My Dear Son -BookTwo

By N.Natarajan

Short story collections that imparts Living by Value system.
Here, a father tells the way of value based living to his son. This is the second book in this series.
Our normal way of living is through our desires, some times greed and often foolishness. Value based living is a fool proof method of living successfully. Typically in Middle class families in India, Grandma tells such moral stories to children.
Useful for all ages. I used to tell these stories to my students.

• Language: English
• Publisher: N.Natarajan
• Release date: Nov 27, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310855061

N.Natarajan

Electronics Engineer, tech trainer, author .A certain event in my early life changed my pursuit from normal material life everyone else and became a seeker. I was seen as a Mad guy as I went around trying to find a Man-of-knowledge. A great Spiritual master, Swamy Rama of Himalayan Institute was my first guru. He made me realize that there is none who can answer all my questions and that several Gurus will appear before me and educate me and vanish. It happened in all these years.For my own use I made notes and that I published as free e-books so that people who are in their spiritual journey benefit from my experience. I have written about Spiritual and Religious titles (Spirituality is not Religion) some in Tamil and others in English.AT some point the poor and poverty came into my attention. I learnt Economics , Politics, the way Human mind work and Education - they are all linked to Poor and Poverty.I never priced my writing. Because I believe that knowledge should not be sold. After all I got them from several noble souls and not mine.Recently for the recent title: Three ways of Living (First of the three book series that help one pursue (1) Celestial Pleasure (2) Yogic Power and (3) Salvation I made it that the reader may decide the price.I am happy to find five readers opted to pay USD 4.95.I am working-out the way that the sale proceeds of my writings (ebooks) reach the trust that builds and manages the Memorial for Kanchi Seer Chandra Sekara Saraswathi, in Orikkai. Tamilnadu.Worked for telephones Madurai. 1968 to 71, TERLS ISRO Trivandrum. 1971 to 75. Isro Sriharikotta 1976 to 78Min of Planning govt computer center Delhi, 1978 to 82.DoE (NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTER). Delhi six months 1982 june -1983 Dec.CMC LTD DELHI AND. CMC LTD CORP R&D Hyderabad 1983 to 1997.Rendezvous on Chip Secunderabad 1997 to 2000.Sophists Technologies Hyderabad 2001. To 2003.Robert Bosch India bangalore. 2003 to 2004.Freelance Tech trainer, author,. from 2004 to now.So for written 31 titles and 5 more on the preparation.The topics include: short stories Religion and spirituality, Education - Economics - poverty and - politics are disasters to the society.My 40 year long Spiritual journey, I realize, has come to an end. I am sharing my learning with readers.

Book preview

Contents

1. Theme: Never say a lie

Story: Lies can lead to a loss too.

2. Theme: Friendship & love are illusions

Story: Three friends

3.Theme: Do not befriend those who are stronger than you! Story: Crocodile and monkey

4.Theme: Feeling Inferior is foolish.

Story: Crow and Fox

5. Theme: Strategist your moves.

Story: An Intelligent Crow

6. Theme: Trust in God, but.....

Story: The merchant lost his camel

7.Theme: Theme: Delegation of responsibility.

Story: The merchant's nightmare.

8. Theme: Donor chase unfashionable targets

Story: The wise Fox

9. Theme: Leading an impeccable life.

Story: Snake in the town:

10. Theme: Lies with good intentions.

Story: A LIE told with good intentions.

11. Theme: Live your life, rather than preparing for a living. Story: How much you need for your life?

12. Theme: Don’t cheat and don’t get cheated.

Story:Inauspicious tree. (Superstitions)

13. Theme: Don’t cheat others and don’t get cheated.

14.Theme: Clinging. Story: African Monkeys.

15. Theme: Freebie, enslaves Story: Receive millions for free

16. Theme: Punishments are indispensable in life.

Story: Good father.

17.Theme: Delayed punishments are dangerous

Story: Bad father

18. Theme: Taking credit for someone’s eff

Story: Saint

19. Theme: Be a Roman in Rome

Story:

20. Theme: Poverty is not, as bad as it was thought to be

Story: God interviewed by a correspondent

21. Theme: Sample of fraudulent emails

Introduction

Dear son,

This is the second book I am writing, for you and the generation next, to benefit from. While some of the stories I write in this series were handed down to us by our ancestors I will be adding a few of my own experience so that the stories and messages reflect the current life scenario.

While we travel we made it a point to have some discussion or the other on life and events.

During these discussions, we realized that every one of us held divergent views in most topics. That is, we realized the existence of several realities and all of them were valid in ones own situation. There we learn to accept others view without seeing through our own narrow views.

I am sharing with you, in this book, the essence of those discussions along with some stories. Why stories?

We might forget the theme with the passage of time. But stories stick around the mind for longer time.

You will do well to share, these themes and stories, with friends and colleagues whenever you find an occasion.

When you are on a family trip or a holiday evening with my grand children, make it a point to tell as many themes and stories they can listen and internalize.

N Natarajan Bangalore

Introduction

My, unforgettable, Hyderabad days!

You may remember the days, while I was working in Hyderabad and you grew up from primary school student to science graduate.

Out of those twenty plus years, for close to six years, myself and my colleagues commuted between home and office in a chartered van. It took 45 minutes to an hour one way. During that 45 Minutes, we discussed a variety of issues starting with domestic violence to world wars, Office politics and national politics, stock markets to World Bank transactions. other common topics of discussion are Literary discussions, Religion, Spirituality, Poetry, quiz, pun and stories. The list is quite long.

The narration and short stories you find are a few important ones among what we discussed.

Every day would be a special day. Some times people who do not travel in our route regularly opt to travel with us, for the fun that could be found nowhere else.

Some one traveling in the van asked one day, who is Van Hussain? Several people in the van answered in one voice. It is simple. It is a brand name of trousers! It could be the promoter of the brand.

The man who asked the question, said, You are all wrong. He continued, It is our new driver of this van, called Hussein.

Some times we had some problems too.

While we returned to our homes in the evening, I would be among the last couple of commuters.

As the people alight on the way we remove our footwear / shoes. Fold our legs to the seat and chit chat.

One evening, as the van arrived at my stop it was already dark and I slipped my feet into a pair of footwear and reached home.

Hardly ten minutes went by. The phone at home, rang. There was an angry voice at the other end. For some time I did not understand what his problem was.

He directed me to see if I have a complete pair of my chapels. I said, yes I wore and walked home. Then I discovered, I have one of my chapels exchanged with his.

I told him coolly, don’t worry we will rectify the mistake on the following day.

I had no problem walking with different footwear in each foot. May be, it could invite the attention of some on the way. It does not matter to me at all. Some might laugh. A