Presently, I'm undergoing a treatment which is supposed to be a long 4 month affair. Almost one month of which has already passed by. In my other hand, I have this last student phase of my life, the so called 2-years MBA program, which will be over in the next one month (in case, i'm not barred to appear, for my attendance or i flunk). Before getting down on any of them, the duration of either appeared an age long engagement with the time that will make me count every passing second of it. Surprisingly, just one month left to get the passport to the corporate and one month down towards a better life, things didn't seem to go the way they were expected.
All of a sudden, today i wondered, "Where does the time flies???"
& needless to say, found the answer within; the same time!
The chores that we take up, either take up a very small proportion of our life or may eat up the largest chunk of it. If it's too small (say, taking daily dose of pills), it perfectly & subtly sets itself in the larger canvas of life that we don't even realize or are bothered or troubled by it.
And if it is too big a thing (say, dragging towards a paper-wise degree), it soon becomes a way-of-life & doesn't leaves you with enough time & space to ponder, "have the times changed?"
It becomes your life, even though the transition period may be notable and painful!!
Time goes at its own pace. Time doesn't fly, its just that we don't realize!
Soon, we'll be ,again, shifting gears to jobs, meetings, clients, corporates.. life will change but the underlying principles won't!!
Yet another successful realization of the fact or ,atleast, a convincing ignorance!
Dec 20, 2009
Dec 18, 2009
from Cats & Dogs to Mads & Hogs...
Ever since i have been in Mumbai, I have always found the canine an
d feline family, in here, in total peace & perfect harmony; absolute contrary to the tales that i have been conditioned with about them for all the years of my life. It always interests me to see how the fight, that may have existed since the humans landed on the planet or may be longer, has faded away whilst we, the ,so-called, most blessed creatures on the planet, have our fights getting acrimonious, day by day.
Each day, all of us grow thirstier for others blood, greedier for others happiness, jealous of others contentment and envious of others prosperity. Contrastingly, but happily, the century's old resentment, that has been deep rooted in the temperament of the man's best friends, seems to have shredded away to a great extent!
We adopted them & they adapted! We fed them on our left overs but now, their left overs are getting into & taking a good hold of us. Strange but true!!
Are we really the most intelligent creatures on the earth??
Now I feel, it's easier to change the DNAs than to change obstinate egomaniacs! Unfortunately, the age old cliche of 'fighting like cats and dogs' will hold no good in the modern times.
d feline family, in here, in total peace & perfect harmony; absolute contrary to the tales that i have been conditioned with about them for all the years of my life. It always interests me to see how the fight, that may have existed since the humans landed on the planet or may be longer, has faded away whilst we, the ,so-called, most blessed creatures on the planet, have our fights getting acrimonious, day by day.Each day, all of us grow thirstier for others blood, greedier for others happiness, jealous of others contentment and envious of others prosperity. Contrastingly, but happily, the century's old resentment, that has been deep rooted in the temperament of the man's best friends, seems to have shredded away to a great extent!
We adopted them & they adapted! We fed them on our left overs but now, their left overs are getting into & taking a good hold of us. Strange but true!!
Are we really the most intelligent creatures on the earth??
Now I feel, it's easier to change the DNAs than to change obstinate egomaniacs! Unfortunately, the age old cliche of 'fighting like cats and dogs' will hold no good in the modern times.
Joy-Us?
Think of the following two situations. The first one, you are absolutely joyous, ecstatic and feel on the top of the world, but the people around you are sad and seem gloomy. The second one, puts you down and out while the world around you resembles a carnival.
Why on earth am i making you imagine these situations? Probably because, may be we understand things better when we can relate to it.
At the first instance, you'll always find yourself a part and share the same tragic feelings with the people around you, no matter how hard you try. The whole world will appear a melancholy.
The second instance, however, your sorrows will seem to take much smaller proportions due to the high energy field and the positive vibes all around you.
Yes, sorrows are contagious & so are the joys! The choice, ultimately, lies with us as to what aura do we like to create around for ourselves to live in.
So the sure-short way to a blissful life is, Make people ,around you, happy & you'll surely experience joyous moments and blessed lives!
Why on earth am i making you imagine these situations? Probably because, may be we understand things better when we can relate to it.
At the first instance, you'll always find yourself a part and share the same tragic feelings with the people around you, no matter how hard you try. The whole world will appear a melancholy.
The second instance, however, your sorrows will seem to take much smaller proportions due to the high energy field and the positive vibes all around you.
Yes, sorrows are contagious & so are the joys! The choice, ultimately, lies with us as to what aura do we like to create around for ourselves to live in.
So the sure-short way to a blissful life is, Make people ,around you, happy & you'll surely experience joyous moments and blessed lives!
Nov 25, 2009
Get Going...
The real astuteness of a person lies in how he avoids a downfall. And,
The real strength and courage is how quick he recovers and reclaims from it.
The real strength and courage is how quick he recovers and reclaims from it.
Nov 9, 2009
Nov 3, 2009
The Enemy Within...
In the race of life, all of us are trying to run against the fierce competition; outperforming and outshining it is no less than Mt. Everest's Ascent . After all, 'its survival of the fittest'. Right, uh? Point Taken!
So busy running we have been that we have never ever thought of our biggest foe. One, who has kept us tied us so tightly, we never have been set free nor will be. It's just like running a race with a thousand pound weight attached to our feet, albeit we never realise. "What nonsense!!" would just be a normal reaction to what all you have just read, & that's exactly how casually we have been taken our biggest enemy.
"Who is it?" is the million dollar question now and a billion dollar answer is "You! Yourself!!"
Gee, how could this be..? Just give it a thought...
1. More often than anything else, our laziness poses the biggest threat to the everyday commitments that we make to make ourselves a better person.
2 . our Inhibitions (tough word, um) always blocks the road to try something new; something different.
3. The fear of being labeled as an 'Intruder' or 'Over-caring' always keeps us from being affectionate, caring and warm to people..
4. Fearful of being 'fussy' or 'childlike' says, "Don't be honest & straight forward. Just keep beating around the bush. Waste yourself and others too"
5. Yeah! We make 'the crowd!' Who cares if being a part of the rat race is just not your true self...
Yes, its too complicated to understand. Just because we've made it so. And the funniest part is, its so much a part of us now that we never tend to think..
Just an after-thought. Try to kill the enemy-within and the battle is all yours!!
So busy running we have been that we have never ever thought of our biggest foe. One, who has kept us tied us so tightly, we never have been set free nor will be. It's just like running a race with a thousand pound weight attached to our feet, albeit we never realise. "What nonsense!!" would just be a normal reaction to what all you have just read, & that's exactly how casually we have been taken our biggest enemy.
"Who is it?" is the million dollar question now and a billion dollar answer is "You! Yourself!!"
Gee, how could this be..? Just give it a thought...
1. More often than anything else, our laziness poses the biggest threat to the everyday commitments that we make to make ourselves a better person.
2 . our Inhibitions (tough word, um) always blocks the road to try something new; something different.
3. The fear of being labeled as an 'Intruder' or 'Over-caring' always keeps us from being affectionate, caring and warm to people..
4. Fearful of being 'fussy' or 'childlike' says, "Don't be honest & straight forward. Just keep beating around the bush. Waste yourself and others too"
5. Yeah! We make 'the crowd!' Who cares if being a part of the rat race is just not your true self...
Yes, its too complicated to understand. Just because we've made it so. And the funniest part is, its so much a part of us now that we never tend to think..
Just an after-thought. Try to kill the enemy-within and the battle is all yours!!
Oct 14, 2009
Oct 3, 2009
A Book called 'Life'
This Life is just like a book. Experiences are the chapters that make up this book. You can't expect every chapter to have a happy ending yet every chapter has its own importance. It knits the whole story together and takes it further too!
There are few persons that stay with you during the entire duration of the story. They are the persons in the 'lead' role or the main characters of the story. Then there are some persons who are there only for some time and have a specific part and role to play. These are the 'Support' artists. Each person, whom we come across, makes up for a paragraphs or two in the book; some may even make up a whole chapter. All these paragraphs, carried together, make the story!
Being the author of our own book and being able to control it to some extent (the rest being in hand of the publisher - the God), its our choice to write it up the way we like. Some end up with a 'Booker Prize'. Rest, just another book in the library of this world.
There are few persons that stay with you during the entire duration of the story. They are the persons in the 'lead' role or the main characters of the story. Then there are some persons who are there only for some time and have a specific part and role to play. These are the 'Support' artists. Each person, whom we come across, makes up for a paragraphs or two in the book; some may even make up a whole chapter. All these paragraphs, carried together, make the story!
Being the author of our own book and being able to control it to some extent (the rest being in hand of the publisher - the God), its our choice to write it up the way we like. Some end up with a 'Booker Prize'. Rest, just another book in the library of this world.
Sep 29, 2009
Being bad is good!
This happened a couple of days back while I was traveling in a Mumbai local. It was the evening time and the evening was no different. A train overcrowded with people! As the train approached my destination station, there was suddenly a rush of people for both, boarding and de-boarding the train. Squeezed amidst the people as i tried to leave the train, i couldn't do it, with the intensity of flow of people into the train far exceeding the propensity of people to move out. Amidst all this, kicked like a football from here to there, it was seemingly getting more and more impossible to get out of the people's ocean. Sensing me in a state of trouble, the people's ocean, all of a sudden, started to wave me out to the shore of the platform. I could feel a gush of people pushing and willing to throw me, or rather push me out of the train; which, on any other normal day, had seemed a barbaric act and had called forth a thousand uncalled-for words and expressions in my mind. But the same act appeared so kind and tolerant that day though i was out of my mind for a couple of minutes after being the rope for the tug-of-war. Thankfully, i was out of it but into a state of mind that triggered a thought, "Is it that bad to be Bad?"
At times in life, we have to be bad and take the harsh route to make it 'all-good'. After all, you can't be good to all the people all the time.
Be bad! But always make sure that your badness doesn't becomes a reason for someone's sadness. Know very well, 'When to be bad?' and 'How to be bad?' and we'll all end up with good things in life!
Be Bad, not rude
At times in life, we have to be bad and take the harsh route to make it 'all-good'. After all, you can't be good to all the people all the time.
Be bad! But always make sure that your badness doesn't becomes a reason for someone's sadness. Know very well, 'When to be bad?' and 'How to be bad?' and we'll all end up with good things in life!
Be Bad, not rude
Sep 11, 2009
Why do we ever make a relation?
Is it because someone needs you? Or rather, we need someone?
With the little knowledge that i have about relationships, I think its always the second reason.
But if it is so, why do we allow the subtle differences to crop up and how can we let our 'EGOs' take over something that's so inseparable part of us?
Something that not only is a part of life but 'Life' itself
Have our EGOs grown bigger than us? Has the 'I' in 'L.I.F.E.' eclipsed it?
Is it because someone needs you? Or rather, we need someone?
With the little knowledge that i have about relationships, I think its always the second reason.
But if it is so, why do we allow the subtle differences to crop up and how can we let our 'EGOs' take over something that's so inseparable part of us?
Something that not only is a part of life but 'Life' itself
Have our EGOs grown bigger than us? Has the 'I' in 'L.I.F.E.' eclipsed it?
Sep 9, 2009
Stay Chirpy!!
Always remind yourself..
Smiling people are happy people
Smiling people are happy people
and when they are happy
good thoughts come to their mind
and good things in their life
So, never forget to wear a smile and stay happy!! :)
Tweet Tweet!!
(Dedicated to chirpy) :)
So, never forget to wear a smile and stay happy!! :)
Tweet Tweet!!
(Dedicated to chirpy) :)
Sep 7, 2009
We Duh people...
We are a nation of utterly confused people
Cricket is a religion in the country and religion; a business
Cricket is a religion in the country and religion; a business
Sep 5, 2009
No worries..!
Each problem in life has just two alternates.. Either you can solve it or you can't.
If you can, only your actions will make it happen and worrying will just hinder it.
If you can't, worrying is no use coz it can't and won't solve the problems for you.. so, why worry??
Take life as it comes!
"Worrying is not the key to the lock of your problems, but not worrying surely lets you know the right key to unlock"
If you can, only your actions will make it happen and worrying will just hinder it.
If you can't, worrying is no use coz it can't and won't solve the problems for you.. so, why worry??
Take life as it comes!
"Worrying is not the key to the lock of your problems, but not worrying surely lets you know the right key to unlock"
Aug 31, 2009
Aug 30, 2009
Sometime in the past...
I wrote it some fine day in the past.. not so long back
Days might have passed by,
nights might have gone..
I have been so lonely,
But never alone..
No matter where I am,
No matter what I do..
I've always been accompanied by thoughts of you..
Hard I've tried..
You won't ever believe..
but how can I burn a part
That's just so ME..?
You know what's it that's deep inside?
It's something that I can never hide...
It's you.. who runs through my mind & soul..
It's something I could never control..
No matter how hard I try..
Who care how many tears I cry..
You are the truth..
who could not be my..
but without you too.. I'm sure to die..
Days might have passed by,
nights might have gone..
I have been so lonely,
But never alone..
No matter where I am,
No matter what I do..
I've always been accompanied by thoughts of you..
Hard I've tried..
You won't ever believe..
but how can I burn a part
That's just so ME..?
You know what's it that's deep inside?
It's something that I can never hide...
It's you.. who runs through my mind & soul..
It's something I could never control..
No matter how hard I try..
Who care how many tears I cry..
You are the truth..
who could not be my..
but without you too.. I'm sure to die..
Aug 29, 2009
Un-adult-erated
There's a child in all of us that refuses to grow-up throughout our entire life. It just hides out as age passes by.
But what's wrong in being a child?
They have their own perspective, their own way to look at the things, people and world around them. A much needed purview in this adult-erated world!
Why people often find faults in others for being immature and acting childish?
Immaturity is not about letting the child in you to break free. Its not about letting the child instinct drive your actions but derive your decisions.
Maturity is not about not being childish but knowing when to be childish!
I hope I'm making sense..! (See, no harm in being a child and asking you this!)
But what's wrong in being a child?
They have their own perspective, their own way to look at the things, people and world around them. A much needed purview in this adult-erated world!
Why people often find faults in others for being immature and acting childish?
Immaturity is not about letting the child in you to break free. Its not about letting the child instinct drive your actions but derive your decisions.
Maturity is not about not being childish but knowing when to be childish!
I hope I'm making sense..! (See, no harm in being a child and asking you this!)
Loser.. uh uh!
Why Losers are looked with a disgust by the world?
I guess, they are the persons that a world can have the most expectations from!
For losers are not actually the losers but ones who have no fear of failing and for that matter nothing left to loose; but only the opportunity to start afresh, do whatever they want, grab whatever comes there way, and the only option available to them is Winning!
I guess, they are the persons that a world can have the most expectations from!
For losers are not actually the losers but ones who have no fear of failing and for that matter nothing left to loose; but only the opportunity to start afresh, do whatever they want, grab whatever comes there way, and the only option available to them is Winning!
Aug 27, 2009
Walking Differences...
Ever walked hand-in-hand with someone?
Ever noticed, you can't walk with your same hands together.
Its always a left and a right, hand-in-hand, that makes the journey easy and possible!
It never matters what things you share in common. Its all about how different you are and how well you make up those differences to have that wonderful journey together down the lane called 'Life'!
Aug 20, 2009
It isn't hard to find people crib about people they really don't like. Search for one and you'll end up searching a whole bunch. But is it really worth the effort? I don't feel so...
Re-think: Investing your efforts and devoting your time on the people you really don't like.. are they worth it? If no, you can't get more stupid than this. Divert your energies to better things in life.
If yes, then they are not exactly the persons you really hate!
Re-think: Investing your efforts and devoting your time on the people you really don't like.. are they worth it? If no, you can't get more stupid than this. Divert your energies to better things in life.
If yes, then they are not exactly the persons you really hate!
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