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GUIDE TO A BETTER LIFE - GOOD ONE by Randy Pausch

This is amazing, he died of pancreatic cancer in 2008, but wrote a book ‘The last lecture” before then, one of the bestsellers in 2007. What a legacy to leave behind…
In a letter to his wife Jai and his children, Dylan, Logan, and Chloe, he wrote this beautiful "guide to a better life" for his wife and children to follow.
May you be blessed by his in sight.



POINTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE

Personality:
1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment
3. Don't over do; keep your limits
4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does
5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip
6. Dream more while you are awake
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.
Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more
14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Community:
15. Call your family often
16. Each day give something good to others
17. Forgive everyone for everything
18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6
19. Try to make at least three people smile each day
20. What other people think of you is none of your business
21. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
22. Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do.
23. GOD heals everything
24. Do the right things
25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up
27. The best is yet to come
28. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful
29. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it
30. If you know GOD you will always be happy. So, be happy.

While you practice all of the above, share this knowledge with the people you love, people you school with,
people you play with, people you work with and people you live with.
Not only will it enrich YOUR life, but also that of those around you.

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Kalaivani at Giri Trading Stores, Chennai

Jewels in the mud A Really Moving incident!! After a simple Temple Darshan we entered "Giri Trading" and started searching for this Book on Thatva Bodha.. We found many people buying various Books and CDs and from their smart walks and accumulation of CDs from Bhajans to Bombay Jaishree,sent a nice feeling in us,that,we have come to the right place indeed... I was looking for this Book while my wife started collecting Bharathiar's songs and Ms's Music..I searched everywhere for this Book.. There was this Girl Kalaivani,standing next to the Cashier,sincerely watching all our movements..a Black Girl,should be from a nearby Village,might be 17 or 18,should not have crossed 8th Std.,Might be out of POverty she is here..all my Journalist's brain unnecessarily calculated about this Gullible Girl..and tho' she was repeatedly watching me,I ignored her and started searching for"Thathva Bodha" I saw many books from"Sandhya Vandanam" to Swami VIvekananda's Chicago Speech" but having spent a good 40 minutes..I looked at her..she also looked at me curiously.. I asked her,knowing fully well that such a girl cannot have any idea of anything,leave alone Thathva Bodah.. "Sir,Shall I help you?"(in Tamil) "Yes I am looking for Thatva Bodha?" "Sanskrit Text or English /Sanskrit?" God..she knows.. "Sanskrit& English" "Do you like to have the PUblication from Chinmaya Mission or Indu Publications or by Ramakrishna Mutt?" "I dont know..I just want to only Learn you see..I dont really know indeed" "Do you read Tamil Sir?" "Yes I am a Tamilian " (thinking to myself how most of mylife time I like to act in most otherplaces that I am not) "Then Sir,you can take this"..she ran to the Shelf where I had searched for 30 minutes,removed the books in the front side and came out with a Book in Tamil "This one in Tamil by N.Sivaraman by Indu Publications infact is simple and wonderfullYou have the Sanskrit Text too inside.." My God..Why did I under estimate such a Genius..Just because of my Arrogance that I am an NRI.. Or Just because I presumed such a Black,gullible girl, who wd have come for this JOb out of absolute poverty, wdn't have any idea of"Thatva Bodha" I decided to change my attitude and realise that I am absolutely an 'Idiot' at this moment in front of this wonderful girl and submitted myself in all humilty.. "Madam,Ireally don't have any idea of even who wrote Thatva BOdha till Yesterday..I just attended a lecture on this subject and was fascinated by the lecture and hence" "Did you attend Goda Venkateswara Sastri's lecture in BHarathiya Vidya Bhavan?" "Oh God..How did you know?" "He regularly takes classes on such subjects..infact he is one of the best Sir,in the city on such subjects" "You are interested in such subjects?" "Yes Sir,I read a lot about Swami VIvekananda and Ramakrishna and Thathva Bodha incidentally is my favourite Subject" "You mean to say you have read Thatva Bodha.?" "I have read this one by Sivaraman and once you read it you won't feel like keeping that book on the table at all.." "Why what is so great about this Book?" "Sir,you must be Joking that you don't know about Thatva Bodha.." "Really I accept my ignorance.." my wife was watching from the corner,admiring all her Cd collections.. "Sir,according to me if you read this it gives the entire Vedanthic Saramsam and one wd become a bit more humble in life.. leaving Ahamkaram once for all.." "Is it a fact that reading this simple book one wd get so humble.. "Ofcourse one shd be involved totally into the text.. Needs lot of conviction and devotion.." My wife joined the conversation and she felt this girl is indeed a very very talented intelligent girl..so she told me "Why don't you interview her for Washington Post..why at all you shd think of Paris Hilton?" I also felt that I owe something to her..so I asked her whether she can spare sometime for an interview.. She politely refused saying "My boss is to give me permission..Besides many people are looking for guidance like you and hence I have to go.." "What is your name anyway?" "Kalaivani".. My wife's admiration for her devotion to duty and her total involvement in her work..made her go direct to the Boss.."Sir,that girl Kalaivani.." "Yes very hard working Girl.." "This is my husband Viswanath .." "Nice meeting you Sir" "He is the Senior Journalist in Washington Post.." Boss stood up.."Washington Post?" "Yes Sir..I wd like to interview this girl..I am highly impressed..with her ethics.." Boss called her..Time was 5:45 Pm... "Kalaivani,they have come all the way from USA..they wd like to spend sometime with you..can you?" "Sir,there are so many customers waiting for some guidance.. it is a rush time..if they can come again tomorrow.." "OK OK I can come again tomorrow.." I again came next day morning leaving all my appointments with Times of India just to see this girl..It was no rush hour.. My wife and myself found out.... Kalaivani is from a nearby village near Arcot..She has 5 sisters..She is the eldest one..Her father was a drunkard and he died a few years ago caring for none of them..Her mother used to work as a helper in Masonry and passed away two years back..leaving all the 6 on the streets.. This girl who had completed her 9th std decided to search for a job and Giri Trading came forward to help her out..She brought all her 5 sisters with her and with her meagre salary she is taking care of them..all the 5 sisters are going to a nearby corporation school.. "Kalaivani..but when did you get this enthusiasm to learn about Thatva Bodha?" "Sir after joining here,I decided that the best way to be of help to the customers is to know the subject first..I took small Books on Swami VIvekananda and started reading..I found the subject so fascinating..I decided to read other books in Tamil like Bagavad Gita and Viveka Choodamani..Thats how.." "What is your salary?" "Rs 2500..Sir" "Are you able to manage all your expenses with the 5 sisters..?" "Not at all Sir but the Boss helps me a lot..?" "What is your aim in LIfe?" "I want all my sisters to get education.. then they wd get easily employments is it not?" "If I give monthly Rs 10000 for meeting all your expenses..wd that suffice..?" "It is indeed too much but that also I wd accept only thro' my Boss.." We took her to the Boss and told him that we wd like to send Rs 10000 every month so that all her sisters' education wd be completed..Boss said "She deserves it Sir..You can trust me I will hand over the amount to her every month or alternately you can open an acct in her name and start transferring.." My friend John Paul, who is the Regional Manager of Times of India had also come with me..He said"You have done a good thing.." My wife said"I pray that Karpagambal helps Kalaivani to become an expert in Vedantha and start giving lectures in USA.. We can arrange for her lectures.." We left wonderstruck....If we go into the interiors of BIhar and Barrackpur..how many moreJewels can be found.. I really became humbled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have a Nice Day and Week ahead, Sir…

Albert Einstein facts

Some interesting and revealing incidents from the life of Albert Einstein, who was recently honored by Time magazine as the Man of the Century.

One day during a speaking tour, Albert Einstein's driver, who often sat at the back of the hall during his lectures, remarked that he could probably give the lecture himself, having heard it so many times. Sure enough, at the next stop on the tour, Einstein and the driver switched places, with Einstein sitting at the back in his driver's uniform.

Having delivered a flawless lecture, the driver was asked a difficult question by a member of the audience. "Well, the answer to that question is quite simple," he casually replied. "I bet my driver, sitting up at the back there, could answer it!"

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Albert Einstein's wife often suggested that he dress more professionally when he headed off to work. "Why should I?" he would invariably argue. "Everyone knows me there." When the time came for Einstein to attend his first major conference, she begged him to dress up a bit. "Why should I?" said Einstein. "No one knows me there!"

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Albert Einstein was often asked to explain the general theory of relativity. "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour," he once declared. "Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity!"

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When Albert Einstein was working in Princeton university, one day he was going back home he forgot his home address. The driver of the cab did not recognise him. Einstein asked the driver if he knows Einstein's home. The driver said "Who does not know Einstein's address? Everyone in Princeton knows.Do you want to meet him?. Einstein replied "I am Einstein. I forgot my home address, can you take me there? "The driver reached him to his home and did not even collect his fare from him.

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Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger. When he came to Einstein, Einstein reached in his vest pocket. He couldn't find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser pockets. It wasn't there, so he looked in his briefcase but couldn't find it. Then he looked in the seat beside him. He still couldn't find it.

The conductor said, 'Dr. Einstein, I know who you are. We all know who you are. I'm sure you bought a ticket. Don't worry about it.'

Einstein nodded appreciatively. The conductor continued down the aisle punching tickets. As he was ready to move to the next car, he turned around and saw the great physicist down on his hands and knees looking under his seat for his ticket.

The conductor rushed back and said, 'Dr. Einstein, Dr. Einstein, don't worry, I know who you are. No problem. You don't need a ticket. I'm sure you bought one.'

Einstein looked at him and said, 'Young man, I too, know who I am. What I don't know is where I'm going.'

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You and your boss

When you take a long time, you're slow.
When your boss takes a long time, he's thorough.

When you don't do it, you're lazy.
When your boss doesn't do it, he's too busy.

When you make a mistake, you're an idiot.
When your boss makes a mistake, he's only human.

When doing something without being told, you're overstepping your authority.
When your boss does the same thing, that's initiative.

When you take a stand, you're being pig-headed.
When your boss does it, he's being firm.

When you overlooked a rule of ettiquette, you're being rude.
When your boss skips a few rules, he's being original.

When you please your boss, you're arse-creeping.
When your boss pleases his boss, he's being co-operative.

When you're out of the office, you're wandering around.
When your boss is out of the office, he's on business.

When you're on a day off sick, you're always sick.
When your boss has a day off sick, he must be very ill.

When you apply for leave, you must be going for an interview.
When your boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked

Ultimate Sardar Jokes !!

Interviewer:
what is your birth date?
Sardar: 13th October
Which year?
Sardar: Oye ullu ke pathe _ _ _ EVERY YEAR



Manager asked sardar at an interview.
Can you spell a word that has more than 100 letters in it?
Sardar replyed: -P-O-S-T-B-O-X.


After returning back from a foreign trip, sardar asked his wife,
Do I look like a foreigner?
Wife: No! Why?
Sardar: In London a lady asked me Are you a foreigner?


One tourist from U.S.A. asked Sardar:
Any great man born in this village???
Sardar: no sir, only small Babies!!!


Lecturer: write a note on Gandhi Jayanthi
So Sardar writes, "Gandi was a great man, but I don't know who is Jayanthi.


When sardar was traveling with his wife in an auto, the driver
adjusted the mirror. Sardar shouted, "You are trying to see my
wife? Sit behind. I will drive.


Interviewer: Just imagine you are on the 3rd floor, it caught fire
and how will you escape?
Sardar: its simple. I will stop my imagination!!!





Sardar: I think that girl is deaf..
Friend: How do u know?
Sardar: I told I Love her, but she said her chappals are new


Teacher: Which is the oldest animal in world?
Sardar: ZEBRA
Teacher: How?
Sardar: Bcoz it is Black & White

Sardar attending an interview in Software Company.
Manager: Do U know MS Office?
Sardar: If U give me the address I will go there sir.

Sardar in airplane going 2 Bombay .. While its landing he shouted: " Bombay ... Bombay "
Air hostess said: "B silent.."
Sardar: "Ok.. Ombay. Ombay"

Teacher: "What is common between JESUS, KRISHNA , RAM, GANDHI and BUDHA?"
Sardar: "All are born on government holidays...!!!



Sir: What is difference between Orange and Apple?
Sardar: Color of Orange is orange, but color of Apple is not APPLE




Balle…Balle….

Quotes

• To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
• The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
• All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.
• Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
• Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
• To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance
• You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger
• The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind