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Run Your Own Race….

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FOCUS……..

I was jogging one day and i noticed a person in front of me, about 1/4 of mile. I could tell he was running a little slower than me and I thought, good, i shall try to catch him. I had about a mile to go my path before i needed to turn off.

So i started running faster and faster. Every block, i was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes i was only about 100 yards behind him, so i really picked up the pace and push myself. You would have thought i was running in the last leg of London Olympic competition. I was determined to catch him.

Finally, i did it! I caught and passed him by. On the inside i felt so good.
“I beat him” of course, he didn’t even know we were racing.

After i passed him, i realized i had been so focused on competing against him that i had missed my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it. I had to turn around and go all back. Isn’t that what happens in life when we focus on competing with co-workers, neighbors, friends, family, trying to outdo them or trying to prove that we are more successful or more important?

We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out on our own paths to our God given destinies. The problem with unhealthy competition is that its a never ending cycle.

There will always be somebody ahead of you, someone with better job, nicer car, more money in the bank, more education, a prettier wife, a more handsome husband, better behaved children, etc. But realize that “You can be the best that you can be, you are not competing with no one.” Some people are insecure because they pay too much attention 2 what others are doing, where others are going, wearing driving.

Take what God has given you, the height, weight personality. Dress well wear it proudly! You’ll be blessed by it.
Stay focused and live a healthy life.

There’s no competition in DESTINY, run your own RACE and wish others WELL!!!

source::::unknown…input from a friend of mine…
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Canned Fresh Air For Sale in China…..

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Prosperity has created new problems for China’s elites, including smog

This is a story that shows how deliriously capitalist China has become (for good and bad). Rapid industrialisation has covered northern China in a dense pea soup of toxic chemicals. In the past, the old fashioned communist solution might have been either to ignore the problem or, if people insist on dying, organise the entire country in a “popular war on bourgeois toxins.” But in a post-Mao order, how does China’s elite deal with pollution? Yuppie consumerism.

Chen Guangbiao, an entrepreneur worth $740 million (how, why, and would he like to meet my daughters?) has started selling cans of fresh air for people to crack open and suck in. They go for 5 yuan each and, according to one report, they come with atmospheric flavours including “pristine Tibet, post-industrial Taiwan and revolutionary Yan’an.” Presumably the “pristine Tibet” can smells ever so slightly of gunpowder.

The story tells us two things. First, the price of China’s rapid development is that it now has to cope with the same problems that beset the already developed world. It’s good, because it means people are getting richer. But it’s bad because it means the country is experiencing what London went through in the 1950s as the industrial landscape coughs up its blackened lungs. According to the BBC, Beijing has reported air quality readings that show pollutants present at 20 times the recommended limits; visibility has been reduced and residents have been advised to stay indoors. Prosperity creates its own kinds of poverty.

But the story also suggests that the response of China’s new middle class is to ape the indulgent lifestyle consumerism of their Western counterparts. The cans of air are partly being sold as a way of promoting environmentalism, although no one has pointed out that the manufacture and disposal of all the cans used in the process will, itself, contribute towards China’s pollution. But Chen also seems deadly serious about the profitability of selling cans of basically nothing to his countrymen. In an interview last year, he explained the process for canning the air thus:

Chen said the air is put into pull-tag cans he invented, with a chip in each can. The air is not compressed – he said his staff need only swing their hands three times to push the air into the can. When there is enough air, the chip will make the cap close automatically.

So, in short, some bloke stands on a mountain, waves a can about, takes it to market and sells it for money. And aside from fooling the buyer in to thinking that they’re helping to keep China clean, what are the benefits? According to Chen, “Open the can and three deep breaths will allow you to have a good mood and a clear mind.” In the West, such vague nonsense would probably get you hauled before the advertising standards people. But China is still in the early, naive stages of consumerism. We’ve all been there. It won’t be long before we see Clive Sinclair’s C5 buzzing through Beijing’s bust streets, and dreamcatchers hanging in Tiananmen Square.

source::::: Tim Stanley in The Telegraph UK…..

Dr Tim Stanley is a historian of the United States. His biography of Pat Buchanan is out now. His personal website is http://www.timothystanley.co.uk and you can follow him on Twitter @timothy_stanley.

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Know Your PAN Card Better….

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The importance of Permanent Account Number (PAN) card has grown over the years, and it is today an essential part of our lives. The most important purpose of allotting PAN to an entity is for the purpose of identification and to track all the related monetary information of that entity. Initially, the significance of PAN was for filing income tax returns. Over time, PAN was used in dealings with the stock markets, banks and purchase of real estate and vehicles. Today, PAN has started finding use in unconventional areas as well, as follows:
• Bank Fixed Deposits: If you open a fixed deposit with your bank for an amount exceeding Rs. 50,000, a copy of PAN card needs to be given. In absence of PAN, the bank will deduct TDS of 20% or at the prevailing rate, whichever is higher (instead of the normal 10%). Further, the bank will not issue TDS certificate. Form 15G/15H and other exemption certificates will be invalid in this case.
• Payment in Hotels and Restaurants: You may asked to submit a copy of your PAN if you pay cash in hotels or restaurants against bills for an amount exceeding Rs. 25,000
• Payment to Travel Agents: Cash payment more than Rs. 25,000 for travel to any foreign country (fare or purchase of foreign currency) in a single payment requires you to produce your PAN copy
• Rental Agreements: Nowadays, landlords demand a copy of the PAN card of tenants, as the primary ID proof, while letting out their property.
• Jewellery shops: High-value purchase of jewellery in cash should be accompanied by a copy of the PAN card of the buyer, mainly as a means to curb black money usage.
Other usages of PAN include:
• Payment in Second Hand Car Dealings
• Installation of Telephone
• Visa Facilitation Centres
It is seen that quoting or producing a copy of your PAN card is compulsory in practically every money transaction, and not restricted to Income Tax dealings. The significance of PAN cannot be questioned as this has become the primary document sought in all important legitimate dealings.
Do NRIs require PAN Card?
As PAN is required for any financial transaction in India, an NRI will need to have a PAN card if he has an income in India and has to file returns, if he wishes to invest in India, when he carries out banking transactions, if he purchases real estate or for any transaction mentioned above.
Beware of PAN Frauds:
The increasing importance of PAN has increased the likeliness of PAN Card identity theft. The safeguarding of the physical copy of the PAN card no longer assures that your card is not being misused. As a majority of transactions demand a photocopy of your PAN card, or simply quoting the Permanent Account Number, it is very easy for your information to be misused for high ticket purchases or benami property transactions. A copy of your PAN card or simply its number can be quoted in transactions, which you are not even a part of.
Example of how your information can be misused: Recently, a consumer activist group revealed that the PAN card copy used in Railway ticket Tatkal bookings were misused by several jewellers. When an individual produces his PAN to book the Tatkal tickets, this information is fed in the Indian Railways system and also displayed on the ticket, reservation chart and train coaches. Unscrupulous jewellers steal this information from such public displays and use it to furnish tax collected details while they sell jewellery of very high value to high-net worth individuals who do not wish to produce their PAN.

If this happens to you?
When your PAN card is illegally used, you may not even be aware of this for atleast 6 months after the wrong transaction. You can check for such benami transactions by going through your Form 26AS, which is a consolidated statement of tax deducted, along with other details. If you are a non-tax paying PAN card holder, you may not even be able to check this form. The Income Tax department will require the PAN card holder to prove that the transaction was not carried out by him, and also give details on his source of funds. This becomes very difficult and time-consuming. As a PAN card holder, you should take care while disclosing your PAN details to anyone. You must hand over only signed photocopies and try to reduce using PAN in all casual transactions as ID proof.

Phonetic PAN (PPAN):
The phonetic PAN (PPAN) is a new concept introduced to prevent a single PAN being allotted to more than one assessee with same or similar names. When PAN is allotted, the PPAN of the assessee is compared with the PPANs of all the assessees to whom PAN has been allotted in the country. A warning is sounded off if a matching PPAN is detected. A duplicate PPAN report is then generated. A new PAN can be allotted only if the Assessing Officer overrides this duplicate PPAN detection.
Thus the PAN is a key document today and even takes predominance over your name as far as the tax authorities are concerned.

source::::yahoo finance net…& bank bazaar.com
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Say ‘Cheese’….Your Face is Now on A Stamp!!!!!

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Say cheese: Your face is now on a stamp
This is the latest in a series of measures India Post has taken to survive in a world of instant messaging, where a letter by post is a thing of the past.

CHENNAI: Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru are among the greats whose portraits are used as stamps by India Post. Now, your picture could also be a stamp on the letter you send to your dear one. India Post will introduce “the facility of converting personal photographs as legally valid stamps” in Chennai in a couple of weeks.

The personalised stamp will have two parts – the currency part and the photograph – detachable from each other. You can choose these backgrounds: zodiac signs, flowers, Taj Mahal, Panchatantra tales, trains, wildlife and aeroplanes. You may submit your photograph or get photographed at the post office for no extra cost. You get a set of 12 stamps of 5 denomination for 300, but only after police verification that may take one week.

This is the latest in a series of measures India Post has taken to survive in a world of instant messaging, where a letter by post is a thing of the past. This scheme, called ‘My stamp’, allows photographs to be printed on a five-rupee stamp.

The concept, which has been popular in the US, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, was launched in the country during the World Philatelic Exhibition in 2011 in Delhi. ‘My stamp’ was introduced in Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, but not many know about it. In Chennai, select post offices will offer the facility in a fortnight.

While the idea of one’s own photograph as stamp has excited many, some feel it would take away the sanctity of a postal stamp.

“A stamp is something like legal tender. I think this move may take away that identity,” said S Ulaganathan, a shopkeeper who sends money orders to his home in Tirunelveli every month.

But the younger lot is happy. “It would be fun having my stamp on the cover of my birthday invite,” said 16-year-old R Vinay, who has never posted “snail mail”.

It is people like Vinay that India Post is targeting.

“The internet has taken away from people the habit of writing letters. We hope ‘My stamp’ will bring youngsters back to us,” said an India Post official.

“I would like to send a love letter with my stamp on the cover,” said a college student. His friend cautioned him: “But what if her dad receives the letter?”

In a land of political cut-outs and graffiti, ‘My stamp’ may find takers in political parties to send party communique with the leader’s stamp on the cover. Those planning to gain commercial mileage, however, may be put off as India Post has clarified that only individuals, not businesses can make use of the ‘My stamp’ scheme.

 

 source::: Times Of India..
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சுக்கில் இருக்கு சூட்சுமம் !!!

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மூலிகைப் பொருட்களில் ‘‘சுக்குஎப்போதும் வீடுகளில் இருக்கும் மூலிகைப் பொருட்களில் ‘‘சுக்கு’’ முதலிடம் பெறுகிறது.
சுக்கிலிருக்குது சூட்சுமம்’’ என்னும் பழமொழி இதன் மருத்துவ குணங்களை,
முக்கியத்துவத்தை உணர்த்துகிறது. அன்றாட சமையலில், பண்டம் பலகாரங்களில்
சுக்கு மணம், சுவை ஊட்டுகிறது. சுக்கு, கருப்பட்டி இட்டு ‘‘சுக்கு நீர்’’
தயாரித்துக் குடிப்பது தமிழ் நாட்டில் பண்டைக்காலத்திலிருந்தே வழக்கத்தில்
உள்ளது. இது உடல்நலம் தரும் தமிழ்நாட்டு பானம் என்பர்.

சுக்கைத் தயாரிக்கும் பக்குவம்:

இஞ்சியை
பக்குவம் செய்து கிடைப்பது ‘‘சுக்கு’’. அறுவடை செய்த இஞ்சியை ஒருநாள்
முழுதும் நீரில் ஊற வைத்து, மூங்கில் குச்சிகளைக் கொண்டு, இஞ்சியின் மேல்
தோலை நீக்கி, பின்னர் ஒருவாரம் சூரிய ஒளியில் நன்கு காயவைத்துக்
கிடைப்பதுதான் ‘‘சுக்கு’’. இஞ்சியின் தரத்தைப் பொறுத்தும், வகைகளைப்
பொறுத்தும் 100 கிலோ இஞ்சியிலிருந்து 18 முதல் 25 கிலோ காய்ந்த சுக்கு
கிடைக்கும். சுக்கை நன்கு சேமித்து வைத்தால், ஒரு வருடம் வரை அவ்வவ்போது
பயன்படுத்தலாம்.

சுக்கு மொழிகள் பத்து:

1. தொக்குக்கு மிஞ்சிய தொடுகறி இல்லை, சுக்குக்கு மிஞ்சிய மருந்து இல்லை.

2. சுக்கு சுவையில் மிகக் காரம், பயனில் மிக இனிமை.

3. சுக்குக்கு மிஞ்சிய மருந்தில்லை, சுதந்திரத்திற்கு மிஞ்சிய உயர்வில்லை.

4. மசக்கை உள்ளவளுக்கு ஏலக்காய், சுக்கைத் தின்றவளுக்கு சுகப்பிரசவம்.

5. சுக்கு அறியாத கஷாயம் உண்டா?

6. இஞ்சி காய்ந்தால் சுக்கு, எப்போதும் சோம்பி இருப்பவன் மக்கு.

7. பல்வலிக்கு கிராம்பு, பக்கவாதத்திற்கு சுக்கு.

8. சுக்கும், தேனும் மக்குப்பிள்ளையையும் சுறுசுறுப்பாக்கும்.

9. சுக்கை நம்பியவன் எக்காலத்தும் நோய்க்கு அஞ்சான்.

10. சுக்கிடம் தஞ்சமடையும் அஜீரணம்.

பொதுப்பயன்கள்:

பித்தம்
அகற்றும். வாயுத்தொல்லையை வேரறுக்கும். அஜீரணத்தைப் போக்கும். வலி அகற்றி,
மாந்தம் மாய்க்கும். மலக்குடல் கிருமிகளை அழிக்கும். சளியைக்
குணப்படுத்தும். மூட்டுவலியை மொத்தமாய் ஓட்டும். வாதமகற்றி.

மருத்துவப் பயன்கள்:

1.
சுக்குடன் சிறிது பால் சேர்த்து, மைய்யாக அரைத்து, நன்கு சூடாக்கி,
இளஞ்சூடான பதத்திற்கு ஆறினதும், வலியுள்ள கை, கால் மூட்டுகளில் பூசிவர
மூட்டுவலி முற்றிலும் குணமாகும்.

2. சுக்கைத் தூள் செய்து, எலுமிச்சை சாறுடன் கலந்து குடித்தால் பித்தம் விலகும்.

3. சுக்கு, மிளகு, தனியா, திப்பிலி, சித்தரத்தை இவ்வைந்தையும் இட்டு கஷாயம் செய்து பருகிவர, கடுஞ்சளி மூன்றே நாட்களில் குணமாகும்.

4. சிறிது சுக்குடன், ஒரு வெற்றிலையை மென்று தின்றால், வாயுத்தொல்லை நீங்கும்.

5. சுக்கு, வேப்பம்பட்டை போட்டு கஷாயம் செய்து குடித்துவர, ஆரம்பநிலை வாதம் குணமாகும்.

6. சுக்குடன் சிறிது நீர் தெளித்து, விழுதாக அரைத்து, நெற்றியில் தடவினால் தலைவலி வந்தவழியே போய்விடும்.

7. சுக்கு, கருப்பட்டி, மிளகு சேர்த்து, ‘‘சுக்கு நீர்’’ காய்ச்சிக் குடித்து வர உடல் அசதி, சோர்வு நீங்கி சுறுசுறுப்பு ஏற்படும்.

8. சுக்குடன், தனியா வைத்து சிறிது நீர் தெளித்து, மைய்யாக அரைத்து உண்டால், அதிக மது அருந்திய போதை தீர்ந்து இயல்பு நிலை ஏற்படும்.

9. சுக்கோடு சிறிது வெந்தயம் சேர்த்துப் பொடியாக்கி, தேனில் கலந்து சாப்பிட்டால், அலர்ஜி தொல்லை அகலும்.

10. சுக்கு, மிளகு, சீரகம், பூண்டு சேர்த்து கஷாயம் செய்து காலை, மாலை குடித்துவர மாந்தம் குணமாகும்.

11. சுக்குடன், சிறிது துளசி இலையை மென்று தின்றால், தொடர் வாந்தி, குமட்டல் நிற்கும்.

12. சுக்குடன், மிளகு, சுண்ணாம்பு சேர்த்து மைய்யாக அரைத்துப் பூசிவர, தொண்டைக் கட்டு மாறும். குரல் இயல்பு நிலைபெறும்.

13. சிறிது சுக்குடன், சின்ன வெங்காயத்தை வைத்து அரைத்துச் சாப்பிட்டால், மலக்குடலில் உள்ள தீமை தரும் கிருமிகள் அழியும்.

14. சுக்குடன், கொத்தமல்லி இட்டு கஷாயம் செய்து பருகினால் மூலநோய் தீரும்.

15. சுக்கு, ஐந்து மிளகு, ஒரு வெற்றிலை சேர்த்து மென்று தின்று, ஒரு தம்ளர் நீர் குடித்தால் தேள், பூரான் கடி விஷம் முறியும்.

16. சுக்கு, அதிமதுரம் இரண்டையும் தூள் செய்து, தேனில் கலந்து சாப்பிட்டுவர குற்றிருமல் குணமாகும்.

17. தயிர்சாதத்துடன், சிறிது சுக்குப்பொடி இட்டு சாப்பிட்டால், வயிற்றுப்புண் ஆறும்.

18.
சுக்கு, மிளகு, பூண்டு, வேப்பிலை இவைகளைச் சேர்த்து கஷாயம் செய்து, தினம்
மூன்று வேளை வீதம் இரண்டு நாட்கள் குடித்துவர விஷக்காய்ச்சல் குறையும்.

19. சுக்கு, மிளகு, சீரகம் இட்டு எண்ணெய் காய்ச்சி, தலைக்குத் தேய்த்துக் குளித்துவர, நீர்க்கோவை நீங்கும். ஈர், பேன் ஒழியும்.

20. சுக்குத்தூளுடன் உப்பு சேர்த்து பல் துலக்கிவர, பல்வலி தீரும். ஈறுகள் பலம் பெறும். வாய்துர்நாற்றம் விலகும்.

source:::::input from a friend of mine…

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What Tie Has got To Do with Water !!!!!

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A lost tourist desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghan desert when he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he hurried toward the mirage, only to find a little old man at a small stand, selling ties. The tourist asked,”DO YOU HAVE WATER?”

The old man replied ….

“I have no water. Would you like to buy this tie? They are only $5.” The tourist shouted hysterically,

“Idiot…I do not need such an over-priced, western adornment – I spit on your ties. I need water!

“Sorry, I have none – just ties – pure silk – and only $5.”

“I am cursing you and your ties, I should wrap one around your scrawny neck and choke the life out of you but… I must conserve my energy and find water!”

“Okay,” said the old man, “It does not matter that you do not want to buy a tie from me OR that you hate me, threaten my life and call me infidel. I will show you that I am bigger than any of that. If you continue over that hill to the east for about two miles, you will find a restaurant. It has the finest food and all the ice cold water you need… Go in peace.”

Cursing him, the desperate tourist staggered away over the hill. Several hours later he crawled back, almost dead and gasped,

“They won’t let me in without a tie!

source::::input from my friend…
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Quickfix Answers for A very Quick Laugh !!!!!!

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!Some quick fix answers which draw real quick smile and laugh !!!!!!!!!!!

Q1. In which battle did Napoleon die?
* his last battle

Q2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
* at the bottom of the page

Q3. River Ravi flows in which state?
* liquid

Q4. What is the main reason for divorce?
* marriage

Q5. What is the main reason for failure?
* exams

Q6. What can you never eat for breakfast?
* Lunch & dinner

Q7. What looks like half an apple?
* The other half

Q8. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
* It will simply become wet

Q9. How can a man go eight days without sleeping ?
* No problem, he sleeps at night.

Q10. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
* You will never find an elephant that has only one hand..

Q11. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in other hand, what would you have ?
* Very large hands

Q12. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
* No time at all, the wall is already built.

Q13. How can u drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
*Any way you want, concrete floors are very hard to crack.

source:::::input from a friend of mine..
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India..Great Grand Mother of Tradition !!!

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Nice thoughts on the Republic Day of India……….

In Praise of India – 10 Famous Quotations about India …Every Indian should be proud to be an Indian citizen !!!
source ::::input from a friend of mine….

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1. Will Durant, American historian: “India was the motherland of
our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe’s languages: she was the
mother of our philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our
mathematics; mother, through the Buddha, of the ideals embodied in
Christianity; mother, through the village community, of
self-government and democracy. Mother India is in many ways the mother
of us all”.

2. Mark Twain, American author: “India is, the cradle of the human
race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the
grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. our
most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are
treasured up in India only.”

3. Albert Einstein, American scientist: “We owe a lot to the
Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile
scientific discovery could have been made.”

4. Max Mueller, German scholar: If I were asked under what sky the
human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has
most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found
solutions, I should point to India.

5. Romain Rolland, French scholar : “If there is one place on the
face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home
from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it
is India.”

6. Henry David Thoreau, American Thinker & Author: Whenever I have
read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and
unknown light illuminated me. In the great teaching of the Vedas,
there is no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climbs, and
nationalities and is the royal road for the attainment of the Great
Knowledge. When I read it, I feel that I am under the spangled heavens
of a summer night.

7. R.W. Emerson, American Author: In the great books of India, an
empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene,
consistent, the voice of an old intelligence, which in another age and
climate had pondered and thus disposed of the questions that exercise
us.

8. Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA: “India conquered
and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to
send a single soldier across her border.”

9. Keith Bellows, National Geographic Society : “There are some
parts of the world that, once visited, get into your heart and won’t
go. For me, India is such a place. When I first visited, I was stunned
by the richness of the land, by its lush beauty and exotic
architecture, by its ability to overload the senses with the pure,
concentrated intensity of its colors, smells, tastes, and sounds… I
had been seeing the world in black & white and, when brought
face-to-face with India, experienced everything re-rendered in
brilliant technicolor.”

10. A Rough Guide to India: “It is impossible not to be astonished
by India. Nowhere on Earth does humanity present itself in such a
dizzying, creative burst of cultures and religions, races and tongues.
Enriched by successive waves of migration and marauders from distant
lands, every one of them left an indelible imprint which was absorbed
into the Indian way of life. Every aspect of the country presents
itself on a massive, exaggerated scale, worthy in comparison only to
the superlative mountains that overshadow it. It is this variety which
provides a breathtaking ensemble for experiences that is uniquely
Indian. Perhaps the only thing more difficult than to be indifferent
to India would be to describe or understand India completely. There
are perhaps very few nations in the world with the enormous variety
that India has to offer. Modern day India represents the largest
democracy in the world with a seamless picture of unity in diversity
unparalleled anywhere else.

Message For the Day….You Are the Divine Self…..

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Live with the consuming conviction that you are the Divine Self (Atma). This is the hard core eternal truth. The Atma it is, that sees through your eyes, hears through your ears, works through your fingers and moves through your feet. This true ‘you’ will not be elated by praise or deflated by blame. If someone carps at you, reason out thus within yourself: “Is he or she casting aspersions on my body? Well, why should I be worried then? Or are the abuses being addressed to the Atma? Nothing can affect its purity, or tarnish its glory. So remain calm and unperturbed.” You may ask, what happens then to the strings of abuse? Like the letter sent by post and refused by the addressee, it returns to the sender.

Be humble, be calm, be tolerant. Co-operate with all and treat everyone
with courtesy and kindness.

Swamy Satya Sai…

Before you complain or critisise Think of………..

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Before you think of saying an unkind word
Think of someone who can’t speak

Before you complain about the taste of your food
Think of someone who has nothing to eat

Before you complain about your husband or wife
Think of someone who’s crying out to God for a companion

Today before you complain about life
Think of someone who went too early to heaven

Before you complain about your children
Think of someone who desires children but they’re barren

Before you argue about your dirty house; someone didn’t clean or sweep
Think of the people who are living in the streets

Before whining about the distance you drive
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet

And when you are tired and complain about your job
Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job

But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another
Remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to one maker

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down
Put a smile on your face and thank God you’re alive and still around

Life is a gift
Live it…
Enjoy it…
Celebrate it…
And fulfill it.

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