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KISS IN THE RAIN

We step out of the car and into   the street You can hear it hit softly, like the patter of little feet It’s such a magical time, like sunset on the ocean We’re caught in its spell, and we move in slow motion I move in close, with my   hands on   his waist I take it slow, no rush, no haste The rain slowly falls and the full moon shines He slides his arms around my neck, and says “your mine” The rain picks up and it soaks our hair But our eyes are focused, we have no care I whisper in his ear, “I love you my dear “You will always be smiling, you have no use for tear” “I will   love you forever , is my vow to you” “You are my heavenly dove, may it always be true” He smiles at me, with joy and bliss My lips meet his, and in the rain we kiss The rain itself, dances   all around As I kiss my sweetheart, without a sound The rain glides through the air and I hold him tight It’s like the angels are crying, such a beautiful sight His tongue touches mine and its ecstasy A k

THE LESS OBVIOUS RULES OF SUCCESS

A simple arithmetic question for you: ‘A bat and ball cost a dollar and ten cents. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?’ If you answered ‘10 cents’ you also probably are not aware of the ‘less obvious rules of success’. I will try to discuss a few here – the most obvious ones at least. Just as the obvious answer that 90% of the readers gave was actually the wrong answer ( the right answer is 5 cents for the ball and a dollar and five cents for the bat ), similarly the rules of success are the ones we most often tend to overlook. Success comes from strange quarters and with strange reasons too. Decades ago, an interesting book “ What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School ” became a best seller. The author had then tried to show how the most obvious things are not being taught, the things that actually impact our careers. Even today, most people are not aware of many similar things. IT’S NOT WHAT YOU SPEAK, RATHER WHAT YOU DON’T WHI