NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME 9
MAY 2013
NUMBER 5
Sunday, April 28, 2013
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SPONSOR
NARA’S NOTEPAD thank
Dr. K. Mohan Naidu, Former Director of
Sugarcane
Breeding Institute, Coimbatore for
sponsoring
March, April and May 2013 issues.
MEMO FROM NARA...
Scientists are an elite group of so-called
intellectuals respected (?) or sometimes not respected by the society. They are
not exposed to the common man very much as the politicians are. In fact,
scientists help the society to live in comfort and thus they make us healthy
and happy. They try to make things better for human beings. Therefore most of
the common men respect them. Are they proving their worth for the respects they
get from the people? May be, yes or may be not!
Scientists teach and carry on research. By
teaching, they share knowledge of science to students of science. These students
are examined at various levels and graded. Also the students are taught to do
research to solve problems or to find out new products for the benefit of
people. We all know how we depend on those new products such as medicines, electricity,
computers and mobile phones with thousands of applications with them. There is
no doubt that scientists serve the people day in and day out.
Science has no border. In today’s world, there
is no restriction for using the scientific gadgets developed in one country in
another country. No nation is refusing to accept science and scientific
knowledge although a set of religious people (fanatics?) oppose some of the
scientific theories and concepts. It is understandable because people believe
in traditional beliefs followed over time.
Even some of the scientists are superstitious!
They are supposed to find the truth and truth only by experimentation and
proofs. But their mind and social set up do not allow them to be a thinking
animal. Thinking deep sometimes leads to madness. But thinking in the right
direction to correct peoples’ inabilities such as diseases is a great
achievement the medical science has performed.
Everyone knows how difficult it is to diagnose
and understand the cause of a disease; unless someone (a doctor) who is an
expert either in human anatomy or physiology or genetics come forward to help
the suffering lot of the human population. Every day the number of road
accidents in every city of the world is innumerable and beyond our imagination.
The victims of these accidents are treated with care and medical knowledge by
the medical experts. They are successful in some cases and fail in others. So
science can help human beings only to a certain extent, beyond which it is
beyond science and scientists.
The improvement in science and scientific
research by converging all available knowledge is constantly going on all over
the world for which every nation is contributing lot of money. Even the private
organizations are also taking the responsibility of training people in various
fields of science. Basic sciences like Physics, Chemistry and Biology are
developing at a faster rate today and contribute a lot for applied science. The
future of mankind is determined by scientific knowledge and its utilization to
provide what the next generation wants. The ‘wants’ and ‘needs’ of man and
women are not going to decrease. They are increasing and will be increasing in
future too. To meet such situations only scientists can help. Of course, the
technologists make the scientific results into services and products in order
to popularize across the nations of the world. People are more interested in
the applied aspects of science, not on the fundamentals of science which is the
domain of scientists. Making science popular among people is to be tried
through various media will bring it close to common men and women.
In fact, science is fascinating and fantastic for all of us!
UPS AND DOWNS
"You
are up and you are happy.
You are down and you are sad.
All ups and downs help you to find a balance in your being.
This is what life is all about.
Once balanced, no more ups and downs,
but bliss and joy and silence and gratitude." —Tishan
You are down and you are sad.
All ups and downs help you to find a balance in your being.
This is what life is all about.
Once balanced, no more ups and downs,
but bliss and joy and silence and gratitude." —Tishan
FRIENDSHIP
There
are seven principles of strong friendships. If you have a true
friend you really have something it will give your life a profound strength and
love and meaningfulness and contentment that you just can’t get from any other
source.
To create a powerful bond
with someone:
1. Work together for a
purpose.
2. Believe in your friend.
3. Be loyal.
4. Fulfil their trust.
5. Speak the truth.
6. Happily make sacrifices
for your friend.
7. Cultivate very few
friends, or only one.
SELFISH PERSON
1 A selfish person is excessively friendly and will
go out of their way to be nice to you, though only at the beginning of the
relationship.
2 A selfish friend or partner always asks for
favours, big or small.
3 They always squirm out of helping you when you
need their help.
4 You can sense a selfish person’s fakeness when
they talk to others. They try to appear very friendly and sweet to everyone,
even if you know that they hate the person.
5 They use others all the time. And they share a
laugh with you and tell you how they used someone else to get something done.
6 Selfish people are people pleasers. But once you
get to know them well, they start to show their lazy and aloof side.
7 If you meet someone who’s always eager to please
you with compliments or fake smiles, stay away from them. A truthful person may
seem harsh, but they say things the way they see it. Excessively friendly
people almost always have ulterior motives that are selfish.
8 A selfish friend or lover never commits to
anything unless they can get some benefit or favour out of it. They would never
do anything selflessly for your benefit.
9 A selfish person always has a carefree attitude
and takes nothing seriously.
10 Selfish people are liars and manipulators. They
never want to apologize because they think you’re beneath them. Instead, they
resort to lies.
JUST TO LAUGH...
Two boys were arguing
when the teacher entered the room. The teacher says: “What are you arguing?”
One boy answers, “We found a Rs.10/- note and decided to give it to whoever
tells the biggest lie.” “You should be ashamed of yourself” said the teacher,
“When I was your age, I didn’t even know what a lie was.” The boys gave the
Rs.10/- note to the teacher.
The statistics on sanity is that out of every
four persons are suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your
three best friends… if they’re okay, then it’s you.
INCREASE YOUR CONFIDENCE
Focus more on other people. When you lack confidence, you tend to obsess with thoughts about yourself. That can turn people off leading to their rejection of you, which further erodes your level of confidence. Instead, think about the other person or people you're around. If you're thinking positively about them, you'll feel less self-conscious and will be able to interact more positively with them - which is a win-win situation all round.
Think in terms of gratitude. When you think about what you
have to be grateful for, it puts you in a more positive frame of mind. Focusing
on your past successes, your loved ones, your talents and strengths, and all
the other good things in your life, raises your energy level and leads to much
greater confidence than when you dwell on the negative.
Volunteer. Whenever you volunteer to help
someone in need, whether it's someone you know who's going through a tough time
or a complete stranger, it makes you feel better about yourself. When you know
you're doing something to contribute to the wellbeing of others, your
confidence is given a boost.
Give yourself a break. Most people are much happier
and certainly more confident when they lighten up on themselves. Really, who
said you had to be perfect? If you develop a sense of humour about yourself, you
won't take yourself so seriously. When you're more relaxed and less critical of
yourself, you tend to do better in all situations.
ANONYMOUS ADVICE
"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."
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."
Love
yourself the way you are!
Meet you next month - June, 2013
Prof. A.
Narayanan, Ph. D., FISPP
naara@india.com
Ph : 0422 2423017 Mobile : 098422 42301
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NARA’S NOTEPAD thank
Dr. K. Mohan Naidu, Former
Director of Sugarcane
Breeding Institute,
Coimbatore for sponsoring
March, April and May 2013
issues.
MEMO FROM NARA
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Transition
from the past to the present to the future has been realized by on and all.
Nature changes from season to season with slight modification although the
transition is certain. In other words, transition brings changes. Many changes
are for good whereas some are not.
One
of the glaring changes we observe is food habits. People who have visited the
US – in fact, most of the educated classes and business people very often do –
generally taste the American foods and develop a taste for them, especially the
young ones. They prefer to eat pizza, potato fries, KFC, Mac Donald burger etc.
These people when come back home, try to search for such food to which they
have developed a special taste. Of course, we do find the same types of food in
Pizza Huts, Subways, KFCs and Mac Donald outlets in every city of India. The
transition of food from country to country has become popular because of
people’s preference.
Religions
preach that God is beyond transition and thus there is no change in God. Godly thoughts also do not change. Is it true
that the natural process of change is applicable only to human beings? Is it
possible for us to stop transition from the past to the present? I don’t think
so, because the present and probably the future generations look for change and
create changes in everything. They live in change and bring in change.
Advancements and progress in human activities like education, science, health,
business, and social service bring in changes and transition happen from year
to year and decade to decade. History hints at all these aspects. The
transition from a manual typewriter to a computer and sending letters
(messages) through posts to e-mails are very common examples we all know. In
future, how these things are going to be transformed? – Only time will tell. So
transition is linked somehow with time. We have heard about the animals lived
in Planet Earth millions of years ago. Today they are extinct. Transition led
to new kinds of animals! Therefore, we can assume that there is no end to transition
on earth.
However
the religious and philosophical ideals postulate that the intransient and
immortal as the highest order of being. But transition is an inescapable
reality. The nature of social organization and the innate political wisdom make
transition not only inevitable but even desirable. Every country tries to
improve the living conditions of its people and empower them with health and
education. Such attempts bring progress and improvements in individual life and
generate good citizens who in turn contribute to for the changes. Marketing of
commodities, management of finance and communicating the quality of products
produced (Advertisements) have evolved over time. Selling things what human
being needs in a sophisticated manner is another example for transition from
exchange of goods for our food. By allowing education for women – a big change
in countries like India – we have revolutionized the society and social order.
Because of this transition today we see women working like men in all fields
without fear or favour. They have built up courage and confidence in their mind
to involve all aspects of social services. Someone rightly said: “Even truth
changes every 8 or 10 years.” Therefore, whether one likes it or not change is
bound to happen to create transition and we have to accept it.
WHAT IS CREATIVITY
Creativity
is the bringing into being of something which did not exist before, either as a
product, a process or a thought. You would be demonstrating creativity if you:
- Invent something which has
never existed before
- Invent something which exists
elsewhere but you are not aware of
- Invent a new process for doing
something
- Reapply an existing process or
product into a new or different market
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