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The End and The Beginning: The Eternal Cycle

2013-03-04T15:06:00.000+05:30

Every end is marked by a new beginning.

After the worst destruction, slow reformation begins.

Even the darkest nights give away to gentle sunshine.

The imminent beginning of our Universe was preceded by its "ultimate" destruction.

After a deadly apocalypse, the budding life soon blossoms.

If you point out any end of the circle, that same point is also the beginning.

Every destination is also a beginning of a new journey.

Your mission reached or failed, your goals fulfilled or not, your dreams realized or broken;

Your past was good or bad. Regardless, it's not the end.

Remember-

Everything has happy endings; if it's not happy, it's not the end.

If you think it is the end; then it's also a sign of a new beginning.

Never give up, Keep trying, Keep shining and most importantly:

Keep Trailing on Your Untrailed Path.

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Hospitalized but still I fly -An Inspiring Poem for World Cancer Day

2013-02-04T14:25:00.000+05:30

Today is World Cancer Day. Each year 4th of February is celebrated as "World Cancer Day" to increase the awareness about Cancer- Word's Deadliest Disease. Each year 13.6 million people are diagnosed and 7.6 million people die of Cancer.

This poem celebrates those who let their spirits, hopes and courage fly unbounded even when Cancer has imprisoned their bodies. Each verse has been written to represent the flight of a bird.

"Eyes wet, hands are shaking;

For test reports you're waiting.

When you hold it, you wonder,

How could it all go wrong, still ponder.

Those silent prayers yield this answer?

That you're diagnosed with cancer.

The body is hospitalized but not the heart or soul;

Dreams, Passions, Emotions, my love and my goals

Cancer can take away few tissues or cells;

But can't really harm my true inner-self.

All it needs a little try

Like a bird rising in the sky,

All the suffering I defy,

I don't fear, Look into its eyes,

Like a bird rising in the sky

Unchained, Unharmed, Unbeaten I fly.

The nurse comes and pricks the needle in

Drop by drop, the medicine pours in.

The muscles twitch and the head's spinning,

A rush of pain, through the skin.

The clocks ticking, the hope flickering;

It's a tough battle to win.

The body is hospitalized but not the heart or soul;

Dreams, Passions, Emotions, My Love and My Goals

Cancer can take away few tissues or cells;

But can't really harm my true inner-self.

All it needs a little try

Like a bird rising in the sky,

All the suffering I defy,

I don't fear, Look into it's eyes,

Like a bird rising in the sky

Unchained, Unharmed, Unbeaten I fly.

Lost the hair but not the hope,

Climbing through this steep slope.

The body feels weak, but the heart's strong;

Everything's getting right which was once wrong.

Now the chemo is a habit and radiation a trip;

The climb is almost done, don't loosen the grip.

The body is hospitalized but not the heart or soul;

Dreams, Passions, Emotions, my love and my goals

Cancer can take away few tissues or cells;

But can't really harm my true inner-self.

All it needs a little try

Like a bird rising in the sky,

All the suffering I defy,

I don't fear, Look into it's eyes,

Life a bird rising in the sky

Unchained, Unharmed, Unbeaten I fly.

Now I don't sigh and I don't cry asking,

"Why I?"

Now the tears are dry and with sparkling eyes;

I fly high in the enthralling sky.

I fly, I fly."

Please Share and Spread, If you Hope, Pray and Believe in a World free of Diseases like Cancer. Share if you Care, Who knows? You might save a Life...

The Boy and The Holy River- A story of Love, Loss and a Great Purpose

2012-09-22T12:07:00.001+05:30

It had been less a year since the boy had begun to row boat in the river Ganges in the famous city of Benares in India.

The boy remembered floating paper boats in the roadside streams in rains while his father rowed the larger boat in the river. He had no mother or siblings. And one day his father went very far in the river but never returned. He didn’t go to school, but knew how to row boat; so he lent one, gave ride to tourists who gave him money in return.

The boy hated the river for she took away his father yet he depended on it to feed himself.

One day the boy sat on his boat crying heavily while a fellow boatman was trying to console him “The boat owner has beaten me again! He said if I don’t bring him back enough money, he’ll lent the boat to someone else and would throw me in the river to die just like my father. But the wicked tourists are so rare now-a-days.”

“Don’t worry! Diwali is near and in the night all people of the city and far beyond, go for boating. You’ll earn more than enough.” the boatman said, the boy looked at him; he was twice of his size and also stunk twice as much. He nodded. The boy impatiently waited for the day of Diwali for he hadn’t earned much money.

Finally the day arrived, the banks were more crowded than ever and there were more boats than he had ever seen. He waited eagerly for tourists to ride in his boat but boatmen older than him kept on pushing his boat far from the ghat*, so the boat was out of reach of tourists. It was getting dark and young girls and old women were floating earthen lamps in the river and on the ghats, the priests were worshiping the river, holding and moving lamps in clockwise circles in Aarti*, people were worshiping, clapping and carried the lamps in their boats. The chants were enchanting. It was a magical experience: whole river turned golden- red, the light slashed through the darkness of new moon night and lightened everything. The boy was so lost in the experience that he had almost forgotten why he was there, until a strange man with shaved head, deep eyes and saffron robs appeared, asking for a boat ride accompanied with a woman who also wore similar robes.

The boy rowed the boat with the man calmly sitting and woman cherishing the view. “It’s so enchanting Man of Wisdom!” she exclaimed. “This man is made up of flesh and blood, how can he be made up of wisdom?” the boy asked, looking confused. The woman laughed, the man smiled but the boy only got more confused.

“10 years ago when I came here for the last time, the city was less developed but the river was cleaner. The water was so clear that you could see the beautiful fishes and could drink the water but now it stinks” the man said. “Yes! The city is developed; they’ve even got pizzas here, traditional though. I bought one from a pizzeria on the ghat, it’s delicious!” the woman said in an excited tone. “Firangan*, come to my house and I’ll make dal-roti* for you, and you’ll forget the taste of pizzha.” the boy said defensively.

“The people from around the World come here to bathe in the river to wash their sins, drink, store and carry this water thinking it’d bring them good luck, pour it in the mouths of new born and dead ones citing it’d purify their bodies, use it to wash their idols thinking the Gods would be pleased, float lamps thinking that the river would grant them wishes and fulfill their desires and throw the remains of the dead ones thinking they’d go to heaven. This city is most ancient in the world and the river is the reason that people still flourish here. Half of Indians still live on its water. The whole Indian civilization exists because this river exists.” the man said looking blankly at distance, while the boy and the woman calmly listened.

After a pause, he continued “Yet these same people throw industrial waste, pour the drainage of cities, sewage from their homes, wash their animals, throw trash, submerge idols and dead bodies, wash their clothes, utensils, excreta and pollute the river. The water is unfit for irrigation let alone drinking.” Man of Wisdom said with moist eyes. On hearing this, the boy suddenly looked nauseated and dropped the oars. He was about to vomit in the river but Man of Wisdom turned his head and he vomited in the boat.

“You’re right. We call this river our mother yet rape it everyday. It gives us so much but we always want more and more.” the boy said sincerely. “Your City of Burning, Learning and Earning owes it all to the river.” Man of Wisdom said. “My mother was cremated on that Manikarnika Ghat” the boy pointed to one bank; “I learnt to row boat from my father there on Assi Ghat” the boy pointed in the horizon “And earn mostly from boating around Dashashwamedh Ghat.” the boy said, that’s all he could make from Man of Wisdom’s statement.

“Do you want to do something for the river?” Man asked. “Yes! I won’t pee in it anymore!” the boy said, woman laughed but Man of Wisdom became serious. “You also drink its water and give it back, completing the cycle, eh?” he asked in a loud tone. “You know wisdom, you can’t control sometimes when you’re in the middle of the river and ghats are too far. But I’d do anything you’d say to save the river.” the boy said firmly.

“Paint your boat with positive messages and…” Man said; “It’s not my boat” boy said; “I’ll buy you one” the woman said. “OK but I can’t read, how would I know if the message is positive or negative?” the boy asked again. “Would you like to go to school? I also want to do something for the river; I’d stay and teach children here love the city and river. We’ll boat together, organize campaigns and ask other tourists and residents to help” the woman said. Both boy and Man of Wisdom nodded in affirmative.

They had come far in river where there were no other boats. It was all dark but the lamp in their boat was beaming, fighting with the wind and the darkness.

Three months later…

“Can we three people really make the river Better, while millions still pollute it? What three are to millions?” the boy asked, looking depressed. They had bought a few boats, began a small school where children were educated for free and their families were avowed to protect the river and not to contaminate it. It was funded by the royalty from books, the profits from woman’s farms in Canada and the income from the boats. Soon Man of Wisdom’s disciples from around the planet joined the campaign and it also gained the support of local activists and enthusiastic tourists.

“All great things begin with small efforts. All big achievements begin with simple ideas and passionate people. Now from three we’re three hundred, soon we might become thousands and as the number of people who protect and clean the river increases, the number of people who pollute it decreases. May be one day everyone would care and no one would dare to pollute it. We live and work for that future.” Man of Wisdom said calmly and darkened the "WE" on an awareness poster he was making.

The boy on hearing this ran to his boat, abruptly he slipped on the stair of the ghat, rolled down and fell in the river, the water was deep as the boats were tied there. The boy was an excellent swimmer, but his shirt was stuck in an anchor on the river floor and despite his best efforts he couldn't swim above to breathe. He tried to scream for help but even more water filled his mouth. He was out of air and was suffocating badly, the darkness was filling his eyes and the sun, which was moving with movement of water above him, was slowly disappearing. "I'd meet my father" he thought. Suddenly a violent thrust of water caused by under water currents teared his shirt and threw him out of water, he caught the edge of the boat. He had learnt to read and he saw the writing on his boat:

The Mother always protect us, it's time we return the favor.

He climbed over the boat, he only had a few bruises. Grateful, he bowed with folded hands and thanked the river: his mother. He was resolute, he'll do anything to protect her, like she just protected him and return the favor.
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Meaning of Hindi Words used:

Benares: A prominent ancient city, on the bank of Ganges now known as Varanasi.

Ghat: Stairs on the river bank leading to river.

Aarti: A ritual of worship with lamps and songs, offered to a deity.
Firangan: Used here in the sense of a foreign woman.

dal-roti: Most simplistic Indian food.

Assi, Manikarnika and Dashashwamedh Ghat : Three most important ghats in Varanasi.

Click: To know more about Ganges, the Pollution in Ganges and the ways to reduce pollution. To know more about the city of Varanasi and about Diwali: The festival of Light

PLEASE take some simple, small efforts to save our rivers. Spread positive messages, use recyclable products, use phosphate free detergents, don’t throw away trash, sign petitions for Govt to take actions, encourage any farmer of your acquaintance to not use pesticides or insecticides, if you live near a river educate yourself and your children about the importance of protecting rivers.

If you like this story, then please share it with others.

Remember: It’s still in our hands to recover our rivers from most of the damage, 50 years later it won’t be possible. Then our children would struggles for fresh water and would blame us for ruining the water sources. According to most experts, third World War would be fought for water! With you small efforts, you can help in avoiding it.

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गंगायर्पणमस्तु

The Dark of the Night - A story about finding Light in the Darkness

2012-09-04T11:03:00.000+05:30

It was a cold dark night. Two men were chatting around fire, which was so feeble that neither of them was visible nor it could possibly provide them any comfort from the cold.

“All the wrong things happen in the night. All robberies, murders, even the devils like us are born because of the night.” one of them said while sharpening something over a rock. The other laughed a strange laugh as if chewing something. “I made a rhyme, I made a rhyme” he said in a very excited tone and then sang:

“In the Dark of the Night,

When everything gets out of sight.

Kill, steal, thrill before they put on the light;

Only idiots waste time thinking what’s wrong or right.

Before you take out the life, treasure their face with their fright;

Signal thy mate, rush to the window, quick and bright.

Don’t be scared of jumping from that height,

A robbery needs, you have that might.

We go for the kill, alright?

In the Dark of tonight!”

The man finished the song and bowed, while the other man tapped the knife on the rock as if clapping in praise. “Am just waitin’ for that little tinkilin’ candle light ove’ there, once they blow it out and begin to get naughty; we’re gonna go and slit their throats. That rich bogus would regret keeping money at his house.” he said, sliding his finger over the edge of the knife which was now sparkling with blood.

“I want his wife, as a squeeze, she’s a little cute thing. I see her at temple everyday. You sure, the King’s soldiers won’t interfere?” the man who was chewing, asked. “How’d they know if anything wrong gonna happen here? Walk like a shadow, attack like death and come out like silence.” the other replied.

Soon the candle was blown out and it was completely dark. The two men climbed the house with utmost care. “Cut the throat first” they thought and each one cut the throat of the person near him, on their bed, in their sleep. “Take everything you want” they thought and parted each other to open two treasure chests of the rich merchant. “Rush to the Window” One of the man appeared at the window. “Get lost again in the Dark of the Night” he thought but suddenly he realized his brother isn’t there. “Teeny!” he screamed his name. “I’m bitten! There was a snake in the chest! I also killed that sweet woman. Nothing’s right, in the dark of tonight! Come brother, help!” Teeny cried out loud. His brother instead tried to open the window but to no avail, it was locked. “How the hell it can get locked? It was open earlier!” he cried. Suddenly a spear struck him in the leg and he fell back.

“Fleeing? Leaving your little brother here to die?” the man knew the voice, he was right: it was the General. The soldiers had captured both the thieves, the one bitten by snake died; while the other kept crying and apologizing.

“Thank you sire!” The rich merchant, with his wife on his side said, bowing. Two mannequins, with red color flowing through their throat were lying on the bed. The thieves were fooled at every step and were finally caught. “How did you know, that we’ll rob here?” the thief asked. “Your brother followed the merchant’s wife everywhere; she complained of it to her husband, who in turn consulted to me. We tracked and saw & were delighted to find it was you. The most dangerous thief in the whole empire. We knew your brother would tell you about merchant’s wealth so he could get his hands on his wife. We knew your methods and let you in and caught you.” the general said. The thief was later put on trial and sentenced to death.

The merchant’s wife sat next to him and sang:

“Look outside it’s Beautiful Twilight,

Turn on the lights, let everything look bright.

With all their might, on their duty were our brave knights,

Now the scoundrels have been caught, Ah! What a delight!

No matter how bad it might get, in the end, the right always wins the fight,

Whether it’s in the bright of the day or the Dark of the Night.”

The merchant embraced her in an admiration and awe. He was filled with prideful joy at having such a courageous and wise wife. Then he blew out the candle without any fear. The darkness again dawned everywhere.

On A Slow Suicidal Track- An Inspiring poem for quitting Smoking on World No Tobacco Day

2012-05-31T16:08:00.000+05:30

"Hiding from my wife and children, I secretly walk out of the house;

I can't resist the feeling that this smoking arouse.

I light up the cigarette every hour without a brake;

Though I'd love to live long, but I know I'm walking on a Slow Suicidal Track.

Though I love her a lot, but still we often fight;

The never ending discussion of what is wrong and what is right?

I'd love to somehow fill our relation's ever occurring cracks;

Though I want to live a happy life, but with smoking, I know I'm walking on a Slow Suicidal Track.

In the price of my expensive cigarette, a hungry soul could have a meal;

In the time I finish one, 50 children would have lost their lives, it's true but seems so unreal.

I never knew with my one cigarette so much was at stake;

Though I'd like to save their lives but with smoking I find myself on a Slow Suicidal Track.

My kids don't come close to me, my breath repels them;

My wife won't love, my parents won't talk, my life, it is mayhem!

They all in one voice say, if I don't quit smoking, there won't be many candles on my birthday Cake;

I know they're right, but still I haven't quit, I'm still walking on this Slow Suicidal Track

Though I'm pretty young but I can't walk long, don't feel strong, I feel very old;

"This Cigarette is a medicine my friend", Oh! It all began with this lie that jerk sold!

The blood, the cough, the cancer and tar have filled up to my mouth and my neck;

And I being an idiot still walked on the Slow Suicidal Track.

I don't want to suffer it all just to light the fire and to give in to my pity desire;

If I don't quit I'd lose it all, now to quit it forever is what I aspire.

I suffered a lot, I had enough, this misery has to end and now there's no turning back!

I Stop, I Quit, I know I have walked enough on this Slow Suicidal track.

Please listen my friend, if you use tobacco or smoke it too,

Don't give in, the quitting is hard just in the first day or two.

Now since you've begun don't fallback, attack! there's nothing you lack,

There's no use on walking on this, let's smack! this dirty Suicidal Track!"

On this

World No Tobacco Day

Quit Smoking!

Choose Life over Death, Choose Merry over Misery!

End the Suffering, begin the Living!

1216 people quit smoking everyday, by dying!

Please don't be part of this statistics.

If you agree with the message of the poem and you know someone who smoke, then share, pass it on and spread the words, so more people can live.

We Human, can always, have always and will always triumph over the darkest Maligns! And this is just a pity desire. Throw the cigarettes into the trash. This time let this misery smoke and disappear into this air, while you take the fresh air.

One in six person die because of smoking. To put this into context, in the US alone, tobacco kills the equivalent of three jumbo jets full of people crashing every day, with no survivors. On a worldwide basis, this equates to a single jumbo jet every hour. Source- Wikipedia (Health Effects of Smoking).

If you smoke you're a danger not to your self but to people around you, people you love, the whole society and the whole Humanity! There is a chance that 33% people around you will get the cancer and die due to Passive Smoking (Passive Smoking)

This poem is part of a collective project to make the World a Better Place, called The Project for A Better World Without Diseases, Disaster and Despair, click for more information.

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Tears of the Sky -An Inspiring Poem for Earth Day

2012-04-22T03:19:00.000+05:30

Has this thought ever came into your sight?

When you looked up in the Night?

The falling rain as the tears of the sky?

The loud thunder as its loud cries?

What do you think why do you cry?

When you're hurt or someone has blown dirt in your eyes?

This is what happens with that beautiful sky,

When it rains without season as the sky cries.

'Cause you put smoke and dust in the eyes of the sky,

The toxins from industries rising up and high.

Now the trees are cut and the rivers are dry,

Most creatures you've killed as the living ones sigh.

Why do you always curse your mother?

The mother who suffered pain but still gave you birth?

Though you may not agree but there's still another,

The Mother who gave everything, you call earth?

And my selfish friend what would you say to your children?

When they'll live and die below the hot sun.

Without Water, food, Trees or Greenery, with just hunger, thirst and a barren land.

From yourself you run now, from your children then would you run?

Blossoming Fields, Blessing Greenery and a Happy Earth, if you want to see,

Save Water, Plant more trees and don't waste the Energy.

Don't throw what you can eat and save the Electricity;

We don't mean don't use, but please use efficiently

Don't cry, don't make excuses, don't be sad or get mad;

There's still time for us if together all of us try.

On this Earth Day see the Better World that we can have ahead,

Now let's stop the tears of the earth and tears of the Beautiful sky.

"Happy Earth Day"

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A World without 3-D :The Project for a Better World - A Beginning

2012-04-14T20:46:00.006+05:30

"I want to take my last breath in a World without 3-D,

The 3-D are Diseases, Disasters and Despair.

A World without cowardice and scarce,

Where everyone lives their life without hardships or fear.

A World without Hunger and Diseases,

Where physical and mental suffering ceases.

Everyone gets and eats, to them whatever pleases,

An Unchained Harmony of Cured Human spirit, finally itself releases.

A World without Instability and Disasters,

Where millions aren't wiped by Nature's holocaustic encounters.

More lives can be saved from Tsunami, Earthquakes, Floods and Fires,

And May no matter how long this fight lasts, our spirit never retires.

A World without Grief and Despair,

Where flow of life hasn't been damaged beyond repair.

Where being Happy isn't a challenge but a breath of fresh air.

And the World is free of problems, since everyone care.

A World without Suffocation and Pollution,
Where five Elements of Nature and its creatures are free of any intoxication.
A planet where Nature's resources are repleted after their consumption,
The Earth is served not as a God but as a Mother, with devotion.

A World without Biochemical and Nuclear arsenals;
Where survival of Life of Billions, don't depend on handful of people.
A World without Drugs, Crimes and Criminals,
A World which has defeated Slavery and Illiteracy, in howsoever long Battles.

A World with Peace without Terrorism, Disputes and Wars,

A World with equality without rich or poor class.

A colorful World without skin-color induced scars.

World blessed by Gods without fights for religion or caste.

Love me or Hate me, Be with me or Against me, Support me or Oppose me;

Call it stupidity, absurdity, falsity or impossibility or better come and join hands with me.

My life is devoted, now let it take whatever it may be;

But when I'll die, you'll see, I'll take my last breath in a World without 3-D."
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*The 3-D are Diseases, Disasters and Despair*
*And like all of you, I too Love 3-D movies :)*

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Summer's Here -A Tribute to Typical Modern Summer

2012-04-04T15:23:00.006+05:30

Summer's here and I'm buying a lot of cold drink,

Ignoring the small child looking hopefully at me.

Though I close my eyes and pretend not to see,

But he and million others don't even get good water to drink.

Summer's here and my mother asked me not to get out,

She asked me not to get out of my home.

But what about those who are always out,

Those who have no home?

Summer's here and my Grandma asked me to keep an onion when I go out,

As soon as I got out I took the onion & threw it out.

The onion rolled and reached a woman whose child was crying loud,

She thanked me and said he'll eat something today without a doubt.

Summer's here and my Girlfriend asked me to bath a day twice,

Surely I'll get the water, though most of the rivers have dried.

The crops are failing and the cattle have died,

But surely sweety, I'll bath twice.

Summer's here and my room's AC, fan & cooler are on,

At some far village, a boy's board exams are going on.

Studying in an oil lamp he has no fan or lights to turn on,

I lived in a village too I had the same, but now living in National Capital, I waste electricity on & on.

Summer's here and the life in summer is like an ice cube floating in the water;

A little of it can be seen while the most part is hidden.

We're indulged in our petty desires, leaving World's all pains for later;

And we don't do much to help those in need, as if it's God-Forbidden.

Summer's here and it will be gone & so will be the upcoming winter and the rain;

And we'll replace one pleasure with another just to run away from the pain.

So I guess that the World's problem will always remain,

Let us all stand up and do something rather than just complain.

We all will see the bright sun rising between the mountains,
No matter if it's the Summer or the Winter or the Rain.
We'll overcome the sufferings, the needs and the pain,
And we'll see it, when the Summer will be here again, this time we're so certain.

An Unexpected End of the World - A Story about our Last Chance to Save the Planet

2012-03-25T18:24:00.010+05:30

Image courtesy -UN Water

United Nations had called out to all the leaders of the World for what they called as the "Biggest Emergency ever". But still the huge meeting hall was almost empty with only a few leaders present, hesitating to take seats. "Should we begin? said one of the people sitting in the main row of the semi-circular hall. "Shouldn't we wait for all of them? It's a global problem" said one of the leaders. "No one else is coming, everyone's busy in their own country, if you're going to start it, you must begin now." said another.

Then the discussion began with different voices and opinions coming from different directions.

"What are the options? We can't produce water and food and then distribute among them, so they can led down their arsenals."

"We can deal with them later. First we must do something to stop our people from stealing, rioting, protesting, fighting and killing each other. The Police isn't doing its job, doctors and nurses aren't in hospital and fire brigades are burning buildings. It's because they all are busy stealing food, the Government's organization is out of control. Most of the food has been stolen. It's a total chaos! The World is on its knees."

“Do something about it later? The third World War has started and all the countries are fighting for water. We earlier thought that oil was everything and so we had enough wars for it. But then the oil just finished off and we began to produce fuel from trees but now we’re also losing it.”

“Yeah, with water depleting at such high rates that people are dying because they can’t even get water to drink, without irrigation crops are falling, so no food, without trees the air becoming more and more polluted and so less and less oxygen and we have no trees to produce fuel from.”

"How many deaths have been reported in past six months?"

"More than 170 million have died. The earth’s population has fallen to 3.5 billion from 9 billion in just 2 years. Never have been so many deaths occurred since the beginning of time. Never humanity lost so many lives."

"And in the past week?"

"More than 70 million have died and around 30 million in just past three days."

“All due to this III World War, right?”

“No, due to the violence and hunger and thirst.”

Then he showed a slide show in the huge screen. “The blue represents number of people and the red represents death.” He said. With each slide the red color kept on overlapping blue color and soon replaced all the blue color in the World’s map. “This would happen in the next six months. Handful of people living on small islands, or in bunkers with enough food and water will survive, the rest of us are not going to make it.”

“Why do you think this will happen? We can still make water from the sea?”

“The wars have destroyed most of the plants for water refining. We neither have people nor resources to build them again. Countries having fresh water are burning. Brazil and Africa are taken over by NATO,” he looked a little frightfully at few leaders “and we took over Canada. Israel has been destroyed for its small mount of water available in Jerusalem. Asia is on fire with Indonesia and Malaysia gone, China and India fighting, Russia surrounded by pre-USSR Nations. This isn’t even a World War, everyone’s fighting whoever they get and seeking old revenges. The World is on fire and there’s no way…”

“There must be a way! There’s always…” before the leader could finish his sentence, a very thunderous sound which was unbearable to ears, forced them all to kneel down and cover their ears. The glass windows, beautiful paintings, artifacts and lights, all were shattered. Glass pieces were flying and hitting them. They covered their face with hands but their hands were bleeding due to the wounds caused by flying glass pieces. Soon all the sounds seized. They were trying to realize what just happened.

A person came running and said, “Gulf countries are using nuclear weapons! US west coast has been wiped out. They had run out of water totally and so they thought to use them. They’ve reached Cuba, they’re comin…” the man broke down into tears and began to cry heavily and fell on his knees. He couldn’t complete the sentence. A few leaders fainted on just hearing "Nuclear Weapons", the United Nations had ruled out a nuclear Armageddon thinking the nuclear weapons have been eliminated from the Planet.

“Brothers we can only remember the great moments that we had in our lives, our loved ones and pray to the Almighty God now.” The UN Chief said, crying. They stood in a circle, with arms in each other’s hands. They closed their eyes, though tears still making their way out. They were thinking about the closest persons in their life, their best moments with a deep grief of leaving them all.

In just a few seconds everything was surrounded by intense light and extreme heat. Everything was gone.

The video had ended and the huge screen in General Assembly was filled with darkness.

All the seats of The UN General Assembly were completely occupied, as every representative of world’s 193 nations was present there. Usually each time a video ended they clapped and cheered because they generally dealt with what they have achieved but this time the hall was filled with silence as this video described what they were ignoring. They realized if these grave matters were not solved the World and its leaders might not have a bright future.

“Do you want our future leaders to see such a day? We ignore Water and Food and this video might look like a distant reality. But there was a time when in past, we thought that Global Warming and Environmental instability were discarded as “Distant Reality” and “absurd” but we’re seeing their adverse effects now and they’ll worsen in Future.”

The United Nations’ Security General picked up the glass of water that was in front of him and raised it. All the 193 nations’ representative did the same. “For World Water Day, all I’d say is Cheers!” “Cheers!” echoed in the hall. They all drank water. “Save water so your grandchildren may drink it too. It’s in our hands to make the World a better place and as World’s leaders, before anyone it is our responsibility.” He finished his speech.

“Heal the World” by Michael Jackson played in the background. The General Assembly of the year 2012 was complete.

Please save Water and spread the message. You don't want to leave such a wasted World to your children and their children, Right? Save the Planet. Thanks.

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - A Search for the Real Beauty

2012-03-13T11:09:00.005+05:30

Image Courtesy- Paulo Coelho, "The Zahir"

The boy was a computer scientist and a programmer in the World's largest Internet search engine company. He originally belonged to Europe but had moved to California, with his mother who was his only family member, soon after he got this job.

His mother, like all mothers, often nagged him about getting married. He put off the question by saying "I'll only marry the Most Beautiful Girl in the World, when I'll find her, I'll marry her." After listening this his mother became silent.

A few more years passed now the boy was around 27. All his colleagues in his office were married and so were his childhood friends and the handful of relatives he had. He felt very alone and thought that his life lacks happiness due to so much solitude, so he decided to begin his "Search" for the Most Beautiful girl in the World.

There was an another Internet company which was a Social Networking site. Almost all of the people of the World used it. The boy also wanted to have someone who was active on Internet so as to understand his work. He decided to begin his Search with this social network.

He hacked and accessed the Social Networking website's database servers and began his Search. He began with all the women and girls in the World which was almost 3.5 billion. He obviously couldn't marry this many people so he began to narrow down the whole number.

"The girl I'll marry shouldn't be older than me and shouldn't be a teenager", he thought. He entered an age limit and now he had 900 million girls that matched the age limits.

"The girl I'll marry should know English else how will I ever talk with her?" he thought. Now he selected all the girls that spoke English either as native or secondary language. The number was now 600 million.

"I think I'll marry a white girl" he thought and the number was 350 million.

He saw girls who have been just to high school, he decided that his ideal girl should at least have gone to college and have a degree. He set it up and the number was 320 million.

In the total number of girls, he saw many girls who were interested in things he didn't liked at all. He narrowed down the search by at least two similar interests and the number was 175 million.

"Her eyes should be either blue or green", he thought. But the problem was there was no data for eye color. He used his programming skills and designed a program which would scan profile pictures of the girl and would try to detect the eye color. He did this using face recognition technologies found in cameras. The number was now just 7 million.

He used the same software to eliminate those girls who colored their hair with strange- unnatural colors. "I love the natural color", he thought. The number was down to 4 million.

He had no idea on how to go on further. How to choose "The One" among 4 million girls. So he went back to his job. There he heard a girl who according to him sounded like a cat and he thought that for the most beautiful girl, the voice should also be considered. But again there was no data for voice and he didn't know which voice he liked. He spent his days listening to his favorite female singers analyzing and making up his mind for the voices he liked. Then he looked up the frequency range and created another software, which analyzed all the videos or audios ever uploaded by the people he was searching or they were either tagged in or were there in the video. Now the number was 90 thousand.

He searched random things like girls with no criminal background, politic beliefs, their thinking about religion, activities and if they can cook food or not. The number was still 20 thousand.

"Let's come to ultimate beauty now", he thought. He analyzed the faces of all the actresses he liked or the ideal image he had for the most beautiful girl. He decided how the nose should look, how cheeks should be aligned, what should be the ratio of forehead to rest of the face, how should be the chin. He used vector diagram techniques and kept on analyzing and adding more specifications. He came down to a final number of 17.

There were three girls in each continent, with two in Australia.
Now he didn't know how to find the most beautiful one out of the 17. He decided that he needs to become friends with all of them to know what the website could never tell.

He send friend requests, chatted with them, came to know more about them. Learnt what they like, how they think and so on. Finally he made up his mind just for one girl.

They began to talk online, then texting, then on phone and then through video chat and then not a single day or night went by when they both didn't talk.He told her that he loves her and she said she feels the same for him. He decided he'll propose her for marriage but then made his mind not to tell her. "I'll surprise her", he thought. He packed his bags and bought an air ticket to Brazil. After he reached in Rio, he knew where she would be, because he had talked about her routine.

He bought a bouquet of her favorite flowers and a pack of her favorite chocolates. He could see her across the road he was so mesmerized by her beauty that he began to cross the road. She looked like an Angel fallen to the Earth. He was happy that the search was finally over. Suddenly he hit a strange woman while walking. She looked very different and the boy thought "ugly". She didn't had eyebrows and her head was covered with a scarf. "She has lost her hair", he thought.

Leaving the strange woman, he again walked toward the most beautiful girl. She saw him and waved towards him, the boy was elated. He was a bit tense and was a little scared. "The moment when he'll ask her to become the partner of his life was near. She was still smiling and looking at him and she looked surprised.

It was a busy road and he was crossing it almost blindly. He didn't heard the horn, he didn't saw the bus coming; but he felt the jerk of the bus and how he was thrown into the air. The pain was unbearable. He was lying on the ground, bleeding. He was still looking at her, the "Most Beautiful Girl" he found and she also saw the accident. But suddenly a red Ferrari stopped in front of her and after the pause of a moment, she jumped in. The car moved away. The boy saw it and then closed his eyes.

After a week.....
The boy woke up in a Hospital. He gained conscious after a week. He only remembered how the most beautiful girl was the darkest girl from the inside, who didn't even looked at him when he almost died in the accident. He was now beginning to believe that he wasted all of his time in search for the Most Beautiful Girl in the World, who doesn't even exist.

He now opened his eyes and looked at his side. A woman was sitting there. She was wearing a loose scarf and she didn't had any eyebrows or eyelashes and looked very pale and thin. The boy remembered her, she was the same woman he hit while reaching to the so thought "Most Beautiful Girl".

Suddenly the doctor appeared and congratulated him for getting out of comma. The doctor told him to be thankful to the woman sitting here who donated her blood. He explained, "Miss Emma's blood group is O negative which can be given to anyone, so she's a universal donor. She recently recovered from Cancer and had her Chemotherapy, so we had to perform a few tests to make sure if blood donation was possible. No blood that matched your blood group was immediately available at the Hospital, it was immediately needed else you'd have died. But after the tests we found that she could donate you her blood. She is free from cancer now. And yes, she also brought you here driving in her car and broke a few traffic laws by hitting a few cars, she's still learning how to drive." The doctor smiled and so did Emma.

The boy felt a big relief in his heart. The search for The Most Beautiful Girl in the World was finally over. She was sitting next to him and was smiling.

He learnt what real beauty actually is and was thankful to have found it.

You're Missed- A Tribute to people who lost their lives in Japan Earthquake and Tsunami last year

2012-03-11T16:43:00.002+05:30

"It was dark, it was black,

Then the disaster that came;

What could you do? It was too much to take;

And then we knew, nothing would be same.

When I think of you, my heart aches;

But with me will remain- The memories, the moments and your name...

Living your memories, cherishing your praise,

Now you're gone to a far off place,

And all I'm left with is the bitter emptiness;

But I stop my tears thinking you might be at a better place.

The pain you suffered, the wounds you gained;

Losing everything, not even the Hope remained.

What do I do now, with everything that we planned?

When I look up now, I don't see your helping hand;

And you're gone, I guess on my own, I'll have to stand.

I just wish somehow we could escape this unexpected end.

Living your memories, cherishing your praise,

Now you're gone to a far off place,

And all I'm left with is the bitter emptiness;

But I stop my tears thinking you might be at a better place.

I miss you, I remember you;

No one could have kept me away from you.

I'm so empty, incomplete without you.

But now I want to reach to you.

I Hope someday soon I'll be with you.

Till then I miss you, I remember you."

Rest in Peace, You're missed...

-Man of Wisdom

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I Hope Someday Cancer will just be a Zodiac Sign

2012-02-07T10:46:00.004+05:30

Image Courtesy- Hope Against Cancer, Hope for Cancer Research Charity, Leicestershire & Rutland's local Cancer Research Charity

Each year 4th of February is celebrated as "World Cancer Day" to increase the awareness about Cancer- Word's Deadliest Disease.

Each stanza in the poem describes the difficulties a Cancer patient faces. The first stanza describes the pain & hopelessness of diagnosis, the second describes treatment & its effects and the last one deals with defeating the Cancer and be Positive. The main message in chorus urges everyone to join hands and eradicate Cancer from the Planet If we all stand together, it's possible.

"When darkness falls onto your door;
Would you even see the light of another day? You're not sure.
Though great memories & caring people provide an armor,
But the Hope has gone, leaving days & nights of painful horror.
The Suffering grows each day, you think you don't want to Live anymore;
Because you think it's the end of your world, what's there to live for?

Though I don't feel your pain, the way you do;
But I'll do whatever it takes to help you make it through.
If we all Unite, Together it is Possible;
Because we Humans have always Triumphed over the Darkest maligns.
I Hope Someday Cancer will just be a Zodiac sign;
And till we see that day, we'll keep on trying.

When you feel like that Beast has taken your Beauty away,
And you think, if you go in the crowd, you'll lose your way.
Don't listen to people, let them say whatever they may;
Trust me, You're more Beautiful with your every new Birthday.
Each day the Sun will give new Hopes with its blazing rays;
And just take those medicines without any delay & soon everything will be okay.

Though I don't feel your pain, the way you do;
But I'll do whatever it takes to help you make it through.
If we all Unite, Together it is Possible;
Because we Humans have always Triumphed over the Darkest maligns.
I Hope someday Cancer will just be a Zodiac sign;
And till we see that day, we'll keep on trying.

Welcome! Here you come like a Soldier back from the War;
With that Victorious Smile & a few Proud Scars.
Now you're at Home & those Bitter memories are far,
And no more Hospital's Empty-Whiteness, everything's the way you like, your familiar.
My life would have been Shattered without you, you're its Strong pillar;
And now when Darkness comes in my life, you're always there like a Bright Guiding Star.

Though I don't feel your pain, the way you do;
But I'll do whatever it takes to Help you make it through.
If we all Unite, Together it is Possible;
We Humans have always Triumphed over the Darkest maligns.
I Hope someday Cancer will just be a Zodiac sign;
And till we see that day, we'll keep on trying, Keep on Trying, KEEP ON TRYING, TRYING, TRYING, AND TRYING!!!"

Please Share and Spread, If you Hope, Pray and Believe in a World free of Diseases like Cancer. Share if you Care, Who knows? You might save a Life...

Love - The Most Powerful Weapon in the World

2011-11-20T22:05:00.002+05:30

A tyrant king, who dreamt of taking over and ruling over the whole world, was searching for someone who could guide him. He heard a lot about a wise man, popularly called as Man of Wisdom. He heard that Man of Wisdom knew everything and always helped others in their problems, so the king decided to pay Man of Wisdom a visit.

He said,

“I want to become the most powerful king in the World. I want to own every piece of land in every corner of the world. I want that everyone bows to me and the whole world knows my name. I want that every coin, be it gold or silver or bronze, bears my mark and bears my name.” he stopped.

“Nice” said Man of Wisdom sarcastically and then asked, “Why do you come to me?”

“I want to defeat the neighboring empire. But the problem is that it is a very big kingdom.

It has a huge powerful army with all kinds of weapons. Their army is stronger than mine. But I hate that Empire and its king. I want to start my campaign of taking over the world with him, but I have no weapon strong enough to face him and my army is outnumbered.”

He paused then again said,

“So I want you to tell me about the most powerful weapon in the world. Something that has never even been built; that can move mountains, win over the world and thus can fulfill my dreams. Tell about some mighty weapon and how can I create it and use it against that king.”

Man of Wisdom looked and smiled at him; then he said “To become the mightiest person in the world that never was, you’d have to perform mightiest sacrifices that were never ever made. Do you have the willingness to do that?”

“I’ll do anything you want me to do. Tell me and it will be done.” The king said.

The Man of Wisdom paused for a moment and said, “Give me your sword, it won’t be needed. I’ll make you win over the whole world without ever having the need to use your sword.”

“How would I ever win the war against the mighty neighboring king without my sword? Would you give me even more powerful sword?” The king asked Man of Wisdom, he looked confused.

“You want to win over the king or win over the whole world?” Man of Wisdom asked the king.

“I want to win the whole world, but I want to start with that King.” The king replied.

Man of Wisdom who was sitting now stood up, walked near to the king and said,

“Then I’ll give you even a more powerful weapon but you already have that weapon with you. All you need to do is to awake it.”

“It would expand your borders without battles. You won’t own every area of world but people would dedicate their lands to you. Without bloodshed, you’ll have the blessings of people. And coins having your name and mark would reach in every area of world. This is the might of this weapon but it’s a very unconventional weapon.”

“Without wars? Is it even a weapon? What is it called?” the king asked hesitatingly.

“It’s called love. Love is the most powerful weapon in the world.

While other weapons kill the ones you hate;

Love kills the hate itself, leaving other unharmed.” replied Man of Wisdom.

“I did not come here to listen to your preaching. Tell me about the weapon or I’ll cut your head off.” The king who took out his sword and pointed to Man of Wisdom, said angrily.

“It’s tiny matter to me if you cut my head. I have lived enough of my life. I have traveled all the lands that you dream to conquer. Think for yourself. Your economy is deprived, there is no trade and no ally that you have, your tiny state has almost no resources, people are depressed, your small army has primitive weapons. How would you ever conquer the world with this?” Man of Wisdom calmly said.

“You have a fair point old man. Tell me what should I do? I’ll do whatever you tell me to do.” a bit depressed king, who put his sword back, said.

“You must do what I say.

For now do these steps, when done come back to me. I’ll tell you what to do next. Do them son, strange they might sound they’ll change the world we live in and would carve your name in all the books of history.”

“First allow the people to come to your state from the state of the king you hate. Eventually, he’ll allow your people to freely roam in his country too. This would help to dilute the borders. And it would increase the cultural activities in your country. When people will see other cultures they will try to preserve their culture, still appreciating the other culture.

Then secondly, begin trade and exempt fee on imports even when they take fee on your exports. Soon they’ll also stop taking any extra fee. This would generate enough employment for your lazy and unemployed people.

Then thirdly, visit that country by yourself. Talk about peace and discuss the common problems of both state and invite him to visit your country. When the emperor comes to this country, welcome him with open arms show him how the friendship of both states is for the good and great of both states.

Then fourth thing that you should do is to allow people to freely express their opinion and problems. For this organize meetings with people go and visit some of the people. This would help you to see the problems you’re people are facing and eventually solve all the problems of your people.

Lastly, allow the common practices of your army and his army. This would help to train the corrupt soldiers of your army. Soon they’ll learn the techniques of war. Send both armies to fight and punish the bandits, dacoits, thieves, terrorists and other violent elements that disturb the peace of the region and bother the people of your land. This would increase discipline in both countries and people would feel happier and safer.”

Man of Wisdom finished. The king had ordered his ministers to write down everything.

“I begin my work from today. I’ll come to you for advice from time to time.” The king said.

“You’re always welcome” Man of Wisdom said.

The king left and actually began executing what Man of Wisdom advised him. Soon, people visited each other’s countries, trades began, poverty vanished from the land, both kings frequently began to visit each other’s countries, people recognized both kings, the armies that were deployed on the borders were sent for better purposes. Dacoits, bandits, thieves, terrorists were captured. People began to live happily and soon forgot the borders within the two countries. It was somewhat a joint ruler ship of both kings in both countries.

These two countries were in a vast peninsula, in which there were other four small countries. These two merged countries were popularly called as 'Union'.

The news of prosperity of this land reached into the other countries. A foreign alliance decided to defeat the other four small countries first and later the large Union of the two countries.

Spies reported this to the kings of small countries which finally after much discussion decided to join the Union. They came to the kings of the Union.

The king decided to visit Man of Wisdom for advice on whether to allow other nations to join the Union. He told Man of Wisdom about the problem.

Man of Wisdom said, “Immediately add all four nations to your union. Combine the army and tackle the foreigners. The combined power of armies of six nations would easily defeat the foreign conquests. When they run away follow them up to their lands and occupy them too. Establish peace and harmony in neighboring lands too with the help of the other kings that support you.

Now with the addition of these four nations, you’d have coastline and sea within your territories, begin trades with far lands and spread the word about how effective the strategy of forming Union and merging borders is. Spread the message of peace. And yes, start minting the coins that contain name of all kings forming a free trade and business without any worries in all the land. And setup administrators that will help to notify about the problems of far small places in your lands.” Do this and come back letter.

The king did exactly as he was told. Soon the borders expanded and the foreign attackers were successfully evaded, then followed and their lands were also occupied. New kings were crowned who spoke of peace, harmony and followed the same principles as of the Union. Soon other small states also joined Union for protection and improved economical conditions. The Union kept on expanding with new kings joining. It was spread into four continents, each and every country joining them.

But still two continents called “The New Lands” were very far and weren’t connected to the main Union. But strong trade and the spread of words about elevated condition of people in the Union, helped people in the new lands to join the Union too.

No nation in any continent was forced to join the Union. They joined it happily by their own choice.

Soon almost every big and small nation was part of the Union. People lived happily with each other, sharing what they have and helping others was their common trait.

Ignoring the differences of skin color, languages, cultures and environment; people lived peacefully with love and harmony.

The king that used to dream about taking over the whole world was respected in each and every corner of the world. People bowed to him with all their respect. The coins bearing his name and his mark were preserved by the people as everyone wanted to treasure the memories of their beloved king. Even the other kings of different states of the Union respected him and with all their honesty called the greatest ruler in the whole World.

His dreams of taking over the whole world were finally realized, without any bloodshed. This much is the power of Love!

Did you like the story? The idea of how Love is actually the most powerful weapon in the world? If other tyrants and kings would have used it, the world would have been a much better place. All people would be living with peace and harmony and no war or violence would have been ever made.

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The boy, the mother and the cherry tree - A touching short story

2011-10-25T21:16:00.004+05:30

The 6 year old boy was playing in the small garden in his house. The garden had a few small shrubs, plants and a few trees. There were many plants with beautiful flowers and a few with strange leaves. But out of all, the boy liked the cherry tree most.

Whenever the boy asked his father about the tree, he always replied, “Your mother planted the tree.”

But the boy had never seen his mother. He never knew how she looked as they didn’t have any photograph of her. He played in the garden with other children, most of who went to the same school as him. They always talked about their mothers loudly and that was when the boy felt silent.

He heard a lot of things about mothers from his friends from the school.

The boy didn’t know what motherly embrace is. He didn’t know how mother would have protected him from bad weather and would have snatched him away from difficulties. The boy never had sweet desserts and cakes his mother would have made. The boy missed his mother a lot and so he always stayed around the cherry tree. After all, his mother planted the tree…

The boy lay asleep below the cherry tree. It began to rain, but the boy stayed dry and harmless, because the small tree protected him. A few gentle drops falling from the leaves touched his face, he woke up slowly. It was getting dark, so he went back into the house. He switched on the light his room and looked through the window. The tree was completely pink due to the flowers blossoming on it. He imagined the tree as a woman, with pink hair and white clothes with silver lining. The boy began to cry, he never missed his mother so much and he again felt asleep.

Soon seasons passed. The blossoming flowers were now delicious cherries. Though his mother wasn’t there but his father often made cherry pie, muffins, cakes and crumbles. The boy loved them all. No matter what time or which meal, if he would eat something, it must contain cherries.

The boy would do most of the activities below the cherry tree. Playing, studying, eating and sleeping in the day. The cherry tree wasn’t just a tree for him anymore; it became a part of his life, a part of his every day to day activity.

The boy still missed his mother a lot but he now appreciated cherry tree more and more because he understood why his mother planted the tree. Though she left him, she was still with him, in the form of this beautiful cherry tree.

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Top 10 Qualities of Mahatma Gandhi & why you need to learn them

2011-10-02T16:53:00.011+05:30

Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2nd October, 1869. This day is also celebrated as the International day of Non-Violence in his honor. Mahatma is made up of two Hindi words Mahan- Aātma; meaning great soul. In this month let's remember this great soul. When asked about what message he would like to give to the world, Gandhi said, “My life is my message” Here are 10 great strategies and virtues we should learn from the Great life of Mahatma Gandhi. All the quotes are by Mahatma Gandhi:

1. Faith in self-

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”

Also,

“Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning.”

Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t a great orator, didn’t had a very attractive physique, lived a life of simplicity and avoided limelight as much as he could, but still he is regarded as one of the Greatest persons to have ever walked on earth. The reason is he always believed in himself. He believed that he has a great responsibility to free his country and he had complete faith in himself. He knew he’d a play a significant role in the freedom of India and so he did. His faith in himself triggered the faith of millions of Indians in him.

Remember-

“All of us have great abilities and great responsibilities. All of us play a very significant role in the flow of History. The reason we never realize is because we never believe we can have a worldwide impact.”

2. Resistance & Persistence-

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you and then you win.”

It was very tough to lead the Independence movement of a huge country such as India and that too with non-violence and against the violent and cruel British army. Gandhi was beaten a lot of times, a lot of times he was left alone, bleeding and lying on the ground and sometimes it seemed that he won’t see the sun, next day but each day and each time he faced the opposition, he resisted, he persisted and he got through all the opposition.

Remember-

“When you fight for a noble cause and you know that you’re doing the right thing you’ll face the opposition. The opposition make everything seem worse, you may feel like you’re the only one standing for your cause and the whole world is against you. That’s the time you might feel like giving up but you must resist the opposition, and must persevere to make your dreams come true.”

3. Forgiveness-

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

Mahatma Gandhi was thrown into jail, beaten on the roads; many people conspired about his death and tried to assassinate him. But he forgave them all. He always forgave the people that might have hurt him in any way.

Remember-

“What people don’t understand is that forgiveness is not only a great quality but it’s also somewhat a selfish act; When you forgive the people that might have hurt you or caused you some problems, you let go of the negativity associated with that event. Also, forgiving people causes a long lasting positive impact on their lives and builds everlasting relationships. So remember to forgive everyone, issue a blank pardon and forgive everyone.”

4. Learning from mistakes-

“Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.”

Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t perfect from the beginning. When he was child, he lied, he stole, and he fought and was too much after material things. Not all his actions were praised around the globe. Some of his actions were condemned in his own land. He made mistakes throughout his life but he never made the same mistake twice. He failed but he learned from it and achieved success.

Remember-

“We’re all humans and making mistakes is a part of being human. But we should always stop and take a look at what mistakes we did and why they happened. If we learn from failures and mistakes, they’d eventually turn out to be as grand success in life.”

5. Strength of Character-

“There are seven sins in the world: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice and politics without principle.”

Mahatma Gandhi was a man of great character. He kept himself away from the materialistic desires, always favored the truth and honesty, he condemned violence, he was married but still he was celibate and was himself a pure vegetarian. He was celebrity and was covered on the front-page of all the important newspapers in the world at that time. But still he lived the life of simplicity and discipline.

Remember-

“Anyone can fool around when given a chance to but only the people who live a life of discipline, great character and have urgency in day to day affairs are the people who reach their destiny and become famous.”

6. Love but never hate-

“Whenever you’re confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.”

This is a quality most of the people would have difficulty to adopt. But this is a quality often found in great people. It was present in the Buddha, Christ and in other great spiritual leaders. This was something Gandhi adopted from his ideals.

Remember-

“When you avoid a fight and instead walk out of the arena with your opponent, both having a smile on their faces: it might look stupid. But it actually works in your favor. Two things you’ve won- the fight without even actually fighting and a good friend that might help you in the ups and downs of life. Actions like this help in building everlasting relationships.”

7. Truthfulness-

“Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.”

Most of the people reading this post would not know that before becoming a freedom fighter, M.K. Gandhi was actually a lawyer. Most people would wonder that the profession of lawyer requires much cunning and lying but still Gandhi never resorted to lying. He promoted truth throughout his life. He always called truth as his most powerful weapon.

Remember-

“While lying might serve your purpose for a short time, truth lasts forever. If you say the truth every time and to everyone, you don’t have to remember anything. While one lie triggers even more lies, Truth stands for itself.”

8. Live in Present-

“I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.”

Gandhi believed in living each moment at fullest and concentrating at the task in hands. He didn’t waste his time looking back at the past or wondering what would happen in the future.

Remember-

“Concentrating on the present benefits you in two ways: it let go you of the worries of the past and the future but also it increases your efficiency at the task you must focus. It sorts out your priorities and help you to avoid procrastination.”

9. Take the first step and Do it anyway-

“Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it”

Gandhi himself suffered from the menace of procrastination when he was in school and later on when he went to England to learn law. Then he devised this method of taking first step in faith and doing the task anyways. He knew that not all the actions that he’d take would be important but he knew that they will have important results later on.

Remember-

“If you don’t do something about it, it will never be done. The great tasks in future should never be at the mercy of leisure and laziness. If you want something to be done the best thing is begin it and do it anyway.”

10. Non Violence-

“My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realizing Him”

Also,

“An eye for an eye would soon make the whole world blind.”

Mahatma Gandhi is known in the whole world for his principles of non-violence. He never resorted to violence and has won the war of independence of India just by non- violence. In his memory and honor, today “International Day of Non-Violence” is observed worldwide. If human resort to and resolve their problems and conflicts peacefully, without violence and cooperating with each other, thousands of innocent lives can be saved, that are often lost in wars.

Remember-

“Wars can never actually solve issues, wars can only terminate them.”

In the end, a quote by Gandhi that would help you to reach your destiny-

“Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny.”

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"In God's own words: Why every Human is Great?" - An inspiring short story

2011-10-01T20:14:00.005+05:30

Gaia holding the earth and looking at the God

Gaia, the Goddess of earth was unhappy because all the creatures that lived on earth didn’t use up all of their unique capabilities. Gaia complained this to the God. God pointed his finger towards apes, few of which turned humans by using their brain and working with their hands. Gaia watched the growth of humans; as they also started to alter their characteristics and extracted earth’s natural resources. Then, the same human resorted themselves to vices of lust, desires, stealth, greed, hunt, denomination, anger, arrogance, bragging, gluttony, craving for power, wants…

This made Gaia unhappy; the entire human race made her sad and deepened her pain. In these dark times, when most of the human followed unfair paths and resorted themselves to vices and evil, a few human forged their character to greatness with discipline and diligence. They were called as Great people all around the earth and were honored and respected everywhere. They delighted Gaia the most. But still they were very few and only one or two of them would born in many centuries.

Finally Gaia requested God to reform humans on earth; so she could be happy and live peacefully. She also doubted that if she didn’t go to God, the human, who were increasingly indulging themselves in “World Wars” would soon annihilate themselves by fighting with each other.

God appeared before Gaia, smiled and said: “You’re most unique among all your brothers and sisters; the planet you held responsibility for is also the most unique. I understand your urge to see divine nature in human.” God paused for a few moments and then said,

“So, from now on, each and every human would be born with the same abilities. They won’t be great from the births but they’ll become great by their endeavors. Their only mission on the earth would be to find what they love; their destiny and then they’d have to keep trailing towards it. Whatever they’d need in order to reach their destiny would be always available, either around them or within them.

In this way every human would be able to stand among the great men and be great himself.”

God said and then disappeared. Gaia was smiling, she knew all her sons and daughters are great and would keep delighting her by their great deeds...

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Through the Dark times- An Inspiring Poem

2011-09-25T16:48:00.006+05:30

The poem was written by Man of Wisdom in one of his terrific journeys. The poem deals with what Man of Wisdom dealt at that time: oppositions, suffering, defeats, nervous breakdowns, being left alone, humiliation, no interest in life’s day to day activities and then, finally he thought about giving it all up and getting rid of all the seemingly impossible difficulties by letting his life go. He thought that ending his life would also put an end to his miseries. Just before jumping from the edge of the very high mountains, he was passing through, he blamed God because he never himself doubted God's presence but still he was facing these fiasco. He lost his hope and he stopped believing in his destiny. He stopped trailing on his Untrailed Path…

He was going through the darkest times of his life, but still he was Man of Wisdom. He believed in God throughout his life and like the tiny light glittering at the end of the long dark tunnel, he thought about going through his difficulties one more time even if it might turn out to be his last try. He did because he never actually gave up on a single thing he really wanted from the bottom of his heart.
He took out a parchment, dipped a feather in the ink pot and began to write. He wrote every problem he was having and for that he had to use lot of parchments. After writing every problem, he thought about solutions. He couldn’t think of any solutions in the beginning but he kept on trying; soon solutions began to come in his mind. He was getting hope because every impossible and incomprehensible thing was becoming comprehensible and seemed extremely easy to him. He could feel the extreme positiveness bursting from his body, heart and soul; he was making cheerful sounds that echoed through the dark valley, he was scared to step into. Finally his poetic instincts reached their peak and he added the last few lines. He looked at the parchment: everything was there- problems as well as solutions in just a few lines. He smiled and shouted again, "I'll make Through the Dark Times" “Through the Dark Times” echoed back from the dark valley:

“When fate is playing you like a puppet,

And people are crushing you like a doormat.

When everyone ignores you like air,

And there’s no one who care.

When you think someday you will prevail,

But no day ends well.

When your favorite act is to mourn,

And you become a lorn.

When love is a fantasy,

And smile an audacity.

When your powers become lame,

And good memories are left only in frames.

When doing best is like a dream,

And getting rest is like a grim.

When you try to pay attention,

But it ends only with a tension.

When everyone becomes inconsolable,

And your enemies become invincible.

When every effort becomes useless,

And others are fearless.

When you want to finish,

But you can never start.

When your goals have fallen,

And your aims are ruined.

When losing becomes habit,

And loneliness the only friend.

When the land where you sow becomes barren,

And the place where you lived destructed.

When you’re one step away from death,

And all you’re left with is broken faith…

What the World can do anymore to you?

Is there anything that can save you?

Hear the God asking, “Is that enough?”

Dare to reply, “That’s all you’ve got!?”

Find the spark in the ice,

Your past works deserves a prize.

You can not be described in words,

Because you’re a Man against the World.

Only hammering and heating change the iron into steel,

Now let’s see what happens when steel meets steel.

You fought against all odds,

Now don’t stop for any thoughts.

The mightier your will,

The mightier you will

Desires are illusions,

But trust your perception.

There will always be obstacles and time will always be swift;

Don’t waste any moment or your every endeavor will drift.

Surviving the struggles, beholding the aims;

Winning the grapples, to be the Master of the Game.

Leave out all the rest, to become the greatest;

And when you’ll do so, you’ll be there the place no one knows…”

He took his bag, put his ink pot and feather in it and with the poem in his one hand and the walking stick in the other, He stood up.

He raised his head and looked at the high mountains, and the deep valleys, the dark forests and thorny roads that awaited him. It was getting dark but he felt the blaze of a thousand suns within himself; the dark times were over. He knew his journey was very difficult and would test all the skills he has learned so far. Keeping this in mind, He took first step in faith, and then he began to walk…

And as about giving up his life? “Life and Death are in the hands of the Gods. But I have a Destiny to fulfill and a mission to accomplish.” the Man of Wisdom thought.

Now he was trailing on his Untrailed Path and had the full faith in his Destiny; the shaky road seemed familiar again. After all the years of pain, suffering and crying; Man of Wisdom was finally happy and hopeful. He was smiling and in these dark times: that is an audacity... (‘When smile becomes Audacity’ – the Poem).

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The Untrailed Path of Man of Wisdom

2011-09-24T16:52:00.002+05:30

You might be wondering, who is "Man of Wisdom"? What does the "Untrailed Path" means?
Well before I start posting stories about Man of Wisdom's life, his teachings and how he can simply inspire you or help you change your life; I'd like to tell you more about Man of Wisdom and make you familiar with him and his philosophy.

Man of Wisdom is someone who has better understanding of life and how to live it. But there is also one thing we can't overlook: A single person on the planet can't be perfect about philosophies, can't be wise enough to guide people who have lived in different times and would probably not know about everything; for example- if something worked a decade ago or it worked a hundred years ago doesn't mean it would also work now or a decade later or a hundred years later.
Also, if some strategy works great at one place doesn't mean it would work fine all around the globe, for example- if the camel is used in the Sahara desert doesn't mean that it should also be used in the Prairies or in the Himalayas.

Thus when we think of someone who is wise or has cleverness and wits, we can't overlook the environment and the time around him. Anyone who is wise and clever and has enough intelligence to guide others must work hand in hand with time, place and environment to describe his point of view.

Hence, there can't be a single Man of Wisdom, because a single person can’t be present at all the places and all the times and so his expert views can’t be true everywhere. So Man of Wisdom is not a single person.
There are many Man of Wisdom, they are present in all the times and all the places. So why don’t I use “Men” of Wisdom, instead of “Man”? Simply because Man of Wisdom looks better and gives a better feeling to the whole context.

Now there may be many Man of Wisdom but at a particular place and in a particular time there is almost always only one Man of Wisdom. In some of the stories there may be two or more Man of Wisdom when they’ll be discussing and refining their own resolution about many things in life. There may be a few differences between different Man of Wisdom in different stories and that would be simply because of their time, place, environment or the ideas they want to imply in that particular story.

Being exclusive at a particular place and time and getting experience along the way in life is not enough to be called Man of Wisdom: You must have something that separates you from the crowd: Men of Wisdom have their Untrailed Path for it.

Some of you may know this beautiful quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson, who was himself a great Man of Wisdom,

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

This is what Untrailed Path is, a path no-one has ever walked upon or has chosen, is in its own way complete, new and exclusive. It often means that Men of Wisdom are different from others, they may suffer in doing most simple and trivial things yet may accomplish tasks which most people would call impossible. But above anything else, it means Men of Wisdom have destiny.

There is something that gives them inspiration, cheers them even when they are going through dark and hard times, something that motivates them enough to face the world’s ups and downs and the most important characteristic of destiny is that people enjoy working towards their destiny. It is something that doesn't feel like “work” to them, rather it feels like a pleasure to do something that helps them reach their destiny.
It is “by default” to them to get up in the morning before the sun rises and think about and pleasure themselves by working towards their destiny till the night. Men of Wisdom don’t even leave their destiny when they are sleeping, they still dream about it because it’s what they enjoy doing most. When they’re talking with people and doing everyday task; their destiny and how they have to reach there is still in their minds.

So,
“The Untrailed Path, is an exclusive right of Man of Wisdom, it is something that drives them towards their destiny, delights them and that is why they enjoy it most. It is their journey towards their final destiny”

Someone once said,
“The journey is more important than destiny.” And Men of Wisdom make the most of it, by enjoying their journey. Obviously destiny is important but all the importance of destiny lies in three words “It delights you and completes you.” And often reaching someone’s destiny may take days, months, years, decades and sometimes even a lifetime. How would you reach so far if it is dull, boring and doesn’t makes you happy?

The Man of Wisdom appreciate destiny and understands that it would make them superior happy but when the destiny is so far, and almost always it is very far and would take a significant time of someone’s life, Man of Wisdom believe in journey and appreciate it even more. That journey is the Untrailed Path.

An important question here: What Man of Wisdom and his Untrailed Path has to do with you? Well Somewhere in this post it is said "The Untrailed Path is an exclusive right of Man of Wisdom" Wrong! Obviously not, everyone on the planet has some destiny to fulfill, some mission on the planet that lies in why they were born and what they have to do here on earth? Everyone on the planet is important and whether they know it or not they play a central role in the History of the Whole World, They often alter the flow of History yet they don't know about it.
So it can be said that, every one of us may be at some point in our life, was or will be Man of Wisdom.As a matter of fact, we all are Man of Wisdom. We all have an Untrailed Path and we often know it but still we ignore it. And this ignorance often causes suffering and is almost always the root of our unhappiness. Well I'll stop here.

You may not have gotten the whole feeling of “Man of Wisdom” and the “The Untrailed Path” and may be what I mean precisely by Journey and Destiny. Well, it’s perfectly OK because it was just an introduction to get you a feeling of what’s still there to see. It was like a sightseeing of the shore while the vast ocean is still to be discovered and appreciated for its beauty and vastness.

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