Friday, August 22, 2008

This is how people celebrate their Birth Day in India

This is how people celebrate their Birth Day in India

1. By traditional "Aukshawan" from family members, especially Mother, Sister, daughter, grand mother in the morning, after the early in the morning bath.
2. Donate some food and cloths to poor and needy.
3. Donation to Mandir/ Masjid/ Church/ Synagouge/ Gurudwara/ ...
4. Sweets distribution among family and friends and relatives.
5. In most of the well educated families, children are provided 12 books as a gift for one year. The aim is to read one book per month. I have seen the growth and increased abilities in such persons. Later, these fellows went on to become top managers, leaders, scientists, politicians, social activists, lawyers, teachers, researchers, etc.
6. Few try to resolute their yearly goals.
7. Few try to keep promises that they have done with mother, or other family members or with boss or to near and dear ones, or any other stakeholders.
8. Few of my friends spend maximum time in "Chintan", "Meditation" so that they realise the basic truths of life well.
9. My Sadguru Swami Madhavnath used to say, "The earlier you realise your self, say before you attain 40 years of age, the better, as in old age even if wish you cannot seat for 3 hours meditation." He used to analyse himself critically and was the most successful in his life at various levels. He selected only few people as his disciple and they were also successful in their life. The criteria was different but Peace of mind and success in the profession and family relations was the main theme among all. Few even put successful mediation ahead of all these. On the birth day, I have seen one businessman disciple of my Sadguru seating for 9 hours meditation.
10. One of my friend in Military Services, donate lot of time and money for the physically challenged people. He started this activity on his 25th Birth day. My father also has done this thing, and my father is his icon.
11. One of my relative an Agriculture Scientist devote his time to educate farmers on various issues. Many farmers are successful under his free and genuine guidance.
12. My sister a doctor/ medical practitioner offers free services to poor and needy.
13. One of the Pundit/ Palmist offer free service on his Birth day.
14. One of the rich person in Maharashtra literally/ actually let his house looted on his birth day.
15. One of the Mango grower distribute one mango each to poor people in Kokan area in Maharashtra on his birthday falling in that mango season.
16. One of the friend offer free meal to poor and needy. Last time he fed almost 1000 poor and needy people through one mandir/ temple management.
17. One of the person cleans the shoes of every devotee coming at the Gurudwara on his birth day.
18. One of my friend invests money for his each family member.
19. One of grand father plants one tree each year and appoint a person to take care for it to grow it and make it fully blossoming tree.
20. One of the grocery shop fellow offers 5% discount on his birthday.
21. One of the petrol pump/ gasoline person owner offer 5 liters petrol to needy person.
22. One of the vegetable vendor donates 5 Kg vegetable to one of the schools for children.
23. One of the pharmaceutical shop owner donates Rs. 1000/= medicines.
24. One of the poor Gardner goes to one missionary and cleans the whole garden and pots on his birth day.
25. One of the two wheeler garage owner an technician actually do not charge for the services on his b'day.
26. One of the "Wada Pav" shop owner feed 10 needy people on B'D free of cost.
27. One of the Auto Rickshaw owner drives one person to his destination free of cost.
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There are so many people in this world who are trying to good for this world that this Birth Day special article would be inadequate to hold all of them on this page.

Amen. Om Shanti.

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