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Be Optimistic – A Simple Reminder

Promise Yourself-

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own .
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

You cannot be really first rate at your work if your work is all you are. So here’s what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger pay cheque, the larger house. Do you think you’d care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm this afternoon, or found a lump in your breast?

Enjoy life in such a way that you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze at the seaside, a life in which you stop & watch how a red-tailed hawk circles over the water, or the way a baby scowls with concentration when she tries to pick up a sweet with her thumb & first finger. Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, & who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an email. Write a letter. Get a life in which you are generous. And realize that life is the best thing ever, & that you have no business taking it for granted. Care so deeply about its goodness that you want to spread it around. Take money you would have spent on beer & give it to charity. Work in a soup kitchen. Be a big brother or sister.

All of you want to do well. But if you do not do well too, then doing well will never be enough. It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, & our minutes. It is so easy to take for granted the color of our kids’ eyes, the way the melody in a symphony rises & falls & disappears & rises again.

It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned that it is not a dress rehearsal, & that today is the only guarantee you get. I learned to look at all the good in the world & try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely & utterly.

 “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a gift to be enjoyed”

Slowing Down -An Art We Neglect

Slowing down is a conscious choice, and not always an easy one, but it leads to a greater appreciation for life and a greater level of happiness.

Slow down; God is still in heaven. You are not responsible for doing it all yourself, right now.
Remember a happy, peaceful time in your past. Rest there. Each moment has richness that takes a lifetime to savor.
Set your own pace. When someone is pushing you, it’s OK to tell them they’re pushing.
Take nothing for granted: watch water flow, the corn grow, the leaves blow, your neighbor mow.
Taste your food. God gives it to delight as well as to nourish.
 Notice the sun and the moon as they rise and set. They are remarkable for their steady pattern of movement, not their speed.
Quit planning how you’re going to use what you know, learn, or possess. God’s gifts just are; be grateful and their purpose will be clear.
When you talk with someone, don’t think about what you’ll say next.Thoughts will spring up naturally if you let them.
Talk and play with children. It will bring out the unhurried little person inside you.
Create a place in your home…at your work…in your heart… where you can go for quiet and recollection. You deserve it.
Allow yourself time to be lazy and unproductive. Rest isn’t luxury; it’s a necessity.
Listen to the wind blow. It carries a message of yesterday & tomorrow – and now. NOW counts.
Rest on your laurels. They bring comfort whatever their size, age, or condition.
Talk slower. Talk less.Don’t talk. Communication isn’t measured by words.
Give yourself permission to be late sometimes. Life is for living, not scheduling.
Listen to the song of a bird; the complete song. Music and nature are gifts, but only if you are willing to receive them.
Take time just to think. Action is good and necessary, but it’s fruitful only if we muse, ponder, and mull.
Make time for play – the things you like to do. Whatever your age, your inner child needs re-creation.
Watch and listen to the night sky. It speaks.
Listen to the words you speak, especially in prayer.
Learn to stand back and let others take their turn as leaders. There will always be new opportunities for you to step out in front again.
Divide big jobs into little jobs.If God took six days to create the universe, can you hope to do any better?
When you find yourself rushing & anxious, stop. Ask yourself “WHY?”you are rushing and anxious. The reasons may improve your self-understanding.
Take time to read. Thoughtful reading is enriching reading.
Direct your life with purposeful choices, not with speed and efficiency. The best musician is one who plays with expression and meaning, not the one who finishes first.
Take a day off alone; make a retreat. You can learn from monks and hermits without becoming one.
Pet a furry friend. You will give and get the gift of now.
Work with your hands. It frees the mind.
Take time to wonder. Without wonder, life is merely existence.
Sit in the dark. It will teach you to see and hear, taste and smell
Once in a while, turn down the lights, the volume, the throttle, the invitations.
Less really can be more.
Let go. Nothing is usually the hardest thing to do – but often it isthe best.
Take a walk-but don’t go anywhere. If you walk just to get somewhere, you sacrifice the walking.
Count your friends. If you have one, you are lucky. If you have more, you are blessed. Bless them in return.
Count your blessings – one at a time and slowly

It’s very important to be positive in your approach to become successful in your life at all fronts. And whether you believe in Law of attraction or not you cannot deny the fact that your beliefs create your reality.

When we are children, our beliefs are formed from our experiences, our parents, family members, friends, and schoolmates. This is natural and OK for children as it helps them to learn the ways of the world and society.

Limitations, false beliefs, and fear are also learned as children. When we are older we assume the same is true, that our experiences create our beliefs and that this is how we will continue to learn. We also believe the limitations and fear, and false beliefs from childhood

Little do we realize that when we become adults, the reverse is actually true … That our beliefs now create our experiences … yet we continue to create the same reality formed from the beliefs of our childhood.

For example, if we believe shyness is something to be ashamed of, then we will experience embarrassment from our shyness. If however we believe our shyness is a source of mystery, we may create a mystic about ourselves that will impact some people in a positive way.

We can each create a ritual or rite of passage for ourselves, one that marks a turning point in our lives — one that demonstrates that from this moment on We create reality from our beliefs.

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.

अगर  तुम  किसी  चीज  को  पसंद   नहीं  करते  हो  तो  उसे  बदल  दो .अगर  उसे  बदल  नहीं  सकते  तो  अपना रवैया बदल दो .

Considering the Emergency Room? Here Are Some Pointers to Keep in Mind if You Have Chronic Pain.

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What to Do When You Have to Resort to the Emergency Room (When You Have a Chronic Illness)

A trip to the ER is no fun, no matter how you spin it. When you’re a chronic pain patient or someone with a chronic illness that can cause bouts of severe pain, it can be a complete and total nightmare.

A patient with chronic pain can help the Emergency Room staff to understand that their medical problems, especially pain, are a legitimate emergency by following a few guidelines and suggestions that will lessen some of the unpleasant drama of going to the ER.

Always bear in mind that the Emergency Room is a last resort, and Urgent Care will almost always turn away a patient with a chronic illness. Hospitals are so wrapped up in covering their asses legally that they have started turning away chronic pain patients much like Urgent Care does…

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Happiness is what you are, not what you have.

This story is about a beautiful, expensively dressed lady who complained to her psychiatrist that she felt that her whole life was empty, it had no meaning.

So, the lady went to visit a counselor to seek out happiness.

The counselor called over the old lady who cleaned the office floors.

The counselor then said to the rich lady “I’m going to ask Mary here to tell u how she found happiness. All I want u to do is listen to her.”

So the old lady put down her broom and sat on a chair and told her story:

“Well, my husband died of malaria and three months later my only son was killed by a car. I had nobody. I had nothing left. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t eat, I never smiled at anyone, I even thought of taking my own life. Then one evening a little kitten followed me home from work. Somehow I felt sorry for that kitten. It was cold outside, so I decided to let the kitten in. I got some milk, and the kitten licked the plate clean. Then it purred and rubbed against my leg and, for the first time in months, I smiled.

Then I stopped to think, if helping a little kitten could make me smile, may be doing something for people could make me happy.

So, the next day I baked some biscuits and took them to a neighbor who was sick in bed.

Every day I tried to do something nice for someone. It made me so happy to see them happy.

Today, I don’t know of anybody who sleeps and eats better than I do.

I’ve found happiness, by giving it to others.”

When she heard this, the rich lady cried. She had everything that money could buy, but she had lost the things which money cannot buy.

“The beauty of life does not depend on how happy you are; but on how happy others can be because of you…”

 

Happiness is not a destination, it’s a journey.

 

Happiness is not tomorrow, it is now.

 

Happiness is not dependency, it is a decision.

 

Happiness is what you are, not what you have.

 

Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.

ख़ुशी    की    तरह    दौलत    भी    कभी    प्रत्यक्ष    रूप    से    नहीं    मिलती   .  यह    किसी    उपयोगी    सेवा    के    फलस्वरूप    मिलती    है  .

The Salty Coffee

A young guy met a pretty girl at a party. She was so outstanding, this sent many guys chasing after her, while he being average, nobody paid him attention.

 

At the end of the party, he finally summoned courage to invite the girl to have coffee with him. She was surprised, but out of politeness, she promised. They both sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, waiting for coffee..

 

She kept on thinking, “Please, let it get over soon…let me go home….” she finally said. The coffee was brought and suddenly, He asked the waiter. “Would you please get me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee!”

 

Everyone at the shop stared at him, so strange! His face turned red, but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why this unusual habit?” He took a couple of sips and replied, “When I was still a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea! I can still remember the taste of the sea..

 

This salty coffee…every time I drink it, I always think of my childhood days, think of my hometown… Oh no! I miss my hometown so much… I miss my parents who are still out there.” While saying this, tears filled his eyes.

 

The pretty girl was deeply touched. A man, who can tell out his homesickness, must be a man who loves home, cares about home, and has responsibility of home. Pretty soon, she also started to speak; she spoke about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was a really great date, also a beautiful beginning of their story.

 

This new pair continued to date. She got to discover that actually, he was a man who met all her expectations: he was tolerant, kind hearted, warm, and caring. He was such a good man and had it not been for the salt in the coffee, she’d never have really known him!

 

The rest of the story was just like any other beautiful love story: they finally got married, and they lived a very happy married life. And sure! Every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, just the way he liked it!

 

After 40 years of marital bliss, he died after a short illness.

 

One day, she found a letter he had left for her: “My dearest, Please forgive me, but I lied to you.. Only once.. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous, I asked for salt instead of sugar! I was too embarrassed to admit it, so I just went ahead. I never thought that could bring about such a frank and intimate conversation between the two of us!

 

Later, I tried to tell you the truth so many times but was afraid you’d think I was a liar and never again believe me … Now I’m dying, and am afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don’t like salty coffee, as a matter of fact I hate it! What a strange bad taste.. But since you made it for me with so much love, I drank it all my life!

 

Please forgive me, darling… for lying to you first in that Coffee Shop and then not telling you the truth every time you made coffee for me! I am not lying now when I say, I couldn’t have that coffee any other way! – still madly in love with you”

 

Her tears made the letter totally wet.

Someday, someone asked her, “What’s the taste of salty coffee?”

She replied, “It’s sweet.”

 

Love is not to forget but to forgive, not to see but understand, not to hear but to listen, not to let go but HOLD ON!!!!

 

Moral

 

A great disappointment might be a blessing in disguise, who knows

 

Always learn to make the best of every situation. Also, be wise.

 

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.

हमारे जीवन में जो भी दृढ और स्थायी ख़ुशी है उसके लिए नब्बे प्रतिशत प्रेम उत्तरदायी है.

I want a divorce– very touching! Story

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.

She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the plates and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other.

She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Nisha. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.

She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Nisha so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Nisha.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce.

She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.

She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door every morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Nisha about my wife’s divorce conditions. She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain.

From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly;don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her perfume. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.

On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Nisha about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life.

My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy.

I drove to office… jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind… I walked upstairs. Nisha opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Nisha, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, NISHA, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.

NISHA seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed – dead.

My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with NISHA to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce –At least, in the eyes of our son— I’m a loving husband…

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

 

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

हम आदर्श प्रेम का निर्माण करने कि बजाये आदर्श प्रेमी  को खोजने में अपना समय बर्वाद कर देते हैं

 

10 Steps To Take Control of Your Life

“Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom’s root.” Robert Burns  

“The control center of your life is your attitude.”

We humans spend much of our time trying to control every aspect of our lives.

Unfortunately, too often we try and control things that are simply beyond our control.

The list of what we can control is quite short, but once you know these 10 things you will be able to take control of your own life.

1.What you do: Your actions are yours alone. You choose to make them or not make them and you are responsible for the effects of those actions.

2.What you say: Likewise, the words you speak (or write) are also consciously chosen.

Like actions, they have an impact on your life and the lives of those you contact.

3.What you think:  Yes, there are some subconscious thoughts that you can’t control.

But the things that you really think about, your beliefs, your ideals, etc. are concepts you have chosen to accept and believe in.

4.Your work: Many people like to overlook this one, it being much easier to say, “Oh, I’m! trapped in my job because I don’t have a degree, experience, etc.”

That’s simple a way of denying one’s responsibility in having chosen the job in the first place.

It’s your job and you chose it.

If you stay (or go), that’s a choice as well.

5.The people you associate with:  There’s a famous T-shirt that states: “It’s hard to soar like an eagle when you’re surrounded by turkeys.”

Colloquial is very often correct!

Your friends can either lift you up or bring you down.

You make the decision which type of friends you wish to have.

6.Your basic physical health.  Much about our health is a factor of genetics, environment, and exposure.

Much more of our health is simply a matter of the decisions we make about our health, such as: diet, exercise, drugs, sleep, routine physicals, check-ups, etc.

7.The environment you live in:  Your house, the condition of your home, the town you live in, the amenities available to you are all things you can control, although some to a lesser degree (i.e., you decide to tolerate them or move someplace else).

8.Your fiscal situation: Having or not having enough money is a factor of what you make versus what you spend.

9.Your time: You choose how to “spend” your time and how much of your time to give to various activities.

You’ll never get more time than the 24 hours your given each day.

10.Your legacy: All your actions, words, and knowledge that you share while you are living become the gift that you leave when you are gone

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

जीवन का सबसे बड़ा उपयोग इसे किसी ऐसे चीज में लगाने में है  जो इसके बाद भी रहे.

Cup Crisis and The lessons to Management

Let me start the article with disclaimer as the mention of word ‘Crisis’ sends shivers to many.  Cup Crisis is not something bad as Euro zone Crisis or related to it any way.  As per the definition in many organizations, the cup crisis is ‘The phenomenon where there is no coffee (or tea) cups, when you want to have coffee”. Unless you are an avid coffee lover, you will never know the seriousness of this problem.

Let me explain this with an example. You come to office with a splitting headache in Chennai heat. You open the mail box and few mails in it have further intensified your headache. All your body and soul wants is a hot coffee. You rush to pantry to have one. The warm aromas of Coffee beans welcome you. But alas there are no cups to have a coffee and relish it.

Before getting deep into Cup Crisis let’s understand what causes it.

1) Too much work in office:  Suddenly when you are bombarded with work all your mind seeks is More and More of Coffee . Because only during such coffee breaks people form strategy on how (not) to work. More such people in the same state, lesser are the coffee cups.

2) Very Less work: When there is very less work in the office and you have to mandatorily manage to be in office for nine and half hours, all you do is take one hour coffee break every two hours. My guess is more than half the population in office falls in this category.

Other reasons like higher number of broken cups, Inadequate number of staff to wash the stained cups, no stock in purchase department etc also form a significant reason for cup crisis.

Thinking about the positives of Cup Crisis, a sudden thought occurred to me. Why not management try to take critical decisions based on employee’s reaction to cup crisis. Let me explain my thoughts further.

Employee decides not to have coffee anymore in office

According to me, this category of employee is bit low in motivation. For a small problem of not finding a coffee cup, he is forsaking the goal of having coffee. How will the employee react to challenging situations then? Management should keep an eye on this category and consider the possibility of putting them in Performance Improvement Plan

Employee Decides to have coffee in other floor

This category of employee is highly flexible. He tries reaching to different floor and going to different directions to have a cup of coffee. Management can make a note of this category and use them effectively for a so called challenging assignment for which surprisingly there are no takers.

Employee launches a complaint

Fight, fight till you achieve the goal seems to be the motto of this category. They will call the admin department and explain the intensity of the problem. Inaction from the admin department doesn’t deter them. They will make a complaint in writing and will not budge in that till have a coffee cup in hand. Management can use this kind of people to send chaser mails to others.

Employee washes the stained cup himself

This employee goes to any level to achieve his goal. He takes the responsibility of other staff (cleaning staff) smoothly. Management should keep this people handy to deliver that ‘Critical piece of work which should go to client by any chance on Monday morning’

Employee starts bringing his own coffee mug

This category of people are really smart and out of box thinkers. They are the ideal set of people to work in a project which has ‘Very Less Clarity and highly critical deliverables’

Need any further inputs on this? Ping me, let’s discuss this over a cup of coffee.

 

Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.

याद     रखिये     ख़ुशी     इस     बात     पर     निर्भर     नहीं     करती     कि     आप     कौन     हैं     या     आपके     पास     क्या     है  ;   ये     पूरी     तरह   से     इस     बात     पर     निर्भर     करती     है     कि     आप     क्या     सोचते    हैं  .

Welcome Cup Tea

Welcome Cup Tea.

Welcome Cup Tea

Welcome cup Tea

A group of 15 solders led by a Major were on their way to the post in Himalayans where they would be deployed for the next 3 months. The batch who would be relieved waiting anxiously.

It was cold winter & intermittent snowfall made the treacherous climb 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 solder.

The officer was in great dilemma 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 the remaining journey.

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

He took out a Rs 1000/- note from his wallet, placed it on the  counter, pressed under sugar container, so that the owner can see.

The officer was now relieved of his guilt. He ordered to put the shutter down and proceed.

Three months passed, they continued to  do gallantly in their works 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 will 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 place.

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 a proof 3 months ago.”

“I was going through very tough times because my only son had been severely beaten by terrorist 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 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 the 15 pairs of eyes did not miss to notice the moisture building up in the eyes of their officer, a rare sight.

All things work together for good to them that love the Lord

Not everything can be rationalized….in the frame of right and wrong…

Nothing in our life happens by chance….

 

Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.

कुछ   मत   पूछो  , बदले   में   कुछ   मत   मांगो  . जो   देना   है   वो   दो  ; वो   तुम   तक   वापस   आएगा  , पर   उसके   बारे   में   अभी   मत   सोचो   .