leave your mistakes where you make them

The Sculpting Competition

Long ago, in a distant land, there lived two sculptors named Seb and Matthias. One day they each received a Royal proclamation inviting them to take part in a sculpting competition to be held at the Royal Gardens.

Both Seb and Matthias were extremely excited by this opportunity and immediately started preparing for the seven day journey.

Seb set out on a bright Monday morning with his chisels and hammers packed in the back of his horse-drawn cart. At the end of his first day of traveling, he made camp in a clearing by the side of the road. After a simple meal, Seb noticed a large rock on the edge of the clearing and decided to get in some practice for the upcoming sculpting competition.

He took out his tools and began to chisel away at the rock. Several hours later, Seb stood back to look at his sculpture. It was a statue of the Princess Rebecca, but while he was reasonably happy with his attempt, Seb realized that the statue’s hands were too big. He made a mental note to be careful of this in the future and went to sleep.

The next morning, Seb continued on his way leaving his statue of Princess Rebecca by the side of the clearing. At the end of his second day, Seb found another rock to practice on and created another sculpture of the Princess. This time he got her hands right but made her legs too short. He made a mental note on how to improve next time and moved on.

Seb continued this pattern throughout his journey. Each night he found a rock to practice on, created a sculpture of Princess Rebecca, made note on how he could improve and then moved on the following morning leaving the sculpture where he created it.

By the time Seb reached the Royal Gardens he had made seven practice sculptures that were each a little bit better than the one before. On the day of the competition, Seb created his best sculpture ever and to his delight, he was awarded the coveted ‘Golden Hammer’ award which was presented by Princess Rebecca herself.

Now you may be wondering what happened to the other sculptor, Matthias, so let me tell you his side of the story…

Matthias also set out on the seven day journey to the Royal Gardens to compete in the sculpting competition. Like Seb, Matthias made camp on the first night and found a large rock to practice on. He too created a statue of the Princess Rebecca but found that he made her feet too big. Matthias was angry at himself for making this mistake and the next morning he heaved the statue onto the back of his cart so that he could study his mistake later.

At the end of his second day of traveling, Matthias found another rock to practice on and created another statue. This time he forgot to include the princesses head dress and he became furious at his mistake. The next morning, he heaved the statue onto the back of his cart and continued slowly on his journey.

Each night Matthias repeated this same pattern. He created a statue, became angry with himself when he made a mistake and then loaded the statue onto his cart before moving on.

On the seventh day, Matthias woke up early and prepared for the final leg of his journey, but when he prompted his horse to get underway, the poor animal strained at his harness but could not move an inch. Matthias jumped down from his seat and went to the back of his cart.

There he found all seven practice statues of the Princess Rebecca which were weighing the cart down and making it impossible to move. Matthias complained bitterly as he looked over the statues in detail – too big, too short, too tall…the list of mistakes went on and on. The unhappy sculptor sat down on a tree stump and continued to stare at his statues for hours, and as a result, he never made it to the Royal Gardens to compete in the competition.

This simple story illustrates an important lesson that can often be the difference between success and failure. The statues in the story represent the mistakes that we all make in life. The difference between Seb and Matthias was the way in which they responded to their mistakes.

When Seb made a practice statue he made a mental note of any problems and then he left his mistake where he made it and continued on his journey. As a result, he gradually developed his skills and eventually achieved his ultimate objective.

Matthias on the other hand approached his mistakes in a different fashion. Each time he made a statue, he loaded it onto his cart and took it with him. Each day his cart became heavier and heavier until eventually it would not move at all. Instead of leaving his mistakes where he made them, Matthias carried the weight of his mistakes with him and the weight of these past mistakes eventually prevented him from reaching his real objective.

On your journey to success, understand that you too will make mistakes. Some small, some big. Each time you make a mistake you have a choice. You can either learn from your mistake and move on like Seb, or you can carry your mistake with you like Matthias.

The danger in harboring regret and continually analyzing your past mistakes is that, like Matthias, you can eventually get stuck and can jeopardize the achievements that are waiting for you in your future.

Today I’d like to encourage you to reflect on the story of Seb and Matthias and make the decision to leave your mistakes where you make them. In this way, you’ll be able to learn from your mistakes but will still be able to move forward to achieve your ultimate objective.

Until Next Time,

Dare To Dream!

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Advice To Brahmacharya

Brahmacharya means celibacy. A Brahmachari is one who is a celibate, one who observes chastity or celibacy. The term ‘Celibacy’ is from the Latin word ‘Caelebs’, which means ‘unmarried’ or ‘single’ and signifies the state of living unmarried. It means control of not only the reproductive Indriya but also control of all senses; it means purity in thought, word and actions.
The life of a Brahmachari begins with the Upanayana ceremony, the investiture of the sacred thread, his second birth. The Brahmachari should direct his entire attention solely to study and acquiring of such knowledge as would enable him to become a worthy member of society. During this period of study let him live either with his parents or at the place of his study under the supervision of teachers. He should not live by himself, with friends and acquaintances, nor with relatives.
A Brahmachari is one who is attempting to realise Brahman by his conducting a life of absolute celibacy. Brahmacharya is the conduct of leading a celibate life. A Brahmachari should study religious books till he reaches the age of twenty-five. If he has taken the vow of celibacy till the end of life, if he wants to become a Naishtika Brahmachari, he need not enter the stage of householder. He should have real lasting Vairagya and Viveka (dispassion and discrimination). Then only he will be really benefited. He can devote his whole life to spiritual pursuits.
A Brahmachari should worship his Guru, worship cows and gods with due reverence. Guru is the embodiment of all Vedas and all Devas. Therefore God and Guru should be taken as one and he should worship his Guru daily. He should serve his Guru with faith and devotion for complete twelve years.
The Brahmachari should have Japa as his highest possession. He should never leave Japa. Through Japa alone the Brahmachari attains success, no matter whether he performs any other Vedic sacrifice or not. Through the contact of his senses with their objects of gratification, he undoubtedly acquires sin. Hence, by controlling them, he achieves success. Control of the senses is possible for the Brahmachari only through Japa.
Brahmacharis should do their Sandhya Vandana daily at the proper time,-morning, noon and evening. ‘Sandhya’ is the point of junction of two periods of time. There is a special manifestation of force or purity at Sandhyas. The student will derive immense benefit by doing prayers at this particular meeting point of two periods of time. Arghya (offering libation) with repetition of the Gayatri should be given to the sun at the proper time. You will have wonderful health, vigour and vitality and a pure, sharp intellect. At the present moment students have entirely neglected their Sandhyas. Their minds have been charged with materialistic poison. They have become slayers of Atman. "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we may die" has become their philosophy! Poor, self-deluded souls! How long will you continue this state of affairs? Do not kill the soul within. Awake, arise and purify yourself. Do Sandhya. Understand and realise its potency and efficacy. Do some form of worship or other and realise the splendours of the Atman. Regain your lost divinity.
A true Brahmachari only can cultivate Bhakti. A true Brahmachari alone can practise Yoga. A true Brahmachari only can acquire Jnana. Without Brahmacharya no spiritual progress or success in worldly affairs is possible.
Brahmacharis should entirely give up betel-chewing, cigarettes, tobacco, snuff, tea, coffee, etc. Tobacco produces nicotine poisoning, tobacco-heart (irritable heart), nervous diseases and tobacco-amblyopia (eye disease).
O bold Brahmachari, practice of Brahmacharya gives good health, inner peace, strength, peace of mind and long life. It invigorates the mind and nerves. It helps to conserve physical and mental energy. It augments strength, vigour and vitality. It gives power to face the difficulties in the daily battle of life. It is the master key for opening the realm of health and happiness. It is the corner stone of bliss and unalloyed felicity. It is the only specific that keeps up true manliness. Therefore keep up Brahmacharya by all means. Brahmacharya is freedom from sexual thoughts and desires. Preserve the vital fluid. It is the life-force in you. You will enjoy supreme bliss. A perfect Brahmachari can move the world, can command the five elements, like Sant Jnana Deva.
Brahmacharya is the basis for acquiring immortality. Brahmacharya brings material progress and psychic advancement. It is the substratum for a life of peace in the Atman. It is a potent weapon for waging war against the internal Asuras, viz., Kama, Krodha, Lobha, etc. It contributes perennial joy, uninterrupted and undecaying bliss. It gives tremendous energy, clear brain, gigantic will-power, bold understanding, retentive memory and good Vichara Sakti. Through Brahmacharya and Brahmacharya alone you can get physical, mental and spiritual advancement in life.
The vital energy, the Virya, supports your life. It is the Prana of Pranas which shines in your sparkling eyes, which beams in your blooming cheeks. It is a great treasure for you. It is the quintessence of blood. One drop of semen is manufactured out of forty drops of blood. Mark here how valuable this fluid is!
Brahmacharya or spotless chastity is the best of all panaceas. One who has perfect control over the sexual energy attains powers unobtainable by any other means. The door to Nirvana or perfection is complete Brahmacharya. Complete celibacy is the master-key to open the realms of elysian bliss. The avenue to the abode of supreme peace begins from Brahmacharya or purity. Ojas is spiritual energy that is stored up in the brain. By sublime thoughts, meditation, Japa, worship and Pranayama, sexual energy can be transmuted into Ojas Sakti and stored up in the brain. This energy can be utilised for divine contemplation and spiritual pursuits.
That man in whom the sex-idea is deep-rooted can never dream of understanding Vedanta and realising Brahman even in one hundred crores of births. Sexual Vasanas (subtle desires) are more powerful than other Vasanas. Therefore you will have to direct all your efforts to subduing the sexual Vasanas. Narada says in his Bhakti Sutras: "These (sexual) propensities, though they at first are like ripples, acquire the proportions of a sea, on account of bad company" (Sutra 45). Therefore avoid evil company at all costs.
What is the state of your mind, when you attend a ball-room dance or nautch party, or when you read the ‘Mysteries of the Court of London?’ What is the state of your mind when you attend the Satsanga party of a realised sage at Banares on the banks of the Ganga, or when you study the soul-elevating classical Upanishads? Compare and contrast your mental states. Remember, friend, that there is nothing so utterly ruinous to the soul as evil company. One should not talk even of stories of women, the luxurious ways of rich persons, rich foods, vehicles, politics, silken clothing, flowers, scents, etc. Because the mind gets easily excited; it will begin to imitate the ways of luxurious persons. Desires will crop up. Attachment also will come in.
Obscene pictures, vulgar words, novels which deal with love stories, excite passion and produce ignoble, mean, undesirable sentiments in the heart. Whereas, the sight of a good picture of Lord Krishna or Lord Rama or Lord Jesus or Lord Buddha and the hearing of the sublime songs of Suradas, Tulasidas or Tyagaraja induce noble sentiments, holy thrill in the heart and produce tears of joy and Prem, and elevate the mind to Bhava Samadhi instantaneously. Do you clearly see the difference now?
He who has wasted the vital energy becomes easily irritable, loses his balance of mind and gets into a state of explosive fury for trifling things. When a man becomes furious, he behaves improperly. He will do anything he likes. He will even insult his parents, Guru and respectable persons. He does not know what he is exactly doing, as he loses his power of reasoning and discrimination. It behoves, therefore, that an aspirant who tries to develop good behaviour must preserve the vital energy. Preservation of this divine energy leads to attainment of strong willpower, good behaviour, spiritual exaltation and Sreya or Moksha eventually.
There is no harm in looking at a beautiful woman. You can admire her beauty and think that the beauty in her face is the beauty of the Lord. Beauty is God. Woman brings the message that God is Beauty of beauties. Woman is the symbol of beauty. There should not be any lustful look (Drishti Dosha). The angle of vision must be changed as indicated above.
Again and again think that the beauty of the face is the beauty of the Lord. Godly feeling will arise when you look at a woman or a beautiful picture. Study the tenth chapter of the Gita—Vibhuti Yoga, again and again.
Physical Brahmacharya must be strictly practised at first. Control the body. Mental purity or mental Brahmacharya will gradually manifest.
Lead a well regulated moral life. Moral strength is the backbone of spiritual progress. Ethical culture is part and parcel of spiritual Sadhana. Loss of this vital energy is tantamount to practical death. Heavy loss of the vital energy is the cause of desire, miseries and premature death. Therefore take particular care to preserve this vital energy. Keep up Brahmacharya or the vow of celibacy. By the observance of Brahmacharya many of the sages of yore have attained immortality. It is the source of new strength, vigour, vitality and success in life and eternal happiness hereafter.
  
By Sri Swami Sivananda

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मुन्नी इस्कूल जाएगी . ..!

मै ना जानु पढ़ना लिखना,
लेकिन मुन्नी को हे पढ़ना,
अच्छी शिक्षा पाएगी
जब मुन्नी इस्कूल जाएगी . . .

रोज मजूरी कितनी मिलती,
मै ना जानु कोई गिनती
वो मुझसे गिनवाएगी
जब मुन्नी इस्कूल जाएगी . . .

दूर कभी चिठ्ठी हो देनी
मेरी बात लिखेगी मुन्नी
ख़त मे वो छाजाएगी
जब मुन्नी इस्कूल जाएगी . . .

हर मुश्किल से उसको लढना
कुछ भी हो आगे हे बढ़ना
अच्छे नंबर लाएगी
जब मुन्नी इस्कूल जाएगी . . .

जीवन कटा हे सहेते सहेते
थोडा हसते थोडा रोते
वो गीत खुशीके गाएगी
जब मुन्नी इस्कूल जाएगी . . .

-निखिलेश

श्रोत कड़ी: यार!! कर के तो देखो!!

पृथ्वी घंटा २०१०

कल यानि २७ मार्च शनिवार को समस्त विश्व "पृथ्वी घंटा - २०१०" मानाने की तैयारी में जुटा है, "पृथ्वी घंटा" अभियान २००७ में सिडनी, आस्ट्रेलिया के करीब २२ लाख परिवारों एवं कारोबारिओं द्वारा एक घंटे के लिए बिजली का उपयोग नहीं कर, वातावरण/जलवायु परिवर्तन के जागरूकता स्वरूप अपना रुख अभिव्यक्त करने के लिए शुरू किया गया| भारत देश में यह अभियान फिछले साल २००९ को शुरू किया गया|

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हम होंगे कामयाब / We shall overcome

"हम होंगे कामयाब..." यह गीत हम बचपन से ही बड़ी ही सिद्धत एवं समर्पण से गुनगुनाते आये हैं, यह गीत सुनते ही रोम-रोम प्रफुल्लित हो उठता है, एक अजीब सा ज़ज्बा जग उठता है.... इस गीत से हमारी मिट्टी की खुशबू, संस्कृति, देशभक्ति और एकजुटता छलकती है|

अब तक  मैं यही समझता था की इस गीत को "गिरिजाकुमार माथुर"   जी ने लिखा है, पिछले दिनों जब मैंने फिल्म "My Name is Khaan" देखा तो उसमें "We Shall Overcome" गीत सुना, लगा अरे ये तो अपना "हम होंगे कामयाब है..." वही बोल, वही धुन, वही का वही ज़ज्बा.... बहुत ही गर्वित महसूस हुआ..... की हमारी धरोहर विदेशों में भी उतनी ही सिद्धत से गाई जाती है, उत्सुकता जगी की इस सम्बन्ध में और जानकारी हासिल करूँ, सो बस लगा गूगलिंग करने... 


अरे!... ये क्या ..... "We Shall Overcome ..." तो १९००वीं सदी में फिलाडेल्फिया के 'चार्ल्स अल्बर्ट तिन्डली' द्वारा रचित ईसाई उपदेश (Gospell Music) के अंश हैं| इस गीत का 'अमरीकी सिविल अधिकार आन्दोलन' में 'विरोध गीत' के रूप में खूब इस्तेमाल किया गया था|


खूब कहा है किसी ने की गीत-संगीत की कोई भाषा या मजहब नहीं होती| 



हिंदी 


होंगे कामयाब,
होंगे कामयाब,
हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन,
हो, हो, मन में है विश्वास
पूरा है विश्वास
हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

होगी शान्ति चारों ओर
होगी शान्ति चारों ओर
होगी शान्ति चारों ओर एक दिन
हो, हो, मन में है विश्वास
पूरा है विश्वास
होगी शान्ति चारों ओर एक दिन


हम चलेंगे साथ साथ
डाले हाथों में हाथ
हम चलेंगे साथ साथ एक दिन
हो, हो, मन में है विश्वास
पूरा है विश्वास
हम चलेंगे साथ साथ एक दिन

नहीं डर किसी का आज
नहीं भय किसी का आज
नहीं डर किसी का आज के दिन
हो, हो, मन में है विश्वास
पूरा है विश्वास
नहीं डर किसी का आज के दिन

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
अंग्रेजी 

We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day

Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day

We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand some day

We shall all be free
We shall all be free
We shall all be free some day

We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid some day

We are not alone
We are not alone
We are not alone some day

The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around some day

We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day

सम्बंधित कड़ियाँ:

हम होंगे कामयाब...

We Shall Overcome ...

गिरिजाकुमार माथुर
  

http://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/american.studies.s98/we.shall.overcome.html

http://folkmusic.about.com/od/folksongs/qt/WeShallOvercome.htm

Mumbai and People from UP/Bihar - Questionnaire

I recieved a mail with full of questions, it's speedily circulating on the internet....and here are My humble response for those..... if you agree with me start circulating these response, or some how disagree please provide me with your valuable comments.

Yes Dear,

I agree with your points, don't feel otherwise though, below is absolutely neutral response to your mail.

Q-1. So far 8 PMs (Nehru, LB Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Charan Singh, Rajiv
Gandhi, VP Singh, Chandra Shekhar, AB Vajpayee) have all come from UP.
WHY they could not develop it since independence?

>Re: The Prime minister work for the Nation "India" and not for the states they belong to, PM can only allot the resources and quotas for the states and then it is the duty and responsibility of the states CM and ministers to look after the development of the states. if a state is making progress the credit for so is to be fully given to the CM of the state..... just like Gujarat and Karnataka.... and at the same time the Credit for the development and advancement of the Country "India" is to be given to the Honorable Prime Minister and the cabinet... you can compare the development of the India since 1947 with that of Pakistan.... so be assured our PM's did well to bring harmony to our Nation "India"....

Q-2. HOW come so called 'communal' CM of Gujarat has been able to achieve
highest rate of growth in the country within a span of 5/6 years but not the
'secular' CMs of UP/Bihar who ruled for more than 15/16 years?

>Re. if you remember the Earth Quake of the Bhuj and Kutchchh, most of the money came from the world bank for the re-development of the states affected by the calamity; a lot of NRI's belong to the state also contributed in surplus for the re-development. Also it's the wrong policy of the Maharashtra state government that majority of the power loom and other Industries boycott Mumbai and other MICD's of the state and moved out to Gujarat and some other states, this move blocked the industrial development of the Maharashtra State... for once the communal parties had also been in the ruling for 5 years in Maharashtra states, why didn't they did what is done in Gujarat by so called communal CM??????

Q-3. UP/Bihar are amongst richest states in terms of natural resources.
WHY then TATAs, BIRLAs or any other industrialists not keen on setting up
large industries there, even though labour is also cheaply available ?

>Re: UP/Bihar are among major agricultural states and a majority of agricultural products are being produced there only. but of course, they need to be more open towards the industrialisation which they are not.... the major coal and steel mining is done in the Bihar and Jharkhand .... and the TATA Nagar belong to TATA's.

Q-4. Amar Singh of Samajwadi Party always accompanies top celebrities /
industrialists, prominent being Anil Ambani.

>Re: Not only Amar singh every politicians have their links to the celebrities and the top industrialists. Balashahebji also recognise Amithab Bachchan and Late sunil Dutt as close friends...

WHY he could not convince them to invest in his state? Only Anil Ambani is
investing something...but that's because he's promised free land.

>Re: ??????????????????????????

Q-5. Its a fact that maximum number of Babus (IAS/IPS etc officers, Yadav,
Gupta, Jha, Singh, Pandey, Sinha, Shrivastav, Sharma, Verma, ... ) come from
UP/Bihar.

>Re: People from all the states have equal right to be an IAS/IPS and other government officials....

WHY then these states still remain backward? Why they want to settle down
in Maharashtra ? Because they and their Netas dont want to uplift their
backward states so as to rule indiscriminately.

> Re: Yes this is a point to be ponder on.... as UP/Bihar has high rate of unemployment, People from UP/Bihar goes to other states just because there are huge demand for the labour, if local Labors are sufficiently available people from other states have to return to their states or some other place for the Employment... and don't forget the Farmers of the Maharashtra who are forced to commit suicide because of debt, what was the State Politicians doing.... The center Government come forward to rescue them...

Q-6. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar claims that North Indians contributed to the
Development of Mumbai.
WHY they do not contribute for their own state's development?
Why are Patna / Dhanbad the shabbiest cities in the world? (Mumbai may join
them soon).

>Re: Be realistic, every one who works in the city/states, more or less but contributes his or her part in the development of the city/states. If the people from UP and Bihar get the same financial opportunity in their respective state they won't go other cities for their lively hood. Why many well Educated Mumbaikars opt to be settled in foreign countries to earn their bread and butter???

Q-7. Thirty Six (36) North Indians were burnt alive in Assam .

WHERE were Sanjay Nirupam, Abu, Mulayam, Amar, Laloo, Maya, Jaya, Amitabh,
Shatrugun and Nitish Kumar at that time? So called son of soil of UP,
Bihar , MP States.

>Re: Where were all the Politicians other VIP's of Maharashtra States, when 26/11 happened...???????? no one other than a few ministers seen even on the News Channels during and after whole Episode of the terror attack...... all stayed under roof.....

Q-8. Bihar had maximum number of railway ministers.
WHY then their recruitment is done from Assam , Gujarat and Mumbai?

>RE: There are choice of the exam centers and region of the recruitment procedure, from which one can opt any as per their desire. It's the constitutional right of the citizen of INDIA to live in any states or city or any place they like.

Q-9. Its a fact that where there's money/opportunity, people from different
geo/demography rush-in to make fortunes. Mumbai is one such city.Gujratis,
Marwaris, South Indians, Bengalis, Punjabis, Sindhis flocked to Mumbai for
obvious reasons. Majority of these communities got into skilled,
professional, business areas and prospered, contributing to Mumbai's
success.

However, most of the North Indians resort to and take pride in doing
Unskilled/unlawfull cheap labour such as illegal hawking by occupying every
nook & corner of every footpath, station areas as
vegetable/fruit/sing-chana/bhel-pani puri vendors, or auto/taxi wallas
without licenses. They bribe local authorities and make life of common
people miserable due to congestions and rubbish. They are ruining the tax
payer's money. Of course not to mention about illegal slums. It is absurd to
say that they contributed to Mumbai's development. If anything, they are
retarding/deteriorating Mumbai.

>Re: Very much true! Where there is opportunity, people are tends to come and stay there.... like People come to Mumbai, many people from Mumbai also go out of Mumbai to get employed and a full bunch of High qualified Mumabikars go out of the country to get employed and even they get settled there and never comes to the city to re-pay the debt of the city...!

I completely agree that it is not right to acquire any place by illegal means to do business, but be realistic in this as well, there are not only people from UP/Bihar but also locals who does hawking illegally don't be blind on them. what is illegal, is illegal for all, don't be biased. But where are the officials, Municipal Inspectors and politicians?????? What are they doing to impose the law on those illegally setting the business around every possible corner in the city.... most of time they take hafta (Bribe) from these hawkers and let them to work... this is ridicules, but true...... the damn politicians and the bureaucrats.....

CAN our great leaders dare say that Middle-east countries especially Dubai :City
got developed due to laborers from India ?

>RE: Off course, Labour's also pay great contributions in any development, India is supplying large amount of Labour to the world and it is supported and recognised by all them as well. Please Remember the contributions of the Indian's in the NASA Research and top IT sectors. There are top NRI business personnel’s in the US and are recognised and supported by them. Yes, we can proudly take the credits of this.

38% of doctors in USA are INDIANS..
12% scientists in USA are INDIANS...
36% of NASA scientist are INDIANS...
34% og Microsoft employees are INDIANS....
17% of INTEL employees are INDIANS...
28% of IBM emlpoyees are INDIANS...
We INDIANS are great!!!!
Be proud to be an Indian...

Q-10. Its not sons-of-soil v/s north-Indians.

>Re: Yes, It is of Common Man V/s Politicians.....

If you want to progress India , then every state in India should be
progressed and not only Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka.

Very much True.....

We are the citizen of Republic of India and all the States and Metropolitan cities are the integral part of the India. we had been reading the verses of pledge for the country and her people since childhood, but never tried to feel the same in realistic... Why???

Jai Hind, Jai Maharashtra!!!









Links:
http://www.tamilnation.org/saty/010203unityofindia.htm

शादी से पहले ‘स्वास्थ्य कुंडली’ अवश्य मिलाइए

शादी से पहले वर-वधु की कुंडली मिलने की प्रथा तो सदियों से चली आ रही है, इसके साथ ही साथ वर-वधु की स्वास्थ्य-कुंडली मिला लेना भी बेहद ही आवश्यक हो गया है, ऐसा करने से आने वाले पीढी के स्वास्थ्य को बेहतर बनाया जा सकता है| थालेसिमिया और HIV एसे रोग हैं जो की माता-पिता के द्वारा होने वाले बच्चों में फैलाते हैं और बच्चों के भविष्य पर अंकुश लगा जाते हैं| इन्हें जरूर रोका जा सकता जय यदि हमारा समाज इनके प्रति जागरुक हो!!!

थेलेसीमिया (अंग्रेज़ी:Thalassemia) बच्चों को माता-पिता से अनुवांशिकता के तौर पर मिलने वाला जन्मजात अनुवांशिक रक्त-रोग है जिसके कारण तहत शरीर में हीमोग्लोबिन निर्माण प्रक्रिया में गड़बड़ी हो जाती है। इसकी पहचान तीन माह की आयु के बाद ही होती है। इसमें रोगी बच्चे के शरीर में रक्त की भारी कमी होने लगती है, जिसके कारण उसे बार-बार बाहरी खून चढ़ाने की आवश्यकता होती है। यह दो प्रकार का होता है। यदि पैदा होने वाले बच्चे के माता-पिता दोनों के जींस में माइनर थेलेसीमिया होता है, तो बच्चे में मेजर थेलेसीमिया हो सकता है, जो काफी घातक हो सकता है।[१] किन्तु पालकों में से एक ही में माइनर थेलेसीमिया होने पर किसी बच्चे को खतरा नहीं होता। यदि माता-पिता दोनों को माइनर रोग है तब भी बच्चे को यह रोग होने के २५ प्रतिशत संभावना है।। अतः यह अत्यावश्यक है कि विवाह से पहले महिला-पुरुष दोनों अपनी जाँच करा लें।विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन के अनुसार भारत देश में हर वर्ष सात से दस हजार थैलीसीमिया पीडि़त बच्चों का जन्म होता है। केवल दिल्ली व राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र में ही यह संख्या करीब १५०० है। भारत की कुल जनसंख्या का ३.४ प्रतिशत भाग थैलेसीमिया ग्रस्त है।[२] इंग्लैंड में केवल ३६० बच्चे इस रोग के शिकार हैं, जबकि पाकिस्तान में १ लाख और भारत में करीब 10 लाख बच्चे इस रोग से ग्रसित हैं।

थैलेसेमिया में आनुवांशिकता का ऑटोसोमल रिसेसिव पैटर्न होता है।

इस रोग का फिलहाल कोई ईलाज नहीं है। हीमोग्लोबीन दो तरह के प्रोटीन से बनता है अल्फा ग्लोबिन और बीटा ग्लोबिन। थैलीसीमिया इन प्रोटीन में ग्लोबिन निर्माण की प्रक्रिया में खराबी होने से होता है। जिसके कारण लाल रक्त कोशिकाएं तेजी से नष्ट होती है। रक्त की भारी कमी होने के कारण रोगी के शरीर में बार-बार रक्त चढ़ाना पड़ता है। रक्त की कमी से हीमोग्लोबिन नहीं बन पाता है[१] एवं बार-बार रक्त चढ़ाने के कारण रोगी के शरीर में अतिरिक्त लौह तत्व जमा होने लगता है, जो हृदय, यकृत और फेफड़ों में पहुँचकर प्राणघातक होता है।[२] मुख्यतः यह रोग दो वर्गों में बांटा गया है:

मेजर थैलेसेमिया:
यह बीमारी उन बच्चों में होने की संभावना अधिक होती है, जिनके माता-पिता दोनों के जींस में थैलीसीमिया होता है। जिसे थैलीसीमिया मेजर कहा जाता है।

थैलेसेमिया:

थैलीसीमिया माइनर उन बच्चों को होता है, जिन्हें प्रभावित जीन माता-पिता दोनों में से किसी एक से प्राप्त होता है। जहां तक बीमारी की जांच की बात है तो सूक्ष्मदर्शी यंत्र पर रक्त जांच के समय लाल रक्त कणों की संख्या में कमी और और उनके आकार में बदलाव की जांच से इस बीमारी को पकड़ा जा सकता है।

पूर्ण रक्तकण गणना (कंपलीट ब्लड काउंट) यानि सीबीसी से रक्ताल्पता या एनीमिया का पता लगाया जाता है। एक अन्य परीक्षण जिसे हीमोग्लोबिन इलैक्ट्रोफोरेसिस कहा जाता है से असामान्य हीमोग्लोबिन का पता लगता है। इसके अलावा म्यूटेशन एनालिसिस टेस्ट (एमएटी) के द्वारा एल्फा थैलीसिमिया की जांच के बारे में जाना जा सकता है। मेरूरज्जा ट्रांसप्लांट से भी इस बीमारी के उपचार में मदद मिलती है।
लक्षण

सूखता चेहरा, लगातार बीमार रहना, वजन ना ब़ढ़ना और इसी तरह के कई लक्षण बच्चों में थेलेसीमिया रोग होने पर दिखाई देते हैं।

बचाव एवं सावधानी

थेलेसीमिया पी‍डि़त के इलाज में काफी बाहरी रक्त चढ़ाने और दवाइयों की आवश्यकता होती है। इस कारण सभी इसका इलाज नहीं करवा पाते,[५] जिससे १२ से १५ वर्ष की आयु में बच्चों की मृत्य हो जाती है। सही इलाज करने पर २५ वर्ष व इससे अधिक जीने की आशा होती है। जैसे-जैसे आयु बढ़ती जाती है, रक्त की जरूरत भी बढ़ती जाती है।

* विवाह से पहले महिला-पुरुष की रक्त की जाँच कराएँ।
* गर्भावस्था के दौरान इसकी जाँच कराएँ
* रोगी की हीमोग्लोबिन ११ या १२ बनाए रखने की कोशिश करें
* समय पर दवाइयाँ लें और इलाज पूरा लें।

विवाह पूर्व जांच को प्रेरित करने हेतु एक स्वास्थ्य कुण्डली का निर्माण किया गया है, जिसे विवाह पूर्व वर-वधु को अपनी जन्म कुण्डली के साथ साथ मिलवाना चाहिये। स्वास्थ्य कुंडली में कुछ जांच की जाती है, जिससे शादी के बंधन में बंधने वाले जोड़े यह जान सकें कि उनका स्वास्थ्य एक दूसरे के अनुकूल है या नहीं। स्वास्थ्य कुंडली के तहत सबसे पहली जांच थैलीसीमिया की होगी। एचआईवी, हेपाटाइटिस बी और सी। इसके अलावा उनके रक्त की तुलना भी की जाएगी और रक्त में RH फैक्टर की भी जांच की जाएगी।

इस प्रकार के रोगियों के लिए कितनी ही संस्थायें रक्त प्रबंध कराती हैं। इसके अलावा बहुत से रक्तदान आतुर सज्जन तत्पर रहते हैं।

शोध और विकास

थैलेसीमिया पर विश्व भर में शोध अनुसंधान अन्वरत जारी हैं। इन प्रयासों से ही थैलीसीमिया पीड़ितों के लिए एक दवाई अविष्कृत हुई थी। इस दवाई से बच्चों को अब इंजेक्शन के दर्द को नहीं झेलना पड़ेगा। जल्दी ही भारतीय बाजार में ये दवा आने वाली है, जिसे खाने से ही शरीर में लौह मात्रा नियंत्रित हो जाएगी। असुरां नाम की यह दवा पश्चिमी देशों में एक्स जेड नाम से पहले से ही प्रयोग हो रही है। इससे इलाज का खर्च भी कम हो जाएगा, किंतु इसके दुष्प्रभावों (साइड एफ़ेक्ट्स) में इससे किडनी प्रभावित होने का एक परसेंट खतरा बना रहता है। दिल्ली के गंगाराम अस्पताल के थैलीसीमिया इकाई के अध्यक्ष डॉ. वीरेंद खन्ना के अनुसार[२] भारत में अतिरिक्त लौह निकालने के लिए दो तरीके प्रचलन में हैं। पहले तरीके में डेसोरॉल (इंजेक्शन) के जरिए आठ से दस घण्टे तक लौह निकाला जाता है। यह प्रक्रिया बहुत महंगी और कष्टदायक होती है। इसमें प्रयोग होने वाले एक इंजेक्शन की कीमत १६४ रुपए होती है। इस प्रक्रिया में हर साल पचास हजार से डेढ़ लाख रुपए तक खर्च आता है। दूसरी प्रक्रिया में कैलफर नामक दवा(कैप्सूल) दी जाती है। यह दवा सस्ती तो है लेकिन इसका इस्तेमाल करने वाले ३० प्रतिशत रोगियों को जोड़ों में दर्द की समस्या हो जाती है। साथ ही इनमें से एक प्रतिशत बच्चे गंभीर बीमारियों की चपेट में आ जाते हैं। ऐसे में नई दवा असुरां काफ़ी लाभदायक होगी। यह दवा फलों के रस के साथ मिलाकर पिलाई जाती है और इसकी कीमत १०० रुपये प्रति डोज है।

मेरु रज्जू ट्रांस्प्लांट

थैलेसीमिया के लिये स्टेम सेल से उपचार की भी संभावनाएं हैं। इसके अलावा इस रोग के रोगियों के मेरु रज्जु (बोन मैरो) ट्रांस्प्लांट हेतु अब भारत में भी बोनमैरो डोनर रजिस्ट्री खुल गई है।[१०] मैरो डोनर रजिस्ट्री इंडिया (एम.डी.आर.आई) में बोनमैरो दान करने वालों के बारे में सभी आवश्यक जानकारियां होगी जिससे देश के ही नहीं वरन विदेश से इलाज के लिए भारत आने वाले रोगियों का भी आसानी से उपचार हो सकेगा। यह केंद्र मुंबई में स्थापित किया जाएगा। ऐसे केंद्र वर्तमान में केवल अमेरिका, ब्रिटेन और कनाडा जैसे देशो में ही थे। ल्यूकेमिया और थैलीसीमिया के रोगी अब बोनमैरो या स्टेम सेल प्राप्त करने के लिए इस केंद्र से संपर्क कर मेरुरज्जु दान करने वालों के बारे में जानकारी के अलावा उनके रक्त तथा लार के नमूनों की जांच रिपोर्ट की जानकारी भी ले पाएंगे। जल्दी ही इसकी शाखाएं महानगरों में भी खुलने की योजना है।

थालेसिमिया के आलावा HIV भी माता-पिता में से किसी एक यो दोनों के द्वारा होने वाले बच्चों में फैलता है| अतः यह बेहद ही जरूरी होता है की शादी से पहले दोनों जोड़े अपना-अपना स्वास्थ्य परिक्षण जरूर करावा लें, इससे आने वाले पीढी के स्वास्थ्य सुनिश्चित हो जाता है|


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श्रोत लेख : विकी थालेसिमिया

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