Boredom... excitement... laziness... procrastination...enthusiasm...worry...pain...
affection...ecstasy...ache...indifference...frustration...anger...bewilderment...
warmth...wonder...joy...hope...faith...trust...love...
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Window of Opportunity.
Have you felt the same... what looks like a door that has opened is actually a
peephole to the future? One that will guide you through the course of coming life?
One that will help you understand yourself better and help you make the right
choices when you come to the crossroads in life?
peephole to the future? One that will guide you through the course of coming life?
One that will help you understand yourself better and help you make the right
choices when you come to the crossroads in life?
Monday, April 09, 2007
Pain is inevitable...
Suffering is optional.
How many people have you come across who seem to suffer even
their imagined pain? Rarely or mostly? I bet the answer is the latter.
So many of us imagine our pain and forget to count our blessings!
We wallow in the discomfort of small things in life, frown at the smallest
irritation that comes our way and scream at the little mercies of life. Why
don't we smile instead when the bus arrives late so we can read an
extra page of the interesting novel... plan our day when we are stuck in
traffic.. or just give a call to a long lost friend when you can do nothing
but wait till the annoyance goes away and gives way?
Easier said than done did you say? Not so I guess. As long as we don't
fret and frown too much about the past or the future we can enjoy the
present. We keep looking ahead at the 5 minute delay for the meeting,
the 10 minute miss of our favorite serial or the total miss of the lovely long
walk with our dog. We don't like changing our plan as often, do we?
I know someone said 'failing to plan is planning to fail' etc...call me a
pessimist if you must but there are certain things you cannot plan for in life!
So why not expect the unexpected, plan for surprises and enjoy the ride?
How many people have you come across who seem to suffer even
their imagined pain? Rarely or mostly? I bet the answer is the latter.
So many of us imagine our pain and forget to count our blessings!
We wallow in the discomfort of small things in life, frown at the smallest
irritation that comes our way and scream at the little mercies of life. Why
don't we smile instead when the bus arrives late so we can read an
extra page of the interesting novel... plan our day when we are stuck in
traffic.. or just give a call to a long lost friend when you can do nothing
but wait till the annoyance goes away and gives way?
Easier said than done did you say? Not so I guess. As long as we don't
fret and frown too much about the past or the future we can enjoy the
present. We keep looking ahead at the 5 minute delay for the meeting,
the 10 minute miss of our favorite serial or the total miss of the lovely long
walk with our dog. We don't like changing our plan as often, do we?
I know someone said 'failing to plan is planning to fail' etc...call me a
pessimist if you must but there are certain things you cannot plan for in life!
So why not expect the unexpected, plan for surprises and enjoy the ride?
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Nostalgic..
"Local going from Lonavala to Pune is arriving on platform no 1"
Do you feel good as well... to trace your steps back a few
years and see how far you've come?
I was standing on the same platform as I did ages ago, awaiting
the same train with the same amount of delay, dreading the stench
and the crowd (this time also fearing an increase in the crowd strength)
but all eager to get onboard and reach the destination .. to prove
myself.. to me and to the world.
This time however I was alone. No bunch of friends, no laughter,
no fights and no gossips. There were strangers around me and I was
trying to map my set of friends to the current set of people. There was
so much difference.The mindsets had changed and the outlook
was new as well. There was more confidence in the current crowd-
at times to the extent of it seeming as arrogance. The older crowd
was not as much older so I believe India is getting younger! :P
The middle-class Indian has been replaced by a fancier version
of his/her donning a new avatar with designer clothes, a mobile in hand
(and a laptop occasionally) and most refreshingly a smile on the face
and a hope in their eyes. There is a faint trace of the earlier worry and
cynicism still, but its slowly fading away. We have new worries I am sure
as thats what life is!
Anyway,it soothed my heart and soul to see how far I had come from the days
long back.. Reminded me of things I had left behind to reach where I am
today.. reminded me of the hurt of parting away from friends after graduation
and the joy of finding them on orkut as well. Life is amazing... Even with
the pain and the partings.. I am happy as long as I can look back and
see familiar faces smiling back at me and look ahead and see new faces
asking me to join them... :o)
Do you feel good as well... to trace your steps back a few
years and see how far you've come?
I was standing on the same platform as I did ages ago, awaiting
the same train with the same amount of delay, dreading the stench
and the crowd (this time also fearing an increase in the crowd strength)
but all eager to get onboard and reach the destination .. to prove
myself.. to me and to the world.
This time however I was alone. No bunch of friends, no laughter,
no fights and no gossips. There were strangers around me and I was
trying to map my set of friends to the current set of people. There was
so much difference.The mindsets had changed and the outlook
was new as well. There was more confidence in the current crowd-
at times to the extent of it seeming as arrogance. The older crowd
was not as much older so I believe India is getting younger! :P
The middle-class Indian has been replaced by a fancier version
of his/her donning a new avatar with designer clothes, a mobile in hand
(and a laptop occasionally) and most refreshingly a smile on the face
and a hope in their eyes. There is a faint trace of the earlier worry and
cynicism still, but its slowly fading away. We have new worries I am sure
as thats what life is!
Anyway,it soothed my heart and soul to see how far I had come from the days
long back.. Reminded me of things I had left behind to reach where I am
today.. reminded me of the hurt of parting away from friends after graduation
and the joy of finding them on orkut as well. Life is amazing... Even with
the pain and the partings.. I am happy as long as I can look back and
see familiar faces smiling back at me and look ahead and see new faces
asking me to join them... :o)
Monday, April 02, 2007
Now showing - Rated "A for adventure"
Driving on awesome (for most part) roads for 18 hours, with a troubled
back, for the first time, with someone who is also doing it for the first
time and the best part ... in a car which was oven fresh, registered
but with no number and delivered just an hour before the journey began..
Have you done that before? Well I did and it was such great fun.
I learn't a lot in this trip. From dodging the devil in the dog to just letting
go and enjoying myself. It was awesome. Wow!
I can now vouch for what a lovely experience such unplanned adventures
can be. So shall we...? :)
back, for the first time, with someone who is also doing it for the first
time and the best part ... in a car which was oven fresh, registered
but with no number and delivered just an hour before the journey began..
Have you done that before? Well I did and it was such great fun.
I learn't a lot in this trip. From dodging the devil in the dog to just letting
go and enjoying myself. It was awesome. Wow!
I can now vouch for what a lovely experience such unplanned adventures
can be. So shall we...? :)
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