A few drops from a little ocean

"Learning is finding out what you already know, Doing is demonstrating that you know it, Teaching is reminding others that they know it as well as you do. We are all learners, doers, and teachers." -Richard David Bach   Three bright ‘SUN’ny days…Those words explain the SUN Solaris cluster training we finished yesterday. A refreshing experience with lot of learning; to be precise the training opened many doors on both technical and personal front. All kudos to a brilliant trainer from SUN education service – Rajesh R . I don’t think we have many like him who can explain an advanced subject like this in a lucid manner. I and three other colleagues who attended from my team were equally skeptical when we were informed of this training. It was because this topic had nothing to do with our current profile. But today, I am clear that everything happens for a reason! It was quite interactive and he moved from technical topics to his personal experiences from time to time. S...

“Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds.” This sermon was delivered on the Ninth Day of Dhul Hijjah 10 A.H. in the ‘Uranah valley of Mount Arafat ’ (in Mecca ). After praising, and thanking God he said: “O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and take these words to those who could not be present here today. O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you.  Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds. God has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, howev...