whenever we see rich people relaxing in parks sea beaches or in their own homes. we feel a bit jeabus. they have no work. their life is a very long and happy holidey! on our part we are compellrd to do all kinds of work to support ourse lves. we have to go to the work place, or the market, or the fields every dey. in brief we cannot get anything with out working for it . though we feel sorry adout oursd vas and hate work, our attituds is hot correct no one can be really happy by not doing anything all dey. suppous you are freed from all your daily work could you be really happy. certainly not. why? the reason is that work keeps you occupird. work gives you happiness. a writer goes ahead with writing abook breaking rest,because he derives some heppiness. this is true with other people too. it is onlyb a person who works regularly, can enjoy a holidey really. work give us self respect being the manager, the principal, the director or a clcrk in such and such in stitution, brings you satisfaction and repect. a person who does his work properly is independent. he owes ho body. he is an asset to his work place. regular work bulids up astrong character. good hablis, punctuality. carefulness patience orderliness and consideration for others are fww good and exemplary qualuities tiresme, work has its own merits..
Archive for February, 2008
WORK
The Buddha

The buddha is name when he was a princes was siddhartha. he was born in the year 623 B.C he hailed from a royal clan coiled shakyas. he was is a tribe related to mangols. he was born at kapilwasthu, asmall state situated at the foot of nimalaya mountain.his father was suddhodana the ruler of kapilawasthu and the mother was queen mahamaya. the prince was brought up amidst luxuries but he was not so much interested in them. when be was a young man he married yasodaraa pratty princess from a relative clan. when prince siddhartha the was 29 years old his wife gave birth to a prince.that very night he left the castle in searsh of the meaning of life.
the prince did away with his royal clothing cut his hair and dressed nimself in the robes of an ascetic for few years he was a disciple of several feeachers, but they could not help him search. he had to undergo many haryships in his quest After six or seven year from the day he left the castle. one night he sat undra bo tree and contemplated over the natnure of human life. At last he was answer to the tormentingquestion ”why do people suffer ”he discovered that craving in the root cause of all human agony. besides,he undes tood a lost of other caues and effects related to human existete. hespent the rest of his life which amounts the dhamma he realized, to the mankind. he covered the whole of madya pradesh on foot to do good to thousands of people there. he passed a way at kusinagar at the age of eighty. Allthe worldly thing s perish one day. do not delay in your efforts to libe rate yourself from worldly fetters they were his last words..
good manners
good manners do hot come naturally.they have to be learnt and ccltivated. chilren should be thught to behave well from their childhood Without such atraining they would grow up rough and rude like savages. As the sociey doesnt tolerate te such behavior,they will have a hard time in their life. people shun those who donot care for manners. so an ill- mannered person will be unpopular in his home school boarding house workplace library and in brief everywhere he goes.this will make his life unpleasant and un happy.
goodmanners are the mark of a gentleman.they are are the sure characteristics of a man with a good upbringing. the consideration for other people;s feelings is the cream of good manners.Aperson whorespects other’s feelings never says things that will hurt them. he willneither speak nor behave says things that willhurt them.he willneither speak nor behave in a rude manner. some peole takepride in insulting others and behaving in an offensive manner. they are of the wrong belief that it is a sure way of winning their respect.no one has been successful in that manner.the root causes of bod manners is selfishness and foolishness. when driven by selfishness, a person thinks only of himself.he thinks that he should have everything in his only of himself.he thinks that he should have everything in his own way. we call him afool because it is impossiple for one to have his own way in life.A well mannered person is selfess and intelligent he gives priority to the comfots,feelings and happiness of the others rather than his own. well mannered people re loved by all. they command the respect of others with ease..
Emperor Asoka
asoka hailed from the mauriyan clan he was the son. bin dusara who ruled lndia during 300-273 B. C. Asoka Asc ended the throne in 273 B.C.after his father’s death. asa young man he was very much in terested in the expansin of his king dom. he waged wan with neigh boyr states and aonquered them all.however his conquest of the kalinga changed his life. he felt very sorry for the thousands of people killed by him. he gavup all his projects of expansion and became a devoted buddhaist he made apilgrimage to madya pardesh where gautama buddha is he made apilg rimage to madya. pradesh where gautama buddha once carried onhis rligious activities.Asoka erected a stone pillar to make the birth. place of buddha at lumbini. after embracing buddhism he be came a very right eous person. he said his aim was to get dharma in to the hearks of the people. After that he was called Dharmasoka


