COULD A LITTLE GLEAM BE ALL THAT IT WOULD SEEM

"Could a Little Gleam Be All That It Would Seem"

Please give me a little shimmer
for one whose lights
gone dimmer.
Could a little gleam
be all that it
would seem?

I, myself a bit artful
shall enjoy
a sprinkle of sparkle.
To set the mood just right
throw off a ray
of light.

The warmth from a candle's glow
shall have more softness
burning low.

Allow its radiance to be steady,
for it has flickered
enough already!

Remember, it was the light
from a special star
that the wise men
followed far.
 

                                        Sandy Wyllie

Hope

After a dark period,

The light always returns.

Now you can face a

New phase of renewal in life.

Source:

 I Ching dated 27^th September, 2013.

TRUE EDUCATION:

by Swami Vivekananda

Bring light to the poor; 

and bring more light to the rich, 

for they require it more than the poor. 

Bring light to the ignorant, 

and more light to the educated, 

for the vanities of the education 

of our time are tremendous.

                                                                                III   247

Addition by Prof P.K.Keshap:

Hard skills are good for profession. 

But soft skills are more important for living in society. 

Nobody cares how much you know

 until he knows how much you care.

 Life is a formal school and we humans learn 

something new each and every moment of the day

till the last day of our lives from all humans, animals, 

ecology and environment.

For learning listening is most important. 2 ears one mouth

means 66% listening and 33% talking.

Learning is a life long process. 

Knowingly or unknowingly

willingly or unwillingly

we learn from our interaction with others or our 

environment.  

Schools/colleges/universities teach hard skills 

but most of the soft skills are self learnt from our culture, 

family and environment at large. No coach. 

Hit and try method works. So, love to learn. 

We are our own coaches and trainers.

We have been given one body. 

Whether to hate it or love is our choice.

 If we love it, many deceases – mental and physically- are eliminated. 

If we hate it, we don’t need external enemies, we have internal enemies. i

External enemies can be fought with weapons 

but internal enemies can only be fought  with mindful living 

and positive affirmations.

Osho says:

 Accept yourself in absolute totality and celebrate yourself. 

Never compare. Comparison is hell. 

Believing in yourself, we can achieve what we wish. 

Biggest problem is that we don’t know who we are, 

what we are and what is the purpose of our existence 

on planet Earth. 

All holy scriptures say:

Know thyself and you will know the world.

World is nothing but your mental creation.

Don't feed your mind with discouraging or negative thoughts.
See the beauty in the world and the beauty within yourself,
you will grow beautiful mentally and physically.

Education enables a person to earn livelihood

but self-learning enables a person to earn a fortune. 

Self-learning includes soft skills too.

Soft skills are about 60 in number,

Most of them are learnt by individuals themselves.

Situations are 10% and 90% is our reaction to situation.
Whether to react or not is our choice that can make us happy or unhappy.

Emerson's words must be remembered always:

What lies behind and
what lies before matters not
as compared to what lies
WITHIN.

Rejection is a part of success.
Series of rejections when reflected upon by continuous soul searching
results in improvement for self-development. More learning, more failures,
more lessons, more success.

Mentally weak bog down from failures while mentally strong get up,
learn a lesson from failure and do not quit but continue. In the end, they win.
Good lesson: Start from scratch. Keep on scratching and it will shine.

Conquering the Everest (highest peak in the world)
a person is able to conquer any goal to fulfill dreams.

Faith

A little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in

the closet.

She poured 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 toRexall'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 cost s.'

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 Mommysays 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 audible.

'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 miracle you need.'

That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed free of
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.

In our lives, we never know how many miracles we will need.

A miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a higher law.
I know you'll keep the ball moving!

Here it goes. Throw it back to someone who means something to you!

A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end. It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends. But the treasure inside
for you to see is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me.

Today I pass the friendship ball to you.

Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you.

MY OATH TO YOU...

When you are sad.....I will dry your tears.

When you are scared.....I will comfort your fears.

When you are worried......I will give you hope.

When you are confused.....I will help you cope.

And when you are lost...and can't see the light, 

I shall be your beacon...shining ever so bright.

This is my oath.....I pledge till the end.

Why you may ask?....Because you're my friend.

Signed: GOD

Source: An email from Harinder Sraw.

LOVE

Love is universal.

Like heat, light, electricity or magnetism,

it is a form of universal energy.

God’s force which shows itself

in smiles and laughter,

in kindness and charity in gentleness,

invisible.