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Bulletin No. 24/ 11-12 Dated: 1st December, 2011

Thought of the Week:

“Life is simply a cricket match, with temptation as the bowler.”

~Author Unknown

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FRIENDLY CRICKET MATCH

(Rotary Sonipat XI v/s Rotary Sonipat Midtown XI)

PLEASE NOTE

The members interested to play can contact Rtn. Ajay Relan/Rtn. Sanjay Suri

Benefits of Rotary

Community service “Being a Rotarian means serving your community, networking, making friends, and building

international relationships.”— Mercy Bannerman, Rotary Club of Accra-Airport, Ghana

“Rotary creates the perfect venue for me to give back to the community I live in while enjoying the

camaraderie of positive and active individuals.” — Tom Brand, Rotary Club of Kenosha West, Wisconsin, USA

Networking “Rotary is a tremendous network. Leaders in the community can connect and reach out to people in

need.” — Russel Honoré, Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

“Rotary provides an environment for developing strong friendships and business relationships.”

— Pete Sinsky, Rotary Club of Kenosha West, Wisconsin, USA

Leadership skills “Leadership is a key focus of Rotary. Through Rotary, you have the opportunity to expand your

leadership skills and achieve your goals.” — Norma Madayag-Reilly, Rotary Club of Newark, New York, USA

“A week doesn't go by that I don't learn something new from the speaker at our club or just from

working on projects with people. It's an opportunity to grow indefinitely.” — Stephen Brown, Rotary Club of

California, USA

Day: Sunday

Date: 4th

December, 2011

Time:

9.30am onwards

The Match will be followed by LUNCH

Venue:

Our Captain

GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Sector-

11, Sonipat

Rtn. Ajay Relan

International service “I've become much more internationally focused, and understand that there's so much more I can do

as part of a bigger whole than I could ever do on my own.” — Toni McAndrew, Rotary Club of Mid-Valley

(Dickson City), Pennsylvania, USA

“If you truly want to give back to the community – and to the world at large – you join Rotary. It has

an arm that reaches across all barriers. To be part of that is very powerful.” — Aruna Koushik, Rotary Club

of Windsor-Roseland, Canada

Friendship “Every Rotary club in the world, no matter how big or small, has one thing in common: friendship. And

it's from this base of friendship that we serve our community.” — Kemal Attilâ, Rotary Club of Ankara-

Tandogan, Turkey

“I found a fellowship where every nation, every color, all of humanity can be like a family. I've got a

place where I can serve my people and serve the world.” — Ailinda Sawe, Rotary Club of Dar-es-Salaam-

Mzizima, Tanzania

Family-friendly “We want families with children to join Rotary, so we try to be very flexible. Family commitments

always take precedence.” — Wendy Scammell, Rotary Club of St. John's Northwest, Newfoundland, Canada

“For me, Rotary is a way of life – one that my husband and I have lived our whole lives.” — Julia Gereda

de Carlin, Rotary Club of Monterrico-Surco, Peru

Opportunities for young people “There's so much diversity in the work Rotary does. It can give you exposure to so many different areas and help

you find what your interests really are.” — Andrea Tirone, Rotaract Club of University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

“A great tool Rotary has is its educational programs. I was an exchange student (Rotary Youth Exchange) in

Switzerland in high school. That’s how I got involved and what made me want to give back.” — Jorge Aguilar,

Rotaract Club of Chicago, Illinois, USA

Annets’ Page

“It’s All In A State Of Mind”

If you think you are beaten, you are,

If you think you dare not, you don’t,

If you like to win, but you think you can’t,

It’s almost a “cinch” you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost,

HOW THEY CATCH MONKEYS

Monkey-hunters use a box with an opening at the top, big enough for the monkey to slide its hand in. Inside the box are nuts. The monkey grabs the nuts and now its hand becomes a fist. The monkey tries to get its hand out but the opening is big enough for the hand to slide in, but too small for the fist to come out. Now

For out in the world you find

Success begins with a fellow’s will;

It’s all in the state of mind.

Full many a race is lost

Ere ever a step is run;

And many a coward fails

Ere ever his work’s begun.

Think big and your deeds will grow,

Think small and you’ll fall behind,

Think that you can and you will;

It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you’re outclassed, you are,

You’ve got to think high to rise,

You’ve got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go

To the stronger or faster man,

But sooner or later, the man who wins,

Is the fellow who thinks he can.

-Walter D. Wintle

the monkey has a choice, either to let go off the nuts and be free forever or hang on to the nuts and get caught. Guess what it picks every time? You guessed it. He hangs on to the nuts and gets caught. We are no different from monkeys. We all hang on to some nuts that keep us from going forward in life. We keep rationalizing by saying, "I cannot do this because . . ." and whatever comes after "because" are the nuts that we are hanging on to which are holding us back. Successful people don't rationalize. Two things determine if a person will be a success: reasons and results.

Reasons don't count while results do...

RIDDLES

1. What do you not want to have and not want to lose? 2. It walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening. What is

it? 3. I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and

I surround every place. What am I? 4. I never was, am always to be. No one ever saw me, nor ever will. And yet I am the

confidence of all, To live and breath on this terrestrial ball. What am I? 5. There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white

house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?

ANSWERS

1. A lawsuit 2. Man (or woman) Crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult and uses two legs and a cane when they're old. 3.The letter e. End, timE, spacE, Every place. 4.Tomorrow or the future. 5. A watermelon.

SPOKEN WORDS CAN'T BE RETRIEVED

A farmer insulted his neighbor. Realizing his mistake, he went to the preacher to ask for forgiveness. The

preacher told him to take a bag of feathers and drop them in the center of town. The farmer did as he was

told. Then the preacher asked him to go and collect the feathers and put them back in the bag. The farmer

tried but couldn't as the feathers had all blown away. When he returned with the empty bag, the preacher

said, "The same thing is true about your words. You dropped them rather easily but you cannot retrieve

them, so be very careful in choosing your words."

LUCK FAVORS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES

A flood was threatening a small town and everyone was leaving for safety except one man who said, "God

will save me. I have faith." As the water level rose a jeep came to rescue him, the man refused, saying "God

will save me. I have faith." As the water level rose further, he went up to the second storey, and a boat came

to help him. Again he refused to go, Belying, "God will save me. I have faith." The water kept rising and the

man climbed on to the roof. A helicopter came to rescue him, but he said, "God will save me. I have faith."

Well, finally he drowned. When he reached his Maker he angrily questioned, "I had complete faith in you.

Why did you ignore my prayers and let me drown?" The Lord replied, "Who do you think sent you the jeep,

the boat, and the helicopter?"

The only way to overcome the fatalistic attitude is to accept responsibility and believe in the law of cause

and effect rather than luck.

It takes action, preparation and planning rather than waiting, wondering or wishing, to accomplish anything

in life.

SWARNPATH wishes the following a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Rotarians’/Rty’nes Birthday: Rty’ne Laj Taneja 1st Dec.

Rty’ne Anshu Luthra 2nd Dec.

Rtn. Sanjay Wadhawan 3rd Dec.

Rtn. S.P. Sachdeva 4th Dec.

Rtn. Sumeet Alakh 6th Dec.

Annets’ Birthday: Arpit Chhabra 1st Dec.

Ishika Kakkar 5th Dec.

Abhinav Chhabra 7th Dec.

Best Wishes for happy wedded life to the following couple

Rtn. Vineet Wadhwa & Rty’ne Shweta Wadhwa 1st Dec. Rtn. J.C. Bhagat & Rty’ne Prem Bhagat 2nd Dec. Rtn. Mukesh Kakkar & Rty’ne Archana Kakkar 7th Dec. Rtn. Naresh Ahuja & Rty’ne Sunita Ahuja 8th Dec.

HUMOR

Height of Insult.

Male Guide says, “I welcome you all to Niagara falls. This is the world's largest waterfall & the sound intensity of the waterfall is so high, even 20 supersonic planes passing by can't be heard!'' Now may I request the ladies to keep quiet so that we can hear the Niagara Falls!

Edited by:

PP VIKRAM CHAUDHARY