Mental Tension and Worry-  The disease of the modern world

                                        key words - tension worry calm peace

The other day Sindhu, a B Tech final year student told me that she   forgot to write her roll number in the answer book of the examination.

I asked her why?

She answered that she was under  mental tension and as such forgot to write her roll number.

People of all ages starting from a kindergarten student to a senior citizen from all strata of the society -  house wife, engineer, doctor, politician etc  all are under tension in one way or the other.

But is it possible to avoid this mental tension?

Swami Vivekananda says “The calmer we are, the less disturbed our nerves, the more shall we learn, the better our work be”. But seldom we can find a  person leading a calm and peaceful life. Now a days nervous tension has become a regular phenomenon. Some of the stress induced diseases are heart attack and high blood pressure. The degree of tension may differ depending on the place and situation. Some may be undergoing tension in his office , others may suffer in their home and some others may be undergoing both in their office and home as well.

Stress can’t be completely avoided but it can be controlled to a certain extent. Stress can be positive as well as negative. It is the negative stress which causes nerves tension, anger, jealousy and other problems.

If we are able to remain calm under any provocation, to a large extent tension can be minimized. For this we should have strong will power and faith in our self. We should learn to live in the present forgetting the past. By practicing meditation, to a large extent, tranquility can be maintained and also  regular   practice will help in removing negative feelings.

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Tapioca- Carrot Mixed Porotta

 

Tapioca- Carrot Mixed Porotta

Introduction

Tapioca- Carrot Mixed Porotta is a special vegetarian dish of Kerala. This is very suitable for school going children and employed persons for their lunch.

      

Ingredients

1. Wheat Flour (Atta)            3 cups                     
2. Tapioca 500 g                       
3. Carrot                             3
4. Green Chilies                   2
5. Oil                                  2 table spoon
6. Salt                                According to taste
7. Water                              1 cup

Method of Preparation
*Add water and mix thoroughly the wheat flour and roll into small balls
*Remove the skin of tapioca, cut into small pieces and boil it
*Wash the carrots and grate it nicely
*Knead the boiled tapioca, add salt, sliced green chilies and grated carrots
*Take one ball of atta and spread into circular shape of approximately 13 cms
*Take one portion of tapioca mix  and keep it at the centre ,fold from the sides and  spread again 
*Smear little oil on both sides, keep it on a  tawa and heat it till it   turns into brown colour
*Have this with tomato sauce, chutney or pickle 
   
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Present day job opportunities

                                          Present day job opportunities

Key words – job, opportunity, scope, vacancies

Everybody in this world want to have a job to earn their livelihood. In good olden days people were mainly doing jobs associated with agriculture. Industrialization gave an impetus to job opportunities. Modern technology developed over the years  is a major factor in this area. More and more new disciplines are coming up and this helps in creating more jobs.

Some of the best modern day career options:

Generally there are some traditional careers  that are always good:

·  Business

·  Finance

·  Engineering

·  Medicine (including nursing)

·  Trades

·  Tourism including hotel industry

·  Military, Navy, Air force

 

There are also some traditional careers that are  poor choices, usually due to the large supply of people that want to do them and the small demand of opportunity.

·  Professional sports

·  Acting

·  Music

·  Dance

·  Graphic arts

·  Philosophy

 

However, to use the term modern day implies a change, often due to the new technology. The most vibrant area in the present day is IT. In the past 30 years software development  has risen from obscurity to become a strong subfield of engineering. Another field in which crores of rupees are spent is advertising. Graphic arts has a major role to  play in this field. Another area is TV and associated wwork,

All disciplines have got their own advantages and disadavantages. The students have to identify their interests and pursue the studies accordingly.

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Professional Ethics

Key words: profession, ethics, integrity, training, obligations

Profession is a vocation based upon education and training and professionals are those who have got specialized training and can take decisions of their own and can act accordingly which ordinary persons can’t do. Ethics is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. Ethics are values and beliefs of an individual or a society as a whole. Ethical principles  are:  honesty, integrity, being fair and open minded, respect for dignity and accountable for one’s decisions and their consequences.

It is reported that Chanakya wrote “Arthashastra” in fourth century BC during Chandra Gupta Maurya’s rule. It is a treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy. Professional ethics refer to the ethical obligations to be followed by professionals. Every profession has got its own obligations - Engineers have got their own values and beliefs, doctors have their own, lawyers their own and teachers their own obligations.

The main question that crops at this juncture is who decides what is ethical?  What is good at one point of time need not be good all the times. Each profession has got its own code of ethics. A code of ethics prescribes what a professional should do so that he can  do the best at the minimum cost. It also helps a professional to choose what to do when faced with a problem.  A professional has obligations towards his employer, client/customer   and society.

Ethics plays an important role in the workplace. General public are unlikely to do business with an unethical company. When a company is caught doing something unethical, that company often faces  different problems. Consumers may  boycott their products.  Ethics and work should go hand in hand. Maintaining ethics should be an integral part of the workplace.

 

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       Our Environment

Environment  is  the surroundings in which the organisms live. The environment has two components – abiotic (non living) and biotic (living).

The abiotic environment includes the air (atmosphere), water (hydrosphere) and land lithosphere). The biotic environment includes the plants, animals and the microbes.

The basic needs of all living beings are: oxygen, food, clothing and shelter. Man depends on the natural resources for all his needs.  Maintaining the natural resources of the environment and their careful use is very much essential so that the present generation as well as the future generation can live in this world comfortably.

Our earth is getting deteriorated day by day due to a variety of environmental problems like  global warming, air pollution, acid rain, and so on. Population explosion   coupled with major industries contribute a large extent to the environmental pollution. Individuals and governmental agencies have an important role in reducing the after effects of pollution.  Economic use of electricity,  reducing carbon dioxide and managing waste are the important steps to be taken  to create a healthy environment.  The large scale use of vehicles on the road also contributes to a large extent of air pollution.

Polluted waters from industries are directly fed into natural rivers and streams with out proper  treatment causing water pollution. Use of artificial fertilizers for agriculture lead to soil pollution. Thus preventive steps should be taken to reduce pollution in all spheres.

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Web site for a writer

Tags: web site, profile, services offered, comments

Just like email and mobile telephone, now a days website for each individual has become almost a necessity, part and parcel. of present day life.
It depicts the profile of the individual along with the services that he can give. In other words it shows the presence of a person in the cyber world. Just like any other professional, a writer can also  showcase his writing contributions through his personal web site. In other words it serves as an advertising display board.
 The web site helps:
 -        To remain in touch with the readers. The writer can share his views,        stories and articles.
-         It shows the list of  writer’s publications.
-         The readers can give their comments after reading the writings. They can seek further clarifications if required.

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                                         Human Relations                                         

Key words – human relations, work place, productivity, employees

Man, it is told, is a social animal. Man can’t live in this world all alone. He has to maintain relations with his family members, with his colleagues in his work place, with the members of the society with whom he is associated.

In a work place (office) there must be cordial relations between the employees, between the employees and the employer. Also there must be cordial relations  between the employee and his family members. Then only the worker will be able to put all his energies and attention on his job. This is very essential for the overall progress of the company. It is necessary to have a healthy and peaceful environment in the work place. An employee should take interest in the welfare of his colleagues. Egoism should not come in the way. On the other hand the employee should be sympathetic towards his colleagues.

If the relations among employees are not healthy, the employees will like to quit  the job at the earliest opportunity. This is a big loss as far as the management is concerned, because training a new employee is time consuming and expensive. Also the productivity will be hampered which in turn cause great loss to the company.

For enhancing the productivity, employees must be motivated. As such employees must be rewarded for initiating new techniques and also for suggesting improved methods. The management should conduct opinion surveys and get employees reactions and suggestions for increasing productivity.

The following actions will help in maintaining good relations:

-       Be friendly and helpful

-       Take genuine interest in others

-       Have a smile on face and greet others

-       Call people by their names

In short, relationships are the very foundation of our lives. whether personal or professional. The ability to understand others’ feelings and communicate effectively with the people around will  help in mitigating others problems to a large extent.

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