Golden Box

nkpanjiyar · #91 22nd May 2006, 09:13 PM

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

By - Rudyard Kipling

cheers,
nkpanjiyar

pkjha30 · #92 22nd May 2006, 10:15 PM

Hi nkp
You are amazing , simply

Pankaj

pkjha30 · #93 22nd May 2006, 10:31 PM

A Little Zen story Collected from web

Quote:

Originally Posted by http://www.rider.edu/suler/zenstory/zenframe.html

A student went to his meditation teacher and said, "My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, or my legs ache, or I'm constantly falling asleep. It's just horrible!"

"It will pass," the teacher said matter-of-factly.

A week later, the student came back to his teacher. "My meditation is wonderful! I feel so aware, so peaceful, so alive! It's just wonderful!'

"It will pass," the teacher replied matter-of-factly.

Pankaj

jaideep · #94 24th May 2006, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkpanjiyar

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too; ......

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,.....

.....Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

By - Rudyard Kipling

cheers,
nkpanjiyar

This poem "IF" by Rudyard Kipling written to his son is ultimo as far as inspirational poems go. It is so inspirational that a copy is framed on the wall of each individual room (also called as cabin) of each Officer Cadet in the National Defence Academy near Pune. There were 1440 such rooms in my time years ago & perhaps 120 more now.

His poem so beautifully, yet so simply tells it all to a young boy passing through adoloscence & growing up into a man. This is the reason why RK (Rudyard Kipling) is counted up there among the stars whenever poets & writers are mentioned.

Great job NK for posting this masterpiece for everyone's benefit & a special thanks to you for posting this flash-card to jog my memory quite nostalgically.

drpsiva · #95 25th December 2007, 12:26 AM

good collections nk.we juniors are missing posts like this nowadays.

ajaykaran · #96 25th December 2007, 12:50 AM

nice post,
Thanks for another Golden Box....

braja · #97 19th January 2008, 01:54 AM

excellent words of wisdom. thanx. why is there the break after june? pl. keep enriching us.

fm6733 · #98 19th January 2008, 11:43 AM

After reading your posts I think I can be a better man. Please keep them coming.

yatishjain · #99 3rd February 2008, 06:33 PM

touching story dude

nkpanjiyar · #**100** 14th April 2008, 02:05 PM

The train has started moving. It is packed with people of all ages, mostly with the working men and women and young college guys and gals. Near the window, seated a old man with his 30 year old son. As the train moves by, the son is overwhelmed with joy as he was thrilled with the scenery outside..

" See dad, the scenery of green trees moving away is very beautiful"

This behavior from a thirty year old son made the other people feel strange about him. Every one started murmuring something or other about this son."This guy seems to be a krack.." newly married Anup whispered to his wife.

Suddenly it started raining... Rain drops fell on the travelers through the opened window. The Thirty year old son , filled with joy " see dad, how beautiful the rain is .."

Anup's wife got irritated with the rain drops spoiling her new suit.

Anup ," cant you see its raining, you old man, if ur son is not feeling well get him soon to a mental asylum..and dont disturb public henceforth"

The old man hesitated first and then in a low tone replied " we are on the way back from hospital, my son got discharged today morning , he was a blind by birth, last week only he got his vision, these rain and nature are new to his eyes.. Please forgive us for the inconvenience caused..."

Moral: The things we see may be right from our perspective until we know the truth. But when we know the truth our reaction to that will hurt even us. So try to understand the problem better before taking a harsh action.

cheers,
nkpanjiyar

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