Short Story - Wait For The Brick

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and drove the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting, "What was that all about and who are you?
Just what the heck are you doing?
That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.
Why did you do it?"
The young boy was apologetic. "Please mister ... please, I'm sorry... I didn't know what else to do," he pleaded.
"I threw the brick because no one else would stop..."
With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car.
"It's my brother," he said.
"He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up."

Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.

"Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger.
Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the little boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!

God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us.

It's our choice: Listen to the whisper ... or wait for the brick !!!

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MANAGEMENT LESSON !!!

Once PVNR (PV Narasimha Rao), L.K.Advani and Laloo Prasad Yadav were travelling in an autorickshaw. They met with an accident and all three of them died. Yama Raja was waiting for this moment at the doorstep of death. He asks PVNR and Advani to go to HEAVEN. But, for Laloo, Yama had already decided that he should be sent to HELL. Laloo is not at all happy with this decision. He asks Yama as to why this discrimination is being made. All the three of them had served the public. Similarly, all took bribes, all misused public positions, etc. Then why the differential treatment? He felt that there should be a formal test or an objective evaluation before a decision is made; and should not be just based on opinion or pre-conceived notions. Yama agrees to this and asks all the three of them to appear for an English test. PVNR is asked to spell " INDIA " and he does it correctly. Advani is asked to spell " ENGLAND " and he too passes. It is Laloo's turn and he is asked to spell " CZECHOSLOVAKIA ". Laloo protests that he doesn't know English. He says this is not fair and that he was given a tough question and thus forced to fail with false intent. Yama then agrees to conduct a written test in Hindi (to give another chance assuming that Laloo should at least feel that Hindi would provide an equal platform for all three). PVNR is asked to write "KUTTA BOLA BHOW BHOW". He writes it easily and passes. Advani is asked to write "BILLY BOLI MYAUN MYAUN". He too passes. Laloo is asked to write "BANDAR BOLA GURRRRRR....." Tough one. He fails again. Laloo is extremely unhappy. Having been a student of history (which the other two weren't),he now requested for all the 3 to be subjected to a test in history Yama says OK but this would be the last chance and that he would not take any more tests. PVNR is asked: "When did India get Independence ?". He replied "1947" and passed. Advani is asked "How many people died during the independence struggle?". He gets nervous. Yama asked him to choose from 3 options: 100,000 or 200,000 or 300,000. Advani catches it and says 200,000 and passes. It's Laloo's turn now. Yama asks him to give the Name and Address of each of the 200,000 who died in the struggle. Laloo accepts defeat and agrees to go to HELL. Moral of the story:  IF YOUR MANAGEMENT HAS DECIDED TO SCREW YOU, THERE IS NO ESCAPE...

Garib Parivar pe Essay

Ek Ameer Ladki ko School me Garib Parivar pe Essay Likhne ko Kaha Gaya

Ek Ameer Ladki ko School me

Garib Parivar pe Essay Likhne ko Kaha Gaya.

Essay me usne Likha:

Ek Garib Parivar tha,

Pita Garib,

Maa Garib,

Bache Garib.

Parivar me4 Naukr the,

wo bhi Gareeb.

Car bi Tutti Hui SAFARI thi.

Unka Garib Driver Bachon ko Tutti Car me School Chhod K Aata tha.

Bachon K paas Purane N95 Mobile the.

Bache Hafte me 3 bar Hi Chicken Khate the.

Ghar me 4 Hi 2nd Hand A.C. The.

Sara Parivar Badi Mushkil se Aish Kar raha tha :)

An IITian and a Rickshawala...in conversation !!!

There were two rickshaw-walas vying for our business when we wanted to go to Sankat-Mochan temple in Benaras. I agreed to go with the one who was about 20, seemed like a regular young rickshaw-wala, but I found something interesting about this fellow in his eyes. I was not proved wrong.

 He wanted Rs 50, we said Rs 30. We settled for 40. 
 Here are the highlights of the conversation that ensued while he rode the rickshaw: 
 "aap kahan se aaye hain" 
"Delhi" 
"bijness ya kaam karte hain?" 
"naukri karte hain" 
"kismein" 
"internet mein" 
"humara bhi kuch wahin kaam lagwa do" 
I just chuckled 
"main try kar raha hoon engineering padhne kee. achchi naukri lag jaayegi tab" 
"achcha?" I asked a little interested 
"haan, delhi mein Guru Gobind Singh Indraprashta University mein engineering ke liye apply kara hai. achchi hai woh university" 
"haan, achchi hai", I agreed. 
"haan, kal hee maine JEE bhi diya" 
"JEE matlab, IIT ka?" 
"haan, Joint Entrance Examination" he pronounced it perfectly just to make it clear to me what JEE stood for. "mushkil hota hai exam" 
"haan, 2 saal toh log padhte hee hain uske liye, asaan nahin hai" I carried on the conversation 
"Delhi mein Akaash coaching institute hain na?" 
"haan, hai" 
"aapne kya padhai kari?" 
"main engineer hoon, aur phir mba bhi kiya" 
"kahan se engineer?" 
"IIT delhi se" 
He swung back, surprised, a little delighted, and smiled. "Ok, aapke liye Rs 30" 
Swati and I laughed 
Swati asked "padhai kab karte they IIT ke liye" 
"bas, rickshaw chalaane ke baad raat mein". Then he added "kismein engineering kari aapne?" 
"Chemical" 
"toh aapki chemistry toh badi strong hogi" 
"nahin, aisa nahin hai" 
He continued "yeh bataiye....jab Mendeleev ne Periodic Table banaya tha tab kitne elements they usmein?" 
Now it was my turn to get surprised. He was quizzing me. I said "shayad 70-80" 
"no, 63" he said sharply. "kaunse element kee electronegativity highest hai?" 
Swati was laughing, and I didnt try too hard and said "pata nahin" 
"Flourine", he said confidently. Without a break he asked,"kaunse element kee electron affinity highest hoti hai?" 
Now I was laughing too and said "nahin pata" 
"Chlorine. toh aapka kaunsa subject strong tha?" clearly having proven that my chemistry wasnt a strong point 
"Physics", I said 
"achha, Newton's second law of motion kya hai" 
I knew this one I thought, "F=ma" I said 
"Physics is not about formula, it is understanding concept!"  he reprimanded me in near perfect english. "Tell me in statement" 
I was shocked. Swati continued to laugh. 
I said "ok, Newtons second law, er....was...." 
" 'was' nahin, 'is'!Second law abhi bhi hai!" he snapped at my use of 'was' 
Surely, my physics wasnt impressing him either. "yaad nahin, I said" 
"Force on an object is directly proportional to the mass of the object and the acceleration of the object", he said it in near perfect english. "aapne mtech nahin kiya?" 
"nahin, mba kiya" 
"mba waale toh sirf paisa kamana chahte hain, kaam nahin karte" 
"nahin, aisa nahin hai, paisa kamaane ke liye kaam karna padta hai" 
He said "arrey, rehene do"  or some words to that effect. He didnt think too highly of me apparently anymore. 
In a minute we reached our destination. We got off and I told him that he must and should definitely study more, and that I think he is sharp as hell. He took only Rs 30, smiled and began to leave. I got my camera out and said "Raju, ek photo leta hoon tumhari". He waved me off, dismissed the idea and rode off before I could say anything more....leaving me feeling high and dry like a spurned lover.

What a ride that was! India is changing, and changing fast.

TOO much technology !!!