CRACKED JAR ( A blog by paulocolelhoblog.com)

CRACKED JAR:very very nice blog posting by master Coelho.

Published on December 11, 2009 in News.
by Paulo Coelho

An Indian legend tells of a man who carried water to his village every day, in two large jars tied to the ends of a wooden pole, which he balanced on his back.
One of the jars was older than the other, and had some small cracks; every time the man covered the distance to his house, half of the water was lost.

For two years, the man made the same journey. The younger jar was always very proud of its performance, safe in the knowledge that it was up to the mission it had been made for, while the other jar was mortified with shame at only fulfilling half of its allotted task, even though it knew that those cracks were the result of many years hard work.

It was so ashamed that one day, while the man got ready to fetch water from the well, it decided to speak to him:
– I want to apologize, but because of the many years of service, you are only able to deliver half of my load, and quench half of the thirst which awaits you at your home.

The man smiled, and said:
– When we return, observe carefully the path.

And so it did. And the jar noticed that, on its side, many flowers and plants grew.
– See how nature is more lovely on your side? – commented the man. – I always knew you were cracked, and decided to make use of this fact. I planted flowers and vegetables, and you have always watered them. I have picked many roses to decorate my house with, I have fed my children with lettuce, cabbage and onions. If you were not as you are, how could I have done that?

“All of us, at some point, grow old and start to acquire other qualities. We can always make the most of each one of these new qualities and obtain a good result.”

p.s. Ah the old jar saw a woman carrying a smaller jar with lot of difficulty and saw how he made it easy for this man to carry water by balancing the load.May be in life as in this story old provide the balance the vigor of youth lacks.

kul bhushan

Writing the great equaliser

Writing is the most democratic of all the ventures.Historically words(ideas) has proven to be much more powerful than any of the mightiest men ,armies and even weapons.Yes ideas are neutral their implication can be very violent.In spite of that The ideas promoted through Torah,Bible,Bhagwat Gita,Quran, have changed lives in more ways than any Cesar,king , maharajah,Shah or sheik did.

It is very important that any child of ten who can write what he sees ,thinks discusses and projects is as powerful as any president or king. I remember what Warren Buffet said to the students of his Alma mater .He said all of them were worth one million dollars at least in future earnings and if they learned to communicate well they would be worth another 500 thousand dollars .That five hundred thousand dollars is for writing clearly,speaking clearly and using newer media that is video and audio in the best possible way.

Naturally one needs ideas to communicate and the ability to communicate is the extra which can increase earnings of a businessman,doctor,engineer and politician.First step in better communication is better writing.Every child should be encouraged to read ,write video tape,interview,and publish to get the benefits of the coming future.

In this time it is much easier to be pamphleteer than it used to be. Blogs have made it even more democratic.