From India and Beyond

"two days ago, November 16, 2009 - was the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first ship from India to South Africa..
on Nov. 16, 1860... the first ship to arrive in South Africa (with Indians) was the SS Truro. There were 348 laborers onboard. The name of the first immigrant, recorded on the list of the ship Truro, was Davarum.
so, this week is something for South African Indians...

the ship started from the then Madras (now, Chennai) to the Natal bay...
Between 1860 and 2000 some 980,000 Indians arrived in South Africa as indentured laborers. The majority of them were Hindus from Madras, Travancore, Orissa and Bengal. Today, there are almost a million Indians living in South Africa - the largest group outside of India and Pakistan..."

Competition

Survival of the fittest is understood to be instinctive, which creates the vivid image of the dominant specie overcoming till death its challenger for territorial dominance in the wild. This deeply ingrained belief in our society causes us to despise our competitors, be it in sport, in the classroom, at work, in business, etc.

This mindset has influenced our behavior so pervasively that it would be fair to say that it is embedded in our sophisticated culture.

We forget that the ALMIGHTY GOD sustains us, provides for us and protects us ultimately. We have forgotten that we are dependant on GOD only. We must remember that GOD is infinite and his provisions [material/spiritual] are infinitely abundant.

In pursuit of growth and prosperity for ourselves and ultimately mankind, we aught to yearn for competition so that a higher standard of performance can be achieved. This attitude will create healthy respect and appreciation for our competitors. We will realize that competition helps us reach the next level and keeps us focused and intensely committed to the competitive environment taking us from strength to strength. We need not fear competition but rather embrace it.

Surely our success cannot be defined by the failure of another. Surely one does not have to fail for another to succeed. Surely there is no need to climb on the back of another to achieve greater heights.

Although this attitude to competition is cognitively appreciated, we mere mortals tend to behave instinctively when we square up in competition. It is important for us to respect and appreciate our competitors for in essence we are defined by our competition, even in battle.




written by :
Imran Karim

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G-weekly

Hi All!!!

Hope you having a wonderful week so far. If not, step back a little, look at the reasons why your week isn't going the way you want it to. Could you be the reason why your week isn't going smooth, or could it be some external factor?Whatever it is, know that you and you alone have control over it and you can change the outcome of how you feeling today!
Yes you can!! (like the famous statement goes). Many at times we let people decide on how we should feel, we let situations decide on our state of well-weing but if only we could take charge of each situation we find ourselves in and not let it control us, then the outcome could be positive.What i am saying (and still learning) is that, know what u want and where you want to see yourself (clear vision) and take charge of everything and don't let nothing stop you from getting there. You have it in you to be all that you wish to be...Impossible is a state of the mind but possible is the action you take towards achieving your goals..

"Coming back home..."
Regards
Gundo
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