Company Secretary__ Finance, Accounts, Acquisitions, Corporate Development Planning

In the corporate world, corporate governance is a vital aspect which determines the overall success of a business establishment. The current growth in the corporate domain has opened up new vistas and necessitated the introduction of a whole new range of economic activities. This has led to various amendments and notifications incorporating various rules and regulations which lie within the professional ambit of a Company Secretary (CS). This also has resulted in a greater demand for Company Secretaries.

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Thus, the profession is highly respected as well as lucrative. It has vast opportunities for expansion, especially after the legal requirement notified by Government that every company having a paid-up share capital of not less than Rs. 50 lakh must appoint a Company Secretary and the number of such companies is rising fast. Also, all companies seeking listing on stock exchange are required to have a whole-time qualified Company Secretary. Now even many small companies are engaging Company Secretaries in their own interest.

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Company Secretaryship has become by far one of the most prestigious and powerful professions in the context of increasing professionalisation of corporate managements. A company Secretary is a vital link between the shareholders, the company, the Board of Directors and the Government and as such he holds a pivotal position in a company. With emphasis on self regulation in the present day liberalised regimes, the role of Company Secretary has assumed greater importance. Apart from various functions in finance, accounts, legal, administrative and personnel areas hitherto tried out Company Secretaries are now also called upon to act as corporate development planners, besides arranging foreign collaborations, acquisitions, takeovers, etc., as also winding up of companies, sick or otherwise, in addition to discharging their own secretarial duties, There is a vast scope for specialisation in Company Secretaryship in view of shortage of skilled professionals in areas like Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), labour, banking and taxation. Further, before any merger takes place, the company has to go through a 'due diligence' process. This process involves a thorough assessment of the state of the company and a CS is the most appropriately qualified professional to carrfy out such a function for the corporates and consultants. Another area which is gaining currency these days is the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), which falls within the area of expertise of a Company Secretary.

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Eligibility...

To be eligible for appearing in the Foundation or the Intermediate Course, you must register with the ICSI at least eight months in adgvance for the CS course. Admission to the course is open throughout the year. Examinations are held twice a year (JUNE & DECEMBER). There are more than 50 exams centres spread across the country. The overseas centre is located in Dubai. To qualify as a CS you have to clear five papers in foundation exam, eight in intermediate and nine in final examination.

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Courses...

In keeping with the changing patterns of the world economy and business, the curriculum of the CS program has been revised recently. The new look syllabus includes topics like English, Business Communication, Basic Economics and Business Environment, Financial Accounting, General and Commercial Law, Company Accounts, Cost and Management Accounting, Company Law, Management, Information Systems and Corporate Communications, Company Secretarial Practice relating to economic laws and drafting, Corporate Restructuring--law and practice, Banking and Insurance--law and practice, World Trade Organisation--International Trade, Joint Ventures and Foreign Collaborations, Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations.

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The ICSI offers Foundation Course for 10+2 passed candidates.Its aim is to enable 10+2 pass candidates aspiring to take up Company Secretary profession as their air in life. Only such candidates who have got themselves registered with ICSI and have satisfactorily completed the compulsory postal ICSI coaching through distance education are eligible to appear in this course. In addition to this, the students have the option to attend coaching classes organised by ICSI through its officers all over India. A student has to successfully complete postal or oral coaching to be eligible for admission to Foundation Course as prescribed under the Company Secretary Regulations 1982. The ICSI, headquartered at New Delhi, has 4 Regional Offices at Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai as also 37 chapters located in various cities in India.

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The 8-month Foundation Course, aimed at attracting talented students to the profession at an early stage, is open for 10+2 pass students from any stream, viz., Humanities/Science/Commerce excluding Fine Arts. There is no minimum percentage of marks. Admission to the course is open throughout the year and examinations are held in June & December. The Subjects of Foundation Course are :

1) Business Economics & Business Environment,

2) Financial Accounting,

3) Information System and Quantitative Techniques,

4) Elements of Business Laws & Management, and of course

5) English & Business Communication.

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A minimum of 40% marks in each subject and an aggregate of 50% in all subjects in one sitting is must for qualifying in the exam. the medium of writing the exam is either English or Hindi. However, the ICSI provides study material for postal coaching in English only.

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After clearing the Foundation Course, the candidate can take the Intermediate and later, Final examination of Company Secretaryship. Graduates in any discipline (other than from Fine Arts) are exempted from taking Foundation Course and can seek direct admission to Intermediate Course.

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PROSPECTS...

The placement of its successfull students is facilitated by ICSI. A meritorious student of CS, now-a-days starts with a monthly salary of Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 25,000. Generally speaking, one can get at least Rs. 10,000 per month. But in the first five years, a CS should not really focus on salary but try to develop a good work profile.

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INSTITUTES

HEAD OFFICE:

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India..

ICSI House, 22, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003.

Website - http://www.icsi.edu/

The Institute has four Regional Councils located in Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western regions each having several chapters under its jurisdiction.

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EASTERN REGION

ICSI-EIRC House, 3-A, Ahiripukur, 1st Lane, Near Beck Nursing Home, Kolkata-700019

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Chapters under Eastern Region, BHUBANESWAR

Plot No. 676 (Near Maharishi College of National Law), Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751007.

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GUWAHATI (NORTH EAST)

"Satyadip", Dr. S.K. Bhuyan Road, Dighalipukhuri East, Guwahati-781001

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JAMSHEDPUR

C/o Tata Yodogawa Ltd.,

XLRI Campus, Circuit House Area (E), Jamshedpur-831001.

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PATNA

H/o Shri Gopal Prasad Singh, Rajapurpul, Near River View Petrol Pump, Dujra, Patna-8000001.

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RANCHI

445, Pee Pee Compound, Ranchi-834001

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Northern Region

ICSI-NIRC BUILDING, Plot No. 4, Prasad Nagar Institutional Area, Rajendra Place, New Delhi-110005

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Chapters under Northern Region

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AGRA

B-623, Kamla Nagar, Agra-282004

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AJMER (SATELLITE)

381, Naya Bazar, Ajmer-305001

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ALLAHABAD (SATELLITE)

53 F, Meerapur, Allahabad-211003

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AMRITSAR (SATELLITE)

Share Plaza, 3, MM Malaviya Road, Near Adarsh Cinema, Amritsar.

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BAREILLY (SATELLITE)

C-59, Butler Plaza, Civil Lines, Bareilly.

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BEAWAR (SATELLITE)

Hotel Vikrant, Near Old Bus Stand, Sampurnanand Marg, Beawar-305901.

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BHILWARA (SATELLITE)

10/54, Amar Bhawan, Punjabi Gali, Bhopal Ganj, Bilwara-311001.

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CHANDIGARH

GGDSD College, Sector-32-C, Chandigarh.

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DEHRADUN (SATELLITE)

12 Dronpuri, General Mahadev, Singh Road, Dehradun-248001.

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FARIDABAD

948, Sector-16, Faridabad-121007.

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GAZIABADC

B-23, Nehru Apartment, Nehru Nagar, Near Nasirpur Railway Crossing, Ghaziabad-201001

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GURGAON

C/o Alpine Convent School, Behind Government Girls College, Sector 15, Part II Gurgaon-122001.

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JAIPUR

ICSI House, A-5/A Institutional Area, Jhalana Doongri, Jaipur-302004.

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JALANDHAR (SATELLITE)

Raj Chambers, Hind Samachar Street, Jalandhar.

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JAMMU (SATELLITE)

204, 2nd Floor, 204, South Block, Rail Head Complex, Jammu.

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JODHPUR (SATELLITE)

C/o SS Surana & Co., Rai Bahadur Plaza, Jodhpur-342001.

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KANPUR

118/90 "Gumti Plaza", Kanpur-208012.

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KARNAL-PANIPAT (SATELLITE)

7, Ibrahim Mandi, Near Liberty, Karnal-132001.

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LUCKNOW

C/o Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Near Meena Market, A Block, Indira Nagar, Lucknow-226016.

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LUDHIANA

SCO-11B, 2nd Floor, Gurudwara, Shaheedan Pheruman, G T Road, Near Dholewal Chowk, Ludiana-141003.

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MEERUT

111, Hari Priya Shivaji Road, Meerut-250001.

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MODINAGAR

Above Lords Tailor, Ist Floor, Gurudwara Road, Near Janata Band, Modinagar-201204.

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NOIDA

C-262 Salora Vihar, Plot No. C 58/12, Sector 62, Noida-201301

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SHIMLA

C/o Shri PSR Murthy, Company Secretary, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd., HIMFED Building, New Shimla-171009.

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UDAIPUR

C/o Company Secretary, Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Yashad Bhawan, Udaipur-313003.

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VARANASI (SATELLITE)

C/o Sushil Kumar Kandoi, F Block, 2nd Floor, Gurukripa Colony, Nadesar, Varanasi-221002.

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YAMUNA NAGAR (SATELLITE)

368/14, Gopindpuri Road, Professor Colony, Yamuna Nagar-135001

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Southern Region..

ICSI-SIRC House, Old No. 4, New No. 9, Wheat Crofts Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600034.

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Chapters under Southern Region

BANGALORE

Sheriff Chamber, III Floor, Rear Block, 14 Cunningham Road, Bengaluru

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CALICUT (SATELLITE)

Ist Floor, 'SHANTH', Wayanad Road, Calicut-673001.

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KOCHI

Door No. 25, Mather Square, 2nd Floor, (opp. North Railway Station), Kochi-682018.

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COIMBATORE

217, New Scheme Road, Pappananickenpalayam, Coimbatore-641037.

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HUBLI-DHARWAD (SATELLITE)

No. 10, First Floor, Maruthi Complex, Line Bazar, Dharwad-580001.

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HYDERABAD

(An ISO 9001:2000 Chapter), D.No. 6-3-609/5, Anand Nagar, Khairatabad, Hyderabad-500004.

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KOTTAYAM (SATELLITE)

Bldg No. XI/333, Pattaseril, Eranjal Road, Kottayam-686004.

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MADURAI

IC-3, III Floor, A.R. Plaza, 16/17 North Veli Street, Madurai.

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MANGALORE

Grace Towers, II Floor, Bejai, Mangalore-575004.

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MYSORE

Behind Swami Vivekananda Hall, Mahajana Pre-University College Premises, Jayalakshmipuram, Mysore.

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PONDICHERRY

No.5, II Main Road, 5th Cross, Rajaji Nagar, Lawspet, Puducherry.

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SALEM (SATELLITE)

62 Vaniga Valagam, Salem Corporation, Salem-636004.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

Utsavamadom Buildings Fort, Thiruvananthapuram-695023.

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THRISSUR (SATELLITE)

Revathi Complex, 2nd Floor, Civil Lines Road, West Fort, Pithole P.O., Thrissur-680004.

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TIRUCHIRAPALLI

34A, Promenade Road, Cantonment, Tiruchirapalli-620001.

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VIJAYAWADA (SATELLITE)

ICWAI Bhawan, D.No. 58-6-14, Karanamgari Street, Patamata, Vijayawada-520010.

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VISAKAPATNAM

48-3-3, 1st Floor, Street of BVK College, Srinagar, Visakhapatnam-530016.

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Western Region

ICSI-WIRC House, 13 Jolly Maker Chambers, No. II (Ist Floor), Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021.

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Chapters under Western Region

AHMEDABAD ICSI

Maneklal Mills Complex, S-2, B Tower Chinubhai Towers, Opp. Handloom House, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380009.

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AURANGABAD (SATELLITE)

C/o Nilayam 29, Vishvakarma Coop. Hsg. Society, CIDCO, N-8, E-Sector, Aurangabad-431003.

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BHOPAL

148, 2nd Floor, Anchor Manson, M P Nagar Zone-II, Bhopal-462011.

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DOMBIVLI

Satchidanand Society (Ground Floor), Tilak Road, Near Old Post Office, Dombivli (East)-421201.

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GOA

"Indraprastha" (6th Floor), Menezes Braganza Road, Panjim-403001.

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GWALIOR (SATELLITE)

1st Floor, Govind Kunj, Sanjay Complex, Jayendra Ganj, Gwalior-474009.

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INDORE

B/1-2-2 Ashray Apartment, 2/1 Manoramganj, Indore-452001.

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NAGPUR

276 Crystal Plaza, Central Bazar Road, Ramdaspeth Lokmat Square, Nagpur-440010.

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NASHIK (SATELLITE)

2nd Floor, Prasanna Archade, Old Agra Road, Nashik-422002.

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NAVI MUMBAI

Sai Chambers, 20/3rd Floor, Sec-11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400614.

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PUNE

23 Mukund Nagar, Corner of Lane No. 1, Above Dr Joshi Hospital, Gupte Market, Pune-411037.

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RAIPUR

C/o Agrawal Mahendra & Co., 224 Rishabh Complex, M G Road, Raipur-492001.

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RAJKOT

513, Star Plaza, Opp. Hotel Ravi Phulchhab Chowk, Rajkot-360001.

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SURAT

B-209, Tirupati Plaza, Near Collectors Office, Athwagate, Surat-395001.

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THANE

Building No. 41 A, Flat No 1, Brindavan, Vaishali CHSL, Brindavan Society, Thane (W)-400061.

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VADODARA

Office No.1 (2nd Floor), Stop-N-Shop Plaza, Offtel Tower-II, R C Dutt Road, Vadodara-390007.

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CENTRE FOR CORPORATE RESEARCH & TRAINING (CCRT)

Plot No. 101, Sector 15, Institutional Area, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400614.

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How To Develop Pleasing Personality...

Most of us want to possess pleasing personality.  Here are the tips to acquire this personal trait:

*  Accept a person as he is and where he is.  This attitude takes away hostility in human relationship.  It is not possible to behave pleasantly with one whom you hat.  When you accept a person as he is, you can relax and feel free with the concerned person.  Then he too will be happy and friendly with you.

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* Be outgoing.  Maturity provides you with this important quality.  You must be other person-centered rather than self-centered.  Too much selfishness takes away the friendly nature to go out of the way to help a person in need.

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* Be a good listener and be interested to listen with patience and sympathy for the other person.

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* Look for the good in everyone.  Think and live positively instead of negatively.

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* Concentrate on other person's achievement.  Do remember that there is good in everyone and sincerely look for it.  

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*  Be a person with original ideas and thoughts of peace which help you to possess pleasing personality.

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*  Wear a smile.  This is one of the features of good personality.  Smile at everyone.  There is no better way to spread sunshine at all times.

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*  Be enthusiastic.  This is the one special quality that goes along with pleasing personality.

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* Always keep an image of yourself having the qualities of a pleasing person like outgoing nature, ever available tendency to help and a smile to greet everyone you meet.

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Good Sayings - 49

961. One must not always think so much about what one should do, but rather what one should be.
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962. The spiritual journey is the relinquishment, or unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts.

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963. Prayer, if not the very gate of heaven, is the key to let us into its holiness and joys.

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964. A possibility is a hint from God. One must follow it.

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965. God is far beyond any blessing or song, any honour or any consolation that can be spoken of in this world.

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966. Nothing in all creation is so like God Stillness.

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967. If you believe you can do something, then you can acquire the ability to do it even if you didn't have it in the beginning.

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968. Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Whenever you enter into it, take with you your all.

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969. There is a force within that gives you life, seek that ; in your body there lies a priceless jewel, seek that.

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970. If you are in search of the greatest treasure, don't look outside, look within, seek that.

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971. There is no place to which we could flee from God which is outside God.

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972. Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.

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973. Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.

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974. The soul of one who loves God always swims in joy and always is ina mood of singing.

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975. There is for each man, perfect self-expression. There is a place which he is to fill, some things he is to do, it is his destiny.

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976. Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.

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977. Life is a series of awakening.

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978. Everything you have learned in school as "obvious" becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study int he universe. For example, there are no solids in the universe. There's not even a suggestion of a solid. There are no absolute continuum's. There are no surfaces. There are no straight lines... R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER...

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979. I used to think of all the billions of people in the world, and of all those people, how was I going to meet the right ones? The right ones to be my friends, the right one to be my husband. Now I just believe you meet the people you're supposed to meet.. DIANE FROLOV AND ANDREW SCHNEIDER...

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980. Fool the to first person principle easiest is that the are you must you and not yourself fool....RICHARD FAYNMAN

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Good Sayings - 48

941.  We are made richer and more beautiful by the reflection of our thoughts and actions.

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942.  The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

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943.  We would give thanks for unknown blessing already on our way.

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944.  Before you taste anything, recite a blessing.

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945.  Prayer opens your heart until it is big enough to hold and keep God.

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946.  God is like us to this extent, that whatever in us is good is like God.

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947.  Do not say anything harsh, what you have said will be said back to you.

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948.  All things are filled of signs, and it is a wise man who can learn about one thing from another.

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949.  Divine love always has met and always will meet every human need.

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950.  Let everyone that you meet be happier for having met you, for having spoken to you.  This you can do by spreading joy.

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951.  When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy and to love.

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952.  The sooner we come to understand that things can be done without our assistance, the sooner we reach our philosophy of life.

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953.  No man is an island, every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.

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954.  Great men are they who see that spiritual force is stronger than material force, that thoughts rule the world.

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955.  We can do no great things-only small things with great love.

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956.  Know that what is truly yours cannot be taken from you.

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957.  Your heart is the only place in which you can meet God face to face.

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958.  Throw your heart over the fence and rest will follow.

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959.  Good thoughts will produce good actions and bad thoughts will produce bad actions.

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960.  Hatred does not cease by hatred at anytime; hatred ceases by love.
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Good Sayings - 47

921. Next to love, sympathy is the divinest passion of the human heart.
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922. If you are setting new goals for yourself, be sure to put enjoyment of life at the top of the list.
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923. Life's greatest achievement is the continuous remaking of yourself so that at last you know how to live.
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924. You should always learn, with life comes wisdom and with wisdom comes the courage to live your life selflessly.

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925.  Whoever pursues Godliness and unfailing love, will find life interesting.
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926.  We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.
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927.  To live a life of gratitude is to open our eyes to the countless ways in which we are supported by the world around.
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928.  Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

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929.  People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have.

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930.  I give thanks for the joy and happiness in life and trust that God does indeed want me to be happy.

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931.  Our forgiveness must be total and complete.  When you forgive, make sure that you forget.

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932.  A single hour spent with a good book and a cup of tea can provide an entire day's worth of contentment.

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933.  Don't despair when the going gets rough, for that's when you discover how strong you really are.

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934.  Each and every one of us is deserving of a kind word, a gentle thought, and the gift of understanding.

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935.  You have the power to make happiness a way of life, instead of an occasional experience.

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936.  Pray as if everything depended upon God and work as if everything depended upon man.

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937.  If you really want to be happy, nobody can stop you.

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938.  We would be more peaceful if we would not trust ourselves with the sayings and doings of others.

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939.  The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts and deeds.

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940.  When you are in the right, you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong, you cannot afford to lose it.

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Make Room for Spirituality In Your Material World.... SURESH PADMANABHAN

CONTRARY TO THE POPULAR BELIEF THAT SPIRITUALITY CAN EXIST ONLY THROUGH RENUNCIATION OF MATERIAL COMFORTS, THERE ARE WAYS ONE CAN STRIKE A PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO PURSUITS...

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The western world is considered materialistically inclined while the eastern world is rooted in spirituality.  People think that the material and spiritual world are two heterogeneous entities independent of each other's existence, which is not true.  Thousands of years ago, our scholars established fundamentals that  became the backbone of human existence.  Watered down to the basics, they are health, relationships, work and money.  Life is a mixture of these interdependent aspects.  A shortcoming in one of them could set off a chain reaction in the others.  For instance, if you find it tough to maintain a loving relationship with your close ones, it's bound to affect your state of mind and in turn your health.  And when your health gets affected, you lose your focus at work and that hampers your earning capabilities.  So in a way, you just can't separate the aspect of finance from the dictionary of life.

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One needs to do learn to connect the material domain with the spiritual.  And that's what the mystical Freemasons did when they created the one-dollar bill for the American currency.  Look carefully and you'll find the words 'In God we trust' inscribed onto every dollar.  The act of putting your trust in God when it comes to matters of finance is symbolic of the close relationship that the material and spiritual world share.  The green colour of the dollar represents abundance and prosperity.  It's why the American currency has become the top instrument of monetary exchange in the world.  And if you wonder about the Indian Rupee, there are analogies to explain the aforementioned link between the material and the spiritual here too.  The image of Mahatma Gandhi, which is the mainstay of every Indian note or coin, is a metaphor for the Mahatma's responsibility of being the father of the nation.  It shows how he took up a huge responsibility and set off on his struggle to free the nation.  His image is a clarion call to Indian asking them to take responsibility for their lives.  Just like how Lord Krishna spoke to Arjuna when he was confronted with the dilemma of waging war on his lover ones at kurukshetra.

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Learn to spend and save wisely, invest prudentially and generously distribute to the needy.  Following these simple instructions can help you lead a life that's what happier and more fulfiled on a spiritual plane...................THE WRITER IS AN AUTHOR, PUBLIC SPEAKER, COLOUMNIST, AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD .."mind science and creator of the Money Workshop"......

Over come Your Fears to Face Divinity... BY MANI SHANKAR

"Neti, neti..."
"Not this, not this..."  --- Chandogya Upanishad
"Tear the Veil from Deity's face"__ Sri Aurobindo.. Not 'God'
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Vedanta's position on God is very clear.  What ever supreme being is 'out there', is also 'in here', inside you.  You are a wonderful creative expression of That, and in a sense, you tare That.  You don't need to go anywhere else but the depths of your own being to discover that 'God'.  And conversely, if you cannot discover that 'God' inside you then you cannot discover 'God' outside either.  So all the time spent in visiting a temple, for instance, is pleasant time pass, but of little value in tangible terms, since the real temple is within, the real 'darshan' is within.  If you didn't get that 'darshan' within, then the 'God' outside is just a stone idol.

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If you don't hear the music within, then the ritual outside is just a soothing meaningless chant.  If you didn't open your inner eye, then you are blind to the subtle truth of existence.  Inversely, if you did get the experience within, then it does not matter what or who your worship in what form, culture, religion or language.  It does not matter even if you don't worship anything at all.  All external rituals become inherently meaningful or completely meaningless.  Either way it's ok.

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The inner vision is aglow.  No words can describe  the experience, so it's pointless to talk about it.  You have found an impenetrable peace within, a words don't matter any more.

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Strangely, the path towards this experience discovers atheism as its first stage.  Atheism is a far more honest attitude than theism without the inner experience.  The atheist rejects the untruths his rationality and common sense cannot accept.  While he may not know what to believe in, at least he knows what not believe in.  In glaring contrast, a so called believer chooses to override his plain common sense and believe in a whole set of practices and customs that his instincts are telling him is not true.  But that is the power of mass deception.  When a lot of people accept some irrational thing to be true, they gain comfort in the assurance that either all are smart or all are dumb.  Either  way it's comforting to know you are not alone.

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Vedanta does not have much use for the G word, simply because its effort is to take you beyond words, beyond thought, beyond mind itself.  'God' is just a convenient term the mind has created to express the inexpressible.  Having stated the G word, the mind feels it has touched the inexpressible, and moves on with a false sense of achievement.  The G word is more an idiom of blindness than sight.  Too much use of the word just leads to delusion.  In fact the more a person uses it, the less they know anything about what the word means.

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'Neti, Neti."  Not this.  Not this.  God as a notion is just a creation of the mind.  You can keep on describing that concept in the most glorious of terms, but all the descriptions are only more words.  You will never experience God by just using more words.

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You need to go beyond -- you need to overcome your fears and dive into deep pools of joy, you need to touch the source which created the mind in the first place.  If you can do this, you will suddenly, spontaneously come face to face with Divinity itself.  You will, as Sri Aurobindo said, 'tear the veil from Deity's face'.  You will understand what every great Vedantic master has understood from the last 35 centuries, and like them, you will never be able to describe what you felt.  When Buddha was asked about God, he looked at a flower and smiled in silence.  Your answer will probably be the same........

You need to see tomorrow as an unfulfilled today...EMOTIONAL FITNESS

Have you ever come across health?  You have been healthy many times, but can you say what health is?  Only decease exists.  Health is non-existential; You cannot pinpoint it.  If you have a headache you know it is there, but have you ever know the absence of headache?  In fact, if there is no headache, the head also disappears.  You don't feel it anymore.  If you go on feeling your head, that simply shows that there must be a certain tension inside, a certain stress, a strain.

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In Zen, when meditators sit for many years, just sitting and doing nothing, a certain moment comes when they forget that they have bodies.  That is their first satori.  Not that the body is not there; body is there but there is no tension, so how to feel it?  If I say something you can hear me, but if I'm silent how can you hear me?  Silence is there --  it has much to communicate to your -- but silence cannot be heard.

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YOU DON'T FEEL A HEALTHY BODY...

When your body is perfectly healthy, you don't feel it.  If some tension arises in the body, some disease, some illness, then you start hearing.  If everything is in harmony and there is no pain and no misery, suddenly you are empty.  A nothingness overwhelms you.

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the self is nothing but accumulated tensions.  The self is nothing but desires unfulfilled, hopes frustrated, expectation, dreams -- all broken, fractured.

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WHY IS TOMORROW NEEDED?

You want to be there tomorrow also because today is unfulfilled.  The tomorrow is needed; otherwise you will die unfulfilled.  The yesterday was a deep frustration; today is again a frustration; tomorrow is needed.  A frustrated mind creates future.  A frustrated mind clings with the future.  A frustrated mind wants to be because now, if death comes, no flower has flowered.  Nothing has yet happened; there has only been a fruitless waiting.  That unlived life creates a desire to be.

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PEOPLE WHO MISS LIFE ARE AFRAID OF DEATH...

People are so afraid of death:  there are the people who have not lived.  These are the people who are, in a certain sense, already dead.  A person who lives totally does not think about death.  If it comes, he will welcome.  He will live that too, he will celebrate that too.  Life has been such a blessing, benediction; one is even ready to accept death.  One is not afraid because the tomorrow is not needed; the today has been so fulfilling.  The desire for tomorrow is always out of fear, and fear is there because lover has not happened.  Once the meaning has happened, you are ready to die-- silently, beautifully, gracefully...