Sometimes a very plainly/inexpensively organized event can give you more happiness than a very expensive alternative. It is all in the mind. Yesterday my daughter narrated an event which occurred at her office. Lilian a very efficient and smart employee in my daughter’s office came to my daughter and requested her for a half day’s […]
Tag: Positive thoughts
Removing Discord in the Family!
Life can be very simple and beautiful. It can also be very complex and frustrating. It is the way you choose to live life. We can choose to be simple, caring, patient, open, mature, carefree, kind and considerate; Or we can choose to be egotist, unkind, haughty, critical, greedy, constipated and hurtful to others; the […]
Ten Pearls of Wisdom!
• APPRECIATION; To be grateful for all the good things that life has offered you. • COMPASSION; The essence of feeling another’s pain, while comforting them. • FORGIVENESS; The ability to let things be without any anger or feeling of revenge. • HAPPINESS; The full enjoyment of every moment. A smiling face. • HONESTY; The […]
A Soldier’s Corner!
Remembrance of a Uniform, Mementos and a Trusted companion……. the Bar. Guchi.
Achieving Peace and Happiness; Perspective from Sikh Scriptures!
Most of us are unhappy in the world; rich or poor each one has his share of worries. A very few people are at peace with themselves. The cause of physical and mental worries has been analysed by many saints and religious teachers. The basic cause appears to be lack of contentment which […]
Search for Topics…….. Recovery Operations during that Night and So on!
Nothing to write about. It has been a couple of days since I have written a blog. I have been trying to write something but no substantial material has surfaced. At times I thought of writing on ethical and moral issues but gave it up as many readers do not like to be reading ML […]
I Seek!
I seek Freedom from; Greed, Jealousy, Hatred, Anger, Also from; Pollution, Noise, Smoke, I Seek; Good Health, Social Grace, Sense of Righteousness and Propriety, Consideration towards fellow Humans, Nobility of Thought and Action, Patience and Maturity, Humility and Empathy, Above all Peace and Contentment! Am I asking for too much!!! Guchi.
The Routine!
Sun rises, I am awake, So are the plants and flowers in my lawn, I go and talk to them. The feeling is mutual, they smile at me. It is Day time, I run around for normal maintenance of life. In between I have to humour my better half. Idiot box, digital life, Face Book, […]
I Fired my Driver…..A matter of Loyalty!
I generally do not fire my employees/ servants. It pains me greatly, because while working together one starts living like a family. In fact , even in my Army life I was known as a very considerate senior, who would hesitate to punish his subordinates unless it was extremely essential. I believed more in corrective […]
Baba Sadhu Sikh, Punjab, India. A Historical Perspective!
In the 16th Century, a holy Saint called Baba Sadhu Sikh meditated on the banks of Lower Bari Doab Canal (LBDC) in Amritsar District Punjab, India and used to collect milk and send it to Lahore (now in Pakistan) where fifth Sikh Guru Arjun Dev was imprisoned and being tortured by Chandu a Lieutenant of […]