My friend who visited Germany recently
Germany is a highly industrialized country. It produces top brands like
Benz, BMW, Siemens etc. The nuclear reactor pump is made in a small town in
this country. In such a country, many will think its people lead a luxurious
life. At least that was my impression before my study trip.
When I arrived at Hamburg, my colleagues who work in Hamburg arranged a
welcome party for me in a restaurant.
As we walked into the restaurant, we noticed that a lot of tables were
empty. There was a table where a young couple was having their meal. There
were only two dishes and two cans of beer on the table. I wondered if such
simple meal could be romantic, and whether the girl will leave this stingy
guy.
There were a few old ladies on another table. When a dish is served, the
waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would finish every bit
of the food on their plates.
We did not pay much attention to them, as we were looking forward to the
dishes we ordered. As we were hungry, our local colleague ordered more food
for us.
As the restaurant was quiet, the food came quite fast. Since there were
other activities arranged for us, we did not spend much time dining. When we
left, there was still about one third of unconsumed food on the table.
When we were leaving the restaurant, we heard someone calling us. We noticed
the old ladies in the restaurant were talking about us to the restaurant
owner. When they spoke to us in English, we understood that they were
unhappy about us wasting so much food. We immediately felt that they were
really being too busybody.
"We paid for our food, it is none of your business how much food we left
behind," my colleague Gui told the old ladies.
The old ladies were furious. One of them immediately took her hand phone out
and made a call to someone. After a while, a man in uniform claimed to be an
officer from the Social Security organization arrived. Upon knowing what the
dispute was, he issued us a 50 Mark fine.
We all kept quiet. The local colleague took out a 50 Mark note and
repeatedly apologized to the officer.
The officer told us in a stern voice, "ORDER WHAT YOU CAN CONSUME, MONEY IS
YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN THE
WORLD WHO ARE FACING SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES. YOU HAVE NO REASON TO WASTE
RESOURCES.´”
Our faces turned red. We all agreed with him in our hearts. The mind set of
people of this rich country put all of us to shame. WE REALLY NEED TO
REFLECT ON THIS. We are from a country which is not very rich in resources.
To save face, we order large quantity and also waste food when we give
others a treat. THIS LESSON TAUGHT US A LESSON TO THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT
CHANGING OUR BAD HABITS.
My colleague photocopied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a
souvenir. All of us kept it and pasted on our wall to remind us that we
shall never be wasteful.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sunday, February 8, 2009
NIFTY WILL U TRUN FROM 3017.5 ?
close 2843.10 (06-02-2009)
Watch closely 3017.5 level nifty.
high resistance.
if revers from here it will go to 2248 ... 1850....
Watch closely 3017.5 level nifty.
high resistance.
if revers from here it will go to 2248 ... 1850....
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
technical analysis
1)Read chart to predict future prices.
2)Helps to read news & rumors on charts.
3)Trade without emotions, trade smartly.
2)Helps to read news & rumors on charts.
3)Trade without emotions, trade smartly.
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