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உடன் பிறப்பு இருந்தால் வாழ்வின் இறுதி வரை ஒரு நல்ல நட்பாய் அமையும் சிலருக்கு... உடன் பிறப்பாய் யாரும் இல்லாமல் ஏங்கிய எனக்கு என் வாழ்வில் நீ வந்த பின் அந்த எண்ணம் என்று மறைந்ததென்று கூட நினைவிலில்லை... சி்ல வருடங்களுக்குப் பின் இன்று உன்னுடன் பேசிய அந்த சில மணி நேரங்கள் நொடிகளாய் கரைந்தது... நம் பத்தாண்டுகால நினைவுகளை எண்ணி எண்ணி மிகுந்த மகிழ்ச்சிக் கடலில் இன்று நான்.... Dedicated to Parameswari Palaniswamy.... 😊

வறண்ட விழிகள்

நான் அந்த வறண்ட இருவிழிகளை என் வாழ்நாளில் முதன் முறையாகப் பார்க்கிறேன். அது ஒரு இரவு மணி 10.30 க்கு மேல் இருக்கும். என் கணவரின் தாயையும் தமக்கையையும் மைசூர் பேருந்து ஏற்றி விடுவதற்காக சென்று கொண்டிருந்தோம்.

எல்லோரும் முன்பு சென்று கொண்டிருந்தனர். நான் என் ஆறு வயது மகனை பிடித்துக் கொண்டே அவர்களுக்கு மிகுந்த தொலைவில் பின்பு சென்று கொண்டிருந்தேன்.

அது ரோட்டில் இருந்த பிள்ளையார் கோவிலின் பின்புறம். பின் இருபது வயதையொத்த இரு பெண்கள் உட்கார்ந்திருந்தனர். அதில் ஒரு பெண் நிமிர்ந்து என்னையும் என் மகனையும் பார்த்தார்.  பவுடர் பொட்டுடன் இருந்த அந்த முகத்தில் விழிகளும் விழிகளைச் சுற்றியும் வேறு விதமாக இருந்தது. ஏன் இந்த நேரத்தில் இங்கே உட்காந்திட்டு இருக்காங்க என்று நினைத்துக் கொண்டு அவர்களைப் பார்த்த படியே சென்றேன். இரண்டு நிமிடம் கழித்து மனதில் ஏதோ உரைத்தது. இதயம் படபட வென அடித்தது. ஆமாம். அப்பெண்கள் நம்மில் பலரால் விலை மாது என்று அழைக்கப் படுபவர்கள்.

எல்லோருக்கும் ஒரு பெயர் வைத்திருக்கிறொம். நமக்குத் தெரிந்ததெல்லாம் அது மட்டும் தான். அந்த விழிகள் இப்போதும் என் கண் முன்னே நிற்கின்றன. அழுது அழுது கண்ணின் ஈரம் வற்றி வறண்டு போன விழிகளாகத் தான் எனக்குத் தோன்றிக் கொண்டே இருக்கிறது.

ஆயிரம் விஷயங்களை ஒரு நொடியில் உணர்த்தின அவ்விரு வரண்ட விழிகள் ...

The Carpenter's House

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely  life with his wife enjoying his extended family.

He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house, " he said, "my gift to you."

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that we would have done it differently.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.  The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself  project.

" Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today".

 

Warren Buffet - The Second Richest man in World

There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity.

Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:

 

1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.
3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.
4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year.
He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO's only two rules.
 

Rule number 1: Do not lose any of your share holder's money.

Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.

7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.
8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.
 
His advice to young people: "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember:

A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.

B. Live your life as simple as you are.

C. Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good.

D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel comfortable.

E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.

F. After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life."









 

Where there is a will, there is always a way !!

A small but one of the best stories.... Go ahead n feel it best... :)

An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work.

His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation:

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Dear Son,

I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to misdoing the garden, because your mother always loved planting time. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot.If you were here, all my troubles would be over.

I know you would dig the plot, for me if you weren't in the prison.

Love,
Dad
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Shortly ,the old man received this telegram:
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"For Heaven's sake, Dad, don't dig up the garden !!That's where I buried the GUNS!!"


At 4 a.m.the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.

Confused,the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what happened and asked him what to do next.
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His son's reply was:
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"Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad It's the best I could do for you from here."

Moral of the Story:
"NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART, YOU CAN DO IT,. IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS NOT WHERE YOU ARE"

Give your 100%

A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had some sweets with her. The boy told the girl that he will give her all his marbles in exchange for her sweets. The girl agreed.
The boy kept the biggest and the most beautiful marble aside and gave the rest to the girl. The girl gave him all her sweets as she had promised.
That night, the girl slept peacefully. But the boy couldn't sleep as he kept wondering if the girl had hidden some sweets from him the way he had hidden his best marble.

Moral:  

If you don't give your hundred percent in a relationship, you'll always keep doubting if the other person has given his/her hundred percent.. This is applicable for any relationship like love, friendship, employer-employee relationship etc., Give your hundred percent to everything you do and sleep peacefully




 

45 Life's Lessons...

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your
   friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what
    their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry;
    God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
    But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life,
    don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.
    Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words
    'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone for everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of
    anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone
    else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."