Think or sink!

Nothing God-given can be replaced by anything man-made however seemingly perfect!

The I.O.L has made the vision better but it has also made the eyes dry! :(
The eye balls become perfectly dry unless the artificial tear drops are applied several times during the day.

The same thing with hysterectomy. In fact it paves the way for the complete ruin of a woman by denying her the much needed hormones and thereby setting a snow ball into motion which soon reached gigantic proportions!

All my woes started with my hysterectomy! :(
 
I fail to see the charm of the wall-to-wall cabinets and the made to order L shaped sofa set occupying two sides of the already small room.

The agony becomes greater when they sell their house and leave behind their wall to wall things - denying the space for the new buyer to keep his things.

His own things have to left outside until the original owner clears off and takes away his cumbersome furniture.

I wonder whether these things are for real use or to show off. In my idea the perfect furniture must be fold-able and stack-able to make room more spacious whenever necessary.
 
Names of children are becoming fancier and more fashionable these days.

Chathur Vyooha is the name of a boy. I wonder why they did not settle for Chaturanga sena which rhymes with many other Senas prevalent now!

VibeeshaNaa is the name of a girl. Her mother defended her name by saying the dheergham at the end of the name denoted the name of a girl. :cool:

Hasini is associated with smiles. Now we have Kayal Hasini ( imagine someone smiling like a fish!)
Kasini is another name. It denotes the earth.
Sanathanai must be a very old lady but it is given to a new born baby.

Thanmayee is the latest fancy name I have heard.
Chinmayee is already exists.

May be Paravas'a, Swavas'a may follow soon.
All said and done the day is not far off when the names of people
will not reflect either the gender or the age of those people!

Just we have Unisex articles we will, have Unisex names too!
 
"Fully automatic" is the popular phrase to brainwash
and make us buy things we may not or do not need at all.

How many of us realize that the 'fully automatic'
also means 'fully out of our control" ??? :fear:

The semi automatic washing machine is user friendly. It allows you
to set the timings, chose the mode of washing and time of drying.

The fully automatic ones take over the control and are not under our control.

Touch the lid of the tub during the operation by mistake. Heavens will appear
to fall down judging from the sound of protest made by the machine :scared:

It will decide everything and choose to go on, on its sweet will.

I feel safer and more relaxed with the old time semi automatic or even manual operations. At least we appear to be in charge of what we choose to do.
 
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What is the minimum requirement to get brainwashed...???

Elementary... a brain and in a washable condition too !!!:rolleyes:

Does this explain WHY some people successfully resit being brainwashed!!! :)
 
Here is more useful info on Brain washing!

109. Brain Washing!



Human brain is a sensation addict. It demands a continuous stream of information from the sensory organs. When faced with a sensory vacuum, the brain may turn to invention with hallucination and delusion, substituting for the real experiences.

Extreme cases of sensory deprivations will lead to a major crisis and a painful one too. Sensory deprivation in the form of solitary confinement had been used as a form of punishment and torture for a very long time. Its dangerous psychological impacts have been recognized now.

Brain washing is an attempt to change the thoughts and beliefs of a person, against his will. It tries to control the mind of a person and manipulate his actions without his consent.

Brain washing techniques are found highly successful after the person “has been softened up” by solitary confinement for long periods.

In a study in Canada, volunteers were placed in a dark and sound-proof room with no objects to touch. Within 36 hours 25 out of 29 persons started to hallucinate. Some of them saw dots and flickering lights while some others lost their self identity.

After 48 hours, most people opted out of the experiment. At the same time, just after 2 days of solitary confinement most of them found it difficult to return to the outside world again.

However, voluntary sensory deprivation for a short period is found to have many beneficial effects. It promotes a person’s creativity, makes him more relaxed, provides opportunity for greater insight, and modifies his habits and behaviour to become a better person.

The much sought after meditation is nothing but voluntary sensory deprivation for short periods, with profound beneficial effects on the body, mind and emotions of the person who meditates.

Visalakshi Ramani


https://visalakshiramani.wordpress.com/articles/miraculous-mind/brain-washing/



 
One lady with a winning smile used to come and try to sell me some agar baththis and saambraaNi sticks.

Since we always purchase these along with the monthly groceries I would send her off without buying anything from her.

But this month she won't take "NO!" as my answer. She had a reason to do that. She belongs to a 'MagaLir Suya Uthavi' group. She had to apply for a loan for her daughter's education.

She had to reach a minimum target to qualify for the loan. I decided t buy 3 packs of Agar baththis for 100 Rs. But she successfully downloaded on me 3x3 packs for 300 Rs.

Her daughter is hoping to get through the campus selection of a reputed company. She is doing her Second year in ECE. The mother of this lady prepares snacks and vadaams and earns with her skills and stamina.

Three women struggling to make a decent living in this world of cut throat competition. The lady kept saying "Our children must fare in life better than us. Once she comes up in life all my worries will be over!"

True! We all wish our children to have a better life than we did. I am sure they would want their children to live better than they do.

Thus this chain goes on to dream and chase the dream all one's life, making adjustments, compromises, sacrifices and make the world better for our children all the time.
 
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[h=1]தொடரும் வகையில்[/h]

தாய் தந்தையருக்குத் தருவதற்குத்
தாமதம் செய்யும் அவர் மகன்கள்,
தாம் பெற்ற செல்வங்களுக்கு மட்டும்
தங்கு தடை இன்றி அளிப்பது ஏன்?

தம்மை வாரிசுகளாகப் பெற்றவரைவிடத்
தம் வாரிசுகளிடம் அதிக அக்கறை ஏன்?
விடுகதை போலத் தோற்றம் அளித்ததை,
விடாமல் ஒரு நாள் நான் ஆராய்ந்தேன்!

ஓடும் ஒரு பெரு நதியைப் போலவே
ஓடவேண்டும் சந்ததிகளும் என்றே,
கடவுள் வகுத்த நியதியே இந்தக்
காரணம் கூற இயலாத பண்பு!

தனக்குத் தந்தவருக்கே தானும் தந்தால்,
கணக்குத் தீர்ந்து, முடிந்து போகுமே!
கணக்குத் தொடர நாம் விரும்பினால்,
கணக்கைத் தீர்த்துவிடக் கூடாது!

தந்தை தன் மகனுக்கு என்றும், அவன்
தன்னுடைய மகனுக்கு என்றும் ஒரு
சங்கிலித் தொடர்போலத் தொடருவதே
இங்கிதமான வாழ்க்கை முறை ஆம்.

இறைவன் அறிவான் நல்ல வழிகளை,
இயல்பை அமைப்பான் தகுந்தபடியே.
செய்தவனுக்குத் தெரியாதா மீண்டும்
செய்ய வேண்டியது என்ன என்று?

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
 விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.
 
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FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION!

I have observed a strange trait among men and women. Sons and daughters seem to hesitate to spend money for their parents while they never hesitate to fulfill the whims and fancies of their own children!

Why do they appear to care for their children more than their parents – to whom they are children?

One fine day this riddle which was bothering me was solved in a flash and the answer dawned on me!

The generations must continue and flow on freely like a river. God has given this strange mentality to us just to ensure such a free flow.

If we return the favors we had received to the person who gave them to us, our account will be settled once for all and it will get canceled.

So if the account should continue we must NOT return the favors to the givers but pass them on to the next generation. Whatever kindness, support, gifts and blessings we had received from our parents we must pass on to our children.

They must likewise pass on to the their children and so on and so forth. When this process continues, we get the lovely chain where each generation form a link.

God knows better than any of us how to keep things moving perpetually. So He has set the minds of the humans accordingly and made sure that the gift of love continues from generation to generation.
 
Visalakshi Ramani said:
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FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION!

I have observed a strange trait among men and women. Sons and daughters seem to hesitate to spend money for their parents while they never hesitate to fulfill the whims and fancies of their own children!

Why do they appear to care for their children more than their parents – to whom they are children?

One fine day this riddle which was bothering me was solved in a flash and the answer dawned on me!

The generations must continue and flow on freely like a river. God has given this strange mentality to us just to ensure such a free flow.

If we return the favors we had received to the person who gave them to us, our account will be settled once for all and it will get canceled.

So if the account should continue we must NOT return the favors to the givers but pass them on to the next generation. Whatever kindness, support, gifts and blessings we had received from our parents we must pass on to our children.

They must likewise pass on to the their children and so on and so forth. When this process continues, we get the lovely chain where each generation form a link.

God knows better than any of us how to keep things moving perpetually. So He has set the minds of the humans accordingly and made sure that the gift of love continues from generation to generation.
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Instead of bringing GOD in and rationalising the bad actions of ungrateful children, older generation can twist the ears of the next generation and force them to return

atleast partly what has been spent on them.

I know one parent who sent a court notice to his son for not returning the money spent on his high cost engg education as he forgot about it after getting job and getting

married, Many brahmin parents have been reduced to penury due to ungrateful children who forget money spent on their education and jobs by parents.
 
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Visalakshi Ramani said:
One lady with a winning smile used to come and try to sell me some agar baththis and saambraaNi sticks.

Since we always purchase these along with the monthly groceries I would send her off without buying anything from her.

But this month she won't take "NO!" as my answer. She had a reason to do that. She belongs to a 'MagaLir Suya Uthavi' group. She had to apply for a loan for her daughter's education.

She had to reach a minimum target to qualify for the loan. I decided t buy 3 packs of Agar baththis for 100 Rs. But she successfully downloaded on me 3x3 packs for 300 Rs.

Her daughter is hoping 0ot get through the campus selection of a reputed company. She is doing her Second year in ECE. The mother of this lady prepares snacks and vadaams and earns with her skills and stamina.

Three women struggling to make a decent living in this world of cut throat competition. The lady kept saying "Our children must fare in life better than us. Once she comes up in life all my worries will be over!"

True! We all wish our children to have a better life than we did. I am sure they would want their children to live better than they do.

Thus this chain goes on to dream and chase the dream all one's life, making adjustments, compromises, sacrifices and make the world better for our children all the time.
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Setting up of these self help groups for employment is a welcome step . It is helping a lot of women to earn some extra money. It would be good idea if they produce

essential goods which are required and they also have a good margin. The agencies financing them should ensure that the items produced by self help groups are not

loaded with marketing the end product . The agencies should take them and market it for them assuring them decent returns. We buy often things out of pity for self help women ,not

because we want their products
 
:welcome: Mr. Krish ! :)
You will have to wait for my reply. :)
It is lunch time already! :hungry:
We had B/F earlier than usual!
What better thing can be done than to post the hot-hot food
to the ever-ready-stomach the moment the food is ready! :)
 
krish44 said:
Instead of bringing GOD in and rationalising the bad actions of ungrateful children, older generation can twist the ears of the next generation and force them to return

atleast partly what has been spent on them.

I know one parent who sent a court notice to his son for not returning the money spent on his high cost engg education as he forgot about it after getting job and getting

married, Many brahmin parents have been reduced to penury due to ungrateful children who forget money spent on their education and jobs by parents.
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Yes sir! The good old days when parents can manage to educate their children with their own salary is gone for ever!
In 1960s My mother would give me 300 Rs - a lot of money those days since one gram gold was merely Rs 10!!! Half of it would go towards the term fees and the remaining 150 Rs would be enough to pay the mess fess for that term and also to go back home for the vacation.
Today everything runs into lakhs and crores of rupees ! :(
 
krish44 said:
Setting up of these self help groups for employment is a welcome step . It is helping a lot of women to earn some extra money. It would be good idea if they produce

essential goods which are required and they also have a good margin. The agencies financing them should ensure that the items produced by self help groups are not

loaded with marketing the end product . The agencies should take them and market it for them assuring them decent returns. We buy often things out of pity for self help women ,not

because we want their products
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Very true. Producing something at home is very easy but going from house to house and selling it is a different matter altogether! God knows whom one will meet in the house and the reception or repulsion after meeting the house holder! :evil:
 
Does friendship really waste our time???

May be or may be NOT! :decision:

What is lost in time is gained in spirits! :thumb:

I do not mean the elevating spirits but :spit:

the elevated spirit due to friendship! :dance:
 
Raji Ram said:
And.......... some people like only internet friends because there is NO need to entertain them with yummy food! :hungry:
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True...that's me all right.

I can't entertain anyone in my house..even my own parents and inlaws are not allowed!LOL

I go to their houses instead.

My own house is my den where I can be myself ..no worries. With others around me I am are forced to "behave".

Let my mum in my house for 5 mins and she would start finding fault with almost everything!
 
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Dear Renu,

A few minutes back, I posted this message in another thread. It is about a lady who wants 'private space' for herself!

Hope you can read this:

Raji Ram said:
........எனக்குத் தெரிந்த ஒரு பெண்ணுக்கு 'Private space' தேவையாம்; அதனால், வயதான தன்

மாமியார் இருக்கும் வீட்டிற்கு விசிட்டர் போல வந்து போகிறாளாம்! அவளுக்கென ஒரு
தனி 'அபார்ட்மென்ட்' அதே ஊரில் இருக்கிறதாம். அதுதான் அவளின் 'Private space'!! :couch2:
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The need for private space is universal . males require it as much as females.

Even in work space in earlier days, closed cabins were given to senior staff. Now open offices are the fashion due to space crunch.

The need for private space is increasing due to open offices and lack of space in residential flats.

Loners miss the space to reflect and brood on multiple concerns like price of onions,dals to state of indian economy , power and water issues besides foolish relatives

and disappearing friends over time
 
If these worrying worldly wise people spend more quality time ( whatever it might mean) with their remaining friends,they won't have to worry about their fast disappearing friends rendering them loner(s) ! :tsk:
 
The original word was 'elbow room' - may be a few feet but certainly less than the person's full height
Every one needs it to work efficiently with out getting tangle with the others!
The fancy name is Personal space with more categories included in it.
Just read on please before I come to the real issue in hand!
 
Personal Space



Personal space is similar to an invisible bubble surrounding you. When a person moves so close as to compress your personal bubble of space, you feel uncomfortable and challenged.

Every one’s personal space is different. How closely you stand to a person while talking to him or her, depends on whether the person is a stranger, an acquaintance, a friend, a sibling, a parent or a lover!

The better we know a person, smaller will be the size of the bubble. The bubble is larger for casual acquaintances and largest for perfect strangers. The bubble is larger for two men than for two women. The size of the bubble also depends on the different cultures.

When two people have an argument, the first thing they do is to move closer, invading each others personal space. This is called “getting in some one’s face”. People demand to “have an elbow room” to feel free and not suffocated.

Edward. T. Hall studied the personal spaces between all combination of people and here are his findings.

Intimate space is one and a half feet or less. Personal space is 4 feet. Social space is 12 feet and public space is 25 feet. No wonder the podium of the speakers is far away from the audience. If the crowd of strangers were to be placed nearer, the speaker himself would feel challenged by the audience.

At times we are not able to maintain the personal space. When we are in a crowded lift or train or bus, we have to be nearer than this space limit. But we look away from the people standing near to us, so that we won’t appear aggressive or nosy!

Visalakshi Ramani
 

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