Keep the change

Hi Guys,

This is again another incident which I will not forget in my life. This is just a reminder for all of us who go to some stores, buy something & leave back the small change with the collection boy only.

On one day at a petrol bunk, a man in his late sixties filled petrol in his car & asked the collection boy to return back Rs. 0.50 (50paise), which he had given short. The collection boy said he did not have change.

Many of us here would have left this with the collection boy & left the place by telling keep the change.

But, this man, (who I found out was from the defense later) after parking his car came back & narrated the incident to the manager of the bunk. The manager also made fun of the retired soldier & said that it is just matter of 50paise, they did not have change & he will not construct a house with this money.

Then the senior citizen,was taken aback, he then told the manager that if everybody in the country gave him 50paise, he would own couple of petrol bunks & construct a good bungalow as well. He also told the manager, would he accept it if he had given 50paise short. Then the manager returned his 50paise.During this entire conversation, the retired soldier was very calm & never let his emotions take over.

I personally felt that what the senior person said was right & from then on made a point not to leave back small changes, isn't it our hard earned money?

Ten Steps To True Happiness

Hi All,

I just read through this wonderful paragraph which I wanted to share. This looks very simple to read but it is really so true. What do you have say?

A team of experts believe that they have found the essential ingredients to make a person's life happier.

Based on best knowledge and research, the team came up with a 10-point plan for happiness listed below.

The 10 steps to happiness

1. Plant something and nurture it

2. Count your blessings - at least five - at the end of each day

3. Take time to talk - have an hour-long conversation with a loved one each week

4. Phone a friend whom you have not spoken to for a while and arrange to meet up

5. Give yourself a treat every day and take the time to really enjoy it

6. Have a good laugh at least once a day

7. Get physical - exercise for half an hour three times a week

8. Smile at and/or say hello to a stranger at least once each day

9. Cut your TV viewing by half

10. Spread some kindness - do a good turn for someone every day

Please comment!

Daylight Robbery

I'm sharing here my experience I had on my recent train journey.

The people who serve coffee, tea, soups in the train belong to the contractors, who have been authorized for this particular train. They are the people who do not care or fear about anything. Here is the instance to prove that.

On the trains, the servers of coffee & tea are supposed to serve 150ml of coffee/tea (There will be a mark in the glass/cup in which they serve) to the customers/passengers, of which they serve only 120ml or even less. The passengers who travel on these trains never dare to question them in spite of knowing this. This makes the job of these servers even more easier.

I dared to ask one of these servers to serve exactly as per the norms, the server first denied but later gave me the exact quantity because I asked him in a raised voice. After this incident, the server served the other passengers the same old quantity. In spite of watching this entire episode, none of the co-passengers questioned him. This incident has really put me in concern.

I think this is surely a "Daylight robbery" on the trains & we need to blame each one of us for this. So it is time for all of us to start questioning all such acts, so that it will make them realize that they are not doing the right thing.

Please remember we are in the world's biggest democracy.