Murphy's Laws

1. Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock.
2. To err is human; to forgive is not a COMPANY policy.
3. The road to success??.. is always under construction.
4. Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but if you think again, neither does Milk.
5. In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you don't need it.
6. All the desirable things in life are illegal, expensive or fattening.
7. Since Light travels faster than Sound, people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
8. Everyone has a scheme of getting rich…which never works.
9. If at first you don't succeed...Destroy all evidence that you ever tried.
10. As soon as you mention something, if it is good, it is taken. If it is bad, it happens.
11. He who has the gold, makes the rules ---- Murphy's golden rule.
12. If you come early, the bus is late. If you come late, the bus is still late.
13. Once you have bought something, you will find the same item being sold somewhere else at a cheaper rate.
14. When in a queue, the other line always moves faster and the person in front of you will always have the most complex of transactions.
15. The day you have bunked the class, the professor has taken attendance.
16. You will pick up maximum wrong numbers when on roaming.
17. All buses are crowded.
18. Corollary----- Buses in opposite direction always go empty.
19. The door bell or your mobile will always ring when you are in the bathroom.
20. After a long wait for bus no.20, two 20 number buses will always pull in together and the bus which you get in will be crowded than the other.
21. If your exam is tomorrow, there will be a power cut tonight.
22. Irrespective of the direction of the wi

how to tackle the death of loved ones

i heard this one at one session by "BAWA" last week .......

we always mourn the death of our beloved ones , for a long time...
sometimes can never get over it. some go into depression. some lose their purpose in life.

now here's a lovely way of putting it in a positive way.

you pass you final year of college....ie, you graduate...........
now even if you want to ,( coz u have enjoyed your time in college)you cannot stay for a year more, how much ever you want , coz your purpose of being there is achieved , and you must move ahead to pursue higher goals.it is a fact of life....

similarly ,
death is the stage of graduation from your life. you have achieved your purpose in life , and you are wasting your time here. death is the passage to your next goal , your next objective.so never mourn anyone's death for a long time , coz then you are not allowing your loved one to leave you( he/she cannot leave until he/she is sure you are fine) , so that he can pursue the higher goals, which "god " has decided for him................

so the best way to handle the death of your loved one is to mourn for some time, say a week or two , but then keep it all aside and celebrate his/her graduation....
by doing what your loved one had done in his/her times of happiness. go to the beach . throw a party. watch a movie......

the best gift you could give to the loved one who has untimely parted with you .........................

the generation gap

i have always been close to my mother , and very formal with my father . i can say with certainty , that this is the case with atleast 50 % of the boys.

as time has gone, we have the usual generation gap between us.
he doesn't approve of my my spendthrift nature, my late night outs,my careless and casual attitude, even my mom is fed up of my habits , especially that of procrastination and eating out when she has made a lavish dinner at home.but inspite of all this , they still care for me,they are worried when i do not inform them about coming late.they have sometimes not slept til i have come back.i have been reprimanded for this quite a few times.

they are the ones to support me when i am down and out.always encouraging me , and giving me the confidence that i can achieve anything.
they are the ones who are the happiest when i score for my cricket team , and my name comes in the daily magazine - which we call patrika,
my mom's the one who is always pushing me forward to learn new things
,my sister has been instrumental for me doing my mba, at a time when i was fully immersed in my job,in fact i can literally say that they have lived their life for me.... even my sister.

earlier , i used to fight with them a lot over trivial matters.
i could never understand why my father was so finicky over saving power, or why my mom used to shout at me to go to the doctor at the earliest.my sister used to fire me left right and center , over my laziness and personal hygiene,

I now realise is that all this was their way of showing their love for me , all for making ME a better person , so that i would not falter when i have to face the outer world.
we all have to learn that everyone has weaknesses.... so accept them and live with them. the good points far outnumber the weak ones. treat your parents as your friends.they could be the best ones. it is your turn to pay them back for whatever they have done. take your mom out for a dinner, or take your parents to a movie.
send them to a tour , with your own funds...... do something nice for them once in a while. they will really like it.

believe me , it is much more satisfactory and rewarding than spending money on yourself , your friends , or on your girlfriend .