Saturday, November 25, 2017


WHEN THE '3 MAGICAL WORDS' MISS IN THE LIFE OF THE CHILD..


  • Every child is born with certain original traits in him/her. 
  • Again, thru' birth, he/she acquires some of the parents'/their hierarchical traits as genetics and 
  • He/she acquires a few traits thru' interactions with the society and people in general as he/she grows up.. 
There's almost nil control on the original traits of the child that come thru' his/her birth and genetics and later, any change there if takes place for the good, it's sure either luck or by the grace of god.

Mostly, these traits have to be modulated and guided in a streamlined way by the parents for the good of the individual and society instilling certain new behavioral traits and values in the child's mind constantly taking off from the 

Indiscipline, 
Carelessness and 
Criminal tendencies 

that are likely to crop in thru' the negligence of parent and indirect suppression in the form of rigid discipline..

The parents' resources which vary over a wide range in our society in fact have less impact on this criminalizing attitude unless they go below the basic survival level and any decent resource can do a wonderful job here if the love and attention are shown in abundance without fail.

This love and attention from the parent truly plays a great role in streamlining the constant learning process that goes on in the child without a break which basically helps a personality to grow and in return help the world thru' the similar love and care.

In this scenario, the child silently expects his/her parent to support him/her as he/she..

  • Continuously explores never taking that around for granted making the parent sure test his/her patience.. 
  • Keeps off from an orderly life around making the parent refrain from insisting too much in that direction..
  • Goes on accepting what comes in front easily without many reservations forcing the parent make a note of and allow that expression.. 
  • Eagerly awaits to respond to love alone and nothing less of it at any time which the parent should show in abundance.. 
  • Digs into the unrealistic issues keeping parent ready with the right answer.. 
  • Readies to learn many quickly thru' the right parental support by the side.. 
  • Constantly believes and observes never forgetting the minute response and complacence from others making that go into memory and work to perfection in later life all along driving the parent to be supportive there.. 
  • Craves for nothing but continuous attention, nil pity and no help in issues of nil danger everywhere keeping the parent on his/her toes.. 
  • Takes all that required development thru' play shunning all along the targets if any imposed and expects the parent to be truly supportive on that.. 
  • Other than allowing mild saying here and there, forever shuns disciplining by the parent straight away demanding the parent to be disciplined first and the last.. 
  • If imposed upon a milder discipline too, tries to deviate expecting the parent allow a part of that forcing him/her eternally guide, discipline, allow concession, restrict again and thus continue.. 
  • Demands instilling confidence by the parent beyond health and safety care to enable learn max in the early years.. 
  • Makes the parent take pains and monitor the daily schooling work rather than aim at looking the Progress Report in end and 
  • May not say against the parent's advice but would sure be watching the actions therein which would be memorized in total ever expecting the parent do the right first and then alone talk!
If truly made a note of all these and supported through 

Love, 
Care and 
Attention 

the parent sure helps in molding his/her child into the future young and energetic adult useful to the society and the surroundings thus weaning off his/her ward from developing the possible criminal mind/attitude!

The Post is written in line with this week's IndiSpire Prompt Increasing Criminal Instinct in Children: Who's responsible?#crimeinchildren

Keywords: child, criminal, attitude

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

I MAY BE THE 'BEST' HERE, BUT STILL....

The young man worked 8 hrs producing a product and claimed the salary as his right..

The inner voice said..

  • "You may claim that as a right now but soon that can be secured only when you bring out the quality item in standard time!"
He put in good effort, achieved that and then expected the salary as his right in general..

The inner voice said..

  • "You may claim that right now but soon that can be secured only when the quality item produced in standard time is ultimately sold in the market!"
Coupled with extra knowledge and good effort, he achieved that too, got his next promotion and expected the salary with all firmness..

The inner voice said..

  • "You may claim that salary now but soon that can be secured only when the quality items produced in standard time in your group are sold in the market!"
With added smartness to his the then capabilities, he could achieve all that, got his next promotion and decided to receive his salary..

The inner voice said..

  • "You may receive that salary now but soon that can be secured only when the quality items produced in standard time in your dept are sold in the market with the competitor reasonably kept away!"
Backed by seniority and vast experience, he could achieve almost that in front, got his next promotion and waited for the salary..

The inner voice said..
  • "You may get that salary now but soon that can be secured only when the quality items produced in standard time in your division are sold in the market with the competitor reasonably kept in distance and the customer ready with the next year's order!"
Finally, as luck favored him, he worked day and night, could achieve the ultimatum and got his next promotion all along not bothered to check the monies he received into his bank account..

Soon on a day, the CEO messaged him,
  • “Yesterday, one of our men went to the Customer Meeting with a mark of spilled soup on his dress. The Customer instantly got put off with the bad appearance and presentation.. 
  • Later he conveyed to me that he is thinking of placing the next Order on M/s……….. You know, he is our Potential Customer covering half of our orders and unless..
We offer a temporary price cut on our products, he can't be pleased.. Let's go ahead with this proposal and let every one of us be prepared to take a cut in our salaries for few months from now onwards and........!”

Keyword: salary

Sunday, November 19, 2017

I LOOKED OUTSIDE MY WINDOW..


I woke up at 0530 AM..

  • "God.. The sharp light is already up.. Let me pull the curtains in!"
Were my instant grumbling remarks..

At 0800 hrs, I got readied for Office and moved on..

  • "The heat for the day started!"
Was my murmur that followed soon..

The bus was crowded and the heat soon made me sweat profusely..

  • "When this agony will end?"
Were my the then thoughts that ran parallel..

Reached Office and switched on AC..
  • "At last, I'm saved for the day!"
Was my instant gratifying feeling within..

The power was down during lunch hr with hot lunch in front and the fan standstill on top..
  • "Why not take a short vacation to a cool place?"
Was my feeling of escape at that point of time..

Feeling desperate thus that night as I dozed off after my dinner, suddenly I heard a knock on my door. As I got up and opened the door, my friend was seen at the door and seeing me he screamed aloud saying,

'Dear Are you still sleeping? ! Do you know? It's 8 AM now and the sun has not come up. We are at a loss not knowing why it had happened. It appears to be our doom's day!"

I was taken aback.. The friend was heard saying something beyond..

Suddenly the alarm set to 0530 AM went off wildly and I was shaken from the bad dream. So to say a very bad dream. Rubbing my eyes,  

I LOOKED OUTSIDE MY WINDOW,

In distant horizons, I could see morning twilight with the chirrup of birds soothing my ears in parallel, 

Very much confirming that nothing had gone wrong and the

Precious Rejuvenating Gifts of Nature 

Are intact next to me.. 

In few minutes, as the Sun God appeared on horizon, I came to full attention, folded my hands, closed my eyes and Offered my Morning Prayer thus..



“God! Forgive me for the way I thought as the heat around me had gone up. In the process I forgot that 

You do an Eternal Job of keeping me at peace by heating my surroundings enough for the day so that my energy levels are brought back from the earlier day’s cooling in which I took so much relaxation.. 

The eco-balance is perfectly maintained and the timely rains are guaranteed with the right evaporations that took place around thru’ this heating alone..

The so called man made life extending into night with so many lights and sounds around became possible only from the basic energies that You had passed on to all so generously.. 

The fuels one burns in moving around many times where the free movements are never questioned are again part of these energies that have come from You alone.. 

And you daily without resting for a second having completed your job on one half globe, go to the other half to continue doing Your Job allowing me freely reap the benefits of your energies..

I hereby bow down and offer my Salutations to You!"

As I finished my Prayer and opened my eyes, I saw the wiseman in distance smiling at me as

OUR EYES MET,

He was very much seen nodding head ticking my right gesture!

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Keywords:
heat, sun

Friday, November 17, 2017

THE PERFECT 'ME' IN REAL LIFE!

An old Post that straight addresses this week's IndiSpire Prompt

It looks very much evident that I am perfect but when the right time comes, I suddenly notice that I am nowhere near to it. Write a post justifying this reality! #theperfectme

is edited, abridged and brought out here not altering the core message a bit..


A young man who was straight forward having no faith in any of the staunch beliefs often used to assert,
  • "What's the point in stopping active work and the other streamlined activities in the name of these blind beliefs? It's almost a sin to do that!" 
Once when he vouched on his health and spoke something, some one said, "Touch Wood!" Without attempting doing that, he instantly asserted,
  • "It's Okay.. Ultimately it's me that should face anything, isn't it? Let me see the end of this!"
And when a similar thing happened the 2nd time but the health issue was of a bit serious in nature, still he remarked with all coolness,
  • "Once we've a body means there would be certain ups and downs.. No point in relating all that to something which has no base!"
But unfortunately when that happened a 3rd time with an associated greater agony in facing it, the young man got shaken up a bit feeling almost helpless and confided to a well-wisher..
  • "I never believed here all these days but now, I am at my wits' end totally shaken up on my own rationalization!"
The elderly looked at him, smiled and said,

"Dear! That's where this 'my confidence' plays an eternal trick on me based on my own ideas and feelings of 'What I am' in my life.. This 'What I am' is such a variant in our life ranging from almost the basic mundane side of life at one end to the highest spiritual side of life at the other end like..

### When a professional swimmer was with his friends, one close friend asked,
'If all of us are in a danger of drowning, whom do you save first.. Me or any other?'
The swimmer instantly said,
'Me, of course!'


### Many may say
'My child is highly intelligent!'
But ultimately, there's no truth in that saying because the world has people of varying intelligence!

### When a philosophical elderly gentleman said,
'In practice, the normal ‘I'of ours can never see the situation in front as is!',
The bewildered friend queried,
'How can the normal ‘EYE’ not see the happenings in front?'

### When the ardent Aspirant knocked at the door of his Master, the Master asked,
'Who's that?'
'It's me!'
The Aspirant said..
'Me means who?'
'To Know that only, I am here!'

### When the Great Saint was asked to describe 'I', He said
'A salt doll went into the deep sea to find its depth, in the process itself got merged with the sea waters and ultimately there was the single one sea alone proving the Sacred Saying, Aham Brahma Asmi, the highest level of identifying the 'Me' within!'

See, dear!

When the Great man was asked to be cautious about his mighty enemies, he said
'They may torture me or kill me and I am ready for both!'
And He meant it a 100%!

Again,

When the Master was questioned for not working and spending time in talking on Philosophy, He smiled and said,
'I need not work.. I do not have any desire to satisfy.. For my body maintenance, some of you may feed me and if not let this body end!'
He exactly meant what He spoke!

Such Truthful Assertions from Great Souls alone ultimately stand the test of time but not the usual ones I make in my day to day life!

So in life, 'What I am' is surely unknown to me at this stage of life with my level of understanding as that needs 

Boundless energies, 
Infinite concentration and 
Limitless sacrifices

At my end before establishing the Truth therein.. Till that time, it is ever a safe practice for me to 

Hold,
Pause and 
Smile 

Rather than quickly affirm saying 'I am sure that!'"

Keywords: me, perfect

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

MONEY.. MONEY.. MONEY..
WHAT IS THAT? 

The miser got off from giving a charity and declared..  
"My money sure takes care of me whatever!" 
The wise man smiled and said, 
"Whatever, your progeny sure takes care soon to see that it really doesn't take care of you!"

The spendthrift spent away freely and declared..
"My God sure takes care of me whatever!"
The wise man smiled and said, 
"Whatever, your God sure expects you first to take care of yourself with that given by Him before He takes care of you!"

The miser held Rs 250 tight to his chest and said,
"It costs Rs 250 a week and I can't part with such sums in my life!"
The wise man smiled and said, 
"The problem is our life has another max of 2500 such weeks on the average and beyond, those notes will sure be taken off your chest as they burn!"

The spendthrift held Rs 2500 loose in his hand and said,
"It' costs just Rs 2500 a week and my living status can easily afford it!"
The wise man smiled and said, 
"The problem is even a million has got just 400 such 2500s but our life on the average is sure more than 400 weeks!"

The miser mused,
"I love to protect my money in the best possible way!"
The wise man smiled and said, 
"No problem.. The smart people around you looking to pocket it in the end will sure help you in that!"

The spendthrift burst out,
"I love to enjoy the world with my money in the best possible way!"
The wise man smiled and said, 
"No problem.. The smart people around you looking to relax at your cost will sure help you in that!"

Keyword:
Money

Sunday, November 12, 2017



NO DOUBT 'FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT' BUT SURE 'OLD IS GOLD!'

  • “Dahi le rahe hon? Ek choti si kaali mirch aur namak ke sath roti dahi vaastav meh ek achha naashtha banaatha hai….” 
I was astonished to hear suddenly such a comment behind me as I stood in the queue in my grocery shop with few tins of curd. As I looked back, I could see my neighbor smiling at me.

I knew this man. The one forever I never liked as he invariably in every meeting crosses his limit, without hesitation invades into your privacy and talks all that unnecessary. In fact I very much hated this habit of a few of my Indian Community around me Viz.,

Intruding into privacy of others unnecessarily!

And very much wished they change. But never it happened and with more closeness and time, this interference was on the rise only.

At that point of time, all of a sudden there was an occasion for me to go abroad for a long period.

I thought as I heard that at the new place people give so much importance to one's privacy respecting it to a max level.

Soon my travel to the new place took place, and after relaxing a few days at home overcoming the jet lag, I started moving out everywhere seeing the surroundings and constantly interacting with the people making a note of their customs and habits.

To my astonishment, I noticed people maintaining number one discipline as they communicated to their next man carefully weighing each word they spoke starting with my neighbor's little girl's words,

  • “Hi! This cup we don’t need any more. Keep it with you. Thanks a lot. Bye!”
Extending to strangers on road, at shops and malls saying..
  • “Hi! How are you?” 
  • “Did you find everything?” 
  • “You are welcome!” 
  • “Excuse me.. Thank you very much!” 
  • “It's OK.. Good bye!”

etc..etc..

“How much care these people take in their dealings with others? Every word is weighed to precision before one speaks to his/her next man and the same is taught and insisted upon from young age!" I thought.

Soon I started going regularly to the nearby Super Stores for purchase of my daily essentials. Equally at my end too similar routine words used to come out of my lips during the interactions there.

Thus passed 3 months of my stay at the new place and the newness having faded slowly to my surprise, I started noticing a sort of artificiality in the behaviors of people around me.

A quick introspection revealed that they sure were not at fault there as that was their culture but I, as a seasoned personality of my place had slowly become a misfit in the new place with the 'inside of me' constantly craving for the deep rooted my familiar interactions and expressions at my place.

As I continued my stay beyond, it became so routine that I started repeating the required words without my knowledge and the person in front used vanish from my mind the next moment..

Soon, I became sick of the new routine life with no change and was living counting my days of stay there.

That day early morning, as usual I visited my shop to buy some fresh curd and was soon at the Billing Counter. Suddenly to my utter surprise, I heard a gentle voice asking me with all warmth,

  • “Dahi le rahe hain? Sabi log Roti dahi khaane keley jaroor pasand karte hain aur aapko bhin bahut pasand hogan.. Kya mei sach bolaa?”
Without a sec delay, I instantly responded with a big smile saying,
  • “Aap Sahi Bola!"
The new friend finished my billing, took the cash and handing over the item again responded with all pleasantness,
  • “Alvida, Dhanyavaad!”
for which I could no more hide my emotions and suddenly said aloud with a great warmth in my heart to the surprise of every one around
  • "Bahut Dhanyavaad, Alvida!"
The Post is written in line with the IndiSpire Prompt Write about one annoying habit of fellow Indians that irritates you the most. #theannoyingindian with it's ultimate too!

Keywords: FAMILIARITY, OLD

Saturday, November 11, 2017

THE LYRICS THAT SURE SHOULD NEVER GO WASTED..


'The vibrant and live Nature around teaches me the fundamental lesson of my life..
'There's no space for complacency in your life at any point of time other than 
The timely actions needed from your end!'

'Kiska hai ye tumko intezaar main hoon na..'

A mobile phone goes in public.The man picks it up, identifies the caller and shouts in high pitch,
  • “How many times I told you not to ring up to me? I can't extend any more help. Enough is enough!”
Forgetting the great meaning of the very lyrics heard just before and instantly disconnects the phone while others around look at him curiously!

Another mobile phone rings longer in an office..

'Kiska hai ye tumko intezaar main hoon na..
Dekh Lo idhar to ek bar main hoon na!'


The Official takes the call and instantly saying in a harsh tone,
  • “You've disturbed me beyond. No use of saying ‘sorry’ now. We are not sitting here all the time to answer your questions. Keep down the phone!"
Cuts the phone forgetting the very great meaning of those extended lines heard just before while others around keep pin drop silence! 

They aren't a few cases in isolation. Once in a way, they happened in my life too earlier and further will happen too if I am careless and expand beyond. A strange situation where all of a sudden, I would find no control on myself!

But.. If I calm down a bit and look back, I easily understand that my bout of anger indirectly depicts a constant unrest in me. Meaning..

I am continuously aiming at something but it's not happening that way in my life..

Thus I am forever tossed between 'my wish' and 'the Reality!’

Can I do some thing about this? Yes.. No doubt if I truly firm up that whatever be the inside turmoil,

I should ever try to meet the very purpose for which I am connected to people in the world!

As I discipline myself thus, it instantly instills a certain confidence in me, brings back peace and restores control over the situation..

And that's not the total..

It adds up bit by bit every time I do this making me more stable in my life at the back of additional reminders in me that..
  • Amidst the so called uncontrolled and unmanageable situations too my mental clarity can exist if I'm determined to push thru' the so called 'tough' in front!
  • My confidence forever is a product of my knowledge and myself digesting the inevitability in front!
  • Diverted energies produce pain and exact effort put in ever frees!
  • At the honest level, I am truly known; dishonesty makes me unknown!
  • Fear goes when the mind is cleansed and living to the Reality straight away cleanses the mind!
  • Being Humane in life is the basis for upholding the Principles of Dharma and no short cuts to this ever found to exist in this life!
  • Every observation of mine is a mixture of Truth and untruth and my calmness is directly proportional to how much Truth is in my observation!
  • Investigation and exploration are the true natural traits in an individual and love and peace are the outcome of these two!
  • Laws protect, morals elevate, Truth frees.. Sticking to law gives me a decent life, keeping up morals makes me truly humane and sticking to Truth spreads Eternal Peace around!
‘This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend,



an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.’

The Post is suited for BlogChatter too to CauseAChatter..

Keyword: LYRICS



Thursday, November 9, 2017

SURE.. BACK TO 'NATURE' BUT IN 'TOTAL!'

Once, a Group of 4 Experts approached a king and said,

"Your Majesty! We have a unique formula with us for betterment of man who is constantly suffering from one problem or the other in his/her life.. The formula is called 'WE CARE' at our end which improves basically the

  • Consumption, 
  • Assimilation, 
  • Rejuvenation and 
  • Expression 
Aspects of man at every instance and makes him/her feel 'Truly Great!'

Our 4 Experts with their Assistants will do a marvelous job in each field of above Specialties straight away contributing a one time improvement of about 70% in that direction with the Assistants helping out in the remaining 30% thru' their follow-up and support.. 


The entire change takes about 3 months to materialize in all with few exceptions here and there which any how occur in all fields of living..

Kindly permit us to go ahead and help our people!"

The king was much pleased with the presentation of the Experts and straight away gave them permission to go ahead with their ambitious plan and help out people even though the wise Minister modestly objected saying that all that would not help ultimately..

In no time, big advertisements came up in each and every corner of the kingdom asking every one to make use of the unique facilities provided by the Ruler at a nominal cost and feel better in their lives!

People in numbers soon started taking full advantage of the highly acclaimed combined Expertise for 3 months but to their utter surprise in the end instead of becoming perfect they felt sober and dull with

The Great Feeling of Originality

seen no where with them..

The Experts quickly clarified in that context..

"That's because of few after effects of our doing the max but they are all temporary only. All of you will be alright soon!"

The people who took the benefit of the combined Expertise finally returned with a mixed feeling in them coupled with a hope that soon they would become better..

And.. Yes! The Experts were 100% right there as people sure slowly and steadily became normal with their stamina and vigor returning to a 100% level along with..

The Great Feeling of Originality

back in it's place 

But equally too appeared the earlier problems which slowly and steadily shot up almost to the same old level!

Keywords: Nature, Expertise

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

IT'S 'ME'.. IT'S NOT 'ME!'

  • "Let me expand and enjoy max in my life.. I'm just the man of that interest!"
I thought.. Soon certain thing went wrong and I found something missing in me..
  • "May be, I was not careful and so it happened. Let me take the right care here!"
I thought.. That soon turned me into a true rationalist of my life.. Sooner than that, there was a disturbance..
  • "In spite of the right care, a miss can occur.. An extra attention sure takes care of that!"
I thought.. That further refined me to be a careful rationalist of my life.. Again there was a disturbance..
  • "In spite of all this, a miss is just a probable happening.. Let me equip myself to take care of that!"
I thought.. That lead me to be a realistic rationalist of my life.. Again there was a disturbance..
  • "Whatever has to happen will happen.. Let me do my best and not bother beyond!"
That squarely put me in a new life of rationalism mixed with the thoughts of uncertainty.. Again there was a disturbance..
  • "It may be easy to say but when it happens, I'm not the same as earlier to digest all that thought of!"
I thought and was clueless for a while.. There was a gentle knock within..
  • "Are you truly expressing yourself what you are at your heart?"
That lead to me search in my heart and soon my originality was max out.. I thought that that artistic expression is the 'true me' till a day I found my expression all along tainted with pride..

I finally thought that my search ended as I corrected myself there to be..

An artist of my original expression with the pride making way for the next man in my heart thus valuing the other man's expression along with mine!

There was a Message from above..
  • "It's just the beginning in your life searching for what you really are.. No doubt, this search is endless but never goes in vain..
  • As you rise thus continuously giving more and more place in your heart for the other man simultaneously continuing your basic expression.. That infinite journey of yours.. 
Continuously finding a 'new of you' every moment is nothing but the Ultimate Search for Me established in Eternal Peace!"

The Post is written in line with the IndiSpire Prompt What do you think about yourself? Share your views.#yourself

Keyword: 'ME'

Sunday, November 5, 2017


DEAR XXXXXXXXXXXXX,

Hope you remember me..
Me the one, 'n' number of times in the past fallen
a prey to the enchanting power of yours..

Yeah.. How can you not know me? 

When the time is ripe,
you precisely overpower me in a second, 
make me look to the other side
very efficiently getting your job done to perfection! 

I thought of being fully attentive, 
never fall a prey to your gimmicks.. 
It appeared working but in the nick of time 
I was caught in your precise trap.. 

This method, that method
I tried to keep you off,
no use, you know how to in the right time 
show your colors and embrace me tight.. 

I kept reminders after reminders in my diary 
to see I would not be tricked by you but 
your mesmerizing skills are too amazing and 
I was ever overpowered there.. 

I kept endless alarms day after day 
not to be carried over by your enchanting show
 constantly thinking 
‘I Wish An Alarm Would Ring Loud And Notify Me Whenever…‘
you try to overpower me but 
they stand no where when you firm up 
to make me turn to you..

Tell me.. 

Why are you after me like this? 
Why do you make me a slave of yours and feel eternally happy? 
Can't you leave me to my freedom? 
What ultimately is your aim in continuously playing thus with my life? 

I wish how nice my life would be if 
I can just get out of your clutches but.. 
As I look at myself carefully once again, 

I understand that you are indirectly 
'THE BLESSING IN DISGUISE!' 
in my life as without you by my side, 
What charm is there other than 
the boring routine 
never leaving me a moment? 

Further,
you are sure the enchanting one of my life as
you truly make me say to others' 
'I'M SORRY!' 
once in a way else 
The pride in me
never allows me to do that for a life time! 

Indirectly thanking you, 
MY FRIEND.. 
For being by my side
remaining supportive for a life time! 

(Please read 
's se nlu ft e gro f' 
together reverse to get the meaning of XXXXXXXXXXXXX.. 
Sorry for the trouble!) 

‘This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend
an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.’ 

Keywords: 
life time, friend

Saturday, November 4, 2017

A THIRTY MINUTE WRITE UP!

(written in 22 minutes and completed photo upload in 08 minutes with typo errors left out without correction)

The Little One of 5+ at the park was totally in playful mood.. It was Saturday evening. The mom said,

"dear let's stop now. We got to go home and study!"

"Mommy Iwant to play more!"

"Monday and Tuesday go in Halloween. Sunday tomorrow is any how holiday.. 3 days together.. So today studies are must!"

"But all saturdays I won't study!"

Look.. You studied the entire week so well.. So much disciplined..


Why today say this?.. No excuse.. Finish Reading more today!"

"No today is my holiday.. I'll not study!"

dear.. Time up.. Stop talking and let's go home!"

The little boy soon made a big cry..

"If you cry, I'll not send you for your Halloween party. Stop that.. We are going home!

In the car the boy sat with his grandpa and was following the GPS..

"The traffic is red.. We'll go late.. I can't study today!"

"No prob.. You relaxed a lot. As soon as we go home, you are studying!"

The child was silently observing outside and the GPS. Meanwhile the mom got a call..

"what's the matter, dear?" the dad asked the daughter..

"Dad! I got to work from home for 2 weeks. they are paying me.... for these 2 weeks.. Only thing is I got to sit tight from 10 to 6. Our boy's special class and studies at home, you should take care these 2 weeks!" said the daughter.

"No problem dear You concentrate on your work. I'll take care of the boy!"

'Mommy where are you going?"

"No where dear.. I'll be at home. But I'll not come with you to your special class.. Grandpa will take you and evening too you should sit with grandpa for your studies!"

"After Halloween, is it"

"Yes.. From Wednesday I am working. 3 days rest for all of us!"

The Little One was looking at his mom silently. The mom in no time understood the boy's tension..

Soon they were at home.. As they got down car and entered the house, the mom said with a big smile on her face..

"Okay dear! Today no studies for you!"

Instantly the child 's face had a 1000 W bulb glow..

He ran to grandpa saying,

"Grandpa! No studies today. Tomorrow and 2 more days. Total 4 days.. No studieeees!" he screamed allowed..

The mom with all smiles patted the boy. The grandpa too joined them..

"Yes.. No studies.. 1,2,3,4 days.. Sunday, tomorrow we go out and the next 2 days..


HAPPY HALLOWEEN!"

‘This post is a part of 
an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.’


Friday, November 3, 2017

WHO AM I?

An old Post edited and re-written as a story without touching the core message to suit this week's IndiSpire Prompt What do you think about yourself? Share your views. #yourself is brought out here to feel who actually I am..

The story goes thus..

The day was the auspicious day of Maha Shivratri.. People from centuries had

  • Fasted, 
  • Visited the temples of Lord Shiva, 
  • Kept themselves awake through out the night thru' Singing/listening the devotional songs.. 
The earlier day itself, the devoted mom away in her home town advised her son in the city who did not yet settle in his life thru' marriage to visit at least the nearest temple and pray to God for good to happen..

The son who always carried his own version in respect all such rituals and austerities murmured within,

"How can I do my work if I go and stand in queues for hrs to see God? All these rituals are not for a man like me. They are only for people who have time with them!"

but was in no mood to hurt his mother's feelings and so replied to her softly,

"OK, mom! I'll try to do that!"

As usual he got up that day in the early morning hrs to prepare and go to his office but strangely a little stomach upset held him up. Soon he felt quite uneasy in his body and decided to go an hr late to the office.

But the situation only worsened, there was no go and so he conveyed the same to his Boss by phone who instantly advised him to take off for the day.

The son thus remained at home with no hunger feeling and he decided not to eat anything except taking plenty of fluids.

By afternoon, he felt better but continued his fluid intake till evening without solid food.

As he started making some preparations for light dinner, his colleague who took off because of the festival called him casually on phone and knowing his condition instantly said,

"Yaar.. I'm coming to take you home.. Relax at our place to night and tomorrow you can go to office if you feel well!"

Having said thus, the friend in one hr’s time was at his door step with his car and soon both moved on.

The evening traffic was dense with extra festival rush and both the friends were held up near the famous temple of Lord Shiva on the way for almost half hr moving inch by inch in the traffic. All along, melodious devotional songs on Lord Shiva played near the temple premises were heard on few loud speakers installed on the road side.

Soon both the friends reached home, had a light dinner and spent few hrs up to midnight looking into few routine issues.

At 12 midnight they went to sleep, but strangely the new place kept the son awake for a longer time which continued almost the whole night. Added to that, few devotional songs from distant loud-speakers too kept him awake. In the early morning hrs, he fell asleep a bit but in no time the friend woke him up.

Both the friends soon readied themselves and headed to their Office. As they moved, near a certain temple premises, a strange feeling overtook the son instantly.

“What had happened to me in the last 24 hrs? Indirectly

  • Fasted the whole day with no intake of solid food,
  • Was held up near the temple of Lord Shiva on the way 
  • Did not sleep almost the whole night and all along 
  • Was listening to the various devotional songs played everywhere!
Further, I was off from my active work too in no time which hitherto I was thinking that I can never do it!”

Just then from the temple premises, the first sloka of Nirvana Shatakam (Atma Shatakam) was heard on the loud-speakers being recited melodiously with the meaning explained in parallel..

'Mano Budhyahankaara Chitani Naaham,
Na Cha Shrotrajihve Na Cha Ghraananetre
Na Cha Vyoma Bhumir Na Tejo Na Vayuh,
Chidaanandarupah Shivoham Shivoham.'


'I am not mind, nor intellect, nor ego, nor the five senses, nor the reflections of inner self

I am beyond all that. Again

I am not the ether, nor the earth, nor the fire, nor the wind as

I am indeed that Eternal Knowing and Bliss, the Auspicious (Shivam), Love and Pure Consciousness!'

Keyword: I

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

THE ART OF MANAGEMENT!

A group Engineers of an Organization where job security was more ensured were constantly agitated that they were not given timely promotions over a long period and a few given in that period too were sided without giving due importance to the merit.

On a day, they together entered their Manger's cabin and straight away questioned him on their delayed promotions. The Manger with a smile tried to make them comfortable by asking them sit and explain consoling them simultaneously.

That soon lead to certain arguments and the Manager with all coolness started answering them reasoning out why the Management could not give the promotions in time ultimately bringing out his point that the Management was doing its best in the situation and trying to be helpful to the Engineers.

Some time passed thus with questions and answers with the Manager asking in between


"All these days, I did my best conveying your feelings to our Higher-ups before you came here.. Tell me.. What else can anyone do in the situation?"

And to the surprise of the Manager, an Engineer suddenly lost temper and shouted at him saying,
  • "Why don't you vacate your chair? You are unfit to be here. We ourselves can do a better management without you!" 
Having heard all of a sudden such words of verbal attack from his Sub-ordinates, the Manger instantly became red in face and was forced to keep silence to cool the rising tempers. And the young men soon walked out of his cabin!

The Engineers were truly agitated by then as the way the Manager had talked irked them beyond. They instantly decided to meet the next Higher-up. With all that emotion in their hearts, the next moment they barged into the Chief's Chamber. Seeing them coming in numbers, the Chief to their surprise straight away asked,

"Why are you all here?"
  • “Sir! We've a burning problem. We were neglected all these days due to the bad promotion policy of our Company!”
said one of the agitated member.
  • “Stop! I don’t want to listen to you all talk like this. Whatever you may say, work is ultimately the most important thing here. All of you, I say.. Don’t waste your time in front of me and my time too, have a Representative of yours and let that person explain your problem. Rest you all, now go back to your places. I don’t want any indiscipline in my Department!”
With one firm talk, the Chief kept them off instantly. And further to that he busied himself in his own work. The young men had no go but to return to their seats discussing among themselves..
  • "He is the right Manager. At one stroke he solved our issue. Actually we've no issue now because as he asked, representing on this issue to the Top Management through our Membership Association was already done and everything was stated crystal clear in the Representation. 
What else specially we have to say now? We can only follow up our Representation and our Chief surely is going to ask us to do that!”

Keyword: Management