Listening For Love...

Hey folks...just came across this lovely article in the Sunday Times. Cudnt stop myself from posting it. Another Ctrl C + Ctrl V stuff from me,

There are times when we r timid n shy about expressing the love we feel. For fear of embarrasing the other person, or ourselves, we hesitate to say the actual words 'I Love You' So we try to communicate the idea in other words. We say Take Care or don't drive too fast or be good.
But really these are just other ways of saying I love you. You are important to me. I care wat happens to u. I don't want u to get hurt. We r sometimes very starnge people. The only thing we want to say, is the one thing we dont say. And yet bcoz the feeling is so real, and the need to say it is so strong, we r driven to use other words n signs to say what we really mean. And many times the meaning never gets communicated at all n the other person is left feeling unloved n unwanted.
Therefore, we have to listen for love in the words that people are saying to us. Sometimes the explicit words are necessary but more often, the manner of saying things is even more important. A joyous insult carries more affection n love within the sentiments which r expressed insincerely. An impulsive hug says 'I love u' even though the words might be saying very different.
The problem is listening for love is that we don't always understand the language of love which the other person is using. A girl may use tears or emotions to say wat she wants to say, and her boyfriend may not understand her bcoz he expects her to be talking his language.
Simon and Garfunkel wrote that very haunting song, The Sound Of Silence. It is a terrifying picture of r modern world, a world without communication n without love. We have to listen for love in those around us. If we listen intently we will discover that we r a lot more loved than we realise :)

A Simple explaination why I m late!

"The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it."

Footprints In Time

Two young lovers,

Walking on the sand,

Gazing at each other,

Talking hand in hand,

The prints they leave behind them,

Marking memories of the past,

The long beach laid before them,

Hoping love will last,

The ocean captures the footprints,

And erases them from the shore,

Taking with it remembrances,

And leaving them with more,

Many years have passed,

Time flies when you're having fun,

And before you know it innocence fades,

And the teen years are done,

Now she's back on the beach,

Except she is alone,

Watching and waiting,

For the love that hadn't grown,

She walks along the ocean,

Two footprints, not four,

Wondering where the laughter went,

Why he didn't love her more,

Then she stops to sit,

And draws his name in the sand,

A celestial stranger comes along,

And reaches out a hand,

Hesitantly she takes it,

And he listens to her cries,

He's been there before,

He's heard many lies,

They decide to walk,

And she follows, not knowing why,

Love will always be reborn again,

Even if it may die,

She is more cautious than before,

And as she looks back at the footprints,

She smiles seeing not two, but four,

This time will be different,

Her heart trying to say,

Something magical happened,

She felt it the first day,

Something clicked when they touched,

A jolt from inside,

She knew he'd be there always,

If she had something to confide,

Now here it is twenty years later,

And his love for her,

Is now even greater,

He looks at her like the first time they met,

And despite all the years gone by,

They can never forget,

Those four special footprints,

That are never washed away,

They'll stay forever on her heart,

Until their dying day.

IBM's On Demand business model explained in simple words,

Father : "I want you to marry a girl of my choice."
Son : "I will choose my own bride!"
Father: "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter."
Son : "Well, in that case...ok"
Next Father approaches Bill Gates.
Father: "I have a husband for your daughter."
Bill Gates: "But my daughter is too young to marry!"
Father: "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank."
Bill Gates: "Ah, in that case...ok"
Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank.
Father: "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president."
President: "But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!"
Father: "But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law."
President: "Ah, in that case...ok"
This is how on-demand business is done !!

Live Great!

The other day I read a news abt a suicide of young boy due to rejection by a girl, I would not like to eleborate it more but remeber on thing no body in this is world is so important that u should stop living...There r so many people linked with every live-mother,father,sister ..."To the world you may be just one person,but to one person you may be the world."
So for that one person, live and live great!

Momentary Reminder

Imagine there is a bank which credits your account each morning with $86,400, carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course! Well, everyone has such a bank. Its name is TIME.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the records of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no going back. There is no drawing against the "tomorrow".
You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success! The clock is running. Make the most of today..
To realize the value of ONE YEAR

Ask a student who has failed his exam
To realize the value of ONE MONTH

Ask a mother who has given birth to a pre-mature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK

Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of ONE DAY

Ask a daily wage laborer who has ten kids to feed.
To realize the value of ONE HOUR

Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE

Ask a person who has missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND

Ask a person who has survived an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLI-SECOND

Ask the person who has won a silver medal in Olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have!

And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special...special enough to have your time...and remember time waits for no one...

Lessons of Love

A ninety-one year old woman died after living a long dignified life. When she met God she asked him something that had long bothered her. If Man was created in God's image, and if all men are created equal, why do people treat each other so badly?
God replied that each person who enters our life has a unique lesson to teach us. And it is only through these lessons that we learn about life, people, relationships and God. This confused the woman, so God began to explain.
When someone lies to you it teaches you that things are not always as they seem. The truth is often far beneath the surface. Look beyond the masks people wear if you want to know their heart. And remove your own masks to let people know yours.
When someone steals from you it teaches you that nothing is forever. Always appreciate what you have, for you never know when you might lose it. And never, ever take your friends and family for granted because today is the only guarantee you have.
When someone inflicts an injury upon you it teaches you that the human state is a fragile one. Protect and take care of your body as best you can, it's the only thing you are sure to have forever.
When someone mocks you it teaches you that no two people are alike. When you encounter people who are different from you, don't judge them by how they look or act; instead base your opinion on the contents of their heart.
When someone breaks your heart it teaches you that loving someone does not always mean that person will love you back. But don't turn your back on love because when you find the right person, the joy that one person brings will make up for all the past hurts put together. Times ten.
When someone holds a grudge against you it teaches you that everyone makes mistakes. When you are wronged, the most virtuous thing you can do is forgive he offender without pretence. Forgiving those who have hurt us is the most difficult and courageous thing Man can do.
When a loved one is unfaithful to you it teaches you that resisting temptation is Man's greatest challenge. Be vigilant in your resistance against all temptation. By doing so you will be rewarded with an enduring sense of satisfaction far greater than the temporary pleasure by which you were tempted.
When someone cheats you, it teaches you that greed is the root of all evil. Aspire to make your dreams come true, no matter how lofty they may be. Do not feel guilty about your success, but never let an obsession with achieving your goals lead you to engage in malevolent activities.
When someone ridicules you it teaches you that nobody is perfect. Accept people for their merits and be tolerant of their flaws. Do not ever reject someone for imperfections over which they have no control.
Upon hearing the Lord's wisdom, the old woman became concerned that there were no lessons to be learned from Man's good deeds. God replied that Man's capacity to love is the greatest gift he has. At the root of all kindness is love, and each act of love also teaches us a lesson.
The woman's curiosity deepening, God once again began to explain. When someone loves us it teaches us that love, kindness, charity, honesty, humility, forgiveness and acceptance can counteract all the evil in the world. For every good deed, there is one less evil deed. Man alone has the power to control the balance between good and evil, but because the lessons of love are not taught often enough, the power is too often abused.
When you enter someone's life, whether by plan, chance or coincidence, consider what your lesson will be. Will you teach love or a harsh lesson of reality? When you die will your life have resulted in more loving or hurting? More comfort or pain? More joy or sadness? Each one of us has power over the balance of love in the world. Use it wisely. Don't miss an opportunity to nudge the world's scale in the right direction.

Ten secrets!

The First Secret - The Power Of Thought
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Love begins with our thoughts. We become what we think about. Loving thoughts create loving experiences and loving relationships. Affirmations can change our beliefs and thoughts about others and ourselves. If we want to love someone, we need to consider their needs and desires. Thinking about your ideal partner will help you recognize her when you meet her.

The Second Secret - The Power Of Respect
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You cannot love anyone or anything unless you first respect them. The first person you need to respect is yourself. To begin to gain self-respect asks yourself, "What do I respect about myself?" To gain respect for others, even those you may dislike, ask yourself "What do I respect about them?"

The Third Secret - The Power Of Giving
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If you want to receive love, all you have to do is give it! The more love you give, the more you will receive. To love is to give of yourself freely and unconditionally. Practice random acts of kindness. Before committing to a relationship ask not what the other person will be able to give to you, but rather what will you be able to give them. The secret formula of a happy, lifelong, loving relationship is to always focus on what you can give instead of what you can take.

The Fourth Secret - The Power Of Friendship
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To find a true love, you must first find a true friend. Love does not consist of gazing into each other's eyes, but rather looking outward together in the same direction. To love someone completely you must love them for who they are, not what they look like. Friendship is the soil through which love's seeds grow. If you want to bring love into a relationship, you must first bring friendship.

The Fifth Secret - The Power Of Touch
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Touch is one of the most powerful expressions of love, breaking down barriers and bonding relationships. Touch changes our physical and emotional states and makes us more receptive to love.

The Sixth Secret - The Power Of Letting Go
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If you love something, let it free. If it comes back to you it's yours, if it doesn't, it never was. Even in a loving relationship, people need their own space. If we want to learn to love, we must first learn to forgive and let go of past hurts and grievances. Love means letting go of our fears, prejudices, egos and conditions. "Today I let go of all my fears, the past has no power over me - today is the beginning of a new life."

The Seventh Secret - The Power Of Communication
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When we learn to communicate openly and honestly, life changes. To love someone is to communicate with them. Let the people you love know that you love them and appreciate them. Never be afraid to say those three magic words: "I Love you." Never let an opportunity pass to praise someone. Always leave someone you love with a loving word - it could be the last time you see them. If you were about to die but could make telephone calls to the people you loved, who would you call, what would you say and..why are you waiting?

The Eighth Secret - The Power Of Commitment
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If you want to have love in abundance, you must be committed to it, and that commitment will be reflected in your thoughts and actions. Commitment is the true test of love. If you want to have loving relationships, you must be committed to loving relationships. When you are committed to someone or something, quitting is never an option. Commitment distinguishes a fragile relationship from a strong one.

The Ninth Secret - The Power Of Passion
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Passion ignites love and keeps it alive. Lasting passion does not come through physical attraction alone; it comes from deep commitment, enthusiasm, interest and excitement. Passion can be recreated by recreating past experiences when you felt passionate. Spontaneity and surprises produce passion. The essence of love and happiness are the same; all we need to do is to live each day with passion.

The Tenth Secret - The Power Of Trust
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Trust is essential in all loving relationships. Without it one person becomes suspicious, anxious and fearful and the other person feels trapped and emotionally suffocated. You cannot love someone completely unless you trust them completely. Act as if your relationship with the person you love will never end. One of the ways you can tell whether a person is right for you is to ask yourself, "Do I trust them completely and unreservedly?" If the answer is "no", think carefully before making a commitment.

Two things Not to Worry About!

In my life, I have found there are two things about which I should never worry. First, I shouldn't worry about the things I can't change. If I can't change them, worry is certainly most foolish and useless. Second, I shouldn't worry about the things I can change. If I can change them, then taking action will accomplish far more than wasting my energies in worry. Besides, it is my belief that, 9 times out of 10, worrying about something does more danger than the thing itself. Give worry its rightful place - out of your life.

People: How do they matter to you!

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose, to teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be - your roommate, neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover or even a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.
And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles, you would have never realized your potential, strength, will power or heart. Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity - all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, if they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. Safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.
The people you meet who affect your life and the successes and downfalls you experience - they are the ones who create who you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. Those lessons are the hardest and probably the most important ones.
If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again.
Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either. You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
"People are like tea bags - you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are."

Hyderabadi Irani Chai: Twist in the tea cup!

Irani chai...
The hustle and bustle of Hyderabad is kept alive thanks to the innumerous chai-wallahs that feature in every nook and cranny of the city. These are virtually the lifeline of many people, some of who are addicted to the tea of particular joints. The city may have many coffee pubs, but its tea drinkers remain staunch supporters. And so, two unique tea places in different settings caught our fancy.
As you drive away from Paradise towards the end of Prenderghast road, is a quaint little place called Chai Ho Jaye. It is located right across the road from the supermarket and curiosity surrounding the name itself will lead you to the place. It's not quaint like a picturesque , homely tea parlour, but quaint in the sense of being a tea stall with a difference. A pan shop will easily rival it in size, but the scooters, cycles and motorbikes of its patrons parked outside is proof enough of its popularity. The tea is de-rigeur Irani chai — milky, with a bit of masala and brewed in aluminium kettles and pans and is served in tiny glasses, but its the tea boys inviting shirts with Chai ho jaye? written behind that sets it apart from the other chai places. The boys are often seen running up and down the road catering to tea lovers on that lane. Chai Ho Jaye though, can be a bit intimidating for women to visit alone.
... and more
Aslam Bhai can still have his Irani chai but for the loaded globe-trekker, Hyderabad has a new fangled addiction that is catching on. And it is also called tea.
Not your pauna, cutting, suleimani but the real full-bodied tea with flavour minus the usual distraction of sugar and milk.
In Toli Chowki, as you zip back from Gachibowli, there is an arresting sight on the left of some clear brew being poured into a transparent cup. But not the cup of intoxication but the cup that cheers and it is called Finjaan (Arabic for a cup of decoction).

Step in and the ambience says something about what you should expect. A counter with exotic tea labels like Jasmine Pearl, Cinnamon Cliff Tea, Champagne of Darjeeling, Blue Mountain Tips and a host of other tea tasters' delight, a few books on tea and some tools to get the brew right.
So, what do you do in a tea den? Of course have tea. In contrast to the Irani chai brewed for hours in samovars and mixed with brownish milk with dollops of sugar, the tea is served on the table. Take your pick and you get a carafe on your table with the tea leaves in the stainer, pour the hot water and let it brew. After a minute, you can have your sip of cheer.
Want something more exotic? Climb a few stairs and you can have your own tea ceremony, Japanese style with all the adjuncts in place. Right down to the low glass table and tablemats.

Win or Lose, the choice is yours!

The other day, while surfing on the internet, I came across a wonderful story that puts in a nut-shell, the way we all live and the difference between the ones who choose to succeed and who choose to fail. Choose to fail! Many of us unknowingly choose to fail. Probably there can never be a better way to explain this than this story – where a man explains this with his entire life. Jerry is the manager of a restaurant in America. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would always reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs; they would follow him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! No one can be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, I have two choices today. I can choose to be in a good mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood. I always choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I always choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I always choose the positive side of life." "But it's not always that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Jerry said, "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. It's your choice how you live your life." Several years later, I heard that Jerry accidentally did something you are never supposed to do in the restaurant business: he left the back door of his restaurant open one morning and was robbed by three armed men. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Want to see my scars?"
I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or choose to die. I chose to live." "Weren't you scared?" I asked. Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the Emergency Room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything." 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Please operate on me as if I am alive, not dead'. Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that everyday you have the choice to either enjoy your life or to hate it. The only thing that is truly yours - that no one can control or take from you -- is your attitude, so if you can take care of that, everything else in life becomes much easier.

Life's A Cafeteria!

Life's a cafeteria. You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price. You can even get success, but you'll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself. Success is defined differently by different people. Most people think of success as making it big in power and money. The way I look at success is in being happy and contented not for instants but more consistently. We grow by dreams. All big men are dreamers. Success is that way just a little after the splat. You have failed many times, although you may not remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim. Don't worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try. Failure doesn't mean I am a failure. It does mean I have not yet succeeded. Failure doesn't mean that I have accomplished nothing it does mean I have learned something. Failure doesn't mean I have been disgraced but it does mean that I dared to try. Failure doesn't mean that I don't have it, it does mean that I have to do something in a different way. Failure doesn't mean that I have wasted my life, It does mean that I have a reason to start over. Failure doesn't mean that I should give up, It does mean that I must try harder. Failure doesn't mean that I will never make it, It does mean that I need more patience. Failure doesn't mean that you have abandoned me, It does mean You must have another idea.

The secret of success is in two words -"Right decisions". And we make right decisions by our experience and we get that experience by two words-"Wrong decisions". Also people are different. Some people work well under pressure and need goals. While others just fail under pressure and are better functional in a nurturing environment. The only work ethic that works is listening to you heart as much as possible. In the end what counts is how self - referred you are i.e. your heart is telling you what to do and how to do, not somebody else or something else. That's the key. Think about the values you wish to live your life by. The second is believe. Believe yourself based on the thinking you have done about the values you are going to live your life by. The third is dream. Dream about the things that can be, based on your belief in yourself and values you are going to live by. The fourth is dare. Dare to make your dreams become reality, based on your belief in yourself and your values. And the last is attitude. The longer we live, the more we realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude is more important that facts. It is more important than past, than education, than money, then circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think, say, or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We can't change our past. We can't change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We can't change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

I am convinced that life is like 10% what happens and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with us and we are in charge of our attitudes. Once you reach that point in life, contentment and happiness can not be too far. And that will give you success not just in 21st century but in any century.
God has equipped you for life, but HE lets you decide what you want to be. The courage must come from the soul within; you must furnish the will to win. So figure it out yourself, you were born with all the great have had. With you equipment they all began, so start for the top and say, "I can." Our future and our fate lie in our wills more than in our hands, for our hands are but the instruments of our wills. Regardless of the magnitude of the task, tackle it with all of your heart, soul and mind.
Sing your song, dream your dreams, hope your hopes and pray your prayers. Don't let anyone to steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what. Focusing also works with your power of thought! Try it and ignite your wandering ideas. Simple truths are timeless. It's only the half-truths guided by external realities that change. Sticking to the eternal calling of your heart is the surest way to happiness and success. Always!

Office Anthem

Office AnthemOffice Anthem
1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 4:00 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is refreshing.
2. If it's really a rush job, run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to inquire how it's going. That helps. Or even better, hover behind me, advising me at every keystroke.
3. Always leave without telling anyone where you're going. It gives me a chance to be creative when someone asks where you are.
4. If my arms are full of papers, boxes, books, or supplies, don't open the door for me. I need to learn how to function as a paraplegic and opening doors with no arms is good training in case I should ever be injured and lose all use of my limbs.
5. If you give me more than one job to do, don't tell me which is priority. I am psychic.
6. Do your best to keep me late. I adore this office and really have nowhere to go or anything to do. I have no life beyond work.
7. If a job I do pleases you, keep it a secret. If that gets out, it could mean a promotion.
8. If you don't like my work, tell everyone. I like my name to be popular in conversations. I was born to be whipped.
9. If you have special instructions for a job, don't write them down. In fact, save them until the job is almost done. No use confusing me with useful information.
10. Never introduce me to the people you're with. I have no right to know anything. In the corporate food chain, I am plankton. When you refer to them later, my shrewd deductions will identify them.
11. Be nice to me only when the job I'm doing for you could really change your life and send you straight to managers' hell.
12. Tell me all your little problems. No one else has any and it's nice to know someone is less fortunate. I especially like the story about having to pay so much taxes on the bonus check you received for being such a good manager.
13. Wait until my yearly review and THEN tell me what my goals SHOULD have been. Give me a mediocre performance rating with a cost of living increase. I'm not here for the money anyway.

There is more to computers

There is more to computers than pure technology and business systems. We should understand real-life applications of technology as much, if not more, than these.
We justifiably pride ourselves in our ability to build faster computers and faster graphics cards and better monitors and larger networks. And what do we use them for? Every time a graphics chip acquires the ability to display a few million more polygons, we exult that our games will run smoother, and that we will kill a few more aliens on our better monitors. What does not strike us is that perhaps a better display card coupled with that better monitor could also help a radiologist arrive at a better interpretation of an MRI or CT Scan, thereby saving many lives.
The biggest noise of all is made by chip companies alternately claiming glory for a few hertz more added in a race that already crossed the gigahertz barrier ages back. While we actively take sides in this debate, we tend to forget that many real-life systems like life-saving systems depend on embedded computers that top out at a couple of hundred megahertz!
We build huge networks spanning the globe to run ERP applications and take pride from the fact that we can raise a bill in umpteen world currencies at a keystroke. We tend not to realize that an equally impressive global network, of life-saving medical information or agricultural information can probably be built at a fraction of the cost. While discussing learning curves and adaptation costs of our enterprise-wide systems, we tend not to realize that if only doctors could be taught and made to access and use available global medical knowledge, many a life that is put to risk while he experiments could potentially be saved.
Talking of networks, when you are personally down for the count, it does not matter whether the huge networks you lovingly built are up and running all year. What really matters is whether the network of people who care enough for you are available 24x7x365. I’m not saying we should give up using computers for business or for pleasure. All I am advocating is that we should equally enhance other real-life uses of technology