The responsibility of Telangana burning...
The Congress I government in Centre is solely responsible for the mess it has created in Telangana/AP. Telangana issue is the latest addition in the list of historic blunders committed by successive Congress governments that have caused our nation dearly.
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AP,
Congress I,
Telangana
How I got my ring back
Here's an interesting incident that occurred a couple of weeks back. One Thursday over coffee, I showed my friends my gold wedding ring and told them how careless I am about it, and how I misplace it at home all the time. I narrated a couple incidents about it, and we had some good laugh. The next day in office, I noticed that I wasn't wearing my ring. "I have forgotten my ring at home as usual."
The next morning I searched for my ring at the usual places. However, I couldn't find it. I asked Poornima to look for it and she couldn't find it either. Under normal circumstances, I would have let it go. However, we had scheduled an appointment for carpet cleaning that day. That worried me. If the ring were lying somewhere on the carpet, it might get sucked in by the vacuum. Or if the cleaner spotted it somewhere, he would quietly pocket it. I didn't want that to happen. So I searched all over the house for the ring. However, I could find it nowhere. Disappointed, I gave up, hoping that the carpet cleaner doesn't notice it lying somewhere on the carpet.
A few hours later, the carpet cleaner knocked at the door and asked permission to enter. As he entered the house he said, "There is a gold ring over there". "Where?", I asked. I was stunned when he showed me the ring. The gold ring was sitting delicately on the railing of the staircase! I had left it outside the house for more than 24 hours! I don't recall when and why I kept my wedding ring on the staircase! What was I thinking when I removed the ring from my finger and kept it there? To this date, I have no clue! I was lucky to get it back. It was a real eye-opener on how careless I can be.
It was also an eye-opener for one more reason. I had assumed that if the carpet cleaner spotted the gold ring, he would steal it. What actually happened was to the contrary! The ring was outside the house. He could have picked it up even before he knocked the door and no one would have never ever known. I realized how wrong we can be about people! How easily we assume that other people are dishonest! How ready are we to doubt everybody else's character! We take for granted that everyone wants to pull a fast one on us. Events like these remind us that there is still honesty and humanity still left in the world.
The next morning I searched for my ring at the usual places. However, I couldn't find it. I asked Poornima to look for it and she couldn't find it either. Under normal circumstances, I would have let it go. However, we had scheduled an appointment for carpet cleaning that day. That worried me. If the ring were lying somewhere on the carpet, it might get sucked in by the vacuum. Or if the cleaner spotted it somewhere, he would quietly pocket it. I didn't want that to happen. So I searched all over the house for the ring. However, I could find it nowhere. Disappointed, I gave up, hoping that the carpet cleaner doesn't notice it lying somewhere on the carpet.
A few hours later, the carpet cleaner knocked at the door and asked permission to enter. As he entered the house he said, "There is a gold ring over there". "Where?", I asked. I was stunned when he showed me the ring. The gold ring was sitting delicately on the railing of the staircase! I had left it outside the house for more than 24 hours! I don't recall when and why I kept my wedding ring on the staircase! What was I thinking when I removed the ring from my finger and kept it there? To this date, I have no clue! I was lucky to get it back. It was a real eye-opener on how careless I can be.
It was also an eye-opener for one more reason. I had assumed that if the carpet cleaner spotted the gold ring, he would steal it. What actually happened was to the contrary! The ring was outside the house. He could have picked it up even before he knocked the door and no one would have never ever known. I realized how wrong we can be about people! How easily we assume that other people are dishonest! How ready are we to doubt everybody else's character! We take for granted that everyone wants to pull a fast one on us. Events like these remind us that there is still honesty and humanity still left in the world.
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Honesty,
Pschycology,
Trust,
Values,
Wedding ring
Art of Living course complete
Today I completed the Art of Living course that Poornima and I were attending. It was a "really nice" course (as Abhishekh Shah, who was our instructor/teacher might say it). This is the second time I have attended the course. For some reason (not fully clear to me), I think this one had more impact on me. Probably because I was more in need of it this time than earlier.
I think I have drifted away from my principles of life further than ever before in my life. Many things taught in the course were a timely reminder of what I should be knowing and practicing, that I am not doing at present (but was unknowing or knowingly doing in the past).
Over last few years I have given up forcing myself to follow my ideals. Consequently, I have gone far away from my ideals. I am going where my heart is taking me. If it is taking me away from my ideals, I am willing to go there.
The heart and the intellect have to work together for a person to live normally. If the heart is not following the intellect, let the mind follow the heart, until the heart realizes its follies, learns from its experiences and realizes the right path. There will be lost time and lost opportunities in the meantime. But so be it. Until the heart experiences and learns what is right, I will have to bear it.
The heart will realize its follies and come back to the right path. Because although on the surface it seems that everything is cold and hard, the fire beneath is burning. It will keep burning and some day it will incinerate every that that is fallacious. The fire of ideals can never be extinguished.
I think I have drifted away from my principles of life further than ever before in my life. Many things taught in the course were a timely reminder of what I should be knowing and practicing, that I am not doing at present (but was unknowing or knowingly doing in the past).
Over last few years I have given up forcing myself to follow my ideals. Consequently, I have gone far away from my ideals. I am going where my heart is taking me. If it is taking me away from my ideals, I am willing to go there.
The heart and the intellect have to work together for a person to live normally. If the heart is not following the intellect, let the mind follow the heart, until the heart realizes its follies, learns from its experiences and realizes the right path. There will be lost time and lost opportunities in the meantime. But so be it. Until the heart experiences and learns what is right, I will have to bear it.
The heart will realize its follies and come back to the right path. Because although on the surface it seems that everything is cold and hard, the fire beneath is burning. It will keep burning and some day it will incinerate every that that is fallacious. The fire of ideals can never be extinguished.
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Art of Living,
Heart,
Mind,
Peace of mind,
Principles,
Pschycology
Art of Living
This week, Poornima & I have been attending The Art of Living basic course. This is the second time both of us are doing it. I have attended it in 2005 and Poornima had attended it 2006. I think somehow I am gaing more from it this time. I feel my mind is calmer since last two days and my concentration has improved. I feel better. Let me see if I continue to practise the kriya regularly after the course ends.
Like countless other gifts, Sri Sri Ravishankar's The Art of Living concept is yet another gift Hinduism has given the world.
Like countless other gifts, Sri Sri Ravishankar's The Art of Living concept is yet another gift Hinduism has given the world.
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Art of Living,
Hinduism
An amazing Skiing Experience!!
Ravi, Amit and I went skiing at Snoqualmie. It was the first of this season. It was the most amazing skiing experience ever. Ravi and I were skiing down the slope effortlessly and with very few incidents of slipping. We started skiing at 11 am. and skied till the skiing range closed at 4 pm. It was snowing throughout that time, and sometimes heavily. Although the snow affected visibility and sometimes made it harder, it was very helpful as it is less slippery. That made skiing easier for us. I have never had such a wonderful skiing experience. I am looking forward to my next visit to Snoqualmie.
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Skiing
Sub-zero tempretures
For the past two days, we have been having sub-zero temperatures 24 hours. Yesterday night mercury dipped to -8 degrees centigrade! Temperature is expected to remain below zero for a couple of days more. Later in the week, it is expected to rise above the freezing point.
The consequence of this has been that any water fallen on road has turned into ice. This has made roads slippery. Today, I slipped over ice while cleaning my car's windshield with water. I hurt myself in the fall :-(. Curiously, the ice had been formed due the water I had poured yesterday to clean the the windshield of my car! That reminds me of the banana story - a person throws a banana peal on road and himself slips over it!
The consequence of this has been that any water fallen on road has turned into ice. This has made roads slippery. Today, I slipped over ice while cleaning my car's windshield with water. I hurt myself in the fall :-(. Curiously, the ice had been formed due the water I had poured yesterday to clean the the windshield of my car! That reminds me of the banana story - a person throws a banana peal on road and himself slips over it!
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Weather
A quote - Our battles
For many of us, the greatest battles of life are those we have with ourselves.
- H. Wallace Goddard, Ph.D.
- H. Wallace Goddard, Ph.D.
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Quotation
The worst mobile phone ever designed
My company has a policy of issuing Moto Razor to its employees. Many people consider Moto Razor as a good sleek phone. If you have ever used it, you'll know that its the worst phone ever designed by any cell phone company. The user interface is especially pathetic. Here are some of the irritating features that the phone has.
Moto Razor Crib#1
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If you remove the SIM card, you do anything with the phone except make emergency calls. At first this seems reasonable. However, consider this.
I removed the SIM card from the phone and put it another hand set, and switched off the Moto Razor. Next morning, promptly at 6:00 a.m., the Razor alarm went off, and I couldn't switch it off because the phone didn't have SIM card!
Today I ran into another problem because of this "feature" ("bug" is the correct word). I have stored all my phone numbers in the phone memory, instead of the SIM card memory. However, since I have removed the SIM card, I can't access the phone memory and read any phone numbers. The numbers are there, in the phone memory, but I can't access those until I insert a SIM card in the phone. This is similar to the Canon copier-printer-scanner that I have, which doesn't scan documents if the printer cartridges are removed!!
Moto Razor Crib#1
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If you remove the SIM card, you do anything with the phone except make emergency calls. At first this seems reasonable. However, consider this.
I removed the SIM card from the phone and put it another hand set, and switched off the Moto Razor. Next morning, promptly at 6:00 a.m., the Razor alarm went off, and I couldn't switch it off because the phone didn't have SIM card!
Today I ran into another problem because of this "feature" ("bug" is the correct word). I have stored all my phone numbers in the phone memory, instead of the SIM card memory. However, since I have removed the SIM card, I can't access the phone memory and read any phone numbers. The numbers are there, in the phone memory, but I can't access those until I insert a SIM card in the phone. This is similar to the Canon copier-printer-scanner that I have, which doesn't scan documents if the printer cartridges are removed!!
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Cell phones,
Moto Razor,
Technology
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