Heights of Indifference!

Many a times, when I see people waste food, i feel miserable! Most of us eat at least twice a day. We select what we want to eat whether, we dine at home or outside. At home, we are pampered to eat and we are given a choice of what to eat. Outside home, obviously, we choose what we want to eat. Choices can go wrong in life, but not to the extent of wasting food everytime we sit to eat. Lot of under privileged children in this world don't have food to eat even once a week. Look at the kids below, how happy would they feel if they get to eat atleast once a day ?

I would like to relate the Maslow's hierarchy of needs to this. Each of us constantly keep growing and reach the various levels in Maslow's hierarchy. We have been gifted a decent life and we take all the effort to constantly keep growing. This growth may not be an intellectual growth. It is not climbing the hierarchy, rather growing inside a particular level. Rather, the growth terminates once it reaches the level of esteem. The leap is a huge one between steps 4 and 5 in Maslow's hierarchy and only a very few reach there.

The simple principle of climbing the hierarchy lies in the fact that the growth has to be mutual. It cannot be attributed to a single individual all by himself. Only when someone starts thinking truly of his society, can he attain self-actualization. Becoming financially famous doesn't really get you fame unless you spend it usefully. We can live in a palace , buy diamonds and BMW and eat cashews, pistas and almonds. But our brothers and sisters who are miles away from us don't have even a roof to protect them from sun or rain. While we waste tons and tons of food, they don't get even a grain of rice :( We can honestly climb and go to the state of self-actualization only when we enable our family who is away from us to atleast enter Maslow's hierarchy. Let each of us be a change maker and have this thought in our mind everytime we eat. If we pick only what we want, and dont waste what we picked to eat, 2 people can eat somewhere in the corner of the world!

Was truly devastated when i heard her speak!

http://sunithakrishnan.blogspot.com/

GUIDE TO A BETTER LIFE

This is amazing. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2008, but wrote a book ‘The last lecture” before he died, one of the best-sellers in 2007. What a legacy to leave behind …

In a letter to his wife Jai and his children, Dylan, Logan , and Chloe, he wrote this beautiful "guide to a better life" for his wife and children to follow.
May you be blessed by his insight.



POINTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE

Personality:
1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment
3. Don't over do; keep your limits
4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does
5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip
6. Dream more while you are awake
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.
Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more
14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Community:
15. Call your family often
16. Each day give something good to others
17. Forgive everyone for everything
18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6
19. Try to make at least three people smile each day
20. What other people think of you is none of your business
21. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
22. Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do.
23. GOD heals everything
24. Do the right things
25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up
27. The best is yet to come
28. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful
29. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it
30. If you know GOD you will always be happy. So, be happy.

While you practice all of the above, share this knowledge with the people you love, people you school with,
people you play with, people you work with and people you live with.
Not only will it enrich YOUR life, but also that of those around you.

Nice Read! Weakness becomes the Greatest Strength!

This was a very thought provoking read for me! Hope you enjoy it!

"Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength.

Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy

was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move.

"Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.

Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time,

his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out.

He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.

"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue."

Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him.

The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.

"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?" "You won for two reasons," the sensei answered.

"First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo.

And second, the only known defence for that move is for your opponent to grip your left arm."

The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength."

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அஸ்தமனம் எல்லாம் நிறந்தரம் அல்லமேற்கினில் விதைத்தால் கிழக்கினில் முளைக்கும்

உண்மை ஊமை அனால் கண்ணீர் மொழியாகும்

பெண்மை ஊமை அனால் நாணம் மொழியாகும்

These lines come to my mind when i think of my best friend !!! As life moves on, my heart keeps telling these lines to me everytime I remember her !!!

"இதயம் ஒரு கண்ணாடி உனது பிம்பம் விழுந்ததடி இதுதான் உன் சொந்தம் இதயம் சொன்னதடி"

நட்பு என்ற அழகிய கவிதையை

அணுஅணுவாக ரசித்த அந்த காலம்

இப்போது கற்பனையில் பொற்காலம்

அழகிய ஸ்வரங்களை கொண்ட கீதம்

பாடப் பாட காணத் துவங்கியது பேதம்