Express rather than expect :)

Some time you have to pick yourself.... Nice Motivational image

best management lesson ever by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.... must see [image]

What is love ? Different thoughts about love... what do you think about love??

What is love????......So What U Say...........

For all you people who say "I love you" when you have no clue what love is exactly!!! something to ponder upon.....


Are your palms sweaty, is your heart racing and is your voice caught within your chest??
It isn't love, it's like.

You can't keep your eyes or hands off of them, am I right??
It isn't love, it's lust.

Are you proud, and eager to show them off??
It isn't love, it's luck.

Do you want them because you know they're there??
It isn't love, it's loneliness.

Are you there because it's what everyone wants??
It isn't love, it's loyalty.

Are you there because they kissed you, or held your hand??
It isn't love, it's low confidence.

Do you stay for their confessions of love, because you don't want to hurt them??
It isn't love, it's pity.

Do you belong to them because their sight makes your heart skip a beat??
It isn't love, its infatuation.

Do you pardon their faults because you care about them??
It isn't love, it's friendship.

Do you tell them every day they are the only one you think of??
It isn't love, it's a lie.

Are you willing to give all of your favorite things for their sake??
It isn't love, it's charity.

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Does your heart ache and break when they're sad??
Then it's love.

Do you cry for their pain, even when they're strong??
Then it's love.

Do their eyes see your true heart, and touch your soul so deeply it hurts??
Then it's love.

Do you stay because a blinding, incomprehensible mix of pain and relation pulls you close and holds you there??
Then it's love.

Do you accept their faults because they're a part of who they are??
Then it's love.

Would you give them your heart, your life, your death??
Then it's love.

Now, if love is painful, and tortures us so, why do we love? Why is it all we search for in life?
This pain, this agony? Why is it all we long for?

This torture, this powerful death of self? Why?

The answer is so simple cause it's...LOVE. It is such an addictive thing that even people who are not having it wish to experience it and share it with others as well.

This is how I negotiated with GOD for my friends....

God came and asked me for a wish, I told GOD “Let all my friends be healthy and happy forever!"

GOD said: But for 4 days only!

I said: Yes, let them be a Spring Day, Summer Day, Autumn Day, and Winter Day.

GOD said: 3 days...

I said: Yes, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

GOD said: No, 2 days!

I said: Yes, a Bright Day (Daytime) and Dark Day (Night-time) .

GOD said: No, just 1 day!

I said: Yes!

GOD asked: Which day?

I said: Every Day in the living years of all my friends!

GOD laughed, and said: You know how to negotiate. But since you are praying and asking happiness for your friends, I can't refuse. I love everyone who thinks of others first, so don't you worry.

Think about yourself before cheking state of other people...nice thought

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hang the wash outside.


That laundry is not very clean, she said, she doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.

Her husband looked on, but remained silent. Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comments.


About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband: "Look! She has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this."


The husband said: "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows!"


And so it is with life: "What we see when watching others depends on the purity of the window through which we look. Before we give any criticism, it might be a good idea to check our state of mind and ask ourselves if we are ready to see the good rather than to be looking for something in the person we are about to judge. "

WHICH IS BETTER.....FORMER OR LATTER? ..nice thought by software enginner....:)

WHICH IS BETTER.....FORMER OR LATTER?
 
 
 
Dad used to give us a measly  20/- per month,
 
in that we were not only able to eat stomachs fill,
 
but we were able to save too!!!
 
Now we earn a sum of 20K, we have no idea
 
where it goes, let alone saving it!!
 
Which was better, the former or the latter???
 
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6 subjects per year, 6 different teachers!
 
One project since we joined
 
and just one manager!!
 
Which was better, the former or the latter???
 
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We used to make notes;
 
we used to study for ranks!!
 
Now we scan thru our mails;
 
we struggle for our ratings!!!
 
Which was better, the former or the latter???
 
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We have still not forgotten the people
 
in our school!!!
 
Now we don't even know who sits
 
in the next cubicle!!!
 
Which was better, the former or the latter???
 
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After getting back from a tiring play,
 
we used to do our home work!!
 
Now who knows/cares about home;
 
all we do is just work!!!
 
Which was better, the former or the latter???
 
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We knew our history and economics!!
 
Now let alone reading books,
 
we don't even catch up with the daily news!!!
 
Which was better, the former or the latter???
 
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We had an aim in life;
 
behind our backs we had our teachers!!
 
Now we have no idea about the
 
future nor do we find any
 
one who would tell us anything!!!
 
Now just ask yourself,
 
which was better,
 
the former or the latter????
 

how to win..nice story

Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs....  who arranged a running competition.


The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.


A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants....


The race began....


Honestly:


No one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. 



You heard statements such as:


"Oh, WAY too difficult!!"


"They will NEVER make it to the top."


"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"


The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one....


Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher....


The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"


More tiny frogs got tired and gave up....


But ONE continued higher and higher and higher....


This one wouldn't give up!


At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!


THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally want ed to know how this one frog managed to do it?


A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?


It turned out....


That the winner was DEAF!!!!


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The wisdom of this story is:


Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic....


because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!


Always think of the power words have.


Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!


Therefore: ALWAYS be....  POSITIVE!


And above all: Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams!


Always think: God and I can do this!

Principles for Success

This is the story of Robby.


He was a young boy who lived with his elderly Mother. His mother wanted him to learn how to play the piano because she Longed to hear her son play for her. She sent her son to a piano teacher who Took Robby in under her guidance.


However, there was one small problem Because Robby was not musically inclined and therefore was very slow in Learning.

 
 
The teacher did not have much faith in the boy because of his Weakness. The mother was very enthusiastic and every week she would send Robby to the teacher .
 
 
One day Robby stopped attending the piano lessons. The teacher thought that He had given up and in fact she was quite pleased since she did not give Much hope to Robby. Not long after, the piano teacher was given the task to Organize a piano concert in town. She sent out circulars to invite the Students and public to attend the event.
 
 
Suddenly, she received a call from Robby who offered to take part in the concert. The teacher told Robby that He was not good enough and that he was no longer a student since he had Stopped coming for lessons.
 
 
Robby begged her to give him a chance and Promised that he would not let her down.
 
 
Finally, she gave in and she put him to play last, hoping that he will Change his mind at the last minute. When the big day came, the hall was Packed and the children gave their best performance. Finally ,  

 
It was Robby's Turn to play and as his name was announced, he walked in. He was not in Proper attire and his hair was not properly groomed.
 
 
The teacher was really Nervous since Robby's performance could spoil the whole evening's brilliant Performance.
 
 
As Robby started playing the crowd became silent and was amazed At the skill of this little boy. In fact, he gave the best performance of The evening. At the end of his presentation the crowd and the piano teacher Gave him a standing ovation. The crowd asked Robby how he managed to play so Brilliantly.
 
 
With a microphone in front of him, he said, "I was not able to Attend the weekly piano lessons as there was no one to send me because my Mother was sick with cancer.


She just passed away this morning and I wanted Her to hear me play. You see, this is the first time she is able to hear me Play because when she was alive she was deaf and now I know she is listening To me. I have to play my best for her!"
 
 
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SUCCESS PRINCIPLES
 
 
This is indeed a touching story of love and excellence. When you have a Passion and a reason to do something, you will surely excel.


You may not be Talented or gifted but if you have a strong enough reason to do something, You will be able to tap into your inner God given potential.
 
 
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MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE
 

" Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start Believing in it."

Best story of the year -2010

One old man was sitting with his 25 years old son in the train.

Train is about to leave the station.

All passengers are settling down their seat.

As train started young man was filled with lot of joy and

curiosity.

He was sitting on the window side.

He went out one hand and feeling the passing air. He

shouted, "Papa see all trees are going behind".

Old man smile and admired son feelings.

Beside the young man one couple was sitting and listing all

the conversion between father and son.

They were little awkward with the attitude of 25

years old man behaving like a small child.

Suddenly young man again shouted, "Papa see the pond

and animals. Clouds are moving with train".

Couple was watching the young man in embarrassingly.

Now its start raining and some of water drops touches the

young man's hand.

He filled with joy and he closed the eyes.

He shouted again," Papa it's raining, water is

touching me, see papa".

Couple couldn't help themselves and ask the old man.

"Why don't you visit the Doctor and get treatment for your son."

Old man said,

" Yes, We are coming from the hospital as Today

only my son got his eye sight for first time in his life".

Moral: "Don't draw conclusions until you know all the facts"

Quotes to make our day...

QUOTES TO MAKE OUR DAY







-  People who can hold their tongues rarely have any trouble holding their friends.

- A man isn't really poor if he can still laugh.

- The man who thinks he knows it all has merely stopped thinking.

- If the world laughs at you, laugh right back- it's as funny as you are.

- Ability without ambition is like a car without a motor.


- Ability will enable a man to get to the top, but it takes character to keep him there.

- You can't make a place for yourself under the sun if you keep sitting in the shade of the family tree.

- Adversity is the only diet that will reduce a fat head.

- We learn somethings from prosperity, but we many more from adversity.

- Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

- Age is what makes furniture worth more and people worth less.

- Which do you suppose ages faster - whiskey or the man who drinks it ?

- Sixty-five is the age when one acquires sufficient experience to loose his job.

- Some girls get married for financial security; others get divorced for the same reason.


- The more arguments you win, the fewer friends you'll have.

- It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.

- Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance.

- People who know the least always argue the most.

Life's greatest 5 lesson with story-5

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - "Giving When it Counts"




Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.




The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying," Yes, I'll do it if it will save her."




As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"




Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.




You see, after all, understanding and attitude, are everything.
Do read older motivational stories about life

Life's greatest 5 lesson with story-4

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4 - Fourth Important Lesson - "The Obstacle in Our Path"




In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the road clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.




Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.




After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.




The peasant learned what many of us never understand.




Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.




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Life's greatest 5 lesson with story-3

3. - Third Important Lesson - "Always Remember Those Who Serve."




In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked. "Fifty cents," replied the waitress.












The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.   "Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired. By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.




"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied."




The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies.




You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

Life's greatest 5 lesson with story-2

2 - Second Important Lesson - " Pickup in the Rain"



One night, at 11:30 PM, an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm.




Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s.












The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home.




A special note was attached. It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."




Sincerely,



Mrs. Nat King Cole.




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Life's greatest 5 lesson with story-l

1st - Most Important Lesson - "Remember my name"



During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a onscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"




Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.








Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say 'hello'.




I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.




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A lesson for life..must read

A young man, a student in one of the universities, was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the students' friend for his kindness to those who waited on his instructions.



As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which were supposed to belong to a poor man who was working in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his day's work . . .



Student turned to the professor, saying: "Let us play the man a trick:



We will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them ..."



"My young friend," answered the professor, "We should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor . . . But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of this poor man.



Put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how this affects him." Visit: The student did so and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes . . .



While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, but feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his countenance.



He gazed upon the coin, turned it around and looked at it again and again.



He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and proceeded to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin . . .



His feelings overcame him . . . He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread, whom this timely bounty, from some unknown hand, would save from perishing . . .



The student stood there deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears.



"Now," said the professor, are you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick?"



The youth replied, "You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. .. I feel now the truth of these words, which I never understood before: "It's more blessed to give than to receive."



If you want happiness... .For a lifetime - help someone . .

This is how leaders manage failure....worthy reading

(Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam at Wharton India Economic forum , Philadelphia , March 22,2008 )

Question: Could you give an example, from your own experience, of how leaders should manage failure?

Kalam: Let me tell you about my experience. In 1973 I became the project director of India 's satellite launch vehicle program, commonly called the SLV-3. Our goal was to put India 's 'Rohini' satellite into orbit by 1980. I was given funds and human resources -- but was told clearly that by 1980 we had to launch the satellite into space. Thousands of people worked together in scientific and technical teams towards that goal.


By 1979 -- I think the month was August -- we thought we were ready. As the project director, I went to the control center for the launch. At four minutes before the satellite launch, the computer began to go through the checklist of items that needed to be checked. One minute later, the computer program put the launch on hold; the display showed that some control components were not in order. My experts -- I had four or five of them with me -- told me not to worry; they had done their calculations and there was enough reserve fuel. So I bypassed the computer, switched to manual mode, and launched the rocket. In the first stage, everything worked fine. In the second stage, a problem developed. Instead of the satellite going into orbit, the whole rocket system plunged into the Bay of Bengal . It was a big failure.


That day, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, Prof. Satish D hawan, had called a press conference. The launch was at 7:00 am , and the press conference -- where journalists from around the world were present -- was at 7:45 am at ISRO's satellite launch range in Sriharikota [in Andhra Pradesh in southern India ]. Prof. Dhawan, the leader of the organization, conducted the press conference himself. He took responsibility for the failure -- he said that the team had worked very hard, but that it needed more technological support. He assured the media that in another year, the team would definitely succeed.. Now, I was the project director, and it was my failure, but instead, he took responsibility for the failure as chairman of the organization.


The next year, in July 1980, we tried again to launch the satellite -- and this time we succeeded. The whole nation was jubilant. Again, there was a press conference. Prof. Dhawan called me aside and told me, 'You conduct the press conference today.'


I learned a very important lesson that day. When failure occurred, the leader of the organization owned that failure. When success came, he gave it to his team. The best management lesson I have learned did not come to me from reading a book; it came from that experience.

Don't concern about what people will say..really good story

The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won.

The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered in another race and it won again.

The local paper read:  PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in any more races.

The next day the local paper headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES THE PASTOR'S ASS.

This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.

The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline: NUN HAS THE BEST ASS IN TOWN .

The Bishop fainted.

He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey so she sold it to a farmer for $10.

The next day the headlines read:  NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.

This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the high plains where it could run free.

The next day the headlines read : NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.

Alas... The Bishop was buried the next day.

MORAL OF THE STORY???

Being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery and even shorten your life. So, be yourself and enjoy life. Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll live longer.

This is how toilets are intruduced in trains

Akhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisional railway office in 1909. It is on display at the Railway Museum in New Delhi. It was also reproduced under the caption Travelers' Tales" in the Far Eastern Economic Review.


"I am arrive by passenger train Ahmedpur station and my belly is too much swelling with jackfruit. I am therefore went to privy. Just I doing the nuisance that guard making whistle blow for train to go off and I am running with lotah(water mug) in one hand and dhoti(a type of cloth) in the next when I am fall over and expose all my shocking to man and female women on platform. I am got leaved at Ahmedpur station.



This too much bad, if passenger go to make dung that dam guard not wait train five minutes for him. I am therefore pray your honor to make big fine on that guard for public sake. Otherwise I am making big report to papers."


Any guesses why this letter was of historic value?...... ......... ................It apparently led to introduction of toilets in trains.