I Love Truth

In 1978 I purchased my first motor cycle - a Rajdoot Motor Byke.
From day number one I used to ride the vehicle only with a helmet on.
It is even before the enactment of an act making it compulsory to wear a helmet.
I did it voluntarily and enjoyed it.
Especially in a dirty city like Chennai - for that matter all the cities and towns in India are dirty and full of dust and pollution now a days - all are alike in their unhygienic conditions.
It is party due to our being in a tropical region and the major contribution is made by our rulers let it be our politicians or our administrative staff in the Government they are all equally responsible in keeping our country in such a sad state of ours.
I blame all administrators also equally along with the politicians because they are more responsible to the citizens of India as educated and employed lot when compared to the politicians.
But of late after growing old I find wearing a helmet a nuisance and health hazard.
I have head aches when I travel with a helmet on and also develop spinal and neck pain after wearing the helmet for a long time.
It is because of the so called roads which are only jungle paths fit to be used only by wild elephants.
No sane person will call it a road at all.
Even the so called four lanes toll roads also have occasional damages remaining unattended here and there.
This means that we Indians are very tolerant and do not know the real meaning of a road.
In foreign countries they have really good proper roads and the helmets made there are light weight and save the lives of the person wearing it.
If the Government really wants to save the lives of two wheeler it should first lay proper roads and provide better lights on the roads.
Without providing and taking care of this basic amenity if the Government says that it is sincerely interested in the welfare of the two wheelers then it is the biggest joke that one could have heard in his life time.
Laying proper roads and providing at reasonable rates light weight helmets will help save two wheelers.
I challenge those who are in power the law makers and the executives who arrange for the implementation of such stupid laws and the judges who insist that such laws should be meticulously implemented to come, wear a heavy helmet and travel at least as a pillion in a two wheeler in the hot summer in a city like Chennai for just two hours in the noon for a few days.
Truth will always prevail - the history of the world is full of such instances - and these jokers will one day feel sorry for their jokes - and then it will be too late.
May the Almighty save these human beings.
My favorite quote is -
The whole world itself is a small insect before God and who are all these petty people before God.
His Will Will be Done.

Think it over Series - 1

One day I was traveling with my second son who is a grown up one in our car.
The driver who was driving the car was in a very happy mood that day and he started declaring that as he is now driving our car one day his son also will drive the car of my son.
My son immediately re tarted as follows :
Uncle why do you want your son also to become only a driver.
Motivate him and provide him good education and make him earn enough to own a car and let him also hire another driver for his car.
That is my son.
I am proud of him.
Because I have seen many who want others and keep others in a low position so that they can command with their money and power and employ them as their help and servants.
Among these people we stand different and we wish the whole world and the humanity improvement, prosperity and success in life.
We wish and pray that the tribe of such people who think like us will increase and inhabit this earth in more numbers.

Seva Vs Work

Seva is Service either paid or free.
Work is what one performs for what one is paid for.
People who work usually have ego, measure and work and expect rewards and awards either in cash or in kind in any form.
They usually have no commitment or loyalty but do it as a routine.
They merely follow the laid down rules without applying their mind to the principles based on which these rules were framed.
Rules are formed for the benefit of the people and not the people are to simply follow the rules.
To serve the people one can change the rules, be flexible but need not break the rules right away.
But if a rule is found to be obsolete, redundant then better take it up with the concerned authorities to amend, improve and change the rules to benefit all befitting the changing times.
Seva or service is done with love, devotion and with dedication.
One who wants to do seva or service will have no ego or will not hesitate to lend a helping hand and will go out of the way to help another person in need of help.
There will be no ego, no definitions like - it is my work - it is not my work - no red tapism.
Extending oneself without any limitations to serve the whole world is real Seva.
Many even in Charitable Institutions do only work and not interested in Seva.
They are misfits in such organizations.
Do YOU want to do Seva or only Work ?

Employee Vs Organization

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When One leaves an Organization then one also leaves behind one's impact depending on one's capabilities and one's position in the Organization.
The impact may be one's contributions made by one during one's presence in the Organization or one's personality while mingling with others etc.,
If that Organization is really Good then the employee who left it loses all the Good things he/she enjoyed there.
There is always a scope for both the Employee and the Organization to learn and benefit from each other when they happen to come together in some way or other.

Thirukkural - The Wonder Book in Tamil - Translated in all languages of the World

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Even though our behaviors are not solely dependent on our history - our history plays a predominant role in influencing our behaviors most of the time.
Constant monitoring of oneself may help improve our behaviors.e
Thirukkural says as follows:
Whatever one may study and learn though various high sounding books - one's decisions will only be mostly influenced by one's basic capabilities one has acquired by Birth.
There are always exceptions.

Leadership

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There are Born Leaders.
They enjoy leadership and it is natural for them.
Some people are made Leaders.
Some of them then become real Leaders and enjoy leadership.
Others suffer from being a Leader and Leadership affects them in the longer run physically and mentally and they end as wrecks.
A real Leader will develop the next in the ladder to take over Leadership as and when required.

Learning - a Way to Happiness

Learning is learning.
It has its own advantages.
If one can afford and has inclination then it is better to learn as many languages as one can.
It can be applied similarly to subjects also.
Otherwise if one wants to go abroad and work to earn then one has to know that language to be at ease and to be successful there.
Every one loves his/her own language and is happy to converse in it.
One is respected or at least recognized well if one speaks the language of that place where one works.
Even while traveling as a tourist one can learn and enjoy more if one knows the language of the land where he visits and travels in leisure.
Every one is not capable of learning all languages or even one more different language.
They need not feel shy or feel bad about this.
Even with a smile or with a good will at heart one can still learn the love of all where ever one may go.
After all, all are only Human Beings.
Language is not a barrier and is not the only bridge to reach the other end.
Language is only one of the tools of communication and not necessarily the only one.
All the Best.

Role of Media in an Enlightened Society

Media gives importance only to negative reporting that is about all the violence, crimes and most of the times they want to be sensational to sell their products.
A responsible media will give importance to positive sides of the society also with more space allotted to identify honest and sincere people who really serve the society so that they will have some encouragement and recognition to be examples for others to follow.
When reporting the intention should be only to create positive effects on the society and not merely report sensational news which at times may be counter productive resulting in doing more damages to the society.
I have many times laughed at the news reports that are published which are far from truth and often exposed the immaturity or insincerity of the reporter in reporting the events that were not fully observed and recorded by him/her correctly.
Media is very powerful weapon and if only they do their duty intelligently they can make history in the country and the world.
Of course now and then they have proved their utility to the society thanks to the presence of some able reporters and editiors.

Will they do justice to their role in the society always?

Plan, Prepare and Succeed

In Politics leaders lose power and regain in elections.
In examinations those who fail try again and pass in the subsequent attempts.
In wars victory is never owned by one side always.
As already commented in sports and games etc., today's loser may become tomorrow's winner.
Winning is also a relative term and in life others cannot judge a person whether he/she is a winner or loser as rightly observed by Lisa Clark.
What is important is not to lose heart when faced with a failure as there is a quote 'failure means delay but not defeat'.
If one accepts failure only to study where one failed and make improvements and try again properly then one can achieve success.
Planning, Preparing, Seeking Right Guidance etc., and Equipping one self before taking up any task will mostly ensure sure success.
Personally I usually plunge into any activity only when I am sure of success and if I am not sure of succeeding I take some more time to ensure that I succeed in every effort I make and end with only success.
I Wish every endeavor by every one to result in success.

The Teacher/Trainer

An able, confident and really qualified teacher, trainer will coach the student, trainee very well so that the beneficiary can reach even better heights than the giver.
There lies the greatness and grandeur of the teaching, training profession.
Teaching, Training is a noble profession. It is the number one profession as it makes a person worth living.
That is why I entered this profession at the age of 58 after getting VRS from State Bank of India as a token of my Service to the Humanity.
I thank God and all those responsible for my entry into this profession.

Johari Window

Johari Window helps one to improve one's personality, performance and to perfect oneself to have a more satisfied Life.
Open - Every one should try to be as much open as is required to the possible extant to be accepted and appreciated by all - Level varies from individual to individual.
Closed - Every one should have as much closed area as is required depending on one's position, responsibilities and need to safeguard oneself and to be effective and successful - Level varies from Individual to Individual.
Blind - One should identify close and reliable friends to watch and find out the Blind Area in oneself and encourage them to create awareness in oneself privately, discreetly and in a proper way to reduce the area as much as one can so that it will be very minimum.
Successful people keep this area at the least level and aspire continuously to get exposed so that this area can be reduced almost every day.
Dark - This area has to be totally eradicated and by being proactive in the above three areas one may try to explore and keep this area at the lowest level.
But only realized Souls can be sure that there is no Dark area related to them.
The more we try to keep this area smaller than all other areas we can be continuously Successful.
All the Best

Regarding Communications, only when one is effective and easily mingle with others one can get help from others to study and reach the required levels in all the four windows.

Girls - Features - Ageing

Some Girls are simply attractive at the first sight.
But not all are endowed with very fine features.
And liking of a certain feature differs from person to person depending on his perception of beauty, his/her liking etc., etc.,
when a Girl is strikingly beautiful at first sight then she may not continue to be so always in the longer run.
When looked at again and again and very closely one may find that certain aspects of features are not so good.
For some the nose may be nice
For some others the eyes may be shining
For some the chin and its protrusion may be attractive
For some the lips may be appealing
Like this every one feature may be unique and special in a particular Girl
Only very few Girls have all the features attractive and appealing always
They are exceptions.
When one closely look at an attractive Girl she may soon expose her deficiencies one by one in due course
The nose may not be so nice as one would like it to be
The eyes may not be as bright as one would want it to be
The chin may not be as good as one thought it to be in the first instance
The lips may not be as appealing as they appeared initially etc., etc.,
Even famous cine stars expose their deficiencies when one looks and inspects them closely over a period of time
The same is true with other Girls also
One may not look attractive at the first instance
But in due course one may find the special features of that particular person and start admiring that feature in that person
Above all Good Nature and other finer qualities like affection, care and attention are more important as people grow older than looks
There is a case where those who were once beauty queens in their teens turned not so beautiful oldies with growing age.
There are cases where those who were not at all beautiful in their younger days turned to be better and more beautiful in their old age
There are of course few who are always beautiful in both their teens and in their old agae
Similarly there are few who are not beautiful in their teens and continue to be so even when they grow old
But the funniest part of life is that degree of beauty changes from person to person and entirely depends on the viewer and it differs as perceived by the individual who looks at the person

Girls, Girls and Girls

Girls have their own priorities, preferences and tastes.
They have a mind, they are independent and have their own likes and dislikes.
I am mentioning this only because for many men women are like toys to be played with and used and thrown out.
They never value the Girl as another human being just like himself.
Let us look at different types of girls now.
One girl may look very beautiful, very fair, with a well structured body and at the outset she may be admirable and everybody may fall for her and would love to own her and or enjoy her beauty.
But if one get close to her and know her intimately then one may find the following traits in her..
she may be very lazy with no inclination to cook or to maintain a house or even willing to rear her own children properly.
Her interests may be the following.
a)enjoy life without any hard work or responsibilities
b)wear costly clothes and jewels and boast before others
c)roam about places as and when she likes without any control
d)remain uncontrolled and no one can make her realize her position in the family or in the society
e)she may be selfish, arrogant and without any affection towards any one

If one finds such a girl,however she may be beautiful, can one marry her and enjoy life.
Life will be miserable for that person who marries such a girl.

This is equally applicable to all girls who may possess the above qualities whether they are beautiful or not.

But mere beauty alone will not make any one happy.

Possessing qualities like
a)affection towards husband and all others as much as required
b)realizing one's limitations and enjoying within permissible limits
c)possessing good qualities like not being selfish, greedy, jealous, unruly etc.,
d)effectively shouldering one's responsibilities and making life worth living for oneself and others around as much as possible

etc., are worth searching for in a girl when one wants to get married to her.

I know a woman with very good looks but she is very weak and anemic without enough blood and always requires medical assistance frequently.

Then how can that beauty, good looks benefit the person marrying her.

And there are few girls who are not satisfied with their own husbands.
They want and go after other men.

With economic freedom and higher education women have become free from the clutches of bad husbands and other relatives but this freedom has also enables them to compare all men they come across and at times crave for men who are better than their own husbands.

In the younger days one has no experience and when in love could not see and understand a person fully and only after marriage is able to know in full about the other partner. But then it is too late. What to do ? This is Life.

share market

Invest only your surplus money which you can afford to lose if necessary.
Then you will have no regrets.
Be careful and watch the market
Do not expect returns early and learn to wait
Act in the share market like a Bear & a Bull
Know how to charge like a Bull and then to hold on like a Bear when necessary.
When the prices are high then charge like a Bull and sell your shares
When the prices are low hold on to your shares like a Bear
Patience and Right Decision Making are Important
To judge correctly and act fast are important
Do not invest much until you learn enough in the market
But at last you may find that it is sheer luck and have no need to use your brain always
It is like gambling only - at times
Various factors affect the share market
You will have to keep watch on the market always atleast an hour in a day
Divide the shares into two groups
a) for long term investment to be held like a bear
b) short term investments to be bought and sold fast like a bull charging
Act at the right time
Judging the right time to act and a bit of luck will get you money

If money is needed for specific needs like education, wedding, construction or medical aid etc., then share market is not for you.

Demanding & Accepting Bribes and Cheating Others for Financial Benefits

If there are two persons, say, A & B and if A is demanding a bribe from B or if A tries to cheat B and benefit financially out of that cheating then I am sorry for A.
Because this is the Truth and nothing but Truth and Truth has to be accepted.
In this case A is in a position equivalent to the situation of a person who will have to eat the human waste of another person. A 's act of demanding a bribe from B is equivalent to A eating the human waste of B. A is no better than any silly street beggar and is to be considered as a born bastard.
This equally applies to all the persons demanding a bribe or cheating others for financial benefits or those who are greedy for ill gotten and undeserving wealth.
Because the person bribing him will feel as above only and the act of A nothing better than eating the human waste of the person giving the bribe or being cheated.
Moral laws are very strict and no one can escape from them. Even though many such persons may appear to be rich, powerful and happy in reality he will be suffering from so many secret problems and ailments and will not have a happy life.
Appearances are false and the actual true inside story is not known to others.
Live an honest, sincere life and enjoy the benefits of it.
Earning in wrong ways and spending them again in hospitals and doing penances to appease Gods later is usually the work of fools and idiots only and wise people know better ways of living this life in this world.
Learn them and enjoy life.

Momentum - Understand Newton's Laws of Motion

If one learns and understands in full the Newton's Laws of Motion and rules relating to Momentum there will be fewer accidents, skidding and spinal problems for the rider, driver and passengers.

Human Kind - Sample 3

I had a subordinate officer who has been selected by me as sample 3.
He is honest, hard working and systematic in his work. He is dependable.
But he had bad memories of his harsh younger years. Those who had difficult times while they were young are mostly found withdrawn and do not trust or mingle with other people easily.And our friend is one such person. So one cannot see a smile or happiness in his countenance most of the times.He always looks rough and tough and even while talking to any one during the course of business he will be found to be harsh to them.
But once again I repeat, He is honest, hard working, systematic and dependable.
And he is working in a service industry where interaction with customers is very essential and is the only work most of the time.
During the annual exercise of updating service reports of all employees and officers I made the suggestion that he may be posted in a place where he need not interact with other human beings.
And the next assignment he had was inside a computer room where he has to manage the machines only most of the times and his exposure to other human beings is very minimal.
He enjoyed the work and the institution also benefited because he managed the machines so well that they had fewer problems from machines side.
Identifying one's strengths and weaknesses and allotting suitable work to that person is the paramount duty of a Manager/Leader to maximize output and full utilization of available Human Resources.
All the Best.

Human Kind - Sample 2

The smiling boy.

Today I went to the famous Saravana Bhavan Hotel at Vada Palani in Chennai the capital of Tamilnadu in India.
This Hotel simply sprang up from nothing in the recent years and has overtaken in popularity the olden days giants like Dasaprakash and Woodlands Group of Hotels in Chennai.
They introduced popular dishes like Vada etc and changed the style of functioning of the Hotel Industry and became a success story and now enjoy a chain of Hotels in Chennai, India and Abroad.
The Waiter who attended me had such a bright and smiling face that I could not help but smile at him and spoke with him.
As he is very shy and did not want his name to be published I am not revealing his name but he requested me to give publicity to his employer by mentioning the name of the Hotel.
But his smiling bright face is so inviting and warm that it may everyone around him happy and relaxed.
I have seen many smiling faces in my life but this one is really number one and different.
Only such people are fit to be employed in service industries where the employees come into direct contact with different customers.
Especially a hotel where many come and go with so many tensions and problems can easily get relieved of their tensions and become relaxed by simply seeing this person and become happy with his service with a smile which is very soothing to everyone.
Every service industry where customer service is the priority should search and find such sweet smiling faced human beings and employ them encourage them and provide best customer service to their users.
May his tribe increase.
Let us find and use such people to spread happiness around them everywhere.
God has created many such persons to make life happier and pleasant.
Thank YOU Lord