Reckon not on your Chickens until they are Hatched Sensible optimism is indicative of a positive attitude to life and should be encouraged. But, excess hope and unreasonable expectation that can lead to disappointments must be avoided. We should always remember that we are not the masters of our destiny and that all we are capable of is doing our work well. It is unwise to expect success or benefits from...

Work Done Without Show and Pomp Presides Any work, done with the aim of realizing its own purpose rather than the selfish aims of its doer, will definitely be virtuous and successful. Success is possible in such cases because the efforts of the doer will be sincere, with attention focused fully on the work. But, if the aim of doing a work is to secure glory or acclaim for the doer,...

Probability is the Guide of Life We do not have a definite knowledge of either our origin or our destiny. Our experiences in life, consisting of both successes and failures, are all that we know about. By using the knowledge from these experiences, however, we can plan our future by predicting its nature. Such knowledge helps us determine the probability of an event happening or not serves as our guide in...

Character is Fate Character is inborn and predetermined. It varies from person to person, thereby giving us our distinct identities. We do not have any knowledge beforehand about our character. We get to know it only as we progress in life. It is also possible that we will never fully or properly understand character even in an entire lifetime. Just as we know of our fate only when we experience it,...

Life is Action, not Contemplation Life is meant for such activities as will help sustain it, more than for indulging in thoughts and planning about how to do them. Ideas, however well-thought-of and noble they may be, are useless until they are translated into actions beneficial to society. Thinking and planning are useful only if they lead to practicable ideas. Nowadays, we come across several self-proclaimed thinkers and intellectuals, who, despite...

Work is Worship The earth supports us, but not to the extent that we may live without working. It has enough natural wealth, but not in readily usable forms. It is our efforts that convert Nature’s gifts into materials that fulfil our needs. Just as our needs are varied, so are the ways in which we have to work to fulfil them. No work can, therefore, be ignored or considered inferior,...

Andaman Sea Andaman Sea is one part of the Indian Ocean. It is situated in south-east of Bay of Bengal, in south of Myanmar, in west of Thailand and in east of Andaman Islands. Andaman Sea is the major route of transport for the coastal regions. Here fishing is done in large quantity and the coral rocks of Andaman Sea are the centre of attraction for tourists. The total area of...

Nothing is Impossible in the World   It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare: It is because we do not dare that they are difficult. —Seneca (Roman Philosopher) The word “impossible’ itself spells, ‘Pm possible”. Napoleon Bonaparte once remarked, “The word ‘impossible’ is found only in the dictionary of fools.” In this world everything is possible on the basis of will power, dogged determination and sacrifice....