Can you make a sentence without using 'E'?"

Once Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar wrote to Madhusudhan Dutt, "As you are a master in English, can you make a sentence without using 'E'?"

Madhusudan Dutt responded with this...

"I doubt I can. It’s a major part of many many words. Omitting it is as hard as making muffins without flour. It’s as hard as spitting without saliva, napping without a pillow, driving a train without tracks, sailing to Russia without a boat, washing your hands without soap. And, anyway, what would I gain? An award? A cash bonus? Bragging rights? Why should I strain my brain? It’s not worth doing."

A thief

A thief entered the house in the mid- afternoon..
he tied up the woman and showing knife point  asked the man to hand over all the jewelleries and  money...   
Man started sobbing and said, “Bhai u take anything u want but please untie her rope and free her.”
Thief: “you really love your wife.”
Man :  “No, she is my neighbors wife..  Mine will arrive shortly”

Competition

I was jogging this morning and I noticed a person about half a km ahead. I could guess he was running a little slower than me and I felt good, I said to myself I will try catch up with him.

I had about a km before I needed to turn off. So I started running faster and faster. Every block, I was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 feet behind him, so I really picked up the pace and pushed myself. I was determined to catch up with him.

Finally, I did it! I caught up and passed him. Inwardly I felt very good. "I beat him".

Of course, he didn't even know we were racing.

After I passed him, I realized I had been so focused on competing against him that I had missed my turn to my house,. I had missed the focus on my inner peace, I missed to see the beauty of greenery around, I missed to do my inner Namasarmarna, and in the needless hurry stumbled and slipped twice or thrice and might have hit the footpath and broken a limb.

It then dawned on me, isn't that what happens in life when we focus on competing with co-workers, neighbours, friends, family, trying to outdo them or trying to prove that we are more successful or more important and in the bargain we miss on our happiness within our own surroundings?

We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out on our own paths to our given destination. The problem with unhealthy competition is that it's a never ending cycle.

There will always be somebody ahead of you, someone with a better job, nicer car, more money in the bank, more education, a prettier wife, a more handsome husband, better behaved children, better circumstances and better conditions etc.

But one important realisation is that *'You can be the best that you can be, when you are not competing with anyone.'*

Some people are insecure because they pay too much attention to what others are, where others are going, wearing and driving. *Take whatever you have*, the height, weight and personality. Accept it and realize, that you are blessed. Stay focused and live a healthy life. *There is no competition in Destiny. Each has his own.*

Comparison AND Competition  is the thief of JOY. It kills the Joy of Living your Own Life.

*Run your own Race that leads to Peace.*

Happy Steady Life.Be Happy.

Goddess Meenakshi

A British collector named Rose Peter was appointed as collector of Madurai during 1812 to 1828. 

Though a christian he gave more importance to Hinduism also and gave honor to Local practices. 

Peter acquitted himself as templeadministrator with sincerity and respected the religious sentiments of people.

Rous Peter respected and treated people of all faiths equally and this noble attitude earned him the popular nickname *‘Peter Pandian,’* 

Goddess Meenakshi Amman Temple was situated between Peter's residence and office.

 Everyday he used to go to office by his horse and while crossing the temple, he got down from the horse & removed  hat and shoes and crossed whole path on his foot. *Through this he expressed his reverence to Goddess!*

One day there was heavy downpour in the Madurai city &collector sleeping in his house, suddenly he was disturbed by the sound of anklets and left his bed to find from where the sound came. 

He saw a girl  wearing precious ornaments and calling him 

as *'Peter come away'.* 

And  he came out to follow her, 

Running in the rain.

Behind shocked to see his residence- building being destroyed within few minutes. 

He turned to look at the girl as she disappeared by running.

And

 * he saw that the girl ran without any shoes in her foot and with only anklets.* 

His devotion believed that *Goddess Meenakshi* saved his life. 

later, he wished to give a gift to Lord Meenakshi, 

& Consulted the priest of temple and  made *a pair of golden shoes for Goddess Meenakshi.

It is thus that this Paadhukam consisting of 

412 rubies, 

72 emeralds

 and 80 diamonds 

was made and donated to the temple. 

His name was sculpted as "peter" at the bottom of Shoes. 

Till this day this Paadhukam is known as *'Peter Paadhukam'.*

Managing team are safeguarding the shoes in the temple and every year at the time of 'chitra Festival',

Utsava Moorthy of Goddess Meenakshi Wears that Shoe. 

This is the Real Incidence happened for the Faith , Belief &  Respect given to the  God by the Collector.