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A SAINT WHO WAS A SERVANT

It is difficult to put him into the category of a saint or a social activist or even as a combination of the two. He is only one of his kind, so it becomes all the more difficult to compare him with anyone else in the world. His spirit of sacrifice and service was so high that he forgot his own worries and strived for the betterment of the underprivileged and the needy. He is Baba Amte, a person who lived so that the other too may live better. Baba Amte was born in Hinganghat, Wardha district, Maharashtra on 24 december 1914. Even as a child, he was compassionate towards his servants and the lower classes. He studied law and set up practice in Wardha, which soon flourished. Destiny beckons people through ways strange. 1n 1942 he witnessed the plight of a poor leper in Warora and that changed his course of life. He gave up his profession and began to work for the uplift of the poor and the downtrodden. In 1949, Baba Amte founded Anandvan for the rehabilitation of lepers who were shunned by society. This soon became a self-sufficient centre with its own university, hospital, technical units, orphanage, dairy and farmlands. Due to his tireless work among the underprivileged he suffered from Spondylosis. In 2007, he was diagnosed with leukemia. The flame that burned with the love for the lowly was doused on February 9, 2008. Let Him Who seeks PLEASURE, let him receive. Who seeks HAPPINESS, let him give. Who seeks SATISFACTION, let him achieve. Who seeks JOY, let him serve. Who seeks GROWTH, let him think. Who seeks KNOWLEDGE, let him study. Who seeks WISDOM, let him meditate. Who seeks SUCCESS, let him prepare. Who seeks EXCELLENCE, let him sacrifice. Who seeks PERFECTION, let him persist. Who seeks CONTENTMENT, let him trust. Who seeks FRIENDSHIP, let him care. Who seeks TRUTH, let him search. Who seeks GREATNESS, let him dare. Who seeks FULFILMENT, let him love. Who seeks FORGIVENESS, let him forgive. Who seeks PEACE, let him pray.

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வெள்ளிப் பனிமலையின் மீதுலவு வோம் - அடி
மேலைக் கடல்முழுதும் கப்பல் விடுவோம்
பள்ளித் தலமனைத்தும் கோயில் செய்கு வோம், எங்கள்
பாரத தேசமென்று தோள்கொட்டுவோம். (பாரத) 1

சிங்களத் தீவினுக்கோர் பாலம் அமைப்போம்,
சேதுவை மேடுறுத்தி வீதி சமைப்போம்
வங்கத்தில் ஓடிவரும் நீரின் மிகையால்
மையத்து நாடுகளில் பயிர்செய்குவோம். (பாரத) 2

வெட்டுக் கனிகள் செய்து தங்கம் முதலாம்
வேறு பலபொருளும் குடைந் தெடுப்போம்,
எட்டுத் திசைகளிலுஞ் சென்றிவை விற்றே
எண்ணும் பொருளனைத்தும் கொண்டு வருவோம்

வாழ்க பாரதம்....வளர்க நம் ஒற்றுமை..

Accept when we are wrong.

THREE POWERFUL WORDS

A funny story is told about General George Patton from his World War II days. He once accepted an invitation to dine at a press camp in Africa. Wine was served in canteen cups, but, obviously thinking he was served coffee, Patton poured cream into his cup. As he stirred in sugar, Patton was warned that his cup contained red wine and not coffee.
Now, General Patton could never, never be wrong. Without hesitating he replied, “I know, I like my wine this way.” And he drank it!
This funny anecdote relates a tendency that is found in many of us. It is difficult to admit mistakes. It is hard to admit when we are wrong. Three of life’s most difficult words to say are. “I was wrong.” But they are also three of the most powerful words we can utter. “I was wrong” breaks down barriers between people. It brings estranged people together. And it creates a climate where intimacy and love may flourish. You may be surprised at how positively many people respond to the words, “I was wrong”! Naturally, it is a risk. But to admit when you are wrong is not to confess that you are a “bad” person but simply an honest one. And true friends will appreciate you for it. Whole and happy lives are built by people who have learned the power of intimacy, in part, through the
the use of the words “I was wrong.”

Have A Wonderful Day and Wonderful Weekend Ahead...

Put An End to Anger

PUT AN END TO ANGER

On a fine spring day, a man was driving cheerfully along a picturesque road, which winds through the lazy countryside. Suddenly, from around the next curve, a car barrels towards him in his lane. He breaks hard, and as it swerves fast, the womon driver screamed at him, “Pig! Pig!” Furious, he shouted back at her’ “Sow! Sow!” Pleased with himself he drives around the curve and runs smack into a pig. Anyone can get angry. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way is not so easy. Which is to say, most of the time we may get angry either with the wrong person, or to the wrong degree, or at the wrong time, or for the wrong purpose, or in the wrong way. But then, that’s the way it is with anger. It just happens! We can’t always “do anger right,” so ancient biblical wisdom offers an excellent solution for managing it. It teaches, “Don’t let the sun set on your anger.” Of course, problems cannot always be solved by bedtime, and deep-seated anger may take time to heal. But even anger needs an ending time. Maybe it is time to put an end to anger you have carried far too long. Today? If you’re angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug–which is all the more reason to do so. It’s hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that’s precisely what happens when we hug each other.












Have A Wonderful Day Ahead..

Lessons For Growth

STRENGTH FOR TIMES OF LOSS

We are unable to continue our life’s journey in peace without accepting realistically and serenely the mystery of suffering, adversity, trial, misfortune and failure. They do not rob us of joy and health, but living in constant fear of them does. “It’s not what happens, it’s how we deal with it that’s important”, so goes an old proverb. And the only way to deal with what happens is to pass through it all solemnly, calmly, with humility and faith in ourselves and in God. We cannot always have a reasonable explanation for sufferings, misfortunes and failures, but by converting stumbling blocks into stepping stones, we can make the day’s adversity into times of opportunities. All it takes is the willingness to accept whatever happens and to learn lessons that would help us to sail forward with courage and hope. Helen Keller, who became deaf and blind at the age of three, could say: “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming it.” Remember, life’s blows will only bring out what is in you. Don’t let difficulties deter you. They can help or hinder, enrich or engulf, depending on whether or not you are prepared for them. The great Greek orator and philosopher, Aristotle has said,

“The beauty of the soul shines when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.”

Have A Great Day and Great Week Ahead

Anecdotes of the great

Anecdotes of the great

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Charlie Chaplin broke into show business at the age of five because his mother, a music-hall performer, lost her voice during the performance and had to leave the stage; Charlie went on and sang a well-known song. Halfway through the song a shower of money poured onto the stage. Charlie stopped singing and told the audience he would pick up the money first and then finish the song. The audience laughed. This was the first of millions of laughs in Charlie Chaplin’s fabulous career. WHAT GIVES YOU TRANQUILITY? I believe the root of all happiness on this earth to lie in the realization of a spiritual life with a consciousness of something wider than materialism; in the capacity to live in a world that makes you unselfish because you arenot overanxious about your own comic fallibillities; that gives you tranquility without compacency because you believe in something so much larger than yourself. -Sir Hugh Walpole Have A Wonderful Day and Wonderful Weekend

THE SEVENTEEN POWERFUL WORDS

THE SEVENTEEN POWERFUL WORDS

Below is a nice story and a tip for your life: At a retirement dinner for a successful executive, there was a lot of good-hearted teasing of the guest of honour before he got up to speak. He told a few jokes of his own, before he started to reminisce about his successes and failures, and the reasons behind them. “Let me tell you why I’ve enjoyed such success,” he said. “Years ago I had a great boss and mentor. One day he gave me his business card. On the back, he’d written seventeen words. He told me that whenever he had a tough decision to make, or was in a predicament, he’d read each of these words. Then he’d close his eyes, pray, and be quiet. Each time he did, something amazing would happen: one of the words would jump out at him and steer him in the right direction. He told me that for forty years these seventeen words never failed him. And I’m here tonight to tell you that in the last forty years, they’ve never failed me either.” Then he passed out his business cards, and here’s what was written on the back of each one: (Read each one slowly and thoughtfully) . The seventeen words that will never fail you are: prepare...listen...smile...love...choose...focus...believe ...relax...act...forgive...pray...trust...change ...persist...accept...risk...wait! And now the power of these seventeen words has been passed on to you!

Have A Wonderful Day ahead....
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What is the best use of my time right now?

TIME

Your time, the hours you spend on this earth, is your most valuable asset. How you spend the hours you have been allotted in your life will determine the level of success you experience. You waste time when you spend it in unproductive endeavours, with unproductive people. The result of wasting your time quickly manifests in your life experience.
A better way to look at how to allocate your time is to speak in terms of investing your time, rather than spending it. To spend has a connotation of finality, with no return. When time is spent, it is gone for ever. When time is invested, there is a sense of return on the investment. For example, if you spend your time in college, you may or may not graduate. However, if you invest time in college, it seems to be a natural result that you graduate.
The law of value says: invest your time only in those people and those activities which are congruent with, or harmonic with your goals and vision. Choose to deal primarily with those people who are on a comparable level of consciousness with you. This is not to negate the value of charity with people who are less fortunate. The point is that you recognize it as charity work, and allocate your time and energy accordingly.
Ask yourself the time question, “What is the best use of my time right now?” Or, more precisely, “What is the best use of my time right now, taking into consideration my goals, vision and purpose?”

– The Twelve Universal Laws of Success