What is Excess?

You won't be happy with more until you're happy with what you've got.

Any food, made excess than what our stomach can hold is just a waste. Similarly whatever money we earn by spending more time on work will not be worthy if we don’t spend enough quality time with family. Ensure that you expend the minimum and have a peaceful sleep.

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Keep eyes open..!!!

“What we see depends mainly on what we look for." — John Lubbock

All of us are talented but not many are smart enough to grab the opportunity when it comes. Most of the time we keep looking at what lies in our hand and ignore to observe what is happening around us. Unless we keep our vigilance at our best, whatever ability we possess will go underutilized.

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Between Life and Death

Life is a football game and we are the football.  Never mind the kicks of the people because without kicks we may not reach the goal.

Sometimes this kind of pictures could be tough to take when seen by Heart. But if we see with our mind this gives us a real picture of what life is all about. Whatever the glorious and charming life lived in between birth and death, all will count nothing once our body bites the dust, including God. So better make use of the intermediate portion to leave some good trails to next gen people to follow you..!!

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No Going back!!!

The hardest part of missing friends is not their absence; it’s when you think of all those good times and ask yourself, 'Will those moments ever happen again?’

No future worries; No Finance issues; No family commitments; No office pressure; no time barriers; pure enjoyment; limitless fun; endless exploring; infinite happiness; it’s the pleasure of being a Child. Please make sure your kids endure that period happily, because these times will never come back.

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Sand Castle

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

If at all any of us feel we’ve achieved a successful life (or career) by constructing it brick by brick, the legacy goes back to our childhood when we started building castles in the seashore. We were taught about the importance of building on a paradigm at a young age itself.

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Happiness is inside

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for its better to be alone than in bad company.

It’s our tendency to look for the company of others whenever we wanted to be Happy; but this will only make you feel alone in the long run. Rather search the happiness in yourself; you will feel happy even if you are left alone.

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What is Development?

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow

(taken en-route to Horsely Hills)

This was mostly the scene around us 25 years ago. Now in order to see this kind of foliage we embark weekend travel to distant Resorts. So should we feel happy that we’ve grown through urbanization or feel sad for losing this greenery. Whatever the answer, one thing is clear; we can’t get anything without losing something.

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Know your Limits

The highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.

How much we can stretch ourselves? What is the maximum load we can take? Honestly we never know our capacity until we ourselves experience it first. God has made everyone with full of talent and ability. Only a very few people goes to the maximum extent of utilization and all the others are victims of scepticism and procrastination.

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Changing Times..!!!

No one in this world is rich enough to buy his own childhood & his youth back. Only Family & Friends can recreate those moments from time to time at no cost.

This Garden lizard takes me back at least 25 years to those golden days. This was always seen as man’s enemy and we used to chase this like anything. When I see my young son playing with latest electronic gadgets I can’t stop wondering how much the world has changed in just one generation – within the same city. Without knowing how to play, my son has kept the “GOLI” (glass marble) inside the Locker – very safely.

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Choosing the Life partner

If your eyes are sweet you will like all people in the world and if your tongue is sweet all people in the world will like you.

Marriage is about choosing one among equals. Irrespective of our expectation about beauty, personality, ability, etc, as a whole all have got almost similar character. Only the degree varies. Instead of wasting time in choosing the best partner, better spend in shaping them to our expectations - post marriage.

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Move...Move...Move...!!!

There is much to learn from a pair of walking legs; the foot which is forward has no pride and the foot that is behind has no shame; they both know their situation will change.

In our day to day life, we want many things but expect them to come to us on its own. Unless we ask for it, we’ll never have it. If we don’t move our legs, we’ll remain where we’re. Even if it is half a step at a time, it’s better to be on the move rather than waiting.

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Everything has a place & Purpose

If we desire to blossom like a rose in the garden, then we must learn the art of adjusting with the thorns, because difficulties make us shine.

(@ Theosophical society, Adyar, Chennai)

Every creation of nature has got a purpose behind it. If the same creature is displaced to a different location and expected to serve any other purpose, naturally it will fail. Similarly if only we understand our abilities and try to work with our strength instead of wants, success is imminent.

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What is Partiotism?

If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher. ~ Abdul Kalam

 (@ Mumbai, Arabian Sea)

We all love our Mother country. But Patriotism doesn’t need any advertisement. However instead of just expressing it through words or display, if we could show it in positive actions resulting in development of motherland, it would be much better.

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Learn from the Sky

Nothing is too high for a man to reach, only if they climb with care and confidence.
- Hans Christian Andersen

(@ Marina) 

The huge, endless Sky teaches us many things. Great people have set their character by idolising the sky in order for others to reach. Let us learn to keep our mind bright as sky filled with light and heat.

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Heritage value

When we are young, we admired clever people. When we become old, we admire kind people.

 (@ Egmore station)

For the new age group, the heritage value of older generation is always an attraction. But what they need to understand is that, respect, recognition & care should be given when the person actually needs it. Giving it past its expiry date won’t serve any purpose but to add glamour.

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Feel Blessed

It is not the receiver that is blessed, but it is the giver. Be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world, and thus become pure and perfect.

(@ Marin Beach)

So, It’s real hot summer and while we complain about sweltering mid day Heat, persisting evening heat, shortage of Electricity, etc, just have a minute of thought about those who doesn’t have even the least privilege of having a hut for shelter and feel content about how blessed we are!

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Live it..!! Enjoy it..!!

Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted.

 (@ ECR resort Beach, Chennai)

For many of us, life is meant to be for earning money and reaching a high position in career. In trying to achieve this professional dream, they mostly overlook the necessity of spending quality time with their family. We conveniently forget that Life is meant for enjoying with family and whatever job we do is only an aiding tool to make it happen.

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Story behind Glory

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
- Thomas Kempis

(Hawa Mahal @ Jaipur)

This beautiful architecture was a confinement for ladies to prevent them from being seen by men while witnessing the proceedings outside. Such was the restriction they endured despite being royal personality. This proves once again that behind every glory, there always exists a poignant journey.

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Look from different Perspective

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from his angle as well as your own.

They say, it’s all about Perspective. Joy or lacklustre is not with the subject but it lies in the way we see it. Trouble or opportunity is not decided by the volume of the issue but in the angle of our view. Instead of changing our outlook, if we try to change the way we look, we can benefit a lot.

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Which is a Noble Profession?

Remember that you are needed. There is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it.

It’s not that only farmers or doctors or Society helpers are lending a hand in serving the country. Every job has its own challenges and social responsibilities with a varied degree. If only we start viewing our own profession as a mode of serving our country, we can definitely do wonderful deeds with the present occupation itself.

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