I AM A COMPLETE PERSONALITY IN MY LIFE.. WHAT DID I SAY? #BlogchatterBlogHop

"Yes.. The

'29 Golden Activities' 

I am/was doing Viz.,

1. Taking care of my health,
2. Giving out max on my job,
3. Taking care of family, 
4. Improving educational qualifications to be at top, 
5. Planning making the best own house,
6. Selecting the best interior designs for the house, 
7. Selecting the best furniture for the home,
8. Spending quality evenings with family,
9. Concentrating on consuming good nutritious food,
10. Celebrating festivals, 
11. Celebrating birthdays of family members, 
12. Reading good books, 
13. Traveling far and wide, 
14. Taking up a good hobby, 
15. Seeing award winning movies,
16. Investing in real estate, 
17. Concentrating on growing finances,
18. Attending Philosophical discourses, 
19. Visiting temples, 
20. Going on pilgrimages, 
21. Involving in meditational programs,
22. Dharmik chintan,
23. Devoting time for artistic expression,
24. Listening to classical music, 
25. Advising and counseling the young, 
26. Specific social interactions in the neighborhood, 
27. Taking long evening walks,
28. Week-end outings with family and
29. Visiting friends and relatives!

Made me the complete personality of my life!"

I mused aloud..

"What did you say?"

The wise man in distance queried..

"Yeah! The 29 activities I said made me the complete personality of my life as on date!"

I screamed again..

"Are you sure?"

"What else one needs to do in one's life? Whatever, I am fully happy and contented!"

"Check yourself!"

"What should I check?"

"Were/Are you doing all these activities for your own happiness and satisfaction?"

"I don't get your point.. I'll definitely do all these for my happiness and satisfaction. For whose sake I should do all these?"

"Means, you remain important as you do these activities all along?"

"Yes!"

"Dear! I understand that when I involve, I am important and there is no escape from this for ordinary mortals like us.  Seeing this alone the Great Personalities ever advised us to include the

Sacred Service

Along with our usual activities and that service should be extended to one

• Who in no way is related and connected to me,
• Who appears on the scene seeking help and
• Who sure deserves help from my end at a level wherein my life activities remain undisturbed..

Are you ready to include

This 30th activity Viz;

Doing the 

Sacred Service 

To the one who appears on the scene unasked or unexpected?

Then alone.. You are a complete personality in this life for the moment!"

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Keywords: COMPLETE, PERSONALITY, #BlogchatterBlogHop

THE TOTAL PRAYER!

I Bow down to

Millions of micro organisms that work systematically and relentlessly inside and outside my body in a rhythmic way maintaining my health all along..

I Bow down to 

The innumerable systems that work in total rythm around me making me move and express the way I wish..

I Bow down to 

The sacred work next to me by doing which the true economical exchange of goods and services required by me has become truly feasible..

I Bow down to 

The sacred family responsibilities next to me by discharging which with all sincerity alone, I can grow as true human being in my life..

I Bow down to 

All the people around me whose co-operation and co-ordination alone is making my life worthy living..

I Bow down to 

Panch Bhootas next me for defining my life in the way I desire to express and exist endlessly..

And

I Bow down to 

The Almighty to Eternally Grace me continue my living thus with

Happiness and Peace

And

Grow beyond this mundane life!

Keywords: TOTAL, PRAYER

LEARNING AND TELLING.. WHAT ARE THEY IN OUR LIFE?

"I am learning!"

The child of 5 yrs said with sparkling eyes..

"I need to learn a lot. Every one says!"

The preteens one said with an unknown enthusiasm..

"I am learning and learning.. When will this end?"

The youth in teens queried..

"I want to tell something.  None are listening!"

The young person of mid 20s said..

"I tell.. Few listen; many look at me saying, 'Who is this one to tell me?"

The person of early 30s lamented..

"I've to tell people next to me who are ready to listen.  Let me leave the ones who don't listen!"

The one in late 30s firmed up.. 

"Now days, I tell, many listen.. To few, I listen!"

The person of mid 40s beamed saying..

"Every one is next to me with their own queries. I need to prepare for some!"

The one in early 50s said..

"All are around me with their questions. I don't have time to tell all. Some, I skip.. Let them learn by themselves or ask others!"

The person of late 50s affirmed..

"I am now reference for everyone and everything. Endless questions around!"

The one having 6 months to retire said..

"Lots of questions to me.. No less work!"

The retired person justified saying..

"Now a days, people are not referring that much to me. One way, good.. I need to relax!"

The one in late 60s smiled and said..

"There's a lot to tell.. But tapered down energies.. Let me smile and leave many other than answering the essential ones!"

The person of mid 70s said in a soft tone..

Beyond..

Nod.. Nod.. Nod almost to everything!

Keywords: LEARNING, TELLING 

EMPLOYMENT.. WHAT'S IT BROADLY?

"I work 8 hrs /day in my job!"

• "You need to work more hrs if required upto max of 12 hrs in a day!"

"Ok.. Next day, I take off!"

• "Leave from work is a privilege, not a right!"

"Ok.. Next day, I take those extra hrs, off!"

• "Next day too is no exception from working up to 12 hrs if required!"

"Ok.. I have my Sunday holiday to relax!"

• "Sunday too you need to work, 12 hrs if needed.. You can relax only on the 11th day!"

"Oh! so much demanding this work?"

• That's just the beginning. Your hrs of work should be quality hrs!"

"One, more? Ok..Done.. Quality added.. Now I can take my salary!"

• "Salary only.. No incentives.. For earning incentives, time comes into picture. You should produce quality items in less than standard man hours calculated for the job!"

"This is too much.. Ok.. Who will forego money? Done.. Quality items in less than standard time!"

• "One more thing.. Your Employer need to sell your manufactured item in competitive market. Then only your salary can be paid continuously!"

"God.. Where am I heading to? Okay.. My Employer sells.. Can I get my monies?"

• "For the present!"

"What is this one more condition?"

• "Yes.. Your Customer should continue placing Orders on your Company. Else money does not flow into your pockets!"

"Ok..Ok.. Let me face all this.. At least, my job is there. If not today, I earn more tomorrow!"

• "That tomorrow of yours too may not be with this Company!"

"What?"

• "Employment can be terminated from both ends with certain notice period. You need to search for new job where the story of working is exactly the same!"

Keyword: EMPLOYMENT

THE WATERED DOWN JUSTIFICATION OF THE VILLAIN WITHIN! #BlogchatterBlogHop

"I HAVE JUST NINE MORE MONTHS

To go to be freed from the present. At last I can breath my own air of freedom then. But.. Whatever be it.. I can never forget all those who are responsible for my this state today and I've my own plan of punishing them. Till then I won't rest. People don't know who am I within when roused!"

The villain fumed at peak..

The Inner Consciousness next gently asked..

"What are you saying? Don't you know because of such thoughts alone you got into this presently?"

The villain retorted back..

"Whatever, I don't care. How can I forget all that happened to me? I'm not a fool here to keep quite. I can't let them go off. Tell me.. What else I should do now after I get out of this rut? Go and touch their feet?"

The Inner Consciousness reminded..

"I'm not asking you to do that. Can you just be aware of the total turmoil you had undergone till date from a certain time when all these looked normal?"

The villain explained 1:1..

"Yeah.. I know.. In the beginning it was all rosy and everywhere there were smiles. I thought it's cool situation and thus relaxed for a while. And without my own knowledge, things started speaking different..

I could have easily brought the situation under perfect control had I paid a little extra attention in the right time. That's where I have done the wrong calculation. Unfortunately, as I further relaxed a bit more, things just went out of control!"

The Inner Consciousness questioned..

"So basically you agree that you erred. Then why talk of others now? Tell me why did you relax beyond foregoing the care required in time?"

The villain pleaded..

"Yeah.. I know that was my weakness and these people knew where I could be pinned down. Tell me why at all they should do this even though partly I was at fault?"

The Inner Consciousness firmly asked..

"Leave that now. Your present interest should be not to do all those mathematical calculations. It's not your job on this earth and there is a Higher Order which controls that.. Being 100% equipped yourself as a human being, why did you let lose this weakness?"

The villainous nature vanished.. Humanity surfaced.. The Inner Consciousness concluded..

"Whatever, you are now blessed with the quality of discrimination with you as the right weapon to wage this war against the single enemy pride in you all along driving out from you the attitudes of

• Taking things easy,
• Getting into an endless enjoyment mode and
• Constantly hovering over the lower aspects of life thru' a grabbing tendency!

Go ahead steadily and replace the above weaknesses in you with these strengths Viz.,

• Ever Alertness,
• A sincere Service to Humanity and
• A Meditating Attitude on the Higher aspects of life thru' certain Sacrifice and thus rise thru' Humility within..

YOU HAVE JUST DONE THE RIGHT JOB IN THIS LIFE!"

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Keywords: VILLAIN #BlogchatterBlogHop

A LETTER TO RUSKIN BOND ON HIS BIRTH DAY! #BlogchatterBlogHop

My daughter is an avid reader and Ruskin Bond ranks among her favourite authors.  Her letter to Ruskin Bond on his 92nd Birthday is brought out by me thru' my blog for my Readers to read and comment..  

Dear Mr. Bond,

I am writing to share how much your work means to me, especially your wonderful handling of suspense. When I sat down to write this letter, I found it impossible to pick just one favourite story, so I chose two that have left a lasting impression on me.

My two greatest loves in life have always been the Himalayas and trains, which is precisely why your writing resonates with me on such a deep level. Reading your books as a child kindled a dream of travelling to the mountains. I am happy to say that I have finally visited Dehradun, Shimla, and Mussoorie as an adult. Seeing the very places featured so prominently in your stories was the fulfilment of a cherished childhood dream.

What fascinates me most about your writing is how you take ordinary experiences, such as a train journey through the foothills or a solitary walk through a pine forest, and give them an atmosphere of quiet mystery. You beautifully illustrate that the mountains are not merely scenic, but that they possess a lonely, enigmatic quality of their own.

In "The Eyes Have It," the suspense is wonderfully subtle. I love how two passengers can share a train compartment, both pretending they can see the world outside, only for the reader to realise at the very end that they were both blind. It is such a clever, moving twist, and it beautifully captures the unique atmosphere of a train journey.

By contrast, "A Face in the Dark" delivers suspense of a much more chilling nature. It is so brilliantly unexpected how a crying student, someone who inherently needs the protection and guidance of a schoolmaster, ends up becoming the very entity that terrifies him. The masterstroke, however, is the second twist with the watchman. By stripping away any sense of sanctuary, the ending leaves us entirely in suspense, desperately wondering about the ultimate fate of Mr. Oliver in those dark woods. It still gives me goosebumps every time I think about it.

Thank you for crafting stories that capture the true essence of the mountains and train journeys, and for giving us mysteries that stay with us for a lifetime.

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Keywords: LETTER, #BlogchatterBlogHop

WHY SHOULD I BE DUTY BOUND IN MY LIFE?

"Sir!  What are untruth and Truth?"

"Dear! What my mind says is untruth; what my Consciousness says is Truth!"

"Then why not every one listen to his/her Consciousness and remain Truthful?"

"Yes.. If one really could do that, that's all life is.  But my mind comes in the way to do that!"

"Then let me not listen to my mind; that's it!"

"It's not that easy!"

"Why?"

My mind never keeps me peaceful unless I listen to it!"

"Ok.. I want to be Truthful.. Hell with my mind.. I don't want to listen to it!"

"If you really start doing that soon you will see that you are nothing in front of your mind!"

"How?"

"Yes.. If I don't listen to my mind, it never keeps quiet and

Coaxing me gently and 

Luring me with peanuts in no time

Unleashes its wrath on me

Terrorizing me beyond and

Catching me thus and

Holding me under its tight grip soon

Establishes its firm rule on me making me

Surrender to its decisions eternally keeping me under its

CLUTCHES!

Will you be happy facing this turmoil non stop in your life or better make agreement with your mind?"

"?????"

"No ordinary human being can face that type of conflict with him/her. So each settles at a level that is feasible for him/her, neither less nor more and it is equally wisdom to do that..

That what is feasible for me to do is defined by our elders as 

Relative truth wrt me or my duty 

And it is ever wisdom with me, I be living at that relative truth level 

Sincerely doing my Duty!"

"Beyond?"

"Beyond, it is blank with me today and I Rise in my life only thru' 

Grace of Cosmos

Myself living thru'

Prayer if I am a Believer

Or

Experimentation if I am a Non Believer!"

Keywords: Truth, untruth, Duty