Life's like that !

2011-11-10T04:10:00.001-08:00

Beautiful morning... After a good night's sleep... Ah!! I'm feeling soo fresh! Starting to study. Hope I can do much more today ... :)

Missing home

2011-11-09T11:01:00.001-08:00

Took a tea break and started to study again. Thought of finishing off a few chapters before I take a break again. So... Just to refresh my mind, I danced for a few minutes and sat back. I was feeling hot... So I started on the AC. Cool breeze coming from the AC is making me nostalgic! It's reminding me of the summer back home in India... When we used to relax in the cool breeze of the cooler! Huh! Missing home :(

An artist again!

2011-05-31T20:15:00.000-07:00

So happy to have made something after long long time. This is my first artwork after wedding.

:-)

Prayer of Saint Francis

2010-06-30T09:54:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favourite prayers-

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;

where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon:

where there is doubt, faith ;

where there is despair, hope

where there is darkness, light

where there is sadness, joy

O divine Master,

grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;

to be understood, as to understand;

to be loved, as to love;

for it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Amen.

The pale blue dot

2010-06-23T03:14:00.000-07:00

The famous “pale blue dot” photo – Earth as seen from Voyager 1 while on the edge of our solar system (approximately 3,762,136,324 miles from home). Sagan’s words are always worth remembering:

Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every ‘superstar,’ every ‘supreme leader,’ every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds.
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.

Fingers crossed...

2010-03-07T19:26:00.000-08:00

Just can't wait anymore...

Can someone temme what's there in store?

Whether the storm will make me sway

Or whether I will make my own way?

Will I reach to my dreams

Or will I flow away in the reality streams?

Just can't wait anymore...

Can someone temme what's there in store?

With few more days to go....

Few more fears they grow...

Probabilities and Presumptions...

and few unwarranted assumptions!

Wish life was not so complicated...

and everything could be easily anticipated

Without any surmise,without any suspense

Life could just be without any pretense!

But I know that it's a crazy wish

and u surely can call it Amateurish!

B'coz thrills and surprises...yeah I know,

Are all that make life such an exciting show!

But still...just can't wait anymore...

Someone Please temme...what's there in store !!!

My favorite introduction...

2010-03-07T19:23:00.000-08:00

Hi all...

Sometimes it is hard to introduce yourself because you think you know yourself so well that you do not know where to start with. Lemme give a try...

I am someone who is quite positive about things in life. I strongly believe that everything that happens in life, happens for a good reason...it's just that, we have to search the reason in it.

There are many things I like to do, to see, and to experience.
I like to read, I like to write;
I like to think, I like to dream;
I like to talk, I like to listen.
I like to look at the clouds in the sky with a blank mind, I like to do thought experiment when I cannot sleep in the middle of the night.
I like train journeys...looking at the woods...deep in thoughts.
I like nature, I like humanity.
I like to hug people when they r sad.
I like being needed.
I like to see people smiling...
And, I like to smile....!

I always wanted to be a great musician, a great singer, a great Veena artist,a great dancer, a great poet, a great chess player and...a proficient doctor.

Of course, I'm no where close to all this yet.

I'm just someone who does some singing, some composing, some playing, some dancing, some poetry and some curing.
But my dreams are still alive!

This is a brief introduction of myself....there is much more which even I'm trying to understand.

To conclude....I was born to learn, to grow, to expand, to love, to create, to enjoy, to see the beauty in all things including myself... But I was NOT born to be perfect !

CHARACTER...by William Wordsworth.

2010-01-30T19:58:00.000-08:00

A beautiful poem describing the human character...

I marvel how Nature could ever find space

For so many strange contrasts in one human face:

There's thought and no thought, and there's paleness and bloom

And bustle and sluggishness, pleasure and gloom.

There's weakness, and strength both redundant and vain;

Such strength as, if ever affliction and pain

Could pierce through a temper that's soft to disease,

Would be rational peace--a philosopher's ease.

There's indifference, alike when he fails or succeeds,

And attention full ten times as much as there needs;

Pride where there's no envy, there's so much of joy;

And mildness, and spirit both forward and coy.

There's freedom, and sometimes a diffident stare

Of shame scarcely seeming to know that she's there,

There's virtue, the title it surely may claim,

Yet wants heaven knows what to be worthy the name.

This picture from nature may seem to depart,

Yet the Man would at once run away with your heart;

And I for five centuries right gladly would be

Such an odd such a kind happy creature as he.

Good Bye 2009! HAPPY 2010 :)

2009-12-31T04:16:00.000-08:00

First and Foremost... lemme wish u all a very HAPPY 2010 !

As always...I have made a biiig list of resolutions this time too :) Let's see how far I can follow them!

2009.... was a happening year for me! It was a mixture of happy and sad moments. But as a whole, it has brought some very good people into my life... it has given me a lot of sweet memories to cherish...and it has taught me a lot in all aspects of life !

Just wanted to say...

• For all those I've made promises to and never kept - it was not deliberate but I will "improve" in 2010.

• Those that I owe lunches, movies, night out , etc..., I'll fix that as well, I'll make time . For sure.

• For those that have supported me and made me smile through all my hardships...I salute you! halaala.

• For those I've disagreed with, argued with and just never got along with......well, I'm Sorry!!!!!!! Let's try again next year.

• Those that I've hurt.....unintentionally/intentionally....even if I've already apologized "I'm Sorry" again...

• All the true friends that I have: You Rock!! Hope to have you till the end!

WISH YOU A WONDERFUL YEAR AHEAD !!! KEEP SMILING !

Thodi si shayri...

2009-12-11T09:50:00.000-08:00

Na kar koshish samajhne ki,

Is pagalpan mein sambhalne ki,

Kyun ki sangeen si is duniya mein,

Hasne ke liye zaruri hai...

thoda sa pagal banne ki!!!

Ek Ummeed nakam hui to kya gam hai,

Ek Din dhali, sham hui to kya gam hai,

Dil mein armaanon ki kuch kami to nahin,

Ek aur sahi, aazmane mein kya sharm hai!!!

A little contemplation...

2009-12-08T06:08:00.000-08:00

Got this in my mail today....it's worth giving a thought!!

Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine if,we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say! "I will call on Jim"
"Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner! yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram Sir" "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.

Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love or like someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid to express yourself.

Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.

Because when you decide that it is the right time it might be too late.
Seize the day. Never have regrets.

And most importantly, stay close to your friends and family,

for they have helped make you the person that you are today.

???

2009-10-10T09:12:00.000-07:00

Life is playing a queer, weird game...

Give it coincidence, telepathy, or any other name!

The one who broke my faith yesterday,

Came from nowhere, knocked my door, and went away!

WHY???

Stay happy...

2009-10-06T18:32:00.000-07:00

Happy with your happiness,

Sad when you are sad,

Though there is a distance,

your wellbeing makes me glad!!!

A mere sight of u!

2009-10-05T12:35:00.000-07:00

A mere sight of u, makes me reflect back

Makes me view myself through ur eyes

The bad in me, gets distanced within seconds,

The good that u see, is all that remains!

Iktara

2009-09-20T23:07:00.001-07:00

I just loved this song from the movie 'Wake up Sid'. The lyrics is awesome. Here it goes...

Orey manva tu to bavra hai

Tu hi jaane tu kya sochta hai

Tu hi jaane tu kya sochta hai bavre

Kyun dikhaye sapne tu sote jaagte

Jo barse sapne boond boond

Nainon ko moond moond

(Nainon ko moond moond)

Jo barse sapne boond boond

Nainon ko moond moond

Kaise main chaloon, dekh na sakoon

Anjaane raastein

(chorous)

Gunjasa hai koi iktara iktara, gunjasa hai koi iktara

Dheeme bole koi iktara iktara, dheeme bole koi iktara

Gunjasa hai koi iktara iktara, gunjasa hai koi iktara

Sun rahi hoon sudh budh khoke koi main kahani

Poori kahani hai kya kise hai pata

Main to kisiki hoke yeh bhi na jaani

Ruth hai ye do pal ki ya rehgi sada

(kise hai pata… kise hai pata)

Jo barse sapne boond boond

Nainon ko moond moond

(Nainon ko moond moond)

Jo barse sapne boond boond

Nainon ko moond moond

Kaise main chaloon, dekh na sakoon

Anjaane raastein

Gunjasa hai koi iktara iktara, gunjasa hai koi iktara

Dheeme bole koi iktara iktara, dheeme bole koi iktara

Gunjasa hai koi iktara iktara, gunjasa hai koi iktara

From me to you---A Gift of life!

2009-09-15T09:12:00.000-07:00

Hi friends,

I remember one of my Professors telling us the importance of blood donation in my 1st year MBBS. That talk of his, had a great impact on my mind and I have been donating blood atleast once in an year since then. Whenever I donate blood, I feel a sense of satisfaction, a feeling that even I have got something to give to somebody!

This morning, I was feeling a bit low due to some reason. Just then, one of my cousins called me up asking for my blood group. One of his friends' 3 yr old son was admitted in the hospital and needed blood urgently. Fortunately, my group matched with his. So we rushed to the blood bank for the donation. After having bled myself, I was relaxing in the guest room of the blood bank. Just then, I saw a small paper stuck on the wall. Something was written on that, which brought a smile on my face. I would like to put that down here.

When you donate blood,

you save someone's father,husband,sister,daughter.

You turn tears into a new glitter of light in the eyes,

Doom into a new hope.

You avert a tragedy,

that would have shattered someone's life

and created a dreadful vaccum in a family!

And by giving blood,

you too have made a new blood tie.

SOME BLOOD TIES COULD BE BEYOND YOUR KIN !

t on;

Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,

Pass iLet it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
'Til in Heaven the deed appears -
Pass it on.

I kept thinking, what's it that's making me so sad? I've no right to frown when I'm here to make others smile. Miles to go before I sleep....miles to go before I sleep!

Bus....Ek min !

2009-09-12T03:03:00.000-07:00

Koi shikwa nahin...na koi shikayat hai aapse,

Ek min kya...aap hazaar aur le lijiye hum se.

Par aayiega zaroor....yeh guzarish hai aapse,

Warna intezaar karte karte....mil na jaye yeh nazrein kisi aur se !

THE SUICIDE'S ARGUMENT

2009-06-24T23:41:00.000-07:00

This is a beautiful poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. I got it in my mail yesterday. Thought of sharing it here.

Ere the birth of my life, if I wished it or no

No question was asked me--it could not be so !

If the life was the question, a thing sent to try

And to live on be YES; what can NO be ? to die.

NATURE'S ANSWER

Is't returned, as 'twas sent ? Is't no worse for the wear ?
Think first, what you ARE ! Call to mind what you WERE !
I gave you innocence, I gave you hope,
Gave health, and genius, and an ample scope,
Return you me guilt, lethargy, despair ?
Make out the invent'ry ; inspect, compare !
Then die--if die you dare !

Koi junoon hi to hota hai...

2009-03-12T08:07:00.000-07:00

Koi junoon yun sawaar hua hai aaj mujh par

ke rom rom mein nayi umang aaj gayi hai bhar

ek junoon kuch ban dikhane ka

Ek junoon kuch haasil karne ka

ek junoon khud ko pehchaanne ka

aur...

Ek junoon apne astitva ko mehsoos karne ka !

Kehte hain ke honi ko koi taal to nahin sakta...

takdeer ka likha koi badal to nahin sakta

Par us kal ko kya kisine dekha hai?

Maine to aaj mein jeena seekha hai !

Ek junoon hai har kadam par haste rehne ka

aur haste hue us manzil ki or badhte jaane ka !

Ek junoon hai in hawao ka rukh badal dene ka

aur apne aaj se kal ki ek nayi neev rakhne ka !

Kyonki wohi hota hai, jo insaan dil se chaahta hai

agar nazariye ko badlein,to nazaara badal jaata hai

Aur aakhir wo koi junoon hi to hota hai

jo hame kuch kar guzarne ka jazba de jaata hai !

Who am I? Ah..that's what I'm searching for!

2009-03-08T18:46:00.000-07:00

Who am I .... I kept asking myself

first came my name

but if my name were something else,

wouldn't I still be the same?

Who am I...I kept asking myself

I said I'm a doctor

But that is just my profession

And it's nothing but a posession

Who am I...I kept asking myself

I said I'm a female

But feminine is just my look

and again my head I shook

Who am I... I kept asking myself

I said I'm a human

but birth and death is a cycle

and a human now...can be something else later.

Who am I...I kept asking myself

I was searching for that something

which wouldn't change with anything

I kept asking myself

I kept asking myself untill there was no further reply

there was a dawn of silence

a silence wherein I was thinking

just abt myself...all about myself

deep deep inside...still deep inside

there was just silence and me

just silence and me

In this silence...I'm still searching

And I'll keep on searching within

for an answer that has been

all that I have always been.

Meri manzil

2009-03-06T05:33:00.000-08:00

Khwaabon mein...manzilon ko
maine paate hue dekha hai
Kisko pata...us rab ne mere
In haathon mein kya kya likha hai!

Mushkilein abhi to kai hain
Fir bhi...mujhe yakeen hai
Milega mujhe bhi mera aashiyaan
Khilega mere khwaabon ka gulsitaan

Aaahahaa.....meri manzil
Hai wohi...jismein shaamil
Sabhi ki hasi...haan sabhi ki khushi
Har taraf chaai ho ek pyaari madhoshi
Har kisi ke marz ki dawa mere paas ho
Aur gaaye jahan jhoomke mera dil

Hakeekat mein....manzilon ko
maine paate hue dekha hai
mujko pata...us rab ne mere
in haathon mein kya kya likha hai..!

Am I normal and fine?

2009-01-18T04:13:00.000-08:00

Whenever I stay alone,

why do I get thoughts of u?

My eyes keep staring at the cellphone

waiting for a single message from u !

Whenever I open my contact list,

why does my thumb stop at the sight of ur name?

for a few seconds I stay in a dilemna,

to call u or call u not, I keep playing this silly game!

Whenever I go to a party

why do my eyes search for u

I long to get a single glimpse,

as if I have come just for u !

Whenever somebody speaks about u,

why does the pace of my heartbeat increase?

as if they r speaking about a thing that is mine

God! Tell me...is anything wrong or I am normal and fine?

For my dear friend !

2009-01-16T01:19:00.000-08:00

Someday somewhere, though it happens rare,

we meet someone to care and share

to listen to things, to share feelings,

And to make us believe,"for u I'm there"

Walking through the streets,

we walk into each others' lives,

talking seems so easy,

words come out as bees from bee hives

we sing together, we play together,

together we laugh, we weep together

And if some day, we r lack of words,

Even silence conspires to keep us together.

That someone touches our heart,

and of our lives becomes a special part

to be with us in ups and downs,

and put a smile on all our frowns!

Parting gift !

2009-01-16T01:16:00.001-08:00

As the days for my departure near,

there is something that I long to hear

Something that I've always felt for u,

to see the same in ur eyes...

...what do u want me to do?

For so long we have been together,

Supporting each other in every weather.

Shared moments of laughter and joyful times...

with blends of emotion spreading beautiful hymes

I cared for u...I believed in u,

went against the world...against the crew,

I did it all...because I knew

At least to me...every second u were true!

I did it all...because I knew

deep down somewhere...yes, I loved u.

Not because of the person that u are

but because of what I am when I am with u !

And now that we are parting ways,

All I want...from all ur days

is a single day...just for me,

And I'll cherish it for life...as my sweetest memory !

SOME UNANSWERED QUESTIONS...

2008-10-19T20:15:00.000-07:00

Why does this mind get attached with someone?

Why does it think that it has got a right over someone?

Why does it not think before scolding someone?

Why doesn't it think before showing anger on someone?

And then...

Why does it cry when it hurts someone?

on the otherhand, it should laugh !

Why does it become sad when that someone is sad?

on the otherhand, it shouldn't mind!

Why does it reach out to help that someone?

even though that someone doesn't need it!

Why does it care so much for that someone?

even though that care is too much for that person!

Why does it say sorry to that person?

even when it isn't it's fault!

Why doesn't that someone understand this mind?

when it tries so much to do so!

Oh mind! Why do u do all this?

Why can't u be just with me?

Why don't u understand

that...

You are alone...and that's your true nature !!!

Why???

Reflections...

2008-09-16T23:02:00.000-07:00

Can you be with yourself at the end of the day,

When your world becomes quiet and the light slips away.

Are you pleased with the person, who is inside your skin,

The one you can't hide from, the spirit within.

When you pray for forgiveness, do you honestly try,

To reach out to the power, that forgives you and I.

At the end of your journey, will your soul feel complete,

Or will life's undone business lay dead at your feet.

Can you look past the color, to the heart of a being,

And feel the connection in what you are seeing.

Does divine holy spirit touch all that you do,

With the love and forgiveness, he created in you.

When it's time to depart, will you look back in pain,

And wonder what was it, you were trying to gain.

Will you solve all the mysteries as your lifetime evolves,

Or pass on to your children, problems you couldn't solve.

Will you know when it's over, that you've done your best,

To follow the wisdom on your spiritual quest,

And leave here the essence of all that is good,

So others may follow, the path where you stood...

Mulakaat.....Ek Ajnabi Dost se !

2008-09-13T05:01:00.000-07:00

Kuch ajnabi rishte bhi kitne apne lagte hain, maano janmon ka naata ho,

Na jaan na pehchaan, phir bhi dil mil jaate hain, maano usi ka intezaar ho.

Mili mujhko bhi ek aisi hi ajnabi, jise shayad main bhool paungi na kabhi.

Baat yeh kuch saal pehle ki hi sahi, par lagta hai jaise hua hai yeh bas abhi abhi.

Khadi thi main Mumbai ke railway station par,

Thaki haari, bhooki pyaasi, bas apna imtehaan de kar.

Purse mein paise to the, par akele khaane ki aadat na thi,

Intezaar kar rahi thi ek dost ka, jiske aane ki ab koi ummeed na thi.

Itne mein ek pyaari si ladki, aakhadi hui mere baaju mein,

Dikhne mein thi seedhi saadhi, bas ek bag tha haathon mein.

Yeh to yaad nahin ki baat shuru kahan se hui,

par us thode se samay mein hum mei kai saari baatein hui.

Dekhte hi dekhte aagayi railgaadi hamari,

Dhakka mukki mein hum chad gaye sawari.

Khade khade railgaadi mein, meri bhook aur badh gayi,

Rok na paayi main khud ko, aur us ladki se keh gayi...

"Yaar, zoron ki bhook lagi hai mujhe ab,

jaane ghar pahunch kar main kha paungi kab !"

Yeh sunkar ajnabi woh dukhi ho gayi,

Kehne lagi,"Mujhse bahut badi galti ho gayi...

Liya tha 'Wada Pav' maine station se apne liye,

Kha gayi main use, kash bachaya hota aapke liye"

Sun kar uski yeh baat main tajjub mein pad gayi,

Us choti si pyaari si ajnabi ko main bas dekhti hi reh gayi.

Utne mein us ne apna bag khola,

Aur usmein se ek chota sa bottle nikala.

Kehne lagi,"Thoda sa pani pee lo,

is se apni bhook thodi si kam kar lo"

Par bhook to meri kab ki mit chuki thi uski baaton se,

Pet to mera kab ka bhar chuka tha, uski insaaniyat se.

Suna tha maine ki har insaan mein kahin ek Bhagwaan hota hai,

Us din yeh mehsoos kiya, ki har insaan, kahin na kahin, apna hota hai.

Apnapan dikhane ki der hai, Pyaar jataane ki der hai,

Duniyan mein har koi ek dost hai, bas haath badhane ki der hai !

To chaliye mita de is 'doori' aur 'deri' ko, kyon ki,

Zarurat hai roushni laane ki, jahan jahan andher hai !

I AM A RAY !

2008-09-09T09:28:00.000-07:00

'About me' what all should I say?

I'm not that great...Nope ! Nay !

For...in this cosmic universe,

I'm but a simple, teeny ray!

A ray of joy...a ray of passion,

A ray of hope...a ray of emotion

Yes...That's what I am...

A pure and gentle...God's creation!!!

Pebble in the water

2008-09-03T04:53:00.000-07:00

Drop a pebble in the water,

just a splash, and it’s gone;

But there's half a hundred ripples

circling on and on and on,

Spreading, spreading from the center,

flowing on out to sea.

And there is no way of telling

where the end is going to be.

Drop a pebble in the water;

in a minute you will forget,

But there's little waves a-flowing

and there's ripples circling yet,

And those little waves a-flowing

to a great big wave have grown;

You've disturbed a mighty river

just by dropping in a stone.

Drop an unkind or careless word:

in a minute it is gone;

But there's half a hundred ripples

circling on and on and on,

They keep spreading, spreading,

spreading from the center as they go,

And there is no way to stop them,

once you've started the flow.

Drop an unkind or careless word:

in a minute you forget;

But there's little waves a-flowing,

and there's ripples circling yet.

And perhaps in some sad heart

a mighty wave of tears you've stirred,

And disturbed a life that was happy

where you dropped that unkind word.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness:

just a flash and it is gone;

But there is half a hundred ripples

circling on and on and on,

Bearing hope and joy and comfort

on each splashing, dashing wave,

Till you wouldn't believe the volume

of the one kind word you gave.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness:

in a minute you will forget;

But there's gladness still a-swelling,

and there's joy circling yet.

And you've rolled a wave of comfort

whose sweet music can be heard,

Over miles and miles of water

just by dropping one kind word.

15 Minutes

2008-09-02T02:49:00.000-07:00

A friend wrote me the other day and told me that I sure do seem to have a lot of good days in my life. This friend wanted to know what is the difference between having a good day and having a bad day. I thought about it a long time and I think that I finally figured it out. The difference is about 15 minutes.
Think about it. Just how long does it take to really live the way that God always meant for you to live? How long does it take to say, "I love you God. Thank you for my life"? How long does it take to say a little prayer for someone you care about? How long does it take to tell a friend, "You are looking good today"? How long does it take to stop your child in the hallway and give them a hug? How long does it take to bend down and smell a flower as you walk down the street? How long does it take to scratch your cat’s chin or pet your dog’s head? How long does it take to share a warm smile and a heartfelt "thank you" with a cashier in a store? How long does it take to compliment a loved one, to share a laugh with a friend, and to think a joyous, optimistic thought? You can do all of these things and even more in just 15 minutes a day.
Is 15 minutes a day too long to turn your life around? Is 15 minutes a day too long to live a life full of love, joy, and oneness with God? Is 15 minutes a day too long to make this world a better and more Heavenly place? If you want to be doing good in your life then spend that 15 minutes a day "truly" doing some good in your life. If you want to be doing even better try 20, 30, or 60 minutes a day. If you do you will see how the power of your love can change the world moment by precious moment. If you do you will feel the love of God inside you and hear the laughter of angels surrounding you as you bless the world with your life. Who could ask any more for just 15 minutes a day?

Freedom...The World's biggest Idea!

2008-08-14T04:15:00.000-07:00

We Indians are celebrating the 62nd year of our Independence. India, as a whole, is free from bondage. But...r the individual minds free? Let's hear from them...

"We want to be what we r good at. We frankly don't know what it is. Music? May be sports. Painting? Who knows, may be politics. Whatever it is, we know it's out there, waiting for us. We just want the FREEDOM to explore it and when we find out, we want to be just that!"

"Everybody thinks, if u r a housewife, u have all the time in the world...u have no worries...u r free! How can I be free? Taking care of a husband and two little devils is a full time job. And it gets even worse,when everyone wants to do their own thing. The way I see it, the more responsible my husband and my children become, the more FREEDOM I get!"

"I gave my children

full freedom.

Never asked them what they did with their money or their time. Always let them watch their favourite T.V. shows. Never interfered with their choice of career. Their life partners too. I was a concerned father, not a controlling father. Now that I'm retired, I want them to give me back the same FREEDOM that I gave them!"

These were just a few....there are many others who are not yet free, in one way or the other.

Friends, on this Independence day, Let's bring smiles. Let's try in our own ways, and give FREEDOM to someone in bondage!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Rishton ki boondein !

2008-08-07T03:23:00.000-07:00

Bijli ki yeh kadkadahat
Boondon ka yeh barasna
Aai hai phir baarish
Jhoomke sabka yeh kehna.
Dharti ki yeh khushboo
Mann ko moh jaye
boondon ki yeh rimjhim
kaanon ko choo jaye
Mann chahe kisi apne ka sath
Bheegne ke liye, thaamke hath
Par koi nahin hai mera yahan
jiske sang choolun main aasmaan
Kitne zaalim hote hain yeh rishte
Pal bhar mein milte, phir bichad bhi jaate
In boondon ki tarah hi woh bhi
Aake haathon mein,kahin phir choot jaate!
Bhatakte hain hum, aise apno ke liye
Jo sath de hamara, hamesha ke liye.
Beshaq mil to jaate hain kuch apne aise,
Par kai aur pyare rishte...peeche chod jaane ke liye!

Happy birthday 'Maitrin'

2008-08-05T20:49:00.000-07:00

I had scribbled this in my 3rd MBBS when I had a tiff with my close friend over a sensitive issue. The 2 & 1/2 year friendship shattered within seconds...and we remained as mere batchmates the rest of graduation days. But then it is said, true friends never part...and believe me...even today when I speak to her, I feel as close to her as I had felt, when we were together. Love you always...'Maitrin'!
Yeh rishte bhi bade zaalim hote hain
Kabhi hasaate, to kabhi bada rulaate hain
Kya tha insaan jab aaya tha zameen par?
Akela hi to tha is poore aashiyaan par!
Phir kyun milte hain log bichadne ke liye?
Kyun bante hain rishte tootne ke liye?
Aakhir kasoor kiska tha?
Mera tha...ya uska tha?
Yeh sochte sochte samay nikal jaata hai,
Woh rishta bante banaate phir toot jaata hai!
Aisa hi kuch hua hai mere sath bhi
Kuch dhaage toote hain..bas abhi abhi
Sochti hun main...to mann bhar aata hai,
Mann ka dard...aankhon se boond bankar bah jaata hai!
Kitne pyaare the wo pal,
jab hum the sang har pal...
Saath mein jaana...saath mein aana,
Saath mein hasna...sath mein rona!
Phir aayi woh kaali raat..
jis pal kahi thi tumne woh baat.
Sun kar yeh dil toota kuch aise...
laga phir kabhi na jud payega jaise
Phir bhi dil ne chaaha tha tumhe
to phir kaise bhool paata wo tumhe
Mann karta hai phir baatein ho...
Kya meri hi tarah...lagta bhi hai tumhe?

Celebrations!

2008-08-05T06:44:00.000-07:00

What does it cost to have a celebration?

A winter evening,
Four friends,
One barsaati,
Four glasses of chai.

Hundred bucks of gas,
A rusty old bike,
And an open road.

Maggi noodles
A hostel room
4:25 am

Three old friends
Three seperate cities
Three coffee mugs
One Yahoo messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep frying
Neighbours dropping in
An impromptu party

You and Mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossipping about absent family members.

You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays,
Thousands on festivals,
Lakhs on weddings...
But to celebrate, all you have to spend is....

Your Time!

Friendship has Fence !

2008-08-05T00:37:00.002-07:00

I slept and dreamt that friendship was Divine

I woke up and found that it was like wine.

U like it when its new...it gets sweeter with time,

Healthy when in limits...excess leads to crime.

Though it's said that friendship has no bounds,

This saying, say I, is not that true as it sounds.

Getting into friendship brings responsibilities too,

of being true to it and being yourself too.

Intelligent is he, who knows the sinple ways,

of getting along with friends, enjoying beautiful days.

Without any grudges, without any pains,

and without any thought of losses or gains.

One who knows the value of this delicate thread,

will not let excess jam spoil the tasty bread.

So believe in friendship and have good friends,

But don't cross your limits when being with friends.

Let's nurture this garden with all the care we have,

for friendship is but nothing, the purest form of love !

Life is beautiful when it is colourful...

2008-08-04T22:11:00.001-07:00

In life we meet all kinds of people. Some who touch our hearts like anything,while some others, whose mere presence irritates us. Very often, we get to hear people saying,"Why doesn't he/she understand such a simple thing?" or "Why doesn't he/she behave the way we do with them?" and such kind of stuff!
At such times, I remember one of my teachers giving us a simple example. He had two paintings with him. One was very colourful, very pretty and was looking awesome. The other one, was a similar painting, but there were no colours in it. Everything was painted white. So there was no contrast and the beauty of the art was lost. It was too plain and boring.
He showed us both the paintings and asked us,"Which one is more beautiful?"
The obvious and unanimous answer was,"the second one."
Then he continued,"Imagine this world to be a painting and God to be the Painter. If God would have painted evrybody with the same colour, would this world be so colourful and interesting as it is now? Imagine me to be like you, your friends to be like you, your parents to be like you and your brothers and sisters also to be like you. How would life be then? It would be as boring as the second painting that I had showed you! So be thankful to God for creating so many difference between us, learn to accept people as they are and stop complaining. Its because of these differences that exist between us, that you are what you are....unique....one piece!"

Isn't this so simple...yet clears all the complexes of the mind?

The Mirror of my life !

2008-08-03T07:15:00.000-07:00

This goes for the one,closest to me...Durga. This was my first ever attempt to write a poem. And I gifted this to her on Friendship day.

Is it u? Is it me? Is there a difference?

O Beautiful one,

What should I inscribe for u?

U r the sweetest one in this world for me,

And that's what makes me closest to thee.

Ur smile makes me smile,

and from all the worries it takes me away a mile.

Ur talks tempt me to talk,

and all my tensions go far from me for a long walk.

U r the mirror of my life where in

my real self is clearly seen.

Ur thoughts, ur words, ur love, ur affection

What else do I need than this lovely relation?

For seeing a smile on ur pretty lips,

I can go through any hardships...

Because its from u that I have learnt

The real meaning of Friendship !!!

HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY !

The Message of Life

2008-08-01T02:05:00.000-07:00

Failure and success are mental concepts

Striving under duress, man maketh hundred attempts

The goals set by man, set everyone going

On thinking puts he ban, unthinkingly keep they going.

Wasting beautiful moments, effort eternal goes on

In hasty forward movements they fail to watch the dawn.

Some do achive the goal and feel on top of the world

The wretched below the world, despond and wrong the soul.

Its a game of see-saw, those on top then go low,

The others rise in awe, sad eyes beginning to glow.

Is it necessary after all to reach the extreme ends?

Life's joy theough love for all

live and let live...the message it sends !