Monday 12 May, 2014
Tips for Better Living
Start the day
with a smile. A dull face makes others also unhappy. Deem th fresh day as
another opportunity given to you by the merciful . Creator to lead a better
life.
Patiently put up with minor troubles
and inconveniences one has to face daily- a little loss of money , comfort or
denial or some of your legitimate rights and privileges. Good work never goes
unrewarded, but may sometimes be delayed.
Lend a helping had to the poor and
suffering , knowing fully well that by serving them, you are pleasing the
Creator.
Cultivate the habit of speaking
truth at all times, this truth must however , be pleasing and not injuring
others.
Exert yourself daily to minimize
your desires, wants , possessions, engagements and appointments, any addition
can bring only additional tension and anxiety
Understand and appreciate the truth
that God is the true owner of everything on Earth and Heavens, . No Person or
thing really belongs to you . This understanding will help you to become less
attached to yourself, your kith and kin, your home and possessions.
When you see people better placed
than yourself, let not feeling of envy and jealousy enter your heart, on the
other hand, think of the millions in the world whose lot is far worse than
yours.
Be courageous to admit your faults
and mistakes; by confessing your guilt and lapses. Then your conscience become
pure and you rise in the esteem of the Creator
Before retiring to bed, think God
for all His mercies shown to you during the day, and offer Him heartfelt
prayers for a better tomorrow.
Story of Pin
Just look at the Pin. You will think
that the straight pin was man’s easiest invention. Not so man struggled for
then centuries to bring out the pin
Archaeologists report that early
pins were merely long thorns Later on , splinters form sea shells fish and
whale bones and ivory were used as pins.
Chariot makers and blacksmiths of
Greek and Roman periods beat severely with a hammer and gave shape to pins from
metal. The prices of pins raged from the equivalent of 15 cents to several
dollars per pin! Only the very rich could afford them. The poor people
continued to use thorns.
English women of the 14th
century made their models of pin out of wooden sticks. They were used to keep
meat together while roasting . in those days a few metal straight pins were the
most appreciated gifts n birthdays or in Festivals.
Pin making machines, slow and bulky,
were in use in England However England kept the monopoly.
After the united States became an
independent country, a prize was offered to the firs American to make a
pin-making machine. John Ireland Howe of Derby made the first pin-making
machine in 1832
The early pins ere not like the pins
of today. There were no heads on the pins . the user slopped a piece of wire
through a very small hole at one end of the pin for a stopper . those first
pins looked more like needles. Courtesy
Inspirational Quote
Quote from the True Charm and Power
of Vedanta
In every man’s life there come
moment of wariness and struggle, when everything appears gloomy and hard but
know that no true character was ever formed without passing through these
stages. So we must be brave and patient . this world is no lovely flower
garden, as some foolish people regard it. It is full of thorns, and we must be
very very carful as we walk in it. To be watchful is not only good, but
absolutely necessary for spiritual progress. You know that thieves cannot enter
your room when you are wide awake.
So try to remain always watchful and
awake; then you will never lose your
precious treasure.
Dust off all weakness and come out
into the broad sunshine of truth; every thing will look different then.
Remember this ,that we must not take up the true path for anybody’s sake or
give it up for anybody’s sake but follow it for the sake of itself. And must
stick to it as long as we live pray to the Lord to give us strength and light,
so that we may always serve Him by following the right path. Never mind if we
die in the path; but never shall we give it up through weakness.
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