THE PERFECT BOSS

There were about 70 scientists working on a very hectic project. All of them were really frustrated due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.

One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, "Sir, I have promised my children that I will take them to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm."

His boss replied, "OK, You're permitted to leave the office early today."

The Scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he felt he was close to completion. The time was 8.30 PM.

Suddenly he remembered the promise he had made to his children.

He looked for his boss but he was not there. Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached home. The children were not there.

His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him, "Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?"

The man replied, "If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children?"

Hi wife replied, "You don't know? Your boss came here at 5.15 PM and has taken the children to the exhibition."

What had really happened was ... The boss who granted him permission was observing him working seriously at 5.00 PM. He thought to himself, this person will not leave the work, but if he has promised his children they should enjoy the visit to exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them to exhibition.

The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it is done, loyalty is established.

That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was tremendous.

By the way, can you hazard a guess as to who the boss was?

He was none other than the mastermind behind India 's successful nuclear weapons and missiles program.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India!

REFLECTION

A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have, so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could.

The foundation and life of a good company depends on its boss.  A good boss

has sincere care and concern for each of his employees. He can perfectly understand an individual employee and their unique abilities and their differing circumstances. He pays a lot of attention to his employees needs and tries to be fair with all and plays no favorite to anyone in particular. He stands by his rules and follows strictly what he demands of others.

 He is also easily accessible as has a good touch with the reality of what his employees go through on a daily basis. He is always available for them in any circumstance. That's the only way he truly knows what they're doing and the only way he can honestly be their "boss."

 Now a days its rare to find such bosses, but they are the true pillars whom people look up to as good leaders.

 It's our duty to contemplate on the above and in case one of us become a "boss" in future, we can reflect on what an employee actually seeks from a good boss. It is always gooo to maintain a good boss- employee relationship for the benefit of the company as well as the individual.

 Be a good boss, be a good leader and set an example as a role model for others to follow!

Attitude

A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda Carton and ask

him for a phone call.

Shop-owner replied sweetly this is no STD, but you can  do one call.

The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation:

The boy asked, "Lady, Can you give me the job of  cutting Your lawn?

The Woman replied, "I already have someone to cut my Lawn."

Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person Who cuts

your  Lawn now." replied boy.

The woman responded that she was very satisfied with  the person who

was presently cutting her lawn.

The little boy found more perseverance and offered,  "Lady, I'll even

sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the

prettiest lawn  in all of North-Palm beach, Florida."

Again the woman answered in the negative.

With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The

Store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked  over to the boy

and

Said," Son... I like your attitude; I like that  positive spirit and

would like to offer you a job." The little boy replied, "No  Thanks, I

was just  checking my performance with the job I already have. I am

the one who is  working for that lady, I was talking to!"

Your ALTITUDE is decided by your ATTITUDE...

"Problem is just the distance between Expectation and Reality....

          So either expect less or Accept the Reality or.................

Expect a Lot and turn into Reality............... "

THE WORKAHOLIC FATHER

Once, a certain father was a very hardworking man who delivered bread

as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his

evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve himself so

that he could one day find a better paying job. Except for Sundays, he

hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and

studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best money could buy.

Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time

with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he

often yearned to spend more time with his family.

The day came when the examination results were announced. To his

joy, he had passed, and with distinctions too! Soon after, he was

offered a good job as a senior supervisor which paid handsomely.

Like a dream come true, he could now afford to provide his family with

life’s little luxuries like nice clothing, fine food and vacation

abroad.

However, the family still did not get to see father for most of the

week. He continued to work very hard, hoping to be promoted to the

position of manager. In fact, to make himself a worthily candidate for

the promotion, he enrolled for another course in the open university.

Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough

time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he

often yearned to spend more time with his family.

His hard work paid off and he was promoted. Jubilantly, he decided to

hire a maid to relieve his wife from her domestic tasks. He also felt

that their three-room flat was no longer big enough, it would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy

the facilities and comfort of a condominium. Having experienced the

rewards of his hard work many times before, he resolved to further his

studies and work at being promoted again.

The family still did not get to see much of him. In fact, sometimes he

had to work on Sundays entertaining clients. Again, whenever the family

complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this

for them. But he often yearned to spend more time with his family.

As expected, his hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful

condominium overlooking the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday

evening at their new home, he declared to his family finally that he

has decided not to take anymore courses or pursue any more promotions.

From then on he was going to devote more time to his family exclusively and pay them back for all the times he had missed being with his

family.

But unfortunately he did not wake up the next morning..... ...!

REFLECTION

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years!

Give enough time to the important things in life like family, friends,

love, sharing a laughter or just listening to others, for others may

truly love you and it is important to give your love back to them in

whatever way you can, not only because they love you, but because in a

way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes

to things around you and find the deeper meaning to life.

Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from those

moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to

experience it again.

Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and listen to what

they have to say. And if you love someone tell them, for you never know

what tomorrow may have in store.

Learn a lesson in life each day that you live! Today is the tomorrow you were worried about yesterday.Think About it? Was it worth it?

There is nothing more important in life than LIFE itself! Think. ......... ......... ....

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Idiot Watson

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night, and go to sleep.

Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”

“I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes” replies Watson.

“And what do you deduce from that?”

Watson ponders for a minute. “Well,
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Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.
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Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo.
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Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three.
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Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.
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Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe.

But what does it tell you, Holmes?”

Holmes is silent for a moment.

“Watson, you idiot!” he says. “Someone has stolen our tent!”

Clever Boy

A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.” The barber puts a dollar in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son?” The boy takes the quarters and leaves. “What did I tell you?” said the barber. “That kid never learns!” Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. “Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of a dollar?” The boy licked his cone and replied, “Because the day I'll take the dollar, the game will be over!”

THE ELEPHANTS BONDAGE

As my friend was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not. My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.

"Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free."

My friend was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.

REFLECTION

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something or change something, simply because we failed at it once before or have a pre-conception or mis-conception about something?

We become so attached and entangled to the same views, thoughts, misconceptions and go round and round in this vicious cycle that we suffer due to bondage, caught in the web of maya or illusion.

So we should all make an attempt to grow further and be free and liberated from such unneccesary bondages in life, which are nothing but just like the unnesseccary heavy luggages we carry while travelling which makes our journey of life only even more difficult and hard to cross.

Be bold and have courage to make an attempt to free yourself consciously from such bondages in life, you may once or twice fail in your attempts, but NEVER fail to make an attempt!!

"Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say 'I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me?...' free you shall be". - Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa.

"The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free." - Swami Vivekananda.

Understand the problem first

One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops.

At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet height, built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground.

He glared at the driver and said, “Big John doesn’t pay!” and sat down at the back. Naturally, he didn’t argue with Big John, but he wasn’t happy about it.

The next day the same thing happened-Big John got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat down. The next day also he said the same and this had become a routine. The bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Big John, was taking advantage of him.

Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building courses, karate, judo, and all that good stuff. By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong.

So, on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus and said, “Big John doesn’t pay!,”

The driver stood up, glared back at the passenger, and screamed, “And why not?”

With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, “Big John has a bus pass.”

Moral of the story: “Be sure there is a problem in the first place before working hard to solve one.”