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Dear Readers

Everyone loves a good story.Everyone creates a story.Everyone narrates a story.Our story spans through the stage of life with all its melodrama, roller-coaster and multiple climaxes.We share some. We hide many. We remain curiously critical about the plot which others write. We justify ourselves as the best protagonist. Keep creating stories.Add more success to it with ideas of right FRUITful flavours.whY not!

Cheers,Rajiv [email protected] 9810211256

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What makes a good story? 2

Little I, big Q 3

Short stories 4-6

Change self or change world 7

Perception 8

The mountain story 9

Break-The-Box with Rajiv Khurana

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What makes a good STORY?

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Call it a plot. The sequence of events from which a story, play, song, puppet show, song, etc. can be made.

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Style, expression, words, meta-communication…Distinctive, dramatic, impactful…

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Versions that encompass one of many possible presentations of the same plot

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Three FishAn Indian TaleThree fish lived in a pond. One was named Plan Ahead, another was ThinkFast, and the third was named Wait and See. One day they heard a fishermansay that he was going to cast his net in their pond the next day.Plan Ahead said, "I'm swimming down the river tonight!Think Fast said, "I'm sure I'll come up with a plan.Wait and See lazily said, "I just can't think about it now!"When the fisherman cast his nets, Plan Ahead was long gone. But Think Fastand Wait and See were caught!Think Fast quickly rolled his belly up and pretended to be dead. "Oh, this fishis no good!" said the fisherman, and threw him safely back into the water. But,Wait and See ended up in the fish market.That is why they say, "In times of danger, when the net is cast, plan ahead orplan to think fast!"

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Preeti looked totally confused and scared. Presence of 19 otherchildren in the adoption center did not give her any comfort. For a 3year old this was a different world. A world where she is just afigure. Some day some couple will come and take her away. Andshe will become statistic for the NGO which was given bundles ofjoy to numerous children Indian and foreign couples.

While other children felt happy to see us again, Preeti stood in acorner with a bit of surprise and expectation in her eyes. Otherchildren wanted to spend some precious time with me, my wife andson. Cake and sweets on new year eve was enough occasion toshare something that they wanted in abundance but were currentlydeprived of due to the cruel hands of destiny. Preeti did not find mywife threatening. She quietly sat besides her. We could see her bodymoving to the music but she surely was not inclined to dance alongwith the other kids. We know all these kids come from different partof India and are up for adoption. All of them have adjusted well tothe small SFS flat as their home. Somehow Preeti has not found anycomfort so far during the last one month of the stay.

With her looks we could make out that she must have belonged to agood family. The way she ate her piece of cake and started eatingher eclairs, good habits formed over the period were clear. Weprobed further. The results were shocking. Her mother brought herto the adoption center. Her father had died and her mother wantedto get married again. Preeti was an obstruction. She had to be givenaway. The Indian man wanted a wife but not a mother. The Indianmother gave up a piece of herself for the man. Mother India hidbehind her compulsions and shame. The great Indian family systemperhaps showed further cracks in spite of all cosmetic family soapoperas.

When we visited this adoption center last time the shock of povertywas different. A father of three had abandoned his children becausehis wife ran away. This father from the northeast only knew how tobring kids to this world but not bring up the kids in this world.

We will go again to the children on another occasion. Perhaps Preetiwill not be there. Some angels may pick her up. ‘Son Pari’ is onlysymbolic in the TV serials. Some childless mother would be her ‘sonpari’. These three kids are already booked for the USA. There isalways hope. The light at the end of the tunnel is there for such kidstoo. These kids are still blessed. There are centers that look afterthem. There are parents that want them. The number is big andever growing in supply. The demand is still limited and restricted.The bigger question still remains. – Shall we fight for temple ormosque or bend down on our knees before these children andlook into their eyes. Because God is waiting to see us.

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FALL AND RISE:Today, when I slipped on the wet tile floor a boy in a wheelchair caught me before I slammed my head on the ground. He said, “Believe it or not, that’s almost exactly how I injured my back 3 years ago.

A FATHERS ADVICE:Today, my father told me, “Just go for it and give it a try! You don’t have to be a professional to build a successful product. Amateurs started Google and Apple. Professionals built the Titanic.

THE POWER OF UNIQUENESS:Today, I asked my mentor – a very successful business man in his 70’s – what his top 3 tips are for success. He smiled and said, “Read something no one else is reading, think something no one else is thinking, and do something no one else is doing.

LOOKING BACK:Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I’m working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said, “Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you smile."

Short Stories

Shared By Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

LOVE CONQUERS PAIN:Today, after I watched my dog get run over by a car, I sat on the side of the road holding him and crying. And just before he died, he licked the tears off my face.

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TRY & YOU SHALL KNOW:I am blind by birth. When I was 8 years old, I wanted to play baseball. I asked my father- "Dad, can I play baseball?" He said "You'll never know until you try." When I was a teenager, I asked him, - "Dad Can I become a surgeon?". He replied "Son, you'll never know until you try." Today I am a Surgeon, just because I tried!

GOODNESS & GRATITUDE:Today, after a 72 hour shift at the fire station, a woman ran up to me at the grocery store and gave me a hug. When I tensed up, she realized I didn’t recognize her. She let go with tears of joy in her eyes and the most sincere smile and said, “On 9-11-2001, you carried me out of the World Trade Center.”

A DOOR CLOSES TO OPEN ANOTHER:Today at 7AM, I woke up feeling ill, but decided I needed the money, so I went into work. At 3PM I got laid off. On my drive home I got a flat tire. When I went into the trunk for the spare, it was flat too. A man in a BMW pulled over, gave me a ride, we chatted, and then he offered me a job. I start tomorrow.

AFFECTION:Today, I kissed my dad on the forehead as he passed away in a small hospital bed. About 5 seconds after he passed, I realized it was the first time I had given him a kiss since I was a little boy.

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LOOKING BACK:Today, as my father, three brothers, and two sisters stood around my mother’s hospital bed, my mother uttered her last coherent words before she died. She simply said, “I feel so loved right now. We should have gotten together like this more often.”

JOY:Today, when I witnessed a 27-year-old breast cancer patient laughing hysterically at her 2-year-old daughter’s antics, I suddenly realized that I need to stop complaining about my life and start celebrating it again.

SHARING:Today, I was traveling in Kenya and I met a refugee from Zimbabwe. He said he hadn’t eaten anything in over 3 days and looked extremely skinny and unhealthy. Then my friend offered him the rest of the sandwich he was eating. The first thing the man said was, “We can share it.”

INNOCENCE:Today, in the cutest voice, my 8-year-old daughter asked me to start recycling. I chuckled and asked, “Why?” She replied, “So you can help me save the planet.” I chuckled again and asked, “And why do you want to save the planet?” “Because that’s where I keep all my stuff,” she said.

KINDNESS:Today, a boy in a wheelchair saw me desperately struggling on crutches with my broken leg and offered to carry my backpack and books for me. He helped me all the way across campus to my class and as he was leaving he said, “I hope you feel better soon.”

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CHANGE SELF or CHANGE WORLD

There was a very wealthy man who wasbothered by severe eye pain. He consultedmany physicians and was being treated byseveral. He did not stop consulting agalaxy of medical experts; he consumedheavy loads of drugs and underwenthundreds of injections. But the achepersisted with more vigour than before.At last, a monk who was supposed to bean expert in treating such patients wascalled for by the suffering man. The monkunderstood his problem and said that forsome time he should concentrate only ongreen colours and not to let his eyes fall onany other colours. It was a strangeprescription, but he was desperate anddecided to try it.The millionaire got together a group ofpainters and purchased barrels of greenpaint and directed that every object hiseye was likely to fall to be painted greenjust as the monk had directed. When themonk came to visit him after few days, themillionaire's servants ran with buckets ofgreen paint and poured it on him since hewas in red dress, lest their master see anyother colour and his eye ache would comeback.Hearing this, the monk laughed and said"If only you had purchased a pair of greenspectacles, worth just a few dollars, youcould have saved these walls and treesand pots and all other articles and alsocould have saved a large share of hisfortune. You cannot paint the worldgreen."Let us change our vision and the world willappear accordingly. It is foolish to shapethe world, let us shape ourselves first.

Knowledge and wisdom

There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom.Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit not a vegetable.Wisdom is knowing not to include it in a fruit salad.

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And A Meadow Lark Sang

"The child whispered, 'God, speak to

me'

And a meadow lark sang.

The child did not hear.

So the child yelled, 'God, speak to me!'

And the thunder rolled across the sky

But the child did not listen.

The child looked around and said,

'God let me see you' and a star shone

brightly

But the child did not notice.

And the child shouted,

'God show me a miracle!'

And a life was born but the child did not

know.

So the child cried out in despair,

'Touch me God, and let me know you

are here!'

Whereupon God reached down

And touched the child.

But the child brushed the butterfly awayAnd walked away unknowingly."

Perspectives

One day a father and his rich

family took his young son on a

trip to the country with the firm

purpose to show him how poor

people can be. They spent a

day and a night in the farm of a

very poor family. When they got

back from their trip the father

asked his son, "How was the

trip?"

Very good, Dad!"

"Did you see how poor people

can be?" the father asked.

"Yeah!" "And what did you

learn?"

The son answered, "I saw that

we have a dog at home, and

they have four. We have a pool

that reaches to the middle of the

garden, they have a creek that

has no end. We have imported

lamps in the garden, they have

the stars. Our patio reaches to

the front yard, they have a

whole horizon.

When the little boy was

finishing, his father was

speechless.

His son added, "Thanks, Dad,

for showing me how poor we

are!" Isn't it true that it all

depends on the way you look at

things? If you have love,

friends, family, health, good

humor and a positive attitude

toward life, you've got

everything!

You can't buy any of these

things. You can have all the

material possessions you can

imagine, provisions for the

future, etc., but if you are poor

of spirit, you have nothing!

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The Mountain Story

A son and his father were walking on the mountains.

Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams:

"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the

mountain:

"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Curious, he yells: "Who are you?"

He receives the answer: "Who are you?"

Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!"

He receives the answer: "Coward!"

He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"

The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."

And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"

The voice answers: "I admire you!"

Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"

The voice answers: "You are a champion!"

The boy is surprised, but does not understand.

Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this

is LIFE.

It gives you back everything you say or do.

Our life is simply a reflection of our actions.

If you want more love in the world, create more love in your

heart.

If you want more competence in your team, improve your

competence.

This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life;

Life will give you back everything you have given to it."

YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION

OF YOU!

Author Unknown

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