Never to Give Up

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and begin to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement, he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that fell on his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.

Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Source: https://www.moralstories.org/never-to-give-up/

Absolutely love podcasts from NPR

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510289/planet-money

Sunday Musings

Let us have the courage to accept that which we cannot change.
And if we must fight, let us give a good fight.

- Kaushali Kanakia

Interview with Warren Buffet

Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:
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1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
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2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers
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3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, which he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.
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4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
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5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
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6. _His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO's only two rules.
* Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money.
* Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
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7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.
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8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became = devotee of Warren Buffet.
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9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk. His advice to young people: "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and _Remember:
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A : Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.

B : Live your life  as simple as you are.

C. Don't do what others say, just listen to them, but do what you feel good.

D : Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel comfortable.

E :  _Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on people who are really in need.

F :  After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule.

_The above may not make you Warren Buffet. ..

However it will surely make you successful and bring you more wisdom  ...!

Source: Internet

Soothing flute

This website is for everyone who loves books and organizing.

https://www.goodreads.com/

How It Works

Goodreads is a free website for book lovers. Imagine it as a large library that you can wander through and see everyone's bookshelves, their reviews, and their ratings. You can also post your own reviews and catalog what you have read, are currently reading, and plan to read in the future. Don’t stop there – join a discussion group, start a book club, contact an author, and even post your own writing.

All the Difference in The World

Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home.  There’s a lake located in one corner of the park.  Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the water’s edge with a small metal cage sitting beside her.

This past Sunday my curiosity got the best of me, so I stopped jogging and walked over to her.  As I got closer, I realized that the metal cage was in fact a small trap.  There were three turtles, unharmed, slowly walking around the base of the trap.  She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing with a spongy brush.

“Hello,” I said.  “I see you here every Sunday morning.  If you don’t mind my nosiness, I’d love to know what you’re doing with these turtles.”

She smiled.  “I’m cleaning off their shells,” she replied.  “Anything on a turtle’s shell, like algae or scum, reduces the turtle’s ability to absorb heat and impedes its ability to swim.  It can also corrode and weaken the shell over time.”

“Wow!  That’s really nice of you!” I exclaimed.

She went on: “I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning, relaxing by this lake and helping these little guys out.  It’s my own strange way of making a difference.”

“But don’t most freshwater turtles live their whole lives with algae and scum hanging from their shells?” I asked.

“Yep, sadly, they do,” she replied.

I scratched my head.  “Well then, don’t you think your time could be better spent?  I mean, I think your efforts are kind and all, but there are fresh water turtles living in lakes all around the world.  And 99% of these turtles don’t have kind people like you to help them clean off their shells.  So, no offense… but how exactly are your localized efforts here truly making a difference?”

The woman giggled aloud.  She then looked down at the turtle in her lap, scrubbed off the last piece of algae from its shell, and said, “Sweetie, if this little guy could talk, he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world.”

Source: http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/05/21/4-short-stories-change-the-way-you-think/

Thank you God, for this life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.

Sorry for the long hiatus.
After four years I finally got access back to my account.

Looking forward to blogging again :)

PS. Quote credits Paulo Coelho (as always)