Thought for the day
I appreciate my friend Geetha Gopinath who sends me ‘thought for the day’ almost everyday. Some days her message is the first one I get in the morning.
Here are a few latest ones –
20.07.2010 - Good plan of today is better than a great plan of tomorrow. Look backwards with satisfaction and look forward with confidence.
19.07.2010 - Not all fingers are same in length, but when they are bent all stands equal. Life becomes easy when we bend and adjust in any situation.
18.07.2010 - Graham Bell, the man who invented the phone never made a call to his family because his wife and daughter were deaf. Life is more than just living for ourselves.
Lately, working on being open-minded, I feel happy I am able to relate to these as relevant to me and take every message to be directed towards improving me.
Thank you Geetha for your service.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Deepam - the lamp oil
I saw the advertisement on TV for Deepam – the lamp oil. I thought it was a novel idea.
I like the God’s room smell of flowers, incense and camphor. In the 60s, my mother used to light an agarbathi called Sugandha Sringar. It was thick and long lasting. To me that smell represented my mother. Wherever I may be that smell used to transport me to the God’s room in my mother’s house. The brand has been discontinued and not available anymore.
Lately I have been disappointed with the quality of the incense sticks available in the market. I have tried quite a few. They give out lot of smoke and drop lot of ashes, but not emit enough perfume to linger in the house.
I may find some agarbathies smell nice in other’s house but they never satisfied me ones brought home. Finally I gave up lighting agarbathi all together.
This commercial for Deepam lamp oil really impressed me. The idea of a lighted oil lamp giving out the divine smell (two-in-one) appealed to me greatly. (www.divinityproducts.net)
Yesterday when I went to buy my groceries in the neighbourhood shop, quite by accident I saw a bottle of the oil on the counter. I was thrilled. I couldn’t wait to go home to try out the oil.
I opened the bottle; it smelled so good. I read the ingredients list and was amazed to see how much thought has gone into preparing the oil mixture. I added the oil and lighted the lamp. It didn’t give out a whole lot of perfume, but somehow the thought that I have used this oil made me feel good. I expect using it for a few more days would permeate the room with the smell of the perfumery compound used in the oil.
When you are happy with something you just don’t give up; you have faith in it and expect it to work.
The smell of the oil that I had rubbed in the back of my hand lingered for long time and made me feel so happy.
I like the God’s room smell of flowers, incense and camphor. In the 60s, my mother used to light an agarbathi called Sugandha Sringar. It was thick and long lasting. To me that smell represented my mother. Wherever I may be that smell used to transport me to the God’s room in my mother’s house. The brand has been discontinued and not available anymore.
Lately I have been disappointed with the quality of the incense sticks available in the market. I have tried quite a few. They give out lot of smoke and drop lot of ashes, but not emit enough perfume to linger in the house.
I may find some agarbathies smell nice in other’s house but they never satisfied me ones brought home. Finally I gave up lighting agarbathi all together.
This commercial for Deepam lamp oil really impressed me. The idea of a lighted oil lamp giving out the divine smell (two-in-one) appealed to me greatly. (www.divinityproducts.net)
Yesterday when I went to buy my groceries in the neighbourhood shop, quite by accident I saw a bottle of the oil on the counter. I was thrilled. I couldn’t wait to go home to try out the oil.
I opened the bottle; it smelled so good. I read the ingredients list and was amazed to see how much thought has gone into preparing the oil mixture. I added the oil and lighted the lamp. It didn’t give out a whole lot of perfume, but somehow the thought that I have used this oil made me feel good. I expect using it for a few more days would permeate the room with the smell of the perfumery compound used in the oil.
When you are happy with something you just don’t give up; you have faith in it and expect it to work.
The smell of the oil that I had rubbed in the back of my hand lingered for long time and made me feel so happy.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
வார்த்தை ஜாலம்
மங்கையர் மலரில் இந்த ஜோக் படித்தேன். ரொம்ப ரசித்தேன். எழுதியவரின் சாமர்த்தியத்தை வெகுவாக பாராட்ட முடிந்தது. எனக்கும் இப்படி எழுத வேண்டும் போல ஆசையாக இருக்கிறது.
மனைவி - உங்கள் அம்மா சொல்வதை கேளுங்கள்.
கணவன் - உனக்கு கோபம் வராதா?
மனைவி - அம்மா சொல்வதை கேளுங்கள், நான் சொல்வதை செய்யுங்கள்.
மனைவி - உங்கள் அம்மா சொல்வதை கேளுங்கள்.
கணவன் - உனக்கு கோபம் வராதா?
மனைவி - அம்மா சொல்வதை கேளுங்கள், நான் சொல்வதை செய்யுங்கள்.
For the love of God
For the love of God
In Vipasana meditation the teacher Mr.Goenka told us the history of how he came to learn the Buddhist meditation. When he was suffering with an incurable migraine headache, at a friend's suggestion he went looking for the small sect of people practicing this form of meditation in Burma. When he told the guru that he has come in search of him to get cured of his headache, the guru refused to teach him, as it is not for treating any health problem but to achieve the highest goal of liberation from the cycle of birth & death.
Today while listening to Vellukudi it made sense to me. All these years while visiting temples or praying to God I have never asked for any favours from God.
Today I realized that he is just waiting for me to ask. I asked for his love and help to believe in him and have faith in him and to constantly be aware of him and do everything for the love of God.
In Vipasana meditation the teacher Mr.Goenka told us the history of how he came to learn the Buddhist meditation. When he was suffering with an incurable migraine headache, at a friend's suggestion he went looking for the small sect of people practicing this form of meditation in Burma. When he told the guru that he has come in search of him to get cured of his headache, the guru refused to teach him, as it is not for treating any health problem but to achieve the highest goal of liberation from the cycle of birth & death.
Today while listening to Vellukudi it made sense to me. All these years while visiting temples or praying to God I have never asked for any favours from God.
Today I realized that he is just waiting for me to ask. I asked for his love and help to believe in him and have faith in him and to constantly be aware of him and do everything for the love of God.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Responsible Care
To
The Editor
The Hindu
I was flabbergasted to read Karthik Subramanian’s review of the tamil movie ‘Kalavaani’ (the thief) in the Friday Review of the Hindu dated 2nd June, the day after I saw the movie. Having nothing to do on a rainy day afternoon in a hill station, we went to the only theater in town that happened to be screening Kalavaani. There were 5 other boys besides the 3 of us in a theater that can hold 400 people.
When the movie started with the slide ‘Drinking and smoking is injurious to health’ gave away the main activity of the ‘hero’. We couldn’t sit after the first 20 minutes. The reason we stayed for nearly an hour is only because we wanted to give enough time for the taxi driver who took us to the theater to enjoy his 10-year-old daughter’s birthday celebration that evening. We also hoped the movie might get better. Reading in the review - ‘Most importantly, and more realistically, the `Kalavaani' never reforms’ – we are glad we didn’t stay longer.
The story is about a vagabond son who blackmails his mother to part with the money his father, a labourer from Dubai, sends every month. He hangs out with his friends at bars, makes moves on every girl he sees and leads a carefree life. He and his brat-pack pull non-stop pranks on the local Panchayat (keep the audience in splits!!?? – oh, please) and pick up fights with any one they possibly can. The good for nothing ‘hero’ falls in love with the local schoolgirl and works on her to make her fall in love with him.
I can’t understand how the reviewer can call this - ‘a heart-warming tale’, ‘worthy addition to the catalogue of neat entertainers', ‘a winner’ etc.
I agree that the lead pair Vimal and Oviya live their characters so well that it made me want to slap them hard to bring them to their senses.
How does Karthik Subramanian rate this as ‘Fun family entertainer’? Would anybody in their right mind, like their son or daughter to learn the 'ideal values' from the lead pair and follow their examples and be able find it funny and laugh?
Please be responsible. I told as many people as possible not to trust The Hindu review of the movie.
The Editor
The Hindu
I was flabbergasted to read Karthik Subramanian’s review of the tamil movie ‘Kalavaani’ (the thief) in the Friday Review of the Hindu dated 2nd June, the day after I saw the movie. Having nothing to do on a rainy day afternoon in a hill station, we went to the only theater in town that happened to be screening Kalavaani. There were 5 other boys besides the 3 of us in a theater that can hold 400 people.
When the movie started with the slide ‘Drinking and smoking is injurious to health’ gave away the main activity of the ‘hero’. We couldn’t sit after the first 20 minutes. The reason we stayed for nearly an hour is only because we wanted to give enough time for the taxi driver who took us to the theater to enjoy his 10-year-old daughter’s birthday celebration that evening. We also hoped the movie might get better. Reading in the review - ‘Most importantly, and more realistically, the `Kalavaani' never reforms’ – we are glad we didn’t stay longer.
The story is about a vagabond son who blackmails his mother to part with the money his father, a labourer from Dubai, sends every month. He hangs out with his friends at bars, makes moves on every girl he sees and leads a carefree life. He and his brat-pack pull non-stop pranks on the local Panchayat (keep the audience in splits!!?? – oh, please) and pick up fights with any one they possibly can. The good for nothing ‘hero’ falls in love with the local schoolgirl and works on her to make her fall in love with him.
I can’t understand how the reviewer can call this - ‘a heart-warming tale’, ‘worthy addition to the catalogue of neat entertainers', ‘a winner’ etc.
I agree that the lead pair Vimal and Oviya live their characters so well that it made me want to slap them hard to bring them to their senses.
How does Karthik Subramanian rate this as ‘Fun family entertainer’? Would anybody in their right mind, like their son or daughter to learn the 'ideal values' from the lead pair and follow their examples and be able find it funny and laugh?
Please be responsible. I told as many people as possible not to trust The Hindu review of the movie.
Friday, June 25, 2010
The 'Sorry' speech
Felt so sad to see former Prime Minister of Australia Mr.Kevin Rudd sitting on the backbench during the House of Representatives question time at Parliament House in Canberra.
Kevin Rudd's ‘sorry' speech in Parliament in 2008, addressing the indigenous people of Australia, for the ‘stolen generation’ is the best speech I have ever heard.
I know he had a good speech writer, but i felt he said it with feeling.
I read it one more time today.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/02/13/1202760379056.html
I respect him just for that one action.
Kevin Rudd's ‘sorry' speech in Parliament in 2008, addressing the indigenous people of Australia, for the ‘stolen generation’ is the best speech I have ever heard.
I know he had a good speech writer, but i felt he said it with feeling.
I read it one more time today.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/02/13/1202760379056.html
I respect him just for that one action.
Friday, June 18, 2010
கடி ஜோக்ஸ்
எனக்கு கடி ஜோக்ஸ் பிடிக்கும். சிலரது மூளை எப்படி இது போல செயல் படுகிறது என்று ஆச்சரிய படுவேன். உதாரணத்திற்கு இதோ சில -
தயிர் ஏன் வெள்ளையாய் இருக்கு?
தோய்கிறதாலே!
காகம் ஏன் தண்ணீரில் மூழ்குவதில்லை?
அது கரையுமே!
குற்றாலம் அருவியை பற்றிய செய்தி எதையும் நம்பாதே.
ஏன் அப்படி?
அது பால்ஸ் நியூஸ் ஆச்சே!!
எனக்கும் தான் தயிர் தோய்க்கவேண்டும், காகம் கரையும், குற்றாலம் பால்ஸ் என்று தெரியும், ஆனால் என்னால் இப்படி ஒரு கடி ஜோக் கூட உருவாக்க முடியவில்லையே. இதற்கும் 3 - D pictures பார்க்க கற்றுக்கொள்வது போல பழகிக்கொள்ளவேண்டுமோ?
தயிர் ஏன் வெள்ளையாய் இருக்கு?
தோய்கிறதாலே!
காகம் ஏன் தண்ணீரில் மூழ்குவதில்லை?
அது கரையுமே!
குற்றாலம் அருவியை பற்றிய செய்தி எதையும் நம்பாதே.
ஏன் அப்படி?
அது பால்ஸ் நியூஸ் ஆச்சே!!
எனக்கும் தான் தயிர் தோய்க்கவேண்டும், காகம் கரையும், குற்றாலம் பால்ஸ் என்று தெரியும், ஆனால் என்னால் இப்படி ஒரு கடி ஜோக் கூட உருவாக்க முடியவில்லையே. இதற்கும் 3 - D pictures பார்க்க கற்றுக்கொள்வது போல பழகிக்கொள்ளவேண்டுமோ?
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