Not everyone can Teach but All can learn

This is not a status comment nor aimed at anyone in particular but just a share of something I wrote  which may prove to be of interest to those who like to read these kind of things ! 

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  Random thought triggered by a  beautiful post from Adriana (Andi) Fiveash on LinkdIn about how we should have confidence that there is a  higher purpose to our lives 

Another way of saying that nicely is that there is a " method to our madness " 😊

Many of the posts I see evidence that quite a few have found it and are sharing their profound knowledge freely with others but there are others who want to do something but may feel depressed by their inability and to them I wish to point out the following examples which I give myself 

. If you are broken - be like the pieces of coloured glass in a child's kaleidoscope . His light shining through will give great designs to the world 

. Turn your tear filled eyes to His light and the world will get rainbow ! 

. Be a stained glass window in a Cathedral

Most of all be your natural self as that was the piece of the jig saw you were meant to be . 

Inspire more than motivate as people like seeing examples and not being told to be one 

In the end Murphy's Law will apply  😊 and not everyone can be a teacher there is need also for students !

Laughing Together - 2

Repeating it doesnt take away anything from the vallue of this one reproduced as received 

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No dictionary has ever been able to define the difference between #complete" and #finished". However, in a linguistic conference, held in London England, and attended by some of the best linguistics in the world, Samsundar Balgobin, a Guyanese was the clever winner.

His response was:

When you marry the right woman, you are "complete". If you marry the wrong woman, you are "finished". And, when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are "completely finished".

His answer received a five minute standing ovation.

Stirring of the Soul

Often , I keep returning to this poem of mine ,  which explains so much about sudden rapport with seeming strangers and the development of emotions 

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There are times when

You meet someone new

But get the feeling

This one I always knew

Maybe an earlier lifetime

In a past forgotten age

We shared glorious moments

Now dates in a history page

It doesn’t take you long

To know the other deep

As it were you have awoken

From a long refreshing sleep

There are no formal silences

As in new friends conversations

How can there be formality

It’s only a continuation

Friendship a poem

#Friendship  repeating just because ......

wish to dedicate it to my friend ! 

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Life was a barren desert

Till along came the Friend

That Oasis of cooling waters

Where every thirst could end

The One who listened

Shared all that was felt

In gratitude to whom

The very being knelt 

When a friend leaves

And sails upon the Tide

There is an emptiness

Where only memories reside

Thoughts that haunt 

Spectres of shared dreams 

Reverberating in hollowness

Once the source of streams

Such is the mirage of life 

That imagined future dear

Which fades into oblivion

As far as it is near 

Vikaas Nafde  May 2017

Funny Stories - 1

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Ok here are two  jokes  to help you relax . They just surfaced - crawled out of the woodwork ! 

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In the last Great War the Allies were searching for an effort from the common people . Some of the common people were resisting the effort. 

One such worthy was called for a medical assessment to be enlisted . In the eye department : 

Dr. : please read the last line 

Worthy : which line ? 

Dr.: on that chart 

W: chart ? Which chart ? 

D: ON THAT WALL! 

W: Wall ? Er ..

He was promptly declared blind and rejected 

To celebrate his victory the gentleman went into a nearby cinema hall to watch a film . 

In the interval , when the lights came on , he discovered that in the seat next to his ,was the eye doctor .

With great presence of mind our Man asked the Doctor 

" Excuse me , but does this bus go to London " 

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In one of his books Spike Milligan tells a story of how in certain parts of Europe during the war it used to be so cold that soldiers were reluctant to exit their sleeping bags at night .

However the cold would make them urgently want to take a leak .

A method was devised by which they got some relief in that cut lengths of inner tubes of cycles were ' strategetically ' attached and run out .

This method was considered foolproof until some mischief makers went around at night knotting the tubes which had a pinching effect and caused a reverse flow much to the discomfort of the occupants of the bags .

Sounds funny now but am sure the victims of the prank didn't see the humour of it !

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Thought on seeking Career Guidance

Some thoughts on Seeking Career Guidance 

1. Guidance can be valuable when starting out ( whats my best #flight #plan ? ) 

2. Sometimes its needed to make a mid-course correction ( how can i improve my #trajectory ? How can i create #more #happiness ?)

In my opinion , we should also dwell on the following :

Often  an individual wants to consult others to get some pre - conceived aim validated ! 

Somewhere there is an internal uncertainty but their heart is so set on it that they fear that the person consulted would negate the chosen aim . 

In this sense seeking guidance is an act of bravery . 😀

We should then seek Career Guidance if only to confirm and validate what we have decided already !

Retrospective Wisdom

Have you noticed the number of people who say " Oh Be Careful !" AFTER you have tripped on something ?

Everyone is a wise person after the event ! 

We do it all the time with our teams and colleagues and should be better equipped to warn them of pitfalls in advance 😊

Here's a funny little story to illustrate the point . I read this in a compilation of after-dinner speeches titled  " Please Pass the Port " . ( I am writing from memory and the telling may not be as good as the original ) 

In a small town there were several religious denominations and the Vicar , The Bishop and the Rabbi gathered  on Sunday  and went out on the lake in a boat  for a serene afternoon on the waters to ease the tensions caused by their morning sermons

As they had boarded , the Bishop suddenly remembered that he had forgotten the sandwiches he was to bring . He stepped out of the boat and walked ashore over the waters and came back with them . The Protestant remembered the coffee and did the same ! 

The  Rabbi was observing this with a jaw  that was dropping further by the minute . Not to let his Faith down he remembered a forgotten flask of water, stepped out of the boat and promptly sank , ungraciously , in the water !😊

The Bishop turned to the Vicar and said 

" Oh dear ! We should have told him where the stepping stones are ! "

(Note : The denominations are used at random and it could have been any one of them who sank )