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Message for the Day…” Before You Preach Good Conduct to Others, Set Yourself as an Example…”

July 8, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Sathya Sai Baba

Everyone is liable to make mistakes without being aware of it. However bright a fire may be, there will be smoke emanating from it. So also, whatever good a person might do, there will be a minute trace of evil. Make every effort to ensure that the bad or evil is minimised, and good is maximised. You may not succeed in the first attempt. Carefully think over the consequences of whatever you do or talk. In whatever way you want others to honour you, love you, or behave with you, in the same way you should first behave with others, and love and honour them. Then they will reciprocate. Instead, without you honouring or loving others, if you complain that they are not treating you properly, it is surely a wrong conclusion. Those who advise others about true and good conduct must follow the advice themselves. Then there is no need for advice, others would simply learn the lesson by example.

” Captain Cool”….A Captain who Stands Out as a Leader ….MSD

July 7, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

MS Dhoni turns 34 today and birthdays are always special. The captain with the Midas touch had an eventful last year when he retired from Test cricket and led India to World Cup 2015 semis. But, this one is his first as a proud father and as a retired Test cricketer.

From the young dasher with long locks, Dhoni has evolved into this calm figure who has helped Indian cricket touch dizzying heights.

In his 34 years, Dhoni has touched upon and seized every accolade that could possibly ever come a cricketer’s way.

Let’s take a look at the decade-long journey and his achievements that speak of his contributions to the Indian cricket.

2004: Run out for a duck in his debut match

Dhoni, a former Ticket Inspector with the Indian Railways blasted two centuries for India A in Nairobi in 2004. He did not have a great start to his ODI career, getting run out for a duck on debut.

2005: Highest score by a wicketkeeper-batsman

Long-haired and fearless, he soon swaggered into international cricket scoring 148 against Pakistan and surpassing the earlier record for the highest score by an Indian wicket-keeper. However, his 183 not out against Sri Lanka in Jaipur later that year was even more brutal. It still remains the highest score by a wicketkeeper-batsman in ODIs.

2006: Number one in ODI ranking

Due to his consistent ODI performances, Dhoni overtook Ricky Ponting as number one batsman in the ICC ODI Rankings.

2007: Won the inaugural ICC World T20

Dhoni led India to victory in the inaugural ICC World T20 in 2007. As the senior pros had opted out of the inaugural edition of the World T20 in South Africa, Dhoni was handed the reins with a young team at his disposal. No one expected India to lift the title. Dhoni was born as a captain.

2008: Won a test match for the first time

Dhoni led a Test match for the first time in Anil Kumble’s absence. India beat South Africa within three days at Kanpur and in his first full series as captain, he led India to a 1-0 win over England.

2009: ICC ODI Player of the Year for the second time

Dhoni had an excellent year in ODIs in 2009 scoring 1198 runs in just 24 innings at an astonishing average of 70.43 and was the top-scorer in ODIs. He led India to beat New Zealand for the first time in an ODI series on their home ground after 42 years.

Dhoni went on to win the ICC ODI Player of the Year for the second time in 2009.

2010: ICC No. 1 Test Team

India became the No. 1 Team in the ICC’s Test Rankings for the very first time and he was presented with the ICC Test Championship Mace for this achievement. His team CSK clinched the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Champions League T20 (CLT20) in 2010 to become the first team to complete the double with total success.

2011: ‘Dhoni finishes off in style and India wins the world cup after 28years’

He became the first Indian wicketkeeper to complete 200 dismissals in Tests. Syed Kirmani, who held the record earlier, had 198 dismissals to his credit, from 88 Tests. Dhoni surpassed the mark in only his 62nd Test.

And yes, the dream of a billion-strong nation was fulfilled. His innings of unbeaten 91 won India the ICC WORLD CUP and he fittingly won the game with a trademark six over long-on.

2012: Highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman in Test cricket

His best innings in the traditional format was the match-winning 224 that he scored against Australia at Chennai in 2012-13, which is still the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman in Test cricket.

2013: Led India to victory at the ICC Champions Trophy

Dhoni became the first Indian captain to win four Tests in a series, when India defeated Australia 4-0 to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and surpassed Sourav Ganguly’s tally of 21 wins as captain to become India’s most successful Test skipper ever.

Team India underwent a change in 2007 with the old guard making way for the new, but still he led a new-look side to victory at the ICC Champions Trophy 2013.

2015: Quit Test Cricket

Dhoni left Test cricket, the way he entered. Quiet, understated and without any fuss.

The fact is, anybody can walk in as a captain. But only a few can walk out as a leader.

Here’s wishing India’s greatest captain ever ‘Captain Cool’ a year full of happiness and success.

source…Shuvro Ghoshal in www.storypick.com

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” Lost and Found….$ 1 Note… What Made this Gentleman to Cry Over the Find…” ?

July 7, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

WHEN Peter Bilello took his granddaughter to Subway, he found something he thought was lost forever. And for a moment, it felt like he had his wife back.

The 86-year-old Italian immigrant lives alone in Hartford, Connecticut, after the death of his wife Grace from cancer in November.

Seven years ago, in 2009, Mr Bilello came up with a completely random romantic thought: The two of them would each sign a $1 note and he would keep the notes in his wallet forever.

“I don’t know why that happened to come into my mind,” he told WTNH. “And I said, this dollar is going to be in my wallet forever.”

The note at the centre of a modern-day romantic tale. Source: Supplied

Perhaps the idea came from an innate fear that Grace would not be around for much longer.

In 2001, she was diagnosed with cancer, she had an operation, chemotherapy and radiation, only to have the cancer return three years later.

About a year after signing the notes, he accidentally spent them shopping.

“I don’t know where I used the two dollars. I came home and told my wife … ‘Grace, I made a big mistake today. … I’m never going to see (the dollars again),’” he complained to her.

Peter is happy to have the note back. Source: WTNH.Source: Supplied

After Grace’s death, Mr Bilello cherished his many memories and photos of the woman he married half a century ago — after knowing her for just 40 days. But the dollar note, it seemed, was lost forever.

Then a few weeks ago, Mr Bilello took his granddaughter Ashley out for a sandwich. He handed her a $10 note and she returned with his change, three $1 bills.

To his utter astonishment, one of them had his wife’s signature, “Grace B”, on it.

“I said, ‘Oh my god, Ashley, look.’ We started to cry,” Mr Bilello said. “We were so happy to get the dollar back. I never thought I’d get that dollar back.”

“It’s a miracle to get it back after five years,” he said. “Who knows how many million people got that dollar in their hands.”

At first his granddaughter was sceptical of its authenticity, but when the pair returned home, she matched it up against old letters and believes it to be true.

As for Mr Bilello, he credits one person for the incredibly unlikely return of the note: Grace herself.

And for the second time in his life, he has vowed to hold onto the currency for good. “Nobody’s gonna get that dollar anymore,” he said.

The pair married 51 years ago. Source: Supplied

Source…www.news.com.au

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A Big…” WoW” for Cow ….!!!

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The Tyrol Cow Festival – Celebrating With 100,000 Cows!

Starting in early September, a huge mass makes its way towards the high Alpine pastures in Austria. This is a mass of more than 100,000 heads of cattle, and they have come to eat.

This huge herd of cows comes to spend all summer, about 4 months, grazing in the lush green high Alpine pastures. From September to early October, the huge herds come down to the town of Tyrol for a beautiful cattle drive, the air is filled with the sound of cow bells and brass bands, with many of the cows wearing traditional head gear that makes them look very festive indeed, decked with ribbons and garlands of flowers in over 40 cattle drives.

Crowds of all ages gather in the valley, tourists mingling with locals as they celebrate this unique event – the homecoming of the animals, as well as thousands of Alpine herdsmen and dairymen who have spent their time in the highlands with the herds.

On the day of the grand cattle drive, stalls are set up in the street, selling all sorts of authentic Tyrolean specialties and refreshments. Brass bands are out in force as well and the streets become full of people in traditional Tyrolean lederhosen and dirndl costumes. A perfect opportunity to enjoy authentic Tyrolean customs!

Source::::::www.ba-bamail.com

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World’s Oldest Living Person…

July 7, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Susannah Mushatt Jones, 116, from Brooklyn took the title from Jeralean Talley.

A woman in the United States who celebrated her 116th birthday on Monday has officially been recognised as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records.

Guinness World Records has confirmed that Susannah Mushatt Jones of Brooklyn, New York, born on July 6, 1899, is now the world’s oldest living person.

In addition to the early present from Guinness World Records, Jones is celebrating this milestone year with two birthday parties — an intimate gathering of family on Monday and a larger celebration with her housing community, friends and local officials in attendance on Tuesday.

Jones became the record holder at the age of 115 years and 346 days, as of June 17, 2015.

Jones took the title of the world’s oldest living person from Jeralean Talley who died, just 26 days after her 116th birthday at her home in Inkster, a Detroit suburb, on June 17.

Asked for the secret of her longevity, Jones said “sleep!” While she has lost her eyesight and is hard of hearing, Jones is not bed-bound and only takes two medications a day.

Jones, known as ‘T’ to her 100 nieces and nephews, will also become the oldest living female, Guinness said.

Jones was born in Lowndes County, Alabama, to Mary and Callie Mushatt. Her father was a sharecropper who picked cotton to support his wife and ten children.

In 1922, Jones left Alabama for New Jersey before moving to New York City in 1923, finding employment as a live-in housekeeper and childcare provider.

Image: Susannah Mushatt Jones will also become the oldest living female. Photograph: Guinnessworldrecords.com

Source…www.rediff.com

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Message For the Day…” Understand Properly the True and Divine Nature of the AHAM {I}….

July 7, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Sathya Sai Baba

You may ask: “How am I to declare, Aham Brahmasmi (I am Divine)?” Yes, you can do so. But, first understand the Aham, the ‘I’, the Divine Principle. Scriptures declare – Ekam Eva adhvitheyam Brahma – The Absolute is One without a second. Though people worship the Absolute with different names and forms, the Supreme Reality is only one. Just as the same person is called in different names by different people at different times, God has many names and forms – all these are creations of the human mind. Scriptures emphatically declare that the Lord is the nameless and attributeless Eternal Reality. Understand properly the true and Divine nature of the Aham (‘I’). The ‘I’ is the master of your body, senses and the intellect, and is the power that permeates the entire cosmos.

Message For the Day…” Talk Less…Think or Work More…”

July 6, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Sathya Sai Baba

Avoid unnecessary and excessive association with all and sundry. People visit Puttaparthi from America, Japan, Germany, Russia, and so on leaving their parents and kith and kin. Why then should you cultivate new relationships? Keep your association with anyone to the barest minimum. Keep your mind pure. There is no need to indulge in chatter. Talk less, think or work more. Cultivate this habit. Unnecessary association with strangers may have undesirable consequences. To join bad company and come to grief is a self-wrought calamity. Genuine spiritual aspirants should be particularly careful in eschewing bad company. They should create an environment conducive to their spiritual progress and mental peace. That is the only thing Swami wants. Do not waste time. Do not give room for useless thoughts.

Watch this Couple Travel 60 Years into the Future….!!!

July 5, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Using the power of makeup, a couple travels 60 years into the future.

In this tearjerker, a soon-to-be-wed couple takes a seat in the makeup chair. They’re not prepping for their wedding, but rather the rest of their lives– using stage makeup and prosthetics, a team of artists showed what the happy couple would look like as they aged. It’s pretty emotional– the couple gets a “preview” of their lives as 40-year-old parents, 60-year-old retirees, and an elderly man and woman having spent their whole lives together. The whole experiment ends with much emotional crying and vow-writing. It’s sappy and wonderful.

Source: Field Day and http://www.you tube.com

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Most Dangerous and Strange Airfields in the World ….

July 5, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Source….www.you tube.com

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” இதோ அந்த அம்மா லக்ஷ போஜனம் செய்திருக்கா ….பல லக்ஷ தீபம் போட்டிருக்கா …”

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“ஏதோ ஒரு கோயிலில் லக்ஷதீபம் போட, நீ திரவியம்

கொடுத்திருக்கே. லக்ஷம் தீபத்துக்கு எண்ணெய் – திரி

போட்டு உன்னால் ஏற்றவே முடிந்திருக்காது”

சொன்னவர்; ஸ்ரீமடம் பாலு.

தொகுப்பாளர்;டி.எஸ்.கோதண்டராம சர்மா

தட்டச்சு;வரகூரான் நாராயணன்.

ஓர் ஏழைப் பாட்டி.பெரியவாளிடம் அபார பக்தி.

கையிலிருந்த சொற்ப பணத்தைக் கொண்டு மிகவும்

சிக்கனமாக வாழ்க்கையைக் கழித்துக் கொண்டிருந்தாள்.

மடி ஆசாரம் பார்ப்பாள். ஏராளமான பக்தி.

தினமும் பெரியவர் இருக்கும் இடத்தைச் சுத்தம் செய்வாள்.

கோலம் போடுவாள். தீபம் ஏற்றி வைப்பாள்.

இரண்டு புடவைகள் தான் அவளுடைய ஆஸ்தி.இன்னொரு

புடவை வாங்கக் கூட அந்தப் பாட்டியிடம் பொருளில்லை.

ஒரு பக்தர் அரிசிக் குறுணையும்,வெல்லமும்

பெரியவாளிடம் சமர்ப்பிந்திருந்தார்.அவற்றை நல்லபடியாக

விநியோகம் செய்ய வேண்டுமே?

பாட்டிக்கு பெரியவா உத்தரவு போட்டார்கள்.

“காஞ்சிபுரத்தில் உள்ள எல்லா எறும்புப் புற்றுக்களிலேயும்

கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சம் போட்டுட்டு வா. அரை ஆழாக்கு

வீதம் போடு…” என்றார்கள்.

அந்தப் பாட்டியும் பக்தி சிரத்தையுடன் அலைந்து திரிந்து,

பல எறும்புப் புற்றுகளில் அரிசிக் குறுணையும்,

வெல்லமும் போட்டு விட்டு வந்தாள்.

அந்த வேலை முடிந்ததும் பெரியவா அந்தப் பாட்டியைக்

கூப்பிட்டார்கள்.

பெரிய மாலை போலத் திரிநூல் இருந்தது.

ஒரு டின் நிறைய எண்ணெய் இருந்தது.

“திரிநூலை கட் பண்ணி ஒவ்வொரு கோயிலுக்காகப் போய்,

எவ்வளவு விளக்குக்குப் போட முடியுமோ, அவ்வளவுக்குப்

போடு.ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் இரண்டு,மூன்று கோயில்களுக்குப் போய் விளக்கேற்றினாலும் போதும்” என்றார்கள்.

பாட்டிக்குப் பரம சந்தோஷம். பரம சிரத்தையுடன் நாள்தோறும் சில கோயில்களுக்குச் சென்று பெரியவா உத்தரவை நிறைவேற்றி வந்தாள்.சில நாட்களில் இந்தக் கைங்கரியம் நிறைவு பெற்றது.அந்தச் செய்தியையும் தெரிவித்தாள் பாட்டி.

பாட்டியின் பணிகள் முடிந்த சில நாட்களுக்குப்பின்,

ஒரு பெரிய மனிதர், ஆடம்பரமாக மடத்துக்கு வந்தார்.

பெரிய மனுஷத் தோரணை, அகங்காரம்.

“ஸஹஸ்ரபோஜனம் செய்துட்டு வந்திருக்கேன்.

லட்சதீபம் போட்டிருக்கேன்…..” என்று தற்பெருமை

தொனிக்கப் பெரியவாளிடம் சொன்னார்.

பெரியவாளுக்கு அவருடைய அகம்பாவம் புலப்பட்டது.

தர்ம காரியங்கள் செய்துவிட்டு அதைப் பற்றி பேசிக்

கொள்வது புண்ணியத்தைத் தராது. தர்மம் செய்தவருக்கு

நற்பலன்கள் கிடைக்காமல் போய்விடும்.

வினயத்துடன் சொல்லியிருந்தால் பெரியவா

சந்தோஷப்பட்டிருப்பார்கள். ஆனால்,அந்தப்

பெரிய மனிதர் அகம்பாவத்துடன் பேசினார்.

பெரியவா சொன்னார்கள்.

“இங்கே ஒரு பாட்டி இருக்கா. அந்த அம்மா

லக்ஷபோஜனம் செய்திருக்காள்.

பல லக்ஷதீபம் போட்டிருக்காள்….”

ஆணவப் பணக்காரருக்கு சற்று திடுக்கிட்டது.

‘யார் அந்தப் பாட்டி…அவ்வளவு பெரிய பணாக்காரி?’

என்று தெரிந்து கொள்ள ஆவல் பிறந்தது.

பெரியவா அந்தப் பாட்டியை அழைத்து வரச் சொன்னார்கள்.

“இவள்தான் அவ்வளவு பெரிய உத்தமமான காரியம்

செய்தவள்…”

அழுக்கான கிழிசல் புடவையைக் கட்டிக்கொண்டு

வந்து நின்ற பாட்டியைப் பார்த்து, பெரிய மனிதர்

அயர்ந்து போனார்.பாட்டியின் நெற்றியிலிருந்த

வெள்ளை வெளேரென்ற திருநீற்றுப் பூச்சு,

அவளுடைய இதய சுத்தத்தை விளாக்கினாற்போலிருந்தது.

பெரியவா சொன்னார்கள்.

“ஸர்வ ஜீவனிலும் பகவான் வியாபித்திருக்கிறார்.

பிரும்மா முதல் பிபீலிகம் (எறும்பு) வரை பகவான்

இருக்கிறார். மனுஷ்யாளிடத்திலும் இருக்கிறார்.

“நீ ஆயிரம் பேருக்கு அன்னம் போட்டிருக்கிறாய்.

ஆனால், இந்தப் பாட்டியோ பல லக்ஷம் ஜீவன்களுக்கு

(எறும்புகளுக்கு) ஆகாரம் போட்டிருக்கிறாள்.

“ஏதோ ஒரு கோயிலில் லக்ஷதீபம் போட, நீ திரவியம்

கொடுத்திருக்கே. லக்ஷம் தீபத்துக்கு எண்ணெய் – திரி

போட்டு உன்னால் ஏற்றவே முடிந்திருக்காது. இந்தப்

பாட்டி, பல கோயில்களுக்குப் போயிருக்கிறாள்.

பக்தி சிரத்தையாய் அகல் வாங்கி,எண்ணெய் ஊற்றி,திரி

போட்டு தன் கையாலேயே ஏற்றியிருக்கிறாள்….”

கேட்டுக் கொண்டிருந்த பிரமுகர் தலைகுனிந்தார்.

பெரியவாளிடம் பவ்யமாகவும்,அகங்காரமில்லாமலும்

பேசவேண்டும் என்பதைப் புரிந்து கொண்டார்.பின்னால்

பல பக்தர்கள் வந்து நிற்பதைப் பார்த்து சற்றே நகர்ந்து

இடம் கொடுத்தார்.

சிறிது நேரம் கழித்து, பெரியவாளே அந்தப் பெரிய

மனிதரைக் கூப்பிட்டு, உட்கார வைத்து,பல சமாசாரங்கள்

பேசி, பிரசாதம் கொடுத்தனுப்பினார்கள்.

அடக்கம் கற்றுக்கொண்ட அவர், ஆனந்தமாகத்

திரும்பிச் சென்றார்

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