"Power of Words"

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.

This story teaches two lessons:

1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.

2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words... it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.  

Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.

"Judge Yourself"

Once upon a time there was a painter who had just completed his course. He took 3 days and painted beautiful scenery. He wanted people's opinion about his caliber and painting skills. He put his creation at a busy street-crossing. And just down below aboard which read -"I have painted this piece. Since I'm new to this profession I might have committed some mistakes in my strokes etc. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake."

While he came back in the evening to collect his painting he was completely shattered to see that whole canvass was filled with Xs (crosses) and some people had even written their comments on the painting. Disheartened and broken completely he ran to his master's place and burst into tears.

This young artist was breathing heavily and master heard him saying, "I'm useless and if this is what I have learnt to paint I'm not worth becoming a painter. People have rejected me completely. I feel like dying"

Master smiled and suggested "My Son, I will prove that you are a great artist and have learnt flawless painting. Do as I say without questioning it. It WILL work."

Young artist reluctantly agreed and two days later early morning he presented a replica of his earlier painting to his master. Master took that gracefully and smiled.

"Come with me." master said.

They reached the same street-square early morning and displayed the same painting exactly at the same place. Now master took out another board which read -"Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new to this profession I might have committed some mistakes in my strokes etc. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do a favor. If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it."

Master and disciple walked back home. They both visited the place same evening. Young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done so far. Next day again they visited and found painting remained untouched. They say the painting was kept there for a month for no correction came in!

Moral of the story:

It is easier to criticize, but difficult to improve! So don't get carried away or judge yourself by someone else’s criticism and feel depressed. Judge yourself! You are your best judge!

"Why walk when you can fly"

Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons from Arabia. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained.

Months passed and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.

The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly. He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch. Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, "May be I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem." So he cried out to his court, "Go and get a farmer."

In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, "Bring me the doer of this miracle."

The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, "How did you make the falcon fly?"

With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, " It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting."

We are all made to fly -- to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, the mundane. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling.

So let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight.

"The Call !!!"

A software engineer calls his friend

Hello,
plss.. talk to me... y u r not picking up the call ?????"

Friend: "everything is alright?"

"wat alright.. noting is alright.. see the time.. its 11pm.. n I m
coming now from office..no food for me today also.. now I will cook...
From the past 3 days..I m eating only maggie... n my PM eating only
me..see the price hikes, everything is 2/- more frm yesterday.. except
my salary...I think the begger in front of my office.. earns more than
me.. wat shud I do..."

"wat happened.. wat r u talking"

"wat i m talking???? no, I m not talking.. Manager dont allow anyone to
talk except the client.. who always talks something.. from past 3 months
i didnt take any leave..now from 3 weeks.. i m just begging for one dam
leave.. n wat response i got....'why u want to waste an important day of
ur life??'

i now finalize one more time... yes..i m gonna quit.. this project...
but, i cant. no, i can.. but i wont..uh..."

"ok.. now Relax..."

"How can i relax... for relaxation ppl do yoga, but its night so i cant,
then else they watch movies... but see, in every channel all bogus
movies r repeating, same.. 'Welcome', 'Suryavansham',Govinda's movies...
it really irritates... everyone is faking in TV, fake news, fake
stories, fake swaynwars, fake reality...ah see the movies u will get to
know... In "Rock-on" last scene... Arjun Rampal's wife says to taxi
driver, that "hurry up, we r going late for Airport..." Airport...??? I
dont understand, how can thought he find a job in Cruze.. not
Airlines..

In 3 Idiots... starting scene... Madhvan does the drama to leave his
flight, then what happened to his luggage??
In same movie... Kareena is a doctor.. that too a surgeon.. to bcame a
surgeon.. It requires atlest 5[MBBS]+3[MS] years..
so she shud be 28... n Aamir as a student.. only 18 or 20 ?? then after
10 years they decide to marry.. means she is 38 ??
I dont understand, how can spiderman reach to the church-bell in part-3,
when he lost all his power ??
I dont understand, how Balakrishna can send a train back just by Hitting
his thighs, when I cant ??
I still dont understand how could Rajnikanth fly without wings ?? i just
dont....."

"hey stop it now.."

"am I a train who will stop it, by pulling chain... ohh train.. I dont
understand, how can I didnt see one in last 3 months... how will i see
?
All the time monitor is in front of me.. in night also wen I open my
eyes, I find my username and password window..
I need to cool down..

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

but someone tell me howw.. everytime there is a powercut here..
except wen i m not in home.. home, wat rubbish,its a dam single room..
where i m living alone with my pillow..

I also want girlfriend yaar, like my rivals have..
smita, rashmi, priti, sruti, madhu.. anyone frm my odc is ok, but they
all r engaged, u know y ?
Bcoz their boyfriends do not work in IT companies, outside girls do have
chat wid me but only on my salary day..
I got rejected 31 times.. u know y ?? each time I propose them, they ask
where do u live..
I say in my Cubicle.. Bcoz thats the only place u can find my soul all
the time.."

"hey man, u better take rest, we will talk in Morning"

" Morning.. are u talking the same morning.. Sun rises, bird flies,
omlette fries, employee cries... dam , i didnt see the Sun,from 3
years.. how it looks like... every morning I catching shuttle, reaching
my birthplace 'cubicle' working n working n leaving when Sun uncle is
not there... i will hit my room-owner some days, every morning he used
to cry for increasing room rent, I will always tell him to go n meet my
Manager... I dont understnd how can i be so nice to my colleagues..
Each time they want leave, they repeat the same old dialogue... "my
sister's marriage".. my colleague's 9 sisters got married,
3 times grandpa expired,
5 times frnd went to ICU.. but my colleague is fine..
and his favorite dialog "i need to drop a frnd to hospital, as he is not
feeling well" later i find movie tickets in his purse... then my pm's
motivational speech.. 'u will work.. u will grow'.. means if i wont
work.. i will shrink or what...

when I need hike, I m junior.. still need to grow.. when I do mistakes..
comon man u r senior now, u can not do mistakes.. ahhh God gimme some
power to understand the greatness of a super natural person known as PM
in this world.."

"ok enough now, i m disconnecting"

"wait.. i called you.. n u r disconnecting.. u know previously i was
normal, when i was in college, i used to talk continuosly watever i
want, now i m talking only this much... 'yaa its done', 'that work is
completed', 'Please..', 'Good Morning','Lunch','Tea','Snacks'..

I dont know wat i m talking abt, i shud b happy.. i have saturday n
sunday..
Saturday to recover from the disaster been made from monday to friday..
Sunday to think about upcoming disaster from monday to friday.. cool
naa..

you heard that in 2012 earth will end.. then also my ODC and my cubicle
will remain as it is.. u know why ??
because that's not a part of earth.. n we employees are not human
beings... we are aliens, so better before u start getting headache... go
have a nice dream.. me, I will again start my day tomorrow like I m
starting everyday..
good night..."

beeeeeeeeep...beeeeeeeeeep...beeeeeeeeeep
**********************************************************

Next Day, in office:-

Manager: "Dude, Please come here"

"Yes sir.....!!"

M: "I approved your leaves.. i think you should go and have some fun"

I happily came out, and checked my phone Dialled calls..

"Ohhh my God, yesterday I called my PM instead of my friend...!!!"

"Have you been labeled at Work ?"

You know why label makers didn’t go away, they just became better? Because people are label-crazy. Labeling is how they make sense of things. They separate the world into categories so they can understand it more easily.

The bad part of this is that people like to label other people as much as they like to label objects. I’m not saying somebody’s going to slap a plastic sticky label on your forehead sometime soon, but, rest assured, you will be labeled in some way. If you’re labeled as a person who gets things done, then that’s great. But what do you do if the label is wrong and/or negative?

If the label is bad, it’s very hard to get rid of. At work, it can cost you business opportunities and job promotions.

Here are some ways to deal once you suspect you have inadvertently earned a label at work:

1. Assess the substance of the bad reputation. Is there any truth to it? Or are you the victim of jealousy or whiners?
2. Seek a second or third opinion from trusted colleagues to determine if there is any validity to your bad reputation.
3. Reconsider your managerial style if you are in a position of leadership. Could you make subtle changes? Are you a good communicator and listener? Do you give clear instructions? Are raises overdue?
4. If you determine that you need to improve a personal attribute, make a commitment to yourself to change your ways. Perform one act every single day that counteracts your bad reputation.


Takeaway: People like to label things and other people. It helps them organize and simplify their worlds. But having a label at work can be damaging.

"The Seven wonders of the world"

Once in a school a group of students was asked to list what they thought were the present Seven Wonders of the World.

Though there was some disagreement, the following marvels got the most votes-
1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Panama Canal
5. Empire State Building
6. St. Peter's Basilica
7. China's Great Wall

While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one quiet student hadn't turned in her paper yet.
So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many."

The teacher said, 'Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help."
The girl hesitated and then read, “I think the Seven Wonders of the World are - 1. To touch; 2. To taste; 3. To see; 4. To hear." She hesitated a little, and then added, "5. To feel; 6. To laugh; 7. And to love."

The room was so full of silence you could have heard a pin drop. Those things we overlook as simple and 'ordinary' are truly the real wonders of our life and of course of this world.

Let’s spread these wonders across to all those we cherish the most in our lives.

"The good you do, comes back to you"

A woman baked bread for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She kept the extra bread on the window-sill, for whosoever would take it away. Every day, a hunch-back came and took away the bread. Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the following words as he went his way: "The evil you do remains with you: the good you do, comes back to you!" This went on, day after day. Every day, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and uttered the words: "The evil you do, remains with you: the good you do, comes back to you!" The woman felt irritated. "Not a word of gratitude", she said to herself... "Everyday this hunch-back utters this jingle! What does he mean?"

One day, out of desperation, she decided to do away with him. "I shall get rid of this hunch-back", she said. And what did she do? She added poison to the bread she prepared for him! As she was about to keep it on the window sill, her hands trembled. "What is this I am doing?", She said. Immediately she threw the bread into the fire, prepared another one and kept it on the window-sill. As usual, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and muttered his usual jingle. The hunch-back proceeded on his way, blissfully unaware of the war raging in the mind of the woman. Every day, as the woman placed the bread on the window-sill, she offered a prayer for her son who had no news of him. She prayed for his safe return.

That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. He had grown thin and lean. His garments were tattered and torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, "Mom, it's a miracle I'm here. While I was but a mile away, I was so hungry that I collapsed. I would have died, but just then an old hunch-back passed by. I begged of him for a small part of his food, and was kind enough to give me whole bread. "As he gave it to me, he said, "This is what I eat everyday: today, I shall give it to you, for your need is greater than mine!" As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale and red. She leaned against the door for support. She remembered the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost his life! It was then that she realized the significance of the words: "The evil you do, remains with you: the good you do, comes back to you!"


Moral: Do good and don't stop doing good, even if it's not appreciated at that time.

"The burnt biscuit"

Mom liked to make dinner with extra care. And I remember one night in particular when she had made it after a long, hard day at work. That evening, mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed.

All dad did was reach for his biscuit, smiled at mom and asked me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and ate every bite.

When I got up from the table, I remember hearing mom apologize to dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: Honey, I love burned biscuits.


Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"

You know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else.

What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each others' faults - and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

Because in the end, you are the master of your own life, to be happy or unhappy, to be positive or negative.

We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the base of any relationship , be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship.

Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it in your own.

So please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burnt one will do just fine...

Moral of the story – No one is perfect in this world. To build and maintain a relation it is important to appreciate the positives and ignore the negatives.

"The Next CEO"

A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together. He said, ‘It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO.
I have decided to choose one of you.’ The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued. ‘I am going to give each one of you a SEED today – one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you.
I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO.’ One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed.
Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing.
By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn’t have a plant and he felt like a failure. Six months went by — still nothing in Jim’s pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Jim didn’t say anything to his colleagues, however. He just kept watering and fertilizing the soil – He so wanted the seed to grow.
A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn’t going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick to his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot to the board room.
When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful — in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him! When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives. Jim just tried to hide in the back.
‘My, what great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown,’ said the CEO.’ Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!’ All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the Financial Director to bring him to the front. Jim was terrified. He thought, ‘The CEO knows I’m a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!’ When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed – Jim told him the story.
The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, ‘Behold your next Chief Executive Officer! His name is Jim!’ Jim couldn’t believe it. Jim couldn’t even grow his seed. ‘How could he be the new CEO?’ the others said.
Then the CEO said, ‘One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead – it was not possible for them to grow.
All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another Seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it.
Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive Officer!’

Moral -
• If you plant honesty, you will reap trust
• If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
• If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
• If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
• If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
• If you plant hard work, you will reap success
• If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation
So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later.

"Sleeping through the Storm"

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops.

As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received a steady stream of refusals. Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man. Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.

Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, "Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!" The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."

Enraged by the old man's response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, and he returned to bed to also sleep while the wind blew.

Moral:

The hired hand in the story was able to sleep because he had secured the farm against the storm. When you're prepared, you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?

"The Burning Desire"

A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, 'What did you want the most when you were there?" The boy replied, "Air." Socrates said, "That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it." There is no other secret.

Moral of the story:

A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment. Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results.

"Creative thinking"

The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” At an Interview at Reputed Business School, The Interviewer said, "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question.""Think well before you make up your mind!"The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question."
"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this. What comes first, Day or Night?"
The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!"
"How?" the interviewer asked. "Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!"
He was selected for the course!

Moral of the story -

Technical Skill is the mastery of complexity, while Creativity is the mastery of Presence of Mind. Most often, we are faced with tough situations. It’s up to us to choose the light and right solutions to make things better.

"Negative Thanksgiving"

A young woman was sitting at her dining table, worried about taxes to be paid, house-work to be done and to top it all, her family was coming over for Thanksgiving the next day. She was not feeling very thankful at that time. As she turned her gaze sideways, she noticed her young daughter scribbling furiously into her notebook.

“My teacher asked us to write a paragraph on Negative Thanksgiving for homework today.” said the daughter, “She asked us to write down things that we are thankful for, things that make us feel not so good in the beginning, but turn out to be good after all.”

With curiosity, the mother peeked into the book.

This is what the daughter had written:

“I’m thankful for Final Exams, because that means school is almost over.
I’m thankful for bad-tasting medicine, because it helps me feel better.
I’m thankful for waking up to alarm clocks, because it means I’m still alive.”

It then dawned on the mother, that she had a lot of things to be thankful for!

She thought again…
She had to pay taxes but she that meant she was fortunate to be employed.
She had house-work to do but that meant she had her own home to live in.
She had to cook for her family for Thanksgiving but that meant she had a family with whom she could celebrate.


We generally complain about the negative things in life but we fail to look at the positive side of it. What is the positive in your negatives?

Whether it rains or shines, look at the better part of life not just this week..but for your whole life !

"Always Grab the First Opportunity"

A young man wished to marry a farmer's beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, "Son, go stand out in that field. I'm going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter."

The young man stood in the field awaiting the first bull. The barn door opened and out came the biggest, meanest looking bull he had ever seen. He decided that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull pass through.

The barn door opened again. Unbelievable! He had never seen anything so big and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, it eyed him. Whatever the next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one he thought. He ran to the fence and let the bull pass through.

The door opened a third time. A smile came across his face. This was the weakest bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull, he said to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to grab..... But alas..... The bull had no tail.

Moral: Life is full of opportunities. Always grab the first one.


"PROGRESS is IMPOSSIBLE without CHANGE, and those who CANNOT CHANGE their MINDS, CANNOT CHANGE ANYTHING"

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"

Mr. Philip had been working as an Accountant for the past 3 years. He was an extremely sincere and a diligent worker. But there had been a drastic drop in his performance since last few months. Worried about this declining graph he tried his best to figure out what had been going wrong for some time. He realized that his life had become too droning with the same routine each day. But he very easily ruled this out because he thought this couldn’t b the reason coz after all he was doing something that he always wanted to do. Mr. Philip always wondered how his neighbor Mr. Twain ,who had joined work with him, had almost the same workload as his, and whom he considered to have almost similar ability quotient ,seemed to be so happy, so 'not-tedious' and have maintained a consistent performance graph.

One day Mr. Philip thought of asking Mr. Twain the secret of his smooth and steady life. Mr. Twain smiled and replied "who said I never felt that my life had started becoming monotonous...I did but the only difference was that I din allow it to carry on with its intensions...Along with my work I also started hunting out for things that could make me indifferent to my boredom...I joined an Ngo for the welfare of orphans and started going out for their activities during a part of my leisure time..Instead of just sleeping at home on Sundays I chose to go for outdoor sports with my friends..I did not bring a drastic change in my life...Just a small change that cud keep those frowns away from me and make me work with the same enthusiasm as I did on the very first day of my job".

Moral -

Life is so the same every day that it feels boring. But it is not just a feeling its reality. But this is something that life has not gifted us but we have chosen for ourselves. Life has bestowed upon us countless opportunities but we have chosen to set out a barricade for them.
Then why nag about life being so monotonous when it is so by our wish?
This reminds us of the very famous saying that goes this way 'All work and no play make jack a dull boy'.
And day by day we are fostering that 'Jack like personality' in us.
But it is time to toss it out. Let us open doors for the amazing things that have not yet been a part of our lives

Self Registration @ Oracle Access Manager using IdentityXML and Identity Web Services

Step 0: Minimum Steps in Workflow: Step 1 - Self Registration, Step 2 - Enable

Step 1: Create SOAP Request envelope i.e. soap.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:oblix="http://www.oblix.com" xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas-xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">

<soapenv:Body>
<oblix:authentication>
<oblix:login>[useradmin]</oblix:login> <!-- Delegated Admin-->
<oblix:password>[useradmin_password]</oblix:password>
</oblix:authentication>
<oblix:request application="userservcenter" function="workflowSelfRegistrationSave" version="NPWSDL1.0">
<oblix:params>
<oblix:ObWorkflowName>obworkflowid=[workflowid],obcontainerId=workflowDefinitions,o=Oblix,dc=mycorp,dc=com</oblix:ObWorkflowName>
<oblix:ObDomainName>ou=People,dc=mycorp,dc=com</oblix:ObDomainName>
<oblix:noOfFields>7</oblix:noOfFields>
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<oblix:GenericAttribute>
<oblix:AttrName>uid</oblix:AttrName>
<oblix:AttrOperation>ADD</oblix:AttrOperation>
<oblix:AttrNewValue>sunmoon3112@mycorp.com</oblix:AttrNewValue>
</oblix:GenericAttribute>

<oblix:GenericAttribute>
<oblix:AttrName>cn</oblix:AttrName>
<oblix:AttrOperation>ADD</oblix:AttrOperation>
<oblix:AttrNewValue>SunMoon</oblix:AttrNewValue>
</oblix:GenericAttribute>

<oblix:GenericAttribute>
<oblix:AttrName>sn</oblix:AttrName>
<oblix:AttrOperation>ADD</oblix:AttrOperation>
<oblix:AttrNewValue>B</oblix:AttrNewValue>
</oblix:GenericAttribute>

<oblix:GenericAttribute>
<oblix:AttrName>givenName</oblix:AttrName>
<oblix:AttrOperation>ADD</oblix:AttrOperation>
<oblix:AttrNewValue>SunMoon</oblix:AttrNewValue>
</oblix:GenericAttribute>

<oblix:PasswordAttribute>
<oblix:AttrName>userPassword</oblix:AttrName>
<oblix:AttrOperation>ADD</oblix:AttrOperation>
<oblix:AttrNewValue>password</oblix:AttrNewValue>
<oblix:AttrConfirmValue>password</oblix:AttrConfirmValue>
</oblix:PasswordAttribute>

<oblix:ChallengeAttribute>
<oblix:AttrName>ChallengeQuestion</oblix:AttrName>
<oblix:AttrOperation>ADD</oblix:AttrOperation>
<oblix:ChallengeValue>
<oblix:AttrNewValue>What is your favorite color?</oblix:AttrNewValue>
</oblix:ChallengeValue>
</oblix:ChallengeAttribute>

<oblix:ResponseAttribute>
<oblix:AttrName>ChallengeAnswer</oblix:AttrName>
<oblix:AttrOperation>ADD</oblix:AttrOperation>
<oblix:ResponseValue>
<oblix:AttrNewValue>babypink</oblix:AttrNewValue>
<oblix:AttrConfirmValue>babypink</oblix:AttrConfirmValue>
</oblix:ResponseValue>
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</oblix:AttributeParams>
</oblix:params>
</oblix:request>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Step 2: Provide details of webpass host,port and input soap file

String hostname = "[webpass host]";
String filename = "soap.xml"; //Input SOAP Request
int port = [port];
String oburl = "/identity/oblix/apps/userservcenter/bin/userservcenter.cgi?/from_prog=workflowSelfRegistration";

Step 3: Get the request from soap.xml input file

Step 4: Access Oracle Access Manager identity services

//Create the connection
URL url = new URL(hostname+port+oburl);
URLConnection conn = url.openConnection();
conn.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "text/xml");
conn.setDoOutput(true);
conn.setDoInput(true);
conn.setUseCaches(false);

// Post the Request
DataOutputStream wr = new DataOutputStream(conn.getOutputStream());
String bits = getRequestFromFile().toString();
System.out.println("***************Request Start****************");
System.out.println(getRequestFromFile().toString()); //print input SOAP request
System.out.println("***************Request End****************");
wr.writeBytes(bits);
wr.flush();

// Get the Response
BufferedReader rd = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(conn.getInputStream()));
String line;
System.out.println("***************Response Start****************");
while ((line = rd.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(line); //print output SOAP response
}
System.out.println("***************Response End****************");
wr.close();
rd.close();

“The little things in life"

After the September 11th attack on the Twin Towers, one company invited the remaining members of other companies who had been decimated by that to share their available office space.

At a morning meeting, the head of security told stories of why these people were alive... and all the stories were just:

the 'L I T T L E' things.

As you might know, the head of the company survived that day because his son started kindergarten.

Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts.

One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off in time.

One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike because of an auto accident.

One of them missed his bus.

One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.

One's car wouldn't start.

One went back to answer the telephone.

One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should have.

One couldn't get a taxi.

The one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning,took the various means to get to work but before he got there, he developed a blister on his foot.
He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today.

Now when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to answer a ringing telephone...all the little things that annoy me.

I think to myself, this is exactly where God wants me to be at this very moment.

Next time your morning seems to be going wrong, the children are slow getting dressed, you can't seem to find the car keys, you hit every traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated;

God is at work watching over you! May God continue to bless you with all those annoying little things and may you remember their possible purpose.

“Managing Anger"

Marshall Goldsmith tells us a good story in his book about a young farmer who was going upstream in his boat through a river to deliver his produce to the village. The young farmer was in a hurry. It was a hot day and he wanted to make his delivery and get home before dark. As he looked ahead, he spotted another boat, heading rapidly downstream towards his boat. This boat seemed to be making every effort to hit him. He rowed furiously to get out of the way, but it didn't seem to help.

He yelled at the other boat, " Change direction, you idiot! You are going to hit me. The river is wide. Be careful!" His screaming was to no avail. The other boat hit his boat and he was enraged as he stood up and cried out to the other boat, " You moron! How could you manage to hit my boat in the middle of this wide river? What is wrong with you? "

As he looked at the other boat, he realized that there was no one in the other boat. He was screaming at an empty boat which was going downstream with the current!

The lesson is simple- There is never anyone in the other boat. When we are angry, we are screaming at an empty boat! All of us have people in our lives who drive us crazy, whom we hate with a passion. The best course of action for dealing with people like this is not let them make us angry. Getting angry doesn't improve the situation and life's too short to waste on feeling bad. It can only help us to lose our reputation as a person who always gets angry.

So next time when you start to speak out of anger, better you look in the mirror. In every case you find that the root of your rage is not "out there" but "in here", you are no more a human bomb who carries anger- the deadly weapon which is the biggest obstacle to our personal and professional success .

Keep smiling and welcome to the " Anger free world " !

“Learning From Mistakes"

This is a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs.
He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was able to be so much more creative than the average person.

What set him so far apart from others ?
He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old.
He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor — a veritable sea of milk !

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said, "Robert, I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up ?" Indeed, he did.

After a few minutes, his mother said, "You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that ? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer ?" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.

His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
What a wonderful lesson !

This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about.
Even if the experiment "doesn't work," we usually learn something valuable from it. Make mistakes, you learn from them . . . .

but never repeat mistakes . . . .

“Reserve the best for the best"

She was dying. Her life was measured not in years…or months…but in weeks and days. She called the minister to her home to make her final preparations.
As they talked of her funeral, she listed the scriptures she wanted read and the hymns she wanted sung.

The lady said to the minister, ”When I’m placed in my casket I want you to put a fork in my hand.” Noticing the puzzled look on the minister’s face, she asked if anything was wrong. ”Oh, no,” he replied, ”but it’s the first time anyone has made such an unusual request.”
So the lady began to explain. ”All my life I have attended church dinners and fellowships. Whenever we finished the meal, someone would come to collect the dishes and say, ‘Keep your fork.’

I knew what this meant. The best was yet to come. There would be apple pie or chocolate cake or some other delicacy. And I know for me, the best is yet to come. My death is not a time of sadness but of celebration. So I want to have a fork put in my hand. You can tell the people why in your message.

The lady died. The minister meticulously followed her instructions. Everyone who passed the casket saw the fork in her hand, and everyone wondered, ”Why”. The scripture was read, the hymns were sung, the message was given and the story was told. Then everyone knew the reason for the fork and understood the amazing picture it portrayed.
So the best is yet to come. Eternity…the Savior…Heaven. And the best is yet to come even now…God’s deepening grace…His powerful Presence…the smile of His approval.
Always keep a fork in your hand…not literally, but spiritually and mentally…and look for the best…now…and yet to come!

“Ahem.. kind of soul stirring"

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.

He said he was in a hurry, as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him.

I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.

On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.

The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.

I inquired as to her health; he told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.

He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are'?

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, ''She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.”

I had to hold back tears as he left. I had goose bumps on my arms and thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life'

"The Red Signal"

Two men were in a car when they had to stop at a red signal light. The man at the wheel did not say anything.

The other man by his side, fretting and fuming, said, "The time we waste at these red lights - why, a man could write a book!"

The driver still said nothing.
Finally the man beside him said, "Didn't you hear what I said?"
"No."
"How come?"
"I was talking."
"Whom were you talking to?"
"I was talking to God," he said. "I've been making it a practice every time I get to a red light to pray for one of my friends. It is wonderful how many folks I have on my prayer list and how many I have time to pray for in this way."

Moral: Little moments in waiting and slowing down are essential to reflect, Pray and plan better. In life too we need some red signals to stop, wait and fuel our minds spiritually, mentally and physically so that we could perform terrifically well when the signal turns green.

"Appreciation"

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.

He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision.

The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.

The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "none".

The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.

The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner.

The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.

The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.*

The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.

The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.

After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: " Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"

The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'

The Director asked, " please tell me your feelings."

The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today. Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.

The director said, " This is what I am looking for to be my manager.
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.

Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first.

He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others.

For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement.

He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*

You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it.

After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way.

You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.

"Self Appraisal"

A little boy went into a store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits. The store owner observed and listened to the conversation.


The boy asked, "Maam, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?" The woman replied, "I already have someone to cut my lawn."

"I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now." replied the boy. The woman responded that she was very satisfied with the person who was presently cutting her lawn.

The little boy was even more perseverant and said, "I'll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach, Florida ." Again the woman answered in the negative.


With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver.

The store owner, who was listening to this conversation, walked over to the boy and said, "Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."

The little boy replied, "No thanks, I was just checking my performance on the job I already have. I am the one who is working for the lady I was talking to!"

"Touching story of a Mother"

Raghu’s mom had one eye. He hated her. She collected little weeds and such to sell... she was such an embarrassment for him. There was this one day during elementary school, and his mom came. He threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school his friends teased "Your mom has only one eye?".

He wished that his mom would just disappear from this world so he said to my mom, "Mom, why don't you have the other eye?! You're only going to make me a laughing stock. Why don't you just die?" Mom did not respond.

That night...Raghu woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. His mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake him. He told himself that he would grow up and become successful, because he hated his one-eyed mom and their desperate poverty.
Then he left mom and studied really hard. He got accepted in the Seoul University, then got married, bought a house of his own and had kids, too. He was living happily as a successful man.

This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when someone unexpected came to see him "What?! Who's this?!"... It was his mother...Still with her one eye. His little girl ran away, scared of the mom's eye. And he asked her, "Who are you? I don't know you!!!" . He screamed at her "How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter! Get out here now!" And to this, his mother quietly answered, "oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared.

One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to his house. He went down to the old shack, that he used to call a house...just out of curiosity there, he found his mother fallen on the cold ground. But he did not shed a single tear. She had a piece of paper in her hand.... it was a letter to him.

She wrote...My Son, I think my life has been long enough now. Would it be too much to ask if I wanted you to come visit me once in a while? I miss you so much. And I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I decided not to go to the school.... For you... I'm sorry that I only have one eye.

You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye... so I gave you mine... I was so proud that my son could see a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did. The times that you were angry with me. I thought to myself, 'it's because you love me.'
I miss the times when you were still young around me.

~ SLOW DANCE - Live a life ~

~ SLOW DANCE ~

Have you ever watched kids

On a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain

Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.


Do you run through each day

On the fly?

When you ask How are you?

Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done!

Do you lie in your bed

With the next hundred chores

Running through your head?

You'd better slow down

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.


Ever told your child,

We'll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste,

Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,

Let a good friendship die

Cause you never had time

To call and say,"Hi"

You'd better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere

You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,

It is like an unopened gift....

Thrown away.

Life is not a race.

Do take it slower

Hear the music

Before the song is over.

~ Server bole tho!!! ~

First year was the most hectic year in my engineering academic life. On one side I was about to leave Physics and Chemistry forever and on other side I was about to join the geek world.


Scene: First year computer practical exam.


Venue: Computer Lab


Time: The worst possible time...Around 12 o'clock.


The last day of my first year exams and the biggest mountain is still not conquered - "Computer Practical".


The only thing I learned in last one year is to differentiate between a CPU and a monitor. This is the only


true knowledge I have about this subject.


Let me look at the search and sort program again.


Scanf then printf….Oops…printf then scanf… # include iostream.h…#includeconio.h…clrscr()


Oh...God...I wish that share folder still exists… I hope the netsend command still works.


God...Help me… main ()…curly brackets open….


Oops !! There he is, the most brilliant student of our class Janeesh K.J , the one who asked


doubt to our Mechanical faculty on the first day itself. A tough question "Sir, is it possible to


store data on WordStar instead of Access ".


Ghosh!!! What's WordStar?? What's Access?? I am going to fail.


He looks too cool. Boy…5 more minutes left... C came after B…now we have C++ and VC++…C was discovered/invented (not sure) by Dennis Richie….


I can hear one of the gal asking Janeesh "What's ANSI C ?"


Oops...I don't know even that...Probably discovered by Ancy… so C was discovered by both Dennis and Ancy… might be husband - wife.


Here comes the lab assistant.


"Guys get in!!!"


So at last the time has come. Utmost one more supplementary. Huh!!! Karthik…you have been through these situations now and then...bravo...Come on!!!!


I entered the lab with shaking hands...legs…entire body...


Oh that's my system!!!! It's still vacant…my shared drives…. Ha ha ha ..great


"Hey…take this system…sit according to your roll number" (In came the voice of lab assistant)


What the…H*%$ is it….?


Hey even this system is far from the faculty's desk. This is great.


"Now !! turn over the sheet of paper on your desk, you have to complete the task in 3 hours. First write down the algorithm and then start doing the program."


So...This is it… Come on…let's see what's in there….


Write a program to sort N natural numbers in ascending order and then perform search operation.


(PS: Use Bubble sort and binary search).


Nice question the one I have mugged up. Take this Compy – Dompy…


#include iostream.h…#include conio.h..main()….


Its' over and still plenty of time left. Let me see what others are doing.
Oh !! God they all are gone. Was this paper that easy!!


"Karthik are you finished with the work?"


"Yes Mam"


"OK !! show me the output"


"Here it is..." ..Ctrl+F9


"Okay..that looks okay..it could have been better…you should add comments where ever possible…"…bla bla bla..and one more bla….


Oh !!! she is gone….hmmm..she will never get satisfied…anyways..It's over…


I started going towards the door


"Karthik !!! where r u going? Come over here. You still have VIVA left."


Huh !!! Not again !!!


"Please sit "


"Thank you "


"Okay !! Tell me..What is a computer"


'A computer is an electronic device…….tttttrrrrrrrrrrppppppp"..


I am the best..I am the best..I am the best.. Yah I am best


"What r macros?"


'Sorry'


Did she hear me saying I am the best…


"What r libraries"


'Pardon'


"What are command line arguments?"


'Don't know'


"What are inbuilt functions?"


'Can u please repeat the question……'


Are these questions from Computer Science!!!! Huh !!!


"Okay one last question…Show me where is the server in our lab"


Hmmm….Server is something big…yah it's very big….bigger than CPU and monitor…now I have to find where it is….hmmm…


not that…that's a switch board…not even that...that's AC….hmmmm…which one is the server…Oopps…that's her again…


"Hey !!! Stop revolving in your chair and tell me..Which is the server?"


Hey that looks like a server….


'There it is'.…(pointing hand towards the UPS, but the faculty thought Karthik was pointing towards the system..kept on the table )


"Good…Why didn't you tell me earlier if you knew that? Actually no one answered it correctly...Good keep it up"


"Thank you mam..thanks a lot…"


Yahoooo…..last ball..sixer..yipeeee…………………


From then on I never looked back, within hours I became the hero of the class. People started coming to me with their doubts.


I cleared all their doubts. Even that svelte gal came and asked "What's ANSI C ?". Till date she thinks Richie and Ancy are husband and wife!!!

"A box full of kisses"

The story goes that some time ago a mother punished her five year old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and she became even more upset when the child used the gold paper to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.

Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her mother the next morning and then said, "This is for you, Momma."

The mother was embarrassed by her earlier over reaction, but her anger flared again when she opened the box and found it was empty. She spoke to her daughter in a harsh manner.

"Don't you know, young lady, when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package?"

She had tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Momma, it's not empty! I blew kisses into it until it was full."

The mother was crushed. She fell on her knees and put her arms around her little girl, and she begged her forgiveness for her thoughtless anger.

An accident took the life of the child only a short time later, and it is told that the mother kept that gold box by her bed for all the years of her life.

Whenever she was discouraged or faced difficult problems she would open the box and take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, have been given a Golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and GOD. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.

Love

Do read this conversation between a boy & a girl ........................


boy- i missed u at school 2day, y weren't u there?

girl- yeah, i had to go to the doctor.

boy- oh really? y?

girl- oh nothin, annual shots, thats all.

boy- oh

girl- so wht did we do in math 2day?

boy- u didnt miss ne thing that great.......just lots of notes

girl- ok good

boy- yeah

girl- hey i have a question......

boy- ok, ask away

girl-........how much do u love me?

boy- u kno i love u more than anything

girl- yeah.....

boy- y did u ask?

girl-................>silence<..........

boy- is something wrong?

girl- no nothing at all

boy- good.

girl- ................how much do u care about me?

boy- i would give u the world in a heartbeat if i could.

girl- u would?

boy- yeah.........of course i would >sounding worried< is there

something wrong??

girl- no, everythings fine......

boy- are u sure?

girl- yeah.

boy- ok.......i hope so.

girl- ................would u die for me?

boy- i would take a bullet for u anyday, hun

girl- reslly?

boy- anyday. now seriously, is there something wrong???

girl- no im fine, ur fine, we're fine, everyones fine.

boy- ............ok

girl-......................well i have to go ill c u 2morrow at school.

boy- alright, bye. I LOVE YOU.

girl- yeah, i love u 2, bye.

THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL:

boy- hey, have u seen my g/f 2day?

friend- no

THAT NIGHT:

ring-
ring-

girl- hello?

boy- hey

girl- oh, hi.

boy- y weren't u at school 2day?

girl- uh.......i had another doctor appointment.

boy- are u sick?

girl- ..................um i have 2 go, my mom's callin on my other line.

boy- ill wait.

girl- it may take a while, ill call u later.

boy-........alright, i love u hun.

very long pause<

girl- (with tear in her eye) look, i think we should break up.

boy- what???

girl- its the best thing for us right now.

boy- y????

girl- i love u.

THE GIRL DOESNT COME TO SCHOOL FOR 3 MORE WEEKS, AND DOESNT ANSWER HER PHONE.

boy- hey dude

friend- hey

boy- whats up

friend- nothin, hey have u talked 2 ur ex lately?

boy- no

friend- so u didnt hear?

boy- hear what?

friend- um idk if i should be the one to tell u......

boy- dude, wtf tell me

friend- uh....call this number....433-555-3468

boy- ok............

BOY CALLS NUMBER AFTER SCHOOL

ring-
ring-

voice- hello, suppam county hospital, this is nurse beckam.

boy- uh.......i must have the wrong number, im looking for my friend.

voice- what is her name, sir?
(boy gives info)

voice- yes, this is the right number, she is one of our patients here.

boy- really? y? what happened??? how is she???

voice- her room number is ..646, in building A, suite 3.

boy- WHAT HAPPENED??!!!!

voice- plz come by sir and you can see her, goodbye.

boy- WAIT! NO!

*dial tone*

BOY GOES TO HOSPITAL, AND TO ROOM ..646, BUILDING A, SUITE 3. GIRL IS LYING IN THE HOSPITAL BED.

boy- omg are u ok??

girl- ..................

boy- sweetie!! talk to me!!

girl- i..........

boy- u what?? U WHAT???

girl- i have cancer and im on life support

boy- .......................>breaks into tears<......................

girl- they're taking me off 2night

boy- y??

girl- i wanted 2 tell u but i couldnt

boy- y didnt u tell me????

girl- i didnt want 2 hurt u.

boy- u could never hurt me

girl- i just wanted 2 c if u felt bout me as the same i felt bout u.

boy- ?

girl- i love u more than anything, i would give u the world in a heartbeat. i would die for you and take a bullet for you.

boy- ...........

girl- dont be sad, i love u n ill always be here w/u

boy- then y'd u break up w/me?

nurse- young man, visiting hours are over.

BOY LEAVES, GIRL IS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT, AND DIES.

but what the boy didn't know is that the girl only asked him those questions so she could hear him say it one last time, and she only broke up w/him because she knew she only had 3 more weeks to live, and thought it would cause him less pain and give him time to get over her before she died.

NEXT DAY

the boy is found dead with a gun in his hand..with a note in the other...

THE NOTE SAID: i told her i would take a bullet for her....just like she said she would die for me...

స్నేహం

ఒక్క క్షణమే లేత సూర్యుని ఎరుపు, ఒక్క క్షణమే ఆకాశంలో మెరుపు, తరిగిపోవును ఎంతటి సిరి సంపదాలైనా, మట్టి గరియును ఎంతటి కోటా పేటలైనా............ ఒక్క రాత్రే పున్నమి చంద్రుని వెన్నెల, ఒక్క రాత్రే అమావాస్య కటిక చీకటి, శాశ్వతం కానిది ఈ మనిషి జీవితం, కానీ ఎల్లప్పుడు శాశ్వతమైనది ఈ స్నేహం......... యుగయుగాల చరిత్ర కలది ఈ స్నేహం

ఫ్రేమ

కన్నుల ఒడిలో ..కలలనుచేర్చే కనుపాపరా ప్రేమంటే
మనసుల బడిలో మమతలు చదివే పసి పాపరా ప్రేమంటే
నవ్వుల చినుకులు చిలికే మేఘం ప్రేమంటే..
పువ్వులు పంచే ప్రేమసుగంధం ప్రేమంటే..
మనిషిని నడిపేది ప్రేమంటే..
అనిపిస్తుంది అది తోడుంటే!

నీ చిరునవ్వు....
మిలియన్ డాలర్లు ఐతే !
నేను కొనలేను నేస్తం....
మిలియన్ రక్తకణాలు ఐతే
ధమనుల్ని సిరల్నీ పిండి ఇవ్వగలను ......

"Every One Has Problems"

A mother who had lost her only son went to the religious priest in her village and said: "Is there anything you can give me to reduce the pain that I feel?" “I feel lost and I don’t want to live any more” "Yes," he said. "There is a wonderful thing you can do. I want you to go and get me a mustard seed from a home that has no problems. Such a mustard seed can ward off all problems. When you find it, bring it to me and I will use it to relieve your pain." So the mother started out and came to a big mansion. Nothing could possibly be wrong here! She knocked on the door, told what she was looking for, and they answered, "You've come to the wrong house." And then they told her all their problems. As she was listening to their problems, she thought, "I know something about problems... Maybe I can help these people with theirs." So she listened to them; and this helped people. She kept on searching for her magic mustard seed. But no matter where she went, she could not find that seed. Everyone everywhere had some kind of troubles.
But she really did find the magic mustard seed, because in trying to help others solve their problems, she forgot all about her own.

"Discover your talent"

[Based on the story of Gillian Lynne from Ken Robinson’s famous speech “Schools kill creativity”]

There was this little girl, Gillian, and she was really hopeless. And the school, in the '30s, wrote to her parents and said, "We think Gillian has a learning disorder." She couldn't concentrate, she was fidgeting.

So, she went to see a specialist with her mother. She was led to a room where she sat on a chair at the end, and she sat on her hands for 20 minutes while this man talked to her mother about all the problems Gillian was having at school. And at the end of it - because she was disturbing people, her homework was always late, and so on, little kid of eight - in the end, the doctor went and sat next to Gillian and said, "Gillian, I've listened to all these things that your mother's told me, and I need to speak to her privately." He said, "Wait here, we'll be back, we won't be very long." and they went and left her.

But as they went out the room, he turned on the radio that was sitting on his desk. And when they got out the room, he said to her mother, "Just stand and watch her." And the minute they left the room, she said, she was on her feet, moving to the music. And they watched for a few minutes and he turned to her mother and said, "Mrs. Lynne, Gillian isn't sick, she's a dancer. Take her to a dance school."

She did. It was the most wonderful experience for little Gillian. She walked in the room and it was full of people like her. People who couldn't sit still. People who had to move to think. Who had to move to think. They did ballet, they did tap, they did jazz, they did modern, they did contemporary.

She was eventually auditioned for the Royal Ballet School, she became a soloist, she had a wonderful career at the Royal Ballet. She eventually graduated from the Royal Ballet School and founded her own company - the Gillian Lynne Dance Company. She's been responsible for some of the most successful musical theater productions in history, she's given pleasure to millions, and she's a multi-millionaire.

Somebody else might have put her on medication and told her to calm down.

Bill Gates’ 10 advices to young people

Before retiring in July 2008, Bill Gates gave the following advices to high school students. Who knows you will become a another Bill Gates after learning from these valuable advices?

1. “Life is not fair - get used to it.”
-> The world is never fair. You know this? You can never change the whole world. Injustice still exists in the current society, so you should try to adapt.

2. “The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.”
-> Your extreme self-esteem may make your job inconvenient. Don't attach too much significance on your self-esteem as people care about your achievements rather than it.

3. “You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice president with car phone, until you earn both.”
-> Normally you can't be rich if you have just finished high school. However to become an executive, you need to obtain both: a high school certificate and the money.

4. “If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.”
-> Don’t complain that your boss is tough. When you are at school, your teachers always stand by you whenever you meet problems. However if you have thought that all your problems really come from the hard requirements of your teachers, you shouldn't look for a job. Simply if there aren't strict demands from your company, you will do nothing and quickly become unemployed. Then nobody will give you a hand.

5. “If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.”
-> Don't blame your failure on your destiny. All you need now is to stay calm and start from scratch.

6. “Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.”
-> You should show your gratefulness to your parents for spending most of their lives for your living and growth. All the “outdated” of your parents today is the price they have to pay for your growth.

7. “Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life may not. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.”
-> Keep in mind that you can always become a leader, so that you will have more motivation to strive for your career.

8. “Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.”
-> Don’t always wait for holidays or you will be left behind your colleagues. That backwardness means elimination and unemployment.

9. “Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.”
-> Everybody likes watching TV, but you shouldn't watch it too much. As that actually isn't your life and your thinking will be influenced. You yourself have to determine your own life.

10. “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.”
-> You should be nice to everyone. Life has happenings you could never expect. Be open to your boss, don’t say bad things behind his back as it will bring you nowhere.

"Saying yes when it matters most !"

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before asking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save her." His reply was instant, no hesitation and no delay. If the doctor had to wait further, the result would have been fatal indeed.
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.
He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?" Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her. Every one smiled at the end. He had saved his sister’s life and God saved his’.

Moral -

You see, understanding and attitude, after all, is everything. How often have we reflected on our responses? A timely response counts, a delayed response serves no purpose. Have we taken a moment to Thank someone in gratitude, to say Sorry for hurting someone and above all, said Yes when asked to serve? We are busy in our own ways but if we have no time to answer a query or say Good morning to our friends and neighbors, how can we expect our day to be good in return? If we haven’t done it so far, now is the time to start.

"The Four Seasons In Life"

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.

The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruits, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.

"The Trap of the Comfort Zone"

There was a village that was attacked by wild boars. Every day the wild boars would enter the village to rampage the whole village of their food. The villagers tried various means to fight and chase away the wild boars, but without much success.

One day a wise man approached the village headman to offer his advice. He told the villagers that they will have to follow all his advice and directions. Out of desperation, the villagers agreed. The wise man told the villagers to gather all the food from every household and put it in the middle of a big empty field.

They followed his advice, and immediately they saw hundreds of wild boars approaching the vicinity where the food was placed. The wild boars were apprehensive initially, but after a while they went for the food. Once the wild boars had a taste of the food they came back for the free food every day. The villagers would put more food in the field and the wild boars would come to have their free meals. After a while, the wise man asked the villagers to erect four poles at the four-corners of the field.

The wild boars were too busy having their food that they did not take notice of what was happening. After a few weeks, the wild boars developed the habit of having free food. The wise man then asked the villagers to put fencing around the field, with a large gate through which the wild boars can enter to have their food.

Finally once the fencing and the gate were completed the villagers closed the gate and all the wild boars were trapped inside the field. The wild boars were finally defeated!

Success Principle -

Habits are easily developed but difficult to get rid of. The wild boars were trapped because out of their greed, they developed the habit of having free food, and without having to work for their food.

"God is Omnipotent"

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage? His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help to anyone. The day he survives the night, he is a true Man.

He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own. The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him. Maybe even some humans might do him harm.

Here is a story of one such man. The wind blew the grass and the earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man!

Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold. He had overcome that terrible night with courage and wit. It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him. He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.

We, too, are never alone. Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us. When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.

Moral of the story:

Just because you can't see God, doesn't mean He is not there. We need to walk by faith, not by sight.

"Think Win - Win ! Act Win - Win !"

There once lived a great mathematician in a village outside Ujjain . He was often called by the local king to advice on matters related to the economy. His reputation had spread as far as Taxila in the North and Kanchi in the South. So it hurt him very much when the village headman told him, "You may be a great mathematician who advises the king on economic matters but your son does not know the value of gold or silver."
The mathematician called his son and asked, "What is more valuable - gold or silver?" "Gold," said the son. "That is correct. Why is it then that the village headman makes fun of you, claims you do not know the value of gold or silver? He teases me every day. He mocks me before other village elders as a father who neglects his son. This hurts me. I feel everyone in the village is laughing behind my back because you do not know what is more valuable, gold or silver. Explain this to me, son."
So the son of the mathematician told his father the reason why the village headman carried this impression. "Every day on my way to school, the village headman calls me to his house. There, in front of all village elders, he holds out a silver coin in one hand and a gold coin in other. He asks me to pick up the more valuable coin. I pick the silver coin. He laughs, the elders cheer, everyone makes fun of me. And then I go to school. This happens every day. That is why they tell you I do not know the value of gold or silver."
The father was confused. His son knew the value of gold and silver, and yet when asked to choose between a gold coin and silver coin always picked the silver coin. "Why don't you pick up the gold coin?" he asked. In response, the son took the father to his room and showed him a box. In the box were at least a hundred silver coins. Turning to his father, the mathematician' s son said, "The day I pick up the gold coin the game will stop. They will stop having fun and I will stop making money."

The bottom line is...
Sometimes in life, we have to play the fool because our seniors and our peers, and sometimes even our juniors like it. That does not mean we lose in the game of life. It just means allowing others to win in one arena of the game, while we win in the other arena of the game. We have to choose which arena matters to us and which arenas do not.

"The Empty Soap Box"

One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese Management was the case of an empty soap box which happened in one of Japan’s biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one box went through the assembly line empty, Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.

The engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a lot to do so.

But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays etc., but instead came out with another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

Moral of this incident:

“Complex problems can be solved through simpler solutions. Stay calm to look for simpler solutions”

"The Finger Bowl"

Back in the 19th century England, according to the account, Queen Victoria was once at a diplomatic reception in London . The guest of honor was an African chieftain. All went well during the meal until, at the end, finger bowls were served. The guest of honor had never seen a British finger bowl, and no one had thought to brief him beforehand about its purpose. So he took the bowl in his two hands, lifted it to his mouth, and drank its contents down!

For an instant there was breathless silence among the British privilege guests, and then they began to whisper to one another. All that stopped; however, when Queen Victoria silently took her finger bowl in her two hands, lifted it, and drank its contents! A moment later, 500 surprised British ladies and gentlemen simultaneously drank the contents of their own finger bowls.

It was the queen’s uncommon courtesy that guarded her guest from certain embarrassment.

This is a very rare but very effective human trait which only true leaders can demonstrate!

Moral of the story:

While the most common human trait is to look for chances to humiliate someone else or be neutral when they make a mistake, it takes presence of mind, uncommon courtesy to follow someone else’s mistake in order to guard them from embarrassment!

"The Praying Hands"

Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. In order merely to keep food on the table for this mob, the father and head of the household, a goldsmith by profession, worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade and any other paying chore he could find in the neighborhood. Despite their seemingly hopeless condition, two of Albrecht Durer the Elder's children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, but they knew full well that their father would never be financially able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.

After many long discussions at night in their crowded bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact. They would toss a coin. The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the academy. Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy, either with sales of his artwork or, if necessary, also by laboring in the mines. They tossed a coin on a Sunday morning after church. Albrecht Durer won the toss and went off to Nuremberg.

Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation. Albrecht's etchings, his woodcuts, and his oils were far better than those of most of his professors, and by the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn considerable fees for his commissioned works.

When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner on their lawn to celebrate Albrecht's triumphant homecoming. After a long and memorable meal, punctuated with music and laughter, Albrecht rose from his honored position at the head of the table to drink a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled Albrecht to fulfill his ambition. His closing words were, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn. Now you can go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will support you."

All heads turned in eager expectation to the far end of the table where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, shaking his lowered head from side to side while he sobbed and repeated over and over, "No ... no ... no ... no."

Finally, Albert rose and wiped the tears from his cheeks. He glanced down the long table at the faces he loved, and then, holding his hands close to his right cheek, he said softly, "No, brother. I cannot go to Nuremberg. It is too late for me. Look ... look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less make delicate lines on parchment or canvas with a pen or a brush. No, brother ... for me it is too late."

More than 450 years have passed. By now, Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, pen and silver-point sketches, watercolors, charcoals, woodcuts, and copper engravings hang in every great museum in the world, but the odds are great that you, like most people, are familiar with only one of Albrecht Durer's works. More than merely being familiar with it, you very well may have a reproduction hanging in your home or office.

One day, long ago, to pay homage to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing simply "Hands," but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed his tribute of love "The Praying Hands."

"Nobody Can Hurt You Without Your Consent"

On the first day, as President Abraham Lincoln entered to give his inaugural address, just in the middle, one man stood up. He was a rich aristocrat. He said, “Mr. Lincoln, you should not forget that your father used to make shoes for my family.” And the whole Senate laughed; they thought they had made a fool of Abraham Lincoln.

But Lincoln and that type of people are made of a totally different mettle. Lincoln looked at the man and said, “Sir I know that my father used to make shoes in your house for your family, and there will be many others here…. Because the way he made shoes; nobody else can. He was a creator. His shoes were not just shoes; he poured his whole soul in it. I want to ask you, have you any complaint? Because I know how to make shoes myself. If you have any complaint I can make another pair of shoes. But as far as I know, nobody has ever complained about my father’s shoes. He was a genius, a great creator and I am proud of my father”.

The whole Senate was struck dumb. They could not understand what kind of man Abraham Lincoln was. He was proud because his father did the job so well that not even a single complaint had ever been heard.

Moral of the story:

“No one can hurt you without your consent.”
“It is not what happens to us that hurts us. It is our response that hurts us.”

Creating Covalent Apache 2.2 instance from ERS 4.0.2 httpd on Linux

1. Get the download of Apache 2.2 add-on "ers-4.0.2-apache-2.2.15-x86-linux-glibc2-20100326.zip.sfx"
2. Change file mode to make it executable
3. Invoke the file to self-extract the contents:
# ./ers-4.0.2-apache-2.2.15-x86-linux-glibc2-20100326.zip.sfx
The archive unpacks all files into the current directory. When it finishes, you should see the following:
apache2.2 ERS_LICENSE.txt fixrootpath.pl perl5.8 php5.2 servers
apache2.2-64 ers-server.pl licenses perl5.8-64 php5.2-64 tools
4. Invoke the fixrootpath.pl perl script
# perl fixrootpath.pl
5. Customize Apache2.2 httpd
# vi [ers-home_install-dir]/servers/test-apache2.2/conf/httpsd.conf
6. Test the Apache HTTP Server 2.2 installation with the provided servers/test-apache2.2
or servers/test-apache2.2-64 instances. For example, start the test-apache2.2 instance as follows:
# cd servers/test-apache2.2
# bin/apache_startup.sh start ( and to stop: # bin/apache_startup.sh stop )
7. Point browser to http://localhost:8080
Enter username "spring", with password "spring" to authenticate to the ERS httpd instance home page

Create new instance for non-test environments:

5a.Create ERS instance:
# perl ers-server.pl --server=apache2.2 --serverdir=servers/apache2.2 --apachever=2.2
ers-server.pl - install an ERS 4.0 server instance
from the default (_instance/ trees) template

Creating new server instance [ers-home_install-dir]/servers/apache2.2
Apache httpd version 2.2

Configuring for Apache 2.2

Use threaded 'worker' MPM [y/n]? y
Enable mod_php5 [y/n]? y
Enable mod_perl [y/n]? y
Enable mod_snmp [y/n]? y
Modify the httpsd.conf to make additional adjustments.

Server hostname (e.g. www.example.com) [apache2.2]? localhost [or x.x.x.x]
Administrator email [webmaster@x.x.x.x]?
Port for http:// traffic [8080]? 5000
Port for https:// SSL traffic [8443]? 5001
Port for ajp13, jk->tomcat [8009]? 5002
Tomcat ajp13 servername [localhost]?
Modify workers.properties to make additional adjustments.

Creating a sample conf/userfile, add initial users
New username (or <Enter> if done): [user]
New password: [password]
Re-type new password: [password]
Adding password for user [user]

New username (or <Enter> if done):

Enable SSL and create a default key [y/n]? n

New server instance created in
[ers-home_install-dir]/servers/apache2.2

Thank you for choosing SpringSource Enterprise Ready Server.
6a. Test the Apache HTTP Server 2.2 installation with new instance servers/apache2.2
# cd servers/apache2.2/
# bin/apache_startup.sh start
Starting Apache
Server started OK
7a. Point browser to http://localhost:5000

"Carrots, Eggs, & Coffee"

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee...You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up, She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, ' Tell me what you see.' 'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked,
'What does it mean, mother?'
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
'Which are you?' she asked her daughter. 'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavour. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

May we all be COFFEE!!!