*"प्राचीन स्वास्थ्य दोहावली"*

पानी में गुड डालिए,
बीत जाए जब रात!
सुबह छानकर पीजिए,
अच्छे हों हालात!!

धनिया की पत्ती मसल,
बूंद नैन में डार!
दुखती अँखियां ठीक हों,
पल लागे दो-चार!!

ऊर्जा मिलती है बहुत,
पिएं गुनगुना नीर!
कब्ज खतम हो पेट की,
मिट जाए हर पीर!!

प्रातः काल पानी पिएं,
घूंट-घूंट कर आप!
बस दो-तीन गिलास है,
हर औषधि का बाप!!

ठंडा पानी पियो मत,
करता क्रूर प्रहार!
करे हाजमे का सदा,
ये तो बंटाढार!!

भोजन करें धरती पर,
अल्थी पल्थी मार!
चबा-चबा कर खाइए,
वैद्य न झांकें द्वार!!

प्रातः काल फल रस लो,
दुपहर लस्सी-छांस!
सदा रात में दूध पी,
सभी रोग का नाश!!

दही उडद की दाल सँग,
पपीता दूध के संग!
जो खाएं इक साथ में,
जीवन हो बदरंग!!

प्रातः- दोपहर लीजिये,
जब नियमित आहार!                                                  तीस मिनट की नींद लो,
रोग न आवें द्वार!!

भोजन करके रात में,
घूमें कदम हजार!
डाक्टर, ओझा, वैद्य का ,
लुट जाए व्यापार !!

देश,भेष,मौसम यथा,
हो जैसा परिवेश!
वैसा भोजन कीजिये,
कहते सखा सुरेश!!

इन बातों को मान कर,
जो करता उत्कर्ष!
जीवन में पग-पग मिले,
उस प्राणी को हर्ष!!

घूट-घूट पानी पियो,
रह तनाव से दूर!
एसिडिटी, या मोटापा,
होवें चकनाचूर!!

अर्थराइज या हार्निया,
अपेंडिक्स का त्रास!
पानी पीजै बैठकर, 
कभी न आवें पास!!

रक्तचाप बढने लगे,
तब मत सोचो भाय!
सौगंध राम की खाइ के,
तुरत छोड दो चाय!!

सुबह खाइये कुवंर-सा,
दुपहर यथा नरेश!
भोजन लीजै रात में,
जैसे रंक सुरेश!!

देर रात तक जागना,
रोगों का जंजाल!
अपच,आंख के रोग सँग,
तन भी रहे निढाल!!

टूथपेस्ट-ब्रश छोडकर,
हर दिन दोनो जून!
दांत करें मजबूत यदि,
करिएगा दातून!!

हल्दी तुरत लगाइए,
अगर काट ले श्वान!
खतम करे ये जहर को,
कह गए कवि सुजान!!

मिश्री, गुड, खांड,
ये हैं गुण की खान!
पर सफेद शक्कर सखा,
समझो जहर समान!!

चुंबक का उपयोग कर,
ये है दवा सटीक!
हड्डी टूटी हो अगर,
अल्प समय में ठीक!!

दर्द, घाव, फोडा, चुभन,
सूजन, चोट पिराइ!
बीस मिनट चुंबक धरौ,
पिरवा जाइ हेराइ!!

हँसना, रोना, छींकना,
भूख, प्यास या प्यार!
क्रोध, जम्हाई रोकना,
समझो बंटाढार!!

सत्तर रोगों कोे करे,
चूना हमसे दूर!
दूर करे ये बाझपन,
सुस्ती अपच हुजूर!!

यदि सरसों के तेल में,
पग नाखून डुबाय!
खुजली, लाली, जलन सब,
नैनों से गुमि जाय!!

भोजन करके जोहिए,
केवल घंटा डेढ!
पानी इसके बाद पी,
ये औषधि का पेड!!

जो भोजन के साथ ही,
पीता रहता नीर!
रोग एक सौ तीन हों,
फुट जाए तकदीर!!

पानी करके गुनगुना,
मेथी देव भिगाय!
सुबह चबाकर नीर पी,
रक्तचाप सुधराय!!

अलसी, तिल, नारियल,
घी सरसों का तेल!
यही खाइए नहीं तो,
हार्ट समझिए फेल!!

पहला स्थान सेंधा नमक,
पहाड़ी नमक सु जान!
श्वेत नमक है सागरी,
ये है जहर समान!!

तेल वनस्पति खाइके,
चर्बी लियो बढाइ!
घेरा कोलेस्टरॉल तो,
आज रहे चिल्लाइ!!

अल्यूमिन के पात्र का,
करता है जो उपयोग!
आमंत्रित करता सदा ,
वह अडतालीस रोग!!

फल या मीठा खाइके,
तुरत न पीजै नीर!
ये सब छोटी आंत में,
बनते विषधर तीर!!

चोकर खाने से सदा,
बढती तन की शक्ति!
गेहूँ मोटा पीसिए,
दिल में बढे विरक्ति!!

नींबू पानी का सदा,
करता जो उपयोग!
पास नहीं आते कभी,
यकृति-आंत के रोग!!

दूषित पानी जो पिए,
बिगडे उसका पेट!
ऐसे जल को समझिए,
सौ रोगों का गेट!!

रोज मुलहठी चूसिए,
कफ बाहर आ जाय!
बने सुरीला कंठ भी,
सबको लगत सुहाय!!

भोजन करके खाइए,
सौंफ,  गुड, अजवान!
पत्थर भी पच जायगा,
जानै सकल जहान!!

लौकी का रस पीजिए,
चोकर युक्त पिसान!
तुलसी, गुड, सेंधा नमक,
हृदय रोग निदान!!

हृदय रोग, खांसी और
आंव करें बदनाम!
दो अनार खाएं सदा,
बनते बिगडे काम!!

चैत्र माह में नीम की,
पत्ती हर दिन खावे !
ज्वर, डेंगू या मलेरिया,
बारह मील भगावे !!

सौ वर्षों तक वह जिए,
लेत नाक से सांस!
अल्पकाल जीवें, करें,
मुंह से श्वासोच्छ्वास!!

सितम, गर्म जल से कभी,
करिये मत स्नान!
घट जाता है आत्मबल,
नैनन को नुकसान!!

हृदय रोग से आपको,
बचना है श्रीमान!
सुरा, चाय या कोल्ड्रिंक,
का मत करिए पान!!

अगर नहावें गरम जल,
तन-मन हो कमजोर!
नयन ज्योति कमजोर हो,
शक्ति घटे चहुंओर!!

तुलसी का पत्ता करें,
यदि हरदम उपयोग!
मिट जाते हर उम्र में,
तन के सारे रोग!!
        _____......_____

Came across a Facebook post. Some of them can be listed down below.

1) Accidentally text the wrong person? Immediately put your phone on flight mode. And once it fails to deliver. Delete the message.

2) Don't dial is an app which stops you from drunk dialing or texting. You can choose amount of time or let your sober friend pick a password.

3) Video buffering on YouTube. Press the up arrow, it will start a game of snake.

4) Have song stuck in your head but can't think of a name Midomi.com allows you to sing or hum the song into your computer or phone and it will find it.

5) When you are finished with an essay, Copy and Paste it into Google translate, and listen to it. It is the easiest way to find mistakes.

6) To skip a YouTube ad, just change 'YouTube' to 'youtubeskip' in the URL of any video.

7) If you type in any flight number into Google. You can see exactly where the plane is.

8) On MyFridgeFood.com  you can put in whatever you have in your fridge and it will tell you everything you can make with them.

9) If you want to sound sick when calling into your work, lie on your back while hanging your head over the edge of the bed. You will sound congested.

10) If you are driving  into a town and don't know what to do , call a hotel and say you are staying there next week and ask any question you want.

11) To get night vision keep one eye closed in the well lit area and then open it in darkness. That eye will be able to see in the dark. This is why pirates wore eye patches.

12) To make sure you leave the house on time in the morning,create playlist exactly as long as you have to get ready. When the last song plays you will hustle up like you never have before.

13) Download music legally : Copy the youtube url with the song you want. Go toyoutube-mp3.org. Enter the url  and press "Convert" and download.

14) Hungry and want a ride home? Go to a local pizza shop for delivery and get a ride with the driver.

15) Sign up for free 30 minute trial of on-Board wi-fi while flying. Delete cookies when trial ends. Start new trial.

🐪🐪  सौ  ऊंट  🐪🐪

किसी  शहर  में, एक आदमी प्राइवेट  कंपनी  में  जॉब  करता था . वो  अपनी  ज़िन्दगी  से  खुश  नहीं  था , हर  समय  वो  किसी  न  किसी  समस्या  से  परेशान  रहता  था .

एक बार  शहर  से  कुछ  दूरी  पर  एक  दरवेश  का  काफिला  रुका . शहर  में  चारों  और  उन्ही की चर्चा  थी. 

बहुत  से  लोग  अपनी  समस्याएं  लेकर  उनके  पास  पहुँचने  लगे ,

उस आदमी  ने  भी दरवेश  के  दर्शन  करने  का  निश्चय  किया .

छुट्टी के दिन  सुबह -सुबह ही उनके  काफिले  तक  पहुंचा . बहुत इंतज़ार  के  बाद उसका  का  नंबर  आया .

वह  दरवेश  से  बोला  ,” बाबा , मैं  अपने  जीवन  से  बहुत  दुखी  हूँ , हर  समय  समस्याएं  मुझे  घेरी  रहती  हैं , कभी ऑफिस  की  टेंशन  रहती  है , तो  कभी  घर  पर  अनबन  हो  जाती  है , और  कभी  अपने  सेहत  को  लेकर  परेशान रहता  हूँ ….

बाबा  कोई  ऐसा  उपाय  बताइये  कि  मेरे  जीवन  से  सभी  समस्याएं  ख़त्म  हो  जाएं  और  मैं  चैन  से  जी सकूँ ?

दरवेश  मुस्कुराये  और  बोले , “ बेटा  , आज  बहुत देर  हो  गयी  है  मैं  तुम्हारे  प्रश्न  का  उत्तर  कल  सुबह दूंगा … लेकिन क्या  तुम  मेरा  एक  छोटा  सा  काम  करोगे …?”

“हमारे  काफिले  में  सौ ऊंट  🐪 हैं  ,

मैं  चाहता हूँ  कि  आज  रात  तुम  इनका  खयाल  रखो …

जब  सौ  के  सौ  ऊंट 🐪  बैठ  जाएं  तो  तुम   भी  सो  जाना …”,

ऐसा कहते  हुए   दरवेश  अपने  तम्बू  में  चले  गए ..

अगली  सुबह  दरवेश उस आदमी  से  मिले  और  पुछा , “ कहो  बेटा , नींद  अच्छी  आई .”

वो  दुखी  होते  हुए  बोला :

 “कहाँ  बाबा , मैं  तो  एक  पल  भी  नहीं  सो  पाया. मैंने  बहुत  कोशिश  की  पर  मैं  सभी  ऊंटों🐪  को  नहीं  बैठा  पाया , कोई  न  कोई  ऊंट 🐪 खड़ा  हो  ही  जाता …!!!

दरवेश बोले  , “ बेटा , कल  रात  तुमने  अनुभव  किया कि  चाहे  कितनी  भी  कोशिश  कर  लो  सारे  ऊंट  🐪 एक  साथ  नहीं  बैठ  सकते …

तुम  एक  को  बैठाओगे  तो  कहीं  और  कोई  दूसरा  खड़ा  हो  जाएगा.

इसी  तरह  तुम एक  समस्या  का  समाधान  करोगे  तो  किसी  कारणवश  दूसरी खड़ी हो  जाएगी .. 

बेटा  जब  तक  जीवन  है  ये समस्याएं  तो  बनी  ही  रहती  हैं … कभी  कम  तो  कभी  ज्यादा ….”

“तो  हमें  क्या  करना चाहिए  ?” , आदमी  ने  जिज्ञासावश  पुछा .

“इन  समस्याओं  के  बावजूद  जीवन  का  आनंद  लेना  सीखो … 

कल  रात  क्या  हुआ ? 

1) कई  ऊंट 🐪  रात होते -होते  खुद ही  बैठ  गए  , 

2) कई  तुमने  अपने  प्रयास  से  बैठा  दिए ,

3) बहुत  से  ऊंट 🐪 तुम्हारे  प्रयास  के  बाद  भी  नहीं बैठे … और बाद  में  तुमने  पाया  कि उनमे से कुछ खुद ही  बैठ  गए …. 

कुछ  समझे ….?? 

समस्याएं  भी  ऐसी  ही  होती  हैं.. 

1) कुछ  तो  अपने आप ही ख़त्म  हो  जाती  हैं ,

2) कुछ  को  तुम  अपने  प्रयास  से  हल  कर लेते  हो …

3) कुछ  तुम्हारे  बहुत  कोशिश  करने  पर   भी  हल  नहीं  होतीं ,

ऐसी  समस्याओं  को   समय  पर  छोड़  दो … उचित  समय  पर  वे खुद  ही  ख़त्म  हो  जाती  हैं.!! 

जीवन  है, तो  कुछ समस्याएं रहेंगी  ही  रहेंगी …. पर  इसका  ये  मतलब  नहीं  की  तुम  दिन  रात  उन्ही  के  बारे  में  सोचते  रहो …

समस्याओं को  एक  तरफ  रखो  

और  जीवन  का  आनंद  लो…

चैन की नींद सो …

जब  उनका  समय  आएगा  वो  खुद  ही  हल  हो  जाएँगी"...

Failure in Civil Services Exam. Note by Akand Sitra.

"Haha. You will find many such success stories of people who have cracked the exam. They are posted everywhere across the internet. Read them and get motivated and have full sense of optimism. :)

But, let me answer the "other side" of the coin.

How wonderful is the journey in *not* becoming an IAS Officer.

Well, allow me to give my brief history here.

Civil Services 2013 - Interview Fail.

Civil Services 2014 - Mains Fail.

Civil Services 2015 - Prelims Fail.

RBI Manager Post 2015 - Interview Fail.

SSC CGL 2015 - Tier 2 Fail.

Every year, I almost reach the Final stage of some or the other exam and then get kicked out in the end. I have missed the Final List by a few marks, every single time.

So close, yet so far.

Three years of studies. Did I waste my time? Has it been a wonderful journey? Am I happy? Many unanswered questions for my simple life.

What exactly is "happiness"? Various definitions for various scenarios.

Every year, 10 Lakh people apply for the Civil Services Examination. Who exactly is happy amongst them?

More than 5 Lakh people fail to attend the Prelims. They either forget, or have family obligations or other work related tensions. The fact that they have applied for the exam means that they have a dream to become a Civil Servant. And the fact that they could not even attempt, would surely make them unhappy.

More than 4.85 Lakh people who take the Prelims examination fail to clear it. Some must have studied, some must have given it for timepass. Irrespective of the intention, they would be unhappy to fail an exam.

Out of the 15000 who clear Prelims and write Mains, more than 12000 fail to clear Mains. They must have written those tough 9 papers for over 5 days after preparing for more than a year. Ofcourse they will be very sad when they see that they didn't clear Mains.

2000 people out of the 3000 who give the interview will not be shortlisted for the final list. They would be shattered. Most of them lose it by a few marks, and their careers have taken a setback of more than a year now. So close, yet so far.

900 people of these 1000 who get selected would be unhappy as they did not get their dream IAS post. I have many friends in ITS, IIS, IRTS etc. who are disillusioned now because they are just glorified Group A posts. (Indian Trade Service, Indian Information Service, Indian Railway Traffic Service etc.) They felt that Civil Services gets it's charm only because of IAS, IPS and IFS. All others are normal sarkaari naukris. So, are they happy? If they got 1 mark extra, they would become IAS officers, it will prick their souls for the rest of their lives. So close, yet so far.

Out of the Top 100, the bottom 30 would be unhappy because they would get cadres they don't like. Someone would want a Mumbai posting, but they would get a Nagaland or some far off post where they don't speak the language or understand the customs. For the rest of their lives. Even though they are IAS officers, they would be stuck in a foreign land. One mark more, and they would have got their Home states or some metro city. Just one mark. So close, yet so far.

So out of 10 Lakh people, 9.99950 Lakh are unhappy. For some or the other reason. With various degrees of unhappiness.

Should we define our state of mind based on external events which are out of our control?

Should we base our levels of happiness based on successes in examinations?

Should we be sad about things which cannot be changed?

I don't know. You decide.

I shall tell you how I feel.

After slogging for 3 long years, without a source of income, living off my parents' money, in my gloomy room, and not doing anything productive as such, I feel I have internal mental satisfaction.

Yes. I am at peace with myself. I have transformed a lot in this journey. I have had many experiences which have changed me, for the better.

In 2013, back when I was in college, I was this goofy, immature kid who was the clown of the class. I was annoying, funny and noone ever took me seriously. I was made fun of by the whole college.

And then, I started my preparation.

For Civil Services, I had to study - Indian History, World History, Geography, Polity, Economics, Environment, Ethics, Public Administration, Sociology, Current Affairs, International Issues, Science and everything else under the sun.

In these three years, you can say that I did an MA in all these subjects. MA in 10 different areas. :D

Then, for SSC CGL, I studied Maths, English, Reasoning, Logic. That too at a high level. I did practice a lot. So, maybe add BA in 3 different areas.

And for RBI, I again did MA in Banking, Finance, Insurance, Economics and Monetary systems. I studied all the CFA material, did many Coursera lectures, and studied all RBI reports in depth.

End of three years, I was transformed from this goofy, immature kid to this mature, knowledgable adult. Now when I meet my friends, they are in a state of shock to see this change. I can talk about any topic, any subject at length. I can have productive debates and can have an opinion on everything. I sound smart when I talk. :P They genuinely *respect* me now.

What more do I want?

Thanks to writing so many examinations I had cleared one. A good job with the Ministry of Home Affairs. (Legally obliged not to tell which one)

At the end of this journey, I have a decent 60k paying Central Government Officer Post.

At the end of this journey, I have found love. One who understands me, one who supported me at my worst. One who has always been there.

At the end of this journey, I gained respect from everyone I know. Friends, parents, family, relatives and Quora.

At the end of this journey, I am more mature, knowledgeable and aware.

At the end of this journey, I understood that Life is neither fair nor unfair. Life is just life. That's it.

Everytime I failed to clear an Exam, I thought I hit rock bottom. I was sad and depressed. I was frustrated. Then the next failure came, and then the next, and then I realized that there is no such thing called a "rock-bottom".

There is no point in getting frustrated for things which are not in my hands. There is no point in being sad for your fate. I learnt that I should be happy for what I already have, and that has been a huge relief for me. I have been so much better since this realization, and have been much more productive.

Have I failed all these examinations? Yes.

Have I failed in life? Heck, No.

I love my life. Even if I am not successful, I am internally happy.

I may not have everything I want, but I do have everything I need.

What more could I ask for?

So, yes, this has been a wonderful journey. A wonderful experience. A wonderful ride.

But is this the ending? No, I have only just begun."

Interesting; a good lesson for our children. And us too

The following concerns a question in a physics degree exam at the ;University of Copenhagen: 

The test question was: "Describe how to determine the height of a skyscraper with a barometer." 

One student replied: "You tie a long piece of string to the neck of the barometer, then lower the 

barometer from the roof of the skyscraper to the ground. The length of the string plus the length of the 

barometer will equal the height of the building." 

This highly original answer so incensed the examiner that the student was failed immediately. The 

student appealed on the grounds that his answer was indisputably correct, and the university appointed an 

independent arbiter to decide the case. 

The arbiter judged that the answer was indeed correct, but did not display any noticeable knowledge of

physics. To resolve the problem it was decided to call the student in and allow him six minutes in which 

to provide a verbal answer that showed at least a minimal familiarity with the basic principles of physics. 

For five minutes the student sat in silence, forehead creased in thought. The arbiter reminded him that 

time was running out, to which the student replied that he had several extremely relevant answers, but

couldn't make up his mind which to use. On being advised to that time was up the student scribbled down 

some notes and turned it over to the arbiter. 

This is what the paper said. "You could take the barometer up to the roof of the skyscraper, drop it over 

the edge, and measure the time it takes to reach the ground. The height of the building can then be 

worked out from the formula H = 0.5g x t squared. But this would be bad luck for the barometer." 

The arbiter looked at the professor, shrugged his shoulders and said – “this is not the answer that you 

were expecting but it is a correct answer and it does demonstrate knowledge of physics.” The arbiter 

ruled that the student should be given a passing grade. 

After the professor left the room, the arbiter looked at the student and said “You said you were thinking of 

several answers – what were they?” 

“Well, if the sun is shining you could measure the height of the barometer, then set it on end and measure 

the length of its shadow. Then you measure the length of the skyscraper's shadow, and thereafter it is a 

simple matter of proportional arithmetic to work out the height of the skyscraper." 

"But if you wanted to be highly scientific about it, you could tie a short piece of string to the barometer 

and swing it like a pendulum, first at ground level and then on the roof of the skyscraper. The height is 

worked out by the difference in the gravitational restoring force T =2 pi square root (l /g)." 

"Or if the skyscraper has an outside emergency staircase, it would be easier to walk up it and mark off the 

height of the skyscraper in barometer lengths, then add them up." "But since we are constantly being 

exhorted to exercise independence of mind and apply scientific methods, undoubtedly the best way would

be to knock on the janitor's door and say to him 'If you would like a nice new barometer, I will give you 

this one if you tell me the height of this skyscraper'." 

After he had spouted off several of these the arbiter asked the student “You do know the answer the 

professor wanted don’t you.” The student replied “Of course I do, I just don’t like people telling me how 

to think.” 

The student was Niels Bohr, the only Dane to win the Nobel Prize for Physics.😊

@ Shri Alok Singh Sir. Aren't the facts mentioned in this whatsapp post mentioning the structure n posts of police in Haryana correct ? Though we should protect the interests of IPS but perhaps serious introspection is also very much required by us. We have surrendered law n order to the whims n fancies of extraneous agencies which control our postings. A recent phenomenon that has crept into our service is that of "managing" everything. Sad part is almost no one (means our police officers only) seems to prefer tough n professional policing. Haryana situation is a classic example which demonstrates the level to which policing could fall n officers could become just "Yes Man". Very good that CIPSA should fight for interests of IPS but I think it should also circulate "some points to ponder on" wherever the leadership seems to be lacking. This would also strengthen the public image of Police. Our credibility in the eyes of public is much below than what we imagine. If it doesn't increase, not only the Army but other Departments/Services would have their profiles rising in comparison to us. Sorry if I wrote too much.

Regards

Vaibhav Krishna

2010