Balanced life

A Long time ago, there was an Emperor who told his horseman that if he could
ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, then the Emperor
would give him the area of land he has covered. Sure enough, the horseman
quickly jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as possible to cover as much land
area as he could. He kept on riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast
as possible.

When he was hungry,thirsty or tired, he did not stop because he wanted to cover
as much area as possible. Came to a point when he had covered a substantial area
and he was exhausted and was dying. Then he asked himself,

"Why did I pushed myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and
I only need a very small area to bury myself."

The above story is similar with the journey of our Life. We push very hard
everyday to make more money, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our
health, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the
hobbies we love to do.

One day when we look back, we will realize that we don't really need that much,
but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed. Life is not about
making money, acquiring power or recognition. Life is definitely not about work!
Work is only necessary to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures
of life.

Lessons to Learn from The Story:

Life is a balance of Work and Play, Family and Personal time. You have to decide
how you want to balance your Life. Define your priorities, realize what you are
able to compromise but always let some of your decisions be based on your
instincts.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of Life, the whole aim of human
existence. So, take it easy, do what you want to do and appreciate nature. Life
is fragile, Life is short. Do not take Life for granted. Live a balance
lifestyle and enjoy Life!

Warewolf ...by varshu

Hey, guys!

Last Halloween I wrote a story and guess what "It got published".

The book's name is "Kalleidoscope- Writers' Connection 2007-2008", an online creative writing project.

It is a collection of selected stories published from a few schools in Toronto.Mine is on page 97 to 98 of 150 pages.The stories were compiled by Emily Hern and it is 19th edition.

With love,

varshu

Changes for the Worst

“I, Dr. Kelly am a scientist”. An alarm rang and I thought it was a fire. opened my eyes, and then I realized I was in bed. It was 7:45 AM. Then I woke up and had my breakfast. I had pancakes with maple syrup. I grabbed a glass of milk which was on the table and gulped it. I took the plate and the glass and placed them in the dishwasher. Then I walked to the basement.

My assistant was there. His name was Matt Duff. He had spiky hair. Matt said “Good Morning Dr. Kelly,” then he asked “what are we going to do today?” I re-plied “I am going to try making a volcano without vinegar and baking soda”. I asked Matt to give me the test tubes.

I sat on the couch and thinking about the volcano and climbed the climbed the stairs. I went to the hall and went in the backyard. I sat on a chair and then saw a purple liquid in the glass. It was shinning. Then I called “Matt”. He had the test tubes. I said “Matt can I have a tube and then he gave it to me”. Then I took the glass and poured the liquid into the test tube. So I went to my lab. I poured it into my latest device. The device would identify the liquid, but as the liquid in the glass is unknown, the device could not identify it.

So there was only one way to try it. I wanted to test it on Matt. I didn’t want Matt to know about it. Then I got an idea. I poured the chemical in to a glass and gave it to Matt and said “hey, Matt how about some wine”. I gave it to him. He said “thank you” and drank. For a minute it was quiet. Then I saw a yellow light from his back. Then it got brighter and bigger. The he started to rise. I couldn’t believe I was seeing this. It was scary. Then he stared to float in the air. Then we were at the same height. A red light came from Matt’s chest and went in to my chest. Then we fell down and I went unconscious. Then I had no idea what happened. Then I woke up. I saw an orange light. I screamed. When my mouth opened the light went in to my mouth. So I went unconscious again.

When I woke up everything was okay except I had grey hair all over my hands. I ran to the mirror. Then I discovered I was turned in to a Ware wolf. But I still had a big brain. I tried to shout help but all came out my mouth was “aaaaaaaawwwwwwooooooo....” I was really scared. I didn’t know what to do.

I went to the back yard again. I saw some more of it. I tried to grab it but I heard a noise. It was loud. It was Matt with my latest weapon. So I ran until I hit the fence. So then I hit the fence and it broke.

“Wow that was pretty good” I said to my self. So I continued running. I lived in Britain. He chased me all over London. I stopped and “Matt it is me don’t kill me”. Suddenly I felt pain in my body. I dropped on the hard asphalt. I felt rough. Then I had no idea what happened. Then I woke up again I felt evil. I shouted “aaaaaaaaawwwwwwooooooooo…”

So I ran into the woods. I waited for a month. It was very cold. In the day I used to sleep on the leaves. I was awake at night. I heard a big engine noise. It was an airplane in the sky. But I also become a normal wolf. Until I saw two bright lights, they were heading towards me. So I ran and to another tree. It was a car. It crashed in to a tree. I ran to the car. I used my jaws to get the person out. Then I bit him. He screamed. He suddenly shrank and become a wolf. We stayed together. Now there was only a day left to full moon. We spent the day sleeping and when it was night we saw a round moon.

We grew bigger. We shouted “aaaaaawwwwoo…”

We were heading towards London. A car hit the other Ware wolf. I ran to my home as fast as I can. I went in to my back yard. I had the chemical. I floated and even the other Ware wolf did and I found out the other Ware wolf was Matt. We were turned back in to humans and we were happy.

-------------------------The End!-----------------------

Compiler's Comments:
Dear Varshu: That was a prolonged and involved adventure"you", Dr. Kelly and your assistant had in London when you turned into werewolves after offering Matt the purple liquid that started your transformations and then caused his when you bit him. What a relief it must have been when "you"finally returned home to the chemical that restored you to a human state. You, Varshu, are clearly a story teller who enjoys marking up characters and creating intricate plots that involve them. I'll enjoy reading more from your fertile mind....Emily

Washer man,donkey and dog story

There was once a washer man who had a donkey and a dog. One night when the whole world was sleeping, a thief broke into the house, the washer man was fast asleep but the donkey and the dog were awake. The dog decided not to bark since the master did not take good care of him and wanted to teach him a lesson. The donkey got worried and said to the dog that if he doesn't bark, the donkey will have to do something himself. The dog did not change his mind and the donkey started braying loudly. Hearing the donkey bray, the thief ran away, the master woke up and started beating the donkey for braying in the middle of the night for no reason.

Moral of the story " One must not engage in duties other than his own"........................


Now take a new look at the same story…


The washer man was a well educated man from a premier management institute. He had the fundas of looking at the bigger picture and thinking out of the box. He was convinced that there must be some reason for the donkey to bray in the night. He walked outside a little and did some fact finding, applied a bottom up approach, figured out from the ground realities that there was a thief who broke in and the donkey only wanted to alert him about it. Looking at the donkey's extra initiative and going beyond the call of the duty, he rewarded him with lot of hay and other perks and became his favorite pet. The dog's life didn't change much, except that now the donkey was more motivated in doing the dogs duties as well. In the annual appraisal the dog managed a " meets requirement" Soon the dog realized that the donkey is taking care of his duties and he can enjoy his life sleeping and lazing around. The donkey was rated as "star performer". The donkey had to live up to his already high performance standards. Soon he was over burdened with work and always under pressure and now is looking for a job rotation…

Moral ..."Just do your work.."

If you have worked in a corporate environment, I am sure you haveguessed the characters of the new story.

Everyone needs someone who understands

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes of a little boy.

Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."

"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."

The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"

"Sure," said the farmer.

And with that he let out a whistle," Here, Dolly!" he called.
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.

As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up....

"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."

With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."


The world is full of people who need someone who understands.

Self appraisal

A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits (phone numbers).


The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation:


Boy: "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?


Woman: (at the other end of the phone line): "I already have someone to cut my lawn."



Boy: "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now."



Woman: I'm very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn.




Boy: (with more perseverance) : "Lady, I'll even sweep
your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will
have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida."

Woman: No, thank you.




With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.


Store Owner: "Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."

Boy: "No thanks,




Store Owner: But you were really pleading for one. Boy: No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the
job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!"