A good friend of mine from the "male" species is looking out to get settled in life and is on a dating spree, most of who he met online. So happens that every Friday evening, he tells us with a positive spirit " This would be it! I have a Saturday déjeuner with a wonderful woman!" or " Tomorrow's the day! I am so getting hooked for life !" or "Give it 6 weeks! This dining table will have another awesome member-my wife!" , its been almost 2 years, my good friend is still in high spirits and positive that she is around somewhere! He just needs to improve his detective skills to trace her :D
I couldn't help but notice that there were some really nice girls who we all thought would be ' the one ' but he didn't think so. Apparently, most.. okay all Indian women fall in one of the three categories -
Sativikam - Or the typical behanjee types. They can be spotted in by the typical neatly oiled hair with flowers or the unbelievable bright colored dresses that goes with a matching scrunchy or hair clips, matching handbags, matching ornaments and lipsticks and even the nail enamels and the only cosmetic they have ever known is " Fair and lovely fairness cream" If such a person decides on pink - chances are that it would look like giant cotton candy walking on the road.
They all have a common motto " virtuous, chaste and pure" A major chunk belongs to this group and most guys would either take a pass or be extremely impressed with this seemingly innocent coy untainted darling.
Prachodakam - The behenjees turned modern! Jeans and Kurta ,a modest blouse and capris are the style statement. They love window shopping and eating at fancy restaurants. Most definitely wear an eyeliner or mascara and a lipstick. Whatever they wear usually is neutral shade summed up with black,brown or beige bags and sandals. Self sufficient job and a lot of friends.
If you say Code - they can relate it to a. DaVinci Code b. Armani Code
This group is most sought after, most difficult to please and also the group that leaves the most number of heart breaks. Sadly, they are stuck in between wanting to be like the mods but have the hearts of behenjees :D
Bayanakam - The mods of yesterday, today and tomorrow. They are probably wearing a Jimmy Choo shoe teamed with a stylish Chanel bag. They can carry off a red or a fluorescent green in the most sexy way. They can seem to be extremely intimidating to some and intriguing to some others . Usually seen hanging out with this guy who is most definitely classified as loser by all the other guys.
My good friend says, he would like to go out with someone from this potpourri but pretty sure he wouldn't want to wake up next to her whispering sweet nothings till death does them apart!
And so I took courage to ask what exactly he had in his mind, and this is what he said - she has to wake up as a Sativikam , goes on to become a Prachodakam at noon and finally turns into Bayanakam at night!
.... and I am speechless.. so am typing
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tring Tring Tring!
It takes me almost an hour to reach my office everyday and I take a ride in the company bus everyday to work.
Well, its the electronic era and you cannot help the plethoric usage of mobile phones however annoying it could be to the person sitting next to you.. some people don't even spare bathrooms.So, you end up listening to someone's life history whether or not you like it. One of the kinds where you can proudly proclaim " you don't really have a choice"
There have been many such phone talkers who sit next to me in my hour's bus ride everyday and here are the kind I have met so far -
"Duh" talkers - These talkers are on a work call and have just been asked a question for which they have no clue about the answer, they hope to buy an extra 30 seconds time by asking the person on the other side to repeat the question with the refined " I beg your pardon" or " what was it again please " or " please could you repeat that one more time" or my personal favorite " your voice got cut off " although both parties know communication system has developed far beyond that. You can identify them with the constant frown and the hopeful look that they have an answer atleast to the next question and try not say "Duh"
"Butterfly" talkers - These talkers have just started to date someone new or fresh in a relationship. These callers usually have a big smile on their faces that have a " you are the light of my life" or something lamer than that stuck on their foreheads. If its a woman she is probably playing with her hair while on the phone and if its a guy don't miss the " she's the one" deep look on the phone and then a nod to left and then to the right just after he hung up.. I call them butterfly talkers because they are buttering up each other and flying in the clouds.. may be singing a song..
"Kin" talkers - These talkers make it a point to use the bus journey to talk to their family.Guys who have a girl sitting next to them make it a point to be really sweet on the mom calls just so they can say " you know moms" before they hang up and there.. they have a perfect family person image.. If its women, they would make sure that they pour out all their problems to this poor unknown person who has no interest in their personal life.
Well, its the electronic era and you cannot help the plethoric usage of mobile phones however annoying it could be to the person sitting next to you.. some people don't even spare bathrooms.So, you end up listening to someone's life history whether or not you like it. One of the kinds where you can proudly proclaim " you don't really have a choice"
There have been many such phone talkers who sit next to me in my hour's bus ride everyday and here are the kind I have met so far -
"Duh" talkers - These talkers are on a work call and have just been asked a question for which they have no clue about the answer, they hope to buy an extra 30 seconds time by asking the person on the other side to repeat the question with the refined " I beg your pardon" or " what was it again please " or " please could you repeat that one more time" or my personal favorite " your voice got cut off " although both parties know communication system has developed far beyond that. You can identify them with the constant frown and the hopeful look that they have an answer atleast to the next question and try not say "Duh"
"Butterfly" talkers - These talkers have just started to date someone new or fresh in a relationship. These callers usually have a big smile on their faces that have a " you are the light of my life" or something lamer than that stuck on their foreheads. If its a woman she is probably playing with her hair while on the phone and if its a guy don't miss the " she's the one" deep look on the phone and then a nod to left and then to the right just after he hung up.. I call them butterfly talkers because they are buttering up each other and flying in the clouds.. may be singing a song..
"Kin" talkers - These talkers make it a point to use the bus journey to talk to their family.Guys who have a girl sitting next to them make it a point to be really sweet on the mom calls just so they can say " you know moms" before they hang up and there.. they have a perfect family person image.. If its women, they would make sure that they pour out all their problems to this poor unknown person who has no interest in their personal life.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Bond!
I am not talking James Bond - Bond also means attachment! Where there is a bond.. there is nostalgia.
"Moving on" of any degree is hard and definitely something every single person has gone through atleast once in their lives.
It could be something as painful as death of a loved one/family or a heartbreak or something as easy as moving from one rented apartment to another.
Some of it leaves a singe, some make us stronger while some others just leave us with this unforgettable nostalgia.
"Moving on" of any degree is hard and definitely something every single person has gone through atleast once in their lives.
It could be something as painful as death of a loved one/family or a heartbreak or something as easy as moving from one rented apartment to another.
Some of it leaves a singe, some make us stronger while some others just leave us with this unforgettable nostalgia.
Ammi or grinding stone
This week was hard on my father as we were asking him to get rid of things that seemed to be of no use for any of us.. like an 80's radio which makes a whirring noise instead of catching signals ,his 100 odd complimentary diaries given by various people or his 1960 ammi and aatu kall ( granite grinding stones used in olden days to make powder and paste of spices manually) , or his big box which had all outdated reference manuals and so many more.
But well, he was attached to them and didn't want to part with them but eventually had to give in. But just before he agreed to get rid of the stuff, he showed a couple of thing. Tears welled up my eyes when I saw his collection - my favorite blue frock which apparently I wore almost everyday when I was 4 years old, a telegram which said " God blessed us with baby girl. Mother and child healthy" , my first school uniform which has " Mini LKG C" tag on it, the hand made drawing I had made for his birthday with 'hapy burth bay dady' written on it. And then he asked ' how could I ever part with these ?"
I thought it over, I had over 300 greeting cards, restaurant bills, photographs, my barbie and teddy bear collection, copies of my pay checks and so many more that I had collected over a period of years and I don't use any of them nor are they of any use to others.. but would I want to part with them ? Nah ha! I don't think so.. but how come its fair to ask others to get rid of their stuff ?
I then decided everyone has right to keep things that make them happy however insignificant it may be to others. Yeah! Its true that it adds to the pile of junk at the garage but it looking at it.. possibly just once every ten years.. whenever.. if it can bring a smile to someone.. it better be there..
Its sad I had to learn it this way the importance of things that are trivial to others but probably the most satisfying thing in the world. Ah!Well, another lesson learnt.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
A day at work
Last Friday turned to be more hectic than other days. Turned out a member in my team accidentally overwrote a critical file causing a major production down scenario and rebuild activity would take over 3 days.
Sheila has never made such a mistake in the past and simply couldn't forgive herself for the blunder she did. Like all women, she used the tears to vent her frustration out. The whole team did not give up on her and tried to get her out of it. Five days later she is still at the same state - upset and still not forgiven herself.
So, today I decided to get all the freshers in a room and give them a parental-work advice. This is what I said -
" If you ever get a chance watch a cocoon turn into a butterfly, it seems like its in so much pain and misery that you would just want to break the shell and get the butterfly out. But never ever do it because its the struggle that makes its wings stronger.
So, if you face a lot of difficulties and challenges in your initial learning face,remember it only makes you bolder and stronger and helps you progress. Don't get discouraged by the mistakes you make or think of yourselves any less. Although you may need to slow down a bit to see where you stand.
Making mistakes is okay.. but learn from it and make sure that you know what you did wrong and propagate so others avoid making the same mistakes.
Learning from your own mistakes is something but learning from others mistakes - Awesome! But make sure that when someone in the team or outside makes a mistake, you are not just the audience enjoying someone getting all the bashing - it could be you tomorrow..
When I first started to work with a bunch of 25+ years experienced people, while I hardly had 2 years of total work experience, I was asked to give a presentation to some well experienced people in the market. As it was my first time, I had a rehearsal before the actual meeting. We went to a conf room which had a keyboard in UK layout. I couldn't figure it out and couldn't even login as the @ was not shift+2 or # was no longer shift+3.. and with all the nervousness I was fumbling away to glory.. and then suddenly one the senior members asked me to leave the room, and suggested I learn using the key board first and then call them for a meeting or atleast when I am sure I was prepared to give the presentation. All others- Loud Laugh!
I was devastated. But I didn't give up, I made sure I knew not just the UK keyboard but French or even Arabic or be it any language key board and next day I gave my presentation and got pretty good response.
So, its a true story from myself , muster up and smile ! Take life easy.. work is something.. not everything!
Good Luck!
And then I caught a couple of guys yawning but I came out happy because I made Sheila smile after 5 days :D
Sheila has never made such a mistake in the past and simply couldn't forgive herself for the blunder she did. Like all women, she used the tears to vent her frustration out. The whole team did not give up on her and tried to get her out of it. Five days later she is still at the same state - upset and still not forgiven herself.
So, today I decided to get all the freshers in a room and give them a parental-work advice. This is what I said -
" If you ever get a chance watch a cocoon turn into a butterfly, it seems like its in so much pain and misery that you would just want to break the shell and get the butterfly out. But never ever do it because its the struggle that makes its wings stronger.
So, if you face a lot of difficulties and challenges in your initial learning face,remember it only makes you bolder and stronger and helps you progress. Don't get discouraged by the mistakes you make or think of yourselves any less. Although you may need to slow down a bit to see where you stand.
Making mistakes is okay.. but learn from it and make sure that you know what you did wrong and propagate so others avoid making the same mistakes.
Learning from your own mistakes is something but learning from others mistakes - Awesome! But make sure that when someone in the team or outside makes a mistake, you are not just the audience enjoying someone getting all the bashing - it could be you tomorrow..
When I first started to work with a bunch of 25+ years experienced people, while I hardly had 2 years of total work experience, I was asked to give a presentation to some well experienced people in the market. As it was my first time, I had a rehearsal before the actual meeting. We went to a conf room which had a keyboard in UK layout. I couldn't figure it out and couldn't even login as the @ was not shift+2 or # was no longer shift+3.. and with all the nervousness I was fumbling away to glory.. and then suddenly one the senior members asked me to leave the room, and suggested I learn using the key board first and then call them for a meeting or atleast when I am sure I was prepared to give the presentation. All others- Loud Laugh!
I was devastated. But I didn't give up, I made sure I knew not just the UK keyboard but French or even Arabic or be it any language key board and next day I gave my presentation and got pretty good response.
So, its a true story from myself , muster up and smile ! Take life easy.. work is something.. not everything!
Good Luck!
And then I caught a couple of guys yawning but I came out happy because I made Sheila smile after 5 days :D
Sunday, May 10, 2009
I love you Mom !
A few years ago, a close friend of mine invited me over to his place for lunch stating his mother was the world's best cook. I did go with high hopes and found the menu wasn't extra-ordinary nor was the taste. In fact it seemed very ordinary - no where close to how he had described.
While we dined, I couldn't help wondering what was really so great about it that he relished so much and certified that his mother was indeed the world's greatest chef.
Several days later, as always my mother was waiting for me to join for dinner.It was the usual rice and curry followed by the routine curd rice. But it was awesome. I realized why I find the daily routine food to taste like divine nectar.
I now understood what my friend meant - the distinct difference between a food from a restaurant and when a mother serves food. A mother never simply serves food - she puts all her love , care , affection and every thing synonymous to good into food while serving. As she serves, she prays that every meal and every morsel her child eats may bring the best of health and happiness. Thats what makes the food extra special and that can only be felt by the person whose mother is serving food.
That is the power of a mother.
In malayalam, there is a saying " Kaaka kunju pon kunju " ( literal translation - crow's baby is golden baby ) - meaning however ugly be the nestling to others, the mother raven always considers its child to be the most beautiful and most precious.
But there is no saying with the reverse in any language - i.e a person thinking the mother is most precious however she be .. why ? - Because a mother never expects but simply gives .. first her blood and bones when the baby is in the womb, then her youth answering the one million questions a day the child asks, then her life savings so her child can stand on its own legs and finally her whole life..
There are many who believe in rebirth. The belief is that the good deeds and sins committed in the present birth determines how your life would be in the next one. If such a thing exists, then I believe that every woman who has become a mother must have done definitely done all the good deeds !
Like a full python, I sit all day on the sofa and ordering my mother around and she has decided that if ever there be a evil mother in law day, she would be getting me a cake to celebrate the day. :D Apparently, I fit the bookish evil mother-in-law character very well :D
Well, I hope she gets me a pineapple cake.. :D :D
To all the awesome mothers and the lucky `to be' mothers.
Happy Mother's day !!!!
While we dined, I couldn't help wondering what was really so great about it that he relished so much and certified that his mother was indeed the world's greatest chef.
Several days later, as always my mother was waiting for me to join for dinner.It was the usual rice and curry followed by the routine curd rice. But it was awesome. I realized why I find the daily routine food to taste like divine nectar.
I now understood what my friend meant - the distinct difference between a food from a restaurant and when a mother serves food. A mother never simply serves food - she puts all her love , care , affection and every thing synonymous to good into food while serving. As she serves, she prays that every meal and every morsel her child eats may bring the best of health and happiness. Thats what makes the food extra special and that can only be felt by the person whose mother is serving food.
That is the power of a mother.
In malayalam, there is a saying " Kaaka kunju pon kunju " ( literal translation - crow's baby is golden baby ) - meaning however ugly be the nestling to others, the mother raven always considers its child to be the most beautiful and most precious.
But there is no saying with the reverse in any language - i.e a person thinking the mother is most precious however she be .. why ? - Because a mother never expects but simply gives .. first her blood and bones when the baby is in the womb, then her youth answering the one million questions a day the child asks, then her life savings so her child can stand on its own legs and finally her whole life..
There are many who believe in rebirth. The belief is that the good deeds and sins committed in the present birth determines how your life would be in the next one. If such a thing exists, then I believe that every woman who has become a mother must have done definitely done all the good deeds !
Like a full python, I sit all day on the sofa and ordering my mother around and she has decided that if ever there be a evil mother in law day, she would be getting me a cake to celebrate the day. :D Apparently, I fit the bookish evil mother-in-law character very well :D
Well, I hope she gets me a pineapple cake.. :D :D
To all the awesome mothers and the lucky `to be' mothers.
Happy Mother's day !!!!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Everyone's happy at weddings
I attended the wedding reception of a colleague today. While at the reception , I looked at the men and women around and wondered what they must be thinking and below is my biggest bet -
Age Group : under 18
No School. New Clothes. New Friends. Lots of people to bug. Lots of time to play. No work - No tension
Age Group - 19-25
Girls - I hope I meet someone ...... umm.. my special someone ( giggles giggles )
Boys - I hope to mate someone ....... someone , anyone ..
Age Group : 28-32
Single Women - I am getting old. Oh God ! Mera number kab aayegaa ?
Single Men - Where did all the beauties go away ? Happens to me in every wedding I go.
Married Men and Women - "I love being Married - I want be single again" / "I love being Married - I want be single again" / "I love being Married - I want be single again" ....................
Age Group : 35 - 55
Married Women - Thank God for these weddings. I don't have to cook today.
Married Men - Thank God for these weddings. I don't have to eat what my wife's cooks today. :D
Age group : 55-65
Women with daughters - I hope this girl behaves well with everyone, especially in front of those aunties who will tear me apart if they find out she isn't trained in domestic skills. Girls are such big responsibility for parents.How I wish I had a son instead.
Women with sons - I hope everyone is noticing the sparkling new diamond necklace my US return son got me just for this wedding. Thank god for giving me a son.
Women with daughters in law - There should be a daughter in everyone's house. Once a new wife comes, the mother is fully forgotten. But look at girls they are still as attached to their mothers as they were before and enjoy their husband's generosity as well. How I wish I had a daughter.
Women with sons in law - So what if my daughter was not trained in domestic skills, with her smartness she now has her husband tied to her little finger. Thank God for giving me a daughter.
Age Group : 65 -80
Women - Ok. There's a girl. Medium build - not OK ,Mid-twenties - well OK, wearing some jewelery- OK , seems well mannered - Hmmm good. Complexion - Very fair - TEST PASSED. She might be a good match for Alamelu''s son Santhana Krishnan. Let me go bug her with ' you are next'. ( Evil laugh )
Men - Ok. There's a guy. He is single. He has a job - TEST PASSED. I must warn him the consequences of marriages. At least let him enjoy bachelor life as long as it lasts.
And so on... :D
Age Group : under 18
No School. New Clothes. New Friends. Lots of people to bug. Lots of time to play. No work - No tension
Age Group - 19-25
Girls - I hope I meet someone ...... umm.. my special someone ( giggles giggles )
Boys - I hope to mate someone ....... someone , anyone ..
Age Group : 28-32
Single Women - I am getting old. Oh God ! Mera number kab aayegaa ?
Single Men - Where did all the beauties go away ? Happens to me in every wedding I go.
Married Men and Women - "I love being Married - I want be single again" / "I love being Married - I want be single again" / "I love being Married - I want be single again" ....................
Age Group : 35 - 55
Married Women - Thank God for these weddings. I don't have to cook today.
Married Men - Thank God for these weddings. I don't have to eat what my wife's cooks today. :D
Age group : 55-65
Women with daughters - I hope this girl behaves well with everyone, especially in front of those aunties who will tear me apart if they find out she isn't trained in domestic skills. Girls are such big responsibility for parents.How I wish I had a son instead.
Women with sons - I hope everyone is noticing the sparkling new diamond necklace my US return son got me just for this wedding. Thank god for giving me a son.
Women with daughters in law - There should be a daughter in everyone's house. Once a new wife comes, the mother is fully forgotten. But look at girls they are still as attached to their mothers as they were before and enjoy their husband's generosity as well. How I wish I had a daughter.
Women with sons in law - So what if my daughter was not trained in domestic skills, with her smartness she now has her husband tied to her little finger. Thank God for giving me a daughter.
Age Group : 65 -80
Women - Ok. There's a girl. Medium build - not OK ,Mid-twenties - well OK, wearing some jewelery- OK , seems well mannered - Hmmm good. Complexion - Very fair - TEST PASSED. She might be a good match for Alamelu''s son Santhana Krishnan. Let me go bug her with ' you are next'. ( Evil laugh )
Men - Ok. There's a guy. He is single. He has a job - TEST PASSED. I must warn him the consequences of marriages. At least let him enjoy bachelor life as long as it lasts.
And so on... :D
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Stories
Every individual has a distinct personality, some positive , some negative , some pleasing , some annoying while some others make absolutely no difference to hoi polloi. One such distinct trait in me is my absentmindedness.
With due respect to my absentmindedness, I have decided to make a collection of moral stories that I have heard or read someplace that made a difference in my life. These stories retold is what I will be telling my grand and great children.
The Happy Puppy Story -
Once upon a time in a distant land , far far away there was a large colosseum like structure. In it was mirrors, thousands and thousands of mirrors. One such day, a puppy that got lost enters this house of mirrors. It looks , and sees a thousand puppies looking at it anxiously. It gives out an angry ruff and it sees a thousand angry looking puppies. It thinks what a ridiculous unfriendly place it has come to and goes disappointed that there are over a thousand enemies and gets dejected that he can never overcome them.
Several weeks later, another puppy comes by to this land of thousand mirrors. It looks, and sees a thousand puppies looking at it anxiously. It smiles and gives a friendly wag. In return he sees a thousand puppies wagging their tail so friendly. Its now happier only to see happier puppies. The puppy is now a happy puppy which thinks about what a wonderful place and such wonderful friends he has made and finds its way back home.
Moral : Life is a mirror, what you see is what you are.
If you meet a lot of happy, honest, sincere people means you are all of that. Keep up your positivism.
But if all the people you meet are all sad, deceiving with life full of problems, then there is something that you need to change within yourself. And that change needs to continually happen until you become the happy puppy.
Weight of Water -
Once upon a time, a wise teacher asks his students to get the tiniest cup they can ever find and fill it with water. His students bring to him a tiny cup with just about half an ounce of water filled in it. He then called upon one of his students and asked them to stretch their hands and hold the cup of water. The student held the water for 15 minutes and said his arms were starting to ache. He asked another strong boy to hold it , that boy managed to hold for a longer time but complained his legs started to pain. Similarly, the same experiment was repeated with a number of people and all of them failed with different complaints.
He then asked his students, if half an ounce of water was really that heavy ? It was not. But holding it for so long is what makes it painful.
Moral : Never hold your anger, frustration, jealousy, envy on anyone for so long that what seems like a fleck of sand now might grow into a mountain after sometime.
There is nothing in this world that cannot be resolved. Try to resolve your problems and be honest to yourself.
Frog Race -
Long long ago, in a distant enchanted land where all the animals could speak , they held a frog race. All the frogs had to climb the tallest tower and the one that reaches the top wins a prize. Now, frogs of different shapes, colours, sizes all participated in the amazing frog race. There were also many that were just mere audience. They kept telling the frogs how difficult it was to reach the top and how impossible it was. Slowly, several frogs gave up and looking at these frogs that failed many others continued to follow and also gave up. However, there was this one tiny frog that kept going and going and finally reached the top of the tower and won the race.
They asked the little frog how it managed to win the race and they found it was deaf.
Moral : You may meet a lot of people who would discourage you , talk you into bringing disharmony to others - give them a deaf ear and do only what would bring happiness to the people around you.
Fancy Tea cups
to be continued :D
With due respect to my absentmindedness, I have decided to make a collection of moral stories that I have heard or read someplace that made a difference in my life. These stories retold is what I will be telling my grand and great children.
The Happy Puppy Story -
Once upon a time in a distant land , far far away there was a large colosseum like structure. In it was mirrors, thousands and thousands of mirrors. One such day, a puppy that got lost enters this house of mirrors. It looks , and sees a thousand puppies looking at it anxiously. It gives out an angry ruff and it sees a thousand angry looking puppies. It thinks what a ridiculous unfriendly place it has come to and goes disappointed that there are over a thousand enemies and gets dejected that he can never overcome them.
Several weeks later, another puppy comes by to this land of thousand mirrors. It looks, and sees a thousand puppies looking at it anxiously. It smiles and gives a friendly wag. In return he sees a thousand puppies wagging their tail so friendly. Its now happier only to see happier puppies. The puppy is now a happy puppy which thinks about what a wonderful place and such wonderful friends he has made and finds its way back home.
Moral : Life is a mirror, what you see is what you are.
If you meet a lot of happy, honest, sincere people means you are all of that. Keep up your positivism.
But if all the people you meet are all sad, deceiving with life full of problems, then there is something that you need to change within yourself. And that change needs to continually happen until you become the happy puppy.
Weight of Water -
Once upon a time, a wise teacher asks his students to get the tiniest cup they can ever find and fill it with water. His students bring to him a tiny cup with just about half an ounce of water filled in it. He then called upon one of his students and asked them to stretch their hands and hold the cup of water. The student held the water for 15 minutes and said his arms were starting to ache. He asked another strong boy to hold it , that boy managed to hold for a longer time but complained his legs started to pain. Similarly, the same experiment was repeated with a number of people and all of them failed with different complaints.
He then asked his students, if half an ounce of water was really that heavy ? It was not. But holding it for so long is what makes it painful.
Moral : Never hold your anger, frustration, jealousy, envy on anyone for so long that what seems like a fleck of sand now might grow into a mountain after sometime.
There is nothing in this world that cannot be resolved. Try to resolve your problems and be honest to yourself.
Frog Race -
Long long ago, in a distant enchanted land where all the animals could speak , they held a frog race. All the frogs had to climb the tallest tower and the one that reaches the top wins a prize. Now, frogs of different shapes, colours, sizes all participated in the amazing frog race. There were also many that were just mere audience. They kept telling the frogs how difficult it was to reach the top and how impossible it was. Slowly, several frogs gave up and looking at these frogs that failed many others continued to follow and also gave up. However, there was this one tiny frog that kept going and going and finally reached the top of the tower and won the race.
They asked the little frog how it managed to win the race and they found it was deaf.
Moral : You may meet a lot of people who would discourage you , talk you into bringing disharmony to others - give them a deaf ear and do only what would bring happiness to the people around you.
Fancy Tea cups
to be continued :D
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