Give generously and you will receive abundantly

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered
the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the
rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter
for the night.

"Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked. The
clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and
explained that there were three conventions in town.

"All of our rooms are taken," the clerk said. "But I can't send a nice
couple like you out into the rain at one o'clock in the morning. Would
you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It's not exactly a suite,
but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the
night."

When the couple declined, the young man pressed on. "Don't worry about
me. I'll be just fine here in the office, " the clerk told them. So
the couple agreed.

As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the
clerk, "You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best
hotel in the United States. Maybe, someday I'll build one for you."

The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh.

As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk
was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and
helpful isn't easy.

Years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he
received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and
enclosed a round-trip ticket to New York, asking him to pay them a
visit.

The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth
Avenue and 34th Street. He then pointed to a great new building there,
a palace of reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up
to the sky.

"That," said the older man, "is the hotel I have just built for you to manage."

"You must be joking," the young man said.

"I can assure you I am not," said the older man, a sly smile playing
around his mouth.

The older man's name was William Waldorf Astor,and the magnificent
structure was the original Waldorf Hotel.

The clerk who became its first manager was George C. Boldt.
This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him
to become the manager of one of the world's most glamorous hotels.

Moral : "Do not turn back those who are in need, for they might be angels".

Life is measured by the lives you touch and not by the things you acquire.

A Must Read

Beautiful letter written by a father to his children. Following is a
letter to his son from a renown Hong Kong TV broadcaster cum Child
Psychologist. The words are actually applicable to all of us, young or
old, children or parents. I am writing this to you because of 3
reasons

1. Life, fortune and mishaps are unpredictable, nobody knows how long
one lives. Some words are better said early.
2. I am your father, and if I don't tell you these, no one else will.
3. What is written is my own personal bitter experiences that perhaps
could save you a lot of unnecessary heartaches. Remember the following
as you go through life

1. Do not bear grudge towards those who are not good to you. No one
has the responsibility of treating you well, except your
mother and I. To those who are good to you, you have to treasure it
and be thankful, and ALSO you have to be cautious, because, everyone
has a motive for every move. When a person is good to you, it does not
mean he really likes you. You have to be careful, don't hastily regard
him as a real friend.

2. No one is indispensable, nothing in the world that you must
possess. Once you understand this idea, it would be easier for you to
go through life when people around you don't want you anymore, or when
you lose what/who you love most.

3. Life is short. When you waste your life today, tomorrow you would
find that life is leaving you. The earlier you treasure your life, the
better you enjoy life.

4. Love is but a transient feeling, and this feeling would fade with
time and with one's mood. If your so called loved one leaves you, be
patient, time will wash away your aches and sadness. Don't over
exaggerate the beauty and sweetness of love, and don't over
exaggerate the sadness of falling out of love.

5. A lot of successful people did not receive a good education, that
does not mean that you can be successful by not studying hard!
Whatever knowledge you gain is your weapon in life. One can go from
rags to riches, but one has to start from some rags!

6. I do not expect you to financially support me when I am old,
neither would I financially support you whole life. My responsibility
as a supporter ends when you are grown up. After that,you decide
whether you want to travel in a public transport or in your limousine,
whether rich or poor.

7. You honour your words, but don't expect others to do so. You can be
good to people, but don't expect people to be good to you. If you
don't understand this, you would end up with unnecessary troubles.

8. I have bought lotteries for umpteen years, but I never strike any
prize. That shows if you want to be rich, you have to work hard! There
is no free lunch!

9. No matter how much time I have with you, let's treasure the time we
have together. We do not know if we would meet again in our next life.

Your Dad

Imp Tips for life

1. Do important work vs. merely offering opinions.

2. Lift people up vs. tear others down.

3. Use the words of leadership vs. the language of victimhood.

4. Don't worry about getting the credit for getting things done.

5. Become part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

6. Take your health to a level called superfit.

7. Commit to mastery of your craft instead of accepting mediocrity in your work.

8. Associate with people whose lives you want to be living.

9. Study for an hour a day. Double your learning and you'll triple your success.

10. Run your own race. "No one can possibly achieve real and lasting
success by being a conformist," wrote billionaire J. Paul Getty

11. Do something small yet scary every single day.

12. Lead Without a Title.

13. Focus on people's strengths vs. obsessing around their weaknesses.

14. Remember that potential unused turns into pain. So dedicate
yourself to expressing your best.

15. Smile more.

16. Listen more.

17. Read the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

18. Reflect on the words of Eleanor Roosevelt who said: "Great minds
discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss
people."

19. Persist longer than the critics suggest you should.

20. Say "please" and "thank you".

21. Love your loved ones.

22. Do work that matters.

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You Are A Masterpiece - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

"A plum once said, 'just because a banana lover came by, I converted
myself into a banana.

Unfortunately, his taste changed after a few months and so I became an orange.

When he said I was bitter I became an apple, but he went in search of grapes.

Yielding to the opinions of so many people, I have changed so many
times that I no more know who I am.

How I wish I had remained a plum and waited for a plum lover.'

Just because a group of people do not accept you as you are, there is
no necessity for you to strip yourself of your originality.

You need to think Good of yourself, for the world takes you at your
own estimate.

Never stoop down in order to gain recognition.

Never let go of your true self to win a relationship.

In the long run, you will regret that you traded your greatest Glory -
your uniqueness, for momentary validation.

Even Gandhi was not accepted by many people.

The group that does not accept you as YOU is not Your world.

There is a world for each one of you, where you shall reign as king /queen

by just being yourself.

Find that world... In fact, that world will find You.

What water can do, gasoline cannot and what copper can, gold cannot.

The fragility of the ant enables it to move and the rigidity of the tree enables

it to stay rooted.

Everything and everybody has been designed with a Proportion of
uniqueness to serve a purpose that we can fulfill only by being our
unique self.

You as you alone can serve your purpose and I as I Alone can serve my
purpose. You are here to be you... Just YOU.

There was a time in this world when a Krishna was required and he was sent;

A time when a Christ was required and he was sent; a time when a
Mahatma was Required and he was sent; a time when a J.R.D.Tata was
required and he was Sent.

There came a time when you were required on this planet and hence you were sent.

Let us be the best we can be.

In the history of the universe, there has been nobody like you and to
the infinity of time to come, there will be no one like you.

Existence should have loved you so much that it broke the mould after
making you, so that another of your kind will never get repeated.

You are original. You are rare. You are unique. You are a wonder. You
are a masterpiece. .. Your Master's piece. Celebrate your Uniqueness.

I Love You Ma !!!

I Love You Ma !!!

It was Mother's Day. He was driving his new royal blue Mercedes Benz and enjoying the bounties of nature. The road was smooth and the traffic was less. The trees on both sides danced with the wind and protected the street from the hot rays of the sun like a guardian. He was at peace listening to the birds warbling early in the morning.

The colorful flower shop adjacent to the road attracted his attention. He stopped his car, got out and took a closer look at some of the flowers displayed. There were bouquets of red, pink and yellow roses arranged neatly on the shelves. Every bouquet had a beautiful 'Mother's Day' greeting card attached to it.

He thought about his loving mother who lived two hundred miles away. He chose a nice bouquet of pink roses, signed the greeting card and requested the shopkeeper to courier it to his mother the same day.

Just before he got into his car, he noticed a small, cute girl standing next to the shop. She was counting the currencies in her hand. She seemed a little upset.

He went up to her and asked, "Can I help you?"

She replied in a choked voice, "I want to buy some red roses for my mother. But I have only eighty rupees whereas the bouquet costs one hundred rupees."

He smiled and asked her to accompany him to the shop. He bought a big bouquet of red roses for the little one. She thanked him profusely. He patted her and bid her goodbye.

While leaving the shop, he offered her a ride. She was elated and said, "Yes, please take me to my mother." He was thrilled as he could see her eyes sparkling with happiness.

She showed him the way, which finally led to a cemetery. She disembarked from his car, gave him a hug and said, "Thank you Uncle". Then she ran to her mother's grave, knelt down and placed the bouquet on the freshly dug grave.

The man was speechless for a minute. He immediately made a U turn and drove back to the same flower shop. He took the bouquet of pink roses from the vendor and drove down two hundred miles, at one stretch, to meet his beloved mother.

He handed over the bouquet to his mother, gave her a tight hug and said, "I love you, Ma."

She kissed him on his forehead and asked, "Why did you drive down all the way? You could have simply couriered the bouquet to me and wished me over the phone."

He said to himself, "This is a Mother's Love. At any point in time, mothers think only about our comforts and well being."

--- Written in 2010 by Chithambaran T.S. --- India
A mother is one of the greatest gifts of GOD. She is an embodiment of sacrifice and love. Love your parents. Give them time. Give your company. Give them a hug. They will be very happy. Their blessings will bring prosperity in your life.

 

The P Language of Success.

Do you know about the "P" language? It's a game children play in school where they use the letter 'p' in between all the letters of the word. It's very difficult at the start but once you get the hang of it, it becomes easy and is a lot of fun to play with.

Success has a 'p' language of its own? Do you know it? Add the 'P' to each letter of the word and have fun!

'S' – Plan. Only when you know where you want to go can you go there and reach it. So first things first, set your goal. Understand the direction you want to start treading. Be specific. Your goal can't be I want to be happy in life. It has to be concrete like, want to positively touch lives of a million people through my profession and blog and that would make me happy.

'U' – Passion. Love what you do because only then can you do it well. If your heart is not there your head can't support you for too long. Intellectually we can only achieve moderate success but when our heart and soul is in what we do, sky is also not the limit…. the universe probably is!

'C' – Patience. "Patience is a virtue." They teach us that in school and we forget all about it the moment we are out of school! We are forever in a hurry to do. Do whatever comes our way as long as we 'do'! Relax, wait, watch… things will go your way.

'C' – Persistence. In the rat race to achieve we forget that the tortoise won the race (remember the fable about the hare and the tortoise). Most of us try to become the hare, have a burnout and sleep. The successful are slow and steady (steady being the key word) Things will not always go as per plan but keep at it. Persistence pays in more ways than one.

'E' – Praise. Appreciate your efforts every single small or big step of the way. Most of us only focus at how far we still are from our goal rather than how close we've come to it. Imagine if you had to climb a ladder looking only at the top. Chances are you'll miss a step and fall backwards. Watch your step, focus only on the next step and once you've climbed it, smile and tell yourself "good job done".  Before you know it, you'll be right on top!

'S' – Positivity. Keep your mind positive. Read positive literature, hear positive music, watch positive movies, write positive stuff. There is plenty of positive around, find it within and outside of you and use it. When you fill yourself with positivity your environment will automatically begin to become positive and together positive growth will happen.

'S' – Pray. Whether you are an atheist or you believe in God, trust the fact that there is an energy unknown to us which supports us. Believe in it and keep the faith. Your trust in yourself and the energy will give you the strength to plan, be passionate, patient, persistent, praise worthy and positive.

So go ahead and bring your childhood back. Play the game of SpUpCpCpEpSpSp. You'll come out a winner for sure!

A Question?

Here is a question posed to Dalai Lama

"What thing about humanity surprises you the most?"
His answer was as follows:

"Man"
Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money
Then he sacrifices his money to recuperate his health
And then he is so anxious about the future that he doesn't enjoy the present,
And as a result he doesn't live in the present or the future
And he lives as if he's never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived.