The Five important lessons to be learnt from a pencil:
1]Everything you do will always leave a mark.
2]You can always correct the mistakes you make.
3]what is important is what is inside you.
4]In life you will undergoainful sharpenings, which will make you a better and a
useful pencil.
5]To be the best you can be, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the
hand that holds you.
....our life is the same as that of a pencil.


NOW THE PENCIL STORY in detail

A Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box and said, "There are 5 things you should remember before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be."
"One: You can do many great things only when you allow yourself to be held in someone%s hand."
"Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you%ll need it to become a better pencil."
"Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make."
"Four: The most important part of you will always be what%s inside."
"And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write."
The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with a clear purpose in its mind.
We can replace the place of the pencil with ourselves. If we always remember them and never forget, we will become the best persons.
One: We are able to do many great things, but only if we allow ourselves to be held in a mentor%s hands. We should allow others to access us for the many gifts we possess.
Two: We will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems in life, but we need it to become stronger persons.
Three: We will be able to correct any mistakes we might make.
Four: The most important part of us will always be what%s on the inside.
Five: On every surface we walk through, we must leave our mark. No matter what the situation, we must continue to do our duties.

If we allow this story of pencil to encourage us to know that we are special persons, we can fulfil the purpose to which we were born to accomplish. We should never allow ourselves to get discouraged and think that our life is insignificant and cannot make a change.
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TELUGU (తెలుగు) Conversations :Survival Kit -V

(The fifth 10 of the 94 conversational practice modules)


41. ‘rOjuku(per day) eMtha(how much)
adhdhe(rent) ivvaali[(to) give] ?’
‘రోజుకు ఎంత అద్దె ఇవ్వాలి ?’
What is the rent per day?

42. ‘rOjuku(per day) reMdu(two) vaMdhala(hundred) roopaayalu(rupees.)’
‘రోజుకు రెండు వందల రూపాయలు’
It is Rs. 200/- per day.

43. ‘EM(What) bhOjanaM(food) pedathaaru [(you) serve]?
shaakaahaaramaa[(is it) vegetarian], maaMsaahaaramaa[(is it) Non-vegetarian]?
‘ఏం భోజనం పెడతారు ? శాకాహారమా, మాంసాహారమా?'
What kind of food do you serve? vegetarian (or) Non-vegetarian?

44. ‘reMdoonu’
‘రెండూను’
Both

45. ‘aa(that) edhuti(front) gadhilOki(room into) veLLaMdi (go Sir).
‘ఆ ఎదుటి గదిలోకి వెళ్ళండి’
Go to the front room.

46. ‘kaavalasiMdhi(requirements) adagaMDi(ask Sir).
‘కావలసింది అడగంఢి’
Ask for whatever you want.

47. ‘koMchaM(Some) maMchi(good) neeLLu(water) isthaaraa[(will you)give]?’
‘కొంచం మంచి నీళ్ళు ఇస్తారా?’
Will you get me some (drinking) water ?

48. ‘meeru(you) akkadaku(there to) raMdi(come Sir)’.
‘మీరు అక్కడకు రండి’.
You come there.

49. ‘bhOjanaM(Food) theesuku (bring) raMdi(come sir)’ &
‘భోజనం తీసుకు రండి’
Bring/serve the food.

50. ‘battalu(clothes) uthakaMdi(wash Sir).’
‘బట్టలు ఉతకండి’
Wash the clothes.
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TELUGU (తెలుగు) Conversations :Survival Kit -IV

(The fourth 10 of the 94 conversational practice modules)

31. ‘lEdhu’
‘లేదు’
no, not!

32. ‘mee(your) pEru(name) Emiti(what)?’
‘మీ పేరు ఏమిటి ?’
What is your name?

33. ‘naa(my) pEru(name)________?
‘నా పేరు________?
My name is________

34. ‘meeru(you) Emi(what) chEsthunnaaru [(are) doing)]?’
‘మీరు ఏమి చేస్తున్నారు ?’
What is your business? (Or) What are you?

35. ‘meeru(you) ekkaDa(where) uMtunnaaru(reside) ?’
‘మీరు ఎక్కఢ ఉంటున్నారు ?’
Where do you reside?

36. ‘mee(your) oori(town’s) pEru(name) EmitaMdi(what sir) ?’
‘మీ ఊరి పేరు ఏమిటండి ?’
What is the name of the town you hail from ?

37. ‘maa(Our) oori(town’s) pEru(name) _______.’
‘మా ఊరి పేరు _______.’
The name of the town, I hail from is ________

38. ‘mee(your) vayasu(age) eMtha(how much)?’
‘మీ వయసు ఎంత ?’
How old are you?

39. ‘mee(your) illu(house) ekkaDa(where) unnadhi(is)?’
‘మీ ఇల్లు ఎక్కఢ ఉన్నది ?’
Where is your residence?

40. ‘ee(this) phaaraM(form) niMpi(fill up) ivvaMdi(give Sir).’
‘ఈ ఫారం నింపి ఇవ్వండి’
Fill up this form and submit.
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MOTHERS

My Mom Only Had One Eye.
(Please read it completely)
My mom only had one eye.
I hated her... she was such an embarrassment. my mom ran a small shop at a flea market. she collected little weeds and such to sell...
anything for the money we needed she was such an embarrassment.
There was this one day during elementary school. It was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? Threw her a hateful look and ran out.
The next day at school...
"Your mom only has one eye?!?!”and they taunted me.

I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world so I said to my mom, "mom... Why don’t you have the other eye?! If you're only gonna make me a laughingstock, why don’t you just die?!!!" my mom did not respond... i guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, it felt good to think that i had said what I’d wanted to say all this time.. Maybe it was because my mom hadn’t punished me, but I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.

That night...
I woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. My mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. I took a look at her, and then turned away because of the thing I had said to her earlier, there was something pinching at me in the corner of my heart. Even so, I hated my mother who was crying out of her one eye. So I told myself that I would grow up and become successful. Because I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty.
Then I studied real hard.
I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied, and got accepted in the Seoul University with all the confidence I had. Then, I got married.

I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too... now I’m living happily as a successful man.

I like it here because it's a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom.
This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when...
What?!

Who’s this?!

...it was my mother...

..Still with her one eye.
It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me.
My little girl ran away, scared of my mom's eye.
And I asked her, "who are you?!"
"I don’t know you!!!" as if trying to make that real. I screamed at her,” How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter!"

"GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!"
And to this, my mother quietly answered, "oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared out of sight. Thank goodness... she doesn’t recognize me.
I was quite relieved.

I told myself that I wasn’t going to care, or think about this for the rest of my life. Then a wave of relief came upon me...

one day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. so, lying to my wife that I was going on a business trip, I went. After the reunion, I went down to the old shack that I used to call a house...just out of curiosity. There, I found my mother fallen on the cold ground.

But I did not shed a single tear.
She had a piece of paper in her hand.... it was a letter to me.

"My son...

I think my life has been long enough now..
And... I won’t visit Seoul anymore...
but would it be too much to ask if I wanted you to come visit me once in a while? I miss you so much... and I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I decided not to go to the school. ...for you... and I’m sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you.

You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. as a mom, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye... so I gave you mine... I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. i was never upset at you for anything you did.. The couple times that you were angry with me, I thought to myself, 'it's because he loves me..'
my son... oh, my son...
I don’t want you to cry for me, because of my death.
Please don’t cry...
my son, i love you so much"

so folks don't be ashamed of your mom. Pass this on to any moms, daughters and sons that you know. I just did...

Remember:
people will forget what you said ...
people will forget what you did ...
But people will never forget how you made them feel...
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Happiness in caanjeevaram silks

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TELUGU (తెలుగు) Conversations :Survival Kit -III

(The third 10 of the 94 conversational practice modules)


21. ‘meeru(You) ekkadaku(where to) veLthunnaaru(are going) ?
‘మీరు ఎక్కడకు వెళ్తున్నారు ?
Where are you going?

22. ‘hOtaluku( Hotel to) . hOtalu(Hotel) ekkaDa(where) unnadhi is )?’
‘హోటలుకు. హోటలు ఎక్కఢ ఉన్నది?’
To hotel.Where is the hotel ?

23. ‘dhaari(way ) choopaMdi(please show)’
‘దారి చూపండి’
Please, show the way.

24. ‘Edhainaa(Any) baMDi(vehicle)
dhorukuthuMdhaa [(is it) available]?
'ఏదైనా బంఢి దొరుకుతుందా ?
Is there any conveyance/vehicle available ?

25. ‘ee(this) bassu(bus)ekkadaku (where to) veLthuMdhi(goes)?
‘ఈ బస్సు ఎక్కడకు వెళ్తుంది ?
Where does this bus go?

26. ‘hOtalu(hotel) vaipu(direction)’.
‘హోటలు వైపు’.
Towards the hotel.

27. ‘idhE (This only) hOtalu (hotel)!’
‘ఇదే హోటలు’
This only, is the hotel.

28. ‘meeku(you to) Emi(what) kaavaali(want)?
‘మీకు ఏమి కావాలి ?
What do you want?

29. ‘ee (This) hOtalulO(hotel in) uMdadaaniki(stay to) gadhi(room)
dhorukuthuMdhaa [(is it) available] ?’
‘ఈ హోటలులో ఉండడానికి గది దొరుకుతుందా ?’
Is there any room/accommodation available in this hotel?

30. ‘dhorukuthuMdhi [(It is) available].’
‘దొరుకుతుంది’
Yes, available!
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Some Whacky Quotes

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.
- Albert Einstein

The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
- Robert Frost

The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.
- Franklin P. Jones

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?
- Jean Cocturan

It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.
- Darrin Weinberg

Life is pleasant.
Death is peaceful.
It's the transition that's troublesome.

Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you when he is in trouble again.

Complex problems have simple, easy to understand wrong answers.

It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving.

Whoever said money can't buy happiness, didn't know where to shop.

Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but then again, neither does milk.

Most people are only alive because it is illegal to shoot them.

Forgive your enemies but remember their names.

The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.

Dont worry that the world ends today, its already tomorrow in Australia! So, Keep Smiling!!!
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"The end of poverty : How we can make it in our lifetime" -by Jeffrey Sachs

"In his 2005 work, The End of Poverty, Sachs wrote that "Africa's governance is poor because Africa is poor", reversing the usual assumption. According to Sachs, with the right policies, mass destitution - like the 1.1 billion extremely poor living on less than $1 a day - can be eliminated within 20 years. China and India serve as examples; China has lifted 300m people out of poverty in the last two decades. For Sachs a key element is raising aid from the $65bn level of 2002 to $195bn a year by 2015. Sachs emphasises the role of geography, with much of Africa suffering from being landlocked and disease-prone, but stresses that these problems once recognised can be overcome: disease (such as malaria) can be controlled, and infrastructure created. Without specifically addressing these issues, political elites will continue to focus on getting resource-based wealth out of the country as fast as possible, and investment and development remain mirages.
Sachs claims he has developed a new branch of economics, called "clinical economics."
Criticism
While a hero to some, many economists view Jeff Sachs’ proposals as dangerously naive. One of his strongest critics is New York University (NYU) Professor of Economics William Easterly who savaged End of Poverty in his review for the Washington Post.
Another person to criticize Sachs is Amir Attaran, who is a scientist and lawyer and currently the Canada Research Chair in Law, Population Health and Global Development at the University of Ottawa. Sachs and Attaran have worked closely as colleagues, including to coauthor a famous study in The Lancet documenting the dearth of foreign aid money to fight HIV/AIDS in the 1990s, which led to the creation of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. However, Sachs and Attaran part company in their opinion of the Millennium Development Goals, and Attaran argues in a paper published in PLoS Medicine and an editorial in the New York Times that the United Nations has misled by setting specific, but immeasurable, targets for the Millennium Development Goals (for example, to reduce maternal mortality or malaria). Sachs dismisses that view in a reply to PLoS Medicine by saying that only a handful of the Millennium Development Goals are immeasurable, but Attaran also replies citing the United Nations' own data analysis (which the UN subsequently blocked from public access) showing that progress on a very large majority of the Millennium Development Goals is never measured. Their ongoing debate on the web is one of the most fundamental in the future of international development.
Author Vandana Shiva in The Ecologist says about Sachs' novel: ".. there is a problem with Sachs' and so many of the other end-poverty prescriptions. Sachs doesn't understand where poverty comes from. He seems to view it as the original sin. 'A few generations ago, almost everybody was poor,' he writes, before adding: 'The Industrial Revolution led to new riches, but much of the world was left far behind.' This is a totally false history of poverty. The poor are not those who have been 'left behind'; they are the ones who have been robbed. The riches accumulated by Europe are based on riches taken from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Without the destruction of India's rich textile industry, without the takeover of the spice trade, without the genocide of the native American tribes, without Africa's slavery, the Industrial Revolution would not have led to new riches for Europe or the US. It was this violent takeover of Third World resources and markets that created wealth in the North and poverty in the South..""
(An extract from the WIKIPEDIA)
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