A man stopped at a flower shop for ordering some flowers to be sent as a gift to his mother who lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars."
The man smiled and said, "Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose." He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers.
As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, "Yes, please! You can take me to my mother."
She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the gifting order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house.
At times we take many such relationships with our family and friends for granted. Learn to value them.
This was one of the useful forwards I got in recent times! What a powerful
message!
The first quarter of 2009 is over and how! It just zipped past at such an amazing speed. Suddenly amidst the financial year end activities, it dawned upon me that yes, three months have already gone! That's what our mind does to our world. It shows the world through our actions. All said and done, I am really sorry that in these three months there was no time for any of my leisure time activities. Hoping to catch up with friends and personal activities soon..
The Tata Nano has launched. It's all over the newspapers..and the debate about it has undoubtedly shifted towards the positive. Interest free loans, new outlets...the whole city is abuzz...Auto drivers want to upgrade to Nano...citing increased safety at the same cost per kilometer...and above all..they smell the possibility...thanks to the vision of one man who engineered their dreams into reality. Quite obviously, it is one of the momentous launches in Indian automobile industry. Where are those critics? Any news?
Sadly, Maruti 800 may not be available in some months time. That is a good car for all it's worth; it was a revolution when launched. It was my first car and I am still fond of it. It pained a lot when I sold it; it had travelled half way across India with me, many times taking me to home sweet home. I will miss the faithful 800. Omni will also be stopped for production, but then, only the call taxi operators would miss it. Even they have almost upgraded to the Logans.
Come on Nano, a million Indian and a few more forign dreams are waiting for you.
The recent ads on the TV are increasingly goading people to switch off their cars at the traffic signals. How about a signal less junctions so people don't stop unnecessarily at all?
Shoes have started taking off in deadly trajectory's aimed at politicians. Foreign as well as Indian. It's in vogue now..and looks like it is not stopping any sooner. Talk about symbolic protests! This is disgusting irrespective of the target.
The weather is getting hotter by the day. The city feels a lot hotter than it was the same time last year. Not good at all.
