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‗It is about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an
eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly,
and the customers were unhappy. So i decided to make some changes, slowly ... a few at a time. When my
customers responded well, I did more.‘

‗I take it that it has paid off for you,‘ I said.

‗It sure has,‗Wasu replied. ‗My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This
year I‘ll probably quadruple it. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message
on it.‘

Wasu made a different choice. He decided to stop quacking like a duck and start soaring like a eagle.

Start becoming an eagle today... one small step every week... next week... and…
A great Thought..

―You don‘t die if you fall in water, you die only if you don‘t swim.

Thats the *Real Meaning* of *Life*.

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DIE SLOWLY
By
Pablo Neruda

He who becomes the slave of habit,

who follows the same routes every day,
who never changes pace,
who does not risk and change the colour of his clothes,
who does not speak and does not experience,
dies slowly.

He or she who shuns passion,

who prefers black on white,
dotting ones "it‘s" rather than a bundle of emotions, the kind that make your eyes glimmer,
that turn a yawn into a smile,
that make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings,
dies slowly.

He or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy,

who is unhappy at work,
who does not risk certainty for uncertainty,
to thus follow a dream,
those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives,
die slowly.

He who does not travel, who does not read,

who does not listen to music,
who does not find grace in himself,
she who does not find grace in herself,
dies slowly.

He who slowly destroys his own self-esteem,

who does not allow himself to be helped,
who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck, about the rain that never stops,
dies slowly.

He or she who abandon a project before starting it, who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn't know, he
or she who don't reply when they are asked something they do know,
die slowly.

Let's try and avoid death in small doses,

reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort far greater than the simple fact of breathing.

Only a burning patience will lead

to the attainment of a splendid happiness.

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A School Principal's Speech

At the graduation day a School Principal is addressing his students. He said "The Doctor wants his child to
become a doctor. The Engineer wants his child to become an engineer. The Businessman wants his ward to
become CEO. A teacher also wants his child to become one of them but nobody wants to become a teacher
by choice. It is sad but true. He continues the story.

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the
problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option
in life was to become only a teacher?" To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Mrs.
Singh. Be honest. What do you make?"

Mrs. Singh, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? She
paused for a second, and then began. "Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I
make kids sit through one hour of class time when their parents can't make them sit for five minutes. without
an I-Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

 You want to know what I make?

I make kids wonder.
 I make them question.
 I make them apologize and mean it.
 I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
 I teach them how to write and then I make them write.
Keyboarding isn't everything.
 I make them read, read, read.
 I make them show all their work in math.
They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.
 I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about India while
preserving their unique cultural identity.
 I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
 Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow
their hearts, they can succeed in life.

Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my
head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant.

You want to know what I make?

I make a difference in all your lives, educating kids and preparing them to become CEOs, and doctors and
engineers

What do you make Mr. CEO?

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An Agreement of Understanding and cooperation - UNDHR

In adherence to the spirit and laws of our respective religious traditions, to the principles of the Universal
Declaration of Human rights, and to the secular spirit of our and to the constitution, we affirm our
commitment to uphold the right of every human being to freedom of speech, thought, religion, and
conscience.
We jointly declare our dedication to challenge continuously all forms of religious [intolerance], ethnic
intolerance, and bigotry through active promotion of mutual understanding and respect for human life and
dignity.
a. By responding openly to acts of religious, racial, ethnic or any other kind of intolerance.
b. By investing time, labour and talents to sensitizing our own communities to the evils of such
intolerance.
c. By informing and educating each on matters of public concern.

We dedicate and commit ourselves to foster the maturing relationship of mutual respect and cooperation
between our two communities, by promoting a deeper knowledge of and respect for each other‘s history,
tradition, and sensitivities.
For us to accomplish this, our communities are seriously encouraged to discover even better ways to
foster and promote:
a. A comprehensive dialogue that leads to goodwill and mutual understanding.
b. The development and dissemination of appropriate information involving each other‘s religious
traditions for both children and adults. Combined learning experiences are especially encouraged.
c. The necessity to deepen awareness and sensitivity to issues of special contemporary concern to either
community.

In regard to community outreach, whenever possible, we are strongly encouraged to collaborate in

developing mutually beneficial services while respecting the integrity and independence of each other‘s
service organizations.
a. By supporting, whenever feasible, efforts in each other‘s community as well as in the general public
to provide for the basic needs of all.
b. By being whenever possible cognizant of, comprehending, and being sensitive to, the global needs of
each tradition.
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Where the Mind is Without Fear

By
Rabindranath Tagore
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held চিত্ত যযথা ভয়লূন্য, উচ্চ যযথা চলর
high
জ্ঞান্ যযথা মুক্ত, যযথা গৃহ঵র প্রািীর,
Where knowledge is free আপন্ প্রাঙ্গণতহ঱ চিব঴লববরী
Where the world has not been broken up into ব঴ুধাহর রাহে ন্াই েণ্ড ক্ষু দ্র কচর,
fragments
যযথা বাকয হৃিহয়র উৎ঴মুে ঵হত
By narrow domestic walls উচ্ছ্বচ঴য়া উহে, যযথা চন্ববাচরত যরাহত
Where words come out from the depth of truth
যিহল যিহল চিহল চিহল কমবধারা ধায়
অজর ঴঵রচবধ িচরতাথবতায়,
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards
perfection
যযথা তু চ্ছ আিাহরর মরুবা঱ুরাচল
চবিাহরর যরাতঃপথ যেহ঱ ন্াই গ্রাচ঴,
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
যপৌরুহ঳হর কহর চন্ লতধা, চন্তয যযথা
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit তু চম ঴বব কমব চিন্তা আন্হের যন্তা,
Where the mind is led forward by thee চন্জ ঵হে চন্িব য় আঘাত কচর, চপতঃ;
ভারহতহর য঴ই স্বহগব কহরা জাগচরত৷
Into ever-widening thought and action

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my

country awake.

“जह ाँ मन ननभभय हो और मस्तक ऊाँच हो, जह ां ‫وہ‬۹‫اواچن‬۹‫ررس‬۹ ‫او‬۹‫وہ‬۹‫وخػ‬۹‫ےب‬۹‫ذنہ‬۹‫اہجں‬

ज्ञ न मुक्त है, ‫لفقم۔‬۹‫وہ‬۹‫ہن‬۹‫ملع‬۹‫اہجں‬
जह ां सांकीर्भ घरे लू दीव रों से दुननय को टु कडों में
‫ےس۔‬۹‫یگنج‬۹‫اخہن‬۹‫آسپ‬۹‫رشتنم‬۹‫وہ‬۹‫ہن‬۹‫رعض‬۹‫رکہ‬۹‫اہجں‬
नहीं तोड गय हैA ‫ت ت‬
‫وہ‬۹‫روینش‬۹‫دصاقیک‬۹
۹ ‫رپ‬۹‫ایبؿ‬۹‫و‬۹‫وقؽ‬۹‫اہجں‬
जह ां सत्य की गहर ई से शब्द ननकलते हैं,
जह ाँ अथक प्रय स अपनी भुज ओं को पूर्भत की ओर ۹‫وہ۔‬۹‫بڑاھیت‬۹‫رطػ‬۹‫یک‬۹‫امکؽ‬۹‫و‬۹‫یز‬۹‫وک ا‬۹‫فڑد‬۹‫ہڑ‬۹‫دہج‬۹‫و‬۹‫جد‬۹‫اکھتن‬۹‫اہجں‬
फै ल त हैA ‫ت‬
۹‫اانپ‬۹‫ریںیم‬۹
۹ ‫رحصایئ‬۹‫اسنسؿ‬۹‫یک‬۹‫اعدت‬۹‫رمدہ‬۹‫رو‬۹‫رواں‬۹‫یک‬۹‫وعشر‬۹‫اہجں‬
जह ां क रर् की स्पष्ट ध र मृत आदत की सुनस न
‫وہ۔‬۹‫وھکیت‬۹‫ںیہن‬۹‫راہتس‬
रे नगस्त न की रे त में अपन र स्त नहीं खोई है A
‫ت‬
जह ाँ आपके द्व र मन को सद नवस्तृत नवच र और ۹‫رطػ‬۹‫یک‬۹‫رلمع‬۹ ‫او‬۹‫وسچ‬۹‫وایل‬۹‫وہےن‬۹‫وعیس‬۹‫ہشیمہ‬۹‫ڑاسوک‬
۹ ‫ف‬۹‫و‬۹‫مہف‬۹‫اہجں‬
क्रिय की ओर अग्रसर क्रकय ज त है A ‫ت‬
‫ےہ۔‬۹‫اجی‬۹
‫اجیا ا‬۹‫ےل‬
स्वतांत्रत के इस स्वगभ में, मेरे भगव न, ۹‫جدا‬۹‫ریمے‬۹‫اے‬۹‫ںیم‬۹‫تشہب‬۹‫اس‬۹‫یک‬۹‫آزادی‬
मेरे देश को जग ओ ।
‫اگج۔‬۹‫وک‬۹‫کلم‬۹‫ریمے‬