How to make first impressions count

How to Make First Impressions Count

Are First Impressions the Lasting Impressions:
The opinion is neatly divided between yays and nays on the power of first impressions. A first impression is a mental map one forms of the other person and has the power to influence the basis of their future relationship. Do first impressions actually have the kind of clout attributed to them?

The Concept of Beauty:
Humans adore physical beauty and people who are physically ‘beautiful’ have the advantage of making the best impression. However, the concept of beauty varies widely depending on such factors as cultural, racial and ethnic background. The proverb ‘Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder’ lends further credence to the theory that a homogenous concept of beauty does not exist. Clearly, physical appearance exercises limited influence on the impression-making process.

Sizing up Helps Make Informed Choices:
‘Sizing up’ is the colloquial word used for the event of forming first opinions. The existence and subsequent evolution of humans owes a great deal to their ability to size up people and their intentions which gave them a head start to make informed decisions and increased their chance of avoiding an unnecessary physical confrontation. This ability is not limited to humans. Most animals have an intrinsic sense of the superiority of their rivals that helps them to avoid physical injury by acknowledging the superior physical powers of the alpha male or female of the group.

A Level-playing Field is a Priority for the underdog:
People’s anxiety to create a favourable first impression stems from their need to create a level playing field while dealing with people whom they consider as superior to themselves in terms of physical appearance and power of personality. In a multicultural society, stereotypes, caricatures and prejudices based on race, ethnicity and physical characteristics are imposing barriers for a person from a minority background to breakdown. The ability to create favourable first impressions assumes special significance for them. This, clearly, is a sweeping generalization and in a modern professional environment there is little evidence to suggest that business deals are struck on the basis of one’s ethnicity or people are hired on the basis of their physical appearance.

Pay Attention to Details:
Having said that, a little more attention to details will certainly help one create a favourable impression, as far as the first impressions go.
Be clear on location : Choose the right meeting venue to put you and your potential business partner both at ease. Precise instructions about the location are always helpful.
Pay attention to personal grooming: Clean well-fitting clothes, well-groomed hair and good quality footwear all help make a favourable impression when the other person sizes you up initially.
Be Punctual: Start early and reach early. Apart from being able to reinforce your sense of professionalism, this will also give you extra time to review your preparation for the meeting one last time.
Handshake and Body Posture: A handshake is the first contact between two people. A firm and confident handshake and an upright posture affect humans positively at some primitive level.
Eye Contact: It is ingrained in us humans not to trust a person who is ‘shifty-eyed.’ Maintain a friendly and continual eye contact.
Ability to Listen: Your ability to listen is an indicator of your personality and creates a favourable impression. It means you are patient and accommodative to others’ views.
Speak in a Measured Tone: Maintain an even tone and speak slowly. Avoid slangs and cliches. Humour based on disability, gender and stereotypes is not a good idea either.
Know your subject: Prepare well and know your subject well. A professional approach is ultimately what impresses people the most.

Frozen lemons very useful information

AMAZING FROZEN LEMONS
REMINDER.

Place the w Full washed lemon in the freezer.
Once frozen, get your grater, & shred the whole lemon (no need to peel it) and sprinkle it on top of your foods!
On vegetables, salad, ice cream, soup, cereals, noodles, spaghetti sauce,
rice, sushi, fish dishes, ... the list is endless.

All the foods will get an unexpected wonderful taste!

Most likely, you only think of lemon juice as vitamin C ??
Not anymore!

What's the major advantage of using the whole lemon other than preventing waste & adding new taste to your dishes?

Lemon peels contain as much as 5 to 10 times more vitamins than the lemon juice itself & that's what you've been wasting!

Lemon peels are health rejuvenators in eradicating toxic
elements in the body.

The surprising benefits of lemon is the miraculous ability to kill cancer cells! It is 10,000 times stronger
than chemotherapy!!

Why do we not know about that?
Because there are laboratories interested in making a synthetic version that will bring them huge profits.

You can now help a friend in need by letting him/her know that lemon juice is beneficial in preventing the disease.
Its taste is pleasant and it does not produce the horrific
effects of chemotherapy.

How many people will die while this closely guarded secret is kept, so as not to jeopardize the multimillionaires large corporations?

This plant is a proven remedy against cancers of all types.

It is considered also as an anti microbial spectrum against bacterial infections and fungi, effective against internal parasites and worms,
it regulates blood pressure
& an antidepressant, combats stress & nervous disorders.

The source of this information is fascinating: it comes from one of the largest drug
manufacturers in the world, says that after more than 20 laboratory tests since 1970,the extracts revealed that It destroys the malignant cells in 12 cancers, including colon, breast, prostate, lung & pancreas...

The compounds of this tree showed 10,000 times better effect than the product Adriamycin, a drug normally used chemotherapeutic in the world, slowing the growth of cancer cells.
And what is even more astonishing: this type of therapy with lemon extract only destroys malignant cancer cells and it does not affect healthy cells. .

So, give those lemons a good wash, freeze them and grate them. Your whole body will love you for it!!

Request: forward to lots of friends.

Coffee on wall

Coffee on wall

A story from Murlidhar Gupta

I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighbouring town of Venice (Italy), the city of lights and water.

As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and sat at an empty table beside us.

He called the waiter and placed his order saying,

‘Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall.’

We heard this order with rather interest and observed that he was served with one cup of coffee but he paid for two.

As soon as he left, the waiter pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying
‘A Cup of Coffee’.

While we were still there, two other men entered and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall.

They had the two cups of coffee but paid for three and left.

This time also, the waiter did the same;

he pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying, ‘A Cup of Coffee’.

It was something unique and perplexing for us.

We finished our coffee, paid the bill and left.

After a few days, we had a chance to go to this coffee shop again.

While we were enjoying our coffee, a man poorly dressed entered.

As he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, 'One cup of coffee from the wall'.

The waiter served coffee to this man with the customary respect and dignity.

The man had his coffee and left without paying.

We were amazed to watch all this, as the waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and threw it in the dust bin.

Now it was no surprise for us – the matter was very clear.

The great respect for the needy shown by the inhabitants of this town made our eyes well up in tears.

Ponder upon the need of what this man wanted...

He enters the coffee shop without having to lower his self-esteem…

he has no need to ask for a free cup of coffee…

without asking or knowing about the one who is giving this cup of coffee to him.

He only looked at the wall, placed an order for himself, enjoyed his coffee and left.

... probably the most beautiful wall you may ever see anywhere....!!!

Worth sharing...... this story
Its what makes us human....

UBUNTU - I am because we are

UBUNTU - A very nice story...!

The motivation behind name given to Ubuntu Operating System in Computer.

An Anthropologist proposed one game to the African tribal children.

He placed a basket of sweets and Candy's near a tree.

And made them stand 100 metres away.

And announced that who ever reaches first would get all the sweets in the basket.

When he said ready steady go...

Do you know what these small children did?

They all held each other's hands and ran towards the tree together, divided the sweets among them and ate the sweets and enjoyed it.

When the Anthropologist asked them why you did so?
 
They said 'Ubuntu'.

Which meant -
'How can one be happy when all the others are sad?'

Ubuntu in their language means -
'I am because, we are!'

A message for all generations.
Let all of us always carry this attitude within us and spread happiness, wherever we go...

Let's have a Ubuntu Life

I am because we are

Historical achievements of mysore royal family

HISTORICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF MYSORE ROYAL FAMILY- Reason why even today people respect the FAMILY & treat them as MONARCHS.

No other ROYAL FAMILY in INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT except a few in Rajasthan are so highly respected.

Man who brought ELECTRICITY to ASIA.

Independence wasn't needed if we had a King like Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV in ruling:

State of Mysore (Mysuru) shined bright when rest of Indian Sub-Continent was in DARK AGE!

While all other princely states and its rulers were busy pleasing the British and working upon strategies to retain their power, Krishna Raja Wodeyar IV took up a different path all together!

Achievements:
During the reign of Sri Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, Mysore State saw an all round development.

Assisted with able Dewan's the over all economy of Mysore State grew and was considered as a model state.

A few of the achievements during his reign:

1. Mysore Implements Factory, Hassan, established in 1939 to produce agricultural and garden implements.

2. Mysore Paper Mills, Mysore, established in 1936.

3. Government Sandalwood Oil factory, Bangalore, established in 1917.

4. Mysore Lamps, Bangalore, established in 1936.

5. Mysore Sugar Mills, Mandya, established in 1933.

6. KR Mills, Mysore, established in 1933.

7. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore established in 1909.

8. K.R. Hydro Electric Station (Later renamed as Mahatma Gandhi Hydro electric Station).

9. Asia's second Hydro Electric Project at Shivanasamudra Falls.

10. School of Engineering, Bangalore, established in 1916: Later renamed as UVCE.

11. State Bank of Mysore established in 1913.

12. City Improvement Trust Board, first of its kind in India.

13. Hindusthan Aircraft, Bangalore, established in 1940 later renamed as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

14. Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Bangalore, established in 1915.

15. Krishna Raja Sagar Dam, KRS, established in 1924.

16. Irwin Canal: Later named as Visveshwariaha Canal.

17. University of Mysore, Mysore, established in 1916.

18. Maharani's Science College for Women, Mysore, established in 1917.

19.Yuvaraja College, Mysore, established in 1916.

20. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, First Chancellor and co-founder.

21. Minto Eye Hospital Banglore, established in 1903, is among the world's oldest Ophthalmology super speciality hospital.

22. Mysore Boys Scouts, Mysore established in 1909. First of its kind in India.

23. Vanivilas Women and Children Hospital, Bangalore, established in 1934 is named after Her Excellency  Mother Maharani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana.

24. Mysore Iron Works in 1923. Later renamed as Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant.

25. Krishna Rajendra Hospital, Mysore, established in 1927 is attached to Mysore Medical College.

26. Mysore Medical College, Mysore, established in 1924.

27. Mysore State Railway (MSR) between 1916 and 1918, opened 232 miles of railway to traffic. By 1938 MSR had 740 miles of railway track opened to traffic.

28. Lalitha Mahal palace in 1921.

29. Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited, Mysore, established in 1937. It became a public sector in 1947.

30. Mysore Agricultural Residential School, Bangalore, established in 1913. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore is initially established in 1899 by Her Excellency Maharani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana the Regent of Mysore, with an initial grant of 30 acres as an experimental agricultural station.

31. K.R. Market, Bangalore, established in 1928. This is the main wholesale market dealing with commodities in Bangalore. The area in which this market is located is the first locality to get electricity in the whole of Asia in the year 1905.

32. Bangalore is the first city in India to get electic street lights in the year 1906.

Suspense Joke

Dis is one of best suspense jokes

A Father put his 3year old daughter to bed, told her a story and listened to her prayers which ended by saying,
"God bless Mommy, God bless Daddy, God bless Grandma and good-bye Grandpa."

The father asked, 'Why did you say good-bye Grandpa?'

The little girl said, "I don't know daddy, it just seemed like the thing to do."

The next day grandpa died.
The father thought it was a strange coincidence.

A few months later the father put the girl to bed and listened to her prayers which went like this,
"God bless Mommy, God Bless Daddy and good-bye Grandma."

The next day the grandmother died.

"Holy crap" thought the father, "this kid is in contact with the other side."

Several weeks later when the girl was going to bed the dad heard her say, "God bless Mommy and good-bye Daddy."

He practically went into shock. He couldn't sleep all night and got up at the crack of dawn to go to his office.

He was nervous as a cat all day, had lunch and watched the clock.. He figured if he could get by until midnight he would be okay.
He felt safe in the office, so instead of going home at the end of the day he stayed there, drinking coffee, looking at his watch and jumping at every sound. Finally midnight arrived; he breathed a sigh of relief and went home.

When he got home his wife said,
"I've never seen you work so late. What's the matter?"

He said, "I don't want to talk about it, I've just spent the worst day of my life."

She said, "You think you had a bad day, you'll never believe what happened to me. This morning my boss died in the middle of a meeting

Never be rude and arrogant to anyone

Never be rude arrogant  to anyone

A British tourist asked a boat
guy (Pradheep)  in Zanzibar, Do you know
Biology, Psychology, Geography,
Geology and Criminology?
The boat guy said "no l don't know
any of these".
The tourist then said "What the
hell do you know on the face of
this earth, You will die of
illiteracy!"
Pradheep said nothing, after a
while the boat developed a fault
and started sinking. Pradheep then asked the tourist, "Do you
know Swimology and Escapology
from Crocodilogy?".
The tourist said, "No!"
Pradheep replied, "Well today
you will Drownology and
Crocodilogy will eat your biology.
I will not Helpology and you will
Dieology because of your
Badmouthology."

Why the Japanese kids behave well

Ever seen how a pre-primary class progresses in Japan or the recess time of a Japanese primary school? Even if you haven't actually been there, there are plenty of video clips going around to show you that Japanese children are unusually well behaved and look like the parts of a well oiled machinery, not a single kid straying from whatever is in progress. What makes Japanese kids so well behaved? (if "well behaved" is indeed the correct term). A lot stems from the Japanese society and how it coped after the WW2. As an entire country, they had to rebuild their lives and as an offshoot of all the carnage that took place, they started laying stress on being able to live together happily and amicably. It is no wonder then, that children emulated their parents and a whole nation was built on the principals of building a social capital, where children seemed wise beyond their years and very well behaved. Japanese discipline is more about practiced behavior than about discipline The Japanese believe that discipline naturally follows good behavior. Here are a few typical examples of how children practice good behavior. In Japan children are taught not to cross arms, point feet or stand slanting in the presence of an elder. Doing the above constitutes for rude behavior. Responsibilities are thrust onto them at an early age. Buying groceries from a nearby store and bringing it back home is something that children do from as early as 4 years of age. Children are expected to walk to school if the school is nearby. Older children are responsible for looking after the younger ones. There is a popular comparison of the Japanese and the Western world which goes something like this: "Japanese people are like passengers on a cruise ship. They know that they are stuck with the same people around them for the foreseeable future, so they are polite, and behave in ways that don't make enemies, and keep everything on a friendly and gracious basis." "The rest of the world is like ferryboat passengers. They know that at the end of a short voyage they will get off and may never see each other again. So if they push ahead of others to get off first, there are no real consequences to face. It is every man for himself." This basic difference in attitude gets picked up by children. They want to be liked, be helpful and live within the cornerstones of propriety that their parents have set. Because that is how their parents behave and thus children don't know any better. And this build a high social capital for the entire nation. Social capital eventually builds economic capital and the whole nation thrives on the basis of that.

Biggest ignorance in India

Biggest Ignores in INDIA: -

1) We'd rather spend more on daughters wedding than on her education.

2) We live in a country where seeing a policeman makes us nervous rather than feeling safe

3) In IAS exam, a person writes a brilliant 1500 words essay about how Dowry is a social evil. Impresses everyone & cracks the exam.
One year later same person demands a dowry of 2 crore, because he is an IAS officer.

4) Indians are very shy and still are 125 Crore population

5) Indians are obsessed with screen guards on their smartphones even though most come with scratch proof Gorilla Glass but never bother wearing a helmet while riding their bikes.

6) Indian Society teaches
'Not to Get Raped',  rather  'Don't Rape' !

8) The worst movies earn the most

9) A porn-star is accepted in society as a  celebrity, but a rape victim is not even accepted as a normal human  being.

10) Politicians Divide us, Terrorists Unite us

11) Everyone is in a hurry, but no one reaches on time

11) Priyanka Chopra earned more money playing Mary Kom, than Mary Kom earned in her entire career.

12) Its dangerous to talk to strangers, but it's perfectly ok to marry one

13) Most people who fight over Gita and Quran, have probably never read any of them

14)The shoes we wear are sold in air Conditioned showrooms, the vegetables we eat are sold on the footpath..

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Important information for car users

Imp info....

To Each AC Car user,
Now this is very interesting & MUST READ,
as it's for HEALTH !...
Car's manual says to roll down the windows to let out all the hot air before turning on the A/C. WHY ?

No wonder more folks are dying from cancer than ever before.
We wonder where this stuff comes from, but here is an example that
explains a lot of the Cancer causing incidents.

Many people are in their cars the first thing in the morning, & the last thing at night, 7 days a week.

Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter in the car.

Open the windows after you enter your car & then after a couple of minutes, turn ON the AC.

Here's why:-
According to research,
the Car's Dashboard, Seats, A/C Ducts & ALL of the Plastic objects in your Vehicle, emits Benzene!!!
a Cancer causing toxin.
A BIG CARCINOGEN observed the smell of heated plastic in your car when you open it & before you start it up.

In addition to causing Cancer, Benzene Poisons your bones, causes anaemia & reduces white blood cells.
Prolonged exposure can
cause Leukemia & increases the risk of some Cancers.
It can also cause miscarriages in pregnant women.

The "acceptable" Benzene level indoors is: 50mg per sq.ft.

A car parked indoors, with windows closed, will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene - 8 times the acceptable level.

If parked outdoors in the Sun,
the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level.

People who get into the car, keeping the windows closed,
will eventually INHALE excessive amounts of the BENZENE toxin.

Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidneys and liver. What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.

So  please open the windows of your car, give it some time for the interior to air out (dispel the deadly stuff) as you enter the vehicle.

Thought:-
'When someone shares something of value with you & you can get benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others too !!!'

Beautiful letter written by a father to his son

Beautiful letter written by a father to his son
Must send to your children

Following is a letter to his son from a renowned Hong Kong TV broadcaster and Child Psychologist.
The words are actually applicable to all of us, young or old, children or parents.!
This applies to daughters too. All parents can use this in their teachings to their children.

Dear son ,

I am writing this to you because of 3 reasons

1. Life, fortune and mishaps are unpredictable, nobody knows how long he lives. Some words are better said early.

2. I am your father, and if I don't tell you these, no one else will.

3. What is written is my own personal bitter experiences that perhaps could save you a lot of unnecessary heartaches. Remember the following as you go through life

1. Do not bear grudge towards those who are not good to you. No one has the responsibility of treating you well, except your mother and I.
To those who are good to you, you have to treasure it and be thankful, and ALSO you have to be cautious, because, everyone has a motive for every move. When a person is good to you, it does not mean he really likes you. You have to be careful, don't hastily regard him as a real friend.

2. No one is indispensable, nothing is in the world that you must possess.
Once you understand this idea, it would be easier for you to go through life when people around you don't want you anymore, or when you lose what/who you love the most.

3. Life is short.
When you waste your life today, tomorrow you would find that life is leaving you. The earlier you treasure your life, the better you enjoy life.

4. Love is but a transient feeling, and this feeling would fade with time and with one's mood. If your so called loved one leaves you, be patient, time will wash away your aches and sadness.
Don't over exaggerate the beauty and sweetness of love, and don't over exaggerate the sadness of falling out of love.

5.A lot of successful people did not receive a good education, that does not mean that you can be successful by not studying hard! Whatever knowledge you gain is your weapon in life.
One can go from rags to riches, but one has to start from some rags!

6.I do not expect you to financially support me when I am old, neither  would I financially support your whole life. My responsibility as a supporter ends when you are grown up. After that, you decide whether  you want to travel in a public transport or in your limousine, whether rich or poor.

7. You honour your words, but don't expect others to be so. You can be good to people, but don't expect people to be good to you. If you don't understand this, you would end up with unnecessary troubles.

8. I have bought lotteries for umpteen years, but I could never strike any prize. That shows if you want to be rich, you have to work hard! There is no free lunch!

9. No matter how much time I have with you, let's treasure the time we have together. We do not know if we would meet again in our next life.

                 Your Dad

Read it twice..
Ask your son & daughter to read it thrice.
Worth a read......

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Fault makers are protected - Tamil story

இரண்டு ரயில் தண்டவாளம் அருகருகே இருக்கு..

ஒன்றில் எப்பவுமே ரயில் வராது....மற்றொன்றில் ரயில் அடிக்கடி வரும்...

ரயில் வராத தண்டவாளத்தில் ஒரு குழந்தை விளையாடிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறது.

ரயில் வரும் தண்டவாளத்தில் பத்து குழந்தைகள் விளையாடிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறது.

அத்தருணத்தில் ரயில் வருகிறது....தூரத்தில் இதனை நீங்கள் பார்க்கிறீர்கள்..உங்களுக்கு அருகே ட்ராக் மாற்றும் கருவி இருக்கிறது....நீங்கள் யாரை காப்பாற்றுவீர்கள்....??

இப்படி ஒரு கேள்வியை நேற்று ஒரு விழாவில் ஒருவர் கேட்டார்...ப்ரக்டிகலாக பதில் சொல்லனும் நாம் யாரும் சூப்பர் மேன் இல்லையென்றும் சொன்னார்.....

உண்மையாக நாம் என்ன செய்வோம்...?? ஒரு குழந்தை விளையாடு்ம் இடத்திற்கு தானே ட்ராக்கை மாற்றிவிடுவோம்..

ஏனெனில் 10 குழந்தைகள் காப்பாற்றப் படுமே என்றார்....

.உண்மை தான் என்றோம்

இன்றைய சமூகமும் இப்படித்தான் உள்ளது.
ரயில் வரும் என்று தெரிந்து தப்பு செய்யும் குழந்தைகள் காப்பற்றபடுகிறது...

ரயில் வராத இடத்தில் யாருக்கும் தொந்தரவு தராமல் தப்பே செய்யாத குழந்தை தண்டனை பெறுகிறது....

இன்றைய சூழலில் நம் வாழ்கையும், நம் நாடும் இப்படிதான் இருக்கிறது என்று அழகாக சொல்லி முடித்தார்...
Fault makers are majority, even they protected in most situations.

Your power and weaknesses - Tamil story

"நமது பலமும், பலவீனமும்..."

ஒரு சமயம் ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணர், அவரது சகோதரர் பலராமர், மற்றும் அர்ஜுனன்  இம்மூவரும் ஒரு அடர்ந்த வனத்தின் வழியாகச் சென்றனர்...

இரவாகி விட்டது. மூவரும் ஒரிடத்தில் தங்கிவிட்டு விடிந்ததும் செல்லலாம் என்று எண்ணினர்...

வனத்தில் துஷ்ட மிருகங்கள் இருக்கும் என்பதால் மூவரும் ஒரு சேரத் தூங்கக்கூடாது என்றும், ஜாமத்திற்கு ஒருவராகத் காவல் இருக்க வேண்டும் என்றும் முடிவு செய்தனர்.

அதன்படி ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணரும், பலராமரும் தூங்கச்செல்ல, அர்ஜுனன் காவல் இருந்தான்.

அப்போது திடீரென புகை மண்டலம் சூழ்ந்தது.

அதிலிருந்து ஒரு பயங்கர உருவம் வெளிப்பட்டது.

அகன்ற நாசியும், தூக்கிய பற்களும், முட்டைக் கண்களுமாக இருந்தது அவ்வுருவம்.

மரத்தடியில் இருவர் தூங்குவதையும், ஒருவன் காவல் இருப்பதையும் கண்ட அவ்வுருவம் தூங்கும் இருவரின் அருகில் சென்றது.

அதைக்கண்ட அர்ஜுனன் கோபத்துடன் அதைத் தடுத்தான்.

அப்போது அவ்வுருவம் அவ்விருவரையும் தான் கொல்லப்போவதாகவும் அதற்கு அர்ஜுனன் துணை செய்ய வேண்டும் என்றும் கேட்டது.

அதைக்கேட்டு கோபம் மிகக்கொண்ட அர்ஜுனன், அவ்வுருவத்தைத் தாக்கினான்.

அர்ஜுனனின் கோபம் அதிகமாக அதிகமாக அவ்வுருவத்தில் பலமும் அதன் வடிவமும் பெருகியது.

அர்ஜுனன் ஆக்ரோஷத்தோடு அதனுடன் போரிட அது பூதாகாரமாய் விளங்கியது.

அர்ஜுனனை பலமாகத் தாக்கிவிட்டு மறைந்தது.

இரண்டாம் ஜாமம் தொடங்கவும் பலராமரை எழுப்பிவிட்டு அர்ஜூனன் தூங்கச் சென்றான்.

பலராமர் காவல் இருந்தார்.

அப்போது மீண்டும் அவ்வுருவம் அங்கு தோன்றி அர்ஜுனனிடம் கூறியதுபோல பலராமரிடமும் கூறியது.

அதைக்கேட்டு கோபம் கொண்ட பலராமர் அதனுடன் சண்டையிட்டார். அவ்வுருவம் அடிபணிவதாய் இல்லை.

பலராமரின் கோபம் அதிகமாக அதிகமாக அவ்வுருவத்தின் பலமும் அதன் வடிவமும் பெரிதானது.

பின் பலராமரையும் பலமாகத் தாக்கிவிட்டு அவ்வுருவம் மறைந்துவிட்டது.

மூன்றாம் ஜாமம் தொடங்கவும் பலராமர் கிருஷ்ணரை காவலுக்கு எழுப்பிவிட்டு படுக்கச் சென்றார்.

அப்போதும் அப்பொல்லாத உருவம் தோன்றியது.

அதைப்பார்த்த கிருஷ்ணர் கடகடவெனச் சிரித்தார்.

"ஏன் சிரிக்கிறாய்?" என்றது அவ்வுருவம்.

"உனது தூக்கிய பற்களும், அழகான முட்டைக் கண்களையும் கண்டுதான்..." என்றார் சிரிப்பை அடக்க முடியாமல்.

அவர் தன்னைக் கேலி செய்வதைக் கண்டு ஆக்ரோஷத்துடன் அது சண்டை போட்டது.

கிருஷ்ணரோ புன்னகையை மாற்றாமலே, சண்டை போட்டார்.

கிருஷ்ணர் சிரிக்கச் சிரிக்க அவ்வுருவத்தின் பலமும் அதன் வடிவமும் குறைந்துகொண்டே வந்தது.
கடைசியில் அவ்வுருவம் சின்னஞ்சிறு புழுவாக மாறி தரையில் நெளிந்தது.

ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணர் அப்புழுவை எடுத்து ஒரு துணியில் முடிந்து வைத்தார்.

பொழுது விடிந்தது.

பலராமரும், அர்ஜுனனும் எழுந்தனர்.

இருவரும் இரவில் ஒரு பயங்கர உருவம் வந்ததும், அவர்களைத் தாக்கியதும் அவ்வுருவம் வளர்ந்து வளர்ந்து பெரிதாகியது பற்றியும் பேசினர்.

அப்போது கிருஷ்ணர் துணியில் முடிந்திருந்த புழுவைக் காட்டி, "நீங்கள் இருவரும் சண்டை போட்ட உருவம் இதுதான்..." என்று கூற, இருவரும் ஆச்சரியமாக பார்த்தார்கள்...

தொடர்ந்து, ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணர்,
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உங்கள் கோபம் அதிகரிக்க அதிகரிக்க அதன் பலமும் வடிவமும் அதிகரித்தது...

ஆனால், நான் சிரித்துக்கொண்டே சண்டை போட்டதால் இதன் பலமும் வடிவமும் குறைந்து கொண்டே வந்து புழுவாக மாறிவிட்டது...

வம்பு சண்டைக்கு வருபனிடம் கோபத்தை விட்டு, விட்டு புன்னகையோடு வெளியேறி விட்டால், அவன் புழுவுக்கு சமமாகி விடுவான்...

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Value of life - Tamil story

ஒரு பிச்சைக்காரன் விலை உயர்ந்த வைரத்தை வழியில் கண்டெடுத்தான் ...

அதன் மதிப்பு என்னவென்று தெரியாமலே அதை தன்னுடன் இருந்த கழுதையின் காதில் மாட்டிவிட்டான்...

அதை கண்கானித்துக் கொண்டிருந்த ஒரு வைர வியாபாரி அவனிடம் சென்று ”இந்த கல்லை என்க்குக் கொடுத்தால் நான் உனக்கு பணம் தருகிறேன். எவ்வளவு வேண்டும் கேள் ” என்றான்.

உடனே பிச்சைக்காரன் “அப்படியானால் ஒரு ரூபாய் தந்துவிட்டு இந்தக் கல்லை வைத்துக்கொள் ” என்றான்.

அதற்கு வைரவியாபாரி இன்னும் குறைவாக வாங்கும் எண்ணத்துடன் ” ஒரு ரூபாய் அதிகம்! நான் உனக்கு 50 பைசா தருகிறேன் இல்லை என்றால் வேண்டாம் என்றான்...

“பிச்சைக்காரன்...
"அப்படியானால் பரவாயில்லை அது இந்த கழுதையின் காதிலே இருக்கட்டும்” என்றவாறே நடக்கலானான்.

வைர வியாபாரி எப்படியும் அவன் தன்னிடம் அதை 50 பைசாவிற்க்கு தந்துவிடுவான் என்ற எண்ணத்துடன் காத்திருந்தான்.

அதற்குள் அங்கு வந்த இன்னொரு வியாபாரி அந்த பிச்சைக்காரனிடம் 1000 ரூபாய் தந்து அந்த வைரத்தை வாங்கிக் கொண்டான்.

இதை சற்றும் எதிர்பாராத முதல் வைரவியாபாரி
“அட அடிமுட்டாளே! கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்புள்ள வைரத்தை வெறும் ஆயிரத்துக்கு கொடுத்துவிட்டு இவ்வளவு சந்தோசமாக செல்கிறாயே! நன்றாக ஏமாந்துவிட்டாய் “ என்றான்.

அதைக்கேட்ட பிச்சைக்காரன் பலத்த சிரிப்புடன்  “ யார் முட்டாள்..?, எனக்கு அதன் மதிப்புத் தெரியாது அதனால் அதை இந்த விலைக்கு விற்றுவிட்டேன்....

மேலும் எனக்கு இதுவே மிகப் பெரிய தொகை எனவே நான் மிகுந்த மகிழ்வுடன் இருக்கிறேன்..

ஆனால் அதன் மதிப்பு தெரிந்தும் வெறும் 50 பைசாவிற்காக அதை இழந்துவிட்டாயே... இது எவ்வளவு பெரிய முட்டாள்தனம் “ என்றவாறே நடக்கலானான்....

ஓஷோ : இப்படித்தான் நம்மில் பலர் மிகச்சிறிய சந்தோசங்களுக்காக விலைமதிப்பற்ற வாழ்க்கையே இழந்து விடுகிறோம்....

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Enjoy the trip called life

CO-INCIDENCE OF LIFE:

1. TEMPLE  has 6 letters so does MASJID and CHURCH.

2. GEETA has 5 letters so does QURAN and BIBLE.

3. LIFE has 4 letters so does DEAD.

4. HATE has 4 letters, so does LOVE.

5. ENEMIES has 7, so does FRIENDS.

6. LYING has 5, so does TRUTH.

7. HURT has 4, so does HEAL.

8. NEGATIVE has 8, so does POSITIVE.

9. FAILURE has 7, so does SUCCESS.

10. BELOW has 5, so does ABOVE.

11. CRY has 3 letters so does JOY.

12. ANGER has 5 so does HAPPY.

13. RIGHT has 5 so does WRONG.

14. RICH has 4 so does POOR.

15. FAIL has 4 so does PASS

16. KNOWLEDGE has 9 so does IGNORANCE.

Are they all by Co-incidence?
Plz read full msg
5ive undeniable Facts
of Life :

1.
Don't educate 
your children
to be rich.
Educate them
to be Happy.
So when
they grow up
they will know
the value of things
not the price

2.
Best awarded words
in London ...

"Eat your food
as your medicines.
Otherwise
you have to
eat medicines
as your food"

3.
The One
who loves you
will never leave you
because
even if there are
100 reasons
to give up
he will find
one reason
to hold on

4.
There is
a lot of difference
between
human being
and being human.
A Few understand it.

5.
You are loved
when you are born.
You will be loved
when you die.
In between
You have to manage...!

Nice line from Ratan Tata's Lecture-

If u want to Walk Fast,
Walk Alone..!
But
if u want to Walk Far,
Walk Together..!!

Six Best Doctors in the World-
          1.Sunlight
              2.Rest
          3.Exercise
             4.Diet
   5.Self Confidence
                   &
          6.Friends
Maintain them in all stages of Life and enjoy healthy life

If   you   see   the   moon ..... You   see    the    beauty    of    God .....   If    you   see    the   Sun ..... You   see    the    power   of    God .....   And ....    If   you   see   the   Mirror ..... You   see     the    best    Creation of   GOD .... So    Believe   in     YOURSELF..... :) :) :).

We all are tourists & God is our travel agent who
already fixed all our Routes Reservations & Destinations
So!
Trust him & Enjoy the "Trip" called LIFE...

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Happiness doesn't come from having everything

Worth reading the below story:

You were born in a first class hospital, I was delivered at home, we both survived.
 
You went to a private primary school and I went to a public school, we both ended in the same high school.
 
You woke up from the bed and I woke from the floor, we both had a peaceful night rest.
 
Your outfits are all expensive, mine are all simple and cheap, we both still cover our nakedness.
 
You ate fried rice and roasted chicken, I ate local made food but we both still ate to our satisfaction.
 
You ride on Lexus jeep, Range Rover, G Wagon, Hummer Jeep and I use public transport but we still got to our various destination.
 
You may be reading this post from your Sony xperia, BB Z10, Q10, Samsung Galaxy 6edge, IPhone6+ and I typed it with my Touch one broken screen, we still see the message.
 
Lifestyle is not a competition and there are different ways to get a lot of things done, different lanes all leading to the same destination. Just because your neighbour is doing things faster does not mean you are failing.
 
Happiness doesn't come from having everything, but making the best out of what you have, it's all about how you see yourself.
 
Happiness is not having what you like. Happiness is liking what you have and being content...                                                   
Courtesy says 
You must never ask a woman her age and a man his salary..

Do you know why, Have you ever thought about it..

Well here is a beautiful insight...

It is wrong to ask a woman her age because she hardly ever lives for herself!

And it is wrong to ask a man his salary because he hardly ever spends on himself!

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Does Web portal delivers everything

Does web portal delivers everything, please read the below story

I recently visited my uncle who stays in Chennai, I had spent an hour in the bank with my Uncle, as he had to transfer some money.  I couldn't resist myself & asked...

''Uncle, why don't we activate your internet banking?''

''Why would I do that?''
He asked...

''Well, then you wont have to spend an hour here for things like transfer.

You can even do your shopping online. Everything will be so easy!''

I was so excited about initiating him into the world of Net banking.

He asked ''If I do that, I wont have to step out of the house?

''Yes, yes''! I said. I told him how even grocery can be delivered at door now and how web portal delivers everything!

His answer left me tongue-tied.

He said ''Since I entered this bank today, I have met four of my friends, I have chatted a while with the staff who know me very well by now.

You know I m alone...
this is the company that I need. I like to get ready and come to the bank. I have enough time, it is the physical touch that I crave.

Two years back I got sick, The store owner  from whom I buy fruits, came to see me and sat by my bedside and cried.

My wife fell down few days back while on her morning walk. My local grocer saw her and immediately got his car to rush her home as he knows where I live.

Would I have that 'human' touch if everything became online?

Why would I want everything delivered to me and force me to interact with just my computer? 

I like to know the person that I'm dealing with and not just the 'seller' . It creates bonds. Relationships.

Does any portal deliver all this as well?'''

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10 short stories

10 Two & three liner short stories worth reading :-

1) She was very excited today, after all the school was re-opening after a long summer break.
Now, once again, she could start selling stationery at the traffic signal to feed her family.v

2) She, a renowned artist and a strict mother, often scolded her 6-year-old son for he could never draw a line straight.
As he breathed slowly into the ventilator, she begged him to make one more crooked line on the ECG.

3) "Everyone goes with the flow… but the one who goes against it becomes someone remarkable.”
Before I could explain this to the traffic police, the man issued me a Fine.

4) Their love was different; She was happy every time he kicked her in the stomach.
Every time he kicked she loved him more. She waited for the time she would hold her baby for the first time.

5) All my toys are yours...!
Read her brother’s death note.

6) They took his father,
and only returned a flag.

7) At 25, I became a mother of one; at 27 I became a mother of two; and today, at 55, I have become a mother of three!
My son got married today, and brought home his wife!

8) “Born to rich parents, this boy is so lucky,” exclaimed the neighbors!
Somewhere in heaven, three unborn sisters cried.

9) “You ruined my career, I was supposed to be an executive director,” she thought to herself.
The little angel held her finger tightly and she forgot everything; A mother was born.

10) Once a 5-year-old boy was standing barefoot in the shallow water of the ocean.
He was repeating the same sentence to the waves – “Even if you touch my feet a thousand times, I won’t forgive you for taking my parents away.

Discussion is an Exchange of Thoughts & Knowledge,

Promote It.

Argument is an Exchange of ego & Ignorance,

Avoid It.

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Don't forget we are all human

Who is Rich?

Once, a lady with her family was staying in a 3-star hotel for a picnic. She was the mother of a 6 month old baby.

"Can I get 1 cup of milk?" asked the lady to the 3-star hotel manager.

"Yes madam", he replied.

"But it will cost 100 bucks". "No problem", said the lady.

While driving back from hotel, the child was hungry again.

They stopped at a road side tea stall and took milk from the tea vendor
 
"How much?” she asked the tea vendor.

"Madam, we don't charge money for kid's milk", the old man said with a smile.

"Let me know if you need more for the journey". The lady took one more cup and left.

She wondered, "Who’s richer? The hotel manager or the old tea vendor?

Sometimes, in the race for more money, we forget that we are all humans.

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Ego will kill your love

Once there was an island where all the feelings lived together. One day there came a storm in the sea and the island was about to drown. Every feeling was scared but Love made a boat to escape. All the feelings jumped in the boat except for one feeling. Love got down to see who it was... it was Ego! Love tried & tried but Ego didn't move. Everyone asked L ove to leave Ego & come in the boat but Love was meant to Love. It remained with Ego. All other feelings were left alive but Love died because of Ego...!!!

Think over it.....

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48 MOST INTERESTING UNKNOWN FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW

MOST INTERESTING UNKNOWN FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW:

1.Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold water.
2.The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
3.The sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the English language.
4.The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
5.Ants never sleep!
6.“I Am” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
7. Coca-Cola was originally green.
8. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
9.When the moon is directly overhead, you will weigh slightly less.
10.Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing desert sand.
11.There are only two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: “abstemious” and “facetious.”
12.The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
13.There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
14.TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
15.Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
16.Chocolate can kill dogs, as it contains theobromine, which affects their heart and nervous system.
17.Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
18.You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
19.It is impossible to lick your elbow.
20.The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
21.People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
22.It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky
23.The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
24.“Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel.
25.If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
26.Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius
28.111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
29.If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
30. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
Ans. - All invented by women.
31.Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this?
Ans. - Honey
32. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
33. A snail can sleep for three years.
34. All polar bears are left handed.
35. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
36. Butterflies taste with their feet.
37. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
38. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
39. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
40. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
41. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
42. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
43. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
44. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
45. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times
46. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
47. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
48. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

Protagoras's Paradox

Very interesting Paradox

Many years ago, a Law teacher came across a student who was willing to learn but was unable to pay the fees.  The student struck a deal saying,  "I will pay your fee the day I win my first case in the court".

Teacher agreed and proceeded with the law course. When the course was finished and teacher started pestering the student to pay up the fee, the student reminded him of the deal and pushed days.

Fed up with this, the teacher decided to sue the student in the court of law and both of them decided to argue for themselves.

The teacher put forward his argument saying:  
"If I win this case, as per the court of law, the student has to pay me as the case is about his non-payment of dues.
And if I lose the case, the student will still pay me because he would have won his first case...
So either way I will get the money".

Equally brilliant, the student argued back saying:  
"If I win the case, as per the court of law, I don't have to pay anything to the teacher as the case is about my non-payment of dues.
And if I lose the case, I don't have to pay him because I haven't won my first case yet....
So either way, I am not going to pay the teacher anything".

This is one of the greatest paradoxes ever recorded.

Who is right and who is the winner?

This is part of ancient Greek history. The lawyer teacher was Protagoras (c.485-415 BCE) and the student was Euthalos. This is known as Protagoras's Paradox. This case was not solved. The most interesting part - this is still debated (even today) in law schools as a logic problem!

Live your movement - Tomorrow is promised to no one

SOME DAY & ONE DAY

A friend of mine opened his wife's wardrobe and picked up a silk paper wrapped package.

"This," he said, "isn't any ordinary package."

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box n silk satin dresses inside.

"She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is it."

He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.

He turned to me and said, "never save something for a 'special occasion'. Every day in your life is a 'special occasion'".

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.

I spend more time with my family, and less at work.

I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through.

I no longer keep anything.

I use crystal glasses every day.

I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to.

The words 'Someday....' and ' One Day...' are fading away from my dictionary.

If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now.

I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell.

Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.

Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one.

If you got this, it's because someone cares for you and because, probably, there's someone you care about.

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Take care of your parents

Pencil: I'm sorry.

Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.

Pencil: I'm sorry, you get hurt because of me. Wenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself and get smaller and smaller each time.

Eraser: That's true, but I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this, I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong, even though one day I know I'll be gone. I'm actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying I hate seeing you sad.

"Our Parents are like the eraser, whereas we children are the pencil. They're always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes.

Sometimes along the way they get hurt and become smaller (older and eventually pass on)

Take care of your Parents, treat them with kindness and most especially love them."

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Which employee deserves appraisal

There was a farmer who had a horse and a goat…..

One day, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, who said: Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I'll come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we're going to have to put him down.

Nearby, the goat listened closely to their conversation.

The next day, they gave him the medicine and left.

The goat approached the horse and said: - Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they're going to put you to sleep!

On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left.

The goat came back and said: - Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die! Come on, I'll help you get up.
Let's go! One, two, three...

On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the vet said:- Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses.

After they left, the goat approached the horse and said: Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up! That's it, slowly! Great! Come on, one, two, three... Good, good. Now faster, come on...... Fantastic! Run, run more!
Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you're a champion!!!

All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting: It's a miracle! My horse is cured. We must have a grand party. Let's Cook the goat!!!!

Lesson:
Organization never knows which employee actually deserves the appraisal. Wonderful story and what a powerful message

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