inspirational things

Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch.
Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.
One morning there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter's toolbox. "I'm looking for a few days work," he said.
"Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here and there. Could I help you?"
"Yes," said the older brother. "I do have a job for you. Look across the creek at that farm. That's my neighbor, in fact, it's my younger brother. Last week there was a meadow between us and he took his bulldozer to the river levee and now there is a creek between us. Well, he may have done this to spite me, but I'll go him one better. See that pile of lumber curing by the barn? I want you to build me a fence - an 8-foot fence - so I won't need to see his place anymore. Cool him down, anyhow."
The carpenter said, "I think I understand the situation. Show me the nails and the post-hole digger and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you."
The older brother had to go to town for supplies, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day.
The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing.
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped.
There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge... a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work handrails and all - and the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming across, his hand outstretched.
"You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I've said and done."
The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other's hand. They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox on his shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of other projects for you," said the older brother.
"I'd love to stay on," the carpenter said, "but, I have many more bridges to build."

15 Great Thoughts By "CHANAKYA"

1. "दूसरो की गलतियों से सीखो अपने ही ऊपर प्रयोग करके सीखने को तुम्हारी आयु कम पड़ेगी."

2."किसी भी व्यक्ति को बहुत ईमानदार (सीधा साधा ) नहीं होना चाहिए ---सीधे वृक्ष और व्यक्ति पहले काटे जाते हैं."

3."अगर कोई सर्प जहरीला नहीं है तब भी उसे जहरीला दिखना चाहिए वैसे डंस भले ही न दो पर डंस दे सकने की क्षमता का दूसरों को अहसास करवाते रहना चाहिए. "

4."हर मित्रता के पीछे कोई स्वार्थ जरूर होता है --यह कडुआ सच है."

5."कोई भी काम शुरू करने के पहले तीन सवाल अपने आपसे पूछो ---मैं ऐसा क्यों करने जा रहा हूँ ? इसका क्या परिणाम होगा ? क्या मैं सफल रहूँगा ?"

6."भय को नजदीक न आने दो अगर यह नजदीक आये इस पर हमला करदो यानी भय से भागो मत इसका सामना करो ."

7."दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी ताकत पुरुष का विवेक और महिला की सुन्दरता है."

8."काम का निष्पादन करो , परिणाम से मत डरो."

9."सुगंध का प्रसार हवा के रुख का मोहताज़ होता है पर अच्छाई सभी दिशाओं में फैलती है."

10."ईश्वर चित्र में नहीं चरित्र में बसता है अपनी आत्मा को मंदिर बनाओ."

11. "व्यक्ति अपने आचरण से महान होता है जन्म से नहीं."

12."ऐसे व्यक्ति जो आपके स्तर से ऊपर या नीचे के हैं उन्हें दोस्त न बनाओ,वह तुम्हारे कष्ट का कारण बनेगे. सामान स्तर के मित्र ही सुखदाई होते हैं ."

13. "अपने बच्चों को पहले पांच साल तक खूब प्यार करो. छः साल से पंद्रह साल तक कठोर अनुशासन और संस्कार दो .सोलह साल से उनके साथ मित्रवत व्यवहार करो.आपकी संतति ही आपकी सबसे
अच्छी मित्र है."

What is SUCCESS in life ?

It is not immediately obvious what it means to be successful in life. The term is used generally to describe a professional success, that is, a signal achievement at work, indicated in part, but only in part, by having made a lot of money. Sometimes success means preeminence in politics or science orsports in a manner that does not necessarily imply financial attainment, but rather public recognition. Those who become famous in the arts or by virtue of charitable acts or acts of bravery are thought to be successful also. Others speak perhaps less conventionally of successfully raising children and grandchildren. That is not what most people mean by success, but a good case can be made for that achievement being especially important; and different societies have regarded the work of bringing up the next generation as critically important.
Let me say what I mean by success: success is the ability of individuals to reach their own goals and achieve their own purposes. I do not mean goals such as becoming a movie star, or winning the Nobel Prize in literature or becoming the President of the United States. Or simply making more money than everybody else. By that standard virtually no one is successful. But I think it is possible for these individuals and others to find in other ways those satisfactions that are associated with those lofty achievements, namely, recognition, admiration and a sense of importance.

If I were to ask you, “how do you feel about success?” What would be your response? Most people would say: I feel great about it, I want more of it, I deserve it, I am working towards it. Why are those feelings so common?
Because most of the people on this planet feel that being successful is a good thing. When they think of succeeding they think of material benefits, they think of happiness, and they think of accomplishment. Certainly, being successful can include all of these things and more.

cofidence

What Is

Self-Confidence?

If I were to ask you to picture in your mind a confident swimmer, how would you

describe this person? Descriptions that are typically used include: head up, bounce

to her step, shoulders back, speaks of being able to swim well, manages her

nervousness, seems unfazed by competitors, etc. While these descriptions may be

accurate, a characteristic of a confident athlete that you can’t see is

BELIEF

– an

inner belief or conviction in one’s ability to swim well regardless of the external

environment.

Essentially, self-confidence is the belief in one’s ability to succeed

.

When your

coach tells you the intervals to hold in a set, confidence is the belief that you can

make the intervals. When you are at Nationals for the first time and step up on the

block for your race, confidence is the belief in your ability to race up to your

capabilities (as you have demonstrated throughout the season). Research on elite

athletes across sports suggests that a high level of self-confidence, as well as the

ability to maintain that high level over time, is a factor they have in common. The

challenge is in figuring out how this skill/ characteristic can be developed in athletes.

Contrary to what most people think, people who have high self-confidence

sometimes doubt themselves or their abilities; elite athletes report feelings of

apprehension and pressure prior to competition but still perform well. So being

confident doesn’t mean the absence of negative thoughts or feelings. Rather,

self-

confident athletes believe in their ability to perform well despite feelings such as

apprehension or doubt

. For example, when training has been going poorly or when

competitive performances are below average, confident athletes still believe in their

ability to perform well. Not an easy task! In this chapter, we’ll discuss strategies to

help you become a more confident athlete

what is ATTITUDE ? and why is it important to you ?

Psychologists define attitudes as a learned tendency to evaluate things in a certain way. This can include evaluations of people, issues, objects or events. Such evaluations are often positive or negative, but they can also be uncertain at times. For example, you might have mixed feelings about a particular person or issue.

If you don't believe in yourself and the organization that you represent including the team, the products and the services; then, it is time to find something you do believe in.
How you react, how you think, what you say to yourself or what you believe about yourself are all within your control and are portrayed by your attitude. You must first realize that your attitude is 100% within your control and then, learn to reflect, confirm and take hold of that attitude.

Your attitude is 100% within your control! There are plenty of things in life that we have no control over. For example, there is absolutely nothing we could do about how people react to us, or our products and services. All we can do is control the manner in which we react. Yet, so many people let the reactions of others determine their outlook for the day. Think about it; are you as positive, upbeat and driven on a day full of rejection or criticism as you would be on a highly successful day?

SMARTNESS

what is SMARTNESS ?

Smartness is the way a person can handle different type of people in different ways. For example a smart person may be very gentle and good to a quiet mannered person because the smart person knows that's how he could extract any information or ideas he wants from that person. Similiarly,if a person is shrewd then the smart person would emloy completely different tactics and that would mean being mean and ruthless too....A girl is no different than a boy in order to acquire smartness. Personality Development not only requires development of Etiquette and good manners but also physical,mental and spirtual development. Personality is in a CAPSULE What UR....a girl can get a good personality if she remains humble,simple,hides her intellectuality in humor and leads a life of decency and decorum...!

inspirational speech of SWAMI VIVEKANANDA at CHICAGO 1893, AMERICA

11th September, 1893

Sisters and Brothers of America

On Swami Vivekananda's 149th birth anniversary, here's the full text of his famous Chicago speech.

It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. l thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world; I thank you in the name of the mother of religions; and I thank you in the name of the millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honor of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration.I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to the southern India and took refuge with us in the very year in which their holy temple was shattered to pieces by Roman tyranny. I am proud to belong to the religion which has sheltered and is still fostering the remnant of the grand Zoroastrian nation. I will quote to you, brethren, a few lines from a hymn which I remember to have repeated from my earliest boyhood, which is every day repeated by millions of human beings:

As the different streams having there sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to thee.

The present convent Which is one of the most august assemblies ever held, is in itself a vindication, a declaration to the world, of the wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita:

Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me.

Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization, and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now. But their time is come; and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honor of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal.