The Window

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 nurse 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.”


Always live with hope....


Enjoy each and every moments of life...




Take Care....

Appraisal of Own Work

A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits (phone numbers).  The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation.

Boy: ‘Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?

Woman: (at the other end of the phone line): ‘I already have someone to cut my lawn.’

Boy: ‘Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now.’

Woman: I’m very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn.

Boy: (with more perseverance) : ‘Lady, I’ll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida.’

Woman: No, thank you.

With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.

Store Owner: ‘Son… I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job.’

Boy: ‘No thanks.’

Store Owner: But you were really pleading for one.

Boy: No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the Job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!’

Moral: This is what we call ‘Self Appraisal’.  Every time if we don’t get ahead of others, we blame others for it.  We should look to our self and compare, find own weaknesses and work hard to throw away weaknesses.  Always Work Hard, Honest and with full Dedication.  It will always pay up.

Always be happy with what you have...
enjoy your job..

Love to Be Alone

Don't demand that people need to recognize you.

So what if everyone doesn't recognize you, or if everyone recognizes you, so what?

Let the whole world recognize you, so what?

And if nobody recognizes you, so what?

There are flowers in the garden, there are flowers in the forest.

Do they say, '' Oh, nobody saw me, I have blossomed?''
Does it matter to the rose whether someone looks at it or not?

In fact, if people look at it, they may pluck it! It is better nobody sees them - they are happy.

This urge for recognition from somebody is what kills you.

You do your job and that's it!
What has to come to you.

Why do we need to crave for other's recognition?

That brings ego - ''Me, me, me, I did it.''

So many lives like this you have existed on this planet and they have all gone - so many mosquitos like you.

You know that story of an elephant and the fly on it's leg?

A fly was living on the leg of an elephant. Once the fly got so angry at the elephant, it said, ''I'm leaving you today! Finished! Enough is enough! I'm done with you.''

It got so angry, it left. At that moment, just by accident, the elephant moved it's leg and some dust arose.

But the fly thought that the storm has come because it is leaving the elephant.

It told the elephant, ''Yes, you see, the storm has come? I'm leaving you - you suffer from the storm.''

The elephant didn't even know that the fly was sitting on it's leg!

And that is how nobody really cares what you are, what you do, what you don't do.

And all impact gets wiped out by the flood of time.

Time comes and just floods you, wipes you out, wipes all the memory out of this planet.

This me, me, me can only dissolve and you serve. He becomes free from this identity of ego, identity of the smallness.

Identifying yourself with the smallness, because this smallness is the cause of misery.

''I was not recognized. Nobody looked at me, nobody loves me.''

Come on, wake up. You are love!

Love is in giving, not in demanding.

Be Active

गिद्धों का एक झुण्ड खाने की तलाश में भटक रहा था।
उड़ते – उड़ते वे एक टापू पे पहुँच गए। वो जगह उनके लिए स्वर्ग के समान थी। हर तरफ खाने के लिए मेंढक, मछलियाँ और समुद्री जीव मौजूद थे और इससे भी बड़ी बात ये थी कि वहां इन गिद्धों का शिकार करने वाला कोई जंगली जानवर नहीं था और वे बिना किसी भय के वहां रह सकते थे।

युवा गिद्ध  कुछ ज्यादा ही उत्साहित थे, उनमे से एक बोला, ” वाह ! मजा आ गया, अब तो मैं यहाँ से कहीं नहीं जाने वाला, यहाँ तो बिना किसी मेहनत के ही हमें बैठे -बैठे खाने को मिल रहा है!”

बाकी गिद्ध भी उसकी हाँ में हाँ मिला ख़ुशी से झूमने लगे।

सबके दिन मौज -मस्ती में बीत रहे थे लेकिन झुण्ड का सबसे बूढ़ा गिद्ध इससे खुश नहीं था।


एक दिन अपनी चिंता जाहिर करते हुए वो बोला, ” भाइयों, हम गिद्ध हैं, हमें हमारी ऊँची उड़ान और अचूक वार करने की ताकत के लिए जाना जाता है। पर जबसे हम यहाँ आये हैं हर कोई आराम तलब हो गया है …ऊँची उड़ान तो दूर ज्यादातर गिद्ध तो कई महीनो से उड़े तक नहीं हैं…और आसानी से मिलने वाले भोजन की वजह से अब हम सब शिकार करना भी भूल रहे हैं … ये हमारे भविष्य के लिए अच्छा नहीं है …मैंने फैसला किया है कि मैं इस टापू को छोड़ वापस उन पुराने जंगलो में लौट जाऊँगा …अगर मेरे साथ कोई चलना चाहे तो चल सकता है !”

बूढ़े गिद्ध की बात सुन बाकी गिद्ध हंसने लगे। किसी ने उसे पागल कहा तो कोई उसे मूर्ख की उपाधि देने लगा। बेचारा बूढ़ा गिद्ध अकेले ही वापस लौट गया।

समय बीता, कुछ वर्षों बाद बूढ़े गिद्ध ने सोचा, ” ना जाने मैं अब कितने दिन जीवित रहूँ, क्यों न एक बार चल कर अपने पुराने साथियों से मिल लिया जाए!”

लम्बी यात्रा के बाद जब वो टापू पे पहुंचा तो वहां का दृश्य भयावह था।

ज्यादातर गिद्ध मारे जा चुके थे और जो बचे थे वे बुरी तरह घायल थे।

“ये कैसे हो गया ?”, बूढ़े गिद्ध ने पूछा।

कराहते हुए एक घायल गिद्ध बोला, “हमे क्षमा कीजियेगा, हमने आपकी बातों को गंभीरता से नहीं लिया और आपका मजाक तक उड़ाया … दरअसल, आपके जाने के कुछ महीनो बाद एक बड़ी सी जहाज इस टापू पे आई …और चीतों का एक दल यहाँ छोड़ गयी। चीतों ने पहले तो हम पर हमला नहीं किया, पर जैसे ही उन्हें पता चला कि हम सब न ऊँचा उड़ सकते हैं और न अपने पंजो से हमला कर सकते हैं…उन्होंने हमे खाना शुरू कर दिया। अब हमारी आबादी खत्म होने की कगार पर है .. बस हम जैसे कुछ घायल गिद्ध ही ज़िंदा बचे हैं !”

बूढ़ा गिद्ध उन्हें देखकर बस अफ़सोस कर सकता था, वो वापस जंगलों की तरफ उड़ चला।

अगर हम अपनी किसी शक्ति का use नहीं करते तो धीरे-धीरे हम उसे  lose कर देते हैं।

For instance, अगर हम अपने brain का use नहीं करते तो उसकी sharpness घटती जाती है, अगर हम अपनी muscles का use नही करते तो
उनकी ताकत घट जाती है… इसी तरह अगर हम अपनी skills को polish नहीं करते तो हमारी काम करने की efficiency कम होती जाती है!

तेजी से बदलती इस दुनिया में हमें खुद को बदलाव के लिए तैयार रखना चाहिए। पर बहुत बार हम अपनी current job या business में इतने comfortable हो जाते हैं कि बदलाव के बारे में सोचते ही नहीं और अपने अन्दर कोई नयी skills add नहीं करते, अपनी knowledge बढ़ाने के लिए कोई किताब नहीं पढ़ते कोई training program नहीं attend करते, यहाँ तक की हम उन चीजों में भी dull हो जाते हैं जिनकी वजह से कभी हमे जाना जाता था और फिर जब market conditions change होती हैं और हमारी नौकरी या बिज़नेस पे आंच आती है तो हम हालात को दोष देने लगते हैं।

ऐसा मत करिए…अपनी काबिलियत, अपनी ताकत को जिंदा रखिये…अपने कौशल, अपने हुनर को और तराशिये…उसपे धूल मत जमने दीजिये…और जब आप ऐसा करेंगे तो बड़ी से बड़ी मुसीबत आने पर भी आप ऊँची उड़ान भर पायेंगे!