Trip to National Zoological Park Delhi

I was more than exited to take “Kimmy” my 14 months old daughter to the Delhi Zoo. I thought,  Kimmy would enjoy this experiencing of watching these unexplored creatures. After parking the car we started walking toward ticket window. As usual, people, especially girls were cutting the queue to buy the tickets. Adult ticket was Rs. 40 per person and still camera ticket was Rs. 50; iPhone (with 8 Mega Pixel camera) was allowed free of cost.

After the frisking, we entered the zoo with an expectation to see the creatures of the wild. Since we were carrying a stroller, we decided not to opt for electronic ferry. After a walk of around 500 meters, we witnessed the first set of animals – Deer. But the grass at the fence was overgrown to about 4.5 feet, which made it almost impossible to sight Deer.

Usually, when Kimmy sights a Cow or a Goat or a Dog on the road, she repeatedly calls them, referring as “Dedi”. But Kimmy got only few chances to call out.

Overall, the zoo seemed like a shady place. We witnessed love bird sitting hand-in-hand under bushes, round the trees, on the isolated benches and in between the elephant grass. We may very-well take a guess, what their purpose of visit to the zoo was.

The visitors to the zoo included a very low percentile of foreign nationals; a slightly higher number of educated class; decent population of tourists hailing from the nearby rural areas: handful of students (who have bunked the school) and a considerable number of couples seeking privacy.

As per my observation, the only set of people who were thoroughly enjoying their day at the Zoo was the love birds – finding solace in isolation. The other set of people were more inquisitive in the people around them. They successfully made their presence felt by shouting at animals and like animals, stalking and by checking out every passerby.

The most hilarious part of this visit was an old “Kaka” from some village. I overheard him saying – “Chalis rupiya may itna chalaye rahe aur dekhne ka ITEM be itna kam rakha hai.”

After walking for approx 2 kms in the sun, we were wondering to get a ride on the electronic ferry. Fortunately we spotted a car with only 3 pax on it. I offered the driver Rs.100 as the ticket cost was Rs. 50 per person, to which the driver humbly replied –“Sahab se poochna padega” (I’ll have to ask the boss). “The boss” – a typical government employee: bald, his paunch hanging out of his shirt – MOST BLUNTY said “NOOOOOO”.  I thanked him sarcastically and moved on. His wife and kid kept sitting on the car, feeling as if they were the king and queen of this artificial jungle. Humans are so inhuman these days.

We came across a group of Asians. The girls were wearing hot pants putting them at a high risk of landing in some unwanted situation.  For their own security, foreign tourists must strictly adhere to the dress code as advised by Indian Embassy.  

My purpose of visiting zoo was defeated. The overall experience was BAD. We’ll have to take Kimmy to some international destination in order to visit a good Zoo.

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There should be provision for capital punishment for heinous crimes such as rape. These punishments should be given in public so that it might act as a deterrent to such crimes. Co-education should be abolished. All sex outside marriage, including live-in relationship, should be declared illegal and punishable Jamat-e-Isami Hind 

I can see many beautiful women among them (anti-rape protesters). They were highly dented-painted. They’re giving interviews on TV, they’ve brought their children to show them the scenes Abhijit Mukherjee | CONG MP AND PRESIDENT’S SON 



Only 5-6 people are not the culprits. The victim daughter is as guilty as her rapists... She should have called the culprits brothers and begged before them to stop... This could have saved her dignity and life. Can one hand clap? I don’t think so Asaram Bapu SPIRITUAL GURU 



Rapes happen in India, not in Bharat. The husband and wife are contractually bound, under which the husband wants the woman to look after his house in order to take care of her needs and safety Mohan Bhagwat | RSS CHIEF 



Everyone must stay within Lakshman rekha (of maryada). Ravan grabs and takes away those who cross the line just as he kidnapped Sita Kailash Vijayvargiya | MP INDUSTRIES MINISTER 



(Blames western lifestyle for gang rape). This western model is alarming. What is happening is we have imbibed US. We have lost all values we had in cities Ashok Singhal | VHP PRESIDENT 



Men’s thought process can be directed towards something positive and constructive. This can be achieved through yoga…Yoga can serve as the most cost-effective and preventive medicine Shobha Karandlaje 

Faith

A MUST READ!!!

One Of The Best Arguments.!!

Don't miss even a single word....** It's Too good

An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.

He asks one of his new students to stand and.....

Prof: So you believe in God?

Student: Absolutely, sir.

Prof: Is God good?

Student: Sure.

Prof: Is God all-powerful?

Student: Yes..

Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm? (Student is silent.)

Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?

Student: Yes.

Prof: Is Satan good?

Student: No.

Prof: Where does Satan come from?

Student: From....God...

Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student: Yes.

Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?

Student: Yes.

Prof: So who created evil?(Student does not answer.)

Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?

Student: Yes, sir.

Prof: So, who created them?(Student has no answer.)

Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?

Student: No, sir.

Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?

Student: No, sir.

Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?

Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.

Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student: Yes.

Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.

Prof: Yes. Faith, and that is the problem science has.

Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Prof: Yes.

Student: And is there such a thing as cold?

Prof: Yes.

Student: No sir. There isn't.(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat..But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it .(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)

Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?

Student: You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light.....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn't. If it were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?

Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?

Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?

Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought.. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir? (The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)

Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher? (The class is in uproar.)

Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain? (The class breaks out into laughter.)

Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says  that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?(The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.

Student: That is it sir... The link between man & god is FAITH . That is all that keeps things moving & alive.

NB: I believe you have enjoyed the conversation...and if so...you'll probably want your friends/colleagues to enjoy the same...won't you?....this is a true story, and the student was none other than .......**APJ Abdul Kalam**, ** the former President of India.*

'If God is for us, who can be against us?'

An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.'

1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places..
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday..
16. Carry a spiritually enlightening book with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life..
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good 'Thank you God .'
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36. Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU.
'If God is for us, who can be against us?'

The Salt lake

The old Master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it.

"How does it taste?" the Master asked.
"Awful," spat the apprentice.

The Master chuckled and then asked the young man to take another handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and when the apprentice swirled his handful of salt into the lake, the old man said, "Now drink from the lake."

As the water dripped down the young man's chin, the Master asked, "How does it taste?"
"Good!" remarked the apprentice.

"Do you taste the salt?" asked the Master.
"No," said the young man.

The Master sat beside this troubled young man, took his hands, and said,

“The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same. But the amount we taste the 'pain' depends on the container we put it into. So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things.....

Family

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,

'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.

He said, 'Please excuse me too;

I wasn't watching for you.'

We were very polite, this stranger and I.

We went on our way and we said goodbye.

 

But at home a different story is told,

How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,

My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.

'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.

I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,

God's still small voice came to me and said,

'While dealing with a stranger,

common courtesy you use,

but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,

You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.

He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,

you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'

By this time, I felt very small,

And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;

'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said.

'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'

He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.

I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'

I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;

I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.'

He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay.

I love you anyway.'

I said, 'Son, I love you too,

and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.'

FAMILY

Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company

that we are working for could easily replace us in

a matter of days.

But the family we left behind will feel the loss

for the rest of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more

into work than into our own family,

an unwise investment indeed,

don't you think?

So what is behind the story?

Do you know what the word FAMILY means?

FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU