this is called creativity

Wow innovative and creative,

Creativity out of scrap driftwood, really wonderful...

for creative person even scrap is a valuable tool for creation

attitude of the Boss in companies..

When I Take a long time to finish, I am slow,
When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough

When I don't do it, I am lazy,
When my boss does not do it, he is busy,

When I do something without being told, I am trying to be smart,
When my boss does the same, he takes the initiative,

When I please my boss, I am apple polishing,
When my boss pleases his boss, he is cooperating,

When I make a mistake, I' am an idiot.
When my boss makes a mistake, he's only human.

When I am out of the office, I am wondering around.
When my boss is out of the office, he's on business.

When I am on a day off sick, I am always sick.
When my boss is a day off sick, he must be very ill.

When I apply for leave, I must be going for an interview
When my boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked

When I do good, my boss never remembers,
When I do wrong, he never forgets


by-- Gangotri from http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2007/aug/17msg.htm

Wonderful poem about the attitude of Boss. Hence I feel this should be in my blog for furture reference!!!!

Hope u too enjoy this.....

amazing bridal

I had received this photo from a friend Mr Rajesh, through email and amazed by the methods used by our ancestors to teach the delicate subject of conjugal bliss by way of intricate drawing in the hands as a part of bridal decoration. This helps to initiate the newly married to shed the inhibition or in a way break the ice facilitate further conversation in the topic.

an ideal picnic spot

The beautiful road to Sardar Sarovar dam- rural village type scenes

The magnificent Sardar Sarvar dam - overflows

The clouds kisses the mountains and river water gushes with full flow

The thick dark monsoon clouds envelops the sky

The side view of the magnificent Dam

The water flows through the channel

The lake in the Sardar Sarovar dam- boat ferrying for tourists

One of the bridge -enroute to the dam

River Narmada -ghat side of the Dattatreya swami temple

The evening dusk and the sun set at the river banks

River Narmada in full flow

SUNSET FROM RIVER NARMADA FROM THE GHATS

Last Sunday ie 15th July, we visited the Sardar Sarovar Dam project.

The dam is huge and amazing. Due to monsoon rains the water is overflowing from the dam. The site is 83kms away from Vadodara. When we proceeding through the road we could experience the lush, rich green rural feel. The agricultural lands were full of water and with full of agri activities, bullocks, cows and cattles are moving here and there and in may places sitting in the road itself. The road is well laid and pleasant to ride. There are tress in the two sides of the road. on going further, we could experience pleasant hill station like feeling. The clouds gather to cover intensely, and the sky becomes dark and it starts drizzling. The sight of the dam with water overflowing from it, amidst the thick dark clouds hovering its head, surrounded by lush green hills, with swirling waters in the narmada river, and the filled canals is an unforgettable experience. The Dattatrya temple and the ghats where the river narmada flows is an unique experience to watch.

magic of Make-up

Rajinkath before Make-up

Rajinikanth -after Make-up in SHIVAJI-The Boss -Tamil Movie

The rage of India is the latest movie - SHIVAJI. Rajinikanth, Shankar, Sujatha, AVM ideal combination makes the movie one of the fantastic n instant hit across India... These picture shows how Rajikanth was shown young by the skills of make-up.

Amazing isnt....

work for brain....

Test your lateral thinking power....


See the first picture and see how to solve this????

Just think, think ... laterally.

dont know

dont know

dont know

dont know

just think

just think a while

just think deeply

just think dear

just think

hope u got something

ok

if not

just

see

the answer down

oh....

i

think

so

How is that.......

odd nature...

odd sized veggies, isnt...

dont blame me...

fun played by nature!!!!

Welcome

Arrival of Monsoon



The much awaited South West Monsoon gaining strength this weekend... eventhough in this year the monsoon was little earlier to reach Kerala coast, the monsoon was dormant due to the formation of cyclone in the arabian sea (gonu). The weathermen indicated that the monsoon winds were carried away by the cyclone, and now monsoon struck with fury... Southern states like Kerala, AP, Karnataka and parts of Maharastra were affected... It rained heavily in Mumbai this weekend... ie more than 10% of annual rainfall received in last two days... obviously the Mumbai was flooded.. Various TV Channels blames the corporation for the deluge, which seems to be unfair... if there is rainfall @ of 2 cms per hour, then it is very difficult for the accumulated water to disperse immediately... as the drainage system cannot cope up with the excess drainage...



But at any count, the Indian Monsoon is a visual treat... we can call the Great Indian Monsoon... it is a treat to watch the movement of dark rain bearing clouds, filled with intermediate showers...

the freshness in the air,

the greenness in the land,

the transformation of the parched lands,

the singing of birds,

the chillness in the air,

the fresh feelings it brings,

the rejunuation, pleasantness it brings...

Truely Indian monsoon is a great phenomena, one could only experience it, and cannot be described in words.

welcoming the great Indian Monsoon.... the backbone of Indian economy... and life line of Indian People.... welcome- oh dear monsoon...!!!!

ha ha nice

This is a story of a 16 year old boy from New Hampshire who won the World's shortest essay competition.
He was awarded a scholarship at the University of Harvard for his imagination and humour ....

Here's an example of absolute brilliance....

Shortest Essay: An English university creative writing class was asked to write a concise essay containing the following elements: 1) Religion 2) Royalty 3) Sex 4) Mystery

The prize-winner wrote:

"My God," said the Queen, "I'm pregnant. I wonder who the father is."


Funny Isn't.. I got this thru email, and I dont know the verasity of this mail.

Life explained

On the first day, God created the dog and said:; "Sit all day bythe door of Your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past.

For this, I will Give you a life span of twenty years."

The dog said: "That's a long time To be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other Ten?"; So God agreed.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said: "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you A twenty-year life span " The monkey said: "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like The dog did?" And God agreed.


On the third day, God created the cow and said: "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under The sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family for this, I will give you a life span of sixty Years." The cow said: "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty? And God agreed again.

On the fourth day, god created man and said: "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For This, I'll give you twenty years."

But man said: "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"

"Okay," said God, "You asked for it."

So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves.

For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family.

For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren.

And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

Life has now been explained to you.


Courtesy:- thanks - to my friend who send this wisdom thru email.

NICE STORY

Once upon a time, there was a nice King who ordered wisely.

All the people of the Kingdom loved him. One day, the King called his four daughters and told them that he would like to leave the Kingdom for a long journey. “I want to learn more about God and the meaning of this life.

I will go to a very far ascetic place and spend a long time for asceticism. While I am not here, I order you all to take responsibility on my Kingdom,” he said.

“O, Father,” said his four daughters. ”Don’t leave us, please...We will never be able to order this Kingdom without you,” said them again.

The King smiled. “You will run this duty well while I am not here,” he said. “Now, before I leave, I would like to give you all something. I wish it can help you how to order this Kingdom,” said the King.

He put a grain of corn on every hand of his four daughters. Then, he leaved.The oldest Princess came into her room, warped the grain of corn with a silk cloth and tied it with a gold yarn, then kept it carefully.

The second Princess also came into her room and placed the grain of corn in a beautiful glass box. Whenever she missed her father, she would lift the box and stare at it. The third Princess, a very practice girl, looked at the grain of corn and thought,” This grain of corn is as same as other grains,” she then threw the grain away.

The youngest Princess held the grain and took it into her room, and then thought hard to the real meaning of his father’s gift. She thought of it in weeks until finally she could understand the meaning of the gift.

For months and even for years, the four Princesses ordered their father’s Kingdom. Until one day, the King came home. His beard was luxuriant and his eyes were shining within a peaceful shine that he got from his asceticism.

The King greeted all his daughters, and then asked them to show him the present that he gave.

The oldest Princess immediately came into her room and took the silk package that contained a grain of corn, which given by her father. ”Father,” she said, “I warp this grain of corn with a silk cloth and tie it with a gold yarn and keep it carefully.” The King bowed his head and said, ”Thank you.”

Next, the second Princess presented her father a beautiful glass box that contained the grain of corn. She said, ”For the past few years while you were gone, I have kept this grain of corn in a save place and stared at it whenever I missed you.” Again, the King bowed his head to his daughter, received the box and said, ”Thank you.”

The third Princess went into a kitchen in a hurry, took a grain of corn from a cupboard and gave it to her father and said, ”Father, this grain of corn is as same as the grain of corn that you gave to me.” The King smiled and received it and said, “Thank you.”


At last, the youngest Princess came forward to her father and said, “I don’t have the grain of corn that you gave to me anymore.” “All right, but what have you done to it” asked the King.

“Father, I thought of it for almost one month and finally I found the meaning of your gift. I realized that the grain of corn was a seed, so I planted it in the ground. The grain then grew up, then I got other grains from it. After that, I planted all the grains and harvested the result again. I have continually done it. Let’s come out and see the result.”

The King walked out, following his youngest daughter.

There, he saw a spread out area of corns along his eyes’ sight. The corns were much enough for feeding all the people of the Kingdom.

The King came forward to his youngest daughter, put off his gold crown, and then put it on his youngest daughter’s head. “You have learned and understood on how to order a Kingdom,” he said tenderly. Since that day, the youngest Princess ordered the Kingdom.

She leaded the Kingdom for a long time in a wise and well manner.

This fantastic story teaches us how to use any thing like gift wisely....

true friendship

Worth it!


Horror gripped the heart of a World War-I soldier, as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. The soldier asked his Lieutenant if he could go out to bring his fallen comrade back.


"You can go," said the Lieutenant," but don't think it will be worth it.

Your friend is probably dead and you may throw your life away."

"The Lieutenant's words didn't matter, and the soldier went anyway.

Miraculously, he managed to reach his friend, hoisted him onto his shoulder and brought him back to their company's trench. The officer checked the wounded soldier, then looked kindly at his friend.

"I told you it wouldn't be worth it," he said. "Your friend is dead and you are mortally wounded."
"It was worth it, Sir," said the soldier.

"What do you mean by worth it?" responded the Lieutenant. "Your friend is dead."

"Yes Sir," the soldier answered,

"but it was worth it because when I got to him, he was still alive and I had the satisfaction of hearing him say....

" Jim...I knew you'd come."

*******

Many times in life, whether a thing is worth doing or not, really depends on how u look at it.

Take up all your courage and do something your heart tells you to do so that you may not regret not doing it later in your life........

compassionate

I read an article about the greatness of Mother Terasa.

Mother Terasa started orphanage in Kolkatta. Once there was a new abandoned baby. She took it along with her for moblising funds. She went to a street and one shop keeper refused to donate.

She persistantly stood at the shop. She was asking money for the baby. The shop keeper refused.

Again Mother asked, again the shop-keeper refused. This was going on for quite some time. The Shop-Keeper starts abusing Mother. But Mother was undettered.

The Shop-Keeper in rage, spitted on Mother Terasa.

But Still, the Great Mother was unnerved.

She told the Shop-keeper, this is for me... "I dont care, but please give some thing for the baby" as the baby was an abandoned baby and we want to look after her.

The Shop-keeper realised his mistake, he felt ashamed for his shameless act.. He realised that this is not an ordinary lady and he found the greatness of the soul and immediately he donanted for the noble cause!!!

what a noble soul..... truely an unforgettable instance, a single human can make a difference....
Truely compassionate....

good night and good morning

Many people are suffering from sleep disorders. If there is good night sleep, then the next day would be fresh and energetic. If one is devoid of good sleep then the next day would be lethargic and tired. I had read this tips to good sleep, which I feel would be helpful.

Keep the TV away from the bedroom

Take a cool shower before going to bed.

Wear loose cotton clothes - no rough denims or jeans please.

Fix a sleeping schedule and stick to the routine honestly.

Is the pillow good enough ? In a lot of cases, pillows and incomforable mattress may lead to sleep disorders.

Reduce intake of spices, chocolates and caffeine, especially after dinner.

The old granny's trick - take a glass of warm milk just before going to bed.

If you are worried about something that preventing your from sleeping, try to think of ways to resolve it. Opening a discussion with the partner may help.

Do some physical work or Yoga exercises some 3-4 hours before the sleeping time.

There should be a healthy gap between your dinner and sleeping time.

Sex with your partner before bedtime will also aid in getting a good sleep.

If your mind is flooded with ideas and tasks for the next day, jot them down on a piece of paper so that you get relaxed.

When nothing helps, tune in to some Worldspace Radio station for soft, slow, relaxing music like jazz, folk or orchestral pieces.

I hope these sleeping tricks will help you sleep, stay asleep, and wake up refreshed next day.

Sweet Dreams.

facing life- good ppt

Dear All

This is one of the best PPT I had seen in recent email forwards, which I would like to share with my blog viewers..... this explains how to face the difficult times in life, it is surprising that many of us have similar problems and similar solutions.... pls follow the link, spend some time to fill the answers... it is worth spending sometime with this interactive PPT....


http://www.universalresponse.info/home/?authcode=

for success in life

Points for the success of life:

1.The most selfish one word letter is "I"........Avoid it.

2.The most satisfying two letter word is "WE" ........Use it.

3.The most poisonous three letter word is "EGO"....... Kill it.

4.The most used four letter word is "LOVE"...... ..Value it.

5.The most pleasing five letter word is :SMILE"..... .Keep it up.

6.The fastest spreading six letter word is "RUMOUR"...Ignore it.

7.The hardest working seven letter word is "SUCCESS"... ..Achieve it.

8.The most enviable eight letter word is "JEALOUSY".. Distance it.

9.The most powerful nine letter word is "KNOWLEDGE". ..Acquire it.

10. The most essential ten letter words are "CONFIDENCE" & "FRIENDSHIP" ... ............ .Trust it.

FOLLOW THESE POINTS & ACQUIRE A NEW FRUITFUL & PROSPEROUS LIFE.

message from Swami Vivekananda

I once had a friend who grew to be very close to me.
Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool, she filled the palm of her hand with some water and held it before me, and said this: "You see this water carefully contained on my hand? It symbolizes Love."

This was how I saw it: As long as you keep your hand caringly open and allow it to remain there, it will always be there.

However, if you attempt to close your fingers round it and try to posses it, it will spill through the first cracks it finds .

This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love...they try to posses it, they demand, they expect... and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will retrieve from you.

For love is meant to be free, you cannot change its nature.
If there are people you love, allow them to be free beings.
Give and don't expect.
Advise, but don't order.
Ask, but never demand.

It might sound simple, but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice.

It is the secret to true love.

To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel no expectations from those who you love, and yet an unconditional caring."

Passing thought...

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take; but by the moments that take our breath away.....
Life is beautiful!!!
Live it !!!

Swami Vivekananda

What a beautiful sayings, many people think love can be attained by being in possession of it, and mere possession will not create love... Only Freedon and independence brings Love.... Indeed a lesson to Learn.... hard to practice.... try... try.... until you succeed....

Journey of Life

Short Story-

"Lets go for a walk", said Rahul.

"Yippee. Lets go", said Swetha, almost jumping out of her seat.

It was yet another boring day in the Mysore training institute. Dusk
was breaking in. Swetha had already taken two breaks since lunch.
Nevertheless, she had been anticipating Rahul's invitation for
another break.

Rahul and Swetha had known each other for the last couple of months.
They had been together since the training days. People knew them as
the best of friends. Rahul, the regular T-D-H type, who spoke with a
heavy Bengali accent, was a popular flirt in the DC. On the other
hand, Swetha was a chubby sweet little girl, who was always on the
lookout for sorrow souls. They enjoyed being in each other's company.
Swetha would disclose all his crushes to Rahul, and Rahul would
always be seen taking classes from Swetha, on how to impress a girl in 24
hours. Rahul had helped Swetha to forget her 7-year-old single lane
relationship and Swetha would see to it that Rahul would never be
lonely. Most of the time, they were together. People admired, some
even sneered with jealousy, the relation that these two shared.

The walk today was unusually long. "This is gonna be one of our last
walks", muttered Rahul in a low tone.
"I know", replied Swetha in a soft, almost inaudible voice.

Mysore DC had completed the long cycle training and the postings had
been announced the previous day. Swetha was posted at Mysore base
location, while Rahul would have to shift to Bangalore . Even though
they both always knew that they had to separate one day... they did
not expect it to happen so soon.
Swetha, who belonged to the sentimental group, looked at Rahul and
managed to pass a disguised smile. "I tried my best for a swap. The
HRC is stubborn. She is still holding on to 'EURP P.U. doesn't
encourage swaps.' I cannot stay here alone Rahul."

"I swear, I am gonna miss you badly too dear" replied Rahul, again
faking a smile.
"Hey don't worry sweetie, Mysore is just three hours from Bangalore .
Just call me and I will be here." said Rahul, trying to cheer her up,
though his words did not light up Swetha's face. She just replied
with a frown. "You will be busy with your new girl
friends and your work. You will soon forget me"

"Hey come on!" said an offended Rahul. "You are my best friend. Can
I ever forget you dear?"

"You just wait and see", came an almost sobbing reply.

"Don't start crying dear." Said Rahul with a gloomy face... "Oh...
by the way... it's getting late... let's go back" he said, taking a
U-turn.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~

As destiny wanted...... ... the next week saw Rahul packing his bags
for Bangalore , while Swetha moved out of her PG, to a rented apartment
closer to her office. They parted with a few wet handkerchiefs. The
bus started moving. Rahul looking through the Volvo glass was trying
to say something to Swetha. His actions deciphered, as "I will call
u when I reach there. Gonna miss you. Take care... Bye-Bye"

Swetha was comforted by her own tears. She felt very lonely, as if
she had lost something. Something, very precious. Consoling herself,
she went back to her room, shut the door, and started sobbing again.
She had found a very good friend in Rahul, and he was her major
support. She had no clue in the beginning that she would get so much
attached and more important... too much dependent on him. She sobbed
herself to sleep.

A couple of hours later, she heard her mobile ringing. One look at
the tiny screen, which happened to display, "Rahul calling..." and she
was overjoyed. She answered the call with a "Hey... You reached so
soon? How was the trip?"

"Yo dear! Just reached. Bangalore seems to be bliss. The climate is
almost like Mysore . It is wonderful... though Mysore was better....
Coz I miss you badly here..."

"I miss you too dear," said Swetha... trying to stop her tears. They
talked on for almost an hour. Swetha was all the time advising him, on
what to do and what not to do. And Rahul was responding with a "Yes
dear" "Of course I will" "Sure, I wont"
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

A couple of days had gone by. They used to call each other every day.
They did not miss the good morning / good evening / how are you / I
am fine ... SMS almost every hour. Thanks to the Airtel to Airtel
free SMS scheme. Slowly the days went by. Two weeks had past since they
parted.

That Saturday, Rahul called up Swetha in the morning and said... "Hey
Swetha... you know what... I am gonna have a terrific weekend. We are
going to check out Nandi hills today."

"We? What do you mean by we?" asked a puzzled Swetha.
"Oh Oh. I completely forgot to tell you about my new friend. She is
so cute. We are in the same project. We both are going to the hill
station. Just about to leave... So thought of calling you up and say
a hi."

Somehow the "hi" was not so enticing for Swetha. Back there, she was
finding it hard to talk to anyone after Rahul left, while on the other
hand, someone had already taken her place in Rahul's life. She
managed to mumble out "That's great Rahul. Have a nice time... and enjoy
yourself." She was kinda upset, but dint show it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~

Days went by and Swetha was feeling that the distance between her and
Rahul was slowly increasing.

Then one day... the phone at her desktop rang. "Swetha... you have to
go to Bangalore for one week to gather the details of our APPLE
project". It was the voice of her PM. Swetha could hardly believe her
ears. "Wow! What luck! I can meet Rahul for a week," she said to
herself. She was very much happy and excited over this new twist. As
luck would have it... it was Rahul's birthday next week. She thought
of giving him a big surprise. Therefore, she hid the news from him.

Next week, Swetha was in Bangalore . Thanks to the huge crowd of
people, she managed to go unnoticed by anyone, especially Rahul, for
the first day. It was evening. She had left office early. She went to
the market and brought some beautiful flowers. She had been waiting
for this day. Flowers have this magical way of pleasing people... and
so she was choosy in selecting them. Rahul was her best friend, and
she cared a lot about him.

Taking the flowers home, she had her dinner and was waiting for time
to pass. She knew Rahul's address... she left the hotel at 11:30 and
hired a taxi to reach Rahul's place. It was a short distance away, so
she reached pretty soon. She groped around and found out his flat. The
lights were still on. She frowned. She wanted this to be a
magnificent surprise and hence had expected him to be sleeping.
Nevertheless, she
timidly went to the door and rang the bell. The door opened in a few
seconds... There was Rahul. "Happy birthday..." said Swetha. Rahul was
stunned. He could not believe his eyes. Taking the flowers, he said.
"Oh gosh! Thank you so much Swetha. I never expected you... come on...
come inside..." Swetha removed her shoes and went in. Little did she
knew that there was a bigger surprise waiting for her inside. She saw
that the room was decorated and there was a birthday cake, which had
candles on it. There was a pretty girl standing there in blue denims
and a red top.

"Err... Swetha let me introduce you to Neha. And Neha, this is my
friend Swetha" The girls exchanged smiles and said Hi to each other.
Swetha felt uncomfortable. She wanted to be the first one to wish him
on his birthday. But look here! It seemed that someone else had
already done it. Still, controlling her feelings, she did not react.
They sang the birthday song together, cut the cake, and had fun. The
Party was over. Swetha said, "Rahul, it's getting late, I will leave
now. Can you tell me where can I find a taxi?"

"Hey, are u nuts or what? It is very late. You don't need to go
anywhere. Sleep here tonight. Even Neha has decided to stay back."

Swetha would never have accepted this, but the last line "Even Neha
has decided to stay back" drove her to say, "Well, if you insist, I
will stay back."

The next day morning, once again Shweta wished Rahul and left for her
hotel.

Work was hectic. She met Rahul for his dinner party in the evening.
Neha was with him. She found this annoying, but as usual, did not
utter a word.

The next day morning, she called Rahul and said... "You mean fellow,
you haven't shown me around Bangalore . I am free today evening. Take
me to the good places"

"Sure we will do that baby." Was his reply. The day was boring for
Swetha with not much work to do. She waited
until five and then buzzed him on his cell. "Where are you Rahul?
Come on... let's go!"

"Oh... I am so sorry Swetha; I have this telecon thing... I am gonna
be late... just wait for some time... please dear"

"Sure I will wait dear, you finish your work. Tell me where are u, I
will come there and cheer you up", said Swetha.

"Hey that's fine dear. No need to take any trouble... Besides, Neha
is also here."

Swetha was surprised. She had not expected him to say this. This
time, not knowing how to react... she was searching for words to
reply... she struggled and said... "Well.. err ... Rahul.. I am.. err
very tired.. I think I will go back... err.. Let us go tomorrow..."
Rahul replied "Wow, that's fine... no problem. We will surely go
tomorrow okay, thanks a ton Swetha for understanding."

Unfortunately tomorrow never came. Rahul was busy with one thing or
the other. She was feeling all the more lonely and desolate. The
feeling that Neha had replaced her position sank her. A frustrated
and irritated Swetha was waiting for her last day in Bangalore .

That day, she did not expect Rahul to call her. So to inform him that
she is leaving, she called him in the evening and told him that she is
leaving in an hour. She was shocked by Rahul's reply. "Oh I am so
sorry dear; I won't be able to come to see you off. Today I have a
very important meeting, I am really sorry yaar." "Its okay Rahul",
said Swetha, thinking at the back of her mind... what meeting could
Rahul possible have after office hours.

Heartbroken by the crushing changes she found in her best friend, she
left for the Majestic bus station and boarded her bus. She kept on
looking outside as if she was expecting a miraculous surprise. But no
one turned up. Resting her head on the slide seat, she closed her
eyes. Memories of those wonderful times spent with Rahul were
flashing in front of her eyes. She did not have any grudges that Rahul had
replaced her, but what pricked her was how easily she was forgotten
and forsaken. The journey was perhaps the dullest and saddest for
Swetha.

Back in Mysore , and back to work, Shweta was trying to cope up with
life. After a week, Rahul called her up. She did not want to create an
issue, but just could not stand it. She blurted out everything. She
asked him to give an explanation. His reply was "Look Swetha, you are
a very good friend of mine. But now, there is someone more important
in my life. Someone with more priority. Swetha... I am in love with
Neha." The words were so cold that Swetha could feel its bite.
Gathering all the bits of her remaining calm, she sobbed and said. "I
don't have any problem with that Rahul. But falling in love doesn't
essentially mean that you have to forsake your old friends"

"You have never fallen in love. What will you know about love,
Swetha?"

Rahul's words shattered her heart. She had never expected to hear
this from the person she cared and loved the most. She quietly cut the
phone. She shut her eyes tight and cried.

That night it rained.
____________ _________ _________ ___

This story is based on a true-life story. The names of the characters
have been changed to protect their identities.

We should never forget our friends, coz it hurts. It hurts a lot,
when you feel that you have been replaced... when you have been forsaken...

and when you have been forgotten and when you are no longer wanted.

That is one side of the story. The other side faces the truth. Swetha
has embraced the changes in her relationship and is carrying on
smoothly with life.

She has learned an important lesson of life...

Life is a journey.

Whatever happens, pick up your baggage and move on.

The show must go on and its going on.

p.s. I read this fantastic story in yahoogroup mail, and felt that this is one of the best practical story which may happan in anybody life.

ANT AND LIFE

WE CAN LEARN A GREAT FROM THE LIFE OF ANTS... IN A NUT SHELL ANT'S LIFE TEACH US TO LIFE OPTIMISTICALLY....

elixer of life- look forward

When I am bogged by desertation and isolation and feeling of lonliness I happen to read this wonderful Poem, which inspired and gave me a sense of confidence.... I don't know the author of this poem, anyhow my gratitude to him for making my spirit alive!!!!!

Dont look backwards--

As you travel through life, there are always those times

When decisions just have to be made;

When the choices are hard and solutions seem scarce,

And the rain seems to soak your parade.

There are some situations where all you can do

Is to simply let go and move on,

Gather courage together and choose a direction

That carries you toward a new dawn.

So pack up your troubles and take a step forward

-The process of change can be tough,

But think about all the excitement ahead,

If you can be stalwart enough.

There could be adventures you never imagined

Just waiting around the next bend

-And wishes and dreams just about to come true

In ways you can't yet comprehend.

Perhaps you'll find friendships that spring from new interests

As you challenge your status quo,

And you learn there are so many options in life

And so many ways you can grow.

Perhaps you'll go places you never expected

And see things you've never seen -Or travel to fabulous far-away worlds

And wonderful spots in between.

Perhaps you'll find warmth and affection and caring

-A "somebody special" who's there

To help you stay centered and listen with interest

To stories and feelings you share.

Perhaps you'll find comfort in knowing your friends

Are supportive of all that you do -And believe that whatever decisions you make,

They'll be the right choices for you.

So keep putting one foot in front of the other,And taking your life day by day.

There's a brighter tomorrow that's just down the road,

Don't look back, you're not going that way.