Stories About Diligence - Character Development Series

We often see balloon sellers, to increase their sales, they release a red balloon filled with helium gas in the air, then the balloon rises up in the air. Seeing this, a small child curiously asked him, "If you release a white balloon, will it also rise in the air." To this the balloon seller replied lovingly, "Son, the balloon does not fly because of its colour, but because of what is inside it. Exactly the same thing applies to our life as well. Precious are the things that exist within us. What separates us from others, elevates us is our attitude. We are surprised that some individuals, companies or countries are more successful than others. This is not a secret. Both the way of working and the way of thinking of such people are effective. They know how to make work effective by capitalizing on the most precious resources. Because the biggest capital is human resource. The success of any person, organization or country depends on the qualities of its people. If...

In those days I was posted in Ladakh region. I had to go back to Ladakh after the vacation was over. My bus was from my hometown at 10 pm. I caught the bus which was going to Chandigarh at the right time. It was winter season and I sat on my seat and fell asleep and when I woke up it was 4 in the morning. After getting down from the bus, I took a taxi and left for the airport. On enquiry, it was learned that due to bad weather in Ladakh region, flights towards Ladakh have been cancelled. I contacted my office regarding this issue. I came to know from my office that my leave has been extended by ten days as the weather is going to be like this in the region for a week. I planned to return home instead of staying in Chandigarh. It was noon time and I had my lunch at a nearby restaurant and ran towards the bus stand. It was 3 in the afternoon when I caught the bus to my home town. It was 11 in the night when I left for my home town by bus. It had rained a lot here and now the weathe...

The first relationships we make in life are with our families. A father's advice, a mother's warmth and a sibling's support are just what we need in the face of an impasse. The more the strings of relationships are pulled, the more the distance increases. I have started writing the story of my life. It has become a way for us to bond. My mom tells us stories about where and when my brothers and I were born and the things we loved. I have heard a lot about my life, but there is still a lot to be done. Even though I was away from home during the day, we used to get together before going to bed at night. So I am trying my best to connect with my family and write my life story. My mother was working long hours, so she could not spend much time at home. We were also working out together as if it had become a family ritual. My family could gather only in the evening so that my mother could join us. Now we have the same hobbies and spend all our evenings at the same place. I...

Drama is commonly used to describe a style of story telling on stage. Despite what the name implies, plays are not always serious. Drama is that which tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted out on a stage. A good understanding of the characters, roles, and subtext of plays will help members better engage with different situations, contexts, and even cultures. As a result, members are encouraged to develop empathy—the ability to see the world from another person's point of viewwithout judgment. Similarly, our life is also a drama which we have to play till the end of our life. Just as there are mysteries in drama, in the same way our lives are also full of mysteries. No one knows what time will happen in life. Our curiosity remains that how will be the time to come, in this curiosity life moves ahead happily. We all have our roles to play. Life is like a play which has many happy, angry, sad and bitter scenes. Every character has a part and role in th...

A couple lives in a small house in a city. The man was working in a company and his wife was a housewife. Both are very happy with their life. With the passage of time they were blessed with a child after two years. Now his life revolves around the child. Time passed and the boy was admitted to the school. But in the meanwhile an accident happened, her husband died in an accident. The woman got very upset due to this sudden incident. Without earning, his financial condition sank into debt. The woman was worried about her son's future. So, instead of going back home; She decided to work for her son and make his future as per her husband's plan. She went in search of work in a nearby colony and asked for a job as she did not want to leave her son alone at home. He got a job in the nearby locality and life came back on track. She was happy with her only son. He worked hard for her education. Her hard work showed results as her son got a job after his studies. Time changed ag...

One late autumn day I had to make a long trip on business. It had rained a lot, and now the wind was very strong and the dry leaves were blowing on the road in the rain. The banks of the river were quite high, and all the fields are filled with water .I reached at the bridge. The bridge was made of wood and raised from the middle so that if the river was full, the water would not overflow the bridge. The river was flowing fast, and he feared it would be a bad night. The meadows were full of water, and the water on the road was halfway up to my knees. Of course I had to wait a long time to reach the city. Since it took me a long time to finish work, I could not leave for home till evening. The wind was very strong at that time, I saw where the big branches were shaking like twigs, and the rattling was terrible and I had never been out in such a stormy day earlier. On my way back it was almost dark by the time I reached the bridge. We were moving along at a good pace, but as soon as my f...

This is the story of a man who had a happy family with a wife and two children. He was working with the Indian Army and never faced any problem. But one incident changed them forever. He was quite happy with his family. He came home happily after retirement. Time was going well. He had his own fields to work and cattle at home. One day the couple planned for family planning and went to the hospital for a surgical procedure. Both were very happy and were unaware of what was happening to them. He admitted his wife to the hospital and came back to his home to take care of his children. He was busy with household chores as today he had to do all the routine household chores alone. He made dinner and fed his children. He put the milk on the stove to heat it and got busy with other household chores. Then fed milk to the children and put them to sleep and fell asleep himself. The next day after getting up early in the morning after finishing the household chores, went to heat milk for t...

There are two ends of our life. One is building one's self-esteem and the other is placing other's rights above one's own. You may really care about respecting yourself, but you probably don't know how to embody it. Look for people in your life who you admire, such as leaders. If you don't know them personally, consider reading articles about them if they are highly successful. Look for patterns of people being true to themselves, standing up for themselves, calling out people to interrupt them, and being honest. All these are the characteristics of self-respecting people. The more you look for role models after whom you can model yourself, the better you will be able to understand which behaviors you must align with in order to gain greater self-esteem and respect from others. Social responsibility is a moral principle in which individuals are accountable for fulfilling their civic duty, and that one person's actions should benefit society as a whole. As su...

In this universe, earth is only the planet where life sustaining elements i.e. Land, Air and Water are present. Life exists because of these resources available on Earth. It creates a balance between living and non-living resources and sustaining both. The three basic and most important non-renewable resources for us are: – the air we breathe, the water we drink and the land on which we live. Without these three resources, our existence cannot be possible. Air Air is a mixture of gases which is composed of nitrogen, oxygen and very small amounts of water vapor and other gases. Oxygen in the air is essential for all living beings because we use this oxygen to produce energy from the food we eat. The carbon dioxide from which we exhale is essential for the plants to take energy from the sun and convert it into food. Wind regulates the temperature of the Earth and causes different patterns of weather. Water: Water is required in all life on the planet because all chemical reactions that...

Aerobic activities like walking, running or jumping rope give your heart and lungs the kind of workout they need to function efficiently. Muscle-strengthening activities like weight-lifting or Pilates build core strength, improving your posture, and toning your breathing muscles. Tree Posture (Vrikshasan) In this posture, standing on one leg with both hands folded upwards is made inverted. While going in this position one has to take deep breaths. And exhale while returning to normal. Tadasana When you stand on your toes and stretch your hands directly above the head, there is more room for oxygen in the respiratory system. This increases lung capacity. Triangle Posture (Trikonasan) Take deep sows standing upright. While exhaling, one hand is rooted from the bottom and the other hand is towards the sky, this leads to the exercise of the stomach. The respiratory process becomes the scavenger. Matsyasan In this posture, sit on the ground with cross legs and keep the head back and stay on...

Life is a feature that distinguishes physical processes that contain biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes. It distinguishes them from those who either do not perform such tasks, or have ceased to perform such tasks, or have never had such tasks and are classified as inanimate. The condition that separates organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms is manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation to the environment through changes that occur internally. While we talk about interpretational life it includes your general behaviour, habits, working. It consists of the central motivating aims of your life, the reasons you get up in the morning. Purpose can guide life decisions, influence behavior, shape goals, offer a sense of direction, and create meaning. For some people, purpose is connected to vocation—meaningful, satisfying work. Life is a series of events with which we attach a meaning. With each event we decide on an...

Formation of Clouds when the invisible water vapor in the air condenses into visible water droplets or ice crystals. For this to happen, the parcel of air must be saturated, i.e. unable to hold all the water it contains in vapor form, so it starts to condense into a liquid or solid form. Water constantly moves from the earth to the air and back again. The constant circulation of water is known as the water cycle. The water in seas, rivers, lakes. ponds or streams evaporates because of the heat of the sun. Plants also give out large amounts of water from their leaves. The water vapour rises up. The air higher up in the atmosphere is cooler. This cools the water vapour and its condenses to form tiny drop of water. These drops of water together form clouds. As the clouds get cooled further, the water drops become bigger and heavier. When they become too heavy, they fall on the earth as rain and fill the sources of water like river, ponds, streams, etc.  Read More...

A common definition of drought is a prolonged period of unusually low rainfall, which leads to water scarcity. They can occur over a long period and can be disastrous for both the economy and human life. Droughts happen when there is not enough rain for a long period of time. It’s not like a dry spell – there is so little precipitation (rain, snow, sleet or any kind of moisture) that a whole region starts to dry out. Sometimes a drought takes decades to develop fully and they are very difficult to predict. During the drought there is so little rain that an entire area starts drying up. When there is little or no rain, plants and crops can die because there is an extreme lack of moisture in the soil for them to grow. When the rainfall is below normal for several weeks, months, or years, the water level begins to fall dramatically. If the dry season continues and water-supply problems develop. It is caused by drier than normal conditions that can eventually ...

Citrullus colocynthis, which has many common names including colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, sodom vine or wild gourd. It is a desert fruit and is mainly found in the Mediterranean basin and Asia, especially in countries such as Turkey. It resembles a common watermelon vine, but its fruits are bitter as well as harsh. It is a wild fruit and in India it is found in abundance in South Haryana as well as Rajasthan. The native name of this fruit is Garmunda, which is dominated by its medicinal properties. It has been used equally for both humans and animals. Ripe fruits are dried and stored and grinded and fed when needed. Usually it is not cultivated, it grows automatically and its most favorable period for the growth and flourishing is during summer, which coincides with the rainy season. Garmunda has been widely used in traditional medicine for centuries. In traditional veterinary medicine, colocynth has been used to treat skin eruptions in camels.  It is a...

Brotherhood is a big thing. The initial days after marriage will be filled with nothing but immense happiness. You will discover new things which may have remained undiscovered till now. You will be spending a lot of time together-be it visiting friends and family or shopping for household items after the wedding. In the beginning of marriage, a couple experiences thrilling moments with each other, where every moment is exciting and thrilling. But as time goes on, it loses that initial, thrilling spark which is quite okay. Many couples believe that talking about money and financial aspects is easy. On the contrary, it is not. Money involves power and status and this can cause huge differences between couples. Partners find it awkward and difficult to talk about financial stability and hence, many do not give their honest opinion about budgeting, saving, spending etc. This also leads to a lot of miscommunication. Children certainly make a marriage stronger, but you shouldn't depe...

About 71% of the Earth is covered with water. This means that the remaining 29% of the area is occupied by land. Which is less than half the amount of water. Nevertheless, 29% of this land activity has a strong impact on the oceans. Our oceans and seas are worlds in themselves. They are home to scores of marine life. The oceans produce the oxygen we breathe, provide food and regulate the climate. The way we treat our oceans affects not only the life that lives within it, but us as well. Every year millions of sharks are killed for their fins, which is a delicacy in some parts of the world. Although it is legal to capture some specs, illegal sharks are traded. The shark’s wings have been cut off and the rest of the body thrown into the sea to avoid declaring a full animal at the port. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased in the last few decades. This has led to acidification of the ocean, the ocean has absorbed carbon dioxide and it reduces the chemical bal...

God gave a good planet to live. Where nature beautifies our earth. A combination of mountains, rivers, trees, flowers, fruits and many other things which looks very beautiful. Nature provides oxygen for us to breathe and food to eat. The most beautiful planet is Earth, which has a clean and beautiful nature full of trees and flowers. Nature is our best friend, it gives us fruits, flowers, vegetables, air to breathe and more. Nature is the most precious gift from God to us to live our life on earth. There are many animals that provide us with milk, meat, wool etc., which is a part of nature.

Raj work day and night to start and run a business so that they can make money and live a good life. But due to the exploitation and ill-treatment of the society, they end up deeply in debt. They are left with no other option but to work abroad. In order to earn more money, Raj works two jobs. Due to the heavy workload and the indifference of the people around, he feels pain and helplessness to earn money. In the midst of his anguish and confusion, Raj meets Mahesh, a classmate from his high school. During the conversation, Raj learns that Mahesh has come to understand many things because of his belief in God. In the presence of God, he is getting spiritual peace and joy. She is living a life of peace and ease. This also strengthens Raj belief in God. With the idea of making more money quickly, Raj takes over a restaurant. But due to constant work and fatigue, Raj falls prey to a serious illness. The risk of paralysis increases. Raj gets an opportunity for self-reflection during th...

Akshaya Tritiya is considered auspicious by Hindus and Jains in many regions of India and Nepal for new ventures, marriages, costly investments such as gold or other property, and any new beginnings. It is also a day to remember loved ones who have passed away. The day is regionally significant for women, married or unmarried, who pray for the well-being of the men in their lives or to whom they may become engaged in the future. After the prayer, they distribute sprouted gram (sprouts), fresh fruits, and Indian sweets. If Akshaya Tritiya falls on a Monday (Rohini), the festival is considered even more auspicious. Fasting, charity and helping others are another festive practice on this day. In Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta Adhyay 16 Shlok 23-24, the giver of the knowledge of Geeta has given instructions and clearly said that the devotees who do any other sadhna other than the rituals described in the scriptures, they neither get happiness nor they get success. Neither do they attain salvation, ...

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad is a romantic place in Gujarat where the city has great charm. The city is a bustling metropolis and also an education hub for students. The place is filled with an aura that inspires people to visit it at least once in their lifetime. From mosques, scenic lakes, rivers and especially food, you name it and here it is. With so many places at its core, it is certainly one of the romantic places in Gujarat for one and all. This place can be visited throughout the year. One can book direct flights, buses and trains till Ahmedabad. Junagadh .Junagadh is an ancient historical city amidst the vibrant state of Gujarat. The spectacular place boasts of some popular forts, spices, food and its culture. Situated at the foothills of the Girnar Hills, the town has several places of special attractions like Durbar Hall Museum, Sakkarbagh Zoological Park and Girnar. An ideal place serving as a base for the forests of Gir, this destination is a must stopover while in the state...