THE MORNING SUN
NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME 9
FEBRUARY 2013
NUMBER 2
Thursday, January 31, 2013
MEMO FROM NARA
‘Being
alone is a curse.’ – Is it true? If we think on this statement
seriously and try to counter argue I feel, there are a number of advantages of
being alone. It gives us certainly good opportunities to think feel and know.
One can try all sorts of new things without others’ interference. Our personal
strengths increase. It enables us to put aside excuses for taking
responsibility for ourselves. Many feel that it is always better to live alone
instead of having an unfaithful partner.
There are millions of
men and women lead their life alone independently with happiness and
satisfaction. Mostly they are successful in life. They achieve great things in
life because they feel independent and free. They do what they want to do, good
or bad. They learn from what they do and enjoy doing what they want to do.
Since, in our world every individual has developed a habit of having his or her
own view point; it becomes difficult to depend on others. Thus taking decisions
and feeling good all alone is the best way to achieve happiness and
satisfaction in life.
In fact, we get many
of life’s basic satisfactions by ourselves. When we brush our teeth, shave our
beard, take bath, drink water, read a book or newspaper, go for a walk, study
for an examination, prepare for a lecture, we do not need someone else’s
company for these experiences to be enjoyable. Thus the list of pleasure and
satisfactions that we can enjoy when alone is endless. Such a list indicates
that most of the gratifications are accessible to us whether or not we are with
someone else. Listening to a good music, gardening, jogging, a hobby, learning
a language or painting, travelling to far-off unknown places alone make us
happy and help us to experience life with pleasure. Such an enjoyment is
experienced by everyone who is alone.
At the same time, the
statement stated as the opening sentence of the memo –‘being alone is a curse’ is also true to some people who like to
depend on others like the relatives, friends and subordinates. These people do
not know how to enjoy their loneliness. They feel that loneliness is something
like risk taking. Someone is always needed to help them when they are in
trouble. Also they think that they need a group of supporters around them to
approve what they say or do as the politicians and social or spiritual gurus.
Those people who support the above statement like to derive pleasure and
satisfaction at the cost of others. At the same time they cannot have a simple
life and self-confidence as the ones who like to live alone.
If you analyze the
statement, both the groups of people who are for and against it may face hard
times in their life. But at the same time, each group will feel certain
advantages and disadvantages. That depends on their mind-set and their way of
making their life positive or negative, independent or dependent, simple or
complex. Let us not forget, many men and women are forced to lead a life alone.
Therefore, it is our duty to decide how to derive pleasure and satisfaction
whether we live alone or otherwise. So being alone may not be a curse in the
modern world provided one is engaged in some activity of one’s interest.
SPONSORSHIP
NARA’S
NOTEPAD
thank
Dr.
S. THAMBURAJ, Former Dean of Horticulture, TNAU, Coimbatore for sponsoring Dec.2012,
Jan. & Feb. 2013 issues
and
Dr.
K. Mohan Naidu, Former Director of Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore for
sponsoring March, April, May 2013 issues.
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY
Do five of those things every single day. Give a hug. Get a hug. Kiss a child, read a book, play a practical
joke, or sing in the shower. Eat a cookie, exercise or meditate. Whatever makes
you happy, do five of them every day, without fail. Sure, it takes some
discipline, but you're worth it!
Be productive every day. Do some
actual work. Do some productive, meaningful work every day. Get things done. If
it's related to your career and makes you money, great! Do something
productive, important, and meaningful. Make a difference every day.
Do a good deed. Give someone a
hand, or make a phone call. Send a thoughtful card or an encouraging email.
Help an old lady cross the street or help a child with their homework. Give of
yourself in a way that makes the world a better place for someone else.
Laugh out loud. Life's a crazy,
ridiculous affair and there is certainly much to laugh about. If nothing else,
just look in the mirror! Tell a joke or hear one. And don't just chuckle
politely. Be insane! Be daring and actually laugh. Put your whole body into it.
Laugh out loud! I think you'll enjoy it.
Be grateful. Every day, write
a few entries in your gratitude journal. Before bed, take a moment to notice
what went right, what you're grateful for, the good luck or blessing or joy
that touched you during the day. Write it down in a notebook so you can keep
track.
LIVE YOUR LIFE
Too many people are living a
life that is not theirs to live. They live their lives according to what others
think is best for them, they live their lives according to what their parents
think is best for them, to what their friends, their enemies and their
teachers, their government and the media think is best for them. They ignore
their inner voice, that inner calling. They are so busy with pleasing
everybody, with living up to other people’s expectations, that they lose
control over their lives. They forget what makes them happy, what they want,
what they need….and eventually they forget about themselves. You have one life
– this one right now – you must live it, own it, and especially don’t let other
people’s opinions distract you from your path.
RE-USE
A great way to help the environment and
reduce your carbon footprint is to reuse items. There are two ways to reuse
items. Reusing them for their original purpose, such as ziploc bags, tinfoil,
plastic utensils etc. and finding new uses for things you already own. By doing
this you are not consuming any more of the world's precious resources. If you
can't reuse something of your
own,
purchasing something second hand instead of brand new is another way to reduce
your consumption of resources.
JUST TO LAUGH...
Wife: See that
man drinking over there?
Husband:
Yes, who is he?
Wife:
He proposed to me twenty years ago and I rejected him.
Husband:
My God, he is still celebrating!
John: I’d say
that intelligence is like underwear.
Mathew:
Why’s that?
John:
That’s because even if you have it, you should never show it off.
Patient: “Doctor,
what I need is something to stir me up – you know something to put any medicine
like that in this prescription.”
Doctor:
“No! But you’ll definitely find it in the bill.”
THE POWER OF IDEAS
Ideas, like the air we breathe, are omnipresent. And they
are to the mind what light is to the eyes. Everywhere you go and every act you
do provides opportunities for useful ideas. Every time you turn on the radio or
TV, flip through the pages of your favorite newspaper, magazine or book, ideas
are there, waiting to be picked. The moments spent waiting in the doctor or
dentist's office and the time spent commuting or computing can be opportunities
to garner new ideas. At the same time you're cooking dinner, you can also be
cooking up fresh ideas. The point is to be aware of the ever-present
opportunities.
The Founder of USA Today, Al Neuharth, said,
"Never hesitate to steal a good idea." But don't steal it. Rather,
embrace it. Mull it over. Pick it apart and make it your own. That's precisely
what every great thinker does. No one originates ideas, but merely refines and
reshapes the ideas of others. All ideas are a collaborate effort. So, they are
meant to be shared. Yet, when expressing our ideas, we usually do not transfer
them to others as much as awaken those already lying dormant in their minds.
This is enough of an introduction to the world of ideas and their value.
Realize that the midwives of good ideas are looking,
listening, searching, questioning, and pondering. Always be on the alert for
hidden treasure. Remain curious. There must be another way, a better way, or an
easier way. Look for it and find it. –
Chuck Gallozzi
MOTHERHOOD
Successful
politicians have thrown up politics, successful editors have thrown up magazine
work, successful aviators have given up flying, and successful boxers have
given up the stage, but imagine mothers, successful or unsuccessful, giving up
motherhood! It is unheard of! One mother
has a feeling that she is wanted; she had found a place in life and has the
deep conviction that no one in the world can take her place. – Lin
Yutang
LINES I LIKED...
Ø Every time
you lose, you learn.
Ø When you
earn money you create value; when you spend it, you gain access to value
created by others.
Ø Don’t
settle for less than you’re worth.
Ø Listen to
your own feelings, not the echoes of other people’s opinions.
You
need to improve all the time!
Meet
you next month – March, 2013
Prof.
A. Narayanan, Ph. D., FISPP
E-mail: arumugakannu@gmail.com
naara@india.com
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