1 Moral Stories 31 to 35 'THE 99 CLUB' Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle, was neither happy nor content. One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily while he worked. This fascinated the King: Why was he, the supreme ruler of the land, unhappy and gloomy, while a servant had so much joy in his heart? The King asked the man, "Why are you so happy?" He replied, "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but, my family and I don't need too much - just a roof over our heads and food to fill ourselves." Later in the day, the King sought the advice of his most trusted advisor. After hearing the King's woes and the servant's story, the advisor declared, "Your Majesty, I believe that the servant has not been made part of The 99 Club." "The 99 Club? And, what exactly is that?" the King enquired. The advisor replied, "Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99 Club is, place 99 gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant's doorstep." This was done. When the servant saw the bag, he took it into his house. When he opened it, he let out a great shout of joy... so many gold coins! He began to count them. After several times, he was at last convinced that there were 99 coins. He wondered, "What could have happened to that last gold coin? Surely, no one would leave 99 coins!" He looked everywhere he could, but, that final coin was not to be found. Finally, exhausted, he decided that he was going to have to work harder than ever to earn that gold coin and complete his collection.
2 From that day, the servant's life was changed. He was overworked, grumbled a lot and scolded his family for not helping him make that 100th gold coin. He stopped singing while he worked. Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled. When he sought his advisor's help, the advisor concluded, "Your Majesty, the servant has now officially joined The 99 Club." He continued, "The 99 Club is a name given to those people who have enough to be happy, but, are never contented, because they are always yearning and striving for that extra 1 to round it out to 100! We can be happy, even with very little in our lives, but the minute we are given something bigger and better, we want even more! We lose our sleep and our happiness. We even hurt the people around us. All these are as a price for our growing needs and desires. That's what joining The 99 Club is all about." Note: Hopefully, we can avoid being members of that club! Dr.Ashok Pagrut BA,MB,Ayurvedacharya. D.Ortho.BOM, M.S.Orth.BOM ORTHOPAEDIC AND HAND SURGEON DR.PAGRUT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL Sahdev,Vishal Nagar Mith Chouki,Marve Road. MALAD-W MUMBAI. 400 064 Tel: 2882 7447, 2881 3376 Mobile : 98200 39586 a_pagrut@vsnl.net ashok.pagrut@gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 From: "tanvee kulkarni" <tanvee62@yahoo.co.in> To: "sm vaidya" <smv2004@mtnl.net.in> Subject: Fw: Credit Defaulters... Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008 6:45 PM From: Uday.SAWANT@crayvalley.com <Uday.SAWANT@crayvalley.com> Subject: Credit Defaulters... To: tanvee62@yahoo.co.in, Date: Tuesday, 22 July, 2008, 8:57 AM Rajiv and Mona are flying to Australia for a two-week vacation to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Suddenly, over the public address system, the Captain announces, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, I am afraid I have some very bad news. Our engines have ceased functioning and we will attempt an emergency landing. Luckily, I see an uncharted island below us and we should be able to land on the beach. However, the odds are that we may never be rescued and will have to live on the island for the rest of our lives!' Thanks to the skill of the flight crew, the plane lands safely on the island. An hour later Rajiv turns to his wife and asks, 'Mona, did we pay our deposit cheque to ICICI Bank?' 'No, sweetheart,' she responds. Rajiv, still shaken from the crash landing, then asks, 'Mona, did we pay our ICICI Bank Master Card balance yet?' 'Oh no! I'm sorry. I forgot to send the cheque,' she says. 'One last thing, Mona. Did you remember to send cheques for the ICICI Auto loan this month?' he asks. 'Oh, forgive me, Rajiv,' begged Mona. 'I didn't send that one, either.' Rajiv grabs her and gives her the biggest hug in 40 years. Mona pulls away and asks him, 'So, why did you hug me?' Rajiv answers, 'They'll find us!' Thanks, Best Regards, Uday Sawant Asst. Manager - Technical Service. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kamlesh <kamlesh.mali@jsw.in> Date: Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 10:10 AM Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: Fw: [Fwd: Especially for Dear ones...!!]]] To: Sudhir Vaidya <smv2004@gmail.com> Especially for Dear ones...!! An elderly man in Mumbai calls his son in New York and says, 'I hate to ruin your day son, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are getting a divorce; 35 years of marriage... and that much misery is enough!' 'Dad, what are you talking about?' the son screams. 'We can't stand the sight of each other any longer,' the old man says. 'We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Hong Kong and tell her!' Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. 'Like heck they're getting divorced,' she shouts, 'I'll take care of this.' She calls Mumbai immediately, and screams at the old man, 'You are not getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR??' and she hangs up. The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. 'Okay', he says, 'It's all set. They're both coming for Diwali and paying their own airfare!!' MORAL: No man / woman is busy in this world all 365 days. The sky is not going to fall down if you take few days LEAVE and meet your dear ones. OFFICE WORK IS NOT EVERYTHING IN LIFE and MONEY MAKING IS NOT EVERYTHING IN LIFE. AFTER ALL WE WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM. YOU ARE EVERYTHING FOR SOMEONE.
Thanks & Regards, SUNIT HODAWADEKAR JSW Steel Ltd. Mumbai Sr. System Analyst IT Office: + 91 22 23513000 (Board) Ext: 228 + 91 22 66208228 (Direct) Mobile: +91 9819424887 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shailendra Naravane <shailendragn@hotmail.com> Date: Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 1:11 PM Subject: FW: 7%... To: Sudhir Vaidya <smv2004@gmail.com A Swami was having a conversation with Lord Shiva one day and said. 'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like. Lord Shiva led the Swami to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the Swami looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the Swami's mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The Swami shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. Lord Shiva said, 'You have seen Hell. They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The Swami said, 'I don't understand.' 'It is simple,' said Lord Shiva. 'It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.'
6 When Lord Shiva created the world, He was thinking of you. It's estimated 93% won't forward this. If you are one of the 7% who will, forward this with the title '7%'. I'm in the 7% Remember that I will always share my spoon with! you. S. G. NARAVANE DY MATERIALS MANAGER (T&C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How Business is done. Father: I want you to marry a girl of my choice Son: "I will choose my own bride!" Father: "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter." Son: "Well, in that case...ok" Next Father approaches Bill Gates. Father: "I have a husband for your daughter." Bill Gates: "But my daughter is too young to marry!" Father: "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank." Bill Gates: "Ah, in that case...ok" Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank. Father: "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president." President: "But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!" Father: "But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law." President: "Ah, in that case...ok" This is how business is done!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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