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Nick Vujicic – I Love Living Life

Administrator — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:16:05 +0000

Nick Vujicic and his attitude serve as a great example of the celebration of life over limitations.
The human spirit can handle much more than we realize.
“I LOVE LIVING LIFE. I AM HAPPY.” – Nick Vujicic
For more on him please visit his website :- lifewithoutlimbs.org

Do tell us your thoughts once you have watched the video, in the comments section.

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Harsha Bhogle on Excellence – Video

Administrator — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:40:46 +0000

Harsh Bhogle talks[video] about what excellence is and what it means to be excellent. He brings forth a very clear understanding of what excellence is not. Using examples from the Cricket and Bollywood, he brings the speech well home.
Embedded video is in two parts. Duration for part one is 40:31 and for part two is 37:54.
Enjoy.

Experiment to illustrate conditioning of the mind

Administrator — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:58:30 +0000

The following is based on an actual experiment conducted in the U.K. .

Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable. Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up.

Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder. Then one of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious. But undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder.

All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why. however, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder. A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him. This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he’s not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he’s attacking the new monkey.

One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.

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FIFA 2010 FEVER

Administrator — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:18:37 +0000

The most popular sport in the world is about to hit crescendo. The energy is crazy ( it even got to our little logo on the top ). The whole world is abuzz !

So we decided do a little something.
We have launched a new section called FIFA 2010 FEVER which will be available during the entire world cup.

The section will provide news, photos, music and schedules. Actually we are quite open to all great ideas. Feedback is most welcome to further improve this effort. If you can suggest ways of making this better then please do write to us by either replying to this email or by clicking here

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To get started listen to the electrifying “Official FIFA 2010 World Cup Anthem – By K’NAAN ”

( make sure your volume is turned on high )

“Official Athem of Coca-Cola’s 2010 FIFA World Cup™ program – By K’NAAN ”
FIFA-2010-ANTHEM click to listen

Zakumi version by Chikiyo Wolf (copyrighted )

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Steve Murray@DYC | 10th May

Administrator — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:58:41 +0000

UPDATE 11-May-2010: Performance was awesome with a super-powerful message ,delivered superbly !

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Steve Murray – International Mime Artist is coming to DYC

About Steve Murray

Steve Murray has been ministering as Behold Mime Ministry for over ten years and has been working internationally in schools, churches, conferences and missions etc. Behold is not just a mime ministry…. it’s human theatre where the gospel is delivered in a fresh, unique and inspirational style. Combining mime and preaching.

Although Energize is the new umbrella of Behold but Steve’s work is not. For three years now Steve has been touching thousands of teenage lives with his incredible presentation of mime, stories and testimony. Steve’s vision is to see young people embrace a cool, vibrant and relevant God in an environment where 90% girls hate their bodies.

Find out more about Steve on his website

Date: 10th May 2010
Day: Monday
Event: Mime Performance by Steve Murray
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Reality TV : Not everything is bad

Administrator — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:14:34 +0000

I am usually against T.V. reality shows. Now that can’t be a very strict statement, without inviting a flurry of questions from one and all. So for my post here, I’ll say that many of them in India and more specifically these dance talent shows.

I just finished watching one episode each of Chak Dhoom Dhoom and Dance India Dance, both airing simultaneously. It is quite rare for me to be watching TV and not be watching National Geographic, Discovery, Animal Planet and/or Fox History on it. Well good that I did watch these two for a change, for something was waiting to be unlearned.

Ever since these shows started , some years back, I have held the same opinion about them. NO GOOD, mostly.

They attract a few passionate and many lost.
Hello, not everyone can be a professional singer ! Not everyone can be a professional dancer ! Not everyone can be a celebrity ( liked I really cared that , that’s what people want to be also ) !

My friend the expression “everyone” in India usually translates into a huge number , given the fact that we are many many many here. This means many go back home disappointed ,crying, disillusioned and sometimes ready to die (suicidal I mean) !

The effect that these shows have on kids and parents is phenomenal. Many a dream is born and most shattered.Once shattered, then what ? Good question as I ask myself too .

The answer is not all that great. Like I said before, it can be suicidal also. The hype and the focus are so great that the consequences of losing are devastating. Our kids don’t know how to lose and our parents are only making things worse.

It’s interesting how the judges at such shows give “quick fix” answers to losing candidates ! Oh, boy “quick fixes” don’t work.

I also wonder what’s wrong with the parents ? If it’s not for your child then it’s not for your child. Don’t try to make it his or hers. ! But they never seem to get that. Tonnes of pressure on kids to perform and do exceedingly well and nothing else. To encourage a child to be all that he/she can be as against this one or two things, is what the parents should be doing. It’s just some reality show. It’s not the end of your child’s life or his/her career. Sort of reminds me of the kick-butt movie ” 3 Idiots “, where one the idiots narrates that within minutes of his birth his father had already declared what his son would take up as a career ! Moronic or what ?

Enough bashing. Here’s the turn along the road.

Boy, I did see some very very talented kids from really really poor backgrounds getting the opportunity ! That excited me and I watched on. I saw these very passionate dancers from severely poverty stricken backgrounds getting the chance to make things happen. And that was good. They did well and were recognized and things seemed to be fitting for me. I saw extreme passion in them and tonnes of hopes clinging onto this one chance. My heart melted to see India’s talent that has no chance.

I understand that parallel to this, some singing reality shows too provided a chance to hidden talent from the financially poor backgrounds. I liked that and all of this made me re-think .Things had to be unlearned.

There were some monkey advertisements that played during the shows, which I would like to talk about in another post ( specially that jumping jack Akshay Kumar going ” Button Khula Hai ” ).

My wife and I are planning for kids next year. I pray we can do things right and better as parents. Those would be our 2 cents.

P.S. Originally posted by me on my personal blog here

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Life is cheap | At least in India

Administrator — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:49:12 +0000

We are many people here in India. Take away a few, makes no difference.
Maybe take away many, still doesn’t make a difference.

I was driving on E.C. Road ( take a look here ) and saw this rather familiar site.
This time around though, I took notice rather differently.

Perched on top this pole holding/relaying electricity cables, were two dare-devils or shall I say lesser life forms .
About 15-20 meters in the air ( could even be more, maybe 25 m ), without safety harnesses or safety belts were two employees of the Uttarakhand Power Corporation. They were fixing something up there.

This I saw from a distance and as I came near to them ,I pulled over in shock.
The rest of the gang stood below with a service vehicle that belonged to the “kabadi bazaar” I guess and looked decades old.

There right then, I knew again, Life was so cheap, at least here in India.
Who would give a damn if they fell to their death ?
Did anyone in UPCL ( Uttarakhand Power Corporation ) actually know that this was happening ? And If they did, what made them not care ?
Did anyone care at all ?

Having worked on-board ships, where safety is paramount, this made me very angry.
It is so stupid. It is a shame and is right in India’s face, with all the darn development , what about the value of human life ?

I talked with the gang below, and they said, they had being doing this for about 25 years now.
Can you believe that ? For 25 years no one saw that ? Or saw that and didn’t care .

And this is not the only area of such negligence. All Govt. departments are plagued with such stuff.

But in the end, I guess we could give or take a few, when there are millions to expend.
Somewhere, that it must equate to, that life is cheap and expendable here in India.

Beyond the boundaries of my home and apart from my family, the rest of the world can go to hell.
I am about me and only me.

[ This article was originally posted here ]

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Can You Help Me ? Post #2

Administrator — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:37:23 +0000

Type : True narration
Details: 9th std / Some school from Dehradun / Recent / Rest Withheld

Narration:-

Why do I feel like I don’t belong?
Sometimes feel like dying .

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Narration:-

I often think to quit from my life, because of studies pressure and my relationship with my girlfriend. What shall I do now?
Please guide me?

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Of Cannabis & Lawlessness

Administrator — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:05:53 +0000

Today I have had the chance to make some observations .
Very interesting ones , I must admit.

My wife and I drove around today just to be with our respective parents and spend some quality time together.
We covered some good distances in-between houses, allowing us a chance to check out stuff going on,on the roads.

The cops were out boy. There were many of them. And they were well placed in different parts of the town.

The cops were out handing pardon sentences for minor offenses. And so it was.

Many pardon sentences were granted to all our “can-never-die-in-road-accidents” dudes tripling out on motor bikes without any helmets. On any other day, 9 out of 10 people typically, can be seen wearing head gear on motorbikes and riding with a single pillion. But today being the 366th day of the year, which is not mentioned in the Indian Constitution; on which God excuses himself from his normal routines at planet earth and on which it is impossible to die in India by a road accident,our boys were high on Marijuana, riding motorbikes with some monkey like charm. And that my friend was ok by the cops.

Brawls, and drink driving/riding on the roads were common feature. One some days , people just have very high entertainment value and on some very high nuisance value. Sometimes, they can be incredibly blessed to, have both on the same day. And so was the case today.

Cannabis,whiskey,beer,”no head gear”,blind cops and who knows what else was a life-saver today, on (Holi day)a great day in the Great Indian Culture.

Oh, and there was colour and some played decent.

Note: Originally posted –> here <–by the same author

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Can You Help Me ? Post #1

Administrator — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:45:56 +0000

Type : True narration
Details: 8th std / Some school from Dehradun / Recent / Rest Withheld

Narration:-

“Do not mention my name. I have a goal (not purpose) for my life. I sometimes feel what will happen if I am not able to achieve it. I sometimes feel sad that my parents spend so much on me and my studies and the result will be null. I also feel why are studies given so much importance? Can there never be a good job which does not required good mind and intellect? How do I eradicate this fear of mine of not meeting my goal?”

“I AM UNIQUE. THANK YOU for telling me that I am not what my marks are or what others treat me or say me.”

More:-

“Your questions about the purpose of life really made me feel uncomfortable. Every waking moment, sleeping, studying I thought of it. “

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