CASH - Ca-re & sh-are in Life

When visited home this time , A big concrete water tank was placed out side my home , I noticed my parents keep pouring water into that but no one was using it instead stray animals kept drinking from it time to time. My father told that Cow, bull , buffalo, dogs try to drink from the municipal tap near by but its mostly occupied and people chase animals away so he purchased and placed to keep a separate tank . Knowing nature of my parents , it was not much of surprise that they not only spent money for stray animals but also took it on them to keep refilling the tank throughout the day .

We have spent good amount of time in villages where entire ecosystem of survival is centered around interdependence , interdependence between every thing which is available ( and not only with our human neighbors) , of course religion and faith adds big deal into it . I have always seen my mother taking out first chapati from pan and putting it away for cow , left over from night never went into

dustbin , it was always saved with much effort for dogs or any first animal sought in morning . Lunch and dinner was not the only thing we shared with guest animals , after finishing her morning prayers she always took out handful of grain and spread it on our lawn for house sparrows and pigeons , in city now we dont have a lawn still a very small terrace serves the purpose which is still over crowded in morning with more

than 60 parrots , sparrows and pigeons.

My father used to travel few kilometers across jungles daily to reach to his office and often found injured birds ,Squirrel or other small animals which were bought back to home , cared with utmost dedication , named with love and affection and allowed to run away once they are recovered . Those who can not be saved were missed and remembered in prayers .

Sharing a piece of life did come to my parents from basics of religion but they have extended its meaning because they care , they can not stay ignored if a puppy or even a piglet is in pain. When we moved in the city , I thought all of these activities would end but they managed to continue them without any hiccups. It has been a great learning and I truly believe practicing the same will also bring greater satisfaction

Fall of poster boys

Recent verdict on Rajat Gupta for proven charges of insider trading has shown us another fall of a poster boy of Consulting . After holding many high profile positions in some of the best organisations , he was probably early symbol of rising India in international power playgrounds of boardrooms. It all faded now . Satyam founder Mr Raju also faced a downfall after he confessed of doctoring books of his public listed company. The common factor between both of these poster boys are thier personal greed which didnt have any limit , in fact greed never has any limit.

Both had earned enough and were respected globally for their work and status but this was not enough for them and the next level may have looked some what difficult to achive from just means . Motivation was Quick and heavy gains which also led them to their downfall.

Its only few years when we have seen another poster boy who was not from corporate world but from sports ground fell down from his world winning status to an addict and cheater in relationshio . Tiger wood had all any one can ever imagine , a consistent champion who could not stay away from the temptations of life and created a very tangled net from himself .

All of them had built thier careers on the foundation of hard work , good education and consistent performance but at some point they started deviating from that path . Personal gains , aspirations & temptations took precedence over the discipline and code of conducts . As the satisfaction came by , they started reaching out for more and never stopped till it was too late.

Its true , the harder they come , the harder they fall.