Resource Utilization

Resource utilization

 Buddha, one day, was in deep thought about the worldly activities and the ways of instilling goodness in human beings. One of his disciples approached him and said humbly " Oh my teacher ! While you are so much concerned about the world and others, why don't you look in to the welfare and needs of your own disciples also."

Buddha : "OK.. Tell me how I can help you"

Disciple : "Master! My attire is worn out and is beyond the decency to wear the same. Can I get a new one, please?"

Buddha found the robe indeed was in a bad condition and needed replacement. He asked the store keeper to give the disciple  a new robe to wear on. The disciple thanked Buddha and retired to his room. A while later, he went to his disciple's place and asked him "Is your new attire comfortable? Do  you need anything more ?"

Disciple : "Thank you my Master. The attire is indeed very comfortable. I need nothing more"

Buddha : "Having got the new one, what did you do with your old attire?"

Disciple : "I am using it as my bed spread"

Buddha : "Then.. hope you have disposed off your old bed spread"

Disciple : " No.. no.. master. I am using my old bedspread as my window curtain"

Buddha : " What about your old Curtain?"

Disciple : "Being used to handle hot utensils in the kitchen"

Buddha : "Oh.. I see.. Can you tell me what did they do with the old cloth they used in Kitchen"

Disciple : "They are being used to wash the floor."

Buddha :  " Then, the old rug being used to wash the floor...?"

Disciple: " Master, since they were torn off so much, we could not find any better use, but to use as a twig in the oil lamp, which is right now lit in your study room...."

Buddha smiled in contentment and left for his room.

If not to this degree of utilization, can we at least attempt to find the best use of all our resources at home and in office?

We need to handle wisely, all the resources earth has bestowed us with …. both natural and material so that they can be saved for the generations to come.

Useful Run Commands in Windows

Here is a huge list of commands for accessing an application or program in windows environment from run window.  To Access…. Run Command Accessibility Controls  access.cpl Accessibility Wizard   accwiz   Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools control admintools Adobe Acrobat (if installed)   acrobat   Adobe Designer (if installed)   acrodist   Adobe Distiller (if installed)   acrodist   Adobe ImageReady (if installed)   imageready   Adobe Photoshop (if installed)   photoshop   Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt Calculator calc Certificate Manager certmgr.msc Character Map charmap Check Disk Utility chkdsk Clipboard Viewer clipbrd Command Prompt cmd Component Services dcomcnfg Computer Management compmgmt.msc Control Panel   control   Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl DDE Shares ddeshare Device Manager devmgmt.msc Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* directx.cpl Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr Disk Defragment dfrg.msc Disk Management diskmgmt.msc Disk Partition Manager diskpart Display Properties control desktop Display Properties desk.cpl Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) control color Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32 Driver Verifier Utility verifier Event Viewer eventvwr.msc Files and Settings Transfer Tool   migwiz   File Signature Verification Tool sigverif Findfast findfast.cpl Firefox (if installed)   firefox   Folders Properties control folders Fonts control fonts Fonts Folder fonts Free Cell Card Game freecell Game Controllers joy.cpl Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) gpedit.msc Hearts Card Game mshearts Help and Support   helpctr   HyperTerminal   hypertrm   Iexpress Wizard iexpress Indexing Service ciadv.msc Internet Connection Wizard   icwconn1   Internet Explorer   iexplore   Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl Internet Setup Wizard   inetwiz   IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) ipconfig /all IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /displaydns IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /flushdns IP Configuration (Release All Connections) ipconfig /release IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) ipconfig /renew IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) ipconfig /registerdns IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /showclassid IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /setclassid Java Control Panel (If Installed) jpicpl32.cpl Java Control Panel (If Installed) javaws Keyboard Properties control keyboard Local Security Settings secpol.msc Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc Logs You Out Of Windows logoff Malicious Software Removal Tool   mrt   Microsoft Access (if installed)   access.cpl   Microsoft Chat winchat Microsoft Excel (if installed)   excel   Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)   frontpg   Microsoft Movie Maker   moviemk   Microsoft Paint   mspaint   Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)   powerpnt   Microsoft Word (if installed)   winword   Microsoft Syncronization Tool   mobsync   Minesweeper Game winmine Mouse Properties control mouse Mouse Properties main.cpl Nero (if installed)   nero   Netmeeting   conf   Network Connections control netconnections Network Connections ncpa.cpl Network Setup Wizard netsetup.cpl Notepad notepad Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) nvtuicpl.cpl Object Packager packager ODBC Data Source Administrator odbccp32.cpl On Screen Keyboard osk Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) ac3filter.cpl Outlook Express   msimn   Paint   pbrush   Password Properties password.cpl Performance Monitor perfmon.msc Performance Monitor perfmon Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl Phone Dialer   dialer   Pinball Game   pinball   Power Configuration powercfg.cpl Printers and Faxes control printers Printers Folder printers Private Character Editor eudcedit Quicktime (If Installed) QuickTime.cpl Quicktime Player (if installed)   quicktimeplayer   Real Player (if installed)   realplay   Regional Settings intl.cpl Registry Editor regedit Registry Editor regedit32 Remote Access Phonebook   rasphone   Remote Desktop mstsc Removable Storage ntmsmgr.msc Removable Storage Operator Requests ntmsoprq.msc Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) rsop.msc Scanners and Cameras sticpl.cpl Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks Security Center wscui.cpl Services services.msc Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc Shuts Down Windows shutdown Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl Spider Solitare Card Game spider SQL Client Configuration cliconfg System Configuration Editor sysedit System Configuration Utility msconfig System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) sfc /scannow System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) sfc /scanonce System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) sfc /scanboot System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) sfc /revert System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) sfc /purgecache System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) sfc /cachesize=x System Information   msinfo32   System Properties sysdm.cpl Task Manager taskmgr

         I hope the list will be of help to many. I have not verified the commands. Hence, request the visitors to use cautiously.

Would you have made the same choice?

        What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?

    At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:


    "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.Where is the natural order of things in my son?"

    The audience was stilled by the query.

    The father continued : "I believe that when a child like Shay, who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child."

    Then he told the following story:

    Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others
in spite of his handicaps.

    I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth innings."

    Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.

    In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.

    In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?

Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.

The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!"

Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'

Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball. The smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. 

Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home. All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay"

Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third! Shay, run to third!"

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!"

Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team "That day", said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world".

Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

Would you have made the same choice as the boys?

Why planning is important?

        Here is a story, which is quoted as a true story of four college students of IIT-Bombay (Batch 1992-96), that describes why planning is necessary. The story goes like :

        One Night 4 college students were playing till late night and could not study for the test which was scheduled for the next day. 

        In the morning they thought of a plan. They made themselves look as dirty with grease and dirt. They then went up to the Dean and said that they had gone out to a wedding last night and on their return the tyre of their car burst and they had  to push the car all the way back and that they were in no condition to  appear for the test.

        So the Dean said they can have the re-test after 3 days. They thanked him and said they will be ready by  that time.

        On the third day they appeared before the Dean. The Dean said that as this was a Special Condition Test, All four were required to sit in separate classrooms for the  test. They all agreed as they had prepared well in the last 3 days.

        The Test consisted of 2 questions  with the total of 100 Marks.

             Q.1. Your Name.........................( 2   Marks )

             Q.2. Which tyre burst?................( 98 Marks )

                 a) Front Left

                 b) Front Right

                 c) Back Left

                 d) Back Right.....!!!

        All four Q2 Answers are different!!!!!!! (No need to mention the results of the 4 students.)

Family reunion : A different kind

    People must be thinking why such a topic. To answer your question, this reunion was unique and for a cause. This story is inspired by the reunion of, one of the families in my village on a special occasion.

(Note: I have tried my best to narrate the situation, avoided the use of any name and number, as this is a public post.)

Story Begins:

    The family was headed by an old man, farmer by profession. He has 5 sons and 3 daughters. After his wife passed away, it was really difficult for the old man to handle his family. As any other joint family, this family also went through family quarrels among his daughter-in-laws. So, he distributed his all property among his sons. But this was not the end to the quarrel in the family. Being a large family number of problems is also large. On the timeline, the misunderstanding among brothers and the respective families rose to such a level that they even stopped talking to each other.

    The old man was staying with one of his sons. God knows what happened, all of sudden I came to know about a new type of quarrel in the old man's family. The other sons, with whom the old man was not staying, called for a panchayat meeting to urge that they want to keep their father with them. As per the rumor in the village, his sons are thinking that the old man was doing some work in his son's house and they all want to take advantage of him. As per the panchayat decision, the old man started staying for 2 months in each son's house. In the meanwhile, there was some patches among few of the brother's as they understood that they are not going to get anything by keeping disregard with others.

Reunion Climax:

    One day one (the middle son) among the 5 sons of the old man died (due to health problem). As per the rights, the old man should have asked all his sons to handle the situation and give condolence to that family. As the old man know the nature of his sons' family, he decided not to call any one among his sons. Villager suggested the middle son's son to ask all his father's brothers and sisters to the funeral and later rituals. But unfortunately, the middle son's wife did not agree to this unconditional reunion. Anyway the middle son's son-in-law decided, invited and convinced all the brothers to join hand to complete the tasks in the ritual. All the sons of the old man called for a village panchayat and decided to join hands to finish the ritual. There was a sympathy, that played a major role and that was : "though there was not any such relationship among the brothers, still then the old man's middle son was there own blood, they are from the same parents". And the panchayat decided that they can stay connected if and only if all the family members start a new journey in life by forgetting what has happened till date or who has done what mistake. Finally all of them agreed and went to the funeral of the middle son.

     This was a timely requirement that all the sons fulfilled. After that I came to know that there was serious meetings in each family and among families to finalize the future road map. There was mere tension in our mind, whether they will really shake hands and go further as a family or not. But finally, on the 10th day I saw all the family members of each family at one place and performing the rituals.

    Though after this incident everybody went to there respective home, still then, the attachment  was established among the old man's sons. Now they talk to each other, care for others problem like relatives, the old man is still staying for 2 months at each son's house in turn. The bond is still weak and I hope everything  goes well and the bond among the families becomes strong.

    It seemed not less than a drama to me, but it was reality. I decided to narrate this, because in India such kind of incidents help the diversified families to attach emotionally with each other. Generally families unite in good situations, like family functions, religious functions, but this was really a different kind re-unite in that family.