A Special Gift For You on This Day of Festival of Lights ….!!!

Finding the right gift to give to a friend for any kind of occasion can sometimes be a problem, so today, I’m sending someone special, something different. After spending time running around in search of the perfect gift, I’ve finally found it. I am giving my dear friend seven gifts that cannot be bought – though they may be a simple gift, they surely come from a deep place within my heart.

7 Gifts

I give you The Gift of Love…

 

 

Love is a special gift that you can give over and over again and is completely within your power.

 

May you find love in your family and your friends. And may you share the love you have to give. When you share your love, it comes back to you in many forms.

“Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand.”
– Mother Teresa
7 GiftsI give you The Gift of Laughter…

 

Laughter is infectious and the more you laugh, the more other people will join in with you.

 

May laughter fill your home, relieve your stress, and strengthen your friendships. Do not let a day go by without laughing; it is good for your health.

“Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.”
– Arnold Glasow
7 GiftsI give you The Gift of Living Each Day to the Fullest…

 

Every day is a gift, and may you use this gift by living life to the fullest. You will never have this day again. What will you do with it?

It is a day that you can squander, or a day that will be marked as unique. You have within you the ability to make each day worthy of note; a day that will form a significant contribution in your best-selling book of living.

“Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today?
Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present.”
– Babatunde Olatunji
7 GiftsI give you The Gift of No Worry…

 

Worries are wasted emotions, and remember that circumstances have no emotional component unless you give it to them.

 

May your days be worry-free. If you find yourself worrying about something then fix it. If it is beyond your control, then there is no sense in worrying about it. Ninety percent of what you worry about will never happen, so why worry!

“I’ve seen many troubles in my time, only half of which ever came true.”
– Mark Twain
7 GiftsI give you The Gift of Positive Thinking…

 

May you find the good in all situations, even if you have to look for it – look because it is there. No matter what happens in your life, find the good. Your life will be a happier one.

 

“Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.”
– Richard Bach

7 Gifts

 

I give you The Gift of Balance…

 

Too much of one thing can end up creating stress; this is something that no one needs in their life.

 

May you find the balance of life, time for work but also time for play.

 

“Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.” 
– Robert Fulghum
7 GiftsI give you The Gift of Dream Fulfillment…

 

Goals will help you accomplish things you may have thought impossible.

 

May all your dreams turn into goals.

 

“If you have a goal in life that takes a lot of energy, that requires a lot of work, that incurs a great deal of interest and that is a challenge to you, you will always look forward to waking up to see what the new daSource………………….Words by Catherine Pulsifer via Inspirational Words of Wisdomwww.ba-bamail.comNatarajan

” The Best Classroom in the World is at the Feet of an Elderly Person …”

Andy Rooney, a famous radio and television writer, once said, “The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.” If you’ve ever sat down with a grandparent, an older mentor, or just an elderly friend, you know this quote to be true. While they might not know how to work Skype, they have endless amounts of wisdom to offer and hundreds of stories to share.

YouTuber Riyadh K wondered what he could glean from walking around the streets of Ireland asking old folks what their best advice was…the results will definitely put a smile on your face.

This makes me want to visit my grandmother and ask her all the questions. I know she has so much to tell. Who will you phone first to ask about their best advice?

Source…Amanda Black in http://www.viralnova.com
Natarajan

The Elegant Woodcarvings of Dongyang…China….

Dongyang is a Chinese city in the center of Zhejiang Province, about 200 kilometers south of Hangzhou, reputed for producing some of the most elegant woodcarvings in the world. This ancient art goes back by more than 1,300 years at the time of the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, it became highly developed as an art, and reached its peak in the period of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. Dongyang woodcarving is characterized by high relief, multi-layers, and a rich composition of pictures, presenting the third dimension. The carvings often told stories from history and Chinese literary classics and poems, others reflected local customs.

 

dongyang-woodcarving-3

Examples of Dongyang’s magnificent woodcarvings can be found throughout the imperial palaces in Beijing, Suzhou City, Hangzhou City and Anhui Province. During the reign of Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong in the 1700s, hundreds of craftsmen came to the capital of Beijing to decorate the palaces and carve the lanterns. Those woodcarving articles are present to this date in the Imperial Palace in Beijing.

Modern architecture has almost uprooted this centuries old tradition. Many skillful carvers gave up the career and the craft was reduced to the making of souvenirs and decorative pieces. Dongyang woodcarving is still used, but only to decorate houses and furniture with realistic depictions of galloping horses, cranes, lotus flowers and human figures.

dongyang-woodcarving-1

dongyang-woodcarving-2

dongyang-woodcarving-4

dongyang-woodcarving-5

dongyang-woodcarving-6

dongyang-woodcarving-7

Sources: retireediary / Cultural China / CNTV via Colossal

http://www.amusingplanet.com

Natarajan

படித்து ரசித்த கவிதை …” எந்தன் பெயர் தீபாவளி ” !!!

ஆண்டுக்கொரு முறை
அடைமழை நேரத்தில்
அடியேன் வருவேன் உங்கள்
அன்பை பெறுவேன்!

தீபம் ஏற்றி
திகட்டா இனிப்பு செய்து
திக்கெட்டும் அதிர வெடித்து
என்னை கொண்டாடுவீர்!

குளிரை போக்கி
குதூகலித்து வாழவே
வெடிக்கும் வழக்கத்தை
விடியலில் வைத்தேன்!

நடுக்கம் போக்கி
நலமுடன் வாழவே
இனிப்பு பண்டங்களை
அறிமுக படுத்தினேன்!

நரகாசுரன் இறந்த நாளே
எந்தன் நாள் என்று
உலகம் சொல்லும்
உண்மை எதுவென்றால்…
அக்கிரமும், அதர்மமும்
அண்டம் விட்டு
அகலும் நாளே
என்றும் எந்தன் நாள்!

நல்லதும் நலமும்
நாட்டில் பெருகவே
ஆண்டுதோறும் வருகிறேன் நானும்
வளமிகுந்திடவே!

வாய்மையும் நேர்மையும்
வாழ்ந்திட வென்றே
கங்கணம் கட்டுவோம்
கங்கா ஸ்நானம் முடித்து!

எந்தன் பெயர்தான்
தீபாவளி யென்று
அனைவரும் அறிவீர்
அமைதியைப் பெறுவீர்!

— ஆர். ஆத்மநாதன்,
ஊரப்பாக்கம்.

Source….www.dinamalar.com

Natarajan

Image of the Day…. ” Children of the Sun ” …

They say we’re all made of stardust…….

Posted to EarthSky Facebook by Fotograf Göran Strand.

Posted to EarthSky Facebook by Fotograf Göran Strand. Visit Göran on Facebook

Swedish astrophotographer Göran Strand calls this photo Children of the Sun.

You can buy Göran’s photos as prints in his webshop.

https://instagram.com/Astrofotografen

https://twitter.com/Astrofotografen

Source….www.earthsky.org

Natarajan

Message for the Day…”Instead of rotating round the earth in the higher realms of space and planning to land on the moon or Mars, if only one plans and prepares to travel into one’s own inner realm, what sublime joy and peace can be attained!”

Sathya Sai Baba

The human being is a composite of man, beast and God, and in the inevitable struggle among the three for ascendency, you must ensure that God wins, suppressing the merely human and the lowly beast. Man must know the Universe as basicallyBrahman or Divine. You and the Universe are one; all are subsumed in the same unique entity. The cosmic vision can be acquired either by watching the Universe or one’s own inner Cosmos. One has only to discover oneself. In the citadel of the body, there is the lotus temple of the heart, with subtle akasha(space) within. In it are contained heaven and earth, fire and air, sun and moon, stars and planets – all that is in the visible world and all that sustains it, and all into which it submerges. Instead of rotating round the earth in the higher realms of space and planning to land on the moon or Mars, if only one plans and prepares to travel into one’s own inner realm, what sublime joy and peace can be attained!

Here’s How To Make A Perfect Key Copy With A Tin Can, A Lighter, And Scissors…!!!

If you’ve ever needed to make a spare key for your house, mailbox, or storage locker, you know what a huge pain in the butt it is. You have to lug yourself across town to the hardware store…I mean, who has the time for that these days?

Well, if you want to make a quick, one-time-use key for a last-resort-type situation, you can actually do that with just a tin can, a lighter, and some sharp scissors.

Pretty crazy how fire and tin cans work like that, eh? Just make sure to guard your keys, y’know, in case some robber knows this trick. Wouldn’t want to give them free access to your house, now would you?

Source….www.viralnova.com and http://www.you tube .com

Natarajan

 

A Squirrel Stuck On The 21st Floor Of A Building Jumps…And Miraculously Lives…!!!

After climbing up the side of this apartment building, one squirrel quickly learned that it had made a grave mistake. Getting up to the top wasn’t too hard, but getting down was about to pose a major problem.

After a while, its tail began to twitch in agitation. The poor thing had to get down, but had no idea how. That’s when this guy began filming. He was just as confused as the squirrel, but after a few seconds, the tiny creature did something that made his jaw hit the floor.

Okay…how did it survive that fall? We always talk about cats having nine lives, but I’m pretty sure this video proves that squirrels have 10. That one probably just used up about eight of them.

Source….www.viralnova.com and http://www.youtube.com

Natarajan

Joke for the Day…” From Hunger …You mean …” ?

A blond  has become dreadfully overweight. She goes to the doctor and he decides to put her on a diet.
“I want you to eat normally for two days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. Next time I see you, you’ll probably be 5 pounds lighter.”
The blonde returns after 2 weeks, but upon weighing her it turns out she lost 20 pounds.
“That’s amazing!” Said the doctor, “and you followed my instructions?”
The blond nods, tiredly. “I’ll tell you, I thought I was going to drop dead that third day.”
“From hunger, you mean?” Asked her doctor.
“No, silly, from the skipping!“
Source….www.ba-bamail.com
Natarajan

Indian Student in London Designs Low Cost Baby Incubator with Cardboard ….

Malav Sanghavi, an Indian student studying in London has developed the prototype of a low cost baby incubator that has the potential to save many lives across the world.

It is a cardboard incubator called BabyLifeBox. Malav is studying for his innovation Design Engineering (IDE) Master’s dual degree course at Imperial College London and Royal College of Art.

malav

A graduate from the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, he participated in a start-up competition held at St James’ Palace in London and won the 3rd prize for his innovation.

The incubator can be used in developing countries like India which lack adequate grassroots-level infrastructure for neonatal care of premature and underweight infants. It provides basic functions necessary for child’s survival in their first days of life.

The bottom part of the incubator can be given to the parent of the child after birth as a make-shift cot.

incubator

Malav showed his BabyLifebox invention to the Duke of York during the Pitch@Palace Bootcamp –

According to reports, more than 300,000 babies die within 24 hours of their birth every year in India. And the cause of these deaths are preventable like complications during birth, prematurity and infections. More than half of all Indian women give birth without the help of skilled health care professionals, thereby leading to complications.

Malav came up with this idea a few years ago after his cousin’s daughter had to be kept alive in an incubator. While she had all the facilities available in a modern Indian city, Malav thought about all those infants who fail to get immediate care in remote villages of India. As of now, he is looking for initial seed funding to expand his team and bring more experts on board, develop minimal viable prototypes and start clinical trials.

He put his idea out at the Pitch@Palace event hosted by Queen Elizabeth II’s younger son, Prince Andrew – the Duke of York. Pitch@Palace supports UK entrepreneurs by connecting them with potential investors. There were about 200 entries this year at the fourth Pitch@Palace event. The theme was Internet of Things and Smart Cities. All start-ups, whose products are aimed at creating a smarter world and empowering people, could participate.

“According to our initial research, we found that India’s healthcare service has facilities to deal with a standard birth at sub-centres, primary health centres and community health centres but it lacks infrastructure for neonatal care of premature and underweight infants,” Malav told PTI.

All pictures: Facebook

Source…Tanaya Singh…www.the betterindia.com

Natarajan