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Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:27 am (PST) . Posted by:
CHAK DE
A real story...
A conversation between a passenger and Software Engineer in Shatabdi Train. If you read it till the end, you will not only thank me and the person who shared this with me, but you will see life in a whole different way!
Vivek Pradhan was not a happy man.. Even the plush comfort of the Air-conditioned compartment of the Shatabdi express could not cool his frayed nerves. He was the Project Manager and was still not entitled to Air travel. It was not the prestige he sought, he had tried to reason with the admin person, it was the savings in time. As PM, he had so many things to do!!He opened his case and took out the laptop, determined to put the time to some good use.'Are you from the software industry sir,' the man beside him was staring appreciatively at the laptop. Vivek glanced briefly and mumbled in affirmation, handling the laptop now with exaggerated care and importance as if it were an expensive car.'You people have brought so much advancement to the country, Sir. Today everything is getting computerized. '
'Thanks,' smiled Vivek, turning around to give the man a look. He always found it difficult to resist appreciation. The man was young and stockily built like a sportsman... .. He looked simple and strangely out of place in that little lap of luxury like a small town boy in a prep school. He probably was a railway sportsman making the most of his free traveling pass.
'You people always amaze me,' the man continued, 'You sit in an office and write something on a computer and it does so many big things outside.'
Vivek smiled deprecatingly. Naiveness demanded reasoning not anger. 'It is not as simple as that my friend. It is not just a question of writing a few lines. There is a lot of process that goes behind it.'
For a moment, he was tempted to explain the entire Software Development Life cycle but restrained himself to a single statement. 'It is complex, very complex.'
'It has to be. No wonder you people are so highly paid,' came the reply.
This was not turning out as Vivek had thought. A hint of belligerence crept into his so far affable, persuasive tone.
'Everyone just sees the money. No one sees the amount of hard work we have to put in. Indians have such a narrow concept of hard work. Just because we sit in an air-conditioned office, does not mean our brows do not sweat. You exercise the muscle; we exercise the mind and believe me that is no less taxing.'
He could see, he had the man where he wanted, and it was time to drive home the point. 'Let me give you an example. Take this train. The entire railway reservation system is computerized. You can book a train ticket between any two stations from any of the hundreds of computerized booking centers across the country. Thousands of transactions accessing a single database, at a time concurrently; data integrity, locking, data security. Do you Understand the complexity in designing and coding such a system?'
The man was awestruck; quite like a child at a planetarium. This was something big and beyond his imagination. 'You design and code such things.'
'I used to,' Vivek paused for effect, 'but now I am the Project Manager.'
'Oh!' sighed the man, as if the storm had passed over, 'so your life is easy now.'
This was like the last straw for Vivek. He retorted, 'Oh come on, does life ever get easy as you go up the ladder. Responsibility only brings more work. Design and coding! That is the easier part. Now I do not do it, but I am responsible for it and believe me, that is far more stressful. My job is to get the work done in time and with the highest quality'.
He continued, 'To tell you about the pressures, there is the customer at one end, always changing his requirements, the user at the other wanting something else, and your boss, always expecting you to have finished it yesterday.'
Vivek paused in his diatribe, his belligerence fading with Self-realization. What he had said, was not merely the outburst of a wronged man, it was the truth. And one need not get angry while defending the truth.
My friend,' he concluded triumphantly, 'you don't know what it is to be in the Line of Fire'.The man sat back in his chair, his eyes closed as if in realization.
When he spoke after sometime, it was with a calm certainty that surprised Vivek.'I know sir,..... I know what it is to be in the Line of Fire......'He was staring blankly, as if no passenger, no train existed, just a vast expanse of time.'There were 30 of us when we were ordered to capture Point 4875 in the cover of the night. The enemy was firing from the top. There was no knowing where the next bullet was going to come from and for whom. In the morning when we finally hoisted the tri-colour at the top only 4 of us were alive.'
'You are a...?'
'I am Subedar Sushant from the 13 J&K Rifles on duty at Peak 4875 in Kargil. They tell me I have completed my term and can opt for a soft assignment. But, tell me sir, can one give up duty just because it makes life easier.On the dawn of that capture, one of my colleagues lay injured in the snow, open to enemy fire while we were hiding behind a bunker. It was my job to go and fetch that soldier to safety. But my captain sahib refused me permission and went ahead himself.He said that the first pledge he had taken as a Gentleman Cadet was to put the safety and welfare of the nation foremost followed by the safety and welfare of the men he commanded... ....his own personal safety came last, always and every time.'
'He was killed as he shielded and brought that injured soldier into the bunker. Every morning thereafter, as we stood guard, I could see him taking all those bullets, which were actually meant for me. I know sir....I know, what it is to be in the Line of Fire.'
Vivek looked at him in disbelief not sure of how to respond. Abruptly, he switched off the laptop. It seemed trivial, even insulting to edit a Word document in the presence of a man for whom valour and duty was a daily part of life; valour and sense of duty which he had so far attributed only to epic heroes.
The train slowed down as it pulled into the station, and Subedar Sushant picked up his bags to alight. 'It was nice meeting you sir.'
Vivek fumbled with the handshake.
This hand... had climbed mountains, pressed the trigger, and hoisted the tri-colour. Suddenly, as if by impulse, he stood up at attention and his right hand went up in an impromptu salute....It was the least he felt he could do for the country.
PS : The incident he narrated during the capture of Peak 4875 is a true-life incident during the Kargil war. Capt. Batra sacrificed his life while trying to save one of the men he commanded, as victory was within sight. For this and various other acts of bravery, he was awardeld the Param Vir Chakra, the nation's highest military award.
Live humbly, there are great people around us, let us learn!
EVERYONE U MEET IS FIGHTING A HARD BATTLE
Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:28 am (PST) . Posted by:
CHAK DE
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In 298 days and 450 crores we reached Mars ....and bloody hell it took 3000 crores ......and more than 7 years to reach from Ghatkopar to Versova -- Metro Rail .😝
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लौट आता हूँ वापस घर की तरफ... हर रोज़ थका-हारा,
आज तक समझ नहीं आया की जीने के लिए काम करता हूँ
या काम करने के लिए जीता हूँ।
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बचपन में सबसे अधिक बार पूछा गया सवाल -
"बङे हो कर क्या बनना है ?"
जवाब अब मिला है, - "फिर से बच्चा बनना है.
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पप्पू---मम्मी मुझे नींद नहीं आ रही,
मुझे कोई कहानी सुनाओ।.मम्मी---थोड़ी देर ठहर जा, तुम्हारे डैडी आते ही होंगे।.टाइम पर घर न आने की कहानी वो जो मुझे सुनाएंगे ...तू भी सुन लेना
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Low Battery (Caller of the year)
A Young man saved his girlfriend's phone number on his mobile as "LOW BATTERY"..:|
Whenever she calls him in his absence, his wife takes the phone and plugs it to the charger..😉😉😉😉😉😉
The guy was later nominated for Nobel prize for Innovation and Peace..😜
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जो फ़किरी मिजाज रखते हे वो ठोकरो मे भी ताज रखते हैं..,
जिन को कल की फ़िकर नहीं,
वो मुठ्ठी में भी आज रखते हैं ॥
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मैने सहा है गले मिलकर बिछङने का गम,
ए मेरे खुदा किसी को ऐसा गम ना देना
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"करते है मोल भाव भगवानकी मूर्ति खरीदते वक़्त ,
और फिर उसी मूर्ति से घर मेंकरोडो मांगते है.."
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Today morning my wife participated in swachcha bharat abhiyaan
and cleaned my wallet😂😀
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कल फिर देखा जलते हुए रावण को..
पूछ रहा था भीड़ से "तुम में से राम है कोई ?"
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उनका कंधा खुदा ने न जाने कितना मज़बूत बनाया है,
हमारी ख्वाहिशों को उठाते हुए
माँ बाप ने कभी उफ़ तक नहीं किया..
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Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:28 am (PST) . Posted by:
CHAK DE
Time for some Mumbai tips:
1. If you are a real Mumbaikar and away from Mumbai, you get sentimental even if you hear words like Andheri and Bandra.
2. Mumbai - the only city where people no matter what language, religion and caste, express frustration by saying 'chyayla'.
3. The only place where even bus conductor motivates us "chalo aage badho"
4. For Mumbaikars - Burger bole toh bakwaas, vada pav bole toh zakhaas.
5. Mumbaikars - we will stand in empty trains and will fight for seat in crowded ones.
6. We don't believe that the train is gonna arrive until the time indicator displays "01 mins remaining"
7. Yes act dead if someone ask for your seat in "Mumbai local"
8. Mumbai - A city where people come to make their career and end up making their life.
9. A city with blend of different people and three things, 'pudhil station', 'agla station', and 'next station'
10. Slow local trains - the one which halts at all stations
Fast trains - the one which halts in between the stations.
11. Everything is fair in love, war and local trains.
12. You never say angry. You say "dimaag ki maa behen ek ho gayi he"
13. Mumbaikar to auto wala - sakinaka chaloge? Auto wala - nahi. Mumbaikar - saale dubai chalega?
14. Some words we use often - ghanta, waat lagayi, aai shapath, item, pandu, faadu, iski maa ka, bhai party, bantai, kat le, jhol, le bhari, ek number bhai.
15. Local trains are the only place in Mumbai where men are more civilized than women.
16. In India we drive on the left of the road. In Mumbai we drive on what is left on the road.
17. That awesome moment when in local trains you dont have to move towards the exit, you are simply pushed towards it by the crowd
18. In Mumbai matter word has more social reference than scientific (matter ho gaya bhai)
19. While giving directions you say right/left maaro aur aahan pe ek bridge Girega
20. If Borivali passenger gets into a Virar fast train. Thats a serious crime boss.
21. Once you survive in a Mumbai local during journey from Virar to Churchgate or vice versa during peak hours. Boss you can survive anywhere in the world.
22. Train timings (9.27, 10.49 etc) are really important events of life.
23. In every local train journey you will find atleast one person asking " arey yeh platform kis taraf aayegi?"
24. No salsa, hiphop, moon walk, B'boying or jazz can beat our visarjan dance.
25. No starbucks flavored coffee can beat of our own cutting chai/ coffee.
26. Nobody remains "untouched" once you enter Virar / Churchgate fast local.
27. There is a invisible station between Borivali and Kandivali called as "Thambevali"
28. We dont understand "humko and tumko". We prefer "tereko and mereko"
29. Second clasd ticket Rs 9 and first class ticket Rs 104. No difference. You can't sit in either.
30. Getting a virar fast train from Andheri / Borivali during peak hours is more difficult than getting into IIT and IIM.
Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:55 am (PST) . Posted by:
CHAK DE
I Mahesh Popat a responsible citizen of India commit that i will not throw /spit any garbage/ waste on road, street but throw only in dustbin or location provided for same.
I shall also spread this message among all my nearer n dearer ones.I request to join clean India beginning with ourselves...🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
jay hind...--
Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:29 am (PST) . Posted by:
CHAK DE
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Please take note that mopping n cleaning ur own house at ur wifes directives, will not be counted as contributing to "Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan"!! 😝😝😂😂😂
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शादी मे बहू क्या लेकर आई ये तो सब पूछते है-----
------पर कभी ये सोचा वो क्या-क्या छोड़ कर आई है-----!!
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New style dhamki by Biwi ~
Tum jitna time Whatsapp n facebook ko doge,
main utna time jabong, flipkart, Amazon ko dungi. 😆😂
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ये पेड़ ये पत्ते ये शाखें भी परेशान हो जाएं..
अगर परिंदे भी हिन्दू और मुस्लमान हो जाएं
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स्कूल का वो बैग फिर से थमा दे माँ।।
यह जिंदगी का बोझ उठाना मुश्किल है . 💐
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What is the english movie name for Karvachauth?
'Fast and Furious'... One day Fast, 364 days Furious
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Two Minutes Silence For All Girls keeping Karva Chauth For Their Boyfriend,
Who Won't Marry Them In Future :')
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Sunny Leone Keeps Karwa Chauth Fast For,
"To Whomsoever It May Concern"...!!!
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"न रुकी वक़्त की गर्दिश और न ज़माना बदला,.
पेड़ सुखा तो परीन्दो ने ठिकाना बदला ।।।"
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Ek sawal mujhe baar baar pareshani me Daal raha he... ...Ki............................................Choti "abcd" badi "ABCD" se kitne Saal choti hai...???
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Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:34 am (PST) . Posted by:
CHAK DE
SOME IRONIES THAT EXIST IN INDIA 🙈🙉🙊
1) Indian Parents want there children to stand out in a crowd, but expect them to do what the crowd is doing
2) Politicians Divide us, Terrorists Unite us
3) Its ok to Piss in public, but it's not ok to kiss in public
4) Every1's in hurry, but no one reaches in time
5) Priyanka Chopra earned more money playing Mary Kom, than Mary Kom earned in her entire career.
6) Its dangerous to talk to strangers, but it's perfectly ok to marry one
7) Most people who fight over Gita and Quran, have probably never read any of them
8) We rather spend more on our daughter's wedding than on their education
9)The shoes we wear are sold in air Conditioned showrooms, the vegetables we eat are sold on the footpath..
Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:41 am (PST) . Posted by:
CHAK DE
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👓Sardaro pe joke sunte ho ab ye padho....
Ek sardar hua hai is duniya main uska naam hai sardar HARI SINGH NALWA,Iss ki murti baraak obama apni seat ke peche lagana chahta hai
Pucho kyo
Kyon ki woh kehta hai yehi mard surma maane paida kiya hai jisne aaj tak Afghanistan main raj kiya hai
Chal ek aur
Do sardar train ke niche aa gaye isliye nahin ke shatabdi platform pe aa rahi thi
Balki lsliye ki train rokni zaroori thi
Kyonki angrej freedom fighters ko bandi banakar le ja rahe the
Chal ek aur
Pakistan ke army ke bhootpurv general ka bayan 65 aur 71 ki jungHum sardaron ki vajah se hare
Chal ek aur
Pakistan ke general ka kehna h agar Pakistan aur Hindustan ki border ke bich agar Punjab na hota......
Toh Hindustan ko Pakistan banne main do ghante lagenge Kyonki aaj bhi Pakistan sardaron se darta hai
Chal ek aur
World me ginti sirf 2% h aur sabi jagah milte h sardar ,India ke 50 % se jyada garibo ka pet Gurudware ke langar(khana) se bharta he...
Proud to be a sikh...
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Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:53 am (PST) . Posted by:
CHAK DE
रुई का गद्दा बेच करमैंने इक दरी खरीद ली,ख्वाहिशों को कुछ कम किया मैंनेऔर ख़ुशी खरीद ली ।
सबने ख़रीदा सोनामैने इक सुई खरीद ली,सपनो को बुनने जितनीडोरी ख़रीद ली ।
मेरी एक खवाहिश मुझसेमेरे दोस्त ने खरीद ली,फिर उसकी हंसी से मैंनेअपनी कुछ और ख़ुशी खरीद ली ।
इस ज़माने से सौदा करएक ज़िन्दगी खरीद ली,दिनों को बेचा औरशामें खरीद ली ।
शौक-ए-ज़िन्दगी कमतर सेऔर कुछ कम किये, फ़िर सस्ते में ही"सुकून-ए-ज़िंदगी" खरीद ली ।
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मुस्कुराया करो
जब भी करो बात मुस्कुराया करो
जैसे भी रहो,खिलखिलाया करो
जो भी हो दर्द,सह जाया करो
ज्यादा हो दर्द तोअपनों से कह जाया करो
जीवन एक नदी है,तैरते जाया करो
ऊँच नीच होगी राह में,बढ़ते जाया करो
अपनापन यहाँ महसूस हो तोचले आया करो ।
बहुत सुंदर है यह संसार,सुंदर और बनाया करो
इसलिए,जब भी करो बात मुस्कुराया करो
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आँखे बंद करने से सिर्फ दिखना बंद होता हैं सपने नहीं।
घडी बंद करने से सिर्फ घडी बंद होती है समय नहीं।
दिपक बुझाने से सिर्फ दिपक बुझता है रोशनी नहीं।
झुठ छिपाने से सिर्फ झुठ छिपता हैं सच नहीं।
प्रेम करने से सिर्फ प्रेम मिलता है नफरत नहीं।
दया-दान करने से सिर्फ अमीरी मिलती हैं गरिबी नहीं।
माता-पिता की सेवा करने से
दूआऐ मिलती हैं बंदुआऐ नहीं।
इतनी सी बात जिसको समझ में आ गई उसका जीवन सफल होगा असफल नहीं
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