HOW CHANGE IS IMPORTANT IN LIFE ....

This is a story that I am sure will change your approach towards life:
The Story of an EAGLE
The Eagle has the longest life-span of its species. It can live upto 70 years. 
But to reach this age, the eagle must make a very difficult decision!
In its 40th year, the eagle's long and flexible Talons can no longer grab a prey which serves as food. 
Its long and sharp beak becomes bent.
Its old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers, stick to its chest and make it difficult to fly.
Then, the eagle is left with only two options: DIE or go through a painful process of CHANGE! This process lasts for 150 days (5 months)
the process requires the eagle to fly to a mountain top and sit on its nest. There the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it plucks it out.
Then the eagle will wait for the new beak to grow back after which it will pluck out its talons. When its talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking its old aged feathers.
And after this the eagle takes its famous flight of rebirth and LIVES for 30 more years!!
Why is Change needed??? In order to survive and live. We too have to start the change process.
We sometimes need to get rid of the unpleasant old memories, negative habits and our fixed mind set. Only Freed from the past burdens can we take advantage of the present.
If an eagle can make a life saving and life changing decision at the age of 40....why can't we? 
In order to take on a New Journey ahead, let go of your negative old limiting beliefs. Open up your mind and let yourself fly high like an eagle!
When it rains, all birds occupy shelter. But the EAGLE avoids the rain by flying above the clouds....problem is common to all but the attitude to solve it makes the difference!
Don't be afraid of change...accept it gracefully! .....

दोस्त

एक बहुत बड़ा सरोवर था।
उसके तट पर मोर रहता था, और
वहीं पास
एक मोरनी भी रहती थी।
एक दिन मोर ने मोरनी से प्रस्ताव
रखा कि "हम तुम विवाह कर लें,
तो कैसा अच्छा रहे?"
मोरनी ने पूछा, "तुम्हारे मित्र कितने
है?"
मोर ने कहा, "उसका कोई मित्र
नहीं है।"
तो मोरनी ने विवाह से इनकार कर
दिया।
मोर सोचने लगा सुखपूर्वक रहने के लिए
मित्र बनाना भी आवश्यक है।
उसने एक शेर से, एक कछुए से, और शेर के
लिए शिकार का पता लगाने
वाली टिटहरी से, दोस्ती कर लीं।
जब उसने यह समाचार
मोरनी को सुनाया, तो वह तुरंत
विवाह के लिए तैयार हो गई।
दोनों ने पेड़ पर घोंसला बनाया और
उसमें अंडे दिए, और भी कितने
ही पक्षी उस पेड़ पर रहते थे।
एक दिन जंगल में कुछ शिकारी आए।
दिन भर कहीं शिकार न मिला तो वे
उसी पेड़ की छाया में ठहर गए और
सोचने लगे, पेड़ पर चढ़कर अंडे और
बच्चों से भूख बुझाई जाए।
मोर दंपत्ति को भारी चिंता हुई, मोर
मित्रों के पास सहायता के लिए दौड़ा।
बस फिर क्या था, टिटहरी ने जोर- जोर
से चिल्लाना शुरू किया।
शेर समझ गया, कोई शिकार है।
वह उसी पेड़ के नीचे
जा पहुँचा जहाँ शिकारी बैठे थे।
इतने में कछुआ भी पानी से निकलकर
बाहर आ गया।
शेर से डरकर भागते हुए शिकारियों ने
कछुए को ले चलने की बात सोची।
जैसे ही हाथ बढ़ाया कछुआ पानी में
खिसक गया।
शिकारियों के पैर दलदल में फँस गए।
इतने में शेर आ पहुँचा और उन्हें ठिकाने
लगा दिया।
मोरनी ने कहा, "मैंने विवाह से पूर्व
मित्रों की संख्या पूछी थी, सो बात
काम की निकली न, यदि मित्र न होते,
तो आज हम सबकी खैर न थी।`
मित्रता सभी रिश्तों में अनोखा और
आदर्श रिश्ता होता है।
और मित्र
किसी भी व्यक्ति की अनमोल
पूँजी होते हैं।
इसलिए अपने दोस्तों को मत भूलो और
ज्यादा से ज्यादा दोस्त बनाओ

हिन्दू विज्ञान से

एक हिन्दू सन्यासी अपने शिष्यों के साथ गंगा नदी के तट पर नहाने पहुंचा. वहां एक ही परिवार के कुछ लोग अचानक आपस में बात करते-करते एक दूसरे पर क्रोधित हो उठे और जोर-जोर से चिल्लाने लगे .

संयासी यह देख तुरंत पलटा और अपने शिष्यों से पुछा ;

” क्रोध में लोग एक दूसरे पर चिल्लाते क्यों हैं ?’

शिष्य कुछ देर सोचते रहे ,एक ने उत्तर दिया, ” क्योंकि हम क्रोध में शांति खो देते हैं इसलिए !”

” पर जब दूसरा व्यक्ति हमारे सामने ही खड़ा है तो भला उस पर चिल्लाने की क्या ज़रुरत है , जो कहना है वो आप धीमी आवाज़ में भी तो कह सकते हैं “, सन्यासी ने पुनः प्रश्न किया .

कुछ और शिष्यों ने भी उत्तर देने का प्रयास किया  पर बाकी लोग संतुष्ट नहीं हुए .

अंततः सन्यासी ने समझाया …

“जब दो लोग आपस में  नाराज होते हैं तो उनके दिल एक दूसरे से  बहुत दूर हो जाते हैं . और इस अवस्था में वे एक दूसरे को बिना चिल्लाये नहीं सुन सकते ….वे जितना अधिक क्रोधित होंगे उनके बीच की दूरी उतनी ही अधिक हो जाएगी और उन्हें उतनी ही तेजी से चिल्लाना पड़ेगा.

क्या होता है जब दो लोग प्रेम में होते हैं ? तब वे चिल्लाते नहीं बल्कि धीरे-धीरे बात करते हैं , क्योंकि उनके दिल करीब होते हैं , उनके बीच की दूरी नाम मात्र की रह जाती है.”

सन्यासी ने बोलना जारी रखा ,” और जब वे एक दूसरे को हद से भी अधिक चाहने लगते हैं तो क्या होता है ? तब वे बोलते भी नहीं , वे सिर्फ एक दूसरे की तरफ देखते हैं और सामने वाले की बात समझ जाते हैं.”

“प्रिय मित्रों  ; जब तुम किसी से बात करो तो ये ध्यान रखो की तुम्हारे ह्रदय आपस में दूर न होने पाएं , तुम ऐसे शब्द मत बोलो जिससे तुम्हारे बीच की दूरी बढे नहीं तो एक समय ऐसा आएगा कि ये दूरी इतनी अधिक बढ़ जाएगी कि तुम्हे लौटने का रास्ता भी नहीं मिलेगा. इसलिए चर्चा करो, बात करो लेकिन चिल्लाओ मत.”

MoM 0001

From today onwards we are starting to share good messages in the morning under "Message of this Moment " nicknamed MoM.  Anyone can post a good quote or simple message under the heading "MoM". It should be concise, meaningful and relevant  but not long story.

First MoM :

A Better way than changing other's attitude is to change your own.
The same sun that melts the butter also hardens the clay. Life is as we want it to be...

Think beautiful,
Think positive.
Good Morning

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

An excellent anonymous excerpt 'Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself. Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life." "Yes, right, it's not that easy", I protested. "Yes it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood.

You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life." I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning, and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Want to see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door", Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live. "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, 'He's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me", said Jerry. She asked if I was allergic to anything. "Yes", I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply... I took a deep breath and yelled, "Bullets!" Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead." Jerry lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. 'My genuine heart felt gratitude to the writer. Thanks

Sustainability

Germany is a highly industrialized country. In such a country, many will think its people lead a luxurious life.

When we arrived at Hamburg , my colleagues walked into the restaurant, we noticed that a lot of tables were empty. There was a table where a young couple was having their meal. There were only two dishes and two cans of beer on the table. I wondered if such simple meal could be romantic, and whether the girl will leave this stingy guy.

There were a few old ladies on another table. When a dish is served, the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would finish every bit of the food on their plates.

As we were hungry, our local colleague ordered more food for us.When we left, there was still about one third of un-consumed food on the table.

When we were leaving the restaurant, the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were unhappy about us wasting so much food.

"We paid for our food, it is none of your business how much food we left behind," my colleague told the old ladies. The old ladies were furious. One of them immediately took her hand phone out and made a call to someone. After a while, a man in uniform from Social Security organisation arrived. Upon knowing what the dispute was, he issued us a 50 Euro fine. We all kept quiet.

The officer told us in a stern voice, "ORDER WHAT YOU CAN CONSUME, MONEY IS YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN THE WORLD WHO ARE FACING SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES. YOU HAVE NO REASON TO WASTE RESOURCES."

The mindset of people of this rich country put all of us to shame. WE REALLY NEED TO REFLECT ON THIS. We are from country which is not very rich in resources. To save face, we order large quantity and also waste food when we give others a treat.
           (Courtesy: A friend who is now changed a lot)

THE LESSON IS:- THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT CHANGING OUR BAD HABITS. Expecting acknowledgment, that u read the message and forward to your contacts.
VERY TRUE  -"MONEY IS YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY."

Reservation

I think we should have job reservations in all the fields. I completely support the PM and all the politicians for promoting this. Let's start the reservation with our cricket team. We should have 10 percent reservation for Muslims. 30 percent for OBC, SC /ST like that. Cricket rules should be modified accordingly. The boundary circle should be reduced for an SC/ST player. The four hit by an OBC player should be considered as a six and a six hit by a OBC player should be counted as 8 runs. An OBC player scoring 60 runs should be declared as a century. We should influence ICC and make rules so that the pace bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar should not bowl fast balls to our OBC player. Bowlers should bowl maximum speed of 80 kilometer per hour to an OBC player. Any delivery above this speed should be made illegal.

Also we should have reservation in Olympics. In the 100 meters race, an OBC player should be given a gold medal if he runs 80 meters.

There can be reservation in Government jobs also. Let's recruit SC/ST and OBC pilots for aircrafts which are carrying the ministers and politicians (that can really help the country.. )

Ensure that only SC/ST and OBC doctors do the operations for the ministers and other politicians. (Another way of saving the country..)

Let's be creative and think of ways and means to guide INDIA forward...

Let's show the world that INDIA is a GREAT country. Let's be proud of being an INDIAN..

परोपकार

एक बार एक लड़का अपने स्कूल की फीस भरने के लिए एक दरवाजे से दूसरे दरवाजे तक कुछ सामान बेचा करता था,

 एक दिन उसका कोई
सामान नहीं बिका और उसे बड़े जोर से भूख भी लग रही थी. उसने तय किया कि अब वह जिस भी दरवाजे पर जायेगा, उससे खाना मांग
लेगा...

पहला दरवाजा खटखटाते ही एक लड़की ने दरवाजा खोला, जिसे देखकर वह घबरा गया और बजाय खाने के उसने पानी का एक
गिलास माँगा.... 

 लड़की ने भांप लिया था कि वह भूखा है, इसलिए वह एक...... बड़ा गिलास दूध का ले आई. लड़के ने धीरे-धीरे दूध पी लिया...

" कितने पैसे दूं?"
लड़के ने पूछा.
" पैसे किस बात के?"
लड़की ने जवाव में कहा.
"माँ ने मुझे सिखाया है कि जब भी किसी पर दया करो तो उसके पैसे नहीं लेने चाहिए."

"तो फिर मैं आपको दिल से धन्यवाद देता हूँ." जैसे ही उस लड़के ने वह घर छोड़ा, उसे न केवल शारीरिक तौर पर शक्ति मिल चुकी थी , बल्कि उसका भगवान् और आदमी पर भरोसा और भी बढ़ गया था....

सालों बाद वह लड़की गंभीर रूप से बीमार पड़
गयी. लोकल डॉक्टर ने उसे शहर के बड़े अस्पताल में इलाज के लिए भेज दिया...

 विशेषज्ञ डॉक्टर होवार्ड  केल्ली को मरीज देखने के लिए बुलाया गया. जैसे ही उसने लड़की के कस्बे का नाम सुना, उसकी आँखों में
चमक आ गयी...

वह एकदम सीट से उठा और उस लड़की के कमरे में गया. उसने उस लड़की को देखा, एकदम पहचान लिया और तय कर लिया कि वह उसकी जान बचाने के लिए
जमीन-आसमान एक कर देगा....

उसकी मेहनत और लग्न रंग लायी और उस लड़की कि जान बच गयी.
डॉक्टर ने अस्पताल के ऑफिस में जा कर उस
लड़की के इलाज का बिल लिया....

 उस बिल के कौने में एक नोट लिखा और उसे उस लड़की के पास भिजवा दिया. लड़की बिल का लिफाफा देखकर घबरागयी...

 उसे मालूम था कि वह बीमारी से तो वह बच गयी है लेकिन बिल कि रकम जरूर उसकी जान ले लेगी...

 फिर भी उसने धीरे से बिल खोला, रकम को देखा और फिर अचानक उसकी नज़र बिल के कौने में पैन से लिखे नोट पर गयी...

जहाँ लिखा था, "एक गिलास दूध द्वारा इस बिल
का भुगतान किया जा चुका है." नीचे  उस नेक डॉक्टर
होवार्ड केल्ली के हस्ताक्षर थे.

 ख़ुशी और अचम्भे से उस लड़की के गालों पर आंसू टपक पड़े उसने ऊपर कि और दोनों हाथ उठा कर
कहा, " हे भगवान..! आपका बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद..
आपका प्यार इंसानों के दिलों और हाथों के द्वारा न जाने कहाँ- कहाँ फैल चुका है."

अगर आप दूसरों पर.. अच्छाई करोगे तो.. आपके साथ भी.. अच्छा ही होगा ..!!

Road Safety

This gone week, we witnessed the news of the tragic death of Mr Gopinath Munde in what looks like a minor car accident. And you know what? Nothing would have happened to him if he were wearing a seat belt (in the rear seat where he was sitting)...

We take these small things so lightly...never realise their potential impact on our lives and those of our near and dear ones.

-If you dash a car head-on at a speed of 20 kmph, the impact is equivalent to falling from 1st floor of a building on your chest! That will easily break your ribs, putting you on bed at least for a week.

-If your speed is 30 kmph, the impact is equivalent to falling on your chest from the 2nd floor. It will send you to an ICU.

-On a news program last night an expert on the subject said that if you dash at a speed of 60-which is so common!-the impact is that of falling from 11th floor! No chance of reaching a hospital...

Let' buckle up while sitting in a car-even in the rear seat. And put on our helmet when biking. please do not say "I am only going to the corner of the street". Or, "I drive very slow". A crippling, even fatal, mishap can occur at any speed, right outside our home...

Take care, and educate those around you.


विवेकानंद जीवन दर्शन

A rare conversation between Ramkrishna Paramahansa & Swami Vivekananda  READ IT LOUD TO FAMILY, it's one of  the best message I have come across....

1. Swami Vivekanand:- I can’t find free time. Life has become hectic.

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you free.

2. Swami Vivekanand:- Why has life become complicated now?

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Stop analyzing life.. It makes it complicated. Just live it.

3. Swami Vivekanand:- Why are we then constantly unhappy?

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Worrying has become your habit. That’s why you are not happy.

4. Swami Vivekanand:- Why do good people always suffer?

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don’t suffer.
With that experience their life becomes better, not bitter.

5. Swami Vivekanand:- You mean to say such experience is useful?

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Yes. In every term, Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons .

6. Swami Vivekanand:- Because of so many problems, we don’t know where we are heading…

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- If you look outside you will not know where you are heading. Look inside. Eyes provide sight. Heart provides the way.

7. Swami Vivekanand:- Does failure hurt more than moving in the right direction?

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you.

8. Swami Vivekanand:- In tough times, how do you stay motivated?

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.

9. Swami Vivekanand:- What surprises you about people?

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- When they suffer they ask, “why me?” When they prosper, they never ask “Why me?”

10. Swami Vivekanand:- How can I get the best out of life?

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.

11. Swami Vivekanand:- One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.

Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- There are no unanswered prayers. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Life is a mystery to solve, not a problem to resolve. Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live.

🌿Happiness@always🌿