Feel Like quitting !!!!! (Read on) - Never QUIT

Do Not Quit

One day I decided to quit...

I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God," I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"

His answer surprised me...

"Look around," He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes," I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took a very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water.

The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year, the fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo," He said.

"In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit," He said

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant... But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.

It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."

He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots?"

"I would not quit on the bamboo. Neither will I ever quit on you."

"Don't compare yourself to others," He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet, they both make the forest beautiful."

"Your time will come," God said to me. " You will rise high! "

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.

"As high as it can?" I questioned.

"Yes," He said. "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and bring back this story. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you. He will never give up on you.

Never regret a day in your life.ood days give you happiness

Bad days give you experiences

Both are essential to life.

Keep going...

Happiness keeps you Sweet,

Trials keep you Strong,

Sorrows keep you Human,

Failures keep you humble,

Success keeps You Glowing,

But Only God keeps You Going!

~~ANIL

Remembering the Titans !

One of the best'est' movies i have ever watched !

RAAVAN

In today’s world everywhere people know of ravan(a), they take his name with contempt. True, his act of abducting sita was horrendous and led to his meeting his end at the hands of rama.

 But in doing so, we forget that he was such a great person that Mahavishnu had to himself come and undergo all the tribulations of a human life and end his reign.

There is a situation in the Ramayana where in Ravan(a) compares himself and rama


na raamastapasaa devi na balena vikramaiH


na dhanena mayaa tulyastejasaa yashasaapi vaa



Now Rama is Mahavishnu, the supreme personality of godhead ; to be compared to Rama means a great achievement in itself. And all our scriptures teach us to see the good in even our enemies, else Valmiki would not have written such verses about ravana !

Now, coming to the film – though a lot has been said about the acting prowess of every1 save Abhishek (one of my friends felt vikram in ravanan was better) , I still feel Abhishek has come a long way from his Refugee & Drona days.

A highly mature performance from Abhishek, it was a class team act (Abhi,ash,vikram and also govinda and abhi’s brother).

When you make a film that is even loosely based on mythology, it is very important that the casting is done keeping in mind the characters of the original story, and save the huge gigantic figure, the voice that could crack trees, I believe Beera has lived up to his reputation of Ravan !!!

Kudos to Maniratnam, the photographer, Abhishek for a wonderful effort !

(Well, I still have not seen the tamil version, so will see it and comment!)


Anil