Hugs

No moving parts, no batteries. No monthly payments and no fees; Inflation proof, non-taxable, In fact, it's quite relax-able; It can't be be stolen, won't pollute, One size fits all, do not dilute. It uses little energy, But yields results enormously, Relieves your tension and your stress,Pooh and Piglet Hugging Invigorates your happiness; Combats depression, makes you beam, And elevates your self esteem! Your circulation it corrects Without unpleasant side effects It is, I think, the perfect drug: May I prescribe, my friend,....the hug! (and of course fully returnable!) --author unknown

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away. ~Bil Keane (Family Circus)

Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism. ~Leo Buscaglia

You can't wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug. ~Unknown

A hug is a handshake from the heart. ~Unknown

Hugs grease the wheels of the world. ~Unknown

Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time! ~Drew Barrymore

A Hug Is Two Hearts Wrapped In Arms ~Unknown

I will not play Tug O' War,

I'd rather play Hug O' War;

Where everyone hugs, instead of tugs,

And everyone giggles and rolls on the rug.

Where everyone kisses,

and everyone grins;

everyone cuddles,

and everyone wins. ~Shel Silverstein

Guidelines for Hugging

Be compassionate, not passionate -- communicate comfort and caring.

Ask for permission -- hugging requires a sender and receiver. Accepting that hugging isn't for everyone is simply another form of understanding and acceptance.

Ask permission when you need a hug. Hugging for wellness is a practice of sharing -- if you need a hug simply ask for one. And if you receive a hug, let the sender know you are appreciative.

Take responsibility for expressing what you need.

--unknown author

वन्दे मातरम् - Vande Mataram

वन्दे मातरम्
सुजलां सुफलां मलयजशीतलाम्
शस्यशामलां मातरम् ।
शुभ्रज्योत्स्नापुलकितयामिनीं
फुल्लकुसुमितद्रुमदलशोभिनीं
सुहासिनीं सुमधुर भाषिणीं
सुखदां वरदां मातरम् ।। १ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।
कोटि-कोटि-कण्ठ-कल-कल-निनाद-कराले
कोटि-कोटि-भुजैर्धृत-खरकरवाले,
अबला केन मा एत बले ।
बहुबलधारिणीं नमामि तारिणीं
रिपुदलवारिणीं मातरम् ।। २ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।
तुमि विद्या, तुमि धर्म
तुमि हृदि, तुमि मर्म
त्वं हि प्राणा: शरीरे
बाहुते तुमि मा शक्ति,
हृदये तुमि मा भक्ति,
तोमारई प्रतिमा गडि
मन्दिरे-मन्दिरे मातरम् ।। ३ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।
त्वं हि दुर्गा दशप्रहरणधारिणी
कमला कमलदलविहारिणी
वाणी विद्यादायिनी, नमामि त्वाम्
नमामि कमलां अमलां अतुलां
सुजलां सुफलां मातरम् ।। ४ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।
श्यामलां सरलां सुस्मितां भूषितां
धरणीं भरणीं मातरम् ।। ५ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।।

koshish karane valon kee kabhi har nahin hoti

laharon se dar kar nauka par nahin hoti,
koshish karane valon kee kabhi har nahin hoti.
nanhin chinti jab dana lekar chalati hai,
chadhati divaron par, sau bar fisalati hai.
man ka vishvas ragon men sahas bharata hai,
chadhakar girana, girakar chadhana n akharata hai.
aakhair usakee mehanat bekar nahin hoti,
koshish karane valon kee kabhi har nahin hoti.

dubakiyan sindhu men gotakhor lagata hai,
ja ja kar khali hath lautakar aata hai.
milate nahin sahaj hi moti gahare pani men,
badhata dugana utsah isi hairani men.
mutthi usakee khali har bar nahin hoti,
koshish karane valon kee kabhi har nahin hoti.

asafalata ek chunauti hai, ise svikar karo,
kya kami rah gaee, dekho aur sudhar karo.
jab tak n safal ho, nind chain ko tyago tum,
sangharsh ka maidan chhod kar mat bhago tum.
kuchh kiye bina hi jay jay kar nahin hoti,
koshish karane valon kee kabhi har nahin hoti

-harivansh ray bachchan

Pagli Ladki

Mawas ki kaali raaton mein dil ka darwaja khulta hai,
Jab dard ki pyaali raaton mein gam ansoon ke sang hote hain,
Jab pichwade ke kamre mein hum nipat akele hote hain,
Jab ghadiyan tik-tik chalti hain, sab sote hain, hum rote hain,
Jab baar baar dohrane se saari yaadein chuk jaati hain,
Jab unch-neech samjhane mein mathe ki nas dukh jaati hain,
Tab ek pagli ladki ke bin jeena gaddari lagta hai,
Aur us pagli ladki ke bin marna bhi bhari lagta hai.

Jab pothe khali hote hain, jab har sawali hote hain,
Jab gazlen raas nahin aatin, afsane gaali hote hain.
Jab baasi feeki dhoop sametein din jaldi dhal jaata hai,
Jab suraj ka laskhar chhat se galiyon mein der se jaata hai,
Jab jaldi ghar jaane ki ichha mann hi mann ghut jaati hai,
Jab college se ghar laane waali pahli bus chhut jaati hai,
Jab beman se khaana khaane par maa gussa ho jaati hai,
Jab lakh mana karne par bhi paaro padhne aa jaati hai,
Jab apna har manchaha kaam koi lachari lagta hai,
Tab ek pagli ladki ke bin jeena gaddari lagta hai,
Aur us pagli ladki ke bin marna bhi bhari lagta hai.

Jab kamre mein sannate ki awaj sunai deti hai,
Jab darpan mein aankhon ke neeche jhai dikhai deti hai,
Jab badki bhabhi kahti hain, kuchh sehat ka bhi dhyan karo,
Kya likhte ho dinbhar, kuchh sapnon ka bhi samman karo,
Jab baba waali baithak mein kuchh rishte waale aate hain,
Jab baba humein bulate hain, hum jaate hain, ghabrate hain,
Jab saari pahne ek ladki ka ek photo laya jaata hai,
Jab bhabhi humein manati hain, photo dikhlaya jaata hai,
Jab saare ghar ka samjhana humko fankari lagta hai,
Tab ek pagli ladki ke bin jeena gaddari lagta hai,
Aur us pagli ladki ke bin marna bhi bhari lagta hai.

Didi kahti hain us pagli ladki ki kuchh aukat nahin,
Uske dil mein bhaiya tere jaise pyare jasbat nahin,
Woh pagli ladki nau din mere liye bhooki rahti hai,
Chup-chup saare vrat karti hai, par mujhse kabhi na kahti hai,
Jo pagli ladki kahti hai, main pyar tumhi se karti hoon,
Lekin mein hoon majboor bahut, amma-baba se darti hoon,
Us pagli ladki par apna kuchh adhikar nahin baba,
Yeh katha-kahani kisse hain, kuchh bhi to saar nahin baba,
Bas us pagli ladki ke sang jeena fulwari lagta hai,
Aur us pagli ladki ke bhin marna bhi bhari lagta hai.

~ Dr Kumar Viswas (At Moksha'04, NSIT)

Yeh to nahin ke gham nahin

Yeh to nahin ke gham nahin Haan meri aankh num nahin…. Ab na khushi ki hai khushi Gham ka bhi ab to gham nahin…. Hum bhi to aaj hum nahin…. Tum bhi to tum nahin ho aaj Maut agar shey-maat hai Maut se zist kum nahin….

Don’t say, no sorrow ever strike me It did but nobody could however see No big happiness now enchant me Nor for any sorrow do I grieve Neither are you, the true you Nor me, the real me For death be my check-mate, Life I live is no less than dying each day...

Few things you should know about Facebook

Did you know...

- That FACEBOOK was launched on February 2004 by the Harvard drop out Mark Zuckerberg (who was 19 years old). By the end of the month more than half of the undergraduate population at Harvard was registered on the service.

- that in June 2008 Mark Zuckerberg paid a 65 million dollar settlement to close a long- running legal battle concerning whether Mark stole the FACEBOOK idea from his former room mate [R].

- That FACEBOOK has more than 200 million active users (active at least once a month) and more than 700 employees [A].

- that 100 million users log on to Facebook at least once each day.

- that on this planet more than 3 billion minutes are spent (or wasted) on FACEBOOK - every day.

- FACEBOOK is only a low security web service. This means that you should never use the same password for your FACEBOOK account as you use for more important services (e.g. webmails or netbanking).

- that FACEBOOK leaves quite a few cookies in your browser which enables other Internet sites to identify your FACEBOOK identity. (If your browser does not accept these cookies you won't get access to your FACEBOOK account).

- With more than 10 billion private photos FACEBOOK is the no. 1 photo sharing application in the world. Agreeing to FACEBOOK Privacy Policy means that you waive all your rights, as they can use all your photos freely [A,B]. (Nobody knows whether this claim would be legal in court).

- That from 2004 to 2009 FACEBOOK has reserved every right to register and keep all kind of your private information – even for profiles now eliminated [B]. FACEBOOK now claims the terms has been changed (however there are reasons to be very critical).

- that the general counsel of FACEBOOK, Ted Ullyot, is a former attorney of CIA, famous for neglecting privacy issues in CIA’s war against terrorism [P].

- that FACEBOOK "does not guarantee that User Content you post on the Site will not be viewed by unauthorized persons” [B].

- FACEBOOK is informed about your activities from over 40 big Internet sites that have partnered with Facebook [E].

- That more than 100 administrators of the biggest Facebook groups have organized in a secret lodge (called SLfA).

- That the owner of FACEBOOK Mark Zuckerberg has rejected offers in the range of $975 million to hand over Facebook. If FACEBOOK is sold, all registered private information will be handed over to the new owners - probably even after you have deleted your profile. It means you have no control who will end up with your personal data.

- October 24, 2007, Facebook has agreed to sell a 1.6% stake of the company to Microsoft for $240 million. This means Microsoft, as an exclusive third-party has access to all personal FACEBOOK information [M].

- How come? Because in cyberspace private information is hard value – and all kind of private data is recorded on FACEBOOK.

- That Mark Zuckerberg, founder and owner of ca. 30% of FACEBOOK is the world's youngest billionaire (worth 1,5 billion Dollars) [N].

- that the FACEBOOK Term of Agreement is changed almost every month without informing the users about it

- that FACEBOOK is assigned to the legislation of California. The national Danish institutions have found that the FACEBOOK privacy is intimidating Danish privacy legislation (www.fs.dk).

- that after heavy public debate Mark Zuckerberg (owner) admitted that FACEBOOK receives personal information from other Internet sites without users permission (even after the user has deactivated his FACEBOOK account!) [E,F].

- that although you change your name, email, address etc., your old data can still appear in the FACEBOOK Friend Finder.

- that adding your mobile phone number to your FACEBOOK profile increases the risk of mobile spamming

- that in the past year 1,000 applications were officially shut down by FACEBOOK administration for privacy violations. Be careful with FACEBOOK applications [K].

- that 34% of the Danish and Canadian population are active on FACEBOOK

- that eg. the Danish Federal Bureau of Investigation had advised people in certain positions (eg. police officers) to delete personal information on FACEBOOK. Personal information can easily be misused [J].

- that, even though FACEBOOK claims to have high security standards, two MIT students were able to download over 70,000 Facebook profiles, using an automated script [F].

- that the normal state of the laws has little effect in cyberspace. This means that if somebody starts e.g. a FACEBOOK campaign claiming that you are a paedophile, drug dealer etc. normal civil rights will usually not protect your reputation.

- that a big number of FACEBOOK profiles are professional fake. Think twice before accepting a friend request from a stranger [I].

- that people with strange sounding names (e.g. Leboe' or 'Allien') can have their FACEBOOK accounts deleted without any further explanation - although these names mean nothing in the local language.

- that FACEBOOK accounts with more than 4.000 friends are often closed down with no further explanation. This is not mentioned in FACEBOOK's Term of Agreement [O].

- that Facebook removes photos uploaded by mothers breastfeeding their babies; accounts have also been deleted for this reason [F].

- that in the near future your Facebook account may hold not only all of your photos, but your movies (streamed to your HDTV), home movies, and music files. This means that cyber privacy becomes an even more important issue in the future.

- that by using FACEBOOK you are an essential part of the global cyber economy. Personal information about you is being transferred between partners you probably never heard about [F].

- that recently a number of serious viruses which attempt to infect users by promising free videos have been tracked (October 2008). Be careful and don't follow strange links [H].

- that psychologists have introduced the diagnosis FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder) as a new kind of addiction disorder [Q].

- that professional hackers are stealing users' Facebook profiles [S]

- that everyday pictures are deleted by the FACEBOOK administration with no other reason than "violation of terms of agreement". The reasons for such censoring is never explained to the user [G].

- that by "posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise" (FACEBOOK terms of agreement)

Source

तुलसी दास के दोहे

तुलसी मीठे बचन ते सुख उपजत चहुँ ओर। बसीकरन एक मंत्र है परिहरू बचन कठोर।।

बिना तेज के पुरुष की अवशि अवज्ञा होय। आगि बुझे ज्यों राख की आप छुवै सब कोय।।

तुलसी साथी विपत्ति के विद्या विनय विवेक साहस सुकृति सुसत्यव्रत राम भरोसे एक।।

काम क्रोध मद लोभ की जौ लौं मन में खान। तौ लौं पण्डित मूरखौं तुलसी एक समान।।

आवत ही हरषै नहीं नैनन नहीं सनेह। तुलसी तहां न जाइये कंचन बरसे मेह।।

राम नाम मनि दीप धरू जीह देहरी द्वार। तुलसी भीतर बाहरौ जौ चाहसि उजियार।।

अरुण यह मधुमय देश

अरुण यह मधुमय देश हमारा। जहाँ पहुँच अनजान क्षितिज को मिलता एक सहारा।

सरस तामरस गर्भ विभा पर नाच रही तरुशिखा मनोहर। छिटका जीवन हरियाली पर मंगल कुंकुम सारा।।

लघु सुरधनु से पंख पसारे शीतल मलय समीर सहारे। उड़ते खग जिस ओर मुँह किए समझ नीड़ निज प्यारा।।

बरसाती आँखों के बादल बनते जहाँ भरे करुणा जल। लहरें टकरातीं अनंत की पाकर जहाँ किनारा।।

हेम कुंभ ले उषा सवेरे भरती ढुलकाती सुख मेरे। मदिर ऊँघते रहते जब जग कर रजनी भर तारा।।

- जयशंकर प्रसाद

पथ की पहचान

पूर्व चलने के बटोही बाट की पहचान कर ले।

पुस्तकों में है नहीं छापी गई इसकी कहानी हाल इसका ज्ञात होता है न औरों की जबानी

अनगिनत राही गए इस राह से उनका पता क्या पर गए कुछ लोग इस पर छोड़ पैरों की निशानी

यह निशानी मूक होकर भी बहुत कुछ बोलती है खोल इसका अर्थ पंथी पंथ का अनुमान कर ले।

पूर्व चलने के बटोही बाट की पहचान कर ले।

यह बुरा है या कि अच्छा व्यर्थ दिन इस पर बिताना अब असंभव छोड़ यह पथ दूसरे पर पग बढ़ाना

तू इसे अच्छा समझ यात्रा सरल इससे बनेगी सोच मत केवल तुझे ही यह पड़ा मन में बिठाना

हर सफल पंथी यही विश्वास ले इस पर बढ़ा है तू इसी पर आज अपने चित्त का अवधान कर ले।

पूर्व चलने के बटोही बाट की पहचान कर ले।

है अनिश्चित किस जगह पर सरित गिरि गह्वर मिलेंगे है अनिश्चित किस जगह पर बाग वन सुंदर मिलेंगे

किस जगह यात्रा खतम हो जाएगी यह भी अनिश्चित है अनिश्चित कब सुमन कब कंटकों के शर मिलेंगे

कौन सहसा छू जाएँगे मिलेंगे कौन सहसा आ पड़े कुछ भी रुकेगा तू न ऐसी आन कर ले।

पूर्व चलने के बटोही बाट की पहचान कर ले।

-- From somw online source..

जीवन की आपाधापी में - Harivansh Rai Bachchan

जीवन की आपाधापी में कब वक़्त मिला
कुछ देर कहीं पर बैठ कभी यह सोच सकूँ
जो किया, कहा, माना उसमें क्या बुरा भला।

जिस दिन मेरी चेतना जगी मैंने देखा
मैं खड़ा हुआ हूँ इस दुनिया के मेले में,
हर एक यहाँ पर एक भुलाने में भूला
हर एक लगा है अपनी अपनी दे-ले में
कुछ देर रहा हक्का-बक्का, भौचक्का-सा,
आ गया कहाँ, क्या करूँ यहाँ, जाऊँ किस जा?
फिर एक तरफ से आया ही तो धक्का-सा
मैंने भी बहना शुरू किया उस रेले में,
क्या बाहर की ठेला-पेली ही कुछ कम थी,
जो भीतर भी भावों का ऊहापोह मचा,
जो किया, उसी को करने की मजबूरी थी,
जो कहा, वही मन के अंदर से उबल चला,
जीवन की आपाधापी में कब वक़्त मिला
कुछ देर कहीं पर बैठ कभी यह सोच सकूँ
जो किया, कहा, माना उसमें क्या बुरा भला।

मेला जितना भड़कीला रंग-रंगीला था,
मानस के अन्दर उतनी ही कमज़ोरी थी,
जितना ज़्यादा संचित करने की ख़्वाहिश थी,
उतनी ही छोटी अपने कर की झोरी थी,
जितनी ही बिरमे रहने की थी अभिलाषा,
उतना ही रेले तेज ढकेले जाते थे,
क्रय-विक्रय तो ठण्ढे दिल से हो सकता है,
यह तो भागा-भागी की छीना-छोरी थी;
अब मुझसे पूछा जाता है क्या बतलाऊँ
क्या मान अकिंचन बिखराता पथ पर आया,
वह कौन रतन अनमोल मिला ऐसा मुझको,
जिस पर अपना मन प्राण निछावर कर आया,
यह थी तकदीरी बात मुझे गुण दोष न दो
जिसको समझा था सोना, वह मिट्टी निकली,
जिसको समझा था आँसू, वह मोती निकला।
जीवन की आपाधापी में कब वक़्त मिला
कुछ देर कहीं पर बैठ कभी यह सोच सकूँ
जो किया, कहा, माना उसमें क्या बुरा भला।

मैं कितना ही भूलूँ, भटकूँ या भरमाऊँ,
है एक कहीं मंज़िल जो मुझे बुलाती है,
कितने ही मेरे पाँव पड़े ऊँचे-नीचे,
प्रतिपल वह मेरे पास चली ही आती है,
मुझ पर विधि का आभार बहुत-सी बातों का।
पर मैं कृतज्ञ उसका इस पर सबसे ज़्यादा -
नभ ओले बरसाए, धरती शोले उगले,
अनवरत समय की चक्की चलती जाती है,
मैं जहाँ खड़ा था कल उस थल पर आज नहीं,
कल इसी जगह पर पाना मुझको मुश्किल है,
ले मापदंड जिसको परिवर्तित कर देतीं
केवल छूकर ही देश-काल की सीमाएँ
जग दे मुझपर फैसला उसे जैसा भाए
लेकिन मैं तो बेरोक सफ़र में जीवन के
इस एक और पहलू से होकर निकल चला।
जीवन की आपाधापी में कब वक़्त मिला
कुछ देर कहीं पर बैठ कभी यह सोच सकूँ
जो किया, कहा, माना उसमें क्या बुरा भला।

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