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No one can hurt us without our consent - Real life story from Abraham Lincoln's life

2012-01-24T23:20:00.000+05:30

On the first day, as President Abraham Lincoln entered to give his inaugural address, just in the middle, one man stood up. He was a rich aristocrat. He said, “Mr. Lincoln, you should not forget that your father used to make shoes for my family.” And the whole Senate laughed; they thought they had made a fool of Abraham Lincoln. But Lincoln --- and that type of people are made of a totally

Perspective of view...

2011-11-27T23:17:00.000+05:30

Bangalore Book Festival Visit

2011-11-27T21:18:00.001+05:30

I visited Bangalore book festival today. It is the last day. I spent 3.5 hours. So many books.. really liked the collections.. I expected at least 50% of total capacity.. but I saw below average crowd overall (As I was a regular visitor of Chennai Book Festival so I am comparing against that).. This may be because of digital media increase or reduction in book readers or most of them

சரித்திர கதைகள்… தத்தளிக்கும் படங்கள்

2011-11-20T17:34:00.000+05:30

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சிவ பூஜையில் கரடி என்றால் என்ன?

2011-10-20T09:00:00.002+05:30

பூஜை செய்யும்போது தடங்கல் வந்தால், சிவ பூஜையில் கரடி வந்த மாதிரி என்று சொல்வார்கள். இதில் கரடி என்பது மிருகத்தை குறிக்காது. கரடி என்பது ஒரு வகை வாத்தியம். முற்காலத்தில் மன்னர்கள் சிவபூஜை செய்யும் போது, கரடி வாத்தியம் வாசிக்கச் செய்வர். இதைத்தான், சிவபூஜையில் கரடி என்பர். ஆனால், பிற்காலத்தில் இதுவே பூஜைக்கு இடையூறு ஏற்படுவது போல அர்த்தம் மாறி விட்டது. -- Thanks to Dinamalar

Some dreams

2011-08-07T22:00:00.004+05:30

பழமொழிகளும், விளக்கங்களும்! - பாகம் 3

2011-06-27T09:18:00.000+05:30

ஆறிலும் சாவு; நூறிலும் சாவு மகாபாரதத்தில் கர்ணன் ஐந்து பாண்டவர்களோடு ஆறாவதாகப் பிறந்திருந்தாலும் அவனுக்கு சாவு தான்; நூறு கௌரவர்களோடு இருந்திருந்தாலும் கர்ணனுக்கு சாவு தான்; எனவே சாவு என்பது நாம் நிச்சயிக்க முடியாத ஒன்று. விதிப்படியே நடக்கும். இதைத் தான் ஆறிலும் சாவு, நூறிலும் சாவு என்று முன்னோர்கள் கூறுகிறார்கள். கல்லானாலும் கணவன்; புல்லானாலும் புருஷன் இந்தப் பழமொழியைப் படிக்கும் போது ஒரு

பழமொழிகளும், விளக்கங்களும்! - பாகம் 2

2011-06-25T09:17:00.000+05:30

குருவிக்குத் தக்கன ராமேஸ்வரம் நம்முடைய தகுதிக்கும், வசதிக்கும் தகுந்தது தான் கிடைக்கும் என்ற அர்த்தத்தில் இந்த பழமொழி உபயோகப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது. அதென்ன குருவிக்கு தக்கன ராமேஸ்வரம், குருவிக்கும் ராமேஸ்வரத்துக்கும் என்ன சம்பந்தம். குறி வைக்கத் தப்பாது ராமசரம் என்பதே உண்மையான பழமொழி. ராமனின் அம்பு (ராமசரம்) குறி வைத்துவிட்டால் தப்பாது இலக்கை அடையும் என்பதே இதன் அர்த்தம். இதுவே நாளடைவில்

பழமொழிகளும், விளக்கங்களும்! - பாகம் 1

2011-06-23T09:15:00.001+05:30

சட்டியில் இருந்தால் அகப்பையில் வரும் இந்தப் பழமொழியின் உண்மையான விளக்கத்தை வாரியார் அவர்கள், குழந்தை பாக்கியம் இல்லாதவர்கள் கந்தர் சஷ்டியில் விரதம் இருந்தால் கருப்பையில் குழந்தை உருவாகும் என்று கூறுகிறார். பெண் புத்தி பின் புத்தி நெற்றிக்கண் எனும் ஞானக்கண், முதன்முதலில் பார்வதிதேவிக்குத்தான் இருந்ததாகப் புராணங்கள் கூறுகின்றன. பார்வதிதேவி சிவபெருமானுடன் சேர்ந்தபோது, தன் ஞானம் எனும் மூன்றாம்

Exceed Expectations...

2011-06-08T01:00:00.000+05:30

Meeting expectations is just doing what's expected. It's really just our obligation to others. Unfortunately, in some environments, it's so rare for anyone to meet expectations that doing so is perceived as something special... as if doing the right thing deserved an award and a celebration. Avoid that kind of thinking. Dismiss mediocrity. Meeting expectations and doing the right thing are

Danger Lurks by Dr. Noelle C. Nelson

2011-06-07T09:29:00.001+05:30

You watch the evening news, thinking, "How could things have gotten this bad?" The world seems to be going to hell in a hand basket. Another drive-by shooting, right on the heels of a bank robbery, and a woman ***ed in a mall parking lot in broad daylight. You shudder and flip to your favorite talk show—only to watch as the host asks, "How safe are you really?" and, "If you're the victim of a

Story Telling.. Is it an Art?

2011-06-05T21:28:00.001+05:30

Every time when my friend comes to me, he tells attractive stories. Sometimes I used to call him to hear some stories. All incidents in his stories are taken from real life but with added spices which liked by individuals. He changes the same story depends on different people or the crowd while adding those spices. I usually wonder from where he learnt this wonderful skill of story telling.

Three Questions for High Productivity

2011-05-30T09:21:00.000+05:30

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Ducks quack.. Eagles soar..

2011-05-29T21:19:00.002+05:30

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Work for work's sake

2011-05-25T09:39:00.000+05:30

Work for work's sake. There are some who are really the salt of the earth in every country and who work for work's sake, who do not care for name, or fame, or even to go to heaven. They work just because good will come of it. There are others who do good to the poor and help mankind from still higher motives, because they believe in doing good and love good. The motive for name and fame seldom

Just before communicating ANYTHING.. Read this..

2011-05-24T09:51:00.000+05:30

Note: I don't have a valid information whether it happened really in Scorates life or just for reference story teller used his name. Leave the names, but the inner meaning of conversation is excellent & very true. ===========================****=========================== One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher Socrates and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?” “

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011-05-22T22:21:00.000+05:30

On Friday, I saw "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" in 3D effects. As usual Johny Depp tried his level best to give a great adventorous - action movie, but it didn't deliver top notch hit due to lack of main storyline. In one line : It didn't live upto my expectations. Consoling by seeing earlier parts & eagerly waiting for better next part.

TED Talk that I liked - Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles"

2011-05-21T01:00:00.004+05:30

This video gives user how Internet is hijacked by many top tier companies. Very well explained in simple language. Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" TED Talks As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information

6 Heart-Healthy Oils for Runners at Runner's World

2011-05-20T01:00:00.000+05:30

If you stir-fry vegetables in canola oil and drizzle extra-virgin olive oil over salads, you're already loading up on healthy fats and antioxidants. "But just as runners experiment with different sports-nutrition products to optimize performance, we should experiment with different oils to optimize health and make food fun," says sports dietitian Dina Griffin, R.D. She explains eating a

How People around You can Affect Your Dreams

2011-05-19T01:08:00.001+05:30

It’s quite evident that life is not a destination but rather a journey. You just have to keep moving no matter what. You just have to keep moving until the very end. Your dream is your purpose for living but at times when a journey seems to lead to no where – when efforts seem to be of no use, you tend to loosen up. You need external factors. People to people influence can be of

Don't pretend.. Be the change..

2011-05-18T19:25:00.001+05:30

Two young women, daughters of a friend of mine, came to me tearfully, complaining about their father's harshness and lack of understanding. They were afraid to open up with their parents for fear of the consequences. And yet they desperately needed their parents' love, understanding, and guidance. I talked with the father and found that he was intellectually aware of what was happening.

Beware Of The Greatest Theif Of All Time - Your Doubt

2011-05-18T01:00:00.001+05:30

Is there anything worse than doubt? Doubt destroys good ideas, action, endurance, persistence, even hard work. Doubt – the cause of mediocrity; the fall of man, the cause of buried ideas, the child of negative thoughts, the brother of fear, and the friend of failure. Shakespeare once said, “Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” We doubt

Ant Story - About Rise and Fall of Organizations

2011-05-17T12:03:00.000+05:30

Ant story - Corporate Functioning

The clock is running!! Make the most of today

2011-05-17T01:00:00.001+05:30

These are age old statements about TIME, but still they are valid till end of the world. Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course! Each of us has such a bank. It’s

Thirukkural which I liked

2011-05-16T11:22:00.001+05:30

Despise not men of modest bearing; Look not at form, but what men are: For some there live, high functions sharing, Like linch-pin of the mighty car! Mighty in word, of unforgetful mind, of fearless speech, 'Tis hard for hostile power such man to overreach. With rising flood the rising lotus flower its stem unwinds; The dignity of men is measured by their minds. ---