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Ralph Smedley wrote in the opening of his book, 'TheStory of Toastmasters'

"As I look back over half a century of connection with theToastmasters movement, I am impressed by the fact thata simple idea, put to work in so simple a manner, hasgrown into such an instrument of service for so manypeople. I happened along when the need was evidentand my fellow citizens were ready to recognize it"

Our founder's idea though simple had a clear purpose which effectivelycombined service to self and to others through the beautiful concept of 'shareand grow'. The member-focused mission has been the greatest strength of ourorganization. The knowledge, experience and self confidence our membersderive from the Toastmasters program not only gives them the courage tochange their lives but gives them the desire to help others change as well. It wasRalph Smedley's desire that we should apply the talents and skills we acquire to"build a better world, through building a better society made up of individuals

who must act in groups" .Division L has consistently followed the ideals of the Toastmasters movementand through the efforts of our committed members have reached out to largesections of society which currently numbers twenty six clubs and approximatelyeight hundred members. We have touched the life of many who in small groupsof twenty to thirty members continues to reap the sweet fruits of fellowship andgrowth through their membership in Toastmasters . Our clubs consistently offers

it's members new opportunities to enhance their communication and leadershipskills and as our members dive into the vast array of manuals, attend thedifferent learning events which the Division has regularly organized theycontinue to expand their skills far beyond their current comprehension andenlightens them to their inner possibilities.

Our division conference will showcase skills that our members have masterednot just in communication and leadership but will also provide them anopportunity to display their abundant warmth and fellowship, the core factors thathave contributed to making us the largest and probably among the most vibrantdivisions in the District.

Jacob KuriakoseDivision L Governor

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Table of ContentsSn Message / Article By1 Division Governor's Message TM Jacob Kuriakose2 Division Conference Chairman Message TM Syed Jamal Zaheer 3 TMI President Message DTM Michael Notaro4 District Governor's Message TM Khaled Matlagaitu

5 Asst. Division Governor (Edu. & Trg.) Message TM Abdullah al-Sharif 6 Asst. Division Governor (Marketing) Message TM Sushil Agrawal7 Area Governor Message TM Rajeev Pillai8 Past Division Governor Message TM S.Waheed Lateef 9 Investment In Toastmasters Program TM Meshaal Al-enazi10 Are You Scared Of Public Speaking? TM Easwarappa11 Children - Future Of The World TM Jayasankar 12 Autobiography Of A Tea-cup TM Viswaraj Ayyapilla13 Good Thinking TM Buddha Raju14 The Change In My Life TM Mahesh Talavdekhar 15 Difference Between Winner And Loser TM Sandeep Saklecha16 Tamil Language TM Koteeswaran17 Speaking Up In Your Life TM Akhtar Mohammed18 Five Minds For The Future DTM PGR Nair 19 I Am Happy ..Truly Happy MTM Mranalini Mishra20 Think Different - You will find a solution MTM Rajalakshmi Arasu21 Lost In The Streets Of Shangai TM Anup Paul22 My Journey As A Toastmaster TM Khalid Al-Mutairi23 Self-discipline TM Sadagopan Natarajan24 Joining Toastmasters : A wise investment for life TM Venkatesan Devarajan25 The Institution of Marriage TM Jamal Zaheer 26 Female Right Violation MTM Dr. Fahmmeda Zaheer 27 More And More TM Bala Murugan

28 Mesmerism TM Manoj C. Nair 29 What Can We Learn From Nature? TM Pushkar 30 Wisdom Or Knowledge G.V.Narayan31 How To Be Charismatic TT Abdullah Khalili32 The Power of Silence TM Ahmed Al-Madani33 Simplify Your Life TM Mosallam Al-Tamimi34 Live To Give And Give To Leave TM Bhaskar Patel35 It Starts With Me TM Venkateshan Sankarnarayan

36 Generational Diversity TM Asif Siddiqui37 Emotions -Yes; Emotional Drama - No TM N. Sadagopan38 Other Aspects of Effective Communication TM Hari Kumar 39 Succesful Act TM Iqbal Raj40 A Toastmaster's Autobiography TM PJJ Antony

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Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Toastmasters

MICHAEL NOTARO, DTMInternational President

Aristotle once said, We are what we repeatedly do.Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Habits are apart of life. What begins as a simple choice is repeatedday after day, month after month and year after year.Over time, our habits whether good or bad shapeour destiny. To begin 2012, I offer you seven habits ofhighly effective Toastmasters!

Be early. Great things happen when you are early for

a Toastmasters meeting. You can greet a guest, finalizethe agenda, hand your manual to your evaluator or helpwith room preparations. Best of all, you will be relaxedand seated when the meeting starts.

Be prepared. Preparation is vital to a successful Toastmasters meeting. Priorpreparation prevents poor performance. When things are done at the last minute, or notdone at all, the meeting quality suffers and members stay home.

Be positive. Attitude is contagious. Members join to learn, grow and have fun! Projecta positive attitude of fun and enjoyment. Encourage new members to sign up forspeaking and leadership roles early and often.

Be supportive. When members show interest and support each other, everyonesucceeds. Encouragement is like a mental vitamin, and it begins with you. Nurture asupportive, encouraging club culture and watch your club thrive.

Be courteous. Toastmasters is a people business and all people have feelings.Some members are sensitive, while others are thick-skinned, but all expect courteoustreatment. Say thank you and please, and apologize when appropriate. Treat yourclubmates kindly and watch them reciprocate.

Be a goal-setter. Effective Toastmasters stretch themselves and encourage others tostretch, as well. If you are new, reach for your Competent Communicator award. If youhave a CC, reach for CL, AC or DTM awards. If you have a DTM, earn another one (likeI did). You will grow, and others will catch the excitement and grow along with you.

Be ready for anything! Toastmasters is a learning experience and anything canhappen at any time from fire alarms to power outages to speaker no-shows. Beflexible and seize your opportunity to grow. If a prepared speaker cancels at the lastminute, try a five- to seven-minute impromptu speech. You might be surprised at how

well you do, and you may inspire your clubmates. T

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Our Division is relatively new; it managed to make its firm and distinguished

impression in the Growth and Successes of the District as it grew from 4 clubsonly back in 2007 to the current size of 25 clubs with more yet to come. Thus, itmakes Division-L the largest one in the District 79.

These successes and distinguished performances demonstrated by Division-Lhave been very well perceived and recognized by Toastmaster fraternity aroundthe Globe. Our out-standing hard work and shining achievement have helped usto stand in the front lines which led to my election as the 1stDistrict Governor of

the newly formed "District-79".I have full and adamantine trust that the Division-L Conference for this year willcontinue to exceed the successes of the past ones in a relentless journey ofcontinuous enhancement and improvement we take up filled with Zeal andEnthusiasm.

Continuous improvement is an intrinsic quality of true leaders and very genuineto our own Division-L; Division-L(Leaders) Hence, I would call upon everyone of

you to get the best out of this conference by gaining all possible benefits andalso by contributing to this conference with some extra effort on your part; as Ibelieve, you are truly capable Leaders.

Regards,Khaled MatlagaituSERVANT District Governor

District 79 (Saudi Arabia)Toastmasters InternationalWhere Leaders Are Made

Dear Members of Division-L,As I started thinking of writing to you, a fine fusion ofemotions and ideas surged up in my mind and heart.Now I am trying to pen down this heart-felt message tothe members of Division -L after all my messages toall other Divisions in the District!

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It was in the year 1966 when I got my first award in school-achocolate- for my good hand writing. Soon the teacher gave meanother chocolate for the best dressed boy and indeed my shoeswere shining. On returning home, I promptly handed over thesecond chocolate to my mother for her excellent work. This wasthe practice in our school days to encourage children to do goodwork. Soon I became popular as a Chocolate Boy.

Not even in my dreams did I think that I would land in Jubail Toastmasters. It is with asense of great contentment that I announce that I am still enjoying the encouragementfor my smart work, though here it is not the chocolates that I get, but Trophies for thecontributions. The trophies that I earned in the hard way would be cherished for a longtime to come. These Trophies in a way symbolize excellence in communication andleadership and our quest for self development.

Sometimes I get Trophies for something silly that I did for the sake of helping oneanother, which is what toastmasters is all about. I would like to share some of theawards that I do not cherish, but it was made obligatory to receive them. There a fewawards that I received for having picked up a telephone to order for food on some bigoccasions of Toastmasters (Food Committee Award).

Some of such trophies that I have received are follows:

Workshops presenter at YLP program: Mentoring a YLP student: Members of a Magazine committee:

Member of a stage management committee: Being a chief judge: Volunteering to serve at all special occasions of Toastmasters:

Sometimes I am so embarrassed to go to the stage to receive Trophies. On a fewoccasions I have deliberately avoided to be present in the function hall and I haveavoided collecting it even at the later stage.

I think we should receive an award only when we feel really worthy of it. Otherwise, itbecomes a pile up like curios. We must put a halt to pampering one another with suchTrophies, that we even cannot treasure or talk about with friends and families, and evenif we do, we would soon be called Trophy-masters.

We are not only wasting hard earned sponsorship money, but I am afraid that one daywe would be disliked by our sponsors, and they are likely to carry a sign board at theircompanies gates -" Toastmasters are prohibited to enter

Trophies, Trophies, TrophiesTM Syed Wahid Lateef

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Once American actor Jerry Seinfeld rightly said, According to

most studies, peoples number one fear is public speaking.Number two is death . Is your greatest fear public speaking? Areyou scared of speaking to a crowd? Here is a platform, where youcan gain on ground experience of public speaking. Here you candevelop your communication and leadership skills. This isToastmasters International.

Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches publicspeaking and leadership skills. This organization is like a laboratory to practice many thingsin and learn all of them by doing. This is a brilliant organization with more than 270,000

members in more than 13,000 clubs in 116 countries. In Toastmaster International morethan 4 million members are reaping rich benefits around the world. Its main core values arethat you can:

1. Become the Leader you want to be and easily develop your speaking skills2. Improve professionally and personally.3. Break barriers and build bridges of friendship across the world.

There was a person who had no idea about public speaking. He had lots of fears of publicspeaking. To overcome those difficulties, he joined Elite Toastmasters Club, in Jubail. Hesuffered a lot as he was neither comfortable in delivering speeches nor successful in any of

the speeches. Whenever he took two steps forward, he found himself two steps backward.He tried his best to be as good as others, but he ended up delivering lousy speeches andterrible evaluations. His wife was not happy with his performance. She advised him to quit.However, he continued his journey. He involved himself in many Toastmasters activities,and took some of the challenging roles. He set a target to go higher and further in allToastmasters events. Then, he saw shining light at end of the tunnel. The light was bright,and it was brilliantly beautiful. He gained self confidence and self respect.

Fellow toastmasters and friends, the person I am talking about is none other than yourstruly. I found a lot of benefits from this organization which we did not learn even in ourschool & college lives. There is no public speaking school in the world. Only Toastmastersorganization offers opportunities for us to be able to speak well in front of an audience.

Lets remember that our personal growth and the growth of the club are inter-linked. Whenwe grow, the club grows. Lets share and grow together. Today we owe a lot to thisbeautiful organization for the benefits of enhanced communication and leadership skills thatwe enjoy on a daily basis.

Friends and fellow toastmasters, today, I am proud to say that my fear of public speakinghas vanished and I am very much confident and comfortable on the stage, because of thisbeautiful organization.

I would urge all the members to spread this message among non-toastmasters across thecommunity and encourage them to join this wonderful organization. This will not only helpyou hone your persuasive skills but also show that you care for the community you live in.

TM Easwarappa

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Children are the world's most valuable resource and they are ourbest hope for the future. Todays children are under pressure toperform in a highly competitive result-oriented environment. Is thiscompetition driving them to ignore the values of character &morality? In other words, how the children appear how smart,attractive, and successful they are - is what bothers them, morethan their character . Just think for a while.

Every parent wants to have their children possess good moral character. But if you lookat their behavior - and the children's interpretation of what's important to the parents -it's getting ahead, getting the grades, getting into the best school. Wanting our kids toappear good more than be good is the biggest problem in todays child up-bringing.

On 9th February 2012, Thursday, a 15 year old, 9th grade student killed his teacher inthe class room in my hometown, Chennai. You all might have heard about it. The entireworld has been in shock since the murder.

Investigators probing the killing of Uma Maheshwari, who was stabbed to death, foundthat she

had made 13 adverse remarks in the boy's school diary, informing his parents about hisfailing tests and poor performance in school. These entries found to be the primaryreasons that could have angered the student and provoked him to commit the murder.

When further analyzed, the killer-boy is said to have been a reserved student and didnt have any friends. He used to come by car and had the luxury of Rs. 100 as daily pocketmoney. When the notes have reached the parent, they felt that their over affection / pampering spoiled him. They started to scold him and stopped the facilities like pocketmoney etc. When the boy was asked , he told that he was also worried that he wouldnot be promoted to class X, which will bring more anger from his parents. This mighthave triggered him to look for ways to punish the teacher who was reason behind that.

Do you believe that the boy was a real culprit? NO. After this incident, I searched the

internet for any such incidents in other places. There are a few, and the one thatattracted me, is related to Bob Beamon, 1968 Olympic gold medalist and worldchampion in long jump. He was one such student who attacked his teacher in schooland was expelled. Later he made history at 23 by breaking world record.(http://www.answers.com/topic/bob-beamon)

If the fault is not with the student alone, who else contributes to such incident? Thereare three contributors. The first is the teacher, (in general the teaching community),second the media and finally the parents.

The teacher instead of just sending the information notes alone, could have spent sometime with him in the way of counseling and could have found the reasons for his poorperformance and the way to correct the same.

Even the media plays a grater role. By the time kids graduate from high school, theywill have spent more time watching TV than in all the classrooms they've everentered. The message our children receive from media is that the biggest crime is notbeing immoral, but being unattractive."

TM S. Jayasankar

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Now lets look deep into the contribution from the parents? When the kids are caught

and face the appropriate sanctions by the school, it is too often the parents whoencourage their children to flagrantly lie and "beat the system." Their argument isgenerally that these "minor infractions" of "children" are not to be taken so seriously asit can derail their little sweethearts from their bigger goals.

In reality, parents are willing to compromise their children's moral and spiritual growthfor material gain. Our obligation to our children cannot be fulfilled just by sending themto the best schools, giving them the costlier toys, costumes & best books.

Parents should make it very clear to children that no amount of scoring, fame or fortunecovers up for a lack of responsibility and character. Create your own "Hall of Fame" inthe family by rewarding children for decent behavior. Individually and as a family,participate in acts of kindness for senior citizens, handicapped people and others whoare struggling in life. Your children will learn by experience that real beauty lies in one'slove, compassion and generosity.

Children who were not nurtured by strong parents with a guiding hand and watchfuleyes are dangerous to themselves and to the entire neighborhood.

Parents cannot teach values without following them. Raising decent, moral children ishard, time consuming and sometimes thankless work. You may not get a thank you,

until your child has children of his or her own.Guide your child. Be there. Your children will become what you are today, so be whatyou want them to be. Will You?

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TM Viswaraj Ayyapilla

The TeacupInfluenced by anAuthor Unknown

Thank you for helping me to realize that life is full of hardships, pains,sorrows, and trials. Then, the only way to beat these odds is to faceand take it as a challenge of life and so I just continue on improvingmyself.

There was a couple who used to go to England to shop in the beautiful stores. This wastheir twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. They both liked antiques and pottery and especiallyteacups.

One day in this beautiful shop they saw a beautiful teacup. They said "May we see that?We've never seen one quite so beautiful." As the lady handed it to them, suddenly theteacup spoke.

"You don't understand," it said. "I haven't always been a teacup.There was a time when I was red and I was clay. My master took me and rolled me andpatted me over and over and I yelled out, let me alone,' but he only smiled, 'Not yet'.

"Then I was placed on a spinning wheel," the teacup said, "and suddenly I was spun

around and around and around. Stop it! I'm getting dizzy!' I screamed. But the master onlynodded and said, 'Not yet.'

Then he put me in the oven. I never felt such heat. I wondered why he wanted to burn me,and I yelled, and I knocked at the door. I could see him through the opening and I couldread his lips as he shook his head, 'Not yet.'

"Finally the door opened, he put me on the shelf, and I began to cool. There, that's better,'I said. And he brushed and painted me all over. The fumes were horrible. I thought I wouldgag. 'Stop it, stop it!' I cried. He only nodded, 'Not yet. "Then suddenly he put me back intothe oven, not like the first one. This was twice as hot and I knew I would suffocate. I

begged. I pleaded. I screamed. I cried. All the time I could see him through the openingnodding his head, saying, 'Not yet.'

"Then I knew there wasn't any hope. I would never make it. I was ready to give up. But thedoor opened and he took me out and placed me on the shelf. One hour later he handed mea mirror and said, 'Look at yourself.' And I did. I said, 'That's not me; that couldn't be me.It's beautiful. I'm beautiful.'

'I want you to remember, then,' he said, 'I know it hurt to be rolled and patted, but if I justleft you, you'd have dried up. I know it made you dizzy to spin around on the wheel, but if Ihad stopped, you would have crumbled. I know it hurt and it was hot and disagreeable inthe oven, but if I hadn't put you there, you would have cracked. I know the fumes were badwhen I brushed and painted you all over, but if I hadn't done that, you never would havehardened. You would not have had any color in your life, and if I hadn't put you back in thatsecond oven, you wouldn't survive for very long because the hardness would not haveheld. Now you are a finished product. You are what I had in mind when I first began withyou. Dear Fellow toastmasters, this autobiography could be of anybody among us.

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Sandeep Saklecha

WINNER LOSERWinner is always part of the Answer Loser is always part of the problem

Winner always has a program Loser always has an excuseWinner says let me do it for you Loser says that is not my job The winner sees answer for every

problemThe loser sees a problem for every

answerThe Winner says it may be difficult but it

is possible The looser says It may be possible but it

is too difficult Winner makes commitments Loser makes promises

Winners have dream Loser have schemesWinner says I must do some thing Losers say something must be done

Winners are part of the team Losers are apart from teamWinners see the gain Losers see the pain

Winners see the potential Losers see the pastWinners make it happen Losers let it happen

Dear Toastmasters , Can anybody answer what is the basic difference between Winnerand loser?, Why are some people are always winners in every part of the life whereassome are always the losers? Here goes the difference between them

In a nut shell what matters is how you see things rather than how things see you .your actions are your own reflection in this world . Winners don't do different things.They do things differently ..

So let s try to act like Winners . With this positive notes ..Resource : 1. You Can Win Shiv Khera

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TM . Koteeswaran

Language or dialects are also dynamic in nature with continuous changes which areperiodic. Hence it is all the more important we record or preserve the way it is used

during each period so that in the years to come the future generations can track theevolution.We live in the information age, where information and knowledge are supposed to be ofvalue, and we're running the risk of jettisoning millennia of knowledge," Dr Harrisonsaid. "Most of what we know about endangered species is encoded in languages thathave never been written down. So in saving languages we may be able to help savespecies and eco-systems,"Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indiansubcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indianunion territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka andSingapore. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and declared a classicallanguage by the government of India in 2004. Tamil is also spoken by significantminorities in Malaysia , Seychelles, Re Union Island and Mauritius as well as emigrantcommunities around the world.Tamil is one of the longest surviving classical languages in the world. It has beendescribed as "the only language of contemporary India which is recognizablycontinuous with a classical past and having "one of the richest literatures in the world".The earliest epigraphic records found on rock edicts and hero stones date from aroundthe 3rd century BCE. The earliest period of Tamil literature, Sangam literature, is dated

from the 300 BCE 300 CE. Tamil language inscriptions written c. 1st century BCE and2nd century CE have been discovered in EgyptToastmasters has grown from being an English-only organization to one that develops

communication skills in several languages. There are now clubs in many languages,including Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), French, German, Japanese, Spanish,and Tamil, among others.An opportunity has been created for Tamil people in Middle east especially in District 79to form first ever language club in Tamil. Jubail Tamil Toastmasters club (Club No.2094259, Area17, Div.L and Dist 79) has been charted on 16th November 2011.On behalf of Tamil people, I appreciate ex-ordinary t support from Area, Division anddistrict officials to JTTC. Also Jubail Toastmasters club (JTC) is extending themotherhood touch to JTTC which is remarkable.We at Jubail Tamil Toastmasters Club strive to set an example to the society to formother Tamil and language clubs to leave foot-print of their cultural Heritage for futuregenerations.I take this opportunity to convey our heartiest Greeting and thanks to all our wellwishers and supporters of Toastmasters fraternity.

Language may refer either to the specific human capacity foracquiring and using complex systems of communication,. Thescientific study of language in any of its senses is calledlinguistics.Forty per cent of the world's languages are endangered and likelyto become extinct. Losing languages means losing culturalinsights.

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Akhtar Mohammed

Sometimes a fight saves a relationship, where silence breaks it. Speak up for your heart ,

So that you wont have regrets.I do firmly believe, Speaking up in your life is necessary.Let me share a story, approximately around 100 years back to Okhil Babu's COMPLAINTLETTER TO THE RAILWAYS IN 1909!!

As the train arrived at Ahmedpur station, Okihil Babus belly swelled too much as he ateJackfruit. Therefore he went to privy. Just as he was doing the nuisance, the guard blewthe whistle and the train got off. Okhil babu was running with lootah in one hand and thedhoti in the next to catch the train, but it all went on vain. Moreover he fell over andexposed shocking the men and women on the platform. He was very angry and wrote acomplaint letter to Divisional Railway Officer, Sahibgunj,. The original letter is on display atthe Railway Museum in New Delhi. It was also reproduced under the caption TravellersTales in the Far Eastern Economic Review.The historic significance of the letter is that It led to the introduction of TOILETS in trains inIndia.....!!!!Hence No idea is stupid and should not be discarded. You should always speak up.You shouldnt be afraid of speaking out in our lives. You shouldnt be afraid to express your

opinions . Your views on things may not be agreeable to others. Nonetheless, you shouldhave the courage to speak out what is on your mind.Now let us contemplate what stops us from doing so. There are two things that come upinto my mind

A) Sometimes we think that what we are speaking is not valuable or important. We arenot smart enough how to judge a topic or a person.B) Fear of a negative reaction i.e., you are going to hurt others. They may reject you.You develop some kind of negative judgment about yourself about speaking up.

The question arises how to mitigate ?Doing things what you are afraid of and to speaking up. This act of speaking up will showyou by experience that usually the other people react very well to what you have to say,even if you disagree with your opinion. They usually will appreciate that you have anopinion, you are interested in the things, and you are a kind of thinking person. What youwill start to find that lot of people will actually agree with you and appreciate for that. Onpersonal ground this will give you a lot of self-confidence because what you are going to tellyourself, a) my mind has value b) I have something to say, b) what I have to say hasimportance.

Toastmasters is one of the better platforms to hone the skills of speaking up in your life.Speaking up is one of the most important abilities

that you can develop as you go through your life.

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Electricians make more money in Canada than somegeneralists there. This is very true in todays knowledge society.

Routine people are to be doomed. A decade of devoted practicein a discipline alone can make someone a completeprofessional and there is no short cut to it. The disciplined mindalso knows how to improve skill and understanding and learnsnew techniques fast If you dont master at least one discipline,then you and your kids "will not be able to succeed at anydemanding workplace and will be restricted to menial tasks.

Synthesizing Mind

As information inundates, Synthesizing mind takes information from different sources,understand and evaluates that information objectively in a coherent manner to put to use.We have plethora of knowledge but we crave for integration and coherence of thatknowledge. Knowledge should knit a pattern for assimilation. There were many Elements but only the mind of Mendeleev could synthesize it into a periodic table. The same can besaid about Charles Darwin who synthesized the concept of natural selection, SigmundFreud who developed the concept of unconscious, Adam Smith who introduced division oflabor or the management Guru Michael Porter who formulated strategy as a synthesis of

five forces that determine the profit of any business. Powerful synthesis can be seen in artalso as in the case of Picassos Guernica that depict violent forces of Spanish civil war.Perhaps the most famous artistic synthesis since the ascent of man is the biblical synthesismade by Michelangelo on the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel.

Organizations often convene multi-disciplinary team to investigate and make root causeanalysis of problems. Synthesizing is a formidable challenge as one needs to sift massiveinformation and converge it into meaningful analysis. Many educational institutions fail tocultivate synthesizing skills to tackle critical situations such as an Aircraft highjack to a Cardiac

surgery or the Global Financial crisis and recession experienced now.Major decisions would require inter-disciplinary thinking and great synthesizing capability. Aneffective synthesis often require four steps- A Goal, A Starting point, Selection of Strategy ,Draft or prototype and FeedbackIf you don't learn to synthesize knowledge, and you and your kids will be "overwhelmed byinformation and unable to make judicious decisions about personal or professional matters."

Nobel prize winning Physicist MurrayGell-Mann has asserted that the mindmost at premium in 21st century will bethe mind that can synthesize well. Whilethe future would need us to build the

mind of discipline, the fact is that allcomplex problems, in whatever field wecan think of, would necessarily requiremulti-disciplinary approaches to resolve.

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"When everything that matters can be bought

and sold, when commitments can be brokenbecause they are no longer to our advantage,when shopping becomes salvation andadvertising slogans become our litany, whenour worth is measured by how much we earnand spend, then the market is destroying thevery virtues on which in the long run itdepends."

If we don't live ethically, and you and your kidswill help to create a planet you won't want tolive in.

Concluding Thoughts

Why these five and not others? Because, says Gardner, these minds are at a premiumnow. Their scarcity suggests they're likely to be even more highly-prized in the future.He leaves it to the individuals how he or she wants to synthesize these five minds.

The well-rounded mind, the fully engaged life -- that's Gardner's grail. These are notnew ideas. What's new is the notion that our personal survival depends on multi-disciplinary learning. Education is inherently and inevitably an issue of human goalsand human values Gardner is damn right on this golden statement.

In an interview with the Guardian in November, Gardner said, "Think of a world of thefuture and if I was a policymaker, what kind of minds I would like to cultivate." Thatcultivation would ideally begin at birth and continue throughout someone's life."Our

survival as a planet," he writes, "may depend on the cultivation of this pentad of mentaldispositions."

Thomas Jefferson said, ANation's best defense is an educated citizenry", and in thesedays of extremism and fundamentalism, we have greater challenges in educatingour citizens. It would be easier if all Presidents and Prime Ministers adopted this bookas part of their roadmap back to civilization, morality, and sanity.

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translation". Since the translations are generated by machines, not all translation will be

perfect. The more human-translated documents that Google Translate can analyse in aspecific language, the better the translation quality will be. This is why translationaccuracy will sometimes vary across languages.

Response of Google Translate to the English Word: Thanks .

Thanks (In English) (Tamil)

(Hindi)

Arabic)Merci (French)Danke (German)

If you encounter a translation that doesn't seem right,quite often Google Translate will have alternative resultsavailable. To view these, simply click the phrase in

question. Here is an example, that was tested out in ourmother tongue TAMIL.

Additionally, you can listen how the word or sentence have to be uttered.

Using the Audacity software, a freeware that allows you to record export it to your favorite format (mp3) will help you go over the lessons, at ease.

It is said, 3 Apples changed the World, 1st one seduced Eve, 2nd fell on Newton andthe 3 rd was offered to the World half bitten by Steve Jobs . We concur with Steve Jobs!Keep Thinking Different , you will find a solution.

Hope you liked it. Explore and enjoy the ever vibrant web.

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TM Anup Paul

When I stepped off the airport of shangai on june 2007, I was surprised to the see the

city covered by Skyscrapers and many were rising, with spindly cranes adding newstories by every second. I stayed in hotel Sherton which is located in the heart of thecity. I was quite busy in my project work so I couldnt explore Shangai. Weeks passedby flick of eye, only two days left to leave Shangai so I made up my mind to exploreshangai city and to buy few goods as remembrance of China, but I didnt know whereto go. Therefore, I asked our hotel receptionist to give the details of the nearest marketin Shangai. She told there was a place very near to shangai known as Shangai blackmarket, where you can get some stuffs at lower price.

It sounded very interesting, so I asked how to go, she marked a route in the paper andbased on the map, I travelled to shangai black market. It took me less than 30 min toreach that place. When I reached there, I found there was a series of small storesselling perfumes and chinese clothes. It was really disappointing for me, I wasexpecting much more than that. All these stores had beautiful chinese girls, who stoodoutside the stores and they were calling me to come to their stores in chinese language,I couldnt make out any thing from what they said but by their facial expression andbody language, I was pretty sure that they were calling to their store. One nice looking

chinese girl persuaded me to visit her store. Finally i decided to go to her store, when Ientered into that store she started turning the cupboard to my surprise. There weresome steps down, i went down along with her. when I went inside, she immediatelyclosed the cupboard and i got scared. When I went inside, I was shocked to see a verylong room with all items that i wished to buy. One can see all branded products fromshoes to clothes to iphones. I was really confused, what to buy. The shoppers usedtheir calculator to show me the price and i was surprised to see that all these items areless than 10 % of market price. With my eagerness to know more, I left that store and to

my surprise, I had reached the other end of by the street which had a similar setup.With this arrangement I had visited lots of stores, and I had crossed many streetswithout my knowledge where I am tempted to go, I was very happy to see this market. Ihad seen a 220 GB pen drive which is only 5 cm long for 5 USD, I was astonished tosee that technology without much argument, I bought few sets of that pen drive. I sawiphone for 50 USD, I couldnt believe my eyes. When I opened it, it was full of Chineseletters and giving message in chinese language, I asked her to change it TO englishbut she didnt understand I asked her whether this phone will work in india. she didnt understand what i said so I decided not buy iphone. I bought A pair of nike shirts, pairof adidas shoes, Gucci handbag for my mother , Tumi traveling bag for my father. I wasfully loaded with all branded items. I was very very happy person. Now its night around9:00 Pm, I needed to return back to my hotel. Now I realized that I had crossed mystreets, and I turned around and looked, I didnt see any sign of my hotel. For the 1sttime, I thought I was lost in the crowded city of shangai!!!!!!!

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My both hands were full of luggage but didnt know where to go. I didnt find any taxiesnear to that market. I was bit nervous. On the right side I had seen a road leading tothe area where there were sky scrapers. I decided to move towards that road, distanceseemed to be much more than I expected. It took more than 1 hr to reach thatdestination, Now Im pretty sure that Im lost in shangai. This road is fully covered bycars, I found few taxies and asked them to drop me hotel sharton. No body was able tounderstand me.. Then I thought my English is bit difficult for them to understand so Idecided to tell mego hotel sharton with waving my hands but they replied me chines,with the smile he left me. I walked straight as my mind was telling to go lot of thingswere rolling to my mind, I felt very hungry, I checked my pocket, I noticed that I dint

bring my passport. I kept my passport very safely in the locker provided to me in thehotel.

I went crazy, my blood pressure started rising very fast, for a second I felt shortness ofbreath. Now I felt very cold and pale...it was really a scary experience. I went to thepavement and left all my luggage and sat down. My hands started shivering. I had noidea what to do. Adjacent to me I found a small store selling chinese cigarettes. Ibought, I full packet and started smoking in the pavement.

I was thinking I will not return to India because nobody would able to understand what Iwas saying and now I didnt have my passport. Chines cigarettes were very strong,with 2 puffs, I felt more dizzy. I was lost with no passport, and without my knowing Itook 3 cigarettes at a stretch. I felt a sense of boldness in me, I started asking whatwould happen if I was caught by the police, at the maximum they would put me in jail. Idecided to face the reality and I started to walk, but now my legs were not listening tomy thoughts, I was not able control my legs because of the cigarette. I decided to sit for30 mins, but it took almost 1 hour for me to stand up. Now it was 11:00 am, I decided to

walk, I walked for more than 1 hour. In Shangai, I was astonished to see shops openafter 12 :00 in the night. I went to a supermarket and bought a loaf of bread. I searchedby wallet, to pay the money to the store keeper; to my surprise I found a visiting card ofhotel Sharton, where they have written in English and chines. I have shown this card toone of the shopkeepers who asked me, go there . He read and showed his hand onthe right hand side. I found myself standing on the backside of hotel Sheroton. I had agreat sigh of relief. I gained enormous amount of energy and ran toward the hotel. Isaw the lady at the reception. She said Sir I hope you had a great time I didnt have

any words to say I smiled and said yes,I cant forget this day .

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TM Khalid Al-Mutairi

In February, 2010, I received an E-mail about toastmasters and how it

would help me to improve my communication and leadership skillsfrom a friend of mine. And it was the first time I came across such a word.

At that time I was busy with my career, struggling to earn my bread andbutter. I had encountered numerous English communication problems both in my workand life, especially when it came to speaking to a group of people. I realized that I hadto strengthen my English communication skill; the importance of the tool cant beemphasized more. It is like a woodcutters axe which must be sharp.

To illustrate further let me tell you a great story of a woodcutter. He used to work veryhard but could only cut 2 trees a day. He was not happy. He worked even harder, butcould only cut 3 trees a day. One day, a wise man advised him to spend some time insharpening his axe, the only tool the woodcutter had. The woodcutter followed the wisemans advice and he was able to fell more than 4 trees a day. So the axe was importantto the woodcutter. I have searched high and low to find the way to sharpen my axe the language and communication skill. Finally, I got it! You know what is it? It is theToastmasters!

Public speaking is a source of worry for a lot of people. There is a high level of anxietyand hesitation involved in public speaking because of the fear of embarrassment, lackof confidence and the possibility of not delivering a clear message across. Asprofessionals, we need to keep this skill in check.

Everyone needs communication skill for his or her respective line of work. Nurses needto communicate efficiently and effectively with their colleagues and patients; whilemanagers must be well-versed in the art of addressing their staff and customers. Since

we are all working in a multinational setting, proper and effective use of the Englishlanguage is vital for everyone to understand and work with each other. Trust me, beingable to express yourself and be understood by another person is a significant validationto our existence.

The mission of a Toastmasters club is toprovide a mutually supportive and positivelearning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to developoral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence andpersonal growth .

The first time I was called to speak in front of the group was for the table topic session.As a table topic speaker I was unable to talk about something suggested by the tabletopics master, I was asked what I would do or change in the education system if I wasthe Minister of education. Even though at first I had butterflies fluttering in my stomach, Ireally enjoyed the meeting. The speeches and the atmosphere are still inside my

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memories. That was my initial toastmasters experience. It was new, pleasant,interesting yet challenging. I wish I could speak like those experienced speakers, talkingon and on as a great orator.

From that day on, I took it as a challenge and joined the club and my journey withToastmasters has begun. I have noticed a big improvement in my speeches each time Idelivered a prepared speech from the CC's manual or execute one of the leadershiproles. After three months as a new member of Toastmasters, I found myself part of thecommittee as the Sgt.At.Arms, straight away I used my experience in Leadership.Within six months I was elected as the Vice President, Membership of the club and

continued for a year after which I was unanimously elected the Vice President,Education, of the club and achieved the CL "competent leader" award.

My Toastmasters journey has allowed me to meet ordinary people with amazingqualities. They may appear to be regular Joes or a run of the mill of words. But everyperson who has decided to become a Toastmaster, will share the same spirit and desireto improve themselves; and they've taken the first step to learn and achieve. I am partof that process- to help someone to discover that he has a voice, and that he will use itto speak his mind and that he will become confident and motivated to unleash his

potential in all the facets of his life. It means a great deal to me that words can hardlyencompass.

How true the interpretation is! Toastmasters program is an educational endeavor. Itprovides its members with an opportunity to develop oral communication and publicspeaking skills as well as leadership skills. It also fosters self-confidence and personalgrowth.

I strongly believe that, to achieve something you must be with the right people. The

people around you must be very positive, supportive and have a lot of initiative.Ourmotto in Toastmasters read: "For better listening, for better thinking, for better speaking,we learn by doing." If you possess the desire and the spirit to be a better communicatorand a better leader, then there is a Toastmaster in YOU!

Don't miss the opportunity to be a better version of who you are. Toastmaster is here tohelp.

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TM Sadagopan Natarajan

I am very fortunate to get a lovely father who is more self-disciplined and always tries tocultivate self control and self-discipline rather than worrying about how others will reactto our action.

Most of us try to obey rules just because the law enforcing authority is watching us andif we break the law and be caught, we will have to pay a price for it. We know somepeople trying to be rich doing unethical things or doing adulteration or selling spurious

medicine etc. It is more often that a law enforcing authority locates such type of lawbreakers or criminals and punishes them.

We should develop a society where

Self-discipline plays a pivotal role in shaping up a person in the society. Oureducational system and our parenting should focus on how to bring up a child who willstick to self-disciple and follow noble principles in life.

Parents should stand as an example for children to be more disciplined,compassionate, respecting others feelings, helping others in need and to be a man ofcertain noble principles. Every citizen should understand that each of our behaviorscontributes to well being of the society and to the whole human race.

It is important to understand most of the rules are made for our convenience and weshould follow them. It is equally important to change obsolete rules. We shouldaddress them to proper authorities to make the changes instead of thinking thatsomebody else will do.

In modern world greediness for money is increasing since our wants keep increasing.

What was a comfort few decades ago has become a necessity today due to change ofculture. It is not more important to invent new electronic gadget or more sophisticatedweapons; we should develop self-discipline in children and in youth who will be undertheir own mind control and live in peace and allow others to live in peace.

Most of us cultivate a habit of allowing somebody else to

control us. During our childhood parents, especially, mothercontrols us. She advises us what we should do and what weshouldnt . In school teachers try to control our behavior.After marriage wife / husband takes the control! Afterschooling during college life, there is no control outside ourhome that makes most of the teenagers to enjoy freedom bygetting in to bad habits of smoking or drinking alcohol forsake of tasting it; and then slowly they become addicted to it.

Sometime they overdo things and spoil their future.

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The murder of Jessica Lal was highlighted and followed through a maze ofpolitical connections who tried to suppress the evidence and get aconviction, but at the same time everyday, we let hundreds of ordinarypersons get away with murder in daylight.

Yes friends, I am talking about Female Foeticide .

Have you never heard of people going for selective abortions after sexdetermination tests for foetus?

Have we, similarly, not heard of the accidental burning of wives? Have we ever thought why thepercentage of such cases pertains to the newly weds or those with martial discord? Did we ever

wonder this could be murder?These are very common incidents now, particularly in India.What have we done to check this? We talk of millions of things at or meetings. How many timeswe raised this? Is it not our duty to do so in a society bereft with this evil.

Some of the worst gender ratios indicating gross violation of womans rights occur in South andEast Asian Countries such as India and China. The Abortion law was legalized in India in 1971,only for certain special cases like congenital Abnormalities of fetus, sexual harassment etc.

But now the determination of the sex of fetus by ultrasound & amniocentesis and invitro

fertilization has aggravated the female fetuses abortion.No moral or ethical principle supports such a procedure for gender identification.The killing of woman exists in various forms in societies all over the world. However, Indiansociety displays some unique and particularly brutal versions, such as dowry death and sati.Female fetuses are selectively aborted after pre-male sex determination, thus avoiding the birthof girls. As a result of selective abortion, between 35 to 40 million girls and woman are missingfrom the Indian population. Sex ratio of girls has dropped down to 710 per thousands in stateslike Haryana.

Over the last 50 years, female to male ratio has steadily dropped, from 983 per thousand in1961 to 933 in 2011. Daman and Diu have the district with the dubious distinction of havinglowest sex ratio of 591!!!

A society with high percentage of unmarried young men is dangerous. It can lead to morewomen being exploited, of molestation and rape, as sex workers, due to high gap in demandand supply.

We are already aware of Haryana males importing Kerala brides due to male female ratio being1000:1058 in that state.

The only sane way forward is the prevention of Female feticide, and protest at all levels to fightthis menace.

The deep seated attitudes and practices against women and girls can be prevented only bycombination of good monitoring, education campaigns and effective consultations.

Friends, look at it as someone attacking your daughter, your mother and your sister. Dont theydeserve better than this? Are you going to sit and watch or take concrete action!!!

TM Dr. Fahmeeda Zaheer

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Some days before I was listening to a Television Program, in whichthere was a Doctor, claiming that he can treat and he had treated andcured Diabetes Mellitus using Sweets. Can you ever imagine, treatingthis chronic disease with Gulab Jamun, Sweet Laddus and Jilebis ?

You may ask, Whathappened to this guy, is he became mad, right? Even though the first instant of mine was also the same, I have gonelittle deep into the matter due to anxiety and I found somethingamazing.

Yes, it is. We can think of treating Type 2 Diabetes with Gulab Jamun and Jilebis .

As all of you know that Pancreas is producing Insulin, and Insulin is that matter, whichkeeps the equilibrium of Sugar in our body. As per the records Sugar is the onlysubstance that can stimulate Pancreas to produce more and more insulin. Hence whatPancreas do is that, it will produce more insulin, when it detects that the sugar level isgoing high in our body.

But dont get into the wrong idea and conclusion, and get into more troubles by thinking thatyou can just take more Gulab Jamun and Jilebis and can cure the Diabetes. It is not correct

at all. When we take sweets, which have more sugar content, we are indirectly inducingmore fat content into our cells, which are more dangerous than the sugar. In fact sugar alsoturns into fat, if we are not burning it out, which means that converting it to Carbon dioxide(CO2) and Water (H2O). Hence when we intake more sugar, it is also required to burn thefat produced in our body, the same day before these fat is covered with more fat. It is easyto remove the tender fat, which is produced in the same day, rather than the hard fat whichis accumulated for days, weeks, months and even years.

Hence if we intake a calculated quantity of sweets containing sugar and burn the fat

produced due to the same on the same day, we will be able to stimulate Pancreas andproduce the required Insulin for our body to keep the equilibrium as well as you will keepour body fit and healthy. Two dead in one shot.

It was something amazing, and I really felt that more research is required in the samesubject, and I really appreciate that Doctor, who had shown courage to invent the new Ideaand gave normal living to many diabetes patients, without painful insulin injections.

Being written all this, my humble request to all of you is that, on my saying, no diabetespatients should start consuming more sweets thinking that it will cure you. It is to be donewith the strict supervision of such doctors, who is doing the same with confidence. They willguide you properly. One more important thing is that, doctors are confirming that if yourpancreas is not in a position to get stimulated with the intake of sugar, it may cause moredangers than cure. Hence do these treatments after such doctors examine your body andtest and confirm that your pancreas is intact and can get stimulated and produce moreInsulin.

TM Manoj C. Nair

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TM Pushkar

Nature is an ultimate teacher which teaches us many things in our life, however we alwaystake it for granted and forget what we can derive from it. We can learn from every elementof nature be it trees, flowers & fruits, birds & beasts, springs and sea, sand & snow, fromalmost everything.

What can we learn from a tree?

We can learn how to give: A tree gives food, shelter, shade & oxygen to breath.We can learn how to receive: A tree is self-sufficient, but only because it uses what Godhas given it. It takes nutrients from the soil, water form the rain, & warmth from the sun tohelp it grow. Nature is extremely efficient; it uses exactly what it needs no more and noless.

A tree teaches us about life and its cycles: about birth, growth, fall, rejuvenation, death andmost importantly, it teaches patience. Trees help us recognize our strengths after loss.From the roots, it tells us to be extremely strong in the foundation, from the branches it tellsus to grow and expand, from the trunk it tells us to save and be strong.Nature shows us how to express ourselves. According to a Chinese proverb, "A bird doesnot sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song."

Nature seems to have no alternative to bliss. Nature always tells us to rejoice and to behappy. Everything in nature is simply happy, happy for no reason. The flowers are happy,the butterflies are happy, the birds are happy. The springs, the waterfalls, the rivers arealways happy in whatever they do.

Nature tells us how to optimize resources and not being greedy. You will not find a treeabsorbing all the available water or a lion killing all the deer simply because they areavailable. At the same time it tells us not to be wasteful. It tells us to be in perfect harmonyand synchronization.

Nature shows us our own potential, it tells us about the power of unity. Individually, we are

one drop, together, we are an ocean.Nature shows us how to love and show affection. We can learn fun and fascination; we canlearn innovation and imagination. We can get ideas and inspiration.

Nature advices to go with the flow, the one against the flow hardly survives. The mostimportant teaching that nature gives us is the survival of the fittest.

If you find yourself exhausted from your routine, too much worried

about the happenings and thrown off balance by your surroundings,a return to nature can help you reconnect with peace and rejuvenateyour mind. For over thousands of years great minds have receivedinspiration, motivation, encouragement and insights on the art ofliving in harmony and peace from the Mother Nature.

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It is said and I believe from my experiences that you get the best things in lifewhen you are least expecting them.

When you go after a thing, what we get is restricted, while when the thingfollows you it comes unrestricted. Besides what flows freely and unrestrictedoften gives us joy and contentment while anything which is restricted orexpected tends to carry disappointment or dissatisfaction. Wisdom issomething which comes unrestricted while knowledge is something that we goafter.

In todays society we have become so used to running after things that often we neglect whatcomes free and unrestricted. We think, what we perceive is right and scramble after theperceived things and often end up frustrated when it does not meet our expectations.Knowledge is perceived and may change as per the context while wisdom is the truth and isconstant and can be applicable anywhere, anytime to produce the best results.

Traveling back over the years human kind , which ever part of the world it may be has survivedagainst all odds and constantly progressed based on the wisdom gained and shared down thegenerations. Every culture or region has respected wisdom and given a lot of prominence toideas and thoughts generated and guided by wisdom gained over the ages. Every walk of lifehad leaders with wisdom to steer and guide. In sharp contrast today there is lesser and lesser

importance to wisdom and most of the problems faced by us can be associated to this neglect.Pursuit for knowledge is good but when wisdom is neglected it can take a dangerous trend.Perceived knowledge is like illusion.

We feel so proud and inflated when we get some specialized academic achievement like adegree or an award but unless we grasp the real essence and develop the wisdom to use thisknowledge effectively it would be a futile achievement.

All along the years knowledge was a tool to be used by the society guided by wisdom gainedover the years. Today there is a dangerous precedent where the delicate balance betweenwisdom and knowledge is upset. People go after perceived knowledge and after attaining it donot use it wisely and end up taking wrong decisions there- by causing more harm to society.

What is the remedy ? We need to introspect. We are overwhelmed by outward appearance anddo not look or analyse things deeply. Where we need to introspect and analyze We easily getcarried away by flashy or showy exhibitionism of knowledge.

For example consider the society where the original inhabitants of various regions lived. Be itthe ancient tribes of people who lived in the harsh deserts of Arabia , jungles of Asia orAmazon , the vast cold arid places of America, Europe or Antartica. The people survived theharsh realities of life against all odds by living a life guided by the wisdom gained and passedon by the elders or wise men of the respective society. Today with all the education andknowledge a man can get can he survive on his own ? Let us wake up and introspect and seewhere we have erred.

Of late I have developed a habit of reading the biographies of people from different parts of theworld, and I was amazed at the amount of wisdom in their life. Having talked about biographiesI cannot but mention the name of Louis Lamour who was a great writer of America

TM G. V. Narayan

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TM Ahmed Al-Madani

The say that ActionsSpeaks Louder than Words but I wonder,does that mean that Actions is the loudest sound there is ?couldnt there be a louder sound than actions ? and with thatbeen said,,

You dont expect everyone to agree with you on your decisions,and you cant easily find someone to share the same opinionwith you. But what happens is, normally you find those whohave a total different point of view.

And when you know for sure, that whatever you have in mind, is right, and whoever isdisagreeing, is obviously wrong, and no matter how hard you try to convince youropponent to comply with you, they just wont give in.

We all can agree on one thing right now, is that your stubbornness and insistence willnever work, and the more you try, the more you get fade up with it, then the situationbecomes hopeless and frustrating,

An ancient story took place somewhere in Iraq, about a pet shop in the local market,and the owner of the shop placed two different birds on display, there was a parrot, anda pigeon, now the parrot kept singing and chanting all the time, and the price tag says(1o pieces of silver), the pigeon on the other hand kept silent, not making a singlesound, but the price tag says (10 pieces of gold) how eronic!!.

A customer passing by the shop and it caught his attention, so he approaches the shopand asked the owner, how come the pigeon worth more than the parrot, when the parrotis more fun and attractive than the pigeon. The shop owner replied (if talking be

measured by gold, then silence would be measured by gold

What that story teaches us is that, we should always remember that, never escalate thesatiation with those who argue too much just because they disagree with you, what youshould do is just save the breath and smile to them, and always remember, they onlyact so arrogant because they are stubborn, and you keep quite since you are certain,keep silent and watch the magic play, let them scream and yell their anger out, andbefore you know it, they will realize whos right. Silence is the only friend that neverbetrays

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TM Bhaskar Patel

Yasodhara the daughter of King Suppabuddha and Pamitaiswas married to Prince Siddhartha, at the age of 16. Siddharthawas 19 then. At 29 she gave birth to their only child, a boynamed Rahula. On the day of his birth Prince Siddharth left thepalace. Yasodhara was devastated and overcome with grief.Hearing that her husband was leading a holy life, she emulatedhim by removing her jewellery, wearing a plain yellow robe andeating only one meal a day. Although relatives sent hermessages to say that they would maintain her, she did not take

up those offers. Several princes sought her hand but she rejected the proposals.Throughout the six years that the Prince struggled for Enlightenment PrincessYasodhara followed the news of his actions closely and did likewise.

When the Buddha visited Kapilavatthu after enlightenment, Yasodhar did not go to seeher former husband but thought:

"Surely if I have gained any virtue at all, if my love for him is pure, the Lord will come tomy presence." One day, Buddha, seeking for alms, accompanied by his two chiefdisciples entered the chamber of Yasodhara and sat on a seat prepared for Him.Hearing of His visit, Yasodhara swiftly came to him and clasping His ankles and placingher head at his feet reverenced Him

Y: My lord it has been a long wait, waiting for you. My eyes were always fixed on thestreets hoping for you to return.G: This waiting will bring you nothing but pain.Y: Pain, agony, grief and devastation are now the things of past. They peaked when you

left; but now;No, they are no where to be seen. I am overflowing with joy, happiness and eternalbliss.G: You are taking about attachment and attachment culminates into pain, misery andsuffering.Y: I see it as love and not attachment, a force which adds meaning to life and energy tosustain.G: It may be an energy which might help you hold something but for how long. Withtime everything

slips out of ones hand; You feel it as a force, agreed a force but which leads younowhere.Y: it has worked perfectly well for me. See it has brought you to me.G: Very right but it is nothing more than cling on to air.Y: Clinging on to air: isnt it a reality, you sitting in front of me.

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TM Iqbal Ahmed RajEight Children were standing on the track to participate in a running event.

*Ready!* Steady!* Bang!!! With the sound of Toy pistol, All eight girls started running.Hardly had they covered ten to fifteen steps, when one of the smaller girl slipped and fell down,Due to bruises and pain she started crying. When the other seven girls heard the little girl crythey stopped running, stood for a while and turned back.

Seeing the girl on the track, they all ran to help. One among them bent down, picked her up andkissed her gently and enquired as to how she was. They then lifted the fallen girl pacifying her.Two of them held her firmly while all seven joined hands together and walked together towardsthe winning post.

There was pin drop silence at the spectators stand. Officials were shocked. Slow clapsmultiplied to thousands as the spectators stood up in appreciation. Many eyes were filled withtears.

This happened indeed at National institute of Mental Health, Hyderabad. All these special girlshad come to participate in this event, they were Spastic Children.

Yes, they were mentally challenged. What did they teach to the WORLD? Teamwork?Humanity? Equality among all??

No, they taught the very simple truth. Successful people help others who are slow in learning.

So that they are not left far behind!

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TM Safare Mohammed

On a hot summer day in June 2006 I stepped into a

toastmasters meeting just as a visitor. The hall was full of well-dressed gentlemen. All of them welcomed with a very pleasingand welcoming smile. The first handshake I had with theperson who was very pleasing was the President of GlobalToastmaster. The Meeting was really good and filled witheloquence, fun, joy and celebration. But it took a while for meto convince myself to step into the shoes of a Toastmaster.

Tobe or not to be was the dilemma of my mind. You mayname it procrastination. But when there were members likeTM Tahir Moinuddin in any club, I could not resist any more.In August 2006 I finally made up my mind to step inToastmaster International.

Still I preferred to stay behind the screen. The first option I chose to do was to getmyself engaged with Cameras. And it didn't work. Contrary, I got more number ofopportunities as "Official Photographer" to come into the forefront rather than be a

"Speaker". But I enjoyed it.Unknowingly Toastmasters fraternity placed a ladder in front of me and I never knewthat I was climbing until one day when my boss made an unforgettable comment aboutmy first power point presentation, Toastmaster has brought miracles in YOU . Andthen I kept climbing the ladder every year. Starting from Sergeant at arms to VPEducation, VP Education to President, President to Asst Area Governor Education andTraining, and finally as Area 63 Governor.

Hard work always pays back. In toastmasters you never know when you are changingyourself. Only others identify vivid change in you. Now I can identify the growth of myfellow toastmasters. I feel proud to contribute. I feel proud to speak out. I feel proudwhen I serve the fraternity. It always gives me courage to speak the truth. Sometimes Iagree, sometimes I disagree. Sometimes I agree to disagree; and sometimes I disagreeto agree.

The wide-ranged opportunities that I got from Toastmasters are unforgettable. Therecently concluded Youth Leadership Program made a big difference in me. It changed

my concept of parenting also. My child is very happy with my change. I haveunprecedentedly pleasant environment at my home. MY child is going to be a shiningleader in his life: I aim for it.

Now it is time for new members to take over and climb up the ladder. I will always bethere to support the ladder to hold you safe to make sure that you reach the heights.

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TM V. N. Mishra

Imagine yourself in a beautiful foreign country,where everything is new to you. You walk along thebeautiful streets, and you dine at one of itsrestaurants. The only thing that bothers you is thatyou just cant understand what the locals aretalking about.

Baffling isnt it? Despite the wonderful sites of aplace, when you dont understand the peoplearound you, you cant help but feel a little lost. Thisis why you should start learning a foreign

language, maybe just the basics. This may take some time and a lot of discipline;however, it can be very rewarding once you know whats going on around you.

Let me share my personal experience: In my company, ten new trainee operators werehanded over to me to get trained for line as well as all operational activities. When Istarted to talk with them, they said, Maffi malum(in Arabic) i.e. they all didnt know single

word of English language and I didnt know how to speak the Arabic language. Ourfresh interaction started with signals but later on I thought that it was very difficult tohandle a situation like this, with one talking a language which the other didnt understand. So I started thinking on how to solve it. Then I decided to learn Arabic fromthem and I offered to teach them English. So the deal was finalized and you wouldnt believe that within 15 days we all started properly communicating with each other andour friendship grew further. Now they are still working with me and sometimes when wesee each other, we think of those days and smile. And with that I have learned another

language and understood them very well, talk freely and have become good friends.The key factor of success in our professional lives is the ability to communicateeffectively with the people from diverse nationalities whom we work with. Unlimited jobopportunities across the world are open to those, who have command over morelanguages than those with limitation in this area.

Acquiring basic foreign language skills is not just adding the qualification to ones knowledge but it has become a dire necessity to keep up with the pace of the fast

developing and changing trends of this world.

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MTM Kumar Gandhimathi

at this juncture, and see what I did differently compared to the parents I know back home. Ihave one son Master Kumar Vijay , who is currently pursuing his Masters in BusinessAdministration at HULT International Business School, Boston, USA, and one daughterMiss Kumar Lakshmi , who is currently studying in 11 th Grade in Dhahran AmericanSchool.

Neither my husband or I ever beat our children, though we were pushed to our limits manytimes, due to circumstances or their naughtiness. I scolded them frequently, but myHusband never raised his voice at them. He talks to them a lot about different subjects, andunfolds many difficult life-situations in front of them, and asks them how they would handlesuch situations. He would then explain, how he handled similar situations, and whether itwas appropriate or not.

Since the year 2007, my Son has been studying alone in USA. Whenever, he got stuck in asituation, and couldnt decide what to do, he always thought how his Father would havehandled it, based on the earlier explanations; and with that he could see the light at the endof the tunnel. My daughter experiments this at School, and later verifies her outcomes withmy Husband.

I encouraged my Children to read wide varieties of books (other than School books), andwe have spent substantial amount of money on that. I also encouraged them to spendmajor portion of their time on extracurricular activities, sports and Toastmasters.

I have realized that, I need to be available for my children all the time, especially when theyreturn from the School; and we need to talk to them a lot, not as Parents, but as Friends.We made our children feel that they could turn to us for anything; money, material,counseling, casual talking or guidance. Though we all care about their future , we shouldnot spoil their present by loading them with hours of Tuition, everyday. Thats why I neversent my children to Tuition, rather we taught them at home or guided them ourselves.

It is my logic that the amount of time we spend with our children now, is the amount of timewe may be destined to spend with them later, when we become old. If we put them in theHostel when they are small and need us the most, probably they may land us up in the Old-Age-Homes, when we become old and need their support the most.

So, consider bringing up children as an art ,rather than just a responsibility .

The Potter, not only carefully and skillfully gives shapes to the clay on

his spinning wheel, he also artistically adds beauty to the pots.Likewise, we parents shall not only provide all the necessities to ourchildren as part of our parental responsibility, we also need to addvalues to their personalities. Thats why I consider bringing upchildren as an art ,rather than just a responsibility .

Though parenting is a new experience for us, and it has been everchanging as our children continue to grow, I look at my own experience

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Mrs. Himna Shameer Ahmed, W/O TM Shameer Ahmed

On 17 April, 2012 The Global Toastmasters Club conducted its227th meeting in Al-Jude Village in Jubail. As a guest Iwitnessed the meeting along with my children and Toastmasterhusband, TM Shameer Ahmed who was TMOD. The presidentof the club presided over the meeting and called the TMOD toproceed further. The theme of the day NO LIMITATIONS grabbed my attention across the meeting.

I could hear the TMOD elaborately explain the theme by giving anecdotes of greatleaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Barak Obama and Alexander the great. He inspired theaudience through his speech and told the audience that there are no limitations forwhatever we do. He further advised the audience to set a goal and step forward. Withthis message he proceeded to the educational session. Three speakers delivered theirprepared speeches; then there was a break. After the break, the Table Topic sessionbegan.

The table topics master conducted this session and called the 1st TT speaker Madam

TM Shaheen on the podium. By this time I was really enjoying the meeting and listeningto speakers speaking on their feet. All of a sudden, I could hear the T.T master callingthe 2nd speaker Mrs. Shameer Ahmed, hearing this I was so nervous but got up frommy seat. I gathered all my courage and walked forward to the podium. Though a bitnervous I walked to the podium, and then suddenly my eyes caught the theme of theday NO LIMITATIONS which was displayed on the projector screen I recalledeverything what the TMOD Shameer spoke which inspired me a lot.Thinking that thereis no limitations for anything we do, I moved further and spoke on the topic given to me.As this was my first attempt of public speaking, I spoke for 1min 20secs. Normally forwomen, when it comes to speaking we feel that hours are spent in seconds. And in mycase I feel that hours pass by like seconds when I am in kitchen preparing food, orgetting my children ready for school, or talking to my husband regarding the shoppinglist. BUT . this 1min 20seconds at the podium made me feel like hours and hours.

To my surprise Guess What? I was the winner of the Table Topics. It was really agreat experience.

As my husband always used to tell me to join the TM Club, I always ended up tellinghim that one Toastmaster was enough in the house and I was happy being a homemaster. However, after this experience of mine, I realized that he was right. And now Iwould like to be a Madam Toastmaster.

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If you are wondering which gardencultivates this seed called creativity, Iwould say it is your mind. The seed isthere in all of us. Some water it on aregular basis and that occasionallyproduces a bloom .

Many of you must have seen the Oscarwinning movie "'The Artist' . I immenselyliked it. It is a stylish, brave and anoutstanding creative

attempt at movie making. I believe that true creativity is acquired when the piece is truly

out of the box, and truly unique for its time. It is often our "good sense" that defeatscreativity. If the director used his "good sense" and thought that there is no scope for ablack and white silent movie in this colorful era, we wouldn't have a film like 'The artist'.Creativity often comes out of illogical thinking.

When every novelist wrote big tomes chronicling the saga of its characters from birthto death, a novelist named James Joyce used a technique called 'Stream of

consciousness' to depict just one day in the life of Stephen Dedalus, a medicalstudent. In stream of consciousness writing, the thoughts and feelings of a characterare presented as they happen from moment to moment, like an impromptu writing ofthoughts and feelings . As a result, there is a rare excitement , freshness , vivacity andnovelty when you read his novel 'Ulysses'.

PGR Nair, DTM

According to a recent IBM survey of more than 1,500

CEOs from 60 countries and 33 industries worldwide, chiefexecutives believe creativity is the most vital leadershipcompetency in successfully navigating an increasinglycomplex world.

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When every great classical composers composed mighty symphonies , a French

composer named Claude Debussy gave birth to what is known as impressionistic musicwhich was at once daring, dreamy and dazzling like the play of patterns of light . Hesought to capture and crystallize the light, color and texture of a particular moment andthus his music comes as ethereal and evocative.

Think of the evolution of Jazz music through its great proponents like Miles Davis, JohnColtrane, Wynton Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Grant Green, Oliver Nelson and CharlesMingus. The art form of jazz celebrates individuality. Jazz musicians have a long historyof introducing new ideas: new forms, new techniques, new sources, and new styles.They have found new ways to play their instruments, new ways to establish uniqueidentities, and they have both expanded and re-invented their roles. The verycornerstone of Jazz demands spontaneous creativity or 'instant innovation' from every

jazz player every time he performs. In fact, when you examine the world of jazz you willfind a culture and a model that has been, and remains a hot bed of innovation. That iswhy their music is a big canvass of creativity.

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Creativity, success and love of innovation exists within each human being. I mean the

speech in front of people in their communities, especially in the area of their businessand for this reason, audience phobia may prevent the human to express his opinion infront of others and develop his abilities. This is one phenomenon shared irrespective ofcolor, race, religion and gender. This problem has been facing a lot of people such asemployee, teacher, administrator and student.

Being a brilliant speaker is not easy. Being a brilliant anything isnt easy. You need sometalent, a huge desire to get better, a practice tool kit, a great deal of practice and a lot ofhard work and discipline. This and more is in an exceptional learning environment

known as the Toastmasters.

During my PhD study in UK in 2007, I heard about Toastmasters clubs but due to mystudy and other commitments, I could not join that time. When I came back, Iimmediately joint SABIC Technology Centre (STC-J) Toastmasters club as a memberand attend the meeting on a regular bases. In 2012, I have a honor to be the presidentof STC-J Toastmasters Club.

I have learnt a lot from Toastmasters and here is a shortlist of seven reasons for the

reality of my experience to join as a member and a president of a Toastmasters Clubs inSaudi Arabia:

1. You will be a great speaker after a period of speak in front of your colleagues at theclub and listen to the opinion of the evaluator and you will learn what you need tofocus upon, especially some of the mistakes that most speakers madeunintentionally such as stuttering, repeats words, certain gestures or exceeds thetime.

2. Your leadership skills will be improved due to that you have a role in each meeting

such as a Toastmaster of the day, timer, grammarian. In addition to managerialexperience you will learn by joining the excom of the club.

3. You will become a better listener in your life because the toastmasters meetingsenhanced listening skills through the interactive and interdependent segments of themeeting as well as the roles you will take during the meeting, which requires you tobe a good listener.

4. Your language skills, whether you're talking in Arabic or English during speechesthat you have prepared in advance and when responding to questions and

interaction with audience, listening to others speakers and listening to the report ofthe member who assigned the task of grammarian at the end of each meeting.

5. You will become more persuasive and motivated in your dealings with othersbecause you will learn this from the prepared speeches that are distributed on teneducational projects as a first stage, followed by advanced projects concerned withthe higher levels of communication with others.

TM Saeed Al-Shahrani

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Glimpse of Division Conference 2012

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Several years later, Jerry was about to close his restaurant in the night, but just then agroup of Robbers came with guns; they stole the money and shot Jerry; luckily Jerrywas quickly taken to the hospital.

A nurse asked Jerry if he was allergic to anything."Yes", he replied. The doctors and the

nurses stopped working as they waited for his reply. He took a deep breath and yelled,"Bullets". They laughed," Jerry further told them that he was choosing to live and askedthe doctors politely to operate him as if he was alive, not dead!

Jerry lived because of the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. Ilearned from him that every day we have the choice either to enjoy our life or to hate it.

Let us learn to choose quickly and wisely, as we may never come to know how things

will turn out in the future.

I live in a crazy neighborhood,My neighbors want me dead.They charge at me with sharp tools,And throw things at my head.And all the folks who live next door,Are more than I can stand.Since they are rich and Im poor,I kill them with my van.Deadly neighbors, why do they hate me so?Deadly neighbors, why cant we get along?Deadly neighbors, put down that bowling ball.All the crazy neighbors wont be gettingnear my home.Ive seen some zombie neighbors,

Theyre little bit insane.Ive got no cash, I need more,I need 25 grand!Deadly neighbors, Oh what a way to go!Deadly neighbors dont attack at my home.Deadly neighbors, Illcharge with mychainsaw.And now the poems over,And you can sing it all along.

When you cut away all the junk, every situation becomes a choice. Youchoose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affectyour mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. It's yourchoice how you live your life .

YL Karthikaya Mishra, S/O TM V.N.