Power of Failure

Have u ever watched a butterfly struggle to break out of its cocoon.After making some progress to work its way thro' a small hole,the butterfly appeared to simply stop its efforts.For some time it seemed to make no headway,so i concluded it was stuck and decided to lend a helping hand by forming a larger opening in the cocoon with scissors.Afterward the butterfly emerged easily but with small,shriveled wings and a swollen body.It turned out that the struggle to emerge from the cocoon would have forced the fluid from the butterfly's body into its wings,a necessary process for enabling it to fly.As a result of my well intentioned help,i had interfered with nature's life strengthening process.The butterfly was now doomed never to fly,but to crawl around with its swollen body and shriveled wings for the rest of its life.Many of our failures in life present us with the same kind of challenge that the butterfly faced.We cannot hope to become really successful in our lives unless we learn to fail well in a way that prepares us for greater success.We need failures in life to provide us with the opportunity to wrestle with the kind of challenge that can squeeze the life giving fluid we need to strengthen our wings for succesful flight in life.
"If you want to be more successful...double your failure rate"

Bone Mineral Density

We had a Bone Mineral Density Checkup organized by Medplus in our campus. It was conducted to check the strength of bones and create awareness among the associates. They had a small machine kinda thing where I was asked to keep my feet. Then they applied some gel in that area and got the results in the click of a button. For a good bone density, the result should not exceed -1. If it exceeds -1, then it indicates that u are at the initial stages of Osteoporosis. You have to take Calcium supplements if you don’t meet the required level. It is advised that 1000 mg of Calcium intake everyday is mandatory for a healthy lifestyle, which food alone can’t provide you on a daily basis. People with less density of minerals in the bones are prone to more fractures and backaches. So u have to compensate for the loss by taking Calcium supplements. Certain food products that are rich in Calcium are given below:

1 Cup of Milk : 240 mg of Calcium
1 Cup of Curd : 210 mg of Calcium
1 dish of Spinach : 73 mg of Calcium
1 dish of Soyabean : 200mg of Calcium

So better start giving your body the required level of calcium, so that you can lead a healthy lifestyle even at ur 70’s.