An average day like for a Software Engineer

Well typical day for an IT professional starts with getting very early if you have to catch up office cab (if your office is far from where you live)

Or waking up quite late (at least at your reporting timings) if your office is at walking distance. Like this (because you will sleep late or very late - to know why... read on)

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In both of the situations you will be in a hurry to get ready and reach office, otherwise you will be welcomed with a taunt by peers who have taken the pains to arrive early in office :-p

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... or by your manager

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First thing you do after reaching office is the most sacred thing!... Read the Sacred Scroll (Read CHECKING YOUR E-MAILS and pray that there is no urgent action item)

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After that, First hour or so you will be full of energy, and what is the best way to utilize this energy? To get more energy :-D
So you will end up utilizing the most productive hour of your day chit chatting and having breakfast like this (in office cafeteria)

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You will be like "Ready your breakfast and eat hearty, for tonight we dine in hell!"

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Now it would be around 10 am in EST(Employee Standard Time) and CST(Company Standard Time) :-p

Now once the most fun part of your day is over, let's get to work. For the next two hours you will be working on the action items that were listed in Sacred Scroll...

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Suddenly, you feel something. Something you have not felt from past few days(in *EST :-p). What is this feeling that is stopping you from performing your divine duty? You realize that you have not eaten from past so many days(again *EST) and have been working incessantly...

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Your survival instincts kick in and you start nagging the more evolved species (read loyal employees who can work their asses off till chairs give up or they do!) for lunch. Slowly they give up and thank you (in their heart) for taking this initiative.

You reach office cafeteria and find

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You decide to get in large queues to get something edible to eat.When in queue you feel like this ...

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After having lunch you will be like

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But there is work to be done(some meetings and progress check with your manager), so you reluctantly perform these rituals. Around 3 PM (*CST), you will actually feel how working in IT is like.

Around 4 PM (*CST), your EST clock shows time like Day 3, 3 AM... After working for so long, it's time for a little break ... So you again head to your entertainment hub (don't get too excited, it's your cafeteria again :-p).

But this time, things look different. You see smiling faces and delicious dishes! You have some tea and snacks like

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Although you don't want any break to get over, but this tea time is special. You cherish this time, but alas! you have to get back to work.

You get back to work and write some e-mails, browse Google News, and some other stuff.

Soon it's 6 PM *CST and Day 7 on your calendar! You start packing your stuff and genuine happiness is seen on your face! after a long time :-D

But Behold, as you are ready to leave, there is a stern voice in background. You don't look back as you are afraid this is the nightmare you were looking to avoid, but you already know in your heart... there is no escape to it... Meanwhile you experience Doppler Effect and it's exactly how it was explained to you in school - when a train approaches, Doppler noticed, the train's whistle pitch keeps on getting higher!.... And when the source of sound(your Manager) reaches you, it's exactly like being hit by a train.

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Congratulations, you have a new bug(or some other random action item) that is so urgent that whole of US economy depends on it!

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Being a loyal employee and absolutely no right to social life, you work your ass off to get that bug resolved. Once that action item is taken care of, you take a look at your watch and it's already Day 10 on your watch (8 PM *CST).

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You start cursing IT industry(Why Me?) as you leave office premises. You reach your accommodation(PG or room or home) and have dinner, spend some time on facebook and if you are lucky like me(then on Quora!)

It's around 10 PM. You are not sleepy and start analyzing your life. You feel like you are lost and an indistinguishable  part of IT crowd. But there is a sunny side to all this. Your friends.

You take up your phone and call your friends (or girlfriend/boyfriend) and bitch about IT culture and relish the days you used to have fun! (or if you are living at home you watch Big Boss and go to sleep! :-p)

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You feel sleepy now as it has already been past midnight(or past 2 AM - if you are committed :-p). You go to sleep saying enough is enough, I am going to change all this. I am going to pursue my passion from tomorrow!

Suddenly, your alarm clock rings for the 4th time and you are already late for work! and the cycle continues....

P.S. - Quality and Quantity of Food items described above can and does vary incredibly :-p

*EST - Employee Standard Time
**CST - Company Standard Time

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Most mind-blowing facts that sound like "BS", but are actually true

A brilliant quote by Mr. Carl Sagan,  American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, and also an author. Must read :

“ Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar", every "supreme leader", every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there - on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.

The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.

Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.

The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.

It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known. ”

- Carl Sagan

If you still couldn't spot it, Earth in the image above appears as a tiny dot halfway down the orange stripe on the right.

Image: NASA/JPL

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LAST 72 BEATS!!

*Conversation between you and your heart while on deathbed*

Heart: Well! I am beating for the last 72 times now.

You: Hmmm (tears in your eyes)

Heart: You know, you should had quit your job that day. You always wanted to become an entrepreneur. It was your dream. I was telling you. You even had felt me wanting to get to you. But you doubted.

You: But Mr. Smith advised me to......

Heart: (angrily) Look around! Do you see Mr. Smith? Do you see ANY people whom you always chose over ME?

You: (crying out loud) No!! I am sorry!!! I should had trusted you. I wasted my life doing the things I never loved.

Heart: If you would had listened to me, you would had been an entrepreneur today. You would had given millions of dollars towards education of poor kids which you always wanted to do.

You: (still crying) You are right. I am sorry!!! I could had changed so many lives. Give me one chance pleaseeeee. Only one chance!! I know I have the potential to do it still. I beg!! Pleaseee!!

Heart: I was with you every second of your life. Right from your mother's womb till now. 'I' knew how much potential you had!! Because I was the one who was INSIDE you. Who would had known you better than me?? I can't shout like other people. I speak very subtly. But every time you DID hear what I used to tell and then ignore me because you wanted to be good to EVERYONE ELSE. You obeyed them. You believed them who told shit about what you can do and cannot!!

You: (crying and shouting..frustrated at yourself)

Heart: You could had been so much more. You could had achieved such great heights.

You: I promise I will do it!! I won't fuckin care about anyone. I swear!!! But pleaseeeee give me ONE chance. Pleaseeeeeeeeeee!!! (screaming like mad)

Heart: (whispering) Its over. You had one chance and you wasted it dear. Sorry!!

You: No noooooooo......

*sigh*

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Most powerful and insightful short story

A father left 17 Camels as an Asset for his Three Sons.

When the Father passed away, his sons opened up the will.

The Will of the Father stated that the Eldest son should get Half of 17 Camels,

The Middle Son should be given 1/3rd of 17 Camels,

Youngest Son should be given 1/9th of the 17 Camels,

As it is not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the sons started to fight with each other.

So, they decided to go to a wise man.

The wise man listened patiently about the Will. The wise man, after giving this thought, brought one camel of his own & added the same to 17. That increased the total to 18 camels.

Now, he started reading the deceased father’s will.

Half of 18 = 9.
So he gave 9 camels
to the eldest son.

1/3rd of 18 = 6.
So he gave 6 camels
to the middle son.

1/9th of 18 = 2.
So he gave 2 camels
to the youngest son.

Now add this up:
9 + 6 + 2 = 17 &
This leaves 1 camel,
which the wise man took back.

MORAL: The attitude of negotiation & problem solving is to find the 18th camel i.e. the common ground. Once a person is able to find the common ground, the issue is resolved. It is difficult at times.

However, to reach a solution, the first step is to believe that there is a solution. If we think that there is no solution, we won’t be able to reach any!

If you liked this story,  please share with all. You might spark a thought, inspire & possibly change a life forever!

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Most inspirational success stories ever around the world............

Life is not all sunshine and rainbows. You’re bound to go through some real shit, sooner or later.
As a result, there are going to be days when you are down and out.
There are going to be days when you begin to believe that there is no success in store for you.
There are going to be days when you feel like giving it all up.
However, you need to realize that the bad days serve a purpose…
The bad days make you, YOU.


If it weren’t for the bad days, you would never succeed.

A prime example of someone who illustrates this point is Eminem.
Eminem has gone through it all. His upbringing and a great chunk of his life was truly tragic.

 

 Below are some of the major misfortunes that have characterized Eminem’s life…
- Father walked out on him when he was only 18 months
- Raised by a drug addicted mother
- Spent his childhood moving between cities
- Dropped out of school for failing the 9th grade three times
- Struggled with money, drugs, alcohol and almost committed suicide
- His own mother and wife filed a lawsuit against him
- Best friend, Proof was shot and killed
- Bullied severely just for being the new kid
- His uncle, the only person he could turn to, committed suicide
- Fell into depression, became addicted to pills and nearly died
Tragic stuff indeed, however what you need to realize is the events  that make up your life are not an indicator of how far you can go.
Your current circumstances do not pave the way for your future circumstances.
As a result, if Eminem could become one of the best selling rap  artists after going through everything listed above, imagine what you  can do with your life.
Imagine how far you can go.
The possibilities are truly endless.
Don’t let the bad days ruin you.
Don’t let the bad days impose a limit on your potential.
Use the tough days as motivation.
Use them to take you to new heights.
Above all, never give up…no matter how bad you want to throw in the white towel.
Better days await your presence so keep it moving.
The world would have never received the pleasure of knowing Eminem if he had called it quits.
Fortunately, he kept pushing and you need to do the same.



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Some Indian traditions that have scientific reasoning behind them....

1. Joining Both Palms Together To Greet
In Hindu culture, people greet each other by joining their palms – termed as “Namaskar.” The general reason behind this tradition is that greeting by joining both the palms means respect. However, scientifically speaking, joining both hands ensures joining the tips of all the fingers together; which are denoted to the pressure points of eyes, ears, and mind. Pressing them together is said to activate the pressure points which helps us remember that person for a long time. And, no germs since we don’t make any physical contact!

2. Why Do Indian Women Wear Toe Ring

Wearing toe rings is not just the significance of married women but there is science behind it. Normally toe rings are worn on the second toe. A particular nerve from the second toe connects the uterus and passes to heart. Wearing toe ring on this finger strengthens the uterus. It will keep it healthy by regulating the blood flow to it and menstrual cycle will be regularized. As Silver is a good conductor, it also absorbs polar energies from the earth and passes it to the body.

3. Throwing Coins Into A River
The general reasoning given for this act is that it brings Good Luck. However, scientifically speaking, in the ancient times, most of the currency used was made of copper unlike the stainless steel coins of today. Copper is a vital metal very useful to the human body. Throwing coins in the river was one way our fore-fathers ensured we intake sufficient copper as part of the water as rivers were the only source of drinking water. Making it a custom ensured that all of us follow the practice.

4. Applying Tilak/KumKum On The Forehead
On the forehead, between the two eyebrows, is a spot that is considered as a major nerve point in human body since ancient times. The Tilak is believed to prevent the loss of “energy”, the red ‘kumkum’ between the eyebrows is said to retain energy in the human body and control the various levels of concentration. While applying kumkum the points on the mid-brow region and Adnya-chakra are automatically pressed. This also facilitates the blood supply to the face muscles.

5. Why Do Temples Have Bells
People who are visiting the temple should and will Ring the bell before entering the inner sanctum (Garbhagudi or Garbha Gruha or womb-chamber) where the main idol is placed. According to Agama Sastra, the bell is used to give sound for keeping evil forces away and the ring of the bell is pleasant to God. However, the scientific reason behind bells is that their ring clears our mind and helps us stay sharp and keep our full concentration on devotional purpose. These bells are made in such a way that when they produce a sound it creates a unity in the Left and Right parts of our brains. The moment we ring the bell, it produces a sharp and enduring sound which lasts for minimum of 7 seconds in echo mode. The duration of echo is good enough to activate all the seven healing centres in our body. This results in emptying our brain from all negative thoughts.

6. Why We Start With Spice & End With Sweet:
Our ancestors have stressed on the fact that our meals should be started off with something spicy and sweet dishes should be taken towards the end. The significance of this eating practice is that while spicy things activate the digestive juices and acids and ensure that the digestion process goes on smoothly and efficiently, sweets or carbohydrates pulls down the digestive process. Hence, sweets were always recommended to be taken as a last item.

7.  Why Do We Applying Mehendi/Henna On The Hand And Feet
Besides lending color to the hands, mehndi is a very powerful medicinal herb. Weddings are stressful, and often, the stress causes headaches and fevers. As the wedding day approaches, the excitement mixed with nervous anticipation can take its toll on the bride and groom. Application of mehndi can prevent too much stress because it cools the body and keeps the nerves from becoming tense. This is the reason why mehndi is applied on the hands and feet, which house nerve endings in the body.

8. Sitting On The Floor & Eating
This tradition is not just about sitting on floor and eating, it is regarding sitting in the “Sukhasan” position and then eating. Sukhasan is the position we normally use for Yoga asanas. When you sit on the floor, you usually sit cross legged – In sukhasana or a half padmasana  (half lotus), which are poses that instantly bring a sense of calm and help in digestion, it is believed to automatically trigger the signals to your brain to prepare the stomach for digestion.

9. Why You Should Not To Sleep With Your Head Towards North
Myth is that it invites ghost or death but science says that it is because human body has its own magnetic field (Also known as hearts magnetic field, because the flow of blood) and Earth is a giant magnet. When we sleep with head towards north, our body’s magnetic field become completely asymmetrical to the Earth’s Magnetic field. That cause problems related to blood pressure and our heart needs to work harder in order to overcome this asymmetry of Magnetic fields. Apart from this another reason is that Our body have significant amount of iron in our blood. When we sleep in this position, iron from the whole body starts to congregate in brain. This can cause headache, Alzheimer’s Disease, Cognitive Decline, Parkinson disease and brain degeneration.

10. Why We Pierce Ear
Piercing the ears has a great importance in Indian ethos. Indian physicians and philosophers believe that piercing the ears helps in the development of intellect, power of thinking and decision making faculties. Talkativeness fritters away life energy. Ear piercing helps in speech-restraint. It helps to reduce impertinent behavior and the ear-channels become free from disorders. This idea appeals to the Western world as well, and so they are getting their ears pierced to wear fancy earrings as a mark of fashion.

11. Surya Namaskar
Hindus have a tradition of paying regards to Sun God early in the morning by their water offering ritual. It was mainly because looking at Sun rays through water or directly at that time of the day is good for eyes and also by waking up to follow this routine, we become prone to a morning lifestyle and mornings are proven to be the most effective part of the day.

12. Choti On The Male Head
Sushrut rishi, the foremost surgeon of Ayurveda, describes the master sensitive spot on the head as Adhipati Marma, where there is a nexus of all nerves. The shikha protects this spot. Below, in the brain, occurs the Brahmarandhra, where the sushumnã (nerve) arrives from the lower part of the body. In Yog, Brahmarandhra is the highest, seventh chakra, with the thousand-petalled lotus. It is the centre of wisdom. The knotted shikhã helps boost this centre and conserve its subtle energy known as ojas.

13. Why Do We Fast
The underlying principle behind fasting is to be found in Ayurveda. This ancient Indian medical system sees the basic cause of many diseases as the accumulation of toxic materials in the digestive system. Regular cleansing of toxic materials keeps one healthy. By fasting, the digestive organs get rest and all body mechanisms are cleansed and corrected. A complete fast is good for heath, and the occasional intake of warm lemon juice during the period of fasting prevents the flatulence. Since the human body, as explained by Ayurveda, is composed of 80% liquid and 20% solid, like the earth, the gravitational force of the moon affects the fluid contents of the body. It causes emotional imbalances in the body, making some people tense, irritable and violent. Fasting acts as antidote, for it lowers the acid content in the body which helps people to retain their sanity. Research suggests there are major health benefits to caloric restriction like reduced risks of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, immune disorders etc.

14. The Scientific Explanation Of Touching Feet (Charan Sparsh)
Usually, the person of whose feet you are touching is either old or pious. When they accept your respect which came from your reduced ego (and is called your shraddha) their hearts emit positive thoughts and energy (which is called their karuna) which reaches you through their hands and toes. In essence, the completed circuit enables flow of energy and increases cosmic energy, switching on a quick connect between two minds and hearts. To an extent, the same is achieved through handshakes and hugs. The nerves that start from our brain spread across all your body. These nerves or wires end in the fingertips of your hand and feet. When you join the fingertips of your hand to those of their opposite feet, a circuit is immediately formed and the energies of two bodies are connected. Your fingers and palms become the ‘receptor’ of energy and the feet of other person become the ‘giver’ of energy.

15. Why Married Women Apply Sindoor Or Vermillion
It is interesting to note that that the application of sindoor by married women carries a physiological significance. This is so because Sindoor is prepared by mixing turmeric-lime and the metal mercury. Due to its intrinsic properties, mercury, besides controlling blood pressure also activates sexual drive. This also explains why Sindoor is prohibited for the widows. For best results, Sindoor should be applied right upto the pituitary gland where all our feelings are centered. Mercury is also known for removing stress and strain.

16. Why Do We Worship Peepal Tree
‘Peepal’ tree is almost useless for an ordinary person, except for its shadow. ‘Peepal’ does not a have a delicious fruit, its wood is not strong enough for any purpose then why should a common villager or person worship it or even care for it? Our ancestors knew that ‘Peepal’ is one of the very few trees (or probably the only tree) which produces oxygen even at night. So in order to save this tree because of its unique property they related it to God/religion.

17. Why Do We Worship Tulsi Plant

Hindu religion has bestowed ‘Tulsi’, with the status of mother. Also known as ‘Sacred or Holy Basil’, Tulsi, has been recognized as a religious and spiritual devout in many parts of the world. The vedic sages knew the benefits of Tulsi and that is why they personified it as a Goddess and gave a clear message to the entire community that it needs to be taken care of by the people, literate or illiterate. We try to protect it because it is like Sanjeevani for the mankind. Tulsi has great medicinal properties. It is a remarkable antibiotic. Taking Tulsi everyday in tea or otherwise increases immunity and help the drinker prevent diseases, stabilize his or her health condition, balance his or her body system and most important of all, prolong his or her life. Keeping Tulsi plant at home prevents insects and mosquitoes from entering the house. It is said that snakes do not dare to go near a Tulsi plant. Maybe that is why ancient people would grow lots of Tulsi near their houses.

18. Why Do We Worship Idol
Hinduism propagates idol worship more than any other religion. Researchers say that this was initiated for the purpose of increasing concentration during prayers. According to psychiatrists, a man will shape his thoughts as per what he sees. If you have 3 different objects in front of you, your thinking will change according to the object you are viewing. Similarly, in ancient India, idol worship was established so that when people view idols it is easy for them to concentrate to gain spiritual energy and meditate without mental diversion

19. Why Do Indian Women Wear Bangles
Normally the wrist portion is in constant activation on any human. Also the pulse beat in this portion is mostly checked for all sorts of ailments. The Bangles used by women are normally in the wrist part of ones hand and its constant friction increases the blood circulation level. Further more the electricity passing out through outer skin is again reverted to one’s own body because of the ring shaped bangles, which has no ends to pass the energy outside but to send it back to the body.

20. Why Should We Visit Temple?
Temples are located strategically at a place where the positive energy is abundantly available from the magnetic and electric wave distributions of north/south pole thrust. The main idol is placed in the core center of the temple, known as “*Garbhagriha*” or *Moolasthanam*. In fact, the temple structure is built after the idol has been placed. This *Moolasthanam* is where earth’s magnetic waves are found to be maximum. We know that there are some copper plates, inscribed with Vedic scripts, buried beneath the Main Idol. What are they really? No, they are not God’s / priests’ flash cards when they forget the *shlokas*. The copper plate absorbs earth’s magnetic waves and radiates it to the surroundings. Thus a person regularly visiting a temple and walking clockwise around the Main Idol receives the beamed magnetic waves and his body absorbs it. This is a very slow process and a regular visit will let him absorb more of this positive energy. Scientifically, it is the positive energy that we all require to have a healthy life.

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