RIDDLES

1.Arithmetic above,play in a swing below.

2.A tiny tot,this girl;
Her name-Miss Ruby Red.
Clad in a skirt of scarlet,
A pice,the price on her head.
She burns mouths and brings tears;
In this she's unequalled,with no peers.

3.Two men dived for prawns in the river,
and when they came out of the water,
one had wet hair,
the other did not.
How did that happen?

4.A box with seven holes.

5.What is it that dies when it drinks water?

6.It cannot be clenched,it cannot be held,
but it refreshes body.

7.The white man with one leg.

ANSWERS

1.A clock
2.Red chille
3.One of them was bald.
4.A head
5.Fire
6.Water
7.A mushroom

WORDS OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

THE FUTURE OF INDIA

Looking into the past only degenerates and leads to nothing, and that we should look to the future.That is true. But out of the past is built the future.Therefore, as for as you can, drink deep of the eternal fountains that are behind, and after that, look forward, march forward and make India brighter,greater, much higher than She ever was.We must learn the elements of our being,the blood that courses in our veins;we must have faith in that blood, and what it did in the past; and out of that faith, and consciousness of past greatness, we must built an India yet greater than what she has been.

EVERY CHILD IS SPECIAL

Hi friends! How are you all?Now I want to share with you about a excellent film "TAARE ZAMEEN PAAR". Aamir khan has directed the film very well.The child has acted as if natural.He has not spoken more but reacted all by his expressions.We are able to understand all his difficulties from his way of acting. Every parent should watch this film.Parents are expecting a very good performance from the children but failing to know about their tender feelings.Children are tender.They expect love, compassion and understanding at school and at home.They are longing for it.Though parents may be in a very high post and they may have many commitments, but they are only parents to the children.So they must try to understand their children.Watch the film and be a support to the children.Aamir khan has taught us a very good lesson.

LET US KNOW

*An animal called as Pika lives in America and Canada.It looks like rabbit in its appearance.The speciality of Pika is that it whistles like a human being.When an enemy is approaching in the nearby area,Pika whistles loudly so that other animals can hide themselves for safety.

*A large sized "Hair-spider"is found in American forest.The Hair-spider eats only MouAAntain snake.When a Mountain snake is lying motionless,the hair-spider spits poisonous liquid on it.The snake gets swooned.Soon,hundreds of hair -spiders join together and eat the mountain snake.Within two hours,a large snake will be fully devoured by hair-spiders group.

*A wild cat living in America called as Puma is very big in size like a tiger.This cat is 5 feet long and its tail 2.5 feet long.

WORDS OF SAI BABA

PARTNERS

Sai Baba says that the interaction between individuals who live together in a close daily relationship,such as marriage,can be likened to the way two rough stones shaken together in a jar will each polish the rough surfaces of the other by the friction resulting from being rubbed against one another.This polishing process can,if accepted,give each partner the chance to work off old karmic patterns and learn the lessons that still need to be completed.
This is by no means always a pleasant situation,and many people prefer to withdraw from the interaction if it is too stressful,and seek another partner with whom they hope their shared life will be more harmonious.
If the interaction is accepted,together with the frictions,it is possible,with the aid of a partner,to learn and grow into a more mature and whole person even more rapidly and on a deeper level than is possible alone.
As this basic connection between two adults directly affect their children and succeeding generations,it is most important to try to discover why it so often fails.

PARTNERS

PRAWN BIRIYANI

INGREDIENTS (for 2 servings)

Pulao rice 1 cup
Prawn 1/2 cup
Onion chopped 1/2 cup
Ginger juice 1 tsp
Green chillies 8(chopped)
Pepper 1 tsp
Turmeric powder a pinch
Salt 1 tsp
Oil as needed
METHOD

Clean the prawns and fry. Grind onion,ginger,salt and pepper;smear the masala on the seasoned prawns.Heat oil,fry rice,chillies,add a pinch of turmeric.Add 2 cups of hot water and cook rice till almost done,then add prawns and keep it on simmering heat for 10 minutes.Serve hot with mint chutney and curd salad.

DO YOU KNOW???????

*In Madagaskar,the world's largest bird by name Elephant Bird once existed.This is a giant bird with 12 feet height more than half-a tonne weight.The selfish man has hunted the species completely and eradicated them.Now they are extinct.However,the skeleton of the Elephant birds are available even today.
*There is a snake called "glass snake" in United States of America. If it is beaten,it will break into several pieces.But it will not die. The broken pieces will grow and become several glass snakes. The broken piece does not get much damage even if it is put under fire.
*Penguin is the only bird which uses its wings for swimming.No other bird is able to do this act.

ELEPHANTS

Elephants can swim in very deep water.The elephants use their ears like fans.They fan out heat and bring cold air to their head and neck.The ears of African elephants are large because heat is severe in Africa.Asian elephant can easily be tamed.It is very difficult to tame African elephant.The elephants can sleep while standing at any place.
The elephant is a slow-walker.In one hour,an elephant can walk from 10 to 20 kilometers only.The elephant cannot jump or run fast,because of its huge body.Climbing hills is a difficult task for the elephant.
Before love-making,male and female elephants used to play for several days.During such period,the trunks of male and female get themselves entwined.

MYSORE PAK

INGREDIENTS
Bengal gram flour 1/2 cup
Soy flour 1/2 cup
Ghee 2 cup
Sugar 2 cup
Cardamom powder 1 tsp

METHOD
Sieve together gram and soy flour.Roast mixture over a hot tava.Dissolve sugar in 1/4 cup of warm water.When syrup of thread consistency forms,add flour mixture and ghee gradually and keep stirring on a low heat.When the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan and the ghee starts separating,pour the mixture on to a greased plate.While still warm cut the mysore pak into desired shape and size.

MONEY

Simply to accumulate money that we are never to use it,from the intellectual point of view,is as stupid an operation as can be imagined.In places where much money is made we easily acquire a positive disgust for it.Our happiest hours have been spent with poor scholars and artists and men of science,whose words remain in the memory and make us rich indeed.And yet the real truth is that money is the strong protector of the intellectual life.The student sit and studies,too often despising the power that shelters him from the wintry night that gives him lamps and books and fire.For money is simply the accumulated labour of the past,guarding our piece like some mighty fortress wall within which men follow the most peaceful avocations.The art is to use money so that it shall be the protector and not the scatterer of our time,the body-guard of the sovereign Intellect and Will.

WILDLIFE

We require wild plants and animals for food and nutrition,clothing and construction,fuel and energy,medicine and ornamentation and above all,to enjoy the numerous life forms present in their myriad colours on Earth.
But our needs and dependence on Nature have resulted in the use,overuse and abuse of the species and ecosystem.Forests and woodlands are destroyed by over-exploitation for timber;grasslands are destroyed by conversion into farmlands and overgrazing by domestic livestock;wetlands are threatened by drainage for farming and construction.Environment is being polluted,due to industrialisation and luxurious modern living.Man through the corridors of time,has sent several species of plants and animals into oblivion.Living resource conservation is necessary to maintain the essential ecological processes on which our survival and socio-economic development depend.

THREE TRUTHS

There are three truths which are absolute and cannot be lost, yet may remain silent for lack of speech.

(a) The soul of man is immortal, and its future is the future of a thing whose growth and splendour has no limit.
(b) The principle which gives life dwells in us,and without us,is undying and eternally beneficent ,is not heard,or seen,or smelt,but is perceived by the man who desires perception.
(c) Each man is his own absolute law-giver, the dispenser of glory or gloom to himself; the decreer of his life,his reward,his punishment.
These Truths,which are as great as is life itself,are as simple as the simplest mind of man.Feed the hungry with them.

WALKING

Walking is a holistic exercise that can calm body and mind.It is a low-impact, natural exercise that releases fatigue and improves general health.Comfortable clothing and proper footwear are essential for walking.
Gautama Buddha introduced walking meditation as one of the tools for physical and mental development.
Walking meditation is a part of yoga.There will be no wear and tear, no strain but only a calm mind,a feeling of lightness and ease and improved energy.
Walking meditation develops deep awareness of the body and breath and prepares one for asana practice.
One needs discipline and commitment to make walking meditation,a daily routine.