When god created fathers - Happy fathers day

WHEN THE LORD WAS CREATING FATHERS,         
HE STARTED WITH A TALL FRAME.

AND AN  ANGEL NEARBY SAID,    
WHAT KIND OF FATHER IS THAT?

IF  YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE CHILDREN SO CLOSE
TO THE GROUND,
WHY HAVE YOU PUT FATHER UP SO HIGH?
HE WON'T BE ABLE TO SHOOT MARBLES
WITHOUT KNEELING,
OR KISS AND TUCK A CHILD IN BED
WITHOUT BENDING.

GOD SMILED AND SAID, YES, BUT IF I MAKE HIM CHILD SIZE,
WHO WOULD CHILDREN HAVE TO LOOK UP TO?

AND WHEN GOD MADE FATHER'S HAND,
THEY WERE VERY LARGE AND STRONG.

          AND THE ANGEL SHOOK HIS HEAD SADLY AND SAID,                          
 "DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING?       

                                        
                       LARGE HANDS ARE CLUMSY.                                                 RUBBER  BANDS OR  PONYTAILS OR EVEN
   BASEBALL BATS."                                                     

                                                       

GOD SMILED AND SAID,                                               
  "I KNOW, BUT THEY'RE LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD EVERYTHING A SMALL SON EMPTIES FROM HIS POCKETS AT THE END OF THE DAY... YET SMALL ENOUGH TO CUP A DAUGHTERS FACE IN HIS HANDS."

            THEN GOD MOLDED LONG, SLIM LEGS
AND BROAD SHOULDERS.

"BOY, THIS IS THE END OF THE WEEK, ALL RIGHT!"
HE SIGHED, " DO YOU REALIZE YOU JUST MADE A FATHER WITHOUT A LAP?  

HOW IS HE GOING TO PULL A CHILD CLOSE AND HOLD HIM  WITHOUT THE KID FALLING   BETWEEN HIS LEGS?"

  GOD SMILED AND SAID, "A FATHER  NEEDS STRONG SHOULDERS TO PULL A SLED,
 BALANCE A BOY ON A BICYCLE,
OR HOLD A SLEEPY HEAD ON THE WAY HOME
FROM THE CIRCUS."

GOD WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF CREATING TWO OF THE LARGEST FEET ANYONE HAD EVER SEEN
WHEN THE ANGEL COULD CONTAIN HIMSELF NO LONGER.

" THAT'S NOT FAIR! DO YOU HONESTLY THINK
THOSE LARGE THINGS ARE  GOING TO DIG OUT OF BED
EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THE BABY CRIES? 

OR WALK THROUGH A SMALL BIRTHDAY PARTY
WITHOUT CRUSHING AT LEAST THREE OF THE GUEST?"

GOD SMILED AND SAID, 
"THEY'LL WORK.  YOU'LL SEE. 

THEY'LL SUPPORT A SMALL CHILD WHO WANTS TO
 RIDE A HORSE TO THE KITCHEN AND BACK, OR SCARE OFF MICE AT THE SUMMER CABIN, OR DISPLAY SHOES THAT WILL BE  A CHALLENGE TO FILL."

GOD WORKED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, GIVING THE FATHER FEW  WORDS, BUT A FIRM, AUTHORITATIVE VOICE; EYES THAT SAW EVERYTHING,  BUT REMAINED CALM AND TOLERANT.

FINALLY, ALMOST AS AN AFTER  THOUGHT,
HE ADDED----TEARS.

 

 

THEN HE TURNED TO THE ANGEL AND SAID,
"NOW THERE YOU HAVE IT, THE COMPLETED

 AND THE ANGEL, SHUT UP.

Never Give up - મારી પ્રેરણા

This is one of my favorite inspiring poem.... 

ગઝલ ની એકેક કડી મા ટપકતી ખુમારી નવુ જોશ અને ઉત્સાહ જગાડે

રસ્તો નહીં જડે તો રસ્તો કરી જવાના,
થોડા અમે મુંઝાઇ મનમાં, મરી જવાના !

નિજ મસ્ત થઈ જીવન આ પૂરું કરી જવાના,
બિન્દુ મહિં ડૂબીને સિન્ધુ તરી જવાના.

કોણે કહ્યું કે ખાલી હાથે મરી જવાના ?
દુનિયાથી દિલના ચારે છેડા ભરી જવાના.

છો ને ફર્યા, નથી કંઈ દીથી ડરી જવાના,
એ શું કરી શક્યા છે, એ શું કરી જવાના.

મનમાં વિચાર શું છે? અવિરામ કંઈ દીપક છે,
પ્રકાશ આંધીઓ માં પણ પાથરી જવાના.

એક આત્મબળ અમારું દુ:ખ માત્રની દવા છે.
હર ઝખ્મને નજરથી ટાંકા ભરી જવાના.

સ્વયં વિકાસ છીએ, સ્વયં વિનાશ છીએ,
સ્વયં ખીલી જવાના, સ્વયં ખરી જવાના.

સમજો છો શું અમોને, સ્વયં પ્રકાશ છીએ !
દીપક નથી અમે કે ઠાર્યા ઠરી જવાના.

અય કાળ, કંઇ નથી ભય, તું થાય તે કરી લે
ઇશ્વર સમો ધણી છે, થોડા મરી જવાના ?

યાંત્રિક છે આ જમાનો ફાવે છે વેગવાળા,
એ યુગ ગયા વિચારી પગલાં ભરી જવાના.

દુનિયા શું કામ ખાલી અમને મિટાવી રહી છે?
આ ખોળીયું અમે ખુદ ખાલી કરી જવાના

                                                                                              - અમૃત ઘાયલ.

જીવન નું બીજું નામ એટલે મુશ્કેલીઓ,પડકારો ,સતત ઝઝુમતા રેહવું  અને જીવન નામ ના  ઉત્સવ ને ઉમંગ થી ઉજવવો. સફળતા અને નિષ્ફળતા મળી ને તોહ જીવન નો રણકાર જન્મે છે..લેખક વિનોદ જોશી ની નવલકથા મોરપીંછ નું એક વાક્ય બહુ સરસ છે જેમાં જીવન નો અનોખો સાર છે....વાવાઝોડા ની આરતી ઉતારવાનું  નામ એટલે જીવન.
  

                                                                               - આભા કલૈયા
(નવી પોસ્ટ સાથે નવા વિષય સાથે ફરી મળીશું.)

Never Give up - My inspiration

I would like to end this Never give up post series by adding my two favorite poems. There are many stories,poems,thoughts I have listened but this two poems which  I have studied in std 7th and std 10th are my Inspiration..whenever I faced failure this poems boost my moral, my self confidence.

लहरों से डर कर नौका पार नहीं होती,                                  
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नहीं होती।                        

नन्हीं चींटी जब दाना लेकर चलती है,                                   
चढ़ती दीवारों पर, सौ बार फिसलती है।                                
मन का विश्वास रगों में साहस भरता है,                           
चढ़कर गिरना, गिरकर चढ़ना न अखरता है।                    
आख़िर उसकी मेहनत बेकार नहीं होती, 
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नहीं होती।

डुबकियां सिंधु में गोताखोर लगाता है,                       
जा जा कर खाली हाथ लौटकर आता है।
मिलते नहीं सहज ही मोती गहरे पानी में,
बढ़ता दुगना उत्साह इसी हैरानी में।
मुट्ठी उसकी खाली हर बार नहीं होती,
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नहीं होती।

 

असफलता एक चुनौती है, इसे स्वीकार करो,
क्या कमी रह गई, देखो और सुधार करो,
जब तक न सफल हो, नींद चैन को त्यागो तुम,
संघर्ष का मैदान छोड़ कर मत भागो तुम।
कुछ किये बिना ही जय जय कार नहीं होती,
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नहीं होती।

-By हरिवंश राय बच्चन 

Never give up: U Can If U Think U Can

 

This Post is dedicated to all those achievers who are not afraid to failure. 

 

 

You Can If You Think You Can! 

If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win, but you think you can't,
It is almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out in the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow's will.
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man.
But soon or late the man who wins,
Is the man who thinks he can.
~ C. W. Longenecker ~   

Never Give up : Goal

 GOAL should be SMART: ( Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic & timely)
 

  

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
Buddha 

 

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Abraham Lincoln

 

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill

 

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
Confucius

 

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
Oscar Wilde

 

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
Michael Jordan

 

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
Steve Jobs

 

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.
Benjamin Franklin

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