TIPS FOR PRACTICAL LIFE

Various uses of SALT

1) To stop the hair from falling off, wash them with water in which salt has been added.

2) You can easily remove rust on iron articles by rubbing salt on them.

3) If you put a little lump of salt in the kerosene oil in your lantern it will reduce kerosene consumption and make the light brighter.

4) While washing the floor in your house, add some salt in the water. After the floor has dried flies will not come and sit on it.

5) If you are tired after a long journey, put a pinch of salt in the water and dip your feet in it. After sometime you will be free from tiredness.

6) Put a tablespoon of salt in pure ghee and heat up the whole thing. The ghee will not be spoiled for a long time.

7) If your kitchen vessel smells of onion, wash it with warm salt water. The onion smell will disappear.

8) To get rid of worms from stored rice, sprinkle some powdered salt on it. This will keep rice fresh.

9) If you want to strengthen your teeth, add some salt in a few drops of mustard oil and use it as toothpaste to clean your teeth daily.

10) While giving a bath to your child, put some salt and dettol in the water. The child will not suffer from skin diseases.

11) Put the flowers in your flower-vase after filling it with salt water. The flowers will remain bright and fresh at least for a week.

DISCOVER YOUR REAL SELF

Knowing Oneself

When the Duke of Osuna was on visit to Barcelona, Spain, he went on board a convict galley ship. As he talked with each prisoner he asked why he was there. Each of the prisoners had some excuse; one was there because a judge wanted him to be there; another found his way to the galley ship due to false witness; still another on account of rivals...... At last on e of the prisoners declared, "My Lord, I am here justly. I wanted money. I stole it and was caught."

The Duke was touched by the humility and sincerity of this prisoner. So he proclaimed in the hearing of all, "You are much too bad to be here among all these innocent men. You must leave this place at once !" And he pardoned the prisoner unconditionally then and there.

There is nothing more powerful than knowing oneself.

According to an ancient Indian fable, a mouse was in constant distress because of its fear of the cat. A magician took pity on it and turned it into a cat. But then it became afraid of the dog. So the magician turned it into a dog. Then it began to fear the panther. So the magician turned it into a panther. Whereupon it was full of fear of the hunter.

At this point the magician gave up. He turned it into a mouse again saying, "Nothing I do for you is going to help because you have the heart of a mouse."