No Pain, No Gain (Motivational Story)

It's a matter of time, an artist was going somewhere with a bag filled with his tools. On the way, at certain distance, he sees a very beautiful stone. He was thinking of making a statue of god with this beautiful stone. Then he took out the tools from his bag and started carving the stone. Then suddenly, a sound came from the stone, don't do that, it's hurting. After Listening this sound, the artist went ahead by putting back his tools in the bag. while moving on the way, he saw another beautiful stone. Then again, a thought of making a god's statue came in his mind. He again started carving the stone. But this time he did not fail and after sometime he completed his work. He made a very beautiful statue of god. The statue was looking like a real god. But he did not carry that statue along with him. He kept the statue there as it is and went away from there.

 After sometime, he reached in a village. He saw a very beautiful temple there, which was newly constructed. The temple's construction work had been completed successfully. But the statue of God was not kept in the temple till now. The village chief and the people were talking on the same matter of statue of god. In that case the artist said that you do not worry about the statue of God. I have already made a very beautiful god's statue. The village people brought that God's statue and established it in the temple. Now many people used to visit that temple daily. They all used to worship that statue of god. But there was still a problem. There was no place in the temple to break the coconut. The village chief, got an idea on this matter. He decided to place a stone outside the temple for breaking the coconut. Then again, that artist told that village chief about the first stone he was trying for making the statue. The village people brought that stone and placed it outside the temple for the purpose of breaking coconuts.

After some days, that first stone talked with the second stone which was placed inside the temple as a god's statue. He said you are also a simple stone like me but you are being worshiped by all people and i am used for the purpose of breaking the coconuts which hurting me a lot. The second stone replied, on that day, if you endure some pain, you would have been in my place today and today people would have been worship you instead of breaking the coconuts. Then, the first stone understood the whole thing.

Moral of the story

This story tells us about our ability of enduring the pain. If You have ability of enduring the pain then no one can stop you to become successful. In simple words, the more you endure the pain, the more you get the success. So always stay positive and face the problems with full confidence. 

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Do not waste any opportunity (Small Story)

Once there was a saint lived in a village. He had so much faith in God. There was a tree in the village under which he practiced on chanting god's name. All the people of that village were very happy with that saint because of his great belief on god. Everyone had a great respect for him. There was a river near the village which was always filled with water. Whenever there was rain in the village, the river water used to come above the danger mark.

One day, there was a huge rain in the village. As a result, a massive flood hit the entire village. The whole village was filled with water. Everyone was trying to escape. Some people were leaving the village while other were went on the roofs of their houses. The water was entering in the village very fast. But that saint was still sitting under the tree and chanting the name of lord. By seeing this, some people came to that saint and asked him to leave this place for his safety. But saint told them to save their own lives. Saint said that my lord will save me. After listening this, they all went away from there. But that saint did not move from there.

After sometime, the water rose up to saint's waist. Then, a boat passed from near the saint and the boatman told the saint that please sit in this boat, I will take you to a safe place. But saint said, i don't need your help. My lord will save me. After listening this, the boatman went away from there. But after sometime, the water level increased a lot. By Seeing this, the saint climbed up on the tree and again started chanting the name of lord. Again after sometime, an helicopter came there and dropped down a rope from inside the helicopter and told that saint to come up with the help of this rope. But saint again refused their proposal and said i don't need help of anyone. My lord will save me.

But after sometime, the flow of water became very fast due to which the tree broke down and the Saint fell into the water and died. After death, when the Saint reached to God, he asked God that I used to worship you in my whole life but why did not you help me when i needed you most. God replied, i were came there three times to help you but every time you refused to come with me. God said that for the first time I were came to you in the form of some people. Second time i came to you in the form of a boatman and third time i came there in the form of helicopter help. But every time you did not recognize me and missed the three opportunities.

Moral of the story

This story tells us that we should never waste any opportunity in our life. We always think god will help us but we don't know in which way he is actually helping us. So whenever you get any opportunity in your life whether it is big or small don't waste it, just recognize it and make a good use of it.

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Tunguska Event (The Most powerful explosion)

On June 30, 1908, there was an explosion on the earth which was 1000 times more powerful than nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This explosion occured in an area near Stony Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate, Russia. This type of explosion had never taken place before and after this event. The light coming out of it was more brighter than the light from the sun. The sound of this explosion was so high that broke windows and doors hundreds of kilometres away. The impact of this explosion was so energetic that knocked people off their feet. After a few seconds, when the sound of the explosion ceased, then the most horrific picture appeared. All the trees in the 2000 square kilometer were burnt. There were around 80 million trees over there. Whether it was an explosion or something else, when the investigation began, then the most surprising things came out. This explosion was 1000 times more powerful than Hiroshima and Nagasaki explosions. But there was no crater on the ground and found no sign of any explosion. It is believed that it happened by an incoming asteroid (or comet), which never actually struck Earth but instead exploded in the atmosphere, causing what is known as an air burst. The Tunguska event has the biggest impact on Earth in history. In the study, it is said that the meteoroid's size was around 60 to 190 metres, based on whether the body was a comet or asteroid. The shock wave from the blast would have measured 5.0 on the Richter magnitude scale. The earthquake of this magnitude is capable of large amount of destruction but due to unpopulated area no damage was done. 

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Aokigahara Forest (Suicide Forest of Japan)

Intoduction

A very mysterious forest spread over 35 square kilometers, where a lot of people have done suicide. This forest is located on the North West side of Mount Fuji in Japan. The name of this deadly forest is Aokigahara. It is also called as Suicide Forest or Sea of Trees. It is a very dense forest. That's why we cannot hear the outside voice here. The western edge of Aokigahara, where there are many caves filled with snow, is a popular destination for tourists and school trips. According to Japanese mythology. the ghosts of the dead people live in this forest which is also called as yurei. And the most surprising thing is that many people have suicided so far in this forest. Aokigahara is internationally known as one of the world's most popular destinations for suicides. A signboard has also placed outside this forest, so that the people who are committing suicide, realize that they are taking the wrong step and how sad their families would be after their death.

Suicides at Aokigahara Forest

In 2002, 78 dead bodies were found here, and in 2003, there were around 105 dead bodies in the forest. By listening to this, you can imagine how many people commit suicide every year here. At least 200 people tried to commit suicide here in 2010, out of which 54 completed the act. It has been found in the research that the most common way of suicides is drug overdose and hanging. In the last few years, how many people have committed suicide, no one knows because local officials no longer tell anyone about this so that they can overcome the fear of this forest among people. It is difficult to say whether the ghosts are actually exist in this forest or not, but this news came out when Seicho Matsumoto in 1961 wrote a novel called “Tower of Waves",  in which a loving couple commits suicide in this particular forest. It is said that ghosts of that couple live in this forest. This forest is so dense that even at day time there is not much light available here. If this forest is so scary and deserted at day time, then how will it look like at night. Some people even said that they have seen the ghosts with their own eyes in this forest which they have given a name "yurei".

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Snake Island (Brazil)

Snake Island

An island about 33 km away from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil , named as Snake Island. This island is approximately 430,000 square metres in area. This island is full of the most venomous snakes. It is strictly forbidden for people to visit this island. There are around 4,000 snakes at this island. Golden Lancehead is one of the world's most venomous snake is also found on this island. This snake is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). This snake has a light yellowish brown colour on its underside. Golden Lancehead snakes are responsible for the most human deaths in north and south America. It is said that this snake can kill around 50 people with one gram of its poison. This island is mainly known for Golden Lancehead snakes. This island is very dangerous for humans, due to thousands of venomous snakes. That's why people are not allowed to go there. 

History of Snake Island

In 1909, Brazil government constructed a lighthouse at snake island, which is used to kept ships away from there. The responsibility of the maintenance of this lighthouse was given to a family. But unfortunately, that family could not escape from the snakes. After the death of all the members of that family, the Brazilian government completely made the lighthouse automated. After that incident, Brazilian Navy completely banned this island for public and the only people who are allowed in the island are research teams who receive waivers to collect data.

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Valley of death for birds (Jatinga, Assam)

India is a very beautiful country, but the more beautiful it is, the more mysterious it is also. There have been so many mysterious incidents in India that no one is able to understand. Jatinga is one of them. Jatinga is located in Dima Hasao district, Assam State in India. Jatinga is a very beautiful village of Assam but it is especially known for a very mysterious incident not for its beauty. It is also called Valley of death for birds. It is most famous for the phenomenon of birds committing suicide. Although the birds do not commit suicide and are actually killed, the myth of suicides has spread far and wide among the common people. This mysterious incident occurs in this place from September to November every year. After sunset, all the birds suddenly lose their balance between seven to ten o'clock, and they all collide into the houses and trees over there. 

But this "suicide" word is actually used by the people over there. But if we use our common sence it is not a suicide. If we talk about this in a scientific way, then the birds have no suicidal brain. There are lot of creatures who have suicidal tendencies. But the sparrows don't have these suicidal tendencies. That's why this mysterious incident has surprised the tourists and scientists. Most of the local people believes that there is some kind of negative energy which pulls the birds down and kills them. Bird migration occurs in many places of the world but there is no such incident is seen anywhere. Then why does this always happen in Jatinga? Why do thousands of birds die every year at this place? Many scientists have been trying to solve this mystery. Some scientists believe that due to sunlight in the evening the birds lose their balance and some believe that due to fog, they lose their direction. But here the question arises that in many places of the world there is bird migration in such kind of circumstances but these incidents do not occur anywhere else. Then why it is only happening in Jatinga? That is why Jatinga is more popular for this Mysterious incident than its beauty. Conservation groups and wildlife official in india have taken steps to stop the killing of birds across india, creating awareness amongst illiterate villagers.

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Our desires have no end (Small Story)

Once there was a King. He was very compassionate. He was always ready to help others. That is why, his relations with the neighboring states were very good. Then one day, it was King's birthday. On that day, the king woke up and decided to hang out with his soldiers. The king was very happy on his birthday and wanted to help some needy people. With this idea, the king walked out with his soldiers.

On the way, he saw a beggar who was very poor and had no clothes on his body. The king felt very bad for him. He decided to help him. The king went to him and gave him food and clothes. But despite doing so, the king was not satisfied with himself. He decided to gave him a gold coin. The beggar was very happy after getting a gold coin. The beggar thanked the king and started going from there. But suddenly he lost his balance and the gold coin fallen into the drain. The beggar was trying to find that gold coin by putting his hands in the drain. By seeing all this, The king felt very sad. He called the beggar again to him. and gave him another gold coin. The beggar was extremely very happy by getting the another gold coin from the king.

But then again the beggar started finding his lost gold coin by putting his hands in the drain. The king was very surprised by seeing all this. He was thinking, i gave him another gold coin but he was still finding his lost gold coin. The king called the beggar again to him and gave him one more gold coin. Now the beggar had two gold coins but still he was searching the lost coin in the drain. The king was little angry now and he asked the beggar that why are you not happy and satisfied with these two gold coins. The beggar replied, whenever i will get that lost gold coin from the drain, then i will be satisfied.

The same situation always occur in our life. God gives us so many things, but our desires always increase by time. We never get satisfy with the things that god has given to us. We always demand more and more and we lose our precious life in this greed. The king was like god for the beggar. But the greed of the beggar was so much that he did not satisfied with that two gold coins.

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Dow Hill of Kurseong (West Bengal)

Introduction

Kurseong is a small and extremely beautiful hill station in Darjeeling (West Bengal) whose local name is Kharsang. This place is famous for beautiful scenes of nature. But due to a place called 'Dow Hill' located at a distance of few kilometers away from here, it is considered as one of the most haunted places in India. There are many stories of Murder and Ghosts are prevailing at this place. 

According to local people, there are so many ghosts live in the Victoria Boys high school of Dow Hill. There is also a forest near this school where many people have killed, which makes this place even more scary.

Story of a Headless boy

The story of a headless boy at this place is very popular. It is said that many people have seen the ghost of a headless boy inside and around the school. Sometimes it feels he is playing in the school and sometimes it feels he is walking on the road and then suddenly disappears into the forest. Some people told that while passing through this forest, they always feel like someone is following them. You never feel alone while passing through this forest because everytime it feels like someone is watching you.
From lots of unnatural feelings some people loosed their control and stayed in trauma stage for a long time. Many of them committed suicide.

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Enjoy your present moments (Small Story)

Once a man went to a saint. He started to tell his problems one by one to that saint. He said, whenever I think something good for me, it is always bad happen to me. He said, last time i was thinking that whenever i will get a job i will gift a car to my father but unfortunately my father died before i get a job and this time i was thinking that whenever i will get promotion to my job, i will take my children to a long tour, but unfortunately i did not get any promotion. He said may be there is no happiness left in my life.

The saint listened his all problems and told him to come along with him to a garden. The garden was full of rose flowers. The saint told him that you have to pluck only one flower among these all flowers which you feel the most beautiful. But the condition is that once you came forward you cannot come backward to choose that flower again. Then, the man started the game. He found so many beautiful flowers at the begining of the garden but he thought, may be there are more beautiful flowers ahead. By doing so, he reached at the end of the garden. But at the end of the garden, there were only simple flowers left and he had to choose one flower from that flowers. 

After Plucking that flower he went to saint and told him the whole story of how he lost the most beautiful flower in searching of more flowers. Then the saint explained to him that life also works like this. We always search for more and more happiness in our life but we never get that happiness. Because every moment is full of happiness which the god is given to us. But we are spoiling our present moments in searching of our better future which no one has seen. So always enjoy your present life. If your present is good your future will always good.

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The Decision of win or Lose (Small Story)

Once there was a King. He was very kind to all. His kingdom was very small. But the people of the kingdom were very happy. His kingdom's army force were approximate 140 to 150. This was the biggest weakness for his kingdom. 

One day, an another kingdom's army attacked on his kingdom who were approximately 50000 to 60000 in numbers. The small kingdom's people were shocked by this sudden attacked on them. The king of the small kingdom called a emergency meeting. The king said that the opposition army is so big we cannot handle them with our small army force. But he knew that if we fight against them there may be some chances of win but if we surrender, we will surely lose. 

The King told his army that lets leave this decision on destiny this time. He said lets toss a coin, if there comes head, we will win, if there comes tail. then we will lose. Then king tossed the coin, and fortunetely head came. By seeing this, everyone was there filled with joy and confidence. Now they were ready for every kind of fight.

They attacked on opposition army with their full efforts. They all knew that they will win because of destiny, The war lasted for one day and result came to their way. They all were very happy because they had defeated an huge army force. After their victory, all the people were celebrating in the kingdom. But the king's secretery asked one question from the king. He asked how were you so depended upon destiny this time. Then, the king showed him that coin which were head on their both sides. It means there were no destiny involved in their victory. The King said, he had to do that because he knew that their kingdom's army has lost their selfconfidence. That's why i chose this way to make them fully energetic.

Moral of the Story

If you think of win in your mind then you definitely will win and if you think of lose you definitely will lose. Because every decision is based upon your strong desire of win or lose.

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Gautama Buddha and his disciples (Small story)

One day Gautama Buddha was going somewhere with his disciples. On the way, Buddha was feeling thirsty. Buddha told his one disciple to bring some water for him. The disciple goes out in search of water. On the way, he saw a river. He went to river to take the water from there. But there were lots of people who were bathing there. Because of that, water was not so pure. That's why he did not take water from that river and went back empty handed. He told buddha that the water was so impure that's why i did not bring water from there.

After listened to him, Buddha send his another disciple to bring water for him. That disciple went to the same river to take water. After Waiting for some time, He returned with water along with him.
Buddha asked him, water of the river was so impure then where from you brought this water. He said, this is the same river water. When i went there, I saw that water was very impure. But i waited there for some time. After some time, the dust went down and separated from the water. Then only the clean water remained up. That is the only reason i could bring that water. 

Buddha was very happy with him. He teached us a great lesson by this story. He said, this is the same situation of our life. Because whenever there is suffering in our life we get dispointed from our life like the first disciple did. He did not wait there for water to cleanup and returned back with dispointment. As like him we never wait for something to get heal. We have no patience in ourselves. He said time is the big healer. Everything changes according to time. If you have good days now you definitely will have bad days also. Because change is very necessary for everything. This is universal truth. We should be like second desciple because he kept patience for some time and he got the good result. 

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A Farmer and a Sparrow Story (Don't depend on others)

Once there was a farmer. He had a wheat farm. But there was a sparrow nest in his wheat farm and there were four little children of that sparrow in that nest. The Sparrow used to go daily in the forest to feed her little children. 

One day when she came back from forest she found their children were very scared. She asked them what happened to them why they are so scared ? They said, farmer was came here today and he was talking about wheat harvesting. He was saying, tomorrow he will send his sons to cut the wheat crops. They said where will they go after crops has been cut. After listened to their children, sparrow said that no body will come tomorrow to cut the wheat crops so please don't scare.

Next day, same happened as sparrow said. No one came there to cut the crops. Many days passed but no one came there to cut the crops. Everything was going well. Sparrow's children were very happy.

One day again when sparrow returned from the forest she was again shocked by seeing her children faces. They were so scared again. Sparrow asked them the reason behind their fear. They again said, farmer was came here today and he was talking about crop harvesting again. Today he was saying, tomorrow he will send the labours to cut the crops. After listened to them, Sparrow again said don't worry no one will come tomorrow.

 Next day, again same happened as sparrow said. No one came there to cut the crops. Again many days passed. But no one came there to the cut the crops.

Again one day, sparrow came back from forest and again she saw her chidren scared faces. She asked again about their fear. They again said today farmer came here again and he was talking about wheat harvesting. But today he said he has wasted his lot of time on depending upon others and he said that tomorrow he will come to cut the crops by himself. After listening this, sparrow said, tomorrow we will leave this place and will make our nest on some other place. Sparrow told their children that tomorrow he will definitely cut the wheat crops. That's why we have to leave this place.

Next day, Third time, again same happened as sparrow said. The farmer came there and has cut the crops. After seeing this, sparrow's little children asked his mother that every time whatever you said its gone right. what was the reason behind this.

Sparrow said, first time the farmer was depended upon his sons and second time he was depended upon labours. That's why that work did not complete.

But third time he was not depend upon anyone. That's why he succeded this time.

Moral of the Story

We should not depend on others to complete our works. Whenever we depend on others we always fail. So if you have any dream in your life, never depend on others to fullfill that dream. You will never be successfull.

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Magnetic Hill (Moncton), New Brunswick, Canada

What is Magnetic Hill ?

Magnetic hill is also called as Gravity hill. Magnetic Hill has the properties of a magnet which pulls the vehicles uphill. But in reality, It is just an optical illusion which is created by rising and descending areas. There are many magnetic hills in the world and Moncton maganetic hill is one of them.

Moncton Magnetic Hill

It is located at the northwestern edge of the city of Moncton in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Moncton magnetic hill has been baffling visitors for over 80 years. In the 19th century, When the cart path was built and automobiles were became more common in Moncton, drivers seen a very mysterious occurrence on a small hill. They saw, when a driver takes his foot off the car brake at the bottom of the hill, the vehicle rolls backword to the hill(uphill). From then, this hill is known as magnetic hill.

Tourism Attraction

Due to its magnetic properties this hill has become very popular among the tourists. To experience Magnetic Hill today, drivers must pay a fee to drive their cars to the end of the road. When a car is placed in neutral, it will begin to roll backwards, apparently uphill.

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Vipassana Meditation

Vipassana

Vipassana means to see the things as they really are OR insight into the true nature of reality. It is one of the most ancient meditation techniques of india. It was rediscovered by Gautam Buddha approximately 2500 years ago. 

Samatha meditation

It is also known as calming meditation. It brings a laser-like focus to our monkey mind. By removing the clutter, it makes the mind one-pointed, thus enabling us to see things clearly. 

Relation between Samatha Meditation and Vipassana Meditation

According to the Buddha, Samatha and Vipassana are the two messengers, who deliver the message of Nibbana (Nirvana) rather swiftly. In many Buddhist traditions, Samatha is done as a precursor to Vipassna (insight) meditation. In all Buddhist schools two types of meditation practices are followed samatha and vipassana. Samatha is a primary meditation aimed at calming the mind, and is also well-known and widely used in non-buddhist traditions. It is however vipassana, the systematic investigation of self and phenomena that is unique to the Buddhist tradition. 

Vipassana Meditation Course

Vipassana meditation technique is taught in many countries all over the world. This technique is taught in ten-day residential courses, during which participants are adhered to a set code of discipline, learning the basics of the method, and practicing adequately to experience its beneficial results. 

The course requires hard, serious work. During the period of the course, every person has to abstain from killing, stealing, sexual activity, speaking falsely and intoxicants.

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God's way of thinking (Small Story)

Once there was a temple in a city. There was a man who always used to clean the temple. One day he came inside the temple to clean it and suddenly an idea came in his mind. He turned his face towards the god's statue and started to ask some questions. He said, "God you are standing here from many years, you did not get bored". Let's play a game today of exchanging our jobs for one day. I will live your life for today and you will live mine life for today.

At first, God refused his proposal but on his repeated prayers, God had to accept his proposal. But god kept a condition on it. God said if someone pray for something from you. Then you have no need to fullfill his pray. Just stand there and stay calm. Just listen their prayers but don't do anything. He said ok and then god went away from there.

After some time, a very rich man came in that temple for his prayer. The rich man said, God i have a lot of money and want to earn more. He said i want to start a new company please help me for this and then he went away from there. But he forgot his wallet there. The fake god man saw his wallet and wanted to tell that man to carry his wallet along with him But suddenly he realized that God forbid him to do anything. 

After some time, another man came in the temple who was looking very poor. He had only one rupee coin and he kept that coin in front of the god's statue. He said, God i am very hungry and i need money to survive, please help me. Suddenly he opened his eyes and saw a wallet there. He was very happy to see that wallet. He thought that god has given this wallet to him and he took that wallet and went away from there. The Fake god man was seeing all the matter but he did not do anything this time again.

After some time, a third man came in the temple who was a sailor. He said, God i am a sailor and i am going on a fifteen days tour in the sea. So please help me that nothing happen wrong there and i will return home safely. In a while the rich man came there along with police to arrest that sailor. The rich man said he is the only person who has came in the temple after me. Maybe He has stolen my wallet. Please arrest him.  The Police arrested thar sailor.

The fake god man was watching the whole matter and this time he could not stop himself to tell the truth. When he started to speak. Everyone was watching all around themself to recognise the sound. But they did not able to understand from where this sound is coming.

But after sometime they realized that sound is coming from the god's statue and they thought god is speaking to them. The fake god man told them all the truth about the theif. He said poor man stole your mobile. The sailor is innocent let him go. After listening to fake god man the police arrested the poor man and took him along with them to the police station.

The fake god man was feeling proud on himself after telling the truth. He was thinking he had done everything right. Then the Real God returned to his temple in the evening. The fake god man told him all the story of the day and said i have saved a innocent man.

After listening to him,  God told him that you did not do anything right and you have spoiled everything. I had told you to not to do anything. But you did not obey me. Now i tell you what did you have done.

God said that the rich man is not a nice person. He has earned that money from wrong deeds. The poor man was a very honest man. He always helped the needy people. If he get the wallet of that rich man, he would have used that money in the right place. Thereby, the bad deeds of that rich man was slightly reduced. 

God said, now let me tell you something about da sailor. Sailor is going on a tour of fifteen days in the sea. If the sailor went to jail, he would have escaped. Now he is going on a fifteen-days journey in the sea and now he will never return. 

God said to fake god man, i told you not to do anything but you have spoiled everything.

Moral of the Story

If something is bad happening to you in your life, and you are not understanding why it is happening,  Then don't lose faith in god because he has planned something better for you. What he has planned for you? you cannot even imagine. So always faith in god.

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Will power of a six year old boy (Motivational Story)

There were two boys lived in a village. One of them was six years old and the other was 10 years old. They both were very good friends. They used to play together always. 

One day they went very far away from the village while playing. There was a well near them where they were playing. But they both did not see that well. And the big boy fallen into the well by mistake. He did not know swimming. He was seeking help. 

The little boy wanted to help him but there was no one around him to help them. Then he saw a bucket near the well which is mainly used for taking water out from the well. He threw that bucket in the well and told him to hold it firmly. Then he started pulling the rope with his full strength and kept on trying until he did not get him out from the well. 

After so much hard work, he took the big boy out of the well. They were very happy to see each other again together. But they both had a fear in their mind about their parents. They were thinking about their parents reaction on this matter. But when they arrived home there was nothing happened like they were thinking. Because when they told their parents about this matter they were not ready to believe in it. Not only their parents but no one in the village was ready to believe on their story. 
They all were thinking that a six years old boy can not pick a bucket full of water then how can he pull out a ten years old boy from the well.  

But there was a gentleman lived in the village, named Rahim. He was very sensible. All the people in the village respected him very much. He was the only one in the whole village, who believed that the both boys were not lying. 

All the people of the village came to him and asked only one question, How can you believe on that two boys ? This is impossible. 
He said this is possible because when big boy was fallen into the well and he was shouting for help. Then there was only one person at that time to help him and that person was that little boy who was just six years old. And when that little boy was looking around him for someone to help them, then there was no one which means there was no one to remind him that he cannot do that. That's why he could do so.

Moral of the Story

If you have 'Nothing is impossible' attitude , then no one can stop you to be successful.

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Kuldhara: A Haunted Village(Rajasthan)

Introduction

Kuldhara is an abandoned village in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan (India). It was established around 13th century. Kuldhara village was originally established by the Brahmins who migrated from Pali to Jaisalmer area. These migrants coming from Pali were called Paliwals. A 2017 study suggests that Kuldhara and other neighbouring villages were abandoned because of an earthquake. Kuldhara is now famous for its haunted reputation. This village has been deserted from the last 170 years. It is said that thousands of people had left the village in just one night. Since then, this village is deserted.

Culture of Kuldhara Village

The residents of the village were Vaishnavites. There were statues of Vishnu and Mahishasura Mardini in the main temple of the village. Most of the inscriptions start with an invocation to Ganesha, whose small sculptures are also visible on the gateway. The villagers also worshiped the bull and the local horse-riding deity.

The men of Kuldhara wore Mughal-style turbans and jamas (tunic-like garment) with kamarband (a type of waist belt). They generally sported a beard, wore a necklace and carried a khanjar (dagger). The women wore tunics or lehengas, and some of them wore necklaces.

The villagers were mostly agricultural traders, bankers and farmers. For agricultural purposes, the villagers used the water from the Kakni river and several wells. They also tapped the water using khareen, an artificial depression dammed on three sides. When the water in the khareen evaporated, it left soil conducive for growing jowar, wheat and gram. khareen was situated to the south of Kuldhara.

Story of Kuldhara

The village that was so developed, then what was the reason that the village became deserted overnight. The reason for this was the lecherous minister Salim Singh of the village who was attracted to a beautiful girl from the village. He was so crazy about that girl that he just wanted to get her in some way. He started making pressure on Brahmins for this. He sent his guards to force the villagers to hand over the girl. It was a difficult time for the villagers. They either had to save the village or their daughter. The villagers asked the guards to return next morning, and abandoned the village overnight. Another version claims that 83 other villages in the area were also abandoned overnight. But 2017 study suggests that Kuldhara and other neighbouring Paliwal villages were destroyed because of an earthquake.

Tourism Attraction

Because of its haunted reputation Kuldhara village is very popular among tourists. Local legend claims that while leaving the village, the Paliwals had put a curse that no one would be able to re-occupy the village again. Those who tried to re-populate the village experienced paranormal activities, and therefore, the village remains uninhabited. 

Paranormal Society Team Experience in Kuldhara

In May 2013, the team of Paranormal Society from Delhi conducting research on ghosts and spirits, spent the night in Kuldhara village. The team believed that there is something unusual here. A member of the team told that during the night, I felt that someone placed his hand on my shoulder and when I looked back, there was no one. They claimed to have encountered moving shadows, haunting voices, talking spirits, and other paranormal activities.

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Guru Nanak Dev ji: A Great Spiritual Leader

Introduction

Guru Nanak was a great saint who gave a very clear defination of god. According to him, There is only one god and he is the creator of universe. He is omnipresent and he dwells in everyone. Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated world-wide as Guru Nanak Gurpurab. He traveled far and wide, mostly on foot, spreading the message of oneness of God who dwells in all living beings.

Childhood and Early Life

Guru Nanak was born on 15 April 1469 in Nankana Sahib near Lahore (Pakistan). His father was  Mehta Kalu, and his mother was Mata Tripta. His father was the local patwari (accountant) for crop revenue in the village of Talwandi. His parents were both Hindus and belonged to the merchant caste. He starts displaying the symptoms of his greatness in childhood as a boy, he used to spend long periods of time in meditation and was very spiritual. He questioned meaningless rituals on the name of religions by his family and refused to participate in them. One day his father sent him to market by giving him some money for business. On the way he saw some poor and needy people. They all were very hungry. Then Guru Nanak spent his whole money on them. His father was very angry on him on this matter. Guru Nanak had one elder sister, Bebe Nanaki, to whom he was very close. In 1475 she married and moved to Sultanpur. Nanak was attached to his sister and followed her to Sultanpur to live with her and her husband, Jai Ram. At the age of around 16 years, Nanak started working under Daulat Khan Lodi, employer of Nanaki's husband. 

Marriage

On 24 September 1487 Nanak married Mata Sulakkhani in the town of Batala. The couple had two sons, Sri Chand and Lakhmi Chand. Sri Chand received enlightenment from Guru Nanak's teachings and went on to become the founder of the Udasi sect.

Guru Nanak Dev Teachings

Guru Nanak’s teachings can be found in the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib.

Guru Nanak’s teaching is understood to be practised in three ways:

1. Vaṇḍ Chakko: Sharing with others, helping those with less who are in need.
2. Kirat Karo: Earning/making a living honestly, without exploitation or fraud.
3. Naam Japna: Meditating on God's name to control the five weaknesses. (lust, rage, greed, attachment, conceit of the human personality.

Guru Nanak Dev Journeys (Udasis)

1. First Journey: (1500-1506) Lasted about 7 years and covered the following towns and regions: Sultanpur, Tulamba (modern Makhdumpur, zila Multan), Panipat, Delhi, Banaras (Varanasi), Nanakmata (zila Nainital, U.P.), Tanda Vanjara (zila Rampur), Kamrup (Assam), Asa Desh (Assam), Saidpur (modern Eminabad, Pakistan), Pasrur (Pakistan), Sialkot (Pakistan). Guru Nanak was of the age of 31-37.
2. Second Journey: (1506-1513) Lasted about 7 years and covered the following towns and regions: Dhanasri Valley, Sangladip (Ceylon). Guru Nanak was of the age of 37-44.
3. Third Journey: (1514-1518) Lasted about 5 years and covered the following towns and regions: Kashmir, Sumer Parbat, Nepal, Tashkand, Sikkim, Tibet. Guru Nanak was of the age of 45-49.
4. Fourth Journey: (1519-1521) Lasted about 3 years and covered the following towns and regions: Mecca and the Arab countries. Guru Nanak was of the age of 50-52.
5. Fifth Journey: (1523-1524) Lasted about 2 years and covered the following towns and regions: Places within the Punjab. Guru Nanak was of the age of 54-56.

Death

Guru Nanak Dev Ji appointed Bhai Lehna as the successor Guru, renaming him as Guru Angad, meaning "one’s very own" or "part of you". Shortly after proclaiming Bhai Lehna as his successor, Guru Nanak died on 22 September 1539 in Kartarpur, at the age of 70.

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Leave your comfort zone - Motivational Story

Once there was a king. He was very kind to all. One day someone gifted him two hawks. Both the hawks were very beautiful. The king likes both hawks very much.

Next day, the king gave his both hawks to his trainer to make them trained. After a few months of training, the trainer told the king that one hawk is flying very well but the other hawk is sitting on a tree and could not able to fly. 

After listening to all things, the king called several big people and doctors around him to treat that hawk, but no one could help that hawk to fly. After all these efforts, one day the king called a farmer who had a great knowledge about animals. The king told him that you have to help this hawk to fly. 

Next morning, everyone was very surprised to see that hawk was actually flying. The King was very happy to see this. The king called that farmer to his mahal and asked him how did he do that. The farmer replied that it was very easy for me. He said i cut that branch of tree where that hawk was always sit. 

The farmer said that when I cut that part of the tree, then the hawk started falling down and started trying to fly and after trying several times, he really started flying. The king was very happy to hear this and gave a great reward to the farmer.

Moral of the story

This story tells us about our comfort zone. As long as we live in our comfort zone, we cannot succeed in life. To succeed in life we will have to come out of our comfort zone.

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