The Nature of Things – Zen story

Two monks were washing their bowls in the river when they noticed a scorpion that was drowning. One monk immediately scooped it up and set it upon the bank. In the process he was stung. He went back to washing his bowl and again the scorpion fell in. The monk saved the scorpion and was again stung. The other monk asked him, "Friend, why do you continue to save the scorpion when you know it's nature is to sting?" "Because," the monk replied, "to save it is my nature."

 

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Lessons in Logic

I was born intelligent -
education ruined me.

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Practice makes perfect....
But nobody's perfect..... .
so why practice?

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If it's true that we are here to help others,
then what exactly are the others here for?

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Since light travels faster than sound,
people appear bright until you hear them speak.

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How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?

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Money is not everything.
There's Mastercard & Visa.

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If your father is a poor man,
it is your fate but,
if your father-in-law is a poor man,
it's your stupidity.

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One should love animals.
They are so tasty.

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Behind every successful man, there is a woman
And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.

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Every man should marry.
After all, happiness is not the only thing in
life.

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The wise never marry.
and when they marry they become otherwise.

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Success is a relative term.
It brings so many relatives.

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Never put off the work till tomorrow
what you can put off today.

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"Your future depends on your dreams"
So go to sleep

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There should be a better way to start a day
Than waking up every morning

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"Hard work never killed anybody"
But why take the risk

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"Work fascinates me"
I can look at it for hours

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God made relatives;
Thank God we can choose our friends.

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The more you learn, the more you know,
The more you know, the more you forget
The more you forget, the less you know
So.. why learn.


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A bus station is where a bus stops.

A train station is where a train stops.

On my desk, I have a work station....
what more can I say........

 

 

Support 10th Pass - POOR STUDENTS from INFOSYS

If you have come across any bright students coming from poor financial background who have finished their 10th standard this year (April 2010) and scored more than 80%, please ask them to contact the NGO - Prerana (supported by Infosys foundation).

 

The NGO is conducting a written test and those who clear the test will be eligible for financial help for their further studies.

 

Please ask the students to contact the people mentioned below to get the form:

580, Shubhakar, 44th cross, 1st A main road, Jayanagar, 7th block, Bangalore.

 

Contact numbers:

1. Ms. Saraswati - 99009 06338

2. Mr. Shivkumar - 99866 30301

3. Ms. Bindu - 99645 34667

 

Even if you don't know anyone, please pass on this info, someone might

be in need of this help.

 

An Indian now owns East India Company

With just around a month to go for the re-launch of the East India Company - the world's first multinational whose forces once ruled much of the globe - its new Indian owner says he is overwhelmed by "a huge feeling of redemption".

It's been a long, emotional and personal journey for Sanjiv Mehta, a Mumbai-born entrepreneur who completed the process of buying the East India Company (EIC) in 2005 from the "30 or 40" people who owned it.

Acutely aware that he owned a piece of history - at its height the company generated half of world trade and employed a third of the British workforce - Mehta, now the sole owner, dived into the company's rich and ruthless past in order to give it a new direction for the future.

With a $15-million investment and inputs from a range of experts - from designers and brand researchers to historians - Mehta is today poised to open the first East India Company store in London's upmarket Mayfair neighbourhood in March.

And then there is the inevitable - and daunting - task of launching in India, a country whose resources, army, trade and politics the company had controlled for some 200 years.

It's a task that Mehta has not taken lightly, he told reporter in an interview. "Put yourself in my shoes for a moment: On a rational plane, when I bought the company I saw gold at the end of the rainbow.

"But, at an emotional level as an Indian, when you think with your heart as I do, I had this huge feeling of redemption - this indescribable feeling of owning a company that once owned us."

The formal start of the East India Company is usually dated back to 1600 when Britain's Queen Elizabeth I granted a group of merchants a charter under the name 'The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies.'

With its own Elizabethan coat of arms - now owned by Mehta - the company was made responsible for bringing tea, coffee and luxury goods to the West and trading in spices across the globe.

By 1757 the company had become a powerful arm of British imperial might, with its own army, navy, shipping fleets and currency, and control over key trading posts in India - where it was known variously as Company Bahadur and John Company. In 1874, the British government nationalised the company, opportunistically blaming the 1857 uprising on its excesses. But the East India Company army, brought under the command of the Crown, retained its all-powerful presence in India.

"When I took over the company, my objective was to understand its history. I took a sabbatical from all other business and this became the single purpose in my life," said Mehta.

He travelled around the world, visiting former EIC trading posts and museums, reading up records and meeting people "who understood the business of that time".

"There was a huge sense of responsibility - I didn't create this brand, but I wanted to be as pioneering as the merchants who created it."

"The Elizabethan coat of arms stands for trust and reassurance, but we are not repeating history. It took me four years to do the brand positioning and put up the milestones."

The 'relaunched' company, with its headquarters on Conduit Street in Mayfair, is set to open a diverse line of high-end, luxury goods in London in March and in India some time this year.

EIC products in India will include fine foods, furniture, real estate, health and hospitality.

"India is the spirit of the East India Company in many ways - it evokes a huge amount of connectivity and emotions," Mehta said. "It's also a major ambition to bring Indian products to the rest of the world. Today there is no single brand name from the East that can stand alongside, say, Hermes or Cartier from the West.

"The East India Company has that ability."

Attitudes

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.

 

When the carpenter finished his work the employer came to inspect the house. He handed the front-door key to the carpenter.

 

"This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."

 

The carpenter was shocked! What a shame!

 

If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then with shock we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we'd do it much differently. But we cannot go back. You are the carpenter. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, erect a wall. "Life is a do-it-yourself project," someone has said.

 

Your attitudes and the choices you make today, build the "house" you live in tomorrow.

 

Build wisely!

Food as Medicine

HEADACHE?   EAT   FISH!  

Eat   plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent  headaches..

So  does ginger, which  reduces inflammation and pain.  

 

HAY   FEVER?   EAT   YOGURT!

Eat   lots of yogurt before pollen season. 

Also-eat honey from  your area (local  region) daily.

 

TO   PREVENT STROKE   DRINK   TEA!  

Prevent   build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls  with regular  doses of tea.  (actually,   tea suppresses appetite and keeps the  pounds from  invading....Green tea is great  for our immune  system)! 

 

INSOMNIA   (CAN'T SLEEP?)   HONEY!  

Use honey as a tranquilizer and  sedative. 

 

ASTHMA?   EAT   ONIONS!!!!  

Eating   onions helps ease constriction of  bronchial tubes.  (onion   packs place   on chest   helped   the respiratory ailments and actually made   breathing   better).

 

ARTHRITIS?   EAT   FISH, TOO!!  

Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines  actually  prevent arthritis.  (fish   has omega oils, good for our immune   system) 

 

UPSET   STOMACH?    BANANAS   - GINGER!!!!!  

Bananas   will settle an upset stomach.

Ginger  will cure morning  sickness and nausea.. 

 

BLADDER   INFECTION?   DRINK   CRANBERRY  JUICE!!!!  

High-acid   cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.  

 

BONE   PROBLEMS?   EAT   PINEAPPLE!!!  

Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be  prevented by the  manganese in pineapple. 

 

MEMORY   PROBLEMS?   EAT   OYSTERS!  

Oysters   help improve your mental functioning by  supplying  much-needed zinc. 

 

COLDS?   EAT   GARLIC!  

Clear   up that stuffy head with garlic.  (remember,   garlic lowers cholesterol,  too.)

 

COUGHING?   USE   RED PEPPERS!!  

A substance similar to that found in  the cough syrups is  found in hot red  pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper  with  caution-it can irritate your tummy.  

 

BREAST   CANCER?    EAT   Wheat, bran and  cabbage  

Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy  levels. 

 

LUNG   CANCER?   EAT   DARK GREEN AND ORANGE AND  VEGGIES!!! 

A   good antidote is beta carotene, a form of  Vitamin A found in  dark green and orange  vegetables. 

 

ULCERS?   EAT   CABBAGE ALSO!!!  

Cabbage contains chemicals that help  heal both gastric  and duodenal ulcers. 

 

DIARRHEA?   EAT   APPLES!

Grate   an apple with its skin, let it turn brown  and eat it to cure  this condition.  (Bananas   are good for this  ailment)

 

CLOGGED   ARTERIES?   EAT   AVOCADO!  

Mono   unsaturated fat in avocados lowers  cholesterol.  

 

HIGH   BLOOD PRESSURE?   EAT   CELERY AND OLIVE  OIL!!!  

Olive oil has been shown to lower  blood pressure. 

Celery contains a  chemical that lowers pressure too.  

 

BLOOD   SUGAR IMBALANCE?   EAT   BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!! 

The   chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps  regulate insulin and  blood sugar. 

 

Kiwi:   Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of  potassium,  magnesium, Vitamin E &  fibre. It's Vitamin C content is  twice  that of an orange. 

 

Apple:   An apple a day keeps the doctor away?  Although an apple has  a low Vitamin C  content, it has antioxidants &   flavonoids which enhances the activity of  Vitamin C thereby  helping to lower the  risks of colon cancer, heart  attack &  stroke..

 

Strawberry:   Protective fruit. Strawberries have the  highest total  antioxidant power among  major fruits & protects the body  from  cancer causing, blood vessels clogging   free radicals. (Actually,   any berry is good for you..they're high in  anti-oxidants and  they actually keep us  young...........blueberries are the best  and  very versatile in the health field........they  get rid  of all the free-radicals that  invade our  bodies)

 

Orange :   Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a  day may help  keep colds away, lower  cholesterol, prevent  & dissolve kidney  stones as well as lessen the risk  of colon  cancer..

 

Watermelon:   Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92%  water, it is also  packed with a giant dose  of glutathione which helps boost  our  immune system..  They are also a key source  of  lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant.   Other  nutrients   

Found in watermelon are Vitamin  C  & Potassium. (watermelon   also has natural substances [natural SPF  sources] that keep  our skin healthy,  protecting our skin from those darn UV   rays)

 

Guava   & Papaya:   Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the  clear winners for  their high Vitamin C  content. Guava is also rich in fibre  which  helps prevent constipation.  

 

Papaya   is rich in carotene, this is good for your  eyes.  (also   good for gas and  indigestion) 

 

Tomatoes   are   very good as a preventative measure for  men, keeps those  prostrate problems from  invading their  bodies......GOOD   AS MEDICINE..