One Life To Live: August 2012

Monday, August 27, 2012

Life is.....

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This is the 25th post of this page. I started writing this article on January 24,2012 11:53:55:AM. But, I just wrote a few lines and left the article midway. Destiny had it's play and this article became my 25th post. This piece of writing is very close to my heart and that's why I prefer posting it in my handwriting.Soon, I will update the typed version.

Thinking Of It!!

Life! It’s really a miracle by itself. Life…It’s for living. I hope, you all people living out there did not forget this. Right!? So, Live. Whatever your heart says, just do it. Whatever brings you happiness now, do it now. Don’t store it for the future. If you want to save something that may confer you happiness in the future, say some 10 or 15 years later and for that you have to forfeit yourself and may be some diminutive tit-bit happy moments that the present has in store for you, then just remember….the time is NOW!! Who knows what it’s going to unfurl the next moment. That is the sweetness and quintessence of living and that is what I love the most about life…..its capriciousness and its unpredictability.

But what makes it more interesting is the predictability of unpredictability! Confused? I will explain it. We all know that we don’t know what’s going to happen the very next moment. But still we try to predict the unpredictable. Ok. Let me explain by giving a simple example. Suppose you want to have an ice-cream. You decide upon the flavor and ask the vendor for the flavor. “I want butterscotch!” When you order, you imagine yourself eating the ice-cream and here is the point where you predict the unpredictable. It might so happen that even after buying the ice-cream, you could never taste it. (I mean, who knows! May be the apocalypse just hits the earth!!) But, life is all about predicting the unpredictable. It is called hope. That is what makes life so beautiful and phenomenal. Just you need to know the right kind of thoughts.

Thoughts! The most essential and phenomenal thing life can have. They can change the structure of the universe if controlled properly. (At least, I believe so….And I accept being called a “fourth dimensional” for this!! )

Often I see people worrying a lot about problems that are yet to come. I have seen my friends worrying about issues that are sometimes trivial and sometimes not so trivial. I agree that I also worry about some trivial issues but I never think over them continuously. Some of my friends call me “over-optimistic” for what I think about such issues but yes I believe that thinking about a problem only increases it more. Because, everything depends on our thought procedure. You think that you are sad and you actually are. You think you are happy and so you are. It happens with me always.

The day I think I am going to be happy, everything goes good. In fact, the day goes brilliant. Just for example, I see a sunny day or listen to my favorite song, I think, “Oh! What a lovely day!” And this positive thought in turn brightens my whole day. On the other hand, if my morning starts on a bad note and that bad mood gives rise to chain of bad thoughts, my whole day goes bad. It’s not because all bad things happen to me, it’s because whatever happens I make them appear bad and I make them happen to me. I don’t understand those events that day but when I sit down and analyze those actions some other day, I can sense it. So, what I want to say is, it’s you who is the creator of your own destiny. I am saying this all out of experience and because I believe in it. You become what you think about most. So embrace your thoughts and witness how vibrant and beautiful life seems. Be a dreamer. Hold on to dreams!

Dreams! The most quintessential thing in a lifetime! Yes, indeed it is. I am not saying to day dream or dream about absurd things. But, yes it’s true that dreams do come true. I believe, what we dream is what we think about. That is, our dreams are manifestations of our strongest of thoughts; thoughts which were a part of our subconscious but we never accepted it openly; we just dreamt of it. Dreams are the most powerful wishes that we want to come true.

All of us have dreams. But, if we have a strong dream and we pursue that dream and want it to come true and work towards it, it’s guaranteed to come true. The universe works on this notion. It’s again a part of my belief. I believe, when we want something truly and want it really to happen; the aura that surrounds us sends the vibes in the universe. Whatever events happen is a universal phenomenon and is just a physical manipulation of the energies that surround us. That is whatever happens, everybody in this universe has some contribution towards that event or to say the thoughts of every creature has a contribution towards that event. So, if you want something to happen truly, think about it. Have a strong feeling about it and definitely the force will be stronger and it will happen. That’s the power of dream. Experience it. Attract it towards yourself and it surely will manifest itself.

Life, Thoughts and Dreams…Thinking of it…They Coexist!! I can never think life without dreams and dreams without thoughts or thoughts without dream or… The point is living a life with all its glory with the right thoughts and the right dreams. I know, it’s always not possible to live a life that will never have a gloomy moment. But the point is how to overcome that moment. I am writing this article doesn’t mean that I don’t have appalling days or sad days. I do have but I know exactly how to brighten up my day again. It should be simple things like just watch your favorite movie or just eat a dark chocolate pastry or may be even just look at the sun!! Now, come on people, we just have one life. We can’t just let go of it on more of bad days than good ones…..right? So, feel the sunshine! Feel as if the earth rotates just for you! Feel as if the sun shines just for you! The zephyr is there just for you! The stars twinkle just for you! You are Just You!! So Thinking of It…Just Live!! After all…It’s …One Life To Live!!

Saturday, August 11, 2012

The City, The Convocation and Me

The city was in its usual hurry when I stepped in. I was sort of confused. I was confused of exactly what I was expecting. Sometimes it seemed like the usual of my old city life and the next moment it was a complete strange place for me. Even the same acquaintances seemed strangers for me. It seemed a complete alien land. This happened especially on my second day at this city. That day, I thought, I would escape from here. “Maximum a fortnight!”, I thought. And, guess what! On the first week itself, I fell ill. I had to get admitted to a hospital, which I never had even seen before since my birth. Whatever it is! Those are bad memories. It’s better if I forget these.

I am talking about the new city where I am posted now for my job. This city, however, unraveled many new paths in my walk of life. I came to know what seemed “just filmy” is actually a part & parcel of our life and so much so that existing without those seems impossible for practical persons. I know how to differentiate between practical and dream world. But things seem different now. It seems as if I used to live in a world of dreams and it’s a sudden wake up call for me. This city has shown me some new horizons as well.

It gave me a special moment when I could fly back to my old place. Yes! I don’t remember the time nor do I remember the exact date now. But I do remember the situation quite well. It was a beautiful evening and I was in my usual mood. I got a phone call from my father informing me about the convocation ceremony at my college. I could never put up in words what I exactly felt. The line that just preceded doesn’t exactly mean that I was happy. To be very true, I was not exactly happy. It was different. That’s why I said, I could never put it up in words. I was actually puzzled. The thing that puzzled me (has always and will always) is why I get the things after time out. But keeping that thing aside, being in my place was an awesome experience altogether. I was in the seventh heaven that day. Being in my college was altogether a different feeling. Entering that gate which I used to enter and exit a million times without noticing seemed special. It felt like the scene from ‘Mohabbatein’ when SRK entered Gurukul. Walking through the old classroom, going to my hostel, walking in those lawns and parking areas……oh God……it was……I can’t explain! All those memories running in a jet flashback and a mixed feeling of extreme happiness and a dint of sadness were flowing through my arteries. I wanted the event to go on for ages like the seminars we attended when we students here. But it ended very soon. I had to return that day to the city as I had been allowed only a day’s leave.

After returning, the first few days in the city seemed horrible. I wanted to go back, but now everything seems in order. At least I have managed to see things in that way. The city has managed to teach me this. The best thing, I would say, happened to me, in this city is I learned that there is a world beyond your dreams. May be the faculties of my college knew that. Perhaps that was the reason, they constantly advised me, “See, you will find people who will be extremely friendly and you will also find people who will be extremely mean. Don’t feel bad or get hurt by these set of people.” I can see every word they spoke was true.

Whatever be the case, be it good or be it bad. The city has spangled its horizons and has given me so much. A few more weeks in this city and I will be discovering another new city. I don’t know what it has in store for me. I just hope it’s more good than bad. Let’s wait and watch.

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This was written actually on July 21, 2012.

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

KrushnaChudara Hasa

Mana Sopanare unki maare mora

aaji eka khyudra prasna

swapna antaraale sthiti je khyurna

ki achi chihna barna

ki achchi akaashe indradhanu madhye

ki achchi puspa madhye

taara madhye luchi alpa unki base

mrudu manda hoi krushna chuda hase

sei krushnachuda hase surjya udbhasita

krushnachuda hase chandra pratyusita
chandrama kirane apurba abhaasa
tanmadhyare puni mana pakhi baasa
mana pakhi udi buli jai base
kahin kete dura bane
sehi ghora bane krushnachuda hase
antaraala bhaabi mane

antaraala gaatha gai se jaachi

rajata baarta kahi je jaaichi
nikhuna swapnare tathaapi se bhaase
ehi gaatha dekhi krushnachuda hase
kathasagarare kete je lahari
taaku ba sate jiba ke pahanri
jete apuraka katha sagara ras
sete apurba e krushnachudaara hasa