Thursday, June 29, 2023
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Random thoughts 1506 to 1520.
1506. It is not the size of the dog that is in the fight, but it is the size of the fight that is in the dog.
1507. Nothing lasts forever. Not even our troubles, our problems, our fears, our worries, and our happiness too.
1508. There are only two ways to live our life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other one is as though everything is a miracle.
1509. Take chances, make mistakes. That's how we grow. Pain nourishes our courage. We have to fail in order to be brave.
1510. If we don’t try, we will never succeed. If we don’t ask, we will never get it. If we don’t take a step, we will be in the same place.
1511. The only place you find success before work is in the dictionary.
1512. We may fail many times on our way to success and we have nothing to feel ashamed of. If we do only easy things, our lives will be hard.
1513. A life spent making mistakes is not only honorable, but also useful than a life spent without doing anything.
1514. I did not fear when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down. Then success followed.
1515. The only thing that makes us from getting what we want, is that we constantly tell ourselves that we don’t have it.
1516. People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle when there is light is outside. In the dark, they sparkle only when there is light inside.
1517. Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared to believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.
1518. We know a crow cannot fly high altitudes. But it neither knows nor cares about it. It goes on flying in its own way.
1519. The secret is in not giving up. The greats don’t quit. You just know you will fail if you quit. But you don't know what will happen if you don't quit.
1520. Just decide; what you will do, how you will do, when you will do , and where you will do and at that point, all people will get out of your way.
Monday, June 26, 2023
SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
1. ‘The best of both worlds’ – means you can enjoy two different opportunities (jobs) at the same time.
2. ‘Speak of the devil’ – means the person you’re just talking about suddenly appears before you.
3. ‘See eye to eye’ – means agreeing with someone.
4. ‘Once in a blue moon’ means an event that happens infrequently.
5. ‘When pigs fly’ means something that will never happen.
6. ‘To cost an arm and a leg’ means something is very expensive.
7. ‘A piece of cake’ means something is very easy.
8. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ means to accidentally reveal a secret.
9. ‘To feel under the weather’ means to not feel well. (To feel sick)
10. ‘To kill two birds with one stone’ means to solve two problems at once.
“By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.”
11. ‘To cut corners’ means to do something badly or cheaply.
“They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”
12. ‘To add insult to injury’ means to make a situation worse.
“To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”
13. ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’ means to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.
“I thought this no-brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover.”
14. ‘Break a leg’ means ‘good luck’
“Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”
15. ‘To hit the nail on the head’ means to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
“He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.”
16. ‘A blessing in disguise’ means a misfortune that eventually results in something good happening later on.
17. ‘Call it a day’ means stop working on something
18. ‘Let someone off the hook’ means to allow someone, who have been caught, to not be punished.
19. ‘No pain no gain’ means we have to work hard for something we want.
20. ‘Bite the bullet’ means decide to do something unpleasant that you have avoiding doing.
21. ‘Getting a taste of your own medicine’ means being treated the same unpleasant way you have treated others.
22. ‘Giving someone the cold shoulder’ means to ignore someone.
23. ‘The last straw’ means the final source of irritation for someone to finally lose patience.
24. ‘The elephant in the room’ means a matter or problem that is obvious of great importance but that is not discussed openly.
25. ‘Stealing someones thunder’ means taking credit for someone else achievements.
Random thoughts 1491 to 1505.
1491. Will get punished on his own for the sins says one religion. Forgiveness is to be given says another. Punishment should be given says the third.
1492. Some people run to earn food. Some people run to digest it. Keep a balanced diet.
1493. If a man gets defeated it is an experience for him. If a woman gets defeated it is a dishonour for her.
1494. The Butterfly looks beautiful & colourful. We feel happy on seeing it. But it’s life is short. On average, they live only for about 15-30days. How sad.
1495. A mud volcano erupted in Gujarat’s Surat. The streets are covered with mud. People are laying bricks to stop the mud from entering the houses.
1496. The central and some state governments are considering to offer 50% of the last drawn salary as pension under the new pension system.
1497. A transitive verb requires an object to receive the action. An intransitive verb will make sense without one. Some verbs may be used both ways.
Example: Transitive verb.
Please BRING coffee.
The girls CARRY water to their village.
Juan THREW the ball.
Example: Intransitive verb.
They JUMPED.
The dog RAN.
She SANG.
1498. “What” is used when we have unlimited possibilities as the answer. “Which” is used when we have limited possibilities as the answer.
Example:
What shall we do today?
Which hand do you write with?
1499. “Who” functions as a subject, and is used while performing an action and “whom” functions as an object and is used while receiving an action.
Example:
“That's the girl who scored the goal.” It is the subject of “scored”. “Whom do you like best?” It is the object of “like”.
1500. “The best of both worlds” is an idiom which means you can enjoy two different opportunities (jobs) at the same time.
1501. A verb taking the suffix 'ing' and acting as noun is called GERUND. Eg. Walking is a good exercise. Here,“walking” is a gerund.
1502. Through out my service, I never spent on the pay day. I gave the salary to my wife who would place it in the puja and start spending on the next day.
1503. A new born baby drinks approximately 20ml x 20-30 times of mother’s milk a day. The mother should drink more quantity to compensate the loss.
1504. Knowledge of Vedhas, Upanishads, Thirukkural, Ramayana, Mahabharata, meditation and Yoga are important for spiritual teaching.
1505. Knowledge of Economics, Administration, Laws of the land, Governance and journalism are important for political analysis.
WHAT UTENSILS TO USE OR AVOID.
Using utensils with high lead (ஈயம்) content for cooking purposes will have a detrimental effect to health since the lead ions could easily leach out from the utensils.
Consuming even small amounts of lead can be harmful and lead poisoning from these items can cause illness or death.
Lead is a poor conductor of heat. Also, it is a poisonous metal. So, it can't be used to make cooking utensils.
Aluminium as a metal is not good for human body. When we cook or drink in aluminium utensils small quantity of aluminium gets in to our body. But due to its properties aluminium neither gets digested nor gets out of the system as waste.
The FDA also warns against using unlined copper cookware since the metal can easily leach into acidic foods, causing copper toxicity.
The safest cookware materials are cast iron, stainless steel, 100% non toxic ceramic, glass, and enamel-coated cast iron (cast iron with a glass coating).
There are no toxic materials or chemicals go into the making of clay cookware. It is eco-friendly, and safe to use on all kitchen appliances and used with all types of foods. It is safe for people who are vegetarians, vegans, all organic, and that have certain dietary restrictions.
Random thoughts 1476 to 1490.
1476. Normal pulse rate for humans is 60 to 100 beats per minute. Lesser than 60 bpm is bradycardia. More than 100 bpm is tachycardia. Both are bad.
1477. Normally the man looks tough outside but soft inside. On the other hand, the woman looks soft outside but very tough inside.
1478. In the case of any misunderstanding between spouses, the one who sheds the ego and extends a friendly hand is always the winner.
1479. Using bad and filthy language is inborn in our culture. Only decent people are hesitant to using it. But they are only a few.
1480. Bhakti and character are quite different. Bakthi helps to develop good character but good character need not help to develop bakthi.
1481. God has given exceptional talent to someone who are unable to use. He has given minimum talent to others who are able to maximise.
1482. A man understands his father when he becomes a father and a woman understands her mother when she becomes a mother.
1483. If one is able to wear the underwear standing, he is below 60. With support on a wall, he is below 80. By sitting, he is above 80. Hahaha.
1484. We may keep a record of the days we have fallen sick, its nature and treatment. At the end of a period, it will help us to evaluate our health.
1485. God has provided everyone a subconscious mind which is out of his control. It will destroy him completely for all his wrong doings.
1486. Mentally strong people do not react to negativity, they respond with positivity , they stay calm, and they compete only with themselves.
1487. We learn lessons from both good and bad people. We learn love, respect and affection from the good, patience and forgiveness from the bad.
1488. In 1965, 27 year old Angus Barbieri, a Scot, went 382 days (one year and 17 days)without eating. He ate no food at all, and lost 125 kilograms.
1489. Gandhiji, Father of the Nation, undertook 18 fasts during freedom movement. His longest fast lasted 21 days. He had only water & lime juice.
1490. Believe before you pray. Listen before you speak. Earn before you spend. Think before you write. Try before you quit. Live before you die.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Random thoughts 1461 to 1475.
1461. Noodles are high in fat, carbohydrates, and sodium. They lack important nutrients like vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B12, and more.
1462. It is not wise to lose one’s individuality to attract others. We should try to change others by using our individuality.
1463. Hindus name children after their Gods. Do Christians and Muslims name their children as Jesus Christ or Allah? Just a doubt.
1464. The wife is eligible for family pension even if she murders her husband- Punjab and Haryana high court.
1465. When I was working, I had a table mat which read “IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO DON’T DO IT HERE “
1466. By looking at the mirror, we see ourselves how beautiful we are outside. By self introspection we see ourselves how beautiful we are inside.
1467. If everyone is given another opportunity, they will promise that they will live a totally different life.
1468. Everyone is unique in their nature and character. If we are able to identify, understand and appreciate it, then they will be our best friends.
1469. Whatever beautiful, attractive and costly dresses we wear, that will not hide what we are really inside.
1470. Unkind words sting and pierce the heart, leave deep wounds that linger too far and too long. They disrupt the harmony among people.
1471. By choosing kindness, we boost morale and foster a culture of positivity and excellence, strengthen relationships and trust.
1472. An afterthought: When two trains cross each other, why can’t they reduce their speed and go slow instead of going at full speed?
1473. Without our knowledge, the time moves fast and we are nearing our unknown destination without a ticket or any luggage.
1474. It is difficult to manage without a moisturising lotion in a dry place like Hyderabad, Nagpur and Delhi. I use Aveeno moisturising lotion daily.
1475. “To count the chickens before they hatch” means someone should not depend on something until he or she knows for certain that it will happen.
WHEAT BELLY
WHEAT BELLY.
*Cardiologist William Davis, MD, started his career repairing damaged hearts through angioplasty and bypass surgeries.*
*“That’s what I was trained to do, and at first, that’s what I wanted to do,” he explains. But when his own mother died of a heart attack in 1995, despite receiving the best cardiac care, he was forced to face nagging concerns about his profession.*
*"I’d fix a patient’s heart, only to see him come back with the same problems. It was just a band-aid, with no effort to identify the *cause* of the disease.”*
*So he moved his practice toward highly uncharted medical territory – prevention – and spent the next 15 years examining the causes of heart disease in his patients.*
*The resulting discoveries are revealed in “Wheat Belly", his New York Times best-selling book, which attributes many of our physical problems, including heart disease,* *diabetes and obesity, to our consumption of wheat. Eliminating wheat can “transform our lives.”*
*What is a “Wheat Belly”?*
*Wheat raises your blood sugar dramatically. In fact, two slices of wheat bread raise your blood sugar more than a Snickers bar.*
*"When my patients give up wheat, weight loss was substantial, especially from the abdomen. People can lose several inches in the first month."
*You make connections between wheat and a host of other health problems*
*Eighty percent of my patients had diabetes or pre-diabetes*
*I knew that wheat spiked blood sugar more than almost anything else, so I said, “Let’s remove wheat from your diet and see what happens to your blood sugar.”
They’d come back 3 to 6 months later, and their blood sugar would be dramatically reduced. But they also had all these other reactions:*
*“I removed wheat and I lost 38 pounds.” Or,* *“my asthma got so much better, I threw away two of my inhalers.” Or “the migraine headaches I’ve had every day for 20 years stopped* *within three days.”“My acid reflux is now gone.”*
*“My IBS is better, my ulcerative colitis, my rheumatoid arthritis, my mood, my sleep . . .” and so on, and so on".*
*When you look at the makeup of wheat, Amylopectin A, a chemical unique to wheat, is an incredible trigger of small LDL particles in the blood – the number one cause of heart disease.*
*When wheat is removed from the diet, these small LDL levels plummet by 80 and 90 percent.*
*Wheat contains high levels of Gliadin, a protein that actually stimulates appetite. Eating wheat increases the average person’s calorie intake by 400 calories a day.*
*Gliadin also has opiate-like properties which makes it "addictive". Food scientists have known this for almost 20 years.*
*Is eating a wheat-free diet the same as a gluten-free diet?* Gluten is just one component of wheat.*
*If we took the gluten out of it, wheat will still be bad since it will still have the Gliadin and the Amylopectin A, as well as several other undesirable components.*
*Gluten-free products are made with 4 basic ingredients: corn starch, rice starch, tapioca starch or potato starch. And those 4 dried, powdered starches are some of the foods that raise blood sugar even higher.*
*I encourage people to return to REAL food:* Fruits, Vegetables and nuts and seeds, Unpasteurized cheese, Eggs and meats*
*Wheat really changed in the 70s and 80s due to a series of techniques used to increase yield, including hybridization. It was bred to be shorter and sturdier and also to have more Gliadin, (a potent appetite stimulant)*
*The wheat we eat today is not the wheat that was eaten 100 years ago.*
*If you stop eating breads/pasta/chapatis every day, and start eating rice with chicken and vegetables, you still lose weight because rice doesn’t raise blood sugar as high as wheat, and it also doesn’t have the Amylopectin A or the Gliadin that stimulates appetite. You won’t have the same increase in calorie intake that wheat causes.*
*That’s part of the reason why foreign cultures that don’t consume wheat tend to be slenderer and healthier.*
(Excerpts from New york Times best selling book~*"WHEAT BELLY" written by Cardiologist Dr William Davis..)
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
மனதில் தோன்றிய எண்ணங்கள் 1861 to 1875.
1861. அப்பா : பிப்ரவரி 14 என்ன நாள் தெரியுமா?
பையன் : காதலர் தினம் அப்பா.
அப்பா : முட்டாள், கரண்ட் பில் கட்டக் கடைசி நாள்டா .
1862. “சாத்வீகி” ஆவது மிகவும் கடினம். அதற்கு மிகுந்த மனோபலமும், கடுமையான முயற்சியும், தன்னம்பிக்கையும், இறைவனின் கருணையும் வேண்டும். இறைவனையே எப்போதும் நினைத்துக் கொண்டு இருப்பவர்கள் சாத்வீகிகள்.
1863. நமக்கு நடிக்கவும் தெரியல்லே. நம்மகிட்ட யார் நடிக்கறாங்க என்று கண்டுபிடிக்கவும் தெரியல்லே. ஒரே கொழப்பமா இருக்கு.
1864. விமானம் என்றால் என்ன? வானூர்தி என்றால் என்ன? விமான நிலையத்திற்கும் வானூர்தி நிலயத்திற்கும் வித்தியாசம் என்ன?
1865. சாமிக்கு மொட்டை போடுறேன்னு ஏமாத்தி கூட்டிக்கிட்டு வந்துட்டு எனக்கு மொட்டை போட்டுட்டாங்க — ஒரு மூன்று வயது சிறுமியின் அழுகை.
1866. எல்லோரும் தனக்குத்தானே பட்டம் கொடுத்துக் கொள்கிறார்கள். ஒரு பல்கலைக்கழகம் கொடுப்பது தான் பட்டம். மற்றதெல்லாம் காற்றில் பறக்கும் பட்டம்தான்.
1867. துவையலுக்கும் சட்னிக்கும் உள்ள வித்தியாசங்கள் என்ன?
1. க.பருப்பு, உ.பருப்பு, பெருங்காயம், புளி, மிளகாய் சேர்த்து வருத்து அரைப்பது துவையல். தேங்காய், பொ.கடலை, மிளகாய் வைத்து அரைப்பது சட்னி.
2. சாதத்துடன் சேர்த்து சாப்பிடுவது துவையல். சட்னியை அப்படி சாப்பிடுவதில்லை.
3. துவையலுக்கு தாளிப்பதில்லை. சட்னிக்கு தாளிப்பது உண்டு.
4. துவையலில் தண்ணீர் சேர்ப்பதில்லை. சட்னியில் சேர்ப்பது உண்டு.
1868. தொப்பையைக் மறைப்பதற்கு இரண்டே இரண்டு வழிகள் உண்டு. 1. உணவுக்கட்டுப்பாடு/உடற்பயிற்சி. 2. பெரிய சைஸ் சட்டையை அணிவது. இதில் இரண்டாவது சுலபம்.
1869. ஏழைத் தொழிலாளிகள், வேலைக்காரர்கள், சிறு வியாபாரிகளிடம் பேரம் பேசுவது மனிதாபிமானம் அல்ல. மேலே போட்டுக் கொடுப்பது [டிப்ஸ்] உத்தமம்.
1870. சங்கு சக்கரத்தோடு மகாவிஷ்ணு வந்து உபதேசம் செய்ய மாட்டார். நம் நல விரும்பிகள் மூலம் சொல்லுவார். அதைக் கேட்பதும் விடுவதும் நம் இஷ்டம்.
1871. கடவுள் இல்லை என்று கூறி கடவுளைப் பற்றியே பேசுபவர்கள் நாஸ்திகர்கள். கடவுள் இருக்கிறார் என்று கூறி கடவுளை மறந்தவர்கள் ஆஸ்திகர்கள்.
1872. யாராவது யாரைப் பத்தியும் எதையாவது சொன்னா நம்பாதே, ஏன்னா யாராவது உன்னைப் பத்தி எதையாவது யாரிடமாவது சொல்லுவா.
1873. கன்யாதானம், பூதானம், கோதானம், ரத்ததானம், சொர்ணதானம், அன்னதானம், புத்திதானம், அங்க தானம், சிரமதானம், நிதானம் எது சிறந்தது?
1874. “நாய் தேங்காய் தின்ன மாதிரி” என்பார்கள். தானும் தின்னாது பிறரையும் தின்னவிடாது. சிலருக்கு தானாகவும் தெரியாது. சொன்னாலும் புரியாது.
1875. தோசையை நின்னுகிட்டே ஊத்தணும் ஆனா கால் வலிக்கும். இட்லியை ஊத்திட்டு உட்காரலாம். ஆனா நிறைய பாத்திரம் கழுவணும். எல்லாம் கஷ்டம்தான்.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Random thoughts 1446 to 1460.
1446. Everyday, early in the morning, after boiling milk, before taking coffee, my wife keeps a small quantity of milk in a silver cup before the Lord.
1447. In welding, first the sparks fly and then the metals join. In wedding, the couple join first and then the sparks fly.
1448. God has designed our forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, chin etc to look beautiful. Just imagine how it will look if they are placed differently!!!
1449. Don’t believe what someone says something about someone because someone will say something about you to someone.
1450. Where the lion and the deer live together in the same cage is called marriage. The wonder is that the lion listens and obeys the deer implicitly.
1451. Happiness gives temporary satisfaction but satisfaction gives permanent happiness.
1452. Before marriage, people visit every temple praying to get married. After marriage, people visit every temple praying to get peace of mind.
1453. I follow my religion and you follow your religion. I don’t interfere in your beliefs and you don’t interfere in my beliefs. That is secular thinking.
1454. To laugh 😆 is healthy. But a person laughing without a reason is called differently.
1455. I never ask for any information from my family members unless they tell me on their own. But invariably, I end up receiving nothing.
1456. If we criticise people for doing what we don’t like, they will not stop doing it but they will start disliking us.
1457. Other than a book or a music system there is no other better companion in the world. But people are glued to Facebook and WhatsApp.
1458. China’s Mandarin and our Malayalam are the most difficult languages to learn. English, Hindi, Bengali and Marathi are the easiest.
1459. Any auspicious event should be inaugurated by the highest ranking government official of the respective government.
1460. Knowledge and ego are inseparable twins. The more the knowledge more the ego and lesser the knowledge, lesser the ego.
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