Don't Forget you are a Shining Star

Wish you all Happy Diwali

I'd rather be a mother
Then anyone on earth
Bringing up a child or two
Of unpretentious birth.

I'd rather nurse a rosy babe
With warm lips on my breast
Than wear a queen's medallion
Above a heart less blest

I'd rather tuck a little child
All safe and sound in bed-
Than twine a chain of diamonds
About my foolish head.

I'd rather wash a smudgy face
With round, with bright baby eyes-
Than paint the pageantry of fame,
Or walk among the wise.

- Meredith Gray ( with reference from "chicken soup for the mother's soul")

આ માણસ જાણે મોબાઇલ થઈ ગયો

જરૂર જેટલી જ લાગણીઓ રિચાર્જ કરતો થઈ ગયો
ખરે ટાણે જ ઝીરો બેલેન્સ દેખાડતો થઈ ગયો
આ માણસ જાણે મોબાઈલ થઈ ગયો!

સામે કોણ છે એ જોઈને સંબંધ રિસિવ કરતો થઈ ગયો
સ્વાર્થનાં ચશ્મા પહેરી મિત્રતાને પણ સ્વીચ ઓફ કરતો થઈ ગયો
આ માણસ જાણે મોબાઈલ થઈ ગયો!

આજે રીટા તો કાલે ગીતા એમ મોડેલ બદલતો થઈ ગયો
મિસિસને છોડીને મિસને એ કોલ કરતો થઈ ગયો
આ માણસ જાણે મોબાઈલ થઈ ગયો!

પડોશીનુ ઊંચું મોડેલ જોઈ જુઓને જીવ બાળતો થઈ ગયો
સાલું, થોડી રાહ જોઈ હોત તો! એવું ઘરમાં યે કહેતો થઈ ગયો
આ માણસ જાણે મોબાઈલ થઈ ગયો!

હોય બરોડામાં અને છું સુરતમાં એમ કહેતો એ થઈ ગયો
આજે હચ તો કાલે રિલાયન્સ એમ ફાયદો જોઈ મિત્રો પણ બદલતો થઈ ગયો
આ માણસ જાણે મોબાઈલ થઈ ગયો!

ઈનકમિંગ – આઉટ ગોઈંગ ફ્રીનાં ચક્કરમાં કુટુંબનાં જ કવરેજ બહાર એ થઈ ગયો
હવે શું થાય બોલો
મોડેલ ફોર ટુ ઝીરો એ થઈ ગયો
આ માણસ જાણે મોબાઈલ થઈ ગયો!

When a thief forces you to take money from the ATM, do not argue or resist,
you might not know what he or she might do to you. What you should do is to punch your PIN in the reverse order that is if your PIN is 1254 then punch 4521.

The moment you punch in the reverse, the money will come out but will be stuck into the machine half way out and it will alert the police without the notice of the thief.

Every ATM has it; it is specially made to signify danger and help, not everyone is aware of this.

Share this with all your friends.

Hi all, I have read a nice story, forwarded by my friend, sharing the same with you.

Monica married Hitesh this day. At the end of the wedding party,
Monica's mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook. With
Rs.1000 deposit amount.

Mother: 'Monica, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your
marriage life. When there's something happy and memorable happened in
your new life, put some money in. Write down what it's about next to
the line. The more memorable the event is, the more money you can put
in. I've done the first one for you today. Do the others with
Hitesh.When you look back after years, you can know how much happiness
you've had.'

Monica shared this with Hitesh when getting home. They both thought it
was a great idea and were anxious to know when the second deposit can be
made. This was what they did after certain time:
- 7 Feb: Rs.100, first birthday celebration for Hitesh after marriage
- 1 Mar: Rs.300, salary raise for Monica
- 20 Mar: Rs.200, vacation trip to Bali
- 15 Apr: Rs.2000, Monica got pregnant
- 1 Jun: Rs.1000, Hitesh got promoted ..... and so on...

However, after years, they started fighting and arguing for trivial
things.They didn't talk much. They regretted that they had married the
most nasty people in the world.... no more love...Kind of typical
nowadays, huh?

One day Monica talked to her Mother: 'Mom, we can't stand it anymore.
We agree to divorce. I can't imagine how I decided to marry this guy!!!'
Mother: 'Sure, girl, that's no big deal. Just do whatever you want if
you really can't stand it. But before that, do one thing first. Remember
the saving passbook I gave you on your wedding day? Take out all money
and spend it first. You shouldn't keep any record of such a poor
marriage.' Monica thought it was true. So she went to the bank, waiting
at the queue and planning to cancel the account.

While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record. She
looked, and looked, and looked. Then the memory of all the previous joy
and happiness just came up her mind. Her eyes were then filled with
tears. She left and went home. When she was home, she handed the
passbook to Hitesh, asked him to spend the money before getting divorce.

The next day, Hitesh gave the passbook back to Monica. She found a new
deposit of Rs.5000. And a line next to the record: 'This is the day I
notice how much I've loved you thru out all these years. How much
happiness you've brought me.'

They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back to the safe. Do you
know how much money they had saved when they retired? I did not ask.I
believe the money did not matter any more after they had gone thru all
the good years in their life. "When you fall, in any way, Don't see
the place where you fell, Instead see the place from where you slipped.

"Life is about correcting mistakes."

Although you may not realize it, simple table salt has a great number of uses other than simply seasoning your food. The following list will give you sixty uses of salt, many of which you probably didn't realize:

1. Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing.
2. Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away.
3. Soak fish in salt water before descaling; the scales will come off easier.
4. Put a few grains of rice in your salt shaker for easier pouring.
5. Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting.
6. Test the freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water; fresh eggs sink; bad ones float.
7. Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked egg will stay in its shell this way.
8. A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites makes them beat up fluffier.
9. Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted water solution to perk them up.
10. Rub salt on your pancake griddle and your flapjacks won't stick.
11. Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you first use them; they will last longer.
12. Use salt to clean your discolored coffee pot.
13. Mix salt with turpentine to whiten you bathtub and toilet bowl.
14. Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of their shells whole. Just tap the end of the shell with a hammer to break it open easily.
15. Boil clothespins in salt water before using them and they will last longer.
16. Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and vinegar, thickened with flour
17. Add a little salt to the water your cut flowers will stand in for a longer life.
18. Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your carpet; let the salt soak up the stain.
19. Clean your iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing surface.
20. Adding a little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double boiler will make the food cook faster.
21. Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano keys.
22. To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and starch, with just enough water to make a stiff putty.
23. Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water.
24. Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash. Use it hot for a sore throat gargle.
25. Dry salt sprinkled on your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher.
26. Use salt for killing weeds in your lawn.
27. Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt.
28. A dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage.
29. Before using new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for awhile.
30. A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea. ?
31. Salt improves the taste of cooking apples.
32. Soak your clothes line in salt water to prevent your clothes from freezing to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to prevent the clothes from freezing.
33. Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt water to prevent yellowing.
34. Freshen sponges by soaking them in salt water.
35. Add raw potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty.
36. Soak enamel pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in them next day to remove burned-on stains.
37. Clean your greens in salt water for easier removal of dirt.
38. Gelatin sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added.
39. Fruits put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor.
40. Fabric colors hold fast in salty water wash.
41. Milk stays fresh longer when a little salt is added.
42. Use equal parts of salt and soda for brushing your teeth.
43. Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean.
44. Soaked discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove stains..
45. Clean greasy pans with a paper towel and salt.
46. Salty water boils faster when cooking eggs.
47. Add a pinch of salt to whipping cream to make it whip more quickly.
48. Sprinkle salt in milk-scorched pans to remove odor.
49. A dash of salt improves the taste of coffee.
50. Boil mismatched hose in salty water and they will come out matched.
51. Salt and soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator.
52. Cover wine-stained fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later.
53. Remove offensive odors from stove with salt and cinnamon.
54. A pinch of salt improves the flavor of cocoa.
55. To remove grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four parts alcohol.
56. Salt and lemon juice ? removes mildew.
57. Sprinkle salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grass growing.
58. Polish your old kerosene lamp with salt for a better look.
59. Remove odors from sink drainpipes with a strong, hot solution of salt water.
60. If a pie bubbles over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spilled juice. The mess won't smell and will bake into a dry, light crust which will wipe off easily when the oven has cooled

An ingenious example of speech and politics occurred recently in the United Nations Assembly that made the world community smile.

A representative from India began: 'Before beginning my talk I want to tell you something about a Rishi called Kashyap of Kashmir, after whom Kashmir is named.
When Rishi Kashyap struck a rock and it brought forth water, he thought,'What a good opportunity to have a bath.'

He took off his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water.

When he got out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished. A Pakistani had stolen them.

The Pakistani representative jumped up furiously and in support of Pakistan , he shouted, 'What are you talking about? The Pakistanis weren't there then.'

The Indian representative smiled and said, 'And now that we have made
that clear, I will begin my speech