Hearing problem

An Old man goes to an audiologist for his hearing problem.g audiologist gives him a nice powerful hearing aid.

A month later the old man goes back for check up. The audiologist asks him how is the hearing now. He says it's marvellous.

So your family must  be very pleased says the audiologist. 

Old man answers : Haven't told the family about my hearing aid. I just sit and listen to everyone's conversation.  *In last one month I have changed my WILL 5 times*

Brave lady yashodharA

When I heard the story of Gautam Buddha, my question was always about his wife and son that he left behind...this write-up by Vikram Bhattacharya touches that part of the story 
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He left her in the middle of the night, the night their son was
born. When she heard the news
she was devastated.

Yet, she did not complain but her
life lost all meaning. The only
reason for her to live now was
her son. She wanted him to grow
up to be a man that the world
would look up to.

Her friends and relatives came
around and asked her to forget
about the man who had left her
and start life again.

They asked her to marry again
but she refused. She was young
& beautiful & suitors queued up
outside her door, but she refused each one of them.

Then one fine day he came back !

He stood in front of her and she could hardly remember him as the man who had left her. “They call you the Buddha now?” she asked him gently.

“I hear they do,” he answered in
a calm fashion.

“What does it mean?” she further inquired.

“I think it means the enlightened one, a knower,” he informed.

She smiled and then a silence.
“I suppose we have both learned something. Your lessons O Buddha, will make the world richer in spirit, but my lesson will unfortunately remain largely unknown.”
she reflected deeply....

“ And what lesson is that ? ”
  The Buddha probed.

Her eyes sparkled with unshed tears, “That a courageous woman does not need anyone to complete her.....
SHE IS COMPLETE ON HER OWN ”

Saluting womanhood for the Yashodhara spirit. !!! 

Happy Drinking

A husband wakes up with a hangover. He opens his eyes n sees aspirins and water.

He sits down & sees his clothes all clean & pressed....

He takes the aspirin & finds a note "Honey, breakfast is on table, I left to buy groceries. Love you"

Totally shocked,

He goes to the kitchen for breakfast. There he finds his son & asks him "What happened last night ?".

Son says: "Well Dad u came home.  @ 3am, drunk & delirious, broke all  crockery, puked in the hall & made a total mess....

Confused he asks, "then why is everything in order?"

Son says, "Oh! Mom dragged u to the room tried to take ur clothes off & you said *"LADY LEAVE ME ALONE,  I'M MARRIED!"*
*I cant cheat my wife....*

*MORAL:*

Self induced hangover - Rs.4000/_
Broken Crockery - Rs.10000/_
But....
Saying the right things when drunk........

*PRICELESS !!
Happy Drinking

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.