My message against racism...

Against the outrageous advertisement outside a supermarket in Australia, saying Indians or Asians aren't welcome for jobs there...

Hey there, brothers & sisters from Australia. I am not generalizing you all, but I am going to give a piece of my mind to the few pathetic racists your beautiful country has given rise to. It is  matter of pride to call yourselves Australians, no doubt. But there is no pride in calling yourselves Australians having little tolerance against people from other countries. That is what illiterate people do; and after all, we know a country can't achieve 100% literacy, so we accept the few random racists out there. Always remember, we are all great people living in our great country with other great people of other great countries; we are all humans. It's true that I am proud to be Indian, but I am also privileged to be global. We are nothing without the support of our brothers and sisters; united we stand, divided we fall. Brothers and sisters out there - fight racism, if any. Racists don't fall under the category of human beings. They are born to hate as they are so insecure about their own existence and consider themselves a rung above the rest. I feel sorry to say this, but religion and racism are the primary reasons that our beautiful world is breaking up into pieces. And always remember; Indians and Asians are known for their hospitality worldwide. We warmly invite anyone from any country to visit or live among us, like our own siblings; WE DON'T TOLERATE RACISM OF ANY KIND. Individual efforts yield less, but a summation of individual efforts can lead to a revolution. I urge all my brothers and sisters, including those from Australia, to stand firmly and strongly against this social evil.

Regards,
Sourav Gangopadhyay

Kites...

A boy was flying a kite with his father and asked him what kept the kite up. Dad replied, "The string." The boy said, "Dad, it is the string that is holding the kite down." The father asked his son to watch as he broke the string.

Guess what happened to the kite? It came down. Isn't that true in life? Sometimes the very things that we think are holding us down are the things that are helping us fly. That is what discipline is all about.

Be a good parent...

There are little eyes upon you

and they're watching night and day.

There are little ears that quickly

take in every word you say.

There are little hands all eager

to do anything you do;

And a little boy who's dreaming

of the day he'll be like you.

You're the little fellow's idol,

you're the wisest of the wise.

In his little mind about you

no suspicions ever rise.

He believes in you devoutly,

holds all that you say and do;

He will say and do, in your way,

when he's grown up like you.

There's a wide-eyed little fellow

who believes you're always right;

And his eyes are always opened,

and he watches day and night.

You are setting an example

every day in all you do,

For the little boy who's waiting

to grow up to be like you.

Low self-esteem...

A young executive with poor self-esteem was promoted but he couldn't reconcile himself to his new office and position. There was a knock at his door. To show how important and busy he was, he picked up the phone and then asked the visitor to come in. As the man waited for the executive, the executive kept talking on the phone, nodding and saying, "No problem, I can handle that." After a few minutes he hung up and asked the visitor what he could do for him. The man replied, "Sir, I'm here to connect your phone."