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Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Placebo Effect!!!
The business executive was deep in debt and could see no way out.
Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy.
Suddenly an old man appeared before him.
"I can see that something is troubling you," he said.
After listening to the executive's woes, the old man said, "I believe I can help you."
He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying, "Take this money.
Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time."
Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.
The business executive saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!
"I can erase my money worries in an instant!" he realized. But instead, the executive decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the strength to work out a way to save his business, he thought.
With renewed optimism, he negotiated better deals and extended terms of payment. He closed several big sales. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.
Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the uncashed check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand back the check and share his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.
"I'm so glad I caught him!" she cried. "I hope he hasn't been bothering you.
He's always escaping from the rest home and telling people he's John D.
Rockefeller. "
And she led the old man away by the arm.
The astonished executive just stood there, stunned. All year long he'd been wheeling and dealing, buying and selling, convinced he had half a million dollars behind him.
Suddenly, he realized that it wasn't the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around.
It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
This is similar to something called a "placebo" effect - some ppl in medicine trials are given fake pills - placebo - while others with actual medicine... And it always happens that some of the ppl given a placebo enjoy the medicinal benefits even though they have not had the medicine - just because they thought they were treated! Our mind has amazing powers we can not even fathom...
One of the good books is "Heal your Body" by Louise L. Hay. She herself is a cancer survivor, who treated herself to a large extent by just thinking positively!
Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Oct 17, 2007 8:31 am | | Interesting Forwards | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | 20 Great thoughts!!!
1. Regular naps prevent old age... especially if you take them while driving.
2. Having one child makes you a parent; having two makes you are a referee.
3. They said we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried - but they wanted cash.
4. A child's greatest period of growth is the month after you've purchased new school uniforms.
5. Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.
6. Don't marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot live without...but whatever you do, you'll regret it later.
7. You can't buy love . . . but you pay heavily for it.
8. True friends stab you in the front.
9. Forgiveness is giving up my right to hate you for hurting me.
10. Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
11. Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired 12. My wife and I always compromise. I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with me.
13. Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.
14. Ladies first. Pretty ladies sooner.
15. It doesn't matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss.
16. They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak.
17. Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.
18. Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something
19. Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address books
20. Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband!
Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Oct 18, 2007 9:10 am | | Lateral thinking....be positive | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | |
Many years ago in a small Indian village,
A farmer had the misfortune Of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender.
The Moneylender , who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful Daughter. So he proposed a bargain.
He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his daughter.Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the Proposal.
So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let Providence decide the matter.
He told them that he would put a black Pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would Have to pick one pebble from the bag.
1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven.
2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.
3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into Jail.
They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field. As
They talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he Picked
them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two Black
pebbles and put them into the bag.
He then asked the girl to pick A pebble from the bag.
Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have
Done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you Have
told her?
Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag
And expose the money-lender as a cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order
To save her father from his debt and imprisonment.
Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with
The hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral
And logical thinking.
The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with Traditional logical thinking.
Think of the consequences if she chooses
The above logical answers.
What would you recommend to the Girl to do?
Well, here is what she did ....
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without
Looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path
Where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into
the Bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I
Picked."
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had
Picked the white one. And since the money-lender dared not admit his
Dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into An extremely
advantageous one.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Most complex problems do have a solution. It is only that we don't Attempt to think.Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Oct 18, 2007 11:45 am | | re: Lateral thinking....be positive | # | 
Sonu C | | "There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of PEACE . Many artists
tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was
a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which
lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.
But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had
built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest - in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?
"Because," explained the king, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."
Private Reply to Sonu C | | Oct 19, 2007 7:59 am | | The Corn Story | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | There was a farmer who grew superior quality and award-winning CORN. Each year he entered his CORN in the state fair where it won honors and prizes.
Once a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learnt something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors'.
"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked.
"Why sir, "said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior, sub-standard and poor quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn."
The farmer gave a superb insight into the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn also improves. So it is in the other dimensions! Those who choose to be at harmony must help their neighbors and colleagues to be at peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well.
Success does not happen in isolation. It is very often a participative and collective process.
Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Oct 22, 2007 6:37 am | | What Makes A Mother? | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | A girl, who learns things as she grows, goes out in the world from a family in which no one thought of going further, comes out to be the best...
She goes to a new place; brightens it up... makes it more meaningful...
Then a phase comes when she gets to know that she will be playing a new role... that of a MOTHER.
Here, has to give more than receive. The right thing would be, she learns and expects at not expecting anything. In fact, she's so happy to give that she doesn’t even remember that she also deserves to receive; receive more than what she deserves.
A day dawns when she gets to learn that a new life is coming out of her. Nothing in her life belongs to her; she eats, sleeps, and takes care of herself not for her but for the new life blooming in her.
Enduring pain, she brings her (child) into this world The moment the child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new
Now the only aspect around which her life revolves is the child’s welfare; making the child’s life meaningful by loving and nurturing the child at all times and seeing to it that she gets the best things in life.
The child grows, receiving love and care from her mother expecting all leisure from her.
Mother's love grows by giving.The mother gives anything and everything possible for her without expecting anything in return.
She lifts the child when it falls; consoles it when the child is down in life The child’s dream becomes her dreams.
She supports it in all walks of life by guiding her in the path to enlightenment.
The child grows into a beautiful woman; she grows as her mother wanted her to be. They (mother and child) become good friends. They share almost everything.
And suddenly her mother’s life changes; a mishap occurs. Her Mother ignores it. Inside, the mother knows something’s wrong; but she does not want her children to know; until one fine day when they come to know what it has aggravated to – something called Multiple Sclerosis: a no cause, no cure disease...
The mother cant be the same as she used to be… cant be herself anymore… cant do much for herself … tries to get on with life.. Fights life for her children…struggles so that she can endure the pain again… this time so that her child can grow to be a good human being.
She knows that she now can’t do much for them but still tries to stand up thinking that she can still be with her children as always, loving and caring and giving them emotional support.
Time gets tough on her; she’s now living a life she had never thought of; always in pain Facing this pain is getting difficult, but she knows that her children need her.
Life’s going to get difficult for them without her; and again she tries to endure the pain… Again she tries fights not knowing what’s destined for her
She sees her children waiting for her to get up. She can’t tolerate the fact that she’s not able to do anything. She knows she has to fight…she tries again…but the time has come…she sees them fading away….she tries to blink…she tries to wake...she attempts one more struggle….maybe her last struggle…..nothing changes…..she’s silent… she ceases to live…………….
The child realizes that everything’s got over and there’s nothing left that she could do. The child feels helpless thinking that she could do nothing for her mother.
She realises how much she has inherited from her mother. In the last few moments her mother taught her how to face life; keep fighting, never lie down and above all learn to be human.
Looking back, she realises that she always had been selfish and mean; receiving and always accepting things without giving the slightest thought to what her mother would have gone through to get it. She had always been demanding be it materialistic or emotional. She always took and never gave.
Now she stands up and looks around and suddenly the thought hits her; she can’t do anything……………
Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Oct 22, 2007 1:52 pm | | re: What Makes A Mother? | # |
Rajiv Lulla | | in a medical college, the resident surgeon held up a larger than normal sized, diseased heart belonging to a person who died of heart enlargement and asked the students "whose heart do you think this is"?
came a voice from the back...."A mother's heart...."?
I believe there was no sound for the next few seconds...then for that period, they did not discuss medicine or anatomy....
how true....
Private Reply to Rajiv Lulla | | Nov 19, 2007 9:08 am | | Speechless? | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Why is everyone so Speechless these days?:)
Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Nov 20, 2007 4:38 am | | re: Speechless? | # |
Sonu C | | Letter to a father from daughter...the best one u'll ever get to read
Father passing by his teenage daughter's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was neat and tidy. Then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on the centre of the pillow. It was addressed "Dad". With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands:-
Dear Dad,
It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing to you, but I'm leaving home. I had to elope with my new boyfriend Randy because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you. I've been finding real passion with Randy and he is so nice to me. I know when you meet him you'll like him too - even with all his piercing, tattoos, and motorcycle clothes.
But it's not only the passion Dad, I'm pregnant and Randy said that he wants me to have the kid and that we can be very happy together. Even though Randy is much older than me (anyway, 42 isn't so old these days is it?), and has no money, really these things shouldn't stand in the way of our relationship, don't you agree?
Randy has a great CD collection; he already owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. It's true he has other girlfriends as well but I know he'll be faithful to me in his own way.
He wants to have many more children with me and that's now one of my dreams too. Randy taught me that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone and he'll be growing it for us and we'll trade it with our friends for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so Randy can get better; he sure deserves it!!
Don't worry Dad, I'm 15 years old now and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'm sure we'll be back to visit so you can get to know your grandchildren.
Your loving daughter, Rosie.
At the bottom of the page were the letters "PTO".
Hands still trembling, her father turned the sheet, and read: PS: Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at the neighbour's house.I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than my report card that's in my desk centre drawer. Please sign it and call when it is safe for me to come home. I love you!!!
Private Reply to Sonu C | | Nov 29, 2007 5:27 am | | GLASS OF MILK | # |
Sonu C | | GLASS OF MILK
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it so slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?"
"You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."
He said ... "Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit..
Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.
Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once.
He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent t o her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words .. "Paid in full with one glass of milk"
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."
There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast on the waters comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which To burn
Private Reply to Sonu C | | Nov 29, 2007 6:22 am | | re: GLASS OF MILK | # |
Rajiv Lulla | | so true Sonu..
I am at that point now where I am debating which bridge to cross and which to burn....
regards,
Rajiv LullaPrivate Reply to Rajiv Lulla | | Jan 09, 2008 6:04 am | | GLASS OF MILK | # |
Rajiv Lulla | | The Positive Side of Life...
• Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year.
• How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on.
• Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live.
• Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
• Ever notice that the people who are late are often much jollier than the people who have to wait for them?
• If Walmart is lowering prices every day, how come nothing is free yet?
• Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
• Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened.
• We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box.
• A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Private Reply to Rajiv Lulla | | Jan 16, 2008 3:13 pm | | How True | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Law of queue: If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.
Law of the Telephone: When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged tone.
Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.
Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
Law of the Alibi: If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
Bath THEOREM: When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.
LAW OF ENCOUNTERS: The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.
LAW of the RESULT: When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will!
LAW OF BIOMECHANICS: The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
THEATRE RULE: People with the seats at the furthest from the aisle arrive last.
LAW OF COFFEE: As soon as you sit down for a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold .
Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Feb 12, 2008 12:16 pm | | Wow ! | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | |
Last spring I was walking in a park. A short distance ahead of me was a mom and her three-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding on to a string that was attached to a helium balloon.
All of a sudden, a sharp gust of wind took the balloon from the little girl. I braced myself for some screaming and crying.
But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon go skyward, she gleefully shouted out, Wow!
I didn't realize it at that moment, but that little girl taught me something.
Later that day, I received a phone call from a person with news of an unexpected problem. I felt like responding with Oh no, what should we do But remembering that little girl, I found myself saying, Wow, that's interesting! How can I help you
One thing's for sure - life's always going to keep us off balance with its unexpected problems. That's a given. What's not preordained is our response. We can choose to be frustrated or fascinated.
No matter what the situation, a fascinated Wow! will always beat a frustrated Oh, no.
So the next time you experience one of life's unexpected gusts, remember that little girl and make it a Wow! experience. The Wow! response always works.
Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Feb 13, 2008 4:41 am | | re: Wow ! | # |
Sonu C | | GOOD one ... Pl keep posting such Fwd's Private Reply to Sonu C | | Feb 13, 2008 4:48 am | | re: re: Wow ! | # | 
~ ever happy ~ ani. | | This is so true, Naresh:
"No matter what the situation, a fascinated Wow! will always beat a frustrated Oh, no.".
Thanks for sharing, friend.
ani.
Private Reply to ~ ever happy ~ ani. | | Feb 15, 2008 9:50 am | | Push Yourself Forward | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | |
Arrow goes forward only after pulling in to backward.
Bullet goes forward only after pressing the trigger backward.
Every human being will get happy.
Only after facing the difficulties in their life path...
So do not be afraid to face your difficulties.
They will push you forward.
Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Feb 18, 2008 6:40 am | | re: Push Yourself Forward | # |
Sonu C | | Naresh, nice fwd.. This a gives us insight in ourselves and our strenght of Character . Private Reply to Sonu C | | Feb 25, 2008 6:23 am | | re: re: Tips | # |
Sonu C | | Tips 4 Sucess!!!! Don't make "Promise" When u r in "Joy".... Dont "answer" when u are "sad".... Dont take "Decision" When u r in "Anger"..... Think Twice Act Wise.... Private Reply to Sonu C | | Mar 11, 2008 11:20 am | | Like Attracts Like | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Hi Guys,
Found some good thoughts somewhere so thought of sharing with you all.
Have you ever started to think about something you were not happy about, and the more you thought about it the worse it seemed? Thats because as you think one sustained thought, the law of attraction immediately brings more like thoughts to you. In a matter of minutes, you have gotten so many like unhappy thoughts coming to you that the situation seems to be getting worse. The more you think about it, the more upset you get.
It really does take many negative thoughts and persistent negative thinking to bring something negative into your life. However, if you persist in thinking negative thoughts over a period of time, they will appear in your life. If you worry about having negative thoughts, you will attract more worrying about your negative thoughts, and multiply them at the same time. Decide right now that you are going to think only good thoughts. At the same time, proclaim to the universe that all your good thoughts are powerful and that any negative thoughts are weak.
Thank God that there's a time delay, that all your thoughts dont come true instantly. We'd be in trouble if they did. The element of time delay serves you. It allows you to reassess, to think about what you want, and to make a new choice.
Regards.Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Mar 11, 2008 2:37 pm | | re: Interesting Forwards | # |
Mamta Keswani | | hi..the placebo effect story was awesome...yeah its so true...own mind has excellent powers...just read ur profile...quite amazed that u surround urself with such good thoughts n make the effort to let all others in ur circle of influence benefit from it...
i am a die hard follower of Louise Hay...she has some more awesome books written too..You Can Heal ur Life..n many more...if u r looking for her audio cd's i have them...i wud love sharing it with ppl...
i am very new in this network...
mamtakeswani@rediffmail.com
thanksPrivate Reply to Mamta Keswani | | Mar 11, 2008 3:06 pm | | re: re: Interesting Forwards | # |
Rajiv Lulla | | @ Naresh...
thanks for sharing.....this is a part of the book The Secret which is a must read for those wanting to change their lives for the better......
recommended to all./////
Private Reply to Rajiv Lulla | | Mar 11, 2008 4:06 pm | | re: re: re: Interesting Forwards | # |
~ ever happy ~ ani. | | Amazing contribution by all! thanks, pals.
Yes, Rajiv, the book 'The Secret' by Rhodna Byrne is worth a read. And everything said about the law of attraction is, so very, very true.
ani.Private Reply to ~ ever happy ~ ani. | | Mar 11, 2008 4:15 pm | | re: re: re: re: Interesting Forwards | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Yes Rajiv and Ani,
Those were the excerpts from The Secret by Rhonda Bryne. Just started reading that book, one of my professional yet dear colleague recommended me to read that book. Thanks to Him a lot.
Thanks Mamta to you as well for your comments. Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Mar 11, 2008 4:19 pm | | Let Go | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | |
Let go of the Past,
Only then you move towards the future.
Let go of the Regrets,
Only then you move towards the happiness.
Let go of the Presumptions,
Only then you move towards the truth.
Let go of the Problems,
Only then you move towards the solutions.
Let go of Yourself,
Only then you move towards the divinity.
Private Reply to Naresh...Profile Updated ... | | Mar 12, 2008 10:58 am | | re: Let Go | # |
Sonu C | | Naresh, good write up. keep up the spirit. ur enthuthiasm is contagious so spread the epidemic Private Reply to Sonu C | | Apr 10, 2008 11:54 am | | What You Did | # |
Naresh...Profile Updated ... | |
The world will provide you with stones everyday.
What you build out of it, is your choice...
Wall, Road or a Bridge...
You may even choose to do nothing.
At the end, world will know you by what you did with it.
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