Sunday, October 11, 2009

Truly inspiring

Dr Janardhan, Ragavan and me were discussing life’s challenges when Jana came out with three incidents that touched him.
* He had a class/roommate during his PhD days. The guy was the only child of his parents and survived on a meagre monthly budget that came by way of scholarships. And he was visually challenged. He not only braved his odds, but took care of his parents, got married and succeeded in life. On the lighter side, when the classmates were sitting in the canteen late one evening, there was a power cut. When all the students shouted, “Oh shit. It’s pitch dark,” this guy asked “What happened?” “The lights are off buddy.” He giggled and said: “You guys are jacked. Now hold on to me, lemme lead you all out.”
* Some people are committed to honest earnings. An expatriate gentleman in the UAE won a raffle for Dhs50,000 as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival. Asked what he intended to do with the prize money, he said. “I did not work for this. I will donate the entire sum to a charity.”
*There was this maid who had to bear with untold sufferings in the form of domestic violence. She decided to visit a mental asylum at the beginning of every month. Not that she needed psychiatric help, but her intention was to reassure herself that there were people who suffered more than what she had to endure. Strange logic, but she drew courage and was consoled by the relatively fewer hardships she had to face vis-à-vis those patients.
Truly inspiring, right?

14 comments:

  1. hey! first time on ur blog :)

    I loved it u r blogrolled for future :)

    ya, the first story is truly inspiring :)

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  2. mindblowing!! am thinking what would i do if i won a raffle..

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  3. awesome stories...very inspiring...I had seen a girl...she didn't have her hands, still she made paintings - beautiful ones with her mouth and sold them...this is how she made money...she chose this instead of begging on the street...

    nice stories...thank u for sharing :)

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  4. What lovely examples of truly heroic people. Very inspiring indeed. I especially love the message of the third; it is true that we are much happier and more appreciative when we compare ourselves to those who endure more hardships. I hope your Sunday was a nice, peaceful one dear Ramesh. Namaste

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  5. All the three examples you gave are very inspiring....inspires me to see glass half filled instead of half empty.Great post.

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  6. There are some people around us who are truly inspiring...only we have to find them !!

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  7. thought provoking! u gave us a quick reality check! if im not mistaken... some of these draw parallels with the teachings of the Bhagwat Geeta! :) :)

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  8. btw buddy, I have written one more post on mumbai...I was already ready with it when I receive ur comment...I hope u feel more close to the city, please bear with ur nostalgia for a while...:)))

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  9. The first incident is a lesson, though he is blind, he has courage to say that he can show all them the way!!

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  10. The first one is inspiring and the last one is truly out of the box.... first time here and will be back for more:)

    pna...

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  11. yes, you are right. Truly inspiring

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  12. I like the first story very much. Truly inspiring. Teaches me not to take things for granted

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