THE BUMBLEBEE
According to scientists, the bumblebee's body is too heavy and its wing span too small. Aerodynamically, the bumblebee cannot fly. But the bumblebee doesn't know that and it keeps flying.
Lesson to be Learnt !
When you don't know your limitations, you go out and surprise yourself.
In hindsight, you wonder if you had any limitations.
The only limitations a person has are those that are self-imposed.
Don't let education put limitations on you !
One fine day, on a lazy morning I was sitting in a restaurant and having a cup of coffee ! Suddenly, a cockroach flew from somewhere and sat on a lady sitting next to my table ! wondered if this was the cockroach’s response to all the glory that was spoken about it ! The lady started screaming out of fear. With panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started wriggling and jumping about while with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach. Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group got cranky to what was happening. The lady finally managed to push the cockroach to another lady in the group. Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama.
The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed and threw it out with his fingers.
Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering - was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behavior? If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos. It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the ladies.
I realized even in my case then, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss that disturbs me, but its my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me.
It’s not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.
More than the problem, it’s my reaction to the problem that hurts me.
Lessons learnt from the story:
I understood, I should not react in life. I should always respond.
The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded.
Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always intellectual...
Once a group of 50 people were attending a seminar.
Suddenly the speaker stopped and decided to do a group activity. He started giving each one a balloon. Each one was asked to write his/her name on it using a marker pen. Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.
Now these delegates were let in that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name written, within 5 minutes. Everyone was frantically searching for their name, colliding with each other, pushing around others and there was utter chaos.
At the end of 5 minutes no one could find their own balloon.
Now each one was asked to randomly collect a balloon and give it to the the person whose name was written on it.
Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.
The speaker began— Exactly this is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is.
Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness, you will get your own happiness.
And this is the purpose of human life.
Is this not what you are looking for?
Our life is actually a reflection of our thoughts and actions.
Long ago in a small, far away village, there was place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.
When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.
To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, ” This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often .”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, ” That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again .”
ALL THE FACES IN THE WORLD ARE MIRRORS. JUST OBSERVE WHAT KIND OF REFLECTIONS DO YOU SEE IN THE FACES OF THE PEOPLE WE MEET?
Hi .... Today I have posted a story which all of you must read.... In our mundane lives we often forget to take care of our precious and extremely valued possessions ! What is it ? Please take time to read this story... Share, Like and retrospect !
Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day she would leave him for another. He also loved his 2nd wife. She was his confidant, and was always kind, considerate and patient with him. Whenever the King faced a problem, he could confide in her, and she would help him get through the difficult times.
The King’s 1st wife was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdom. However, he did not love the first wife. Although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her! One day, the King fell ill and he knew his time was short. He thought of his luxurious life and wondered, “I ! now have four wives with me, but when I die, I’ll be all alone.
“Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “I have loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?”
“No way!”, replied the 4th wife, and she walked away without another word. Her answer cut like a sharp knife right into his heart.
The sad King then asked the 3rd wife, “I have loved you all my life. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No!”, replied the 3rd wife. “Life is too good! When you die, I’m going to remarry!” His heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, “I have always turned to you for help and you’ve always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t help you out this time!”, replied the 2nd wife. “At the very most, I can only send you to your grave.” Her answer came like a bolt of lightning, and the King was devastated.
Then a voice called out: “I’ll leave with you and follow you no matter where you go.” The King looked up, and there was his first wife. She was so skinny as she suffered from malnutrition and neglect. Greatly grieved, the King said, “I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!”
In truth, we all have 4 wives in our lives:
Our 4th wife is our… body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it will leave us when we die.
Our 3rd wife is our… possessions, status and wealth. When we die, it will all go to others.
Our 2nd wife is our… family and friends. No matter how much they have been there for us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
And our 1st wife is our…Soul. Often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the world. However, our Soul is the only thing that will follow us wherever we go.
Bring about the change now before it is too late !
किसी जंगल मे एक गर्भवती हिरणी थी जिसका प्रसव होने को ही था . उसने एक तेज धार वाली नदी के किनारे घनी झाड़ियों और घास के पास एक जगह देखी जो उसे प्रसव हेतु सुरक्षित स्थान लगा.
अचानक उसे प्रसव पीड़ा शुरू होने लगी, लगभग उसी समय आसमान मे काले काले बादल छा गए और घनघोर बिजली कड़कने लगी जिससे जंगल मे आग भड़क उठी .
वो घबरा गयी उसने अपनी दायीं और देखा लेकिन ये क्या वहां एक बहेलिया उसकी और तीर का निशाना लगाये हुए था, उसकी बाईं और भी एक शेर उस पर घात लगाये हुए उसकी और बढ़ रहा था अब वो हिरणी क्या करे ?,
वो तो प्रसव पीड़ा से गुजर रही है ,
अब क्या होगा?,
क्या वो सुरक्षित रह सकेगी?,
क्या वो अपने बच्चे को जन्म दे सकेगी ?,
क्या वो नवजात सुरक्षित रहेगा?,
या सब कुछ जंगल की आग मे जल जायेगा?,
अगर इनसे बच भी गयी तो क्या वो बहेलिये के तीर से बच पायेगी ?
या क्या वो उस खूंखार शेर के पंजों की मार से दर्दनाक मौत मारी जाएगी?
जो उसकी और बढ़ रहा है,
उसके एक और जंगल की आग, दूसरी और तेज धार वाली बहती नदी, और सामने उत्पन्न सभी संकट, अब वो क्या करे?
लेकिन फिर उसने अपना ध्यान अपने नव आगंतुक को जन्म देने की और केन्द्रित कर दिया .
फिर जो हुआ वो आश्चर्य जनक था .
कडकडाती बिजली की चमक से शिकारी की आँखों के सामने अँधेरा छा गया, और उसके हाथो से तीर चल गया और सीधे भूखे शेर को जा लगा . बादलो से तेज वर्षा होने लगी और जंगल की आग धीरे धीरे बुझ गयी.
इसी बीच हिरणी ने एक स्वस्थ शावक को जन्म दिया .
ऐसा हमारी जिन्दगी मे भी होता है, जब हम चारो और से समस्याओं से घिर जाते है, नकारात्मक विचार हमारे दिमाग को जकड लेते है, कोई संभावना दिखाई नहीं देती , हमें कोई एक उपाय करना होता है.,
उस समय कुछ विचार बहुत ही नकारात्मक होते है, जो हमें चिंता ग्रस्त कर कुछ सोचने समझने लायक नहीं छोड़ते .
ऐसे मे हमें उस हिरणी से ये शिक्षा मिलती है की हमें अपनी प्राथमिकता की और देखना चाहिए, जिस प्रकार हिरणी ने सभी नकारात्मक परिस्तिथियाँ उत्पन्न होने पर भी अपनी प्राथमिकता "प्रसव "पर ध्यान केन्द्रित किया, जो उसकी पहली प्राथमिकता थी. बाकी तो मौत या जिन्दगी कुछ भी उसके हाथ मे था ही नहीं, और उसकी कोई भी क्रिया या प्रतिक्रिया उसकी और गर्भस्थ बच्चे की जान ले सकती थी
उसी प्रकार हमें भी अपनी प्राथमिकता की और ही ध्यान देना चाहिए .
हम अपने आप से सवाल करें,
हमारा उद्देश्य क्या है, हमारा फोकस क्या है ?,
हमारा विश्वास, हमारी आशा कहाँ है,
ऐसे ही मझधार मे फंसने पर हमें अपने इश्वर को याद करना चाहिए ,
उस पर विश्वास करना चाहिए जो की हमारे ह्रदय मे ही बसा हुआ है .
जो हमारा सच्चा रखवाला और साथी है..
एक बार एक आदमी ने गांववालों से
कहा की वो 100 रु .में एक बन्दर खरीदेगा , ये सुनकर सभी गांववाले नजदीकी जंगल की और दौड़ पड़े और वहां से बन्दर पकड़ पकड़ कर 100 रु .में उस आदमी को बेचने
लगे .......
कुछ दिन बाद ये सिलसिला कम हो गया और लोगों की इस बात में दिलचस्पी कम हो गयी .
फिर उस आदमी ने कहा की वो एक एक बन्दर के लिए 200 रु .देगा , ये सुनकर लोग फिर बन्दर पकड़ने में लग गये , लेकिन कुछ दिन बाद मामला फिर ठंडा हो गया ....
अब उस आदमी ने कहा की वो बंदरों के लिए 1000 रु . देगा ,लेकिन क्यूंकि उसे शहर जाना था उसने इस काम के लिए एक असिस्टेंट नियुक्त कर दिया ........
1000 रु .सुनकर गांववाले बदहवास हो गए ,लेकिन पहले ही लगभग सारे बन्दर पकडे जा चुके थे इसलिए उन्हें कोई हाथ नही लगा ...... तब उस आदमी का असिस्टेंट उनसे आकर कहता है .....
" आप लोग चाहें तो सर के पिंजरे में से 700 -700 रु . में बन्दर खरीद सकते हैं , जब सर आ जाएँ तो 1000 -1000 में बेच दीजियेगा "...गांववालों को ये प्रस्ताव भा गया और उन्होंने सारे बन्दर 700 -700 रु .में खरीद लिए .....
अगले दिन न वहां कोई असिस्टेंट था और न ही कोई सर ...….
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