MY STRENGTH.. WHERE IT LIES TRULY?

• If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens; if your words are worthless, don't give advice. (Chinese Proverb)
• You know a man by the sweat of his brow and the strength of his word. (Arabian Proverb)
• One test of strength is the ability to take defeat graciously. (Lewise Korns)
• Lower your voice and strengthen your argument. (Lebanese Proverb)

"I have my own strengths!"

I asserted..

"May I know the contents of your strengths?"

The person of deep wisdom queried..

• "I can Cajole opposing people thru' my narrative skills..
• I can Conquer challenging people thru' my arguing powers..
• I can Convince agitating people thru' my persuading skills..
• I can Comfort hurt people thru' my assurance capacities..
• I can Cater to illiterate people thru' my knowledge skills..
• I can Correct erring people thru' my advising capacities..
• I can Console suffering people thru' my understanding skills..

The 7 Cs of my strengths!"

I replied with a big smile..

"You are sure a dictionary of reference to people around you. As you do these activities, can you equally remain

Compassionate with people, 

THE SACRED 8TH C OF YOUR STRENGTH?"

The person of wisdom asked..

"What do you mean? I am automatically Compassionate with people, when I do all these!"

"May be, but before asserting on your talking strengths,

Check, double Check and re-Check

Yourself..

Many times, as you do these activities, without your own knowledge, you carry a superior feeling with you expecting the person to be ever below your level..

That way your helping remains no helping at all..

Instead, if you remain Compassionate there, that is a humble feeling in you filled with endless love for that person's betterment with no reference of comparison..

WHAT IS THE TRUE STRENGTH OF YOURS, IN THIS SCENARIO?"

Keyword: STRENGTH

THE SACRED MESSAGE.. FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL! #BlogchatterBlogHop

I traveled back in history and it was the time, I was appointed as the Assistant to the Historical King....

That was my first day, in my Office..

With an air Authority, I gave clear-cut instructions to my staff next to me..

"In my Working Area everywhere, only one board should be displayed..

'At Your Service!'

At as many places as possible..

• All those boards should be daily cleaned thoroughly and kept sparkling,
• The letters on board should be bold and quite readable from distance and
• The board should carry a smile symbol all round the writing..

The moment a person enters the Office with a problem,

• He/she should be welcomed with the same smile,
• His/her problem listened to with all sincerity and He/she should be explained

• The complexity of the issue if any,
• The approximate time it takes to resolve the issue and
• The feed back that would be given to him/her in between

And

• Thus work out diligently towards solving the issue!"

"Are you really serious with your proposals?"

A Voice from behind asked..

"What do you mean?"

I shot back..

"Are you sure of implementing your plans with 100% success?"

"100% sure!"

"Look at your 'self!'"

"What is there to look at myself?"

"I'm saying look at your 'self!'"

"What?"

"Yes.. That 'self' in you.. Will it allow you to do, what you planned/proposed?"

"Why not?"

"From time immemorial, the Great Personalities fought with their 'self' non stop and they alone could bring it under control or could tame it!"

"Means, I..."

"You have to do many sacrifices before you talk on such things!"

"You mean to say.. I can't help people?"

"I'm not saying that you can't help. The No1 quality required with you in that situation is certain 

Humility and Calmness!"

"Can you be more clear?"

"As a person approaches you, you should

• Welcome him/her with a heart with a deep feeling within you that because of him/her only, you are in that seat,
• Listen to him/her whole heartedly,
• Look into the issue with dedication,
• Bring out the best solution in the situation

And

• Handover the solution with a smile on your face and a question within you..

'Could I have helped him/her better in the situation?'

And that attitude will make you be ready to resolve one's issue better, next time..

I advise you..

"Leave the show; do the duty!"

I became dumb..

Muttering courage, I asked,

"May I know, who you are advising me with such dedication?"

The Voice around became silent all of a sudden and as I looked at God's idol in front of me,

The Lord was seen smiling at me!

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Keywords: SACRED, MESSAGE, #BlogchatterBlogHop

MY CHARACTER.. FOREVER, 'THE GEM' NEXT TO ME!

Character is like a tree and reputation is like it's shadow. The shadow is what we think of it, the tree is the real thing. (Abraham Lincoln)

"I don't want to do the way you say. My reputation will be at stake!"

"I'm not asking you to spoil your reputation. I'm saying, make it Realistic!"

"How?"

"Dear! My reputation at times will be based on untruth. That happens when I give importance to pleasantries from my end sidelining Truth..  

• Like minded people,
• Like minded talks and
• Like minded situations

Float around me building a fake world with me..

It becomes difficult to say 'NO' to this fake world all of a sudden and thus I will be eternally caught in the net of 

• Doing something I like and
• Not approved by general public..

Soon, I stop paying attention there and start looking at my pleasantries as saviors of my life.. 

That vicious circle never stops but the volcano below my those doings will burst one day causing unknown pain in me..

It's better I become conscious of this Reality and follow the Path of Dharma in front of me which ever ticks

• Law bound attitude from my end and equally suggests if feasible,
• Sticking to Morals, beyond,
• Sticking to Ethics, beyond,
• Sticking to Higher Level Truth thus
• Progressively increasing
• Sacrificing from my end which does ultimate good to me..

Such being the Reality, why are you not rising from the present rut with you by firming up to do the right from now onwards?"

Keyword: CHARACTER

THE NEVER VANISHING STORY OF MONEY!

WHAT THE ADVICE SAYS..

'Making handsome in time,

Owning the just and

Negating where must,

Explore and live life to brim

Yielding not to it's charm any time!'

WHAT IS FOLLOWED EQUAL NUMBER OF TIMES..

'Maximizing everywhere,

Owning every pie and

Never saying No to it at any time, let me

Expand and live life to brim

Yielding not to others' empty advices!'

• Handling too much money is truly an art. If one really had that art, one will not have too much money!

• Between having money and losing it, there are no great mountain barriers!

• Money moves the world at the cost of peace; Truth keeps the world's peace at no cost!

• I thought Money does wonders. It was right.. The No one wonder it had done to me was make me forget myself!

• Initially, as money starts flowing around, sunny days will be al round.. Subsequently, as money begins earning money, it looks all funny.. Beyond, as money flow continues in and out, money looks like honey..

 But

• Finally, as excess money piles up beyond, demon starts ruling happily!

Keyword: MONEY

THE TRUE DOER OF GOOD TO HUMAN BEING!

Once the

Appearance, Expression and Psychology

With human being argued on and on asserting who is great..

"Me in you, human being, has the charisma to please and influence people around you. I'm great!"

Appearance said with an enchanting look..

"Me in you, human being, impresses people around and controls your decisions all the time. I'm great!"

Expression said in a sweet tone..

"Me in you, human being, creates stability and enables you have your say ultimately. I am great!"

Psychology said with a mesmerizing smile..

The assertions never ended and for a while, human being was clueless to tick which one as great..

Suddenly there was a Flash..

"All three together in you are doing their jobs making you ultimately a good or bad person in the world..

But the hidden one in you constantly 

• Weighs all decisions of yours,
• Assesses the right and wrong
• Guides you accordingly for your ultimate uplift in life..

It is the

TRUE DOER OF GOOD

To you, if you really pay attention there!"

Said

Truth 

From above with a smile as the

Inner Consciousness 

In human being waved with a nod!

Keywords: DOER, GOOD

I PROMISE..

A promise made by me is forever the Sacred Entity which I need to keep up to the best of my abilities bringing cheers in the other person. That sure happens only when I put in

Persistant,
Reliable,
Organized,
Maximised,
Indelible and
Stable
Effort

From my end, leaving an

Ardent Prayer to the Almighty for Divine Blessings 

To be showered on me and on the promised person for

Ultimate Take Care and Well Being..

Without going thru' such a well laid out discipline, if I promise and put in

Poor,

Rolling away
On and off,
Minimised,
Inappropriate and
Small
Effort

From my end for selfish gains, I am stooping down myself below the level of the dignified human life..

Instead,

Why promise so much? Why not do the required and beyond keep silence as the Proverbs and Quotations around constantly reiterate the same..

• There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept. (Gaelic Proverb)
• Promise only what you can deliver; deliver more than you promise. (Author Unknown)
• Promise little; do a lot. (Hebrew Proverb)
• Promises are like full moon; if they are not kept at once, they diminish day by day. ( German Proverb)
• Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling promise. (German Proverb)
• Promised berries will not fill the basket. (Latvian Proverb)
• Promises may fit the friends; but nonperformance will turn them into enemies. (Benjamin Franklin)

Keyword: PROMISE

NO DOUBT, THE JOURNEY OF BELIEVING AND DOUBTING IS ENDLESS!

"Do not go thru' life like leaf blown from here to there believing whatever you are told." 

(Socrates)

• Let me believe to certain level; let me explore beyond!

• Let me appear believing; let me believe the required!

• Nothing moves without believing; nothing progresses without cross checking!

• Believing is faith; experimenting is supporting that faith!

• Let me ever believe; let me be questioning!

• Believing is smooth sailing; questioning is back breaking!

• Often, believing starts with 'Yes' and ends with 'Ok'; not believing starts with 'How' and ends with rift!

• I believe because I don't want confrontation; I question because I don't want doubt!

• Let me believe once; let me check twice!

• I questioned, I had to pass thru' a trouble; I believed, I had to pass thru' a bigger trouble!

The believer is happy; the doubter is wise. 

(Hungarian proverb)

Keywords: BELIEVING, DOUBTING

THE RIGHT PARENTAL CARE! #BlogchatterBlogHop

Competitive skills with a person, secure a decent job for him/her and

Creativity with the person allows artistic expression within him/her..

Both are important for full development of human being into a total personality in his/her life as

Money in hand makes one forget many woes otherwise will be very much around and

Expressing the way one wants, makes a person a contented individual..

Seen in that sense, as a child goes thru' his/her own development, the parents necessarily have to provide chance for both to come up to the extent best feasible..

In schooling and beyond,

Facing competitive exams centre around development of work skills and

Involving in extra curricular activities allows the artistic expression to bloom..

Here alone, the parents, should equally remember that

Too much concentration on earnings makes one just a robot of amassing wealth totally losing human touch and

All art and no money makes one's living tight and difficult..

No doubt, the ratio of these two vary around depending on one's parents' care and financial level..

But still overall goal of an individual is to be kept in mind before taking any decision even if one is comfortable with his/her existing monies and where opportunities permit,

The student necessarily has to get into and do his/her best and come out with a feeling that he/she did max in his/her career initiation and growth to the satisfaction of self and well wishers around budding as a/an

Competitive by taking all exams in line,

Losing no hope at any time,

Acquiring the right rank or remaining close to it and

Standing to all types of competitions ultimately becoming a

Stabilized person thru right job selection,

(CLASS)

And thru' the expression of artistic quality within, becoming a/an

Caring, 

Loving, 

Amicable,

Sensible and

Sharing

(CLASS) 

Person ultimately remaining 

A CLASS PERSONALITY

In his/her life!

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Keywords: PARENTAL, CARE, #BlogchatterBlogHop

NO DOUBT, SHARING IS CARING!

• Store your grain in your neighbor's belly. (Indian Proverb)

• Charity is not a bone thrown to a dog but a bone shared with the dog when you are just as hungry as the dog. (Chinese Proverb)

• Giving is not losing, it is keeping for tomorrow. (Lozi Proverb)

• If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. (African Proverb)

• Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. (Swedish Proverb)

• Knowledge is a treasure that does not run out when you share it.(African Proverb)

• One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of food with others. (African Proverb)

• The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious. (Nigerian Proverb)

• When you give, you are not poor. (Kenyan Proverb)

• The charitable give out thru' the door and God puts it back through the window. (Traditional Proverb)

• The door way to charity is difficult to open and difficult to close. (Chinese Proverb)

• Charity sees the need, not the cause. (Proverb)

• A person is a person because of other people. (African Saying)

• There is no joy in possession without sharing. (Erasmus)

• Happiness never decreases by being shared. (Lord Buddha)

As Proverbs and Quotes on sharing continue to float around with their own deep meaning and teaching, on the funny side, the Little one taught all the time, 

'Share with your friend!'

Was seen crying aloud pointing out his friend to his mom saying,

"He is eating away all the chocolate. Not sharing with me!"

Keyword: SHARING

THE WATERED DOWN JUSTIFICATION OF THE VILLAIN WITHIN! #BlogchatterBlogHop

"I HAVE JUST NINE MORE MONTHS

To go to be freed from the present. At last I can breath my own air of freedom then. But.. Whatever be it.. I can never forget all those who are responsible for my this state today and I've my own plan of punishing them. Till then I won't rest. People don't know who am I within when roused!"

The villain fumed at peak..

The Inner Consciousness next gently asked..

"What are you saying? Don't you know because of such thoughts alone you got into this presently?"

The villain retorted back..

"Whatever, I don't care. How can I forget all that happened to me? I'm not a fool here to keep quite. I can't let them go off. Tell me.. What else I should do now after I get out of this rut? Go and touch their feet?"

The Inner Consciousness reminded..

"I'm not asking you to do that. Can you just be aware of the total turmoil you had undergone till date from a certain time when all these looked normal?"

The villain explained 1:1..

"Yeah.. I know.. In the beginning it was all rosy and everywhere there were smiles. I thought it's cool situation and thus relaxed for a while. And without my own knowledge, things started speaking different..

I could have easily brought the situation under perfect control had I paid a little extra attention in the right time. That's where I have done the wrong calculation. Unfortunately, as I further relaxed a bit more, things just went out of control!"

The Inner Consciousness questioned..

"So basically you agree that you erred. Then why talk of others now? Tell me why did you relax beyond foregoing the care required in time?"

The villain pleaded..

"Yeah.. I know that was my weakness and these people knew where I could be pinned down. Tell me why at all they should do this even though partly I was at fault?"

The Inner Consciousness firmly asked..

"Leave that now. Your present interest should be not to do all those mathematical calculations. It's not your job on this earth and there is a Higher Order which controls that.. Being 100% equipped yourself as a human being, why did you let lose this weakness?"

The villainous nature vanished.. Humanity surfaced.. The Inner Consciousness concluded..

"Whatever, you are now blessed with the quality of discrimination with you as the right weapon to wage this war against the single enemy pride in you all along driving out from you the attitudes of

• Taking things easy,
• Getting into an endless enjoyment mode and
• Constantly hovering over the lower aspects of life thru' a grabbing tendency!

Go ahead steadily and replace the above weaknesses in you with these strengths Viz.,

• Ever Alertness,
• A sincere Service to Humanity and
• A Meditating Attitude on the Higher aspects of life thru' certain Sacrifice and thus rise thru' Humility within..

YOU HAVE JUST DONE THE RIGHT JOB IN THIS LIFE!"

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Keywords: VILLAIN #BlogchatterBlogHop

WHY SHOULD I BE DUTY BOUND IN MY LIFE?

"Sir!  What are untruth and Truth?"

"Dear! What my mind says is untruth; what my Consciousness says is Truth!"

"Then why not every one listen to his/her Consciousness and remain Truthful?"

"Yes.. If one really could do that, that's all life is.  But my mind comes in the way to do that!"

"Then let me not listen to my mind; that's it!"

"It's not that easy!"

"Why?"

My mind never keeps me peaceful unless I listen to it!"

"Ok.. I want to be Truthful.. Hell with my mind.. I don't want to listen to it!"

"If you really start doing that soon you will see that you are nothing in front of your mind!"

"How?"

"Yes.. If I don't listen to my mind, it never keeps quiet and

Coaxing me gently and 

Luring me with peanuts in no time

Unleashes its wrath on me

Terrorizing me beyond and

Catching me thus and

Holding me under its tight grip soon

Establishes its firm rule on me making me

Surrender to its decisions eternally keeping me under its

CLUTCHES!

Will you be happy facing this turmoil non stop in your life or better make agreement with your mind?"

"?????"

"No ordinary human being can face that type of conflict with him/her. So each settles at a level that is feasible for him/her, neither less nor more and it is equally wisdom to do that..

That what is feasible for me to do is defined by our elders as 

Relative truth wrt me or my duty 

And it is ever wisdom with me, I be living at that relative truth level 

Sincerely doing my Duty!"

"Beyond?"

"Beyond, it is blank with me today and I Rise in my life only thru' 

Grace of Cosmos

Myself living thru'

Prayer if I am a Believer

Or

Experimentation if I am a Non Believer!"

Keywords: Truth, untruth, Duty

K - KING SIZE LIFE.. WHAT'S IT AT TIMES? A2Z 2026

"I've one small house in this town. I can never make it 2, like that person at the end of my street..

I'm the most unhappy one in my life!"

Were the thoughts of one person..

"No doubt, I have 2 average houses in this town but I could never have a huge bungalow like the person who is 3 streets away..

I'm the most unhappy one in my life!"

Were the thoughts of the person at the end of the street..

"Every one says that I have a huge bungalow but never I can make in my life like the top person in my town who has 3 such bungalows..

I'm the most unhappy one in my life!"

Were the thoughts of the person 3 streets away..

"Agreed.. I have 3 huge bungalows in this town but never I can possess a row of Villas like the richest person of my town..

I'm the most unhappy one in my life!"

Were the thoughts of the richest person of the town.. 

Strangely the ever dissatisfied 4 persons of the town had a unique dream that night when God appeared in their dream and said, 

"You will all be the happiest in your life if each one of you can get

"BE HAPPY!"

Blessings from the happiest person living at.... leading 

KING SIZE LIFE!"

The next day, all the 4 persons met at the foot of the hill in search of the happiest person, were astonished to know that all got the same unique dream and soon found out that house of the happiest person.. 

A Small Hut..  

Standing in front of the hut, as the 4 persons called out for the magical person, his old father came out.  The 4 introduced themselves to him and said they want to take blessing from his son to get over their unhappiness in life as told by God in their dreams..

The old father replied, 

"You can't do that!"

The 4 persons instantly became greedy.. 

"Right.. We don't want that free. We together give what you want.. Ok?" 

They proposed..

"No!"

"Okay!  We will raise the limits. We will give you.... Don't say 'No!'"

"Whatever you give, my son won't do that!"

Said the father..

The 4 persons got upset..

"It's God's Order.. If you don't obey, you will have a curse. Please listen and agree to the best deal. OK.. We are adding to the wealth we are giving, some of our...."

The father remained silent..

"Why are saying 'No' to us? Please help us. After all, you will lose nothing in allowing us to take blessings from your son. Call him!"

They echoed saying together..

The father had no go, finally went inside, brought out his son and said,

"Ok.. This is my son and I brought him out on your so much insistence. Still, he won't do what you want because.."

"Because of, what?"

The 4 asked anxiously..

"Because he is born deaf and dumb!"

Said the old father covering up his emotions!

This post is a part of BlogchatterA2Z Challenge 2026

Keywords: KING, SIZE, LIFE

G - THE DISCRETE GAME PLAYED AT TIMES! A2Z 2026

"Sir, this friend of mine may apparently look innocent and good but the other day, I was really astonished when he started slowly criticizing the other friend of ours, whom you may be knowing and further started advising me to keep off from him in sensitive matters.. 

I thought of giving him back then and there, but you see, what outsiders think if we suddenly start fighting among ourselves? So, I just kept off. But I am feeling very much for the person who was pointed out unnecessarily!"

"Dear! I understand your feelings and I too agree that this person should not have criticized his own dear friend in front of you like that. And here, it is ever the duty of yours to stop this happening further.. 

But I have to tell you two points here on which you should have taken well care much before this happening or the moment the earliest signs of these surfaced. Why did you not discipline there much before?”

“I don’t understand what you are saying, Sir? What is that I should have taken care before? I am confused!”

‘Dear! When I deal with people all along, I got to move with extra awareness in respect of the happenings around me and express my displeasure the earliest the differences between people with me start surfacing at micro level itself.. 

It may be a bit difficult to understand what I say but if any one looks at it a bit calmly he / she can very easily grasp it. And all along in my dealings with people around me, I should forever interact with this extra awareness alone and there is no excuse for me to slip over this or take it easy when these differences would have been definitely seen in the earlier fine talks.. i.e., 

Nip in the bud is the slogan here.. 

Had this happened earlier in time, you would not be facing this situation at all because your person long back would have understood that you are never a person of approval of such talk. Now he started speaking this way in a gross form because he had already sensed that you are indirectly okaying it..

The second point is.. 

Even now, when you discuss this subject with me, what are you ultimately trying to arrive at? To become aware of the wrong that took place in you and thus approaching me to genuinely clarify your doubt or to be part of the same blame game of criticizing your friend in his absence? 

I am not sure on this but I am sure even if it very much appeals to me that I am trying to find a solution for the same, the discrete pleasure of bringing down my friend on one side and sympathizing the other is indirectly making me feel superior in the game.. 

Here, can I firmly say with a hand on my heart that I never meant this?”

This post is a part of BlogchatterA2Z Challenge 2026

Keywords: DISCRETE, GAME

POST 26 - POINTING OUT #WriteAPageADay

"You know that close cousin of mine.. Last Sunday, we visited the famous.... and this person's house is very close to that place. I rang up to him and said we have come on a holiday to see.... and enquired his welfare.. 

I expected that he would call us home since we came so much distance and in fact went there with a preparation too to see him and spend sometime with his family. But to our surprise, he said he was very busy, just enquired about us and cut the phone!"

"Dear!  This person might have behaved wrongly but forget about the incident and start living your normal life. That's always better!"

"What are you saying, Sir?  How can I forget this? I agree that he was busy and he could not stop his immediate works for me. But is that the way to reply and keep the phone down? He should have at least called us home even though he might be going away on his busy work. Why this min courtesy was lacking with him? I tell you he deliberately did that. It's all very clear here!"

"I agree that you are hurt with all this but still the better way of keeping this relationship is...."

"See Sir, I'm not a saint here to forgive the wrong doings of the other person which hurt me deep. I very much feel here that even if nothing would have been possible too, he could have simply invited us some time later to his house and.... How can he forget his basic duty very much there in our relationship which often every one speaks of?"

"No dear!  I don't mean all that and do what you like since it's your freedom here and you too should behave in a way that he does not take you easy.. 

Leaving that single action remember, 

It is said when one points at the other person with a feeling of revenge, 3 fingers of that person are doing the same to that one reminding the default action in this scenario from that individual.. 

Meaning.. Concentrating on tit for tat.. Are you getting it?"

"xxxxx?"

"What exactly he had done now, you too are planning to do the same at the back of this revenge feeling in you defaulting on yours the same basic duty towards him. If he is very much wrong in such an action, then I can say with a 100% confidence that you too are equally wrong in your such decision.. 

How as an honest listener and adviser I can tick you here as right while striking him off as the wrong doer?

Keywords: POINTING, OUT, #WriteAPageADay     

POST 25 - WHEN I SAY.. 'IT'S A NUISCENCE!'.. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? #WriteAPageADay

When I say.. ‘It's a nuisance!’ 

The words have a deep meaning because there is nothing like ‘nuisance’ in the world around me. The living in total is going on..

As the world lives through dynamic moments of life, I continuously interpret the right of every one and give marks for all behaviors around me..

These evaluations are based on a deep feeling in me that.. ‘I am doing the best, I like rest of the people appreciating me every moment and I should not be pointed out at any time!’ This attitude in me alone brings out the definition of ‘Nuisance..'

When questioned if I were wrong, I may quickly go into my cocoon to say that I was only calling a spade a spade.  The fallacy here is that this spade is not a fixed entity but changing continuously in time..

So, can I pause, look into the dynamic aspects of every situation and give a chance for the other person to express/act in the way he/she is propelled but correct only to prevent any serious damage on either side?

Seen this way, nothing is a nuisance but a passing phase of life and in this scenario, I am only waiting patiently for a Natural Change around me; that’s all!

Keyword: NUISCENCE, #WriteAPageADay    

POST 21 - THE GREATNESS OF GOODNESS! #WriteAPageADay

Good people with me are my true close people.. 

I generally do not recognize the greatness of those good people till I face a problem with the so called not good person..

I should remember that all good people too have their own personal beliefs independent of their good behavior.. 

These beliefs vary widely and may not match with those of mine..

When I continuously live or interact with such people over a period of time, the original goodness is slowly forgotten and the above personal differences are seen more and more. The Saying ‘Familiarity breeds contempt’ applies very much here too.. 

Those differences propel me to get off quickly from those good people or if forced to live together will result in continuous strained relations..

When I am thus forcibly off from such people in mental plane, another set of people do take their place in my psychological world.. 

Such people are never basically good as they have captured an opportunity.. 

In that way, I become a pawn in their game and if I look back, it is evident that ultimately, I have come away from the best people around me..

Let me always remember that in life problems do exist, they have got to be resolved, that is why I am here and my time too with me. Let me never get away from good people in this process!

Keyword: GOODNESS, #WriteAPageADay  

POST 20 - A TRUE MEANING TO THE FREEDOM WE ENJOY! #WriteAPageADay

The small time grocery shop owner visited a certain modern Hi-Fi Shop on a requirement. As he was checking his buying needs and in process when accidentally overturned a small equipment, the unhappy owner of the shop remarked,

"Hi Dear.. Be careful in handling the equipment here. They are the costliest ones, you know.. It may not strike you as you are familiar with only the rough handling all your years of life!"

The grocery shop owner conveyed his sorry and soon returned with his purchase..

Days passed and it so happened that the rains failed that year. There was acute famine and soon all essential food items were rationed..

One day there was a long queue in front of the grocery shop..

The owner of Hi-Fi equipment shop closed his shop for half day and stood in the queue to secure his rations. When his turn came and as he layed his hand on one of the food items there, the grocery shop owner remarked..

"Hi Dear! Be careful in handling the items here. They are the costliest ones, you know.. It must have struck to you now alone as you were familiar with only fine handling all these years!"

Thus seen, my original freedom stays with me not because I'm self sufficient with many luxury items around me with sizable finances but because I truly remain part of my food production and supply too at a certain minimum level without fail and there I physically contribute for that to happen..

In such a scenario, I can be sure part of

1) Direct food production,
2) Food supply chain,
3) Food preparation and serving,
4) Food storage and preservation or
5) Minimum consumption and preventing food wastage in the process!

If every one of us, in spite of our busy schedules of day to day life, concentrate in the best possible way continuously to remain part of one of these 5 activities with all dedication, we sure are securing the minimum self sufficiency required in our living and thus have our basic freedom with us..

The Great Man who advocated refraining from violence was away from his Ashram on a day.. Seeing the chance, the enemies all of a sudden attacked the Ashram and caused a known damage.. But the inmates kept themselves calm and away during the attack so that they would not become part of the violence..

The Great Personality, on return knowing what happened condemned the inmates' action saying, 

"In stead of keeping quite as cowards, I would haven truly been happier had you given back to the attackers!"

If every one of us carry this spirit in the right sense and thus move in our life with the awareness of danger zones and the likely activities from our end that can cause this disturbance, we sure are securing the minimum safety required in our living and thus have our basic freedom with us..

As we thus start feeling that whatever we do in our life, those primary activities of ours that directly support the active members in the primary areas of,

Food production and Defence 

we sure are knowing the meaning of our freedom and further are supporting the up-keep of the same in the best possible way!

Keywords: FREEDOM, #WriteAPageADay 

POST 13 - MY GAIN IS EVER THE PRODUCT OF CONTRIBUTIONS PEOPLE AROUND! #WriteAPageADay

A middle aged man once arranged a grand Social Function. People of all levels from various quarters were invited and the best arrangements were planned for the conduct the function. But sadly, all working around were driven to their portion of work a little beyond when the Head started supervising most of the activities by himself in person at the back of extra strictness. Thus every individual there bore the brunt of the Head to some extent but equally there was no go for them too in the situation..

A distant relative and a well-wisher to the Head who was at the venue one day before happened to see this excess and at once decided to advice the man. The same evening as he met him, he casually enquired about the progress of all activities. The Head proudly announced,

“Sir! It's a 1500 guest Function. The numbers are never less and nothing less should happen. When I'm behind all the works, there's no doubt. All are under control.The Function is going to be really a grand success!”

The elderly smiled and said,

“My dear, I wish you the best of luck and am happy with the effort you are putting in here. But I wish to say that something is missing here and am able to see that. Are you aware of that?”

When the man looked at the elderly not able to understand what he was saying, the well-wisher said,

“The people who work for you are missing your gratitude!”

The man immediately retorted,

“What sir, all these people are paid well more than what any one gives them for such a work and many have a job because of this, what else is to be given?”

“See my dear!

'They are doing your work for money'

is different from

'They are working for your Cause.'

They may be just doing your work now but equally, the earliest they want to get away from you. It's not their fault and it's not due to the hard work they do but the excess authority of yours alone is making them think like that..

Do you know that if all these people working around you for a moment together decide to get away from you whatever you may offer, what type of Function you yourself can conduct? You would be zero in no time and would be worse than an ordinary man conducting a Function with a small strength of his own people around.. Are you understanding this?”

“Oh! I never thought really so deep!”

“That’s the problem! Our ignorance is too powerful. Anyhow, from now onwards be humane to these people, smile for a while and appreciate their efforts too once in a way along with your deligent follow up.. That’s good enough!”

While departing, the elderly quipped,

“Let a similar feeling prevail in your heart too towards your guests who will visit you tomorrow to grace the Function that they really bestowed their grace on you instead of you counting their numbers and the gifts they bring. If they too together decide to boycott you, finally would there be a Function at all?”

Keywords: MY, GAIN, #WriteAPageADay

A WEEK'S WEAKNESS!

Monday's Musing:

'Hard work pays!' I believe. Easy work stays with me endless!

Tuesday's Take: 

I think I am calm when I remain silent thru' a smile; rarely I know that there is a volcano behind my that smile!

Wednesday's Wordings:

I feel I am perfect;I don't know that the imperfect 'me' only says that!

Thursday's Thought:

Time management is truly an expertise; often I am an expert allowing it slip away from me!

Friday's Finding:

I say I love the world; I love myself maximum!

Saturday's Say:

I am a speck in the Universe; Often I expand with a feeling I am everywhere!

Sunday's Seriousness:

From whatever angle seen, I am right; rarely I look at myself and see my wrong!

Keyword: WEAKNESS

SURE, ERRING IS HUMAN MAKE BUT CORRECTING IS EVER DIVINE DESCENT!

He was straightforward and questioning type..

Initially he was with money making group..

The interaction with them soon resulted in a tussle and because of that straight he

Got arm twisted nothing less and had to recover slowly..

Subsequently, he was with authority wielding group..

The interaction with them again resulted in a tussle and because of that straight he

Got cornered beyond nothing less and had to recover slowly..

Next, he was with muscle power using group..

The interaction with them too resulted in a tussle and because of that straight he

Got a black eye nothing less and had to recover slowly..

At that point of time the wise man met him and said,

"Now try to be with honesty loving group and see what happens!"

He took the advice and accordingly established contact with a group of individuals who were more straightforward with least politics..

There too few were continuously erring and deviating from the path of honesty but that never resulted in getting arm twisted, getting cornered or getting a black eye as the erred ones in no time,

Accepted their wrong, corrected themselves and continued to be honest nothing less!

Keywords: ERRING, CORRECTING