Gitanjali - A tribute to Tagore by Maulik

The Road Not Taken...

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You... The Star

When you wish upon a star,
Makes no difference who you are,
Anything your heart desires,
WILL COME TO YOU…
--- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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The Vision

I climbed and climbed
Where is the peak, my Lord?
I ploughed and ploughed,
Where is the knowledge treasure, my Lord?
I sailed and sailed,
Where is the island of peace, my Lord?
Almighty, bless my nation
With vision and sweat resulting into happiness

--- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Wings of Fire.....

Abdul Kalam - Wings of Fire

Be the one Who Cares for other... A Friend

Charles Schultz Philosophy


The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions.. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the 8 wealthiest people in the world in forbes list today.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America/Universe Contest.

4.. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.


How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. They are not second-rate achievers.. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.



Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2.. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.





Easier?

The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are NOT the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the simply the ones who care.

A True Relationship

A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had some sweets with her. The boy told the girl that he would give her all his marbles in exchange for her sweets. The girl agreed.


The boy kept the biggest and the most beautiful marble aside and gave the rest to the girl. The girl gave him all her sweets as she had promised.


That night, the girl slept peacefully. But the boy couldn't sleep, as he kept wondering if the girl had hidden some sweets from him the way he had hidden his best marble.


Moral of the story:
If you don't give your hundred percent in a relationship, you'll always keep doubting if the other person has given his/her hundred percent. This is applicable for any relationship like love, friendship, employer-employee relationship etc. Give your hundred percent to everything you do and sleep peacefully.

Stunning Words...

When I Asked God for Strength

He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face


When I Asked God for Brain & Brown

He Gave Me Puzzles in life to Solve


When I Asked God for Happiness

He Showed Me Some Unhappy People


When I Asked God for Wealth

He Showed Me How to Work Hard


When I Asked God for Favors

He Showed Me opportunities to Work Hard


When I Asked God for Peace

He Showed Me How to Help Others


God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted

He Gave Me Everything I Needed

- Swami Vivekananda

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A Cute Love Story...

Two butterflies were in love.........
One day, they decided to play Hide n Seek.......

During the play.....
Boy Butterfly - "A small game within us"
Girl Butterfly - "OK"
Boy Butterfly - "The one who sits in this flower tomorrow early in
the morning.....that one loves the other one more....."
Girl Butterfly - "OK"

Next morning, the boy butterfly waits for the flower to open so that
he can sit before the girl butterfly does......

Finally, the flower opened.....
What did he see.....?????........

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The girl butterfly had died inside the flower.....

She stayed there all night......so that early in the morning......as
soon as she sees him.......she can fly to him and tell him how much she
loved him........

This is true LOVE....
Life is LOVE.......


LIVING MIGHT MEAN TAKING CHANCES, BUT THEY ARE WORTH TAKING......
LOVING MIGHT BE A MISTAKE, BUT ITS WORTH MAKING........

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How To Get What You Want

Asking people for what we want can sometimes be a difficult process involving awkward discussions and potential conflict. However, it doesn’t have to be that way.

The secret to getting what you want from other people is to develop a genuine sense of reciprocity by giving before you receive.

The term ‘reciprocity’ describes the expectation that people will respond to you in the same way that you respond to them. So if you give another person something of value, they will be much more inclined to give you something in return.

Next time you want something from someone, instead of simply asking or demanding what you want, try using the following Reciprocity Formula.

The Reciprocity Formula

Step 1: Analyse the situation from the other person’s point of view and try to identify what they currently want. If you can’t figure out what they want, the best thing to do is to ask them.

Step 2: When you have identified the main thing they want, present your case by saying something like, "If I help you achieve… [what they want], could we discuss… [what you want]. Most reasonable people will be open to this approach because they are receiving before they have to give.

Step 3: Follow through and help the other person achieve their objective. The more time and effort you put in during this step, the more reciprocity you will develop.

Step 4: When you have achieved the objective you agreed upon, revisit your initial discussion and ask for what you originally wanted.

Here’s an example that shows how the Reciprocity Formula works in the real world:

Sherry worked as a Sales Rep in a software company and wanted to ask her boss for a raise. From previous experience, she knew that simply asking for a raise was rarely effective so she decided to apply the Reciprocity Formula.

Step 1: Sherry had lunch with her boss and asked him what his major goal was for the quarter. He informed her that what he really wanted was to sell 1000 copies of the companies new accounting software before the end of the financial year.

Step 2: Sherry then presented her case by saying, "If I can sell 1000 copies of the new accounting software by June 30th, would you be open to discussing a raise?" Her boss said he’d be happy to.

Step 3: Sherry got down to work and devised a viral marketing campaign on the Internet. She worked extremely hard and her boss could see that she was serious about achieving her goal.

Step 4: Sherry achieved her sales goal and arranged to have lunch with her boss again. In a three month time frame, she’d added a great deal of value to the company and in doing so, she’d also built up a genuine sense of reciprocity with her boss. Over lunch, Sherry’s boss confirmed that he would be happy to give her a raise.

Giving before you receive and developing a genuine sense of reciprocity is one of the most effective ways to get what you want from other people. So today, I’d like to encourage you to use the Reciprocity Formula to develop true WIN-WIN agreements that will help you achieve your most important life goals.

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Interesting Facts

• Coca-Cola was originally green.


• Names of all continents end with the same letter that they start with.


• The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.


• TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row! of the keyboard.


• Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!


• You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.


• It is impossible to lick your elbow.


• People say, "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.


• It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.


• The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.


• If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.


• Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.


• - Spades - King David


• - Clubs - Alexander the Great,


• - Hearts - Charlemagne


• - Diamonds - Julius Caesar.


• (111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321)


• If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.


• What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? - Ans. - All invented by women.


• This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is it? - Ans. - Honey


• A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.


• A snail can sleep for three years.


• All polar bears are left-handed.


• American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.


• Butterflies taste with their feet.


• Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.


• In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.


• On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.


• Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.


• Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.


• The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.


• The electric chair was invented by a dentist.


• The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.


• Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.


• Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.


• The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.


• Most lipstick contains fish scales.


• Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.


• And finally, 99% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

Three Kick Rule [A Nice Story]

A big city lawyer went duck hunting in rural North Cowra . He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell int o a farmer's field on the other side of a fence.

As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing. The litigator responded, "I shot a duck and it fell in this field, and now I'm going to retrieve it."

The old farmer Peter replied, "This is my property, and you are not coming over here."

The indignant lawyer said, "I am one of the best trial lawyers in Australia and, if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you own."

The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we settle disputes in North Cowra . We settle small disagreements like this with the 'Three Kick Rule.'

The lawyer asked, "What is the 'Three Kick Rule'?"

The Farmer replied, "Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, I get to go first. I kick you three times and then you kick me three times and so on back and forth until someone gives up."

The lawyer quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.

The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the attorney. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy steel-toed work boot into the lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees!

His second kick to t he midriff sent the lawyer's last meal gushing from his mouth. The lawyer was on all fours when the farmer's third kick to his rear end, sent him face-first into a fresh cow pie.

Summoning every bit of his will and remaining strength the lawyer very slowly managed to get to his feet. Wiping his face with the arm of his jacket, he said, "Okay, you old fart. Now it's my turn."

The old farmer smiled and said, "Nah, I give up. You can have the duck."

When you are educated, you'll believe only half of what you hear.

When you're intelligent, you know which half.

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Struggle

Life without this... Forget it....

Fight with Pain

On our journey through life we all encounter periods of pain. Sometimes this pain is physical, sometimes it is emotional, but in either case it’s very important to have a strategy for dealing with painful circumstances.

If you are dealing with a painful situation at the moment, I’d like to share with you a quote that has helped me get through some of the most painful times of my life. The quote is this in the above image.

n 2002 I was involved in an accident in a karate dojo and faced several months of rehabilitation. During this time I printed out this quote and stuck it next to my bed. I read it every morning and every night and I believe it played a big part in my recovery.

When we are faced with pain we each have a choice to make. We can quit and accept our circumstances, or we can make the decision to fight with all the resources we have at our disposal.

Today I’d like to encourage you to draw on the support of those who love you and adopt the view that your pain is temporary.

When you adopt this perspective, you will start to turn your focus towards the future and begin to look beyond your current pain. I hope this quote will help you as much as it has helped me.

- Anthony