Married to Life

Married to Life....

Perched on the window sill, sound of the pitter-patter rain almost drowning the lilting music that's playing in the background.

 A surge of happiness as I watch the greener, cleaner trees that seem to have suddenly come to life....a plate with a wee bit burnt but divine smelling Indian bread teamed with some lip smacking accompaniment...the steaming mugga, not far too behind.....some soul-to-soul chat with nature......a little prayer for endowing me with a mind, sight and senses that enable me to connect effectively and finally an overwhelming gratitude to my maker for this feeling of being married to life, 100 percent

by Manjula Gopal

Triple Filter : by Chanakya

Triple Filter
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In ancient India,
One day a person met the great Chanakya, 
and said,
"Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"
"Hold on a minute," Chanakya replied.

"Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test.
It's called the
Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"

"That's right," Chanakya continued.

"Before you talk to me about my friend,
it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say.
That's why I call it the triple filter test.

The first filter is TRUTH
Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said,

"actually I just heard about it and..."

"All right," said Chanakya.

"So you don't know if it's true or not.

Now let's try the second filter, the filter of GOODNESS
Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"

"No, on the contrary..."

"So," Chankaya continued,
"you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true.

You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left, the filter of USEFULNESS

Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

"Well," concluded chankaya,
"if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"
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Use this triple filter each time you hear loose talk about any of your near and dear ones.
GM everyone

My Child

My child isn't my easel to paint,
Nor my diamond to polish!
My child isn't my trophy to flaunt,
Nor my dummy to taunt!
My child isn't my badge or my honour,
Nor my respect that he/she must protect! 
My child isn't an idea or a fantasy,
Nor my reflection or legacy!
My child isn't my puppet or my project,
Nor my pawn or my cadet!

My child is here to fumble & stumble
To get in & out of trouble!
My child is here to try,
To fall & to cry!
My child is here to unravel the mysteries,
To educate oneself & rewrite histories! 
My child is here to make his/her own choices,
To exercise his/her freewill & experience the consequences!

As a Parent,
My task is to make my child able & capable,
To keep aside my ego & be by his/her side!
My task is to guide & educate,
To let be & not frustrate! 
My task is allow him/her to ponder,
And see my child grow into a Wonder!

Motivation