Rubiyat e Omar Khyaam

Oh threats of hell and hopes of paradise!
One thing at least is certain: This life flies.
One thing is certain and the rest is Lies;
The Flower that once is blown for ever dies!


The Moving Finger writes: and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it


-Piety: Piousness, Wit: Intelligence. Sent to me by my friend Lokendra.

ये दुनिया अगर

ये महलों ये तख्तों ये ताजों की दुनिया
ये इंसाँ के दुश्मन समाजों की दुनिया
ये दौलत के भूखे रवाजों की दुनिया
ये दुनिया अगर मिल भी जाये तो क्या है

Life of a language

A language that doesn't give bread, will die.

-Josh, a famous Urdu poet.

Quote-Unquote

The best time to be in the market, is now. When it dips, you wont be able to buy because of the fear of further dip. When it is up, you wont be able to buy because of the feeling of loss. -Anon.


Only one thing is known in the market- That it will go up in the long run. -Anon.


Aim: To win all wars despite losing many a battles. - RJ.

Steve Jobs Speech @ Stanford University

Steve Jobs is the CEO of Apple Inc. From electronic circuits to computer softwares to spirituality, he has an interest in all. An innovator and entrepreneur, this address of Steve Jobs delivers the wisdom he gained through his life's experiences. It was really a kind of address I heard in many years now.

You can google to know more about him.


".....And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on."- from the same speech.

"Let me tell you guys...........it was the best speech I have ever heard in my life............ Hope you all will also like it.........." -My friend Nitish after watching it.


Click on the link below to see the video.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA

अब मैं बस...

कभी उठता हूँ, कभी गिरता हूँ
अब मैं बस भागता फिरता हूँ


दुख मुझको एक ठहराव देता था
कहाँ उसके जाल में घिरता हूँ!


अब मैं बस भागता फिरता हूँ

Procrastination

I will keep no work pending henceforth.

Perfection

"I take great joy in doing things well. Whether it's studies, playing any sport or captaining, I like to be focused and enjoy doing things nicely, to the best of my ability".


-Rahul Dravid. Read this quote with Deepak Chopra's quote posted below in past .

Silence

"All man's miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone."

-17th century French scientist Blaise Pascal, best remembered for his contributions to pure geometry and inventions such as the syringe, the hydraulic press, and the first digital calculator.


What sleep is to the mind, silence to the soul.

-Unknown


Q: What do you like second most after the music?
A.R. Rehman: Silence.

Javed Akhtar's Autobiography

Javed Akhtar's Autobiography. I have read very little prose, but I think this must be one of the finest pieces of prose that I'll ever read.


Click here to read it!

lagta hai..

lagta hai, jaise zindgi mein kuchh kiya hee naa ho...

Liked it!

Egocentricity of man today is the reason behind the process of breaking – taking man away from nature, away from the society and away from his family….so where does the way out lie?? How to stop this process of breaking??? The solution lies in ‘sacrifice’….the truth which holds the roots of our culture. Quoting the analogy of electrovalent and covalent bonds, he said that in case of electrovalent bonding, there is complete donation of electrons from donor to receiver, an example of sacrifice…and hence electrovalent bonding is much more stronger than covalent bonding. Same being the case with human bonds too. “Tyaag” is the reason behind eternity.

- A speaker, Sudhanshu Trivedi, as reported by a correspondent, in an alumni meet of my friend Ramanuj.

Education

We need to make education joyful, interesting and meaningful so that children develop a desire to go to school.

-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an address to nation on 15th August 2005.

Free coaching for poor but brilliant IIT aspirants

I read this article in a magazine. This is about a rich NRI in US who has established a free coaching institute in Kota for IIT aspirants from economically weaker families. Hats off to you, Mr Pabrai !!!!


Click here for the article

Liked it !

"Diamond is just another coal... which did well under pressure"

Liked it...

The Worst thing in life is "somebody has tears in eyes bcoz of you", and the Best thing is "somebody has tears in eyes for u".

Quote-Unquote

People tend to underestimate low probability events when they haven’t happened recently, and they tend to overestimate low probability events when they have happened recently.---Warren Buffet.

"Optimism for a Fundamentalist is the highest at the Tops while the Optimism for a Technical is the greatest at the Bottom" - Unknown.

किसी शख्स की art उस के अन्दर की peace दरशाती है...

-Raghuveer, my friend, in a conversation.

When sorrow ends, wisdom starts.

-J. Krishnamurthy.



The process of enjoyment occurs when one goes into timeless awareness. That's when one is in a state of bliss.

- Deepak Chopra.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Quotes

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is one of the leading equity investor of the country. I find he always gives some or the other thing in his interviews, which will make your understanding of the financial world a lot better than that was before reading the interview.
Here are some of his comments which I liked recently.

• one of my biggest learning as an investor is that good stocks always remain expensive.
• Investment strategy: If you find an idea that you are convinced of take a position which if proved correct makes a meaningful difference to your Balance Sheet.
• Do you think analysts know what value and valuations are? They would be the richest people in the world.
• When I bought Praj, it was very difficult decision because in January of 2003 the price was Rs 10; I bought the stock at Rs 100 in December 2003. So the stock had appreciated 10 times in a period of one year before I bought the stock. So, I don’t know; stock appreciated 10 times is a vast appreciation and I bought after that. So I am not buying anything to be different. I am only buying it if in my thinking, the earnings will grow and valuations are reasonable.
• The other lesson is that do not expect that you will have this kind of return constantly. Some of the worst mistakes are made when you get an abnormal return and then you start feeling that you must take steps so that this return can be replicated.

On the face of it, they look very common sensical, but it is this common sense that we loose completely when we make major decisions, I feel. And that's why perhaps he emphasizes so much on these.