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~ St. Francis of Assisi
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- Sant Kabir
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Showing posts with label Forwards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forwards. Show all posts
Saturday, February 2, 2008
The Art of Giving - One of the Best about Giving !!
I had come across a forward about Giving. Found it too good. Comes under Fun Forum. In case of ownership rights, kindly refer here.
In the how to give-Karna,the son of Kunti is a great example.It is said that he always gave with his gift lying in t he palm of his hand-so that his hand was never over/above the hands of the receiver.When asked he said:I do not want it to go my head that I am giving.I don't want the receiver to feel small in receiving."
It is to him that Krishna comes in the end and asks for the "kavacha".Knowing and seeing through Krishna's disguise,he still gives away the kavacha knowing it will mean a cruel death to himself. Karna is the ultimate embodiment of giving and sharing.
The Art of Giving
"Rivers do not drink their own water, nor do tree eat their own fruit, nor do rain clouds eat the grains reared by them. The wealth of the noble is used solely for the benefit of others?
Even after accepting that giving is good and that one must learn to give, several questions need to be answered. The first question is when should one give ?
We all know the famous incident from Mahabharat.
Yudhisthir, asks a beggar seeking alms to come the next day. On this, Bhim rejoices, that Yudhisthir his brother, has conquered death! For he is sure that he will be around tomorrow to give. Yudhisthir gets the message. One does not know really whether one will be there tomorrow to give!
The time to give therefore is now.
The next question is 'how much to give'?
One recalls the famous incident from history. Rana Pratap was reeling after defeat from the Moghals. He had lost his army, he had lost his wealth, and most important he had lost hope, his will to fight. At that time in his darkest hour, his erstwhile minister Bhamasha came seeking him and placed his entire fortune at the disposal of Rana Pratap. With this, Rana Pratap raised an army and lived to fight another day.
The answer to this question how much to give is "Give as much as you can !
The next question is what to give ?
It is not only money that can be given. It could be a flower or even a smile.
It is not how much one gives but how one gives that really matters. When you give a smile to a stranger that may be the only good thing received by him in days and weeks!
"You can give anything but you must give with your heart !
One also needs answer to this question whom to give ?
Many times we avoid giving by finding fault with the person who is seeking. However, being judgemental and rejecting a person on the presumption that he may not be the most deserving is not justified. "
Give without being judgemental !
Next we have to answer 'How to give'?
Coming to the manner of giving, one has to ensure that the receiver does not feel humiliated, nor the giver feels proud by giving.
In giving follow the Bible, 'Let not your left hand know what your right hand gives? Charity without publicity and fanfare, is the highest form of charity.
'Give quietly' !
While giving let not the recipient feel small or humiliated. After all what we give never really belonged to us. We come to this world with nothing and will go with nothing. The thing gifted was only with us for a temporary period. Why then take pride in giving away something which really did not belong to us?
Give with grace and with a feeling of gratitude.
What should one feel after giving?
We all know the story of Eklavya. When Dronacharya asked him for his right thumb as "Guru Dakshina?he unhesitatingly cut off the thumb and gave it to Dronacharya.
There is a little known sequel to this story. Eklavya was asked whether he ever regretted the act of giving away his thumb. He replied, and the reply has to be believed to be true, as it was asked to him when he was dying.
His reply was "Yes ! I regretted this only once in my life. It was when Pandavas were coming in to kill Dronacharya who was broken hearted on the false news of death of his son Ashwathama and had stopped fighting. It was then that I regretted the loss of my thumb. If the thumb was there, no one could have dared hurt my Guru?
The message to us is clear.
Give and never regret giving !
And the last question is ' how much should we provide for our heirs' ?
Ask yourself 'are we taking away from them the "gift of work?- a source of happiness! The answer is given by Warren Buffett:
"Leave your kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing !
This is the wise thing to do!
Hope you found it useful.,.
In the how to give-Karna,the son of Kunti is a great example.It is said that he always gave with his gift lying in t he palm of his hand-so that his hand was never over/above the hands of the receiver.When asked he said:I do not want it to go my head that I am giving.I don't want the receiver to feel small in receiving."
It is to him that Krishna comes in the end and asks for the "kavacha".Knowing and seeing through Krishna's disguise,he still gives away the kavacha knowing it will mean a cruel death to himself. Karna is the ultimate embodiment of giving and sharing.
The Art of Giving
"Rivers do not drink their own water, nor do tree eat their own fruit, nor do rain clouds eat the grains reared by them. The wealth of the noble is used solely for the benefit of others?
Even after accepting that giving is good and that one must learn to give, several questions need to be answered. The first question is when should one give ?
We all know the famous incident from Mahabharat.
Yudhisthir, asks a beggar seeking alms to come the next day. On this, Bhim rejoices, that Yudhisthir his brother, has conquered death! For he is sure that he will be around tomorrow to give. Yudhisthir gets the message. One does not know really whether one will be there tomorrow to give!
The time to give therefore is now.
The next question is 'how much to give'?
One recalls the famous incident from history. Rana Pratap was reeling after defeat from the Moghals. He had lost his army, he had lost his wealth, and most important he had lost hope, his will to fight. At that time in his darkest hour, his erstwhile minister Bhamasha came seeking him and placed his entire fortune at the disposal of Rana Pratap. With this, Rana Pratap raised an army and lived to fight another day.
The answer to this question how much to give is "Give as much as you can !
The next question is what to give ?
It is not only money that can be given. It could be a flower or even a smile.
It is not how much one gives but how one gives that really matters. When you give a smile to a stranger that may be the only good thing received by him in days and weeks!
"You can give anything but you must give with your heart !
One also needs answer to this question whom to give ?
Many times we avoid giving by finding fault with the person who is seeking. However, being judgemental and rejecting a person on the presumption that he may not be the most deserving is not justified. "
Give without being judgemental !
Next we have to answer 'How to give'?
Coming to the manner of giving, one has to ensure that the receiver does not feel humiliated, nor the giver feels proud by giving.
In giving follow the Bible, 'Let not your left hand know what your right hand gives? Charity without publicity and fanfare, is the highest form of charity.
'Give quietly' !
While giving let not the recipient feel small or humiliated. After all what we give never really belonged to us. We come to this world with nothing and will go with nothing. The thing gifted was only with us for a temporary period. Why then take pride in giving away something which really did not belong to us?
Give with grace and with a feeling of gratitude.
What should one feel after giving?
We all know the story of Eklavya. When Dronacharya asked him for his right thumb as "Guru Dakshina?he unhesitatingly cut off the thumb and gave it to Dronacharya.
There is a little known sequel to this story. Eklavya was asked whether he ever regretted the act of giving away his thumb. He replied, and the reply has to be believed to be true, as it was asked to him when he was dying.
His reply was "Yes ! I regretted this only once in my life. It was when Pandavas were coming in to kill Dronacharya who was broken hearted on the false news of death of his son Ashwathama and had stopped fighting. It was then that I regretted the loss of my thumb. If the thumb was there, no one could have dared hurt my Guru?
The message to us is clear.
Give and never regret giving !
And the last question is ' how much should we provide for our heirs' ?
Ask yourself 'are we taking away from them the "gift of work?- a source of happiness! The answer is given by Warren Buffett:
"Leave your kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing !
This is the wise thing to do!
Hope you found it useful.,.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Be Careful What You Ask for !!
A Man to God
Man:"Give me a bag full of money, a job and a vehicle full of girls"
God replies:"Tathaastu " {so it be, my son}
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Made him a bus conductor of ladies special bus!
Moral: Requirement specification should be CLEAR-CUT :-):-):-) ........
Man:"Give me a bag full of money, a job and a vehicle full of girls"
God replies:"Tathaastu " {so it be, my son}
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Made him a bus conductor of ladies special bus!
Moral: Requirement specification should be CLEAR-CUT :-):-):-) ........
Monday, January 21, 2008
Miscellaneous Post - Fun Forum
You see, the advantage of subscribing to various groups is that you are assured of a mail daily. It gives you a feeling of importance & satisfaction that you get a new mail everyday. ;) . Anyhow, since iam following that policy , my inbox gets flooded with a mail everyday.
I have been following a process, called the "Mail-Redirection". Its simple. Any mail which you get as a forward from a group, just forward(re-direct) it to your friend groups. The main incentive you get is that, you get to play the role of a knowledge/fun conduit. Not to forget, your friends appreciation.I came to know about this while i was conversing with my friend. he was like Prashant, how come you forward such good mails. they are fabulous.Iam like: " oh, thats nothing." So you see, forwarding good mails do earn you a favourable opinion.
One of my senior has suggested "Why not post those forwards in your blog". At that time, i didnt give it much thought. Now that i think about it, i felt that it's not a bad idea either. So i decided to post Forwards, Post , Jokes, which i hope to be entertaining to the masses.
At the same time, the Question of copyright issue came into my mind. Now suppose, the original creator of the mail comes to know of this and feels bad that he has not been given the credit. (Not that i care about him getting credit or not, as Life is infair !!), rather i felt that i must do justice on my part.
So i had to break my head and come up with a "Disclaimer" on my own. Here's my official Disclaimer:
************** DISCLAIMER NOTE ********************
The Post which has been published here have been reproduced as i had received it. This information was obtained as a forward from an unknown source. It is for your own use. The Publisher leaves it upto the readers to judge the authenticity of the contents. Information in this post is the property of a "benign & Intelligent creature" or the Original Author. Since Ideas are anyone's monopoly, the publisher recognizes the right of the readers to reproduce and distribute the information according to their whims.
While no attempts have been made to verify information provided in this post, neither the Poster nor the Publisher assume any responsibility for errors, omissions, or contrary interpretation of the subject matter herein.Suppose if the original creator of the post, comes across this material which he thinks as his creation, he is encouraged to claim his credit by commenting his name as that "benign & Intelligent creature" who created the information in the first place. He will not have anyother claim on the post or on its usage.
******************** THE END ***********************
Finally, wish you a happy reading :)
I have been following a process, called the "Mail-Redirection". Its simple. Any mail which you get as a forward from a group, just forward(re-direct) it to your friend groups. The main incentive you get is that, you get to play the role of a knowledge/fun conduit. Not to forget, your friends appreciation.I came to know about this while i was conversing with my friend. he was like Prashant, how come you forward such good mails. they are fabulous.Iam like: " oh, thats nothing." So you see, forwarding good mails do earn you a favourable opinion.
One of my senior has suggested "Why not post those forwards in your blog". At that time, i didnt give it much thought. Now that i think about it, i felt that it's not a bad idea either. So i decided to post Forwards, Post , Jokes, which i hope to be entertaining to the masses.
At the same time, the Question of copyright issue came into my mind. Now suppose, the original creator of the mail comes to know of this and feels bad that he has not been given the credit. (Not that i care about him getting credit or not, as Life is infair !!), rather i felt that i must do justice on my part.
So i had to break my head and come up with a "Disclaimer" on my own. Here's my official Disclaimer:
************** DISCLAIMER NOTE ********************
The Post which has been published here have been reproduced as i had received it. This information was obtained as a forward from an unknown source. It is for your own use. The Publisher leaves it upto the readers to judge the authenticity of the contents. Information in this post is the property of a "benign & Intelligent creature" or the Original Author. Since Ideas are anyone's monopoly, the publisher recognizes the right of the readers to reproduce and distribute the information according to their whims.
While no attempts have been made to verify information provided in this post, neither the Poster nor the Publisher assume any responsibility for errors, omissions, or contrary interpretation of the subject matter herein.Suppose if the original creator of the post, comes across this material which he thinks as his creation, he is encouraged to claim his credit by commenting his name as that "benign & Intelligent creature" who created the information in the first place. He will not have anyother claim on the post or on its usage.
******************** THE END ***********************
Finally, wish you a happy reading :)
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