When one Guru was dying, one of his deciple asked him "Guruji, who was your master?"He said, "I had thousands of masters. If I just relate their names it will take months, years and it is too late. But three masters I will certainly tell you about.
One was a thief. Once I got lost in the desert, and when I reached a village it was very late, everything was closed. But at last I found one man who was trying to make a hole in t he wall of a house. I asked him where I could stay and he said 'At this time of night it will be difficult, but you can say with me - if you can stay with a thief'.And the man was so beautiful. I stayed for one month! And each night he would say to me, 'Now I am going to my work. You rest, you pray.' When he came back I would ask 'Could you get anything?' He would say, 'Not tonight. But tomorrow I will try again, God willing.' He was never in a state of hopelessness, he was always happy.
When I was meditating and meditating for years on end and nothing was happening, many times the moment came when I was so desperate, so hopeless,that I thought to stop all this nonsense. And suddenly I would remember the thief who would say every night, 'God willing, tomorrow it is going to happen.'
And my second master was a dog. I was going to the river, thirsty and a dog came. He was also thirsty. He looked into the river, he saw another dog there -- his own image -- and became afraid. He would bard and run away, but his thirst was so much that he would come back. Finally, despite his fear, he just jumped into the water, and the image disappeared. And I knew that a message had come to me from God: one has to jump in spite of all fears.
And the third master was a small child. I entered a town and a child was carrying a lit candle. He was going to the mosque to put the candle there.
'Just joking,' I asked the boy, 'Have you lit the candle yourself?' He said,
'Yes sir.' And I asked, 'There was a moment when the candle was unlit, then there was a moment when the candle was lit. Can you show me the source from which the light came?' And the boy laughed, blew out the candle, and said, 'Now you have seen the light going. Where has it gone? You will tell me!'
My ego was shattered, my whole knowledge was shattered. And that moment I felt my own stupidity. Since then I dropped all my knowledgeability.
It is true that I had no master. That does not mean that I was not a disciple
-- I accepted the whole existence as my master. My Disciplehood was a greater involvement than yours is. I trusted the clouds, the trees. I trusted existence as such. I had no master because I had millions of masters I learned from every possible source. To be a disciple is a must on the path. What does it mean to be a disciple? It means to be able to learn. To be available to learn to be vulnerable to existence. With a master you start learning to learn.
The master is a swimming pool where you can learn how to swim. Once you have learned, all the oceans are yours."
Mar 22, 2010
TOP TEN THOUGHTS FOR 2010 AC
Number 10
Life is sexually transmitted.
Number 9
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Number 8
Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.
Number 7
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
Number 6
Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
Number 5
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Number 4
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
Number 3
Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00 and a substantial tax cut saves you $0.30?
Number 2
In the '60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
AND THE NUMBER 1 THOUGHT FOR 2010:
We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located among the millions and millions of cows in America , but we haven't got a clue as to where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the Department of Agriculture in charge of immigration.
And the BONUS thought for today
"Life is like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow".
Life is sexually transmitted.
Number 9
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Number 8
Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.
Number 7
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
Number 6
Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
Number 5
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Number 4
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
Number 3
Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00 and a substantial tax cut saves you $0.30?
Number 2
In the '60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
AND THE NUMBER 1 THOUGHT FOR 2010:
We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located among the millions and millions of cows in America , but we haven't got a clue as to where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the Department of Agriculture in charge of immigration.
And the BONUS thought for today
"Life is like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow".
Postcard from the Honeymoon
A Mother had 3 virgin daughters. They were all getting married within a short time period. Because Mom was a bit worried about how their sex life would get started, she made them all promise to send a postcard from the honeymoon with a few words on how marital sex felt.
The first girl sent a card from Hawaii two days after the wedding. The card said nothing but: "Nescafe"!
Mom was puzzled at first, but then went to her kitchen and got out the Nescafe jar.
It said: "Good till the last drop”.
Mom blushed, but was pleased for her daughter.
The second girl sent the card from Vermont a week after the wedding, and the card read: "Rothmans"
Mom now knew to go straight to her husband's cigarettes, and she read from the pack: "Extra Long. King Size"
She was again slightly embarrassed but still happy for her daughter.
The third girl left for her honeymoon in Cape Town. Mom waited for a week, nothing. Another week went by and still nothing. Then after a whole month, a card finally arrived.
Written on it with shaky handwriting were the words "South African Airways"
Mom took out her latest YOU magazine, flipped through the pages fearing the worst, and finally found the ad for SAA.
The ad said: "Ten times a day, seven days a week, both ways."
Mom fainted !!!!
The first girl sent a card from Hawaii two days after the wedding. The card said nothing but: "Nescafe"!
Mom was puzzled at first, but then went to her kitchen and got out the Nescafe jar.
It said: "Good till the last drop”.
Mom blushed, but was pleased for her daughter.
The second girl sent the card from Vermont a week after the wedding, and the card read: "Rothmans"
Mom now knew to go straight to her husband's cigarettes, and she read from the pack: "Extra Long. King Size"
She was again slightly embarrassed but still happy for her daughter.
The third girl left for her honeymoon in Cape Town. Mom waited for a week, nothing. Another week went by and still nothing. Then after a whole month, a card finally arrived.
Written on it with shaky handwriting were the words "South African Airways"
Mom took out her latest YOU magazine, flipped through the pages fearing the worst, and finally found the ad for SAA.
The ad said: "Ten times a day, seven days a week, both ways."
Mom fainted !!!!
Where to Cross The Border?
If You Cross The North Korean Border Illegally You Get 12 Years Hard Labour.
If You Cross The Iranian Border Illegally You Are Detained Indefinitely.
If You Cross The Afghan Border Illegally, You Get Shot.
If You Cross The Saudi Arabian Border Illegally You Will Be Jailed.
If You Cross The Chinese Border Illegally You May Never Be Heard Again.
If You Cross The Venezuelan Border Illegally You Will Be Branded A Spy And Your Fate Will Be Sealed.
If You Cross The Cuban Border Illegally You Will Be Thrown Into Political Prison To Rot.
If You Enter Britain Illegally You Will be Arrested, Prosecuted And Sent To Prison And Deported
If You Are A Pakistani or a Bangladeshi And Illegally Cross The Indian Border You Get
- A Ration Card,
- Passport (1 or more)
- Haz Subsidy,
- A Drivers License,
- Voter Identity Card,
- Job Reservation,
- Special Privileges,
- Credit Cards,
- Subsidized Rent Or A Loan To Buy A House,
- Free Education,
- Free Health Care,
- A Lobbyist In New Delhi ,with a ready Television Channel & group of expert human right activists.
- The right to talk about secularism, which was not heard of back home.
And Of course - Voting Rights!!
Hats off to the Politician(s) in Delhi & pseudo secularists in society, who elect them.
If You Cross The Iranian Border Illegally You Are Detained Indefinitely.
If You Cross The Afghan Border Illegally, You Get Shot.
If You Cross The Saudi Arabian Border Illegally You Will Be Jailed.
If You Cross The Chinese Border Illegally You May Never Be Heard Again.
If You Cross The Venezuelan Border Illegally You Will Be Branded A Spy And Your Fate Will Be Sealed.
If You Cross The Cuban Border Illegally You Will Be Thrown Into Political Prison To Rot.
If You Enter Britain Illegally You Will be Arrested, Prosecuted And Sent To Prison And Deported
If You Are A Pakistani or a Bangladeshi And Illegally Cross The Indian Border You Get
- A Ration Card,
- Passport (1 or more)
- Haz Subsidy,
- A Drivers License,
- Voter Identity Card,
- Job Reservation,
- Special Privileges,
- Credit Cards,
- Subsidized Rent Or A Loan To Buy A House,
- Free Education,
- Free Health Care,
- A Lobbyist In New Delhi ,with a ready Television Channel & group of expert human right activists.
- The right to talk about secularism, which was not heard of back home.
And Of course - Voting Rights!!
Hats off to the Politician(s) in Delhi & pseudo secularists in society, who elect them.
Less, less & Lesser
21st Century....
We are becoming lesserby the day
Our communication - Wireless
Our dress - top*ess
Our telephone - Cordless
Our cooking - Fireless
Our youth - Jobless
Our food - Fatless
Our labour -Effortless
Our conduct - Worthless
Our relation - Loveless
Our attitude -Careless
Our feelings - Heartless
Our politics - Shameless
Our education -Valueless
Our follies - Countless
Our arguments -Baseless
Our Job -Thankless
Our Boss - Brainless
Our Income - Very less
Our emails - useless, and endless
We are becoming lesserby the day
Our communication - Wireless
Our dress - top*ess
Our telephone - Cordless
Our cooking - Fireless
Our youth - Jobless
Our food - Fatless
Our labour -Effortless
Our conduct - Worthless
Our relation - Loveless
Our attitude -Careless
Our feelings - Heartless
Our politics - Shameless
Our education -Valueless
Our follies - Countless
Our arguments -Baseless
Our Job -Thankless
Our Boss - Brainless
Our Income - Very less
Our emails - useless, and endless
The Most Beautiful Rose ( A Must Read Story )
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree.
Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.
And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play.
He stood right before me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, "Look at what I found."
In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, with its petals all worn-not enough rain, or too little light.
Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then shifted away.
But instead of retreating he sat by my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with overacted surprise,
"It sure smells pretty and it's beautiful, too.
That's why I picked it; here, it's for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead.
Not vibrant of colors, orange, yellow or red.
But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave.
So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need."
But instead of him placing the flower in my hand, he held it midair without reason or plan.
It was then that I noticed for the very first time that weed-toting boy could not see; he was blind.
I heard my voice quiver, tears shone like the sun as I thanked him for picking the very best one.
You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, unaware of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree.
How did he know of my self-indulged plight?
Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true sight.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me.
And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see the beauty in life, and appreciate every second that's mine.
And then I held that wilted flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose.
Sue Divine "Even Kings and Emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God."
Author Unknown
Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.
And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play.
He stood right before me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, "Look at what I found."
In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, with its petals all worn-not enough rain, or too little light.
Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then shifted away.
But instead of retreating he sat by my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with overacted surprise,
"It sure smells pretty and it's beautiful, too.
That's why I picked it; here, it's for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead.
Not vibrant of colors, orange, yellow or red.
But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave.
So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need."
But instead of him placing the flower in my hand, he held it midair without reason or plan.
It was then that I noticed for the very first time that weed-toting boy could not see; he was blind.
I heard my voice quiver, tears shone like the sun as I thanked him for picking the very best one.
You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, unaware of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree.
How did he know of my self-indulged plight?
Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true sight.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me.
And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see the beauty in life, and appreciate every second that's mine.
And then I held that wilted flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose.
Sue Divine "Even Kings and Emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God."
Author Unknown
The economy is so bad....that
The economy is so bad that...
I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
I ordered a burger at McDonald's and the kid behind the counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?"
CEO's are now playing miniature golf.
Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM.
McDonald's is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children's names.
A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico.
Dick Cheney took his stockbroker hunting.
Motel Six can’t afford to leave the light on anymore.
The Mafia is laying off judges.
Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh, great!! The guy who made $50 billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 trillion disappear!
And, finally....
I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., I called the Suicide Hotline. I got a call center in Pakistan, and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck.
I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
I ordered a burger at McDonald's and the kid behind the counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?"
CEO's are now playing miniature golf.
Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM.
McDonald's is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children's names.
A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico.
Dick Cheney took his stockbroker hunting.
Motel Six can’t afford to leave the light on anymore.
The Mafia is laying off judges.
Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh, great!! The guy who made $50 billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 trillion disappear!
And, finally....
I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., I called the Suicide Hotline. I got a call center in Pakistan, and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck.
राम का letter सीता के लिए
प्यारी सीता,
मैं itthe raji ख़ुशी से हाँ and hope ke tu v ठीक ठाक hovengi,
Laxman रात नु tannu बहुत याद करदा si.
मैं इस बन्दर दे हाथ tannu चिट्ठी bhej reha हाँ,
तू bilkul tension ना layi मैं बहुत jaldi tenu ravan कोलो chuda
lavanga.
मैं AIRTEL दा postpaid ले लिया सी, RAVAN nu मैं mobile te bhot
गालियाँ kadiya te साले ने काट ditta,
चल कोई ni मैंने आना ता है ही. Taan KUTUNGA साले KANJAR nu.
मैं तेरे naal भी एक AIRTEL ka prepaid bhej riya सी usme 1500 SMS free
wali scheme हा, तू रोज़ मेरे को SMS kari.
Chinta ना kari, जब भी gal करने को जी करे, एक miss call मार diyo.
मैं यहाँ से tenu बात कर levenga.
तू मेरे bill दी chinta ना kariyo, Sugreev nu payment दा jimma दे ditta
si.
Accha OK
See U.
With Luv
दशरथ दा Vadda पुत्तर "राम
मैं itthe raji ख़ुशी से हाँ and hope ke tu v ठीक ठाक hovengi,
Laxman रात नु tannu बहुत याद करदा si.
मैं इस बन्दर दे हाथ tannu चिट्ठी bhej reha हाँ,
तू bilkul tension ना layi मैं बहुत jaldi tenu ravan कोलो chuda
lavanga.
मैं AIRTEL दा postpaid ले लिया सी, RAVAN nu मैं mobile te bhot
गालियाँ kadiya te साले ने काट ditta,
चल कोई ni मैंने आना ता है ही. Taan KUTUNGA साले KANJAR nu.
मैं तेरे naal भी एक AIRTEL ka prepaid bhej riya सी usme 1500 SMS free
wali scheme हा, तू रोज़ मेरे को SMS kari.
Chinta ना kari, जब भी gal करने को जी करे, एक miss call मार diyo.
मैं यहाँ से tenu बात कर levenga.
तू मेरे bill दी chinta ना kariyo, Sugreev nu payment दा jimma दे ditta
si.
Accha OK
See U.
With Luv
दशरथ दा Vadda पुत्तर "राम
A True Desi Scientific Lover
Naa yeCHEMISTRY hoti, na me STUDENT hota Na wo LAB hoti, na wo LOVE ACCIDENT hota
Tabhi PRACTICAL ke waqt nazar aayi ek ladki khubsurat si naak uski TEST TUBE jaisi
Uski baaton me GLUCOSE ki mithas thi ETHYL ALCOHOL si thandi uski saans thi
Andhere me wo RADIUM ki tarah chamakti thi jab aankh mili to REACTION hua, love ka PRODUCTION hua!
Fir to lagne lage uske ghar ke chakkar aise, NUCLEUS ke charo aur ELECTRON jaise
Jis din TEST ka PERFECTION tha us din uske pitaji se hamara INTRODUCTION tha
Mano IGNITION TUBE se SODIUM ke piece nikal pade wo bole hosh me aao, pehchano apni aukat IRON kabhi mil nahi sakta GOLD ke saath!
Is tarah tod diya unhone hamare armano ka BEAKER hum chup hi reh gaye BENJALDEHYDE ka ghoont pikar.
Ab unki yado ke bina hamara kaam chalta nahi hain zindagi ho gayi AB UNSATURATED CARBON ki tarah, bekar ghumte AB hum awaara HYDROGEN ki tarah.
Tabhi PRACTICAL ke waqt nazar aayi ek ladki khubsurat si naak uski TEST TUBE jaisi
Uski baaton me GLUCOSE ki mithas thi ETHYL ALCOHOL si thandi uski saans thi
Andhere me wo RADIUM ki tarah chamakti thi jab aankh mili to REACTION hua, love ka PRODUCTION hua!
Fir to lagne lage uske ghar ke chakkar aise, NUCLEUS ke charo aur ELECTRON jaise
Jis din TEST ka PERFECTION tha us din uske pitaji se hamara INTRODUCTION tha
Mano IGNITION TUBE se SODIUM ke piece nikal pade wo bole hosh me aao, pehchano apni aukat IRON kabhi mil nahi sakta GOLD ke saath!
Is tarah tod diya unhone hamare armano ka BEAKER hum chup hi reh gaye BENJALDEHYDE ka ghoont pikar.
Ab unki yado ke bina hamara kaam chalta nahi hain zindagi ho gayi AB UNSATURATED CARBON ki tarah, bekar ghumte AB hum awaara HYDROGEN ki tarah.
Management Stories
Story # 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
Story # 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
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
Story # 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
26 Awesome, Weird, Scary & Creepy Photos
When looking for an attractive but evil piece of photos, the devil’s lady-friend is sure to always please and get things “hot” just like the devil would have wanted. Here you will find some awesome, weird, scary and creepy photo’s from various artists.
World’s Top 10 Richest Heiresses
Heiress is a woman who inherits or expects to inherit great wealth. There is no such thing as a simple life for an heiress. Whether she prefers to devote herself to a higher pursuit or frolic and cavort like a college kid on spring break, inevitably her actions will be noted by those with and without vested interests in her well-being. Here is a list and information of the world’s top ten richest Heiresses.
1. Anna Anisimova
Anna Anisimova may not have her Western namesake’s copious amounts of wealth, but she does have an extremely well-to-do daddy who bankrolls her gallivanting. Anna also shares Paris’ joie de vivre. For example, Anna put down more than half-a-million Yankee dollars just to rent a house for the summer. Granted, it was a really nice house and it was in the Hamptons, but come on now. Aluminum tycoon and Anna’s father, Vassily Anisimov, sent his daughter to America to escape Vladimir Putin’s cold, hard Russia. After all, his first daughter — Anna’s older sister — was killed because the wealthy are targets in their homeland. But Anna is not required to lay low in her new American home — quite the opposite actually. She became a social butterfly while living in New York, partying, shopping, modeling occasionally, and doing all of the things that socialites do. Anna goes to school at New York University, but she doesn’t just sit around her $15 million Manhattan apartment studying and chatting. Anna got into the real estate game. Apart from her four other residences across the U.S., she also bought a $23 million studio which she converted into condos. Now she’s looking to move to Los Angeles where she is developing a line of perfume.
2. Amanda Hearst
The name Hearst immediately conjures up the words “media empire.” Amanda Hearst is the great granddaughter of the famous publishing industry magnate William Randolph Hearst. Related to Lydia Hearst-Shaw, Amanda is blessed with beauty and a healthy bank account and is now in her early 20s, forging her own path as a fashion model for the IMG agency. Amanda was recently signed as the face of Lilly Pulitzer. Not satisfied with being rich and good-looking, Amanda is currently studying art history at Fordham University in New York City. In a poll conducted by FHM magazine in early 2007, Amanda was voted the 14th most eligible bachelorette according to their criteria of wealth and looks. Some even call her the new “It Girl” of high society.
3. Georgina Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg only just got his financial software company off the ground when he welcomed his first child, Georgina, into the world. Over two decades later, Bloomberg is worth $5.5 billion and holds office as the mayor of New York City. However, Georgina has shown no interest in politics or business. Instead she has become a champion equestrian rider, participating in tournaments across America and Europe and winning several major awards. Georgina is currently studying arts and sports management at New York University.
4. Lydia Hearst Shaw
Along with Amanda Hearst (also on this list), Lydia Hearst is one of the heiresses to the vast fortune of the Hearst media empire. The promise of future wealth beyond her wildest dreams hasn’t stopped this eager young lady from branching out on her own with a formidable modeling career. With her Twiggy-like looks and worldwide family recognition, Lydia is making a name for herself even if it does resemble the same name as a business that makes billions each year. She even teamed up with designer Anand Jon to create fashionable handbags and jeans.
5. Ivanka Trump
What do you get when a beautiful Czechoslovakian Olympic skier marries a rich real estate developer? Ivanka Trump, that’s what. Born in 1981, Ivanka has the best of both of her parents; the striking facial features and blond hair of her Eastern European mother, Ivana, and the deep, deep pockets of dear old dad and self-professed billionaire, Donald Trump. As a 16-year-old prep-school student, Ivanka only had her tuition paid for so she had to find other sources of income to keep her in the black. She became a model and has been on the cover of several magazines, including Seventeen, Elle, Glamour, and Stuff. Ivanka also strolled the catwalk for Versace, Marc Bouwer and Thierry Mugler, and appeared in ads for Tommy Hilfiger and Sassoon Jeans. Her modeling years eventually ended as Ivanka finished her schooling. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. Her intelligence and true-to-form Trump work ethic have helped her attain a position as vice president of real estate development and acquisitions at none other than the Trump organization. Ivanka has even appeared in the boardroom of her father’s reality television show The Apprentice. One can only assume that she will continue to climb the ladder at Trump Tower and have both her position and responsibilities grow as the organization grows. That is as long as she doesn’t mess up and her dad doesn’t fire her, of course.
6. Casey Johnson
Casey Johnson is not just the daughter of Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, she is also heiress to the immense Johnson & Johnson fortune. Born to be a billionaire, Casey even attended prep schools alternately with Paris Hilton and Ivanka Trump. She’s done all the usual things that heiresses do, like working as an assistant publicist for a major PR firm while doing philanthropy on the side, of course. Casey keeps pretty busy these days. Last year she adopted a child from Kazakhstan while doing research and development on some all-natural skin-care products. Casey plans to unveil her Journey product line in the near future.
7. Dylan Lauren
Dylan Lauren, now in her early 30s, is the daughter of fashion mogul Ralph Lauren, but seems to still have visions of sugar plum fairies dancing in her head. After she graduated from Duke University, Dylan developed a hip new fashion-forward candy store called Dylan’s Candy Bar (DCB), which currently has four locations in the U.S. DCB not only has a unique candy-themed layout, but the store sells its own line of candies, chocolates and branded clothing. Scouting is underway for future locations. Dylan may be the heiress to daddy’s billion-dollar fashion empire, but that isn’t stopping her from creating her own wealth in the meantime
8. Hind Hariri
Hind Hariri.Worth a cool $1.6 billion, Hind Hariri is the youngest billionaire in the world. Still single and in her early 20s, Hind inherited her fortune after the assassination of her politician and businessman father, Rafik Hariri, in 2005. Hind graduated from the Lebanese American University in Beirut that same year. Since then, Hind’s been keeping busy with her social-events calendar. She even campaigned for her brother, Saad, in the latest elections in Lebanon.
9. Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton is unique amongst the heiress clan. Paris doesn’t merely exist, she practically has her own orbit. Known as a celebutante (a mélange of celebrity and debutante), Paris frequently finds herself in the news and, more recently, involved with the law. Born in 1981, Paris is the oldest of the four children of Kathy Richards and Richard Hilton of the Hilton Hotel chain. Hiltons are predestined for stardom as their family tree is populated with business tycoons and entertainment personalities including Elizabeth Taylor and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Paris’s status as an heiress is certified as she reportedly inherited between $30 and $50 million after the death of her great grandfather, Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. Money has mostly provided her with the means to be a socialite/party girl, but Paris has also dabbled in acting (the 2005 horror remake House of Wax) even trying her hand at a reality television show called The Simple Life with co-celebutante Nicole Richie. Paris has even given singing a shot. Her album Paris was released in 2006 under her own label, Heiress Records. She also co-authored a book called Confessions of an Heiress. In late 2006, she started marketing a perfume, conveniently called Heiress.
10. Nicky Hilton
Nicky, born in 1983, is not only gorgeous to look at, but she also has an eye for design. Her line of clothing for girls, juniors and women, Chick by Nicky Hilton, is hip and stylish and oh-so current. While Nicky manages to avoid the limelight more than her front-page riding big sis, she’s still made a name for herself as a well-known model. Nicky models for designer Anand Jon and even designs handbags for Tokyo-based Samantha Thavasa. As if that weren’t enough, Nicky has embarked on a project to open her own chain of hotels appropriately named Nicky O.
35 Stunning Examples of Bokeh Photography
In photography, bokeh is the blur or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light. Determining factors of bokeh are things like lens aberrations and shape of lens aperture. The term comes from the Japanese word boke, which means “blur” or “haze”, or boke-aji, the “blur quality”. Here is a great compilation of bokeh photos. You will definitely enjoy it.
Cup of bokeh by groundhog-day
Bokeh by LaZiaIla
Bokeh bubbles by roseonthegrey
Not waiting by theluckynine
Genuine by katrinzzz
House Of Cards by vampire-zombie
What are you thinking? by vampire-zombie
FLiGHt by ohhey25
Five o’clock tea.. by Cristina92
Bokeh waterfall by evil-genius-23
Dorothy and the dream catcher by twisted3mind
Leaf Bokeh by perception-obscure
Crystallized Bokeh by Korpinkynsi
Glitter Drop in Bokeh by sharkowskixchaos
Bee Bokeh by Balakov
Starry Night by impressionenmeer
Pumpkins n’ bokeh by AcidicGlamour
Yellow-Blue Bokeh by LaZiaIla
Bokeh by UnaObsesion
Bokeh…… by dangorka
Gazowa by super-kate
Blinking Lights by The1stGrape
The Sweet Escape 01 by deSIGNATURE
Let the Rain Fall by Lubna-Essence
Bokeh Craziness by GinAngieLa
White Breasted Bokeh by TTL-Photoworks
LionFish by roseonthegrey
Beluga Friends by indebox
Up in a tree by filthyhandss
Standing under the bokeh by Healzo
Sakura Dreaming by Sortvind
Sweet Dreams by Sortvind
Bokeh by AlexEdg
Danielle Editorial by larafairie
Imaginary Lullaby by bigcitydreams
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