Once upon a time in Vadodara

Once upon a time in Vadodara,

There was a boy, love to do something new daily,
seen some advertise in news paper
have read much about film stars
with the dreams of big done a modeling shoot
first ever shoot
for news paper

Time has gone now
Is lost somewhere in this busy world
with his own busy life
but still memories are alive

sharing them with you all
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Cracked Pot

An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck.

One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.
At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.
For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.
After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream.
'I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.'
The old woman smiled, 'Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?'

'That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them.'
For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table.
Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.'
Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding.

You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them.
SO,remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path!
and let know this to all cracked pots (Friends) and show them also the good side of their cracks.....

फु बाई फु "Best performance"

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Who is Soharabuddin Shaikh ?

અહીં કોણ ખુદાને પૂછે છે !!!!!!

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સંતાનને સારા સંસ્કાર આપવા ગમે તેટલા પ્રયાસ કરો ..... આખરે તો
એ મા-બાપનેજ અનુસરશે !

કેટલાક લોકોનું દિલ દરિયા જેવું વિશાળ હોય છે, જેમાં એક ચકલું ય પોતાની
તરસ ના છિપાવી શકે !!!

વ્યવહાર નથી બદલાતા સંજોગો બદલાય છે,માણસ નથી બદલાતા ખાલી તેમના
અભિગમ બદલાય છે.

જીવનમાં ફક્ત એક સારી વ્યક્તિનો સાથ હોય તો આખી જિંદગી જીવી શકાય છે,
પણ ક્યારેક ફક્ત એ એક સારી વ્યક્તિની શોધમાં આખી જિંદગી વીતી જાય છે!

શ્વાસ ખુટી જાય અને ઈચ્છાઓ બાકી રહી જાય, તે મોત!
ઈચ્છાઓ ખુટી જાય અને શ્વાસ બાકી રહે, તે મોક્ષ!!!

કોણ ભલાને પૂછે છે? અહીં કોણ બૂરાને પૂછે છે?
મતલબથી બધાને નિસ્બત છે, અહીં કોણ ખરાને પૂછે છે?
અત્તરને નિચોવી કોણ પછી ફૂલોની દશાને પૂછે છે?
સંજોગ ઝુકાવે છે નહીંતર અહીં કોણ ખુદાને પૂછે છે?

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Ek Chhan political Kavita

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ना ‘शरदा’चे चांदणे
ना ‘सोनिया’चे दिस
‘घडय़ाळा’चे ओझे ‘हाता’ला
म्हणून ‘आय’ कासावीस

‘कमळा’च्या पाकळ्यांची
यादवी छळते मनाला
‘धनुष्य’ आलंय मोडकळीस
पण जाणीव नाही ‘बाणा’ला

विळा, हातोडा अन् कंदिलाला
आजच्या युगात स्थान नाही
डब्यांना ओढू शकेल एवढी
‘रेल्वे इंजिना’त जान नाही

मन आहे ‘मुलायम’
पण ‘माया’ कुठं दिसत नाही
‘हत्ती’वरून फिरणारा
‘सायकल’वर बसत नाही

कितीही उघडी ठेवा ‘कवाडे’
पण ‘प्रकाश’ आत जाणार नाही
विसरलेले ‘आठवले’ तरीही
‘गवई’ गीत ‘गाणार’ नाही

‘बंडखोर’ ‘पक्षां’चा थवा
‘पार्टी’साठी आतूर
कुंपणच खातंय शेताला
अन् बुजगावणही फितूर
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By Suhas Patil (surapasa@hotmail.com)
Fwd
By Vilas Bhonde (vbhonde6@gmail.com)
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A most energetic Tea cup

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Today morning when I had my tea, I was chatting with my one colleague. We discussed about the daily routings of ourselves and weather they are meaningful or we are just passing the life, that was our subject of discussion. Slowly subject turns to the matter how he entered in this field.

I am just going to describe the matter what he has told me. After hearing his story I felt energy. I don’t know why? Perhaps I have seen his courage, or experienced his affection to piping design field or his childish behavior. Don’t know exactly but I liked it much and thought of making it in black & white.

Not disclosing his name.
I am writing his story in his own words (Just translating in English)
This goes like this.

When I started to Mumbai I knew only that I am going to Dadar station. Other than that I don’t know anything about Mumbai. What is central? what is western? what is harbor line? No clues. I was very new to Mumbai and Mumbai culture.

I have only one bag with me, I started this very risky journey by keeping my everyting far behind in Amaravati. After reaching to Dadar station I literally seen running people my all around in all direction. For a moment I feared by seeing that. After sometime gathered some courage and asked somebody, how to go to Santacruz? Somebody told me to go to western. now what does it mean ?I can not ask the same question again and again to same fellow so asked somebody else what does it mean?

Somehow question by question and answer by answer I finally boarded one local. The fourth station was santacruz. I am an engineer but don’t know why that day I asked everytime the station name , when train stopped at the station. As I already told them that I wanted go to santacruz , I automatically de-boarded the train when station arrived.

A big question infront of me again. East or West?

I wanted to go to west . I have asked somebody where to go? The direction. He stared at me and asked” padhe likhe to ho na? fir kyon pooch rahe ho?” I silently went from. Thought a while. The man was not wrong at all. I am an Engineer. Why I should ask this question to anybody. That was my fear who made me to ask this.

I wanted to go to one institute . It was monsoon time and raining like anything. I was wet from top to bottom. I entered one building. Fully wet cloths and having a terrible mental state. I talked with the lady sitting at reception. Later I came to know about her name “ Mrs More”. I told her that I came to get admission in piping course. He coldly replied that the admission is over. The batch was already full before 4 weeks. And Its generally happens like that way only she added.

But I want admission, That was my reply.
Now she has attended me properly. Because she had never expected this type of answer from my side. She has noticed me. Wet from top to bottom. Not well prepared as she regularly have seen guys who came for admission. Not even looking like Mumabaikar. so many questions on the face itself. She perhaps read my mind from my face. I didn’t had to tell her much but she got full idea about me. I told her, I need this admission any way. I came here by leaving everything behind, my family and also my job.
Job? She exclaimed , not loudly but I could see it on her face. “I anyway need to join this course. I don’t have any choice now. I can not go to my parents again. I have to join the course.” I told

I am not sure whether she was hearing me or watching me. But she was noticing me with real curiosity. Who I am? From where I came? How can I speak like that? These may be the questions in her mind that time. “I have money in cash” I said. She told me that fees only paid by D.D.
I repeatedly told her that I had not much options. I needed this admission or ….no option. She understood what I mean to say. She asked me to wait. She asked me if I like to have some coffee or tea.

I told “admission”
She replied that she is calling to sir.

Sir means the person who runs the institute. Very welknown person. Very respective person. she called him and told about myself. She told him about me everything. Actually whatever I have described above is , what she told about me on phone that day. Otherwise I was not in the situation even to note myself, How I was looking.

Sir came out at the reception, pat me on my shoulder and asked me about myself , from where I came and all. I simply told everything again whatever I told to Mrs. More. He smiled and told me that how could he do it? The admission was already full even he told that the admission was full even for next batch; December batch. “And you are asking for the July batch admission. How it is possible?” He added

I replied “ that is what you know, sir”. I need admission. He asked me where I will stay. I replied, I don’t know anybody in Mumbai. My relatives never came out of Amaravati even. So I asked him about the accommodation whether they can arrange for me or not? He smiled. They had option about hostels for the distance area students but it was already packed long ago just as admission. He asked “Will you stay at my home? I replied “ yes”.
He gave me admission. He gave me a bunch of papers and told me that It was an assignment and I had to complete it when I returned to join the course. The course would start at 27nd july. 2 weeks later to this conversation.

Our tea cups were empty since long, and even our leads were started watching us. So I came to my place and started my today’s work. May be this whole story doesn’t exactly conclude anything but this is what happened with my friend. And I think this type of zeal everyone should have, this type of dedication to any particular subject lead you to success for sure. May be I am wrong. But I feel very energetic. This was one of the very energetic tea cup of my life.


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Friends are the source of Inspiration

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આ ચાર વર્ષના મારા શિક્ષકજીવન દરમિયાન મારી પાસે કેટલાય વિદ્યાર્થીઓ આવ્યા. કેટલાક હોશિયાર આવ્યા અને કેટલાક ઠોઠ આવ્યા. એમાં મારી પાસે એક વિદ્યાર્થી એવો વ્યો કે જેને અંગ્રેજી વાંચતાં કે લખતાં આવડતું ન હતું. અંગ્રેજીના મૂળાક્ષરો પણ તે ઓળખી શકતો નહી. મેં તેને અંગ્રેજી શિખવાડવાનો ઘણો જ પ્રયાસ કર્યો પણ તેને અંગ્રેજી વાંચતાં કે લખતાં આવડ્યું નહી. આ પ્રયાસ બે વર્ષ સુધી ચાલ્યો, તો પણ તે શીખી શક્યો નહીં. છેવટે મેં હિમ્મત ગુમાવી અને વિચાર્યું કે હવે વધારે મહેનત કરવી નથી.

આટલી મહેનત બીજા વિદ્યાર્થી પાછળ કરીશ તો ફળશે પણ ખરી! મેં આવું વિચાર્યું એના બે દિવસ પછી મારો મિત્ર કુણાલ વરિયા મને મળ્યો. મારો આ મિત્ર અમદાવાદની બી.એડ. કોલેજમાં અભ્યાસ કરે છે. તેની કોલેજની વાત કરતા તેણે જણાવ્યું કે ત્યાં તેમને એક અભણ બાળકને ભણાવવાનું કાર્ય સોંપવામાં આવે છે. એમની તાલીમ પામી જેટલું બાળક વધારે હોશિયાર થાય તે પ્રમાણે તેમની યોગ્યતા અને ગુણ નક્કી થાય છે. મારા મિત્રએ કહ્યું કે તેણે એક અંધ બાળકને ભણાવવાનું કામ પોતાના હાથમાં સ્વેરછાએ લીધું છે. જે ખરેખર એક મોટો પડકાર છે.

અંધ બાળકને ભણાવવાનું અને તે પણ જે અભણ હોય! મારા મિત્રે કહ્યું કે જો આ બાળક પોતાનું નામ લખતા પણ શીખશે તો તેનું શિક્ષકજીવન સાર્થક થઇ જશે. તેની આ વાત સાંભળી મને એક નવી જ પ્રેરણા મળી. મારા અધૂરા પ્રયાસ અને નિષ્ફળતા સામે મને તેનો દ્રઢ નિશ્ચય અને આત્મવિશ્વાસ હિમાલય કરતા પણ વધુ અડગ લાગ્યા. મને એક નવી જ પ્રેરણા, નવી જ ચેતના મળી અને મેં પેલા ઠોઠ વિદ્યાર્થીને બમણા ઉત્સાહથી અને આત્મવિશ્વાસથી ભણાવવાનું ચાલુ કર્યું. હવે મને ખરેખર સમજાય કે મિત્રો ખાલી હરવા-ફરવા કે ટોળટપ્પા કરવા નથી હોતા. મિત્રો પ્રેરણાનું ઝરણું હોઇ શકે છે. પ્રેરણાનો સ્ત્રોત હોઇ શકે છે.

- અભિષેક સુરેશચંદ્ર સોની, બેજલપુર.

Taken from "આહા! જિંદગી" of Divya bhaskar.
you can read the same by following link also
http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/article/SPL-soft-plant-turn-them-turn-1111782.html

How to save PAPER (How to save TREEs)?

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3R is the best tool to do that.
1st R : Reduce
2nd R : Reuse
3rd R : Recycle

1. what is the need of "reduce" and how we can achieve that ?
#In the process of not using polythene bags we are using paper bags unnecessarily more. and the pity is that we are feeling ourselves ecofriendly by doing so.
what we should do then ? Dont we have Fabric bags at our home ? use them for shopping. while going out make habit of keeing one fabric bag (folded bad certainly will not take much of your space) with you.
#Good documentation is the key of saving papers. If you do it in hard copies then also if you document it properly no need to print everytime you need the same paper and if you can do it in soft properly ,I mean to say in your computer perhaps no need of printing even.
now this always happens with all of us, that while taking any print we knew that this is already taken but dont know where it is ? and we are taking again. we can minimise it.

2. How to do reuse? we can take back to back print outs, we all use rough pads at our work stations try to bunch your own void official prints and use the blank side of those or if they are in the good condition then even use them for printing.

3. How to help in recyling? any piece of paper should not go to dustbin. make habit of keeping one bag or bin at your home of in office where you can through any paper. instead of tearing of any paper just through it in that bin or bag. It will give you some 5-10 RS. at the month end and importantaly you channel them on the way of recycling by selling them to "scrap vendor" (KABADI).

3R is the very handy and practicle tool to save papers and to save our mother earth.

I inspired by one of my friend Jay's written topic, The topic is having some more statistical data related to paper use.
you can read it by given link.

http://jaybhatia.blogspot.com/2010/06/saving-is-good-habbit-lets-start-with.html
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What is this?

An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window.

The Father asked his Son, "What is this?"

The Son replied "It is a crow".

After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, "What is this?"

The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow".

After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time,

What is this?"

At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the Son's tone when he said to his Father with a rebuff. "It's a crow, a crow".

A little after, the Father again asked his Son t he 4th time, "What is this?"

This time the Son shouted at his Father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?"

A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his Son was born. On opening a page, he asked his Son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary :-

"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My Son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a Crow. I hugged him lovingly each time h e asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated I rather felt affection for my innocent child".

While the little child asked him 23 times "What is this", the Father had felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times and when today the Father asked his Son the same question just 4 times, the Son felt irritated and annoyed.

So..

If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a burden, but speak to them a gracious word, be cool, obedient, humble and kind to them. Be considerate to your parents.From today say this aloud, "I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered their selfless love on me.

They crossed all mountains and valleys without seeing the storm and heat to make me a person presentable in the society today".

Say a prayer to God, "I will serve my old parents in the BEST way. I will say all good and kind words to my dear parents, no matter how they behave.

વડોદરા કાર્નિવલને નાગરિકોના સહકારથી મળી સફળતા

Indians are returning back

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Making of EIFFEL tower

Ekadam KRANTIKAREE ukhane :)

Pl. dont mind.....this is just for FUN.....

HAST YOG : Your health is in your HANDS

Practice this Mudra's at least 3 to 5 Min.

every day for lifetime 

Note: For Illustration, both hands have been put closer

but in practice no need to put your hands closer

Akash Mudra : For Ear problems

Dhyan Mudra : For Concentration power,

Free from Depression, and for all

Mind related problems

Hraday Mudra: For Asthma, and

Respiration related diseases

Jal Mudra : This is for Blood purifier

and all skin diseases.

Ling Mudra: Headache, Fever etc.

Pachan Mudra: Do only after taking food.

It is for Digestive system.

Pran mudra: Eye problems, Nervous problems

and it also charge all parts of the body.

 

 

Prithvi Mudra: For peace of mind, 

 

Surya Mudra: Cholesterol etc.

Body active etc.

  

Vayu Mudra:

For joint pains, stomach problems etc.

Sukhad SANYOG

Mathematics can give you answer.

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
If:
H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K
8+1+18+4+23+ 15+18+11 = 98%
And:
K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E
11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%
But:
A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E
1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%

THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:

L-O-V-E-O-F- G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:
While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

My Friends

I asked GOD:
Let all my friends be healthy and happy forever...!
GOD said:
But for 4 days only....!

I said:
Yes, let them be a
Spring Day, Summer Day, AutumnDay, and Winter Day.
GOD said:
3 days.
I said:
Yes, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

GOD said:
No, 2 days!

I said:
Yes, a Bright Day (Daytime) and Dark Day (Night-time) .
GOD said:
No, just 1 day!
I said:
Yes!
GOD asked:
Which day?
I said:
Every Day in the living years of all my friends!

GOD laughed, and said OK:
All your friends will be healthy and happy Every Day!

Road to the Heaven

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.

When he was close enough, he called out, 'Excuse me, where are we?' 'This is Heaven, sir,' the man answered.. 'Wow! Would you happen to have some water?' the man asked. 'Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up.' The man gestured, and the gate began to open. 'Can my friend,' gesturing toward his dog, 'come in, too?' the traveler asked. 'I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets..' The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog. After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence.. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book....

'Excuse me!' he called to the man. 'Do you have any water?' 'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.' 'How about my friend here?' the traveler gestured to the dog. 'There should be a bowl by the pump.' They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree. 'What do you call this place?' the traveler asked. 'This is Heaven,' he answered. 'Well, that's confusing,' the traveler said.. 'The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.

' 'Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.
'' But how you missed that gate?'' Did n't they ask you to come in? " he asked.
'No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.'

हसु नका !

एकदा एक मुलगी रक्शाबंधनच्या दिवशी राखी घेउन आली...
मि College कट्टयावर बसलो होतो,
ति माझ्याकडे आली आणि मला म्हणाली हात पुढॆ कर,
मला राखीबांधायची आहे तुला ,मी म्हणालो मुळीच नाही.
ति म्हणाली काय झालं ? काय झालं ? काय Problem आहे ?
मी म्हणालो वा! ग वा! शहाणीच आहेस की, उद्या मी मगंसुञ आणतो, तु घेशील का बांधुन ? ती काही न बोलता, सरल गप्प निघुन गेली.

Is Earth's Biodiversity Linked to the Solar-System's Milky Way Orbit?

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2KBy52/www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2010/06/is-there-a-milkywaysolarsystem-orbit-biodiversity-link-experts-say-yes.html/r:t

What u see and u understand may different...

What you see is not always what you understand but it may be what you are made to understand.

Try to grab it.

दमलेल्या बाबाची कहाणी

‘हॅलो सर, मी बर्लिनहून बोलतोय! सर मी २८ वर्षांचा आहे आणि माझे आई-वडील ठाण्यात असतात. बाबा म्हणतायेत तू शिक अजून. ते कर्ज काढतायेत, पण मला वाटतंय आता बस्स! मी पीएच.डी. झालोय..’ नावसुद्धा न सांगता हा मुलगा ऊर फोडून बोलत होता. माझ्या तोंडून फक्त.. हं.. हं..! ‘मी परत ठाण्याला चाललोय, बाबांना सांगणार आहे, तुम्ही रिटायर व्हा! माझे बाबा खरंच दमलेत हो.. गेले काही दिवस मी खूप दिवस अस्वस्थ होतो, पण काय करावं सुचत नव्हतं.

इंटरनेटवर ‘दमलेला बाबा’ गाणं ऐकलं आणि परतीचं तिकीट काढलं.’ आता माझ्या तोंडून ‘हं.. हं’ सुद्धा जात नव्हतं, इतका सुन्न झालो मी. एक उच्चशिक्षित तरुण इतका हळवा होऊन छोटय़ा मुलासारखा रडत होता.. बाऽऽऽऽप रे! हे काय आहे? दाद ? चांगल्या गाण्याला प्रतिसाद़़? की रसिकता़़़, हळवेपणा, खरेपणा.. खूप विचार केला आणि उत्तर सापडलं ते एवढंच, की ‘याला म्हणतात नातं.

‘दूर देशी गेला बाबा, गेली कामावर आई..
नीज दाटली डोळ्यांत.. तरी घरी कुणी नाही..’

आजचे आई-बाबा स्वत:मध्येच इतके व्यस्त असतात की, मुलांसाठी वेळ आहे कोणाला? आजची मुलं फार एकटी झाली आहेत. त्यांची व्यथा.. पण ते ऐकताना डोक्यात इतका कल्लोळ झाला की, वाटलं, आम्ही नाही हो इतके वाईट, नाही हो इतके स्वार्थी.. हतबल आहोत आम्ही! ..डोळ्यासमोरून एखादा चित्रपट जावा तसे मी पाहिलेले सगळे व्यग्र ‘बाबा’ सरकत होते..

खूप आधी ठरवूनसुद्धा आयत्या वेळेला बॉसनी महत्त्वाचं काम लावलं, म्हणून मुलाच्या गॅदरिंगला जाऊ न शकलेला ‘बाबा..’, त्याच गॅदरिंगमधलं मुलाचं गाणं फोनवरून ऐकून गाडीत एकटाच टाळ्या वाजविणारा ‘बाबा’, परदेशातून येताना मुलीने फर्माईश केलेली बार्बी डॉल घेऊन वाढदिवसाच्या दिवशी पोहोचण्याचा आटापिटा करताना विमान रद्द झाले, म्हणून रात्री उशिरा पोहोचल्यावर मुलीच्या उशाशी बाहुली ठेवून झोपलेल्या त्या मुलीकडे पाहत आपले अश्रू इतरांपासून लपवणारा ‘बाबा..’, नाटकाच्या दौऱ्यावर असताना दर चार तासांनी आपल्या बायकोला फोन करून सहा महिन्याच्या बाळाच्या कानाला फोन लावायला सांगून ‘हॅलो हॅलो. मी बाऽबा’ म्हणत आपला सहवास देऊ पाहणारा अस्वस्थ ‘बाबा’, घरापासून दूर सहा-सहा महिने बोटीवर, युद्धभूमीवर राहणारा आणि पत्रातून, फोनमधून ‘माझी आठवण काढतात ना मुलं? मी आठवतो ना त्यांना? अशा प्रश्नांना बायकोच्या ‘हो..’ या उत्तरासाठी आसुसलेला ‘बाबा’.. इथपासून ते मुलीचं लग्न ठरल्यापासून रोज ‘बोलता बोलता ठसका लागला म्हणून डोळ्यात पाणी आलं, बाकी काही नाही..’ असं म्हणणारा ‘बाबा’!

बाळाकडे पाहून वेडा होऊन नाचणारा ‘बाबा’, ऑफिसमध्ये अतिशय कडक असलेला, पण घरी शाळा-शाळा खेळताना मुलीच्या हातचा धपाटा आनंदाने खाणारा ‘बाबा’, रात्री उशिरा घरी आल्यावर मुलांच्या केसातून हात फिरवत एकटाच बोलणारा ‘बाबा’, मुलांबरोबर फटाके उडवताना पुन्हा एकदा लहान होणारा ‘बाबा’, कामानिमित्त घरापासून दूर राहूनही दर रविवारी काही तासांसाठी धडपडत घरी येऊन मुलांना डोळे भरून बघणारा बाबा, शिकायला परदेशात गेलेल्या मुलीशी वेब-कॅमवर गप्पा मारताना ‘तू बारीक का वाटतेस गं? तिकडे खूप त्रास होतोय का?’ म्हणत ‘नाही तर सरळ परत ये भारतात’ असं सुचवणारा बाबा..
या सगळ्या बाबांची ‘हाक’, त्यांची धडपड, करिअर, पैसा हे सारे सांभाळत मुलांबरोबर वेळ घालविण्यासाठी ते करीत असलेला आटापिटा- हे सगळं सांगावसं वाटलं!

अशा प्रत्येक पुरुषाला ही बोच असते. जेव्हा मित्र एकत्र जमतात, तेव्हा एकमेकांना खूप मनापासून सांगतात की, ‘थोडा आराम कर, मुलांबरोबर मजा कर’ कळतं, पण साधायचं कधी? कसं? ते कळत नाही. या गर्दीत धावताना आपलं जगणं कुठे आपल्या हातात राह्यलंय?

माझा मुलगा मला जसं म्हणाला की, खूप गमती आहेत माझ्याकडे, आता नको पैसे, तू घरी थांब.’ ..कुठे थांबायचं हे मुलं सुचवतात, पण आपल्यालाच समजत नाही. धावत राहतो आपण. आणि मनात ही भीतीही बाळगतो की, उद्या मुलं मोठी झाल्यावर गरज असेल त्यांना आपली?
अस्वस्थ मनानं हे सगळं संदीप खरेशी बोललो. त्याचं आणि माझं नातं म्हणजे -

न सांगता तू मला उमगते सारे
कळतात तुलाही मौनातील इशारे
दोघांत कशाला मग शब्दांचे बंध
कळ्यांचा चाले कळ्यांशी संवाद.

असं आहे. त्यालाही हे सारे असंच, इतकंच तीव्रतेने वाटत होतं आणि त्याच्यातला हळव्या मनापासून कविता लिहिली. माझ्या अस्वस्थ अवस्थेतच चाल तयार झाली होती. दु:खापेक्षाही उद्विग्नता, फ्रस्ट्रेशन मांडणारी ही चाल आणि ते शब्द यांतून हे गाणं रसिकांच्या मनात खूप खोलवर रूजलं.
प्रत्येक ठिकाणी वेगळे किस्से, वेगळ्या प्रतिक्रिया.. कार्यक्रमात छोटी-छोटी मुलं-मुली आपल्या बाबांना रडताना पाहून सुन्न झाली. कोणी ‘माझ्या बाबाला का रडवलंस’ म्हणून आमच्यावर चिडली. सासरी गेलेल्या मुलींनी ‘बाबा गाणं ऐकलंत?' म्हणत फोन केले. सगळ्यांच्या प्रतिक्रिया तुटक्या, हळव्या आणि दुखऱ्या..
हे गाणं मुलांनी बाबांसाठी ऐकलं आणि बाबांनी मुलांसाठी, आणि बाबांच्या बाबांसाठीही. हे गाणं जितकं बाबाचं, तितकंच ते आजच्या नोकरी-व्यवसाय करणाऱ्या आईचंसुद्धा..
प्रत्येक ठिकाणी गाण्यावर वेगळे किस्से, वेगळी प्रतिक्रिया.. सगळ्या तितक्याच हळव्या, दुखऱ्या.. (इथे वाढू शकतं!!)

आम्हीही घरापासून दूर-दूर पुन: पुन्हा हे गाणं गातो आणि जखम रोज भळभळते. रोज ठरवितो की, या महिन्यात थोडं नीट नियोजन करायचं. मुलांबरोबर करायच्या अनेक गोष्टी घोळतात, पण बघता बघता हा महिना सरकतो.. मग स्वत:लाच पुढच्या महिन्याचं वचन.. हे चुकतंय, ते समजतं, पटतं. जे ठरवतो, ते हातून घडत नाही, यासारखी दुसरी बोच नाही. थोडं थांबायला हवंय. वेग कमी करायला हवाय..
पण निदान हे जमेपर्यंत तरी स्वत:ला टोचून टोचून रोज गायलाच हवं..

‘असा गेलो आहे बाळा पुरा अडकून
हल्ली तुला झोपेतच पाहतो दुरून
असा कसा बाबा देव लेकराला देतो?
लवकर जातो आणि उशिरानं येतो..
सांगायची आहे माझ्या सानुल्या फुला
दमलेल्या बाबाची या कहाणी तुला..’

Around the corner I have a friend

Around the corner I have a friend,

In this great city that has no end,

Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,

And before I know it, a year is gone.

And I never see my old friends face,

For life is a swift and terrible race,

He knows I like him just as well,

As in the days when I rang his bell.

And he rang mine but we were younger then,

And now we are busy, tired men.

Tired of playing a foolish game,

Tired of trying to make a name.

'Tomorrow' I say! 'I will call on Jim Just to show that I'm thinking of him.

' But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,

And distance between us grows and grows.

Around the corner, yet miles away,

'Here's a telegram sir,' 'Jim died today.'

And that's what we get and deserve in the end.

Around the corner, a vanished friend.

Know where you're & where you want to go...

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village.

A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.
"Not very long." they answered in unison.
"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?"
The fishermen explained that their small catches were sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.

"But what do you do with the rest of your time?

Tourist exclaimed !!! thought a while and told.....

"I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day.
You can then sell the extra fish you catch... With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."

"And after that?" asked the Fishermen.

"With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one
and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man,
you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant.
You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City , Los Angeles , or even New York City !
From there you can direct y our huge new enterprise."

"How long would that take?" asked the Fishermen.

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.

"And after that?"

"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting," answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen.

"After that you'l l be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife, spend your evenings drinking and enjoying with your friends."

"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing right now. So what's the point in wasting twenty-five long years?"

The moral:
Know where you're & where you want to go in life... Possibly, you may already be there!!

**काँच की बरनी और दो कप चाय **

जीवन में जब सब कुछ एक साथ और जल्दी - जल्दी करने की इच्छा होती है , सब कुछ तेजी से पा लेने की इच्छा होती है , और हमें लगने लगता है कि दिन के चौबीस घंटे भी कम पड़ते हैं , उस समय ये बोध कथा , " काँच की बरनी और दो कप चाय " हमें याद आती है ।

दर्शनशास्त्र के एक प्रोफ़ेसर कक्षा में आये और उन्होंने छात्रों से कहा कि वे आज जीवन का एक महत्वपूर्ण पाठ पढाने वाले हैं ...

उन्होंने अपने साथ लाई एक काँच की बडी़ बरनी ( जार ) टेबल पर रखा और उसमें टेबल टेनिस की गेंदें डालने लगे और तब तक डालते रहे जब तक कि उसमें एक भी गेंद समाने की जगह नहीं बची ... उन्होंने छात्रों से पूछा - क्या बरनी पूरी भर गई ?
हाँ ... आवाज आई ... फ़िर प्रोफ़ेसर साहब ने छोटे - छोटे कंकर उसमें भरने शुरु किये धीरे - धीरे बरनी को हिलाया तो काफ़ी सारे कंकर उसमें जहाँ जगह खाली थी , समा गये , फ़िर से प्रोफ़ेसर साहब ने पूछा , क्या अब बरनी भर गई है , छात्रों ने एक बार फ़िर
हाँ ... कहा अब प्रोफ़ेसर साहब ने रेत की थैली से हौले - हौले उस बरनी में रेत डालना शुरु किया , वह रेत भी उस जार में जहाँ संभव था बैठ गई , अब छात्र अपनी नादानी पर हँसे ... फ़िर प्रोफ़ेसर साहब ने पूछा , क्यों अब तो यह बरनी पूरी भर गई ना ?
हाँ.. अब तो पूरी भर गई है .. सभी ने एक स्वर में कहा .. सर ने टेबल के नीचे से चाय के दो कप निकालकर उसमें की चाय जार में डाली , चाय भी रेत के बीच स्थित थोडी़ सी जगह में सोख ली गई ...
प्रोफ़ेसर साहब ने गंभीर आवाज में समझाना शुरु किया –
इस काँच की बरनी को तुम लोग अपना जीवन समझो ....
टेबल टेनिस की गेंदें सबसे महत्वपूर्ण भाग अर्थात भगवान , परिवार , बच्चे , मित्र , स्वास्थ्य और शौक हैं ,
छोटे कंकर मतलब तुम्हारी नौकरी , कार , बडा़ मकान आदि हैं , और
रेत का मतलब और भी छोटी - छोटी बेकार सी बातें , मनमुटाव , झगडे़ है ..
अब यदि तुमने काँच की बरनी में सबसे पहले रेत भरी होती तो टेबल टेनिस की गेंदों और कंकरों के लिये जगह ही नहीं बचती ,
या कंकर भर दिये होते तो गेंदें नहीं भर पाते ,
रेत जरूर आ सकती थी ... ठीक यही बात जीवन पर लागू होती है ...
यदि तुम छोटी - छोटी बातों के पीछे पडे़ रहोगे और अपनी ऊर्जा उसमें नष्ट करोगे तो तुम्हारे पास मुख्य बातों के लिये अधिक समय नहीं रहेगा ...
मन के सुख के लिये क्या जरूरी है ये तुम्हें तय करना है । अपने बच्चों के साथ खेलो , बगीचे में पानी डालो , सुबह पत्नी के साथ घूमने निकल जाओ , घर के बेकार सामान को बाहर निकाल फ़ेंको , मेडिकल चेक - अप करवाओ ... टेबल टेनिस गेंदों की फ़िक्र पहले करो , वही महत्वपूर्ण है ...

पहले तय करो कि क्या जरूरी है ... बाकी सब तो रेत है .. छात्र बडे़ ध्यान से सुन रहे थे .. अचानक एक ने पूछा , सर लेकिन आपने यह नहीं बताया कि " चाय के दो कप " क्या हैं ? प्रोफ़ेसर मुस्कुराये , बोले ..
मैं सोच ही रहा था कि अभी तक ये सवाल किसी ने क्यों नहीं किया ... इसका उत्तर यह है कि , जीवन हमें कितना ही परिपूर्ण और संतुष्ट लगे , लेकिन अपने खास मित्र के साथ दो कप चाय पीने की जगह हमेशा होनी चाहिये ।

आपलं आयुष्य कसं सुखानं भरून जाईल....

एकदा लग्न झालं की, आपलं आयुष्य सुखात जाईल असं आपल्याला वाटत असतं...
असा वाटण्याची जागा मग,मूल झालं की...
मोठं घर झालं की...
अशा अनेक इच्छांच्या अंगाने वाढतच जाते.
दरम्यानच्या काळात, आपली मुलं अद्याप मोठी झालेली नाहीत. ती जरा मोठी झाली की सारंठीक होईल, अशी आपण मनाची समजूत घालू लागतो.
मुलांच्या वाढत्या वयात, त्यांच्या भवितव्याच्या सुंदर स्वप्नांनी आपण आपले दिवस सजवत असतो.
मुलं जरा करती सवरती झाली की सारं कसं आनंदानं भरून जाईल, असं आपल्याला वाटत असतं.
आपला नवरा / बायको जरा नीट वागायला लागला लागली की...आपल्या दाराशी एक गाडी आली की...आपल्याला मनाजोगी सुटी मिळाली की...निवृत्त झालो की...आपलं आयुष्य कसं सुखानं भरून जाईल, असं आपण सतत स्वतःशीच घोकत असतो.खरं असंय, की आनंदात असण्यासाठी, सुखात असण्यासाठी आत्ताच्या वेळेपेक्षा दुसरी योग्य वेळकोणतीही नाही.
आयुष्यात आव्हानं तर असणार आहेतच. ती स्विकारायची आणि ती झेलता झेलताच आनंदी राहायचानिश्‍चय करायचा हेच बरं नाही का?जगायला - खरोखरीच्या जगण्याला - अद्याप सुरुवात व्हायचीये, असंच बराच काळ वाटत राहतं.पण, मध्ये बरेच अडथळे असतात. काही आश्‍वासनं पाळायची असतात, कोणाला वेळ द्यायचा असतो,काही ऋण फेडायचं असतं....आणि अगदी शेवटी कळतं, की ते अडथळे म्हणजेच जीवन होतं.
या दृष्टिकोनातून पाहिलं की कळतं,
आनंदाकडे जाणारा कोणताही मार्ग नाही.आनंद हाच एक महामार्ग आहे.म्हणून प्रत्येक क्षण साजरा करा.शाळा सुटण्यासाठी...
शाळेत पुन्हा जाण्यासाठी... वजन चार किलोने कमी होण्यासाठी... वजनथोडं वाढण्यासाठी... कामाला सुरुवात होण्यासाठी... एकदाचं लग्न होऊन जाऊदे म्हणून...शुक्रवार संध्याकाळसाठी... रविवार सकाळसाठी... नव्याकोऱ्या गाडीची वाट बघण्यासाठी...पावसासाठी... थंडीसाठी... सुखद उन्हासाठी... महिन्याच्या पहिल्या तारखेसाठी... आपणथांबून राहिलेले असतो. एकदाचा तो टप्पा पार पडला की, सारं काही मनासारखं होईल, अशीआपणच आपली समजूत घातलेली असते. पण, असं काही ठरवण्यापूर्वी आनंदी होण्याचं ठरवा.

आता जरा या पुढे दिलेल्या प्रश्‍नांची उत्तरं द्या पाहू -
१ - जगातल्या पहिल्या दहा सर्वांत श्रीमंत माणसांची नावं सांगा पाहू.
२ - गेल्या पाच वर्षांत विश्‍वसुंदरी किताब मिळवणऱ्यांची नावं आठवतायत?
३ - या वर्षीच्या पाच नोबेल विजेत्यांची नावं सांगता येतील?
४ - गेल्या दोन वर्षांतल्या ऑस्कर विजेत्यांची नावं लक्षात आहेत का?
हं! काहितरीच काय विचारताय?
असं तर वाटलं नाही ना तुम्हाला? पण, असं वाटलं नसलं तरी,या प्रश्‍नांची उत्तरं देमं तसं सोपं नाहीच, नाही का?
टाळ्यांचा कडकडाट हवेत विरून जातो.पदकं आणि चषक धूळ खात पडतात.जेत्यांचाही लवकरच विसर पडतो.

आता या चार प्रश्‍नांची उत्तरं द्या पाहू -
१ - तुमच्यावर ज्यांचा प्रभाव आहे अशा तीन शिक्षकांची नावं सांगा बरं.
२ - तुम्हाला अगदी तातडीची गरज असताना मदत करणाऱ्या तीन मित्रांची नावं सांगता येतील?
३ - आपण म्हणजे अगदी महत्त्वाची व्यक्ती आहोत, असं तुम्हाला वाटायला लावणाऱ्या एखाद-दोघांची नावं सांगता येतील तुम्हाला?
४ - तुम्हाला ज्यांच्याबरोबर वेळ घालवायला आवडतो अशा पाच जणांची नावं सांगा बरं.

क्षणभर विचार करा.
आयुष्य अगदी छोटं आहे.
तुम्ही कोणत्या यादीत असाल? काही अंदाज लागतोय?

आता एक गोष्ट.
काही वर्षांपूर्वीची.
सिएटलच्या ऑलिम्पिकमध्ये 100 मीटर धावण्याच्या स्पर्धेत सहभागी झालेलेनऊ स्पर्धक स्पर्धा सुरू होण्याच्या संकेताची वाट पाहात जय्यत तयार उभे होते. ही सारी मुलंशारीरिक किंवा मानसिकदृष्ट्या अपंग होती.पिस्तुलाचा आवाज झाला आणि शर्यत सुरू झाली. साऱ्यांनाच पळता येत होतं असं नाही. पण,प्रत्येकाला स्पर्धेत भाग घ्यायचा होता आणि महत्त्वाचं म्हणजे जिंकायचं होतं.धावता धावता एकाचा तोल गेला. काही गोलांट्याखाऊन तो पडला आणि रडू लागला.त्याच्या रडण्याचा आवाज ऐकून अन्य आठही जण पळायचे थांबले.सारे मागे फिरले... सारे जण...
"डाउन्स सिन्ड्रोम'ची व्याधी असलेली एक मुलगी त्याच्या जवळ बसली. तिने त्याला मिठी मारलीआणि मग विचारलं, ""आता बरं वाटतंय?''मग साऱ्यांनी त्याला उभं केलं आणि अंतिम रेषेपर्यंत सारे खांद्याला खांदा लावून चालत गेले.
ते दृष्य पाहून मैदानावर उपस्थित असलेले हेलावून गेले. उभे राहून मानवंदना देत साऱ्यांनीटाळ्यांचा कडकडाटकेला. बराच काळ त्या टाळ्यांचा आवाज आसमंतात गुंजत होता...त्यावेळी तिथे उपस्थित असलेली मंडळी अजूनही त्या घटनेची आठवण काढतात.का?
कुठेतरी आत खोलवर आपल्याला प्रत्येकाला ठाऊक असतं की आयुष्यातली सर्वांत महत्त्वाची गोष्टअसते ती स्वतःसाठी जिंकण्यापेक्षा कितीतरी मोठी असते.
आयुष्यातली सर्वांत महत्त्वाची गोष्ट असते ती म्हणजे इतरांना जिंकायला मदत करणं.
त्यासाठीवेळप्रसंगी आपला वेग कमी करावा लागतो किंवा अगदी शर्यतच बदलावी लागते.
शक्‍य तितक्‍या लोकांना हे सांगा. त्यानं आपलं हृदयपरिवर्तन घडून येईल. कदाचित इतरांचंही...दुसरी मेणबत्ती लावण्यासाठी वापरल्याने पहिल्या मेणबत्तीचं काहीच कमी होत नाही. नाही का?

Why is it called Bluetooth™?

The Viking king Harald Bluetooth united Norway and Denmark, he was renownedas a great communicator, skilled at bringing people together to talk toeach other

but he never would have guessed that a thousand years later a powerful technology would be named after him!and thats Bluetooth™

શેષનાગનું માનવરૂપ

શેષનાગનું માનવરૂપ (િપતા) હિરદાસ વ્યાસ

વર્ષો પછી મેં અનુભવ્યું કે િપતા આકાશ હોય છે અને તપતા સૂરજને પોતાની પીઠ પર ઝીલી આપણને છાંયો આપે છે. વરસાંદમાં છત્રી અને ગરમીમાં ઠંડી હવાની લહેરખી બની આપણને સુરક્ષિત રાખે છે. એમનું ચાલે તો પોતાનાં બાળકો માટે લાકડાનો ઘોડો, સર્કસનો જોકર એટલે સુધી કે રંગબેરંગી ફુગ્ગો બની જવામાં પણ એમને સંકોચ નથી થતો. જોકે પોતાના આનંદની કોઇ પણ ક્ષણ હોય તેઓ આછા સ્મિતથી વધારે કોઇ પ્રતભાવ નથી દર્શાવતા. આવી પળોમાં િપતા તરીકે એમનું વ્યક્તિત્વ અદ્ર્શ્ય થઇ જાય છે.

છતાં ક્યારેક એવું બને છે કે, માતાની સરખામણીમાં િપતાને હંમેશા ભૂલી જવાય છે. દૂર વસતાં બાળકો પત્ર લખે ત્યારે પત્રોમાં માંને પહેલું સંબોધન કરે છે. શાયદ િપતા માટે તો માત્ર થોડી લીટીઓજ લખાયેલી હોય છે, તો પણ બાળકોના પત્રમાં લખાયેલા એ થોડા શબ્દોને પણ તેઓ એકાંતમાં ઘણીવાર વાંચે છે. એ સમયે એમનો ચહેરો કદાચ અત્યંત દયામણો અને લાચાર લાગે છે, છતાં એકાંતમાં પણ પોતાના ચહેરા પરની રેખાઓ ભાવુકતાની ચાડી ન ખાઇ જાય એની નિષ્ફળ કોશિશ કરતાં રહે છે.

બાળકો મોટાં થતાં જાય છે એમ એમને લાડ લડાવવામાં પણ તેઓ ખચકાટ અનુભવે છે. ક્યારેક મોકો મળી જાય તો તેઓ ઘરમાં સૂતેલાં બાળકોને પોતાની આંગળીઓથી પંપાળે છે, નમીને એમના કપાળને ચૂમે છે. એવામાં બાળક જો સળવળ્યું તો સંકોચાઇને એ એવા દૂર ખસી જાય છે, જાણે ક્યાંક ચોરી કરતાં પકડાઇ ગયા હોય!

સરકાર દ્વારા સન્માનિત થવા છતાં પણ પોતાનાં બાળકો માટે તેઓ હંમેશ એક નિષ્ફળ શિક્ષક ગણાય છે. ઓફીસ કે સરકારી ખાતું બાહોશીથી ચલાવવા છતાં ઘરના મોભી તરીકે િપતા મીંડું જ સિદ્દ થાય છે. કયારેક વળી પત્ની બે ચાર દિવસ માટે એકલી જ કોઇ સંબંધીને ત્યાં જાય છે ત્યારે તેઓ જીવ રેડી પોતાનાં બાળકો માટે મા અને િપતા બંનેની ભૂિમકા િનભાવવા તત્પર થઇ જાય છે. રસોડામાં ઘૂસી નવા પ્રયોગ કરવા લાગે છે, બાળકોનાં પુસ્તક-કપડાં વગેરે ઉત્સાહથી વય્વસ્થીત કરે છે. આ બધાં કામને કારણે એ િદવસોમાં તેઓ ઓફીસ મોડા પહોંચી બોસનો ઠપકો સાંભળે છે, પણ ઘરે આવતાં જ એ બધું ભૂલીને ફરીથી બાળકો માટે કંઇક નવું સારું કરી છૂટવાની કવાયતમાં લાગી જાય છે. પછી પત્ની જ્યારે પાછી ફરે છે ત્યારે બાળકો િપતાની ઘણી હાસ્યાસ્પદ કોશિશોની મજાક ઉડાવી પોતાની માને સંભળાવે છે, કદાચ થોડા સમય માટે ખોટું પણ લાગે છતાં પોતે પણ એ વાતને હસી નાખે છે. માની ગેરહાજરીમાં ભૂલમા પણ સ્વાદિષ્ટ બની ગયેલી કોઇ વાનગીના કે દીવાનખાનાની નવી ગોઠવણીના બાળકો મા આગળ ક્યારેક વખાણ કરી બેસે ત્યારે િપતાના હ્રદયમાં ઊઠતા ભાવ એમનો ચહેરો ક્યારેય દર્શાવી નથી શકતો.

ઘરબહાર િપતા ઘણીવાર હેરાન-પરેશાન અને હતાશ-નિરાશ થાય છે પણ ઘરમાં પગ મૂકતાંની સાથે જ પોતાના પર એક ખુશમિજાજી માણસ અને વિજયી યોદ્દાનું કવચ ચઢાવી લે છે. કોઇકોઇ વાર તેઓ પોતાની પત્ની સાથે પોતાના પરાજયના દુઃખને વહેંચવાની કોશિશ પણ કરે છે પણ થોડીજ વારમાં એ પત્નીના મોંઢે કહેવાતી બાળકો, બહેનપણીઓની કે સગાંસંબંધીઓની વાતો પર હા-હં કરતા દેખાય છે. પત્ની પાછી એ વાતો કરતી કરતી નિરાંતે સૂઇ જાય છે અને પોતે સાંભળેલી વાતો અને ન કહી શકાયેલી વાતો વાગોળતા જાગતા પડી રહે છે. ઘરમાં જ્યારે પણ કોઇ મુદ્દે ચર્ચા છેડાય છે ત્યારે ઘરના બાકી બધા લોકો એક તરફ અને િપતા બીજી તરફ એકલાઅટૂલા ઊભા હોય છે. ઘર અને બાળકોને લગતા તમામ નિર્ણયોમાં પણ એ લઘુમતીમાં હોય છે. ટૂંકમાં બહુ ઓછીવાર કોઇ એમની સાથે સહમત થાય છે. બાળકોના મોટા મોટા િનર્ણયોમાં પોતાની અનુમિત ન હોવા છતાં અને એથી પોતે ખીજાયેલા હોવા છ્તાં તેઓ બાળકોની ઇચ્છા પૂરી કરવા મથે છે. િવિધની વક્ર્તા એ છે કે આમ છતાં બાળકોની ઇચ્છામાં આડે આવવામાં સૌથી મોખરે તેઓ જ ખટકતા દેખાય છે. બાળકો ખાતર ઘણો પિરશ્રમ વેઠવો પડતો હોવા છતાં તેઓ એને છુપાવવામાં જ માને છે. બાળકોની સફળતા અર્થે મનોમન ઇશ્વરને સ્મરતાં- િવનવતાં રહે છે.

બાળકોને લગતી કોઇ પણ ખબર િપતા પાસે લગભગ ‘સેકન્ડ-હેન્ડ’જ આવતી હોય છે. શરૂશરૂમાં એમને માઠું પણ લાગતું હોય છે, પણ પછી એ ખોટું લગાડવાનું છોડી એ સમાચારો અનુસાર સુખી કે દુખી થવાનું શીખી જાય છે. ખરી રીતે િપતા શેષનાગ જેવા હોય છે. એમણે આ પરિવાર રૂપી પ્રુથ્વીને પોતાના માથે હાલકડોલક થયા વગર, થાકયા વગર અને સતત સંતુલન જાળવી ઊંચકી રાખવાની હોય છે. થાકીને જરાઅમથું પણ માથું હલાવી દે તો તરત જ આખાય પરિવારમાં હાહાકાર મચી જાય છે. ત્યારે ધ્રૂજી ઉઠેલા કુટુંબને જોઇ પોતાના થાકની વાત કોઇને પણ કહ્યા વગર, ફરીથી ક્યારેય પાછા ન થાકવાનો િનર્ણય કરી પોતાના કામમાં તેઓ વધુ એક વાર મગ્ન થઇ જાય છે…. દીકરો મોટો થઇ પહેલીવાર નોકરી કરવા બીજા શહેરમાં જતો હોય છે ત્યારે ઉપરઉપરથી ખૂબ ખુશ, નિશ્ચિત અને સામાન્ય દેખાવાનો ડોળ કરતાં િપતા અંદરથી ખૂબ ઉદાસ થઇ જાય છે. એ દીકરાને શાંતિથી શિખામણના બે બોલ પણ નથી કહી શકતા. પોતાના સ્વરને સંયમિત રાખવાની કોશિશમાં િવદાય સમયે પણ તેઓ લગભગ ચુપકીદી સેવે છે. એમની આ ચૂપકીદીને કદાચ કોઇ નિષ્ઠુરતા તથા ઔપચારિકતા માની લે છે. છતાં કોઇ વાર લાગણીવશ કોઇને કહ્યા વગર તેઓ ચુપચાપ એકલા જ દીકરાના શહેરમાં પહોંચી જાય છે. ઘણા વખતે દીકરાને મળ્યા પછી છાતીએ લગાડી ન્યાલ થઇ જાય છે. ડાયાબિટીસ હોવા છતાં દીકરા દ્વારા મંગાવાયેલી ચા કોઇપણ જાતના ભય વગર આનંદથી ચૂસકીઓ મારી પી લે છે અને પોતાના આગમનને કારણે દીકરાને નોકરીમાંથી અદધી કે આખી રજા લેવાનું નથી કહેતા.તેઓ દીકરાના ગયા પછી એનો અવ્યવસ્થિત રૂમ સાફ કરવાનો આનંદ માણવા માંગે છે પણ કપડાંની પાછળ રાખેલું સિગરેટનું પેકેટ જોઇ સફાઇ કરવાનો ઇરાદો માંડી વાળે છે. સાંજે દીકરો પાછો ફરે છે ત્યારે એને કોઇ વાતનો અણસાર પણ નથી આવવા દેતા કે એ ચીજોનો ઉલ્લેખ પણ નથી કરતા. શું વાતચીત કરવી એ પણ એમને સુઝતું નથી ત્યારે દીકરાની સાથે ફકત ડીનરનો આનંદ લઇ પોતે જરૂરી મીટિંગ છે એવું બહાનું કરી દે એ જ રાતે ત્યાંથી રવાના થઇ જાય છે. હા, જતી વખતે દીકરાના હાથમાં થોડી નોટોની થપ્પી થમાવવાનું સુA તેઓ અવશ્ય લે છે. બસ, આમ જીવનની ભાગદોડમાં એક દિવસ અચાનક િપતા પડી જાય છે, ફરી ન ઊઠવા માટે. આખો પરિવાર અવાચક રહી જાય છે. એમના ન હોવાના દુખમાં એમની હયાતીનું મહત્ત્વ કોઇ નવા અર્થમાં સમજાય છે. અને છેવટે િપતાજી ઘરના કોઇ ખંડમા એક દીવાલ પર માળા પહેરી છિબમાં લટકી જાય છે, છતાં ઇતિહાસના કોઇ પણ પુસ્તકમાં એ િપતા તરીકે નથી મળી શકતા !

આ ગુજરાત છે

અહીં પ્રેમ કેરો સાદ છે પ્રભુજીનો પ્રસાદ છે ને પ્રકૃતિનો વરસાદ છે !બૉસ, આ ગુજરાત છે !

અહીં નર્મદાનાં નીર છે માખણ અને પનીર છે ને ઊજળું તકદીર છે !યસ, આ ગુજરાત છે !

અહીં ગરબા-રાસ છે વળી જ્ઞાનનો ઉજાસ છે ને સોનેરી પરભાત છેઅલ્યા, આ ગુજરાત છે !

અહીં ભોજનમાં ખીર છે સંસ્કારમાં ખમીર છે ને પ્રજા શૂરવીર છે !કેવું આ ગુજરાત છે !

અહીં વિકાસની વાત છે સાધુઓની જમાત છેને સઘળી નાત-જાત છે યાર, આ ગુજરાત છે !

અહીં પર્વોનો પ્રાસ છેતીર્થો તણો પ્રવાસ છે ને શૌર્યનો સહવાસ છે !દોસ્ત, આ ગુજરાત છે !

Frienship

Its friendship.. .....
When a person calls u by a stupid name and never by ur own name.....
When they always get angry, whenever u tell them that u r busy and cant reply...
When they tell u everything about themselves even if its embarassing. ..
When they come to c u, whenever they get a chance....
When u argue with each other on stupid things and then end up laughing....
:)

SEVEN SECRETS OF SUCCESS

Which I Found In My Room …

1. Roof said : Aim High

2. Fan said : Be Cool

3. Clock said : Every Second Is Precious

4. Mirror said : Reflect Before U Act

5. Window said : See The World

6. Calendar said: Be Up to date

7. Door said: Push Hard To Achieve Ur Goals

A sweet love story..............

One night a girl and a boy were sitting in a car; there was a complete silence both of them stayed quiet forlong,

then the girl gave him a chit ofpaper, and the boy before reading ittold the girl (with embarrassingexpression) that he wants to leaveher,

then suddenly an overspeededcar collided with their car, the girldied and the boy survived and whenhe opened the chit he dropped a tear coz it was written

' if you'll leave me i'll die '

5 important lessons to learn from a humble pencil.

1 . It tells you that everything you do will always leave a Mark

2. You can always correct the mistake you make

3. The important thing in life is what you are from inside and not from out side

4. In life you will undergo painful sharpening which will make you better in whatever you do

5. Finally, to be the best you can be, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you

7 Simple Ways to Beat Stress

1. Take a walkWant a break from the office? Does your house feel like an insane asylum? Slip out the door and let your feet take you somewhere. Not only will walking give you the opportunity to clear your head and take a break from that hectic situation, but it's great aerobic exercise, too.

2. Call a friendWe all have someone whose voice alone perks us up. Give them a buzz, even for a few minutes. Whether with a joke or a funny story, or just by listening, they will likely put a smile on your face and calm you down. Besides, what are friends for?

3. Write in a journalExpressing our feelings could be the best way to deal with stress. Keeping a journal is a way to capture those feelings at any moment. You don't have to worry about what others think or say, just let your pen do the work. By the time you're done, those feelings will be on their way out of your system.

4. Play a board gameRemember these? Maybe there are a dozen stashed in your closet, waiting to be dusted off. Monopoly/Business probably should be saved until you have a few hours to spare, but quick kids' games like Ludo or Snakes and Ladders are always good for a smile.

5. Work up a sweatHave some pent up frustrations? There's no better way to get rid of them than by exercising. Pop in a workout tape, hop on your bike or grab your jump rope. You'll be too busy working up a sweat to worry about what's stressing you out. Picture the stress leaving your body through your pores.

6. Plan something funIs there a trip you want to take but never had time to get it together? Or a dinner you've always wanted to make? Now's the time. Not only will you take your mind off things, but you'll be spending time eagerly anticipating a great getaway or meal later. It's a win-win situation.

7. Take a hot bathA hot bath will initially give your body a kick, which in turn will give your mind a kick too - and then it'll slow both down.

How to prevent your PEN drive from VIRUS

Friends many of your PC/laptop's normally gets virus because of Pen Drives or USB devices (Even PC's who are not connected to network ).
Some Virus like Ravmon Virus , Heap41a worm which are not detected by anti virus normally spreads mostly by the Pen Drives .
In such a case what can you do to prevent your PC from getting infected with Virus that spreads through USB devices or Pen Drives ?You can protect your PC by just following the simple steps below . It won't take much time.
Connect your Pen Drive or USB drive to your computer.
Now a dialogue window will popup asking you to choose among the options as shown in the figure.
Don't choose any of them , Just simply click Cancel.
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*Now go to Start--> Run and type cmd to open the Command Prompt window .
*Now go to My Computer and Check the Drive letter of your USB drive or Pen Drive. ( E.g. If it is written Kingston (I:) , then I: will be the drive letter .)
*In the Command Window ( cmd ) , type the drive letter: and Hit Enter .
*Now type dir/w/o/a/p and Hit Enter
*You will get a list of files . In the list , search if anyone of the following do exist
1. Autorun.inf
2. New Folder.exe
3. Bha.vbs
4. Iexplore.vbs
5. Info.exe
6. New_Folder.exe
7. Ravmon.exe
8. RVHost.exe or any other files with .exe Extension .

If you find any one of the files above , Run the command attrib -h -r -s -a *.* and Hit Enter.
Now Delete each File using the following Command del filename ( E.g del autorun.inf ) .
That's it . Now just scan your USB drive with the anti virus you have to ensure that you made your Pen Drive free of Virus

Learn while you laugh......

A new vacuum cleaner salesman knocked on the door on the first houseOf the street.

A tall lady answered the door.Before she could speak, the enthusiastic salesman barged into the livingRoom and opened a big black plastic bag and poured all the cow droppings Onto the carpet.

"Madam, if I could not clean this up with the use of this new powerfulVacuum cleaner within 15 minutes, I will EAT all this dung!" exclaimedThe eager salesman.
"Do you need chili sauce or ketchup with that" asked the lady.

The bewildered salesman asked, "Why, madam?"

"There's no electricity in the house..." said the lady.

MORAL:

Gather all requirements and resources before working

on any Project and committing to the client...!!!

Interesting conversation

An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.
He asks one of his new students to stand and.....
Prof: So you believe in God?
Student: Absolutely, sir.
Prof: Is God good?
Student: Sure...
Prof: Is God all-powerful?
Student: Yes.
Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him.
Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm?
(Student is silent.)
Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student: Yes.
Prof: Is Satan good?
Student: No.
Prof: Where does Satan come from?
Student: From...God.....
Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student: Yes.
Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student: Yes.
Prof: So who created evil? (Student does not answer.)
Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?
Student: Yes, sir.
Prof: So, who created them?
(Student has no answer.)
Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you.
Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?
Student: No, sir.
Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Student: No, sir.
Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student: Yes.
Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist.
What do you say to that, son?
Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.
Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.
Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Prof: Yes.
Student: And is there such a thing as cold?
Prof: Yes.
Student: No sir. There isn't.
(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat.
But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that.
There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it. (There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)
Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
Student: You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn't it?
In reality, darkness isn't. If it were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?
Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student:
Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor.Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student:
Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)
Student:
Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher? (The class is in uproar.)
Student:
Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?
(The class breaks out into laughter.)
Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)
Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.
Student:
That is it sir.... The link between man & god is FAITH. That is all that keeps things moving & alive.

This is a true story,
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APJ Abdul Kalam, the former president of India. J

“Don’t run after success. Run after excellence. If you run after excellence, success will run after you.”