Majha Avadta Pakshi.....KOMBADI

A cup of coffee . . .

You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother, told her about her life and howthings were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going tomake it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting andstruggling. It seemed as though every time one problem was solved, anew one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with waterand placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In thefirst she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in thelast she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil,without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes, she turned off the burners. She fished thecarrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out andplaced them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it ina bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. Shedid and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughterto take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observedthe hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip thecoffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the sameadversity, boiling water. Each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. But after beingsubjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected itsliquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, itsinside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in theboiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks onyour door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffeebean?"

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, butwith pain and adversity do I wilt, become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes withthe heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a break-up, afinancial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened andstiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside, am I bitter andtough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hotwater, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water getshot, it releases the fragrance and flavour. If you are like the bean,when things are at their worst, you get better and change thesituation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do youelevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Areyou a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?


May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best or most ofeverything; they just make the most of everything that comes alongtheir way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgottenpast; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your pastfailures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you wassmiling. Live your life so that, at the end, you're the one who issmiling and everyone around you is crying.

It's easier to build a child than repair an adult. This is so true…May we all be like the COFFEE!

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LIFES LESSIONS

Friends do not let you fall...

Friendship

Remembrance Is The Sweetest Flower In The Garden Of Friendship, A Friend Is A Person Who Never Think Of The Last 3 Letters Of The Word Friend.


Learn The Most Beautiful Way To Live Life From The Person Who Love's You The Most..! B'coz That Person Has 100 Reasons To Smile & 99 Are Just B'coz Of You....


Anyone Can Make You Cry And Anyone Can Make You Smile, But It Takes A Special Someone To Make You Smile With Tears In His Eyes.


Far Away But Always Near, I Hold Our Relationship Very Clear.... Ever 2Gether But Never A Part, You Will Always Be In My Heart "As My Friend 4 Ever"

No Smoking, Please.

" QUIT SMOKING "

It is not easy.With every cigarette you smoke your body takes in a miniscule quantity of nicotine. Nicotine increases the levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter, in the brain. This helps you feel good.Soon the body craves for nicotine for a feel good. This is what keeps you smoking through the day. When you smoke a cigarette nicotine disperses rapidly and reaches the brain. You probably take 10 puffs from a cigarette. And if you smoke 20 cigarettes a day, brain is taking 200 “hits” of nicotine. Your cigarette is an effective drug delivery system. To give this up is not easy.Even if your mind has decided to do it, your body is going to rebel against it.But then, if you don’t, too much is at stake….

What is in a Cigarette?
There are nearly 4000 chemicals in a cigarette. Atleast 43 of the ingredients are carcinogenic (cancer causing).
Here is a sampling:
Acetic Acid (Corrosive to respiratory tract)
Acetone (used in nail polish removers.)
Ammonia. (Used in floor and toilet cleaners)
Arsenic (a poison)
admium (Car battery Fluid)
Carbon Monoxide (interferes with the supply of oxygen in the blood to the rest of the body)DDT/ dielderon (Insecticides)
Ethanol (Alcohol)
Formalin (used in preserving human tissue and fabric)
Hexamine (used in explosive compounds)
Hydrogen Cyanide (Poison)
Methane (Petroleum Gas)
Naphthalene (used in moth balls)
Nicotine (Schedule 6 Poison)
Nitro Benzene (a petrol additive)
Phenols (used in disinfectants)
Stearic Acid (used in candle wax)
Toluene (Industrial solvent)
Vinyl Chloride (used in PVC)

What is tar? Does a low tar cigarette decrease health risk?
“Tar” is the total particulate matter that is inhaled when you draw on a lighted cigarette. It is the stuff that stains your fingers and turns your teeth yellow. Regulations have brought down the tar component in cigarettes, as tar is associated with a proportional increase in lung cancer. However, there is no evidence to show “ low tar” cigarettes lower risk of Coronary disease.

What does cigarette do to health?
Tobacco is more addictive than hashish.Major health issue for smokers:
They die younger. If you check the number of dead in the younger age groups, there are more smokers than non smokers. Death risk increases in proportion to number of cigarettes smoked, number of years smoked, and earlier the age at which smoking is started.
Cancer. Cancer causing substances are readily absorbed into the body of non smoker. There is no safe level of exposure. Cigarette smoking increases risk of lung cancer. The risk for moderate smokers is 12 times and for heavy smokers 24 times as non-smokers. Other cigarette related cancers are mouth cancer, laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer esophageal cancer, stomach cancer and bladder cancer.
Heart Attack (Cigarette smokers have 70% more heart attacks than non-smokers. )
Chronic Bronchitis
Emphysema
Pulmonary infections
Stroke
Cataract
Second hand Tobacco smoke is harmful to people who stay close to you.

Benefits Of Quitting Smoking
After 20 min Blood Pressure & Pulse rate return to normal.After 8 hrs Oxygen levels in the blood returns to normal. Chances of heart attack starts falling.After 24 hrsCarbon monoxide is eliminated from the body. Lungs clear out mucus and other debris.After 48 hrsNicotine no longer detectable in the body. Ability to taste and smell is improved.After 72 hrsBreathing becomes easier as bronchial tubes relax. Energy level increases.After 2 - 21 weeksCirculation improves throughout the body.After 3 - 9 monthsBreathing problems such as coughing, shortness of breath & wheezing decrease. Overall lung function increases by 5 - 10%After 5 yrsRisk of heart attack falls to about half of that of a smoker.After 10 yrsRisk of lung cancer falls to about half of that of a smoker. Risk of heart attack falls to about the same as non - smokers.

Some Quitting Facts
Stopping tobacco step by step is difficult. Stopping it at once is easier.There are no harmful effects in stopping tobacco suddenly.The problems that are caused by stopping tobacco are temporary and will last for only 5 to 7 days.These are nothing compared to diseases like cancer, heart attack etc., caused by tobacco usage.

Coping Strategies
Take a day at a time.
Postpone each cigarette by one hour
Do not buy in packs. Do not keep a stock of cigarettes / tobacco.
Tell your family, friends and colleagues that your are going to quit tobacco and want their support.
Change your environment
Get rid of all cigarettes and ash trays in your house
Make your home a tobacco free zone.
Craving stage does not last for more than 5 minutes. Wait out the craving.

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Happiness

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Race for winning : nice story

Sometimes we lose our sensitivity in the race for winning the game, isn’t it? Some people understand life better.............. And they call some of these people "retarded"...


The story goes like this...
At the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win.

All, that is, except one little boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times, and began to cry. The other eight heard the boy cry.

They slowed down and looked back. Then they all turned around and went back every one of them. One girl with Down's Syndrome bent down and kissed him and said, "This will make it better." Then all nine linked arms and walked together to the finish line.

Everyone in the stadium stood, the cheering went on for several minutes.

What matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course.

Sachin's Smile