Now ,Now,Now

Today read a poem in the paper and liked it very much.In fact it is one of the quickest way to live with happiness.It goes like this...
If you have a kind word to say,say it now,
If you have something to give,give it now,
If you can make someone glad or another less sad
Do it now,Do it now...Do it now
If you have trust to bestow,show it now,
If you have friendship to give,give it now,
If there is painyou can ease or someone you can please,
Do it now...Do it now,....Do it now
Such simple lines but such great thoughts are expressed by this poem.If all of us can follow these simple rules than world will really become a better place to live for everyone.We spend our whole life thinking to do good things later but we are not aware that time is running out and may be that that later might turn out to be "Never".

The Real Meaning Of Ganesha Image

Today in Times of India I read an interesting article in the "speaking tree" Column and was overwhelmed by the knowledge it gave to me .I thank the writer Kishore Asthana for giving us,a wide knowledge about Lord Ganesha's Image.
Before going into details the first thing we should know is that Lord Ganesha not only symbolizes the wisdom but also power to ward off any problems from our Life In the following points ,we will now find out the meaning of every part of his image and how they are related to us ........
1. The very first thing we see in Lord Ganesha is his trunk. An elephant has the ability to pick a tree as well as a needle from his trunk. Similarly Ganesha's trunk also symbolizes that the wise person has both immense strength and fine discriminatory power.
2.The next thing we see are the big ears of Ganesha. It symbolizes that a wise person hears all .
3.Lord Ganesha has four hands and each of his hands symbolizes a great meaning.
In one hand he holds a Lotus which is the symbol of enlightenment.
In other hand he holds a hatchet which symbolizes that when enlightenment comes all the past deeds whether good or bad ,of our old karma get cut.
In the third hand he holds Laddus.These Laddus symbolizes the rewards of a wise life .Here a very interesting point has been raised by the writer and that is that Ganesha has never been shown eating Laddus.It says that a wise man never gets attached to the rewards of his deeds.
The fourth hands is shown blessing to every one and so wise men ask the best for everyone.
4.Ganesha has always been shown with one tusk only while the other one is broken.The single tusk symbolizes that we should see the world as one and ourselves as an integral part of the world.
5.Ganesha is shown sitting with one foot on the ground and the other resting on his knee above the ground.It means that though wise man is a part of this earth,yet he keeps away himself from this earth.
6.Lord Ganesha is shown sitting on the rat.This rat is a symbol of our senses,which are never satisfied.As a rat never gets satisfied and keeps on nibbling everything,similarly our senses always crave for new things .As Ganesha rides on a rat to control it, similarly wise man also rides on his senses to keep them under his control.
7.Quite often Lord Ganesha is shown seated in front of tray of sweets .In these images the rat is shown sitting in front of Ganesha ,looking up to him.Similarly though the rewards of wise man may be in front of him ,his senses should be always under his control.
8. Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati who are supposed to be the Lord governing the universe and the Earth Mother.This symbolizes the spirit and body of a wise man.
9. Ganesha has the face of elephant,which focuses on the dignity of an elephant .Similarly wise man always has a dignity in his life.
10.And Finally when we chant "Om Ganeshaya Namah"before starting anything we tell ourselves that whatever we do let our wisdom take over us.
Thus in a nutshell Lord Ganesha the symbol of wisdom in our life is a part of ourselves only.It is up to us to control our senses and let our wisdom take over us.