"Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness." -Robertson Davies
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A software engineer has been sentenced to 'sweep' for eve teasing. The Deccan Chronicle report says:
"The Andhra Pradesh High Court has literally given a “sweeping” sentence to a techie for eve-teasing. Dinesh Kumar, 21, a software engineer, has been asked by the court to sweep the premises of the Gandhi Hospital for an hour every day for one month. He can choose the hour according to his convenience." [read more]
We spend a lot to fulfill our hobbies. Be it in terms of time or money. How'd you react if paid for doing your favourite activities? Recall your childhood. Toys, chocolates and gifts from all the elders, everytime. Nothing would be better if you get paid for doing what you just wish. Say it, Kismat Connection, isn't it? Harry Willsher, a Brit boy, has got a sweet-sweet job. A job to taste the sweet recipes. Have a look on a report by The Sun:
"Harry, from Billericay, Essex, said: “On my first visit it was like I was inside Willy Wonka’s factory, especially when I saw the Rainbow Drops machine, which pops out lots of brightly coloured sweets. “This is my dream job. I just hope I can do it when I grow up too. “I’ll taste new sweets every three months but I’m not allowed to tell anyone what they are.”
I've witnessed the expresion of joy on the face of my cousin when he was selected in an audition a decade ago. He was selected for the job of announcer at a railway junction, but set it a side to contue his study uninterrupted.
Have you ever think, a yogic practice may lead to jails. A Mumbai doc is found victim of the same. However, it's late, when the truth revealed during investigation.
Mumbai Mirror states, "During investigations it was discovered that Dr Amlemat is a Baba Ramdev follower and was practising nakhun gharshan (rubbing the nails of both hands against each other, a technique to prevent premature greying, made popular by Ramdev) which the young woman misconstrued as a sexual overture. "
"On February 13, a well-respected gynaecologist from Malabar Hill, 72-year-old Dr Ranjan Vinayak Laud, and his friend Dr Ratnesh Amlemat, 57, were arrested for allegedly molesting a woman near Metro Cinema, adds the paper.
More and more people wonder from piller to post in search of soul purification. Film actress Mallika Sherawat is lucky. She has got a certificate of purity from Shreemad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shree Shree Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji, the 36th and present pontiff of Shree Ramachandrapura math.
Mail Today says, "The Jagadguru gave a special invitation to Mallika to visit his new ashram in Karnataka and organised special pujas in her honour. He invited a number of priests for the special occasion, where Mallika laid the foundation for a Hanuman temple. The temple is being constructed at a cave believed to be the birthplace of Lord Hanuman. The sizzling actress also laid the foundation for another Hanuman temple, which will have the largest Hanuman idol."It said that she especially made a trip to joine the ocassion amidst her busy schedule abroad. So, now all is well, as end's well.
The paper adds, "Fitness fanatic Peggy Williams, 47, dropped from the sky and onto a rocky outcrop after a freak gust of wind caught the fabric wing of her paraglider. She was catapulted through the air like a 'rag doll' before plummeting 20ft face down onto her stomach. The rocks tore her liver and nearly severed her pancreas following the accident in Andulasia, Spain. But her life was saved by a daily diet of sit ups and her 'abs of steel', which acted like a 'girdle' to protect her other vital organs."Pic, Courtesy : Daily Mail]
If you're greedy, sure, you'll lose. But, the phenomenon has been changed. If you're greedy you'll gain. Really, you'll gain physically, the body weight.
A report published in The Times of India says, "Greed, not laziness, is to be blamed for the soaring obesity rates throughout the developed world, says a WHO study."
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