Switch off something

Energy conserved is enegry produced.
We were walking out of a meeting late evening at my office. All of us walked off with our own thoughts about the meeting. There was one person who consciously made an attempt to switch off the lights, the projector and also shutdown the PC /Monitor in the conferance room. This happened long time back and I thanked him for his small action and made it a point to follow his action in all my meetings. Swith off unused devices. By switching off , we save energy.

I have been using car-pool for quite some years now for commuting to my office ( which is 23 kms from my home ). It eases the daily stress of driving, as we share the cars in round robin. It also gives an oppurtunity to share time and thoughts with like minded people. It also saves all four of us some money ( esp considering the ever increasing petrol prices ). Apart from all thes , it is three less cars in the ever-crowded Bangalore streets. Less consumption of fuel , means more balance for our next generation.

We can start using the public transportation. Apart from saving fuel costs , it also helps me to use that time to either hear some audio tapes on my mp3 player or think out new thoughts. Of course , whenever it is essential , we can use our private vehicles.

Not only at office , even in public places , we can make a differance. We can close running taps at public places. I have seen lots of public borewells taps running even though the bucket is completely filled. Many a times, i have closed the tap and also waited to speak to the owner of the bucket.
Water saved today is an asset we leave to our next generation.

Coming to homes , there are many small actions we can take to save energy. One good example is the solar water heater and solar lights. They are amazing inventions. Using solar water heaters brings down electricity expenses. This can be used throuhout the year (except for some days in winter ). Water conservation by rain water harvesting is another good idea. Also , after wathching TV , we should physically switch it off instead of keeping that in standby mode. Our monitors consume enormous power for the display, so swtiching them off is a good idea.

Energy is a consumable item. We are approaching the limits of usage. We should leave some of the stuff for our children to enjoy too.

How to remove Bad Habit ?

Suppose you have a bad habit. How do you overcome that ?
The answer is the word itself. Have you noticed the word HABIT ?

You try to remove "H", but "A bit" still remains
You try to remov "A", but "bit" still remains
You try to remove "B", "it" still remains
You have to remove "I" , then only "t" remains

This shows that to overcome any habit , we need to go deeper and be patient to remove each bit of it.
How do you remove "I" ? Its only through taking small vows to yourself.

"I" is your ego , "t" is the Truth which remains, once you are able to remove the ego.

If you liked this , I would like to know it :-))
Your comments encourage me , Maybe thats my habit :)

Love Bar Bar and another Bar

Age , no bar
Gender , no bar

Region , no bar
Religion , no bar

On Speaking Tree,
Please give me your love, Bar Bar

( I mean the Hindi barbar as in the song "Bar Bar Dekho , Hazar bar dekho" , not English Barber :-)


Speaking of bars , here's a q&a :

Q : Whats the differance between a drunkard and a seeker ?

A :
Both deal with spirits
His is from wine , other from divine
No, even his is from divine
He only has to give up the wine

Whadya say , friends ? Celebrate Life :-)

A girl I saw yesterday

Yesterday , I saw a girl.
She was very cute.

I couldnt take my eyes of her.
Her mother was nearby watching her.

She was at my doorstep
I stepped inside my house.

Came out with a toy and an old pram.
Gave it her and said , please take care.

Her mother thanked us and continued cleaning the street.
The child looked with glee , I saw the God in she.
PS : It was Saraswathi puja yesterday and I was just fortunate and lucky

Who am I ?

I write code , but am not a coder
I test software , but am not a tester

I write poems , but am not a poet
I write stories , but am not an author

I sing a song , but am not a singer
I play the guitar , but am not an artist
I do what You tell me to
If You dont tell me , what can I do

Now, come on , I dont even do what I say I do
Its You who do what You need to do.

The case of the Sinking Stone

When the bridge to Lanka was being built by the monkey army , Lord Rama was watching silently. He saw one monkey taking a stone, saying out aloud "Shree Rama" and dropping it in the ocean. And Lo Behold, it floated. Another monkey did the same, again the stone floated on the water. And so it went on , each monkey used to come with a stone , uttering the Lords name, drop it on the ocean ,and it just floated.

Now , Lord Rama was in an experimental mood :-) So, He also took a stone and dropped it on the ocean. But , it sank. He tried again , and yet again it sank. Now , he was perplexed and sat in a deep thought.

Along came Hanuman and looking at his Lord realised that something was wrong. So , he asked the Lord "Whats up , Captain?".

Rama replied " Look here dude , all these monkeys are throwing stones chanting my name and it floats. When I try the same , it sinks. Whats the problem ?"

Hanuman said "Thats pretty simple. Naturally , Sirjee, If You drop anybody , He has to sink. You are the ONE lifting the entire world up. If you throw off a stone, then it just obeys you"

PS: Credits : Bawa of AOLWish Lord Rama blesses all readers