Happy Holi

Colors of life scattered everywhere.... Hop we all can use some of them in our life and make it even more beautiful... colourfull! Happy Holi!

Larger-than-life moment: TEN- DUL- KAR

Sachin TEN * TEN- DoUbLe- KAR has made his name a reality by making a record unbeaten double century. Man lifted his arms in triumph. At 36, he had become the first man to conjure a double hundred in One-Day Internationals. The first double century in ODIs comes after almost 40 years of ODIs being played. The maestro's unbeaten 200 was an impressive effort of focus, flair and dare. Really Larger-than-life moment.

He is the man who created so many records in past and broken so many of them, but this was indeed special when he scored his double century and became the first person to do so in ODI. It was an electrifying moment. In his journey which was started 20 years ago seems to be too short for the man. He is not yet done, man is showing so much action on the field that it makes us think that his best is yet to come.

On Field, He was light on his feet and heavy with his shots. His batsmanship does have an ethereal quality about it. It is also timeless; the ease with which Tendulkar rolls back the years are remarkable. If Cricket is a religion, Sachin is the God of it and there is absolutely no doubt about it.

I am truly privileged to be living in the era that is shared by such a genius. Master Blaster really deserves standing ovation for this. Sachin Paaji Tushi great ho!

SOS

Today when things were not that well… and I felt that terror that something is not well… unknown intuition of something bad made me restless. I was confused and more than that horrified. I felt that hope I could tell this to Mom as she always makes things simpler for me…. Or maybe someone else who might help me.


When I was a kid I learnt that when sailors go in deep sea and if there is any danger they release lights in sky and send messages to lighthouses or any nearby ship to save them. These messages are called SOS (Save our Souls).

I wish that we also had something called ‘Save our Souls’ signals for God... so when we have any trouble we just send those SOS messages and he will send someone to rescue us.

And when things will improve….

He will come to us and says, Your soul is saved now… And ALL IZZZ WELL!

Happily... Happy!

Happiness is what we seek each day....Some of us do find happiness, some of us continue to aspire for it. But very few people know what actually Happiness is. Happiness is happiness..... its not dependable on any achivements... it is absolute. For me each day is just another reason to smile…..and feel Happy..... That was my version of Happiness!

But many a times I have noticed that people around me don’t smile much… it seems as if something is holding them off… is it there stress, problems, age, work….. Or is it they themselves. I also observed that most grown up people seeks reason to be happy…. Why is that SO? Can’t grownups be happy like a kid? Why they need reasons.... Why they don't understand this simple fact that, Happiness is found along the way, not at the end of the journey.


Some believe in Destiny and Some believe in Fate, But I believe that Happiness is something we Create! A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes…. whoever said sunshine brought happiness has never gone dancing in the rain…. And trust me it’s not at all difficult to be happy… just let the child in you come out and you will find that happiness is all around you... It was you who was not able to see it.

If we just learn to be a child….. to give ourselves, to forgive others, and to live with thanks in our heart, we need not seek happiness--------- it will seek us. If you fill your life with goodness, badness fades away. Let's enjoy every moment like there's no one else around, laugh until we cry, and whatever the wind blows, let's just have the time of our lives! :D

So, just be happy and make the world around you happy too!

 (And sing with me........ to show it all :D :D)

"When u are happy n u know it,
Clap your hands,
When u are happy n u know it,
Stamp your feets......"

And I am so happy about being happy that my happiness is happily making me crazy… Oophs.. Touch Wood!

Jyoti

Thought of the day

Thought of the day which I saw while checking an old diary of mine... which I wrote long back but it is still so fresh, n appropriate......


Work as if it was your first day.
 Forgive as soon as possible.
 Love without boundaries.
 Laugh without control
 And never stop smiling.

Because that’s what matters……..

Jyoti

ONE

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Give laugh to all but smile to ONE.

Give Interest to all but passion to ONE.

Give time to all but life to ONE.

Give love to all but heart to ONE.

Give life to all but live for ONE.

You are still a Dream

In my dreams,

You are my Life.

But in life,

You are still a Dream.

In my dreams,

You are always besides me.

But in life,

You are still far away.

In my dreams,

You never say no,

But in life,

You are yet not sure.

In my dreams,

You are still the same.

But in life,

You have turned into a completely different person.

In my dreams,

You are so true and innocent.

But in life,

You have lost that way back.

In my dreams,

You are mine.

But in life,

You appear to be a history.

In my dreams,

You are still alive.

But in life,

I have killed you long back.

Wish dreams can ever,

Ever turns into life.

Because…

In my dreams,

You are my Life.

But in life,

You are still a Dream.

Jyoti

Journey vs Destination?

The Question that cropped into my mind today is --- "Is the journey important or the destination ", "Winning or the effort that one puts in ", "The final Destination or the Path that one treads".

What exactly is life, Is it the constant variation of happiness and sorrow with small and large destinations mingled, is it a path which one has to tread to meet with the inevitable date with "Death " or are we serving some purpose in our life. Whatever it might be we always have goals and aims, aspirations and dreams. Some are able to realize those goals, some are not, but eventually what do we have.

Memories, Vague sights and sounds in our minds, bitter sweet feelings that we associate with our actions and inaction .They say that every end is a new beginning, and then what's our destination. A resting place to think over from where we are coming and where we ought to go , or rather to cherish the moments that we have had till that destination.

People think that they will get happiness after doing some big thing or reaching their goals or finding true love, but if that's so then our moments of happiness must be limited. Comprising of the few goals that we were able to achieve.

Is that what life is for. For those few moments or a constant feeling of happiness.

If that latter is true then the point is proven that that Means are more important. But then can anyone be really happy when one keeps failing to reach ones destination. Or is the combination??

I say, however naive I might be, it's the human spirit. The spirit of not giving up, the spirit of looking into the face of adversity and doing what is right, the spirit of exploring ones limits, the capacity of happiness .The will to go on when you are in the most impossible situation in your life. Eventually does it really matter if you were able to get through the problem or the contentment that you put in your best, you had your chance and you gave your best shot. Refusing to give up without a fight.

One of the most inspiring writers "Shri Ramdhari Singh "Dinkar" " said that "The worst thing that can happen to a person is to realize at the end of his life that he did not act in the right way or backed down because he was not courageous enough ".
Celebrate the Human Spirit.......
Jyoti

Weak

I am feeling weak today… physically and mentally… or it’s the mental weakness leading to physical or vice versa… whatever is the relation but the bottom-line is I am weak today. Weak in action. Weak in thoughts. Weak in circumstance. Weak in memory. Weak with myself.

I am feeling as if my soul is still in my body but its keep on pressing that snooze button and stopping me to start the day as it should be…. And instead it’s making me lazy & weak… n more weak. I feel as if I have no strength, I am completely drained and exhausted….. My weakness could be my exhaustion. An exhaustion not of time or deed. An exhaustion from excessive consumption.

At this moment I have only one thing to say from my childhood fairytale. “Dear sleep, I just wanted to apologize for cheating on you with various excuses. I really miss you! Can you come visit me sometime...soon? ..... Waiting for you :)”

And finally here I am turning the lights out, shutting the door, and ending this day...Good night!

Jyoti

In between

Life has been really strange lately. In a way I am in between destinations. Problem is that I have no idea whether I am coming from or where my next destination is either.


I guess I am at the juncture of a threshold crisis of sorts. Then there is the problem of my mind which has gone into overdrive. It keeps thinking all sorts of things which include some not too happy figments. The worst kinds of nightmares are those which make you come to face to face with reality. Which make you realize that your dreams have vaporized and you will never achieve what you wanted to within your time frame.

But once you have achieved the unthinkable, you start feeling that nothing is impossible. You can get whatever you desire but sadly that's not the case. Success is like time, it goes away in a jiffy. And then you try to hold onto it and relive it but sadly it is just a bunch of memories.

Then you start justifying that what you wanted was not worth it or it was not what you truly desired. You come up with explanations that life is not fair, luck plays probably the most important role and yes all the above is true. But does it pacify the pathetic feeling that you did not even have a shot at trying what you wanted.

I told a friend of mine in the final few days of my undergrad college that life won't be the same as we know it. It will just become one single word "COMPROMISE”.

Thought I never truly believed what I said, I am beginning to realize, painfully, that I was right.

Jyoti