My Reflections , My insights

  # Mistaken Obituary   Can you imagine reading your obituary in the newspaper?   How will you feel? Yes, somebody did, and he changed the world as we see. Alfred Nobel got the chance to read his death notice, and he didn't like what he saw. Alfred Nobel was a very wealthy and successful man. He had become an expert in chemistry and invented three of the most used explosives in the world - dynamite, gelignite (used in mining) and ballistite, which is still used as a rocket propellant today.   He made another enormous fortune designing cannons and guns and selling them around the world. Then, in 1888, Alfred's brother died while visiting France. A French newspaper thought it was Alfred who had died, and they published an obituary that began like this: THE MERCHANT OF DEATH IS DEAD. Dr Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday. Alfred Nobel was shocked. Were this what people thought of him? W...

 33% - Thirty Three Percent    'We make a living by what we get,  but we make a life by what we give  "  Said Winston Churchill.   It was a gloomy day, besides the roaring ocean waves along the beach, there was a large army anxiously waiting to cross the Ocean.  Rama, Lakshman and their Monkey army were distressed, waiting to cross the Ocean to reach Lanka.  All of them came to know that Sita is in Lanka, and they were struggling to find an appropriate person who could cross the same. Agand, the crown prince, said he is still small, to go, Jambvant was old, others also were expressing the disability to cross the Ocean. Hanuman sat quietly and listened to all this, not sure of his capabilities, whether he could do or not. Then Jambavant the  old and wise bear  approached him and reminded him about his abilities and capabilities as What he can do. Realizing the same Hanuman got the confidence, and he crossed th...