Indian Mind - Enjoy Story.

IT IS NOT A STORY BUT A TRUE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN AMERICA.

 

An Indian man walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan  officer. He tells the loan officer that he is going to India on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.

 

The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of security for the loan, so the Indian man hands over the keys to a new Ferrari parked on the street in front of the bank. He produces the title and everything checks out. The loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan.

 

The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the Indian for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a $5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.

 

Two weeks later, the Indian returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.The loan officer says, "Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely,but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi millionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow "$5,000".

 

The Indian replies: "Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return".

 

Ah, the mind of the Indian...

 

This is why India is shining...!!!

Positive Mantra - Life is Coffee Enjoy It.

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university lecturer. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the lecturer went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups: porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking and some expensive and exquisite, telling them to help themselves to hot coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the lecturer said:

"If you noticed, all the nice-looking, expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the better cups and are eyeing each other's cups."

"Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."

So please, don't let the cups drive you...enjoy the coffee.....and make it a great week ahead...!!!

Inspiting Tips - Focus on Solutions & Not on Problems...!!!

When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink won't flow down to the writing surface). To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million.

What did they do?

They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.

The Russians too faced a similar problem but didn't want to spend a huge amount of money.

And what did the Russians do? They used a pencil instead!

Problems may appear complex but underneath the complexity there is always simplicity. Look for simple solutions and you shall find them. Focus on solutions & not on problems.....at work and in relationships and....................

Make it a great week ahead!

Attain Peace - In a Meditative Way

So we may know God better
And feel his quiet power,
Let us daily keep in silence
A meditation hour.
For to understand God's greatness
And to use his gifts each day,
I must learn to meet Him
In a meditative way.
For our Father tells his children
If they would know His will,
They must seek Him in the silence
When all is calm and still.

For nature's greatest forces
Are found in quiet things,
Like softly falling snowflakes
Drifting down on angels' wings,
Or petals dropping soundlessly
From a lovely full-blown rose.
God comes closest to us
When our souls are in repose,
So let us plan with prayerful care
To always allocate
A certain portion of each day
To be still and meditate.

Positive Thinking Story, Think Beyond the Obvious

A big company was hiring new staff, the question of the written exam was:

You are driving a car on one big storm night, you are passing a station, there are three people who are waiting for the bus; one old lady who is dying, one doctor who saved your life before, one man/woman who is someone you have been dreaming to be with. You can only take one passenger, which one you will choose? Please explain.

Normal reason:

Old lady is going to die, you should save her first, however, old people always end up dying anyway, you should take the doctor, because the doctor saved my life before, this is the perfect chance to pay him back. At the same time, some people believe that you can always pay the doctor back in the future, but you may never be able to find the perfect lover once you pass this chance.

The Final Result:

Within the two hundred candidates, the one who has been hired did not explain his answer, he simply stated that "Give the car key to the doctor, let the doctor take the old lady to the hospital and I stay to wait for the bus with the lady of my dream!"

Everyone I know think the above answer is the best answer, but there is no one (including myself) thinks of this answer first. Is that because we never want to give up any advantage that we hold in our hands (the car)? Sometimes, we would gain more if we were able to give up our stubbornness, limitations, and advantages. Think beyond the obvious.

Inspiring Article - Reach For Your Star

Do not take anything as being forever, because forever is only as long as today.

Know that the people who are the richest are not those who have the most, but those who need the least.

That we are at our strongest when life is at it's worst, and at our weakest when life no longer offers a challenge.

That it is wiser not to expect, but to hope, for in expecting you ask for disappointment, whereas in hoping you invite surprise.

That unhappiness doesn't come from not having something you want, but from the lack of something inside that you need.

That there are things to hold and things to let go. and letting go doesn't mean you lose, but that you acquire that which has been waiting around the corner.

Most of all......Remember to use your dreams as a way of knowing yourself better, and as an inspiration to reach for Your Star!

Author Unknown...

Today Is Teddy Bear's Picnic.

If you go down to the woods today
You're sure of a big surprise
If you go down to the woods today
You'd better go in disguise
For ev'ry bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

Ev'ry teddy bear who's been good
Is sure of a treat today.
There's lots of marvelous things to eat
And wonderful games to play

Beneath the trees where nobody sees
They'll hide and seek as long as they please
Cause that's the way the teddy bears have their picnic

If you go down to the woods today
You'd better not go alone
It's lovely down in the woods today
But safer to stay at home

For ev'ry bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

Picnic time for teddy bears
The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today
Watch them, catch them unawares
And see them picnic on their holiday.

See them gaily gad about
They love to play and shout;
They never have any care;

At six o'clock their mummies and daddies,
Will take them home to bed,
Because they're tired little teddy bears.