More wisdom from SRI SRI ATIT SHAH

With such an overwhelming response to my first post, i couldnt but resist to put up another parable ...

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven six nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.


There are a few interns here at Satyam from US, who strongly believe in the adage "When in Rome, Do as the Romans do" (i hope i got that right) ... anyways ... these guys dont seem to get enough of India. You will often see them rubbing "SUNLIGHT" on thier face, they will eat a full south indian meal (a lot of rice that is) with thier "HANDS". Had they seen someone, i bet they would even lick thier hands right from thier elbows to thier fingers to what get stuck in your nails. One of them actually grew a beard and looked more like a "Water Shy Kanada Hero" only with a lot of powder.

"WaterShy" ... i guess he hadnt had a bath for a few days.

O they just love "INDIA" and the "INDIAN WAY". The next time you have doubts that India is looked down upon ... let me know i will send you some video shots of these guys!