Proverbs in daily life ….
My late mother and father were very fond of quoting proverbs while talking. Slowly, I too developed a liking for proverbs and started collecting them and using them in my talks, much to the delight of my children and other friends.
I will list out some such proverbs in common use in our homes, be they in Punjabi or in Hindi.
I am sure there are similar proverbs in other languages as well.Proverbs add spice to our otherwise mundane talks.They convey convincingly in a short crisp manner what one wants to say.
I will begin with a common proverb in Hindi : “Sawan ke andhe ko sab hara hi hara nazar aata hai.” The literal meaning of this proverb is : “One who goes blind in spring, sees only greenery all around.”.
This proverb is commonly used for people who fail to see reality, especially dire circumstances, when they have lived through prosperous times.
Once I had discussed this proverb, in a lighter moment, in a class of some students. I posed them the question : “Sawan ke andhe ko sab hara hara hi kyun dikhayi deta ha? “
They came out with their weird explanations !
Here are some of them at random :
1. Agar wo sachmuch me andha hai to fir usey hara hara bhi kyon dikhai deta hai…. Andhe insaan ko to kuch bhi nahi dikhai dena chahiey naan………
(Meaning :If he is really blind,then why does he see only green …a blind person should not be able to see anything,no…?)
2. Iska reason ye ho sakta hai ki wo jis time andha hua tha…… us time wo kisi park ya garden me khada hoga or uske charo taraf hariyaali hogi……. Isliye use sab hara hara dikhta hai…….
(Meaning : The reason for this may be that at the time he became blind,he must have been standing in some park or a garden and there must have been greenery all around him.Therefore he must be seeing all things green )
3. Woh Shri Krishan ji ya Ram ji ka bhakt hoga…… ya fir use Akshay Kumar ke gaane pasand honge….. for example……. “Hare Ram Hare Ram, Hare Krishna……. Teri akhein bhul bhulaiya”……
(Meaning: He must be devotee of Lord Rama or Lord Krishna,or he must be a lover of actor Akshay Kumar’s songs for example…Harey Ram Harey Ram,Harey Krishna…Teri ankhein bhool bhulayia..)
4. Kisi andhe ka mazaak udana achi baat nahi hai yaar….. chahe use hara hara dikhai de ya Laal Laal …… isse kya farak padta hai…….
(Meaning : It is very bad to make fun of a blind person,dear friend.He may see green green or red red.What does it matter to to him?)
5. Waise agar sawan ke andhe ko hara hara dikhai deta hai….. to winter ke andhe ko charo or Burf hi Burf dikhni chahie…… hai naan ?
(Meaning : If a person gone blind in spring sees all green then a person gone blind in winter should see snow snow every where, isn’t it ?)
Now my dear friends, trying to find out the real meaning of this oft quoted proverb is like :“Ghaas ke dher may sui khojna… “
Literal meaning of this proverb is : To search for a needle in haystack. It means a very difficult task.
So we will not waste any more time……..More next time….
If you don’t have an e-mail id,you don’t exist !
Author: Jatinder Pal Singh Broca Jun 30A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You are employed” he said.”Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start. The man replied “But I don’t have a computer, neither an email.”I’m sorry”, said the HR manager,”If you don’t have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist, cannot have the job.The man left with no hope at all.
He didn’t know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10 Kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60. The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day.Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. 5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.
He started to plan his family’s future, and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded,the broker asked him his email. The man replied, “I don’t have an email”. The broker answered curiously, “You don’t have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?!!”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1) Internet is not the solution to your life.
2) If you don’t have internet, and work hard, you can be a millionaire.
3) If you received this message by email, you are closer to being an office boy, than a millionaire…
Have a great day !!!