(The below is in response to a chain email depicting the poor educational qualifications of the ministers of Kerala. To avoid perpetuation of unverified data, I have not included the original message)
Wow, what a research !
the first question which comes to my mind is... is it all factual ? .. if I am not convinced that it is a fact, I don't forward, but hit that most important key on the keyboard ... DELETE.
but, for this one, I decided to do a bit of thinking and pen my thoughts .... 'cos you know, I am now a blogger ... at www.brahmayajna.blogspot.com ..... shall post this one also.
chain email perpetrators try all different topics to cater to different sentiments .... this maybe just one of them .... any mail which says forward to all .... take it with a pinch of salt.. they are intended to only multiply the email traffic.. just for mischief sake .... you can verify the international ones at this site .. http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/internet/a/current_netlore.htm
even if they are facts .. who is responsible for electing these people? .. you and me .. we should have done this research prior to going to the polling booths ... if at all we are taking the trouble to exercise our voting rights ... if we are really bothered as to who is guiding / administering our state or country... we cannot afford to sit ashore and do fishing
having said that, think for a second ... who is the man behind the software on almost all of our PCs? what is his educational qualification?
to me... true education is not represented by the 3 or 4 lettered tail at the end of the name ... true and complete education ... PURNA VIDYA... is a way of life ... it is a never-ending process ... to make a complete human being ... and that is real 'saaksharata'... 'aksharam' means that which does not have 'ksharam' or death .... that is why the alphabets are called 'aksharam' in malayalam .... and 'saaksharata' is that which is associated with 'aksharam' ... the complete human being
even if they are facts .. relax.. the ministry is not 'aksharam' ... it is temporary.... more temporary than some of our thoughts and feelings ... some of you may feel like strangling me while reading this ...
beauty is in the beholder's eye .... and kerala is beautiful .. shyama sundara kera kedara bhoomi.... that's why gurudev's teachings are spreading like wildfire in kerala!
jai gurudev !
keralam vazhatte !
bharatam vazhatte !
loka samasta sukhino bhavantu.
Pranams
Krishnan
www.purnavidya.com
14 September 2006
12 September 2006
What governs our life the most ?
The normal response to this question would be.... children's school, their extra-curricular classes, spouse's preferences, office demands, parents' requriements, health ... etc. For the majority of the "mobile" people (atleast for those who drive.... cars) in Dubai or any other "modern" and "fast-growing" city, the response would be...... car parking. The very machine which is supposed to keep us "mobile" is immobilisng us now and governing our life.
The time at which we have to get in for work, the day and time for shopping,....... everything is decided by the availability of parking ... hence we reschedule and smile when we get a parking..... until more like-minded people also reschedule their timings..... and then we reschedule ours.... the day is not far when we may have to do night shifts in the office, because that is the time when free parking is available.. or work from home. I wonder how many business opportunities are being lost because of the parking syndrome.
I used to enjoy hot home-cooked meal for lunch, lovingly made by my wife Bindu, but not anymore. Because it takes me atleast 30 minutes for a 10-km drive home and when I rush back after a quick meal, I do not get parking space. So, I have to contented with a light (probably cold) lunch packed in the morning or from the sandwich store nearby. Thanks to the Vedanta lessons, I take solace under Sankaracharya's verses from Sadhana Panchakam "... swadannam na tu yachyatam vidhivasaat praptena santushyatam"
In earlier days (which are always "good old days"), taxis were easily available, but not anymore. Last month, I nearly missed my flight since I had to wait for about 45 minutes to get a cab in the peak evening hours. Ultimately, I had to request a person (who sprinted faster than me to get into an empty cab), stating that I may miss my flight, in order to get to the airport just in time. Thanks to his generosity and understanding, he kindly vacated the cab for me. Inside the cab, chatting with the driver, I was shocked to know that most of the cabbies who drive cars with manual gear are taking rest during peak hours, due to incessant pain in their left legs! (can't blame them, either). Hence, we can no longer leave our cars "in state" in our residential parking lot (if there is one) and think of taking a cab, to avoid parking problems.
....and when someone in the lift says... "the driving and parking problem is getting worse and the government is not doing anything about this....", we can only smile and probably think.. are we not part of the problem and contributing to it ?
..... oops ! Have to rush now, else I'll miss my "driving corridor" to reach office in 15 minutes.
But my rational mind says... don't rush for worry of missing the parking slot, otherwise you may get parked permanently elsewhere ... Wish you safe driving ... If you were fortunate to find a parking slot today, wish you many many happy returns of the day!
The time at which we have to get in for work, the day and time for shopping,....... everything is decided by the availability of parking ... hence we reschedule and smile when we get a parking..... until more like-minded people also reschedule their timings..... and then we reschedule ours.... the day is not far when we may have to do night shifts in the office, because that is the time when free parking is available.. or work from home. I wonder how many business opportunities are being lost because of the parking syndrome.
I used to enjoy hot home-cooked meal for lunch, lovingly made by my wife Bindu, but not anymore. Because it takes me atleast 30 minutes for a 10-km drive home and when I rush back after a quick meal, I do not get parking space. So, I have to contented with a light (probably cold) lunch packed in the morning or from the sandwich store nearby. Thanks to the Vedanta lessons, I take solace under Sankaracharya's verses from Sadhana Panchakam "... swadannam na tu yachyatam vidhivasaat praptena santushyatam"
In earlier days (which are always "good old days"), taxis were easily available, but not anymore. Last month, I nearly missed my flight since I had to wait for about 45 minutes to get a cab in the peak evening hours. Ultimately, I had to request a person (who sprinted faster than me to get into an empty cab), stating that I may miss my flight, in order to get to the airport just in time. Thanks to his generosity and understanding, he kindly vacated the cab for me. Inside the cab, chatting with the driver, I was shocked to know that most of the cabbies who drive cars with manual gear are taking rest during peak hours, due to incessant pain in their left legs! (can't blame them, either). Hence, we can no longer leave our cars "in state" in our residential parking lot (if there is one) and think of taking a cab, to avoid parking problems.
....and when someone in the lift says... "the driving and parking problem is getting worse and the government is not doing anything about this....", we can only smile and probably think.. are we not part of the problem and contributing to it ?
..... oops ! Have to rush now, else I'll miss my "driving corridor" to reach office in 15 minutes.
But my rational mind says... don't rush for worry of missing the parking slot, otherwise you may get parked permanently elsewhere ... Wish you safe driving ... If you were fortunate to find a parking slot today, wish you many many happy returns of the day!
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