LOVE IN ACTION

LOVE IN ACTION

One night a man came to our house and told me, “There is a family with eight children. They have not eaten for days”. I took some food and I went. When I finally came to the family, I saw the faces of those little children disfigured by hunger.

There was no sorrow or sadness in their faces, just the deep pain of hunger. I gave the rice to the mother. She divided it in two, and went out, carrying half the rice with her. When she came back, I asked her, “Where did you go?” She gave me this simple answer, “To my neighbors-they are hungry also.”

I was not surprised that she gave-because poor people are usually generous. But I was surprised that she knew they were hungry. As a rule, when we are suffering, we are so focused on ourselves we have no time for others.

poor but intelligent

Lateral Thinking

Many years ago in a small Indian village, A farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The Moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful Daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his Daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the Proposal. So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let Providence decide the matter. He told them that he would put a black Pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.  1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven.  2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.  3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into Jail.  They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field. As They talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he Picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two Black pebbles and put them into the bag.  He then asked the girl to pick A pebble from the bag.  Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have Done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you Have told her?  Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:  1 The girl should refuse to take a pebble.  2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag And expose the money-lender as a cheat.  3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order To save her father from his debt and imprisonment.  Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with The hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral And logical thinking.  The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with Traditional logical thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses The above logical answers.  What would you recommend to the Girl to do? Try to answer before scrolling down.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Well, here is what she did ....  The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without Looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path Where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.  "Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the Bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I Picked."  Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had Picked the white one. And since the money-lender dared not admit his Dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into An extremely advantageous one.  MORAL OF THE STORY:  Most complex problems do have a solution. It is only that we don't Attempt to think.

HUSBAND'S LAST WISH

There was a man who had worked hard all of his life and saved all of his money.

He was a real miser when it came to money.

When he became ill and knew he was dying he said to his wife, "Now listen, when I die,

I want you to take all my money and place it in the casket with me.

I want to take my money to the afterlife."

His wife gave her promise that when he died,

she would put all his money into the casket with him.

A week later he died. On the day of her husband’s

funeral his wife was sitting next to her best friend

and just before the undertaker closed the casket she called out

“Please, Wait a minute!” walked over

to the casket and placed a small brass finished box inside.

The undertaker then locked the casket down and rolled it away.

The next day her friend came around to visit and said,

"I hope you weren't crazy enough to put all of his money in the casket."

“I promised.” The widow replied “I'm a good Christian

and I couldn’t lie I promised him I would put all of his

money into the casket with him, so I did.”

"You mean to tell me you put every cent of his money in that casket with him?"

"Yes” said his wife . "I got it all together, put it into my account

and I wrote him a cheque, I thought if he can cash it he can spend it”

THANKS TO ASHA WHO SEND IT BY MAIL

Ducks Quack - Eagles Soar

No one can make you serve customers well....that's because great service is a choice. Harvey Mackay tells a wonderful story about a cab driver that proved this point. He was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing Harvey noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for Harvey .

He handed my friend a laminated card and said: 'I'm Wally, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk I'd like you to read my mission statement.' 
Taken aback, Harvey read the card. It said: Wally's Mission Statement: To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment. 

This blew Harvey away. Especially when he noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean! As he slid behind the wheel, Wally said, 'Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.' My friend said jokingly, 'No, I'd prefer a soft drink.' Wally smiled and said, 'No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, water and orange juice..' Almost stuttering, Harvey said, 'I'll take a Diet Coke.' 

Handing him his drink, Wally said, 'If you'd like something to read, I have The Wall Street Journal, Time, Sports Illustrated and USA Today..'As they were pulling away, Wally handed my friend another laminated card, 'These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd like to listen to the radio.' And as if that weren't enough, Wally told Harvey that he had the air conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for him. Then he advised Harvey of the best route to his destination for that time of day. He also let him know that he'd be happy to chat and tell him about some of the sights or, if Harvey preferred, to leave him with his own thoughts.. 
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'Tell me, Wally,' my amazed friend asked the driver, 'have you always served customers like this?' 

Wally smiled into the rear view mirror. 'No, not always. In fact, it's only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard the personal growth guru, Wayne Dyer, on the radio one day. He had just written a book called You'll See It When You Believe It. Dyer said that if you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself. He said, 'Stop complaining! Differentiate yourself from your competition. Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.' 

'That hit me right between the eyes,' said Wally. 'Dyer was really talking about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. So I decided to make some changes. I put in a few at a time. When my customers responded well, I did more.' 'I take it that has paid off for you,' Harvey said. 

'It sure has,' Wally replied. 'My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I'll probably quadruple it. You were lucky to get me today. I don't sit at cabstands anymore. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on my answering machine. If I can't pick them up myself, I get a reliable cabbie friend to do it and I take a piece of the action.' 

Wally was phenomenal. He was running a limo service out of a Yellow Cab. I've probably told that story to more than fifty cab drivers over the years, and only two took the idea and ran with it. Whenever I go to their cities, I give them a call. The rest of the drivers quacked like ducks and told me all the reasons they couldn't do any of what I was suggesting. 

Wally the Cab Driver made a different choice. He decided to stop quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles. 

How about us? Smile, and the whole world smiles with you. 

The ball is in our court! 

A man reaps what he sows. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up... let us do good to all people. 

Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar.

BE INDIAN BUY INDIAN

YOU CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO THE INDIAN ECONOMY BY FOLLOWING FEW SIMPLE STEPS:-

Please spare a couple of minutes here for the sake of India.

I got this article from one of my friends, but it's true. I can see this in day to day life.

Here's a small example:-

Before 12 months 1 US $ = INR 39
After 12 months, now 1 $ = INR 50

Do you think US Economy is booming? No, but Indian Economy is Going Down.

Our economy is in your hands....

INDIAN economy is in a crisis. Our country like many other ASIAN countries, is undergoing a severe economic crunch. Many INDIAN industries are closing down. The INDIAN economy is in a crisis and if we do not take proper steps to control those, we will be in a critical situation.

More than 30,000 crore rupees of foreign exchange are being siphoned out of our country on products such as cosmetics, snacks, tea, beverages, etc... which are grown, produced and consumed here.

A cold drink that costs only 70 / 80 paisa to produce, is sold for Rs.9 and a major chunk of profits from these are sent abroad. This is a serious drain on INDIAN economy.

We have nothing against Multinational companies, but to protect our own interests we request everybody to use INDIAN products only atleast for the next two years. With the rise in petrol prices, if we do not do this, the Rupee will devalue further and we will end up paying much more for the same products in the near future.

What you can do about it?

1. Buy only products manufactured by WHOLLY INDIAN COMPANIES.
2. ENROLL as many people as possible for this cause.....

Each individual should become a leader for this awareness. This is the only way to save our country from severe economic crisis. You don't need to give-up your lifestyle. You just need to choose an alternate product.

All categories of products are available from WHOLLY INDIAN COMPANIES.

LIST OF PRODUCTS

COLD DRINKS:-

DRINK LEMON JUICE, FRESH FRUIT JUICES, CHILLED LASSI (SWEET OR SOUR), BUTTER MILK, COCONUT WATER, JAL JEERA, ENERJEE, and MASALA MILK...

INSTEAD OF COCA COLA, PEPSI, LIMCA, MIRINDA, SPRITE

BATHING SOAP:-
USE CINTHOL & OTHER GODREJ BRANDS, SANTOOR, WIPRO SHIKAKAI, MYSORE SANDAL, MARGO, NEEM, EVITA, MEDIMIX, GANGA , NIRMA BATH & CHANDRIKA

INSTEAD OF LUX, LIFEBUOY, REXONA, LIRIL, DOVE, PEARS, HAMAM, LESANCY, CAMAY, PALMOLIVE

TOOTH PASTE:-
USE NEEM, BABOOL, PROMISE, VICO VAJRADANTI, PRUDENT, DABUR PRODUCTS, MISWAK

INSTEAD OF COLGATE, CLOSE UP, PEPSODENT, CIBACA, FORHANS, MENTADENT.

TOOTH BRUSH: -
USE PRUDENT, AJANTA , PROMISE

INSTEAD OF COLGATE, CLOSE UP, PEPSODENT, FORHANS, ORAL-B

SHAVING CREAM:-
USE GODREJ, EMAMI

INSTEAD OF PALMOLIVE, OLD SPICE, GILLETE

BLADE:-
USE SUPERMAX, TOPAZ, LAZER, ASHOKA

INSTEAD OF SEVEN-O -CLOCK, 365, GILLETTE

TALCUM POWDER:-
USE SANTOOR, GOKUL, CINTHOL, WIPRO BABY POWDER, BOROPLUS

INSTEAD OF PONDS, OLD SPICE, JOHNSON'S BABY POWDER, SHOWER TO SHOWER

MILK POWDER:-
USE INDIANA, AMUL, AMULYA

INSTEAD OF ANIKSPRAY, MILKANA, EVERYDAY MILK, MILKMAID.

SHAMPOO:-
USE LAKME, NIRMA, VELVETTE

INSTEAD OF HALO, ALL CLEAR, NYLE, SUNSILK, HEAD AND SHOULDERS, PANTENE

MOBILE CONNECTIONS:-
USE BSNL, AIRTEL

INSTEAD OF HUTCH

Food Items:-
Eat Tandoori chicken, Vada Pav, Idli, Dosa, Puri, Uppuma

INSTEAD OF KFC, MACDONALD'S, PIZZA HUT, A&W

Every INDIAN product you buy makes a big difference. It saves INDIA. Let us take a firm decision today.

BUY INDIAN TO BE INDIAN - We are not against of foreign products.

WE ARE NOT ANTI-MULTINATIONAL. WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE OUR NATION. EVERY DAY IS A STRUGGLE FOR A REAL FREEDOM. WE ACHIEVED OUR INDEPENDENCE AFTER LOSING MANY LIVES.
THEY DIED PAINFULLY TO ENSURE THAT WE LIVE PEACEFULLY. THE CURRENT TREND IS VERY THREATENING.

MULTINATIONALS CALL IT GLOBALIZATION OF INDIAN ECONOMY. FOR INDIANS LIKE YOU AND ME, IT IS RE-COLONIZATION OF INDIA. THE COLONIST'S LEFT INDIA THEN. BUT THIS TIME, THEY WILL MAKE SURE THEY DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.

WHO WOULD LIKE TO LET A "GOOSE THAT LAYS GOLDEN EGGS" SLIP AWAY?

PLEASE REMEMBER: POLITICAL FREEDOM IS USELESS WITHOUT ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE

RUSSIA, S.KOREA, MEXICO - THE LIST IS VERY LONG!! LET US LEARN FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE AND FROM OUR HISTORY. LET US DO THE DUTY OF EVERY TRUE INDIAN.

FINALLY, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU CAN'T GIVE UP ALL OF THE ITEMS MENTIONED ABOVE. SO GIVE UP AT LEAST ONE ITEM FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY!

We would be sending useless forwards to our friends daily. Instead, please forward this mail to all your friends to create awareness.

"LITTLE DROPS MAKE A GREAT OCEAN."

PLEASE TRY TO BE AN INDIAN.....

ONE SET OF MANNERS

A distinguished lady, noted for the fine family from which she came, was once presented at the court of the Queen of Holland. 

Later, the wife of a minor government official asked her how she happened to know the proper way to behave, before a queen. 

“I really didn’t know,” the woman replied. “But I have only one set of manners and I use them all the time.” We should have one set of manners, too. We should always be gentle, kind and most of all, loving. 

Treat the rich and the poor, the attractive and the unattractive all the same, because each is a reflection of God Himself. And how you treat them, is a reflection of what kind of a person you are!

Person in your life

People come into  your life  for a  reason, 

a  season or  a lifetime. 

When  you know  which  one it is  you, 

will  know  what to do for that  person.. 

  

  

When  someone is in your life for a Reason, 

it  is  usually  to meet  a  need  you have expressed, 

They  have  come to assist  you through a difficulty, 

to  provide  you with guidance and  support, 

To  aid  you  physically, or spiritually. 

They  may  seem  like  a  godsend  and they are. 

  

  

They  are  there  for  the reason  you need them 

to  be, Then , without  any  worngdoing on, 

your  part  or at an inconvenient time , 

this  person  will  say or do something to bring, 

the  relationship  to  an end. 

  

  

Sometimes  they die, Sometimes  they walk away, Sometimes  they act up  and force  you to  take a 

stand. 

  

What  we  must  realize  is  that  our need 

has been  met, our desire  fulfilled, 

their  work  is done. 

The prayer you sent up has been answered  and, 

now  it is time  to move on. 

  

Some  people  come into  your life for a Season 

because  your turn  has  come  to share, 

grow  or  learn. 

  

They  bring  you an experience  of peace or, 

make  you laugh, 

They  may teach  you  something  you  have never 

done, They  usually  give  you an unbelievable, 

amount  of joy, Believe  it , it is real. 

But  only for a season. 

  

  

Lifetime  relationship  teach  you lifetime lessons, 

things  you must  build  upon in order to have 

a solid  emotional  foundation, 

Your  job  is to accept  the lesson, 

love  the person  and  put  what you have learned, 

to use  in all other  relationship  and  areas of your life, it  is  said  that love is  blind but friendship is clairvoyant. 

  

Thank  you  for being a part of my life 

whether  you were  a reason , a season or a lifetime. 

  

10 TIPS TO INTERNET POSTING

When you post online, the name of the game is usually to share your ideas and opinions, or even snippets from your personal life. It should be fun. Unfortunately, online posting also opens the door for a whole series of potential wrongdoings, from slander and online bullying, to identity theft and crimes that target young people. Still, these days, most of us want to and do post online. So, here at Scambusters, we've put together our 10 Rules to make online posting safer. 1. First, Golden Rule #1. Never post anything -- words, pictures, videos, links, emails, blogs, comments and tweets -- that you're not happy for the whole wide world to view. Because that's the potential of the Internet. There is no hiding place. No matter how secure or obscure a site is, there is always the risk that it can be hacked, and no matter how little interest you think other people would have in what you said or did, someone you thought you could trust may forward or link to the contents you intended to be private. 2. Golden Rule #2. This follows directly from Rule #1: Think before you post. This was the catchphrase for the 2010 Safer Internet Day campaign, aimed mainly at young people. But it applies to all of us every day. Some other "think first" tips: * Don't post things that aren't true or allegations that you can't prove -- you could land in legal hot water. * Don't victimize or bully other individuals (anonymously or not). You could cause a personal tragedy and end up in jail. * Don't fire off a comment based on an instant gut reaction that you might regret later. * Don't copy someone else's comments or ideas and pass them off as your own. * Watch your language! 3. Names. Be careful how you use your name. Avoid using your full name. Even a nickname could spell trouble -- for instance, if it says something suggestive about your character, if it's a name you already use with others who know your real identity, or if it's made up from your real name (say, from your initials). First names are best, unless yours is extremely unusual. These days, many people do use their full names for online posting -- on social media sites and blogs for example. Just know that in doing so you're raising the risk of becoming an identity theft victim. 4. Photos. Bearing in mind Golden Rule #1, don't post photos you wouldn't want everyone to see. Full face, high resolution photos may be "snagged" (copied) and used for identity theft. Some people don't know how easy this is to do with any photo, with just a couple of clicks. Also, as a matter of etiquette, don't post photos of others without their permission, unless you're prepared for the consequences if the other person doesn't think it's funny. For preference, use photos in which identities are obscured. And, as a general rule, don't post photos of children online (especially not other people's children without permission). If you want to share photos of your kids, put them in a private online album, accessible by invitation or password. Or email them directly to your friends. 5. Addresses. Keep your postal address and your main email address private. That doesn't guarantee it won't fall into the wrong hands -- postal addresses, for instance, are a matter of public record. Set up and use a "disposable" email address for posting -- either one you can delete if it gets into the hands of spahammers (intentionally misspelled) or a different one for each time you have to give it. By the way, you can easily give away your address accidentally -- by posting a photo of yourself outside your home. 6. Phone number. Why would you ever want to give out your phone number to the rest of the world? OK, crooks might be able to find it in a phone book, but to prevent identify theft or even abusive calls, don't post online. 7. Comments. We all have a point of view on pretty much everything we read on the Internet. If you want to post online with a comment, many sites ask for your name and email address which, they say, is not for disclosure. Why take the risk? Use your first name or even a made-up name, and a temporary email address. And apply Golden Rule #2 -- think before you post. Usually, you can't take back what you said. Even deleting your comment doesn't guarantee it hasn't already been read and stored somewhere else. 8. Keep it closed. As with the child-photo guidance given above, consider having a closed group on social networking sites that can only be accessed by invited users. 9. Read the fine print. Most sites where you can post online comments have a set of rules about how they can use your comments and any personal details you provide about yourself. These rules are usually viewable via a clickable link to "Privacy Policy." Make a point of reading this before posting. And if there isn't a privacy policy, beware! 10. Don't tell. Don't give information about your planned movements which would let a burglar know when you're not at home. See these useful Scambusters issues about posting your whereabouts online and about protecting yourself from burglars. And don't give other information that would not only help identify you but also provides useful material to ID theft crooks -- like your car registration (or even a photo of you with your identifiable car), Social Security number (duh, of course), your age, and even your marital status. All of this info can be used to build a "picture" of you for identity theft. By following these 10 rules you can still have fun when you post online, and still get your ideas across without putting yourself or your identity at risk.