Giri's Collection

Fret not the evaporation of water of a pond by Sun
Wait for the rain clounds gather that water together

Fear not the passing of seasons and years
Next generation is getting ready to make world much better

Fear not the loniless of an empty nest
Children will gain great knowledge before they return

Patience is the best of all virtues.
Practice with pride every moment of life.

Teachers are farmers of culture.
Teachers seed the minds of society.
Seeds will harvest in all that a society needs.
Teachers create teachers to replace the teachers.
Keystone for humanity is the teacher.

Respect your teacher along with your parents.
Parents are the first teachers of all cultures.

Make your teacher proud.
Learn well while you are a student.
Teach well what you know with commitment.

Clouds gather together dark and dense
throwing thunder bolts with lightening
attack the mountain on a monsoon day.

Mountain of rock stands its ground
and drain the clounds of their water.
Mountain of mud succumbs to them
by melting away piece by piece.

Man gets attacked by vices of the world
known and unknown, by wish or by chance.
One with strong character will triumph over them
and seeks a path joy rather than a path of pleasure.

A candle melts away to provide light successfully
A rice plant self-pollinates to provide grain successfully
A nun scarifies a life to help others successfully
Successful act is to be measured by the numbers it served.

Give me a life without begging and pleading
Give me a death without pain and suffering
Give me a place near you after my death
Please give me, my dear God Almighty.
(Ancient Hindu Prayer)

Our body is a chariot pulled by five horses.

Sense of vision
Sense of speech
Sense of taste
Sense of hearing
Sense of touch

The charioteer who can reign in these horses to lead them on a path of moderation will lead a life of fulfillment and happiness. (Bhagavadgita)

Caterpiller goes into a shell
Breaks the confines of it’s shell
Emerges as a butterfly
Man goes into introspect
Liberates from the grip of ego
Emerges to make world a better place.

It is a treasure that can’t be stolen.
It provides a façade for daily life.
It provides wealth for poor and rich alike.
It is a teacher and a friend in foreign land.
It is what makes us human.

Knowledge
One should never stop pursing it.

(Appoximate transalation for a Telugu poem. Author unknown)

Beautiful Lotus blooms in a pond, surrounded by dirty water and moss. It rises above the muddy surrounding like cobra out of a bed of fallen leaves and twigs. Unconquerable purity of soul always shines bright at any time and at any place.

River run away from mountain like a lover walking away from her lover’s embrace.  Both the mountain and the river in doing so bring life and happiness to millions of lives.  Noble are the people, who sacrifice their needs to improve the lives of other.