A shooting star

In 1947, one nation was killed to create two countries...

from Bharat, India and Pakistan were created. Cost was paid by millions of people who were forced to shift.

Lets, talk about India

1. No one ever thought that this country will ever develop
2. Britishers (esp. Winston Churchill) believed that this nation is going to fail
3. It was carved out of 500 different states, which were always fighting against each-other
4. It was suffering from deadly diseases like: poverty, illiteracy, superstitions etc
5. India was not able to produce enough to feed its' own citizens
6. Communal riots were spreading like plague
7. To add to worse, its' national father Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated

But today after nearly 63 years, this nation is about to become a superpower!!!

It's not a miracle, it is the outcome of our greatest quality which overcame all the above stated problems...

any guesses what is that one quality???

It is our unity...

1. We always forget our personal issues against any external threat
2. No matter how weak (corrupt) our system is, it is functioning
3. We are in a habit of making coordinated efforts
4. Our education system is indeed full of faults, but still it is creating maximum number of doctors, engineers, managers etc.

So when a whole nation can succeed in spite of millions of flaws, then why not we as an individual can succeed???

Message from Dalai Lama

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. I also know that dreams really do come true and you have my Best Wishes and my best efforts in those.

Dalai Lama

Do you feel you got kicked in life???

Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe falls 10 feet from its mother's womb and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over and tucks its legs under its body. From this position it considers the world for the first time and shakes off the last vestiges of the birthing fluid from its eyes and ears. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces its offspring to the reality of life.

In his book, "A View from the Zoo", Gary Richmond describes how a newborn giraffe learns its first lesson.

The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she positions herself directly over her calf. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable thing. She swings her long, pendulous leg outward and kicks her baby, so that it is sent sprawling head over heels.

When it doesn't get up, the violent process is repeated over and over again. The struggle to rise is momentous. As the baby calf grows tired, the mother kicks it again to stimulate its efforts. Finally, the calf stands for the first time on its wobbly legs.

Then the mother giraffe does the most remarkable thing. She kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, baby giraffes must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with the herd, where there is safety. Lions, hyenas, leopards, and wild hunting dogs all enjoy young giraffes, and they'd get it too, if the mother didn't teach her calf to get up quickly and get with it.

The late Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing novelized biographies of such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.

Stone was once asked if he had found a thread that runs through the lives of all these exceptional people. He said, "I write about people who sometime in their life have a vision or dream of something that should be accomplished and they go to work.

"They are beaten over the head, knocked down, vilified, and for years they get nowhere. But every time they're knocked down they stand up. You cannot destroy these people. And at the end of their lives they've accomplished some modest part of what they set out to do."

Courtesy:- Craig B. Larson (Illustrations for Preaching & Teaching from Leadership Journal)

So if you feel that in life you also get kicked very often, don't leave hope get up every time and do something remarkable.

No one can outmatch a Champion

A famous movie dialogue "Champion sirf ek hota hai, aur uski jagah koi nahi le sakta. Not even God!!!".

How well this fits to the group of unknown people, who made Cricket the new religion of India.

The team sent under the leadership of Kapil Dev Nikhanj in 1983 World Cup, was said as the group of losers.

This weakness turned out to be their strength, they actually had nothing to lose and hence they played without much pressure.

They went their not to win, but to play their best Cricket ever. They all had a common goal. They all acted with maximum dedication under their leader (Kapil Dev). They not only had specialist bowlers and batsmans, but they also had all-rounders which were capable of turning the tide towards Indian team.

Even their leader set examples of valor and set benchmarks with his all-round performance, whenever situation demanded.

Always remember, when no one expects a lot from you, that is the right time to give a big surprise to the whole world.

In order to succeed you need to use a proper combination of wisdom, knowledge and courage.

Finally...

Sometimes, winning is everything!!!

Happy new year!!!

So who says that this world is worse than the hell!!!
Please have a look at these pics once again and decide isn't this world is a heaven!!!

Be always thankful to God for whatever he provides us.

The Bengal Tiger: Never say die!!!

In 1992 a new player marked his presence in Indian cricket team, Saurav Chandidas Ganguly. He fialed miserably against West Indies, scored only 3 runs, as a result he was dropped from the team. This man amassed a lot of runs in domestic cricket and made a comeback in Indian side touring England in 1996. He emerged as the prince of Indian cricket by scoring centuries in both the innings of his debut test match. He was awarded "Man of the series" in the first test series of his carrier. From here he never looked back and was soon became one of the most trusted and loved cricketer of India.

Sourav was appointed as captain when Sachin Tendulkar, shocked everyone by stepping down from his captaincy after India’s disastrous tour of Australia in 1999. As vice captain to Tendulkar, Sourav was the most obvious choice, also at that time a lot of major players including Sachin Tendulkar were unfit. He accepted the challenge and led India to a victory against South Africa. Suddenly a meteor crashed on the surface of world cricket, the match fixing scandal!!!

With major players like Ajay Jadeja and Md. Azzharuddin out from the action, he took the charge with youngsters. Sourav also was not shy of taking on responsibility. He showed that he can be a leader of a team, which has greats like Sachin and Dravid in the side, without any problems. Under Sourav's leadership, India got back the winning habit which the team had forgotten.

Today, Sourav Ganguly is the most successful Indian captain leaving Mohammed Azharuddin’s previous record of 14 test wins behind. Sourav has won 21 Tests as captain, of which more than 7 wins have come overseas! His success rate is an amazing 42%, the highest ever by an Indian captain.

Under his captaincy, the Indian team achieved remarkable heights, including the Test series win against Australia at home in 2001, reaching the World Cup Final in 2003, and winning both the one-day and Test series in Pakistan in 2004.

In just a few years, Sourav rewrote the rules of captaincy. Unlike some of his predecessors, he was impartial, non-parochial, and forever pushed his players to perform better. Off the field, Sourav’s interactions with the media, his fans, and detractors were uncompromisingly honest and earned him the respect of cricket followers everywhere. His 5-year reign

as India's most successful skipper came to an end in October 2005 when India's newly appointed coach (allegedly) tried to pressurized him to step down as the Captain of Indian side.

Soon Sourav became a forgotten chapter. Team under Rahul Dravid started well but after some time it started struggling. On the other hand Ganguly didn't started domestic season well but soon he got his form back and started scoring big. In spite of that Chief of Indian Cricket Selection Committee said that the board will never ever consider Sourav again, but...

As he said, "I'll come back", he was called back to Indian side and he proved his mettle against South African "Bouncers", and was awarded "Man of the series".

He also scored his maiden double century against Pakistan.

After playing a successful innings he decided to put an end to the story, with his never say die spirit the Prince of Kolkata emerged as the Greatest Cricket Captain (Maharaja) of India.

A big question?

We all are human beings, like others we do commit mistakes, we regret when we miss something in life, we feel sorry when others fail, we grow angry when things don't go our way...

The question is what we can do about it???????????

Can we change our past???

Can we know our future???

Can we control the way others behave with us???

So the big question here is What we have done, because of which we, face such sufferings?

It is said that we have to accept, what God has written in our destiny, but!!!

Remember a deer never enters in the mouth of a sleeping lion. Lion have to hunt at least twelve times to achieve success (actually he earns his food)

Yes! we can change our destiny and if required we can fight with the whole world for it.

Remember the courage of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Remember the patience of Mahatma Gandhi

Remember the enthusiasm of Banda Singh Bahadur

Remember the optimism of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Remember the dedication of Rabindranath Tagore...

Please remember that every huge banyan tree grew from a small seed

So it doesn't matter what you were in the past or what you are now, but

It matters what you are planning to become in future.