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The Picture of Son….
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art..
When the Vietnamconflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son.
About a month later, just before Christmas,
There was a knock at the door. A young man stood at the door with a large package in his hands..
He said, ‘Sir, you don’t know me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died instantly… He often talked about you, and your love for art.’ The young man held out this package. ‘I know this isn’t much. I’m not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this.’
The father
Opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the picture.. ‘Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It’s a gift.’
The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his home he took them to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of the other great works he had collected.
The man died a few months later. There was to be a great auction of his paintings. Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing the great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for their collection.
On the platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer pounded his gavel. ‘We will start the bidding with this picture of the son. Who will bid for this picture?’
There was silence…
Then a voice in the back of the room shouted, ‘We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one.’
But the auctioneer persisted. ‘Will somebody bid for this painting? Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?’
Another voice angrily. ‘We didn’t come to see this painting. We came to see the Van Gogh’s, the Rembrandts. Get on with the Real bids!’
But still the auctioneer continued. ‘The son! The son! Who’ll take the son?’
Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the longtime gardener of the man and his son. ‘I’ll give $10 for the painting…’ Being a poor man, it was all he could afford.
‘We have $10, who will bid $20?’
‘Give it to him for $10. Let’s see the masters.’
The crowd was becoming angry. They didn’t want the picture of the son.
They wanted the more worthy investments for their collections.
The auctioneer pounded the gavel.. ‘Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!’
A man sitting on the second row shouted, ‘Now let’s get on with the collection!’
The auctioneer laid down his gavel. ‘I’m sorry, the auction is over.’
‘What about the paintings?’
‘I am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret stipulation in the will… I was not allowed to reveal that stipulation until this time. Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would inherit the entire estate, including the paintings.
The man who took the son gets everything!’
Money is not EVERYTHING.
source:::::input from a friend of mine….
Natarajan
Republic Day Greetings…
Greetings On Our Republic Day to all my Friends ….
Natarajan
Little Boy and Shivamani Drums
Little boy and Shivamani percussion…
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The Hindu Newspaper Logo – Got this from one of my sources.
“Lion Dog ” in Virginia USA…..
A dog that looks like a lion has caused panic in Norfolk, Virginia in the United States.
The dog was spotted by residents as it wandered the streets near a zoo, prompting several calls to emergency services.
One alarmed caller said, ‘There was a lion that ran across the street – a baby lion. It was about the size of a Labrador Retriever’, reports the Virginian-Pilot.
‘It’s roaming loose in the neighborhood’, she said.
Virginia Zoo officials were soon contacted and assured local authorities that no lions were missing from the compound.
The ‘lion’ was in fact a labradoodle (a labrador-poodle mix) named Charles the Monarch who has been shaved to look like he has a mane because he is a local university mascot at Old Dominion University.
His owner says it’s not the first time Charles has sparked police calls as the dog is often mistaken for a lion.
This dog that looks like a lion has caused panic !!!!
source:::::BIGPOND NEWS NET…Australia..
Natarajan
” கிறிஸ்துமஸ் வணக்கம் …என் அன்பு ஆசிரியருக்கு …”
Bro.Anselm ….My Teacher ….a Friend , Philosopher and Guide to me ….
Dear Brother..
Every year , by this time , i used to receive your Blessings thro a lovely Christmas card …. For the first time this year i MISS Your Card … Your Greetings and Blessings & above all ….e I MISS YOU … Brother…
I send my Regards to you on this Christmas Day , …. thro ” this Blog Post . I am sure Your Blessings and Greetings are available in plenty to me and my family for this Day …and for many more days to come ….
with affectionate Regards,
Your “Raja’ ….Natarajan.
23 Dec 2013
TO
Bro.Anselm
Reblog of My Blog Post on this site on 9 Jan 2013 …
BRO.ANSELM … My teacher ….In 1965 at my age of 15 he handed over my SSLC BOOK in person to me and wished me well….The bond between me and my teacher however continued further… I was so emotionally attached to him that we used to be in touch with each other till last Christmas in 2012 Dec…When i talked to him after receiving his affectionate Christmas card in DEC. he was telling me that he would be meeting me again in Feb 2013, at chennai when he comes down to Chennai from Yercaud for his medical checkup.
Perhaps this is the first time , he will not be able to keep up his word to me….One of Santhome Montford Brothers called me on the night of 7 Jan and told me that our affectionate BRO.ANSELM has left all of us in lurch and merged with JESUS on 7th evening at Yearcud Montford School.
He was not only my teacher….but a good friend, philosopher and guide at all times ….I am sure many of his students would miss him a lot like me..
Here is a Poetical Tribute to that Great Personality….
Natarajan
அன்பும் அறிவும் பண்புடன் பாசமும்
ஒன்றுக்கு ஒன்று குறையாமல்
என்றும் எங்க வாழ்வில் இருக்க
அன்றே வழி காட்டிய ஆசான் அய்யா நீ !!!
பள்ளி கணக்கில் கூட்டலும் கழித்தலும் உண்டு
ஆனால் வாழ்க்கையின் ஒழுக்க கணக்கில் கூட்டலும்
பெருக்கலும் மட்டுமே என்று சொன்னவன் அய்யா நீ !!!!
உன் மாணவன் நான் …இன்றும் உன் மாணவன்தான் !!!!
நீ சொல்லி கொடுத்த ஒழுக்க கணக்கில் இருந்து சிறிதும்
வழுக்காமல் நான் இருக்க நீதானே காரணம் அய்யா !!!!!
அழகான உன் கையெழுத்து எவ்வளவு பேர்
தலை எழுத்தை மாற்றி இருக்கு …உனக்கு தெரியுமா அய்யா !!!
எந்த வயசிலும் உன் கண்டிப்பும் கனிவும் உனக்கு ஒரு அடையாளம் !!!!
வருடம் தப்பாமல் எனக்கு கிடைக்கும் உன்னுடைய கிறிஸ்துமஸ்
வாழ்த்து அட்டை , எனக்கு ஆண்டவன் பிரசாதம் !!!!
‘ராஜா ..ராஜா ” என்று நீ என்னை கூப்பிடும்போது உன்
அன்பு சாம்ராஜ்யத்தின் ராஜாவாக நான் இருப்பேனே அய்யா !!!!
உன்னுடைய Presence எப்போதும் இருக்கும் என்று நான்
எண்ணிய வேளையில் காலத்தின் கரும்பலகை சொல்கிறது
எனக்கு… இன்று முதல் நீ ABSENT என்று !!!!!
நீ இல்லாத இந்த உலகம் வெறுமை வெறுமை ..இது
நிச்சயம் கொடுமை கொடுமை !!!!
பளிச்சென்று ஒரு பதில் வேண்டும் எனக்கு ….நீ
எப்போ மீண்டும் PRESENT ஆவாய் அய்யா!!!!! !
natarajan
9 Jan 2013.
Review of “Take off with Natarajan” Blog …..2012 !!!!
Dear Friends..
Here is the ANNUAL Report Card from WORD PRESS .COM…. on my website ” take off with natarajan”… With a small beginning on 8 Feb 2012, this blog site has attracted around 42000 views from all over the world from Feb 2012 to DEC 2012…
Response for my site encourages me to further improve upon and and continue with more zeal in the year 2013…
I would like to convey my sincere thanks to all my friends and contacts for their valuable comments and feedbacks from time to time on my various blogs. My special thanks to my friend Shri. A.V.Ramanathan for all his comments…. AS Per the ANNUAL REPORT, his comments top the list of commentators !!!!
For a complete review of BLOG , kindly click the Complete Report Link below and see for yourself…. Comments again are most welcome on my Report CARD!!!!
Last but not least, i must thank my son Senthil who has shown the way for my website thro WORDPRESS.COM and his frequent suggestions and guidance in improving the quality of my blogs … My thanks to my daughter in law Preethi Senthil for her encouragement and encouraging comments and feed backs.. My journey with Blogs would have been a difficult and distant task , had my caring wife Bhavani not allowed me to sit with my Laptop for most of the Day !!!!! Understanding my passion for blogs , she continues to take care of the Home even during my post retirement period making me completely free to concentrate on my website without any hitch !!!!
A BIG THANKS again to all the viewers of my site for encouraging me to post more and more interesting blogs and broadening viewers base substantially in the year ahead. !!!!
Natarajan
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 42,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 10 Film Festivals
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A Date to Remember….12.12.12. !!!!!
Miraculous progress in efforts to enhance the human life-span cannot be ruled out, but it can be said with some certainty that most people who have been fortunate enough to see, over the past 12 years, 12 dates where all digits are the same (1 January 2001 or 1-1-1, 2 February 2002, and in the same progression, to 12 December 2012 or 12-12-12) will not be around to see the next, which will come after 88 years (1 January 2101). In the same vein, it is another 88 years and 39 days to 21 January 2101 (or 21-01-2101), the earliest date that can be represented as a four digit number repeated twice over (over the past 11 years, people have seen 11 such dates, from 20 January 2001 to 20 November 2011, and they will see one more eight days from now, on 20 December 2012).
Of course, it remains to be seen whether there is anyone around 88 years from now to register these dates because if the ancient Mayans are to be believed, then the world will end in nine days, on 21 December.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
source::::::livemint net
Natarajan
