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Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

What's Really Wrong and Right?

Article I read-
"काय चूक काय बरोबर......?

काही दिवसांपूर्वी दोन मुलाखती वाचण्यात आल्या होत्या.
एक सौ.नीता अंबानी आणि दुसरी श्रीमती सुधा मूर्ती ह्यांची.

पहिली मुलाखत नीता अंबानी ह्यांची होती,ज्यात त्यांच्या श्रीमंती आवडीनिवडी सांगितल्या होत्या. उदाहरणार्थ - त्या तीन लाख किंमत असलेल्या कपातून चहा पितात.
लाखाच्या वरती ज्यांच्या किमती आहेत आणि ज्याच्यावर हिरे जडलेले असतात अशा पर्सेस त्या वापरतात,.
एकदा वापरलेली लाखांच्या घरात असलेली चप्पल त्या पुन्हा वापरत नाहीत आणि करोडोंमधे किंमत असलेली अगणित घड्याळांचा त्यांना शौक आहे आणि अजून बरच काही......

दुसरी मुलाखत होती इन्फोसिस च्या श्रीमती सुधा मूर्ती ह्यांची

मुलाखतीत त्यांना विचारण्यात आलं की तुम्ही करोडोंच्या मालकीण आहात, पण तो पैसा तुम्ही गरजू लोकांकडे वळवता... ....!
गेल्या पंधरा वर्षात स्वतःसाठी एकही नवीन वस्तू तुम्ही घेतली नाहीत.
तुम्ही एका साध्या घरात रहाता, प्रवासही नेहमी रेल्वेच्या जनरल बोगीतून करता तुम्हाला कधी श्रीमंत आयुष्याचा मोह नाही होत का ? एकीकडे लोक स्वतःची श्रीमंती दाखवण्यासाठी काय काय प्रकार करतात, मग तुम्ही इतकं साधं आयुष्य कस काय प्रिफर करता ? त्यावर त्यांनी अतिशय सुंदर उत्तर दिल ते अस :-
त्या म्हणाल्या,
समाजातील प्रत्येक व्यक्ती ही एक स्वतंत्र बेट असते आणि तुम्ही त्याच्याशी फक्त एकाच ब्रिजद्वारे रिलेट होऊ शकता तो ब्रिज म्हणजे त्यांच्याशी तुमचा भावनिक संवाद.......!

नातं निर्माण होण्यासाठी नेहमीच पैसा उपयोगी पडत नाही तर त्यासाठी गरज असते ती संवेदनशीलता आणि प्रेमळ शब्दांची.
पैशापेक्षा तुम्ही कुणाचं दुःख जेव्हा सहानुभूतीपूर्वक ऐकता तेव्हा ती गोष्ट त्यांच्यासाठी महत्वाची ठरते
मी एका उच्च शिक्षित पण मध्यमवर्गीय कुटुंबातून आले आणि नंतर समाज सेवेत रुजू झाले. मी समाजातील इतकी दुःख बघितली की माझी पैशा प्रतीची आसक्ती निघून गेली. मला माझ्या व्यक्तिगत आयुष्यात समाजसेवेतून समाधान मिळत. मला श्रीमंतीच प्रदर्शन करण्याची गरजच वाटत नाही. अशा प्रदर्शनातून काय दाखवायचं आणि कुणाला दाखवायचं आहे ? जीवनाकडे मृत्यूच्या नजरेतून बघितलं पाहिजे. आपल्या सांगितलं आहे की जग आणि जीव नश्वर आहेत. मग जे नश्वर आहे त्याचा मोह कशासाठी......!

एकीकडे देशातील सगळ्यात श्रीमंत व्यक्तीची पत्नी असणारी एक स्त्री जी त्या श्रीमंतीचं स्टॅंडर्ड मेंटेन करताना लाखोंचा चुराडा सहज करते.
एकदा घातलेली लाखोंची चप्पल ती पुन्हा वापरतही नाही. आणि दुसरीकडे काही हजारांसाठी देशातील गरीब शेतकरी आणि त्यांचं कुटुंबीय स्वतःच आयुष्य संपवतात.
एकीकडे एक वेळ जेवून उपासमार सहन करणारा समाज तर दुसरीकडे पैशाचा अक्षरशः अपव्यय करत जगणारी मंडळी.

माननीय श्रीमती सुधा मूर्ती ह्या खरोखरीच आदरणीय आहेत

कारण आज त्यांच्याकडे येणारा प्रत्येक पैसा त्यांची समाज हिताकडे वळवला आहे. त्यांच्यासारखी अनेक मंडळी आहेत जी साधी रहाणी आणि उच्च विचारसरणी आचरणात आणून जगत आहेत.. ....

आपल्याच देशात असलेल्या ह्या दोन परस्पर विरुद्ध विचारसरणीच्या स्त्रियांना वाचून मन विचारात पडलं..........!!
क्षणभर काय चूक काय बरोबर हा प्रश्न पडला........!
मग एकच मनात आलं की
माझं उर्वरित आयुष्य श्रीमती सुधा मूर्ती यांच्या सारख जगण्याची बुद्धि दे.
त्यांचे जीवन हे "चरित्र" आहे. ते पाठ्यपुस्तकात "धडा" रुपाने पुढील पिढीला "ज्ञात" होवो हिच अपेक्षा. 👍👌💐"

For non marathi readers brief summary of this article - this article talks about Mrs Neeta Ambani & Mrs Sudha Murthy who are billionaires and how each one of them prefers to spend their money. Neeta Ambani spends lakhs of Rupees on the materialistic pleasures & leads a lavish life where as Sudha Murthy diverts her money for the needy and for social cause and leads a very humble life.
At the end the writer preaches that he/she would pray to God to give him / her strength to lead a life like Mrs Sudha Murthy as that is the right thing to do and spending money on materialistic pleasures is very wrong way.

My Perspective-

I have a very different perspective about this write up
But before I put my thoughts I want you all know that - I have very high respect for Sudha Murthy and all the great work she has been doing and the life style she has preferred even being billionaire.....
What i felt is, in this article the writer has claimed that only Sudha Murthy is doing the right thing and her selfless work for society is just great.... yes it is.... no doubt about it.....
But what Neeta Ambani is doing is kind of Charity, as well, I feel. As billionaires like her are ready to spend lakhs of Rupees for a simple purse or a pair shoes or a fashionable dress or any luxury item, this leads to movement of money in the economy..... how? .. they are buying these expensive things & services....they pay for the same and there is someone at receiving end as well. So they end up giving a job to many people while they spend...
These billionaires like Mrs Ambani are helping many people to earn their bread by doing an ethical job....
And that is important in a populated country like India. In a way, they are creating jobs.
So I think we should respect both ladies....
One more point - we should come out of our traditional thinking of what is right or wrong.... there is no harm in being materialistic and aspiring for materialistic pleasures.
Just a thought- Why are we all earning money..?
And even there is no harm in being selfless also.
Finally it's your / our own choice.....what u / we want to do?
Let's stop being judgemental with our traditional thinking about what is right or wrong.

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Rise n Shine

My friend posted a video named "Rise & Shine" on FB is really very inspiring. ....here is link. http://youtu.be/Tzm6TEManmQ
I saw this video on the very first day of my swimming exercise, just after coming back from the pool....and I could easily relate to it....
I'm not an expert swimmer but I could understand what it takes to get up from comforts of ur bed n house and enter the swimming pool early in the morning.
But once you start it....there is no stopping. ... today I could breathe underwater by keeping my eyes open (thanks to swim goggles)and it was a beautiful site.... just to be able to see underwater. .. and it just mesmerised me.... and its addictive. ...
That addiction is motivating me to breathe underwater while I swim.... Great experience.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Praise. ...

As we grow up we have been taught to handle failures,  defeats, setbacks... all the time emphasis is on handling only failures. ... but have never been taught to handle praise , success ...overwhelming praise.... why?? Are we not suppose to succeed in life?  Are we not worth any praise? ... it's a lesson learnt....we should not let that happen to our kids...

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Va Pu.....A great Writer and Philosopher

Sadhyaa Va Pu Kale yaancha "Va Pu Yanchi Maanasa" he pustak vachun zalay ani tyanchach "Rangapanchami" anid "Apan Sare Arjun" he don pustak vachatiye.
"Va Pu Yanchi Manasa" ani "Rangapanchami" he donhi pustaka manasanwar ahet. Va punna bhetalelya manasache anubhav vapunni atishay pramanik pane ya pustakanmadhun mandale ahet. Kahi anubhav he far wegale ahet pan kahi wachun asa watat ki, Rojachya jeevanat apalyala suddha vegvegali manase bhetat asatat. Va Punna tashicha manasa bhetali pan tyanchyakade baghanyachi va punchi drushti matra apalya pekasha khupach vegali ahe. Ek vegalach perspective milato baghayacha.

Sadhi sudhi apalyasarkhich manasa pan vegvegalya prasangi kiti different watatat, wagatat .... hech tyatun disun yete....

Va punchya likhanawar me kay lihinar, pan manat je ala te lihilay....
Sadhya me ekdum va punchi jabardast fan zaliye...Ha manun jaganya baddal khup sahaj sahaj bhashya karun jato.......
Va punchya likhanarwar Oshoncha khup prabhav janavato...... Pan ek goshta mala khatakate tyanchya likhana sandrbhat ti hi ki, tyancha sahitya wachala ki khup udas vayala hota....khup uddatta vichar tumhala miltat pan tumhi khup udas houn jata.....

But stilll I admire him, respect him a lot.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Bored of internet

I'm literally so bored of internet, email, orkut, messenger chats and all that stuff which enables you keep in contact with your old buddies and geographically away friends.........
I am in the office and the website through which I am supposed to complete my work is down. It is showing error. I am not able to complete my work and I dont have any work left which I can do offline. Most of my colleagues in the office are busy doing their stuff.....
SO.......
Since mornig I checked Email, chatted on google talk, surfed through Orkut friends, scrapped a bit..joined some communities....... found some old friends.....but got bored easily. I dont know why..... but I am getting bored sometimes with this internet stuff..... I feel like I'm missing contact with real people. I dont meet friends personally, we chat, we scrap, we dont attend friends' marriage ceremonies but wish them through chatting or scrapping, we dont call or visit friends on their B'days also, just a sms / scrap that's it......... Hey stop...... where are we heading to?
This internet, email, chatting, orkut, are taking us away from real people.......
I know this is the way to keep in contact with people who are far away from us but what about those who are in the same / nearby town/city as we are...... do we meet them / call them once a while just to say Hi?
Just now I'm missing my School & college days, my school & college buddies ....Rahee, Saee, Gauri, Gayatri, Punnu, Shweta ....
Yeah, internet, email was a part of my life that time also but it didnot have eaten whole of my life. I used to write letters to my friends gone on vacations to their hometown, we used to call on Diwali days, New year days, we used to party on our B'days.....

Now sitting in my office I can talk to Gayatri & Rahee on Google talk, can have a look at the photos they send...... But I miss having them here on my side at BC / meta dept parking area / Canehouse / school classroom...... We had a great time gals.....Thanks for making my school & college life so beautiful and meaningful too.....

I know, internet has brought a revolution in world. 'Coz of internet only I earn my bread butter. Its the internet that will bring my these thoughts to you. SO I know it is Great.

BUT......... JUST THINK A DAY WITHOUT EMAIL, INTERNET, CHATTING, ORKUTING.........WHAT THINGS CAN YOU ACCOMPLISH.........?

Friday, December 22, 2006

Just started with my blogspot

I, me, myself.......what does it mean...... it's place for my thoughts to be spoken out........ Its the place where one will find true Ruta.... let's see how it goes. I have just started with this name to my blogspot....I dont know how it will go ahead.....or what I am going to write here......... Let's see.......
Keep looking this place........
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.