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Here’s a story inspired by the quote “Never be afraid of a change”:

Meet Deepa , a successful marketing executive in her late 20s. She had a comfortable routine, a steady paycheck, and a sense of security. However, she felt unfulfilled and restless, like something was missing.

One day, her company underwent a major restructuring, and Deepa’s department was eliminated. She was faced with a difficult choice: stay with the company in a new role or take a chance on something entirely new.

Deepa was terrified. She had never been without a job before and feared the unknown. But as she reflected on her situation, she remembered her grandmother’s words: “Never be afraid of a change.”

Deepa took a deep breath and decided to leave the company. She traveled, explored new hobbies, and rediscovered her passions. She realized that she wanted to start her own business, something she had always dreamed of but never had the courage to pursue.

With newfound determination , Deepa  launched her own marketing firm. It wasn’t easy, but she embraced the challenges and learned from her mistakes. She grew both personally and professionally, and her business flourished.

Deepa’s story spread, inspiring others to embrace change and pursue their dreams. She became a testament to the power of transformation and growth, proving that sometimes, the best things in life come from stepping into the unknown.

Years later, Deepa  looked back on her journey and smiled, knowing that she had truly lived up to her grandmother’s wise words: “Never be afraid of a change.”

Life doesn’t  get better by chance it gets better by change .

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A young seedling was planted on a mountain slope. As it grew, it faced numerous challenges – harsh winds, heavy rains, and scorching sun. Many times, it was on the verge of giving up, but it persevered. Years passed, and the seedling became a strong tree, its roots digging deep into the earth.

One day, a fierce storm hit the mountain, uprooting many trees. But the tree stood firm, its roots holding strong. A wise old man approached the tree and said, “Your strength lies not in your ability to avoid challenges, but in your willingness to face them head-on.”

Moral: Perseverance is the key to success. With determination and courage, we can overcome even the toughest obstacles and emerge stronger.

I hope you find this story inspiring!

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A Story of Watermelons by Defense Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar

“I am from the village of Parra in Goa, hence we are called Parrikars. My village is famous for its watermelons. When I was a child, the farmers would organise a melon-eating contest at the end of the harvest season in May. All the kids would be invited to eat as many watermelons as they wanted.

Years later, I went to IIT Mumbai to study engineering. I went back to my village after 6.5 years. I went to the market looking for watermelons. They were all gone. The ones that were there were so small. I went to see the farmer who hosted the watermelon-eating contest. His son had taken over. He would host the contest but there was a difference.

When the older farmer gave us watermelons to eat he would ask us to spit out the seeds into a bowl. We were told not to bite into the seeds. He was collecting the seeds for his next crop. We were unpaid child labourers, actually. He kept his best watermelons for the contest and he got the best seeds which would yield even bigger watermelons the next year.

His son, when he took over, realised that the larger watermelons would fetch more money in the market so he sold the larger ones and kept the smaller ones for the contest. The next year, the watermelons were smaller, the year later even small. In watermelons the generations change in one year. In seven years, Parra’s best watermelons were finished. In humans, generations change after 25 years. It will take us 200 years to figure what we were doing wrong while educating our children.”

What a beautiful message for us.

This story emphasizes the need of long term thinking in anything we create, are we risking our future for our present.

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One young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.

He passed the initial interview, and now would meet the director for the final interview.

The director discovered from his CV that the youth’s academic achievements were excellent.

He asked, Did you obtain any scholarships in school…?
the youth answered “NO”.

Who paid for your school fees…?
” Parents “, he replied.

“Where did they work……?”

“They worked as clothes cleaner.”

The director requested the youth to show his hands.
The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

“Have you ever helped your parents wash the clothes ?”

“Never, my parents always wanted me to study and read more books.
Besides, my parents can wash clothes faster than me.

The director said, “I have a request.

When you go home today, go and clean your parents hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.

The youth felt dejected.
When he went back home, he asked his parents to let him clean their hands.
His parents felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings,
They showed their hands to their son.

The youth cleaned their hands slowly.
His tear fell as he did that.
It was the first time he noticed that his parents hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in their hands.

Some bruises were so painful that they winced when he touched it.

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fees.

The bruises in the hands were the price that the parents had to pay for his education, his school activities and his future.

After cleaning his parents hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for them.

That night, parents and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director’s office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes, when he asked:

“Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house….?”

The youth answered,
I cleaned my parents hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes’

“I now know what appreciation is.
Without my parents, I would not be who I am today…

By helping my parents, only now do I realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done on your own And I have come to appreciate the importance and value of helping one’s family.

The director said,
“This is what I am looking for in a manager.
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life.”

“You are hired.”

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop an “entitlement mentality” and would always put himself first.

He would be ignorant of his parent’s efforts.

If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying our children instead…?

You can let your child live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch on a big screen TV.

BUT,
when you are cutting grass, watering the plants, cleaning up the house or after a meal washing the plates and bowls, etc. then please let them experience it together with their brothers and sisters.

It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way.

You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow grey, same as the parents of that young person.

The most important thing is your child learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the need to work with others to get things done…

Forward this story to as many as possible…it may change someone’s attitude.

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TEN LESSONS FROM ONE TREE
A man was reading a book of philosophy under the shadow of a tree. The questions were confusing. He lifted his head and looked at the tree.
• He wished he was a tree and lived without thinking. Suddenly the tree came to the language:
He said ′′ I may not think, but I can teach so many lessons to people who think •” The guy is excited:
He said •” I would like to hear you •” The tree began to speak:
•” Throw that book of philosophy away, look at me now and listen to me! I’ll teach you ten life lessons he said.
• The man is excited:
He said •” Okay •”
Tree:
•” Listen then •” he said and started sorting life lessons:
1. Tree bends or corroves when it’s age. Everything has its time. Life is a learning process but its timing is very important. You also know that ′′ old dog is not taught new games.”; ′′ Old wolf is not taught road.”
2. There are many people who hit axe to the fallen tree. For this reason, you should be careful not to fall in life; those who take refuge in your shadow when you are strong will take the axe and run to you when you fall.
3. The handle of the axe that tries to destroy us is from us. Don’t be afraid of the external enemy. The inner enemy is more dangerous. Be careful of people who will look like you and betray you. It is the white stone that breaks teeth and looks like rice most.
4. ′′ Great pine grows in stormy lands ′′ (Cemil Meri ç). It is the challenges that improve and perfect a person. Great men face big obstacles and become great men because they overcame them. Great states become a great state by surviving big times. The kite rises because it stands against the wind. You should know the obstacles, opportunity.
5. The deeper the root of a tree, the higher its height. Those who have weak roots cannot carry greatness. For him you need to take care of your roots. Can a tree that forgets its roots or ignores its roots stay up? A tree receives its strength from its roots, not its body. How can you have a future if you don’t have a history? If you ignore or forget your history, how will you build the future?
6. The tree rumbles with leaves. A person is also beautiful with his family and social environment; he is completed with them. Makes you feel your presence with them. For him, social relationships are very important.
7. No tree thinks whether spring will come or bloom. Root, body and branches do their duty silently and patiently. If you are waiting for spring to come, you must do your duty silently, properly and patiently without shaking.
8. Fruit trees stones. There are many people who are knowledgeable, skillful and successful. No one cares about useless, unqualified, silent people. For this reason, successful people cannot continue their success if they can’t resist the stones to be thrown.
9. Every tree grows in its own soil. The tree will only continue to develop if it finds the appropriate soil. Human skills are also like a tree, a seed. If he finds the right ground, he will develop, otherwise he will rot.
10. You are in need of trees from cradle to grave. You are with us in the crib when you were a child, and in the coffin when you die. Don’t always look at us with wood eyes. Take a look at it with a little bit of an example. Let me finish the word like this, let people have earring. ′′ Everything starts with loving a tree From now on, stop by a tree and listen to our song.”
The man looked at the tree again and said, ′′ It turns out that it is not a tree that is actually wood
(Talking to Plants / Sun Stopped)

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A man, who regularly attended family meetings suddenly, without any notice, stopped participating.
After a few weeks, one very cold night the leader of that group decided to visit him.
He found the man at home, alone, sitting in front of a fireplace where a bright fire burned.
The man welcomed the leader. There was a great and calm silence.
The two men only watched the dancing flames around the logs that crackled in the fireplace.
After a few minutes the leader, without saying a word, examined the logs that formed the fire and selected one of them, glowing most brightly of all, and removed it to the side with a pair of tongs. Then he sat down again.
The host was paying attention to everything, fascinated. Before long, the lone member flame subsided, until there was only a momentary glow and the fire soon went out.
In a short time what was previously bright light and heat had become nothing more than a black and a dead piece of wood.
Very few words had been spoken since the greeting.
Before preparing to leave, the leader with the tongs picked up the useless piece of wood and placed it again in the middle of the fire. Immediately, the member piece of wood was rekindled, fuelled by the light and heat of the burning coals around him.
When the leader reached the door to leave, the host said: ‘Thank you for your visit and for your beautiful lesson. I’ll return to the group soon.’
Why is a group important in our lives ?
Very simple:
Because each member that withdraws takes fire and heat from the rest.
It’s worth reminding group members that they are a part of the flame.
It’s also good to remind us that we are all responsible for keeping each other’s flame burning.
And we must promote the union among us so that the fire is really strong, effective and lasting. Keep the fire burning.
*THE* *GROUP* *IS* *ALSO* *A* *FAMILY*
*It doesn’t matter if sometimes we are bothered by so many messages, quarrels and misunderstandings*.
What matters is to be connected. We are here to meet, learn, exchange ideas or simply to know that we are not alone.*
*Let’s keep the flame alive.*
Life is beautiful with friends and family.
*THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR FAMILY FIRE* Lets keep it burning.

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