Love towards motherland

Before he left London, one of his British friends put this question to him: `Swami, how do you like now your motherland after four years’ experience of the luxurious, glorious, powerful West?’ Swamiji said: `India I loved before I came away. Now the very dust of India has become holy to me, the very air is now to me holy; it is now the holy land,’
The swamiji was non other than swamy Vivekananda
Moral: irrespective how many place you visit ,you’re motherland always seems to be holy

4 things that u can’t recover

A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport. As she had to wait for hours, she decided to buy a book and to spend her time. She bought a packet of cookies too. She sat down on a armchair, in the VIP room of the airport, to rest and read in peace. Beside the armchair where the packet of cookies were kept, a man sat down, opened his magazine and started reading.  When she ate the first cookie, the man took one also. She felt infuriated but didn’t say anything. She just thought: “What a nerve! If I was in the mood I would punch his eye so that he does not forget this daring!” To each cookie she ate, the man ate another one.  That was letting her fume up with rage but she couldn’t react. When only one cookie remained, she thought: “ah... What will this abused man do now?”  Then, the man, divided the last cookie through the middle, giving her the other half. Ah! That was too much!  She was too angry!

Then, she caught her book, caught her things and headed to the boarding place.

When she sat down on her seat, inside the plane, she looked into her purse to take her eyeglasses, and, for her surprise, her packet of cookies was there, untouched, closed!

She felt so  ashamed!! She realized that she was the wrong one...  She had forgotten that her cookies were kept in her purse. The man divided his cookies with her, without feel infuriated, nervous or mad. While she was very mad, thinking that he was dividing her cookies.
And there was no more time to explain herself... Nor to apologize!”

There are 4 things that u can’t recover...

The stone... ...after being shot !

The word... ...after being pronounced !

The occasion... ... after being lost !

The time…. …after gone !

Perception

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next 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!"

Thought to ponder: What we see while 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.

A sense of a goose

A sense of a goose

Nature has so many Messages,here is one of them ...

Next Autumn, when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying in a "V" formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.
People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily, because they are travelling on the thrust of one another.
              When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front.
If we have the sense of a goose, we will stay in formation with those people who are heading the same way we are.
          When the head goose gets tired, it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point.
It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs, whether with people or with geese flying south.
         Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
What message do we give when we honk from behind?
            Finally - and this is important - when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshot, and falls out of the formation, two other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies; and only then do they launch out on their own, or with another formation to catch up with their own group.
If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other like that

Secret to success

A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, 'What did you want the most when you were there?" The boy replied, "Air." Socrates said, "That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it." There is no other secret.

A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment.

Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results...

Refreshing @ Thattekere

Place Name: Thattekere

Distance from Bangalore: approx 40 KM from Central Bangalore

Route: Bannerghatta (2wheeler) , Kanakapura road (4 wheeler / 2 wheeler)

Duration: Half day Trip

Road Condition: Good

Best time to visit: October to Feb

Eatouts : Adigas near to Royal Meenakshi Mall / No good eat outs on Kanakapura road after Banashankari

Juggling between projects and stringent deadlines, we were all exhausted and were looking out for a relaxing time-out around Bengaluru, when we zeroed in this place by name - Thattekere. The plan formulated when Bengaluru was hit by the cyclonic weather conditions with incessant rains accompanied by chill breeze, when one of my friends suggested this place and the others pitched it. We started from Basaveshwaranagar at 6:40 am as a team of 5 with 3 bikes along, and took the Bannerghatta road, which appeared longer than the Kanakapura Road. But the ride was worthwhile as this road had good eateries along. Cruising down the road, we stopped for breakfast at Adigas and continued driving till we crossed decathlon, the NICE road junction near Ragihalli (path that leads to Ramakrishna Mission) and then took a  deviation to Shivanahalli. We rode down for about 10KM from the main road, with the refreshing morning breeze. I had visited the nearby Ramakrishna Mission 4 years ago and did not expect to traverse the same route some day.  Probably as the saying goes – “Life is full of mysteries and will unwrap itself only when the right time arrives” , holds good here too. The road was amazing for the drive amidst the  Bannerghatta National Park as you see sign boards along which reads -  "Save wild life -  Save trees". I would suggest all those who enjoy driving and have fun along to take this route.  After reaching Shivanahalli, we came across a dead end and could not decide on the route to proceed further. We asked for guidance and there started our off road driving, which lasted for almost 1 KM.  If you are driving a four wheeler you can choose to take the other route which is inside Shivanahalli. We joined the route which took to Kanakapura Main road about 1 Km inside till we saw the entrance to "Mahadeshwara Swami temple". Since this closed by the Forest officials, we went ahead taking the first right and continued with the guidance of a localite. The elderly person whom we asked for directions, greeted us amiably and helped us with the information. This left an indelible impression on our minds in terms of human hospitality, which we sometimes overlook in our busy life.  Finally we reached our destination –Thattekere, where we were lost in capturing the enthralling beauty of the place.

As we set out back from Thattekere, we took the Anekal route and reached the Kanakapura road via Harohalli and planned to visit the "Pyramid Valley" enroute. There are adequate signboards to guide you for directions, which is an approx 5 km from Harohalli bus stand. From the Kanakapura road we took a deviation and rode for 1 KM to reach the Pyramid Valley. The place is serene and well maintained. As you enter this place you are greeted by a soothing song along with breath of the fresh air around you. As we traversed past the lush greenery, we reached the entrance of the Pyramid. Since this was our first visit, we were lucky to find a person who imparted more information on the significance of meditation in the pyramid.  As we entered the pyramid, we came across a resounding silence in the hall. What captured our eyes was the 30-40 ft pillar in the middle of the pyramid, with a platform for meditation atop. You can find yourself conversing with your breath when you meditate on this platform. We un-winded enjoying the nature around. We had lunch at Annadanam, which is served at 12 pm. The food is simple, well maintained and hygienic. With the setting sun and the birds retreating to their nests, we started back home refreshed!

 



Off Road Driving



Thattekere

Pyramid Valley

 

Spend Time with those who really Matter

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: “Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
DAD: “Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man.
SON: “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
DAD: “That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily.
SON: “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”
DAD: “If you must know, I make Rs.100 an hour.”
SON: “Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: “Daddy, may I please borrow Rs.50?”

The father was furious, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room.The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

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The man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that Rs.50 and he really didn’t ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.” Are you asleep, son?” He asked.
“No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy. “I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier” said the man. Here’s the Rs.50 you asked for.”
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The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father. “Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled.”Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied.
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“Daddy, I have Rs.100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?
Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
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The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.

A reminder to all of us working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts……..