मैं तूफ़ानों मे चलने का आदी हूं..

मैं तूफ़ानों मे चलने का आदी हूं..
तुम मत मेरी मंजिल आसान करो..

हैं फ़ूल रोकते, काटें मुझे चलाते..
मरुस्थल, पहाड चलने की चाह बढाते..
सच कहता हूं जब मुश्किलें ना होती हैं..
मेरे पग तब चलने मे भी शर्माते..
मेरे संग चलने लगें हवायें जिससे..
तुम पथ के कण-कण को तूफ़ान करो..

मैं तूफ़ानों मे चलने का आदी हूं..
तुम मत मेरी मंजिल आसान करो..

अंगार अधर पे धर मैं मुस्काया हूं..
मैं मर्घट से ज़िन्दगी बुला के लाया हूं..
हूं आंख-मिचौनी खेल चला किस्मत से..
सौ बार म्रत्यु के गले चूम आया हूं..
है नहीं स्वीकार दया अपनी भी..
तुम मत मुझपर कोई एह्सान करो..

मैं तूफ़ानों मे चलने का आदी हूं..
तुम मत मेरी मंजिल आसान करो..

शर्म के जल से राह सदा सिंचती है..
गती की मशाल आंधी मैं ही हंसती है..
शोलो से ही श्रिंगार पथिक का होता है..
मंजिल की मांग लहू से ही सजती है..
पग में गती आती है, छाले छिलने से..
तुम पग-पग पर जलती चट्टान धरो..

मैं तूफ़ानों मे चलने का आदी हूं..
तुम मत मेरी मंजिल आसान करो..

फूलों से जग आसान नहीं होता है..
रुकने से पग गतीवान नहीं होता है..
अवरोध नहीं तो संभव नहीं प्रगती भी..
है नाश जहां निर्मम वहीं होता है..
मैं बसा सुकून नव-स्वर्ग “धरा” पर जिससे..
तुम मेरी हर बस्ती वीरान करो..

मैं तूफ़ानों मे चलने का आदी हूं..
तुम मत मेरी मंजिल आसान करो..

मैं पन्थी तूफ़ानों मे राह बनाता..
मेरा दुनिया से केवल इतना नाता..
वेह मुझे रोकती है अवरोध बिछाकर..
मैं ठोकर उसे लगाकर बढ्ता जाता..
मैं ठुकरा सकूं तुम्हें भी हंसकर जिससे..
तुम मेरा मन-मानस पाशाण करो..

मैं तूफ़ानों मे चलने का आदी हूं..
तुम मत मेरी मंजिल आसान करो..

A Inspiratory poem by Gopal Das 'Neeraj'

Attitude Is Everything

The process of human change begins within us. We all have tremendous
potential. We all desire good results from our efforts. Most of us are willing to
work hard and to pay the price that success and happiness demand.
Each of us has the ability to put our unique human potential into action and to
acquire a desired result. But the one thing that determines the level of our
potential, that produces the intensity of our activity, and that predicts the quality
of the result we receive is our attitude.
Attitude determines how much of the future we are allowed to see. It decides the
size of our dreams and influences our determination when we are faced with new
challenges. No other person on earth has dominion over our attitude. People can
affect our attitude by teaching us poor thinking habits or unintentionally
misinforming us or providing us with negative sources of influence, but no one
can control our attitude unless we voluntarily surrender that control.
No one else "makes us angry." We make ourselves angry when we surrender
control of our attitude. What someone else may have done is irrelevant. We
choose, not they. They merely put our attitude to a test. If we select a volatile
attitude by becoming hostile, angry, jealous or suspicious, then we have failed
the test. If we condemn ourselves by believing that we are unworthy, then again,
we have failed the test.
If we care at all about ourselves, then we must accept full responsibility for our
own feelings. We must learn to guard against those feelings that have the
capacity to lead our attitude down the wrong path and to strengthen those
feelings that can lead us confidently into a better future.
If we want to receive the rewards the future holds in trust for us, then we must
exercise the most important choice given to us as members of the human race by
maintaining total dominion over our attitude. Our attitude is an asset, a treasure
of great value, which must be protected accordingly. Beware of the vandals and
thieves among us who would injure our positive attitude or seek to steal it away.
Having the right attitude is one of the basics that success requires. The
combination of a sound personal philosophy and a positive attitude about
ourselves and the world around us gives us an inner strength and a firm resolve
that influences all the other areas of our existence.

Change Begins With Choice

Any day we wish; we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish;
we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we
wish; we can start a new activity. Any day we wish; we can start the process of
life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.
We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of
having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are.
We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over
truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we
curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause. As Shakespeare uniquely
observed, "The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves." We created our
circumstances by our past choices. We have both the ability and the responsibility
to make better choices beginning today. Those who are in search of the good life
do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better
conclusions. They need the truth. They need the whole truth. And they need
nothing but the truth.
We cannot allow our errors in judgment, repeated every day, to lead us down the
wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest
difference in how our life works out. And then we must make the very choices
that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily lives.
And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and
needing to make changes in their life - If you don't like how things are, change it!
You're not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life -
and it all begins with your very own power of choice.

A Dollar and Some Ambition

Each of us has two distinct choices to make about what we will do with our lives.
The first choice we can make is to be less than we have the capacity to be. To
earn less. To have less. To read less and think less. To try less and discipline
ourselves less. These are the choices that lead to an empty life. These are the
choices that, once made, lead to a life of constant apprehension instead of a life
of wondrous anticipation.
And the second choice? To do it all! To become all that we can possibly be. To
read every book that we possibly can. To earn as much as we possibly can. To
give and share as much as we possibly can. To strive and produce and accomplish
as much as we possibly can. All of us have the choice. To do or not to do. To be
or not to be. To be all or to be less or to be nothing at all.
Like the tree, it would be a worthy challenge for us all to stretch upward and
outward to the full measure of our capabilities. Why not do all that we can, every
moment that we can, the best that we can, for as long as we can?
Our ultimate life objective should be to create as much as our talent and ability
and desire will permit. To settle for doing less than we could do is to fail in this
worthiest of undertakings.
Results are the best measurement of human progress. Not conversation. Not
explanation. Not justification. Results! And if our results are less than our
potential suggests that they should be, then we must strive to become more
today than we were the day before. The greatest rewards are always reserved for
those who bring great value to themselves and the world around them as a result
of who and what they have become.

You are the ONLY person who can help YOURSELF.

One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big notice on the door on which it was written:

"Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth
in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral
in the room that has been prepared in the gym".

In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know, who was that man who hindered their growth of his colleagues and the company itself.

The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room.

The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.

Everyone thought: "Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!"

One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it, they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.

There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself.

There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:

"There is only one person, who is capable to set limits to your growth:
IT IS YOU.

You are the ONLY person who can revolutionize your life.
You are the only person, who can influence your happiness,
your realization and your success.

You are the ONLY person who can help YOURSELF.

Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limited beliefs, when you realize that you are the ONLY one responsible for your life.

THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP YOU CAN HAVE IS THE ONE YOU HAVE WITH YOURSELF! ".

Examine yourself. Watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses: Be a WINNER, Build Yourself and Your Reality.

The world is like a Mirror. It gives back to anyone the reflection of the thoughts in which one has strongly believed.

The world and your reality are like mirrors lying in a coffin, which show to any individual the death of his divine capability to imagine and create his happiness and his success.

It's the way you face Life that makes the difference.

Have a NICE DAY!


You cant blame others for your failures, neither you should blame yourself.
Its a choice you made good or bad, it is an experience in the journey of life.
What it should make you a stronger person, a better individual.

GOOD MORNING GOD!!

Good morning, and thank you

For the glory of the sun,

And thank you for the health I have

To get my duty done.

I shall devote the hours of this
golden day to You.

By honoring Your Holy Name
In everything I do.

I shall pursue my daily art,
Without complaint or fear
And spend my every effort
To be friendly and sincere.

I know there have been many days
That I whiled away.

But this is one that I will try.
To make your special day,
And so once more.

GOOD MORNING, GOD

And please depend on me,
Because I want to honor you....
FOR ALL ETERNITY

Good Stories

Sardarji and an American

A Sardarji and an American are seated next to each other on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. The American wants to play a game. Sardarji is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.

The American persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun. He says, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me five dollars, and vice versa."

Again, he declines and tries to get some sleep. The American, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5,and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500."
This catches the Sardarji's attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment, agrees to the game.

The American asks the first question: "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The Sardarji doesn't say a word, reaches into his wallet, pulls out a $5.00 bill, and hands it to the American. "Okay," says the American, "your turn".

He asks, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?"
The American, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer & searches all his preferences........no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the Internet and the Library of Congress... no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers but to no avail. After an hour, he wakes the Sardarji and hands him $500. The Sardarji thanks him and turns back to get some more sleep. The American, who is more than a little miffed, stirs the Sardarji and asks "Well, what's the answer?"

Without a word, the Sardarji reaches into his purse, hands the American $5, and goes back to sleep. And you thought Sardars were dumb!!!!!!!

Engineers!

A software engineer, hardware engineer, and departmental manager were on their way to a meeting in Switzerland. They were driving down a steep mountain road when suddenly the brakes failed. The car careened out of control, bouncing off guardrails until it miraculously ground to a scraping halt along the mountainside. The occupants of the car were unhurt, but they had a problem. They were stuck halfway down the mountain in a car with no brakes.

"I know," said the manager. "Let's have a meeting, propose a Vision, formulate a Mission Statement, define some Goals, and through a process of continuous improvement, find a solution to the Critical Problems and we'll be on our way."

"No," said the hardware engineer. "I've got my Swiss army knife with me. I can strip down the car's braking system, isolate the fault, fix it, and we'll be on our way."

"Wait," said the software engineer. "Before we do anything, shouldn't we push the car back to the top of the mountain and see if it happens again?"

How the Tax System Works

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:

The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20." Drinks for the ten now cost just $80 total.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share? They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.

And so:

The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 ( 25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 ( 22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings.

"I only got a dollar out of the $20," declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,"but he got $10!"

"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than I!"

"That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!"

"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!"

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.

The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.

IIM Management Lesson 1

It's a fine sunny day in the forest and a lion is sitting outside his cave, lying lazily in the sun. Along comes a fox, out on a walk.

Fox: "Do you know the time, because my watch is broken"

Lion: "Oh, I can easily fix the watch for you"

Fox: "Hmm... But it's a very complicated mechanism, and your big claws will only destroy it even more"

Lion: "Oh no, give it to me, and it will be fixed"

Fox: "That's ridiculous! Any fool knows that lazy lions with great claws cannot fix complicated watches"

Lion: "Sure they do, give it to me and it will be fixed"

The lion disappears into his cave, and after a while he comes back with the watch which is running perfectly. The fox is impressed, and the lion continues to lie lazily in the sun, looking very pleased with himself.

Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the lazy lion in the sun.

Wolf: "Can I come and watch TV tonight with you, because mine is broken"

Lion: "Oh, I can easily fix your TV for you"

Wolf: "You don't expect me to believe such rubbish, do you? There is no way that a lazy lion with big claws can fix a complicated TV"

Lion: "No problem. Do you want to try it?"

The lion goes into his cave, and after a while comes back with a perfectly fixed TV. The wolf goes away happily and amazed.

Scene :

Inside the lion's cave. In one corner are half a dozen small and intelligent looking rabbits who are busily doing very complicated work with very detailed instruments. In the other corner lies a huge lion looking very pleased with himself.

Moral :

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY A MANAGER IS FAMOUS, LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES.

Management Lesson

In the context of the working world :

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY SOMEONE UNDESERVED IS PROMOTED; LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES.

IM Management Lesson 2

It's a fine sunny day in the forest and a rabbit is sitting outside his burrow, tippy-tapping on his typewriter.. Along comes a fox, out for a walk.


Fox: "What are you working on?"
Rabbit: "My thesis."


Fox: "Hmm... What is it about?"
Rabbit: "Oh, I'm writing about how rabbits eat foxes."

Fox: "That's ridiculous ! Any fool knows that rabbits don't eat foxes!"
Rabbit: "Come with me and I'll show you!"

They both disappear into the rabbit's burrow. After few minutes, gnawing on a fox bone, the rabbit returns to his typewriter and resumes typing.

Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the hardworking rabbit.

Wolf: "What's that you are writing?"
Rabbit: "I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat wolves."

Wolf: "you don't expect to get such rubbish published, do you?"
Rabbit: "No problem. Do you want to see why?"

The rabbit and the wolf go into the burrow and again the rabbit returns by himself, after a few minutes, and goes back to typing.

Finally a bear comes along and asks, "What are you doing?
rabbit: "I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat bears."

Bear: "Well that's absurd ! "
Rabbit: "Come into my home and I'll show you"

Scene :

As they enter the burrow, the rabbit introduces the bear to the lion.

Moral :

IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SILLY YOUR THESIS TOPIC IS; WHAT MATTERS IS WHOM YOU HAVE AS A SUPERVISOR.

Management Lesson

In the context of the working world :

IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW BAD YOUR PERFORMANCE IS; WHAT MATTERS IS WHETHER YOUR BOSS LIKES YOU OR NOT.