AFVOA Newletters of Year 2008

Page 54 of 56 32. An Anecdote. An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer- contractor of his plans to leave the house- building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career. When the carpenter finished his work the employer came to inspect the house. He handed the front-door key to the carpenter. This is your house, he said, my gift to you. The carpenter was shocked! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own, he would have done it all so differently. We do the most of the things having such thoughts in our mind. But we only realize when it comes back to us. So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then with a shock we realize we have to live in the house that we have built. If we could do it over, we'd do it much differently. But we cannot go back. You are the carpenter. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Life is a do-it-yourself project, someone has said. Your attitudes and the choices you make today, build the house you live in tomorrow. Build wisely! Contributed by Col A Krishnaswami 33. Bi-monthly meeting. The next bi-monthly meeting will be held at 1100 hrs on 02 Nov 2008 at the Palm Grove Ecological Park & Sports Complex, Island Grounds, Chennai- 600009. The meeting will commence with Tambola at 1800 hrs sharp. Details are as under:- (a) Location - Palm Grove Institute, Island Grounds (b) Time & Date - 1100 hrs to 1330hrs - 02 Nov 2008 (c) Tambola – 1 st house - 1100 hrs to 1130 hrs (d) Routine procedures - 1130 hrs to 1200 hrs (d) Interaction - 1200 hrs to 1220 hrs (e) Tambola – 2 nd house - 1220 hrs to 1245 hrs (f) Lunch - 1245 hrs to 1315 hrs Members are requested to remit in advance , an amount of Rs. 75/- per head, for the lunch to be provided by the contractor. The remittances of the advance ( by cheque only ) be made to Lt Col M Narayanan at No.6 (Old 9), 20 th East Street, Kamarajar Nagar, Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai-600041. Confirmation regarding your attendance be given to any one of the following by 26 Oct 2008 :- Brig SP Balachandran 42184916 Col A Krishnaswami, VrC, VSM** 24911233 Col N Viswanathan 24336659 Gp Capt. V .Palanisamy 22290396 Cdr SR Prasad 25364008 Lt.Col CR Sundar 22290186 Lt Col M Narayanan 24488546 It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. - Dolores Ibarruri Matters Health