Fema Merin Jacob

This is a testimony written  by a doctor who worked in Africa.  One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do, she died, leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive; as we had no incubator (we had no electricity to run an incubator). We also had no special feeding facilities.  Although we lived on the equator, nights were often chilly with treacherous drafts. One student midwife went for the box we had for such babies and the cotton wool that the baby would be wrapped in.         Another went to stoke up the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came back shortly in distress to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst (rubber perishes easily in tropical climates).  “And it is our last hot water  bottle!” she exclaimed. As in the West, it is no good crying over spilled milk, so in Central A...

Are we earning to pay builders and interior designers, caterers and decorators?   Whom do we want to impress with our highly inflated house properties & fat weddings? Do you remember for more than two days what you ate at someone's marriage?  Why are we working like dogs in our prime years of life? How many generations do we want to feed? Most of us have two kids. Many have a single kid.  How much is the "need" and how much do we actually "want"??  Think about it. Would our next generation be incapable to earn, that we save so much for them!?! Can not we spare one and a half days a week for friends, family and self?? Do you spend even 5% of your monthly income for your self enjoyment?  Usually...No. Why can't we enjoy simultaneously while we earn?    Spare time to enjoy before you have slipped discs and large prostates. We don't own properties, we just have temporary name on document...

A lovely little girl was holding two apples with both hands. Her mum came in and softly asked her little daughter with a smile; my sweetie, could you give your mum one of your two apples? The girl looked up at her mum for some seconds, then she suddenly took a quick bite on one apple, and then quickly on the other. The mum felt the smile on her face freeze. She tried hard not to reveal her disappointment. Then the little girl handed one of her bitten apples to her mum,and said: mummy, here you are. This is the sweeter one. No matter who you are, how experienced you are, and how knowledgeable you think you are, always delay judgement.   Give others the privilege to explain themselves.                                  What you see may not be the reality. Never conclude for others. Which is why we should never only focus on the surface and judge others with...

A pregnant mother asked her daughter, “What do u want- A brother or a sister?“ Daughter:- Brother Mother:- Like whom? Daughter:- Like RAVAN Mother:- What the hell are you saying? Are you out of your mind? Daughter:- Why not Mom? He left all his Royalship &  Kingdom, all because his sister was disrespected. Even after picking up his enemy’s wife, he didn’t ever touch her. Why wouldn’t I want to have a brother like him? What would I do with a brother like Ram who left his pregnant wife after listening to a “Dhobi” though his wife always stood by his side like a shadow? After giving “Agni Pareeksha” & suffering 14 years of exile. Mom, you being a wife & sister to someone, until when will you keep on asking for a “RAM” as your son??? Mother was in tears. Moral:- No one in the world is good or bad. Its just an interpretation about someone. Change Ur perception Irony of life : A temple is a very interestin...

Can u judge who is the better person out of these 3 ? Mr A - He had friendship with bad politicians, consults astrologers, two wives, chain smoker, drinks eight to 10 times a day. Mr B - He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps till noon, used opium in college & drinks whiskey every evening. Mr C - He is a decorated war hero,a vegetarian, doesn't smoke , doesn't drink  and never cheated on his wife. You would want Mr.C rite. But.. Mr. A was Franklin Roosevelt! Mr. B was Winston Churchill!! Mr C Was ADOLF HITLER!!!  Strange but true.. Its risky to judge anyone by his habits ! Character is a complex phenomenon. So every person in ur life is important ,don't judge them ,accept them.  Three beautiful thoughts   1. None can destroy iron, but its own rust can!  Likewise, none can destroy a person, but his own mindset can. 2. Ups and downs in life are very important to ke...

Golden words by Rahul Dravid on Patience - “When I’m requested to speak to youngsters I like talking about this phase of my life and liken it to fascinating plant: The Chinese Bamboo .  You can take a Chinese bamboo seed and plant it in the ground, water and nurture the seed for an entire year & not even see a single sprout. Infact, you’ll not see a sprout for 5 years. But suddenly, a tiny shoot will spring from the ground. And over the next 6 weeks, the plant can grow as tall as 90 feet. It can grow as fast as 39 inches every 24 hours. You can literally watch the plant grow. What was the plant doing during these 5 years, seemingly dormant period, it was growing its roots. For 5 full years it was preparing itself for rapid, full growth. Without this root structure, the plant simply couldn’t support itself for its future growth. Some would say the plant grew 90 feet in 6 weeks, I would say it grew 90 feet in 5 years & 6 weeks.” So keep watering an...

A very rich man took his son to a village to show what poverty is all about : After the trip, he asked his son about poverty... The son replied : We have 1 dog  ........... ......     They had 4.... We have a small pool.... ....They have a long river... We've lamps.....  they've stars... We've small piece of land....... They've large fields...... We buy food.....  They grow theirs & eat fresh....... We have to play with computers.... They have real friends to play..... ..... We have money which is supposed to make us happy.....  They have happiness hence they do not need money..  ...... Their fathers have time for their childrens.....  & Our fathers don't have....... The boy's dad was speechless..... Then boy said ''Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are.