Expectations from parents

Dear Pranav & Anupa,

The following may be your expectations and they are perfect;do not be afraid: speak out; although we may be yelling at you for things which may not be appropriate behavoiur, you have all the right to not get intimadated by our actions.

1. Don't shout at us:it humilates us,
2. Don't scold us; we get frightened,
3. Don't ask us about study:we are doing it as per our capability,capacity & convinience ,
4. Don't ask us about quantity/quality of food we get:it's proper in quantity/quality.

We believe that the following are your expectations: for things to be bought for us / home.Please specifiy the period within which it should be bought.

1. Personal desktop PC or laptop,
2. Any improvement gadgets for PC/laptop? ,
3. Personal music system ,
4. Increase in money allowance;how much?,
5. Big screen TV;probabaly Plasma or LCD or Projector,
6. A car for family: new or second-hand; any particular brand/model?

What are your expectations about money/investment?

1. Should more percentage of money (income) be invested or consumed?,
2. Do you believe in investing more than consumption so that the future can be better?,
3. Do you feel that money should be saved or invested for higher education of children? ,
4. Do you believe in improvement or investment in human being?...I mean spending more for qualitative improvement of a human being:here yourself?,
5. Would you like to do certain courses that will empower yourself to face life ahead?,
6. Any other expectations not listed above?

Dear Pranav

Dear Pranav,

I understand that you are not interested in doing a job! That's a fine; in fact, a nice thing to know that you will be creating jobs for others.

However, you know that one need to take some sort of experience and a job is a cheapest way of getting good experience in learning and honing the basic skills of the trade.However, job does not necessarliy tell you about doing the business.

To get insight into the great minds that have shined in their respective field, I feel, you should read their biographies/autobiographies.I know that all young minds are hooked to likes of Bill Gates & Larry Page/Sergie (BTW have you read books authored by Bill Gates?).Their is yet one one more book called "iWoz" by co-founder of Apple.Steve Wozniak.....go get it and read it...
Now something on education of clebrated drop-outs like Bill Gates and Azim Premji.However, do you know that Aziz Premji did complete his last remaining semester by distance learning (Stanford University) and obtained his B.S. (Engg.)? Similarly Bill Gates was offered doctoral degrees for what he is?

I have been trying to tell you that it doesn't matter what you are studying or doing but doing nothing and only sleeping for long hours or being lazy is nothing but a criminal waste of time!

At this juncture let me and mom assure you that we shall support all your endeavour of becoming an enterpreneur.So go ahead...dream big and work even harder to realise the dream.

With all love...

Your Dad & Mom.

Help poor & needy

One of the best way to repay society or community is to help not so fortunate people of the society.

It would, however, be very difficult to help individual person and hence the best way is to help through some specialised organisations. I am happy when I sponsor a child or an old person through Helpage.Or donate to the Cancer Aid Society. I have been helping few such organisations but the help is limited to few thousand bucks a year.

One of the better way is to help community or society is through a service organisation like Rotary club or Lions Club, wherein you can participate yourself in sharing the joy of helping people.Such clubs are good in a sense they are broader in their perspective and help people in different situations and have many projects for up-liftment or betterment of less fortunate of the society.As I said you can participate in not only shelling out money but also in identifying the needy people, projects and distributing the help to such people.These clubs, in the process,give an opportunity to the participating members to groom themselves.

I am a HAM...an amateur radio operator...my ham station is gathering dust as my priorities have changed and unfortunately not able to give time to my nice hobby. I am thinking of making available my entire station available for use by licensed hams.I have yet to work out the modalities like providing a separate entrance to the station,time for operation of the station etc.

I feel proud when Anupa puts some coin into her school's "poor-box".It is different thing that my kids are not in-born publicity seeker. Few months back, when Anupa had told me that a girl in her class had donated Rs.500 in the poor-box, I had promised her to at least equal that much amount on her birthday for poor-box.I gave her Rs.1000. When she was back from her school I asked her what happened ,she said she put it in the box. I was curious to know if she was congratulated for donating 1K. I asked her whether she told that to her teacher she said "No"....so there goes...

Anyway Anupa did that purely on instinct ... to be able to help poor...she does not help for winning approval by others...so on second thought I was happy for Anupa.

In the year 2007 I wish to donate more to such organisations and yes, donate to TRF...that's The Rotary Foundation....

What about Sandhya & Pranav?...are they donating?...hope they better start donating...at least take baby steps...remember whatever goes (money) comes back (goodwill)...

Self-Help (for 2007)

These are few of the the tips that I came across in the recent past. Call it tips or new resolutions, they look quite impressive...as observing them may take you to the higher level of happiness.

2007 is round the corners....would you not like to make resolutions? Here are some worth mentioning....

1.Remove clutter;make home,life clutter-free
2.Pay special attention to Health and do exercise
3.Get organised
4.Spend more and more time with family & friends
5.Enjoy life more
6.Prioritise
7.Do / indulge in fewer but meaningful activities
8.Stricter diet control
9.Help to poor & needy
10Speak no ill of others
11.Work on self-esteem