Different Perspective

wait till the end to see how the kite eats the pigeons paw, and then it appears stuck in its throat..

Our thoughts and sub conscious mind have much more power and effect that we credit it with. If you have a positive mindset, it is only a matter of time when it happens. It's important to be at it and put in the efforts. Similarly if you think negative, it is only a matter of time when it happens. Your sub conscious mind and fears will lead you to it. Time never stops and one can decide if you want to spend it thinking negative or positive. Doing good or bad. Remembering good people or bad people. Worrying or doing something about it. Something negative in the short run many times prove to be beneficial in the longer run, but we need to have patience and think positive. Hold on to our beliefs and values. It's simpler said than done, and it's even hard to practice. The negative magnet has much more power than the positive. Hitler was able to unite the people of Germany on the hatred against the rich Jews and winners of WW1. Had people rejected that and focussed on bu...

Many people talk about black and white money. Here is my understanding of the same - Black Money- this is the money which people claim to have spent (or not earned) but do not - So effectively this is the money they do not have. Like a businessman may claim that their sales and profits were lesser, to save on tax. So whatever amount that is under reported becomes black money. White Money - Money earned and accounted for. Like salary coming in the bank account. Now the interesting part, how to make your black money- white and vice versa. White to Black -  NGO donation - Donations to NGO are tax exempt. Many NGO just take a cheque of white money and give you cash. This is done at some service charge. Black to white Someone gives you a cheque against cash. This can be shown as payment received against some service or product. As the economy is one whole, so white to black is balanced by those wanting Black to white.

Standard Chartered Bank India : I decided to try stan chart's super value card as it offered a cash back on bills. So i thought any savings however small is worth it. I could not have been more wrong. When my credit card was made, my mobile was entered without +91 in the system. It is apparently mandatory as their sms sending fails in that case. I came to know this when i went ahead and tried to login to online banking. Next tried to register some billers as that was the main reason for getting this card. Once the billers are added they never get confirmed. Even after 1.5 months. Emailing them generally gets a dumb response, which may not be even related to what you are asking. Calling them is even dumber as telecallers do not have your history or account information. They just ask you to email incase you ask some clarification. I have tried so many credit cards, but still citibank seems to be the best in terms of overall service. Pathetic bank and pathetic service....

I was thinking how different is the teachings of Ramayana and Mahabharata when it comes to relationships and families. Ramayana teaches to give, even at your expense. So Ram agreed to 14 yrs exile. Mahabharata on the other hand teaches you to do the right thing. So you fight with your brother's etc, to take what is rightfully yours. Ramayana and Mahabharata were both because of hurt male ego at the hands of women. We somehow fail to estimate how powerful a force that is. While Rama was the king in Ramayana, in Mahabharata Krishna was the king maker. So essentially with time it taught us that being the king maker is more important than being the king. As the accountability of a king is much higher, like with Ram, who has to alienate Sita because of social pressures. But in mahabharata draupadi had 5 husbands, and even after the cheer haran incident, she could live with her honor. This shows how just a womens strength can make people around her respect...

 Goodlife.com I made the mistake of buying from them, got a defective product, and now -- I have to send the return, They would issue a gift coupon and not a refund. Thus I am forced into buying something else which i don't really want. Now what kind of policy is this? This is another site to stay away from

Recently i am hearing about lots of people who - Want to be spoon fed. - They would not do anything proactively, you need to make a personal request to them for official work, else they will not oblige and act busy. They can get away because of  dumb management. Lie with confidence - Not afraid to say anything even in official emails. When you confront more they act ignorant or have some even more lame excuses. As such discussions are fruitless and time wasting,   people just tend to ignore and people get away with this, further strengthening their resolve My dad was in government job, and though it had its fair share of people who belonged to the first category, the second category was very very less. The government job is still bound by some vigilance which can act in complete autonomy and thus even in all the chaos and size, there is some order.  The private organizations which have increased beyond a basic size and geography provide an environment...