Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
A Thought for Today-328:
Take Time to Think – It is the key of Success!
Tale Time to Love – It is the secret of eternal youth!
Take Time to Dream – It is the breath of Happiness!
Take Time to Cry – It is the sign of a Large Heart!
Take Time to Play – It is the Freshness of Childhood!
Tale Time to Laugh – It is the Music of the Heart!
Take Time to Live – Because Time passes Quickly and Never Returns!
Take Time to Hear – It is the Power of Intelligence!
Take Time to Read – It is the Source of Knowledge!
Tale Time to Love – It is the secret of eternal youth!
Take Time to Dream – It is the breath of Happiness!
Take Time to Cry – It is the sign of a Large Heart!
Take Time to Play – It is the Freshness of Childhood!
Tale Time to Laugh – It is the Music of the Heart!
Take Time to Live – Because Time passes Quickly and Never Returns!
Take Time to Hear – It is the Power of Intelligence!
Take Time to Read – It is the Source of Knowledge!
Monday, February 22, 2010
India Watch-15:
Some interesting facts about the Indian Postal Department, thanks to Dinamalar, the Tamil daily:
1. Every year 1350 crore letters (postal articles) are handled.
2. On an average, every postman delivers 2,40,000 letters every year.
3. There are 1.5 lakh post offices in India.
4. There are 2.88 lakh employees in the Postal Department; of these, the number of postmen is 53,000/-.
5. Every postcard costs the department 173 paise; but, as you know, postcard is sold at 5o paise. The difference is subsidized by the Govt.
Congratulations to the Indian Postal Department and grateful thanks to Dinamalar.
1. Every year 1350 crore letters (postal articles) are handled.
2. On an average, every postman delivers 2,40,000 letters every year.
3. There are 1.5 lakh post offices in India.
4. There are 2.88 lakh employees in the Postal Department; of these, the number of postmen is 53,000/-.
5. Every postcard costs the department 173 paise; but, as you know, postcard is sold at 5o paise. The difference is subsidized by the Govt.
Congratulations to the Indian Postal Department and grateful thanks to Dinamalar.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
My Photo Album-44: "Keerthi, Keerthi all the way!"
Keerthi is my neighbor's sweet little kid. Lovely and lovable. In the matter of afew minutes, she could manifest a kaleidoscope of expressions on her face. You can see for yourself below.
A Thought for Today-327:
Do you love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of – Benjamin Franklin
Friday, February 19, 2010
A Thought for Today-326:
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter - Martin Luther King
Thursday, February 18, 2010
A Thought for Today-325:
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for - Allan K.Chalmers
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
A Thought for Today-324:
The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind - Wayne W. Dyer
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Random Thoughts-36: "Living in the World of Walter Mitty"
I was rearranging books in one of my shelves. I came across this torn, battered copy of a book of short stories collection. Even the title page was not there and it started from the contents page. Out of curiosity, I perused the titles of the short stories. When I came across James Thurber's, "The Secret World of Walter Mitty", I remembered having read it long back and having discussed it with my friend VC, while we were on a 'padayatra' (pilgrimage by foot) to Palani. It is a world-famous story and a masterpiece.
Before I go any further, have you read the story? If not, kindly read it before proceeding further; am providing a link to the full story from All-Story.com:
http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=100
Walter Mitty is a pathetic, pitiable character, a no-body. He finds it difficult to face reality and indulges in heroic daydreams assuming himself to be a famous general, surgeon etc. In short, though harmless, he is an escapist. To balance his inferiority complex, he indulges in grand and elaborate dreams of heroism. The world is full of such pathetic characters, to whom life has been difficult to bear. Probably they could easily empathize with Mitty. That may explain the popularity of the story. It was so popular that the word "Mittyesque" got into the dictionary.
People who lead a dull and dreary life, who keep repeatedly bumping into reality, find a way to hide themselves in their wild fantasies. Instead of facing their problems and fears head on, they just run away and hide themselves. At one time or the other, everyone might have indulged in this sort of dramatic fantasy, though not to the extent of Mitty.
I also used to be another Mitty. I had a very difficult life. Sometimes I wonder how I got out of it and feel grateful to God that I am out of that miserable condition.
I think Spiderman, Superman and such characters came into being because of this sort of fantasy deep inside everyone of us. It also explains their runaway success. It proves that in a limited sense, it could be helpful to one and could help one to get out of depression once in a while.
For further reading:
"The Secret World of Walter Mitty" from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty
Write-up on "James Thurber" with his picture from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thurber
I take this opportunity to salute the memory of James Thurber. Also my grateful thanks to All-Story.com and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Before I go any further, have you read the story? If not, kindly read it before proceeding further; am providing a link to the full story from All-Story.com:
http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=100
Walter Mitty is a pathetic, pitiable character, a no-body. He finds it difficult to face reality and indulges in heroic daydreams assuming himself to be a famous general, surgeon etc. In short, though harmless, he is an escapist. To balance his inferiority complex, he indulges in grand and elaborate dreams of heroism. The world is full of such pathetic characters, to whom life has been difficult to bear. Probably they could easily empathize with Mitty. That may explain the popularity of the story. It was so popular that the word "Mittyesque" got into the dictionary.
People who lead a dull and dreary life, who keep repeatedly bumping into reality, find a way to hide themselves in their wild fantasies. Instead of facing their problems and fears head on, they just run away and hide themselves. At one time or the other, everyone might have indulged in this sort of dramatic fantasy, though not to the extent of Mitty.
I also used to be another Mitty. I had a very difficult life. Sometimes I wonder how I got out of it and feel grateful to God that I am out of that miserable condition.
I think Spiderman, Superman and such characters came into being because of this sort of fantasy deep inside everyone of us. It also explains their runaway success. It proves that in a limited sense, it could be helpful to one and could help one to get out of depression once in a while.
For further reading:
"The Secret World of Walter Mitty" from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty
Write-up on "James Thurber" with his picture from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thurber
I take this opportunity to salute the memory of James Thurber. Also my grateful thanks to All-Story.com and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A Thought for Today-324:
Some gifts are big, others are small. Gifts from the heart are the best gifts of all - Unknown
Monday, February 15, 2010
A Thought for Today-323:
There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day - Alexander Woollcott
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