THE STATION

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This was forwarded to me by one of my friend ....

I have just pasted the content anyway below, Once we realize that we never reach the station then we wudnt complain much abt the past or what we are going thru :-)


THE STATION
By Robert J. Hastings

TUCKED AWAY in our subconscious minds is an idyllic vision in which we see ourselveson a long journey that spans an entire continent. We're traveling by train and, from the windows, we drink in the passing scenes of cars on nearby highways, of children waving atcrossings, of cattle grazing in distant pastures, of smoke pouring from power plants, of rowupon row upon row of cotton and corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of city skylines andvillage halls.

But uppermost in our conscious minds is our final destination--for at a certain hour and on agiven day, our train will finally pull into the Station with bells ringing, flags waving, and bandsplaying. And once that day comes, so many wonderful dreams will come true. So restlessly, wepace the aisles and count the miles, peering ahead, waiting, waiting, waiting for the Station.

"Yes, when we reach the Station, that will be it!" we promise ourselves. "When we're eighteen. . . win that promotion. . . put the last kid through college. . . buy that 450SL Mercedes-Benz. . . have a nest egg for retirement!"

From that day on we will all live happily ever after.

Sooner or later, however, we must realize there is no Station in this life, no one earthlyplace to arrive at once and for all. The journey is the joy. The Station is an illusion--itconstantly outdistances us. Yesterday's a memory, tomorrow's a dream. Yesterday belongs to ahistory, tomorrow belongs to God. Yesterday's a fading sunset, tomorrow's a faint sunrise. Onlytoday is there light enough to love and live.

So, gently close the door on yesterday and throw the key away. It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad, but rather regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret andfear are twin thieves who would rob us of today.

"Relish the moment" is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118:24, "This isthe day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."

So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, swim more rivers, climb moremountains, kiss more babies, count more stars. Laugh more and cry less. Go barefoot oftener.Eat more ice cream. Ride more merry-go-rounds. Watch more sunsets. Life must be lived as wego along. The Station will come soon enough.

Your fun, Others misery .....

The message is loud and simple .....

No one has the right to play in to the peacefulness, harmony of other persons life.
If you want to get drunk please do it, dont drive and make a mess in other persons life.
If you want to show off in your 400cc bike, please do it in a race track.
If you wanna get thrilled by over speeding, please make sure u hit the wall and not the innocent people on the road.
Your silly mistake can take not only the life of a person but make the whole life miserable for his family (near and dear ones)
The real punishment for these guys should be, making them attend the victim's last rituals. He will never do that again in his life time.
Some lessons are learnt from seeing others mistakes.
Just dont rash drive/drink & drive/ speed drive.

Be Sincere, not Serious !!!

(This post is for me to read whenever needed)

Speech by Chetan Bhagat at Symbiosis ...must read...

Don’t just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful. Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are all in good order.

There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup. There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is not enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions.

"Life is one of those races in nursery school where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first. Same is with life where health and relationships are the marble. Your striving is only worth it if there is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this spark, this feeling of being excited and alive, will start to die. ……………….

One thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously. Life is not meant to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may lastanother 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need toget so worked up? …………….

It's ok, bunk a few classes, scoring low in couple of papers, goof up a few interviews, take leave from work, fall in love, little fights with your spouse. We are people, not programmed devices........." :)

"Don't be serious, be sincere."!!

It will happen....

How, When, By whom?
You really cant predict, but it will happen... if it has to happen to you!

What should you do to make it happen?
Just do whatever you continue to do, do it with passion and do it honestly. Dont dwell too much on things are not going your way.
Dont feel bad that someone you have expected to help you didnt turn out, because it is gonna happen through someother. Its an oppurtunity to make a new friend, to understand about someone on whom you had a wrong perpection.

Enjoy the failure, because it gives time to think, to understand people around you. (Easily said than done)
Success just makes you jubiliant, pumps you up, makes you beleive everything around you is nice & good until you face the failure.

If it doesnt happen to you, may be it doesn't deserve you.... May be you are too good for it ....
May be something better, bigger (oppurtunity) is waiting around the corner.

Just keep doing it, you will reach the corner soon.
It will happen .....

SMILE A BIT IT NOT ONLY ENERGISES YOU BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU ....

மக்கள் ஆட்சியா இல்லை மன்னர் ஆட்சியா?

கலைஞர் - ஸ்டாலின் - கனிமொழி - அழகிரி,
முரசொலி மாறன் - தயாநிதி மாறன்,
நேரு - இந்திரா - ராஜீவ் - சோனியா - ராகுல்,
மேனகா - வருண்,
சரத் பவர் - சுப்ரியா சுலே
பாரூக் அப்துல்லா - ஓமர் அப்துல்லா,
பால் தக்கரே - உத்தவ் தக்கரே - ராஜ் தக்கரே,
பிஜு - நவீன் பட்நாயக்,
NTR - சந்திர பாபு நாயுடு,
லாலு - ராப்ரி,
மாதவ் ராவ் - வசுந்தரா ராஜே சிந்தியா,
ராஜேஷ் - சச்சின் பைலாட்,
P.சிதம்பரம் - கார்த்திக் சிதம்பரம்,
பாதல் family in punjab,
ராமதாஸ் - அன்புமணி,
தேவே கௌடா - குமார சாமி,
ராஜசேகர ரெட்டி - ஜகன் மோகன் ரெட்டி .....

May be my list is not complete, but it seems PM or CM post is a family possession.
And still we call india a democratic country without realising the concealed monarchy on which we are forced upon ...

A day, when a fifth grade boy says that his ambition is to become a politician is when india will really become a democratic country.

என்னை காணவில்லை...

என்னை தேடினேன் ....
உந்தன் கண்ணில், உந்தன் நெஞ்சில்..
உந்தன் நினைவில், உந்தன் நிழலில்..
உந்தன் சிரிப்பில், உந்தன் வார்த்தையில்..
உந்தன் உயிரில், உந்தன் மூச்சில்..
முடிவில் கண்டுபிடித்தேன்
உந்தன் கண்ணீரில் !!!

எங்கே போனது?

பாவாடை-தாவணி, குதிரை வண்டி, கமர்கட், வாட்சு மிட்டாய், வார சந்தை, மாரியம்மன் திருவிழா, மார்கழி மாத காலை பஜனை, கூத்து, கரகாட்டம், நன்னாரி சர்பத், ஆத்து குளியல், ஆலமர பிள்ளையார், கில்லி, கோலி, கண்ணாமூச்சி, நொண்டி விளையாட்டு, நிலா சோறு, தாலாட்டு, மாட்டு பொங்கல் ஊர்வலம், இன்லாந்து கடிதம், மண் பானை தண்ணீர், நாடார் கடை, உண்மையான நண்பன் ......