Back in the day, Stallone was a struggling actor in every definition. At some point, he got so broke that he stole his wife’s jewelry and sold it. Things got so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes, he slept at the New York bus station for 3 days. Unable to pay rent or afford food. His lowest point came when he tried to sell his dog at the liquor store to any stranger. He didn’t have money to feed the dog anymore. He sold it at $25 only. He says he walked away crying.

Two weeks later, he saw a boxing match between Mohammed Ali and Chuck Wepner and that match gave him the inspiration to write the script for the famous movie, ROCKY. He wrote the script for 20 hours! He tried to sell it and got an offer for $125,000 for the script. But he had just ONE REQUEST. He wanted to STAR in the movie. He wanted to be the MAIN ACTOR, Rocky himself. But the studio said NO. They wanted a REAL STAR.

They said he “Looked funny and talked funny”. He left with his script. A few weeks later, the studio offered him $250,000 for the script. He refused. They even offered $350,000. He still refused. They wanted his movie, but NOT him. He said NO. He had to be IN THAT MOVIE.

After a while, the studio agreed, gave him $35,000 for the script and let him star in it! The rest is history! The movie won Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Film Editing at the prestigious Oscar Awards. He was even nominated for BEST ACTOR! The Movie ROCKY was even inducted into the American National Film Registry as one of the greatest movies ever!

And do you know the first thing he bought with the $35,000? THE DOG HE SOLD. Yes, Stallone LOVED HIS DOG SO MUCH that he stood at the liquor store for 3 days waiting for the man he sold his dog to. And on the 3rd day, he saw the man coming with the dog. Stallone explained why he sold the dog and begged for the dog back. The man refused. Stallone offered him $100. The man refused. He offered him $500. And the guy refused. Yes, he refused even $1000. And, Believe it or Not, Stallone had to pay $15,000 for the same dog he sold at $25 only! And he finally got his dog back!

And today, the same Stallone who slept in the streets and sold his dog JUST BECAUSE he couldn’t even feed it anymore, is one of the GREATEST Movie Stars who ever walked the Earth!

Being broke is BAD. Really BAD. Have you ever had a dream? A wonderful dream? But You are too broke to implement it? Too tiny to do it? Too small to accomplish it?

Life is tough. Opportunities will pass you by, just because you are a NOBODY. People will want your products but NOT YOU. Its a tough world. If you ain’t already famous or rich or “connected”, you will find it rough.

Doors will be shut on you. People will steal your glory and crash your hopes. You will push and push. And yet NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

And then your hopes will be crashed. You will be broke. Damn broke. You will do odd jobs for survival. You will be unable to feed yourself. And yes, you may end up sleeping in the streets. It happens. Yes, it does.

BUT NEVER LET THEM CRUSH THAT DREAM. Whatever happens to You, Keep Dreaming. Even when they crush your hopes, Keep Dreaming. Even when they turn you away, Keep Dreaming. Even when they shut you down, Keep Dreaming.

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF EXCEPT YOURSELF! People will judge you by HOW you look. And by WHAT you have. But Fight on! Fight for Your place in history. Fight for your glory. NEVER EVER GIVE UP!

Even if it means selling all your clothes and sleeping with the dogs, IT’S OKAY! But AS LONG AS YOU ARE STILL ALIVE, Your STORY IS NOT OVER.

Keep Up the Fight. Keep your dreams and hope alive. Go get it !!!

DO YOU AGREE ???

TOO MANY LITTLE BOYS..

 
     1. The first Little Boy weighed 60Kg was dropped on the middle of Hiroshima, Japan by The Uncle Sam destroying a circumberance of 4 Km with a lot of casualties.The Hiroshimaits are still fuming with this radioactive menace.The sufferings are untold.
     2.  Russia's Chernobyl and the recent  Sunami affected Nuclear Energy Complex in Japan fail to teach any comprehensive lesson to the Nations if we peruse the following disturbing facts  of having Nuclear arsenals /devices to destroy the Habitat several times over :
         (a) Russia----------------------- =11000

         (b) United States --------------- =8500
        
         (c) France ---------------------- =300
 
         (d) China ------------------------ =240
     
         (e) United Kingdom ------------- =225
   
         (f) Isreal ------------------------- =80

         (g) Pakistan ---------------------- =110

         (h) India ------------------------- =100

         (i) North Korea ------------------ =10
        

     3. Pray for common sense .
    

NEW AVATARS.

1. Imagination has neither boundary nor limits nor language nor ethnicity.In this evening, i had an impromptu imagination about the Poorest among the poor Karunanidhi. U may like it or not, I am unsure, but, I promise a minimum guarantee of a spectrum smile on ur face. The following are not impossible, if, Mr.K,the 86 year old Elaigzhan of Tnadu,:

        (a). Chief Vigilance Commissioner------Mr.Karunanidhi.

        (b).Chief Election Commissioner-------Mr.Alagiri.K.Nidhi.

        (c).Chief Controller of Audits& Accounts------Ms.Kanimolzhi.K.Nidhi.
 
        (d).Chief of Foreign Investment Board---------Ms.Rajathi.K.Nidhi.

        (e).Chief Administrator of Tax-Heaven Investments---Mr.Dayanidhimaran. 

        (f).Chief of LokPal / All Lokayuktas--- ------------Spectrum.Andi.Raja.
     
        (g).Chief of  Offshore Investments Co-ordinator-----Ms.Neira Raadia.

       

The Facebook Revolution

1.      Hosni Mubarak- A stooge of The Great USA & the uncrowned King Tut of Egypt  now was an Airforce Commander in Egypt's Defence turned Vice-President under Anwar El Sadat. He became the President of Egypt after the cruel assasination of  A E Sadat in 1980.Since then he ruled like a Dictator , left no room for any dissent voice & the people were deprived of their fundamental rights. Dissents were jailed for years together with out any inquisition and any tiny murmer against him was extinguished mercilessly.
2      His iron rule from 1980 to 2011 without conducting any Elections but with three Referendums for his continuance in Office started crumbling in this fag end of January which shattered his ambition to make his son Gamal as his successor to the Throne.
3.     In Tunisia of North Africa , a veggie vendor was beaten black & blue by the police which has triggered the anger of the middle-class fueled by the leaks of Wikileaks about the rampant corruption by the President of Tunisia ,Zine-El-Abidin Ben Ali.Due to the un-precedented mass protest ,Ben Ali  lost nerve & ran shelter skelter to Saudi Arabia with as much as Gold ingots.
4.    On hearing this News , Asma Mahfouz,a disgusted 26 yr old woman  of Cairo had just posted on the Facebook,"People ,Iam going to Tahrir", and that is the beginning of the typoon of protest against Mubarak.
With the active participation of Al-Elbaradi, the ex-IAAE, this enmasse protest reached it's crescendo and the day is not far-off for the Egyptians to usher in a new-era of elite ruling,probably, under Al-Elb.
5.    But the history of Egypt speaks a bare truth...i.e, who ever adorns the Throne,he/she (she-impossible) becomes  a Dictator,and functions un-democratically and Mr.Al-Elb is not exceptional.

Grain storage structures in India-Ppp.

1.Most of the FCI Godowns were constructed a very long back thru' tendering method and now are in dilapidated condition. Prolonged negligence by the officials in repair & maintenance of the storage structures has lead to this apathy.The godowns under CWC are slightly better than ones of FCI.,but not in tune with BIS specs.
2.The carrying cost of grains per tonne per month at FCI is far greater than that of either CWC or Adani's since FCI hires storage space of others at subsidised tariff but owns more number of A,B,C,D cat staff than that of the real foodgrain managers such as CWC,Adanis,etc,..
3.In-order to mitigate this National problem,GOI.,should encourage Pvt players with controls,not by FCI,but by some other means,to procure,clean,grade,store,preserve & sale to Govt,Pvt traders and Public.

The Dalits who Dashed the Growth of Dalits.

Dr.Ambedkar, a visionary , had envisaged certain privileges to the undeveloped &under -privileged class of people in India for their upliftment, while drafting the Indian Constitution.During his lifetime,he couldn't achieve the goal.After his demise,no inspirational leader was available to espouse their cause.In 1960-70,Jagjivanram was the only Dalit leader,and he too,damaged his reputation by uttering something against the majority communitys of India to Lord Wavell. Though he was an intellectual, he had failed in his dream project of capturing The Gaddi . The political turmoil in 1977 had brought him the Dy.PM's gaddi (one among the two.).

The siblings of Dr.Ambedkar & Jagjivanram had utterly failed in their political mission.Jagjivanram's daughter,an ex bureaucrat &the current LS Speaker is a decent politician but sans mass support among the Dalits.Kansiram too didn't do any tangible thing except presenting Mayavati to the UP politics.No Dalit politician of Congress had created a tell-tale name.The next generation politicians like Mayavati &Andi.Raja (spectrum fame) ,though had mandate,they failed in to uplift the Dalits due to their self-agrandishment. Maya was famous for her 'Haati' statue business and Spectrum Raja was for his penchant in amassing un-thinkable quantum of wealth.It was due to Kansiram, unknown people like Maya & Andi.Raja had attained this stage.

The poor Dalit is still poor only.Only the time can answer when their life status could improve.Until then they may have to shout Zindabad to people like Maya, Raja, Thirumavalavan &Krishnasamy.