Wednesday 30 December 2015

EMPTY- HANDED

                                                       (jai ma kali)
                     EMPTY-HANDED
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  Once a grandson along with his spouse was making a jaunt to his granny's residence. His granny directed him,"You come to the front door of the apartment. I am in flat no 401. There is a big panel at the front door.Jab at the push button 401with your elbow.I will buzz you in. Come inside and the lift is on right. Enter the lift and press the button 401with your elbow. When you emerge out, I am on the left. With your elbow jab at my door bell button. Okay?"
    The grandson was a tad flummoxed. He trilled," But why I have to hit all the buttons by my elbow?Why not by hand?"
   The granny exploded,"What? Are you coming empty-handed ?"
         The grandson was speechless !
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Sunday 27 December 2015

I M P R O V E M E N T

                                                       (jai ma kali)
                      I M P R O V E M E N T
                    ***********************
     Once a little colleen was sitting on her grandfather's lap who was reading her a bedtime story. From time to time she would feel her grandpa's wrinkled cheeks. She was alternately stroking her own cheeks and then his again. Finally she blurted out," Grandpa, who made you ?"
  He answered," God made me.He made me a long time ago."
   " Did God made me too?," she chimed in.
" Yes indeed, He made you just a while ago."
 Feeling their respective faces again, she crooned," God is really improving at it.Is not HE?"
     The grandpa was speechless !

Saturday 19 December 2015

SHE WAS SPEECHLESS

                                                      (jai ma kali)
           SHE WAS SPEECHLESS
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    Once a docent was testing the children in her class whether they comprehended the concept of getting into the zion. She asked them," If I disposed off all my belongings and donated all my gelt for charity, would that get me into the zion ?"
   "No," chorused the chijdren.
Then she asked again," If I titivated the church everyday, mowed the yard and kept everything spic and span,would that make me entitled for getting into the paradise?"
 Again the answer was"No"
 The teacher was thinking her students were getting it!
  "Well,then,if I was compassionate to critters, gave candy to children, would that get me into the heaven.?, She asked again.
 Once again the answer was "No".
She was just bursting with pride for them."Well," she continued,"Then how can I get into the eden?"
   A five year old trilled," YOU HAVE TO BE DEAD."
       The docent was speechless !
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Sunday 22 November 2015

INCREDIBLE LOVE

                                                             Jai Ma Kali
                    INCREDIBLE  LOVE
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  Once I was snacking with some of my bezzies in a restaurant.I saw an old couple entering the restaurant. After occupying their seats,the hubby ordered one hamburger, a plate of spring roll and one mug of coffee.When the order was served, he halved the hamburger and placed one half in front of his spouse. He then counted the rolls, divided them into two equal parts. Then he placed one part before his wife.
   Then the man had a sip of the coffee and gave 
the cup to wife who after taking a sip, placed the cup between them.The man started to champ on his nosh.One of my bezzies whispered," Perhaps the couple is very poor. All that they can afford is one meal for the two of them."
    Feeling pity for them, I tiptoed to them and offered to cop another meal for them.The old man politely declined and said that they were just fine and used to sharing everything. We noticed that the old lady had not eaten a single morsel. She sat there watching her hubby champ and occasionally taking turns sipping coffee.
   When the old man finished and was wiping his mouth, I again approached them and asked the old lady who had yet to eat a single bite of food," What is it you are waiting for?"Hearing her reply, we were all stunned, speechless and our mouths were wide open with incredible belief. Her answer was................" THE TEETH."
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Wednesday 14 October 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: UNBELIEVABLE FAITH

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: UNBELIEVABLE FAITH:                                                    (jai ma kali)                    UNBELIEVABLE FAITH                   ****************...

UNBELIEVABLE FAITH

                                                   (jai ma kali)
                   UNBELIEVABLE FAITH
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    An impecunious woman with a small family called in to a radio station seeking succor from God. An oofy heathen who was also listening to the radio programme thought of making fun of the woman for her faith on God. He procured her address,summoned his trusted flunkey and commanded him to cop large amount of victuals and take them to the woman.
   However, he sent it with the following instruction," When the woman asks who sent the nosh, tell her it is from the devil." When the flunkey arrived at the woman's shanty, the woman felt herself on cloud nine and was grateful for the help that had been received.
   She gleefully started stacking the food inside her shanty. The flunkey asked her," Don't you want to know who sent the stuff?" The woman replied,"No. I don't even care because when the God enjoins, even the devil obeys!" 
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Tuesday 22 September 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: T H E S L Y D O C T O R

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: T H E S L Y D O C T O R:                                               (Jai ma kali)              THE SLY DOCTOR            *******************   Once upon a time...

T H E S L Y D O C T O R

                                              (Jai ma kali)
             THE SLY DOCTOR
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  Once upon a time there lived a doctor.He was crooked and his only aim was to mint money by hook or crook. One day he was passing through a village when he saw a serpent on a tree. Seeing a chap coming his way, a wicked idea bobbed up in his mind.

   He mused," I have a cure for snake bite. So if that chap were to get bitten by that snake, his parents would pay a lot to save his life."He waited for the lad to reach the tree. When the boy reached, he requested him,"Would you please get me some leaves from that tree for medicinal use?"
    The chap clambered a rock and began plucking the leaves when he saw the snake creeping towards him.He seized it by its head instantaneously and slung it away.
   Unfortunately for the doctor, the snake landed on him and bit him several times. As a result, the scalawag doctor fell down dead.
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MORAL : It is dangerous to try to mint gelt in dishonest ways !!
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Saturday 12 September 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE DOOFUS BURRO

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE DOOFUS BURRO:                                                  (jai ma kali)                THE DOOFUS BURRO             +++++++++++++++++++++    A bu...

THE DOOFUS BURRO

                                                 (jai ma kali)
               THE DOOFUS BURRO
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   A burro, while wandering heard the melodious chirping of some  grasshoppers.He was so enchanted by their voice that he sighed," I wish I had a voice like theirs!"
   He wondered how they had such a sweet voice." Perhaps it is the victuals they eat." he thought.So he asked the grasshoppers what food they eat.
 The grasshoppers told him that they only eat dew."Dew? What a strange!"exclaimed the burro in astonishment," Anyway I shall eat dew only henceforth."
     A bird perching on a tree heard the resolve of the burrow and warned him that he would not be able to survive only on dew.But the nincompoop burrow scoffed at him and ate only dew.
   It was only after a couple of days that the burro did not have the strength to even stand up. He realised his folly .
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MORAL----------WHAT IS MEAT FOR ONE MAY BE POISON FOR ANOTHER !!
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Monday 7 September 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: OVER-CONVINCED

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: OVER-CONVINCED:                                                     (jai ma kali)                    OVER-CONVINCED                   *******************...

OVER-CONVINCED

                                                    (jai ma kali)
                   OVER-CONVINCED
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           As a young lad,mullah Nasruddin fell, hook, line and sinker, in love with a pulchritudinous mademoiselle. He decided to tie the nuptial knot with her. But his parents were against his proposal because the lassie was an atheist. "But mom,"Pleaded Nasruddin," I love her and cannot live without her."His mom chuntered,"If she loves you, she will do anything you ask.You should preach religion to her.If you are persistence, you can win over her and change her."
     A few weeks rolled by.One morning at breakfast, young Mullah seemed absolutely dejected and crestfallen. "What's the matter?" his mother said," I thought you were making such good progress in your sermons to your girlfriend."
     "That's the trouble"blubbered Nasruddin,"I overdid it. Last night, she told me she was so convinced that she is going to become a nun."
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Friday 28 August 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: KEEP UP YOUR GOODNESS

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: KEEP UP YOUR GOODNESS:                                                         (jai ma kali)                Keep Up Your Goodness              -----------------...

KEEP UP YOUR GOODNESS

                                                        (jai ma kali)
               Keep Up Your Goodness
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   There was once a newspaper colporteur who had a plethora of punters. One of the vendees was very impolite and churlish.
    Every morning, the rude vendee would walk by, ignore the greetings of the vendor, glom the paper from the shelf and sling the money at the colporteur. The vendor would pick up the gelt, beam politely and chunter,"Thank you,Sir."
     One day, the colporteur's assistant asked him,"Why are you always so polite with him when he is so crude to you?Why don't you pay him back in the same coin?"
   The vendor beamed and warbled,"He can't help being churlish and I can't help being polite and good mannered. Why should I let his rude deportment dictate my politeness?"
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MORAL=====We must not jettison our goodness at any cost.

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Thursday 20 August 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: VIRTUE Vs. VICE

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: VIRTUE Vs. VICE:                                                     ( jai ma kali)                     VIRTUE Vs. VICE                     **************...

VIRTUE Vs. VICE

                                                    ( jai ma kali)
                    VIRTUE Vs. VICE
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   Once upon a time there lived a very strong and powerful young lad called Hercules. He had performed many miracles with his strength and wisdom.
   Once he went on jaunting to faraway lands to try his luck. He reached a place where two roads intersected each other. One road passed through a green meadow full of lovely flowers.The other road passed through a barren land covered with rough stones.
   Hercules was a tad flummoxed about which road to follow. He saw two damsels approaching him. One of them was aged and so so. The other was bubbling with youth and very pulchritudinous. She chuntered to Hercules,"Come with me. I will always make you pootle on beautiful flowers. You will have lots of fun and will spend your days doing nothing like a couch potato."
   Hercules glanced at her and asked her name. "My chums call me Happiness, but my adversaries dub me as Vice,"she responded.
  Then the ordinary woman trilled to Hercules,"O Hercules, I am Virtue.I have looked after you since you were an infant. The path I show you will be arduous. But if you follow this path, you will earn name and fame and respect. You will have peace of mind. Vice will leave you in the lurch, but I will always stand with you."
   Hercules mulled over the words of both the lasses. He finally made up his mind to go with Virtue. He earned name, fame and glory by walking on the path of hard work, pain and difficulty.
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MORAL----Virtue make us good, responsible, sensitive human being !!
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Tuesday 11 August 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: POTATO CHIPS

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: POTATO CHIPS: (jai ma kali)                    POTATO CHIPS                  *****************   An amusing incident happened in the year 1853 in a pla...

Tuesday 28 July 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE SAPIENT GOAT

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE SAPIENT GOAT:                                                    (jai ma kali)                 THE SAPIENT GOAT               *********************   ...

THE SAPIENT GOAT

                                                   (jai ma kali)
                THE SAPIENT GOAT
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  There was a bridge over a river in the propinquity of a hamlet.It was too narrow to let the two persons cross it simultaneously.
   One day an obdurate and pugnacious goat was crossing it. When she reached the centre of the bridge, she was confronted by another goat coming from the opposite direction.As the two goats could not cross simultaneously, the first goat bleated to the other, "Get back.Let me cross first."
  "Why should I get back?"baaed the other,"You get back."
  A frightful arguement ensued between them.
Incensed, the first goat tilted her horns to strike the other.The other goat who was sapient and understanding trilled,"Halt! If we indulge into physical wrangle, we will both flump down into the river and get submerged into the water. I shall lie down and you walk over me."
     Then the wise goat laid down on the bridge and the recalcitrant goat walked over her.
  So they grossed the bridge comfortably and went on their way.
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 MORAL....A little bit of understanding and patience can ward off an impending crisis.
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Friday 17 July 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: MERCHANT OF PEACE

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: MERCHANT OF PEACE:                                              jai ma kali           MERCHANT OF PEACE        **************************    About a centur...

MERCHANT OF PEACE

                                             jai ma kali
          MERCHANT OF PEACE
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   About a century ago, one fine morning, an oom opened and looked at the morning newspaper. He was utterly shocked and stunned to read his name in obituary column. It was a faux pas committed by the newspaper staff. Regaining his composure a tad later,he thought to find out what people had said about him. The obituary read,
  " Dynamite King dies.He was the merchant of death."
     This oom was the inventor of dynamite.When he read the words'merchant of death', he mused,"Is this how I am going to be remembered?"From that day on, he began working for peace. His name was Alfred Nobel and he is remembered today by the Nobel Prize. Just as he redefined his values, we ought to step back and emulate his example.
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  Ask yourself...
    "How would I like to be remembered after death? Will I be spoken well of? Will I be remembered with love and respect? Will I be missed?"
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Tuesday 14 July 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE TRULY KIND

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE TRULY KIND:                                                   (jai ma kali)                     THE TRULY KIND                    ****************** ...

THE TRULY KIND

                                                  (jai ma kali)
                    THE TRULY KIND
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     Once upon a time there lived a learned potentate who was known for his benevolence.He used to entertain men of letter, musicians, songsters and artists and rewarded them with handsome gifts.
       One day his courtiers brought a new soloist to the court. He yodelled so beautifully and melodiously that everyone was spellbound.The potentate showered many riches on him.A courtier nudged him to sing in adulation of the potentate as he is the kindest person in the whole world.The songster trilled," No doubt he is kind but not the kindest."
   Hearing this, the potentate gurgled with ire.However he suppressed his wrath and asked,"If I am not the kindest person, who is it then?"
 A stony taciturnity prevailed in the court.Bowing to the potentate, the soloist whispered,"Sir, the one person I know is Anarsa Devi."
  "Anarsa Devi? Who has ever heard of her?",thundered the potentate.The soloist answered," Who among the impecunious does not know her? She is an old lady who squats by the city gate and gives every ti--

red and thirsty passer-by a drink of sweet water and the balm of kind words and blessings."
   He continued," Sir,your kindness is given to people like us who are already rich due to your kindness. But old Anarsa Devi gives her love and care to the poor and weary.You can now judge for yourself who is more kind--a great potentate like you or a poor woman like Anarsa?"
     Tears welled up in the potentate's eyes."You are right.I agree with you in toto".
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MORAL---   KINDNESS MUST BE PLACED WHERE IT IS NEEDED MOST.
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Wednesday 8 July 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES:                                                               jai ma kali  HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  ...

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES:                                                               jai ma kali  HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  ...

HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES

                                                              jai ma kali
 HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES
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    Long ago, there lived a great poet by name Jayasi. He was as ugly as sin but he was a learned poet. He wrote many beautiful verses in Hindi which earned him name and fame through out the country.
   The king came to know of him and summoned him to his court. When the poet entered the court, everyone present there burst into peals of laughter to see his outlandish anatomy and ignoble face. Even the king could not suppress his smile. Jayasi understood the king's thoughts. He addressed the king," Your Majesty, are you cachinnating at the pot or at the potter?"
    The king was intelligent. He understood what the poet had meant. He stepped down from his throne and taking the poet by the hand, seated him on a chair of honour. 
  The nobles of the court were flummoxed at the king's attitude. They thought that the poet would be meted out dire punishment for his audacity in addressing the king.But the king thought otherwise.He asked the poet to recite some of his poems. When the poet hummed his poems, the king was highly impressed. He showered upon him fulsome praise and gave him many gifts and a robe of honour.
    When the nobles asked the king why did not he punish the poet for insulting him, the king beamed at their foolishness and said,"O nobles!The potter makes pots of all shapes,ugly as well as beautiful. Our potter is God. He makes us what we are. So if I cachinnate at the ugliness of a person, am I not being disrespectful to God?"
  The nobles realised their folly and hung their pates in utter shame.
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     Real beauty lies inside a person.
     Don't judge people by their looks.
     Judge them by what they say and do.
   HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES !!
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Tuesday 7 July 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: ......MY LAST DAY

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: ......MY LAST DAY: (Jai ma kali) **********   ....MY LAST DAY                          ****************   Once upon a time a globetrotter was pootling thro...

......MY LAST DAY

(Jai ma kali)
**********   ....MY LAST DAY
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  Once upon a time a globetrotter was pootling through the mountains when he saw an oom who was engrossed in sowing a teeny almond tree. The globetrotter was a tag flummoxed to see this as he fully knew that almond tree takes many years to mature and the oom was ripe enough to give up the ghost anytime.
    He approached the oom and addressed him,"Sir,it seems ridiculous that a man of your advanced age would plant such a slow-growing tree!"
    The oom beamed and said,"I like to live my life based on two principles. One is that I will live forever. The other principle is that this is my last day !"
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Wednesday 1 July 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: LIMIT YOUR DESIRE

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: LIMIT YOUR DESIRE: (jai ma kali)                           LIMIT YOUR DESIRE                        xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx       Socrates was a great Gre...

LIMIT YOUR DESIRE

(jai ma kali)
                          LIMIT YOUR DESIRE
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      Socrates was a great Greek philosopher.When he went out shopping, he did not say,"I want this, I want this." Instead,he peeped into the shop and said,"I do not need it, I do not want this."He found that he could live sans most of the things which other people hankered after.
  Desire has a tendency to wax higher and higher.If you wish more, you will have to earn more.You will have to toil and moil more to earn more money. In the process ,your nerves will break down and to fulfill your desires, you will turn a larcener.Most of the well-to-do people we come across are legal thieves.
  But we can hardly blame them.Their expenses are skedaddling like a hare while their incomes crawl like a snail.They squander more than they can earn.They have to make both ends meet by hook or by crook.
   Socrates, Gandhi and others of their status were happy,contended and honest because they bridled their wants to the barest minimum.
     Try to be like them !!!
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Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE DODGY MOGGY

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE DODGY MOGGY: (jai ma kali)                    THE DODGY MOGGY                    *********************    Once upon a time there lived a moggy who was ...

THE DODGY MOGGY

(jai ma kali)
                   THE DODGY MOGGY
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   Once upon a time there lived a moggy who was very sly.When she was young and strong, she was capable of capturing many bandicoots.But with the passage of time, she grew old and feeble and became unable to catch bandicoots anymore. She was on the brink of starvation.

   To tackle the problem, she chewed the cud for a way. An idea struck her mind.She decided to play possum.So she lay down on her back without budging. A mouse saw her and thought she was dead. He skedaddled to his friends and screamed," Hey, the scalawag moggy has left for her heavenly abode. Let us jitterbug and gambol."
     All the bandicoots began to tango and gambol around the moggy who did not budge an inch.Then one of the bandicoots hopped on the moggy's pate and trilled,"Look at me ! The bloody moggy has departed to hell.Let us dance on her mazard."
   But suddenly the wile moggy leapt and catching the silly bandicoot, gormandized it.
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MORAL: NEVER BELIEVE A MOGGY.
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Thursday 25 June 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: WHAT A MIRACLE

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: WHAT A MIRACLE: (jai ma kali)                   WHAT A MIRACLE                 *********************       Once upon a time there lived a Yoga master wh...

WHAT A MIRACLE

(jai ma kali)
                  WHAT A MIRACLE
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      Once upon a time there lived a Yoga master who was known for his wonderful cures for arthritis.One day he was giving demonstration to his plethora of students at his studio when an old lady completely bent over leaning on her cane staggered in. The yoga master escorted her to his studio.
      But lo and behold ! she pootled out of the studio within fifteen minutes completely erect with her pate held high.Everyone present there was agape and stunned to see the miracle. A woman waiting at the gate of the studio trilled to the lady,"What a miracle ! You came in bent to half and within 15 minutes you emerged out absolutely erect. What did the master do?"
    The lady decorously whispered," He gave me a longer cane !"
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Thursday 18 June 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: INUTILE CRAVINGS

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: INUTILE CRAVINGS: (jai ma kali).                       INUTILE CRAVINGS                     &&&&&&&&&&&&&am...

INUTILE CRAVINGS

(jai ma kali).
                      INUTILE CRAVINGS
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    A long time ago, an adventurous emperor enjoined his horseman to mount his horse and cover as much land area as he could.He promised to reward the horseman all the area he had covered. The horseman felt himself to be on cloud nine and taut de suite, jumped upon his stallion and rode at rapid strides to travel the largest area of the land.
      He kept on riding and riding, lashing the horse to keep on galloping as fast as possible.He did not tarry even when he was famished and dog tired.He covered a substantial large area but was so worn out and exhausted that he could not pull on any more.He fell down from the horse and was about to give up the ghost when he realised,
   "Why did I push myself so hard?Now I am dying and I need only a very small area of land to inter myself."
   Needless to say we toil and moil everyday to mint oodles of gelt by hook or crook to gain power and recognition at the cost of our health and family.
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MORAL-----Life is not just about minting money, hankering after power or recognition.Life is about living every moment !!
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Wednesday 17 June 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: I became dumbstruck

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: I became dumbstruck: (jai ma kali)                 I BECAME DUMBSTRUCK                ******************************    Once, while I was standing in a queue...

I became dumbstruck

(jai ma kali)
                I BECAME DUMBSTRUCK
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   Once, while I was standing in a queue to cop a ticket at a movie theatre, I saw a well-dressesd chap of 12or 13,holding a polythene bag in his hand. He was trying to convince something with his hand gestures a man standing next to me. The man, willy-nilly,dished out a Rs 10 note from his wallet and put it into the polythene bag. I realised that the chap could not speak.
   He then approached me with a charming smile. Gesticulating at something on the other side of the road, he hefted the bag. I could see some Rs 10 and 20 notes in it. Though I could not comprehend what he was trying to say or pointing to, yet I too dropped a Rs 10 note in the bag. Beaming, he then went on to the next person. Almost everyone gave him a Rs 10 or 20 because he looked quite decent and well behaved. I noticed that there were only Rs 10 or 20 notes in the bag. 
      Thanking with smile, he then crossed the road. Everyone was observing him with curiosity.He took out a 20 note from his pocket
 and inserting it in the bag, gave it to a physically handicapped old woman squatting on the footpath on the other side of the road. Her face lit up and copious tears trickled down her wrinkled cheeks with gratitude. The chap then walked away gracefully. I was totally dumbstruck. So were all present there.
   Needless to sat that the chap's action taught everyone of us something to ponder about the way we treat those who are helpless and hapless !!
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Friday 12 June 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE HAPLESS MULE

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE HAPLESS MULE: [jai ma kali]                       THE HAPLESS MULE                    ++++++++++++++++++++   Once upon a time a crofter was pootling to ...

THE HAPLESS MULE

[jai ma kali]
                     THE HAPLESS MULE
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  Once upon a time a crofter was pootling to the market along with his moke and a mule, both laden heavily with merchandise to be sold.

   The load on the moke was too heavy to be sustained by him. He entreated the mule to share a few of his bags.The mule snubbed him and made a flat refusal to share the load.
    The moke was unable to lug the heavy load and it was not too long before his knees reeled under the pressure and he flumped down on the ground.
    The crofter gathered the fallen bags and piled them onto the mule's back ruthlessly.As the moke was helpless to move, the  crofter made the mule to schlep the moke too.
   The mule gurgled with ire and pain but could do nothing about it. He thought," If only I had shared a few bags of the moke, I would not have to schlep him as well." 
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MORAL----- SHARE THE LOAD OR END UP LUGGING IT ALL.
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Wednesday 10 June 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: PRESENCE OF MIND

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: PRESENCE OF MIND: (jai makali)                     PRESENCE OF MIND                   +++++++++++++++++++++     Once upon a time there lived a rodent in his...

PRESENCE OF MIND

(jai makali)
                    PRESENCE OF MIND
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    Once upon a time there lived a rodent in his burrow in a jungle. He was wise and had a great presence of mind.With his presence of mind, he would dodge a wily vulture who tried to snare him and gormandize him.

    One chilly day, as the rodent emerged out of his burrow to bask in the sunshine, the scalawag vulture saw him and like a flash of light, swooped down and picked up him in his bill and fluttered up.
    The eminent rodent was in imminent danger.Using his presence of mind, he looked in the direction of his burrow and yammered,"My dear wife, I am on my way to the king's palace to attend his nuptial knot function. I shall vamoose anon."
     The vulture completely taken aback by what the rodent had said, chuckled and said,"What a buffoon you are to joke about your predicament." But alas! as she opened her mouth, the rodent tumbled down from his bill and in the twinkling of an eye,evanesced into his burrow.
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MORAL--------Think before you talk.

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Satyam Shivam Sundaram: RESPECT ALL

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: RESPECT ALL: (jai ma kali)                           RESPECT ALL                         +++++++++++++++++        Once a guy had a frightful argument...

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: RESPECT ALL

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: RESPECT ALL: (jai ma kali)                           RESPECT ALL                         +++++++++++++++++        Once a guy had a frightful argument...

RESPECT ALL

(jai ma kali)
                          RESPECT ALL
                        +++++++++++++++++
       Once a guy had a frightful argument with his spouse.As he was sizzling with unbridled fury, he sought an audience with his master to seek peace of mind.So he pootled to his master's house.Being greatly disturbed, he jerks open the door, takes off his hat and flings it, removes his shoes and slings them,full of anger.Then he goes to his master and requests,"Oh master! I need peace and joy."
    The master had been observing him. He enjoins him,"First go to the door and apologise to the door for banging it. Go to the hat and apologise to it for hurling it. Go to your shoes and apologise for treating them so roughly. Then come to me.I will talk of peace to you."
      When the guy lovingly apologises to all these objects and comes back to master, that very love fetches about a transformation to the guy. He discovers peace in that state of love.
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MORAL-------RESPECT AND LOVE ALL OBJECTS !!
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              DEVENDRA SRIVASTAVA

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Thursday 4 June 2015

WHAT AN IDEA


(jai ma kali) 
                    WHAT AN IDEA
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     Once upon a time a woman approached the welfare office to seek some aid.The official concerned asked her," Madam, how many children do you have?"
  "ten," she responded.
"Name them," the official trilled.
She answered," Pappu,Pappu,Pappu,Pappu,Pappu,Pappu,Pappu,Pappu,Pappu and Pappu."
  The official was flabbergasted. He warbled,"What if you have to summon them into the house from playing outside?"
"Oh, that is very easy,"she echoed," I just call Pappu ;and they all come skedaddling in."
  "And if you want them to come for the dinner?"
 " I just say, Pappu, come eat your dinner," she replied.
 "But what if you want one of them to do something?", he asked.
"Oh, that's damn simple,"she said," I just use their last name !"
      The official was speechless.
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Saturday 30 May 2015

MY AGONY

(jai ma kali)
                              MY AGONY
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   Now I realise
       It was my folly
   Why should I blame
       God or my fate.
I have a degree
      sans any knowledge
Nobody loves me,
      Everyone hates.
I spent my days
     in the college premises
Never learnt anything
     It is a shame.
Spent my time
     Watching movies and games
Wasted my life
      without ant gain.
Now I regret
       Entertainment is vain
who will sympathize
       With my agony and pain ?
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Tuesday 26 May 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: KIND-HEARTED NEIGHBOUR

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: KIND-HEARTED NEIGHBOUR: (jai ma kali)              THE KIND-HEARTED NEIGHBOUR            wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww    Once upon a time there lived an old wom...

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: KIND-HEARTED NEIGHBOUR

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: KIND-HEARTED NEIGHBOUR: (jai ma kali)              THE KIND-HEARTED NEIGHBOUR            wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww    Once upon a time there lived an old wom...

KIND-HEARTED NEIGHBOUR

(jai ma kali)
             THE KIND-HEARTED NEIGHBOUR
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   Once upon a time there lived an old woman who was a widow.She had a son who was a sailor and worked on ships.He used to send letters and gelt to his mom with which she was able to make both ends meet.
    As the old lady was illiterate, she used to take the missives to a kindly neighbour to be read to her.The kind man often told the old woman many words of love and affection which were not mentioned in the missives. He did so to please the woman and keep her hopes up.
     Once, the woman did not receive the letters or gelt for months together.She was very anguished and upset. At last she got a big packet which she hurriedly took to the neighbour. Seeing the packet, the man taut de suite, understood the things.It was from the shipping company and its arrival meant that the poor sailor ceased to exist in flesh and blood.
        The man carefully opened the packet. It contained the habiliments of the woman's son and some money.There was a letter also telling the demise of her son. 
  "How devastated would the mother be!"mused the man.So he stealthily camouflaged the clothes and pretended to read the letter.He told the woman many sweet words of affection,of course,falsely, and gave her the gelt.He quietly folded his shawl and put it in the sailor's packet.Then he gave her that packet saying,"Look, your loving son has not forgotten to send you a nice gift."The woman was on cloud nine as she quit the place.
     The man thought," She will not get any letter and money henceforth.She will be devastated and starve too."From then onwards,the kind man sent letters and some money to the old woman regularly. Little did the poor lady know how things stood when she brought those missives to be read to her.
   This went on for many years.And at long last, she gave up the ghost ,a very satisfied and contended woman.
   The kind man was very sad at her death. But that night he had a dream.An angel of God stood by his head, telling him how pleased the Lord was at his kindness !!
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               THE KIND PERSON IS BLESSED BY THE GOD .
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Sunday 24 May 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE HOGGISH RAVEN

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: THE HOGGISH RAVEN: (jai ma kali)                         THE  HOGGISH  RAVEN                         XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX      Once upon a time there lived a ...

THE HOGGISH RAVEN

(jai ma kali)
                        THE  HOGGISH  RAVEN
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     Once upon a time there lived a raven on the branch of a certain larch on the highway.He was very hoggish and rapacious. The highway was very busy with the fleet of food-laden carts moving up and down,spilling oodles of grain and other victuals on the road.
   "The highway is a paradise for us birds,"mu-
sed the raven."But I must discourage other birds from coming here or they will flock here in droves and gormandize up everything ,leaving nothing for me."
     So,when the other birds quizzed him about the availability of food on the highway,he puckered his brows and cawed,"No doubt you can find some food on the roads,but roads are 
dangerous places. You can easily get crushed 
under the wheels of a cart while you are engrossed in feeding. I have seen the roads littered with carcasses of dozens of hapless birds who did not have enough time to wing out of the way of the carts."
    "We will never tarry here to feed,"tweeted 
other birds."Thanks for warning us."
    So the raven was left with ample food. One day as he was delightfully feeding on the cooked food dropped down from the carts, he did not listen to the approaching cart until it was too late.He was run over and killed.
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 MORAL----WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO OTHERS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU TOO !!
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Saturday 23 May 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: WORK FOR GOD

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: WORK FOR GOD:   (JAI MA KALI)                    WORK FOR GOD                   NNNNNNNNNNNN    Long ago  an emperor, flanked by his troops of courtie...

WORK FOR GOD

  (JAI MA KALI)
                   WORK FOR GOD
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   Long ago an emperor, flanked by his troops of courtiers and warriors,went out riding one day.Far out of the city, they reached a desolate place with hardly a tree anywhere for umbra.It was a sweltering hot day and the king and his party felt great aggravation.Luckily,they saw a hogan at a stone's throw.Relieved, they turned towards it for some umbra and a quaff of aqua.
     Near the tattered hogan,they were flummoxed to see a very old man, almost doubled up with age, toiling under the burning sun. He was sousing some very young mango plants.
   The king simpered seeing the old man working so hard under the blazing sun.He trilled," What a nincompoop this old man is! He hopes to relish the fruit of his labour,but little does he realize that the cruel hands of death would glom his life away before his trees are even half grown."
    These words of the king were within the earshot of the old man.He stood up slowly and crooned,"YOUR MAJESTY, I have not planted these mango trees for myself.It is cocksure that I shall be gone before they grow up.But you will live.It may be that you can enjoy the umbra and fruit of these trees some day.Do you not already stand in need of some cool shade?"
    Realizing the wisdom of the old man's deeds and words,the king felt very ashamed. He dismounted the stallion and prostrated before the man."You really work for God, my noble man,"said the king and enjoined his flunkeys to ensure that trees were planted and well dug along all the roads in his kingdom.
   He brought the man to his capital and made him his chief gardener !!
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  MORAL-----The selfless work not for themselves but for God !!!
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Friday 22 May 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: HATS OFF TO HIM

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: HATS OFF TO HIM:  (jai ma kali)                  HATS OFF TO HIM                ********************    One fine evening while I was joyfully munching at m...

HATS OFF TO HIM

 (jai ma kali)
                 HATS OFF TO HIM
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   One fine evening while I was joyfully munching at my favourite dish, Tandoori Chicken, in a restaurant, I saw a son entering the restaurant with his old mom for the evening dinner. The mother being very old,weak and haggard, while noshing , frequently dropped food particles on her habiliments.Other diners watched her in sheer disgust while her son was relaxed.

       After she finished eating, her son who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took her to wash  room, wiped the food particles, cleared the stains, combed her hair and fitted her spectacles firmly. when they emerged out, the entire restaurant was watching them in pin drop silence and was spellbound, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass them publicly like that.
    The son footed the bill and grasping the hand of his mom, started obambulating out. At that time, an old man amongst the diners, summoned the son and asked,"Don't you think you have left something behind?"The son decorously replied,"No sir, I haven't."
   "Yes, you have,"retorted the old man,"You left a lesson for every son and hope for every mother."
     The entire restaurant was speechless !!
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Wednesday 20 May 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: REMAIN CONNECTED

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: REMAIN CONNECTED:  [jai ma kali]                       REMAIN CONNECTED                      @@@@@@@@@@@@       Once upon a time a young chap was flying a...

REMAIN CONNECTED

 [jai ma kali]
                      REMAIN CONNECTED
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      Once upon a time a young chap was flying a kite with his dad. After sometime, the chap said,"Pop, because of the string, the kite is unable to ascend any higher."Hearing this the dad chuckled to himself and snapped the string.The kite soared a tad higher initially after the snapping of the string, but shortly after that it began to tumble down and finally it flumped down on the ground.The chap was dejected and sad.
   The father plumps down near his son and calmly elucidated," Son, in life, we accomplish a certain level of prosperity and then we vaingloriously feel that there are certain things in our life which shackle us to grow any further like our home, family, culture and friendship.We might be tempted to break free from these strings and attachments that are like the stumbling blocks on our path to move forward. But remember the lesson you learnt from the kite.Ascending higher seems easy at first, but a tad later, it all comes to an end."
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      Friends, family and our culture are the only things that will help us stay stable at the heights that we have attained. If we try to snap away from these strings, our fate will be like that of the kite.
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Tuesday 19 May 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: IN PARADISE

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: IN PARADISE: [jai ma kali]                            IN PARADISE                          xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     Once upon a time there lived an old...

IN PARADISE

[jai ma kali]
                           IN PARADISE
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    Once upon a time there lived an old couple in a simple and small hut.Both, the hubby and the wife were simple and compassionate persons.They believed in simple living and high thinking.
   Their hut did not contain a proper carpet, just tits and pieces hither and thither, no nice furniture and nothing luxurious.People of the area would often visit their house and later cachinnate and comment on the poor standard of their living.
       One day, one of their fast friends made a jaunt to their house.During conversations, he whispered," Your husband has a well-paying job. Why don't you get your house titivated ?The woman trilled politely,"We have got another house. We use our money on that house because we consider it a foolhardy to spend the money here."
   Greately astonished, the friend crooned,"Oh! I did not know you have another house. Where is it?"The lady responded," IN PARADISE."
  The friend was bemused and flummoxed.The woman elucidated, "Let us do good actions each day.Slowly your house will be built with bricks of gold and silver in paradise. Instead of squandering your money on inutile comforts and luxuries here, let us utilise our wealth in extending it to help those who are in pathetic conditions and in dire need.By doing this, when we leave for our heavenly abode, we will be comfortably accommodated in paradise."
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Wednesday 13 May 2015

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: GODLINESS

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: GODLINESS:                                                                 jai ma kali                            G*O*D*L*I*N*E*S*S                 ...

GODLINESS

                                                                jai ma kali  
                         G*O*D*L*I*N*E*S*S
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    Long,long ago, during , the days of Lord BUDDHA, there lived an oofy couple.Both,the hubby and the wife were kind and compassionate and loved to care for and serve the sick and the impecunious. They were ever ready to run errands for the helpless and the hapless.
      One day, when the pious wife went to serve the sick in a Buddhist monastery, she was accosted by a monk in a deplorable state of health.After serving him when the lady asked him about food, he murmured,"Only meat soup can save my life."
    The lady was very vexed and in a catch-22 situation. She had never maimed or killed or caused to be killed any critter even for food.She sat chewing the cud to find a way out.Luckily, an idea bobbed up in her mind. "I'll slice off a portion of my own flesh to prepare soup for the indisposed monk,she resolved.And then, she translated her resolve into reality.
      When the hubby learnt of the deed of her wife and also she herself had endangered her life, he in a state of panick, skedaddled to the Buddha and blubbered out to him the whole incident.
       " Chillax son,"consoled the Buddha," I'll come to your home with my accolytes for food. Your spouse will then have to stand up and feed us."
       As promised, the Buddha came the next day with his disciples.The wife was too bruised and sick to attend to them. But when the Buddha asked for her, she was able to stand up and walk as if nothing had happened to her.To her utter astonishment, she discovered that her wound was completely healed and all weakness had jettisoned her.
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  MORAL OF THE STORY---------Godliness lies more in service than in prayer.
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Sunday 10 May 2015

THE VERACIOUS SOLDIER

                                                             jai ma kali
    THE  VERACIOUS  SOLDIER
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  This incident happened during the World WarII.Enemy planes thundered menacingly in the black sky.To prevent them and foil their attempts to locate and bomb their targets accurately,a 'black out was ordered.This meant that every light was put out or so camouflaged that not even a speck of light could be visible anywhere. Anyone defying the order was regarded as the accomplice  of the enemy and could be shot dead as a punishment.
   One dark night,as the ill luck would have it, a soldier was stung by an insect.He had to strike a match stick to flame for a second. Although he tried his level best to shield the light,yet it was noticed by the Commander.Gurgling with ire,he skedaddled to the spot.He thundered," Who has the audacity to strike a match and flout my order?"
    There was a stony silence.
     "If I do not find out who committed this blunder,the whole garrison will be severely punished,"yelled he.
     The guilty soldier did not totter to confess to his crime.Though he knew that he would be shot dead for admitting his offence, yet he requested the soldier next to him to convey a farewell message to his spouse and children.Then he boldly stood up and declared,"It is I,Sir,"
   The commander was highly impressed by the truthfulness of the soldier.He trilled," I shall spare your life for being truthful and give you a smaller punishment.Remember for the future that you become an enemy helper and traitor when you commit such a peccadillo."
   The soldier was grateful for the Commander's lenity and vowed never to repeat such a demeanor.
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