NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME 15
JUNE 2019
NUMBER 6
SUPPORTED BY READERS LIKE YOU
Saturday, June 1, 2019
DECISION MAKING
Decision making is one of the important activities in
everyone’s life. It may be a easy or difficult. It all depends on what our mind
or brain or heart or spirit of intuition says. Most of us are careful and
cautious in deciding on a particular issue. Every day we are all bombarded by a
number of issues and situations. So it’s our own duty to understand the issues
and try to make a positive decision.
Decision making is a delicate activity, so one has to
be necessarily careful and thoughtful. We have to see the consequences of a
particular decision after it is made. Sometimes the decision we make may be
wrong, still we need to make decisions to go ahead and progress in life. If it
is a right decision that may help us to succeed further.
In every walk of life we have to make decisions. As a
student to pass the examinations we have to make right decisions without which
we cannot pass the examinations. After passing the examinations, again we have
to choose a course in higher studies such as engineering, medicine, agriculture
of law to study and specialize further. So decision making plays an important
role in this aspect also. Entering a job and working as an employee leads to
lots of decision making activity.
Decision making is not easy, it’s very hard sometime.
At times our parents or friends or teachers may help to make a decision. In
fact decision making is easier for an experience person. One’s life experience gives confidence and will power in taking right
decisions. Many successful outcomes of our work are because of good decisions.
Weak minded people are generally afraid of taking quick decisions because of
fear. When we make decisions we have to think of the pros and cons of the
decision we make.
As a teacher, politician, an official, leader or
professional we have to take lots of decisions.
Experienced teachers treat the students very carefully by looking into
their psychology. Even if the students make mistakes the punishment will not be
harsh. Teachers know their wards have to learn from mistakes. At the same time
there are short tempered, less experienced teachers who punish the students by
beating and cursing. They do not know that their decisions will create negative
thinking in the minds of those students. Not only that, they will not respect
such teachers. Therefore decision making needs lot of beforehand thinking.
Decision making is a very important component of
sports and games where competition between individuals or teams is in question.
Winning a game is the ultimate aim. One has to take decision at every step of
the game. Think of tennis, a game played by two or four people. They have to
understand their opponents and their way of playing. Accordingly they have to
make decisions to defeat them in the play. It would be crucial when they need
the last match point. Even in cricket match we anxiously watch the number of
balls required for certain number of runs at the fag end of the match. Tension
in the minds of the bowler and the batsman mounts. Above all in the minds of
the audience who watch the game either in the playground or at home in front of
a TV. If the batsman is careful and strike a six and win, it’s his good
decision making. If he’s not making good decision then the whole team fails.
That’s the importance of decision making.
Politicians are considered to be the good decision
makers either to win an election or to rule a country. They have to solve a
number of problems of the people and neighboring nations. Therefore successful
politicians are excellent decision makers. Medical doctors, especially surgeons
have to pre-plan before putting the patients under knife. They have to discuss
with fellow doctors before deciding the surgery. Their decision making depends
on their medical knowledge and experience in his field. In spite of all careful
decision making any surgeon may go wrong and the patient may expire.
Therefore one thinks of God, before undertaking a
decision, so that the decision is the right one. It is a simple choice out of
many possible choices. So we need someone’s blessings to help us to go ahead.
Let’s hope for the best in decision
making. - NARA
A TRULY HAPPY PERSON
1. Is able to experience a whole range of
emotions. He or she is authentic and does not wear a mask. They don`t always
seem upbeat, or are never, ever down. Also they don’t project their moods and
their feelings onto others, or blame other people if they’re having a bad day.
2. Is able to appreciate the beauty of
others, and is happy for them when successes come their way. They are someone
who’s secure in their own identity - and doesn’t need to criticize, or want
others to fail.
3. Can let offenses go, and doesn’t take
things personally. That’s because they have a healthy, and balanced,
self-esteem.
4. Is concerned when others suffer and will
offer them support. This person’s a true friend and, thus, they truly care for
you.
5. Is not in competition with others in their
life. They compete against themselves, and try to raise their own bar high.
6. Doesn’t magnify the bad or distort
reality. They work on their shortcomings, and they recognize their strengths.
7. Appreciates the small things, and can make
the most of “now”. They’re not tripped up by the past, and they’re not quick to
run ahead. They know that both these matter – but what “today” matters the most.
JUST TO LAUGH
Three blondes
were driving to Disneyland. When they were already close to the destination
they saw a sign “Disneyland Left”. They stopped started to cry and finally
turned around and drove back home.
A priest tells the prayers: We have
one good news and one bad ones. The good thing is that we have money for the
repair of the church. The bad one – the money are still in your pockets.
My father always
told that it is better to give than to get.
-
Was he a monk?
-
No, he’s a boxer.
A judge asks the
culprit: So did you commit the crime in the way which I have just explained?
The culprit : Actually no, but I really like your idea!
Flight Control Center asks the pilot:
-‘Who’s landing here?’
The pilot decides to make a joke.
-‘Guess who’ he asks.
Flight Control Center turns off the lighting of
the landing track and tells ‘Guess where’.
TO QUOTE
Initiative
is doing the right thing without being told. – Victor Hugo
People
don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. - Zig
Ziglar
The most
effective way to do it is to do it. – Amelis Earhart
The
business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. – Henry
Ford
You will
never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. – Blue
Valantine
JUNE 2019
1 June – Global day of Parents
3 June – World Bicycle Day
5 June – World Environment Day
8 June – World Oceans Day
12 June – World Day Against Child Labour
14 June – World Blood Donor Day
21 June – International Day of Yoga
LINES I LIKED
Ø Being
happy is the simplest thing in the world; just do something that completely
occupies your attention.
Ø Being
involved in things makes us feel confident.
Ø Being
isolated from others is bound to lead to unhappiness.
Ø Being
mature is accepting your immaturity.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
SUICIDE - A GLOBAL PROBLEM
Committing suicide is a world-wide problem. Men and women, young and old
irrespective of race, caste, religion or nationality commit suicide. It was in
1952 or so when I was a student in Intermediate (now class 12), I used to read
in newspaper about students who failed in final examinations committed suicide
by either consuming poison or by hanging from ceiling fans. To my young mind it
appeared something unusual and unwarranted. So I wrote a letter to the
newspaper – Dinamalar – about the ill-effects of suicides. Shockingly I found
my letter got published in the ‘Letter to the Editor’ column. Still I remember
that. So the suicide by people remained in my mind as a stain forever.
There are obvious reasons for people taking this drastic step in their
life. What are those reasons? As I mentioned, failing in examination is one of
the reasons. Helplessness in life, like poverty, lack of job, torture by
spouses, failure in business, unable to pay back loans, loss of dear ones,
anxiety and depression, incurable diseases are some of the reasons one can
think for committing suicide. The methods of suicide are many. Consumption of
poisons, over-doze of sleeping pills, jumping in front of running trains,
jumping from tall buildings, hanging, jumping into the well, shooting with gun
– are some of them. All of these are the means by which one decides to kill
oneself.
In India, some years ago we were shocked to hear about farmers’ suicide.
Everyone including the media talked about it, but no one came forward to find a
solution to this vulnerable problem. State governments and the Central
government tried their best by appointing committees to find out the causes of
farmers’ suicide. The report submitted remained as reports rather than actions
taken.
The reports concluded that the causes of farmers’ suicides were
bankruptcy or indebtedness, family problems or farming related issues. All of
us know that farming is a gamble with monsoon. If there is no rain there is no
agriculture in India. Thus farmers depend on rain; if rain fails they are
distressed and take the extreme step of suicide. Waiving of bank loans,
compensation for crop loss, crop insurance are some of the measures
various governments introduced over time. But the implementation of these
schemes did not work effectively. A recent report of the National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB) showed in 2014 as many as 5650 farmers committed suicide.
It is interesting to note that some of the States like Jharkhand, Bihar,
Odisha and the North-East showed no suicides of farmers, whereas Maharashtra,
Telengana, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Chattisgarh showed higher number of
suicides. Male farmers were more who committed suicides than the women farmers.
According to NCRB the farmers are defined as those who own and work on field
(cultivators) as well as those who employ or hire workers for field work or
farming activities and exclude agricultural laborers. The statistics provided
for 2014 did not include the agricultural laborers as NCRB says. If those
suicides are also included the number will be more than 5650 as reported!
In order to
prevent farmers’ suicides, it is better to organize the farming and farmers.
Organized farming with scientific cropping pattern linking markets and crop
insurance will help the poor farmers not to think of suicide. Educating farmers
about the ways and means to come out of their distress is one another methods
to avoid suicides. Nowadays, there are experts to coach farmers about will
power to get over their difficult times. Such coachings have to be arranged by
the Departments of Agriculture at village level. I do not know how far we are
able to change the individualistic decision of committing suicide in our human
population. – NARA
YOU MATTER
Your thoughts matter
Your feelings matter
Your problems matter
Your opinions matter
Your happiness
matters
Your voice matters
Your life matters
You matter
WANT TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE?
1. Don’t keep doing things you hate.
2. Stop terrorizing yourself with your
negative thoughts.
3. Choose to enjoy the simple pleasures
of life.
4. Watch what you say; don’t put
yourself or others down.
5. Take care of your body and love and
care for it.
6. Develop a life-style that helps
develop self-esteem.
7. Don’t compare yourself with others;
note where you have grown and changed.
8. Stop trying to change others; keep
the focus on yourself.
9. Laugh a lot; enjoy yourself; and
don’t take life too seriously.
10. Accept compliments, and value
everything you are.
IMPROVE YOUR CONFIDENCE
1. Be
willing to fail more often - as that means you’re taking on more challenges,
and being prepared to try, learn and grow.
2.
Keep track of improvements, positive changes, successes, growth and
accomplishments.
3.
Don’t compare yourself to other people. The only person you’re competing
against is yourself. Also, we have an unhelpful tendency to compare our
struggles with other peoples’ successes and high points.
4.
Work on your posture and your fitness levels as they affect our appearance, and
how we feel about ourselves.
5.
Don’t just hang out with people you are comfortable with. Also, gravitate
towards those who are new or different.
6.
We’re influenced by those that we spend time with. So, make friends with people
who seem warm and confident.
7. Be
a true friend to yourself – and shut off the commentary that is negative,
attacking and lacking in compassion.
8.
Commit to practicing these different skills – as they’ll take root in time, and
change the way you act and feel.
LAUGHTER
Laughter increases
the blood flow throughout your circulatory system and smiling releases
endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine in your brain. These endorphin hormones and
serotonin and dopamine neuro-transmitters act like natural painkillers and
antidepressants respectively, providing you with a sense of relief and general
well-being.
At a traffic court, the judge asked the
motorist: “Tell me why did you park your car here?” The man said: “Well, there
was a sign that said FINE for parking”
Call from a bank to a girl. Bank: “Hello Madam,
we’re offering credit card with best deals, no annual charge, no interest on
balance for 3 months, big credit limit, no penalty for over spending”. Girl: “No
thanks, I have a husband with lifetime zero fees, unlimited limit, no interest for ever”.
MAY 2019
1 May – May Day
3 May – World Press Freedom
Day
15 May – International Day
of Families
17 May – World
Telecommunications Day
20 May – World Bee Day
29 May – International Day
of UN Peacekeepers
31 May – World No-Tobacco
Day
LINES I LIKED
Ø
Being alone forces
you to develop your personal strength.
Ø
Being alone gives a
person opportunity to explore what she or he really thinks, feels and knows.
Ø
Being free is doing
what you want when you want.
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