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[manoharkumar]

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Dear Friends,

present day we get so many mail forwards which are so useful and at the same time harmful also. it is always better to check the authenticity of the forwars that we receive in the net itself and if the mail forwards has not basis refrain from passing on to your address circle. That way we can minimise the unwanted mails circulation and also avoid unnecessary panic among the netsavy public.
Members are welcome to share their mails which is interesting at the same time thought provoking, funny ones, etc. At the same time let us avoid those with political overtones and religious ones . To start with here is one on the Fun with English language.

Cheers.

I'm sure you will enjoy this. I never knew that one word in the English language could be a noun, verb, adverb, adjective and a preposition. Read until the end ….. You'll laugh.

This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word and that word is 'UP.' It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

It's easy to understand UP, meaning towards the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election (if there is a tie, it is a toss UP) and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.

At other times, this little word has a real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.

To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.

And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is blocked UP.

We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP!

To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can
add UP to about thirty definitions.

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with (UP to) a hundred or more.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it soaks UP the earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now . . . my time is UP!

Oh . . . one more thing: What is the first thing you do in the morning and the last thing you do at night?
.........UP!
Did that one crack you UP?

Forward this to everyone you look UP in your address book. . . or not . . . it's UP to you. Now, I'll shut UP.

 

[guruvayurappan]

dear manohar !
UP!UP!!
wonderful to read about UP.very nice write up and you please keep it up !! in tamil nadu in the power fallure set up we need many UPs.
from getting up in the morning till going to bed ,i call up the electricity people to know the power cut timing.
guruvayurappan

 

[prasad1]

dear manohar !
UP!UP!!
wonderful to read about UP.very nice write up and you please keep it up !! in tamil nadu in the power fallure set up we need many UPs.
from getting up in the morning till going to bed ,i call up the electricity people to know the power cut timing.
guruvayurappan

Did you mean
UPS
(Uninterruptible Power Supply) A device that provides battery backup when the electrical power fails or drops to an unacceptable voltage level. Small UPS systems provide power for a few minutes; enough to power down the computer in an orderly manner, while larger systems have enough battery for several hours. In mission critical datacenters, UPS systems are used for just a few minutes until electrical generators take over.

or
UPS
United Parcel Service, Inc

Mr. manoharkumar ji,
Very funny post, and a good one.

 

[nsmkrish]

Mr. Manohar, the info on UP is hilarious. I too have lots of forwards whose authenticity or usefulness is doubtful. Many people believe that anything found on net is good. Few know that anyone could put false information anywhere in the form of answers, comments or even blogs. I come across claims such as this: Charging mobile with peepal leaves. Since I thought people will laugh at me if I sent this, I refrained from doing so.
Apart from 'scientific' claims like this, there are religious ones where I get a photo of a goddess and I am required to send it to 15 persons within 10 days. If I do so, something good will happen to me.
I read and laugh at them and try not to spread such stuff.
Once a friend of mine said he had no forwards to send me. He could talk to me, but he thought forwards are a type of communication: you say hi I am here and feel you have spoken something. I find that not personal as there are the names of a whole town in that.
I think we have to ponder twice or thrice before forwarding mails .

 

[manoharkumar]

Thanks a lot Mr.Prasad Sir and Krish. I never forward anything without verifying them Krish. There was this mail abt some worst virus which is titled so & so & if one opens that the whole mother board will burn down or relious mail on any god if sent to 10 or more you will get 10 cr rupees...etc are sheer waste of time. Mails which can enhance our knowledge or give us a smile in our face amidst our serious work is what i prefer. Cheers. Please share some thing worth with all of us.

 

[nsmkrish]

Yes Mr.Manohar, I forgot to mention about virus. This is a menace as once I opened a message sent by a relative and some virus attacked my computer and it was down for some time. Actually the message was not sent by my relative. After that I rarely open messages such as invitations to join some group etc.
I always prefer to share songs and jokes which I consider entertain and relax people in these days of stress.

 

[guruvayurappan]

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dear prasad !
i mentioned about uninterrupted power supply (invertor )only.10-12 hrs power failure and not able to keep the track of the happening in this forum .
guruvayurappan

 

[manoharkumar]

Dear Friends , another good one. Moral is there.Cheers.

*Based on a famous Panchatantra story.......*

Once upon a time, there was a software engineer who used to develop programs on his Pentium machine, sitting under a tree on the banks of a river. He used to earn his bread by selling those programs in the Sunday market.

One day, while he was working, his machine tumbled off the table and fell in the river. Encouraged by the Panchatantra story of his childhood ( the woodcutter and the axe ), he started praying to the River Goddess.

The River Goddess wanted to test him and so appeared only after one month of rigorous prayers. The engineer told her that he had lost his computer in the river. As usual, the Goddess wanted to test his honesty.

She showed him a match box and asked, "Is this your computer ?"

Disappointed by the Goddess' lack of computer awareness, the engineer
replied, "No."

She next showed him a pocket-sized calculator and asked if that was his.

Annoyed, the engineer said "No, not at all!!"

Finally, she came up with his own Pentium machine and asked if it was his.

The engineer, left with no option, sighed and said "Yes."

The River Goddess was happy with his honesty. She was about to give him all three items, but before she could make the offer, the engineer asked her, "Don't you know that you're supposed to show me some better computers before bringing up my own ?"

The River Goddess, angered at this, replied, "I know that, you stupid idiot! The first two things I showed you were the Trillennium and the Billennium, the latest computers from IBM!" So saying, she disappeared with the Pentium!!

Moral : If you're not up-to-date with technology trends, it is better keep quite and let people think you're a genius....!

 

[manoharkumar]

Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.

Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, ‘I love you and I wish you enough'.

The daughter replied, 'Mum, our life together has been more than enough.. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mum'.

They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'.

'Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'.

'I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said.

'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means?'.

She began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone'. She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more.. 'When we said , 'I wish you enough', we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them'. Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.



She then began to cry and walked away.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them but then an entire life to forget them.


TAKE TIME TO LIVE.....


To all my friends & TB Members ,*I WISH YOU ENOUGH****

 

[nsmkrish]

Mr Manohar, thanks for the lovely incident you posted here. I too say to you and all friends here: I wish you enoughray:

 

[manoharkumar]

Mouse Trap Story - It's Brilliant


A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.

"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning: "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"!
The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught.
The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever. Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.

But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.
The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember -- when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.
We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.



The best things in life come out of the
BLUE.

 

[manoharkumar]

A great note for all to read it will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking..

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.

Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by.

Although the other man couldn't hear the band - he could see it. In his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days and weeks passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nu rse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.

He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.

It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.

She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."

Epilogue:

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.

Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.

 

[manoharkumar]

Count Your Blessings
Unknown Author
I've never made a fortune,

and it's probably too late now.

But I don't worry about that much,

I'm happy anyhow.


And as I go along life's way,

I'm reaping better than I sowed.

I'm drinking from my saucer,

'Cause my cup has overflowed.



Haven't got a lot of riches,

and sometimes the going's tough.

But I've got loving ones all around me,

and that makes me rich enough.


I thank God for his blessings,

and the mercies He's bestowed.

I'm drinking from my saucer,

'Cause my cup has overflowed.



I remember times when things went wrong,

My faith wore somewhat thin.

But all at once the dark clouds broke,

and the sun peeped through again.


So Lord, help me not to gripe,

about the tough rows I have hoed.

I'm drinking from my saucer,

'Cause my cup has overflowed.



If God gives me strength and courage,

When the way grows steep and rough.

I'll not ask for other blessings,

I'm already blessed enough.


And may I never be too busy,

to help others bear their loads.

Then I'll keep drinking from my saucer,

'Cause my cup has overflowed.



When I think of how many people

in this world have it worse than I do.

I realize just how blessed most of us really are.

Cheers.

 

[manoharkumar]

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview; the director did the last interview, made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, Never had a year when he did not score.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?"
The youth answered "none".
The director asked, “Was it your father who paid for your school fees?"
The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.
The director asked, “Where did your mother work?"
The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner.
The director requested the youth to show his hands.
The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.
The director asked," Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?"
The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.
The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water. This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future. After finishing the cleaning of his mother's hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: “Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
The Director asked, “please tell me your feelings."
The youth said, Number 1, I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today. Number 2, By working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, “This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired. Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates.
Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put him first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement.
He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead? You can let your kid live in a big house, give him a Driver & Car for going around, Eat a Good Meal, learn Piano, Watch a Big Screen TV.
But when you are Cutting Grass, please let them experience it. After a Meal, let them Wash their Plates and Bowls together with their Brothers and Sisters. Tell them to Travel in Public Bus, It is not because you do not have Money for Car or to hire a Maid, but it is because you want to Love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will Grow Grey, same as the Mother of that young person.
The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done..

 

[manoharkumar]

Dear Sir
Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 5.0 to Wife 1.0.
I soon noticed that the new program began unexpected child-processes that took up a lot of space and valuable resources. In addition, Wife 1.0 installed itself into all other programs and now monitors all other system activities.

Applications such as BachelorNights 10.3, Cricket 5.0 , BeerWithBuddies 7.5, and Outings 3.6 no longer runs, crashing the system whenever selected. I can't seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting to run my favorite applications.
I'm thinking about going back to Girlfriend 5.0 , but the 'uninstall ' doesn't work on Wife 1.0.
Please help!
Thanks,
"A Troubled User "
REPLY:

Dear Troubled User:
This is a very common problem that people complain about.
Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 5.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking that it is just a Utilities and Entertainment program. Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run EVERYTHING!!!
It is also impossible to delete Wife 1.0 and to return to Girlfriend 5.0.

It is impossible to uninstall, or purge the program files from the system once installed
You cannot go back to Girlfriend 5.0 because Wife 1.0 is designed not to allow this. (Look in your Wife 1.0 Manual under Warnings-Alimony- Child Support)

I recommend that you keep Wife1.0 and work on improving the environment.

I suggest installing the background application “Yes Dear" to alleviate software augmentation.

The best course of action is to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE because ultimately you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the system will return to normal anyway.

Wife 1.0 is a great program, but it tends to be very high maintenance. Wife 1.0 comes with several support programs, such as Clean 2.5, Sweep 3.0, Cook 1.5 and Do Laundry 4.2. However, be very careful how you use these programs. Improper use will cause the system to launch the program NagNag 9.5 .
Once this happens, the only way to improve the performance of Wife 1.0 is to purchase additional software. I recommend Handbags 2.1 and Jewellery 5.0

STATUTORY WARNING: DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Secretary With Short Skirt 3.3. This application is not supported by Wife 1.0 and will cause irreversible damage to the operating system.

Best of luck,
Tech Support

 

[manoharkumar]

Citibank

Be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die??!! This is so priceless, and so easy to see
happening, customer service being what it is today.

A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February & March for their annual service charges on her credit card, & added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00; now somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to Citibank here's the exchange:
************************************************

Family Member: "I am calling to tell you she died in January."

Citibank: "The account was never closed and the late fees & charges still apply."

Family Member: "Maybe, you should turn it over to collections."

Citibank: "Since it is 2 months past due, it already has been."

Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?"

Citibank: "Either report her account to frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe
both!"

Family Member: "Do you think God will be mad at her?"(I really liked this part!!!!)

Citibank: "Excuse me?"

Family Member: "Did you just get what I was telling you the part about her being dead?"

Citibank: "Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor." (Duh!)(Supervisor gets on the phone):

Family Member: "I'm calling to tell you, she died in January."

Citibank: "The account was never closed, so the late fees and charges still apply." (This must be a phrase taught by the bank!)

Family Member: "Do you mean you want to collect from her estate?"

Citibank: (Stammering) "Are you her lawyer?"

Family Member: "No, I'm her great nephew."

Citibank: "Could you fax us a certificate of death?"

Family Member: "Sure." (Fax number is given) After they get the fax:

Citibank: "Our system just isn't setup for death. I don't know what more I can do to help."

Family Member: "Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. I really don't think she will care."

Citibank: "Well, the late fees & charges do still apply."(What is wrong with these people?!?)

Family Member: "Would you like her new billing address?"

Citibank: "Yes, that will help."

Family Member: “Odessa Memorial Cemetery, Highway 129, Plot Number 69."

Citibank: "Sir, that's a cemetery!"

Family Member: "What do you do with dead people on your planet?

(Priceless!!)

 

[manoharkumar]

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Mail sent by Narayan Murthy to all Infosys staff:

It's half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on...
PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing...
And who's at work? Most of them??? Take a closer look...

All or most specimens are??
Something male species of the human race...

Look closer... again all or most of them are bachelors...

And why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!!!
Any guesses???
Let's ask one of them...
Here's what he says... 'What's there 2 do after going home...Here we get to surf, AC, phone, food, coffee that is why I am working late...Importantly no bossssssss!!!!!!!!!!!'

This is the scene in most research centers and software companies and other off-shore offices.

Bachelors 'Time-passing' during late hours in the office just bcoz they say they've nothing else to do...
Now what r the consequences...

'Working' (for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the institute or company culture.

With bosses more than eager to provide support to those 'working' late in the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of course good feedback, (oh, he's a hard worker... goes home only to change..!!). They aren't helping things too...

To hell with bosses who don't understand the difference between 'sitting' late and 'working' late!!!

Very soon, the boss start expecting all employees to put in extra working hours.

So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes when u get married and start having a family... office is no longer a priority, family is... and That's when the problem starts... b'coz u start having commitments at home too.

For your boss, the earlier 'hardworking' guy suddenly seems to become a 'early leaver' even if u leave an hour after regular time... after doing the same amount of work.

People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labelled as work-shirkers...

Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays... though) leave on time are labelled as 'not up to it'. All the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on 'working' not realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place and never realize that they would have to regret at one point of time.

So what's the moral of the story??
* Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!!
* Never put in extra time ' unless really needed '
* Don't stay back unnecessarily and spoil your company work culture which will in turn cause inconvenience to you and your colleagues.

There are hundred other things to do in the evening..

Learn music...

Learn a foreign language....

Try a sport... TT, cricket.........

Importantly,get a girl friend or boy friend, take him/her around town...

* And for heaven's sake, net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low (plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change.

Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: *'Life's calling, where are you??'*

Please pass on this message to all those colleagues and please do it before leaving time, don't stay back till midnight to forward this!!!

IT'S A TYPICAL INDIAN MENTALITY THAT WORKING FOR LONG HOURS MEANS VERY HARD WORKING & 100% COMMITMENT ETC.

PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY SIT LATE IN THE OFFICE DON'T KNOW TO MANAGE THEIR TIME. SIMPLE !

Regards,
NARAYAN MURTHY.
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[manoharkumar]

THE WISDOM OF OUR ANCESTORS
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Q. Why we need to be early to bed and early to rise?
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Early rising means waking up before sunrise. Waking up at this time means that the blood circulation in our body and mind is positive. Waking up after sunrise causes negative blood circulation and blood flow becomes sluggish. Late rising also induces baseless and negative dreaming and weakens the immune system.
· The body and mind will stay fresh if you get up before sunrise
· Constipation and indigestion will remain under control
· The mind and mood will remain cheerful throughout the day
· You will have sufficient time to think, plan and organise the day lying ahead of you
· The power and capacity of the mind will increase
· The memory will sharpen
· The eyesight will not get weakened
Getting up early before the Sunrise is a must for the Tamils. (Silappathikaram: 14-5 to 13.)
This is followed still in all rural parts and by a majority in the urban areas.

Q. Which direction should a bed face for peaceful sleeping?

1. A Tamil treatise on almanac [The Varshaadi Nool ] says: Sleeping eastward is good; sleeping southward prolongs life; sleeping westward and northward brings ruin.
There are two Tamil proverbs which run thus:
Vaaraatha Vazhvu Vanthaalum Vadakke Thalai Vaikkakkoodathu, meaning; Even in the heyday of sudden fortune, one should not lie down with head to the north, and Vidakkei ayinum Vadakku akaathu, meaning: Even the head of the dried fish should not be placed northward.
The Ayurvedic physician seats his patients facing eastward before diagnosing the disease or administering his medicine.
Sleeping with head resting in the East enhances memory, health and spiritual inclination. It is usually advised by Vastu Shastra Consultants to plan the children's room in such a way that their Vastu sleeping direction comes out to be east. This leads to higher concentration and retention power.
We are advised to avoid sleeping with our head to the north or west.
I quote the following lines from a Book of Moral codes of Sangam Era "Achara Kovai" on the subject of Sleeping:
We all know that our planet has a magnetic pole stretched from north to south with the positive pole at the north and the negative pole at the south. Now, health scientists tell us that we too have a similar magnetic stretch with the positive pole at the head and the negative one at the feet.
It is common knowledge that like poles repel and unlike poles attract not only scientific but also in social spheres. When we lay our heads on the north side, the two positive sides repel each other and there is a struggle between the two. Since the earth has a greater magnetic force, we are always the losers, and rise in the morning with headache or heaviness. But when we lay our heads in the southern direction, there is mutual attraction and we wake up fit, fresh and free, unless afflicted by some illness.
We also know that our planet revolves itself from west to east, and sun's magnetic field enters earth from east side. This magnetic force enters our head if we lie with head on the east and exits through feet, promoting cool heads and warm feet as per the laws of magnetism and electricity. When the head is laid towards the west, cool feet and hot head – result - an unpleasant start for morning.
Now we may realize why the ancient people said, that our intellect improves by east facing head or house, and life lengthens with the head facing south.








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[manoharkumar]

Argentine youth takes to Indian culture from Sanskrit songs to mediation and spiritualism

By R.Viswanathan - I had the most unusual night club experience in Argentina last weekend when I was in “Groove” one of the trendiest night clubs of Buenos Aires. The DJ was not playing Salsa, Samba or Reggaton. Instead, the club was vibrating with Sanskrit songs...
“Jai jai Radha Ramana hari Bol”, “ Jai Krishna Hare” “ Gurudeva Guru Om”“ Ganesha Sharanam”, “ Govinda Govinda” and “ Jai Shiva Shambo”Rodrigo Bustos, 28, and Nicolas Pucci, age, 32, the Argentine singers rocked the bodies and stirred the souls with their mesmerizing voice. An audience of 800 teenagers and in their twenties were dancing and swaying to the music and also singing with pure ecstasy and abandon.I went to the bar for a glass of wine. The bartender said, “Sorry No alcohol”. Seeing my disbelief and raised eyebrows, he added:“ No smoking. No drugs. No meat: only soft drinks, fruit juice and vegetarian food”.
Recovering from the surprise, I was about to order a fruit juice, when the music and dance stopped suddenly. A yoga instructor appeared and asked the audience to sit down, observe silence and listen to the inner music. Then there was slow music for meditation and instructions for yoga exercises.
The instructor asked the audience to smile and exchange greetings with the neighbors. The normally restless young generation followed all the instructions religiously and fervently. After a while, the music and dance resumed.Despite the loud music and wild dancing in the night club, both the singers and the audience maintained a sense of respect and reverence to the Sanskrit mantras and the Indian gods.
The atmosphere was clearly spiritual and conducive to the uplifting of the soul.
The man next to me with his wife and two small kids told me that he had attended many Yoga Rave events and found it cathartic and energizing.The music and dance went on for four hours. The audience left the hall with smiles and more peace and joy in their hearts.
But I went to the back stage, filled with curiosity, to meet the creators of this new phenomenon and ask them...-how did they manage to replace the spirits (alcoholic) with spiritualism in a discotheque
-how did they convert the dance club into place of meditation
-how did they attract Argentine youth with old Sanskrit songsRodrigo, the main singer and the founder of the band listened to my questions patiently with a serene smile like an Indian Guru and explained, “Yoga Rave is an alternative party. It is a new concept in fun- free from alcohol, smoking and drugs. The body and soul are connected by the mantras, yoga, meditation, music and dance in an unconventional way.Rodrigo started this healthy and new party wave in 2008 and has already attracted thousands of followers. The first Yoga Rave show in Buenos Aires in 2008 was attended by 50 people, all friends.
In 2010 the audience increased to 30,000 and the shows went beyond Argentina covering Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay with a total of 22 shows.
In July 2011, they performed in the Berlin World Cultural Festival organized by the Art of Living Foundation. In April 2012, they performed in seven cities in USA including New York. They have not been to India yet but 7000 of their CDs have already been sold in India. They released their first album ”Smile“ in 2009 and the second one ”Blossom“ on 20 may 2012.”So What“ is the name of the project/band created by Rodrigo with his band companion Nicolas to provide music to the Yoga Rave parties.
He drew inspiration from the Art of Living Foundation of Sri Sri Ravishankar, which supports the project and the Yoga Rave events in Argentina and around the world. ”So what” is the way of saying in anti-stress situations, explained Rodrigo.Rodrigo and Nicholas studied music and wanted to pursue musical careers. Their career and life took a turn when they came across the Art of Living movement.
Now they are full-fledged devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
They use the Sanskrit mantras in all forms of music such as Pop, Rock, Hiphop, Reggaton and Electronic music. They have managed to bring the thousand year old mantras vibrate to the electronic beats and a variety of music styles with their creativity and innovation.
One of the reasons for the popularity of the shows is that Rodrigo and Nicolas have become role models for the young audience with their clean and healthy personal lives as vegetarians, teetotallers and happy souls. They touch the hearts of others with their contagious cheerfulness and friendly spirit.Rodrigo and Nicolas performed in the IV Festival of India in December 2011 organized by the Embassy.
It was an open-air show in the historic May Avenue (Avenida de Mayo). There were about 2000 people standing and dancing.Here are some of the You Tube videos of the Yoga Rave party.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVKgwdwFbOI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_uT3VsRgsg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UREE6Ds7vpE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCFPhn5mGIc&feature=related
I am not surprised by this Argentine innovation of connecting Indian meditation and mantras to the Latino youth. Among the Latin Americans, I found the Argentines taking the most profound interest in Indian culture and thought. I have seen more young people practicing Indian meditation and spiritualism in Argentina than in the other countries of the region. For the Argentines, the Indian culture is not just a passing fad. It has become mainstream and part of everyday life and thought process for thousands of Argentines old and young.

 

[manoharkumar]

A good note to read:
In 1923, eight of the wealthiest people in the world met. Theircombined wealth, it is estimated, exceeded the wealth of the government of the United States at that time. These men certainly knew how to make a living and accumulate wealth. But let's examine what happened to them 25 years later.


1. President of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab, lived on borrowed capital for five years before he died bankrupt.

2. President of the largest gas company, Howard Hubson, went insane.
3. One of the greatest commodity traders, Arthur Cutton, died insolvent.
4. President of the New York Stock Exchange, Richard Whitney, was sent to jail.
5. A member of the President's Cabinet, Albert Fall, was pardoned from jail to go home and die in peace.
6. The greatest "bear" on Wall Street, Jessie Livermore, committed suicide.
7. President of the world's greatest monopoly, Ivar Krueger, committed suicide.
8. President of the Bank of International Settlement, Leon Fraser, Committed Suicide.


What they forgot was how to make life! Money in itself is not evil! Money provides food for the hungry, medicine for the sick, clothes for

the needy; Money is only a medium of exchange. We need two kinds of education.
.....a) One that teaches us how to make a living and
......b) one that teaches us how to live.


There are people who are so engrossed in their professional life that they neglect their family, health and social responsibilities. If

asked why they do this they would reply that they were doing it for their family.


Our kids are sleeping when we leave home. They are sleeping when we come home. Twenty years later, we'll turn back, and they'll all be gone.



Without water, a ship cannot move. The ship needs water, but if the water gets into the ship, the ship will face problems. What was once a means of

living for the ship will now become a means of destruction.


Similarly we live in time where earning is necessity but let not the earning enter our hearts, for what was once a means of living will

become a means of destruction.


So take a moment and ask yourself.......... Has water entered my ship?

 

[DR.C.NARAYANI]

Hello Manohar sir,I happen to come across this thread now.wow too good ,simple & superb .keep posting ,keep rocking.:cheer2::cheer2:

 

[manoharkumar]

Thanks A lot Dr. Will certainly keep up the postings. Cheers.

 

[manoharkumar]

SERIOUSLY FUNNY ONE LINERS !!
[1] Regular naps prevent old age, especially if you take them while driving.
[2] Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee.
[3] Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband!
[4] I believe we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried - but they wanted cash.
[5] A child's greatest period of growth is the month after you've purchased new school uniforms.
[6] Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.
[7] Don't marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot live without, but whatever you do, you'll regret it later.
[8] You can't buy love, but you pay heavily for it.
[9] Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
[10] Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired..
[11] Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway.
[12] My wife and I always compromise. I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with me.
[13] Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.
[14] Ladies first. Pretty ladies sooner.
[15] A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.[16] You're getting old when you enjoy remembering things more than doing them.
[17] It doesn't matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss.
[18] Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address books.
[19] Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.
[20] Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something
[21] They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak!
[22] Man: Is there any way for long life?
Dr: Get married. Man: Will it help?
Dr: No, but then the thought of long life will never come.
[23] Why do couples hold hands during their wedding?
It's a formality just like two boxers shaking hands before the fight begins!
[24] Wife: Darling today is our anniversary, what should we do?Husband: Let us stand in silence for 2 minutes.
[25] It's funny when people discuss Love Marriage vs Arranged. It's like asking someone, if suicide is better or being murdered.

 

[DR.C.NARAYANI]

Hello sir ,Too much uummmm , :eyebrows: .(too naughty,is it learnt or felt).

 

[manoharkumar]

Dear Dr,

Learnt & Felt most of them !! Cheers