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A Messiah for the Abandoned Sick Gurmeet Singh has brought care and compassion to the lives of patients who have no one Gurmeet Singh serves the underprivileged with a smile ARE YOU IN PAIN?  This is the question Gurmeet Singh usually asks when he enters a government hospital ward in Patna. It is a damp and grubby facility with lime-green walls and stained tiled floors. Half a dozen gurneys for sick patients are scattered all over the ill-lit place. A fetid smell of urine and stale food fills the air. When night falls, rats slink out of a defunct fireplace and scurry for food.8 The food-dinner comprises rice, lentil soup and some vegetable gruel-is insipid. A doctor and a nurse come on their rounds a couple of times a day. At other times, the patients appear to be left to their fate. The place has the appalling moniker of the ward for lawarisor the abandoned. Put simply, it treats patients who have no family or have been rejected by them. When they recover, th...
Here’s What Your Finger Length Reveals About Your Personality You can learn a lot about yourself just by looking at your hands. Scientists have noticed an extraordinary link between the length of your ring and index fingers and a various physical as well as behavioral traits. It has been suggested by some scientists that the ratio of length of the 2nd (index finger) and 4th (ring finger) can indicate many different traits, risks, advantages and deficiencies. This 2D:4D ratio, also known as digit ratio can predict everything from sporting skill to education, sexual orientation to susceptibility to disease. It is science’s answer to palmistry. “A FINGER” : RING FINGER IS LONGER THAN THE INDEX FINGER Some scientists believe that the ratio between index and ring finger indicates how much testosterone we were exposed to in our mother’s womb. The higher the testosterone, the greater the length of the ring finger and the more “masculine” the resulting child – whether male o...
5 Habits That Turn Off Negative Thinking HERE ARE 5 WAYS TO REFRAME NEGATIVE THOUGHTS: 1. OBSERVE THE THOUGHT Take a seat in the far back of your mind and simply observe the negative thought. (Think about how you’d watch a bird flutter about on a rooftop.) Negative thoughts are generally a product of cognitive distortions, or irrational thought patterns, something recognized by psychologists and psychiatrists the world over. You don’t require psychotherapy or medication – you only need to observe a thought, and then watch it dissipate. 2. QUESTION ANY RUMINATIONS Ruminations are patterns of overthinking, e.g., “I have this problem, which I can solve if I just keep thinking about it.” Unless you’re actively engaging the frontal lobe of your brain – that is, attempting to solve a problem – most ruminations are pointless. The question then becomes “How do I reframe these thoughts?” Here is a suggested course of action: (a) Create two columns on a sheet of paper....
THE 4 WIVES: An Inspirational Story THE 4 WIVES: An Inspirational Story There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He’s very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men. He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and infect is the merchant’s confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times. Now, the merchant’s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him ...
6 Management Lessons That Everyone Should Know. #2 Is Priceless. Lesson 1/6: A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, ‘I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.’ After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob, after a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, ‘Who was that?’ ‘It was Bob the next door neighbor,’ she replies. ‘Great,’ the husband says, ‘did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?’ Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure. Lesson 2/6: A pr...
Here’s the list of top unwritten rules in life everyone should know. If we all followed these rules, life would be a whole lot easier. RULE #1 When you borrow someone’s car, return it with a full tank of gas, or at least fill it up more than what you got it as a way to saying thank you. RULE #2 When someone shows you a picture on their phone, don’t swipe left or right . . . you don’t want to see something embarrassing. RULE #3 Don’t break up with someone over text message, email or using a social networking site. RULE #4 Always leave at least one buffer urinal between you and the sir next you. Never do this. RULE #5 Be quiet when other people are asleep. That means more than not talking — not slamming doors, drawers, etc. RULE #6 If you ask your friends for help with some house work, feed them as payment. RULE #7 Chew with your mouth closed. No one needs to hear you crunching. RULE #8 Don’t let your arguments escalate in public. If you feel you can’t control y...
A Chat With Jesus Jesus: Hello. Did you call me? Man: Called you? No. Who is this? Jesus: This is Jesus. I heard your prayers. So I thought I will chat. Man: I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually busy now. I am in the midst of something. Jesus: What are you busy at? Ants are busy too. Man: Don’t know. But I can’t find free time. Life has become hectic. It’s rush hour all the time. Jesus: Sure. Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you results. Activity consumes time. Productivity frees it. Man: I understand. But I still can’t figure out. By the way, I was not expecting YOU to buzz me on instant messaging chat. Jesus: Well I wanted to resolve your fight for time,by giving you some clarity. In this net era, I wanted to reach you through the medium you are comfortable with. Man: Tell me, why has life become complicated now? Jesus: Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis is what makes it complicated. Man: why are we then constantly unhappy?...