|
|
..HOME.. |
..FASHIONISTAS .. |
 |
|
|
I am not the author of a best selling novel, just a writer who's got her own views and ideas. These are just a few notions that I have developed through my experiences in the passage of time. Having written various articles over the years for consumer publications, I wanted to create my space where I was my own editor and reach out to readers like you, who would read a line and say, "Yeah, I've been there too". And so I bring to you my own publication completely uncensored. Pick up any subject you like and sooth your intellectual senses. Indulge in read like never before.... |
||||
|
.
|
...RELATIONSHIPS (PART 1)...
...RELATIONSHIPS (PART 2) ... ...ON LIFE... ...PERSONALITY ANALYSIS... ...POEMS... |
|||
|
Jump to the entries you want to view Date: 19/09/04 As naive and innocent as we all are when we are young, we have to grow up one day and be mature enough to take life as it comes. Recollect your life when you were going through the phase from a toddler to a teenager and then once you've entered your 20s you are all set to enter the adulthood zone. The most intriguing phase is this transition from being a kid to an adult. Moving about like a carefree soul, you are unaware of the hardness and demands of maturity. You might have been that girl who might have danced with the raindrops in the monsoon or been the notorious prankster of your street. Your goal in life might have been to enjoy and treat life like a never ending party. Life began and ended with you. You didn't care if the bills were paid on time or there was food in the fridge, all that mattered was what your heart felt and you would simply follow it. Whether the world was mourning about horrendous violence or preparing for a war, least bothered, you were in touch with the latest pop tune or fighting with your brother about scanning your mobile without your permission. Playing with dolls, rocking on the see-saws, dancing in the smoky clubs and ragging your friends on the school benches, you have not really woken up. You are the Alice who's sleeping in her Wonderland. Well protected in the comfort zone, you refuse to step outside. And then one day you are crowned into an adult and thereby all that you think, say and do is not just about you. You are watched, judged and affected too by what the world thinks. Now you not only need to be taken care of but are liable to take care of someone else too. You have duties and responsibilities to carry forward and cannot pass them away. It's time to give others what you've received. It is about letting go and giving in as and when required. While this is the law of nature and everyone goes through it, no matter how hard you try, you cannot prepare yourself for this changeover. Standing on the crossroads all you can do is fret about it, hoping that you get through in flying colors. But don't let the excitement get to you and do not even look back; take the step forward with the will to make it right. Life is not a bed of roses and you cannot remain a kid forever. Take a bow and let the world know you have arrived and that you can make it. You've lived your "childhood", now make the most of being an adult. --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 01/07/03 Happiness is a state of mind, a light in the heart and tranquility in the soul…It's what keeps us all going. Sometimes it's there in the smallest of gestures in life and at times it's absent even if you are standing on the top of the world. Lack of happiness can cause restlessness and losing a sense of belonging. After all, we are human beings whose sole aim is to be content in life. However hard we try, there's something always missing, there's something that is out of place. We try to create a world that has it all-success, recognition, appreciation, money, friends, lifestyle and a partner to turn to. This is the ring of happiness and in order to complete it we keep chasing our destiny. We bow before God, praying to get it all. A wise man once said, that just because the person next to you has something you want to, doesn't make him lucky. He's just making his own destiny, taking matters into his own hand, making his own choices, rather than waiting for something to happen. We often look for reasons to smile, laugh or grief and worry even though nothing explosive has happened yet. From the drudgery of life, at times you land on a zone where there are no reasons, simply feelings that exist on its own. And we all go through this phase of lonely thoughts and mysterious silence. The world comes to a stand still and this empty space comes under scrutiny. You dwell in a melancholy of thoughts that have no end. And after sometime, you grab a reason to smile and get on back to continue your journey of life. Life is full of ups and downs; wrongs and rights; comfort and obstacles; love and hatred; success and failures. Which one of these, we let us affect the most rules our destiny. Take a long look at yourself and pick your reason to live. And remember, the moment you go down, shift to a road that goes back up or else you'll get lost. Look at the positive and let the negative pass by you and then question your destiny, "What's next?" --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 31/03/03 Change- the way to go forward? When you become at ease with the environment and used to its every element, you get addicted to it. You are so used to it that you cannot imagine your future without it. You feel pleasantly placed without any imbalances. This is your comfort zone, be it your home, your work, your mate, your routine or your relationships. Getting into your comfort zone is good as long as you can detach it from your life, if and when required. Emotional as most of us are, when it comes to our comfort zone, we fear to give it up or lose it and can never part with it. At work, you are well settled but one day you have to switch your paths, whatever the reason may be. It's advisable to be prepared for that unpredictable change. It's good that you have established a place where you've thrived but as nature has it, there is a point in your life when you have to redefine your paths or may have to enter another route called "change" to accept new challenges, to start from the beginning, to struggle to climb upwards again and refresh your approach to your career. Sometimes getting stuck in this zone can cage you in a bubble that bars you from even more replenishing challenges outside. If you've reached the top floor, that's the highest you can go. But how do you accept this change? It can be negative or positive, and whatever the difficulties, it's up to you to make it work. Professionally, change is what keeps you going and when it's time for one, it will come to you. Getting up from the other side of the bed is also a sign to search for a change. Even a simple thing as changing your PC monitor can get complicated to adjust to. Think about changing your residence, it entails a lot that you can ever prepare yourself for, right from the petty things to major reinstate. Even a different route that you have to take to get to your new home can get to you. Shifting entails a long unsettling period and physical work that can go for as long as a year. It also involves mental change to readjust yourself to the new environment. Your home is the most comforting shelter of your life and changing it, takes a lot of acceptance to go through. Chances are, you are always going to compare it to the old and end up missing it. But if you are going to continue to delve in the past, how can you move forward? The whole point of a change is to bring freshness to your life. It's about embracing a different side of the world that you've not yet visited. It's about flexibility. A change can creep in anytime in your life. Or you might have to invite it yourself because of circumstances. The question is how ready are you? You've had a steady pleasant relationship for a long while and you are in your comfort zone. You refuse to ever think of it diminishing. When it comes to relationships, the comfort zone requires a lot of maintenance. Sometimes, even years of good bonding can crumble because of change. With passing time- people, their priorities, their lifestyle- all change and their comfort levels shift. Either you work towards rebuilding that comfort zone from the start or give up and sulk on its destruction. You have the choice to deal with change or move on to where it leads. There is no promise to eternal amiability in any relationship. It's up to you as to how you carry it forward during the storms of change. There will be the ups and downs, you need to prioritize your commitment and take a chance. It can entail a change in attitude or simply creating a new comfort zone, with or without the same individuals. We are bound by our comfort zone at every point in life. It's how we breathe, eat, see or hear. However, a few steps ahead there will be a change waiting for you. If you resist it, you are inhaling negative energy. The only way to deal with change is to accept it, no matter how hard it may be. Let it reside in your mind for a while, explore it, give it a chance and who knows, it could be the creation of another comfort zone. --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 6/10/02 We are all unique in our own ways. We are special and we are all heading in different directions to achieve what we want. Some for money, some for name, some for fame and some just to survive. All of us no matter where we're heading, we are carrying an ambition, a wish and a motive-that's what defines dreams. And when you head on the bumpy road of life, chasing this dream, all you can think of is achieving it. With every step you think, you have reached this far, now you want to go even further and that walk never ends, that drive continues. Picking up your wish from beneath your heart and turning into reality is the most fulfilling feeling a person could ever feel. You might have heard from so many people and read interviews in magazines, where people talk about their achievements and dreams and how they reached there. The person who dreams should be considered brave and who chases his dreams a believer and eventually the one who's turned the dream into a possibility (a reality) is a achiever-image of strength. Pursuing a dream is a never ending journey of trials, tribulations and the fight towards victory. And when you finally win your goal, you would feel extreme content and your heart will never stop celebrating. The embrace with success is so relishing that every tear that you shed, all the weak moments and the agony and disappointments seem worth it. There is a strong belief in yourself that makes you even stronger and when you turn back and look at the mishaps, you realize it is was a part of the experience that you had to undergo. You feel that you can get over any unpleasant happening and you understand that the touch of the thorn is a few steps before the garden of roses. If you have begun your journey towards your goal, don't ever quit no matter how hard the ride may seem. Hang in there for when it seems the worst, it's then when the best takes place. Don't ever be a quitter or else you'll never be a achiever. Great souls have made their mark because they never stopped walking and never gave up. It's not necessary how far you went but what's great is you took that step to reach somewhere. Never stop believing in yourself, never stop trying and never ever question destiny. You do your part and you'll see that life has a lot to offer you. The smile after achieving your dream is the greatest beautifier that lights up your face like a shooting star. As you cross more miles to the road to success, Congratulations on your achievement so far. --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 07/05/02 From a newborn baby to a full grown adult, life is a constant struggle to newer experiences. When you are young you do not live life, you dream life. Every step you take is an attempt to get closer to your imagination. As you are passing your college days, you are this charged up person that is loaded with ambition and enthusiasm. Nothing seems impossible and life is like a pleasing challenge. You want to touch the stars and take a walk on the moon. At the end of your education, you are a product of extreme energy waiting to explode that can't wait to take a plunge into the outside world. And then you get on the train that leads to reality filled with a fire to prove yourself. As soon as you get down, it seems like a whole new world. The grim rain of reality washes out your positive expression. Time and time again you are left with difficulties that shake you up. Stress, worries and disappointments are now a part of your life. Your confidence is challenged and the people in real world are no friends. The desperate need to succeed takes toll on you. Suddenly you feel so small and ordinary. People run all over you and you are left with this unacceptable reality of struggle. Your stamina is tested to the fullest and the new role burdens you to break out of the killing uneasiness. You long to breath, to wear that young carefree smile again! And then maturity strikes you and you cool down. No more dreams. No more starry skies. Just a mature adult, an endless struggle and a fighting attitude. You learn to accept the situation and bow down to sanity. There are no short cuts in life, whether to happiness or success. You turn into a baby learning to walk instead of a young heart racing with time. As a school going lad your life may seem like a sweet and romantic novel. With adulthood, this sleepwalk ends and reality forces you to be practical. But when you are on the ladder of maturity you find yourself in the the most unimaginable situation. You refuse to grow up and can't accept the rules in the real world. You refuse to accept failures and irregularities. Impatience and restlessness are the key symptoms of this stage. Life is not a cozy bed in the most exquisite part of paradise. It isn't a peaceful ride to the city of satisfaction. Remember the rules- one step at a time and leave your ego on the aisle. No more dreams, extreme reality and the fight between your faith and you. Hang in there, you are growing up. Welcome to the land of adulthood! But bear in mind, nothing is impossible and if you dare to dream, carry the determination to live them. --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 03/02/02 I observed my three year old niece sleeping. She looked so beautiful & carefree, away from any impure or unpleasant thought. Her dreams seem so light and complete. How I long to sleep just like a baby again. When you get old your mind is filled with loads of stuff. You are on the run to fill your mind and then get every little thing present in that small compartment on the top floor. You are chasing the world. You are running towards destiny. At the end of the day you don't even know what you are running towards but you are running. And you still feel left behind. I am reminded of this little girl. She was highly pampered, bought up in a world where she could dream. Most of her wishes were granted. The more wishes came true, the more she wished for. Then one day her wishes wouldn't come true. She wished so hard but nothing happened. She sulked. She prayed hard. She cribbed. She even turned into a misbeliever. Then one day her wishes came true again and this time like never before. She got exactly what she wanted. But then she realized wishes are not so rosy once they come true. This story has a morale. You wish for many things in life. You work hard for it and you do everything in your power to get it. But getting it is half the battle won. Being able to go through them and sustain them and enjoy them is where the real fight begins. You can wish of becoming a princess but it is is not easy as it sounds. Whatever you get in life, it comes for a price. You are inviting that much more responsibilities, worries, complications, struggles. And of course STRESS!. Every known person or accomplished person in life has a lot to go through. It isn't as glamorous it looks. That's why always be careful what you wish for. You can make a wish, it can come true too but what makes you a achiever is the ability to carry forward or sustain that wish. It's about facing challenges and coming true to your ability to face failure and digging success. You never realize that the more you want to get ahead in life, that much more stress takes of you. But then again there is this relish in the pain that one goes through. Losing yourself in search of getting something does take a lot of guts. As long as you believe that you can thrive on any situation in life you can do it. Maybe this is what makes you a better person. Maybe going through the hardness in life makes you a stronger person. Maybe the struggle is a road to a far hidden happiness. Maybe after that madness is the birth of a sane person. Maybe, just maybe, it all happens for a reason. The reason to be a complete person. One day every little baby or child turns into this over stressed man or woman. There are very few days when you sleep like a baby. I guess maturity is more about living in a corporate house rather than a doll house. It's a clash of beers rather than ice-creams. It's not so sweet as it used to be....Did I have to grow up? Can I be a child just once? For I only want a lot with not even a little of stress! --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 18/11/2001 Life is about moving ahead and not looking back. Our life is woven around the past, present and the future. Which of these rules most over us depends entirely on us. How we lead our lives and our attitudes shape up is all based on how much involved we are in these three ends of life. People who are governed by past are closing the doors to renewed joy. It's as if you feel you are walking forward but you are actually standing right where you were ten steps before. The past is what was. Pleasant or unpleasant it's passed away. After that you move on to the present and learn to approach the future. Why is it so difficult to get rid of the past? What are you waiting for? If you are hanging on to the past, release it right now. Discard things that are taking space to lock you from giving room to newer better things. Say good-bye to something that holds you from looking beyond and ahead. Take time to delete those unwanted numbers from your phone book today. Move on to better and change your approach to life, to people and to your upcoming years. Be a new person. Hold on to experiences that make you a person forever, to last as a continuous memory. Imagine if nature had just one type of flower. We would have has just one color and one fragrance. It may be night or day. Things may be up or down. But the willpower and the courage to move ahead must be alive. Face your life. Don't let the shadows of the past hover over your ascending road in life. Let the past pass by you. It's a new day. Wake up, the sun of the present has risen and the stars of future are starting to appear. Let go of the past. It's the beginning from now on...! --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 02/11/2001 Where is peace? That salvation, that love , that serenity or that humbleness? Why is the world being divided into pieces? Everyone is fighting for peace or are they destroying peace? In a aim to protect one's own territory or fight evil, we all are turning to evil doers and destroying everything and everyone. Political wars, terrorism, violence, egos and the fight for supremacy is turning us into monsters. In the end what are we achieving? We are fighting for peace but what are we getting in the end? Today peace is diminishing not only in territories but homes too. We all have set out on this mission to get what we want at any cost. These clash of wants and thoughts produce differences which result in tension and chaos. Everyone everywhere is divided. We are losing the affection and love for humanity and relationships. We are dividing the world into different and smaller groups. As a result we are losing out on belief in people and getting in the rat race for power. It's the 'I' that matters. There is no such thing as 'We'! Where is the bond which used to be? What are we giving others that they would place us in their hearts forever? Somehow we are all divided. We all merge as one group or clan or community but carry views and ideas that somehow clash with the rest. That's why peace is short lived. Something we are longing for is right there within us. We just don't know how to save it. Or is peace something that we as humans can never let breathe? We are all unique with a voice, a attitude, repulsiveness and egos. Peace can only turn into pieces in our territory! --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 16/10/2001 As human our satisfactions are never completely fulfilled. When we are unable to satisfy, we blame its inadequacy on luck. When you don't get something you want, you quickly point out that the person who has it is lucky. It's all about getting you want. If you do then you feel it's lady luck's blessing and if you don't then we demean ourselves by making ourselves feel the unlucky souls. Humans have a pit of wants that has no end. We are so demanding in life. Today if X has something that you want you immediately say that X is luckier than you are. When you say this listen to yourself. Firstly, if X is luckier then that means you are lucky. We are so busy admiring other people's achievements that we overlook ours which we have attained so far, which could be not necessarily lesser than X. Life is not about getting everything in life. It's about getting things one at a time. Comparing your life's attainments with others isn't going to make anything easier. Stop burdening your soul with this issue of luck. Luck is not a jewel that you can buy from any jewellery store. Rather than feeling sorry for something that you have not got, focus on what you have attained so far, something that really makes a difference to your life. Do you really believe that just because your wants are not satisfied then you are not as lucky , just because your counterparts have satisfied the exact wants that you long for? If that's the case then I think we would bump into loads of unlucky people on every single step. Think about the poor and the orphans. If you are not one of these then you belong to the high society class people who have wants ranging from status to career to education to ego battles. Separate your wants from these. Then ask your heart what it wants. These are you personal needs. The need to love and be loved, the need to be wanted, the need to be appreciated for who you are, the belief of your loved ones and freedom to be what you want to be. The thing is when we want something we want it now. But life doesn't work that way. It's not 1-2-3. Everything in life has a timing which differs for each and everyone. Don't get discouraged by the tedious process or failures. When the right time strikes the clock, doors open naturally. The only person who can carry you in this challenging and difficult ride is you. So if you let yourself down, no one is going to pick you up. The only antidote that you have to carry through the train of wants is patience. Lucky or not lucky, if you don't have patience and belief in yourself, there's no way you can get on the other end. Everyone looks satisfied from outside but don't let it fool you. It's the inside that counts, the one that no one reveals. Now if you hear a friend blaming their dissatisfaction on luck, then put in a word of sanity into them. Don't give up and don't let someone else's success diminish you. You are looking at the picture only from one side. Seal your soul with patience. No one said being lucky was going to be easy! Though I'll tell you this much-"No one stays lucky for a long time!" --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 20/09/2001 Do you believe in life? Do you believe that really exists a feeling to live? What are we living for or heading towards? Have you reached a point in life where the world 'belief' stops existing for you? All the degrees, skills, luxury, money, family, marriage, friends, big houses, credit cards, expensive cars and awards are a means to what? Are these enough to satisfy and is the purpose really achieved? Think and analyze your life as to what really makes it worthy? Sometimes I feel we are living a false life built on nothing but props. If only one could figure out life, living would be much easier. Some people dress to kill, some end up being dressed in despair. --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 17/09/2001 Don't you wish you could just go to a restaurant and say- --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 24/06/2001 A human soul carries a lot of weight- the weight of responsibilities, wishes, dreams, feelings and a whole lot more while carrying the body. You are born, you learn to grow, then you attain education, but then what after that? This is when life truly begins for a person. You know when you are going through this process of education and interaction with the world, you tend to build on this house of dreams that just gets bigger and bigger. The problem is when you get into the world out there it's not dreams that's waiting for you but it's a whole new world out there for which you vaguely exist. The world exists but you are hardly visible to anyone out there. In life there are a lot of things you can do, but are you one of those people who aim for these things? I would say that I am good at so many things but am I active in all these talents of mine? Sadly so not to my own expectations. Then when you see someone else in that place and say "Oh I know I can do a better job, it's just that I am not there". Ever think why you are not there? It's not your fault, God knows you must have tried too, but some of us have the lady luck with them, which makes all the difference. Ever come across a person who's going places, doing things, active in each and every talent the person possesses, earning high figures, famous, wanted, a size ten figure, gorgeous, very much in the world and someone you cannot miss in a crowd of hundreds? Life is real tough, biased and strict..You are known by your achievements and achieving something is not a piece of cake. Let me tell you it's not about education or experience or additional tags, it's about your willpower. I always believe 'where there is a will, there is a way". If you have it in you, you can get a lot from little. In life many of us start the ride together, some of us are in the same track, some of us raced ahead and some still lagging behind. Sometimes comparisons tend to weaken your self-concept but we must realize 'your life is not my life'. Moreover I think it's about our personal insight. We set expectations for ourselves and we make it that much harder for ourselves to take it easy in life. If you fail someone else you can somehow get over it, but failing yourself can diminish your soul permanently. Life is not easy for anyone so take this misconception out of your mind. If he can do it then why not you? Maybe you need to try just a bit harder. But then trying harder and harder and harder and then finally what? When do you get your recognition in the end? Don't you get tired and frustrated and worn out? 'I see the rainbow and want all the colors in it' is the easiest thing to say from the four walls of your home but step outside, burn your blood and then analyze the feeling. Nothing is impossible in life, it's your approach that matters. If you are going to give up so easily and hide in the hole of depression then all you'll get is an empty box. If you want something, grab it with both your hands and don't let it pass away and don't let anyone stop you. Degrees, certificates, medals, gifts and remuneration are the names of achievement? Or is it that I have ten talents and I have grounded my flag on each of them and when I step out there on the street or open a magazine my name is there to be acknowledged? Achievement does not have a standard definition. It's you who gives it a definition. If you are happy doing normal things in life and walking looking down instead of ahead or upwards then this is your achievement. If you want to be someone who wants to rise high in life and achieve a satisfaction when your name comes up among the high flyers then this is your achievement. What is life without ambition or achievement? It's like eating without being hungry, or a human without a soul. Can you imagine such a life? At the end of every day you sit down on your desk and analyze yourself as to what you have done in all these years and compare it with your expectations, compare it with what others have done. Think about the opportunities you missed, the time you wasted, the sheer turn of luck that ruled your life's happenings, the late awakening of certain souls and then compare it with what you have to look forward to. --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 12/06/2001 Do you actually think you can live a well-planned life?It is foolish to think a plan will work out without any flaws in your lifetime. There is no soul on earth that does not want to pursue a plan. Running after a plan, working hard for is it all fine but achieving it is a completely different issue. How many students have taken Science in high school to get into a medical field and ended up being accountants or marketers? Take marriage for instance. You cannot say that you intend to get married exactly at the age of x. Finding a life partner is not like grocery shopping. You can't just walk up to a store and pick up the right guy at your convenient time. Time doesn't understand your convenience. You cannot say that at so and so age I will reach this position in my career path or will achieve X. Life is not that easy as a mere plan on paper or in your mind. Be practical in life and if you do, you will realize that on your way to pursue your planning, you will meet destiny and all your plans will ultimately be controlled, manipulated and modified by 'kismet'. If it weren't for destiny your every wish would come true on the right time and at the right place. But then again, you would also end up making so many errors. Do not feel setback if your plans have taken a different turn. Learn to improvise and be satisfied with what destiny gives you. Some things may take a longer time and are even more complex but that should not bother you. Do you want to settle for anything so quickly or you want to wait to get the right shoe size? Life is never easy for anyone so stop thinking that it's only your life that is complex. If plans could actually work then we wouldn't have had Gandhi or Bill Gates. Do you think they actually planned their lives? They met success on the way to their screwed up planning staircase. Do not feel that you are the odd one out from the group. If their plans have worked well according to the schedule, then it's their destiny's wish and who knows whether they have actually 'worked', if you know what I mean. If you are the odd one out then maybe destiny has planned a unique path for you. It may be strenuous or it may be tranquil. It all depends on what's written in your fate. Plan your life, but do not be stubborn enough to ignore destiny's footsteps. Dare the world to think of you as the unsuccessful. They may fail to realize that though your destination hasn't been reached you are still walking on a unbeaten path. So keep walking with your planning notebook and be ready for surprises. I am sorry if I am not a successful planner, at least I am an emergent strategist! --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 18/01/2001 When you are born and come into this world do you ever think when your exit will be? We get attached to life and the people that surround our lives. We cannot imagine life without these people. But each person's days are limited and their destiny differently poised. Today you are enjoying a drink with your friends but will you be doing the same tomorrow? When one person from the circle leaves, it's difficult for others to make the circle complete and fill that person's absence. For we all have our places and no matter what no one can replace it. When one person leaves all the others are left is with emptiness, tears, heart break, unacceptable fate, loneliness and a tough life ahead. The other day I heard a ten year old girl die in a accident. Imagine, life had just begun for the child and she had to already bid farewell to it. Here we are, much older than her. We complain about our lives, as to what is not there or picking the sad moments out of it rather than appreciating what we actually have. My message to all is that please value what you have right now before it is taken away from you because then you'll be left with a very painful regret. Death can approach you anytime-late or early. Life is uncertain. The loss of a loved one can be the greatest tragedy in anyone's life so don't forget to say words like "I love you" or "Thank you" or "Sorry" or "I miss you" to the people close to your heart because if you don't let them know today, don't count on tomorrow to be there waiting for you. If we are given life, we must value it and treat it accordingly. Please stop cribbing, for every day is a gift from God. Don't think that your life is cherished by none or that you can do without anyone. Each one's life is valuable to the loved ones. If your circle is complete, thank God for it everyday, pray that it remains so forever and bless the world with a never ending life of love and peace. Amen! --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 19/01/2001 Is life a collection of seasons that changes its colors with every new phase? Are we the same we were one year back? Look around you, look at yourself and analyze your experiences in life and then see how much your life has changed and how much is the same. In a world that is fast paced and driven by innovation and changing trends, where does that leave us and the feelings inside our hearts? Everything in life has become a fad, something that lasts for a while and takes over your mind completely but then fades away like the dew in the early morning. You liked someone today, you may hate that very person tomorrow. Yesterday you were her lover, today you are net friends. So love has become a fad too? Look around you, you will find a number of love birds but their hands may change with every season. You had a crush last night, today its nothing. How long can you like a person? A few days or months? That's the best that can survive in today's world. Everything outgrows over time, even love? Or are we misunderstanding the concept of love? It's a very sad realization that the world is turned into this fashion show with a parade of hearts and personalities with momentary experiences. People call their feelings a phase when they want and love when it feels right. Thus in a dynamic world with ever changing souls, where does trust, affection and love survive? If everything will change then why involve in it in the first place? It is so easy to like a person or win a friend but it is much more difficult to maintain that liking or friendship. My question is why does everything end or change so soon? I am reminded of golden words from a friend-"A feeling is like the candle that burns rapidly and strongly and then fades out completely. But then, when the feeling rises again and survives strongly, it is termed as 'love'. Enjoy your today because your tomorrow might be a whole lot different...! --------------------------O--------O------ Date: 9/9/2000 It's true that destiny, God and your deeds decide and control your life and its routes and so your heart must support your feet in whichever direction it may travel to? Grief, failures, tears, arguments and negativity are a part of your life. They are going to meet you and fight with you every step of the life. If you meet them with a lost hope and unconfident attitude, where will you last? Once you discover the right way to live life, the right attitude and the right way to fight the barriers, you would be much together and peaceful from inside. Your life is a constant test that you must pass, but in order to get through it you must learn to meet each grief, hardship, unpleasantness and every hopeless situation and fear with a wide smile. A smile can wipe out the negative feelings and create such a light inside your heart that enpowers you to enlighten every negative situation. It makes you stronger and unbreakable. Just imagine, if we lived all our lives crying, sulking and evaporating inside with every passing moment, how would we survive our entire life? There comes a point in our lives when our experiences make us stronger and dynamic to come out of each situation confidently and with a survival instinct. People in this world are of huge assortments. You have to learn the tactics to deal with them, learn the type of words to use, control your heart and to enlarge your thoughts. You fall at times, but then again you get up and then you decide the next time I fall, it won't be as harder as the last one. Instead of thinking of life as a huge map, just think of it as a individual one day cricket performance, you put in your best and live life to the fullest and tactfully in one day. No matter if you lose the match, but at least you know that you gave in your best. Approach life moment by moment , don't try to swallow it all in one day. --------------------------O--------O------ |
||||
--------------------------O--------O------