RANDOM THOUGHTS 931 TO 945

931. Do you know, I was afraid of doing anything I wanted to do before I was married? After marriage, I did not even worry about terrorism.

932. Dogs, having 5 senses, fight with dogs but are friendly with humans having 6 senses. But humans, having 6 senses, fight with humans but are friendly with dogs having 5 senses.

933. I am 77. I have renounced everything in life. But, for one thing, my longing is irresistible. Do you know what it is? It is soft and hot idly coated with chilli powder and sesame oil.

934. You may marry by all means. If you get a good wife, you will be happy. If you get a bad one, you will surely become a philosopher.

935. Bamboo is flexible, bending but never breaking up. It is resilience. We have to bounce back even from the most difficult times. 

936. Do you know what is a marriage? “Marriage can be just compared to a beautiful forest where Brave Lions are tamed by Beautiful Deers"

937. Two top secrets to keep your marriage brimming with happiness: 1. Whenever you’re wrong, admit it.2. Whenever you’re right, shut up.

938. We can only take the horse to the water. It is up to the horse to drink or not to drink the water. We cannot drink for the horse.

939. We should have mutual belief in others. It is foolish to believe everyone. It is still the worst if we do not believe anyone.

940. Swami Vivekananda once said, “Do not fear death. It is not going to come to you as long as you are alive. When it comes, you are not going to be alive”.

941. We always find fault with others and try to correct them. We must first look at our drawbacks before pointing out others' mistakes.

942. As per Hindu culture, the younger seeks the blessings of the elders on special occasions. As per western culture, anyone can extend wishes to anybody.

943. The best way to lead a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous life is 1. Do your duty. 2. Make your parents happy. 3. Help the poor. 4. Pray to God.

944. People think that the Internet is the fastest way to transfer funds. No, it is not so. Marriage is a faster way of transferring funds than the Internet.

945. Duty means a moral and legal obligation or responsibility. Everyone has a duty to self, to his family, to society, and to his nation.

RANDOM THOUGHTS 916 TO 930

916. The sieve does not retain the water. But the water cleans the sieve. Similarly, our mind does not retain holy thoughts. But the thoughts clean the mind.

917. The sacred thread [Yagnopaveedam] divides the body into two parts. The right side performs noble acts. On the left side other acts.

918. When my friend asked me for a hand loan, my father advised me, If a friend is important, forget the money and if money is important, forget the friend.

919. To extend more concessions to the senior citizens, the haircutting charges for them should be proportionately reduced for the quantity of hair on their head.

920. Behind every successful man, stands a woman advising him not to do certain things. Behind every successful woman, stands a man encouraging her to do certain things.

921. The sages and rishis advocated to always talk the truth, to talk pleasantly and not to talk anything unpleasant to the ears.

922. To learn English, one has to read a lot to understand the usage of words and the formation of sentences. I write simple English for the learner to understand and develop.

923. I do not write about party politics, religion, communal matters, medicine and cinema actors. You may see how I manage without them.

924. When you are in love with a girl, Wonders happen to you. But once you get married to her, you Wonder, what has happened to you.

925. For the development of our country, two things are very important. They are good education and good roads. All developed countries have both.

926. Our country is divided on a linguistic basis. There is no common language. I think compulsory military training for two years after the age of 21 may solve this problem.

927. I write articles in English and Tamil. A friend said people are not interested in reading long articles. Then I started writing snippets(துணுக்குகள்). Is he right?

928. After the marriage, a husband and wife become the two sides of a coin. They just cannot face each other, but still, stay together.

929. In the entire earth, among all animals, birds, reptiles and insects there is no raping, molesting, gay or lesbian because they do not have the sixth sense.

930. If you pray to God once daily, your sins vanish. Twice daily, your wealth grows. Thrice daily, your enemies disappear.  Pray all the time, you get peace of mind.