VALUE HAS A VALUE ONLY IF ITS
VALUE IS VALUED BY YOU.


A well-known speaker started off his seminar by
holding up a Rs.500/- Note.

In the room of 200, he asked, "*/Who would like
this 500 note?/*".

Hands started going up. He said, "*/I am going to
give this note to one of you but first let me do this"/*.

He proceeded to *crumple* the note up. He then
asked, "*/Who still wants it?/*" Still the hands were up in the air.

*/Well/*," he replied,
"*/What if I do this?/*". And he dropped it on the
ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.

He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty.
"*/Now who still wants it?/*"

Still the hands went into the air.

":My friends, youhave all learned a very valuable lesson.
No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it
because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth Rs.500/-

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled,
and ground into the Dirt by the decisions we make and the
circumstances that come our way.
We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter
what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.


You are special - Don't ever forget it Never let
yesterday's disappointments overshadow tomorrow's dreams".

Did you remembered the songs

Mile sur Mera Tumhara,
School chale Hum

Now u can reach them again from here

School chale Hum

Enjoy madi.....

Where daughters are a bonus

The move to have a government supported cradle programme for unwanted girl children amounts, in fact, to supporting the abdication of parental responsibility towards girl children.
The alarming drop, nation-wide, in the female ratio has prompted the move; but we ought to have, instead, reflected on the basic issue
— why do parents reject a girl child? —
and attempted to address it.Dowry is often cited as the reason why girls are devalued in Indian society.

Actually, however, dowry is the symptom and not the disease. In a world where girls and boys are equally favoured, there would be no dowry because girls would have equal property rights as boys. The preference for sons is driven by the perception that boys are assets and girls, liabilities. Boys remain within the family and take care of parents in their old age.
Girls marry and 'go away'. Thus there is a pragmatic economic reasons for this parental reference. In the West this trend was arrested only when social security measures reduced anxiety about old age and widespread education of girls enabled them to gain in economic status and become independent.

Therefore any move to get rid of dowry and streedhan in India, in the absence of stringent measures to protect and implement women's right to property, would be ill-advised.
It would leave women worse off than before. There are millions of women who flee from violence in their marital homes and survive until they reach a safe haven all because of the little yellow metal their parents had bestowed upon them when they married and which they carry on their necks and arms.

Since modern technology is being used in India to destroy female foetuses, the problem has become urgent. We cannot wait for the slow evolution over decades of social norms. The answer then is to change parental preferences — to incentivise 'girl child parenthood' so that parents begin to perceive an economic advantage in having daughters.

I would argue that the government must step in to make the parents of girl children 'Gold Card Citizens'. Tamper-proof identity card should be issued to each parent of a girl child, carrying the necessary data. The possession of such a card must give the parents of the girl child every economic advantage that the government can bestow. This must cut across all social divides,
and be applicable even to well-off families. It is, after all, the better-off in the richer areas of the
country that have registered lower sex ratios.'Gold Card' holders should be eligible for 50 per cent of allotments of petrol pumps, gas agencies, ration shops, industrial plots, housing plots in housing schemes like that of the DDA, telephone and gas connections, municipal permits for shops and other facilities, RTO licences for autorickshaws, taxis, bus services and transport vehicles and all types of industrial licensing.But to avail themselves of the 'Gold Card', the parents of a girl child must fulfil certain essential conditions. For one, their daughter should be at least two years old — this would be important in ensuring the survival of the girl child.
Second, as far as it is legally feasible, all the allotments and licences should be in the name of the girl child as owner/allottee, with the parent-guardian as user.In rural areas there can be other incentives.

The birth of a girl child should entitle the parents to a housing plot — in the joint names of the parents and the daughter. The lease can be renewed every two years and given on ownership only when the girl child is 18 and has completed at least 10 years of schooling.The birth of a girl child must be made to be seen as a joyous event and a source of immediate advantage. Extra sugar and kerosene rations must be given for a year to a family having a ration card, on the birth of a girl child.
All employees should also be entitled to a special increment on the birth of a girl child, which should continue every year until the child turns 18. The payment of this financial incentive should be a tax-deductable expenditure for the employer. Other fiscal incentives could also be explored — such as a special 0.25 per cent rebate on sales tax on the production of the Girl Child Gold Card.

In matrilineal societies, the birth of a girl child has always been greeted with great rejoicing, since the family line continued through the girl and the property also descended through the female. If a slew of economic and social advantages are given to parents of a girl child in India,
we could see a correction of our skewed sex ratio in time.

Three Trees

Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, Someday, I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems and be decorated with intricate carvings. Everyone would see my beauty. The second tree said, Someday, I would be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of other world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull. Finally, the third tree said, I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all times, and people will always remember me.

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. One came to the first tree and said, This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest. At the second tree, one of the other woodsmen said, this looks like a strong tree. I should be able to sell it to the shipyard. The second tree was happy, because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship. When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened, because it knew that, if it were cut down, its dreams would not come true.

One of the woodsmen said, I don't need anything special from tree, so I'll take this one, and he cut it down. When the first tree arrived at the carpenter, he was made into a feed box for animals, placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for. The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end. The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark.

Then years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams. Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they laid the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.

Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose, and the tree didn’t think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man and he stood and said Peace, and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.

Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets and the crowd mocked the man who was carrying it. Finally the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that; when things don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but his ways are always best.

The Trap

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A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmerand his wife open a package.What food might this contain?He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning,"There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in thehouse!"The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said,"Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it isof no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrapin the house." The pig sympathized but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse,but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured youare in my prayers."The mouse turned to the cow. She said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you but it's no skin off my nose."So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected toface the farmer's mousetrap alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house; like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In thedarkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail thetrap had caught.The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital and she returned home with a fever.

Everyone knows youtreat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took hishatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmerbutchered the pig.The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many peoplecame for her funeral that the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.

So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and thinkit doesn't concern you, remember when one of us is threatened,we are all at risk.

In the book of Genesis, Cain said this about Abel, his brother,to our God: "Am I my brother's keeper?"We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keepan eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.

REMEMBER: EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'STAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.

BUTTERFLY

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.
We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly!

15 Feb, 2007

What is valentine day ?

Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.

Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn't going to support that law!

Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.

One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.

I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.

One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."

I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that love can't be beaten!

13 Feb, 2007

THERE IS ALWAYS A BETTER WAY

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way."
What he had written was: "Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it."

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat.

The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.

The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

13 Feb, 2007

What you sow, so you reap

It is a law of nature that whatever action we take in this world, there is always a reaction. If we do well, we stand to gain a good reward. If we do badly, we should expect a bad outcome ultimately. "What you sow, so you reap," is a popular saying.

The Holy Qur'an has also guided us on this subject, it says: "If you do good, you do good to yourselves. Likewise, if you do evil, you do evil to yourselves." (17:7)

One of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was very fond of this verse of the Qur'an. He used to recite it loudly and repeatedly wherever he went.

A Jewish woman who had heard him once wanted to prove him wrong and thus make him unpopular among his people. She thought up a plot against him. She prepared some sweets mixed with poison and sent them to him as a present. When he received them, he went out of the city taking sweets with him.

On the way, he met two men who were returning home from a long journey. They appeared tired and hungry, so he thought of doing them a good turn. He offered them the sweets. Of course, he was not aware that they were secretly mixed with poison. No sooner had the two travelers taken the sweets, they collapsed and died.

When the news of their death reached Medina, the city where the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) resided, the man was arrested. He was brought in front of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and he related what had actually happened.

The Jewish woman, who had mixed poison with the sweets, was also brought to the court of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). She was stunned to see the two dead bodies of the travelers there. They in fact turned out to be her two sons who had gone away on a journey.

She admitted her evil intention before the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and all the people present. Alas, the poison she had mixed in the sweets to kill the companion of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) had instead killed her own two sons.

Lesson to learn from this Real Life Story:

What a splendid example of a tragic reaction to a bad action; It shows how one reaps what he sows. "Do as you would be done by," are the words of wisdom from the learned and wise men of the past. They teach us to do well to others in the same way as we like others to do good to us.

12 feb, 2007

Jar and the Coffee

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar...and the coffee...

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things, your God, family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

10 Feb, 2007

"Nothing is Impossible"

An old man lived alone. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his predicament. Dear Son: I am feeling pretty bad, because it looks like I won't be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden because your mother always loved planting time. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren't in prison. Love, Dad

Shortly, the old man received this telegram "For HEAVEN'S SAKE, Dad, don't dig up the garden! That's where I buried the GUNS!"At 4 A.M. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and started digging up the entire garden without finding any guns.

Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what happened and asking him what to do next. His son's reply was "Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad, It's the best I could do for you from here.

"Moral Of the Story -NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART, YOU CAN DO IT. IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS NOT WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE THE PERSON IS "

The Difference

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I got up early one morning

and rushed right into the day;

I had so much to accomplish

that I didn't have time to pray.

Problems just tumbled about me,

and heavier came each task.

Why doesn't God help me I wondered.

He answered, You didn't ask.

I wanted to see joy and beauty,

but the day toiled on, gray and bleak;

I wondered why God didn't show me.

He said, But you didn't seek.

I tried to come into God's presence

I used all my keys at the lock.

God gently and lovingly chided

My child, you didn't knock.

I woke up early this morning,

and paused before entering the day;

I had so much to accomplish

that I had to take time to pray.

07 Feb, 2007

Silent Love

From the very Begining, the girl's family objected strongly on her dating this guy. Saying that it has got to do with family background, & that the girl will have to suffer for the rest of her life if she were to be with him. Due to family's pressure, the couple quarrel very often. Though the girl love the guy deeply, but she always ask him: "How deep is your love for me?"As the guy is not good with his words, this often cause the girl to be very upset. With that & the family's pressure, the girl often vent her anger on him. As for him, he only endure it in silence. After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated & decided to further his studies in overseas.

Before leaving, he proposed to the girl: "I'm not very good with words. But all I know is thatI love you. If you allow me, I will take care of you for the rest of my life. As for your family, I'll try my best to talk them round. Will you marry me?" The girl agreed, & with the guy's determination, the family finally gave in & agreed to let them get married. So before he leave, they got engaged.The girl went out to the working society, whereas the guy was overseas, continuing his studies.They sent their love through emails & phone calls. Though it's hard, but both never thought of giving up.

One day, while the girl was on her way to work,she was knocked down by a car that lost control. When she woke up, she saw her parents beside her bed. She realised that she was badly injured. Seeing her mumcrying, she wanted to comfort her. But she realized that all that could come out of her mouth was just a sigh. She has lost her voice......The doctors says that the impact on her brain has caused her to lose her voice. Listening to her parents' comfort, but with nothing coming out from her, she broke down. During the stay in hospital, besides silencecry,.....it' s still just silence cry that companied her.

Upon reaching home, everything seems to be the same. Except for the ringing tone of the phone. Whichpierced into her heart everytime it rang. She does not wish to let the guy know & not wanting to be a burden to him, she wrote a letter to him saying that she doesnot wish to wait any longer.With that, she sent the ring back to him. In return, the guy sent millions & millions of reply, and countless of phone calls,. . all the girl could do,besides crying, is still crying....The parents decided to move away, hoping that she could eventually forget everything & be happy. With a new environment, the girl learn sign language & started a new life. Telling herself everyday that she must forget the guy.

One day, her friend came & told her that he's back. She asked her friend not to let him know what happened to her. Since then, there wasn't anymore news of him. A year has passed & her friend came with an envelope, containing an invitation card for the guy's wedding. The girl was shattered. When she open the letter, she saw her name in it instead. When she was about to ask her friend what's going on, she saw the guy standing in front of her. He used sign language telling her "I've spent a year's time to learn sign language. Just to let you know that I've not forgotten our promise. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I Love You. With that, he slipped the ring back into her finger.

The girl finally smiled.

06 Feb, 2007

Happiness in making others Happy

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.

Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by.

Although the other man couldn't hear the band - he could see it. In his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days and weeks passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.

He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.

It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.

She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."

Epilogue:

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.

04 Feb, 2007

"A GREAT PLEASURE IN LIFE IS DOING WHAT PEOPLE SAY YOU CANNOT DO".

I want to tell a story of a rabbit and a wolf.Once upon a time a rabbit and a wolf were best friends.They were leading a happy life.After some days severe drought occurred.The wolf was not able to tolerate the hunger.So,after the 3 days of drought,it said to rabbit,"hey, i am going to eat you.I am not able to tolerate".The rabbit was shocked and said,"I am your best friend.So please don't eat me".But wolf didn't hear anything and went near rabbit to eat it.Rabbit started running and wolf was chasing it.Then after a long run,there was no way and there was only a small hole.Rabbit was afraid to do what.Wolf was nearing it.Then suddenly rabbit struggled and entered that hole.Wolf tried much.But i was not able to enter since it was so small.Then it said,"rabbit i wont eat you.You come out".Then rabbit came out and wolf said,"How u was able to enter that hole?It is so small".The rabbit replied,"Stupid wolf,YOU ARE RUNNING FOR FOOD AND I AM RUNNING FOR MY LIFE".

So it is in our hands that whether we have to run after food or run after life.When we run for life we can achieve all the things.We should eat to live and not sacrifice our whole life for food.The life becomes meaningful only when we want to achieve something.So, always be ambitious and achieve something and we should try to make India-a developed country.

15 Oct,2006

Last two months Experience in CDAC

Today, In the morning when I was taking breakfast with my friends, we all were discussing about the Diwali break and who is going to home, most of us are not going. Then we start discussing about the last two months we have spent here,some one said this course is very hard, some one said rigirous.

But I think we are like sugarcanes and we know know what happens with sugarcane, when you want a sugarcane juice. the shopkeeper firstly put the sugarcane without any fold in the machine, then double fold, then four fold with a half lemon and atlast juice is ready.

But after all this hectic schedule, I am enjoying it.

14 Oct, 2006

Each one is different

After ten MGPA's result, only one student has made it to clear all, only 27 students make it to clear atleast more than 4, and 34 have cleared alteast more than 1.

Why I have written above lines ? Although all fpgdst students know that.

I write the above line because I think some of students are feeling underestimated and thinks that they can't clear this course . Why you can't do it ? you can. Just you have to belief in youself and never expect things to happen , you have to struggle them and made them happen. All of us not equal . May be you are good in some others fields.

Each one is different and there is no point to compare. I want to share one story with you all.

One day I decided to quit... I quit my job, my relationship, my Spirituality...
I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. "God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me...

"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?" "Yes", I replied. "When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo."

He said "In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said "Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle." He said to me.
"Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots?"

"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you." "Don't compare yourself to others." He said "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful." "Your time will come", God said to me.

"You will rise high"

"How high should I rise?" I asked. "How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return. "As high as it can?" I questioned " Yes."
He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can." I left the forest and bring back this story.

I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you. He will never give up on you!

30 sept, 2006

Who came first Hen or Egg ?

This is a very interesting puzzle for the reasearchers and common people.

According to me, when life had started on this earth, there were only unicellular species like bacteria, after that bicellular and multi-cellular species came and as far as I know science has proved that egg is an unicellular. so egg came first.

What do you think ?

30 sept,2006

How will you feel when on your birthday you get a job offer letter as gift ?

Today, in this competitive world, every graduate either he /she is B.tech or B.Sc or BCA wants a job in a software company or a government organigation.

My best friend, Ajay, has completed his B.tech from krushetra university in jul,2005. From the starting ,he was not interested in coding or programming. He has good talkive and presentation skills ,as a gift from god. After completion of his graduation till 24,sept, 2006 he was searching for a job, and on 25 he has his birthday and in the evening he get a call from BSCl company that " you have been short listed and you have to join from 9th Oct."

Now can you imagine what a great day it was for him ? That was the very special gift for him.

30 sept,2006

Why I am here ?

Whenever I have a spare time, I always thoughts that why i am here ? why god has send me on this earth ? then I think of the geeth silog which lord krishna explained to arjun in the battle of mahabharata

"karmany evadhikaraste ma phalesu kadacana

ma karma-phala-hetur bhur ma te sango stv akarmani "

Means - you have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activites and never be attached to not doing your duty.

Work with results becomes the cause of bondage; therefore such work is not auspicious. Everyone has his proprietory rightin regard to prescribed duties, but should act without attachment to the result; such disinterested obligatory duties doubtlessly lead one to the path of liberation.

so I think god has send me on this earth with some aim, and I am not aware of it.

My last Diwali

My last diwali (3rd nov,2005) is unforgettable for me. I was in Greater Noida, at that time I was I was working in Galgotia's college as a Lecturer. My biggest ever mistake of my life was that I didn't gone to home on that diwali. There in Greater Noida, I was living with my two other frineds Yogi and Naveen. Naveen was in Pune for an interview, so only yogi and I was there on the flat. In the evening we perform puja and kept diya's in every room and at every window and also I kept one candle on my study table. My study table was of platic and all my book, certificates and my computer was there on the table. After performing puja, we went outside to meet other friends. Hardly afterone hour we come back and what we saw , whole flat was full of dense black smoke. when we left the flat all lights were on, but due to the smoke we couldn't able to see the tubelight. After seeing all that, we called our one more friend Abhay and we all try to extinguish the fire. Fire was caught due to the candle on my study table. I had lost my all books, my certificates and my computer.

From that diwali I learned one thing that never keep lighted candle on a table.

23 sept,2006

Things I am missing here in Bangalore

I belong to famous place of north India- Agra. Agra is famous for Taj Mahal,petha, Dal moath and leather work. Taj Mahal is just 500 meter away from my home or you can say that my home is 500 meters away from Taj Mahal. After coming here in Bangalore I am missing some things. First of all my Parents specially my mother.
Secondly- Milk. when I was in Agra and Greater Noida ( from where I have completed my B.Tech) I used to drink one litre milk in my breakfast and that is also pure. I used to go to early
in the morning to bring milk. Thirdly the Cooks of the CDAC Canteen doesn't know how to make a chapatti, some times you will find it half cooked and from one side it is black and other side is white.
Things I am feeling comfortable And here in Bangalore, specially in CDAC campus environment in really very nice.

23 sept,2006

In this blog I am going to tell you about my friend's love, actually it was not his love it was his attraction towards girls.

I meet with him in my B.tech, B.tech is a four year degree course means eight semester. When we were in first semester he was attracted by a girl, let her name was first girl because I don't want to take her name, otherwise he will beat me. so in that whole semester he talked about her and also dreaming about her, then second semester come and after 3-4 weeks he said," raj I like that girl (suppose second girl) then I asked him, what about the first one?. He replied she is also in the list and for backup. In the third semester he was attracted to third one and in fourth with fourth one, so, when fifth semester started, I asked him , are you a butterfly ? who sits on one flower for some time and then go to the next flower", then he replied,"actually I was in love with a girl named anjali and she died in an accident and I am trying to find her in all the girls, so
in some girl I found her smile,in some her activities, similiar to anjali and so on.

16 sept,2006

Who Was She ?

Today i saw a very interesting dream and it is as follows

I am in a class and some girl is sitting behind me and I am not able to see her face, who is see and after sometime she start tickling with my hairs and again I tried to see her face but I am again not able to see her face and then I tried to bent towards her, then somebody souted that raman sir is coming then, i tried to sit in hurry till that raman sir was in class and he asked to me , Raj what is going on ? I replied, nothing sir.
After that I saw myself that I am taking a dinner and we are in a queue and i am talking with my friend that who was she ? who was sitting behind me ? and I don't know that Raman sir was standing behind me in the queue, when my turns came i was still talking with my friend about that incident then, raman sir gently rub my hairs and said, "Raj your turn". I turned back and quickly take a plate and after that my alarm start ringing and I was out of dream, I saw the time it was 8:00 am.

16 sept,2006

Happiest moment of my Life

Before telling the happiest moment of my life, I want to tell you about myfamily background. We lives in a joint family with my uncle. My father is the eldest among his brothers and my aunty and my cousins are always jealous to us.

After my +2, I gave the UPSEAT exam and that time my uncle's eldest son was doing doing his engg and he was very intelligent and they (my auntyand my cousins) were jealous of us because they says that we (myself andmy brothers or sisters) can't study and they can't clear any exam.
But from my childhood, I never failed in any exam and this time also when the UPSEAT exam result came, I was selected and I was the only student from my school who has cleared the upseat exam. And my result shuts my aunty's mouth and that day was the happiest moment of my life . And now whenever I closed my eyes and think about that day, I recognised every moment of that day that I gave some happines to my parents.
After completion of my B.Tech, till that my uncle's eldest son was selected in DRDO after 3-4 years of completion of his B.Tech and his starting salarywas 16000/- and again my aunty's words were there that no one from my family can't do a job with such a good salary, I joined teaching teaching line and my starting salary was 13000/- and again that shuts my aunty's mouth for amoment.
These two are my happiest moment of my life as far as I think because forany parents, what they want is that his son/daughter do some thing theywant from his child that give them happiness and nothing else.

11 sept,2006

I Feared

I feared being alone Until I learned to likeMyself.

I feared failureUntil I realized that I only Fail when I don't try.

I feared success Until I realizedThat I had to tryIn order to be happyWith myself.

I feared people's opinionsUntil I learned that People would have opinionsAbout me anyway.

I feared rejection Until I learned toHave faith in myself.

I feared painUntil I learned thatit's necessary For growth.

I feared the truth Until I saw theUgliness in lies.

I feared life Until I experiencedIts beauty .

I feared death Until I realized that it'sNot an end, but a beginning.

I feared my destiny,Until I realized that I had the power to changeMy life.

I feared hate Until I saw that itWas nothing more thanIgnorance.

I feared loveUntil it touched my heart, Making the darkness fadeInto endless sunny days.

I feared ridicule Until I learned howTo laugh at myself.

I feared growing oldUntil I realized that I gained wisdom every day.

I feared the future Until I realized thatLife just kept gettingBetter.

I feared the pastUntil I realized that It could no longer hurt me.

I feared the dark Until I saw the beautyOf the starlight.

I feared the lightUntil I learned that the Truth would give meStrength.

I feared change ,Until I saw thatEven the most beautiful butterflyHad to undergo a metamorphosis Before it could fly.

04 Sept,2006

Encouraging Story -THE DONKEY

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon,
everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL :

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take 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 happen.

3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less

04 Sept, 2006

Problem Solving by - pandit, fundu and punter

Every person has its problem solving method. Most people are happy with their problem solving skills the moments their answers tally with the correct answer. But there are 3 mindset for problem solving - pandit, fandu and punter.

PANDIT- The pandit is a guy who is systematic and cautious and solves problem using conventional techniques. he believes strongly that problems have to be solved using a step-by-step approach. when he is solving his problems, ou will see him sitting erect and holding a pen and a book. Pen and paper are his main tools. His dress sense impreses his grandparents. He prefers rice and sambar, or rotis and curry for his lunch. He believes in the "early to bed and early to rise" princple and never sleeps in between.

FUNDU- Our friend fundu loves to play around with fundamentals. He experiments with the fundamentals in any problem, till he is convinced of better methods. He does not care for the conventional approach; however, he respects the basics. It is very diffiult for anyone to make out what he has written, as he enjoys writing different approaches in his own style. He dresses normally, but with many little variations such as a zip instead of buttons for his shirts and one or two pockets in hidden places.

PUNTER- The punter is a strictly result-oriented person, who chares a damn for methods. He usually starts solving his problem from the answer choice. Rather than going deep into the problem, he tries to read the examiner's minds. He hate using pen and paper for solving problems. His one and only objective is to crack the problem in the shortest possible time without writing anything on paper. His dressing style irritates his parents and grandparents. He eats whenever he is hungry and sleeps whenever he feels like. He prefers odd combinations like chapattis with jam or bread with sagu etc.

choice which type of person you are.

03 Sept,2006

My meeting with Mechanical enggineer or Lord Krishana's Devotee

Today I went to buy new Cell phone with my friend Naveen. After purchasing the mobile we
both are coming back, in the way I saw a bookseller. He was in a traditional Indian dress -
"doti-kurta" and he has books related to Lord Krishana and his Geeta-Updesh only.

And my friend Naveen want the "shri matbhagavata geeta" book. so we decided to ask to him.
He showed us the english version of shri matbhagavata geeta but it contains all the conversation
between Lord Krishna and his friend and Devotee arjuna in sanskrit and english both and the
meaning of both sanskrit and english words and phrases , then we asked for the price, he told it
will cost Rs 125/- and he will give one poster of lord krishna also. But my friend said, no we can't
able to give Rs 125/- because we are student but we can give you Rs 100/-. Then he said," if you take two books then it will be possible for him. " Then we decide to take 2 for Rs 200/-. Then he asked what we people are doing ? Which course and where we are staying ? our Qualification ? then he said,"I am also a Mechanical Engineer and working in a Software Company". We both are shocked and asked him, then why you are selling these books, he replied that,

"I am a member of a committee that every day give meals to 5000 children and i believe in
Lord Krishna and his updesh he had delivered to his friend and his devotee Arjuna during the
battle of Mahabharat that - this life is "moha maya" and every man on this earth wants
"moksha". so you don't afraid of any thing and just do you work, don't worry about the result. "

Then he said," on holidays I used to sell books and all the money he get from the selling goes to
feed the children." And he said," you read this book and after some time you will find that
what you are searching is within you and near to you only you thing you need is path or way,
how to reach there and how to walk on that path."

My First Experience with MGPA

Its amazing, I never have that experience. I am happy that I have cleared my first MGPA.

Firstly I was little bit nervous. At 03:20 PM I got the Paper and my heart starts beat with much higher speed, but when I read the problem it was simple, but time pressure make it hard
because time was so limited that in the first one hour , you have to understand the problem and then you have to create a logic, take the dry run of the created logic and in the next one hour you have to implement the created logic in the parikshak environment, this (next) one hour is more dangerous, because when you are in parikshak you can't imagine that when this one hour has passed. I was lucky that I get all Y's in first attempt.

My first MGPA was alright, but my second MGPA was not so good, I got 3 Y's and 1 X. And it was hard to find why one X , in that one hour.

So what I have learned from my these two MGPA's is

- I have to manage my time

- read the problem carefully

- try more than 3-4 dry runs

- keep patience.

Indian Govt must do something......

This is my first blog and I think that the indian govt should do something redarding the terrorist activities that are incresing day by day in our country.

Take the example of Mumbai blast. Seven bombs in a span of ten minutes ripped through the jam packed local trains in Mumbai, during the peak rush hours.

There are many questions that need to be answered and the people of india deserve an answer. First and foremost is how long will indians continue to live in the shadow of fear of such blasts which have now become a regular feature ? Why is it that since 9/11, no terrorist outfit in the world has dared to repeat a similar act in America ? And why is it that with a sickening regularity, indians metros like delhi, mumbai, and even bangalore, besides jammu and kashmir, will continue to be bombed by the terrorist ?

Also if these are the handi-work of terrorist, why doesn't the govt of India once and for all take a firm action to weed them out of this country, as the America had done.

We don't wish to hear anymore the name of terrorist outfit who are allegedly doing all this. We also have no interest in finding out who they are or why they are doing this. All that the people of this country want is that if these acts are being done by terrorist from across the border, then the govt needs to finish it all once and for all.