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Know your worth

A father before he died said to his son: “this is a watch your grandfather gave and this is more than 200 years old, but before I give it to you go to the watch shop on the first street, and tell him I want to sell it, and see how much it is”. He went and then came back to his father, and said, "the watchmaker paid 5 dollars because it's old”. He said to him: “go to the coffee shop”. He went and then came back, and said: “He paid $5 father”. “Go to the museum and show that watch”. — He went then came back, and said to his father  “They offered me a million dollars for this piece”. The father said: “I wanted to let you know that the right place values your value in a way right, don't put yourself in the wrong place and get angry if you don't. Who knows your value is who appreciates you, don't stay in a place that doesn't suit you". Know your worth!

Stop wasting your time complaining

“People visit a wise man complaining about the same problems over and over again. One day, he decided to tell them a joke and they all roared with laughter. After a few minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them smiled. Then he told the same joke for a third time, but no one laughed or smiled anymore. The wise man smiled and said: ‘You can’t laugh at the same joke over and over. So why are you always crying about the same problem?'”

Re-write your destiny facing the circumstances

Dedication and hardwork, the two key ingredients for cracking one of the toughest examinations of the country - the UPSC Civil Services Examinations. Amongst the many who tread the path to success are some stories that underline the human spirit and never say die attitude. Komal Ganatra's tale of cracking the UPSC Civil Services examination is one such inspiration tale of determination of a Government teacher who decided to re-write her destiny.  UPSC Civil Services is not easy to crack, It takes constant effort, hard work, dedication and a fair amount of luck as well. Komal Ganatra however managed it without much of anuthing. Personal battles aside, Komal had to fight the odds and the lack of resources. With no access to internet, English newspapers, laptops or smartphones, she fought on. Read the inspirtational story of Gujarat's Komal Ganatra, who passed the UPSC Civil Services exam in 2012 by sheer hard work and patience, life's challenges notwithstanding. Komal w

Four Beautiful Thoughts of Life

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Important Life Lessons

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The Real Meaning of Peace

There once lived a king who announced to prize the artist who would paint the best painting  depicting peace. Many great painters sent the king several of their best art pieces. One of the pictures among the various master pieces was of a calm lake perfectly mirroring peacefully towering snow-capped mountains. Overheard was a blue clear sky with fluffy clouds. The picture was perfect. Most of the people who viewed the pictures of peace from various artist thought that it was the best among all. But when the king announced the winner,  everyone was shocked. The picture which won the prize had a mountains too but it was rugged and bare. The sky looked very angry, there were lightning.  This did not look peaceful at all. It looked like the artist has mistakenly submitted his painting depicting storm rather than peace.  But if anyone looked closely at the painting, he could see a tiny bush growing in the cracks in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her next. In the midst of

International Woman's Day

Fantastic lines by Mother Teresa: " If your eyes are positive, you will love the world. But if your tongue is positive, the world will love you." A woman's love is in action. She looks with her heart and feels with her eyes. A woman is the bank where her family deposits all anger, worries and hurt. A woman is the cement that keeps her family together and her love lasts a lifetime.