I HAVE REALISED THAT

STRUGGLE

A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he
could watch the moth come out of the cocoon.

On that day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck.

Then the man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened!

In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening was the way of forcing fluid from the body of the moth into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he deprived the moth of health.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life.

If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.

Give every opportunity a chance...

SELF APPRAISAL

A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits.

The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation: The boy asked, "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn? The woman replied, "I already have someone to cut my lawn.

Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now." replied boy. The woman responded that she was very satisfied with the person who was presently cutting her lawn.

The little boy found more perseverance and offered, "Lady, I'll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach, Florida. Again the woman answered in the negative.

With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all, walked over to the boy and said,
"Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job.

The little boy replied, "No thanks, I was just checking my performance with the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady, I was talking to!"

WHERE TO TAP

Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship's
owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but
how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing
ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him,
and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine
very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would
know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his
bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly,
the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine
was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man ten
thousand dollars.

"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"

So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized
bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer ........................ $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap ............................ $ 9998.00

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life
makes all the difference.

NARAYANAMOOTHY'S VIEWS ON "STAYING LATE IN THE OFFICE"

It's half past 8 in the office but the lights are on....
PCs still running, Coffee machines still buzzing....
And Who's at Work?
Most of them?? Take a closer look....

All or Most specimens are 20 something male species of the human race....
Look closer....Again all or most of them are bachelors....
And why are they sitting late? Working Hard? No Way!!!

Let's ask on of them....

Here's what he says...."What's there to do after going home....
Here we get to surf, AC, Phone, Food, Coffee....That is why Im working late....
Importantly No Bossssss!!!!

This is the scene in most research centres and software companies and other
Off-shore offices.
Bachelors "Time-Passing" during late hours in the office just because they
say they've nothing else to do....

Now what are the consequences....Read on

"Working"(For record only) late hours soon becomes part of the
institute or company culture. With bosses more than eager to provide
support to those "working" late in the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and
of course good feedback (Oh, He's a hard worker....goes home only to change...!!!)

They are'nt helping things too...
To hell with bosses who don't understand the difference between "Sitting" late and "Working"

late!!

Very Soon, the boss start expecting all employees to put in extra working hours..

So, my dear bachelors let me tell you, life changes when you get married and start
having a family...Office is no longer a priority, family is...and that's when the
problem starts...because you start having commitments at home too...

For your boss, the earlier "hardworking" guy suddenly seems to become an "early leaver"
even if you leave an hour after regular time....after doing the same amount of work.

People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labeled as Work-Shirkers...
Girls who thankfully always (Its changing nowadays.....though) leave on time are labeled
as "not up to it". All the while the bachelors put their own backs and carry on "working"
not realizing that they are spoiling the work culture at their own place and never
realize that they would have to regret at one point of time.

* So what's the moral of the story??? *
* Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!!
* Never put in extra time "*UNLESS REALLY NEEDED*"
* Don't stay back unnecessarily and spoil your company work culture, which in turn
cause inconvenience to you and your colleagues.

There are hundred other things to do in the evening

LEARN MUSIC....
LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.....
TRY A SPORT...TT, CRICKET....
IMPORTANTLY GET A GIRL FRIEND OR GAL FRIEND, TAKE HIM OR HER AROUND TOWN....
AND FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE NET CAFE RATES HAVE DROPPED TO AN ALL-TIME LOW
(PLUS NO FIREWALLS) AND TRY COOKING FOR A CHANGE.
TAKE A TIP FROM THE SMIRNOFF AD *"LIFE'S CALLING WHERE ARE YOU??"*

PLEASE PASS ON THIS MESSAGE TO ALL THOSE COLLEAGUES AND PLEASE DO IT BEFORE
LEAVING TIME, DON'T SIT BACK TILL MIDNIGHT TO FORWARD THIS.