A very valuable lesson...

Navjot Singh Sidhu once shared an anecdote of a one day international against West Indies in 1988. It was his third tournament and Sachin Tendulkar's second. To give you a little context, it was a wet pitch and as you may know, the West Indies players were HUGE!

 

Sidhu very desperately asked the then captain, Azharuddin to do him one favour and win the toss because batting on the wet pitch was going to be a huge challenge!

 

As the coin was flipped for the toss, Azharuddin indicated to Sidhu to pad up because they had lost the toss!

 

Frightened of the massive West Indies bowlers and concerned about how they would face them, Sidhu and Tendulkar started their walk to the pitch.

 

Sidhu asked Tendulkar, "What are we going to do?" The 16-year-old Tendulkar, in his squeaky voice simply replies, "we'll play." Sidhu then asks who will face the first over? Tendulkar very cheekily says you face and quickly walks over to the other side of the pitch.

 

Left with no choice, Sidhu gets ready to face Curtly Ambrose. He bowled 7 balls, of which 6 hit Sidhu on various parts of his body and none even touched the bat and one was a no-ball.

 

Before the second over began, Sidhu and Tendulkar had a quick chat, and Sidhu said, "this guy is so huge that the balls seem to be dropping from the sky! As soon as it bounces, I'm left confused about which way it will go! What are you going to do?” Once again, Tendulkar in his squeaky voice says, "I'll play."

 

The second over was to be bowled by Ian Bishop, a massive, mountain of a man. When he ran, the earth seemed to move. Ian Bishop starts his run-up and delivers and to Sidhu's surprise, Tendulkar runs towards the ball and receives it as a full toss and whacks a sixer!

 

Stunned, Sidhu asks Sachin, "What did you do?" Tendulkar simply says, "You said it's difficult to judge the ball after it bounces so I didn't let it bounce."

 

What I'm trying to explain through this simple example is how a champion's mindset works.

 

Their thought process is not "it's so difficult, how will I do it?"

 

Their thought process is "yes, it's difficult, how can I accomplish it?"

 

It's the mindset that sets a champion apart from the crowd.

 

Always remember, your thoughts create your habits which create your character which builds your destiny.

 

An important lesson to be learned for one to progress from being a Manager to being a LEADER, especially so very relevant to me.

 

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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

John was a very dull boy. His peers called him "Father of fools"

When he was in a Private school he got the following results:

Maths = 2%

English = 5%

Science = 0%

Social sciences = 1%

He was taken to a government school and got the following results;

Maths = 0%

English = 1%

Science = 0%

Social sciences = 0%

His parents were very disappointed but still decided to put him in a Catholic school even though they were not catholic.

The First term John passed and was the  first in the class.

Maths = 90%

English = 93%

Science = 95%

Social sciences = 89%

His parents could not believe it.

They asked him how he managed to pass and he said;

*"When I saw  a man nailed on the cross at every corner of the school building, I knew that these teachers don't joke with students here, they will nail me too''*

😂😂😂😂😂😂

 _*The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.*_

Watch this till the end, a must watch!!!

 

Watch till the end!

you will not be disappointed.

Do not mess with the Management...

A king had 10 wild dogs.

He used them to torture and kill any minister that misguided him.

A minister once gave an opinion which was wrong and which the king didn’t like at all… 

So he ordered that the minister to be thrown to the dogs.

The minister said, 

"I served you loyally 10 years and you do this..?

The king was unrelenting.

Minister pleaded"Please give me 10 days before you throw me to the dogs"

The king agreed. 

In those 10 days the minister went to the keeper of the dogs and told him he wanted to serve the dogs for the next 10 days… 

The guard was baffled… 

But he agreed. 

So the minister started feeding the dogs, caring for them, washing them, providing all sorts of comfort for them.

So when the 10 days were up… 

The king ordered that the minister be thrown to the dogs as sentenced . 

When he was thrown in, 

everyone was amazed at what they saw..

The dogs were wagging their tails playing with the condemned minister..licking his feet.

The king was baffled at what he saw. ” what happened to the dogs? !!!” He growled.

The minister then said;” 

I served the dogs for only 10 days and they didn’t forget my service…

Yet I served you for 10 years and you forgot all at the first mistake!”… 

The king realised his mistake 

and 

Replaced the dogs with crocodiles !!

Moral : Once Management has targeted you ... That's Final...

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The Tragic Hero.

There was a farmer who had a horse and a goat…..One day, the horse became ill. So he called the veterinarian, who said:

"Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I'll come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we're going to have to put him down.

Nearby, the goat listened closely to their conversation.

The next day, they gave the horse the medicine and left.

The goat approached the horse and said: “Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they're going to put you to sleep!”

On the second day, they again gave the horse the medicine and left.

The goat came back and said: "Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die!

Come on, I'll help you get up. Let's go! One, two, three..."

On the third day, they came to give the horse the medicine and the vet said:

"Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise,

the virus might spread and infect the other horses".

After they left, the goat approached the horse and said: "Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up! That's it, slowly! Great!

Come on, one, two, three... Good, good. Now faster, come on...... Fantastic! Run, run more! Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you're a champion...!!!"

All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting: It's a miracle! My horse is cured. We must have a grand party. Let's kill the goat...!!!

Nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, or who's actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen.

LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT RECOGNITION IS A SKILL...!!!

50 years hence?

_*50 Years Ago..*_

*50 years ago,* children were gentle with their parents. Today parents have to be gentle with their children.

*50 years ago,* everyone wanted to have children. Today many people are afraid of having children.

*50 years ago,* children respected their parents. Now parents have to respect their children.

*50 years ago,* marriage was easy but divorce was difficult. Nowadays it is difficult to get married but divorce is so easy.

*50 years ago*, we got to know all the neighbors. Now we are strangers to our neighbors.

*50 years ago,* people had to eat a lot because they needed the energy to work hard. Now we are afraid to eat fatty foods for fear of the cholesterol.

*50 years ago,* villagers were flocking to the city to find jobs. Now the town people are fleeing from the stress to find peace.

*50 years ago,* everyone wanted to be fat to look happy ... Nowadays everyone diets to look healthy.

*50 years ago*, rich people pretended to be poor. Now the poor are pretending to be rich.

*50 years ago*, only one person worked to support the whole family. Now all have to work to support one child.

*50 years ago,* people loved to study and read books ... now people love to update Facebook and read their whatsapp messages.

_*And 50 years hence ?? 🤔*_

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Bhagavat Gita and Vishnu Saharanama.

Very interesting 

The difference between Bhagavat Gita and Vishnu Saharanama.

     ( from Vimala Raghuram ) 

Why do spiritual doctors prescribe chanting Vishnusahasranama more than reading Bhagavat Gita?

Bhagavat Gita is the quintessence of Mahabharata and a sermon by Sri Krishna, while Vishnu Sahasra Nama is a prayer sung by Bheeshma as his parting message to Pandavas. 

Actually Krishna himself requested Bheeshma to reveal these stotras to Pandavas.  

Bheeshma surprised, questioned Krishna “why are you choosing me at this stage in my life for this, while you yourself could do this?”

Then the Lord clarified : “Mine is like water of the ocean, which is not potable. When the message is through you, it is like rain from the cloud formed out of water from the ocean. This of course can quench the thirst. Moreover, I am the quintessence of Vedas. Whatever I say would appear as though I am extolling myself.  On the other hand, if you, a realised soul, speak about it, it has universal acceptance."

*Bhagavat Gita is the root of the tree, while Vishnusahasranama is the fruit*

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Heart Touching Story.

It was getting dark.  Someone was calling from behind the locked iron gate.  Wondering who it could be I came out.  An elderly person was standing behind the gate. The clothes wrinkled and with a small bag in his hand he appeared to have travelled some distance coming here.  Looking into a small piece of paper in his hands he enquired, “Isn’t this Anand, Number 8, Yogananda Street, my son?”

"Yes, I am Anand and this is the address.  And you…”, I mumbled.  Slightly shivering and moistening his dry lips with the tongue he replied, handing over the letter,

“Babu, I am your father’s friend.  I am coming from your village.  Your father gave me this letter and advised that I seek help from you”.

Taking that letter from him, exclaiming “father?”, I eagerly read that letter. “Dear Anand, blessings to you.  The person carrying this letter is my friend. His name is Ramayya.  Works hard. A few days ago, his only son died in an accident. He is running around seeking compensation.  That would help him and his wife to pull along with the other meagre income.  I am sending the police reports after the accident, the compensation affidavits given by the Travel Agents and other relevant papers.  He was told that the final payment may be collected in the Head Office.  This is his first visit to Hyderabad and he is a stranger.  I am hoping that you would be able to help him.  Take care of your health.  Visit us at your earliest convenience.  Your loving father”.

Ramayyagaru was standing watching me.  I thought for a moment and invited him inside.  Giving him some water to drink, I enquired, “did you have anything to eat?”.  He replied, “No, my son.  As the journey got delayed, I ate the two fruits that I brought with me.”

Going inside I prepared four dosas and served them with pickles.  Saying, “you please eat”, I went out and made a couple of calls and returned.  When I returned, I found that he had finished the tiffin and was sitting with a few papers in his hand.  There was a photo of his deceased son.  The boy was handsome and young.  May be 22 years.  My eyes moistened.
“He is my only son.  Those who were born before him died due to various other causes. He was the only one we have.  Mahesh was his name. He studied well and got a job.  Assuring us that he will take care of us and we would get over all hardships he took up the job.  On the fateful day he was involved in a road accident while crossing the road. Died on the spot.  Not wishing to take compensation in the name of the deceased son we were initially reluctant.  But day by day, I am becoming weak and my wife too is not doing well.  With your father’s insistence I came here. Saying my son will help, he sent me with this letter”, he concluded.

“Fine. It’s late now. Take rest”.  Saying this I too slept.

Next morning, we got ready, had coffee at home and started. Finishing breakfast on the way, we reached the Office address mentioned in the documents. “Anand, I will take care of the rest.  You attend to your office work” said Ramayyagaru. “No issue.  I have taken leave for today”, I replied. Being with him I got the compensation paid to him. “Thank you, dear son.  My wife is alone at home and I will go back home”, said the old man.  “Come, I will drop you at the bus-stand and see you off.”  I took him to the bus-stand, got him a ticket, bought a few fruits to eat on the way.

He said with joy in his eyes, he said, “Anandbabu, taking leave for my sake you helped me a lot.  Soon after going home I will narrate everything to your father and thank him too.”

Smiling and holding his hands I explained, “I am not your friend’s son Anand. I am Aravind. You came to the wrong address.  That Anand’s house is another 2 km away.  You were already tired and I didn’t have the heart to tell you the truth.  I called the number in your letter and enquired.  His wife said that Anand had gone out of town on some work.  I called your friend and told him too.  He felt very sad.  Once I assured him that I will take care he felt good.  The loss you have suffered is irreparable.  But I felt that I should help you.  That I did it gives me greatest pleasure.”  As the bus moved, holding my hands Ramayya left with tears of gratitude in his eyes.  “God bless you, my child”, were his parting words.  That is enough for me, I thought. 

My father passed away fifteen year earlier.  Now looking at Ramayyagaru I felt my father has returned. Looking up at the sky I thought my father must be somewhere there. “Dad, did you come in this form to check my progress in life!  Sending me a letter, were you testing me whether I would help or not?  Born to a great father like you, as a son I have performed by duty.  Are you happy?”  Tears of joy flooded my eyes.

“Have an intention to help. Nature will work out the way.”

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Ganesa Chathurthi message from Sadguru Swami Bodhananda ji Maharaj

Ganesa Chathurthi message from Sadguru Swami Bodhananda ji Maharaj
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The Hindus world over celebrate Vinayaka Chaturthi on the 5th of September, the fourth day of the waxing moon, in the month of Bhadrapada. The celebrations continue for ten days till the 14th day of the bright moon. Devotees make clay images of Ganesha, do prana pratishta,  and worship the Lord of Obstacles offering modakam, durva and red hibiscus flowers. On the fourteenth day the idol is immersed in nearby river, lake or ocean.

Thus what is invoked from the universal consciousness is reversed back to the same source. Replaying the cosmic cycle of creation, celebration and dissolution. All rituals are a recreation of this eternal cycle of becoming and unbecoming; birth and death, day and night. Knowing this cyclical nature of existence is freedom, going through this roller coaster ride without losing self is spirituality.

We are a unique paradox. On one side we are infinite consciousness and on the other we are tiny specks of matter floating in the vast cosmos. Consciousness riding on matter and matter floating in consciousness. The eater becoming the eaten. A snake swallowing its own tail. Ganesha creates obstacles and removes obstacles. As though it is all a play. Life is just a game of plug and play. Isn’t spirituality  being  playful?

Ganesha has big belly, big ears, flexible trunk, broken tusk, mischievous eyes and He rides on a tiny robust mouse. What do we learn by the worship of this intriguing icon? Ability to digest complex data, willingness to listen stories of others, flexibility in opinions, humility in accomplishments, child like curiosity and encompassing wisdom!  

May Lord Siddhi Vinayaka bring prosperity, peace and loving unity to humanity and bless each one of us with personal transformation.

SWAMI BODHANANDA

Positives in Negatives

A young woman was sitting at her dining table, worried about taxes to be paid, house-work to be done and to top it all, her extended family was coming over for festival lunch the next day. She was not feeling very thankful at that time.

As she turned her gaze sideways, she noticed her young daughter scribbling furiously into her notebook.

“My teacher asked us to write a paragraph on “Negative Thanks giving” for homework today.”
said the daughter.

“She asked us to write down things that we are thankful for, things that make us feel not so good in the beginning, but turn out to be good after all.”

With curiosity, the mother peeked into the book. This is what her daughter wrote:

“I’m thankful for Final Exams, because that means school is almost over.

I’m thankful for bad-tasting medicine, because it helps me feel better.

I’m thankful for waking up to alarm clocks, because it means I’m still alive.”

It then dawned on the mother, that she had a lot of things to be thankful for!

She thought again…

She had to pay taxes but that meant she was fortunate to be employed.

She had house-work to do but that meant she had a shelter to live in.

She had to cook for her many family members for lunch but that meant she had a family with whom she could celebrate.

Moral:
We generally complain about the negative things in life but we fail to look at the positive side of it.

What is the positive in your negatives? Look at the better part of life today and make ur everyday a great day.

Be happy and blessed always.... 🌹

The Power of Mind...

The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old-fashioned, pot-bellied coal stove. A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day, to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.

One morning, they arrived to find the schoolhouse engulfed in flames. They dragged the unconscious little boy out of the flaming building, more dead than alive. He had major burns over the lower half of his body and was taken to a nearby county hospital.

From his bed, the dreadfully burned semi-conscious little boy faintly heard the doctor talking to his mother. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die – which was for the best, really – for the terrible fire had devastated the lower half of his body.

But the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his mind that he would survive. Somehow, to the amazement of the physician, he did survive. When the mortal danger was past, he again heard the doctor and his mother speaking quietly. The mother was told that since the fire had destroyed so much flesh in the lower part of his body, it would almost be better if he had died, since he was doomed to be a lifetime cripple with no use at all of his lower limbs.

Once more the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a cripple. He would walk. But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just dangled there, all but lifeless.

Ultimately he was released from the hospital. Every day his mother would massage his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control, nothing. Yet his mental power and will, that he would walk was as strong as ever.

When he wasn’t in bed, he was confined to a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him.

He worked his way to the white picket fence bordering their lot. With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then, stake by stake, he began dragging himself along the fence, resolved that he would walk. He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence. There was nothing he wanted more, than to develop life in those legs.

Ultimately through his daily massages, his mental power, his iron persistence and his resolute determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk haltingly, then to walk by himself – and then – to run.

He began to walk to school, then to run to school, to run for the sheer joy of running. Later in college he made the track team. Still later in Madison Square Garden, this young man who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run – this determined young man, *Dr. Glenn Cunningham,* ran the world’s fastest mile.

On June 16, 1934, Glenn Cunningham ran the mile in 4:06.8 minutes, breaking the world’s record. His effort portrays that whatever you want to create in your life with the power of mind, is yours for the making.

*Lesson:* The human mind has potential beyond imagination. As the Bhagwad Gita says, "One's own mind is one's own friend or enemy."  It is a powerful instrument which can either bind or liberate. The catch is, to realize it's potential and use it well. 🙏

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Shunya - Vishnu Sahasranamam

One of the “namas” in the Vishnu Sahasranamam is the name “shunyah” given to Vishnu, which appears in sloka No. 79

The Sanskrit word “shunya” means zero, nullity , cipher,  emptiness.

It would strike anyone as extremely odd that the Sahasranamam should choose to call Lord Vishnu as Zero! 

You can understand God being called eka, the One Supreme Being. The essence of all monistic theism lies in the belief that God is One.

You can understand too God being addressed as “ananthaha” the Infinite, as in the Sahasranamam stanza 70.

Since God is Immeasurable it seems plainly alright to name Him “ananthaha” the Infinite.  But how is one to explain hailing the Almighty as “shunyah” the Cipher?

There is a view that “If Infinity is immeasurable, so is Zero”. Mathematically speaking, one could define zero to be anti-infinity.  If Infinity is immeasurable plenitude, Zero  is immeasurable emptiness. 

If you were to imagine, say, an interminable series of values, from zero to infinity, floating somewhere out there in endless space, then, surely, Zero would be at one end of it while Infinity would be found at the other end, wherever, that is, the two ends may be found, if at all.  And if you reflect upon it deeply, that would make out Zero  and lnfinity  to be two sides of the same un-graspable coin.

By the same logic, you might say the Sanskrit “ananthaha” and “shunyah” might seem antonymous but in reality they mean the same thing. Hailing God Almighty as “Lord Infinity” is hence no different from hailing Him “Lord Zero”.

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Bottle - then and now...

Life is Same!!!

20 years back - School bag.
Today                - Office bag.

20 years back - Lekhak Note book.
Today               - HP Note book.

20 years back - Hero Ranger.
Today               - Hero Honda.

20 years back - Half pants.
Today               - Full pants.

20 years back - Playing with plastic car running on battery & remote.
Today               - Playing with metal car running on petrol and gear.

20 years back - Scared of Teachers and exams.
Today               - Scared of Bosses and targets.

20 years back - Wanting to be class topper.
              Today  - Wanting to be 'Employee of the month'.

20 years back - Quarterly exams.
Today               - Quarterly results.

20 years back - Annual School Magazine.
Today              - Company Annual Report.

20 years back - Annual exams.
Today              - Annual appraisals.

20 years back - Pocket money.
Today               - Salary.

20 years back - Running after grades and prize cups.
Today               - Running after incentives and promotions.

20 years back - Craving for the latest toy in the market.
Today               - Craving for the latest gadget in the market

20 years back - Eager to watch the latest cartoon show.
Today              - Eager to watch the latest blockbuster.
20 years back - Crush on class mate.
Today              - Crush on colleague.

20 years back - Fruity.
Today              - Brandy.

So essentially nothing has changed except your Age....!!😝😝

*SOME DAY & ONE DAY*

_LOVELY..... A MUST READ!_

_A friend of mine opened his wife's wardrobe and picked up a silk paper wrapped package._

_"This," he said, "isn't any ordinary package."_

_He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box and silk satin dresses inside._

_"She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is it."_

_He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died._

_He turned to me and said, "never save something for a 'special occasion'. Every day in your life is a *'Special occasion'"*_
👉
_I still think those words changed my life._

_Now I read more and clean less._I sit on the porch without worrying about anything._

_I spend more time with my family, and less at work._

*_I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through._*

_I no longer keep anything._

_I use crystal glasses every day._

_I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it._

*_I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to._*

_The words *'Someday....' and ' One Day...'*are fading away from my dictionary._

_If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now._

_I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell._

_*Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.*_

_Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one._

_If you're too busy to send this out to other people and you say to yourself that you will send it 'One of these days', remember that *'One day' is far away... or might never come.....*_

Always THANK GOD!

A Construction Supervisor from 16th Floor of a Building was calling a Worker on Ground Floor.

Because of noise the Worker did not hear his Call.

To draw Attention, the Supervisor threw a 10 Rupee Note in Front of Worker.

He picked up the Note, put it in His Pocket & Continued to Work.

Again to Draw Attention the Supervisor threw 500 Rupee Note & the Worker did the same,

Now the Supervisor picked a small Stone & threw on the Worker.

The Stone hit the Worker.

This time the Worker looked Up & the Supervisor Communicated with Him.

This Story is same as to our 'LIFE'...

God wants to Communicate with Us, but We are Busy doing our Worldly Jobs.

Then, he give Us Small Gifts & Big Gifts......

We just keep them without looking from Where We Got it.
We are the Same.
Just keeping the gifts without Thanking him,

We just say We are LUCKY.

And when we are Hit with a Small Stone, which We call PROBLEMS, then only We look Up & Communicate with him.

Thats why it is said. .....

He gives, gives and forgives 
And
We get, get and forget.......

😊Always thank God

Attitude matters!

*SUPERB ATTITUDE*.

_Pls read this story._

This story is about a person working with a freezer plant. It was almost the day end. Everyone had packed up to check out. A technical snag developed in the plant and he went to check.

By the time he finished it was late. The doors were sealed and the lights were off. Trapped inside the ice plant for the night without air and light, an icy grave was almost sure for him.

Hours passed thus. Suddenly he found someone opening the door.

Was it a miracle?

The security guard entered there with a torch and helped him to come out.

On the way back the person asked the security guard,

“How did you know that I was inside? Who informed you?”

the guard said, “No one sir; this unit has about 50 people. But you are the only one who says Hello to me in the morning and Bye in the evening.

You had reported in morning. But did not go out. That made me suspicious.”

He never knew a small gesture of greeting someone would prove to be a lifesaver for him.

You never know - it may work a miracle in your life too.

*Education is not a degree or certificate that can be shown to others as proof. It is our attitude, actions, language and behaviour with others in real life*

Welcome cup of Tea...

Little long but worth the read..👍🏻

Welcome cup of Tea...  ( a touching true story...)

A group of 15 soldiers led by a Major were on their way to their post in Himalayas where they would be deployed for the next 3 months.

The batch who would  be relieved waited anxiously.

It was cold a winter & intermittent snowfall made the treacherous climb even more difficult.

If someone could offer a cup of tea....the Major thought, knowing it was a futile wish..

They continued for an hour before they came across a dilapidated structure, which looked like a tea shop but locked. It was late in the night.

"No tea boys, bad luck", said the Major. But he suggested all take some rest there as they have been walking for 3 hours.

"Sir, this is a tea shop and we can make tea... We will have to break the lock", suggested one soldier.

The Major was in a dilemma about acceding to the unethical suggestion but the thought of a steaming cup of tea for the tired solders made him to give the permission.

They were in luck, the place had everything needed to make tea and also packets of biscuits.

The solders had tea & biscuits and  were ready for their remaining journey.

The major thought...they had broken the lock open and had tea & biscuits without the owner's permission. They're not a band of thieves but disciplined soldiers.

He took out a Rs1000/- note from his wallet, placed it on the  counter, pressed it under sugar container, so that the owner would see it.

The officer guilt was partly relieved.

He ordered the shutter to be pulled down and for them to proceed.

Three months passed by, they continued to do their work and were lucky not to loose anyone from the group in the intense insurgency situation.

It was time for another team to replace them.

Soon they were on their way back and stopped at the same tea shop which was open and owner was present in the shop.

The owner an old man with meager resources was very happy to greet 15 customers.

All of them had tea and biscuits.

They talked to the old man about his life and  experience specially selling tea at such a remote location

The old man had many stories to tell, replete with his faith in God.

"Oh, Baba, if God is there, why should He keep you in such poverty ?",  commented one of them.

"Do not say  like that Sahib ! God actually is there, I got proof.

3 months ago. I was going through very tough times because my only son had been severely beaten by terrorists who wanted some information from him which he did not have.

I had closed my shop to take my son to hospital. Some medicines were to be purchased and I had no money.

No one would give
me loan for fear of the terrorists.

There was no hope, Sahib".

"And that day Sahib, I prayed to God for help. And Sahib, God walked into my shop that day."
"When I returned to my shop, I found the lock broken,

I felt I was finished,

I lost whatever little I had.
But
then I saw that God had left Rs 1000/= under the sugar pot.

I can't tell you Sahib what that money was worth that day.

God exists Sahib. He does."

The faith in his eyes were unflinching.

Fifteen pairs of eyes met the eyes of the officer and read the order in his eyes clear and unambiguous, "Keep quiet".

The officer got up and paid the bill.

He hugged the old man and said, "Yes Baba, I know God does exist.

And yes,

the tea was wonderful."

The 15 pairs of eyes did not miss to notice the moisture building up in the eyes of their officer, a rare sight.

The truth is

"YOU" can be GOD to anyone.🙏

(shared by a soldier ...a true story in Kupwara Sector- J&K)

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*The ...E... life !!!!!*

*Vry nice Message Received after Long Time. Please do read it 😃👍😃*

*The ...E... life !!!!!*

*In this world of E-mails, E-ticket, E-paper, E-recharge, E-transfer and the latest E-Governance...*

*Never Forget "E-shwar ( God )"*

*who makes e-verything e-asy for e-veryone e-veryday.*

*"E" is the most Eminent letter of the English alphabet.*

*Men or Women don't exist without "E".*

*House or Home can't be made without "E".*

*Bread or Butter can't be found without "E".*

*"E" is the beginning of "existence" and the end of "trouble."*

*It's not at all in 'war'but twice in 'peace'*

*It's once in 'hell' but twice in 'heaven'.*

*E"represented in 'Emotions'*
*Hence*  *all emotional relations like Father,Mother,Brother, Sister,wife & friends have 'e' in them.*

*E" also represents 'Effort' & 'Energy'*
*Hence to be 'Better' from good both "e" 's are added.*

*Without "e", we would have no love, life, wife, friends or hope*

*& 'see', 'hear', 'smell', or 'taste' as 'eye' 'ear', 'nose' & 'tongue' are incomplete without "e".*

*Hence GO with "E" but without E-GO.*

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Are we using our Strength?

Loved this Perspective - to share with our fiercely independent kids.

A young boy and his father were walking along a forest path. At some point, they came across a large tree branch on the ground in front of them.

The boy asked his father, “If I try, do you think I could move that branch?” His father replied, “I am sure you can, if you use all your strength.”

The boy tried his best to lift or push the branch, but he was not strong enough and he couldn't move it.

He said, with disappointment, “You were wrong, dad. I can't move it.”

“Try again,” replied his father.

Again, the boy tried hard to push the branch. He struggled but it did not move.

“Dad, I cannot do it,” said the boy.

Finally his father said, “Son, I advised you to use all your strength. You didn’t. You didn't ask for my help.”

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Some reflections on this story...
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We haven't used all our strength until we have recognized, appreciated and galvanized the strength and support of those who love and surround us, and those who care about our purpose.
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Our real strength lies not in independence, but in interdependence. No individual person has all the strengths, all the resources and all the stamina required for the complete blossoming of their vision. That requires the inspired collaboration of many like-hearted beings.
📌
To ask for help and support when we need it, is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of wisdom. It is a call for the greater strength that lives in our togetherness.
📌
When we ask for help and we are refused, it just means we have to ask at another time or ask in another way or ask another person.
It helps to remember SWSWSWSW. Some will, some won't, so what, someone's waiting!
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When by yourself
You cannot manage
To complete any task
Use ALL your strength...
Turn around and ASK!
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Does SOUL perish from BODY when we Die - good story

🍂A disciple asked his Guru- "Is there a 'Soul' in our body,? Will it not 'perish' like the body.?"

The Guru explained..

"Milk" is useful but if left as it is.. it gets spoiled..

In case u add a drop a "Buttermilk".. it becomes "Curd".. and the Milk that turns to Curd, remains for one more day without getting spoiled..

If left as it is.. the Curd gets spoiled..

Yet, if u churn the "Curd" it becomes "Butter" which doesn't get spoiled..

But, even Butter also does not remain fresh for many days.. It becomes rancid or spoiled after a few days..

But if u melt Butter in a proper manner.. It becomes pure "Ghee", which never gets spoiled..

Now, do u see that the "Milk" which gets spoiled contains "Ghee" that never gets spoiled.?

Likewise, inside the "perishable" Body, there is an "imperishable" Soul..

Sankirtan, Seva & Sadhana..
makes the "perishable Body"..
to be one with "imperishable Soul"..

Human Body is the milk..
Sankirtan is the buttermilk..
Seva is the churning..
& then by Sadhana we melt the 'reformed body' to be one with the 'soul'. 🌹

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