Welcome 2009!!

Welcome 2009!! Let the dreams we had - be achieved, Dream Big, then only you know what could be achieved..

Let our thoughts be converted to action, "an ounce of doing is worth a ton of thinking"

Let joy be translated into happiness - Joy is short lived and a temporary phenomena, Happiness is from within and stays forever...

Let India have a terrorism-free year -- We were bleeding in 2008, Let 2009 be a definining year in India's history. Lets not be a muted neighbour, Lets protect our soverignity whatever be the cost... As a peron inflicted with pain by Mumbai attacks said " I'd rather die in a war rather than being taken hostage when having a dinner with my parents in a 5-star hotel". yes, If war is a solution... Lets not discount it... Exercising restraint is important but not with a neighbour whose words and actions dont match...

Let Politicos "also" think about the people they ought to serve - Let Raj Thackerey show his love towards Mumbai by using his sena for developing the city rather than by beating the northies.. Let Mamta grieve over her decision to send out TATA...

Let's take more steps towards poverty rather than propagating 20-20
We have more things with greater importance to concentrate on rather than wasting our time in watching 20-20 a money spinning machine for the already over flowing cricketer's kitty....

Let the media channel stop sensationalizing events of public misery - Let the journos focus their energy on educating the indian junta on various issues requiring their attention rather than running exclusive footage of the Taj shoot-out....

Lets spread the aura of education, each one teach one,lets do something meaningful, lets spread whatever we have learned onto others....
There is a saying in sanskrit which goes like this: (from my 7th sanskrit text book)

na chorahaaryam na cha raajahaaryam
na bhraatrubhaajyam na cha bhaarakaari
vyaye krute vardhata eva nityam
vidyaadhanam sarvadhanapradhaanam

The wealth called education cannot be stolen by thieves, cannot be taken away by the king ,
cannot be divided by brothers, is not a cause for burden.
It increases on being spent, it is the most important among all wealth

Teaching 1-2-3(basic education) to our kids could have made India more tech-savvy and we needn't have pleaded US for the 1-2-3 nuclear agreement ..

Bottomline : Lets step into 2009 with great hope and faith and I'm sure 2009 will be a great year for everyone of us and lets continue our march towards glory...

Ramki