Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Plan B

(Original Source Unknown)


A pretty woman was serving a life sentence in prison. Angry and resentful about her situation, she had decided that she would rather die than to live another year in prison.

Over the years she had become good friends with one of the prison caretakers. His job, among others, was to bury those prisoners who died in a graveyard just outside the prison walls.. When a prisoner died, the caretaker rang a bell, which was heard by everyone. The caretaker then got the body and put it in a casket. Next, he entered his office to fill out the death certificate before returning to the casket to nail the lid shut. Finally, he put the casket on a wagon to take it to the graveyard and bury it.

Knowing this routine, the woman devised an escape plan and shared it with the caretaker. The next time the bell rang; the woman would leave her cell and sneak into the dark room where the coffins were kept. She would slip into the coffin with the dead body while the caretaker was filling out the death certificate. When the care-taker returned, he would nail the lid shut and take the coffin outside the prison with the woman in the coffin along with the dead body. He would then bury the coffin. The woman knew there would be enough air for her to breathe until later in the evening when the caretaker would return to the graveyard under the cover of darkness, dig up the coffin, open it, and set her free.

The caretaker was reluctant to go along with this plan, but since he and the woman had become good friends over the years, he agreed to do it.

The woman waited several weeks before someone in the prison died. She was asleep in her cell when she heard the death bell ring. She got up and slowly walked down the hallway. She was nearly caught a couple of times. Her heart was beating fast. She opened the door to the darkened room where the coffins were kept. Quietly in the dark, she found the coffin that contained the dead body, carefully climbed into the coffin and pulled the lid shut to wait for the caretaker to come and nail the lid shut.

Soon she heard footsteps and the pounding of the hammer and nails. Even though she was very uncomfortable in the coffin with the dead body, she knew that with each nail she was one step closer to freedom. The coffin was lifted onto the wagon and taken outside to the graveyard. She could feel the coffin being lowered into the ground. She didn't make a sound as the coffin hit the bottom of the grave with a thud. Finally she heard the dirt dropping onto the top of the wooden coffin, and she knew that it was only a matter of time until she would be free at last. After several minutes of absolute silence, she began to laugh. She was free! She was free! Feeling curious, she decided to light a match to find out the identity of the dead prisoner beside her.

To her horror, she discovered that she was lying next to the dead caretaker.

Many people believe they have life all figured out..... but sometimes it just doesn't turn out the way they planned it.

Think of a 'Plan B'!

Monday, November 19, 2007

Turns and Twists..

You can view this video with 2 perspectives.
First as a plain Lion Safari Video that gets more and more adventurous with every passing moment.
Or you may see it as the ultimate example of love for close ones.

Whatever way you choose, this must not be missed!

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Steer!

The monk Lucas was walking through a village accompanied by a disciple. An old man asked the man from Scete:

- Holy man, how can I come closer to God?
- Enjoy yourself. Praise the Creator with your joy - was the reply.

The two went on their way. Just then, a young man came over.
- What must I do to come closer to God?
- Enjoy yourself less - said Lucas.

When the young man left, the disciple commented:
- It seems to me that you are not sure whether or not one should enjoy oneself.
- A spiritual journey is a bridge with no railings across an abyss - replied Lucas, - If someone is too near the right hand side, I tell him 'left a bit!' If he approaches the left side, I say 'right a bit!' The extremes veer us away from the Path.”

Monday, August 20, 2007

Never challange The Creator!

God is sitting in heaven when a scientist approaches him and says, "We don't need you any more. Science has worked out how to create life from nothing. We can now do what you did in the beginning."

"Oh, really?" replies God, surprised.

"Yes," says the scientist, "we can take plain soil and form it into a likeness of you, then breathe life into it, thus creating man."

"Very interesting," says God. "Show me."

So the scientist bends down to the earth and starts to mould the soil into the shape of a man.

"Hang on, hang on," interrupts God, "Get your own soil, son."

Friday, August 17, 2007

Shuruat - The Trek

My first Trek.. a nerve chilling experience in itself.
Naneghat (near Mumbai) is 2800 ft above sea level and is considered to be a 'Level 1' Trek - the easiest to go to.

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But they never mentioned the Monsoon factor..
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With tons of water gushing down, the upward journey was easier than the downward one. A beautiful experience nevertheless..
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For more visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/divyarathore

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Empty your cup..

The right way to make a start


Once upon a time a man went deep in the forest to learn martial arts from a Zen master. The master was very famous and excellent in his field. When his student reached there and expressed his wish and urge to learn the art, the master agreed. But as soon as the master started, the student began to interrupt in everything he was being taught because he had doubt in the master's skill as he had some coaching earlier.

So the master invited the student for a cup of tea. The master asked, "What will you like to have, tea or coffee?" Tea, replied the student. But the master started pouring in coffee. The student said, "Stop master, I asked for tea, not coffee." The master started pouring tea in the same cup. The student said, "Stop master, first you need to empty the cup." "Exactly", said the master, "the cup needs to be emptied".

To learn anything we first need to empty our cup (mind) if we want to learn something . We have to keep everything outside. Only then we will gain something. If we think we are better than others, The pride in us will contaminate the good we can gain.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Image Apprentice - An introduction