Believe and Trust
7/21/20 *Believe and Trust* A person started to walk on a rope tied between two tall towers several hundred feet above the ground. He was walking slowly balancing a long stick in his hands. He had his son sitting on his shoulders. The spectators were watching him in bated breath and were tense. He slowly […]
A new day, a new week,
2/15/21 A new day, a new week, We are not born to be ordinary, each one of us has been sent here for a unique puprpse. We may not be or may never be Elon Musk. But each of us can have an impact on this world in our own small way. *Let’s play our […]
A new day, a new week,
7/20/20 A new day, a new week, A pedestrian on 57th Street sees a musician getting out of a cab and asks, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” Without pause, the artist replies wearily, *“Practice, practice, practice.”* Life is all about that practice that will take you to the Carnegie Hall of success. Just […]
Two close boyhood friends grow up and go their separate ways.
7/19/20 Two close boyhood friends grow up and go their separate ways. One becomes a humble monk, the other a rich and powerful minister to the king. Years later they meet up again. As they catch up, the minister (in his fine robes) takes pity on the thin, shabby monk. Seeking to help, he says: […]
A building construction work was going on near our office.
7/18/20 A building construction work was going on near our office. Lots of poor labourers were working there and their small children used to hold on to one another’s shirt and play “train-train”. Someone would become the engine and others would become bogies. Every day, these children used to take turns becoming the engine and […]
Mohinder Singh Dhoni* during his induction speech to 2015 batch of MRF pace academy.
7/17/20 *Mohinder Singh Dhoni* during his induction speech to 2015 batch of MRF pace academy. “As a young kid, whenever I felt down or sad… I went to a Rock Mine some distance away from my house . There I remember watching the workers chipping the rock. The worker would strike the rock for 100s […]
Michael Jordan* was an African-American man, born in 1963, in the slums of Brooklyn, New York.
7/16/20 *Michael Jordan* was an African-American man, born in 1963, in the slums of Brooklyn, New York. He had four brothers and his father’s wages were not sufficient to provide for the whole family. He grew up in a poor neighbourhood which was full of discrimination, to the point where he could not see any […]
I’m singing in the rain, just singing in the rain;
7/15/20 I’m singing in the rain, just singing in the rain; What a wonderful feeling,Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing […]
God’s Timing is always Right
7/14/20 *God’s Timing is always Right* Whatever that happens in life, happens for good; so stop worrying about the future and forget the past After the 9/11 attacks , one company invited the surviving members of other companies who had been decimated by the attack on the Twin Towers to share their available office space. […]
GUERNICA
7/13/20 *GUERNICA* During the Nazi occupation of Paris, Pablo Picasso was taken to be “interrogated” by a special branch of Gestapo that had been set up to handle intellectuals and artists. The officer who confronted Picasso, in spite of being a Gestapo thug, was polite, spoke good French and seemed even educated. A rarity. The […]