Q. Why Do People Break Into Tears Upon Getting Good News Suddenly?

Tears Which Are Mildly Saline Solutions Are Secreted By The Lacrimal Glands And Are One Of He Many Ways To Expressing Emotions. When Aperson Is In An Aroused State Or Feels Some Emotions Very Strongly, Apart From Various Physiological Changes Like Increasing Heart Beat, Raising Of Blood Pressure, Secretion Of Certain Hormones, The Muscles Around The Lacrimal Glands Get Tightened Up And Squeeze Out The Tear. The Same Thing Occurs When We Experience Sudden/Unexpected Happiness Or Joy. Moreover We Are Highly Relieved And Flowing Out Of Tears Is Symbolic Of All Our Anxiety Tension And Stress Being Relieved.

Q. What Is The Origin Of The Term Check-Mate?

Chess Originated In India, From Where It Went To Persia And Then To Europe And The Rest Of The World. The Term Check Mate In Chess Means “To Attack An Opponent’s King In Such A Manner, That No Excape Or Defence Is Possible, Thus Ending The Game. Its Origin Is Persian Term “Shah Mat”(The King Is Dead), Which Was Changed To The Old French “Eschec Mat” And Then To The English ‘Check-Mate”

||SHREE GANESHAY NAMH:||

"VAKRATUNDA MAHAKAYA SURYAKOTI SAMAPRABHA
NEERVIGNA KURUMEDEVA SARVA KARYESHU SARVADA"

This means :
O Lord Ganesha,
you who possess a large body(mahakaya),
a curved trunk(vakratunda),
and have the brilliance of a million suns(suryakoti),
please keep all my activities free of obstacles-always.