Chanakya's Quotes - Worth reading a million times
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"A person should not be too honest.
Straight trees are cut first
and Honest people are victimized first."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC 75 BC)
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"Even if a snake is not poisonous,
it should pretend to be venomous."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)
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"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. ! It will destroy you."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)
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"There is some self-interest behind every friendship.
There is no Friendship without self-interests.
This is a bitter truth."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)
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"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply
and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)
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"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)
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"Once you start a working on something,
don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it.
People who work sincerely are the happiest."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)
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"The fragrance of flowers spreads
only in the direction of the wind.
But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)
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"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)
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"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years.
For the next five years, scold them.
By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend.
Your grown up children are your best friends."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)
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"Education is the best friend.
An educated person is respected everywhere.
Education beats the beauty and the youth."
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275B
Saturday, 12 March 2011
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Tennis & Economics ( copy & paste)
We seemed to want to do everything but listen to Mrs Muralidhar who was trying her utmost to teach them the basic tenets of Macro Economics. After twenty minutes of unfruitful lecturing, she found her voice going hoarse and a splitting headache surfacing. She noticed that some of the students were repeatedly staring out of the window and at the sports centre. A lawn tennis match was going on and a lot of cheering could be heard.
All of a sudden, Mrs Muralidhar shut her book and said, "That seems to be a very interesting match. Shall we all go down and watch it?" The students looked at her wide-eyed, not quite sure that they had heard correctly. She repeated, "Shall we all go down and watch the match?" All of them; boys and girls, sprang up from their seats and said, "Wow! Let's go!" They ran down the stairs and into the sports centre. Soon they were all a part of the cheering crowd. The match was a gripping one. One after the other, the players gave shot after shot. Each player had her own fan following and friends. Soon the match was over and the crowd dispersed.
The following day, Mrs Muralidhar entered the class. For once, the students smiled at her. She said, "So, class! Did you enjoy the match yesterday?" All of them chorused, "Yes, Ma'am!" She said, "Do you know what makes the match go on?" The youngsters did not understand what she was asking. "Do you know, what is the most important thing for a match to take place?" Someone said, "A tennis court!" Another voice said, "Sports man spirit;" yet another said, "Talent and commitment." "No," said the teacher, shaking her head. "The most important thing for a match is that there should be two players. They have to give back one for one. If either of the players does not take the shot and does not respond to the shot, the match cannot go on. How can one player alone, play a match?" The students nodded.
Mrs Muralidhar said, "Today, we are going to play Antakshari. I am not in the mood to teach." The students were quite amused and intrigued by her but they felt that it would be fun to play along. It was boys versus girls and the game started. The girls sang a popular hindi number ending with `m' The boys were quick to sing a song from a latest Bollywood film. The game went on. Each team was trying to prove its mettle. Soon it was time for the class to be over and much to everyone's disappointment, the game came to an abrupt end. The teacher left.
Interestingly, after college was over, the game picked up again in the ground and went on for hours. The next day, Mrs Muralidhar entered and found the class to be very receptive. She said, "Friends, my last two classes with you have been very exciting and enjoyable. That was so because each one of you was eager to participate. Economics is basically a dry subject. Teaching is akin to a tennis match or a game of Antakshari. I keep giving my best shot but I get no response from you. I sing my song, but I get nothing in return. What I want to tell you is that if you do not pay attention to what I speak, this match of Economics cannot go on. Think of it as Tennis or Antakshari or Economics, but unless you are physically and mentally here and actively participating, the match ends here and now!"
Silence reigned in the class. A few minutes later the teacher said, "So, should we start the match, or shall we call it quits?" Simply and surely they said, "Start the match, Ma'am." Well many Eco-matches were played in that class over that academic year.
The series ended with the end of B.Com 1st Year. But the story does not end here.
Forty two years later an old Mrs Muralidhar, opened a packet delivered to her by courier. Her wrinkled and aged fingers opened it to find a book, "Macro-Economics made easy" by G. M. Lamba. There was a card jutting out of the book. She opened the book at the page at which it had been flagged, to find herself staring at the `Dedication' page. It read:
Dedicated to my Economics teacher, Mrs Isha Muralidhar, who taught me to play the tennis match in the economics class, each day ...."
Her trembling hands picked up the card that had fallen into her lap and read ... "Ma'am, this book is ... because you were ... Thank you for mentoring me... Gokul Mohan Lamba."
Teaching is not just rattling off information to a disinterested bunch of listeners. Teaching can be magical if only the teacher is really involved in it. After the parents, the teachers are the ones who leave the most lasting impressions on young minds.
All of a sudden, Mrs Muralidhar shut her book and said, "That seems to be a very interesting match. Shall we all go down and watch it?" The students looked at her wide-eyed, not quite sure that they had heard correctly. She repeated, "Shall we all go down and watch the match?" All of them; boys and girls, sprang up from their seats and said, "Wow! Let's go!" They ran down the stairs and into the sports centre. Soon they were all a part of the cheering crowd. The match was a gripping one. One after the other, the players gave shot after shot. Each player had her own fan following and friends. Soon the match was over and the crowd dispersed.
The following day, Mrs Muralidhar entered the class. For once, the students smiled at her. She said, "So, class! Did you enjoy the match yesterday?" All of them chorused, "Yes, Ma'am!" She said, "Do you know what makes the match go on?" The youngsters did not understand what she was asking. "Do you know, what is the most important thing for a match to take place?" Someone said, "A tennis court!" Another voice said, "Sports man spirit;" yet another said, "Talent and commitment." "No," said the teacher, shaking her head. "The most important thing for a match is that there should be two players. They have to give back one for one. If either of the players does not take the shot and does not respond to the shot, the match cannot go on. How can one player alone, play a match?" The students nodded.
Mrs Muralidhar said, "Today, we are going to play Antakshari. I am not in the mood to teach." The students were quite amused and intrigued by her but they felt that it would be fun to play along. It was boys versus girls and the game started. The girls sang a popular hindi number ending with `m' The boys were quick to sing a song from a latest Bollywood film. The game went on. Each team was trying to prove its mettle. Soon it was time for the class to be over and much to everyone's disappointment, the game came to an abrupt end. The teacher left.
Interestingly, after college was over, the game picked up again in the ground and went on for hours. The next day, Mrs Muralidhar entered and found the class to be very receptive. She said, "Friends, my last two classes with you have been very exciting and enjoyable. That was so because each one of you was eager to participate. Economics is basically a dry subject. Teaching is akin to a tennis match or a game of Antakshari. I keep giving my best shot but I get no response from you. I sing my song, but I get nothing in return. What I want to tell you is that if you do not pay attention to what I speak, this match of Economics cannot go on. Think of it as Tennis or Antakshari or Economics, but unless you are physically and mentally here and actively participating, the match ends here and now!"
Silence reigned in the class. A few minutes later the teacher said, "So, should we start the match, or shall we call it quits?" Simply and surely they said, "Start the match, Ma'am." Well many Eco-matches were played in that class over that academic year.
The series ended with the end of B.Com 1st Year. But the story does not end here.
Forty two years later an old Mrs Muralidhar, opened a packet delivered to her by courier. Her wrinkled and aged fingers opened it to find a book, "Macro-Economics made easy" by G. M. Lamba. There was a card jutting out of the book. She opened the book at the page at which it had been flagged, to find herself staring at the `Dedication' page. It read:
Dedicated to my Economics teacher, Mrs Isha Muralidhar, who taught me to play the tennis match in the economics class, each day ...."
Her trembling hands picked up the card that had fallen into her lap and read ... "Ma'am, this book is ... because you were ... Thank you for mentoring me... Gokul Mohan Lamba."
Teaching is not just rattling off information to a disinterested bunch of listeners. Teaching can be magical if only the teacher is really involved in it. After the parents, the teachers are the ones who leave the most lasting impressions on young minds.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Be a reason for a smile to be born
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were.
The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way." I wrote:
"Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."
Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people
that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?
Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile.
Face your past without regret.
Handle your present with confidence.
Prepare for the future without fear.
Keep the faith and drop the fear.
The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling, And even more beautiful, is knowing that you are the reason
behind it!!!
If you appreciate this message, please share. You may touch someone's heart today and forever.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were.
The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way." I wrote:
"Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."
Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people
that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?
Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile.
Face your past without regret.
Handle your present with confidence.
Prepare for the future without fear.
Keep the faith and drop the fear.
The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling, And even more beautiful, is knowing that you are the reason
behind it!!!
If you appreciate this message, please share. You may touch someone's heart today and forever.
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Letter from a Father to a son
Beautiful letter written by a father.
Following is a letter to his son from a renown Hong Kong TV broadcaster cum Child Psychologist. The words are actually applicable to all of us, young or old, children or parents.!
I am writing this to you because of 3 reasons
1. Life, fortune and mishaps are unpredictable, nobody knows how long he lives. Some words are better said early.
2. I am your father, and if I don't tell you these, no one else will.
3. What is written is my own personal bitter experiences that perhaps could save you a lot of unnecessary heartaches.
Remember the following as you go through life
1. Do not bear grudge towards those who are not good to you. No one has the responsibility of treating you well, except your mother and I. To those who are good to you, you have to treasure it and be thankful, and ALSO you have to be cautious, because, everyone has a motive for every move. When a person is good to you, it does not mean he really likes you. You have to be careful, don't hastily regard him as a real friend.
2. No one is indispensable, nothing in the world that you must possess. Once you understand this idea, it would be easier for you to go through life when people around you don't want you anymore, or when you lose what/who you love most.
3. Life is short. When you waste your life today, tomorrow you would find that life is leaving you. The earlier you treasure your life, the better you enjoy life.
4. Love is but a transient feeling, and this feeling would fade with time and with one's mood. If your so called loved one leaves you, be patient, time will wash away your aches and sadness. Don't over exaggerate the beauty and sweetness of love, and don't over exaggerate the sadness of falling out of love.
5. A lot of successful people did not receive a good education, that does not mean that you can be successful by not studying hard! Whatever knowledge you gain is your weapon in life. One can go from rags to riches, but one has to start from some rags!
6. I do not expect you to financially support me when I am old, neither would I financially support you for whole life. My responsibility as a supporter ends when you are grown up. After that, you decide whether you want to travel in a public transport or in your limousine, whether rich or poor.
7. You honour your words, but don't expect others to be so. You can be good to people, but don't expect people to be good to you. If you don't understand this, you would end up with unnecessary troubles.
8. I have bought lotteries for umpteen years, but I never strike any prize. That shows if you want to be rich, you have to work hard! There is no free lunch!
9. No matter how much time I have with you, let's treasure the time we have together. We do not know if we would meet again in our next life.
Your Dad
Following is a letter to his son from a renown Hong Kong TV broadcaster cum Child Psychologist. The words are actually applicable to all of us, young or old, children or parents.!
I am writing this to you because of 3 reasons
1. Life, fortune and mishaps are unpredictable, nobody knows how long he lives. Some words are better said early.
2. I am your father, and if I don't tell you these, no one else will.
3. What is written is my own personal bitter experiences that perhaps could save you a lot of unnecessary heartaches.
Remember the following as you go through life
1. Do not bear grudge towards those who are not good to you. No one has the responsibility of treating you well, except your mother and I. To those who are good to you, you have to treasure it and be thankful, and ALSO you have to be cautious, because, everyone has a motive for every move. When a person is good to you, it does not mean he really likes you. You have to be careful, don't hastily regard him as a real friend.
2. No one is indispensable, nothing in the world that you must possess. Once you understand this idea, it would be easier for you to go through life when people around you don't want you anymore, or when you lose what/who you love most.
3. Life is short. When you waste your life today, tomorrow you would find that life is leaving you. The earlier you treasure your life, the better you enjoy life.
4. Love is but a transient feeling, and this feeling would fade with time and with one's mood. If your so called loved one leaves you, be patient, time will wash away your aches and sadness. Don't over exaggerate the beauty and sweetness of love, and don't over exaggerate the sadness of falling out of love.
5. A lot of successful people did not receive a good education, that does not mean that you can be successful by not studying hard! Whatever knowledge you gain is your weapon in life. One can go from rags to riches, but one has to start from some rags!
6. I do not expect you to financially support me when I am old, neither would I financially support you for whole life. My responsibility as a supporter ends when you are grown up. After that, you decide whether you want to travel in a public transport or in your limousine, whether rich or poor.
7. You honour your words, but don't expect others to be so. You can be good to people, but don't expect people to be good to you. If you don't understand this, you would end up with unnecessary troubles.
8. I have bought lotteries for umpteen years, but I never strike any prize. That shows if you want to be rich, you have to work hard! There is no free lunch!
9. No matter how much time I have with you, let's treasure the time we have together. We do not know if we would meet again in our next life.
Your Dad
Friday, 7 January 2011
Value of time!
To realize
The value of a sister/brother
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.
To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.
To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.
To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother
Who has given birth to
A premature baby..
To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize
The value of one second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident
To realize
The value of one tenth of a second:
Ask a person
Who has lost the Olympic Gold
Time waits for no one..
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when
You can share it with someone special.
To realize the value of a friend or family member:
Ask someone who has lost one.
Remember....
Hold on tight to the ones you love!
The value of a sister/brother
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.
To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.
To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.
To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother
Who has given birth to
A premature baby..
To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize
The value of one second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident
To realize
The value of one tenth of a second:
Ask a person
Who has lost the Olympic Gold
Time waits for no one..
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when
You can share it with someone special.
To realize the value of a friend or family member:
Ask someone who has lost one.
Remember....
Hold on tight to the ones you love!
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Conversation between a pencil & an eraser
Pencil: I'm sorry.
Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.
Pencil: I'm sorry bcos you get hurt b'cos of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller & smaller each time.
Eraser: That's true but I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though 1 day, I know I'll be gone & you'll replace me with a new 1, I'm actually happy with my job. So pl. Stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad.:)
I found this conversation between pencil&eraser very inspirational. Parents are like eraser whereas their children are pencil.They are always there for their children , cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way, they get hurt & become smaller (older&eventually pass on).
Though their children will eventually find someone new(spouse)but parents are still happy with what they do for their children &
will always hate seeing their precious ones worrying or sad.
Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.
Pencil: I'm sorry bcos you get hurt b'cos of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller & smaller each time.
Eraser: That's true but I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though 1 day, I know I'll be gone & you'll replace me with a new 1, I'm actually happy with my job. So pl. Stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad.:)
I found this conversation between pencil&eraser very inspirational. Parents are like eraser whereas their children are pencil.They are always there for their children , cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way, they get hurt & become smaller (older&eventually pass on).
Though their children will eventually find someone new(spouse)but parents are still happy with what they do for their children &
will always hate seeing their precious ones worrying or sad.
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Why Me????
ONE PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS LIFE!
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon Champion was dying of AIDS which he got from infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.
From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?
To this Arthur Ashe replied:
"The world over, 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals & when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'.
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?'
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon Champion was dying of AIDS which he got from infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.
From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?
To this Arthur Ashe replied:
"The world over, 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals & when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'.
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?'
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