Golden practical words!
Spreading Happiness! “Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” -- Eleanor Roosevelt
Friday, July 31, 2020
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Test your lung capacity ...for Covid 19 prevention
Test your lung capacity regularly. It helps in covid-19 prevention. Inhale, then hold till the dot falls.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Life's four Zones ... Comfort, Fear, Learning and Growth
Beautifully emphasises what a person needs to do to achieve the growth in his ambitions. Take risks, be confident, face the problems, set the goals clearly...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Out of the Box thinking - The story of a clever girl and a horrible money lender
Many hundreds of years ago in a small Italian town, a merchant had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the merchant’s beautiful daughter so he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the merchant’s debt if he could marry the daughter. Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified by the proposal.
The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag.If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender’s wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.
They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the merchant’s garden. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her pebble from the bag.
What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the moneylender as a cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.
The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking.
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
“Oh, how clumsy of me,” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.” Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an advantageous one.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Most complex problems do have a solution, sometimes we have to think about them in a different way.
Celebration of your blessings is happiness - Mahatria
It's indeed a joy to watch this descriptive video!
Monday, July 27, 2020
A fantastic concept... Swiss Time bank
*Swiss Time Bank*
A student studying in Switzerland observes:
While studying in Switzerland, I rented a house near the school.
The landlady Kristina is a 67-year-old single
old lady who had worked as a teacher in a secondary school before she retired.
Switzerland's pension is very good, enough to not worry her about food and shelter in her later years.
However, she actually found "work" - to take care of an 87-year-old single old man.
I asked if she was working for money.
Her answer surprised me:
“I do not work for money, but I put my time in the ‘time bank’, and when I cannot move in my old age, I could withdraw it.”
The first time I heard about this concept of "time bank", I was very
curious and asked the landlady more.
*The original “Time Bank” was an old-age pension program developed by the Swiss Federal Ministry of Social Security. People saved the 'time' taking care of the elderly when they were younger, and when they were old, ill or needed care could withdraw it.*
Applicants must be healthy, good at communicating and full of love. Everyday they have to look after the elderly who need help.
Their service hours will be deposited into the personal 'time' accounts of the social security system.
She went to work twice a week, spending two hours each time helping the elderly, shopping, cleaning their room, taking them out to sunbathe, chatting with them.
According to the agreement, after one year of her service, *"Time Bank”* will calculate her working hours and issue her a “time bank card”.
When she needs someone to take care of her, she can use her “time bank card” to “time to withdraw “time and time interest”. After the information verification, “Time Bank” will assign other volunteers to take care of her at the hospital or her home.
One day, I was in school and the landlady called and said she fell
off the stool when she was wiping the window.
I quickly took leave and sent her to the hospital for treatment.
The landlady broke her ankle and needed to stay in bed for a while.
While I was preparing to apply for a home to take care of her, the landlady told me that I need not worry about her.
She had already submitted a withdrawal request to the “Time Bank”.
Sure enough, in less than two hours "Time Bank" sent a nursing worker to come and care for the landlady.
In the following month, the care worker took care of the landlady everyday, chatted with her and made delicious meals for her.
Under the meticulous care of the carer, the landlady soon recovered her health.
After recovering, the landlady went back to "work". She said that she intends to save more time in the "time bank" while she is still healthy.
Today, in Switzerland, the use of "time banks" to support old age has become a common practice.
This not only saves the country pension expenses, but also solves other social problems.
Many Swiss citizens are very supportive of this kind of old-age pensions.
The survey conducted by the Swiss pension organization shows that more than half of Swiss people also want to participate in this type of old-age care service.
The Swiss government also passed legislation to support the "Time Bank" pension scheme.
At present the number of "empty-nest old people" in Asian countries are increasing and it has gradually become a social problem.
Switzerland style "time bank" pension may be a good option for us too.
*What an interesting concept... hope it gets adapted all over the world soon !!!*
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Sunday, July 26, 2020
Joke - humorous way to tackle nagging
I have heard about a story. A customer who entered into a restaurant, to have a peaceful dinner ,was very much annoyed by the nuisance and loud noise of some TV program over his head.
He had a unique device with which he could switch off the TV silently, surprising the owner!
Is this technology too in the offing?
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Friday, July 24, 2020
Life - stories
Beautiful Stories:-
2 stories to begin with
1. Nokia refused Android
2. Yahoo refused Google
Story Over
Lessons Learnt:
1. Take risks
2. Embrace changes
3. If you refuse to change with time, you will perish
2 more stories
1. Facebook acquired WhatsApp and Instagram
2. Myntra acquired Jabong, Flipkart acquired Myntra and then Walmart acquired Flipkart
Story Over
Lessons learnt:
1. Become so powerful that your competitors become your allies
2. Reach the top position and then eliminate the competition
2 More stories
1. Colonel Sanders started KFC at the age of 65
2. Jack Ma, who couldn’t a get job at KFC, founded Alibaba
Story over
Lessons learnt:
1. Age is just a number
2. Only those who keep trying succeed
Last but not the least
1. Enzo Ferrari, the founder of Ferrari, insulted a tractor manufacturer
2. The tractor manufacturer founded Lamborghini
Story Over
Lessons learnt:
1. Never underestimate anyone, ever
2. Success is the best revenge
Respect everyone !!
Invest your time wisely !!
Keep working hard !!
Keep learning and growing !!
Thursday, July 23, 2020
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Book - Authored by me
You are welcome to watch a short YouTube clip about our book -- 'Gita And Her War with the Aliens'
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Wisdom in seeking help
What a beautiful message...!
A young girl and her father were walking along a forest path.
At some point, they came across a large tree branch on the ground in front of them.
The girl asked her father, “If I try, do you think I could move that branch?”
Her father replied, “I am sure you can, if you use all your strength.”
The girl tried her best to lift or push the branch, but she was not strong enough and she couldn't move it.
She said, with disappointment, “You were wrong, dad. I can't move it.”
“Try again with all your strength,” replied her father.
Again, the girl tried hard to push the branch. She struggled but it did not move.
“Dad, I cannot do it,” said the girl.
Finally her father said, “Young lady, I advised you to use 'all your strength'. You didn’t ask for my help.
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Moral :
Our real strength lies not in independence, but in interdependence.
No individual person has all the strengths, all the resources and all the stamina required for the complete blossoming of their vision.
To ask for help and support when we need it is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of wisdom.
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Motivation
No one has travelled the road of success without crossing streets of failure.
God never promised easy journeys in life, He only promised great destinations !!
Work Until You No Longer Have To Introduce Yourself.
Friday, July 17, 2020
Motivation
Persistence is necessary for Fruitful Results.
More people fail not because they lack knowledge or talent but because they just quit halfway !!
It’s important to remember two words: persistence and resistance. Persist in what must be done and resist what ought not to be done.
Look at your previous unsuccessful efforts and decide what to change.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Film Review - Rosemary's Baby
I watched the film 'Rosemary's Baby' today - a 1968 American psychological horror film. I am glad to recommend it for viewing.
Video
https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi3480790041?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_3
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Brief Glimpse on the Plot...courtesy Wikipedia
In 1965 Guy and Rosemary Woodhouse rent a recently vacated apartment in the Bramford, a large Gothic building in New York City, after the previous tenant, an elderly woman, fell into a coma and died. Guy and Rosemary ignore their friend Hutch's warning about the Bramford's dark past involving witchcraft and murder.
Rosemary meets a young woman, Terry Gionoffrio, a recovering drug addict whom Minnie and Roman Castevet, the Woodhouses' elderly next-door neighbors, took in from the street. Rosemary admires a pendant necklace the Castevets gave to Terry but dislikes its content's pungent odor. One night, Terry apparently jumps to her death from the Castevets' seventh-floor apartment. Soon the Castevets befriend Guy and Rosemary; Guy grows increasingly fond of them, but Rosemary finds them annoying and meddlesome. Minnie gives Terry's pendant to Rosemary as a good luck charm containing "tannis root"...
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I liked it very much for:
1. The way the story has been narrated and picturised
2. The acting by the heroine
3. The simple and fantastic dialogues
4. Good storyline
Summary ratings:
Positivity
The finest, priceless and most effective cutting edge technology is "Human Mind".
The mind has an extraordinary ability to create most magnificent and beautiful experiences, when it is used properly with intense desire of positivity.
Keep it guarded against negativity by keeping negative thoughts at bay.
You will surely free yourself from the possibility of depression, and find a way to peace, wellness, happiness, joy and abundance
Monday, July 13, 2020
Motivation
The more we see ourselves as a vibrant, successful, inspiring person who boldly declares and manifests his/her vision, the more we become just that.
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Films
Last week I watched Parasite film. Excellent!
The storyline was enjoyable, gripping and smart, and still lingers in my mind!
Summary ratings
| Imdb | Meta | Rotten Tomatoes | My rating |
| 8.6/10 | 96/100 | 9.37/10 | 4.75/5 |
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Plot ...courtesy Wikipedia
The Kim family—father Ki-taek, mother Chung-sook, daughter Ki-jung and son Ki-woo—live in a small semi-basement apartment (banjiha), have low-paying temporary jobs as pizza box folders, and struggle to make ends meet. University student Min-hyuk, a friend of Ki-woo's, gives the family a scholar's rock meant to promise wealth. Leaving to study abroad, he suggests that Ki-woo take over his job as an English tutor for the daughter of the wealthy Park family, Da-hye. Ki-woo poses as a university student and is hired by the Parks, who call him "Kevin".
The Kim family recommends one another as unrelated and highly qualified workers to take over as servants of the Parks. Ki-woo tutors and seduces Da-hye. Ki-jung poses as "Jessica", an art therapist to the Parks' young son, Da-song. Ki-jung frames Mr. Park's chauffeur for having sex in the car by leaving her underwear there, and Ki-taek is hired to replace him. Finally, Chung-sook takes over as the Parks' housekeeper after the Kims exploit the peach allergy of the long-time housekeeper, Moon-gwang, to convince Mrs. Park that she has tuberculosis....
Parasite ranked 1st in a survey conducted by IndieWire of over 300 critics, in the Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Film categories.
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Friday, July 10, 2020
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