దత్తత మీద మళ్ళీ.....

ఆ మధ్య దత్తత తీసుకోటం మీద ఒక పోస్ట్ రాశాను.

కొన్ని రోజుల క్రితం Sushmita Sen ఇంకో పాపని దత్తత తీసుకున్నది అని చదివాను. ఎంత గొప్ప హృదయం. మళ్ళి ఇవాళ 'ఆకాశమంత' సినిమా చూశాను. అందులో కూడ ఒక ఫామిలీ ఒక పాపని దత్తత తీసుకుంటారు. ఇవి చదివినాక Follow up లాగ ఇది రాయాలి అనిపించింది.

అందరం ఒక బాబునో పాపనో దత్తత తీసుకుంటే ఈ ప్రపంచంలో ఎంత మార్పు వస్తదో కద?

Eco-friendly India

India has been eco-friendly for a long time.

I remember the days when we would go to grocery shops in my small town to get rice, lentils etc. He would pack them in newspapers and give it to us. Now these trendy super markets came in and we get everything in pre-packed plastic bags that harm our existence in long run.

We use buckets in our bathrooms and not showers and save lot of water. 

Why did Draupadi end up with 5 husbands?

I was watching BR Chopra's Mahabharata and this was an interesting episode for multiple reasons. Here I would like to give a breakup of the incidents and Krishna's explanation for each of those.

Note that we can learn something from each of his comments.

1. When Arjuna and Bheema bring Draupadi home after the Swayamvaram, they tell Kunti playfully that they brought alms.

Krishna: Comparing a woman to alms is an insult to the woman hood. And it's completely unacceptable.

2. Then Kunti, without even looking behind what her sons brought, says, share it equally amongst you brothers.

Krishna tells Kunti that it is irresponsible on her part to give an advise without even understanding completely what she is talking about. Nice ha?

3. And here comes the good part. Krishna explains why Draupadi ended up with 5 husbands. In her previous birth, she prays to Lord Shiva asking for a husband who is 'truthful', 'mighty', 'courageous', 'handsome' and 'patient'. Since it's difficult to get all these qualities in 1 person, she ended up with 5 different persons.

Lesson: Be reasonable in what you expect from your other half. You cannot find everything in 1 person. :). A lesson for each and every one.

There is more, but you should watch the series. It's amazing. I just love it. You get to take away something nice from each episode.

Why does Krishna save Draupadi..

When Draupadi is being insulted by Dushasan in Hastinapur court, Krishna saves her by providing sarees. Apart from being his sister, there is another reason he does it.

During Rajasuya Yagam, Sishupal commits 100 mistakes by insulting elders and brings his own death upon him. Keeping his promise to Sishupal's mother, Krishan forgives him for these 100 mistakes and then kills him with his Sudarshan Chakra. After killing Sishupal, the Chakra returns to Krishna but hurts his finger. Draupadi immediately comes to Krishna, rips a part of her saree and ties it to Krishna's finger. He appreciates this and tells her he is debted to her. He clears his debt by providing saress to Draupadi later when she is being insulted by Dushasan.

On a side note, that whole episode of Draupadi vasthra apaharan is so shameful. May be I will write about it in another post.

Listen...

"Gambling blunts the intelligence of the loser. He keeps on playing to regain what he has lost. He does not know when to stop playing. The same thing happens to the winning player too. In his greed for winning, he forgets where the game should end. Both violate the very code of gambling. " This is what Vidur says to Drithrashtra when he asks Vidur about his opinion on inviting Yudhishtar to Hastinapur to play dice with Duryodhan. He clearly says that playing dice amongst brothers is not right. But then Drithrashtra orders him to go to Indraprasth and invite Yudhishtar personally to play dice. Vidur in a disappointed tone says "if you have already decided to write the last chapter of Kuru history, then I will obey you and go to Indraprasth".

Few things to learn from here.

• Don't let your love for your children blind your decisions on what is right or wrong
• When you do know that someone's judgement can be trusted based on his knowledge and experience and you yourself are not sure about your own judgement, listen to that person.

Not an easy task to walk into IIM-Calcutta being a newspaper vendor

A very motivational story:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Newspaper-vendor-from-Bangalore-walks-into-IIM-Calcutta/articleshow/20056795.cms

Why the rush?

Why the Rush? Did you ever observe how much time you will save by speeding at 60 or 70mph in a 45 zone? With all the traffic that stops you, you might save just 5 or at the max 10 mins by the time you reach your destination.  Now, you might think you are an exceptional driver and you can handle it. But driving is not about you. 

Defense driving is the best option as there are so many others on the street who just started driving or might have been driving for a while but still don’t know the rules that well or cannot focus well on driving as they are having a bad day or texting while driving etc etc. Yes, there are so many others who might not be as capable as you are but have to drive as it’s a necessity. They might come in your way and both of you might not be able to control, ending in a disaster. Sometimes innocent bystanders or someone in your way who is happily driving home can be affected too.

Now tell me - does it matter if you are a good driver? No. You might end up injuring/killing yourself or someone else. Yes the other person might be more responsible for this. But in the end, does it matter really? So drive in peace, within the speed limit. If you have that adrenaline rush go to a desert. But don’t scare someone else. Don’t be responsible for someone else’s loss.