Dear Friends
Today I was hearing interview with Abhinav Bindra, Sole Gold Medalist in Beijing Olympics for our country recently. During the interview, he never boast of his achievements, rather he said he simply played the sport and did not thought of the Medal. For him the win and loose were same except the fact that he was having full focus on the game and trying to give his best. This golden boy mentioned that he did not do any thing so far in last 12 years except the shooting, eating, running and shooting. In his words, it just happen that he won. He took it so lightly and attitude was so positive that this boy of 26 years was talking as if he is 62 years. Marvelous, I liked his approach. When interviewer asked him how much thrilled he was to win the gold, he said "Immediately he got excited and felt as if he has touched the peak of mountain but after two minutes got bored." He said it is sport there is no difference in win or loose. What matters is focus and efforts. We reach to mountain and then find nothing there. We search for anbother mountain but at the same mountain we start getting bore. What an approach. He never said about the time he put in the sport or the sacrifice he made into his daily life. He simply said and I quote "I just played the sport and it was my day so I won. That is it." Means he always put in his best but if he did not win some where it was because it same one else ' day. Great quote. When interviewer asked about the fun in life now after wining he simply said it is gone now. Being a celebrity he would not be leading normal life. There will always be focus on him.
In business and profession also we should adopt the same approach. Why we are in tension for getting some thing or loosing some thing, Forget it. Probably we loose focus and repent defeat. We run here and there , use all the tactics to achieve something and then? If we achieve, after some time start feeling bored, it is ok now what next? And if we loose, we feel as if world is over then and there itself. As we have become redundant. I dont know what it is? It is focus, it is efforts or what? He looses and feels OK it is not my day and feel happy but when we loose, we make up mind to do any thing for the defeat of the competitors.
Really friends we need to learn from this Boy. I salute him. He is really golden boy for the country.
regds
cp

Friends, in our life we have met so many people, many thousand so far, some we know, some we forgot. some are friends, some good friends, some were friends and may be in future they may also be replaced by some new Friends. Certain people were very close friends and that time we never imagined that after some time we would forget them. In this process we have left many people even without knowing them properly. It happens that after some years we recollect, oh this guy, I could not make him one of my friends and missed the bus. Also there are many people who became our friends due to some references and those who referred forgot them. Today they are gone and we enjoying benefits of the relation. This happens more in our professional / business life where the references take you to some people and those who help us to reach them are either forgotten or they are not interested in such people. In most of the cases such persons help us lot in our development.
My point is that certain persons who are successful and important to us are some how with us because of some other people, isn't it possible that we have left so many people in life who could have been very beneficial to us. May be certain friends with whom we lost contact for reasons not known to us even, would have been very useful to us in our person and professional life.
Should not we find out if we came across to some great people but could not visualise their value and hence no relationship ? I believe we should review periodically such issues for our long term mutual benefits.
Every human being has some good qualities and great potential. Probably we may have left out many great personalities whom we met but could not visualise.
regds
cp

I got the priviledge to visit Tirupati and have Balaji's Darshan on sunday.
I wish to share one more good story . "In a small village there was a poor tailor who use to stitch clothes and earn the living. Once in evening time he went to outskirt of the village for some work. He was alone and had to come back soon before dark. While returning he found one shining stone which he could not understand what it was. He brought it to home and thought that this shining stone can be used for light in the night and hence he can do more work and earn more living. He was happy till some one asked him what it is? However his family was bit disturbed because this stone was creating disturbance by way of its light and hence they could not sleep properly. So, he replied that this is light stone he uses for working in night and nothing more than that. The person asked him to sell but the tailor demanded that to sale he would need the price equivalent to an oil lamp and oil for one year. The person agreed and took it away. .....Rest I think any body can understand what it was and what its worth was."
Friends, this story tells that you may be in possession of lot of invaluable diamonds but probably in our eyes it is of very less worth and hence we dont care. Or may be for others it may be disturbing thing which lights in night too and does not allow them sleep. The value of such thing is different for different people, for tailor to earn more by stitch more clothes, for family a disturbing item and for some one else a precious invaluable diamond. Should we find out if there is any precious thing or person or friend who we are discarding just as a disturbing item which in fact may be invaluable?
I would appreciate your comments.
cpjain

Friends
First about the recent comments. I dont know the meaning of BASAL level. May be the commenting friend is true , but yes by doing so, peter cant be happy ever. I request him/her to please eloberate about this level.
I appreciate the comment of one friend mentioning hard work as raw material in the machine of luck. I partly agree to this because "A Successful person does not necessarily work hard, but works smart" and this smartness comes from the proper positioning, focus and consistency.

cpjain

Friends Taking further the story of "....And I Killed My Rabbit", do not you feel peter and vera are some where with in us? Have all of us not behaved like peter in our life so far? Just find out if we have hurt like this or left some one in the mid of the ocean.

cpjain

Friends

While going thru the comments on various topics, I appreciate the interest taken by all of you. I never intended to hurt any one personally.

I wish to get your comments more often.

cpjain

Friends I want to share another thought today.

Lord Ram was eldest son of Raja Dashrath, had every comforts of life, three mothers and three brothers and everything. He did not have any worries and personally too was a brave warrior and had all the blessings and shastras(ammunition) of Gods. I dont think he was lacking anything, but when the challenges came in his life nothing could work. He lost every thing even his own wife was kidnapped. He was in such a worst situation that forget the army of ayodhya, forget his kingdom, forget his relatives, forget his friends even all the human beings were of no help to get back his wife Sitaji. Ultimately non humans Monkeys, Beers, Eagles etc. came to his rescue. Though his brother Laxman Ji was with him.

Does it mean that when the time is not good, challenges are many then no one would be of any help even your own capabilities, friends, relatives etc. etc.......The history and experience say that in bad time nothing works and if God Ram could not get help from any corner, how we normal human beings can think of ? In good times the God showers you with many things, but in bad times takes away even whatever was possessed. It is Said that "Bhagwan Jab deta hai to Chhapar Faad ke deta hai and Jab leta hai to Zammen se khod ke bhi nikal leta hai".

Regds

cpjain

Friends
Recently I met an old man aged about 70 years. He is very successful businessman raised from a very poor family. This man told me two things:
1. If you are in profession, as I am, then the fees you would charge to your client depends on the depth of your pocket and not on the depth of the client's pocket.
Professionally the charges for a professional assignment differs from professional to professional. Same work is billed differently and hence there is wide difference in the charges. Till now I was in the impression that the fee depends on the depth of the pocket of the client but I was wrong.
So to elaborate further, the old man said that the level of fees depends on the level of your loosing the fee. If you charge higher fee and feel afraid about loosing it, you cant get higher fee, but if you are ready to loose the fee you quoted, then you would get it any how. This makes the level of your fee structure and ultimately the profile of your clients too.
2. This old man further told me that we Indians are blessed with two great Epics in the form of Ramayana and Geeta. These Epics are on the basis of life of Bhagwan Ram and Bhagwan Krishna. In his view, both the gods teach us that in Business one should behave like Lord Krishna (bit diplomatic, shrewed and know all the tactics to get the things done) and in family life like Lord Ram (very loyal, calm and flexible). If reversed it may lead to disaster.
What you say friends?
regds
cpjain

Friends,

Do you believe in telepathy? In olden times Rishi Munis used to talk through this system to any distance. This method of communication was limited to very few people mainly to renowned rishis. Even they could see also to the person communicating. However in the present times computers, mobiles and video phones are having such capability. But I am talking about the telepathy where no visible instrument is in place and still you talking to your dear ones.

In my opinion this system is in place since ages and yes in present time too. If we wish to talk to our near or dear ones we can do that and probably see also but it needs to have a very high level of focus and concentration which is rarely seen. Just try if you have?

regds

cpjain

Friends while reading various comments on different topics I wish to draw your kind attention to certain comments :
1. About Rabbit Story:
i. Peter and Vera are the hypothetical characters and any resemblance with any one living or dead is just incidental.
ii. I would unfold the story completely but before doing that I wish you all guess and share honestly. So it is better from my side not comment about the relationship of peter and vera, or the outcome of this incident.
2. About my initial comments on 'Jitni chadar utne pao...." : I dont agree to fold the feet. This may be true strategically but not for long.
3. How can a best friend forget his/her best friend. It is impossible for both the friends.

regds

cpjain

Friends
I also request to give your name instead of annonymous if you wish.
cpjain

Friends,

I read the comments on the story (.....And I killed my Rabbit) posted yesterday. I appreciate that you paid some attention to this. This is only part story and I know what is stored in the unsaid part of the story. But I request you all to guess and suggest about the remaining part of the story.

Awaiting your responses.

Regds

cpjain

.....And I killed my Rabbit.

Friends this is another story very much touching I came across.
In a small town there were Peter and Vera became friends. Peter was bit mild and Vera was sharp and intelligent. They dreamt of taking the friendship further by strengthening day by day with honesty and gracefully. The friendship was quite clean so it was nurturing slowly and steady. Gradually they became good friends and then best friends. Later they thought of turning the clean and pure friendship into family friendship and hence named the relationship as brother and sister. The friendship was as pure as brothers and sisters and then told to their families about friendship turned into relationship. But the society did not take it in right perspective and hence the friendship started getting challenges from all the corners.
Meanwhile they named the friendship as a 'Rabbit' who was so cute and lovely but needed to be protected from the world. After lot of hurdles,criticism and challenges one fine day Peter was so disturbed and hurted that he killed his 'Rabbit'. He was left with no other option and so took the rabbit in his lap. The rabbit was too close to him so he thought peter is just loving him. The rabbit put the neck down and suddenly peter stabbed the rabbit. Soon the rabbit started bleeding , looked towards Peter , smiled and died.
Friends the Rabbit knew very well the phase through which he was going since long and hence he was happy that with his death Peter would not get any further challenges. Rabbit understood very well the situation Peter was facing and was happy to sacrifice his life . Next day in the morning Vera could neither find the Rabbit nor Peter and failed to understand what has happened. Only the silence in the atmosphere could tell her the whole incidence and except praying for the Rabbit and Peter she could not do anything. On the other side Peter could only curse to himself that "I killed my beloved Rabbit" . He was so sad and frustrated that did not have courage to face Vera and may never in future too. He lost Rabbit and Vera both, and Vera innocently lost peter and her Rabbit too without her fault. But would Peter be happy now?
Regds
cpjain

In a village there were two boys, Jack and Jill, who were virtually jobless and did not even want to work. Villagers thought of making them busy but all efforts were invain. In the village the drinking water was a big problem and hence the elder people of the village thought that if these two guys bring the water from the pond which was just out side the village but bit far, they will earn money, remain busy and also the villagers would get the essential service at their door. So they offered certain sum per bucket of the water to both the boys. More bucket of water means more money.

Since the terms were quite reasonable, both guys started working every day. Jack used to supply water from 5am to 5pm every day. After very hard working day he used to take rest, entertain with with the family and friends after his work time. Where as Jill thought of some alternate plans, so he used to supply water only from 5am to 2pm. After 2 pm he used to digging a canal on his own. He used to dig the canal till 7 pm or even late some days. He used to work every day and night, But the earnings of Jill were much less than Jack. So Jill used to just watch the Jack's way of living while continue to dig the canal. After 3 years, the Jack not only earned good money but also made some good social status. It continued for another 2 years because every one appreciated Jack for earning more and could not understand what jill was into so they used to think that he is fool. There was vast difference betwen the earnings of Jack and Jill. But after 5 years Jill completed the canal got a very warm opening and announced to supply the water to all villagers at 50% of the price the bucket being supplied earlier. Villagers accepted the offer happily and this made the Jack jobless. For 5 years Jill was humiliated for earning less and onsession with canal. Every one was damn sure that this would not work and Jill is fool. Not only this Jill could not enjoy the life in these 5 years and had o put in lot of efforts. Infact, if this did not work , Jill would have lost every thing because he had already put in his all saving in this canal construction. But friends Jill had a vision where he could see supplying the water 24 hours to the villagers. In only 3 months Jill was much richer than Jack and in next 2 years he became the richest person in the village

Rather Jack was totally frustrated with this development and had no choice except doing job under Jill.

Friends this story I read long back and noticed that when we do something unique or great, it would not be appreciated rather people would term you as fool. Because uniqueness is not visible to every one. But gradually they would start understanding and by the time you are through with your plans, you would be much ahead of the others. People call it smart work where the money not just comes but pours. Just find out yaar where are the opportunities may be with in us only. It is said na "Dusre ki thali mai sabko ghee jyaada nazar aata hai", means we have more ghee but other one is seeing that . We only need to see it properly.

Regds

cpjain

After long holidays of 3 days we have resumed the work today. We in India enjoy more holidays than all the developed nations. When a developing country can not afford to enjoy so much holidays, can we? In my view the holidays need to be restructured so the economy does not suffer much. The holidays generally break the momentum of the work and communication not only during their tenure but also pre and post holidays. For a developing country like us, so much holidays are really required? Probably you can answer better.

cpjain

Today is Rakshabandhan. This is the most sacred festival of brother and sister relationship. Probably there is no other festival as sacred as this. The feelings it generates amongst all of us so pure and honest that we are ready to do anyhting for our sisters and same is the feeling on other side. We are lucky to have such beautiful occassions in our social system. Alongwith Rakshabandhan today we also worship Shrawan Kumar who was killed by Lord Dashrath when we he was filling water for his blind parents. This is another great story inherited by us from our forefthers. An excellent example of parents service.

Recently had been to a temple where the prasad, coconut and Rice were available for puja. Typically every one was taking it and offering in puja. The thing surprised me was the quality of rice and coconut was not good. INfact it always happens that when we go for buying some thing for puja we ask for the cheapest and inferior quality. We simply demand for normal rice and coconut and insist that "Puja wale dena". And the shopkeeper understands and gives the cheapest not best quality because he is doing this since generations. Friends I want to just share with you that when we offer the cheapest and inferior quality of materials for temple and prasad, how god can give us best quality? Probably we need to change this attitude.

Regds

cpjain

Wish to every one a very happy independence day, a warm and happy Rakshbandhan. Our nation is now 61 year old as an independent free country. Post independence growth is a matter of discussion but anyway today we are one of the noticeable nation in the world.

In last 45 years, I have noticed that kids are getting more pocket money, many fold increase in vehicles on the road, more properties on the land, more factories in industrial estates, huge reserve of foreign currencies, better health care facilities, better communication and other technological advances. Infact in almost every field, our country is at par with developed nations except infrastructure, roads, water management, transportation etc. I am sure it would also be achieved in few years. But will we be able to remove terrorism, corruption, greedyness , negative attitude and habit of pulling others instead of moving ourself?

Rakshabandhan is the begining of festivals in our country and Holi marks the end. In between we celebrate many hindu, muslim, sikh and christian festivals. Let us wish happy to all these festivals.

cpjain

We struggle for a job initially , then struggle for the promotion, then for better pay packets and one fine day wish to start our own business/profession. Then again struggle for getting work and establishing self, then for more work. Finally you start establishing your self and start getting more work, more money. This makes you more busy day by day means less time for family and self. Ultimately one side you start getting good response in business other side you start loosing your time. This puts a person in catch 22 situation, because he wants every thing without paying price and by the time he starts understanding this situation the price is already paid like a swiping a credit card. Friends would you say?

cpjain

Do what ever makes you interested->If still very interested then put efforts in to that->Put in some more efforts->A shape of the work you are developing would start developing->More efforts and make it a career->Make it mission->You will find your self at unique position and then golden opportunities would start rising->Grab it and be successful.
Above formula may be bit time consuming but it is sure shot successful.
cpjain

Recently I happened to travel a lot mainly to Mumbai and Delhi. I noticed that many fellow passengers were busy on mobiles avoiding the repeated announcements for switcing off the mobiles. Typically every one was just conveying directly or indirectly that he is in aeroplane. Same thing happend when the plane landed and people started calling on mobile even before the plane could stop fully. I could not understand this logic. It seems people were more interested in talking about the journey instead of focusing on destination. In my view reaching to a location is more important than the way of reaching. May be every one wanted the world to know about the enhancement in the status of living.

The travelling is a mean to reach at some location for a person physically and can not be the purpose of destination. It really hurt to see the air hostesses requesting every one passenger personally to fasten seat belt, or making the seat straight or switching of the mobiles. I failed to understand, whether we really understand the announcements? Unfortunately most of the passengers were literate and are suppose to understand hindi and english language properly.

Initially I used to go to mumbai by train and every visit used to take two nights and one day and lot of efforts. Despite so much physical strain and time consumption the returns were almost nil and now the things happen automatically. This makes me feel the preence of god. It seems, to get good earnings one need focussed efforts and not the much efforts. The speed of your actions, attitudes, networking of people, relationships are very much crucial to get the work done. People watch you, your movements, your views, your connections and knowledge about the field you are into. Once every thing is positioned properly, the opportunities starts to pouring in and money follows. This does not require much efforts believe me, rather good positioning. I know many friends who continuously put lot of efforts but nothing materialised, but they did not change the track and suddenly found the opportunities pouring in. Just because they positioned them selves at right place, had positive attitude and good relationship. The moment opportunities rose and started flowing they were ready to grab. It is just like a batsman hits a loose ball for six after so many balls ducking or simply hitting with no runs.

Await your views.

cpjain

Friends let me share with you another story recently I came across with:
There was a rich guy who was having large number of horses in his possession. He used to win the horse race every time. A young man was jeleous of him but was helpless to get a horse better than the rich man. Infact whenever there was a strong and better horse, it was implied to be in the ownership of the rich by any ways. And therefore at every annual event , the prize in race was very high and it further make the rich man richer. The young man thought of various options to win the race but could not win. Finallly he went to an old saint who used to live at the outskirt of that city. The saint told him that it is not the case of better horse rather it is lack of desire to win the race and preset mentality of losing. He told the young man that he would win the race if his horse is made to win. The young man could not understand what saint meant so he wantedv to know how to make the horse win? His horse was bit weak as compared to the rich man. The saint told him to come to him just before the race and he wd make him win the race.
The young man came to the saint just half an hour before the scheduled race. The saint gave him a medicine wrapped in a paper and said you just put inside the back of the horse when the race starts. As soon as the race started, the youngman did the same whatever was told. And then horse started running faster and faster. He ran so fast that the young was declared winner of the horse race and got huge money as a prize. Later he went to the saint and asked him what the medicine made of? The saint replied, it was not medicine, but only a chilli powder. So when you put the powder inside the back of the horse, the horse could not bear it and ran so fast that and won the race. The horse never looked to any of his sides and was totally focussed on running.
Saint told the man that if in life we get the fire from the down, we would run like the horse and win the race. Friends the fire means the "strong Desire" to achieve some thing. I believe that we should also have such a strong desire to achieve whatever we wish. What you say?
C.P.Jain

Wish to all my friends happiest Friendship Day. Let us celebrate this day in forgiving the enemies and moving ahead.

Friends, I am sorry for no post in last 4-5 days. Recently I read a story which in my view is worth sharing:

There was an old OX with a very poor and fold farmer as his master. Now this Ox became old because of his poor master or the master remained poor because of this old Ox is a different issue of discussion. I would touch that issue later on. So the master was facing lot of challenges to feed this old Ox which was not earnig anything. However due to the emotional attachment both were carrying life somehow. Infact both needed each other for survival. The farmer being an old and poor man was not in the "needed" list of the villagers. One fateful day the OX accidently fell into a dry well. The old man tried his best to take out the OX from well but could not succeed. Finally he approached every villager to help him in taking out the OX from well. No one came to his help. It was about the evening and the old man was sitting on the top of the well praying god to help him. Finally the old man decided to bury the OX as no other alternate was left to him. The old man started throwing mud and stones in the well to bury the OX. One by one the villagers join him and except the old man all the villagers started enjoying the burial of the OX. Infact it became fun for every one to enjoy burying a live old OX. While the villagers were throwing mud and stones on the OX, it was very painful for the OX to face the stones but was helpless. The Ox started bleeding like anything. Meanwhile the OX noticed that more and more stones and mud pouring in the well, he was coming up . This was the miracle which on one side hitting him on head, eyes and body and also lifting him up towards the ground. The OX started taking the stones and mud in right perspective and gradually came out of the well.

You know friends this world is sometimes like this only where you would get the mud and stones but we need to take in right perspective and use such opportunity for our benefit.

Pls join me with your comments and views.

CP