Monday, 06 January 2014
Teach Him To Learn
(Legendary American President Abraham Lincoln wrote t the teacher of his son what he expected him to teach his son)
“He will have to learn, I know that all men are just, all men are not true. But teach him also that for every selfish political leader there is a dedicated leader, teach him that for every enemy there is a friend it will take time, I know , but teach him if you can, that a dollar earned is of far more value than five dollars unearned. Teach him to learn to lose, and also to enjoy wining. Steer him the secret of quiet laughter. Teach him if you can, the wonder of books.. but also give him enough time to ponder over the eternal mystery of birds in the sky , bees in the flowers and sun on a green hill side”.
“In school,
teach him, it is for more honourable to fall then to cheat….Teach him to have
faith in his own ideas, even if every one tells him they are wrong….Teach him
to be gentle with gentle people and
tough with the tough. Try to give my son the strength, not to follow the crowds
when every one is getting on the …band wagon.. Teach him to listen to all men…
but teach him to filter all the hears on a screen of truth…and take only the
good that come through”
“Teach him,
if you can, how to laugh when he is sad …Teach him there I no shame in tear.
Teach him to sell his brawn and brain to the highest bidders but never to put a
price tag on his heart and soul, teach him to close his ears to howling mob….
And stand and fight if he thanks he is right.”
“Teach him gently, but don’t cuddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. Let him have the courage to be impatient. Let him have the patience to be brave. Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself because then he will always have sublime faith in mankind”
Extraordinary thing about kindness.
The
extraordinary thing about kindness is that the more you give, the richer you
become. Do a little quite thinking about people around you. Make an effort to
understand them better; then take the trouble to speak words that may lift
their spirit, enhance their self-respect. You can never guess what a few kind
words sincerely spoken may do for them and for you.
Fruit juices were frozen and served
Three thousand years ago , fruit juices were frozen and served as delicious dish. It was said that Alexander the Great enjoyed a mixture of fruit juices in frozen form. To make it snow was brought from high mountain peaks or deep caves.
In the 13th century the famed traveller Marco Polo brought from China a large collection of recipes. Among them was one recipe on the preparation of ice cream.
Russia was introduced to European ice cream n the 18th century. A whole chapter was devoted to ice cream in the Latest Complete cook book published in 1791 People began to make lemon pineapple and variety of berry ice cream.
Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta
The aim of Karma Yoga is to teach us how by the least expenditure of effort we can accomplish most. Now what should be the nature of our work when we follow this path? Religious teachers often tell us that in order to be spiritual we must become contemplative; but we are honest when we say that we have no time to spend to that way; so we give up all religious hope and effort. Because these teachers are unable something else which would be as helpful as contemplation . understanding this , the ancient Aryans did not prescribe just one particular method of religious training . they developed different methods suited to the varying conditions and temperaments of different individuals. In this way no one has to go contrary to his nature. These paths are four in number, with numerus sub-divines, which provide for al phases of human development and give to each an equal opportunity to realize the truth. They are the path of work, the path of devotion, the path of self-control and the path of philosophy or wisdom.
