Mother Teresa's Advice !!

This poem was written by Mother Teresa and is engraved on the wall of her home for children in Kolkata.

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred; forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years in building,, someone could destroy overnight; build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you have got anyway.

You see in the final analysis, it is between you and god.


                                                                                       ...................Truly aspiring !!!!

What I live for!!!

I live for those who love me,
Whose hearts are kind and true;
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too.

For all the relations that bind me,
For the task by God assigned to me,
And the good that I can do.

I live to hold a communion,
With all that is divine;
To feel there is a union,
And fix Nature's heat and mine.

To profit by affliction,
Grow wiser from conviction;
And fulfil God's grand design,
The task I can never resign.

I live for those who love me,
And for those who know me true;
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too.

For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the wrong that needs resistance;
For the future I wait for in the distance,
And the good that I can do.

.............Is the reason; for what, I live.......

Life Style and Health!!

Parents, please note, just by adding a piece of an apple or a glass of hot milk to your child's depression you could protect them from depression, anxiety and disobedience, a new study has claimed. A team at the Telathon Institute for Child Health Research at Perth in Australia has carried out a study of more than 800 students and found that a complex breakfast is directly linked to better mental health in kids.

Globally, fitness and health draw a lot of interest. Living long and living healthy are more important than simply staying alive, gasping for breath and expecting people to wheel you around or hold your hand as you exert yourself to climb up a flight of stairs.

In today's past fast pacing life, people are leading a very unhealthy lifestyle. The increasing rate of health diseases, stress levels, lack or inadequate sleep are some of the results of this fast life, eating junk and odd eating hours.

Walking is the safest start towards exercise routine. Walking helps burn fat, boosts energy level and decreases health risks. It provides cardiovascular benefits and reducing blood sugar levels.

Watching television causes obesity, diabetes and sleeplessness. Watching television could lead to obesity because children tend to eat more when glued to the small screen. It was found that every two hours spent watching television, there is a 23% percent increase in the the risk of obesity and a 14% increase in diabetes whereas brisk walking for one hour every day can reduce obesity in 24% and diabetes by 34% percent. So no couch potatoes please!!! Also, watching television causes sleep deficit and can affect the child alertness in school!

A LITTLE ALERTNESS ABOUT GOOD HABITS ENSURES HEALTHY LIVING!

Think Twice Before You Act!

A beautiful speech by Sundar Pichai - an IIT-MIT Alumnus and Global Head Google Chrome:

The cockroach theory for self development
    
At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and  sat on a lady.

She started screaming out of fear.

With a panic stricken face and trembling voice,she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.

Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky.

The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed on 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 it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant.

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 that, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but it's 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 creates chaos in my life.

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 well thought of.
A beautiful way to understand............LIFE.
Person who is HAPPY is not because Everything is RIGHT in his Life..

He is HAPPY because his Attitude towards Everything in his Life is Right..!!

Are we guilty of making ourselves ill?

Ever since man came on the surface of the earth he has been continuously engaged in search of happiness. Our ancestors lived in that age when civilization had not made such progress. They had not made many scientific inventions and discoveries. All the work done by them was manual. During the modern age ,man has made much progress. Man has improved his life in every direction. There is development in technology. We have come in contact with the outside world. In spite of all material progress, a considerable harm to humanity has been done due to the various scientific inventions and discoveries.

It is said, “Science without conscience is like an untamed brute force.” Science has made the world highly competitive. This had led to tensions and mental disorders. When asked, “Are we making guilty of making ourselves ill? “I would truly say “Yes.”  We are very much responsible for making ourselves ill, no doubt, we have worked wonders in inventions but at the same time committed blunders in morals. With so much technological advancement, we have polluted the air that we breathe in. This has led to a lot of respiratory diseases. People especially younger children now suffer from chronic diseases like asthma and bronchitis. Not only air, also the water, our surroundings , have been polluted. This has led to many chronic bacterial and viral infections. The cases of diarrhoea, typhoid and malaria have increased manifold in past few years.

Also, with advancement in technology people now prefer sitting at home, watching television and playing games for recreation. Children don’t go out for outdoor activities due to the new generation is getting fatter and obese. The junk food which is easily available in market has junked the minds of teenagers. Teens now feel happier indulging in pizzas, burgers and coke, than in healthy foodies leading to sufferings from cardiac arrest and heart strokes at very early age.

Hence, it becomes very necessary for us to take an immediate action. We should take care that we don’t pollute our environment and must indulge in outdoor activities to keep our mind fresh. Junk food should be banned and if we consume there should be limited demarcated. This makes us happy and healthy.

Why hot soup tastes better than cold soup?

We all love  to and prefer to drink hot soup instead of cold soup. We can feel that taste when it is hot and we usually expect it to drink it during cold nights, during winter season. Also hot soups are good for health. You can feel that heat pass through your body when you drink it. Also some times we may burn our toungue if its too hot.
But according to PHYSICS - this question has been answered using a topic called Surface Tension. According to this hot soup has less surface tesnion I.e hot soup doesnt just stay in one place it gets spread out all over your tongue when you drink it. Therefore it covers a large area on your tongue due to less surface tension. Thus a lot of taste buds get to act on it. But cold soup has comapritively more surface tension. So it doesnt spread over a large area and doesnt feel so tasty too.
Well Physics can explain Anything.!

Strange Teenage Facts!

1. 75 percent of girls with low self-esteem reported engaging in negative activities like cutting, bullying, smoking, drinking, or disordered eating. This compares to 25 percent of girls with high self-esteem.
2. About 20 percent of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood.
3.  The top wish among all teen girls is for their parents to communicate better with them!
4.  38 percent of boys in middle school and high school reported using protein supplements and nearly 6 percent admitted to experimenting with steroids.
5. 7 in 10 girls believe that they are not good enough or don’t measure up in some way, including their looks, performance in school and relationships with friends and family members.
6.  More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
7.  Young people who drink alcohol are 50 times more likely to use cocaine than teens who never drink.
8. About 64 percent of teens surveyed who have abused pain relievers say they got them from friends or relatives.
9. Around 28 percent of teens know a friend or classmate who has used ecstasy, with 17 percent knowing more than one user.
10. By the 8th grade, 29.5 percent of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15.5 percent have smoked cigarettes, and 15 percent have used marijuana.
11. Teens whose parents talk to them regularly about the dangers of drugs are 42 percent less likely to use drugs than those whose parents don't. However, only a quarter of teens report having these conversations.
12. More than half of all teenagers aged 15-19 has engaged in oral sex. 55 percent of boys and 54 percent of girls have given or received oral sex, while 49 percent of boys and 53 percent of girls have had intercourse.
13. About one in five ninth graders report having oral sex and almost one third said they intend to try it during the next six months, a small study of teens at two California schools report.  
14. On average, young people have sex for the first time at about age 17.
15. Approximately 1 million teenagers every year become pregnant. Up to 95 % of those pregnancies were unplanned and unwanted.
16. Teenage pregnancy rates are directly related to the income and education level of the teenager's family. Almost half of the girls living in poverty will become pregnant before becoming an adult.
17. For every sexually active teenager, one in four will get an STD within one year. 
18.  European teens are more likely than U.S. teens to use contraceptives generally and to use the most effective methods; they therefore have substantially lower pregnancy rates.
19. About half of all new STDs in 2000 occurred among youth ages 15 to 24.

Life isn't easy!

Many people complain about their lives. They curse all the happenings in their life and also all the people in it. But they never realize that it's their way of seeing life which is making life tough! You have a positive attitude towards life, life will be positive & easy! Its not that God is being hard on you, it is you are having a bad attitude which is being hard on you and your life!
For people who don't have any hardships in your life, then you are doing it all wrong!
Life is all about facing hardships and challenges! Just how food is without salt, life is same without challenges! When you come across a point in life where you have no challenges then you have to change the style of your living! You have back up and do something so that you face challenges and become stronger! Well, changing in the sense only for the good! By bringing challenges in your life I don't mean to say that you have to put yourself in trouble to bring about challenges & hardships!
Backing down from these challenges will never take you anywhere in life! Facing them and standing against them will not only make you stronger but also take you to heights! Always remember nothing great was achieved without any drop of sweat being made! As the old line says- "No Pain, No Gain."

Destination Life...!!

Every day we come across so many people. But as a matter of fact, the person with a cheerful, smiling face and a jovial mood is given more preference than a person with a pessimistic outlook towards life. It seems as if he is ready to face every moment, the way it comes to him. He has made his life, a blend of challenges, risks, accomplishments, dedications and commitments, he knows how to taste the true essence of life by extracting hope even where darkness rules! His conscience, his mentality never permits him to think of the past or worry about the future but to live in the present. He never loses hope and determination.

But in contrast to this, there are people who are just the opposite to them, life is burden; life means sorrow and loneliness. They have been trying hard but without any “Desire” to live. They hardly appeal to people and end up making few companies, they are the ones who wish to be sad specially when they can really have a great time having fun rather than plugging into a pool of depression.

Ideal is that person who, in spite of all strife and all obstacles rises each time he falls, then walks and then runs as before. Life may be precious and n doubt, it is. But it is a mere thing. There’s nothing to worry much about it either. Life is a queer blend f sorrow and joy. People will come, people will go,  opportunities will come and go t might take a turn or t just might not! So what? There is always a tomorrow and each tomorrow unlocks a new door in front of us. Life attains fulfilment only when you live it to its fullness and hats off those who do so. I think by now it’s clear that life’s  nothing but a blank canvas waiting eagerly for you to leave on it a colourful brush stroke.

The First Step..!!

To take the first step is a frightening thing,
To face the unknown uncertainty it brings.
But like the child who is tired to crawl,
The first step is the most important of all.

It expands your horizons; you can see a new light;
The joy of discovery is taking flight.
The first step you take will open all doors,
To see yourself as you have seen you before.

And like the child who gives it is all,
Sometimes he falters; he will teeter and fall.
But strong arms are there to catch him,
And they stand him back to start walking again.

Yes, the first step is the big one, the most important of all,
But I will be there to catch you, should you teeter and fall.
We will set out sights forward, grit our teeth and walk on,
When we see the road ending, we will break into a run.

I will love you, I will help you, all the way through,
How to take the first step, well that's all up to you.