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Friday, August 21, 2020

The Donkey Who Would Sing

A wild donkey once lived in the woods. He had no friends and lived all alone.

One day a jackal passing by saw the donkey. He went up to the donkey and said, "What is the matter? Why do you look so sad my dear fellow?"

The donkey turned to the jackal and said, "I have no friends and am very lonely."

"Well, don't worry. I will be your friend from today," the jackal comforted him.

From that day, the donkey and jackal became very good friends. They were always seen together.

One moonlit evening, the jackal and the donkey were strolling through the woods. It was a cool and pleasant evening. As they walked on, they came to the outskirts of a village bordering the woods. There in front of them was a grove of fruit trees.

"Ah. Look! How wonderful and delicious the fruits look," said the donkey. "Let's eat some of them."

"Okay," said the jackal. "But let's do it very quietly."

They entered the grove and silently started to eat the fruits. After eating enough, they lay under a tree happy and content. "That was delicious, but there is something missing tonight," said the donkey.

"What is that?" asked the jackal. "Why, music of course," answered the donkey, looking a little surprised.

The jackal asked, "Where are we going to get music from?" The donkey said. "Don't you know that I am an accomplished singer?"

The jackal was alarmed. "Remember, we are in an orchard. If the farmer hears us, we will be in trouble. If you want to sing let us go away from here," he advised the donkey.

"You think I can't sing, don't you?" asked the donkey in a hurt voice.

"Wait till you hear me."

The jackal realised that the donkey was not willing to take his good advice. He moved away and hid himself behind a clump of trees. The donkey threw back his head and started his song. "He …haw, hee-haw," he brayed aloud.

The farmers hearing the loud braying came rushing with sticks and gave the foolish donkey a severe beating that left the donkey feeling sore all over.

After the farmers had left, the jackal went over to his friend. He said. "Is this the prize you won for your singing?"

"They don't appreciate good music," replied a hurt and ashamed donkey.

The jackal replied. "This is what happens when you don't listen to the advice given by a good friend. I hope you have learnt a lesson."

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Holi

According to Indian mythology, Holi signifies the victory of good over evil and is tied to the story of Prince Prahlad and Holika. Here goes the story:

Prahlad was a devotee of Lord Vishnu. This enraged his father, a powerful king named Hiranyakashyap, who wanted to be worshipped instead. Incensed by the supposed impertinence of his son, his father conspired to get him killed through fire. It was decided that Prahlad would sit on the lap of Holika – the King's demon sister. Holika was blessed with a boon which provided her immunity against the flames of fire.

However, to everyone's surprise, once the pyre was lit, Prahlad started chanting Vishnu's name and came out unscathed as opposed to Holika who was consumed by the flames.

Since then, Holika Dahan is celebrated across the country wherein people prepare a pyre of wood to be burnt later to signify victory of good over evil.

2018 HOLIKA DAHAN MUHURTA

According to drikPanchang, the muhurta or mahurat for Holika Dahan is between 6:18 pm and 8: 47 pm on Thursday 1 March.

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Twins’ week

Kim and Ken are twins and they live at the zoo. Their father is the zookeeper. He has so many things to do.

On Mondays they take a shower, the hippos join the fun. Then watch TV with the fish, the week has just begun.

On Tuesdays they eat breakfast with the pandas and the frogs. And eat dinner in the evening with chimps and cats and dogs.

On Wednesdays they clean their teeth, the crocodile helps them brush. Then at night they ride their bikes, the rhino gives a push.

On Thursdays they play football, with parrots in the park. Then take a swim in the pool, the one without the shark!

On Fridays they do their homework, the octopus helps too. Then play some games with their friends and run around the zoo.

On Saturdays they go shopping, with the kangaroos. Then come home on a big, red bus and have a little snooze.

On Sundays they are very tired and sleep until it's lunch. Then take a walk around the zoo and see the friendly bunch.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

You Get What You Give

About 6 months ago, my neighbor asked us if we wouldn't mind sharing our Wi-Fi password. We decided to give it to him because it wouldn't cost us anything extra, and because we got along with him. Yesterday, as I was getting out of the car, the neighbor was at his door, getting ready to come outside. I stopped to talk a bit as he held the door open. He happily told me he now had Netflix. At that, jokingly I said: ′′I work hard, I barely have time to watch TV, but, if you could lend us your password to watch some shows, we'd appreciate it ". A voice was heard in the distance, inside the house. It was his wife, ′′We can't give the password to them, because I'm the one who pays the bill and I can't share it." The man apologized and I said it was no problem. We kept talking about other things, and as I left, he stayed working outside. When I happened to look outside a little while later, I noticed the man's wife come outside. She seemed very nervous and upset. They both went into the house. After a few minutes, he and his wife came to my door to tell me the Wi-Fi password wasn't working anymore. I looked at them and said, ′′ I changed my password, because it's me paying the bill and I can't share it ". The wife turned red and tried to say something, but I said, ′′Ma'am, I have my network and you have your Netflix, everything is fine and everyone is happy". They turned around and left. They never spoke to me again.

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This story isn't mine, but here's the lesson I learned from it:

- Friendship must be mutual.

- Love must be mutual.

- Affection must be mutual.

In 2020 I intend to return silence with silence, absences with absences, affection with affection, friendship with friendship and loyalty with loyalty. No more one-sided feelings. Feelings must be mutual.

PS. If you read all the way through, copy and paste this (don't share) on your page. #YouGetWhatYouGive.😊😊👍

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Monday, August 17, 2020

The Wolf in Sheep-skin

A wolf was walking in the countryside. He found a sheep-skin spread on the ground. He thought, "If I wear this skin and get mixed up in the flock, the shepherd will not suspect me. At night, I will kill a stout sheep and then take him away with me".

The wolf covered himself with the sheep-skin and got mixed up with a flock of sheep. As he had expected, the shepherd took him as a sheep and shut him also in the pen. The wolf was waiting for the night.

The shepherd had a feast that night. He sent a servant to fetch a fat sheep. The servant saw the sheep-skin covered wolf by chance. That night, the guests had the wolf for supper.

MORAL: Evil thoughts have evil ends.

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The Donkey Who Would Sing

A wild donkey once lived in the woods. He had no friends and lived all alone.

One day a jackal passing by saw the donkey. He went up to the donkey and said, "What is the matter? Why do you look so sad my dear fellow?"

The donkey turned to the jackal and said, "I have no friends and am very lonely."

"Well, don't worry. I will be your friend from today," the jackal comforted him.

From that day, the donkey and jackal became very good friends. They were always seen together.

"Ah. Look! How wonderful and delicious the fruits look," said the donkey. "Let's eat some of them."

"Okay," said the jackal. "But let's do it very quietly."

"What is that?" asked the jackal. "Why, music of course," answered the donkey, looking a little surprised.

The jackal asked, "Where are we going to get music from?" The donkey said. "Don't you know that I am an accomplished singer?"

The jackal was alarmed. "Remember, we are in an orchard. If the farmer hears us, we will be in trouble. If you want to sing let us go away from here," he advised the donkey.

"You think I can't sing, don't you?" asked the donkey in a hurt voice.

"Wait till you hear me."

The farmers hearing the loud braying came rushing with sticks and gave the foolish donkey a severe beating that left the donkey feeling sore all over.

After the farmers had left, the jackal went over to his friend. He said. "Is this the prize you won for your singing?"

"They don't appreciate good music," replied a hurt and ashamed donkey.

The jackal replied. "This is what happens when you don't listen to the advice given by a good friend. I hope you have learnt a lesson."

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Sunday, August 16, 2020

पत्थर की कीमत

🇮🇳!! *पत्थर की कीमत* !! 🇮🇳

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एक हीरा व्यापारी था जो हीरे का बहुत बड़ा विशेषज्ञ माना जाता था, किन्तु गंभीर बीमारी के चलते अल्प आयु में ही उसकी मृत्यु हो गयी। अपने पीछे वह अपनी पत्नी और बेटा छोड़ गया। जब बेटा बड़ा हुआ तो उसकी माँ ने कहा- "बेटा, मरने से पहले तुम्हारे पिताजी ये पत्थर छोड़ गए थे, तुम इसे लेकर बाज़ार जाओ और इसकी कीमत का पता लगा, ध्यान रहे कि तुम्हे केवल कीमत पता करनी है, इसे बेचना नहीं है।" युवक पत्थर लेकर निकला, सबसे पहले उसे एक सब्जी बेचने वाली महिला मिली।"

अम्मा, तुम इस पत्थर के बदले मुझे क्या दे सकती हो ?", युवक ने पूछा। "देना ही है तो दो गाजरों के बदले मुझे ये दे दो… तौलने के काम आएगा।" सब्जी वाली बोली। युवक आगे बढ़ गया। इस बार वो एक दुकानदार के पास गया और उससे पत्थर की कीमत जानना चाही। दुकानदार बोला- "इसके बदले मैं अधिक से अधिक 500 रूपये दे सकता हूँ… देना हो तो दो नहीं तो आगे बढ़ जाओ।" युवक इस बार एक सुनार के पास गया।

सुनार ने पत्थर के बदले 20 हज़ार देने की बात की। फिर वह हीरे की एक प्रतिष्ठित दुकान पर गया वहां उसे पत्थर के बदले 1 लाख रूपये का प्रस्ताव मिला और अंत में युवक शहर के सबसे बड़े हीरा विशेषज्ञ के पास पहुंचा और बोला- "श्रीमान, कृपया इस पत्थर की कीमत बताने का कष्ट करें।" विशेषज्ञ ने ध्यान से पत्थर का निरीक्षण किया और आश्चर्य से युवक की तरफ देखते हुए बोला- "यह तो एक अमूल्य हीरा है, करोड़ों रूपये देकर भी ऐसा हीरा मिलना मुश्किल है।"

🇮🇳 *शिक्षा*:-

मित्रों, यदि हम गहराई से सोचें तो ऐसा ही मूल्यवान हमारा मानव जीवन भी है। यह अलग बात है कि हममें से बहुत से लोग इसकी कीमत नहीं जानते और सब्जी बेचने वाली महिला की तरह इसे मामूली समझा तुच्छ कामो में लगा देते हैं। आइये हम प्रार्थना करें कि ईश्वर हमें इस मूल्यवान जीवन को समझने की सद्बुद्धि दे और हम हीरे के विशेषज्ञ की तरह इस जीवन का मूल्य आंक सकें।

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!! एकाग्रचित्त बनें !!

एक आदमी को किसी ने सुझाव दिया कि दूर से पानी लाते हो, क्यों नहीं अपने घर के पास एक कुआं खोद लेते? हमेशा के लिए पानी की समस्या से छुटकारा मिल जाएगा। सलाह मानकर उस आदमी ने कुआं खोदना शुरू किया। लेकिन सात-आठ फीट खोदने के बाद उसे पानी तो क्या, गीली मिट्टी का भी चिह्न नहीं मिला। उसने वह जगह छोड़कर दूसरी जगह खुदाई शुरू की। लेकिन दस फीट खोदने के बाद भी उसमें पानी नहीं निकला। उसने तीसरी जगह कुआं खोदा, लेकिन निराशा ही हाथ लगी। इस क्रम में उसने आठ-दस फीट के दस कुएं खोद डाले, पानी नहीं मिला। वह निराश होकर उस आदमी के पास गया, जिसने कुआं खोदने की सलाह दी थी।

उसे बताया कि मैंने दस कुएं खोद डाले, पानी एक में भी नहीं निकला। उस व्यक्ति को आश्चर्य हुआ। वह स्वयं चलकर उस स्थान पर आया, जहां उसने दस गड्ढे खोद रखे थे। उनकी गहराई देखकर वह समझ गया। बोला, 'दस कुआं खोदने की बजाए एक कुएं में ही तुम अपना सारा परिश्रम और पुरूषार्थ लगाते तो पानी कब का मिल गया होता। तुम सब गड्ढों को बंद कर दो, केवल एक को गहरा करते जाओ, पानी निकल आएगा।'

*शिक्षा:-*

कहने का मतलब यही कि आज की स्थिति यही है। आदमी हर काम फटाफट करना चाहता है। किसी के पास धैर्य नहीं है। इसी तरह पचासों योजनाएं एक साथ चलाता है और पूरी एक भी नहीं हो पाती।

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Saturday, August 15, 2020

Foolish Imitation

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Long ago, a hawk lived on the top of a hill. At the foot of the hill there was a banyan tree on which a crow used to perch everyday. The crow was very foolish. He would imitate everyone.

The hawk atop the hill would fly down everyday in search of food. The crow watched the hawk circling in the air for long hours and swooping down when he saw his prey. The hawk gifted with eyes that could see long distances would spot his prey from the hill top and then fly down to pounce upon the prey.

The crow watched the hawk thinking, "Hunh! If the hawk can do that, I too can. What does he think? One day, I will show the hawk that I can do the same thing."

A few days later, as the hawk was circling in the air, the crow decided to do the same. Suddenly a baby rabbit came out of the bushes. The hawk saw it and the crow too saw the rabbit.

Before the crow could move, the hawk swooped down, caught hold of the rabbit in his strong sharp talons and flew away. "Swoosh!" was all the crow heard as the hawk disappeared in the sky with his prey. "Hmmph! That is no great skill," thought the crow, angrily.

Next moment he spotted a big fat mouse coming out of a hole. Without wasting time, the crow swooped down. Like the hawk he tried to catch the mouse in his claws.

But the mouse saw the crow and moved away, the crow crashed against the hill. "Eeeaaa!" cried the crow in pain.

Just then the hawk came flying down. "I hope, now you know it is not easy to hunt and it is not easy to imitate, either," said the hawk and flew away.

There after, the crow never imitated any one in its life. It lived happily with the god-given abilities.

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Friday, August 7, 2020

Friendversary

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What does friendversary mean?

✍🏾Friendship anniversary

Friendversary means friendship anniversary. It is the day that 2 people officially became friends. You may see this on Facebook as it reminds you of important friendversaries in your life.

A friendversary, which combines "friendship" and "anniversary," can be celebrated much like a dating anniversary or wedding anniversary but without the romance. The two individuals may go out to eat, go to a ballgame, go to a movie, or simply stay in and play video games. The point of the occasion is to celebrate the uniqueness of the friendship and how much you enjoy each other's presence. It can easily lead to feels being shared so be on guard if you are not into that kind of stuff.

❕Example

"I can't believe this is our 12th friendversary, where has the time gone?!?

Yeah, we've been friends longer than I've been married.

That means I'm more important, right?

Riiiiight..."

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Friends that make hearts together stay together

The Crow and The Necklace

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Once a crow and his wife built their nest atop a huge banyan tree beside a river. They were very happy there. But when the female crow laid her eggs, they were in for an unpleasant shock. A huge snake who lived in a hole at the bottom of the tree came up and ate all their beautiful eggs.

The crows were helpless with anger and pain. "You can't let this wicked snake eat our children anymore," cried the female crow bitterly. "You have to find a way to save them from him,' she said.

"Let us go to our friend the jackal. He is very clever. He will surely be able to help us with a solution," said the male crow.

They both flew to the cave in the forest where their friend the jackal lived.

The jackal saw them coming. "Hello my friends. Why do you look so sad and worried? Can I help you in any way?"he asked.

"Every time my wife lays eggs in our nest, a wicked snake living at the foot of the tree eats them up," explained the crow.

"We want to get rid of him and save our children. Please tell us what we can do."

The jackal thought for some time. "I know what you should do," said the jackal and he told the plan to the crows.

It was a habit of the queen to come with her maids for a bath to the river. When they did so, they removed all their clothes and jewels and placed them on the river bank. On the following day the queen and her maids as usual entered the river.

"You know what to do right?" asked the crow to his wife. "Yes," she answered.

Both of them flew over the pile of clothes and jewels. The female crow swiftly picked up a precious pearl necklace in her beak. At the same time the male crow began to caw loudly to gain the attention of the queen and her maids.

"Oh, those crows have taken my pearl necklace." cried the queen. "Guards!" she cried. "Get that necklace back from those pesky crows." Her guards chased the crows shouting loudly.

The crows flew straight to the banyan tree with the guards close behind. Hearing all the noise, the snake came out of his hole at the foot of the tree. Immediately, the female crow dropped the necklace right where the snake was.

"Look out! There is a huge snake near the necklace," alerted one guard.

Before the snake could realise what was happening, the guards attacked him with sharp spears and killed him. The guards then picked up the necklace and took it back to their queen.

The crows thanked their friend the jackal for helping them get rid of their enemy. They lived happily with their children.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Joke of the day 3

राम ने रावण को मारा

दोनों का नाम 'रा' से शुरू होता है!

कृष्ण ने कंस को मारा

दोनों का नाम 'क' से शुरू होता है!

गोडसे ने गांधी को मारा

दोनों का नाम 'ग' से शुरू होता है!

ओबामा ने ओसामा को मारा

दोनों का नाम 'ओ' से शुरू होता है!

फिर साला यह कट्टपा ने बाहुबली को

कैसे मारा.... 😜😜😜😜😜

कुछ बहुत बड़ा पाने से पहले हमें अपनी ओर से भी कुछ देना होता है

एक बार एक आदमी रेगिस्तान में कहीं भटक गया। उसके पास खाने-पीने की जो थोड़ी-बहुत चीजें थीं वो जल्द ही ख़त्म हो गयीं और पिछले दो दिनों से वो पानी की एक-एक बूंद के लिए तरस रहा था। वह मन ही मन जान चुका था कि अगले कुछ घंटों में अगर उसे कहीं से पानी नहीं मिला तो उसकी मौत पक्की है। पर कहीं न कहें उसे ईश्वर पर यकीन था कि कुछ चमत्कार होगा और उसे पानी मिल जाएगा… तभी उसे एक झोपड़ी दिखाई दी! उसे अपनी आँखों यकीन नहीं हुआ।

पहले भी वह मृगतृष्णा और भ्रम के कारण धोखा खा चुका था…पर बेचारे के पास यकीन करने के आलावा को चारा भी तो न था! आखिर ये उसकी आखिरी उम्मीद जो थी! वह अपनी बची-खुची ताकत से झोपडी की तरफ रेंगने लगा…जैसे-जैसे करीब पहुँचता उसकी उम्मीद बढती जाती… और इस बार भाग्य भी उसके साथ था, सचमुच वहां एक झोपड़ी थी! पर ये क्या? झोपडी तो वीरान पड़ी थी! मानो सालों से कोई वहां भटका न हो।

फिर भी पानी की उम्मीद में आदमी झोपड़ी के अन्दर घुसा, अन्दर का नजारा देख उसे अपनी आँखों पे यकीन नहीं हुआ…वहां एक हैण्ड पंप लगा था, आदमी एक नई उर्जा से भर गया…पानी की एक-एक बूंद के लिए तरसता वह तेजी से हैण्ड पंप चलाने लगा। लेकिंग हैण्ड पंप तो कब का सूख चुका था…आदमी निराश हो गया…उसे लगा कि अब उसे मरने से कोई नहीं बचा सकता…वह निढाल हो कर गिर पड़ा! तभी उसे झोपड़ी के छत से बंधी पानी से भरी एक बोतल दिखी! वह किसी तरह उसकी तरफ लपका!

वह उसे खोल कर पीने ही वाला था कि तभी उसे बोतल से चिपका एक कागज़ दिखा….उस पर लिखा था- इस पानी का प्रयोग हैण्ड पंप चलाने के लिए करो…और वापस बोतल भर कर रखना नहीं भूलना। ये एक अजीब सी स्थिति थी, आदमी को समझ नहीं आ रहा था कि वो पानी पिए या उसे हैण्ड पंप में डालकर उसे चालू करे! उसके मन में तमाम सवाल उठने लगे… अगर पानी डालने पे भी पंप नहीं चला….अगर यहाँ लिखी बात झूठी हुई…और क्या पता जमीन के नीचे का पानी भी सूख चुका हो।

लेकिन क्या पता पंप चल ही पड़े….क्या पता यहाँ लिखी बात सच हो…वह समझ नहीं पा रहा था कि क्या करे! फिर कुछ सोचने के बाद उसने बोतल खोली और कांपते हाथों से पानी पंप में डालने लगा। पानी डालकर उसने भगवान् से प्रार्थना की और पंप चलाने लगा…एक-दो-तीन….और हैण्ड पंप से ठंडा-ठंडा पानी निकलने लगा! वो पानी किसी अमृत से कम नहीं था… आदमी ने जी भर के पानी पिया, उसकी जान में जान आ गयी, दिमाग काम करने लगा।

उसने बोतल में फिर से पानी भर दिया और उसे छत से बांध दिया। जब वो ऐसा कर रहा था तभी उसे अपने सामने एक और शीशे की बोतल दिखी। खोला तो उसमे एक पेंसिल और एक नक्शा पड़ा हुआ था जिसमे रेगिस्तान से निकलने का रास्ता था। आदमी ने रास्ता याद कर लिया और नक़्शे वाली बोतल को वापस वहीँ रख दया। इसके बाद वो अपनी बोतलों में पानी भर कर वहां से जाने लगा।

कुछ आगे बढ़ कर उसने एक बार पीछे मुड़ कर देखा…फिर कुछ सोच कर वापस उस झोपडी में गया और पानी से भरी बोतल पे चिपके कागज़ को उतार कर उस पर कुछ लिखने लगा। उसने लिखा- मेरा यकीन करिए…ये काम करता है!

*शिक्षा*:-

दोस्तों, ये कहानी Life के बारे में है। ये हमे सिखाती है कि बुरी से बुरी स्थिति में भी अपनी उम्मीद नहीं छोडनी चाहिए और इस कहानी से ये भी शिक्षा मिलती है कि कुछ बहुत बड़ा पाने से पहले हमें अपनी ओर से भी कुछ देना होता है। जैसे उस आदमी ने नल चलाने के लिए मौजूद पूरा पानी उसमे डाल दिया। देखा जाए तो इस कहानी में पानी जीवन में मौजूद अच्छी चीजों को दर्शाता है।

कुछ ऐसी चीजें जिसकी हमारे नार में Value है। किसी के लिए ये ज्ञान हो सकता है तो किसी के लिए प्रेम तो किसी और के लिए पैसा! ये जो कुछ भी है उसे पाने के लिए पहले हमें अपनी तरफ से उसे कर्म रुपी हैण्ड पंप में डालना होता है और फिर बदले में आप अपने योगदान से कहीं अधिक मात्रा में उसे वापस पाते हैं।

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