Poor Men

MONEY IS YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY

Germany is a highly industrialized country. It produces top brands
like Benz, BMW, Audi, Siemens etc. The nuclear reactor pump and many
specialised equipment are made in small villages/towns in this country. In
such a country, many will think its people lead a luxurious life.

Atleast that was my impression before my study trip. When I arrived
at Hamburg, my colleagues who work in Hamburg arranged a welcome party
for me in a restaurant.

As we walked into the restaurant, we noticed that a lot of tables were
empty. There was a table where a young couple was having their meal.
There were only two dishes and two cans of beer on the table. I wondered
if such simple meal could be romantic, and whether the girl will leave
this stingy guy. There were a few old ladies on another table.

When a dish is served, the waiter would distribute the food for them, and
they would finish every bit of the food on their plates.

We did not pay much attention to them, as we were looking forward to the
dishes we ordered.

As we were hungry, our local colleague ordered more food for us. As the
restaurant was quiet, the food came quite fast.

Since there were other activities arranged for us, we did not spend much
time dining.

When we left, there was still about one third of unconsumed food on the
table. When we were leaving the restaurant, we heard someone calling us.

We noticed the old ladies in the restaurant were talking about us to the
restaurant owner.

When they spoke to us in English, we understood that they were unhappy
about us wasting so much food.

We immediately felt that they were really being too busybody. "We
paid for our food, it is none of your business how much food we left behind,"
my colleague Gui told the old ladies.

The old ladies were furious. One of them immediately took her hand phone
out and made a call to someone. After a while, a man in uniform claimed
to be an officer from the Social Security organization arrived. Upon
knowing what the dispute was, he issued us a 50 Mark fine. We all kept
quiet. The local colleague took out a 50 Mark note and repeatedly apologized
to the officer.

The officer told us in a stern voice, "ORDER WHAT YOU CAN CONSUME,
MONEY IS YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS
IN THE WORLD WHO ARE FACING SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES. YOU HAVE NO
REASON TO WASTE RESOURCES.´" WE REALLY NEED TO REFLECT ON THIS.

We are from a country which is not very rich in resources. To save
face, we order large quantity and also waste food when we give others a
treat. THIS LESSON TAUGHT US A LESSON TO THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT CHANGING
OUR BAD HABITS

Quote of The Year : Current Affairs

For the first time in the history of mankind 'Need', 'Comfort' and 'Luxury' are sold at the same price in India!

Onions Rs.65, Petrol Rs.65 and Beer Rs.65....

The Echo of Life !

A very nice article i came across recently....


A man and his son were walking in the forest.
Suddenly the boy trips and feeling a sharp pain he screams, “Ahhhh!”

Surprised, he hears a voice coming from the mountain, “Ahhhh!”

Filled with curiosity, he screams: “Who are you?”, but the only answer he receives is: “Who are you?”
This makes him angry, so he screams: “You are a coward!”, and the voice answers: “You are a coward!”

He looks at his father, asking, “Dad, what is going on?”

“Son,” the man replies, “Pay attention!”

Then he screams, “I admire you!”
The voice answers: “I admire you!”

The father shouts, “You are wonderful!”, and the voice answers: “You are wonderful!”

Then the father explains, “People call this ‘ECHO’, but truly it is ‘LIFE’!

Life always gives you back what you give out.
Life is a mirror of your actions.

If you want more love, give more love!

If you want more kindness, give more kindness!

If you want understanding and respect, give understanding and respect!

If you want people to be patient and respectful to you, give patience and respect!

This rule of nature applies to every aspect of our lives.”

Life always gives you back what you give out.

Your life is not a coincidence, but a mirror of your own doings.

Value !!!

April Fool

Thought of the day.....

Problems of deforestation

Weather Forecasting Stone !!!

Why me?

Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.
From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?

Arthur Ashe replied:
"The world over -- 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the
circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'.

And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?' "

So, what would you say when you face a challenge???

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