WORTH READING 28 Feb 2006

A Paradigm Shift

One evening a scholar was addressing the participants on the concept of
work
culture. One of the participants asked the following question :

"I am a senior manager of Materials Department and I joined an
organization
25 years ago as an Engineer Trainee and over the last 25 years I have
gone
through every experience in the organization.

During the initial part of my career, the job was very challenging and
interesting.

However, all those exciting days are gone since I do not find my joy any
more interesting because there is nothing new in my job. I am now
feeling
bored because I am doing a routine job.

However, Sir, I am living in the same house for over forty years, I am
the
son for the same parents for over forty five years, I am the father for
the
same children for the past ten years and the husband for the same lady
for
the past twenty years !( the toughest job!)

In these personal roles I do not feel bored Please tell me why I am
bored of
the routine in the office and not in the house?"

The response from Scholar was very interesting and convincing. He asked
the
executive the question:

"Please tell me for whom does your Mother cook ?"

The executive replied that obviously the mother cooks for others.

Then the Scholar said that the mother "Serves" others and because of
this
service mindedness, she is not feeling tired or bored. But in an
office,we
"Work" and not "Serve". Anything we consider, as service will not make
us
feel bored. That is difference between Serving and Working.

He asked the executive to consider his work as service and not merely a
work
!! This was a very interesting analysis!! Whenever you put a larger
context
around your work and see a broader meaning for your work, you will take
interest in your work and it will make a very big difference in your
internal energy.

Attitude Matters !!!

If you think you are working for the organization you will get
frustrated.
If you feel you are doing a service and getting some service charges you
will feel happy.
After all -doing what you like is freedom But liking what you do is
happiness!

It is just a paradigm shift that is required!

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WORTH READING 27 Feb 2006

The Real Beauty

"Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was
nestled
in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face,
she
gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital
window.

The baby had been born without ears. Time proved that the baby's hearing
was
perfect. It was only his appearance that was marred. When he rushed home
from school one day and flung himself
into his mother's arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be a
succession of heartbreaks.
He blurted out the tragedy. "A boy, a big boy ... called me a freak."

He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favourite with his fellow
students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed
a
gift, a talent for literature and music. "But you might mingle with
other
young people," his mother reproved him, but felt a kindness in her
heart.

The boy's father had a session with the family physician. Could nothing
be
done? "I believe I could graft on a pair of outer ears, if they could be
procured," the doctor decided.

Then the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a
young man. Two years went by. Then, "You are going to the hospital, Son.
Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it's a
secret," said the father.

The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person emerged. His
talents
blossomed into genius, and school and college became a series of
triumphs.
Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. "But I must know!"
He
urged his father, "Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for
him." "I do not believe you could," said the father, "but the agreement
was
that you are not to know, not yet."

The years kept their profound secret, but the day did come ... one of
the
darkest days that a son must endure. He stood with his father over his
mother's casket. Slowly, tenderly, the father
stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to
reveal
that the mother -- had no outer ears.

"Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut," he whispered
gently, "and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they?" Real
beauty lies not in the physical appearance, but in the heart. Real
treasure
lies not in what that can be seen; but what, that cannot be seen.

Real love lies not in what is done and known, but in what that is done
but
not known.

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WORTH READING 24 Feb 2006

Disciple Hood

When the great Sufi mystic, Hasan, was dying, somebody asked "Hasan, who
was
your master?"

He said, "I had thousands of masters. If I just relate their names it
will
take months, years and it is too late. But three masters I will
certainly
tell you about.

One was a thief. Once I got lost in the desert, and when I reached a
village
it was very late, everything was closed. But at last I found one man who
was
trying to make a hole in the wall of a house. I asked him where I could
stay
and he said 'At this time of night it will be difficult, but you can
stay
with me - if you can stay with a thief'.

And the man was so beautiful. I stayed for one month! And each night he
would say to me, 'Now I am going to my work. You rest, you pray.'

When he came back I would ask 'Could you get anything?' He would say,
'Not
tonight. But tomorrow I will try again, God willing.' He was never in a
state of hopelessness, he was always happy. When I was meditating and
meditating for years on end and nothing was happening, many times the
moment
came when I was so desperate, so hopeless, that I thought to stop all
this
nonsense. And suddenly I would remember the thief who would say every
night,
'God willing,
tomorrow it is going to happen.'

And my second master was a dog. I was going to the river, thirsty and a
dog
came. He was also thirsty. He looked into the river, he saw another dog
there -- his own image -- and became afraid. He would bard and run away,
but
his thirst was so much that he would come back. Finally, despite his
fear,
he just jumped into the water, and the image disappeared. And I knew
that a
message had come to me from God: one has to jump in spite of all fears.

And the third master was a small child. I entered a town and a child was
carrying a lit candle. He was going to the mosque to put the candle
there.
'Just joking,' I asked the boy, 'have you lit the candle
yourself?' He said, 'Yes sir.'

And I asked, 'There was a moment when the candle was unlit, and then
there
was a moment when the candle was lit. Can you show me the source from
which
the light came?' And the boy laughed, blew out the candle, and said,
'Now
you have seen the light going. Where has it gone? You will tell me!' My
ego
was shattered; my whole knowledge was shattered. And that moment I felt
my
own stupidity.

Since then I dropped all my knowledge ability. It is true that I had no
master. That does not mean that I was not a disciple -- I accepted the
whole
existence as my master.

My Disciplehood was a greater involvement than yours is. I trusted the
clouds, the trees. I trusted existence as such. I had no master because
I
had millions of masters I learned from every possible source.

To be a disciple is a must on the path. What does it mean to be a
disciple?
It means to be able to learn, to be available to learn, to be vulnerable
to
existence. With a master you start learning to learn.

The master is a swimming pool where you can learn how to swim. Once you
have
learned, all the oceans are yours."

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WORTH READING 23 Feb 2006

Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary
Because it means you've made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are
also thankful for the setbacks.

GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
and they can become your blessings.

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WORTH READING 22 Feb 2006

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to
visit their old university lecturer. Conversation soon turned into
complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the lecturer went to the kitchen and
returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups:
porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking, some expensive and
exquisite, and told them to Help themselves to hot coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in ! hand, the lecturer said:
"If you noticed, all the nice-looking, expensive cups were taken up,
leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you
to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your
problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the
cup, but you consciously went for the better cups and are eyeing each
other's cups."

"Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society
are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the
quality of Life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the
cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."

...........the more we indulge in the comparison game, the more we lose
out on life!!!

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WORTH READING 21 Feb 2006

It Couldn't be Done

Somebody said that it couldn't be done,
But, he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn't" but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, as he did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that;
At least no one we know has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle right in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That cannot be done, and you'll do it

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WORTH READING 20 Feb 2006

Lessons from an Oyster

There once was an oyster
Whose story I tell,
Who found that some sand
Had got into his shell.

It was only a grain,
but it gave him great pain.
For oysters have feelings
Although they're so plain.

Now, did he berate
the harsh workings of fate
That had brought him
To such a deplorable state?

Did he curse at the government,
Cry for election,
And claim that the sea should
Have given him protection?

'No,' he said to himself
As he lay on a shell,
Since I cannot remove it,
I shall try to improve it.

Now the years have rolled around,
As the years always do,
And he came to his ultimate
Destiny - stew.

And the small grain of sand
That had bothered him so
Was a beautiful pearl
All richly aglow.

Now the tale has a moral,
for isn't it grand
What an oyster can do
With a morsel of sand?

What couldn't we do
If we'd only begin
With some of the things
That get under our skin.

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WORTH READING 17 Feb 2006

Faithful Friends

Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play
together.

Like pairs of dogs you can find in most any neighborhood, these two
loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path
through the grass of the field between their respective houses. One
evening, Brownie's family noticed that Brownie hadn't returned home.
They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn't show up the
next day, and, despite their efforts to find him, by the next week he
was still missing.

Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie's house alone, barking, whining,
and generally pestering Brownie's human family. Busy with their own
lives, they just ignored the nervous little neighbor dog. Finally, one
morning Spotty refused to take "no" for an answer. Ted, Brownie's owner,
was steadily harassed by the furious, adamant little dog. Spotty
followed Ted about, barking insistently, then darting back and forth to
a nearby empty lot, as if to say, "Follow me! It's urgent!" Eventually,
Ted followed the frantic Spotty across the empty lot, as Spotty paused
to race back and bark encouragingly. The little dog led the man under a
fence, past clumps of trees, to a desolate spot a half mile from the
house.

There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive -- one of his hind legs
crushed in a steel leg-hold trap. Horrified, Ted wished he'd taken
Spotty's earlier appeals seriously.

Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable... Spotty had done more than
simply lead Brownie's human to his trapped friend. In a circle around
the injured dog, Ted found an array of dog food and table scraps, which
were identified as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that
week!

Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in a single minded quest to
keep his friend alive by sacrificing his own comfort! Spotty had stayed
with Brownie to protect him from predators, snuggling with him at night
to keep him warm and nuzzling him to keep his spirits up. Brownie's leg
was treated by a veterinarian and he recovered. For many years
thereafter, the two families watched the faithful friends frolicking and
chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.

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WORTH READING 16 Feb 2006

Only Today

Whatever I may want to do
It must be done today.
There is no other time.

Yesterdays are but todays
Used and gone beyond my grasp.
Not one can ever be brought back;

Even as a bell can't be unrung
Or a spoken, unintended word
Be readily retrieved before
It reaches someone's ear.

Tomorrows are todays awaiting birth.
Each comes unbidden in the night
To arrive full-fledged for me to use
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WORTH READING 15 Feb 2006

A Story Worth Reading

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband
died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she
shared
some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon
sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class
was
nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and
sat
down there. With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused
and
said, "Class is over. I would like to share with all of you, a thought
that
is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important.

"Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and
give
of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end.
It
can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the Powers way of
telling
us that we must make the most out of every single day."

Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, "So I would like you all to
make
me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home,
find
something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see,
it
could be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of
someone's
house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the
leaves
in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it
falls gently to the ground.

"Please look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may
sound
trite to some, these things are the 'stuff' of life. The little things
we
are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for granted. We
must make it important to notice them, for at anytime it can all be
taken
away."

The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out
of
the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home
from
school than I had that whole semester.

Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an
impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those
things that sometimes we all overlook.

Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. Go
barefoot, or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home
tonight
to get a double dip ice cream cone. For as we get older, is not the
things
we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.

Remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by
the
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The Monkey and the Ant Eater

A monkey that had climbed on the roof of a house summoned all the
passers
by.

He made great gestures, rolled up its lips, made the clown, joining
Pirouettes and making funny faces specific of its nature.

Soon a crowd piled up to the house, and an external observer saw all the
faces raised towards the monkey, split by a great smile.

After the monkey had left, an ant-eater who would've given anything for
a
bit of popularity, took its place on the roof and tried to imitate the
monkey.

In a few minutes the crowd had dispersed. Scarcely had the ant-eater
succeeded in making some teeth squeak and making fun of the curious, he
was trying to imitate the monkey and dislocated a leg as well as broke
several tiles.

"Go back to your den you will be more useful there!" they shouted at him
or
still: "who called you, ant-eater, to make us laugh, you're not really
that
gifted."

The owner of the house was furious and sent 2 servants armed with brooms
to
thrash the intruder.

The only thing that the ant-eater got for trying to imitate the monkey
was a
broken leg, a pressed horn and bruises all over, which amused the
monkey.

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Always Be There For You
-Aishwarya

If ever you need to talk,
Or, if ever you need some cheer,
Remember you have a friend in me -- who will always be here.

I am one who doesn't want a lot; I only want to see you smile;
I want to see you happy n' cheerful all the while;
And for this I'll walk that proverbial mile.

For you know how much I care & how much you mean to me -
So, no matter what you do and how much we squabble,
You'll always find me there for you;
To give you the push when you are feeling blue.

There is a saying that goes:
"You don't have to show affection in words, because even through the
silences - respect, love and affection gets heard."

So -
There may be times, when I may not express,
There may be times, when I'm sullen n' quiet,

Do not misunderstand my silence then -
For know that I have retracted to my shell due to circumstances
uncontrolled,
Endeavoring to seek solace in thinking back of the times that we've had
-
The messages of our friendship and promises exchanged,
Through the healing words of comfort, hope and understanding shared.

Hear me out my dear F R I E N D whilst I am expressing this to you,
The feelings that I hold for you are genuine & true.

So -
If ever you need to talk,
Or, if ever you need some cheer,
Remember you have a friend in me -- who will always be here.

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Inspiring Words

When the door of happiness closes, another opens;
but often times we look so long at the
closed door that we don't see the one
which has been opened for us.

Don't go for looks; they can deceive.
Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile,
because it takes only a smile to
make a dark day seem bright.
Find the one that makes your heart smile.

Dream what you want to dream;
go where you want to go;
be what you want to be,
because you have only one life
and one chance to do all the things
you want to do.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,
enough trials to make you strong,
enough sorrow to keep you human, and
enough hope to make you happy! .

The happiest of people don't necessarily
have the best of everything;
they just make the most of
everything that comes along their way.

The brightest future will always
be based on a forgotten past;
you can't go forward in life until
you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying
and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end,
you're the one who is smiling and everyone
around you is crying.
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Hold and Carry On

There was a couple who used to go to England to shop in the beautiful
stores. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially teacups.
This
was their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.

One day in this beautiful shop they saw a beautiful teacup. They said,
"May
we see that? We've never seen one quiet so beautiful." As the lady
handed
it to them, suddenly the teacup spoke, "You don't understand," it said,
"I
haven't always been a teacup."

"There was a time when I was red and I was clay. My master took me and
rolled me and patted me over and over and I yelled out, 'Let me alone,'
but
he only smiled, 'Not yet.'

"Then I was placed on a spinning wheel," the teacup said, "and suddenly
I
was spun around and around and around. 'Stop it! I'm getting dizzy!'
I
screamed. But the master only nodded and said, 'Not yet.'

"Then he put me in the oven. I never felt such heat. I wondered why he
wanted to burn me, and I yelled and knocked at the door. I could see
him
through the opening and I could read his lips, as he shook his head,
'Not
yet!'

"Finally the door opened, he put me on the shelf, and I began to cool.
'There that's better,' I said. And he brushed and painted me all over.
The
fumes were horrible; I thought I would gag. 'Stop it, stop it!' I
cried.
He only nodded, 'Not yet.'

"Then suddenly he put me back into the oven, not like the first one.
This
was twice as hot and I knew I would suffocate. I begged. I pleaded, I
screamed. I cried. All the time I could see him through the opening
nodding his head saying, 'Not yet!'

"Then I knew there wasn't any hope. I would never make it. I was ready
to
give up. But the door opened and he took me out and placed me on the
shelf. One hour later he handed me a mirror and said, 'Look at
yourself.'
And I did. I said, 'That's not me; that couldn't be me. It's beautiful.

I'm beautiful.'

"'I want you to remember, then,' he said, 'I know it hurts to be rolled
and
patted, but if I had left you alone, you'd have dried up. I know it
made
you dizzy to spin around on the wheel, but if I had stopped, you would
have
crumbled. I knew it was hot and disagreeable in the oven, but if I
hadn't
put you there, you would have cracked.

"'I know the fumes were bad when I brushed and painted you all over, but
if
I hadn't done that, you never would have hardened; you would not have
had
any color in your life. And if I hadn't put you back in the second
oven,
you wouldn't survive for very long because the hardness would not have
held.

"'Now you are a finished product. You are what I had in mind when I
first
began you.'"

Moral:
While you are in your thoughest phase of life, God is taking you through
the
journey to make the best of what he has thought about you. Hold yourself
and
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WORTH READING 1 Feb 2006

The Villager and the Happy Man

In a small village in the valley, there lived a man who was always
happy,
kind, and well disposed to everyone he met. He always smiled and had a
kind
and encouraging word to say whenever necessary. Everyone who met him
left
feeling, better, happier and elated. People knew they could count on
him,
and regarded him as a great friend.

One of the village dwellers was curious to know what his secret was, how
could he be always so kind and helpful? How is it that he held no grudge
towards anyone and was always happy?

Once, upon meeting him in the street he asked him: "Most people are
selfish
and unsatisfied. They do not smile as often as you do; neither are they
as
helpful or kind as you are. How do you explain it?"

"When you make peace with yourself, then you can be in peace with the
rest
of the world. If you can recognize the spirit in yourself, you can
recognize
the spirit in everyone, and then you find it natural to be kind and well
disposed to all. If your thoughts are under your control you become
strong
and firm. The outer mask of the personality is like a robot programmed
to do
certain tasks. Your habits and thoughts are the programs. Be free from
these
programming and then the inner good that resides in you will be
revealed."

"But a lot of work is necessary. Good habits have to be developed. The
ability to concentrate and to control the thoughts has to be
strengthened.
The work is difficult and endless. There are many walls that need to be
to
climbed. It is not an easy task." Lamented the villager.

"Do not think about the difficulties, otherwise that what you will see
and
experience. Just quieten your feelings and thoughts and try to stay in
this
peace. All the abilities and powers awaken spontaneously. You do not
work on
them directly. They are by-products of your peace of mind. Just try to
be
calm and do not let yourself be carried away by your thoughts."

"Is that all?" Asked the villager.

"Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in the
quietness that arises. The moments of peace will be brief at first, but
in
time they will get longer. This peace is also strength, power, kindness,
and
love. When you realize that you are one with the Universal Power, you
begin
to act from a different dimension, not from the selfish, small, limited
ego."

"I will try to remember your words," said the villager and continued,
"there
is another thing that I am curious about. You do not seem to be
influenced
by the environment. You have a kind word to everyone and are helpful.
Yet
people do not exploit your goodness, and they treat you well."

"Goodness and being kind do not necessarily point to weakness. When you
are
good you can also be strong. People sense your strength and do not
impose on
you. When you are strong and calm inside, you help people because you
can
and you want to. You then act from strength and not from weakness.
Goodness
can also go with power and strength, it is not a sign of weakness as
some
people erroneously think."

"Thank you very much for your advice", said the villager and went away
happy
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