Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Life - Is it a Dream?
Life sometimes seems like a dream which the sub conscious mind paints in my eyes.
A dream which twinkles in my eyes, At times it smiles through my eyes and at times it wells up with tears in my eyes. Not for the pain of not having realized it but for the sheer presence of it which made me smile may be for once only one moment, one day, may be one month or an year.Yes I love this dream and will always cherish it amidst all the other pains that I come across because I remain grateful to it for having filled my eyes with hope, love and trust which I once entrusted on it and it entrusted on me.
I will not stop here even if the dream shatters and I face the duality that this life has now thrown at me.I will move ahead and crave my name on top of the mountain - I conquered all the pain that life you have given me and emerged victorious. That Life!!! I dont want you to define me but allow me to define you. Life be this empty canvas and i will define you by filling the colors on this canvas which makes you beautiful.I am the artist and you will be my creation, so dont allow my hands to shiver in pain.Give me the freedom to sketch and draw the dream I wish you to be.
Bless me with a dream , a dream that fills my eyes in this whole journey . till the point I find what I Love and then vanquish in its serenity.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Morning Encounter!
It all started off in one of the good morning mail exchanges between friends… The below quote was sent by one of my friend.
Life gives answers in three ways; it says yes and gives whatever you want, it says no and gives you something better or it says wait and gives you the best.
Each of us started interpreting the quote and passed on with relative comments. While I said in a lighter vein, that – “There are chances that person might no longer be there after waiting”. Some people responded saying that they had similar thoughts and some of them said “That they neither felt nor thought that way”.
But there was one particular response that I personally liked. I liked this because it came from one of my friend who is known for his simple thoughts and simple being. No complications at all... and he also has problems sometimes deciphering complex statements (Ok!!! those are my statements, which are confusing to the world in general). Now, coming back to what he said, he merely stated or shall I say restated the quote like this –
Life gives answers in three ways... But many people don’t understand that life is answering to them, some don’t have time to listen to those answers and some don’t bother about the answer :-) And some keep waiting and when life answers they are no longer there, like Neha said :-)
I felt this was an interesting viewpoint and from an equally interesting person who was making this statement. I was ready to take my potshots on this now. I definitely needed the explanation for the context that he was using to make the statements and did not quite realize that I will end up with some profound realities of life that we all overlook sometimes.
The conversation started with a simple tone where he thought (everyone thinks) that as usual I am tubelight and he needs to enlighten with some gyaan on those statements. The statement that he made was now split into 3 sections in order to explain me each of it. So the split is as follows:
Life gives answers in three ways... [Premises]
1. But many people don’t understand that life is answering to them,
2. Some don’t have time to listen to those answers and
3. Some don’t bother about the answer :-)
First illustration for the first statement by my friend……
A person is actually having a desire for his promotion and that’s the only thing in his mind, and suddenly instead of a promotion he is given just some challenging work in his/her project. Now, if the person belongs to the first statement category, He will not recognize this as an opportunity to prove himself, but crib for not being promoted.
My viewpoint was it is going to change depending on the person’s attitude. Attitude is what will decide how you view things. If you are constantly bogged down by your fears, insufficiencies and insecurities… you can never grasp any opportunity and make your life talk. So Attitude should take care if you are in the first state…
Second illustration for the second statement by my friend…
Some people are too busy to listen to those answers…..Let us say, that there is a person who is too lonely in life and hence is in constant remorse, in order to forgive his loneliness he immerses himself in work and is eternally busy. For this person though he wants a company in the form of a friend, wife, girl friend, companion… he can never find one. Even if they happen to sit next to him, he will probably not know it or understand it, and that the answer to his loneliness is there next to him.
My viewpoint was it is a question of your approach, if you really know the real problem; you will find the best solution for it and not settle for something temporary. I am an introvert person and I have also faced situations where I felt the loneliness and wanted just a friend to share the time with, I am also very choosy in matters of friendship. But when the situation was like my real problem was loneliness, I opened up and did not hide myself behind curtains and ended up making acquaintances and friends. If there is something that is hurting you, you will need to search for medicine and not hide the wound inside a bandage for the rest of your life. So Approach should take care if you are in the second state….
Last illustration for the last statement by my friend and some part has been modified by me.
The set of people who are not bothered (Don’t care types) about the answers. They simply keep doing and taking things as it unfolds… (Actually speaking I find this to be a desired quality sometimes, but not to an extent where you are not yourself).
Example my friend gave was, Let us say a person loves a girl and wants to marry her, but after some years the for some reasons they are not able to marry – if he followed the third statement he will not break his head for finding a solution , but take it the way it has been shown to him….
My viewpoint was when we stand and follow things as in the last statement; I think of that you can only do this, when you are REALLY not very sure of WHAT you WANT. You must have so much of conviction for a particular thing to make it materialize in your life and for doing this you need to aspire and Aim for it. When something becomes so important as an Aim in your life, you can hardly ignore the answers, infact you will search for the answers on your won.
But the funniest part in this is that in our lives we all at certain times follow these statements…. And completely ignorant of the fact that Life is answering our questions. I myself cannot make out if the answers have been said or not… But something inside me tells me that… The answers are not going to come from outside, it is your conscience that answers … and most of the time message is LOUD and CLEAR. All we have to do is to make a CHOICE, whether we need to do the “RIGHT” thing or “CONVENIENT” thing. Listen to the voice inside you and you will be happy and content…
Lastly thanks to my friend Irfan who was in conversation with me, for such a wonderful explanation.
Disclaimer:
The above incidents in the mail bear no resemblance to any person or incidents of anyone in real life. It is completely a work of fiction.
Life gives answers in three ways; it says yes and gives whatever you want, it says no and gives you something better or it says wait and gives you the best.
Each of us started interpreting the quote and passed on with relative comments. While I said in a lighter vein, that – “There are chances that person might no longer be there after waiting”. Some people responded saying that they had similar thoughts and some of them said “That they neither felt nor thought that way”.
But there was one particular response that I personally liked. I liked this because it came from one of my friend who is known for his simple thoughts and simple being. No complications at all... and he also has problems sometimes deciphering complex statements (Ok!!! those are my statements, which are confusing to the world in general). Now, coming back to what he said, he merely stated or shall I say restated the quote like this –
Life gives answers in three ways... But many people don’t understand that life is answering to them, some don’t have time to listen to those answers and some don’t bother about the answer :-) And some keep waiting and when life answers they are no longer there, like Neha said :-)
I felt this was an interesting viewpoint and from an equally interesting person who was making this statement. I was ready to take my potshots on this now. I definitely needed the explanation for the context that he was using to make the statements and did not quite realize that I will end up with some profound realities of life that we all overlook sometimes.
The conversation started with a simple tone where he thought (everyone thinks) that as usual I am tubelight and he needs to enlighten with some gyaan on those statements. The statement that he made was now split into 3 sections in order to explain me each of it. So the split is as follows:
Life gives answers in three ways... [Premises]
1. But many people don’t understand that life is answering to them,
2. Some don’t have time to listen to those answers and
3. Some don’t bother about the answer :-)
First illustration for the first statement by my friend……
A person is actually having a desire for his promotion and that’s the only thing in his mind, and suddenly instead of a promotion he is given just some challenging work in his/her project. Now, if the person belongs to the first statement category, He will not recognize this as an opportunity to prove himself, but crib for not being promoted.
My viewpoint was it is going to change depending on the person’s attitude. Attitude is what will decide how you view things. If you are constantly bogged down by your fears, insufficiencies and insecurities… you can never grasp any opportunity and make your life talk. So Attitude should take care if you are in the first state…
Second illustration for the second statement by my friend…
Some people are too busy to listen to those answers…..Let us say, that there is a person who is too lonely in life and hence is in constant remorse, in order to forgive his loneliness he immerses himself in work and is eternally busy. For this person though he wants a company in the form of a friend, wife, girl friend, companion… he can never find one. Even if they happen to sit next to him, he will probably not know it or understand it, and that the answer to his loneliness is there next to him.
My viewpoint was it is a question of your approach, if you really know the real problem; you will find the best solution for it and not settle for something temporary. I am an introvert person and I have also faced situations where I felt the loneliness and wanted just a friend to share the time with, I am also very choosy in matters of friendship. But when the situation was like my real problem was loneliness, I opened up and did not hide myself behind curtains and ended up making acquaintances and friends. If there is something that is hurting you, you will need to search for medicine and not hide the wound inside a bandage for the rest of your life. So Approach should take care if you are in the second state….
Last illustration for the last statement by my friend and some part has been modified by me.
The set of people who are not bothered (Don’t care types) about the answers. They simply keep doing and taking things as it unfolds… (Actually speaking I find this to be a desired quality sometimes, but not to an extent where you are not yourself).
Example my friend gave was, Let us say a person loves a girl and wants to marry her, but after some years the for some reasons they are not able to marry – if he followed the third statement he will not break his head for finding a solution , but take it the way it has been shown to him….
My viewpoint was when we stand and follow things as in the last statement; I think of that you can only do this, when you are REALLY not very sure of WHAT you WANT. You must have so much of conviction for a particular thing to make it materialize in your life and for doing this you need to aspire and Aim for it. When something becomes so important as an Aim in your life, you can hardly ignore the answers, infact you will search for the answers on your won.
But the funniest part in this is that in our lives we all at certain times follow these statements…. And completely ignorant of the fact that Life is answering our questions. I myself cannot make out if the answers have been said or not… But something inside me tells me that… The answers are not going to come from outside, it is your conscience that answers … and most of the time message is LOUD and CLEAR. All we have to do is to make a CHOICE, whether we need to do the “RIGHT” thing or “CONVENIENT” thing. Listen to the voice inside you and you will be happy and content…
Lastly thanks to my friend Irfan who was in conversation with me, for such a wonderful explanation.
Disclaimer:
The above incidents in the mail bear no resemblance to any person or incidents of anyone in real life. It is completely a work of fiction.
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