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Hello, You have won

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Phone rings…… Someone picks up the phone. Someone: Hello. Who’s speaking? The Caller: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Abhiram Satpathy? Abhiram (Someone): Yes. I am speaking. Caller: Congratulations sir, you have won a car worth Rs. 5 Lakhs. Abhiram (being conscious about the frauds happening these days): Oh okay, but, how did I win? I don’t remember being any part of contests or something. Caller: Sir, you have been selected randomly from the customer database of the shopping network ‘WeShop’. Our company do this at regular intervals every year. Also, if you don’t want to take the car then we can end the money (Rs. 5 Lakhs) instead of it (car). Abhiram: Thank you very much, when I shop from your network, I always get notifications for the same through e-mail, automated SMS and app but this time I only got the SMS. Caller: I understand your concern sir but we provide notifications regarding these types of contests through SMS only. So, what do y...
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With Great responsibility come Greater Distractions

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If you are a spider-man movie fan, then you must have heard this dialogue, “with great power, comes great responsibility”. I just want to add something to this dialogue, “With great responsibility, come greater distractions”. Yes, you heard right, distraction is a thing, which no one would not have faced. Distractions While Exams(especially during board exams) Now, it is the time of board exams, who would be better than the students to ask about the distractions at this time. Most of the students read the textbook with the distraction of reading the text messages on the phone. What is the reason for this distraction? It’s because today’s students are habituated with chatting through phones. Is it really a distraction for the students. I think students don’t take this as a distraction but their parents do. At first, I said, “with great responsibility, come greater distractions”. In this case, parents see the board exams as a responsibility, and the other things studen...
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Taking Out some Time for a 'Me Time'

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What does ‘Me Time’ mean to me? ‘Me Time’ means a lot to me. It makes me enter a zone where I can keep account of my good works & mistakes of my past and the stuff which I have to do which I feel would be good for me. The good works whether small or big make me motivated especially in the times when I don’t feel so good about myself. The mistakes make me check on the stuff in which I have to learn from or improve in. After thinking about these past stuff, I plan things for moving ahead in my ways and do a little Pranayama and exercises. I do these things because I think they are going to be beneficial to me. ‘Me Time’ is very important to me We go through many situations in our life. We get many thoughts in our mind. We meet different people with different mindsets whether they are our relatives, friends or any stranger. Apart from these, we also have certain duties and goals in our life which sometimes get away from our sight because of the above-mentioned ...
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Positive or Negative Vibes Having Influence on People

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There was a match of a tournament going on somewhere. It was an Inter School Cricket tournament. The batsman batting at that time was being easy on the bowlers. He was playing grounded and defensive shots as he was taking his time adjusting himself well for playing big shots later. That time, one of the teachers of some school said to another teacher, “Why is he in the team? He has not even hit a sixer till now from the morning. He is doing nothing but boring everyone.” In reply to this, the other teacher said, “why do you think so? Be positive. He is just taking his time. He is getting ready for a bigger inning. They are young children. Let’s motivate them. Winning is not everything, the improvement and development of the students are more important . So, just keep calm and relax.” Observation of the Scenario In this scenario, we can observe two kinds of people and they are the two mentioned teachers. The first teacher seemed both demotivating and impatient but the oth...
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Tests or t20s in Your Life

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In test cricket, a batsman’s most prior motive is to stay at the crease as much as he can, score as many runs as possible during his stay. As we all know that it is not mandatory for a test batsman to score runs in a particular number of overs. So, it becomes very important in test cricket to wait for the playable deliveries from the bowler for scoring runs and defending or leaving the unplayable deliveries. If any batsman goes for the unplayable delivery for scoring, then he has a great chance of being dismissed and troubling his team. Can life be looked upon as test cricket? I always feel that our life is also like test cricket where we are like the batsmen in the game. We face many opportunities, challenges, and problems in our life. The opportunities, challenges, and problems act like balls bowled to us in our lives. In my opinion, we should try to score fours and sixes on opportunities, that is, making most of them, take runs between the wickets on the challenges or you ...
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It is all About Willpower

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Introduction What are the things needed for completing a work successfully?The answers to this question would be like the following. Some would say hard-work, some would say luck, presence of mind, curiosity, speed, talent, patience, etc. But all these things are of no use if there is no 'will' to do the required work. Explaining About Willpower Through our Daily Life Stuff Doing a work without a will is like eating something you don’t want to eat or eating when you are not hungry. And if you do eat when you are not hungry then it doesn't feel like eating the way it should be. Let us take an example of a car which has an auto-driving mode, good mileage, good shock absorbing facility, enough space for storing stuff and seating space for enough people. However, the value of all these features would be zero if there is no fuel. So, in our case,   will   acts as fuel for doing a work successfully. Leicester’s City Football Club's English Premier Leag...
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Advik parked his Bicycle where He usually parks

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Advik had reached his home from the school at around 3:00 PM like every day. His mom then served lunch for him on the dining table. After freshening up, Advik had his lunch and went to take a nap in his room. Then, the clock in his room was showing 3:32 PM.   After about 2 hours and 30 minutes, Advik’s mom began trying to wake him up for his coaching classes , which resulted in Advik changing his sleeping positions and not trying to wake up. But, when his mom aggressively shook him up, he had to wake up.   Then, he got ready for his coaching classes, put the required books and notebooks in his bag, and went for his coaching center by riding on his bicycle. He had classes from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM that day in the coaching center. His friend Lokesh with his (Lokesh’s) bicycle joined him on his way.  After reaching the coaching center, he parked his bicycle where he usually parks and locked the bicycle, Lokesh also did the same. He then entered the classroom with Lo...
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Some Things in His Backpack

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  One guy after putting some things into his backpack moved ahead on a street. The street wasn’t crowded very much but it wasn’t lonely as well. While walking on the street, the backpack guy reached the location of a bus stop and stopped there. At that time at the bus stop, a bus having a lot of people going towards their destinations arrived, and around 4-5 people got out of the bus. One lady and one guy among those people kept walking after getting out of the bus and the others remained there at the bus stop. The backpack guy went towards a guy who was standing at the bus stop wearing a dark blue formal shirt and black pants. Backpack guy: Hi. Blue shirt guy: Hello. Backpack guy: Are you waiting for someone to pick you up from here? Blue shirt guy: Yes, I am waiting for another bus that would take me to my place. Backpack guy: Before you get into a bus you might like some things that I have. Let me show you. The backpack guy took out very well and neatly f...
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Start From The Basics, Start Easy

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When you have a work in hand, always start from the basics. Complete the basic, smaller and easier parts of the work, first. If you do so, then you feel fresher, positive and confident to do the rest  of the work. Practically, you can examine that  the people who work out the basic, easier and smaller parts initially, complete the work more successfully than the ones who do not do the same. So, start from the basics and start easy.
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Why Did not They Talk to each other?

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There was an official party going on somewhere. In this party, a boy notices a girl and moves towards her. Let’s see what this boy has in his mind. Boy: Hi! Do you recognize me? I am from your college. Girl: Hi! Yes, I know that you are from our college. Boy: So, how are you? How are your friends? Girl: I am good. Most of them (friends) are in this city. Boy: How are they? Aren’t they at this party? Girl: No, they had other plans. They didn’t want to get into this boring thing. Boy: Boring? You mean this party? Didn’t you want to go with your friends? Girl: Actually, I and my friends work in the same company and are in the same project team. Since I have the cleanest image among them in the office, so, I am here at the party covering up for their marriage party. Boy: Is this party really that important? Girl: Yeah, it’s very important for our project. You have asked enough questions to me. Now it’s your turn. How’re you doing? ...
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The Exams got Over

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Those were the days of the year 2010 , Vijay had only one exam left of his 10 th Board Examinations. The last exam was scheduled to be on the next day. He had the books and notebooks ahead of him, related to the subject he had exam of. His eyes were on the pages of the books & notebooks, and he was thinking about how to answer what kind of questions, what kind of questions he should answer first, had he read enough to get good marks in the exam, and how his life was going to be after the exam. He had a little bit of nervousness about the exam and a lot of excitement about the exam getting over. One of the reasons for his excitement was also that the results were going to be announced after around 2 months unlike in the cases of other final exams he had appeared from the beginning of his school days till class- ix, where the results used to get announced within 10 days of the last exam. The Exams got Over Finally, Vijay’s exams were over. That time, how good or bad his e...
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The Story of a 23-year-old

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Whose Story is this? This is the story of a 23-year-old boy Vikash Sharma of middle class background, a graduate from an engineering college, who does not know, in which direction he should pursue his career. He has a “not so dumb and not so cool” attitude. He is not a party guy, talks what he feels, is required and he hates to wear formal shirts. Vikash lives with his father, mother, and brother. Vikash’s family is not happy about the way in which he is taking his life. Throughout his life Throughout his life, Vikash has always wanted to make a difference in his life. From his childhood to his present age, he has been hearing about what his friends and cousins want to be in their lives, some said they would be engineer, some said cricketer, dancer, doctor, etc. but Vikash was never sure, what he wants to do in his life, till now he does not know. Whatever Vikash knows or not, one thing he knows that he wants to do a job which no one is there to do, he wants to do someth...
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Be Like Rahul, Be Smart

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I know someone named Rahul who always wants to make his life and almost everything around him easier and smarter. At the time when mobile phones were new At the time when mobile phones were new, Rahul's family members were among the first buying them (mobile phones). One day, when I saw one mobile phone in his hand (for the first time, I saw that thing), I asked him , “Is that a mobile phone?” Rahul said , “Yeah, look at it, isn’t it cool?” I said , “Why did you buy that for so much, just to pick it in your pocket? You already have a landline phone which does the same work which your mobile can do. ” He said , “Look. Using a landline, you can only make a phone call from your phone, but by using a mobile phone you can send short messages to another mobile phone, you can call from wherever you want, you don’t even need a P.C.O for that. It can help you in urgency or passing important information away from home.” one day, I saw a smart-phone in his hand Th...
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The Guy was Dreaming

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A dead body was being fished out from a river by the Police. At first, it seemed like a dead body, but the guy was breathing. The guy was dreaming about something. What was he dreaming about? Here is the thing the guy was dreaming about: A guy who looked like the guy who was dreaming was lying on a road in a village and many people were standing around him. One lady present there: What happened to him? How did he get here? One Guy there: Is he alive? Then, one of the guys who were present there checked his nerves of his right hand and said, “ Yes, he is alive. Let’s take him to the Vaidya. ” Another guy from the crowd: Yes yes. You are right. Lift him and make him lie on my ‘Bail-gaadi’ (Bullock-cart). Two men from the crowd Baleshwar and Gyanendra took the senseless guy to the Vaidya Then, two men from the crowd Baleshwar and Gyanendra took the senseless guy to the Vaidya of the village by the bullock-cart. When they reached the vaidya’s ashram, they tol...
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Conversation with That Successful Guy

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Reporter (to a guy who got successful recently): Hello sir. Congratulations to you on this achievement of yours. That Successful Guy: Thank you, thank you so much for this appreciation. It means a lot. Reporter: Do you realize what great you have done for so many people? This is changing so many lives today. How was your journey? How did this thing strike your mind? That Guy: The idea came to me from a problem that was being faced by someone I know. And the journey had its share of ups and downs. Reporter: Can you please share this great journey with us? That Guy: I think it would be better to share this journey with all through a book, series or movie but right now, I can summarize it for you within few lines.  So, here follows my journey: When this idea struck my mind, initially I was scared about whether I would be able to achieve it or not, but I kept moving ahead. Then, I was scared about what people will say after hearing my idea, which ...
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A Park like this can Make Your Day

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There is a park in my city which is 8 kilometers away from where I live. I like to spend time there and everyone should spend some time in a park like it because it is surely going to make your day. Now, I am going to describe the things about the park and the similar ones which would make you feel good. When I visit the Park I am not that kind of guy who every day goes to the park, jogs & exercises there but I try to do the same once or twice a week as I don’t get time because of my works and the reason that I have my little workout at my house. I always visit the park one-half to two hours before the sunset. Every time, when I reach the park I always see a lot of motorbikes and bicycles in the park’s parking area. While entering the park, there is a feeling of going through a different zone. In this zone, you get a great environment where there are many kinds of people and kids relaxing in their own ways like they have transformed into a new version of themselves. ...
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Is there any Nice Coffee-Shop nearby?

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The following story is going to be narrated by Prashant, who himself is a character in the story: It was a very hot afternoon and I was on the way back to my place after another rejection. On the way, a girl in a salwar suit with a mobile phone in her hand asked me, “ Excuse me. Is there any nice coffee-shop nearby? ” Me (to the girl): Coffee? At this time? In this weather? Girl (in a rush): Oh, come on, I didn’t ask you to judge me. Just give me the name of a coffee-shop. Me: Okay. Walk 50 meters to your left, then 80 meters to your right and there would be ‘Sanjay’s Cafe’, your coffee-shop. Girl (with a beautiful smile): Okay. Thanks. Girl (to the phone): yeah, do you know ‘Sanjay’s Cafe’? In how much time can you reach there? 15 minutes? Okay, come soon. When I reached my place and entered my room I kept walking to my place. When I reached my place and entered my room, Rafiq said, “ Oh, you are back. I thought I would be all alone this afternoon. ” ...
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The Guy came into his Senses

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Recap A dead body was being fished out from a river by the Police. At first, it seemed like a dead body, but the guy was breathing. The guy was dreaming about something. The guy’s name was Rakesh. He (Rakesh) was trapped in his dream. In his dream, he was in the ancient India. To read more about what happened with Rakesh, check this (The Previous Part of the Story): 'The Guy was Dreaming' .  One morning (in the dream), Baleshwar and Rakesh went for farming. Rakesh got the chance to see the farming in ancient India live and learned many things from Baleshwar. Like this day, for many days, Rakesh went for farming with Baleshwar and helped him in the same. The Story continues....... One day, early in the morning, at the verandah of Baleshwar’s house, Rakesh (in his mind): For how many days is this going to continue? Will I have to live like this forever? I have to find a way. I have to go to the place where they had found me, I think I can find some links there. ...
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When I ran in the Balloon Race

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When I was studying in class ‘Prep’ I was with my parents at the Annual Sports Day in our school, I was 6 years of age, studying in class ‘Prep’ then. I had no idea about what was going on that day at the school. Before reaching the school that day, I even did not know that my parents had registered my name for the ‘Balloon Race’ there, I was just very happy riding with my parents on our scooter. In those days, I always enjoyed sitting on the little seat ahead of my father on the scooter. That day, our school was very crowded That day, our school was very crowded. There were sounds and their echoes everywhere, mostly because of the mikes and also due to the noise made by the kids and their parents. Many events were organized that day, most of them were related to athletics, but as a kid I was very confused about everyone jumping and running here and there. The Announcement for the Balloon Race Then came the announcement from one of the many mikes, “Dear parents of t...
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With Great responsibility come Greater Distractions

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If you are a spider-man movie fan, then you must have heard this dialogue, “with great power, comes great responsibility”. I just want to add something to this dialogue, “With great responsibility, come greater distractions”. Yes, you heard right, distraction is a thing, which no one would not have faced. Distractions While Exams(especially during board exams) Now, it is the time of board exams, who would be better than the students to ask about the distractions at this time. Most of the students read the textbook with the distraction of reading the text messages on the phone. What is the reason for this distraction? It’s because today’s students are habituated with chatting through phones. Is it really a distraction for the students. I think students don’t take this as a distraction but their parents do. At first, I said, “with great responsibility, come greater distractions”. In this case, parents see the board exams as a responsibility, and the other things studen...
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Arush got that the Angry Guy was at Fault

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  In a restaurant, Arush saw that a guy was arguing very angrily with the manager because of the bill he had got. The manager was trying to make him understand the matter politely but the angry guy was not in the mood of understanding anything. Arush couldn’t stop himself from getting into the matter. He (Arush) asked both of them (The manager and the angry guy ) about the matter. Both of them told Arush their versions of the matter. After hearing from both of them, Arush got that the angry guy was at fault. when he told the same to the guy, the guy pushed Arush, punched the manager and was rushing nearer to him (manager) to give him few more punches. The angry guy was getting uncontrollable. He was threatening the manager. He took out his phone and said to the manager, “ Now, I will show you what happens with people who mess with me. ” It seemed like he (the angry guy) was going to call some people like him to create some mess there. Suddenly, Arush hit the guy’s hand with h...
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