सामने है उसको लोग बुरा कहते हैं जिसको देखा नहीं है उसको लोग खुदा कहते हैं...

CHILDREN ARE GOD'S GIFT

If you are a parent, read this. Better yet, keep it where you can read it regularly.

1) My hands are small, don’t expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture, or throw a ball. My legs are short, slow down so that I can keep up with you.

2) My eyes have not seen the world as yours have; let me explore it safely; don’t restrict me unnecessarily.

3) Make time for me, housework will always be there; I am only little once.

4) I have feelings too; don’t nag me about my inquisitiveness. Treat me as you would like to be treated.

5) I am a gift, treasure me as God intended. Hold me accountable, give me guidelines to live by, discipline me with love.

6) I need encouragement to grow, not empty praise. Go easy, you can correct the things I do without putting me down.

7) Give me the freedom to make decisions, even if they are not always right. Permit me to fall, so I can learn to walk.

8) Don’t do things repeatedly for me; that makes me feel like my efforts do not measure up to your expectations. Please do not compare me with others; I am me, not them.

9) Don’t be afraid to leave me with grandparents so that you can have a weekend together. Kids need some times away from parents, just as parents need some time away from children. Besides it shows us that your marriage is something very special.

10) Take me to Gods house and introduce me to Him, because I will need Him for the rest of my life

Have you neglected your soul in your pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.

Nice story.....

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.

Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"

Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.

He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.

Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have !"

Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives

1. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
2. Our 3rd wife ? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
3. The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
4. The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.

Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our deathbed to lament

- Team Shanti Foundation

Corporate Social Responsibility @ HBJ Capital….. Shanti Foundation [Focus: Child Education]

CSR has always been an integral part of the HBJ Capital’s vision and the cornerstone of our Core Value of Good Corporate Citizenship. We at HBJ Capital have defined a set of core values for ourselves – Care, Innovation, Passion and Trust – to guide us in all we do.

Every year, HBJ Capital sets aside 10% of its profits for CSR activities…..
Funds are allocated for spreading smiles in millions of lives across the country through a comprehensive children welfare and development programme.

As a Social Venture Philanthropist, Shanti Foundation promotes and catalyses universal education among underprivileged children, create the process to embrace these children into mainstream in a sustained manner, facilitate them to emerge as productive assets, and set the foundation for nation building.

Focus: Child Education....
Shanti Foundation believes that whether you are addressing healthcare, poverty, population control, unemployment or human rights, there's no better place to start than in the corridors of Education.

Because education is both the means as well as the end to a better life: means, because it empowers an individual to earn his/her livelihood and the end because it increases one's awareness on a range of issues – from healthcare to appropriate social behavior to understanding one's rights - and in the process evolve as a better citizen.

Children are the future of a nation…...
For an emerging and developing country like India, development of underprivileged children holds the key to the progress of the nation itself.

Education for underprivileged Children is the key whether we are addressing healthcare, poverty, population control, unemployment or human rights issues. Shanti Foundation has a network of more than 6 children welfare projects and a bandwidth of many NGOs and non-profits organisations across India.

'We owe it to society to give the wealth back' : Join our hands to serve the future of our nation, after all it is our own INDIA, our own BHARAT, apna hee tho Desh hai!!!

Always Your's
Kumar, CEO, HBJ Capital
Kumar@hbjcapital.com

"कथित कृषि प्रधान देश" - Our own country "India"

आज पुरा भारत चुनाव की आग में जल रहा है ,और वही किसी मलिन बस्ती में किसी गरीब का पेट भूख की आग में जल रहा है , लकिन किसी को क्या फिक्र ,सब तो अपनी स्वार्थ की रोटियों को इन भूखे पेट की आग में पकाने में लगा हुआ है ।

आज भारत सरकार दावे करती है की देश की विकास दर ८-९ है ,जबकि देश की कृषि व्यवस्था दिन - प्रतिदिन खस्ता होती जा रही है । आज हमारे यहाँ लोकतंत्र की जोड़ तोड़ चल रही है , पैसा पानी की तरह बहाया जा रहा है ,लेकिन कृषि की सुध लेने वाला कोई नही दिन प्रतिदिन गहूं की पैदावार गिरती जा रही है । किसान बदहाल है कृषि यंत्रो ,उन्नत बीजों, अच्छे उर्वरको के दाम दिन-बा-दिन बढ़ते जारहे है । चावल उत्पादन में भी गिरावट आई है । सरकार अगले ५ सालों में इन सब के उत्पादन पे ज़ोर दे रही है । लेकिन यह सरकारी प्रयास कितना सफल हो पायेगा ये कहना कठिन है ।

वर्तमान हालत हे इतने कठिन है की भविष्य की कल्पना कर के ही सिहरन दौड़ जाती है । संयोक्त राष्ट्र अमेरिका की एक रिपोर्ट के अनुसार भारत में २६ करोड़ भूखे है । हालाँकि एक राष्ट्रिय सर्वेछ्द के अनुसार भारत में २६ करोड़ से ज़्यादा की आबादी भूख मरी का शिकार है । इन्हे ही गरीबी रेखा से नीचे का आदमी बताया जाता है ।

जब भारत का एक उद्योगपति (मुकेश अम्बानी ) दुनिया का सबसे धनि बन चुका है ,तब भारत की एक चौथाई आबादी की इस दुर्गति से भारत के असमान विकास को समझा जा सकता है । ऊनेसको की एक रिपोर्ट के अनुसार भारत में ४७% बच्चे कुपोषद के शिकार है । भारत में कृषि ,किसान, खित-मजदूर, ग्रामीण-विकास ,सिचाई,सस्ते और उत्तम बीज,प्राकृतिक खाद,प्राकृतिक-बिजली आदि पर दयां नही केन्द्रित किया तो आगामी वर्षों में भूख मरी और भूखो के विद्रोह बहुत ही तेज़ी से विस्तार होगा और इस कथित कृषि प्रधान देश को रसातल में जाने से रोकना कठिन होगा ..............

तो फिर जागिये क्योंकि कब ये भूखमरी आप को अपना शिकार बनाएगी पता नही ...............

Imagine pulling out your child from school just because you are unable to find a job that pays enough to support your family.

Shanti Foundation believes that whether you are addressing healthcare, poverty, population control, unemployment or human rights, there's no better place to start than in the corridors of Education.

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Because education is both the means as well as the end to a better life: means, because it empowers an individual to earn his/her livelihood and the end because it increases one's awareness on a range of issues – from healthcare to appropriate social behavior to understanding one's rights - and in the process evolve as a better citizen.

- Team Shanti Foundation