Friday, October 16, 2009

Battlefields

there are those battles fought on borders taking lives, bringing despair to families .. and then there are those that are fought to save lives .. in the dainty confines of the BND onco clinic.. valiant foot soldiers combating cancer, as it cuts through families in its ever growing grip on mankind.. led by the formidable short statured and smiling Dr. Boman N Dhabur .. who is unwilling to give up any patient to the disease without the hardest of fights..

So hard the fight is .... that even at 2 am in the morning .. yes, that's correct .. you read 2 am .. Dr. Dhabur is still on appointments .. munching pieces of marie.. looking into the scan reports .. and rallying his forces of oxaliplatin, gemset and sorts .. into formations that are planned to squeeze the life out of the cancer .. and bring cheer and hope to so many families .. And, then there is Mrs Dhabur .. who with her soothing words, and concern puts patients to ease and runs the clinic like clockwork ..

To these valiant marshalls, and their foot soldiers .. the BND onco team .. are billions of thanks.. for choosing the right battlefields to wage their wars on ..

Where The Mind is Without Fear -- Rabindranath Tagore

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action--
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

Friday, October 2, 2009

The Original Gandhigiri

Top 10 Gandhi Quotes

The name "Gandhi" is synonymous with peace and non-violence. His epic struggle to bring together the people of India in their search for sovereignty is unparalleled. This great man's wisdom and foresight are compelling. On this page, you will find ten of the most powerful Gandhi quotes.
1. Strength
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
2. Government
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?
3. Self-Help
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
4. Government
It may be long before the law of love will be recognized in international affairs. The machineries of government stand between and hide the hearts of one people from those of another.
5. God
As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality. Man, for instance, cannot be untruthful, cruel or incontinent and claim to have God on his side.
6. Life
There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.
7. Change
We must be the change we wish to see.
8. Self-Help
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
9. Truth
The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
10. Wisdom
Suffering cheerfully endured, ceases to be suffering and is transmuted into an ineffable joy.