Points to ponder!

[Visalakshi Ramani]

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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance. :typing:


Fondly we think we honor merit then,
When we but praise ourselves in other men.:thumb:


Good nature and Good sense must ever join;
To err is human, :heh:
to forgive is divine. :angel:

Alexander Pope.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 142. The child's play.

He felt happy that they :happy:

Finally settled down to play; layball:

Some of them with the hay

And the others with the clay!

It will surely make them stay,

Out of his way, the whole day. :grouphug:

And the warm and mild Sun ray, :flame:

Will do them good as they play;

But what will his wife say,

When she gets home from the bay?

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 143. Nation's Cream.

He is among the nation's cream,
Nobel prize has been his dream;

It is not just a fancy day dream,
He is already in the main stream. :thumb:

Backed by his Good Luck's stream,
He moves to his ideal upstream; :bowl:

His work runs to many a ream,
He with success is sure to beam. :becky:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Hope springs eternal in human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.:hail:

Say what the use, were finer optics giv'n,
T' inspect a mite, nor comprehend the heav'n?

Know then thyself, presume not god to scan,
The proper study of mankind is man. :high5:

Alexander pope.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 144. Religious Cult.

Is it wrong for an educated adult
To have faith in his religious cult? :noidea:

To perform with devotion and exult?
And with reverence honor the Occult? :angel:

Need he be branded as a mere poult?
In many stages of its growth or moult!

This senseless barbarian insult, :rant:
Will surely turn sour and result;

In an unholy widespread tumult,
Have they left sanity in a vault?

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 145. The Scamp at the Camp.

Was it his folly to set camp :crazy:
On a ground so very damp?

Was there a nearby swamp?
He has to check with tramp. :doh:

A cold bed can cause cramp,
He was by no means a champ;

He badly needed a clamp,
And a camp worthy lamp.

The shop keeper was a scamp, :spy:
And his charges were a ramp!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Why did not anyone think of this earlier? :noidea:

It smiles...smiles... smiles... all the way!!!

Smiling smilies of course.

Gushy certainly proves up to his / her name

as the modified form of Kushi! :thumb:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Pretty Power-packed Punch. :boxing:

Advice to persons about to marry
"Don't!" :nono:

What is better than presence of mind in a railway accident?
"Absence of body?!"

Never do today what you can put off till
tomorrow. :couch2:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 146. The escape!

He stood listening with a gape, :shocked:
To the story of her lucky escape, :bolt:

From a demon in human shape, :evil:
When he attempted her to rape!:wacko:

The one who saved her was an ape!
To whom she often offered a grape,

It held the rogue by his nape,
She could recover her cape;

She found some time to drape
Her cape and she could escape.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 147. The Golden Mean!

A Man is a social animal, :grouphug:
And woman a mammal!

Their behavior is abnormal,
Unlike the mammals normal;

Their desires are abysmal,opcorn:
Whether they appear formal :hat:

Or are really very informal.:mullet:
Greed makes needs maximal,

Greed-less needs are minimal,
It is always best to be optimal.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

"மறப்போம் மன்னிப்போம்"

என்கின்றார்கள் எல்லோரும்.

முற்றிலும் தவறான sequence அது! :nono:

மன்னித்து விட்டால் தானாகவே எல்லோரும்.

மறைந்தும் போய்விடுகின்றார்கள்;:bolt:

மறந்தும் போய் விடுகின்றோம்! :bump2:

இதைக் கண்டு பிடிக்க எனக்கு

இத்தனை நாட்கள் தேவைப்பட்டது. :tsk:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Deepaavali fire works 2011 was intended to be

an explosive atom bomb launching the next series of

B.Bashing :lie:

But it quickly and quietly turned out to be a bushvaanam which also got put out in no time. :closed_2:

:clap2: to praveen for his quick interception.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

I want to see you shoot the way you shout.:laser:

Nine tenth of wisdom is being wise in time.eace:

The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer. :smokin:

Theodore Roosevelt.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 148. An Ace Pilot.

Among the pilots he was an ace,
Still she felt it was wise to brace;

This indeed was a tough race,
Flying so low in open space; :fear:

He will retain his first place,
By his favorite God's grace,

Now is the time for loops and lace,
Looking easy enough on the face!lane:

The fine movements he has to glace
Or will surely get hit as if by a mace! :ballchain:

The perfect landing without a trace,
Thrilled her to, him, happily embrace!:hug:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 149. Domestic violence.

It became a regular incidence,
In the neighbor's residence;

He would shout and curse in offence,:rant:
She would cry and plead in defence; :sorry:

The neighbors' pin drop silence,:tape:
Did not help to curb the violence.

We have to give up the pretence,
And show them we are audience! :ear:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Have you heard of a wolf being employed to mind the sheep?

Have you heard the story of the frogs in a well opting for a cobra to be their new king?

Too hard to be believed and too weird to be true?

No not at all.

We see such thing happen everyday.

I know why the new controversial thread civility watch was started on the most uncivil way.

The much expected controversial thread
Diwali fireworks fizzled out.

So immediately its cousin appeared in the form on this wait and watch thread to enable the Brahmin bashing to be continued.

Thanks again to praveen for his alertness and the abruptness with which he closed this infamous thread!

 

[N.R.Ranganathan]

Madam, You will see quite a lot of improvements in the Forum now.

By the way, a cobra gave shelter to a pregnant frog in Sringeri where sri
Adi Sankara established Sringeri Mutt.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Animals seem to be more kindly disposed than human beings.

Wolves are known to have raised human kids. We know the story of Romulus and Remus- those who established Rome.

Dogs protect helpless kitten.

In Jungle book 'The human cub' is taken care of by the animals in the jungle.

Maternal instinct dominates their inherent cruelty. :clap2:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Time, the subtle thief of youth. :clock:

License they mean when they cry Liberty. :tsk:

For what can war, but endless war still breed?:doh:

...........peace has her victories
No less renowned than war.eace:

John Milton.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 150. The Divine Providence.

It pays to increase one's Eloquence;
This paves way for easy Concurrence.:grouphug:

The security given by Affluence, opcorn:
Dispels any trace of Diffidence.

Persons deserving our Reverence,
Must not be treated with Insolence; :nono:

Opulence adds to one's Eminence,
When he gives up his Vehemence.

Wherever we look, we find Evidence,
For the existence of Divine Providence. :angel:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 151. A timid prayer.

Oh God! It is high time to forbid

Man from becoming more morbid!:suspicious:

Make his mind now very turbid,

Settle down to become more lucid.

Let his speech which is rancid,:doh:

And his tongue dripping acid,

His modern way of living horrid,
His aesthetic sense turned lurid,:whoo:

His refinements becoming torrid,

His mindless actions truly putrid,

Tend to become no more rabid

But slowly become more placid. ray:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 152. Fun with words.

I love the sweet bun,
Which is well done!

A Word to me is a bun,
Born from my own pen! :happy:

A word may look like one,
But it might also be a pun!

Words make our ideas run,
When they are well spun! :dance:

Glowing like the lovely Sun,
They never fail us to stun,

Our hearts are being won,
By lovely flowers of a ton!

This wordplay can go on and on!
But better business begins soon!

When free time is again found,
This thread will come around! :typing:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

சிறு பெண்ணாக நான் கற்றுக் கொண்ட,
பசுமரத்து ஆணிபோல என்நெஞ்சில் பதிந்த,
இந்த எளிய கருத்தாழம் நிறைந்த பாடலை
உங்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ள விழைகின்றேன்.

சூரியன் வருவது யாராலே?
சந்திரன் திரிவது எவராலே?
காரிருள் வானில் மின்மினிபோல்
கண்ணில் தெரிவன அவை என்ன?

பேரிடி மின்னல் எதனாலே?
பெருமழை பெய்வது எவராலே?
யார் இதற்கெல்லாம் அதிகாரி?:angel:
அதை நாம் எண்ணிட வேண்டாமோ?:hail:

 

[renuka]

[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Ananda Krishnan is the second richest man in Malaysia. According to Forbes he is worth 7.6 Billion dollars. The Tamil Malaysian of Sri Lankan Tamil origin is a self made man and is a notable philanthropist but leads a low profile life. He and his son are both Buddhists.
Few years ago, the billionaire lost his son. He started to look for him and his search stopped in a Buddhist monastery in north Thailand. Shocked to see his son in saffron robes, short hair with a begging bowl in his hand the father invites his son for a meal.
"I am sorry; I cannot accept your invitation." Like all my fellow monks, I have to beg for my food." Krishnan reply made headlines, "With all my wealth I cannot even afford to feed my own son."

The son still lives in the monastery in the forest of Thailand and like all the monks in the monastery depends on other people’s generosity for his sustenance.
Hearing stories like these one wonders if we are giving up everything that we already possess to acquire things that we really don’t need.

This story clearly demonstrates that human contentment and well being in real terms requires us to go beyond physical, mental, and emotional dimension. Krishnan’s son clearly shows that detachment could be a greater wealth and devotion a bigger asset in our lives.
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taken from:[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]By business bhutan | 01 January 2011
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[Visalakshi Ramani]

Adi Sankara's Bhaja Govindam (slokam #18)

18. வைராக்யமே பரமசுகம்.

ஸுரமந்தி3ர தரு மூல நிவாஸ:
ச'ய்யா பூ4ஸ் தரு ஜனிதம் வாஸ: |
ஸர்வ பரிக்3ரஹ போ4க3 த்யாக3:
கஸ்ய ஸுகம் ந கரோதி விராக3: ||

கோவிலிலோ அல்லது மரத்தின் அடியிலோ வாசம்; தரையே படுக்கை; மரப் பட்டைகளினால் செய்த உடை; தன்னுடைய எந்த உடமைப் பொருளையுமே அனுபவிக்காத வைராக்கியம்; இவை யாருக்குத் தான் சுகம் அளிக்காது?
பற்றற்ற நிலையே பரம சுகமானது.
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