Who is packing your parachute?

Air Commodore Vishal was a Jet Pilot. In a combat mission his fighter plane was destroyed by a missile. He however ejected himself and parachuted safely. He won acclaims and appreciations from many.

After five years one day he was sitting with his wife in a restaurant. A man from another table came to him and said "You're Captain Vishal ! You flew jet fighters. You were shot down!"

"How in the world did you know that?" asked Vishal.

"I packed your parachute," the man smiled and replied. Vishal gasped in surprise and gratitude and thought if parachute hadn't worked, I wouldn’t be here today.Vishal couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. He wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, he was a fighter pilot and that person was just a Constable."

So friends, who is packing your parachute?

Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. 

We need many kinds of parachutes when our plane is shot down – we need the physical parachute, the mental parachute, the emotional parachute, and the spiritual parachute. 

We call on all these supports before reaching safety.

Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. 

We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason.

As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize the people who pack your parachute.

I love and appreciate the essence of gratitude in this message greatly.

The Great Albert Einstein Stories

(1)

One day during a speaking tour, Albert Einstein's driver, who often sat at the back of the hall during his lectures, remarked that he could probably give the lecture himself, having heard it so many times. Sure enough, at the next stop on the tour, Einstein and the driver switched places, with Einstein sitting at the back in his driver's uniform. Having delivered a flawless lecture, the driver was asked a difficult question by a member of the audience. "Well, the answer to that question is quite simple," he casually replied. "I bet my driver, sitting up at the back there, could answer it!"

(2)

Albert Einstein's wife often suggested that he dress more professionally when he headed off to work. "Why should I?" he would invariably argue. "Everyone knows me there." When the time came for Einstein to attend his first major conference, she begged him to dress up a bit. "Why should I?" said Einstein. "No one knows me there!"

(3)

Albert Einstein was often asked to explain the general theory of relativity. "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour," he once declared. "Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity!"

(4)

When Albert Einstein was working in Princeton university, one day he was going back home he forgot his home address. The driver of the cab did not recognize him. Einstein asked the driver if he knows Einstein's home. The driver said "Who does not know Einstein's address? Everyone in Princeton knows. Do you want to meet him?. Einstein replied "I am Einstein. I forgot my home address, can you take me there? "The driver reached him to his home and did not even collect his fare from him.

(5)

Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger. When he came to Einstein, Einstein reached in his vest pocket. He couldn't find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser pockets. It wasn't there, so he looked in his briefcase but couldn't find it. Then he looked in the seat beside him. He still couldn't find it.

The conductor said, 'Dr. Einstein, I know who you are. We all know who you are. I'm sure you bought a ticket. Don't worry about it.' Einstein nodded appreciatively. The conductor continued down the aisle punching tickets. As he was ready to move to the next car, he turned around and saw the great physicist down on his hands and knees looking under his seat for his ticket.

The conductor rushed back and said, 'Dr. Einstein, Dr. Einstein, don't worry, I know who you are. No problem. You don't need a ticket. I'm sure you bought one.' Einstein looked at him and said, 'Young man, I too, know who I am. What I don't know is where I'm going.'

(6)

When Einstein met Charlie Chaplin:

Einstein said, "What I admire most about art, is its universality. You do not say a word, and yet ... the world understands you."

“It's true,” replied Charlie Chaplin, "But your fame is even greater: The world admires you, when nobody understands you."

Dastaar Or Turban

ਦਸਤਾਰ  ਮੇਰੀ ਪਹਚਾਨ ਹੈ। ਤਾਂ ਕੀ ਲਖਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਵੀ ਲੋਡ  ਪੈਣ ਤੇ ਲੋੜਵੰਦ  ਮੈਨੂ ਪੇਹਚਾਣ ਸੱਕੇ। 

Turban I Wear, So that In hour of need, Needy Can Recognize me from far away. And I Can Help!

50 most positive one liners

A great post ..Worthy of reading!!

1. Have a firm handshake.
2. Look people in the eye.
3. Sing in the shower.
4. Own a great stereo system.
5. If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.
6. Keep secrets.
7. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
8. Always accept an outstretched hand.
9. Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.
10. Whistle.
11. Avoid sarcastic remarks.
12. Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 per cent of all your happiness or misery.
13. Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.
14. Lend only those books you never care to see again.
15. Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have.
16. When playing games with children, let them win.
17. Give people a second chance, always.
18. Be romantic.
19. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
20. Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.
21. Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for our convenience, not the caller's.
22. Be a good loser for your loved ones.
23. Be a good winner of Hearts.
24. Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
25. When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.
26. Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
27. Keep it simple.
28. Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.
29. Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.
30. Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets
31. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
32. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
33. Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you.
34. Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you.
35. Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes.
36. Begin each day with some of your favourite music.
37. Once in a while, take the scenic route.
38. Forgive quickly. Life is short.
39. Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.
40. Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m.
41. Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
42. Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later.
43. Make someone's day by encouraging them.
44. Become someone's hero.
45. Marry only for love.
46. Count your blessings.
47. Compliment the meal when you're a guest in someone's home.
48. Wave at the children on a school bus. 
49. Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal with people.
50. Don't expect life to be fair....!

Hankaar - Ego

When I Am In My Ego,

Then You (LORD) Are not With Me,

Now That You (LORD) Are With Me,

There Is No Egotism Within Me.

                                         --- Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Moh - Attachment

You Cannot Escape to Heaven or to Nether Regions,

If You are Entangled in Emotional Attachment and Web of Maya.

                                                              --- Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Lobh - Greed

Within is the Terrible Darkness Of Greed,

And So They Come

And Go In Reincarnation Over and Over Again.

                                       -- Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Krodh - Anger

Do Not Be Angry with Anyone Else,

Look Within your Own Self Instead,

Be Humble In This World,

O Nanak

And By His Grace You Shall Be Carried Across.

                                       -- Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Kaam - Lust

For a Moment of Sexual Pleasure, you shall suffer in pain For Millions of days.

For an instant you may Savor Pleasure,

But Afterwards you shall regret it, Again and Again.

                                                             -- Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Dilemma Happens

A perfect example for the dilemma we often face in any decision making.

A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other  not.

Only one child played on the unused track, the rest on the  operational track.

A train is coming, and you are just beside the track interchange. You can make the train change its course to the unused track  and save most of the kids.

However, that would also mean the lone child playing  by the unused track would be sacrificed.

Or would you rather let the train go  its way?    

Let's take a pause to think what kind of  decision we could make................have you thought enough !!!!

Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one  child.  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 chose  to play on the unused 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.

Dilemma Happens

This kind of dilemma happens around us everyday. In the office,  community, in politics and especially in a democratic society, the RIGHT is  often sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no matter how foolish or  ignorant the majority are, and how far-sighted and knowledgeable the wise are.

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 were aware  that the track was  still in use, and that they would run away when they hear the train's  sirens.

Now,  If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because  he never expects that a train could come over on the unused track!

Further, that track  was not in use probably because it was not safe. If the train was diverted to  such a track, we may put the lives of all passengers on board at stake!  And in our attempt to save  few kids thinking that the train may run over them, we might end up  sacrificing hundreds of people.

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

"What's  Right isn't always popular..

and what's popular isn't always Right."

10 Tools Towards a Happy Life

#1 See that being joyful is your fundamental responsibility

The first and most fundamental responsibility for a human being is to become a joyous being. To be happy is not the ultimate aspect of life. It is the fundamental aspect of life. If you are not happy, what else can you do with your life? Only if you are happy, can other great possibilities open up.

Whatever you do, it is only your inner quality that you are going to spread. arise. Whether you like it or not, that is the reality. Unless something of true value happens within you, you cannot do anything of tremendous value to the world. So, if you are concerned about the world, the first thing you must do is transform yourself into a joyous being.

to be continued...

#Happiness #true #joy 

Reflection of Thoughts

Once a dog ran into a museum where all the walls, the ceiling, the door and even the floor was made of mirror. Seeing this, the dog froze in surprise in the middle of the hall, and a whole pack of dogs surrounded it from all sides, from above and below. When the dog bared his teeth, all the reflections responded to it in the same way.

Frightened, the dog frantically barked - the reflections imitated the bark and increased it many ...times. The dog barked even harder and the echo was keeping up. The dog tossed from one side to another, biting the air - his reflections also tossed around snapping their teeth.

Next morning the museum's security guards found the miserable dog, lifeless and surrounded by a million reflections of lifeless dogs. There was nobody else in the museum who meant any harm to the dog. The dog died fighting his own reflections.

The world doesn't bring good or evil on its own. Everything that is happening around us is the reflection of our own thoughts, feelings, wishes and actions. 

The World is a big mirror. Strike a good pose!