Samsung Story

1- In 1938, Lee Byung-Chull launched Samsung in South Korea as a grocery shop.

2- In 1940, due to tight competition in the grocery segment, Samsung abandoned grocery for producing and selling of noddles.

3- In 1950, Samsung abandoned production of noddles for producing of sugar.

4- In 1954, Samsung left sugar and started a woolen mill in Korea.

5- In 1956, Samsung abandoned woolen mill and started selling Insurance and securities.

6- In 1960, Samsung left selling of insurance and securities for production of television - the black and white television. Not color television.

7- In 1980, Samsung switched to telecoms, producing telephone switch boards.

8- In 1987, Lee the founder and owner of Samsung died. The company now broke into four independent companies- department stores, chemicals & logistics, paper/telecom and electronics.

9- Same year, Samsung decided to focus on international investing, investing in plants & semi conductor facilities around the world.

10- In 1990, Samsung delved into real estate abandoning international investing in semi conductors. Samsung built the worlds tallest buildings: Petronas Towers Malaysia, Taipei 101 in Taiwan

11- In 1993, there was heavy recession and Asian markets went belly up, Lee's son who had succeeded him as the CEO of Samsung began downsizing, selling subsidiaries and merged the rest.

12- With the merging of the electronics, engineering and chemicals division, Samsung became the worlds largest producer of memory chips.

13- In 1995, Samsung switched to liquid-crystal displays and over the next 10 years became the worlds largest manufacturer of flat screen television.

14- In 2010, with liquid crystal displays becoming competitive, Samsung launches a 10 year growth strategy, with smart phones being a key focus.

15- In 2016, Samsung is worlds largest mobile and smart phone maker, outselling iPhone two to one.

Samsung sales today is over $250 billion and produces a fifth of South Korea's total exports.

Don't be afraid of change. If you don't change, you become insignificant. Don't be afraid of delving into new waters. Don't get stuck doing same thing over and over again, it's boring. The life is in the risk. The life is in the new!!!!   If your idea isn't working or you are stagnant, don't stick to the Glorious' past, take the risk and move on. It's far better than being stagnant.

Excellent letter to parent by school

Heritage School Kolkata sent this letter to all their board parents before few months....just loved it, so sharing with you all:

Dear Parent,

The exams of children are to start soon. I know you are all really anxious for your child to do well.

But, please do remember, amongst the students, who will give the exams, is an artist, who doesn't need to understand Maths.

There's an entrepreneur, who doesn't care about History or English literature.

There's a musician, whose Chemistry marks won't matter.

There's a sportsperson, whose physical fitness is more important than Physics.

If your child does get top marks then great. But, if he or she doesn't please don't take away their self- confidence from them.

Tell them it's ok, it's just an exam. They are cut out for much bigger things in life.

Tell them, no matter what they score, you love them and will not judge them.

Please do this and if you do, watch your children conquer the world. One exam or a 90 percent won't take away their dreams and talent.

With Warm Regards,

Story of Samsung

1- In 1938, Lee Byung-Chull launched Samsung in South Korea as a grocery shop.

2- In 1940, due to tight competition in the grocery segment, Samsung abandoned grocery for producing and selling of noddles.

3- In 1950, Samsung abandoned production of noddles for producing of sugar.

4- In 1954, Samsung left sugar and started a woolen mill in Korea.

5- In 1956, Samsung abandoned woolen mill and started selling Insurance and securities.

6- In 1960, Samsung left selling of insurance and securities for production of television - the black and white television. Not color television.

7- In 1980, Samsung switched to telecoms, producing telephone switch boards.

8- In 1987, Lee the founder and owner of Samsung died. The company now broke into four independent companies- department stores, chemicals & logistics, paper/telecom and electronics.

9- Same year, Samsung decided to focus on international investing, investing in plants & semi conductor facilities around the world.

10- In 1990, Samsung delved into real estate abandoning international investing in semi conductors. Samsung built the worlds tallest buildings: Petronas Towers Malaysia, Taipei 101 in Taiwan

11- In 1993, there was heavy recession and Asian markets went belly up, Lee's son who had succeeded him as the CEO of Samsung began downsizing, selling subsidiaries and merged the rest.

12- With the merging of the electronics, engineering and chemicals division, Samsung became the worlds largest producer of memory chips.

13- In 1995, Samsung switched to liquid-crystal displays and over the next 10 years became the worlds largest manufacturer of flat screen television.

14- In 2010, with liquid crystal displays becoming competitive, Samsung launches a 10 year growth strategy, with smart phones being a key focus.

15- In 2016, Samsung is worlds largest mobile and smart phone maker, outselling iPhone two to one.

Samsung sales today is over $250 billion and produces a fifth of South Korea's total exports.

Don't be afraid of change. If you don't change, you become insignificant. Don't be afraid of delving into new waters. Don't get stuck doing same thing over and over again, it's boring. The life is in the risk. The life is in the new!!!!   If your idea isn't working or you are stagnant, don't stick to the Glorious' past, take the risk and move on. It's far better than being stagnant.

People are often unreasonable

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centred;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are honest and sincere, people may cheat you;
Be honest and sincere anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

क्या आपने कभी इन पश्चिमी philosophers को पढ़ा है:

*क्या आपने कभी इन पश्चिमी philosophers को पढ़ा है:*
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1. *लियो टॉल्स्टॉय (1828 -1910):*

"हिन्दू और हिन्दुत्व ही एक दिन दुनिया पर राज करेगी, क्योंकि इसी में ज्ञान और बुद्धि का संयोजन है"।

2. *हर्बर्ट वेल्स (1846 - 1946):*

" हिन्दुत्व का प्रभावीकरण फिर होने तक अनगिनत कितनी पीढ़ियां अत्याचार सहेंगी और जीवन कट जाएगा । तभी एक दिन पूरी दुनिया उसकी ओर आकर्षित हो जाएगी, उसी दिन ही दिलशाद होंगे और उसी दिन दुनिया आबाद होगी । सलाम हो उस दिन को "।

3. *अल्बर्ट आइंस्टीन (1879 - 1955):*

"मैं समझता हूँ कि हिन्दूओ ने अपनी बुद्धि और जागरूकता के माध्यम से वह किया जो यहूदी न कर सके । हिन्दुत्व मे ही वह शक्ति है जिससे शांति स्थापित हो सकती है"।

4. *हस्टन स्मिथ (1919):*

"जो विश्वास हम पर है और इस हम से बेहतर कुछ भी दुनिया में है तो वो हिन्दुत्व है । अगर हम अपना दिल और दिमाग इसके लिए खोलें तो उसमें हमारी ही भलाई होगी"।

5. *माइकल नोस्टरैडैमस (1503 - 1566):*

" हिन्दुत्व ही यूरोप में शासक धर्म बन जाएगा बल्कि यूरोप का प्रसिद्ध शहर हिन्दू राजधानी बन जाएगा"।

6. *बर्टरेंड रसेल (1872 - 1970):*

"मैंने हिन्दुत्व को पढ़ा और जान लिया कि यह सारी दुनिया और सारी मानवता का धर्म बनने के लिए है । हिन्दुत्व पूरे यूरोप में फैल जाएगा और यूरोप में हिन्दुत्व के बड़े विचारक सामने आएंगे । एक दिन ऐसा आएगा कि हिन्दू ही दुनिया की वास्तविक उत्तेजना होगा "।

7. *गोस्टा लोबोन (1841 - 1931):*

" हिन्दू ही सुलह और सुधार की बात करता है । सुधार ही के विश्वास की सराहना में ईसाइयों को आमंत्रित करता हूँ"।

8.  *बरनार्ड शा (1856 - 1950):*

"सारी दुनिया एक दिन हिन्दू धर्म स्वीकार कर लेगी । अगर यह वास्तविक नाम स्वीकार नहीं भी कर सकी तो रूपक नाम से ही स्वीकार कर लेगी। पश्चिम एक दिन हिन्दुत्व स्वीकार कर लेगा और हिन्दू ही दुनिया में पढ़े लिखे लोगों का धर्म होगा "।

9. *जोहान गीथ (1749 - 1832):*

"हम सभी को अभी या बाद मे हिन्दू धर्म स्वीकार करना ही होगा । यही असली धर्म है ।मुझे कोई हिन्दू कहे तो मुझे बुरा नहीं लगेगा, मैं यह सही बात को स्वीकार करता हूँ ।"

दशावतार

एक माँ अपने पूजा-पाठ से फुर्सत पाकर अपने विदेश में रहने वाले बेटे से फोन पर बात करते समय पूँछ बैठी: ... बेटा! कुछ पूजा-पाठ भी करते हो या फुर्सत ही नहीं मिलती?

बेटे ने माँ को बताया - "माँ,  मैं एक आनुवंशिक वैज्ञानिक हूँ ...
मैं अमेरिका में मानव के विकास पर काम कर रहा हूँ ...
विकास का सिद्धांत, चार्ल्स डार्विन... क्या आपने उसके बारे में सुना है ?"

उसकी माँ मुस्कुरा कर बोली - “मैं डार्विन के बारे में जानती हूँ, बेटा ... मैं यह भी जानती हूँ कि तुम जो सोचते हो कि उसने जो भी खोज की, वह वास्तव में सनातन-धर्म के लिए बहुत पुरानी खबर है...“

“हो सकता है माँ !” बेटे ने भी व्यंग्यपूर्वक कहा ...

“यदि तुम कुछ होशियार हो, तो इसे सुनो,” उसकी माँ ने प्रतिकार किया...
... “क्या तुमने दशावतार के बारे में सुना है ? विष्णु के दस अवतार ?”

बेटे ने सहमति में कहा "हाँ! पर दशावतार का मेरी रिसर्च से क्या लेना-देना?"

माँ फिर बोली: लेना-देना है मेरे लाल... मैं तुम्हें बताती हूँ कि तुम और मि. डार्विन क्या नहीं जानते हैं ?

पहला अवतार था मत्स्य अवतार, यानि मछली | ऐसा इसलिए कि जीवन पानी में आरम्भ हुआ | यह बात सही है या नहीं ?”

बेटा अब और अधिक ध्यानपूर्वक सुनने लगा |

उसके बाद आया दूसरा कूर्म अवतार, जिसका अर्थ है कछुआ, क्योंकि जीवन पानी से जमीन की ओर चला गया 'उभयचर (Amphibian)' | तो कछुए ने समुद्र से जमीन की ओर विकास को दर्शाया |

तीसरा था वराह अवतार, जंगली सूअर, जिसका मतलब जंगली जानवर जिनमें बहुत अधिक बुद्धि नहीं होती है | तुम उन्हें डायनासोर कहते हो, सही है ? बेटे ने आंखें फैलाते हुए सहमति जताई |

चौथा अवतार था नृसिंह अवतार, आधा मानव, आधा पशु, जंगली जानवरों से बुद्धिमान जीवों तक विकास |

पांचवें वामन अवतार था, बौना जो वास्तव में लंबा बढ़ सकता था | क्या तुम जानते हो ऐसा क्यों है ? क्योंकि मनुष्य दो प्रकार के होते थे, होमो इरेक्टस और होमो सेपिअंस, और होमो सेपिअंस ने लड़ाई जीत ली |"

बेटा दशावतार की प्रासंगिकता पर स्तब्ध हो रहा था जबकि उसकी माँ पूर्ण प्रवाह में थी...

छठा अवतार था परशुराम - वे, जिनके पास कुल्हाड़ी की ताकत थी, वो मानव जो गुफा और वन में रहने वाला था | गुस्सैल, और सामाजिक नहीं |

सातवां अवतार था मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम श्री राम, सोच युक्त प्रथम सामाजिक व्यक्ति, जिन्होंने समाज के नियम बनाए और समस्त रिश्तों का आधार |

आठवां अवतार था जगद्गुरु श्री कृष्ण, राजनेता, राजनीतिज्ञ, प्रेमी जिन्होंने ने समाज के नियमों का आनन्द लेते हुए यह सिखाया कि सामाजिक ढांचे में कैसे रहकर फला-फूला जा सकता है |

नवां अवतार था भगवान बुद्ध, वे व्यक्ति जो नृसिंह से उठे और मानव के सही स्वभाव को खोजा | उन्होंने मानव द्वारा ज्ञान की अंतिम खोज की पहचान की |

और अंत में दसवां अवतार कल्कि आएगा, वह मानव जिस पर तुम काम कर रहे हो | वह मानव जो आनुवंशिक रूप से अति-श्रेष्ठ होगा |

बेटा अपनी माँ को अवाक होकर सुनता रहा |
अंत में बोल पड़ा "यह अद्भुत है माँ, भारतीय दर्शन वास्तव में अर्थपूर्ण है |"

...पुराण अर्थपूर्ण हैं | सिर्फ आपका देखने का नज़रिया होना चाहिए धार्मिक या वैज्ञानिक ?

Osho on parenting

You will be gone soon but the children will be here. And nobody can manage anybody else's life. Though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit even in your dreams. God will take care. It is none of your business to be too concerned. Whatsoever we can do, we do, but one should not hanker about things going the way you want. That is very egoistic.
 
You have given birth to a child, but once he is out of the womb he is free of you. First he depended for his breath on you when he was in the womb. Then he will take his own breath.

You don't say
'What are you doing? Are you trying to be
free of me? Trying to be independent?'

You feel happy that your child is breathing.

First he will take milk from you, then one day he will start eating on his own.

First he will go on clinging to your apron and then one day he will leave it.

You will be happy because the child is growing, becoming mature. Then finally one day he falls in love with a woman.
He has found his woman, so he will go
on his own way.

Bless them, and whatsoever happens
they have to find their own life and their
own meaning to life.

Now you are free.
Just try to find your meaning, your life, your goals, and devote the few days that are left to the search of the ultimate.

Don't be concerned with ordinary things. I have never seen a single parent who is
happy about their children. I have heard a Jewish joke..

A Jewish woman died and the first thing she asked when she got to heaven was if she could see Mary. So it was arranged. She went to see Mary and said, ''I have only one question to ask. You must be the happiest woman in the world. Your son is worshipped by millions.'' Mary said, ''What! I always wanted him to
become a doctor''.

Nobody is ever happy. Even the father of Buddha was not happy. He was very very annoyed because his son turned out to
be a beggar. He became a sannyasi
and the father was hoping he would
become an emperor. He crushed all his
father's hopes.

One thing is certain -- that the child is not
here to fulfill your expectations.
The child is here with his own destiny, and he will unfold his own destiny. You are trying somehow to direct his destiny
and that is going to be frustrating. So if the child becomes a thief or a murderer, of course the parents feel bad, and it looks logical.
But even if he becomes a Jesus or a Buddha, then too they feel frustrated
because they have their own ideas and the children try to do their own thing.

Accept it and bless them. They have to find their own ways

Who are we to interfere? And how can we?

Pray for them but leave them on their own. You try to grow yourself.