Saturday Scribblings

So what's in store for today? Everyday it so happens that I get a 100 random thoughts when I think of what I should be blogging about. And I end up writing something which never will have occurred to me in those random thoughts. The words just flow.

So today I just thought this post would be purely a scribble. I will not be writing on any particular topic. This randomness also should be welcomed right? :) . I wish to write in different genres, on variety of topics. I want this blog to be a refresher for myself and others too, it should be flowing with new ideas, concepts, and not the stereotype ones. 

I'm trying on improving my English vocabulary which should add attractive and pleasing words to my conversation and to my writing as well. From now on, I shall make it a point to read every single day on any given topic of interest. They say 'reading' is essentially important if you want your writing to be convincing and effective. 

Trying my best to keep this blog going and also any appreciation is welcomed and if it is manifested in the form of comments, my happiness will know no bounds. :) 

-Love,

Priyal :)

Double Treat!!

Today is a lovely occasion. It is on this date when my parents had tied the knot 27 years ago. And the bonding that keeps their relationship so strong even today is nothing but Love. In these 27 glorious years of their marriage they have shared many moments of happiness, laughter, few tears, many twists and turns, with a blend of patience, cheerfulness and courage.

My mother is a very innocent, a cute-looking woman, with a jolly good attitude all the while, with positivity flowing all around her, she has a will power that of iron, utmost religious, and deeply rooted to her values and principles, and moreover an extremely grounded personality. She is a voracious reader, she's interested in reading history, philosophy and books on spirituality and other self-help books. She is a teacher by profession, and has spent almost 30 years in this pious activity of spreading knowledge. All I can say is my mother is a Goddess in disguise.

My father who had fallen for my mother 27 years ago, is tall, dark and handsome even today :). He is strong and courageous, with a gutsy and never-say-die attitude, extremely optimistic, emotionally strong (but is emotional when it comes to his daughters), his hopes always on a higher altitude, a little short-tempered, but has a huge heart that forgives very easily.

Today, it is also my elder sister's wedding anniversary. That's why the post is titled "Double Treat" :).

My sister has inherited most of the qualities from my mom. She's strikingly beautiful, with an adorable smile, hyper-anxious, very much caring, emotional and a sweetheart. She'll be embarrassed if she happens to read this. I and my sister share a very strong bonding where both of us know everything about each other. She's more a friend than a sister. 

My sister has found a companion who looks after her like a kid and showers her with unconditional love. My bro-in-law is a practical, responsible and a sincere person. My sister and brother-in-law together make a  great pair. 

Today, I dedicate this post to the two wonderful pairs who complete me as a family.  I feel blissfully blessed to have such wonderful people in my life and I thank them for being there. :) I wish my Aai-Baba and Tai-Jiju many more years of happiness, joy, prosperity and love. 

HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AAI AND BABA 

HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY  TAI AND JIJU. 

-Love,

Priyal

The Lost Laughter

Do you remember when was the last time you laughed so hard until your stomach hurt? 

Do you remember what was it that made you laugh that hard? 

If your answer is YES to the above questions and if you say it's just recently that you've laughed really hard, then you get a pat on your back, because you've taken time to spend your life as you wish for, you follow your heart and not the crowd, you don't care what others have to say about you. You just don't give your ears to non-sense criticisms. You're not vulnerable to the obstacles thrown by something called 'Life'. You're an undaunted, and rather a cheerful and jolly person. 

If your answer is NO, then you need to do serious work boss! 

Laughing is our basic nature of expressing happiness. Have you seen a child laughing, the child laughs with absolutely no fear of criticism, nor worries about the past nor the future. Today, our laughs have faded away, they're lost in this illusionary world where we've become mere machines where we don't even remember that our very nature is happiness, and laughter is a necessary ingredient or say a by-product of that happiness. Thus, all this clearly indicates that we've forgotten 'to be happy'!!. Doesn't that scare you? It scares me like hell. Or do you think it is ideal 'not to be happy'? Some people assume, if you appear to be serious, when I say this I mean literally serious-faced(looking serious), you're a busy person with loads of work and responsibilities and a very sincere person. And when we look at a person who always laughs and makes others laugh, we just try and nudge him or come to a conclusion that he's a person with no seriousness, nor responsible towards his duties. Don't you think, in this case, we've forgotten our so-called very important 'basics'? The basics of our nature, the basics which prove that we're human beings and we've have emotions.

Laughter is an emotion and the very essence of a happy, loving human being. Let's try and regain that child-like innocence we once had. Let's do our bit of spreading happiness in this world by laughing, smiling with all heart, with no fear of criticism, without any regret about the past or anxiousness about the future. Each one of us has to die one or the other day, let's not die everyday, let's die with pride and when encountered by our Almighty we can proudly say , "I've successfully completed the mission for which you had sent me by being happy throughout". 

Ending this post with a short message :

" Zindagi Jab Bhi Rulane Lage,

  Aap Itna Muskurao Ke Dard Bhi 

  Sharmane Lage. 

  Nikle Na Aansu Aankhon Se

  Aapke Kabhi

  Kismat Bhi Majboor Hokar 

  Aapko Hasane Lage." 

Wish you lots of laughing and smiling moments in your life. :) 

-Love,

Priyal :) 

Thought provoking proverbs

I'm a great admirer of Swami Vivekananda. Whatever principles he followed, and everything that he preached can be applied to one's life even today. Few of his quotes which greatly inspire me are as below : 

1. Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is the way great spiritual giants are produced, others are mere talking machines.

2. Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny.

3. They alone live who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.

4. Arise! Awake! And stop not till the goal is reached.

5. To be good and to do good - that is the whole of  religion.”

6. Stand and die in your own strength; if there is any sin in the world, it is weakness; avoid all weakness, for weakness is sin, weakness is death. 

7. Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that can cleave through adamantine walls of difference. 

8. Misery comes through attachment, not through work. As soon as we identify ourselves with work we do, we feel miserable; but if we  don’t identify ourselves with it, we do not feel that misery.

9. Nature wants us to react, to return blow for blow, cheating for  cheating, lie for lie, to hit back with all our might, then it requires a super divine power not to hit back, to keep control, to be unattached. 

10. Your country requires heroes; be heroes; your duty is to go on  working, and then everything will follow of itself. 

11. Nature wants us to react, to return blow for blow, cheating for cheating, lie for lie, to hit back with all our might, then it requires a super divine power not to hit back, to keep control, to be unattached.

12. Three things are necessary to make every man great, every nation great:

         * Conviction of the powers of goodness,

         * Absence of jealousy and suspicion, 

         * Helping all who are trying to be and do good.

The above if implemented in one's life, will bring happiness, success, prosperity and peace undoubtedly.

-Peace,

Priyal

Yoga, a long forgotten activity

Yoga refers to traditional physical, mental and spiritual disciplines originating in India, whose goal is the attainment of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility (Courtesy : Wikipedia) . 

It really makes my heart swell with pride to read the above, in which it's mentioned that Yoga originated in India. And I being the citizen of India, I'm very proud to be born in a country which is a land of multi-cultured, multi-linguistic people, with various traditions, but united inspite of such diversity. 

Yoga, which is performed all over the world dates back to have originated 26,000 years ago. There are people who perform it on a regular basis and have reaped huge benefits out of it. The deadliest of  diseases are claimed to have been cured by regularly practicing yoga. Yoga is a discipline that one should cultivate in their lifestyle and make it their regime. 

I have learnt Yoga. I used to take up yoga classes early mornings everyday, 3 years ago. But, later as usual the procrastination and the laziness overtook. Once in a while when I remember that I should start overall again, I pick my yoga mat, go to the terrace and do all the asanas beginning with pranayama and kapaalabhaati. And I'll be hyperactive that day with my energy levels reaching their highest. Inspite of knowing about all the benefits that will be accompanied by putting a little effort by stretching our body, why is it that Yoga becomes a long forgotten activity for many of us who fail to practice it regularly. And later complain saying we did not have enough resources to spend just fifteen minutes everyday. 

We give many a excuses like:

* There is no proper place where I can do yoga

* I'm suffering from so & so ailment that's why I'll drop it for today and continue it from tomorrow, and that tomorrow will never come 

* And more concerned we will be about what people may think of us. They may arrive at a conclusion that we have turned towards Yoga maybe because we're suffering from some disease. 

And so on... 

 

This attitude will not help us in the longer run. We need to change it today, why today, NOW! As I've written in my post U.P.O.D., lets under promise that we shall build our schedules such that we can fit-in atleast 15 minutes of Yoga in the schedule. Since 15 minutes in a day is not a big deal, it's something which we are under promising. But actually speaking, when I say 15 min seems like 'not a big deal', you'll realize how big a deal it is when at the end of the day you review your activities and find that you haven't found the time for a 15 minute workout. 

Let's workout and stay healthy. I shall write yet another post someday describing about the asanas that are a part of Yoga and their benefits. 

Till then, take good care by adopting a healthy lifestyle. :) 

-Cheers!

Priyal

Re-arranging Priorities

Hi,

I'm here again. I realized that I'm lagging by 4 posts since I started the blog-a-thon. I started the marathon on April 14th and today is April 25th, hence there should be 12 posts altogether till date. But, I could write just 8. So, thought of writing one extra post every day for 4 days, to cover up the lag.

This is my Post No.- 9. Lucky number 9 :).

In this post, I want to invite you to play your day just like a movie. Prior to that, I want to put forth a small set of questions, which you really need not answer to me but to yourself.

1. While at work, do you think you spend all your time, every single day honestly and sincerely working on the given task.

2.  Do you login to your social networking sites or chat engines more than once in a day?

3.  How often are you 'not on your desk', whatever the reason be, maybe when you're attending a phone call (not so important one!) or while talking to your co-workers etc.

Questions are very simple. Ain't they?

My answers to the above are as follows :

1. Never.

2. Many number of times in a day.

3. Hmm, very often I'm not at my desk. :(

Here, I would like to mention that I'm simply inviting you to re-arrange your priorities and then you'll see how everything will fall in place and you'll see yourself being more organised and pro-active, in your workplace or in any given place. But, how do we do that? For that, we need to first observe what do we do the entire day unconsciously. Without our knowledge, we'll have wasted ample amount of time. How would it be if there was something which could keep track of the time we spend while at work? Great, isn't it.

Well, I've found a tool which allows you to play your day just like a movie. It's called "Time Snapper".

It's a tool which will capture screenshots of your desktop every few seconds all week long.  Below are a few images to describe how this excellent tool works. The images are self-explanatory.

1. Record :

 

Just clicking on the 'Record' button once, the time snapper immediately minimizes to the system tray, and silently starts taking screenshots in the background. There are options where you can set the frequency at which the screenshots should be taken and also there are various image formats with a specific image quality and resolution which can be chosen according to one's interest.

2. Play : 

You can play the recorded images by clicking on the Play button.

The gaps in the Time Bar as can be seen in the image above, shows the time when you were away. Quite Smart! What do you say?

3. Productivity Calculator

Productivity Calculator is an excellent feature which allows you to measure your productivity levels.

The only effort you should be taking to watch your productivity level increase is to just let TimeSnapper know what programs and websites make you productive. :)

There are many more such features in this tool which will not only ensure that you spend your time efficiently and productively, but also encourages you to 're-arrange your priorities' for your own benefit.

You can download and explore more about the Time Snapper tool from here : http://www.timesnapper.com/

Enjoy!

-Priyal 

I won a million dollars. Yay!

The title of this post was my status on Facebook after I won a million dollars. Few of my curious friends commented as to how did I win, and few others replied saying it's just a junk mail which even they get  quite often where it's mentioned that you've won million dollars and contact to xyz number to receive the prize blah! blah! blah!.

So, how and when did I win million dollars even you would want to know. Don't you? Ok, before I tell you how I won I wish to give you a prerequisite of it.

The week that passed can be tagged as "Waiting Week". The entire week I was waiting for the weekend to arrive, especially Sunday. It was a big day for me and also to few of my buddies. That means, we were waiting for something special, something exciting to happen. What was it that we were so eagerly waiting for???

Well, just recently I happened to be a part of an organisation, where it's made sure that you go 'nuts over weekends'. He he! yes that's true. The organisation is called "Weekend Nuts". The founders and the members come together to organize events where everyone who wishes to participate can join and look forward to a fun-filling and productive weekend. Productive, in terms of making new friends, getting to know what other people's aspirations are and being stress-free atleast for a day. It's an open forum where anyone can be a part of, age no-bar.  Various events have been organised by Weekend Nuts till now, in which Photography Excursion, Smiley Day, Open-Speech event are a few of them.

This time it was a Smiley Day event which was the very first time for me as part of the organisation. We were deciding since a month, on what should be done on this Smiley Day. We, the core members spoke to each other on a conference call, and quoted ideas for the day(April 24th). And finally, it was decided that we'll be taking kids from an orphanage on a picnic.

All the arrangements were made, by each one of us dividing the tasks among ourselves. So, all was set. After a long wait, Saturday arrived. It poured heavily that evening. And I was anxious thinking whether it may rain the next day also, which was 'The day'. And finally, the long awaited Sunday dawned. It was decided that we'll be going to Vishveshwariah museum first and then have lunch, and lastly visit the Planetarium. As decided we all made ourselves available at the museum along with the kids. The kids were real charms, they were all so enthusiastic about the event, that it was a treat for us to look into their sparkling and twinkling eyes. Though I arrived late to the first venue that was decided, I could gel up with the other participants quite quickly once I reached. The other participants were so energetic and selfless and so very down-to-earth, you can find very few people in this world like them who actually spare time for such a cause and who do not boast about their selfless service.

In the museum, the kids enjoyed looking at the technical stuff. There was a section called Fun Science, in which there were some things with an illusion effect (dunno how to describe it :)). In the museum, there are many such things which have been constructed based upon basic Science. All those creative inventions look miraculous. The one that kids enjoyed the most was 'Mirror Maze', it's like a cave with only mirrors around and you'll find it difficult to find the exit. I could see the kids heaved a huge sigh of relief when they came out of the maze. After so much fun in the museum, we were heading towards the hotel for lunch. In the bus, it was great fun. All kids were very much interested in singing songs, they sang songs, all in one single tone, and danced, we too joined them and had our bit of laughs and smiles with them. The innocence that reflects in the children is amazing, I hope this innocence lasts with them forever.

Everyone of us was hungry. We were served with South Indian meals. It was purely a stomach-filling one. We spent nice time at the lunch table with some hearty conversations beginning with the formal introduction. All of us, especially the chotus (kids) were waiting for their most favorite part of the meal, which was Ice cream. It was awesome!

Next, we headed towards the Planetarium, but since the kids had already visited it, we thought why not have fun in the garden outside the planetarium. There we spent an hour or so. It was real quality time which we spent with the kids, with all their mischiefs going on and the sports they played. :)

At the day's end, each one of us had broad smiling curves which extended from mouth to ear. We all were very happy and decided to organize such events  in future also. Luckily it didn't rain and all-in-all it was a smooth event.

Did you now guess how did I win a million dollars? The smiles on each of the kids' faces is nothing less than a million dollar. It's an asset which I can cherish and en-cash the moment I may need it. The beautiful memories of this event will bring a smile on my face and will forever continue to inspire me to do such things in future too.

I wanted to describe more but then, this post may never end. :)

Anyone wishing to be part of 'weekend nuts' activity and events can get the updates here.

PS: Smiles are contagious, let's make an effort to spread them consciously and generously. :) :)

-Love

Priyal

It's Earth Day today

Google is GOD in today's world as I believe. Nowadays, we can't imagine life without NO GOOGLE, can we? I wonder how people even survived before Google came up. Thanks Larry and Sergey (Larry Page and Sergey Brin are founders of the incredible search engine Google Inc.) for this wonderful invention. To tell you more about Google, this unimaginable invention was founded just as recently as 1998, while the work behind this had begun two years ago(1996) before it formally came to be known as Google. Initially, it was named "Backrub" by the esteemed people I mentioned above, who were Stanford University graduates, and Backrub used links to determine the importance of individual webpages. Later, as history has it, Google has grown by leaps and bounds since then. (What do you think, how did I get this information ;) ?)

Are you thinking I'm going haywire from the title I've given to this post. Nah! I'm not. Actually, I gotta know that its Earth Day from our very own Google. :) And I didn't search for it, it was just there, already on the image displayed above the search tab of Google. And if you too have seen it today, you might have observed the animated image has been done so creatively, with a beautiful and very simple design which in itself represents the "Earth Day" plus the "Google" logo. 

I wish to describe how the animated image really looks. 

A blue horizon and a white cloud moving. As I can see, the first thing that draws one's attention is different looking trees, with some various shades and hues of green(approx 6 shades mostly). Then, there are two cute looking pandas playing behind the woods :). There is a waterfall, which almost gives a real feeling of the water flowing from above a mountain cliff and forming a small pond below. Two penguins can also be seen, among which one jumps in the pond from a snow-covered mountain. A bird sitting on a tree, and then flying high in the sky. And on another tree is a monkey, which climbs up and down as if running on errands. And there's a frog, which jumps into the water. A fish which swims up the stream, is eaten by a bear which is hiding behind the woods ( you see, a natural ecological phenomenon is also displayed). Then, how can I forget, I could see something yellow near one of the trees, and bingo!, it was the king of the jungle, a Lion! Then, there's a butterfly which adds up to the beauty of the scenery. 

By the way, all the actions which I described above, for instance the penguin jumping in the pond or the monkey's actions all happen when you move the cursor on them. Can you imagine, how much effort must have gone behind making this and how many more creative juices must have flown in the process. I think I haven't missed on any of the things from the image. If I have, probably you will let me know by clicking on the link Earth Day and observing it keenly. :) 

Well, since it's Earth Day today, how about a brief information about that too? 

Earth day was first held on April 22, 1970. It's a day which is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. It means today is the 41st Earth Day. But, I suppose, there should be much more awareness brought about this day in the world. Also, I hope every other day is Earth day, so that people may refrain from cutting trees, find ways to reduce all kinds of pollution, protect animals against exploitation and so on, which can further help keeping the ecological balance and save the world from environmental crisis. 

Request : SAVE TREES. SAVE EARTH

Hey, by the way it's also Good Friday today. So here's wishing you all a very Good and fun-filled Friday. 

-Cheers!

Priyal

HE vs SHE

Interesting topic? :) Well, today I'm a bit low in spirits, feeling quite drowsy, the upper part of my eyes is getting attracted to the lower part of my eyes like a magnet, what I mean to say is I'm sleepy. :(  Just when I was about to close my eyes, to take my forty-winks I remembered that gauche, I should be posting for the blog-a-thon. Now, when I was feeling so sleepy, there were hardly any chances that I may sit down to think on what topic I'll be writing for today's post. Impossible, I thought. 

And then came something as a boon, as if it knew that I was in need of it badly. It was nothing but a monthly publication, which I found in the office premises. The publication was just a leaflet, with only 2 pages in it. It was neatly folded and on it was a stamp and an address which matched our office address, but the name on it didn't quite match to the name of our office. I could see just two words printed in bold on the folded part of the leaflet "He vs She", and I made up my mind, 'this one will go up my blog today'. As the publication was left unheeded, I picked it up quickly and came to my desk and started reading it. 

The topic is all about one's(people) perception about a man and a woman in the corporate world. It's a small comparison given by how people think and perceive about a man and woman in the same context and situation. Here it goes : 

                                       PERCEPTION

                                          He vs She 

1.Family picture on HIS desk. 

   Ah a solid, responsible family man. 

  Family picture on HER desk.

  Umm, her family will come before her career. 

   

2.HIS desk is cluttered. 

   He's obviously a hard worker and a busy man.

   HER desk is cluttered. 

   She's obviously a disorganized person. 

3.HE is talking with his co-workers. 

   He must be discussing the latest project.

   SHE is talking with her co-workers.

   She must be gossiping. 

4. HE's not at his desk. 

    He must be at a meeting. 

    SHE's not at her desk.

    She must be in the ladies' room. 

5.HE's getting married. 

   He'll get more settled. 

   SHE's getting married. 

   Ohh, She'll get pregnant and leave. 

6.HE's going on a business trip. 

   It's good for his career. 

   SHE's going on a business trip.

   What does her husband say? 

7.HE's leaving for better job. 

   He knows how to recognize a good opportunity.

   SHE's leaving for a better job. 

   Women are not dependable.       

I won't comment which of the above things are true or false. I just would like to express gratitude to the owner of the publication whoever it is, who came to my rescue!! :) :)

Hope you enjoyed reading this post.. :)  

Love,

Priyal

Do you take things for granted?

This is a dog-eat-dog world where people are on their toes to find flaws in others. There are yet another set of people who just don't bother, they're indifferent to what others do or say. It has so happened that we've become used to take everything for granted. We often tend to forget that we live in a world which throws ups and downs at us and nothing is constant. We experience change every other day, but how many of us acknowledge the change really. We live as if we've the world's time, by spending time in quarrels, misunderstandings, and other trivial things.

Instead of being grateful to all the wonderful things we have, we're least bothered and take it for granted. 

I can quote few things which we take for granted:

1. Waking up - This is the first and foremost one which 'we think' is bound to happen and is a routine which will follow after a good night sleep. But, who knows, if we don't wake up at all the next day. 

2. Our body - Today, we might be having a fit and healthy body for which we might be ignoring it to an extent where we take on bad food habits, or follow an unhealthy lifestyle, or indulge into smoking or drinking etc. But giving it a thought, do we realize how long is this body going to support us when we don't support it on the other hand? Until we realize it, it'll be too late.

3. Relationships - Relationships are the ones which are taken for granted unknowingly. And the sad part is in this process the relationship gets strained, it becomes complicated and sometimes it's lost forever, the simple reason being the two people involved take each other for granted. That's why today we see the values and the respect which once used to be in a relationship is no more there, since all that is taken for granted. 

4. There are many such things for example, you have a job with you, while many others are unemployed, you're getting atleast a square meal everyday when others struggle to get even one meal a day, you have a family and a decent accommodation while the less fortunate ones are left alone and uncared and so on and so forth. 

So lets be aware of one fact that "Change is the only thing which is constant and rest all things keep changing".   

Lets be grateful for the wonderful things we possess and not take them for granted. 

Today, I received a very nice forward from one of my friends. It read as below : 

       

                    TITLE : SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present "Seven Wonders of the World."  Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes : 

1. Egypt's Great Pyramids

2.Taj Mahal

3. Grand Canyon

4. Panama Canal

5. Empire State Building

6. St. Peter's Basilica

7. China's Great Wall

While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student  had not finished her paper yet. So, she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many." The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help". The girl hesitated, then read : " I think the Seven Wonders of the World' are :

1. To See

2. To Hear

3. To Touch

4. To Taste

5. To Feel

6. To Laugh

7. And To Love

The room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. 

Punch line : The things we overlook as simple and ordinary and that we take for granted are truly wondrous!  And that the most precious things cannot be built by hand or bought by man. 

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Well, that was it for today. Wish you all happening and beautiful days showered with love, happiness and prosperity.

-Love,

Priyal :)

Slurrrrppp..!!

I'm a foodie. I love eating (esp. junk food). I know you too do. :) I'm pasting below a few images of the foods I relish. I bet, your mouth will surely water after looking at the images below. Enjoy Slurrrpping...
                          
                               BANANA CHIPS - YUMMY :)

           PAPAD - I just can't get enough of this, love it to the core

                                                                          
         AVALAKKI - Authentic everyday snack esp., in North Karnataka

                              PANI PURI - I can die to eat this.. 

                               
                       PANEER BUTTER MASALA- I love paneer

                                     
     JOLAD ROTTI OOTA - Feels so much at home while having this

And here come the delicacies which I've a sweet tooth for.. :) 
             
                                RASOGULLA - Mmmmm... 

                                    
GULAB JAMUN - Feeling like popping one into my mouth right now

I think this is getting to be an endless post. Anyways, don't tell me you didn't do a slurrrrpp.. looking at any of the above savories.

BON APPETIT :) 


-Cheers!
Pree

Under Promise, Over Deliver

I know, I know, it's been two days I didn't post anything. I had no access to my computer and you must be thinking this girl just blabbers. :) But, it's really not a worthy excuse when I say I didn't have access to a single computer, when technology has thrown enough of resources out there, it's my mistake, or you can say ignorance and laziness for not making the time to go out and grab any of the computers in the cyber cafe and write atleast few lines since I had promised to write every single day. 

Keeping up promises which you made to yourself also is as important as the ones which you must have made to others. As they say, everything begins at home, meaning first clean the clutter at your place and then think of doing it everywhere else. This applies to every aspect of life, may it be being disciplined, or being non-judgmental, or being ego-less and so on. For instance when you point out to someone saying she or he is full of ego, just glance into your conscience once, do you actually have enough evidence to say that you're apart from the crowd with 'no ego'. If you are sure, then it's but natural that you would not comment on anyone else either since a person without any ego I think is the most non-judgmental person about people or situation and is at peace.   

Under Promise Over Deliver (UPOD) is the mantra to long lasting success, success may it be in a smaller form or a bigger one. Whenever you promise to do something, whether it's to yourself or others, let it be straight forward but simple and small, it should be affordable and perceivable. The same applies to the goals that you set ( goal-setting is not my cup-of-tea yet, but I'm learning it slowly).

Under promising means to just quote the promises which are simple and they shouldn't seem like tough promises really, by doing so you've all the opportunities to break those, without anybody(or you) being hurt in the process for not having lived up to that promise ;).  Another advantage when you under promise is that, when you've lived up to that easily manifest-able  promise, the joy you get out of it is immeasurable.

Now, using this mantra of UPOD, you can imagine how would it be with all the promises being fulfilled plus an additional bonanza of over delivering by going that extra mile, than what has been promised. :) Smiling hmmm...? I know it indeed brings smile on everyone, may it be the one who promised or the one who has been promised. 

TIP : Well, if you're working in any of the organizations try this magic mantra of UPOD, you'll be awestruck when you're showered with the appraisals and the perks you'll be offered. And especially, who're entrepreneurs, I tell you this mantra works wonders. You can see the delight on your customers' faces and undoubtedly your business will grow. 

-Cheers!

Priyal :)

Today, was it just another day for you?

75% of the world's population, roughly calculated, spends every day doing the same thing.  Beginning with rising late in the morning,finishing up the daily chores, rushing to their desired destinations, spending 8 to 9 hours in the same premises, doing the same thing as they might have done the previous day. I'm also one of them in the above mentioned set of people. 

But I really wish to differ. Why should we live each day as 'just another day'. We're here to make a difference. And imagine how would it be if all of us tried different and new things everyday. There are so many talents in each one of us which are hidden, or have gone unrecognized, ignored, or probably lost in this messy world of ours where everyone is competing to be in the rat race, no matter if they're happy or not, contented or not, but everybody wants to be in that rat race. Come on people, you want to be in a race with rats...? Jokes apart, if given a serious look at whatever is happening in and around us, I can say we're setting a very bad example for the generations to come. 

Lets take action before it's too late. 

I found a really interesting piece of poem which encouraged me to come up with this post. I've pasted the verses below, indeed a beautiful one and thought provoking. I love the last verse the most, where the poet urges us to think whether we deserve to earn yet another tomorrow for whatever we've done today. 

                                           AT THE DAY'S END

Ask yourself and introspect at the day's end 

Is anybody happier because you passed his way?

The day is almost over and its toiling is through ;

Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word to you?

Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today? 

Can you say tonight, in parting with the day that's slipping fast,

That you helped a single brother of the many that you passed?

Did you waste the day or lose it?

Was it well or sorely spent?

Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said?

Does the man whose hopes were fading,

Now with courage look ahead?

Did you leave a trail of kindness,

or a scar of discontent?

As you close your eyes in slumber,

Do you think God will say,

You have earned one more tomorrow

By the work you did today? 

Let's make a difference, and try to leave the world a better place than we found it to be. 

-Love,

Pree :) 

The Ring Master!

Hi,

I was thinking what should be the first blog for the Blog marathon that I've promised to do here. After a lot of thinking, one idea suddenly popped out of nowhere. It was that of this Ring Master. So, what is it with this ring master. Who's he? Why did only this thing pop out when there are millions of topics out there.

You may say 'Ring master, oh such a downtown title'.  For that I can say the title may be downtown but that which lies in the core of that title rules this world. 

Not a leaf moves against the ring master's will. He's not anyone ordinary, yet you can feel his presence everywhere. In the smallest of species or in the highest of mountains, in the rich or in the not so rich, in the water or in the air, the ring master is all there and always there. You can imagine havoc happening without him being around, your world will turn upside down without his presence.

Ok ok.. I understand. You want me to reveal who this guy is and why so much hype about him. 

Some of you might have already guessed whom I'm talking about all this time, and for those who haven't guessed it I promise I won't keep you in suspense anymore.

Dan-tan-aaaaa.. Huge round of applause........ And here comes the grand entry of our very beloved

                                               Ring Master

This Ring Master is none other than the one whom some of us lovingly call God, and some more of us who call Him Allah, and few more of us who call Him Devaru (ದೇವರು). 

You may ask why do I call Him the Ring Master. There is a reason. I'm a strong believer of this Divine Source (not that I'm into performing all the rituals or stuff, but I don't really mind doing it either). I believe this world is a stage, and on this stage there's a drama which is being played, and we all are actors who're chosen to act in it. Once our roles are over, we're called off from the stage, and the other actors continue playing their role. And the script-writer, the lyricist, the selector of the cast, the screen player, the camera-man, the editor, the musician, the producer, the director (many a roles to mention...huh!,)... is this multi-talented, multi-tasking, all-rounder guy who has sustained generations after generations, and that's why He is what I call the Ring Master. 

I dedicate this blog to Him who's the Creator of this wonderful and beautiful Universe.

Love you my Ring Master. :) 

And finally I wish to end this post with a small dialogue from the Hindi movie Anand (starring Rajesh Khanna & Big B) :

“Babu moshai zindagi aur maut uparwale ke hath hai jahapana, jise na aap badal sakte hain na main. Hum sab to iss rangmanch ki kathputliyan hain jiski dor uss upar wale ke haathon main hai kab, kaun, kahan uthega ye koi nahin janta" 

-Cheers!

Priyal :) 

Disclaimer : No offence to the atheists or the half-n-half believers of God. Its my humble request to you all to take this write-up in good spirit.