Soft Skills and Personality Development

Bad Temper and hammering nails in fence Venkatachalam Salem . Short Story : There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, " You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will nev

Honesty is the best policy  . Once upon a time, what happened did happen.....or you wouldn't be hearing this story!! VOCABULARY at the bottom கடினமான ஆங்கில வார்த்தைகள் பொருள்  கீழே A merchant on a casual jaunt through a market, came across a fine specimen of a camel for sale. The merchant and the camel seller, both skilled negotiators, struck a hard bargain. The camel seller pleased with his skill of bargaining out what he felt was a very good price, parted with his camel and the merchant chuffed that he had struck a fantastic bargain, proudly walked home with the latest addition to his large livestock. On arriving home, the merchant called to his servant to come and help him take out the camel's saddle. The unwieldy heavily padded saddle being too difficult for the servant to manage on his own. Hidden under the saddle, the servant found a small velvet pouch which on opening he discovered to be filled with precious jewels!! The servant was overexcited !! "Master you bough

Attending magilvoor mandram meeting at Rishi Hall நண்பர்களே, டாக்டர் திரு. செல்வரங்கம் அவர்களுடைய ... மகிழ்வோர் மன்ற மீட்டிங்கில் பங்கு பெற்றது எனக்கு ஒரு மறக்க முடியாத மகிழ்ச்சியான நிகழ்ச்சி. அவருக்கும் ஏகலைவனுக்கும் நன்றி. .. .. இவ்வளவு எளிமையாக ஒரு டாக்டர் இருப்பார் என்று நான் கனவிலும்  நினைத்தது இல்லை. நம் சமுதாயத்தில் உடல் உழைப்பு குறைந்து வருவதாலும், பல விஞ்ஞான வளர்ச்சிகளை நாம் சரிவர பயன்படுத்த தவறியதாலும் நம் மன நலம் பாதிப்பு அடைய ஆரம்பித்து விட்டது என்று 2 வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு ஒரு மருத்துவ  கட்டுரையில் படித்தேன். அதை எதிர்கொள்ள நாம் என்னைன்ன செய்ய வேண்டும் என்பதை ஒரு வருடதிற்கும் மேலாக தமிழிலும் ஆங்கிலத்திலும் திரட்டி, என்னுடைய பல பிளாகுகளில் (blogspot.com) பதிவு செய்து உள்ளேன்.  படித்து  பயன்பெறவும். கண்ணாடியில் நம்மை நாமே பார்த்து சிரித்தால் நல்லதாம். ஒரு ஆங்கில கட்டுரையில் படித்தேன். லிங்க் கீழே  .. LAUGH AT YOUR IMAGE IN MIRROR AND BE HEALTHY  சேலத்தில் டாக்டர் அவர்கள் இதற்காக ஒரு மன்றம் அமைத்து மக்களுக்கு நன்மை செய்ய விழைவது மிக மிக அற்புதமான ஒரு செயல். டா

Attending Aekalaivan's meeting at Salem magilvoor mandram / Trust Venkatachalam Salem  Diary for all Dated : August 01, 2019 (Part 1) It was a great experience attending the function in which my DIFFERENTLY ABLED friend Aekalaivan gave a special speech at RISHI HALL, Maravaneri, Salem 7. It was organized by Dr. Selvarangam and SALEM MAGHILVOOR MANDRAM. (Salem Happiness Club). Part 2 [below] Are you a "murram"  or "jalladai" ? நீங்கள் முறமா ... ஜல்லடையா ? [கீழே] ..  My younger daughter dropped me at the venue. I was the first person to enter the hall around 5.55pm. It was great to see a few Thirukural books welcoming me at the entrance. There were also a few copies of Aekalaivan's book. Everyone who attended the meeting was insisted to talk, even the kids introduced themselves and did some simple performance. I was so overwhelmed with emotions that I was not able to speak coherently when the mic was given to me. Many people used