A girl with no ticket.....

A girl was hiding under a train' first class compartment' berth when TC caught her. Her clothes were torn from some places, eyes red and swollen portraying her weeping and sleepless night.

TC - Where is your ticket?

She - (crying) I don't have it.

TC - (trying to force her out of the compartment) then get out of here or I shall handover you to police.

(Meanwhile a lady was looking at the scene very keenly)

She - please don't do so sir.(still crying)

TC grips her hand and that lady calls upon TC and asks him to leave the girl and prepare a ticket for the complete journey of that train. TC pleads that she should not waste her money on such girl but lady asks him to give the ticket so that the girl may travel and leave the train at any station she pleases.
After getting the ticket girl comes to sit with that lady and upon asking the reason for her situation she says that her mother died when she was born so her father married another woman who was cruel to her. So she ran away from home. While listening to the story the train reached bangalore(last station). The lady and girl both went out of the station. The lady sat in her car and the car started moving but when lady turned around she saw that girl still standing on the street. She had a change of heart and took that girl with her. She admitted her to a help home being run by her friend.

That girl leveraged the opportunity. She studied hard got good marks at school and admission to a reputed engineering college. Completed her degree in Computer science and got placed in a multinational company.
After few years company sent her US to work.
One fine day that lady went to US to give a lecture over management. She called for bill after a lunch at a restaurant but was surprised to hear that bill was already paid. On asking about who made the payment the receptionist pointed towards a young and beautiful couple standing at her back. Lady turned and asked them why did they pay her bill. The girl said because you once paid my mumbai to bangalore rail fare that changed my life.

That lady is Mrs. Sudha murthi wife of Infosys' chairperson Mr. Narayan murthi.

Moral- when life gives you lemons, make lemonade

Why is reading so important...........

An old farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his book. One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the book just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon
as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?"

The grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.  The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try
again. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house.  The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was
again empty. Out of breath, he said, "See Grandpa, it's  useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" the old man said, "Look at the basket." The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.

Son, that's what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out!!!

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Being financially strong doesn't always means a happier life

There was a king who was always tensed. He was always worried and tensed over the future of his kingdom, his land, his wealth. He could never sleep peacefully because he was plagued with fear of losing whatever he has accumulated for the country.

Then there was this beggar whom the king fed near the temple


The king observed that this beggar has no pain in life. He never bothered about anything, He would beg for food and once he is full, he was happy and content. He went around singing songs and was free to do whatever he wants to.

The king told one of his ministers

    Look at this guy. He has nothing and yet he is so happy and free. And look at me. I am the king. I have all the wealth, power and pride but no happiness. I am Jealous of him. I want to see this guy in distress. I want to disturb his peace.


Minister said - That shall be done.

The next day the minister took 100 gold coins, wrapped it around a robe and dropped it where the beggar slept.


On discovering those gold coins, the beggar was elated. He had never seen them before. His happiness knew no bounds. But soon after, he became worried. Now he needed some sort of security. He feared the loss of coins from robbers.

The next day, he found another robe with 100 coins. He became more worried.


The next day, he traveled across the town and found a mountain, climbed it, dug a hole somewhere and buried all the coins.

He also hired a local farmer and told him to keep an eye on the mountain for suspicious activities. He promised to pay the farmer one gold coin every year.

In some time, he discovered another robe with only 99 coins in it.

Now he was angry.

He was certain that someone has stolen that one coin. He went mad, lost his temper and went to the king complaining

    "Your highness. Some guy has stolen one coin which the gods had gifted me. I demand justice"


The king smiled, his objective has now been achieved and he has successfully destroyed the beggar's mental serenity.

Moral: It is the presence of surplus money that makes life more complicated. Abundance of money comes with its own problems and destroys your peace of mind. Just observe the lifestyle of a millionaire, he is always busy with stocks, investments, bonds and he has trapped himself in the illusion that "he needs to grow his money to be happy".

That is the illusion he has created for himself and he wants to live in that illusion.

Happiness has nothing to do with abundance of wealth. It is the absence of wealth and the chase which makes life worthwhile, not abundance.

Wealth is a necessity but most of us forget the fact that the chase to accumulate wealth is never ending. You will never have enough and if you give money the power to make you happy or sad, you will always be sad.

One Famous story about Swami Vivekananda.....

And so, the story goes that Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata was once, travelling to Germany.

As he stood there, at the door of his First Class Cabin in the Steam-liner,
he noticed a lot of activity on the lower decks of the Ship.

On enquiring,he learnt that a great Indian Saint Shri Swami Vivekananda was on board the same ship.

Out of genuine respect and curiosity J.N. Tata decided to pay a visit to the great saint.

Swami Vivekananda had of-course heard about the respected industrialist.

As the conversation grew J.N. Tata explained that he was on his way to Germany.

 "I have with me sacks of soil : From various parts of India. I am taking these samples of soil to Germany.

I wish to know IF Iron can be extracted profitably from any of these districts."  said J.N. Tata to the Saint.

 To which Swami Vivekananda replied, "Well, Sir, Even IF these sacks contain Iron-rich soil, do you honestly believe that the Germans will tell you the TRUTH???

You must understand that No / NONE of the European Nations wish to see a Strong / Steel-Rich / Economically Independent India.The soil is probably rich in Iron-ore but the sad truth is all you will get from your enquiries across Europe is Disbelief and Pessimistic reactions." Needless to say, having interacted with several Europeans J.N. Tata knew this to be true.

Swami Vivekananda continued, "Why don't you start an excellent / up-to-date Research Facility and College here in India???

 Why don't you train some good Indian Youngsters to identify soil and conduct these tests and find ways of profitably extracting metals???

It may seem like a wasteful ; burdensome expenditure right now,

But in the long run- It will save you many trips to Europe and you can have the assurance of knowing the Truth quickly- rather than taking multiple opinions due to Doubt".

As he could clearly sense J.N. Tata's mood was in acquiescence he further elaborated,  "Seek an audience with the Maharaja of Mysore H.R.H. Wodeyar. Though a subordinate of the British,
he will definitely help you in every way he can. H.R.H. Wodeyar has been generous enough to sponsor my own trip to Chicago to attend the Parliament of Religions".

As soon as he returned to India, J.N. Tata headed straight for Mysore.

And indeed H.R.H. Chamraja Wodeyar did Not disappoint him.

The King granted 370 acres of land for the setting up of the Research Facility and College that J.N. Tata had envisioned and it was named

THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE.

Soil Mechanics and Metallurgy were the First Departments to be Set-up.
A very fascinating anecdote.

Amazing facts and secrets about forests and oceans

Fact 1----
Who do you think is the most important organism on the earth?
......??
The most important organism on earth is Algae.
....How??

More than 50 % of all the oxygen we breathe comes from algae!  Without them we would really be sucking wind, but not for long!

....Yo! What about the trees and other land  plants? Why does so much of oxygen come from Algae?

First of all, remember that the oceans cover about 71 percent of this planet and land is only about 29 percent. If we assume that  every square mile of the ocean produces as much oxygen as every square  mile of land, then this makes sense. The oceans would produce about 71  percent and the land 29 percent of the oxygen we breathe.
Phytoplankton (Fig.1) are tiny microscopic plants - algae - that form the base  of the marine food chain. Phytoplankton is most abundant in colder  waters where there is an abundance of nutrients.
Fig. 1:

Even marine seaweed is many times colonial algae. They are a bunch of single cells trying to look like a big plant (see Fig.2), but they are really individuals.
Fig. 2:

                                                   ----Fact 2----

Rainforests are the oldest living ecosystems on the planet. They cover 2  percent of the Earth's surface or 6 percent of land, and are an  important source of oxygen. They also are home to many of the Earth's  plant and animal species, but they also play a vital role in sustaining  life beyond their ecosystems as they help regulate global climate and  water cycle. Pictured below is a small section of the Brazilian  rainforest, the Earth's largest.

                                                  ----Fact 3----
The Atlantic ocean is getting bigger and the pacific ocean is getting smaller !

Twenty million years ago there was no Atlantic Ocean. But then,  thanks to plate tectonics, the South American and North American  continents were separated by a rift valley that eventually turned into  the Atlantic Ocean. The complementary shapes of the South American and  African continents have long been noticed, but it wasn't until the 1960s  that the theory of plate tectonics became accepted as the explanation.

These days, the Atlantic Ocean is growing at a rate of five  centimeters per year, as new sea floor is created by volcanic activity  along its mid-ocean ridge.

On the other hand, the much older Pacific Ocean is currently  estimated to be shrinking by two to three centimeters each year. Again,  this comes down to plate tectonics because the Pacific Ocean has  subduction zones on three sides — where the Pacific plate submerges  beneath other plates.

The Pacific's "Ring of Fire" broadly maps the areas where this  subduction occurs and accounts for around 90 per cent of the world's  earthquakes.

                                                      -----Fact 4----
More than 25 % of medicines we use originate from rainforest plants:

Yet only 1% of rainforest plants have been studied for medicinal  properties. Every second an area of rainforest the size of a football  pitch is cut down meaning every day we might lose a potential cure.

                                                    -----Fact 5----
Tallest tree of the world: It is called Hyperion-

It's a coast redwood from California that measures an incredible 115.61m tall.

While the oldest tree is Great Basin bristle-cone pine tree from the White Mountains in California.

It's  still living at an incredible 5063 years old. Old Tjikko is the oldest  single-clonal tree (meaning a new trunk is grown from original roots) at  an astonishing 9,550 years old.

                                                      ----Fact 6----
Pando, also known as The Trembling Giant is a colony of quaking aspen trees (shown below) which is assumed to be connected by single massive root systems ! So, they are believed to be about 80,000 years old.

Source: The Most Important Organism? | Ecology Global Network
             10 facts about our amazing oceans

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

Source: Internet