without salary. Working in some office means observing and listening to good and intelligent people. This means adding knowledge and value to your education. Your prospects of work will increase."

The suggestion appealed to Sukhi and the very next day, he joined an office from where he had received the call to join.

Sukhi had not completed a week, when a DSA of a bank visited his office. This DSA offered him Rs. 7000/-. Sukhi worked there for 10-12 days, when another DSA of another bank offered him Rs.15000/-

Sukhi did not resign but joined the job with this DSA.

Sukhi had worked with this DSA for about 15 days when a Software Development Company person came into his contact and that company asked him to develop a software.

Sukhi is an intelligent guy. He developed the software and the company paid him Rs. 20000/- and offered him a job. Sukhi again left the job and joined the software company. Sukhi did not bother to recover his dues from these 3 earlier employers.

Now within a period of 1-1/2 month Sukhi was Software Engineer. Sukhi used to work on internet. On internet, he went on searching jobs in Canada. His efforts brought fruits.

A company from Canada offered him a job. He migrated to Canada and is now earning Canandian $ 60000 (Rs. 18,00,000 per annum if translated in Indian Currency) Happy Sukhi now comes home from Canada and parents go to pick him up from the Airport. All are happy.

LESSON: 
Trees are born out of seeds. Dare and join the work at small pay and it will grow into big jobs.