GREEN DREAMS!!

Disclaimer:

No, the thoughts are not Mine…. However much I wish it could be…. as then it would have been a Masterpiece of which I would have been proud for lifetime.

This Mail was shared with me by a gentleman, Mr Arun Arora. I would have met him just twice or thrice, however the mails he forwarded, shaped me into the person I am today.

This Mail was sent on 6th  September 2002. I have read it 100’s of times and each time it make me look up and say “Waheguru Tera Shukkar hai” (Thank you God)

Have a wonderful Time reading it!!

GREEN DREAMS!!

Once there were 3 trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing  their hopes and dreams when the first  tree said,  “Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be  filled with gold,  silver and precious gems. I  could be decorated with  intricate carving and everyone would see my beauty.”

 Then the second tree said,  “Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens
 across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength and my hull.” 

Finally, the third tree said,  “I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest  tree in the  forest. People will see me on top of the hill and  look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how Close to  them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me.”

 


 
 After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree he said…….

 “This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter”……and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.

 
 At the second tree a woodsman said, 
 “This looks like a strong tree, I should be able  to sell it to the shipyard.”  The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.
 
 When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was very frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true. 
 
 One of the woodsmen said, 
 “I don’t need anything special from my tree so I’ll take this one”, and he cut it down. 

 When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay.

 This was not at all what he had prayed for.

 The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings and queens had come to an end.

 The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams.
 
 Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn.
 She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the  first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby,but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.


 
 Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn’t think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said “Peace” and the storm stopped. At this moment the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings.


 
 Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that  it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be close  to God as was possible,! because Jesus had been crucified on it.


 
 The moral of this story is that when things don’t seem to be going our way, we should always know that God has a plan for us, if we place your  trust in Him, He will us great gifts.

Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don’t
 always know what God’s plans are for us. We should know that His ways may not be not our ways, but His ways are always best.
 
 “Sometimes, the heart sees what the eyes can’t” let us keep the  faith….. …and watch things happen… someday we  will realise… there are plans just for us round the corner……. 

 

Ponder, Repeat……….. Ponder Repeat, Smile :-)

 
 

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7 Lessons that Fukrey Taught me!!


When I saw the Poster of Movie Fukrey Some 6 months back…. I got some Very good Vibes.

Seemed to be Story of 4 Friends….. Who simply love doing Fukra Pandi and then would be shown as UnderDogs and the movie would end with all of them fulfilling their dreams and respective Missions.

Some how the Movie was delayed …. And when it did get released…… I too got busy and was only able to watch it yesterday.

In One Word,the Movie is awesome. It is  50% of what I expected & 50% was unexpected :-)

Ok… I am not here write a Movie Review …. But to write on “7 Lessons that Fukrey Taught me”

A friend of mine Pritam Roy has written a few Blogs on similar theme based on various movies… and my inspiration comes from there.

Disclaimer: This Blog is written in Fun and I have accepted all the Dramatic and Unusual situations as if it really happened. This is for easy Understanding and Learning.

 

Here are my Seven lessons About Life that one can learn after seeing Fukrey.

1)    Past Performance does not Guarantee Future Results :-While going through Mutual Funds Advertisements or Forms , You would see a Disclaimer proclaiming “Past Performance does not Guarantee Future Results”

Somewhat same is the case with the Director of this Movie, “Mrighdeep Singh Lamba”.  His Directorial Debut “Teen They Bhai” was a wash out. And somehow the same director has belted out one of the best movies of 2013 like Fukrey.
Don’t Worry if you have failed once, twice, thrice etc etc…….. Keep your Focus and you will Surprise everyone. Vice Versa is also true.

Director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba

Poster of the Floe Movie “Teen they Bhai” by same Director.

2)    Never Underestimate Anybody: In the Movie, the Smackiya, The One who Steals the LPG Cylinder in first Scene, then the Bullet Tyre and eventually the Fuel tank of Lalli’s Bullet is shown to be a poor unkempt man in tattered clothes who does small robberies to pacify his Yearning for Smack.  But eventually he turns out to be a Landlord of 12 Shops in Gandhi Nagar from where he earns monthly rental in lakhs.  Any one who thinks ki aise log nahi hote….. Should visit the Old bazaars of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata. Will find aplenty.

3)    However Rich you may be, but never stop doing your Work:-  The “Smackiya” had so many shops and had enough money to fulfill his lifestyle for a lifetime…… but he kept doing the work that made so much money for him. Stealing, Pilferage, Robbery.  Though this may sound Sarcastic… But there is a lesson here.

4)   Great Results are Embedded in Simple Situations:-  Simple Situations, if Pondered over, do give Great results. It’s quite often that one experiences Satori moments when he gets into details. In this Case….. Honey devoted time on analyzing unusual dreams of Choocha and Voila… They were able to get the results of Lotteries in advance.

5)   Team Work works the Best:-  Choocha’s God Gifted art of seeing a Dream which connects to the Lottery number the other day would have been useless had he not been friend with Honey who could decipher the Dream. So the lesson here is Together Everyone Achieves More, so work as a TEAM.

6)   Bottom to top is the Better Approach: Some work Happens Top Down, But almost all work happens with Bottom Up approach. There are many important functions  that the Peons, Receptionists, Repair man, Watchman can do. The same result may not be achieved if we approach the CMD or principal directly.  In Fukrey the College Watchman Panditjee was that Man Friday. Capable to do everything and maintained good relations with everyone.  So we should always look out for these people in our lives to get our work done while taking the first step.  Even a Small piece of Information from them, has the potential to change the tide of your Business.

7)   There are good people around, Who guide us in their own discreet way. Don’t ignore them:- In Fukrey the Accounts Teacher Neetu Singh was witness to Lalli’s affair with his School Mate. She gauged the gap and told Lalli that times have changed, and Lalli should come out of this notion that his schoolmate still loves him as much. Often we see that some elder or our office junior says something unusual and Advises/Alerts us against some Action or Politics in office. Most of the times this advice comes from unexpected sources and are most easy to ignore. But it should not. You never know who is wishing good for you… So keep an eye and listen when somebody advises you.

Bonus Lesson: This is most important lesson which my Accounts teacher drilled in my head multiple Times but I never remembered.

Once Lalli was asked by Police Inspector “Kya Parrati hain?” referring to his Teacher Neetu. Instead of “Accounts” He said “Debit what goes in and Credit that goes out!!!”

So Now I will remember it for Life “Debit what goes in and Credit that goes out!!!”

I am Specially Thankful to those who have not watched Fukrey and have read this blog. Believe me… do go and watch it and when you notice these instances with the Movie, you will enjoy it even more.

*Names of All the Characters of the Movie are in italics for easy understanding

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As I See it!!

As I See it!!

As I See it!!

Today Sunday Morning, I tried to look at the Bright Shining Sun….. but Couldn’t. Reminded me of a Pic I clicked last month in Mumbai along with Wonderful words by Napolean Bonaparte!

“If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my God.”

The Arabian Sea from Nariman Point,Mumbai!!

Clicked from a Samsung Note and uske baad kuch Editing Shediting for a Minute!

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