My Prayers...Over-explained...

I was surfing on the net this evening and per chance, I happened to stumble upon a very elaborate translation of a very basic Indian prayer.

"Twamev mata, cha pita Twameva, Twamev Bandhu cha Sakha Twameva, Twameva Vidya, Dravinam Twameva, Twameva Sravasva, Mam Deava Devam."

The translation as I was taught since chidhood is as follows:

(O My Lord)
You are my Mother, and my father,
You are my brother, and my best friend,
You are my knowledge and my strength,
You are my everything, O my Lord"

I feel that translations of anything important should be short and precise. Descriptions should be left to describers. Meanings should be conveyed and points of importance should not be lost. Leave interpretations to those who WANT to interpret. A Prayer should remain a prayer, and should not become a discourse (with some one else adding his/her ideas to it).

Why should there be over explaination between God and me ??? We are at Peace with each other and understand each other. So.... beeeee...it....!!!

Let my Prayers be between me and my God. I do not need middlemen and explainations. Ta Thastu....

Attitude and Your Spine....

Someone recently sent me a joke which is not such a joke after all. It deserves a place in Management books. It goes something like this..

Heineken's CEO went to a bar and ordered a Heineken beer saying he wanted the most sold beer in the world.. He got one.

The next guy to come was the CEO of Coors and said he wanted the coolest beer in the world. He got a Coors.

Next came the CEO of Corona and said in Spanish that he wanted the beer that everyone in South America drank. He got his Corona.

Next came Vijay Malaya of Kingfisher. He ordered water ! All the CEOs were shocked and asked why??? Vijay Malaya replied.."Since all of you guys are not drinking beer, I also decided not to drink one...."

This, my friends, may be a joke...but reflects an attitude and a spine made of SS16 (Stainless Steel of the least corrosive quality), that we all should have to kill competition.

Jai Ho