Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Don't let your need become greed...


"Whether you have a Maruti or a BMW, 

the road remains the same. 


Whether you travel economy class or business, your destination doesn't change. 


Whether you have a Titan or a Rolex, the time is the same. 


Whether you have apple or samsung or lava, people who call you remains the same. 


There is nothing wrong in dreaming a luxurious life.


 What needs to be taken care of is not let need become greed.



 Because needs can always be met, but greed can never be fulfilled."



Monday, 17 October 2016

I'm a Little Tea Cup. Love this story or not,

I'm a Little Tea Cup. Love this story or not, you will not be able to have tea in a tea cup again without thinking of this.



There was a couple who took a trip to England to shop in a beautiful antique store to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. They both liked antiques and pottery, and especially teacups.

Spotting an exceptional cup, they asked "May we see that? We've never seen a cup quite so beautiful."As the lady handed it to them, suddenly the teacup spoke, "You don't understand. I have not always been a teacup. There was a time when I was just a lump of red clay. My master took me and rolled me, pounded and patted me over and over and I yelled out, "Don't do that. I don't like it! Let me alone," but he only smiled, and gently said, "Not yet."

Then WHAM! I was placed on a spinning wheel and suddenly I was made to suit himself and then he put me in the oven. I never felt such heat. I yelled and knocked and pounded at the door. "Help! Get me out of here!" I could see him through the opening and I could read his lips as he shook his head from side to side, "Not yet."

When I thought I couldn't bear it another minute, the door opened. He carefully took me out and put me on the shelf, and I began to cool. Oh, that felt so good! "Ah, this is much better," I thought.But, after I cooled he picked me up and he brushed and painted me all over. The fumes were horrible. I thought I would gag. "Oh, please, stop it, stop, I cried." He only shook his head and said, "Not yet."

Then suddenly he puts me back in to the oven. Only it was not like the first one. This was twice as hot and I just knew I would suffocate. I begged. I pleaded. I screamed. I cried. I was convinced I would never make
it. I was ready to give up. Just then the door opened and he took me out and again placed me on the shelf, where I cooled and waited and waited, wondering, "What's he going to do to me next?"

An hour later he handed me a mirror and said, "Look at yourself." And I did. I said, "That's not me. That couldn't be me. It's beautiful. I'm beautiful!"

Quietly he spoke: "I want you to remember. I know it hurt to be rolled and pounded and patted, but had I just left you alone, you'd have dried up. I know it made you dizzy to spin around on the wheel, but if I had stopped,
you would have crumbled. I know it hurt and it was hot and disagreeable in the oven, but if I hadn't put you there, you would have cracked. I know the fumes were bad when I brushed and painted you all over, but if I hadn't
done that, you never would have hardened. You would not have had any color in your life. If I hadn't put you back in that second oven, you wouldn't have survived for long because the hardness would not have held. Now you
are a finished product. Now you are what I had in mind when I first began with you."

The moral of this story is this: 
God knows what He's doing for each of us.He is the potter, and we are His clay. He will mold us and make us and expose us to just enough pressures of just the right kinds that we may be
made into a flawless piece of work to fulfill His good, pleasing and perfect.

So when life seems hard, and you are being pounded and patted and pushed almost beyond endurance; when your world seems to be spinning out of control; when you feel like you are in a fiery furnace of trials; when life
seems to "stink", try this.

Brew a cup of your favorite tea in your prettiest tea cup, sit down and think on this story and then, have a little talk with the Potter.God Bless You! 

Tuesday, 11 October 2016

The Farmer's Donkey: A Short Moral Story...I

The Farmer's Donkey: A Short Moral Story...


One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. 
The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out a way to get him out. 


Finally he decided it was probably impossible and the animal was old and the well was dry anyway, so it just wasn't worth it to try and retrieve the donkey. 
So the farmer asked his neighbors to come over and help him cover up the well.
They all grabbed shovels and began to shovel dirt into the well.

At first, when the donkey realized what was happening he cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down and let out some happy brays. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down the well to see what was happening and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was shaking it off and taking a step up. (Shifting)
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he continued to shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, to everyone's amazement, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Moral: Life is going to shovel dirt on you. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Every adversity can be turned into a stepping stone. The way to get out of the deepest well is by never giving up but by shaking yourself off and taking a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 

1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive. 

2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happens. 

3. Live simply and appreciate what you have. 

4. Give more. 

5. Expect less from people but more from yourself. 

You have two choices... smile and close this page, 
or pass this along to someone else to share the lesson . 

Thursday, 6 October 2016

A mother was reading a fairy tale to her daughter....

A mother was reading a fairy tale to her daughter...


"And then the princess found herself locked in a tower surrounded by a stinky moat with  crocodiles and a huge scary dragon guarding the door," read the mother, with her eyes wide and voice deep.

Then, she made a sad face and continued softly, "So, the poor princess waited and waited for her prince to come--"



"But, why was she waiting for the prince, mumma?!" asked the little girl, impatiently.

The mother added, "To come and save her, silly."

"But, mumma, why did she need a prince to save her?" the girl asked again.

 "Uhh... hmm..." the mother was at a loss of words.

The little girl said proudly, "If it were me, instead of waiting for years and years for a prince, I would have tamed the dragon and flew out of the window. I would have rescued myself."

She discarded the book and walked away, "This princess is stupid."

The mother whispered with a broad smile, "I guess it is time to rewrite the fairy tales."

#ModernFairyTales
Lets teach our daughters to b self sufficient n independent rather than waiting for a prince or a miracle to happen to them..

Monday, 3 October 2016

Charlie Chaplin – as I began to love myself

Charlie Chaplin – as I began to love myself 


Charlie Chaplin – as I began to love myself 

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.
As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call it “RESPECT”.
As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it “MATURITY”.
As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE”.
As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it “SIMPLICITY”.
As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF”.
As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is “MODESTY”.
As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where everything is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILLMENT”.
As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART”.
We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know “THAT IS LIFE”!

Saturday, 1 October 2016

Nails in the Fence

Nails in the Fence


In a small village, a little boy lived with his father and mother. He was the only son.The parents of the little boy were very depressed due to his bad temper. The boy used to get angry very soon and taunt others with his words. His bad temper made him use words that hurt others. He scolded kids, neighbors and even his friends due to anger. His friends and neighbors avoided him, and his parents were really worried about him.

His mother and father advised him many times to control his anger and develop kindness. Unfortunately, all their attempts failed. Finally, the boy’s father came up with an idea.

One day, his father gave him a huge bag of nails. He asked his son to hammer one nail to the fence every time he became angry and lost his temper. The little boy found it amusing and accepted the task.


Every time he lost his temper, he ran to the fence and hammered a nail. His anger drove him to hammer nails on the fence 30 times on the first day! After the next few days, the number of nails hammered on the fence was reduced to half. The little boy found it very difficult to hammer the nails and decided to control his temper.


Gradually, the number of nails hammered to the fence was reduced and the day arrived when no nail was hammered! The boy did not lose his temper at all that day. For the next several days, he did not lose his temper, and so did not hammer any nail.

Now, his father told him to remove the nails each time the boy controlled his anger. Several days passed and the boy was able to pull out most of the nails from the fence. However, there remained a few nails that he could not pull out.


The boy told his father about it. 


The father appreciated him and asked him pointing to a hole, “What do you see there?”
The boy replied, “a hole in the fence!”

He told the boy, “The nails were your bad temper and they were hammered on people. 
You can remove the nails but the holes in the fence will remain. 

The fence will never look the same. It has scars all over. 

 You can stab a man with a knife, and say sorry later, but the wound will remain there forever. 

Your bad temper and angry words were like that! Words are more painful than physical abuse! 

Use words for good purposes. 

Use them to grow relationships. 

Use them to show the love and kindness in your heart!”

Moral – Unkind words cause lasting damage: Let our words be kind and sweet.

The little boy then understood how powerful his words were. He

 looked up at his father and said "I hope you can forgive me 

father

 for the holes I put in you." 

"Of course I can," said the father. 

Saturday, 24 September 2016

Live your life to the fullest !!!

Running Water Does Not Flow Back. Neither Does Life! So Make it Happy......

Secret of Life in six words – 
Before Middle Age: Do not Fear.  
After Middle age: Do not regret...
Enjoy your life While  you can...
Do not wait until you cannot even walk just to be sorry and to regret.




As long as it is physically possible, visit places you wish to visit.
When there is an opportunity, get together with old classmates, old colleges and old friends.  




Money kept in the bank may not be really yours. When it is time to spend, just spend, treat yourself well as you are getting old.





Treat sickness with optimism. Whether you are poor or rich, Everyone  has  to go through birth, aging, sickness and death. There is no exception that’s life.
If worries can cure your sickness, then go ahead and worry. If worries can prolong your life, then go ahead and worry. If worries can be exchanged for happiness, then go ahead and worry....




  Running water does not flow back. Neither does life! So make it Happy…



Sunday, 14 August 2016

More than a Fiction

 More than a Fiction



There lived a man serving his country in army with 

incredible shooting skills. He kept improving his 

skill practicing everyday. Everyone who knew his 

ability was sure he would win Gold in Olympics.


On a fateful day, the man lost his shooting arm when

 a grenade exploded accidentally. Everyone pitied 

him. They called him unfortunate. What is he 

without his shooting arm. But this man still wanted 

to win. He told himself that he lost just an arm, he 

has another which he would train to be the world's 

best shooting arm. He started practicing and made

 the impossible possible. He restarted from scratch 

to become the world's best shooter. He won Gold in 

Olympics not just once but twice later.


Now what if I say it's not a motivational fiction but 

real story of a normal human being like us. 

Yes, it is not a fiction. 

This is the life of Karoly Takacs.









Sunday, 19 June 2016

The Cab Ride ....

The Cab Ride .... ( love this story )

I arrived at the address and honked the horn.

After waiting a few minutes I walked to the door and knocked.. ‘Just a minute’, answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90’s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940’s movie.

 By her side was a small nylon suitcase. Th e apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.

There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.

‘Would you carry my bag out to the car?’ she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.

She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. ‘It’s nothing’, I told her. ‘I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated’.

‘Oh, you’re such a good boy’, she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, ‘Could you drive through downtown?’

‘It’s not the shortest way,’ I answered quickly..

‘Oh, I don’t mind,’ she said. ‘I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice’.

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. ‘I don’t have any family left,’ she continued in a soft voice. ‘The doctor says I don’t have very long.’ I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.

‘What route would you like me to take?’ I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator .

We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, ‘I’m tired. Let’s go now’.

We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.

Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.

‘How much do I owe you?’ she asked, reaching into her purse.

‘Nothing,’ I said

‘You have to make a living,’ she answered.

‘There are other passengers,’ I responded.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.

‘You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,’ she said. ‘Thank you.’

I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light.. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life..

I didn’t pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift?

What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?

On a quick review, I don’t think that I have done anything more important in my life.

We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.

But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

*PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID ~BUT~THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.*

You won’t get any big surprise in 10 days if you send this to ten people. But, you might help make the world a little kinder and more compassionate by sending it on and reminding us that often it is the random acts of kindness that most benefit all of us

Thank you all my friends  for reading.                                         Unnikrishnan

Thursday, 2 June 2016

The cookie thief

How often have you been absolutely convinced of something, only to find out later that you were mistaken?
The story teaches us an all important lesson to never assume. At every stride of our life we make assumptions .It’s easy to jump on to conclusions but harder to rationalize. We should learn to question our assumptions. We should learn to give benefit of doubt of others. Or else things may well come back and ‘bite’ us somewhere rather unpleasant.



A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop.

She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, that the man sitting beside her, as bold as could be. . .grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between, which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene.

So she munched the cookies and watched the clock, as the gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock. She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by, thinking, “If I wasn’t so nice, I would blacken his eye.”

With each cookie she took, he took one too, when only one was left, she wondered what he would do. With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookie and broke it in half.

He offered her half, as he ate the other, she snatched it from him and thought… oooh, brother. This guy has some nerve and he’s also rude, why he didn’t even show any gratitude!

She had never known when she had been so galled, and sighed with relief when her flight was called. She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate, refusing to look back at the thieving ingrate.

She boarded the plane, and sank in her seat, then she sought her book, which was almost complete. As she reached in her baggage, she gasped with surprise, there was her bag of cookies, in front of her eyes.

If mine are here, she moaned in despair, the others were his, and he tried to share. Too late to apologize, she realized with grief, that she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief.

                        -By Valerie Cox in “A Matter of Perspective”

How often have you been absolutely convinced of something, only to find out later that you were mistaken?
The story teaches us an all important lesson to never assume. At every stride of our life we make assumptions .Its easy to jump on to conclusions but harder to rationalize.We should learn to question our assumptions.We should learn to give benefit of doubt of others.Or else things may well come back and ‘bite’ us somewhere rather unpleasant.


Two sides of the same coin

There Is Always, Always, Always Something To Be Thankful For..................





A famous writer was in his study room. He picked up his pen and started writing:

**Last year, I had a surgery and my gallbladder was removed. I had to stay stuck to the bed due to this surgery for a long time.

**The same year I reached the age of 60 years and had to give up my favorite job. I had spent 30 years of my life in this publishing company.

**The same year I experienced the sorrow of the death of my father.

**And in the same year my son failed in his medical exam because he had a car accident. He had to stay in bed at hospital with the cast on for several days. The destruction of car was another loss.

At the end he wrote: Alas! It was such bad year!!


When the writer's wife entered the room, she found her husband looking sad lost in his thoughts. From behind his back she read what was written on the paper. She left the room silently and came back with another paper and placed it on the side of her husband's writing.

When the writer saw this paper, he found this written on it:

**Last year I finally got rid of my gall bladder due to which I had spent years in pain.

**I turned 60 with sound health and got retired from my job. Now I can utilize my time to write something better with more focus and peace.

**The same year my father, at the age of 95, without depending on anyone or without any critical condition met his Creator.

**The same year, God blessed my son with a new life. My car was destroyed but my son stayed alive without getting any disability.

At the end she wrote: This year was an immense blessing of God and it passed well!

See! The same incidents but different viewpoints. If we ponder with this viewpoint that what could have happened more, we would truly become thankful to the Almighty.

Moral : In our daily lives we must see that it's not happiness that makes us grateful but gratefulness that makes us happy.
There is always, always, always something to be thankful for!! Stay Blessed!


Thursday, 26 May 2016

Whose mistake?


Whose mistake?






Once there lived a noble Guru known for his wisdom and compassion. One of his disciple started complaining that his Guru did not teach him anything valuable despite spending 20 years at his service. Hearing his complaint, the Guru handed him the responsibility of bringing lunch for Guru Kul(school) every day from neighborhood.

The disciple had to travel on foot few miles, carry the food to Guru Kul and serve food to his Guru. While getting food from neighborhood he befriended a caged parrot to whom he complaint his Guru's lack of willingness to teach him. The parrot replied, "Oh my friend! I have heard great things about the noble Guru. Are you sure you were mindful in the process of learning?". Frustrated disciple shouted, "After all you are a parrot, you don't question my intelligence". Disappointed with his arrogance, the parrot put an end to the conversation.

Few days later, when the disciple came to get lunch, the gloomy parrot told him, "My master has decided to sacrifice me after two days" and requested him, "Please ask the Guru a solution to save my life". The lethargic disciple said, "He has not taught me anything after spending 20 years with him. How would he be helpful to you?". But as the parrot pleaded he decided to discuss with his Guru.

The next day, the curious parrot asked him for the solution. The disciple said, "I told your misery to the Guru. When I asked for a solution, the Guru simply lied on the floor motionless for a while and went away. I am sure he is not willing to teach anything. I am sorry for your fate".

The next day, the disciple saw an empty cage. He felt bad for his friend's death. He met his friend's master to confirm the death. The angry master yelled, "That was a wicked creature. When I went to open the cage, it was lying motionless as dead. Shocked, I opened the cage and took it out for examination. Suddenly, the parrot flew away and escaped".

Hearing this, the disciple realized the parrot has learnt from his Guru without even meeting him once but he had wasted 20 years. Now he found where the lack of willingness actually was.



Sunday, 22 May 2016

Story of three Saints

Read this story once , twice or thrice........

One women saw 3 saints in front of her house. And she was not knowing any of them.

Women said – 
“kindly come inside and have food”

Saint replied – "is your husband inside the house? ”

Women – “no, he has gone out”

Saint –“will come inside the house only when he has come”

In the evening the woman's husband comes home and she tells the complete story about the saints. 

Husband – “go and tell them I have come home and invite them inside the house.”

Women went out and called the saints inside the house. 

Saint said – “we all dont go inside anyones house together. ”

“but why?” – women asked

One of the saint replied – “my name is wealth” 

Then he pointed  to other saints and said –
“these two saints names are prosperity and love"

Only one of us can come inside your house! 

"U go in and discuss with your family and decide which saint you want to invite ”

Women went inside and told all this to her husband. 

Her husband became too excited

And said –“if this is the matter then let us invite wealth! Our house will be filled with happiness”

Wife – “I feel we should invite prosperity”

Their daughter was in the next room , she was listening to all this discussions.  She came close to them and said – 
“I feel we should invite love. Beside love nothing is important”

“you are  right, we should invite love only” – her parents agreed.

Women went out and asked saints – 
“Between you all who is love please come inside the house”

Love started walking towards the house!  

Other two saints started following love. 

The surprised women asked the saints – 
“i only invited love then why you two are coming inside the house?”

One of the saint replied – “if you had invited prosperity or wealth, then only that particular saint would have entered your house. 

But you have invited love! 

Love never walks alone, 
Where ever  love is, there is always prosperity and wealth. They all go hand in hand. 

Read this story once , twice or thrice

If you like it stay with love, 

Spread love, give love and take love. 

As love is the only secret to success !!

Thursday, 19 May 2016

Couldn't stop myself from sharing this Excellent message ..

Couldn't stop myself from sharing this Excellent message .. 


A bus full of passengers was traveling while. 
suddenly the weather changed and there was a huge downpour and lightening all around.

They could see that the lightening would appear to come towards the bus and then go elsewhere.



After 2 or 3 horrible instances of being saved from lightening, the driver stopped the bus about fifty feet away from a tree and said -

"We have somebody in the bus whose death is a certainty today."

Because of that person everybody else will also get killed today.

Now listen carefully what I am saying ..

I want each person to come out of bus one by one and touch the tree trunk and come back.

Whom so ever death is certain will get caught up by the lightening and will die & everybody else will be saved".

They had to force the 1st person to go and touch the tree and come back.

He reluctantly got down from the bus and went and touched the tree.

His heart leaped with joy when nothing happened and he was still alive.

This continued for rest of the passengers who were all relieved when they touched the tree and nothing happened.

When the last passenger's turn came, everybody looked at him with accusing eyes.

That passenger was very afraid and reluctant since he was the only one left.

Everybody forced him to get down and go and touch the tree.

With a 100% fear of death in mind, the last passenger walked to the tree and touched it.

There was a huge sound of thunder and the lightening came down and hit the bus - yes the lightening hit the bus, and killed each and every passenger inside the bus.

It was because of the presence of this last passenger that, earlier,the entire bus was safe and the lightening could not strike the bus.

LIFE LEARNING from this..

At times, we try to take credit for our present achievements, but this could also be because of a person right next to us.

Look around you - Probably someone is there around you, in the form of Your Parents, Your Spouse, Your Children, Your Siblings, Your friends, etc, who are saving you from harm..!

Think About it..

You will surely find that Person..!!

Beautiful Lines 
    
    ''Alone I can 'Say' but     together we can 'talk'.

    'Alone I can 'Enjoy' but  together we can  'Celebrate'. 
    
    'Alone I can 'Smile' but  together we can 'Laugh'.

    That's the BEAUTY of    Human Relations. 

    We are nothing without  each other .
   
    Stay Connected!!