NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME 8
SEPTEMBER 2012
NUMBER 9
Friday, August 31, 2012
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MEMO FROM NARA...
Everyone
in this world encounters the problem of too much in various situations. We know
very well that anything more than optimum is always not desirable. But some of
us do not agree with this statement because they want to reach the maximum,
whether it is money, achievement, body strength or any other such things. Once
a friend of mine asked me a pertinent question: why rich people go on amassing
too much money, wealth, property etc.? What do they do with all those which
they may not use by themselves? Yes, it is true that one does not need more than
what he/she wants; but still some of us want more and more and they become
greedier in possessing too much.
Of
course, too much is always useless and sometimes dangerous too. But one thing
is certain, that we should know our limit and try to enjoy what we have. Going
for more is really a problem. Take for example; drinking of alcohol is ok if it
is within the limit. If it is beyond the limit and too much drinking certainly
affect our health and lead to an unhappy life.
Many
of us are attracted by more attractive articles advertised in dailies and magazines
and now in the internet regarding the improvement of health by consuming
certain vitamins or other products required for improving health. I have seen a
number of people around me bought such supplements, as they are called without
prescription by a physician. In the long run, it became too much and the excess
levels led to more complications. In fact, the sellers of the supplements give
all details and side-effects in small prints which are invariably no one read
seriously. If they do, many will not venture to consume such fancy supplements
at all.
Too
much wealth is one another thing which creates problems in family at later
stage. Rich people try to plough in the profits they earn from one business
into another business and thus generate more wealth. One of the positive things
we learn from it is that those rich people in fact, provide opportunity for
thousands of people jobs and thus help a number of families to earn their bread
and live better.
On
the other hand, the black money generated through private businesses brings
pain to the rich people who are harassed by the law of the land. So they have
to tackle the law in such a way that they can escape the strict rules and go
for generating more and more black money which neither they use nor their
family because they possess too much. Too much wealth has to be stored and
protected. Sometimes certain banks help in this. Take for example a simple
instance of offering one toy to a child to play as compared to a dozen toys
which the child may not able to handle and use. The child tries to choose the
best of the dozen and throw the rest of them. That is the way many men and
women buy their costly dresses every time to fill up their wardrobe rather than
using them daily. They too feel that problem of too much and try to select a
few which they like to wear and leave the rest in the wardrobes or offer to
others.
How
to solve the problem of too much then? We feel that too much is always not
desirable, but at the same time we continue to buy and collect too much. It
appears that it’s an inherent character of human mind to go for too much
without knowing what to do with them later on. Solving the problem of too much
is very simple, but the adoption of the simple philosophy is very difficult for
many. Most of our spiritual gurus and religions preach us to lead a simple
life. It needs will-power to resist the desire for too much. For those who have
more money in their pocket, it becomes too difficult to resist such desires. On
the other hand those who do not have money cannot have the desires to have too
much.
Therefore,
our desires are the main causes for the problem of too much. Let us try to have
much not too much and have limited or controlled desires to solve the problem
of too much.
TO QUOTE...
Things
change for the better when we take responsibility for our own thoughts,
decisions and actions. - Eleanor
Roosevelt
Feeling healthy and feeling good about yourself is not a luxury - it's an absolute necessity. - Eleanor Roosevelt
Feeling healthy and feeling good about yourself is not a luxury - it's an absolute necessity. - Eleanor Roosevelt
POPULATION GROWTH IN INDIA
India is growing
rapidly, be it in population, in economy, in number of vehicles or in
corruption. The recent provisional census data for the year 2011 show that we
are 1.21 billion people, nearly 17.5% of the global population, making every
sixth person in the world an Indian. We are only next to China in total
population, which is contributing 19.4% to the world population with 1.341
billion people. Our population has increased over five times in the last 110
years from 0.24 billion in 1901. About 181 million people have been added in
the last decade, with a decadal growth rate of 17.64% and annual growth of
1.64%, while China has a much lower decadal growth rate (5.43%) as well as
annual growth rate (053%). Even the global annual population growth rate
(1.23%) is much lower than that of India. Does this mean that are we adding
more people year after year?
- Drs. H. S. Sudhira and K.
V.Gururaja
WEIGHT LOSS TIPS...
1:
Decide
how much weight you need to lose - Most people start their weight loss
journey by claiming to be xyz kilos overweight. This isn't a healthy way to
project or aim for weight loss. Calculate your desired weight against your
height by using reliable methods like the BMI, and set a healthy weight loss
target. This is often half the battle won.
2:
Time
management -
Decide which part of your day will be dedicated to exercise, within your
current work and home life routine. If you don't do this now, your days will be
rushed and unplanned.
3:
Stock
your kitchen
- Keep your house well-stocked with fruits, vegetables, healthy meats, grains,
cereals, spices, and favorers. All of this will go into helping the next step -
cooking healthy meals at home.
4:
Eat
healthy home cooked meals - Whether it's you who's cooking, a family-member,
or house help, ensures that every one practices healthy cooking methods, and
ingredients. Use less oil, low salt, fresh produce, and you'll start seeing
results in no time.
5: Start a cardio + weights workout
- A healthy weight loss program is incomplete without a good exercise routine,
and weight training mixed with cardio is the best way to lose weight. You can
either start a home work-out today, or rely on gyms for fitness training.
6:
Alter
your snacking habits - Set French fries aside, skip that aerated drink, and
ban those unhealthy deep fried samosas.
7:
Have at
least one active hobby - It isn't sufficient to rely on just 30 to 60 minutes
of physical activity per day. Moving from bed to office chair, and back to bed,
isn't a healthy way to live. Buy a motion sensor gaming console that lets you
enjoy social games with friends and family, plan weekend trips, clean your
house once a week, dance, play sports, the list is endless.
8:
Find a
solution to combat stress - Stress is always detrimental to healthy
weight loss in the long run. Find ways to combat stress and you'll soon realize
that your diet and exercise aren't sabotaged anymore, and that you truly do see
results. Look at yoga, meditation, deep breathing exercises, or simple hobbies
like reading to fight stress.
9:
Drink
plenty of water
- You've known that your body relies heavily on water for all important bodily
functions, and yet you skimp on drinking adequate quantities of water every
day.
10:
Plan
healthy vacations
- Healthy vacations aren't impossible. Take a look at how you can eat smart on
a holiday, and then at bodyweight workouts that you can carry with you wherever
you go.
JUST TO LAUGH...
Ram:
Dad, who is an idiot?
Dad:
An idiot is one who tries explaining his ideas in such a strange way that one
who’s listening can’t understand him. Do you understand?
Ram:
No.
Two
thieves are trying to fit a bomb in a car.
Thief
1: What to do if a bomb explodes when we’re fixing it?
Thief
2: Don’t worry; I have an extra bomb!
WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT FROM A TRUE FRIEND
Blind
trust
– To be able to have abiding faith and belief in each other.
A
good listener – Someone who lends a patient ear when you wish to vent,
without trying to bring in his/her own tale of woe!
Empathy – Someone
who worries for you and helps you solve problems.
Time – Friends
must make time for each other.
Compromise
and acceptance – At times, friends need to give way to each other.
Support
and a boost for your morale – What use is a friend who will not raise a
voice or hand in your support?
Support – You need
friends to be there for you, even if just as a quiet, supportive presence.
Enrichment
–
Friends who help enrich your lives are more valued!
- V.
D. Nangia
LINES I LIKED
Ø More of
anything is seldom desirable.
Ø More makeup
soon makes you ugly.
Ø Whatever
happens will happen – if you worry about it or not.
Ø Wanting
something too much creates anxiety in yourself and resistance in others.
Forgive
even when it’s hard!
Meet
you next month – October, 2012
Prof.
A. Narayanan, Ph. D., FISPP
Ph :
0422 2423017 Mobile : 98422 42301
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
MEMO FROM NARA
“Be brief” – one of
my teachers used to tell me when I was a student in the college. I used to
think that it will save time if we are brief in talking or writing. Usually, we
explain a past action or the present happenings in an exaggerated manner so
that the one who hears will get interested to hear. At the same time even if we
are brief, people get interested to hear us. This fact is not known to the
chatterboxes.
There
are people who do not allow others to talk – they start in one subject and end
up in some other subject which is altogether different. For example, they may
comment on the present day policies and end up in a local dispute between a
husband and wife. It is good to spend time for those who do not have any other
thing to do. But for busy people it will be a waste of time, so they like to
hear in brief. Brief statements can tell us the salient points which are enough
for adding to our knowledge.
We
see in newspapers or websites the bulleted news items under the heading ‘News
Digest.’ A glance at it will tell us what happened yesterday around the world.
Writing in brief without missing the main point is in fact an art. One has to practice
to talk brief or write brief. When I was a student, there used to be a question
on précis writing, probably even now it may be there in schools. The question
will have a large passage on some subject like railways or patriotism from some
source. We have to read the passage and understand the content and briefly
write a précis without missing out the main and salient points in about100
words or so. Of course I, like many others did not take it seriously. We
answered the questions only to score some marks. But later on I understood the
importance of précis writing.
When
we talk or write brief, we use appropriate words more carefully to express our
thoughts. Most of the scientific journals request us to write brief research
papers to publish. Nowadays it is very costly to print elaborate writings and
also for the readers to go through number of pages to extract out a simple point.
The readers prefer to have brief reports so that they understand very easily
what the scientific research is about.
Poster
in a scientific conference is one such brief way of putting the findings in a
nutshell. Many scientists and academics find it difficult to brief their
findings. They write and rewrite to make their poster brief. Sometimes they
solicit others help to make the posters brief. In olden days people used to
write long letters extending to four to five pages for their loved ones. But nowadays,
a few lines in e-mail or short messages in sms are being sent. Even the words
are being abbreviated in a much distorted way to make the mail short and brief.
The modern world is following brevity in expressing one’s thought. The
communication among people has become so short that we
like to be heard very less. Language provides us all possibilities to narrate a
long story and at the same time languages also provide us words which can
convey messages in a nutshell. Like code words used by defense persons, young
people of today are practicing short messages for their friends and others.
Novelists
and literary giants used to write a lot to describe a person or a situation in
order to bring the attention of the reader into their story. Some of the readers
read every word and try to understand the inner meanings and enjoy the author’s
aim and also the theme and running of the story, prose or poetry. Even today,
in the world of brevity we do find people who like to read a roundabout
description sacrificing their precious time. I hope, the number of those people
will be getting reduced over time. Certainly the future is for brief
communication and deep understanding.
“Be
brief” – should be our motto, but it becomes difficult at times to be brief. We
describe, expand and exaggerate as I have done in this write-up.
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TO QUOTE...
Enjoy
the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big
things.
– Robert Brault
All
seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within. –
Horace Friess
QUESTION YOUR HOPELESSNESS
1.
Have I chosen to let habits go in the past?
2.
Am I confusing a difficulty with impossibility?
3.
Where is the evidence that I can’t choose to
be different?
4.
Am I a certified fortuneteller who can
predict the future?
5.
Am I now finally ready to choose to let my
habit go?
6.
Can I think of any reason that would compel
me to choose to let my habit go – such as if my life or the life of a loved one
depends on it? If the answer is yes, I can do it for myself.
7.
Am I completely lacking in inner resources
and strengths?
THE RITUAL OF VOW
The
marriage ceremony is always a sacred ritual, regardless of whether we get
married in a temple or church, at the City Hall or on the beach. The soul is
always present, and the subconscious mind is always taking note. That’s why the
vows made in this way have a powerful impact. And that’s why the most effective
way to undo them is through another ritual, a ritual of a different kind, but
just as powerful. This time – undoing the old contract and releasing both
people from their vows.
It
doesn’t matter whether we create the ritual in our physical reality or in a
meditative state. What matters is the clarity of our intention and the
intensity of our feeling. Our emotional body cannot distinguish between what
happens in our imagination or in our physical world. That’s why we cry our
hearts out while watching a movie or reading a book. – Aurea McCarthy
in vitro FERTILIZATION (IVR)
in vitro Fertilization (IVR) involves retrieval of an oocyte form the mother, fertilization in a
culture plate, development of an embryo, transfer of the embryo back to the
uterus of the mother, implantation, further development into a fetus and birth
of the young one. In short, it is an assisted reproductive technology involving
human intervention to facilitate fertilization and early development of the
embryo outside the mother but subsequently returned to the confines of the
mother for future development. On 26 July 1978, Robert G. Edwards and Patrick
C. Steptoe were the first to report the birth of Louise Joy Brown, a baby girl,
born by IVF using a single aspirated oocyte of her mother Lesley Brown,
recovered during her natural cycle, which was fertilized and transferred at the
eight-cell stage. After a little more three long decades, the 2010 Nobel Prize
in Physiology or Medicine had been awarded to Edwards for the development of
human IVF.
JUST TO LAUGH...
v IF YOU FALL I WILL BE THERE… - Floor
v Recent
survey shows that 100% of people, who drink water, die. That is a fact!
v Teacher:
What is the chemical formula for water?
Student:
HIJKLMNO.
Teacher:
What are you talking about?
Student:
Yesterday you said H to O.
OBESITY
Obesity
means having too much body fat, to the extent that it has an adverse impact on
your health. What and how much you eat play a significant role in how much you
weigh. Most fat calories, especially saturated fats and trans fatty acids found
in junk foods are immediately stored in fat cells, which add to the body’s
weight and girth as they expand and multiply. Carbohydrate calories from
cereals, breads, fruits and vegetables and protein calories from fish, lean
meat, skim milk, on the other hand, are converted into fuel almost as soon as
they are consumed. If your calorie intake is more than the calorie spent, you
put on weight. Certain foods like refined white flour carbohydrates combined
with low fibre intake may also interfere with food and energy metabolism. After
the age of 40, the body’s metabolic rate slows down by 5 per cent every 10
years; and if you do not improve your eating habits, you will put on weight.
Lack of
physical activities and exercise result in low energy expenditure; the result
is weight gain and obesity.
KNOW ABOUT YOU...
Get a piece of paper.
On it, list six people
that you know fairly well.
Then drawing two lines
and in one column write
what you like about
them.
In the other column
write what you don’t like about them.
The information you
write down about these people
will tell you more
about yourself than
it will about the six
people.
LINES I LIKED
Ø When you
take care of yourself, others will move towards you.
Ø Appreciate
what you are doing right now – good or bad.
Ø If you
can’t do the best thing, do the next best thing.
Remaining
dependent on others stunts your growth!
Meet
you next month – September, 2012
Prof.
A. Narayanan, Ph. D., FISPP
Ph :
0422 2423017 Mobile : 98422 42301
www.nara.tumblr.com (NARA’S DIGEST)
www.nara2007.blogspot.com (NARA’S NOTEPAD)
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