Amazing Facts About India: We should Feel Proud To Be An Indian

Dear Readers,

 

Greetings of the day!

 

One of my Facebook friends has posted and I feel proud in sharing with my readers.

India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
India is the world's largest democracy.

Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called "the ancient city" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.

India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.

Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.

Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth.

The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.

Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days.

The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.

Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).

IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.

The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake called Sudarshana was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.

Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.

Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.

When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).

The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.

India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.

India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.

India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.

India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.

Famous Quotes on India (by non-Indians)

Albert Einstein said: We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.

Mark Twain said: India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.

French scholar Romain Rolland said: If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.

Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said: India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.

 

May the blissful joy be with you at all times,

 

Vinod Khurana

+971 557149983

heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae

 

How to be Happy Day-by-Day

Dear Readers,

Greetings of the day!

Everyone wants that every day in his life should bring him happiness. If you're not living each day in a way that brings you happiness, then take a look at following tips below, follow them and brighten up your daily routine: -

Thanks Giving:

Every morning take the time to list 10 things you're grateful for. You've heard it 1000 times before. And there's a reason for that. What we focus on expands. When we focus on what we have, we feel good. And we start looking for more things to appreciate. And we find more things. And we feel even better. When you make your list, and as you go about your day, try to include things you take for granted -- like being able to see, the car starting, running water, heat, having a bed, your child's creative mind. Say “Thank You” to everyone, who comes to you, irrespective of his status or role in your life.

Self-Inspiring:

If there is negativity out there in the world, you need to face it bravely. It's key to seek out the beauty and inspiration we want in our life. To consciously create our own sense of well-being; below are a few ways to inspire yourself:

• Spend just 10 minutes in the morning playing music, reading or writing poetry, laughing with your children, dancing, reading good fiction, or walking out in nature.

• Pay attention to messages you are hearing inside or outside of your head. Consciously turn your attention elsewhere when something negative crops up. Do this over and over and over. Feed yourself inspirational audio rather than the news.

·      Spend minimum of 10 minutes daily for prayers.

Self-Energizing and Revitalizing:

There's no separation between our bodies and our emotional states. Make it key to be healthy. Eat well, sleep well, and exercise. Seek ways to feel energetic. Energy=joy. Here are a few:

• Play music you love and dance for three minutes.

• Do ten minutes of yoga.

• Take a 10-min walk and look at the sky.

• Deliberately drink Amazing Grass vs coffee at the afternoon low.

• Add a vegetable or leafy green to your lunch or dinner.

Creation of extraordinary Moments:

Consciously choose to make someone feel great or to create a beautiful moment for yourself.

• Send a thank you note to the everyone, he may be a clerk at the municipality, any office, an author, a teacher, etc.

• Look someone in the eyes.

• Deliberately compliment someone.

• Give someone a flower -- even a stranger.

• Start a conversation or share a laugh with a stranger.

• Creative, conscious gift giving.

• Write three things you love about someone and mail them.

Seeking an Adventure

One simple joy that we often forget about occurs when we break out of our rut and challenge ourselves, even in the smallest of ways. I have a coaching client who told me one day that he was dedicated to doing something differently every day for a week. Driving a different route, going someplace new for lunch, wearing clothes he didn't normally wear. Try the following: -

• Sign up for a new class.

• Pick up a book about something brand new.

• Meet someone new.

• At lunch today, take your lunch and sit somewhere brand new.

• Use a coffee mug you never use.

• Wear something you don't normally wear.

• Speak your mind in a new way.

Elevating the Ordinary:

Buddha said, "If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." Often what creates a real feeling of joy is simply that we are present to life. Try it, right now. You should stop reading. In the next two minutes, breathe deeply and focus on something in front of you. Really see it. Imagine this is the first time you are seeing this object or person. What happens? Record your experience and go on repeating this daily for two minutes only and see the changes it brings to you.

Celebrations:

At the end of the day, spend just 5 or 10 minutes making a list of everything that went right. What did you do that made someone smile? What electronics didn't break? Were you able to walk/see/think? Did you have a connection with your spouse or child? Did you make someone feel great or create an extraordinary moment for them? Don't let these things go unnoticed. Celebrate yourself and your life. You want more joy in your life? Celebrate the joy you do have. Celebrate the amazing person you already are. It is truly said, "Those who seek beauty are sure to find it." When you find it, celebrate it! Celebrations are the best way for getting happiness.

 

By following the above simple methods, May the Almighty fill your life with joy!

With Best wishes,

Vinod Khurana

00971 55 714 9983

heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae

Jashn e Azadi Grand Mela 2013: A Peace Initiative: 16th August 2013 and 17th August 2013

Dear Readers,

 

Greetings of the day!

As you are aware, that in the Asian history of 66 years, it has never happened that the people of India and Pakistan have celebrated their Independence Day viz. 14^th August for Pakistan and 15^th August for India under one roof, anywhere across the globe. We had taken this initiative to bring two communities at one place and allow them to celebrate this great event with fun, fair and entertainment. On the occasion of Indian and Pakistani Independence Day, we were going to organize Jashn e Azadi Grand Mela 2013 for communities of both of these countries on 16^th and 17^th August 2013. The event, consisting of funfair and concert by Artists from India and Pakistan, would have taken place in Al Nasr Leisureland, Oud Metha, situated in the heart of Dubai. We were sure that this peace initiative started from Dubai, UAE would go a long way and become a catalyst of Peace between two nations and prove a landmark in the coming International History.

 We are thankful to our various well-wishers and lovers of peace who have given us unexpected support and response for the event, which is much beyond our imagination.

 However, due to certain vested interests, who do not want peace between two nations, the pressure started to mount to stop this peace initiative. To scuttle our planned and widely publicized peace initiative in the form of combined Jashn e Azadi Mela 2013, even some of the Groups have gone to the extent of holding separate events of same nature with individual country names to create the chaos.  

After carefully reviewing the situation in the name of peace and with a heavy heart, we announce postponement of this peace initiative till next year.

We assure all the peace lovers that our efforts will nevertheless continue to bring peace amongst both the nations and would celebrate Jashn e Azadi in the coming years with the same motto and with more vigour.

Living Happily After Retirement

Dear Readers,

 

Greetings of the day!

 

Please consider circulating the following speech attributed to Mr. P. P. Ramachandran of  Reserve Bank of India on his retirement at the age of 60 years after serving for 40 years. It is witty and educative. A must read article ........... till the last line. Some humour and all of it is hard reality. I thought it to share it with my readers.

 

"I am thankful to the Chembur Senior Citizens’ Association for offering me a chance to be with all of you this evening. I regret that I shall begin with a funeral reference. Since death is but part of Life I shall recount this charming story. In a tiny village in Kerala, a devout Christian breathed his last and the local priest being out of station, a priest from an adjoining village was called upon to deliver the funeral oration.

 

“Ladies and Gentlemen”, began the venerable pastor with the dead body in a coffin before him, “Here lies dead before me a rare human being of this village with outstanding qualities. He was a gentleman, a scholar, sweet of tongue, gentle of temper and very catholic in outlook. He was generous to a fault and ever smiling”.  The widow of the deceased stood up at the end of the Hall and screamed, “O! God! They are burying the wrong man”. A similar doubt can reasonably arise in my wife’s mind about the qualities of my head and heart eloquently praised by the previous speaker. Now, I will revert to the subject allotted to me, “Living Happily After Retirement”.  Retirement is a problem peculiar to our generation. In the times of our fathers and grandfathers, retirement was not much of a problem.

 

There are three reasons for this.

 

First, Life Expectancy. Fifty years ago, the life expectancy at the age of retirement fixed at 55, was 60.  A study of Government records revealed that very few people enjoyed pension for more than five years at that time.  Most people died before sixty and consequently spending five years after retirement did not pose any major problem. Today Life Expectancy at retirement at 58 or 60, is 75 years which means half of your working life is still left after retirement. To give you an example two Senior Officers of RBI died at 93 years—35 years after retirement.

 

The second reason is the change in the family structure. Half a century ago most people were in a joint family. The day you laid down office, you still had a large family around you. Surely, in a large family there was always something you could do that was meaningful and made you feel you were contributing to the family. Today the family has become nuclear—husband, wife, children. By the time one retires, the children have gone away. In good old times, daughters used to get married and promptly go away. Nowadays sons get married and shift on and for First Night itself!  What is left is the old couple—You for Me and Me for you. This is not particularly easy to accept and adjust to after retirement.

 

The third reason is the problem of “Roots.” In halcyon days, people used to have a “native place” and an “ancestral home”.  They looked forward to going there and settling down after retirement. Today except for Leave Fare Concession purposes, there is nothing left in terms of native place.  People often are confused as to where to settle.

 

These three problems make retirement planning a crucial item. If you have planned for retirement you can anticipate and tackle these problems. People are not accustomed to the idea of staying by themselves. If one asks an audience of prospective retirees and their wives “How many of you expect to stay after retirement with your children, hardly one hand goes up. If some husband raises his hand, his wife immediately slaps it down saying, “I’ll be damned if I am going to stay with my daughter-in-law!”  So it is a tough problem to think about old people staying—just the two of them. This makes planning all the more significant.

 

The most difficult problem that we face after retirement is the psychological one. When an executive retires, he is at the peak of his career—his status, prestige and financial acumen.  The moment he lays down office, all these desert him. He discovers that “Everything becomes Less and Less”.  The first thing he notices is the way his status and prestige are affected. Even at home, the retired person is no longer the important person. If he demands of his wife an early breakfast, she will promptly admonish him, “You are retired now. So take it easy. Let those employed go first !”. He is no longer “Numero Uno”. A friend of mine who was a Senior Executive in RBI was getting 500 Greeting Cards and Diaries for the New Year. After one year of retirement it dwindled to fifty and this year he got ten. Greeting cards and diaries are surely an indicator of the respect you are held in.

 

The most immediate problem on retirement is time-arrangement. We all have twenty four hours at our disposal, whether we like it or not. When you are a Senior Executive you work for ten, twelve or even fifteen hours and you feel “Suppose I had two hours more how nice it would be!. Life would be easier.” After retirement we have twenty four hours and nothing to do! is one thing . Result – misery and this one he likes to spread! No man wants to be miserable alone. He will make as many people miserable as he can. A man who has nothing to do will harass people around him. Turning on head the Benthamite principle of maximization of welfare—maximisation of ill-fare!.

 

There are two solutions to this problem. One is to continue to do the same work one was doing at the time of retirement. The first option is very convenient but where is such an opportunity for the majority? There is the temptation to wangle out an extension but this does lead to compromising principles which many succumb to regrettably.  I have seen Senior Officers accepting jobs as liaison officers and standing outside the cabin of their subordinates and seek favours from them. But how long-lasting is the solution. Extension merely postpones the problem. It crops up again quite swiftly. The second option is to do something different, i.e., option to get another job. An executive can get another job provided he is willing to sacrifice self-respect. Generally jobs are given by the previous employer’s suppliers. Cases are legion where army, navy, air force officers are caught for espionage in such employment. In commercial organizations Officers are employed to get orders and collect bills speedily from their erstwhile Employers. So you will agree that this is no solution.

 

All of you are aware that the Bard of Avon-- William Shakespeare wrote of the “Seven Stages of Man”.  Modern psychologists have abridged it to four and these are thus.

Before finding a girl—Spiderman

After engagement------Superman

10 years after marriage-Watchman

20 years after marriage - Doberman

After this lighter side I revert to post-retired life. The retired official is likely to fall into four dysfunctional time options.

 

The first is “Withdrawal”. Many retired people, the day they retire from Office withdraw from Life and within a few months they just pass away.  When you ask a Doctor he will tell you I can give a Medical term but this is case of “simple lack of will to live”.

 

The second time management option is “ritual”. A person can create a ritual for himself. He gets up at a specific time, does different activities at a specific time and this invariably results in misery for others if that specific time frame is not adhered to. While he has in essence nothing to do, he is trying to make his activities meaningful. This leads to a meaningless ritual.

 

The third option is Pastime. Many people get together and embark on a combined ritual which is called pastime. This too does not add to the meaningfulness of life.

 

The last option turns out to be even mischievous.  It is playing games— not physical ones like badminton, tennis but psychological ones where you try to manipulate people, get into their problems, complicate them and generally enlarge the tension around you. Many a respectable person indulges in this and creates problems where none existed.

 

The alternative to these are Functional options. The first is become a Consultant. Lurking inside every executive is a Consultant. But for this considerable expertise is required. All are not Consultants.

 

The second option is to start your own Business or industry. But this calls for entrepreneurial qualities which an executive may lack. Many are the cases where lakhs of rupees have turned into thousands!.

 

The third option is to involve oneself in professional activities. For this one must build up one’s position even before retirement. Many cliques operate to prevent outsiders from encroachment.

 

The fourth is to get into spiritual activities. While nobody is required between you and God, nowadays, we find more and more godmen, swamijis, pseudo Gurus some even US returned. There is a temptation to follow some Swamiji or even become one yourself. This is a very slippery slope. Beware –there are more hoaxes in the religious field than anywhere else!.

 

The last and most meaningful option is to cultivate a Hobby. Use your creative abilities and do something that you enjoy doing. You should start this even while in service.

 

We live in three Boxes. First is the Box of Learning, which starts from birth and goes on till 20 plus. Second is the Box of Work which commences at 20 plus and goes on up to 58 or 60—the age of retirement. Third is the Box of Leisure. When we are in the Box of Work what is significant is Status, Prestige, Power—all these we aspire for and it is what we get from Life. The more we get ---the happier we are. The day we retire we move into Box 3—the one of Leisure.

 

If we have to enjoy this we have to change our psychological position and appreciate creativity, autonomy and integrity. When you were a small child of two or three did status or prestige or money mean anything?  What you wanted was autonomy, creativity. A child is always creative. It enjoys creativity. One example. When visitors come you ask your child, “Sing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'”.  She will not sing. You shout at her. You tell your visitors proudly she is three only and knows Twelve Nursery songs. The moment the guests are gone and your servant comes for cleaning, your daughter will sing to her all the twelve songs. The child has its own values!

 

By the time we enter the Box of Work values change. We are taught not to respect our autonomy but fall in line—conformity is the rule.  If the son plays the violin his Mother will come and tell him, “Playing the Violin now?. Study now. Math’s is very scoring. If you get centum admission to IIT is easy. Life is competitive, dear son.” When we enter the Box of Leisure values change. Your psychological position has to be changed. New values of creativity, integrity and autonomy emerge. Hobbies are an excellent way of getting Leisure Value. Everybody must identify his hobby that he can enjoy. Not bother about Power, Prestige and Status. An individual can live in one box only or interchange or combine the boxes. You can have learning, work and leisure together. One can even take up a hobby that is financially productive. As time passes one learns.

 

The real problem of retirement is that people refuse to face the problem. The mantra is “Let us cross the bridge when we come to it.” This is not correct. Since we live in three Boxes we must prepare ourselves for crossing from one to the other. Structuring our time is the prime requirement. In the beginning you are contributing to Value. Think of Transfer Value. After retirement you can think of Leisure Value. Develop good hobbies which incorporate your creativity, autonomy and integrity. I have taken to Letter writing. (Rajaji , Kalam and H R F Keating.)

 

You will lead a happy life. Retirement is not adding “Years to your Life but adding Life to your Years”. Retirement is not a calamity but an opportunity. I shall advert to some basic qualities one must cultivate. There are two ways to look at every situation in life. Is the Cup half empty or is the cup half full. One man was not worried about his becoming bald. He declared “I have less hair to comb!”  Another man in identical situation moaned, “I have more face to wash!”  Always remember that you are loved, even when it does not seem like it. Believe in yourself and your values. Don’t sell out when things go wrong. Don’t let anything get you down. Always bounce back. Set goals for your future and never settle for anything less.

 

Realise that there are others in this world with bigger problems than you.  Appreciate the good things of Life. Sunrise, Sunset, Flowers, Birds. Be thankful for the good times you have with your loved ones. Spend more time with your family and friends. Laugh as much as you can. Appreciate the simple things of Life and don’t get caught up in the material things of life. Be an Optimist and see the Cup as being Half Full. Before long your attitude will rub off on others. You can make the world a better place to live by simply by making yourself a happier person.

 

You will permit me to conclude with an allegorical story. First God created the Cow and said, “You must go with farmer daily to the field all day long and suffer under the Sun, have calves, give milk and help the farmer. I give you a span of sixty years.” The Cow said, “That’s surely tough. Give me only twenty years. I give back forty years.” On Day Two God created the Dog and told him, “Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at strangers. I give you a span of twenty years.” The Dog said, “Too long time for barking. I give up ten years.” On the third day God created the Monkey and said to him, “Entertain people. Make them laugh. I give you Twenty years.”  The Monkey said to God, “How boring, Monkey tricks for twenty years. Give me only Ten years”. Lord agreed.

 

On the fourth day God created Man. He told him, “Eat, sleep, play, enjoy and do nothing. I will give you twenty years.”  Man said, “Only twenty years. No way. I will take my Twenty and give me the Forty the cow gave back, the Ten that the Monkey returned, and the Ten the Dog surrendered. That makes eighty. O.K?” 

 

O.K said God. That is why for the First twenty years we sleep, play enjoy and do nothing. For the next forty cow-years we slave in the Sun to support our family. For the next ten-monkey years we do tricks to entertain our grandchildren. And for the last Ten-dog years we sit in front of the house and bark at everybody.

 

Thank You All."

 

With best wishes

Vinod Khurana

+971 557149983

heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae

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Forgiveness: the Best Attitude.

Dear Readers,

 

Greetings of the day!

 

One of my Facebook friend has posted this story, which I felt to share it with my readers and request you to please go through this, as it contains a beautiful message.

 A kindergarten teacher decided to let her class play a game.

The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes.
...
Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates.

So the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.

So when the day came, each child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended…
The teacher asked: “How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for 1 week?”. The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: “This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???”

Moral of the story:

 Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry sins for a lifetime. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take!

 

This story is just not to be read, but to follow in your day-to-day behaviour and will help you live peacefully.

 

With best wishes,

 

Vinod Khurana

+971 557149983

heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae

www.vinodkhurana.info

www.royalsuvik.ae

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Never Let Your Dreams Shatter

Dear Readers,

 

Greetings of the day!

 

I give below a story posted by one of my friend on Facebook and I found it fit to be shared with my readers.

 

This is one of the SADDEST stories ever told in Hollywood. His name is Sylvestar Stallone. One of the BIGGEST and Most famous American Movie superstars. Back in the day, Stallone was a struggling actor in every definition. At some point, he got so broke that he stole his wife's jewelry and sold it. Things got so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes, he slept at the New York bus station for 3 days. Unable to pay rent or afford food. His lowest point came when he tried to sell his dog at the liquor store to any stranger. He didn't have money to feed the dog anymore. He sold it at $25 only. He says he walked away crying.

Two weeks later, he saw a boxing match between Mohammed Ali and Chuck Wepner and that match gave him the inspiration to write the script for the famous movie, ROCKY. He wrote the  script for 20 hours! He tried to sell it and got an offer for $125,000 for the script. But he had just ONE REQUEST. He wanted to STAR in the movie. He wanted to be the MAIN ACTOR. Rocky himself. But the studio said NO. They wanted a REAL STAR.

They said he "Looked funny and talked funny". He left with his script. A few weeks later, the studio offered him $250,000 for the script. He refused. They even offered $350,000. He still refused. They wanted his movie. But NOT him. He said NO. He had to be IN THAT MOVIE.

After a while, the studio agreed, gave him $35,000 for the script and let him star in it! The rest is history! The movie won Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Film Editing at the prestigious Oscar Awards. He was even nominated for BEST ACTOR! The Movie ROCKY was even inducted into the American National Film Registry as one of the greatest movies ever!

And do You know the first thing he bought with the $35,000? THE DOG HE SOLD. Yes, Stallone LOVED HIS DOG SO MUCH that he stood at the liquor store for 3 days waiting for the man he sold his dog to. And on the 3rd day, he saw the man coming with the dog. Stallone explained why he sold the dog and begged for the dog back. The man refused. Stallone offered him $100. The man refused. He offered him $500. And the guy refused. Yes, he refused even $1000. And, Believe it or Not, Stallone had to pay $15,000 for the same, same dog he sold at $25 only! And he  finally got his dog back!

And today, the same Stallone who slept in the streets and sold his dog JUST BECAUSE he couldn't even feed it anymore, is one of the GREATEST Movie Stars who ever walked the Earth!

Being broke is BAD. Really BAD. Have You ever had a dream? A wonderful dream? But You are too broke to implement it? Too tiny to do it? Too small to accomplish it? Damn! I've been there too many times!

Life is tough. Opportunities will pass you by, just because you are a  NOBODY. People will want your products but NOT YOU. Its a tough  world. If you are not already famous, or rich or "connected", You will find it rough.  Doors will be shut on You. People will steal your glory and crash your hopes. You will push and push. And yet NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

And then your hopes will be crashed. You will be broke. Damn broke. You will do odd jobs for survival. You will be unable to feed yourself. And Yes, you may end up sleeping in the streets. It happens. Yes, it does.

BUT NEVER LET THEM CRUSH THAT DREAM. Whatever happens to You, Keep Dreaming. Even when they crush your hopes, Keep Dreaming. Even when they turn you away, Keep Dreaming. Even when they shut you down, Keep Dreaming.

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF EXCEPT YOURSELF! People will judge You by HOW you look. And by WHAT You have. But please, Fight on! Fight for Your place in history. Fight for your glory. NEVER EVER GIVE UP!

Even if it means selling all your clothes and sleeping with the dogs, ITS OKAY! But AS LONG AS YOU ARE STILL ALIVE, Your STORY IS NOT OVER. TRUST ME.

Keep Up the Fight. Keep your dreams and hope alive. Go Get it.

 

May the blissful joy be with you!!

 

With wishes and blessings!!!!!

Vinod Khurana

+971 55 714 9983.

heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae