The First General of the Indian Army
In between the discussion Nehru said, "I think we should appoint a British officer as a General of Indian Army as we don't have enough experience to lead the same.
"Everybody supported Nehru because if the PM was suggesting something, how can they not agree?
But one of the army officers abruptly said, "I have a point, sir."
Nehru said, "Yes, gentleman. You are free to speak."
He said ,"You see, sir, we don't have enough experience to lead a nation too, so shouldn't we appoint a British person as first PM of India?"
The meeting hall suddenly went quiet.
Then, Nehru said, "Are you ready to be the first General of Indian Army? He got a golden chance to accept the offer but he refused the same and said, "Sir, we have a very talented army officer, my senior, Lt. Gen. Cariappa, who is the most deserving among us."
The army officer who raised his voice against the PM was Lt. General Nathu Singh Rathore, the 1st Lt. General of the Indian Army.
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Friday, February 03, 2012 | 0 Comments
Perspective
A man is taking a walk in Central park in New York .
Suddenly he sees a little girl being attacked by a pit bull dog.
He runs over and starts fighting with the dog.
He succeeds in killing the dog and saving the girl's life.
A policeman who was watching the scene walks over and says : '' You are a hero,
tomorrow you can read it in all the newspapers. "
'' Brave New Yorker saves the life of little girl. "
The man says : " But I am not a New Yorker ! ''
Oh well then, it will say " Brave American saves life of little girl, " the policeman answers.
" But I am not an American, " says the man. Oh, what are you then, says the policeman ?
The man says : '' I am a Pakistani ! ''
The next day the newspapers says : '' Extremist kills innocent American dog. ''
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The prime Minister of China called President Bush to console him after the attack on the Pentagon:
" I'm sorry to hear about the attack.It is a very big tragedy. But in case you are missing any documents from the Pentagon, we have copies of everything. "
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Musharraf calls Bush on 11th Sept :
Musharraf : Mr President, I would like to express my condolences to you. It is a real tragedy. So many people, such great bldgs......., I would like to assure you that we had nothing to do with that......,
Bush : What buildings ? What people ??
Musharraf : Oh, and what time is it in America now ?
Bush : It ' s eight in the morning.
Musharraf : Oops, sorry, I almost forgot...................Will call you back in an hour !
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Vajpayee and Bush are sitting in a bar. A guy walks in and asks the bar man,
" Isn't that Bush and Vajpayee ? "
The bar man says '' Yep, that's them alright. '' So the guy walks over and says, '' Hello, what are you guys doing ? ''
Bush says, '' We're planning world war 3 ''
The guy says, '' Really ? What 's going to happen ? ''
And Vajpayee says, '' Well, we're going to kill 14 million Pakistanis and
one bicycle repairman. ''
And the guy exclaimed, '' A bicycle repairman ?!! ! ''
Vajpayee turns to Bush and says, '' See, I told you no one would worry about
the 14 million Pakistanis ! ''
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Friday, February 03, 2012 | 0 Comments
Interview unlimited !
Once a bright intelligent young man went for IAS interview. He was asked –
Q 1. When did India get independence ?
He answered – The efforts started long back; but could succeed fully only in 1947.
Q 2. Who were the persons, who played important role in this fight for independence ?
Answer – There are many people, who were involved and contributed their might in this. If I give one name, it will be doing injustice to others.
Q 3. Do you think, corruption is the greatest enemy of the country ?
Answer – A committee is investigating in this matter. I can give a correct reply to this only after seeing the report.
questions, as they may ask the similar questions to other candidates also.
When the young man went out of the room, Santa inquired about the questions asked. The young man said that he had promised the
interview board not to disclose the questions.
Q 1. What's your birth date ?
Answer - The efforts started long back, but could succeed in 1947.
Interviewers got confused ….. they asked next question ....…
Answer - There are many people , who were involved and contributed their might in
this movement. If I give one name, it will be injustice to others.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 | 0 Comments
The Green Thing
The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't have the green thing back in my day."
The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment."
He was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled.
But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks.
But he was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that cashier was right; we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana.
In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us.
When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.
Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity.
But he's right; we didn't have the green thing back then.
We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull.
But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service.
We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?
Friday, September 02, 2011 | 0 Comments
React Vs. Respond
Suddenly, a cockroach flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. She started screaming out of fear. With panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group got cranky to what was happening.
The lady finally managed to push the cockroach to another lady in the group. Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama.
The waiter rushed forward to their rescue.
In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed and threw it out with his fingers.
Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behavior? If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed?He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.
It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the ladies.
I realized even in my case then , it is not the shouting of my father or my boss that disturbs me, but it's my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me. It's not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.
More than the problem, it's my reaction to the problem that hurts me...
The Take-Away
The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded.
Do not react,only respond.
Reactions are always instinctive, whereas responses are always intellectual...
Moral of the story: Even observing a cockroach can teach us something.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along their way."
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