Funny Emails, Funny Cell Phone Forwards, Funny SMS, Funny Quotes, Funny Poems
Funny Emails, Funny Cell Phone Forwards, Funny SMS, Funny Quotes, Funny Poems

Forgiveness is an inter-related term,meaning to say, only if a person has wronged you he will have the need to ask forgiveness.We all know that,nobody is perfect to quote ‘To err is human but to forgive is divine’ .It is easy to ask for forgiveness but not easy to forgive.For a person to forgive he sholud be ready to accept the others faults.The forgiver becomes greater than the offender.It is a true fact that we are hurt more by our loved ones than by outsiders.
By forgiving we are establishing a special bond, patching up rivalry, re-establish relations and so on. It gives us a sense of assurance and a sense of being loved when we know that we are forgiven. Shame of committing a sin brings about forgiveness. It also brings about an awareness that we are hurting our near and dear ones. In most cases this brings about a drastic change in the offenders life, usually for the good.

While being pessimistic,makes us see things with a coloured glass, optimistic thinking gives a crystal clear view of life.optismism,or hoping for a better life, helps us to work hard for that andf to look at life from a better angle.Optimism,strengthens us mind and body basically as it makes us see the good side of things.If you have been a pessimist in nature for a very long time then you may find it difficult to change overto optimistic thinking but like it is said better late than never, you can always start a fresh.You not only will feel better but will also fchange the surrounding around you.not a bad idea to make a start today itself.

Like the two sides of a coin,life also has to be lookedat in two different ways.The positive [optimistic]attitude,and the negative [pessimistic] attitude.Facing life with a positive attitude is not always an easy way to follow,so many people take the eays way to life as we know achieving our goals, whichever way is solely in our hands,Positive attitude be it through our smiles,our behaviour, our confidence and so on,is a sure wayto prove that we have set our mind to achieving our goals.It also gives us the satisfactionof acheiving our goals without wavering .
It goes without saying that working with happy persons,yields better results,thereby increasing  success rates. Peoplefull of joy,happiness and laughter in thier lives,radiate these feelings in and around themselves.though the degree of positivity can dapend on each individual,it can have a promining effect on the minds of others also.In today’s rat race for poiwer, noone has the time to lesiurely relax enjoy and have fun.They are trying to ease out the tension from their lives.Thats the reason for the arrival or so many laughter clubs and therapy centers .Will this world not be a happier place to live in, if each one of us can give the other person a few minutes of joy?

In context of the ongoing food and financial crisis that the world is reeling under and coupled with other reasons how the United States had been instrumental in creating this global catastrophe. It all started in March of 2003, when President George Bush’s Administration decided to engage Iraq, to capture those ‘WMDs’ which the Late Saddam Hussain possessed. At that time oil prices were hovering around USD 25-30 per barrel and everything seemed to be in order as far as the economics of energy was concerned. And then Iraq happened, and with it changed the global oil economics forever. Till date, Iraq has cost the US upwards of USD 2 trillion but worse than that has been the effect that Iraq engagement had on the global oil prices, throwing everything off balance. Five years since Iraq (the second largest oil supplier in the world) went into war, and as a result all supplies got disrupted from there, oil now trades at USD 100 per barrel!! And this cataclysmic rise in oil price has thrown every possible strategy and calculation completely out of sync for most nations across the world.

The other American endowment that the world is grappling with is the financial crisis. This crisis too started brewing almost five years back, coinciding with the American military engagement with Iraq. It was around that time that the US banks found new markets in highly indebted, lower middle income families with very poor credibility. And thus, sheer greed instigated them to recklessly borrow short term funds and lend them to consumers with poor credibility at high interest rates. In fact the entire drive was also supported by the Federal Reserve as it kept reducing the rate, thus pumping further liquidity into the American money markets. This not only prompted consumers and speculators on a buying binge but also escalated real estate prices to crazy levels. This boom not only further indebted the highly indebted American population but also had a contagion effect on the real estate prices across the world.

The global citizens have always been at the receiving end of American capitalism. But then this time they have been paying an exorbitant price for their experiments and his adventurisms. And the bigger concern is that it is going to get worse with time. It doesn’t matter who becomes the next President of US, whether a Republican or a Democrat, given the damage that they have created, it would take years to restore some sense of normalcy in the global oil and economic order. And unfortunately, by that time it would be time again for some ‘other engagements’ because without that it is impossible for the incumbent American President to seek re-election!!! It is indeed sad that the world is becoming growingly uni-polar and the dominating pole is a pole of shameless inhumanity and greed. Undoubtedly a new world order is the call of the day.

IF you are one of those lucky few who work in organizations where Performance Management (goals are set, systematic assessment is done and feedback is given to employees) is serious business, then you would at least be knowing where you stand in the organization quicksand. However, if you work in a company where Performance Management is given a go-by, you may not have an idea how you stack up. Here is a simple quiz to help you figure that out. Your score will decide what you need to do.

Be honest and factual with the answers in this game show that will check the health of your career. You get 1 point for every ‘YES’ and 0 for every ‘NO’.

1. I was nominated for a training program in the last 12 months. YES / NO.

2. From the information I have, I know that my salary raise this year is within the top 50 per cent of the salary increases in the company. YES / NO.

3. I am always included in the cross-functional teams that the company sets up for major decisions or projects. YES / NO.

4. My professional needs and aspirations are addressed by my organization through appropriate job rotations. YES / NO

5. I have been promoted in the last 24 months. YES / NO

6. My age is lower than the average age of my peer group. YES / NO

7. My boss invests time in me. He periodically discusses my contributions with me and gives a patient hearing to all my career-related anxieties and issues. YES / NO

8. I made at least two presentations to senior management teams or the board on project successes in the last 12 months. YES / NO

9. I am always called in for important meetings with customers or when senior officials visit us from our parent company. YES / NO

10. In the rare instance where I mess up a project or miss a deadline, I never get pulled up and my boss actually offers help in the form of additional resources. YES / NO

If you score a 10 on 10, your career is on velvet. You are on a solid wicket. Continue to give your best shot to the company and you will continue to get rewarded and recognized by it. Banish any thoughts of seeking greener pastures.

If your score is 8 or 9, you are doing fine. However, there is scope to improve the score to the perfect 10. Study more successful people in the company to take your score up by at least one more point in the next one year. You are a valued contributor and an asset to the organization.

If your score is 6 or 7, you would be called a solid citizen. You are respected, wanted by the company and seen as a solid and reliable employee who will do a job well. However, a similar score would be unwelcome next year.

If your score is 4 or 5, you fall under the ‘they also serve who stand and wait’ category. The company will tolerate you in boom times as the cost of replacement is high, but you could be off-loaded when the sea gets choppy. Not a good score to have. You have to use your imagination to come up with some real successes and increase your score by at least 1 point, if not 2 points, to stay afloat in the company.

If your score is between 1 and 3, you are on dangerous territory. Obviously, the guys in the HR function or your bosses have been too busy to notice your performance. Give your career a hard look and figure out a life saving strategy to take your score to at least 4. Better still, polish your resume and post it on the more popular job sites or knock on the doors of recruitment companies. The time to act is now!;

The author is a strategic HR consultant, an executive coach and co-founder of Track3 HR Solutions.

A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other disused. Only one child played on the disused track, the  rest on the operational track.

The train is coming, and you are just beside the track interchange. You can make the train change its course to the disused track and save most of the kids. However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the disused track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train go its way?

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Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one child. Most  think the same way, I guess. Exactly, to save most of the children at the expense of only one child was rational decision most people would make, morally and emotionally. But, have you ever thought that the child choosing to play on the disused track had in fact made the right decision to play at a safe place?

Nevertheless, he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant friends who chose to play where the danger was. This kind of dilemma happens around us everyday. In the office, community, in politics and especially in a democratic society, the minority is often sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no matter how foolish or ignorant the majority are, and how farsighted and knowledgeable the minority are. The child who chose not to play with the rest on the operational track was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear for him.

The great critic Leo Velski Julian who told the story said he would not try to change the course of the train because he believed that the kids playing on the operational track should have known very well that track was still in use, and that they should have run away if they heard the train’s sirens.. If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because he never thought the train could come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not in use probably because it was not safe. If the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save these few kids.

While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need to be   made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may not always be the right one.

‘Remember that what’s right isn’t always popular… and what’s popular isn’t always right.’

Everybody makes mistakes; that’s why they put erasers on pencils.

Begin with the End in Mind. Many people in the west identify with the frustration of success. Being successful at their chosen career and committed to its progress they come to realise that it does not, in the final analysis, bring any sense of real satisfaction. The reason for this ultimate dissatisfaction is that they did not begin with the end in mind. For many people, it is not just that they did not begin with the end in mind; it goes a bit deeper – they did not ever get around to defining the end itself and so they simply could not begin with the end in mind. So what does all this mean? The end represents the purpose of your life. Until you can say what that purpose is, with assurance, then you just cannot direct your life in the manner that would bring you the greatest satisfaction.

There are no short-cuts here. To engage in this habit, you need to have a dream, define your own vision and get into the practice of setting goals which will allow you to make measurable progress toward the dream. If you practice a faith, then you will want to consider how this affects your purpose in life; if you do not, you will still need to get involved in deep self-examination to find out exactly what it is that will bring you fulfillment. The book contains some excellent self-reflection exercises you can use to focus your mind on what is most important to you in life.

Bill Gates recently (about a month back) gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1 : Life is not fair – get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent’s generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.

The husband and wife gifted themselves a new car for their first wedding anniversary. They drove downtown, zipped through the beach road, watched a movie in a drive-in theatre, and finally returned home. They didn’t have the garage facility. So the car was parked in the street.

To their utter shock, when they woke up the next morning, the car was missing. The car was stolen. First car, first wedding anniversary gift, and they had enjoyed the car for just a day. The wife couldn’t take it. With misty eyes she sank into the sofa. The husband too was a little jolted, but his love for his wife prevailed over the moment. He hugged her from behind, and said, “The car is lost. You can feel heavy about it. The car is lost. You can take it easy. Either way the car is lost. Then, why not take it easy.” She gave him a cold stare and the moment passed. Two months later the police recovered the car from one of the car-robbery-gangs, and the car was returned to the husband. That very evening, while driving back home from the police station, the husband rammed the car against a truck. This time it was his turn. He couldn’t take it. On returning home, with misty eyes he sank into the sofa. Of course jolted, yet her love for him prevailed over the moment. This time, she hugged him from behind, and said, “The car is rammed. You can feel heavy about it. The car is rammed. You can take it easy. Either way the car is rammed. Then, why not take it easy.”

A logical question: When the car is lost or rammed, how can anyone take it easy? But what else can you do? Feel heavy, if you want; take it easy, if you want – either way, after the emotional drama, what has to be done has to be done.The police complaint has to be lodged; the car has to be sent to the workshop; the insurance has to be claimed… what has to be done has to be done.

The child has failed in one of the subjects. The father slaps the child a few times. The mother hits herself on her forehead several times and cries. After all the emotional drama, what? Now, you will have to take extra care on coaching your child on that subject – may be he will be sent for special tuition – what has to be done has to be done. You left the milk a little longer than required on the gas stove. The boiled milk is beginning to overflow from all sides of the vessel. Scream, wail, screech, get tensed, and let your BP to shoot up… after all the emotional drama, now what? You will switch the stove off, offload the milk vessel and clean the kitchen countertop. So, eventually what has to be done will be done.

From a stock market crash, to a key employee’s resignation, to the death of a beloved… after the emotional drama, eventually what has to be done will be done.Here we are not discussing about not being emotional, but about avoiding the dramatic emotional reactions. Understandably, you will skip a heartbeat when you lose your vehicle, you will sink into helplessness when the child fails, legitimate tears will roll down at the loss of a beloved. Emotions – yes. Emotional
drama – no!

Emotional Maturity is not about avoiding emotions, but it is about avoiding the emotional drama.

Anyways, what has to be done has to be done. Then, why the drama?

This forward is one of the best mails I’ve got so far. Full credit goes to the author who wrote this one. Fantastic job

Just because we can’t see something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, although this is a common way in which people deny the existence of spirit guides, angels, and other unseen helpers in our lives. However, anyone who has encountered such beings can attest to the fact that they do, indeed, exist, just as our breath exists, keeping us alive, even though we can’t see it. The wind exists, too, but we only know this because we feel it on our skin and hear it moving the leaves on the trees. All around us and within us are things we can’t see, and yet we know they are just as real as the grass beneath our feet.

What we see and don’t see may just be a matter of perspective, like the ladybug who sees the leaf on which she sits, but not the tree the leaf grows on, or the person sitting beneath it. And the person beneath the tree may or may not see the ladybug, depending on where he focuses his attention. Still, all of these things, whether seen or not seen by the person or the ladybug, exist in reality. Some people are more gifted at accessing that which we cannot see, but given an open and willing heart, anyone can tune into the invisible realm and begin to find their way.

Human beings have always done this, and it is only recently that we have fallen into distrusting the existence of what we can’t see. If you have lost touch with the unseen world, all you have to do is resolve to open your heart to its existence, and it will make itself known. Closing your eyes in meditation and visualization, or engaging the unseen through the written word, are just two ways to welcome the invisible back into your life. Whatever you choose to do, cultivating a relationship with that which you can’t see is a time-honored human practice that can greatly enhance your life.