NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME 10
JANUARY 2014
NUMBER 1
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
MEMO FROM NARA...
Most people are too preoccupied with
their daily routines to make a major commitment to personal growth and
professional development. They find no time to look around and enjoy what
nature has provided to them. Even they have no time to share and enjoy their
personal growth and professional development with their friends and relatives.
They are so occupied that they are unable to come out of that so-called
‘comfort-zone.’
Everyone works to earn for one’s
healthy and happy life. But in today’s world men and women are put to work by
paying huge sums of money. Yes, Money! In fact money attracts people to go for
any sort of work – hard or soft. During this process, personal growth from a
simple job to chief executive of a company, a teacher to dean of a faculty,
ordinary office clerk to an officer, a secretary to a director and the like
happens. To reach those destinations one has to grow personally and excel in
his/her job. Hard work with intellectual ability or short-cut methods like
influences, corruption, personal contacts – can add water for personal growth.
In order to grow personally one has to put in constant effort forgetting the
personal life itself. Once it is lost one cannot get back. That is what the
spiritual gurus preach to the millions of devotees who surround them to learn
about life and spirituality. The professional development occurs due to
personal growth. Concentrated efforts to bring success to an organization
result in professional development. Every profession is growing day by day in
all possible directions. The development of such professions is necessary for
social change and progress. Persons who are committed to those activities are
regular in their day-to-day routines. Their mind and body are tuned to the
personal growth and professional development.
There are many winners in the world.
They followed certain way of life which is designed and desired by them. The
life is generally not disturbed by any other sort of enjoyment or
entertainment. So they concentrate on their goals – personal growth and
professional development. Those who do not follow such a routine life cannot
and will not be able to attain the height of personal growth and professional
development. Therefore one has to arrive at a balance so that he/she can plan
to allot adequate time for their occupation and enjoyment. Enjoying life is
most important to keep fit with personal growth. For example, health is very
much essential for happiness. So we need to look at our bodily and emotional
health by appropriate means such as exercises, meditation etc. Enjoying life
with family and friends itself, is an essential component of personal growth.
It helps in reducing the stress created by preoccupation of daily routines.
Proper relaxation and rest are also needed to attain personal growth.
In the modern world work wins over all other
activities. Therefore, it is important to think and act on the ways and means
for lessening the preoccupation of daily routines that keep us blind about many
other lifesaving activities.
SPONSORS...
NARA’S NOTEPAD thank
Dr. V.V. Ramamurthy, Principal Scientist (Entomology)
and National Coordinator, IARI, New Delhi
for
sponsoring Dec. 2013, Jan. and Feb. 2014 issues.
AND
Dr. A. Appa Rao, Former Vice-Chancellor of Acharya N.
G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad
for
sponsoring March 2014 to Dec. 2014 issues.
FACINATING PEOPLE OF 2013...
Jumba
Lahiri: Pulitzer Prize winner – Indian-origin American
author.
Angela
Merkel: Elected for a third term as German Chancellor.
Sachin
Tendulkar: Retired cricket legend.
Malala
Yousafzai: Sixteen-year-old Pakistani school student and
women’s rights activist.
Narendra
Modi: Priministrial candidate of BJP.
Nelson
Mandala: Passed away.
Meryl
Streep: American actress; two Academy Awards and 8 Golden
Globe awards.
Hillary
Clinton: U.S Secretary of State; “When women participate in
politics it ripples out to the entire society…women are the world’s most
underused resource.
Edward
Snowden: The whistle-blower is now in Russia and faces
charges of espionage if he returns to the U S.
Arvind
Kejriwal: Created the Aam Admi Party and became the Chief
Minister of Delhi.
THINGS TO REMEMBER IN LIFE...
Do your best instead of worrying about
getting perfect results.
Do not worry too much about other
people’s opinion.
Don’t lose your temper over small
matters.
Work with circumstances instead of
looking for ideal situations.
Stand up for yourself but do not get
unnecessarily over aggressive.
Do not react on any unverified
information.
Do not value others’ opinions beyond a
point.
Think before you speak or act.
Have faith in yourself and don’t
listen to negative people.
Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
TO QUOTE...
v We accept many
notions because they seem to be the logical answers to our questions. But have
we asked the right questions? – Harold L. Klawans.
v In the West,
you have bigger homes, yet smaller families, you have endless conveniences –
yet you never seem to have any time, you can travel anywhere in the world, yet
you don’t bother to cross the road to meet your neighbours. – Dalai Lama.
T I M E ...
"Take
time to work - it is the price of success
Take time to think - it is the
source of power
Take time to play - it is the secret of perpetual youth
Take time to read - it is the fountain of wisdom
Take time to be friendly - it is the road to happiness
Take time to love and be loved - it is the nourishment of the soul
Take time to share - it is too short a life to be selfish
Take time to laugh - it is the music of the heart
Take time to dream - it is hitching your wagon to a star."
—Anonymous
Take time to play - it is the secret of perpetual youth
Take time to read - it is the fountain of wisdom
Take time to be friendly - it is the road to happiness
Take time to love and be loved - it is the nourishment of the soul
Take time to share - it is too short a life to be selfish
Take time to laugh - it is the music of the heart
Take time to dream - it is hitching your wagon to a star."
—Anonymous
JUST TO LAUGH...
A man
was wheeling himself frantically down the hall of the hospital in his wheel
chair, just before his operation. A
nurse stopped him, and asked “What’s the matter?” He said, “I heard the nurse
say, it’s a simple operation. Don’t worry, I’m sure it will be all right.”
“She was just
trying to comfort you, what’s so frightening about that?”
“She wasn’t talking to me. She was talking to the doctor!”
The
judge frowned at the tired robber and said, “Then you admit breaking into the
same store on three successive nights.”
“Yes, your honour.” “And why was that?”
“Because my wife wanted a dress.”
The
judge checked his records, “But it says you broke in three nights in a
row!”
“Yes, Sir, she made me exchange it thrice.”
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next month – February, 2014
Professor
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