Aarogyam

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Grihalakshmi May 2009 edition

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Empty Jar and 2 cups of Coffee(Please Read it....!!!)

When things in your life seem, Almost too much to handle, When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,

Remember the story of the empty jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.He then asked the students, If the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.He then asked The students again If the jar was full.. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced Two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents Into the jar, effectively Filling the Empty space between the sand.

The students laughed. 'Now,' said the professor, As the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that This jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things - God, family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter Like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else -- The small stuff.'

If you put the sand into the jar first,' He continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.

The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So... Pay attention to the things That are critical to your happiness.

Play With your children.Take time to get medical checkups.

Take your partner out to dinner.There will always be time To clean the house and fix the disposal. 'Take care of the golf balls first -- The things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. 'I'm glad you asked'. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a cup of coffee with a friend.'

How true...(A must read submission by Venugopal Varier)

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The message contained in the statement of the old man is highly relevant to most of the people.

Life Smiles at you when you are happy..

Life Salutes you when you make others happy...

The Great Indian Paradox ! (Contributed by Venugopal Varier)

Salary & Govt. Concessions for a
Member of Parliament (MP)

Monthly Salary : Rs. 12,000/-

Expense for Constitution per month : Rs. 10,000/-

Office expenditure per month : Rs. 14,000/-

Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : Rs. 48,000/-
(eg. For a visit from South India to Delhi & return : 6000 km)

Daily DA TA during parliament meets : Rs. 500/day

Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train : Free
(For any number of times) (All over India )

Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year (With wife or P.A.)

Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free.

Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units.

Local phone call charge : Free up to 1, 70,000 calls..

TOTAL expense for a MP [with qualifications...??!!]
per year : Rs.32, 00,000/- [i.e. 2.66 lakh/month]

TOTAL expense for 5 years : Rs.. 1, 60, 00,000/-

For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years : Rs. 8,54,40,00,000/- (Nearly 855 crores)

AND THE PRIME MINISTER IS ASKING THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED, OUT PERFORMING CEOs/EXECUTIVES TO CUT DOWN THEIR SALARIES.....

This is how all our tax money is being swallowed and price hike on our regular commodities.........

Vanitha (popular Malayalam magazine) in pdf format...

Members who wud like to read the pdf version of the popular Malayalam magazine - Vanitha, can download from the links given below:

Link 1: May, 16-31 issue.

Courtesy: Malluvision

A Second before Death...(Contributed by Janaki Surendran)

See the shots taken inside the plane before it crashed…Just unbelievable !

Photos taken from the GOL B 737 aircraft accident in Brazil.

Last month a B737 had a mid air collision with a Embraer Legacy while cruising at 35,000 feet over South America . The Embraer Legacy, though seriously damaged, with the winglet ripped off, managed to make a landing at a nearby airstrip in the midst of the Amazon jungle. The crew and passengers of the Embraer Legacy had no idea what they had hit.. The B737, however, crashed killing all crew and passengers on board.

The two photos attached above were apparently taken by one of the passengers in the B737, after the collision and before the aircraft crashed. The photos were retrieved from the camera's memory stick. You will never get to see photos like this. In the first photo there is a gaping hole in the fuselage through which you can see the tailplane and vertical fin of the aircraft. In the second photo one of the passengers is being sucked out of the gaping hole. Photos taken inside the plane.

These photos were found in a digital Casio Z750, amidst the remains in Serra do Cachimbo. Although the camera was destroyed, the Memory Stick was recovered. Investigating the serial number of the camera the owner could be identified, as Paulo G. Muller, an actor of a theatre for children known in the outskirts of Porto Alegre It can be imagined that he was standing during the impact with the Embraer Legacy, and during the turbulence he managed to take these photos, seconds after the tail loss the aircraft plunged, so the camera was found near the cockpit. the structural stress probably ripped the engines away, diminishing the falling speed, protecting the ele ctronic equipment but not, unfortunately, the victims. Paulo Muller leaves behind two daughters, Bruna and Beatriz.