OUR DUTIES

Duties and Rights come together. As citizens we have not only rights, we have our duties also. If we do our duties, it helps others to enjoy their rights. We should not disturb others while using rights of our own. For example, We have rights to listen to the radio but we should not disturb others while listening to it. 

OFFER UNIQUE GIFT TO YOUR LOVED ONES

When Jimmy Carter was President of USA, he once had some misunderstanding with his wife. Punctuality was almost an obsession with Carter because of his naval trainings.

Rosalyan, his wife, was punctual, though not up to his exacting standards. All too frequently, a deviation of five minutes or even less in their departure time would lead to an exchange of bitter words. For 38 years, it had been the most persistent cause of dissension between them.

THE UNFAILING MEDICINE

A young intern asked an experienced doctor , "What is the best medicine which can cure all diseases"?
The doctor answered, "The most wonderful medicine is not compounded of rare and expensive drugs. It is the most commonplace thing I know. It is not a drug at all.It consists of four letters W O R K.

HOW TO CONQUER ANGER

"Anyone who angers you conquers you."

Sister Elizabeth Kenny, the famed Irish-Australian nurse managed to stay constantly cheerful, no matter what the provocation was. One day a friend asked her whether this was her inborn quality. She said "No", and continued. "When I was very young, my mother gave me a piece of advice which I have been seriously following".

Anger is our reaction to someone's action or inaction. But our reaction is a matter of our own choice. The best answer to provocation is inner silence. 

PARADOX OF MOTHER'S LOVE

A young mother takes her six-year old child on an outing to the zoo. In the beginning, all is lighted-hearted joy as they walk hand in hand in the delightful evening sunlight. Then the little boy, suddenly slipping away from her, gets lots in the crowd. After half an hour of agonizing search, she find him not fallen into the cage of a lion as she dreaded, but ecstatically watching the sea-lions" Her earlier feeling of relief turns to one of anger and she slaps him. His bliss is at once transformed into furious resentment; he bursts into tears.

Repentant, she buys the child an ice -cream cone and his resentment magically changes into pleasure. Once more they love each other. But then he wants another cone. She refuses, it would spoil his supper. He gets into fits of rage. Once more they are angry. After half a dozen or so such incidents and worn out by their extreme feelings of love and anger, they take the bus home. He is sleepy and his head trustfully rests on her shoulder. All again.............