LIFE IS FULL OF CHANGE -- Moral Stories

Once a king called upon all of his wise men and asked them, ” Is there a mantra or suggestion which works in every situation, in every circumstances, in every place and in every time. In every joy, every sorrow, every defeat and every victory? One answer for all questions? Something which can help me when none of you is available to advise me? Tell me is there any mantra?”

All the wise men were puzzled by the King’s question. They thought and thought. After a lengthy discussion, an old man suggested something which appealed to all of them. They went to the king and gave him something written on paper, with a condition that the king was not to see it out of curiosity.

Only in extreme danger, when the King finds himself alone and there seems to be no way, only then he can see it. The King put the papers under his Diamond ring.

Some time later, the neighbors attacked the Kingdom. King and his army fought bravely but lost the battle. The King had to flee on his horse. The enemies were following him. getting closer and closer. Suddenly the King found himself standing at the end of the road - that road was not going anywhere. Underneath there was a rocky valley thousand feet deep. If he jumped into it, he would be finished…and he could not return because it was a small road…the sound of enemy’s horses was approaching fast. The King became restless. There seemed to be no way.

Then suddenly he saw the Diamond in his ring shining in the sun, and he remembered the message hidden in the ring. He opened the diamond and read the message. The message was - ” THIS TOO SHALL PASS”The King read it . Again read it.

Suddenly something struck him- Yes ! This too will pass. Only a few days ago, I was enjoying my kingdom. I was the mightiest of all the Kings. Yet today, the Kingdom and all his pleasure have gone. I am here trying to escape from enemies. Like those days of luxuries have gone, this day of danger too will pass. A calm came on his face. He kept standing there. The place where he was standing was full of natural beauty. He had never known that such a beautiful place was also a part of his Kingdom.

The revelation of the message had a great effect on him. He relaxed and forgot about those following him. After a few minutes he realized that the noise of the horses and the enemy coming was receding. They moved into some other part of the mountains and were near him.The King was very brave. He reorganized his army and fought again. He defeated the enemy and regained his empire.

When he returned to his empire after victory, he was received with much fanfare. The whole capital was rejoicing in the victory. For a moment King said to himself,” I am one of the bravest and greatest King. It is not easy to defeat me.

With all the reception and celebration he saw an ego emerging in him.Suddenly the Diamond of his ring flashed in the sunlight and reminded him of the message. He open it and read it again: “THIS TOO SHALL PASS”. He became silent. His face went through a total change - from the egoist he moved to a state of utter humbleness.

If this too is going to pass, it is not yours. The defeat was not yours, the victory is not yours. You are just a watcher. Everything passes by. We are witnesses of all this. We are the perceivers. Life comes and goes. Happiness comes and goes. Sorrow comes and goes.

Now as you have read this story, just sit silently and evaluate your own life. This too will pass. Think of the moments of joy and victory in your life. Think of the moment of Sorrow and defeat. Are they permanent ? They all come and pass away. Life just passes away. There is nothing permanent in this world. Everything changes except the law of change.

Think over it from your own perspective. You have seen all the changes. You have survived all setbacks, all defeats and all sorrows. All have passed away. The problems in the present, they too will pass away. Because nothing remains forever. Joy and sorrow are the two faces of the same coin. They both will pass away.You are just a witness of change. Experience it, understand it, and enjoy the present moment - this too shall pass

Have a nice weekend friends !!!!

Regards,

Harish Kumar P R

Exam - A Fantatstic Movie

Hi Friends,

I came to know about a movie called "Exam" while reading a blog 2 days back and felt interesting. Immediately I downloaded the movie yesterday and watched it. It was really an interesting movie..

The whole movie has been taken in only one room (low budget movie). Its really an astonshing thing to hear that an British(Not an hollywood!!) movie has been shot in only one room. But friends dont think that its an documentry film since it has been shot in a single room. Its a thriller movie which makes you not to move from system till its end...

Total duration of the movie is around 100 minutes only ... But till the end, lot of questions and thinkings about the movie will disturb u a lot.

Story of the movie is : Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation company. Entering a windowless room, a man gives them eighty minutes to answer one simple question. He outlines three rules they must obey or be disqualified: don't talk to him or the armed guard by the door, don't spoil their papers and don't leave the room. He starts the clock and leaves. The candidates turn over their question papers, only to find they're completely blank. After the initial confusion has subsided, one frustrated candidate writes 'I believe I deserve...,' and is promptly ejected for spoiling. The remaining candidates soon figure out they're permitted to talk to each other, and they agree to cooperate in order to figure out the question: then they can compete to answer it.

After lot of confusion and discussions, how last one candidate has found the answer is the story.

This movie has been directed and produced by Stuart Hazeldine who deserves appreciation for his work. If you are not watching the movie properly it will be difficult to understand the climax of the movie. But when you understand the climax then you will say "Thats it????" For this only these ppl were struggling from start... Such a simple climax.

Movie got released by Jan 2010 itself but donno why it didnt get much popularity. Might be becoz it doesnt have any trademark scenes of hollywood movie like kiss scenes, actions, graphics ..etc.. But this movie is worth watchable in your leisure time... 4 out of 5 Stars !!! :-)

Please let me know your comments and suggestions if you watch (watched) this movie !!!

Have a Great Day !!!

Cheers,

Harish Kumar P R

As It Happened(8-7-10)

Hi,

It was such an exciting and thrilling past 1 month for the sports fans like me. Its not only FIFA world cup but also other sports events like Asia Cup, Wimbledon and Indonesia & other badminton series provided an non stop entertainment for the past 20-30 days.

FIFA --> Though the league matches were quite boring (as I said in my previous blog) the tournament got it pace thumping up after round 16 matches. As like most of the football fans me too expected power packed Brazil vs Argentina Final. But unluckily both the teams were knocked out in Quarter finals by Holland and Germans. That too Argentina's defeat is huge let down. They are not able to score a single goal against German defense. On the other hand German easily break through Argentine Defense and dominated fully in 2nd half.

Brazil's defeat is a heart break for their nation. They paid the price for over confidence.

Ghana's impressive show continued till Quarter final where they last to Urugay. At the start of tournament I felt England as a favourite for the title but as tournament progressed i guessed they wont reach semis itself and i guessed right. England became much hyped team this time. Current Champions Italy also fell in that category.

Now Germans also ousted by Solid Spain team last night. Its going to be an unexpected final between Spain vs Netherlands on 11th July. I hope Spain wont give us any shock on sunday by loosing to dutch. Let us See how it goes!!!

Wimbledon -->If Brazil went down to Holland in FIFA , the great Fedex went down to Thomas Berdrych at the same stage in Wimbledon. But the main headline news prior to that is the first round match(which held for 3 days) between Mahut vs Isner which shattered old records and created a lot of new world records.

As like football (Brazil vs Arg) we expected a Fed vs Nadal final here but thats got abrupted in form of Berdrych. He not only defeated Federer but also shattered the dreams of inform Djokovic to reach the final.

But it was one sided in finals where "Animal" (thats how Mcenroe described him) Nadal easily cruised past Berdrych in straight sets. He become the first spaniard to win both french & wimbledon in same yr twice.

Note: Also happy news for Indians is Paes won the Mixed doubles title with Black. Rohan Bopanna reached quarter final in doubles while leander n mahesh failed to reach even quarters.

Asia Cup --> Huh!!! Atlast India won the Asia Cup back. This tournament become ineffective due to ongoing FIFA world cup. Though India won the cup I enjoyed the captaincy role played by Afridi for pakistan in this tournament. He tried his best to improve the team bonding for the team. Hope that team will perform under his capataincy in future tournaments. Im eagerly awaiting for Sachin's return for tests Vs Srilanka on July 18th. (Sachin Vs Murali !! he he he ... )

Lastly One should not forget about the 3 successive titles won by our Saina in Badminton in past 1 month. She thoroughly deserves those titles for her hard work. She also rised to 3rd in rankings now !! :-) . . Go Saina No:1 is not far away !!!

Personal Note: It was mixed feelings for me during last week. Though I got very good marks in my M.S 6th Sem exam i was not happy due to my role change to technical domain has been stalled !! :-( .. Still eagerly waiting for that oppturnity (Spark!!).. Donno how long I have to wait !! However No bad feelings !!! I'm ready for this battle!!! C'mon !!

Have a nice day friends !!!

Regards,

Harish Kumar P R