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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Discover,
understand and enjoy through innovation!
Meet you
next month – February, 2014
Professor
A. Narayanan, Ph. D., FISPP
www.nara.tumblr.com (NARA’S
DIGEST)
Saturday, November 30, 2013
MEMO FROM NARA...
Every short story ends with
a moral. Even a novel is written to illustrate explicitly the truth of human
life. The great Epics like Ramayana and
Mahabarata are known to teach good
things of life. People know that very well, but unfortunately following those
good things is not happening. Elders always remind the young people the
importance of those famous stories and morals. But everyone listens to those
stories and do not try to follow the teachings. Therefore we see anarchy in our
society which is highly divided as rich and poor.
Religion is one that divided
the people of the World as Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists.
Such divisions have created a kind of hatred among them. All these religions
tell stories in order to change the minds of people towards love and affection.
Only a minority of the population like to follow the teachings and lead a
civilized and peaceful life. But majority of human beings indulge in all types
of unacceptable habits and behaviours.
Children in schools learn from
their teachers many stories with high moral values. They repeat them to remind
the morals. But unfortunately those morals remain only as morals not practiced.
The reason is quite obvious. In our society there are all kinds of people with
diverse background. To cope up with such people and their children is a major
problem. However many children are transformed at school level, they fall a
prey to the surroundings and the people live in those surroundings. How to
change it? Obviously it is very difficult because the disparity between such
groups of people is far wide. Parents are responsible to bring up the children
with good morals and values. But if the parents themselves are not following
the moral values, then how the children will change in spite of good school
education. It is a big problem the teachers face today. The teachers always
instruct the parents to take care of their wards to follow what they taught in
the class room. Unless parents are careful to transform their children as good
citizens of the world it becomes very difficult for anyone to solve the problem
of unrest in the world.
Every day we come across
cruel happenings all over the world. Unimaginable, uncivilized, shocking events
are seen everywhere. How to control it and to create a social order in the
future? Sociologists are working on various issues. They should consider the
social behaviours of people for a peaceful life on our planet. Instead of
preaching high ideals, it is better to teach how to lead a simple life with
high thinking. Those who are involved in transforming society through
spirituality and religious piousness should concentrate on social order and
creation of a better society for the future.
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.
BOOST YOUR BRAIN POWER...
One of the best ways to boost your
intelligence is to read more! You can read faster (and thus consume more
knowledge) by getting your speech mechanism out of the equation. So give your
mouth something to do, like eating, humming, or chewing gum to get through that
stuff quickly. Then, take some time to absorb and reflect on what you read to
keep it in your memory.
The more you can contribute to a
conversation, a meeting, or other discourse, the smarter you'll come off. Even
if it means admitting ignorance or asking questions, you'll still look better
than if you stay silent—and you might actually learn something in the process.
When
engaged in a heated discussion with your friends, you're bound to stumble upon
a few holes in your knowledge. It's okay to admit when you don't know something,
but if you're feeling particularly self-conscious and want to keep up the
appearance of intelligence, the key is emphasizing what you do know. If you're
in an argument, don't stress disagreement so much as agreement—that way, you
aren't straying away from things you know about.
HAPPINESS IS...
v A good talk and a cup of
coffee with the person you love.
v Standing on the balcony
sipping tea.
v A long walk with a
friend.
v A fresh new haircut.
v A window seat on a bus.
v Talking to your best
friend for hours.
v A cool breeze on a
summer night.
v Letting go and never
looking back.
v A family reunion after
years.
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