Overcoming Entropy; The Antidote!

On Intelligence - A Gift from God
God has bestowed upon you intelligence and knowledge. Do not extinguish the lamp of Divine Grace and do not let the candle of wisdom die out in the darkness of lust and error. For a wise man approaches with his torch to light up the path of mankind.

Something About Prayers
I pray simply that through my talk or sermon they may find help and courage and faith to meet the sorrows and difficulties which they face. This is one prayer that inevitably receives a ''Yes'' answer, for when you are able to forget yourself and love others, you are on the Lord's great beam, working for Him and His children. At least I feel it to be so.

On the Riches of our Spirit
The riches of the spirit beautify the face of man and give birth to sympathy and respect. The spirit in every being is made manifest in the eyes, the countenance, and in all bodily movements and gestures. Our appearance, our words, our actions are never greater than ourselves. For the soul is our house; our eyes its windows; and words its messengers.

Another on Beliefs and Doubts
In the Gospel of Saint Matthew we read, “All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believes ye shall receive” (Matthew 21:22). The key word, the word involving battle and struggle, is that word believing. Belief is hard; doubt is easy. Anyone can doubt. It doesn't take brains or skill to doubt. But to cast your doubts aside and believe - ah, this requires stamina and resolution. And when you do believe, really believe, then impossibilities are overcome.

On Inequalities of Life
You may say that you have observed people who have lived wrong lives and still have prospered. I, too, have observed them. But remember that God does not settle His accounts on the thirtieth of every month, or even this year, or the next, or the next. And I can tell you this: Many people I have known who insisted on living a bad life ended up badly. It isn't always a swift or dramatic occurrence. But sooner or later it comes.

On Living
Learning is the only wealth tyrants cannot despoil. Only death can dim the lump of knowledge that is within you. True wealth of a nation lies not in its gold or silver but in its learning, wisdom, in the uprightness of its sons.

On Training and Mentoring
Training maybe expensive but incompetence and ignorance will cost us more. Assume NOTHING.

On Education/Instruction
In any man's education, so much depends on books --- so that libraries make natural universities. Reading, good fellowship, and further readings provide the finishing touches to every man's education. The most important aspect, therefore, of everyone's education is self-instruction (i.e. reading good books). This must be our desire to be liberally educated and at the same time technically literate.

On Reading
Isn't it amazing how we take them for granted, those little black marks on paper! Twenty-six different shapes known as letters, arranged in endless combinations known as words. Lifeless, until someone's eye falls on them...
But then a miracle happens. Along the optic nerve, almost at the speed of the light, these tiny symbols are flashed to the brain where they are instantly decoded into ideas, images, concepts, and meanings.
The owner of the eye is changed, too. The little black marks can make him love or hate, laugh or cry, fight or run away. And what do we call this incredible chain of events?
We call it reading.
Partly because it is such a complex process, reading is not just a habit or a skill; it's a deeply satisfying emotional experience. Something in us knows that the soundest insights, the truest wisdom, the most enduring knowledge come through this channel. The spoken word rushes by and is gone, but the written word remains. It endures. It can be consulted over and over again. Forever.
How wise then to surround oneself with books and magazines.
How wise to love them, and teach one's children to love them.
How wise to read!

On Computer Handling
People will continue to make mistake, what we can do is to really minimize and try to reduce error and in the end eliminate them. The solution is for everyone to have their own workstation. This is not possible at this time. Backup become more necessary in this case. Backup each workstation, setup for a minimum.

Illusions (Richard Bach)
“Don't turn away from possible future before you're certain you don't have anything to learn from them. You're always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.”

On Retiring
How my father influenced the course of my life! Once while I was brooding on some shameful deed, he put his arms around me and ever so gently said: ''Please remember that nothing you can ever do, however evil, can ever make me love you less. If you ever get into trouble, never hesitate to tell me about it. And we shall see together how we can set the matter right, and prevent it from ever happening again.''
I remember his advice after I graduated from college: ''Earn as much money as you can, son. When the time comes that money is of no more importance to you, when the time comes that money becomes only a means of keeping score in the great game of business, then retire. Retire during the most productive years of your life, and offer your time and your talents to the service of your country. For the greatest gratification a man can have is to make his mark upon history.''

The Big Picture
Let's look at the Big Picture. Where are you in the organization? What piece or part of the whole do you occupy? What role do you play? Is it crucial or is it just time-consuming?
We need to ask ourselves those questions in order for us to give meaning to our existence in our work organization. Each of us has his own personality, lifestyle and priorities which makes us different from each other. But do we want the Big Picture to look like a jigsaw puzzle wherein the pieces are in the wrong places? Or do we want a picture where everybody fits properly into his own place?
The ideal setting of an organization is like a well-oiled machine: the pistons are pushed by the combustion of gasoline, exerting force into the gears, making the sprockets move, turning the wheels, making the machine go. The same is true in an organization where all its departments are working harmoniously, helping each other and cooperating with each other. This setting will definitely move the organization forward and enable it to become productive and progressive. In today's busy society, people are familiar with and often troubled by deadlines, paper work, agenda, projects and many other work-related hassles which easily make them forget about their responsibilities and relationships with the other parts of the organization or group they belong to. Others, however have the innate ability to manage their time and activities effectively and thereby free themselves from these hassles of work. Then they can look at the well-oiled machine, work well and synergistically with the other sections or units within the organization.

At SERVIA Technologies, Inc., as in any organization, it is imperative that all departments see the Big Picture rather than their respective parochial concerns as they put their efforts in a project or any corporate undertaking. If all of us discover the bigger meaning to all the thing we do --- or the forest, so to speak -- and see clearly the Big Picture, then all the tasks and challenges will be simpler and easier to face.

TO EXCEL
To excel is to continually perform not for a moment or moments, not for a day or days. But to perform day after day, month after month, after months, and make that uncommon performance look common place. To excel is to take the inner drive of competition and not only embrace it but master it. It is no wonder, then, that when one truly excels, one is known for excellence. It cannot be thought or legislated -- or willed into existence.













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