Nothing Works!

Balan lost his job again recently and was totally at a loss as to how to spend the endless time hanging on him. His wife could never get him to do anything around the house also. He would sleep till noon and then sit in front of the T.V, read newspaper, eat, and sit day dreaming. This frustrated his wife a lot and she always nagged him. Finally she cut off the cable connection and threw water on him if he slept after 6 o’clock in the morning.

So he was getting bored – utterly bored. As he couldn’t sleep or watch T.V, the only task he was performing was, reading newspaper from first to last page and a few magazines from cover to cover. Earlier he would have a grazing glance at the headlines and then rush to office. Now he had time to go through all the pages and read the peppy and juicy stuff also.  But he was unable to read that also peacefully because of his wife’s constant nagging.

He was not against jobs. But he hated office politics and mean minded bosses. He hated long hours of work and getting poor salary. In work places there are hidden meanings for all colourful words.  If management welcomes you with "Join our fast-paced team” it really means “We have no time to train you”.  If management says “Your work is deadline oriented”, be sure that it means “You'll be three months behind schedule on your first day”. If they say “Duties will vary” it surely means “Anyone in the office can boss you around”. Even if they say “All the Best” it really means “You are in trouble”. These are his lessons from previous jobs.

Even though he learned so many lessons from past experiences he was called ‘an idiot’ by previous bosses. The last boss said, “If brains were taxed, you'd get a refund”. He didn’t understand what that means because he was not familiar with income tax rules. So he ignored the comment. His motto was “Aim Low, Reach Your Goals, and Avoid Disappointment”. Though his motto was worldly-wise, his previous employers were not intelligent enough to appreciate it.

And almost all the bosses had double standards - one for the worker and another for themselves. ‘When you take a long time, you’re slow.
When your boss takes a long time, he’s thorough. When you don’t do it, you’re lazy. When your boss doesn’t do it, he’s too busy. When you make a mistake, you’re an idiot. When your boss makes a mistake, he’s only human. When you take a stand, you’re being bull-headed. When your boss does it, he’s being firm’. He disliked working for such bosses. To his misfortune he didn’t find a different boss.

And going to jobs was not really easy for him. He worried about riding through the jam packed traffic. He worried about getting into the already overloaded city buses. He worried about subjecting himself to pickpockets. He worried about getting late to office. His wife refused to understand his hardships and ordered him to find a job immediately. Unable to endure boredom and his wife’s constant nagging finally he decided to find a job.

Balan had a strong faith in starting things or making new attempts only on auspicious days and at auspicious hours. Though many people made sarcastic remarks about his strong belief, he didn’t care. “Does anyone get married on any inauspicious day or at Raaghu Kaalam?” So he wanted to start his new venture also on an auspicious day only. He took out panchangam and jotted down the auspicious days during the week and timings available, so that he could contact his would-be employers at the lucky times.

On the first auspicious day he attended a walk-in interview. In the interview he was asked, “"Why did you leave your last job?"

"It was something my boss said."

"What did he say?"

"’you’re fired!’" he said truthfully. They didn’t appreciate his answer. He was not selected for the job.

He waited for next auspicious day, so that at least his second attempt would be successful. Very soon the day dawned. Invoking the blessings from all Gods and Goddesses, he applied for a job and luckily got it. Even the zodiac fortune for the day clearly stated “a great deal awaits you. But don’t make an impulsive move”.

He was given the job of assistant to the boss. They didn’t inform him the duties of an assistant properly. So he sat idly for the most of the time day dreaming. The boss was very exasperated with his new assistant as the assistant didn’t even pick up the telephone when it rang. "You must answer the telephone," he told Balan irritably. Balan explained patiently "I answered many times. But nine times out of ten, it's for you!" The boss exploded with rage.

Next day the boss had an exasperating phone conversation with one of his teenage sons. After hanging up, he heaved a sigh and said, "No one ever listens to me." Balan overheard the conversation and dutifully replied with understanding, “yes I do." The boss found it too much to bear and fired him from the job.

For the third job Balan tried ‘Numerology’ and selected a lucky day. The day was really lucky as Balan was selected. The new boss seemed to understand what Balan was made of and decided to give him simple works. First he told Balan to take a Xerox copy of a very important document.  Balan searched for the Xerox machine and finally stood before the paper shredder looking confused.

"Need some help?" a friendly employee asked.

"Yes," he replied. "How does this thing work?"

"Simple," he said, taking the fat document from Balan’s hand and feeding it into the shredder.

"Thanks, but where do the copies come out?" Balan asked.

This time two persons lost their jobs.

Balan lost faith in panchangam, numerology and….. humanity!

-      N.Ganeshan

(Published in our bank’s house magazine ‘Vijaya Vikas’)

Always Thinking Of You!

You were my comfort, when I was lonely

You were my strength, when I felt lowly

You were my peace, when I needed rest

You were the only one thinking of my best.

When I was with you, eternity was a step away

To my every problem you showed me a way

You were a source of joy I never felt before

As years rolling by I loved you more and more.

Sad was the parting, no one could tell,

So sudden it happened, my heart fell;

The blow was hard, the shock very severe,

To part with the one, I loved ever dear.

I wanted to give you all I could give

I wanted you with me as long as I live.

Ever I wanted to be part of your heart,

To remain together, never be apart.

I wished that I could trade places with you

For all the pain that you went through.

But when I saw you sleeping free from pain

I could not wish you back to suffer again.

Feeling sad and blue I said goodbye to you

You didn’t go alone; a part of me went with you

In tears I watched you slowly fade away,

With great sorrow I couldn’t keep you stay.

Though absent, in my heart you are near,

Forever missed, loved and always dear.

Love, if ever I cease to think of you

It will be when God has called me too.

-      N.Ganeshan

(This poem got first prize in competition conducted in our bank magazine “Vijaya Vikas” in 2013)

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Symptoms and cure of Inferiority Complex!

All of us have thoughts and feeling of inadequacy many times.  But inadequacy will become inferiority complex if we always have the following characteristics.

1)      Constant comparison with others

2)      High sensitivity to criticism

3)      Fault finding and making others small so that you can look bigger

4)      Hunger for flattery

5)      Social withdrawal

6)      Envy and Jealousy

7)      Self-pity

The root cause of inferiority complex is wrong perception, rather than what is actually the case. We draw conclusions based on our evaluation of past experiences. Mostly these evaluations are not facts, but our distorted perceptions.

Remember the simple truth – no one is perfect. We all have our strengths and weaknesses. So let us not fall in the trap of comparison.  Let us love ourselves.  We are the creations of God.  God cannot create inferior products. So let us find out our plus points and go on improving ourselves. Then there will not be any room for inferiority complex.

- N.Ganeshan

The Most Powerful Transmission Tower

 

There is a very powerful transmission tower in this universe. That is our mind. We attract everything to our life with our mind. The universe is the supplier of everything. Everything comes from the Universe, and is delivered to us through people, circumstances, and events, by the law of attraction. Our mind thinks thoughts and they are broadcast back as our life experience. The universe merely corresponds to the nature of your inner-most thoughts and feelings. When we emit the perfect frequency of what we want, the perfect people, circumstances, and events will be attracted to us and delivered by the universe or infinite intelligence or God!

But sadly we think that certain people or fate or circumstances are giving us the things we desire. That false belief takes the real power from ourselves and gives it to outside events and people. Then we are at the mercy of outside world.

If we do not think about ourselves with love and respect, you are emitting a signal that is saying we are not important enough, worthy enough, or deserving. That signal will continue to be broadcast, and we will experience more situations of people not treating us well. The people are just the effect. Our thoughts are the real cause.  If we really love and respect ourselves we emit that signal to the universe and get on that frequency. Then the law of attraction will be activated and our life will be full of people who love and respect us.

Our thoughts should not focus on the things that we don't want — "I don't want to be poor, I don't want to be sick". Thought scientists say that the law of attraction doesn't hear that we don't want it. It manifests the things that we are thinking of and so it's going to show up over and over and over again. According to them the law of attraction is not biased to wants or don't wants. When we think and focus on something, no matter what it happens to be, we are really calling that into existence.

       

They say, "To become conscious of this power is to become a live wire connecting to the Universe.  It carries power sufficient to meet every situation in the life of every individual. When the individual mind touches the Universal Mind, it receives all its power."

So check your thoughts frequently. One wrong thought that went unchecked usually brings more such thoughts and stress manifested within us. The stress will bring people and situations in our life accordingly. Here effect is stress and chaos, but the cause was negative thinking that began with one little negative thought.

The remedy is in the positive thoughts. No matter what we might have manifested, we can change it with one strong positive thought and then more such thoughts. 

You may ask, “What to do if things go wrong in spite of our positive thoughts”. When things go wrong, do not expect the wrong to appear again. Look upon it as an exception. It happens to all including the most successful people. Call it past and forget it. Turn your mind to the positive side. Think positive and look for the best. By constantly thinking and expecting the best we can turn the tide to our favourable side.

We all have experienced those days or times when one thing after another goes wrong. The chain reaction began with one thought, whether we were aware of it or not. The one bad thought attracted more bad thoughts, the frequency locked in, and eventually something went wrong. Then as we reacted to that one thing going wrong, we attracted more things going wrong.  Negative reactions just attract more of the same, and the chain reaction must keep occurring until we move ourselves off that frequency by intentionally changing our thoughts.

So remember that we have the most powerful transmission tower. The source of all happiness and success is inside each individual. The beauty we see in nature and the beauty we feel in music are inside of us. The world is a whispering gallery which sends back the echo of our own voice. It is a mirror which reflects the face that looks in it. If we laugh, it laughs back; if we frown, it reflects a frown.  What we think, what we feel and what manifests in our life is always a exact match.

-      N.Ganeshan

Meaningful quotes of Eckhart Tolle

I loved reading Eckhart Tolle’s great books "The Power of Now" and "The New Earth". Though every line of his books seems to be a good quote, I think the following quotes are worth reading and remembering.

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    -   N.Ganeshan

“If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose”
― Eckhart Tolle

“Always say “yes” to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? what could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say “yes” to life — and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.” 

― Eckhart Tolle

“What a caterpillar calls the end of the world we call a butterfly.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“What you react to in others, you strengthen in yourself.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won't die. You will come to life. And don't be concerned with how others define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it's their problem. Whenever you interact with people, don't be there primarily as a function or a role, but as the field of conscious Presence.”
― Eckhart Tolle, 

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“The foundation of greatness is honoring the small things of the present moment, instead of pursuing the idea of greatness.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.”
― Eckhart Tolle

 “When you don't cover up the world with words and labels, a sense of the miraculous returns to your life that was lost a long time ago when humanity, instead of using thought, became possessed by thought.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“In today's rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just Being.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“Instead of asking, “what do I want from life?,” a more powerful question is, “what does life want from me?”
― Eckhart Tolle

When life is falling apart …

There are times in your life

Fate may be a stabbing knife

World may crumble around you

Nothing to hope in your view

You may feel lost in the storm

You may fear for coming harm

Never lose heart, be real tough

Do not consent to give it up!

Remember to stand very tall                    

Never have fear of fall

Do not try to walk away                                        

Have inner strength to stay

Every challenge helps you grow

Every storm strengthens your soul

Always face the trials at hand

Start from place where you stand!

Begin afresh and take your step

Sometimes it may be baby step

Sometimes it may be giant step

But make it sure a forward step

Take up the task, work for the best

Shake your doubt, lay it to rest

When losing people always flee

You’ll be where you want to be!

-      N.Ganeshan

(This poem received I prize in a competition conducted by our bank magazine “Vijaya Vikas”)

Some Wise Quotes - 3

Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours.

(Richard Bach)

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.

(Harold B. Melchart)

Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively. You either have no goal that is important enough to you, or you are not using your talents and efforts in a striving toward an important goal.

(Maxwell Maltz)

Big goals get big results. No goals get no results or somebody else's results.

(Mark Victor Hansen)

Old habits can't be thrown out the upstairs window. They have to be coaxed down the stairs one step at a time.

(Mark Twain)

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

(Henry Ford)

Make no small plans for they have not the power to stir men’s blood.

(Niccolo Machiavelli)

Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.

(Charles J. Givens)

If we don't know what we want, we become like a floating balloon. Our direction in life is at the mercy of external forces.

(Bob Greene)

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.

(Mark Twain)

-      Compiled by N.Ganeshan