DO IT ANY WAY....

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;


... Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you

of selfish, ulterior motives;

... Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some

false friends and some true enemies;

... Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;

... Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;

... Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;

... Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;

... Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;

... Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway.

We can do no great things - only small things with great love.

- although commonly attributed to Mother Teresa,

who kept a copy of this prayer on

the wall of her Calcutta orphanage,

this prayer was actually written by Kent Keith.

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Five Bauncing Balls

Speech by Bryan Dyson
(CEO of Coca Cola)
'Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air। You name them - work, family, health, Friends and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the Air. You will soon or one day understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four Balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for Balance in your life.'
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संकलित.

दोहे रहीम के...बातें पते की.

रहिमन वे नर मर चुके, जो कहुं मांगन जाहिं।
उनते पहिले वे मुए, जिन मुख निकसत नाहिं।।
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रहिमन यहि संसार में, सब सो मिलिए धाई।
ना जाने केहि रूप में, नारायण मिलि जाई।।
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रहिमन तब तक ठहिरए, मान मान सम्मान।
घटत मान देखिय जबहिं, तुरतहि करिय पयान।।
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जो रहीम उत्तम प्रकृति,का करि सकत कुसंग।
चंदन विष व्यापत नहीं, लपटे रहत भुजंग।।
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माँ...!

सुबह उठते ही
तुलसी को पानी
देती हुई माँ

सड़क कूटती हुई
सिलाई मशीन
चलाती हुई माँ

आधा पेट खाकर
बेटी के लिए
दहेज़ जोड़ती हुई माँ

शराबी पति के
पाँव दबाती हुई माँ
अभावों के असंख्य सैनिकों से
लड़ती हुई
बच्चे को स्कूल भेज रही है माँ !
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श्री जितेन्द्र चौहान की कविता साभार

अंदाज़ आज का...!

जिन्हें शक हो वो करें और ख़ुदाओं की तलाश

हम तो इंसान को दुनिया का ख़ुदा कहते हैं

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फ़िराक़ गोरखपुरी

अंदाज़े बयां...हर दिन नया.

न हुआ, पर न हुआ 'मीर' का अंदाज़ नसीब
'ज़ौक़' यारों ने बहुत ज़ोर ग़ज़ल में मारा
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तूती-ए-हिंद मीर तकी 'मीर'

अंदाज़े बयां...हर दिन नया.

ढूढता फिरता हूँ ऐ 'इक़बाल' अपने आप को
आप ही गोया मुसाफिर आप ही मंज़िल हूँ मैं
******************* अल्लामा इक़बाल.