NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME 14
APRIL 2018
NUMBER 4
SUPPORTED BY READERS LIKE YOU
Saturday, March 31, 2018
MEMO FROM NARA
Earning
money is very important for everyone. So we all earn money by various methods.
Some are legal and others illegal. All these money thus earned are used or
rather spent for buying food items, dresses, paying bills, buying vehicles,
houses and other essential items for our family members. At the same time, some
money is saved for the future use. In fact, the money earned is spared to
others directly or indirectly.
Spending
money is to get something like goods and services, hence our money goes to
various people who sell these goods and services and in turn the money flows to
all the people involved in the production and processing of goods and also to
people who are involved in offering us short and long term services. Thus our
money is penetrating into all strata of people to make the economy of our
country strong. In other words a bit of our money is in everything and
everywhere. Direct or indirect spending certainly helps people around us and us
too. Thus large number of people gets their job and involve in this money
transfer or spread. It’s a kind of economics I suppose.
Indirect
spreading of money happens by depositing it in banks or investing in stock
market or in business. The banks offer interest against savings and fixed
deposit accounts. Similarly the stock market yields more or less money
depending on the market fluctuations. The money we invest in banks, stock
markets or in business are being reinvested or loaned again in various projects
with a handsome interest. A part of such interest is credited to us. So the
money we have can yield us more money too.
On
the other hand if we keep the money in a locker it doesn’t grow; it remains
idle. It doesn’t benefit others! It is ‘still’ or ‘dead’ money. Such locked up
money will not bring economic growth in a country. The so called ‘black money’
is the ‘still’ or ‘dead’ money. Some of us buy gold and keep it in lockers of
bank safely. They may bring in more money when the price of gold increases, but
it doesn’t help the circulation or spreading of money to accelerate the motion
of economics.
The
people who have religious faith liberally donate money/gold to temples like the
one at Tiruvananthapuram, Tirupathi, Sabarimalai and many other places in
India. Huge amount of gold bars and money are idle with these temples. Of
course small part of these donations is used for certain social services like
health care and education. However, the wealth thus accumulated is going on growing
day by day.
In
fact, money not used cannot promote the economic growth of a country. Vibrant
economy is result of vibrant use, spending, spreading and investment of our
money. Banks do their job of advertizing for various projects for investing
money and try to collect as much money as possible from the public to loan out
for infrastructure growth, real estate establishments, various kinds of
businesses, transportation etc. Sometimes some people loot these loans and
disappear and migrate to other countries. There are some incidents in the
recent past. I feel economics work at all levels of our everyday life. If we
think seriously, we can improve our country’s economy to a great extent. The
point is: Do not keep your money idle, invest and make it to grow.
THINK DIFFERENTLY
Great ideas
begin with thinking. Our Corporate militates against thinking because we are
evaluated on our output with emphasis on the out. Thinking is given a low priority because we tend not to value
it. Managers can encourage others to take the time to think by doing it
themselves and talking about it. Not everything we conceive of should be
attempted, but when one idea is combined with two, three, or four others, the
result might turn out to be a breakthrough. Make a habit of talking about
ideas.
TO QUOTE
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit
of the child into old
age. – Aldus Huxley
Do not ask for fairness in your life but
instead ask for
opportunities. – Hubert Koh
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.
Everything we see
is a perspective not the truth. – Marucus Aurelius
WIDENING YOUR PERSPECTIVE
We live in a globalized world. We eat foods
produced across the globe; we use electronics whose components come from dozens
of places around the world; we can communicate instantaneously with anyone
anywhere who has a computer with wi fi or a cell phone.
With globalization has
come awareness. We can quickly know about the conditions under which people
live and work in other countries. We can find out about the plight of other
species, or about pollution or deforestation. If the nightly news doesn't report
on these issues, we can discover them through our computers in minutes.
Knowing so much changes
us. Or at least has the potential to change us. It enables us to be less
tribal, provincial, and self-centered; to think of others outside our family,
neighborhood, and even nation; to dwell as often on those we affect as on what
affects us.
This is a good thing,
but it's not an easy thing. Being aware of global atrocities, suffering, and
destruction is hard and requires commitment, will, and effort. Being focused
primarily on oneself and one's family, friends, and associates comes more
naturally and easily. After all, we've evolved with this tribal mentality for
millennia.
The problem is that this
sort of modern tribalism backfires in a globalized world. We are not only
complicit in the warming of our planet, the toxins entering our waterways, the
exploitation of others in distant lands, which breeds conflict, resentment, and
hostility; we are also ultimately negatively affected by these things. –Zoe
Weil
FOR BETTER HEALTH
A few basic
lifestyle changes can bring a long-lasting desired difference for a healthier
and happier life. Here are some tips.
1. Eat a rainbow everyday: Opt for colors. Make sure you eat your greens, reds,
whites, purples and oranges because these colored fruits and vegetables contain
key chemicals. These help us to fight off diseases and strengthen the immune
system and keep us in good shape.
2. Go vegetarian once a week (for non-vegetarians): Go vegetarian for one day a week for dietary or
religious reasons is a small change in the diet that can improve your health.
This extra fiber will improve bowel function and tribute to the nutritional
value of your diet.
3. Limit alcohol and smoking consumption: Limit your levels of indulgence. The combination of
alcohol and smoking not only affects liver and lungs, as well as increase
cholesterol levels, it also has a negative impact on memory.
4. Physical health and weight management: It is important to have routine preventive health
check-ups done so that one can predict the problems in the health and can
manage them and prevent them. Weight management seems to be the centre of good
health. Maintaining normal weight not only reduces heart diseases, but also
prevents certain cancers like breast cancer.
5. Keep abreast of social activities: Meeting people socially is an extremely important
human behavior and one must always enjoy being a part of the society. However,
it is best to avoid late nights as this can affect both the mental and physical
health.
6. Balance, balance, balance: Live a
balanced life. Practice this philosophy
of balance in everything in what your daily routine is, what you eat, who you
meet, what is your activity level, how much you sleep and how much you sleep
and how much you eat.
GIVE UP YOUR NEED TO ALWAYS BE RIGHT
There are so many of us who can’t stand the idea of
being wrong – wanting to always be right – even at the risk of ending great
relationships or causing a great deal of stress and pain, for us and for
others. It’s just not worth it. Whenever you feel the ‘urgent’ need to jump
into a fight over who is right and who is wrong, ask yourself this question:
“Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?”
What difference will that make? Is your ego really
that big?
JUST TO LAUGH...
A blonde tells to
another blonde:
- Do you know where the light from the kitchen goes when you turn it off?
- No
The blonde takes another blonde to the fridge and says: HERE.
- Do you know where the light from the kitchen goes when you turn it off?
- No
The blonde takes another blonde to the fridge and says: HERE.
LINES I LIKED
Ø A man without a smiling face must
not open a shop.
Ø A man without any self-discipline
is always erratic.
Ø A mighty flame follows a tiny
spark.
Ø A mind that battles conflicting
thoughts is not peaceful.
Friday, March 2, 2018
MEMO FROM NARA
India is a vast country
with so many States, languages, castes, religions and cultures. With such
diversities the country manages a billion plus people who live in villages,
hills, seashores and urban areas. The country elects its representatives
through political parties which are innumerable with all kinds of leaders. They
are in general, experts in finding fault with the ruling parties.
As an individual, and a
common man of this country I think that what the country has achieved in
development since independence is enormous. We have to be proud of it. We have
shown progress little or more in various fields. Think of it! In spite of
innumerable problems – big and small – we could able to march on and show to
the so-called developed world that ‘we
can do it.’
Many may say the progress
is not sufficient. I do agree, but with the diversity and democracy we have
lots of limitations. To overcome these limitations and show progress in education,
industry, export, health care, housing, art, culture, science and technology,
space research is really a monumental task the successive democratic
governments could achieve for all of us. Can anyone deny this fact?
People start comparing
India with America or Europe or Australia. People should also know how many
problems they face to show the world that they are developed! Poverty and
hunger are present everywhere in the world including India - So also corruption
and terrorism. There are projects and programs to tackle them and try to reduce
the extent possible.
There are more people out
there to criticize the governments, but they do not understand the difficulties
faced by each and every ministry either in the Center or in the States. It is
easy to allot money in annual budgets to various ministries.
But the money has to reach the appropriate place in
appropriate time. Otherwise it is not possible to spend the money in time that
is before the next year budget. The hurdles the governments face are enormous.
No one realizes the complicated administrative system we adopt for spending
government money. In spite of all these impediments our administrative
machinery had and has played and playing an important role to make India great!
Therefore it is the duty of every citizen – literate and
illiterate – to follow rules and cooperate with any government in power. Think
of what we are not having?
We have everything available in our country (probably except
honesty). We should develop an attitude of belonging to our nation. We all have
a role to play in making our country great! This can be achieved simply by
doing our duty sincerely with devotion. Let us start doing it. Our country and
the people of our country will grow and progress and prosper.
MARK ZUCKERBERG SAYS
1.
You get what you spend your time
doing.
2.
Get feedback.
3.
Make mistakes.
4.
Only hire people who you would work
for.
5.
Make a change in the world.
6.
Learn from the people around you.
7.
Build a really good team.
8.
Give the very best experience.
9.
Care the most about it.
10. Social bonds are critical.
SIMPLE AND CONTENTED LIFE
1. Ask yourself
“What’s important?” Take a step back and think about what’s important to you.
What do you really want to be doing, who do you want to spend your time with,
what do you want to accomplish with your work? Make a short list of 4-5 things
for your life, 4-5 people you want to spend time with, 4-5 things you’d like to
accomplish at work.
2. Examine your commitments.
A big part of the problem is that our lives are way too full. We can’t possibly
do everything we have committed to doing, and we certainly can’t enjoy it if
we’re trying to do everything. Accept that you can’t do everything, know that
you want to do what’s important to you, and try to eliminate the commitments
that aren’t as important.
3. Do less each
day. Don’t fill your day up with things to do. You will end up rushing to do
them all. If you normally try to do 7-10 things, do 5 important ones instead.
This will give you time to do what you need to do, and not rush.
4. Leave space
between tasks or appointments. Another mistake is trying to schedule things
back-to-back. This leaves no cushion in case things take longer than we planned
(which they always do), and it also gives us a feeling of being rushed and
stressed throughout the day.
5. Eliminate as
much as possible from your to-do list. You can’t do everything on your to-do
list. Even if you could, more things will come up. As much as you can, simplify
your to-do list down to the essentials.
6. Now, slow down
and enjoy every task. Try to slow down and enjoy whatever you’re doing. Try to
pay attention, instead of thinking about other things. Be in the moment. Enjoy
the present.
FACTS ON MOODS
1. Music
and mood: Music can have either a positive or negative effect on our mood.
It is partly related to memories, associations, and how much we like or dislike
the music.
2. Food
and mood: Studies have revealed that people who consume a large amount of
olive oil have lower levels of depression. Also, salmon and walnuts (which are
rich in omega-3 fatty acids) have mood-boosting properties. High-carbohydrate
comfort foods stimulate the reward centre in the brain, and help to reduce
stress levels.
3. Interactions with strangers and mood: Even brief
interactions tend to have a positive effect on mood. This may be because we act
cheerful – and that, in turn, affects how we feel.
4. Skepticism and mood: We are more
skeptical of others’ intentions, and are more likely to catch them lying to us,
when we’re in a negative frame of mind. In contrast, happy people tend to be
overly trusting, optimistic, and blind to other peoples’ character flaws.
5. Exercise
and mood: Numerous studies have confirmed that exercise can increase blood
flow to the brain, help create new neurons, and stimulate the release of
mood-regulating chemicals (specifically, dopamine and serotonin.)
6. Age
and mood: As people age, they tend to focus more on the positives – which
leads to higher levels of subjective happiness.
7. Intuition
and mood: When we feel happy, we’re more likely to trust our gut reactions
than we are when we’re feeling negative and down.
8. Weather
and mood: Many peoples’ moods are significantly affected by weather. That
is, we feel down and blah on cold, grey days … and energetic and happy on
bright sunny days.
TO QUOTE
The proper definition of “man” is an animal
that writes letters. – Lewis Caroll
Ideas come from walking, from listening, from
observing, from doing, from reading, from believing, from disagreeing, from
dreaming, from scheming, from asking and from having an open mind. –
Peter Jacobi
ACCEPTING CHANGE
ACCEPTING
CHANGE: Being able to deal effectively with the
inevitability of change is essential if you are to survive. Learning is the key
to dealing with change, whether in your personal circumstances – you are given
a new job or a more global issue. The faster the world around you is changing
the faster you need to learn in order to be able to keep up with it.
JUST TO LAUGH
Boy To Gym
Coach: “I Wanna Impress Cute Girl, I’m
Gonna Meet In 3 Days Which Machine Should I Use?”
Coach: “Use The ATM Machine Outside The Gym“
A boy goes with his mother in a taxi,
In between taxi
passes by a red light area.
The boy asks his
mother after looking at the call girls,
Mom, who are they ?
Mother replied: They
are waiting for their husbands.
Taxi driver: Why are
you lying the kid ?
He says, son they are
prostitutes. They sleep and earn money!
Child Asks: Then mom
what happens to the kids these women give birth to?
MOM : THEY BECOME
TAXI DRIVERS
LINES I LIKED
Ø
A man cannot
be taught to be kind, good, or generous by legislation.
Ø
A man living
a life of ease and comfort can never grow to his full stature; it is only a man
who lives a hard life that manifests all his gifts in full.
Ø
A man is
happy if he is able to retain his calmness.
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