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STATUE OF UNITY OF SARDAR PATEL 

                                                                        
कोई कहे की , हिन्दू मूर्ती पूजा क्यों करते हैं तो उन्हें बता दें मूर्ती पूजा का रहस्य :-
स्वामी विवेकानंद को एक राजा ने अपने भवन में बुलाया और बोला, "तुम हिन्दू
लोग मूर्ती की पूजा करते हो!
मिट्टी, पीतल, पत्थर की मूर्ती का.! पर मैं ये सब नही मानता। ये तो केवल एक पदार्थ है।"


उस राजा के सिंहासन के पीछे किसी आदमी की तस्वीर लगी थी। विवेकानंद जी कि नजर उस तस्वीर पर पड़ी। विवेकानंद जी ने राजा से पूछा, "राजा जी, ये तस्वीर किसकी है?"
राजा बोला, "मेरे पिताजी की।"
स्वामी जी बोले, "उस तस्वीर को अपने हाथ में लीजिये।"
राजा तस्वीर को हाथ मे ले लेता है।
स्वामी जी राजा से : "अब आप उस तस्वीर पर थूकिए!"

राजा : "ये आप क्या बोल रहे हैं स्वामी जी?
स्वामी जी : "मैंने कहा उस तस्वीर पर थूकिए..!"
राजा (क्रोध से) : "स्वामी जी, आप होश मे तो हैं ना? मैं ये काम नही कर सकता।"
स्वामी जी बोले, "क्यों? ये तस्वीर तो केवल एक कागज का टुकड़ा है, और जिस पर कूछ रंग लगा है। इसमे ना तो जान है, ना आवाज, ना तो ये सुन सकता है, और ना ही कूछ बोल सकता है।"

और स्वामी जी बोलते गए, "इसमें
ना ही हड्डी है और ना प्राण। फिर भी आप इस पर कभी थूक नही सकते। क्योंकि आप इसमे अपने पिता का स्वरूप देखते हो।

और आप इस तस्वीर का अनादर करना अपने पिता का अनादर करना ही समझते हो।"
थोड़े मौन के बाद स्वामी जी ने आगे कहा,
"वैसे ही, हम हिंदू भी उन पत्थर, मिट्टी, या धातु की पूजा भगवान का स्वरूप मान
कर करते हैं।

भगवान तो कण-कण मे है, पर एक
आधार मानने के लिए और मन को एकाग्र करने के लिए हम मूर्ती पूजा करते हैं।"
स्वामी जी की बात सुनकर राजा ने स्वामी जी से क्षमा माँगी।
अच्छा लगे तो शेयर करें।।


India is not that poor as people with vested interests made them be, They conceal everything from state and pose as helpless creatures to derive maximum freebies from the Government, which even part of that funds are misappropriated midway by the same rulers who are meant to serve the country?

Even beggars on the street, people in jhuggiis all have all the amenities and the luxury goods, but running on free power and free water, but still, they cry, we have to pay for everything from our nose but have to maintain our dignity some of the housemaids making some 25000/- per month, but they pay no taxes,

since our govt runs on populism, everybody is here a sort of parasite and seldom wants to contribute towards taxes for the country, but want benefits all the time for free, and govt also buys their votes by giving them subsidy on everything, causing huge losses to the economy of the country and growth,

just imagine in a country of 125 crores only 3% give income tax, all others always cry for relief and subsidies out of that collection of 3% ? is it not an irony that as against the US where almost 40% people are in the tax net,

That is why their government is rich and the country is advanced and rich, while India being richer than the even USA but is poor because of our national character and behaviour of being selfish and corrupt that we take pride in tax evasion than paying them honestly, that is why we are just dreaming of arche din but doing nothing to achieve or contribute to that goal individually ?????

"The more severe the pain or illness, the more severe will be the necessary changes. These may involve breaking bad habits or acquiring some new and better ones "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.""I learned an important lesson in the art of debate. Present your argument clearly, arm yourself with cutting wit and of course, bob and weave!

"Personally I have struggled massively with the dilemma of talent vs desire. Choosing a desire may not always be the easiest thing to do. It may seem a waste to leave those natural talents behind and strike out in a new direction. But at least you’ll feel alive." "Your world is made of your memories, and your memories are given to you by your world. The whispering voice of happenstance is always in our ears. 'This is the world. This is the way things are. Look. Pay attention. Remember.'"

"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least. They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation, and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life."

"I guess what I'm trying to say is, I don't think you can measure life in terms of years. I think longevity doesn't necessarily have anything to do with happiness. I mean happiness comes from facing challenges and going out on a limb and taking risks. If you're not willing to take a risk for something you really care about, you might as well be dead."

"The more I know about business, the more I’m convinced that it is conducted in the name of " God " in homes and churches far more than in office buildings." "I have made plenty of enemies in my lifetime, by commenting about them so bluntly, but none has ever done me as much injury and damage as I did to myself.

"It is all very well when the pen flows, it is always better to keep track of your achievements and failures, but then there are the dark days when imagination deserts one, and it is an effort to put anything down on paper. That little you have achieved stares at you at the end of the day, and you know the next morning you will have to scrape it down and start again.

"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

___Who is Happy ???___

A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life.
But one day he saw a swan. "This swan is so white," he thought, "and I am so black. This swan must be the happiest bird in the world."

He expressed his thoughts to the swan. "Actually," the swan replied, "I was feeling that I was the happiest bird around until I saw a parrot, which has two colours. I now think the parrot is the happiest bird in creation."

The crow then approached the parrot. The parrot explained, "I lived a very happy life—until I saw a peacock. I have only two colours, but the peacock has multiple colours."

The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people had gathered to see him.

After the people had left, the crow approached the peacock. "Dear peacock," the crow said, "you are so beautiful. Every day thousands of people come to see you. When people see me, they immediately shoo me away. I think you are the happiest bird on the planet."

The peacock replied, "I always thought that I was the most beautiful and happy bird on the planet. But because of my beauty, I am entrapped in this zoo. I AM IMPRISONED

I have examined the zoo very carefully, and I have realized that the crow is the only bird not kept in a cage. So for the past few days, I have been thinking that if I were a crow, I could happily roam everywhere."

That's our problem too. We make unnecessary comparison with others and become sad. We don't value what has God given us. This all leads to the vicious cycle of unhappiness.