Wish u a happy new year

[revathy k]

 Dear all,

 

wish you a very very happy new year 2013.

Tale of Two Seas   I hope you will enjoy reading the  mail below and love to bring more  meaning to  life.....  Sitting in the Geography class in school, I remember how fascinated I  was when we were being taught all about the Dead Sea. As you probably  recall, the Dead Sea is really a Lake, not a sea (and as my Geography  teacher pointed out, if you understood that, it would guarantee 4  marks in the term paper!)  Its so high in salt content that the human body can float easily. You  can almost lie down and read a book! The salt in the Dead Sea is as  high as 35% - almost 10 times the normal ocean water. And all that  saltiness has meant that there is no life at all in the Dead Sea. No  fish. No vegetation. No sea animals. Nothing lives in the Dead sea.  And hence the name: Dead Sea.    While the Dead Sea has remained etched in my memory, I don't seem to  recall learning about the Sea of Galilee in my school Geography  lesson. So when I heard about the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea and  the tale of the two seas - I was intrigued. Turns out that the Sea of  Galilee is just north of the Dead Sea. Both the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea receive their water from river Jordan. And yet, they are  very, very different. Unlike the Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee is  pretty, resplendent with rich, colorful marine life. There are lots of  plants. And lots of fish too. In fact, the sea of Galilee is home to  over twenty different types of fishes.    Same region, same source of water, and yet while one sea is full of  life, the other is dead. How come?  Here apparently is why. The River Jordan flows into the Sea of >Galilee and then flows out. The water simply passes through the Sea of  Galilee in and then out - and that keeps the Sea healthy and vibrant,  teeming with marine life.  But the Dead Sea is so far below the mean sea level, that it has no  outlet. The water flows in from the river Jordan, but does not flow  out. There are no outlet streams. It is estimated that over a million  tons of water evaporate from the Dead Sea every day. Leaving it salty.  Too full of minerals. And unfit for any marine life. The Dead Sea  takes water from the River Jordan, and holds it. It does not give.  Result? No life at all. Think about it.    Life is not just about getting. Its about giving. We all need to be a  bit like the Sea of Galilee.  We are fortunate to get wealth, knowledge, love and respect. But if  we don't learn to give, we could all end up like the Dead Sea. The  love and the respect, the wealth and the knowledge could all  evaporate. Like the water in the Dead Sea.    If we get the Dead Sea mentality of merely taking in more water, more  money, more everything the results can be disastrous. Good idea to  make sure that in the sea of your own life, you have outlets. Many  outlets. For love and wealth - and everything else that you get in  your life. Make sure you don't just get, you give too. Open the taps.  And you'll open the floodgates to happiness.    Make that a habit. To share. To give.  And experience life. Experience the magic!  Wish you a splendid 2013,

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With regards,
Revathy.k