NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME 8
JUNE 2012
NUMBER 6
Monday, May 28, 2012
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NARA
Sunday, May 27, 2012
MEMO FROM NARA
We all have the appetite for appreciation in our mind. One gets appreciation only when one does some outstanding
deeds. Scoring high marks in examination brings appreciation. Winning in
sports, success in carrying out social reforms, curing of diseases,
transforming the small towns into big cities, discovering new drugs for human
ailments and many like these activities are certainly being appreciated. When
we are appreciated by others we are highly elated. We feel happy. So
appreciation in fact, brings happiness.
Everyone likes to do something
great for getting appreciation. Those great deeds are the ones that pave the
way for our progress. Appreciation comes from renowned persons who are socially
recognized or professionals of high refute. When the Prime Minister of a
country appreciate the efforts of a sports person, it is a great honor.
Likewise many of us are appreciated by our immediate bosses to encourage us.
Such appreciations are in fact, a stimulant or a shot in the arm for any
individual to put all his potential to achieve great things.
Those who got appreciation for
their great achievements are remembered for very long time. Mahatma Gandhi who
was instrumental for getting us freedom for India is remembered by one and all
even today. How can we forget the soldiers who strggle a lot in the
uncomfortable terrain to keep our country safe?
They are being appreciated based on their devotion to duty. At the same
time some people do get appreciation for non performance. Of course,
fortunately such people are not many. Still the human appetite for appreciation
is an in-built mechanism. Achievements satisfy the appetite for appreciation.
In order to get appreciation one
has to put in hard work. In any profession, hard work brings in recognition
which leads to appreciation. One is appreciated by saying ‘you have done a good
job’ or by awarding a title or by offering money. There are various ways of
appreciating people. Winning gold medals in Olympic Games is appreciated by
all. Similarly people who are internationally recognized for their contributions
to the society are being appreciated by awarding Nobel Prize every year. Such
appreciations are inducements for every individual in this world to aspire for
them. They kindle the young minds to think for new avenues and modern
technologies to make life easy and happy. The world progress depends on the
human intelligence and thoughtful action which are appreciated by appropriate
authorities.
Sometimes, unfortunately good work
is not being appreciated because of personal enmity and jealousy. It is sad, but
we do have such incidences in our society. One who is eligible for appreciation
is not being appreciated is unacceptable. How to rectify such undesirable
actions? Probably unless we eliminate enmity and jealousy we cannot solve this
problem. In other words, people liked to be appreciated have to be friendly
with their bosses and at times they have to obey and satisfy their wicked
wishes. Do you think the appreciation you want to get this way merit any real
value? I think such appreciation is worthless and meaningless.
Whenever we are appreciated or not
appreciated, let us continue to perform and pursue our goal set in life. One
day our achievement will be definitely recognized and we will be appreciated.
That is the optimistic view we have to keep in mind.
CHANGED BEHAVIOR
By changing our
behavior,
and by taking the path of acceptance
and surrender in one instant,
we can convert
conflict into compromise and cooperation
and misery into happiness.
TO QUOTE...
All truth undergoes three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident. – Schopenhauer.
Worry is like a
rocking chair – it gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere.
– Dorothy Galyean
Ability may get
you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. – John Wooden
OUR MOTHER...
Moms....
Moms
are caring
Moms
are direction
Moms
are our mentors
Moms
laugh because they love
Moms
know without being told
Moms
hear without even listening
Moms
cry in the quiet of their hearts
Moms
sigh without losing their smile
Moms
do not always say, but they certainly always see
Moms
very being are the opening to our doorway to life
Moms
feel us even when we do not feel ourselves
Moms
even at their worse are still our mom's
Moms
are the true meaning of unconditional
Moms
are angels without wings
Moms
are why Dad's exist
Moms
are daughters too
WHO ARE YOU?
You will be
born a human being with a body, a mind and a soul. You will either like it or
hate it; either way...it is yours for the keeping. You will experience many
emotions from which you will learn lessons imperative to your life's happiness.
You will be enrolled
in a human school called, 'life' in which you will receive a book called, 'your
book of life'. This book holds the chapters that you will write throughout your
time as a human being. You will make mistakes, which will in turn, teach you,
lessons vital to your success in this life as a human being.
Your growth
will consist of many of trial & errors, which are your lessons in the life
as a human. You will fail, you will succeed, and how you deal with either will
determine your fate. Your 'failed' attempts will be as much a part of the
process of growth as your successions.
Your life's
lessons will challenge you until you have learned them well...excelling further
or you will push them aside....leaving yourself to mere ignorance.
Life's lessons
never end....as long as you are breathing... you will be learning.
ABSOLUTE FAIRNESS
When a lion
devours a sheep, is this unfair? From the point of view of the sheep, it is
unfair; his being viciously and intentionally murdered with no provocation.
From the point of view of the lion, it is fair. He’s hungry and this is the
daily bread he feels entitled to. Who is “right?” There is no ultimate or
universal answer to this question because there’s no “absolute fairness”
floating around to resolve the issue. In fact, fairness is simply a perceptual
interpretation, an abstraction, a self-created concept. In spite of the fact
that “absolute fairness” does not exist, personal and social moral codes are
important and useful.
- Auriela McCarthy
VIEWPOINT
It is
time that we tore away the false facade of
"modern science" and exposed the core philosophical underpinnings
that have enabled so much pain, suffering and destruction to be carried out in
the name of "science." The world of "science" has given us
atomic weapons, GMOs, vaccines, toxic synthetic chemicals, pesticides and
psychiatric drugs. It has used innocent people in deadly medical experiments
and unleashed widespread genetic pollution on our world through the careless
proliferation of genetically modified organisms. But the scientists insisted
they were creating a better world. "Better living through chemistry,"
they said two decades ago. And now, a generation later, we are dealing with a
collapse of life on our planet so large and so disastrous that it is being
called the sixth great extinction of life on our planet.
JUST TO LAUGH...
Teacher: Name some
products of West Indies.
Student: I don’t
know.
Teacher: Of course,
you do. Where do you get sugar from?
Student: We borrow
it from our neighbor.
Atom Bomb: An invention to end
all inventions.
Committee: Individuals who can
do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
Office: A place where you can
relax after your strenuous home life.
Doctor: A person who heals
your ills by pills, and kills you by bills.
LINES I LIKED
Ø Allow
others to take care of their own issues.
Ø Don’t
assume what others think about you.
Ø Every human
being is a complex mix of positive, negative, and neutral attributes.
Ø Feel assured
that you have great potential and use it.
Challenge
yourself to do better!
Meet
you next month – July, 2012
Prof.
A. Narayanan, Ph. D., FISPP
E-mail: arumugakannu@gmail.com
Ph :
0422 2423017 Mobile : 98422 42301
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
MEMO FROM NARA
Everything is increasing in
quantity and quality. Is it progress? Of course, I think it is. No one likes to
have a static society. We wish to have a dynamic society. Change is the key to
all this. The human population is alarmingly increasing. Their needs are also
increasing. Food production, housing, transportation, water requirement,
schools and colleges, jobs, hospitals, hotels, business houses – are all
increasing leaps and bounds year after year. The never ending increase of all
these, all over the world means what? We hope to adjust or manage such
increases at a given time. But over time, there is no possibility of decrease
either in quantity or quality. The quality of life, the gadgets we use such as
vehicles, electronic goods, dresses and many other items are also increasing
because of the technology developments.
Science plays an important role in
increasing the quality of life and the products we use. Better facilities for
better life make the world a worthy place to live. Increase in jobs and pay
indeed, compensate for the increase in our expenditure. The ‘brand’ culture has
entered in our civilization. Business management has changed the life style of
people. Day by day poverty level is diminishing according to government
statistics. I do not know how far it is true? Still the quality of life of poor
people is increasing.
The price rise of all commodities
including the eatables is a known fact. The cost of fuel, electricity,
transport and even water is going on increasing. Such increase is happening
irrespective of all safety measures taken by the respective governments.
Increase, increase and increase! - in every aspect of life. Has anyone thought
about this simple fact of increase? The limitless increase in everything is
going to meet a point one day! Can anyone think of that day?
We talk so much about our future
generation. We preach about leaving a clean planet for our children and
grand-children. Have we thought about the increased usage of natural resources
for the benefit of our generation? How are we going to live a simple life so
that we decrease our demands and bring down the ever growing increase? ‘More
and more’ – are the aim of everyone. But who will say ‘less’ and ‘less’? Economists,
business people and politicians talk about increase in growth of economy and
business. The budget of every country is increasing every year touching billions
and trillions of dollars. Think of next decade? What will happen to the
increase? The growth in every field is increasing. Manufacturing industries are
growing in number and products are produced in huge quantities to meet the
needs of the growing population.
Developed, developing and less
developed countries are working towards an increase in production. Population
growth followed by the growing needs is a worrying aspect of our economics. Is
it possible to decrease our demands wherever possible? You may say: ‘What a
silly idea it is?’ However I have started decreasing my demands and also
preaching others to do so. It may not match the ever increasing growth but to
my satisfaction I wish to decrease my demands.
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NARA’S NOTEPAD.
LIFE
There are two fundamental approaches that we adopt in life - we may be thinking about things or we may be
taking action. We can do these in a masterful way, serene and calm; or we may
find difficulties get stressed and worry ourselves - in this case we have a
life challenge. Well done personal development involves changing from living
for tomorrow to living today. By learning to change our way of being, while
facing challenges in life, and gradually developing the knowledge and skills we
need, we move from stress and worry to serenity and calmness.
TO QUOTE...
Too
often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening
ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the
potential to turn a life around. – Leo
Buscaglia
The
first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible. What the second duty is
no one has yet discovered. – Oscar Wilde.
WHAT YOU WANT?
Take a choice: money, health, physical energy,
beauty, creativity, recognition, power, adventure, contentment, achievement,
self expression, authority, love, peace of mind, enlightenment. Would you like
any of these? If you are like most people today, you probably want ALL of
these.
But if you search your true desires, you
might find that there are a few things you want more than others. And, if you
keep going in your search, you'll find one desire that has been with you your whole
lifetime and is the one path you need to follow.
Although money is the obvious desire, it is
usually not the final goal. Indeed, money can, and does buy happiness - up to a
point. Once you have enough money to be financially secure or to purchase the
material objects you want, the true desire might be something else.
Love is the goal of every person's heart.
Whether it is love of a mate, or a family, or respect and recognition from
peers and fellow workers, love is the ageless pursuit. The mystics say that
love is the sole purpose of life- to give love and to find it. But love comes
in many forms. Not only is there the overt display of affection or true inner
feelings, but there is the self-respect and inner contentment that goes with
accomplishment. For some people, true peace of mind will never be attained
until they complete some creative tasks or achieve certain heights in business.
Many people seek the authority that comes with
a good position in a job. Along with that can come recognition and fame?
Although you may want the money that is associated with high management levels,
many people simply seek that
satisfaction of working from the
inner circles. The goal of every person regardless of background and material desires
is health. A sound body is the gift that will get you to the other goals.
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