Category Archives: Life and Education

A ‘Cuppa Tea’

Life

A ‘Cuppa Tea’cup of tea

Sharma and Prakash were soon approaching their destination at Bandra station. Sharma tall and grey, ready for a little relaxation looked at Prakash.in askance….”Are you ready for a cup of tea?” He asks the shorter and more serious man.
” Sure, well, which tea are you interested in. I like masala chai” says an overworked and tense Prakash.. Then Sharma with a wisp of hair just drooping over his thoughtful forehead, looking surprised, replied, ”  Not only masala chai, but green tea, black tea, coffee…you name it and you get it.”
The question now is : what has this meeting got to do with tea or coffee.
Is it an offer to relax and chat or is there something more.
Will Prakash drop his tense manner or will it continue over the tea chat.
The answers spills out when Sharma shares his story. In a,slow walk to the tea centre, his story gradually unfolds. He is in the last stage of cancer. He has prepared for his final journey. He only wants to spend his last days on things that matter.
Friends are forever. So why wait for the final departure. Today matters. Treasure every moment.
Do the best that one can! Reach out and touch people’s lives.
As the scout’s slogan goes :
Be Ready!
To face the Master… and hear him” say:
“Welcome good and faithful servant,
Enter into the joy of your Master”

Looking Ahead- Living in the present-Learning from the past

Life

A win win situation is to take the best of life,its victories and defeats, joys and sorrows….and live  it more fully, by learning from and sharing these experiences with others ….and looking forward with hope…

Source: Looking Ahead- Living in the present-Learning from the past

Priority

Life

Thoughts come in; I often wonder whether I can accomplish all I plan to do. The tasks are endless. How will I prioritize.
Important things for today…
very important
important and
not so important

next important things for the week

…….important things for the month

…….. important things for 6 months.

………important things for the year

Set schedules and REVIEW them ongoing.
If there are any  tasks not finished , then these can be carried forward to the next suitable time of day, week or month, depending on their urgency or importance.
This will ensure some semblance of accomplishing things that matter,
without a feeling of despondency.
I just feel better , that I have given this a thought.
Lets now get to implementing the idea and being disciplined about it.
Pray
as ” With God all things are possible.”

University of Life

Life and Education

 

There is an adage that says, one needs a good education i.e. degree or post degree , to secure a job and achieve success. So does education really stop after one attains this goal.
Books: let’s see what we read and gain from books. Why does one Read? Is it to study, enjoy a moment of humour, learn about a subject of interest, or just out of curiosity. Well as student one may just go through the motions to prepare for an exam. There again the learning process may only be by rote and the matter is forgotten after the exams. What is the level of interest. I enjoy only what appeals to me. At an age when a young person likes outdoor games, how will books and rote learning interest me. It may if it leads me to its practise in real life what I have read.
Exams: this is one of the most disturbing ways of rating young people. Marks is no criteria to assess one’s level of education, or character formation. Consider the current trends of cheating to gain high marks. After that what is the next step. Exams then only fulfill the purpose of getting good marks and then a certificate.
The University of Life: we now come to the stage of living life after an education which many people realize that the learning process has not stopped. No matter how a student has fared in his academic life with good qualifications, he soon has to learn his new found job from the very beginning. Over and above that he needs to learn how to relate to people in his organisation. How well he learns and how fast, will determine his success in life. So this learning from life is most crucial to a person. He will experience success and failure. What will count is his perseverance. How he relates to his colleagues, his boss and his subordinates, is his key to success. His ability to be a person who gets along well with others and seeks the welfare of others inspite of the daily trials will be a landmark of success.
So the best teacher is life itself and the fruits of perseverance is a more wise and loving person.
This is something that no university can impart except the university of life itself.