WHAT TO PUT FIRST ?

                A professor of philosophy came into his class. He brought some items with him and put them on the table. When the class began, he took a large transparent empty jar and started to fill it with rather massive stones. Then the professor asked his students :

   "Is the jar full?" They confirmed that it was.

Now the professor picked up a box of small pebbles, poured them into the jar and shock it, so that pebbles filled the open areas between the rocks. He asked once again:

  "Is the jar full?" They confirmed that it was.

This time the professor poured a bucket of sand into the jar, and the sand filled up everything else.

"Now" said the professor, "I want you to see that this jar is just like your life :-

The stones are the most important things, your main vales - your family, health, morality.

The pebbles are other things that matter - your job, house, car.

The sand represents the small stuff.

So, if you put the sand into the jar first there would be no place left for pebbles and large stones. Therefore pay most of your attention to the things, that are the most important in life - spent enough time with our family, take care of your health, and don't forget to develop spiritually -  be kind, honest, sensitive and helpful. 

These are the things that really matter. They should be your priorities.
The rest is just sand".

7 WONDERS OF WORLD

                 A group of students was asked to list what they thought were the present Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following got the most votes,

1. Taj Mahal
2. Egypt's Great Pyramids
3. China's Great Wall
4. Eiffel Tower
5. Empire State Building
6. Panoma Canal
7. St.Peter Basilica.      

While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one quiet student hadn't turned in her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list.

The girl replied, "Yes, a little I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many"

The teacher said, 'Well, tell me what you have, and maybe we can help"

The girl hesitated, then read, 

" I think the Seven Wonders of the World are :-

1.  To touch
2. To taste
3. To ask
4. To hear
5. To feel 
6. To laugh
7. And to love.

"Simple and Ordinary things of our life are the Real Wonders". 

A gentle reminder that the most precious things are before you;
Your Family, Your Faith, Your Love, Your good health and Your Friends.

SOURCE : This story was originally written by Joy Garrison Wasson. She taught English in Munice, IN for over 30 years.

ORIGIN OF THE SAYING "LOVE IS BLIND"

It is Originated from GREEK MYTHOLOGY. 

It's the story of Cupid (the god of love) And Psyche.

Psyche was one of the most beautiful woman in her land and men came to catch a glimpse of her from far away lands, this started to anger Aphrodite. The goddess of Beauty and the mother of Cupid as people used to once come to her temple in such large numbers but now Psyche was getting all the attention. So she asked her son to use one of his arrows to make her fall in love with the ugliest man in the realm. Cupid is an obedient son, went to shoot an arrow at Psyche as he spotted the ugliest man in the crowd outside her house, but the moment he saw her, he dropped the arrow which fell on his foot and made him fall in love with her. But he couldn't marry her because that would really anger, his mother and well, also because he was a god and she was a human!

Meanwhile the Psyche's father was worried because everyone wanted to see Psyche or meet her, but no man wanted to marry her (well because, men!) So he went to Zeus' temple to ask for advice and Zeus decided to play Cupid's wing man so the oracle told Psyche's father that she was fated to marry a demon and he was supposed to leave her on a mountain peak on a moonless night so that he could take her away to his land. He freaked out a little, but after a lot of emotional drama he left her at the mountain for her destined husband to pick her up. She obviously couldn't see who he was because it was dark, he took her to a place above the clouds which was totally dark. 

He explained the rules of their marriage to her that since he's a demon(self conscious one), he doesn't wish for her to see him so he would only visit her at night when all the lights are out and also, she couldn't make any contact with her family (control freak demon) And during the day, invisible servants would take care of all her needs. He also told her that he would leave her if she ever tries to see his face. Win win for Cupid!

So night after night he visited her and she obviously got a feeling that he's not a demon, but hiding something else (because, you know, he felt like a person probably with decent enough features) And she also got bored in the lonely place, so she coaxed him one day to let her talk to her sisters and allow them to visit. So they came, got a little jealous of her palace and her demon husband who was surprisingly very caring and told her to hold a lamp over his face when he sleeps one night to see how he looks like. So she did exactly that, knowing well that he would leave her if she's caught, because she just had to know what he was hiding. She realized that he was Cupid, the most handsome god and not an ugly demon. Win win for Psyche!

But cupid woke up and startled her, making the hot oil from the lamp fall into his eyes. He got really angry with her for breaking her promise and spilling oil into his eyes and he left, despite everything she tried.

Psyche tracked cupid down and he was living with his mom who obviously didn't like her and thus instead of saying no to her, she promised that she would allow her to see Cupid if she completes a bunch of impossible tasks, just to toy with her! Out of love and desperation, she accomplishes everything and gets to see Cupid and discovers that he is blind because of her. Long story short, he forgives her, family matters sorted out and they live happily ever after.

But Cupid found love himself and he is blind now so he runs around hitting anybody with arrows at any time and sometimes he forgets to hit the other person all together!

MORAL: This love is blind shouldn't be translated in the romantic sense that people don't care about looks, but in the sense that love is chaotic madness and the person who once brought soul mates together is running around blind with love arrows

Thanks : Vineeta Tyagi.

TRUTH :-)

Can be felt merely if we affected.

FACT :-P

Be Motivated :-)

One of the picture that Inspired and Motivated me a lot.

TWO MONKS

 

                     Two monks were on a pilgrimage one day, they came to a deep river. At the edge of the river, a young woman sat weeping, because she afraid to cross the river without help. She begged the two monks to help her. The younger monk turned his back. The members of their order were forbidden to touch a woman.

But the older monk picked up the woman without a word and carried her across the river. He put her down on the far side and continued the journey. The younger monk came after him, scolding him and berating him for breaking his vows. He went on this way for a long time.

Finally, at the end of the day the older monk turned to the younger one, "I only carried her across the river. You have carrying her all day".

MORAL : The older monk act according to the situation and to him the woman was a human being in need of help. The younger monk is totally caught himself by the  words of the books, to him the woman looked young and beautiful.

SILENCE

                       Once there was a farmer who discovered that he had lost his watch in the farm. It was not an ordinary watch, because it had sentimental value for him. After searching the hay for a long while, he gave up and call the help of a group of children playing outside the barn. He promised them that, the person who found it, would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the hay but still couldn't find the watch. Just when the farmer was about to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another chance.

The farmer looked at him and thought, "Why not.? After all, this kid looks sincere enough.

So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand.

The farmer was happy and surprised and so he asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest has failed. The boy replied, "I did nothing buy sit on the ground and listen. In the silence, I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that direction".

MORAL : A peaceful mind can think better than a worked up mind. The challenge is to silence the mind.

 

A GLASS OF WATER

                          When the train stopped on a railway platform, a Boy who was selling water passed by. A man sitting by a window called him "Come here Boy". The boy came running. He filled a glass of crock, served it to the man. The man asked,

"What is the price ?

"25 paisa", the boy replied.

The man inquired, "Will you give it to me for 15 paisa ?

Listening to this, the boy smiled lightly, poured water back into his crock and walked away. A saint observing this incident was perturbed by the boy's enigmatic smile. He was rattled and felt rustled. He got down and started walking towards the boy.

He asked, "Hey boy! wait. Tell me why did you smile ?"

The boy replied, "That man was not thirsty. He just wanted to know the price for one glass of a water I couldn't suppress my smile."

"But what makes you say so that he wasn't".

The boy calmly replied, " O Sir, those who are thirsty don't negotiate for rate. They take glass first, drink water and later how much to pay ? If they ask rate first, they aren't thirsty".

MORAL : Those who are thirsty don't fall prey to negativity or absurd questions. If you don't trust something don't talk about it. And if you trust it, there is no reason for absurdity.

COURTESY : Rohit Kapoor. 

This story was written by SHRI VIJAY KAUSHAL. (Translated to English).

Kamal haasan INTRODUCED SELFIE.

Ulaganayagan Kamal haasan INTRODUCED SELFIE to his audience in the year '2006' itself in the movie VETTAIYADU VILAYADU.

A Man of Advancement :-)

THE MYTH BREAKS HERE.

                               Anand and Chandran are retired gov. Officials and close friends. It has been one year after their retirement. Anand remembered his precious minutes spent with Chandran, a hard worker. He thought to meet him and treasure the day. He departed to meet himhouse which is 20 miles away from his home.

He was welcomed by Chandran's son and daughter in law, who is new couples. They supply him a cup of coffee, over it, he came to know that Chandran and Mrs. Chandran lives in an Old age home nearby due to some personal misunderstanding.

Anand can't believe this as he knows both of them very well and they are extremely jovial and they both delivered with patience.

Loads of questions knocked his mind.
Without waiting a second, he departs to the Old age home, with a heavy heart.
At that place he saw both of them watering the flowers in the garden. He ran inside the home and called his friend "dear Chandu" loudly with a smile.
Mr and Mrs Chandran became happy to see Anand there. And they three decided to babble over a cup of Coffee.

Anand asked What did you both to come here? He said in a sad tone. For which both Mr and Mrs Chandran looked upon their faces with a mild smile and Chandran started to articulate,

It was She, who constructed this. She? Whom you mean Chandu? Asked Anand. It's my Son's wife, said Chandran. Is she is not your Daughter in law? Asked Anand.

Suddenly, Mrs. Chandran broke her silence with a saying “She deceived, my Son, our treasure".

I don't want to pick up such statements tell me the reason behind this, asked Anand to place his coffee cup holder on the table.

Yeah, well, whatever. We explain you Anand, said   Mr. Chandran. She is not at all well in cooking and household works as we are. She refused to cook and she never cleans the garden and refused to do some house chores too.
Mrs. Chandran interrupted saying that She is too bad in helping us. Always saying excuses for the deeds undone.

This made us annoyed and my Son accepted this when we tell him about this.

All we expect is staying loose and healthy. But she doesn't let you blend, said Mrs. Chandran.

All right, then. Can you explain how are the time moves here in the Home? Asked Anand.

Yeah, here we are Healthy enough to perform Yoga. Here, there are no workers. All works are shared by ourselves, which facilitates us to stay healthy and fresh. If I cooked someone will wash vessels. This is how we share our works and be blamed. Said Mr and Mrs Chandran.

Listening silently to all this, Anand asked them both,

DO YOU THINK YOUR DAUGHTER IN LAW WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF YOU IF YOU DONE THESE SAME WORKS IN YOUR HOME?

Yeah, on that point is nothing to BLAME DAUGHTER IN LAWS. They even pick up their husband's house as theirs.

Ultimately, A MYTH is broken. That, Daughter in laws are not the reason (all time) For people to go Old age homes.

"Daughter in laws is like MIRRORS, they just REFLECT whatever they feel".