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WHY DO PRETTY GIRLS END UP MARRYING ORDINARY GUYS
(This is an article written by my professor DR.ARUNACHALAM KUMAR. He is known for his research and ground breaking theories which seems to become true.)
Ever wondered how, the more pretty girls are always hitched up with the less handsome men? My own survey of the odd scenario
reveals that eight out of ten beautiful women, actually hook up with or get married to men who are just passably handsome,
and in many instances, very plain looking. The 'Adonis' types end up with Venuses only on movie and cinema screens; In real
life, the princesses invariably pair with toads.
I myself am counted a toad, and am nicknamed 'cockroach'. Mainly because of my average in height, weight, colour and below
average in looks department. Maybe too, because I am really an amphibian or arthropod in anthropomorphic form. Either way,
the point is, much to the utter amazement (and often, utter consternation), the 'crow' look-alikes of my college end up with
the 'swans' of the campus. The population of the bevy of beautiful belles that hover round plainsmen, amazes.
I have a possible explanation for dichotomous crow-swan coupling.You see, the crows, know they are crows and the cockroaches
know they are just that, insects; vermin and overlooked: They have nothing to lose anyway, so, they dare to send the valentine
card, or the bunch of roses or tinkle a bell - to the prettiest in the city. Rejection they can take, they know they probably
will be, but they never give up trying.
Now the swans, all decked and dolled up, enveloped in a cloud of perfume, eyelashes aflutter, stand in vain for the never-forthcoming
Lochinvars in shining armour. Instead, they have a bunch of Sancho Panzas, strewing petals at their feet, making them feel
heady. The crows are born courtiers and wooers. They will boldly walk up to Aishwarya, sitting alone yonder, to ask for a
dance: all the while, the handsome smooth shaven Gallahads, reeking of after-shave and dripping in gold necklace and bracelets,
wait at the other end of the dance floor, and hesitate; Afraid of asking, for fear of being rebuffed. That is the key. They
cannot take no for an answer, these macho types: their egos won&'t permit them to take risks. But the cockroach, he is
ready in approach, open in his admiration and genuine in his motive-and lo! The crows get the crown.
Next time you see an ill-matched married pair, the male Corvus splendens (common crow) with arms of the female Pavo
cristatis (pea fowl) draped around him, don't rant, just rationalize, and rue: it could have been you and her, instead it
is her and 'it'. The hare always loses the race to the tortoise. So said Aesop.
And so say all of us, the Periplaneta americanas (the roaches).
Amen
Azim Premji, Chairman and Managing Director of WiproLimited, shares
His perspective on success and effective living with teenagers
The funny thing about life is that you realize the Value of
omething only when it begins to leave you.As my hair turned from black, to salt and pepper to finally salt without pepper,
I have begun to realize the importance of youth. At the same time, I have begun to truly appreciate some of the lessons I
have learnt along the way. I hope you will find them useful when you plan your careerand life.
The first thing I have learnt is that we must always begin with our strengths. From the earliest years of our
schooling,everyone focuses on what is wrong with us. There is an imaginary story of a rabbit. The rabbit was enrolled
in a rabbitschool. Likeall rabbits, it could hop very well but could not swim. At the end of the year, the rabbit got high
marks in hopping but failed in swimming. The parents were concerned. They said,"Forget about hopping, you are good at
it anyway. Concentrate on swimming". They sent the rabbit for tuitions in swimming. And guess what happened?The rabbit
forgot how to hop. As or swimming, have you ever seen a rabbit swim? While it is important for us to know what we are not
good at, we must also cherish what is good in us. that is because; it is only our strengths
that can give us the energy to correct our weaknesses. The second lesson I havelearnt is that a Rupee earned is of far
more value than FIVE found.My friend was sharing with me the story of his eightyear old niece,she would always complain about
breakfast. The cook tried everything possible, but the child remained unhappy. Finally my
friend took the child to a supermarket and bought one of thoseready-to-cook packets. The child had to cut the packet and
pour the water in the dish. After that, it took two minutes in the microwaveto be ready.The child found the food to be absolutely
delicious.The difference was that she had cooked it! In my own life, I have found thatnothing gives as much satisfaction as
earning our rewards. In fact,what is gifted or inherited follows the old rule of
come easy, go easy. I guess we know the value of what we have if we have to struggle to earn it.
The third lesson I have learned is that no one bats a hundred every time. Life has many challenges. You win some and lose some.You must enjoy winning. But do not let
it go to the head. The moment it does, you are already on your way to failure. And if you encounter failure along the way,
treat it as an equally natural phenomenon. Don't beat yourself for it or anyone for that matter!Accept it, look at your own
share of the problem,learn from it and move on. The important thing is, when you lose do not
lose the lesson. The fourth lesson I have learnt is the
importance of humility. Sometimes, when you get so much in life, you really start wondering whether you really deserve
all of it! This brings me to the value of gratitude. We have so much to be grateful for. Our parents, our teachers and our
seniors have done so much for us that we can never repay them. Many people focus on the shortcomings,because obviously, no
one can be perfect. But it is mportant to first acknowledge. what we have received. Nothing in life is permanent mbut when
a relationship ends, rather than becoming bitter,we must learn to savor the memory of the good thingswhile they lasted.
The fifth lesson is that we must always strive for excellence.One way of achieving excellence is by looking at those
better than ourselves. Keep learning what they do differently.Emulate it. Butexcellence cannot be imposed from outside. We
mustalso feel the need from within. It must become an obsession. It must involve not only our mind but also our heart and
soul.Excellence is not an act but a habit. I remember the inspiring lines of a poem, which says that your reach must always
exceed your grasp.That is heaven on earth. Ultimately, your only competition is
yourself. The sixth lesson I have learnt is never giveup in adversity. It comes on you suddenly without warning.One can
eithersuccumb to lf-pity, wring your hands in despair ordecide to deal with the situation with courage and dignity. Alwayskeep
in mind that it is only the test of fire that makes us find steel. A friend of mine shared this incident with me. Hiseight-year-old
daughter was struggling away at a jigsaw puzzle. She kept at it for hours but could not succeed. Finally, it went beyond her
bedtime. My friend told her, "Look, why don't you just give up? I don't think you will complete it tonight. Look at it
another day."The daughter looked with a strange look in her eyes,
"But, Dad, whY should I give up? All the pieces are there! I havejust got to putthem together!" If we persevere
long enough, we can put any problem in perspective.
The seventh lesson I have learnt is that while you must be open to change, do not compromise on your values.
Mahatma Gandhi often said that you must open the windows of your mind, but you must not be swept off your feet by the
breeze. You mustdefine what your core values are and what you stand for. And these values are not so difficult to define.
Values like honesty, integrity,consideration and sensitivity have survived for generations. Values arenot in the words used
to describe them, as much as insimple acts. A wise man once said, "You do not have to change the world to make a difference.
If on the way to your house, you can bring a smile on the face of a crying child, you have done your bit".At the end
of the day, it is values that define a person more than the achievements. Because it is the means of achievement that decide
how long the achievements will sustain. Do not be tempted by short cuts. The short cut can make you lose your way and end
up becoming the longest way tothe destination.
And the final lesson I learnt is that we must have faith inour own ideas even if everyone tells us that we are
wrong. There was once a newspaper vendor who had a rude customer. Every morning, thecustomer would walk by, refusing to return
the greeting, grab the paper off the self and throw the money at the vendor. The vendorwould pick up the money, smile politely
and say "Thankyou, Sir."
One day the Vendor's assistant asked him, "Why are you always politewith him when he is so rude to you? Why don't
you throw thenewspaper at him when he comes back tomorrow?" The Vendor smiled andreplied, "he can't help being rude
and I can't help being polite.Why should I let his rude behavior dictate my politeness?" So it is,my young friends, with
all of us. In my youth, I thought of myself as a rebel and was any times, a rebel without a cause.Today, I realize that my
rebellion was another kind of conformity. We defied
our elders to fall in line with our peers! Ultimately,we must earn to respond instead of reacting. When we respond, we
evaluate with a calm mind and do whatever is most appropiate.We are in control of our actions. When we react, we are still
doing what the other person wants us to do. I wish you all the best in your life and career. I hope you achieve success in
whatever way you define itand what gives you the maximum in life. Remember those who win are those who believe they can.