Monday, February 29, 2016

TRULY, THE 'RIGHT WAY' FOR BETTERMENT OF THE FAMILY!


'tasmad asaktah satatam karyam karma samacara
asakto hy acaran karma param apnoti purusah'


'Without attachment without interruption perfectly perform prescribed actions.. By performing prescribed actions a person achieves the highest good!'

Thus says Lord Krishna in Sloka 19 Chapter III of 
Srimad Bhagavad Gita on the importance of doing one's activities in day to day life.

Coming to the field of activities with any one in the world, they are broadly classified into 2 groups Viz.,

1. Nitya karma (The Essential works)
2. Ni-nitya karma(The Pleasant works)


The very definition of Nitya Karma wrt to me is that if I don't do it, I alone will suffer.. And the concept of Ni-nitya karma is that even if I do not do that too, nothing happens to me in general! 


Again, in Sloka 5 Chapter III of Gita, the Lord says..

'Na hi kascit ksanam api jatu tisthaty akarmakrt
karyate hy avasah karma sarvah prakrti-jairgunaih'


'One cannot remain without engaging in activity at any time, even for a moment; Every one is helplessly driven by actions endowed by the qualities borne of material nature!'

So it's very clear here that all individuals would be continuously doing actions because that is their basic nature and in such a case, if they are not doing the Nitya Karma, they would definitely be doing the Ni-nitya karma alone in it's place which as the definition says is nothing but the pleasant activities of life.


Further if one gets into the Karma Structure of life, it's very much clear that asking some one to do a work sure comes under the category of pleasant work only unless it comes out as the role of a Manager or Owner towards the one who works there for the wages paid under the contract of agreement with applicable code of conduct rules.


When we thus look at all these aspect in detail, it is evident that the family with us never comes under the above category and the family members are there with us because of the existence of the sacred relationship which is well defined under the chapter of our duties.

Seen thus, the first step for any one here is to totally leave this extra thinking and get into the mode of checking one's own works involved with respect to the self and family members which are the basic and welfare works under which alone one has pledged to live with the family, get into the eternal action of all these essential works and thus sail thru' one's life..

No other view is sacred here and if at all the young ones of the family are to be taught on these lines, the elder care taker of the family is the first one that should get into these actions and continue doing them with all devotion.. Further educating the younger ones on these lines is not required beyond a limit as they invariably copy their own care taker as reference except streamlining their actions here and there!

This type of 100% living example by the elder care taker and other grown up members of every family itself forms the core of sharing the burden of the other members as well as teaching and guiding the younger ones of the family which would definitely go a long way in streamlining and setting right the thinking of those growing members towards equality and reducing the related prejudice if any existing!


“I am joining the Ariel #ShareTheLoad campaign at BlogAdda and blogging about the prejudice related to household chores being passed on to the next generation.”




Tuesday, February 23, 2016

THE 'FUNNY' SHOPPING EXPERIENCES!

### A seller was charged of selling a small product at high price as he wrote that clearly on the board in front of his shop. He refuted the charges saying that it was only a simple mistake of misplacing the digits in writing the price and the same was quickly corrected as soon as it was noticed. He said, 

“See! What we have written on the board. 'Rs 901/- earlier is now Rs 109/-.' That's it!"

### An Advertisement Company was asked by the Sales Dept of a Business Group to write a special caption for their Mega Sales Event coming up before an important festival. 

“The customer should be surprised through disbelief with every aspect of our Sales!” the Sales Head conveyed his message with a firm tone. And the Advertising Company too in no time had sincerely done its job. The caption everywhere read,

'Unbelievable varieties
At unbelievable prices
From suppliers whom you can never believe!'


### The watermelon purchased from a shop smelt bad when cut. The customer rang up the shop and asked for exchange of the item. 

The shop keeper said, “Will you please bring the cut pieces?” 

The customer replied, “If I bring these pieces to your shop, your other customers in the premises will vanish in no time. Do you want that?” 

### A luxurious product manufacturing company supplying a 'special new product' for use by their customers at high price, had offered a 'novel way' of promoting the sale of their new item.

“You can return any one of these items at anytime within a year and we refund you the full money. But we need the specific reason for return of the item as we are constantly focusing on improving our product through the customer feedback!” 

Many customers soon returned the said item after a few days of use all saying, 

“By mistake, I spent my precious earnings on this item and now I'm finding shortage of money for essentials. Here, I'm getting back my monies!”

### A customer was unhappy with the mangoes sold to him at a Food Store in his neighborhood. He took them back to the shop saying, “Why did you sell these rotten stuff to me? They started smelling in a day. I want the replacement right now!”

The Owner of the store checked the mangoes and said politely, “Sir! They are good. Seems no problem!”

“What are you talking? Can you at least allow me to select the different ones?”

“Yes, Sir! No problem. But there're only a few pieces left out. You can select out of them and take!”

“Ok! I take these as replacement. Seem to be the better ones. At one look you can tell the difference! By the way, what had happened to the whole lot that were there yesterday? Were they all sold out?”


“Yes, Sir! All were sold out. These're the only few pieces returned by the other Customers today morning saying that they are rotten!”

### A layman went to buy some food items from a store in late hrs at the new place. As he was busy selecting his items from a corner of the store, by bad luck the owner missed him, closed the shop locking him up inside with a light left ON. The man instantly sought the ‘Help.' thru' dialing a number. Soon from the other end of the phone, he was guided to come out thru' the emergency door but the man totally failed in that mission. After a while, he was assured, 

"Hi! Don’t worry. We'll inform your people on phone. You relax there, make use of the lights and AC of the stores, eat and drink whatever you feel like from the store shelves, make use of the Rest Rooms in the Corner and sleep there to night in the employees' room. The owner will come back tomorrow morning at 0900 hrs and when he opens the shop, you can come out. We'll reimburse your total food bill and the other charges for the night as that's much cheaper for us than coming all the way to free you at this point of time.  And again if a real emergency comes up, dial us and we'll be there in no time!"

### An absent minded genius went to his favorite huge computer shop at noon for shopping various computer hardware items and as he continued to be busy in going thru’ the various products available there beyond 9 PM, by bad luck the shop was closed locking him up inside with minimum lights left ON. 

Unmindful of his surroundings, the genius continued his selections the whole night and the next day morning till the shop opened at 8 AM with none noticing that he was inside all the night, finalized his selections, purchased the items, came outside and seeing the sun in the east, remarked 

“Oh, it’s strange! Today, the sun is setting in the east!”

Sunday, February 21, 2016

THE 'FANTASTICO EXPRESSIONS' AROUND!


The man of forties who had brief interaction with a few on the spot acquaintances at a Function later in the evening confided to a close well-wisher who too was with him during that time.
  • “Sir! It's funny. That thin man we met in the morning. He, talks too much. You must have seen... Begin any topic, this man soon takes over....... 
  • And the tall man who sat next to him, is another specimen. You might have noticed... He has a peculiar dirt phobia. He doesn't so easily believe anything as clean. I didn't ask which job he is doing but surely, they must be having a tough time with him! 
  • And the guy who was in the middle, you know, is a procedural addict. It seems, he can never bypass a single procedure. What's the use of it finally? He's short of time everywhere and would forever be running around.......... 
  • And the man sitting next to him is of another type. He seems to be forever a quick acting type making all the people around him run eternally. He just mentioned that he is a Manager somewhere. I forgot to ask. What management he does, God only knows! 
  • And the short man next to the last guy too seems to be no less as he appears to be too messy around creating so much disorder. He never mentioned what job he does. 
  • Of course, the last man spoke nothing and appears to be totally a silent man in his life. In my half hr talk, he hardly spoke few words, that's all! I wonder how he manages at his work. 
The elderly well-wisher of deep wisdom and thinking listening to the man's talk smiled and said, "Dear! Do you like to know the amazing backdrop of these gentlemen of whom you spoke so less?
  • The man you said who talks more is a Fantastico man in conducting own Tutorials and is able to do the best there because of these specialized talking skills alone!
  • And the man whom you referred as the one constantly worried about cleanliness is a Fantastico man in his job of Housekeeping and people love him for the extra care he takes in maintaining the surroundings clean!
  • Again, you know? The man whom you called a procedural addict is a Fantastico man of being one of the best Organizers of the Town and people are just after him!
  • Further to tell you the fact, I personally know the quick acting man. He is a Fantastico man of result at his Work as this is personally conveyed to me by his own Boss, a friend of mine.
  • The messy man you referred is a Fantastico man of being a Specialist which Profession ever needs a concentrated effort and that's really possible only if one leaves the rest as they are and......
  • About the last man, you referred, dear... The silent man... Recently, I came to know that is a Fantastico man in his profession of writing beautiful Fictional Tales for kids which children love a lot and which are in high demand as on date!

Dear! Seen thus, all individuals and for that matter, all Living Entities around us have their own roles to play in this world and to fulfill those unique roles, they eternally express their inherent skills and abilities gifted by the Almighty and in the process certain benefits accrue to the world thru' their singular efforts where none else can contribute..

Knowing this, I should ever carry a respect to all these Sacred Contributions around me as truly Divine in Nature and further, I too should contribute my best using my own God given skills instead of getting into the petty habit of criticizing these very Contributors around me!"

Confirming on what the wise man said, Sloka 7, Chapter 10 of Srimad Bhagavad Gita was heard on the distant loud speakers being recited melodiously with the meaning explained in parallel..

'Aham sarvasya prabhavo
mattah sarvam pravartate;
Iti matwaa bhajante maam
budhaa bhaavasamanvitaah.'

'I am the source of all (in this Universe); from me (alone) everything evolves; understanding thus, the wise endowed with meditation (ever) worship me (without a single doubt)!'

This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can  apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

A 'RESPONSIBILITY' THAT CAN NEVER BE DILUTED!

  • Truth is the most powerful driving force in the world and sticking to Truth is the ultimate aim of every one. It's depth is infinite, we as mortals are ever limited in It's perception and the more we perceive It, the greater is the Peace and Tranquility with us and around. 
  • For this reason alone, all Sacred Books of ours forever reveal this Truth at various levels to suit to the individuals of different temperaments and different elevated levels.. This when boils down to the base level of ordinary humans comes out as a number of moral stories and incidents that happened once upon a time which educate the masses on the Right Actions in their life for peace and happiness. 
The Audio and Visual Media which can very much do this job efficiently capturing the attention of many listeners/viewers have their own importance here..

And such a communication when reaches homes of well knit relations and established peace, in the form of the TV Shows, the same sure will have much greater role in entertaining and educating the masses without a say..

In this context..
  • Entertaining is one aspect here and educating is the other and these two forever go hand in hand and can never be separated.. 
  • The minds of individuals are ever tuned to receive the Truth in life and they never say no to It but it all depends on who and with what intention conveys this and brings out such a Truth.. 
  • If a person precedes with a motive of exploiting a weakness of an individual thru' this Media and thus tries to make riches, flourish and become popular, no doubt many educated and disciplined people will not fall a prey to that game and equally the State Rules stringently control that 
But
  • When the same is indirectly done thru' discrete and hidden messages covering up broadly in intervals of time thru' a good message, sizable number of people may be attracted to it, calling it interesting but sure here the true quality suffers without an exception Unless
  • The same conveyance is done out of an original inherent expression wherein it becomes a master piece and the presentation becomes truly classic with the original Artistic expression as is doing its wonders around in particular and to the world at large! 
Again to say..
  • To be truly active in any field, we should feel for the cause and for that the mind should be healthy and strong. Sick and weak minds cannot do a job here. To make one’s mind strong and healthy, positive feelings have to be induced everywhere creating an atmosphere of hope, success and achievement. 
And
  • By depicting too much of evil or showing off violence or dehumanizing certain values of life, many ordinary personalities instantly will be surely immobilized not able to overcome their own feelings. Some may even develop disgust in these matters and may permanently keep off from the topic itself. All these people ultimately will not be useful in the movement or crusade against the evil and thus we lose a greater part of our fighting community. 
Considering well all the above points, in case I have a chance of making a TV Show, I'll definitely do that bringing out such a Show depicting Truth alone there as much as possible and thus truly become a party to the cause of promoting good and spreading love around to the max, of course with the returns on such Shows being ever limited alone!

This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.

Friday, February 19, 2016

THE EVER 'GREEN' MEMORIES!

  • While walking on the road with family when certain alms were sought, he gave a fixed sum and sent off the person. And seeing that when one of the family members commented that the wrong was encouraged, he said with a smile, "Presently, I'm much better than that person and what I parted with will sure be useful to him for an immediate decent expression to make himself better tomorrow!"
  • When enquired on why he withdrew a certain money from his permanent savings A/c with no big expenditure in front, he smiled and said, "One of you brothers may suddenly need some money and may not have with you. I'm just keeping this with me to give you at that point of time!"
  • While conducting the mother's Ceremony, as giving an Offering had come up, he called forth one of his Assistants present there who was punished earlier by him only for indiscipline in Office and said, "I wish to give this Offering to you at this point of time. Please take this and bless me!"
  • During one of the important family functions, when the VIPs were pouring in and his brothers felt a bit hesitant to be in front of the dias, he personally got off from the dias, walked towards them and said, "Please all of you come sit in the front row and witness the function. You are my No1 VIPs for this function!"
  • When it was the time of taking care of certain important house hold items of the then joint family after the demise of the mother he said, "You rest take whatever you like and leave me the left out of approx equivalent value. I'm not particular with what you give me. But with your permission, I' wish to take these 18 Volumes of Mahabharata which our mother had kept with her all these years safely!"
  • And finally out of a firm faith as the father nominated him for some of his financial dealings, after the parents' demise, he honestly followed the right way of distribution of all of that among all his brothers without generating a single remorse feeling in any one of them! 
That was my eldest brother ever loved by one and all in his life and such a loved brother breathed his last in the year 2000. Hearing that bad news, no doubt instantly generated in me a sad and depressed feeling of a big loss of my life but the next moment itself as I remembered Sloka 40, Chapter VI of Srimad Bhagavad Gita which says, 

'Partha naiveha namutra vinsas tasya vidyate
na hi kalyana krt kascid durgatim tata gachhati'

'O Arjuna, there never exists destruction for that one (engaged in good activities) in this life nor in the next life;(And) who is engaged in virtuous acts never comes to evil (will never have a fall)!'

I instantly became calm with a satisfying feeling within that one never stops here and continues this journey eternally and it's ever my duty in the scenario to remember the message left behind by the person thru' his good deeds, follow the same to the best of my abilities and thus sail thru my life!

(This Post is written in line with the IndiSpire Prompt #LifeWithoutYou)

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

THE 'PEPPY BOSS!'

The young man of early 20s was full of energies in his first job.
  • “I’ll put in my best effort, contribute max and shine well in my job!” 
And the Boss was the first man to make a note of that eyeing on his capabilities for his advantage.

“I’ll recommend you for the Special Training and see that you are promoted at the earliest!” was the quick promise there.

5 yrs passed. No doubt the young man contributed the best but the promised Special Training was put off and the Promotion was given a year later.

The Boss again said, “Here are the new responsibilities for which you are In-charge now. Do a good job, your next promotion will be just in 3 years!”

The man of the then 30 just nodded his head at the back of a 25% of maturity based on the earlier experience. Soon a group of freshers were with him. 
  • “My Boss might have taken some work advantage with me but as a Group In-Charge here, I’ll not do that to my Assistants and instead I will truly support there all those who do a good work!” 
he firmed up.

Again the tempo of work picked up of course, for the next 4 yrs instead of the promised 3 with every one under him putting up their whole and soul into their portion of work.

Soon they were all rewarded reasonably and the man too with his promotion but along with an indirect caution. "You are too open with your Sub-ordinates!”

Taken a back with the extra comment, he resigned the next day itself, got another job and was posted in the new Company as Group Leader. By then the man was a 50% matured personality with few of his young Managers matured at their own levels.

The next 5 yrs period was again a hectic activity.

As usual the Management talked ‘GREAT’ but the then man of early 40s believed half of that alone as true. Life continued thus and it was again the promotional time. There, a third time in his career he was told that the coming yr would be sure for that.

By then he became almost a 75% matured man at work as well as in life and quickly understood the eternal games played by all the Bosses but firmed up within.
  • "Whatever be, I'll never stoop down myself to these levels and instead I would be fair to all my people under me playing minimum diplomacy required in the situations!" 
Soon a time came up, when he was promoted as the Departmental Head with many Group Leaders reporting to him whose level of maturity on the average prevailed at 50%.

There they too discretely tried to manage their Head for their advantage which the man had to stop in the interest of all keeping an open eye on some of their dealings with their own Sub-ordinates forever keeping a faith in himself,
  • “I‘ll manage my Bosses, my smart Managers but ever encourage the Working Community with me in the best way!” 
He was soon a 90% percent matured man and was straight away made the Divisional Head.

No doubt that ‘SACRED TASK’ continued with him but his straight forward actions were never accepted at that Level as a greater diplomacy was needed to please the Bosses and the man never cared, Truthful actions too never got off from him and thus he could truly pull up many under him for their betterment in spite of at times earning the wrath of some of his top people.

Thus ended his career, he being almost a 100% matured man both at work and in life and it was the D-DAY of his RETIREMENT.

When many of the top Bosses started pouring in the usual speeches of capabilities, achievements etc etc equally at the back of certain discrete criticism, the elderly RETIRING PEPPY GENTLEMAN politely and softly set all that praise to a side and said with a smile,
  • “At work, I followed a SINGLE KNOWN PATH alone till date which I believed as the RIGHT WAY and in that context, this day I think I need not talk much about me as the ultimate taste of pudding is ever in……....” 
And there, as his voiced suddenly got chocked with an untold emotion from within, the gentle man was instantly backed by a thunderous clapping by one and all who assembled there in hundreds to SEE OFF their 'BELOVED PEPPY BOSS’ in whom each one of them could see a 'REAL PEPPY FRIEND' too for themselves on the ‘D-DAY' of his 'EXIT!’

This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

THE TIMELY ADVICE & GUIDANCE..


The cute little boy got 4 interesting toys as gift from his grand father..

"Thank you, Grand Pa!"

He told the elderly man as they arrived home with the packets.. Soon the packets were opened and the toys were spread out on the floor..

The Little One's joy was unlimited.. The Mom interrupted and said,

"Dear! Don't you like to share one of your toys with your friend...... and you both play together?"

"No!"

Said the boy holding firmly all of the toys with his extended hands..

"But he shared his toy with you last Sunday!"

The Mom said..

"No..No.. I don't want to share!"

The child started crying.. And the Mom kept her silence..

The Grand Pa soon intervened and said to the boy, "Yes, dear! You need not share your toys with your friend. You only will play with them and keep them with you safely!"

"Dad! That boy feels bad if he sees these.. He takes care of our boy in many things and helps him out almost like a big brother!"

The daughter said..

"Dear! Be cool for a while.. I understand your feelings.. But there's a way of teaching every thing.. And sure, forcing is never the right here!"

Said the the elderly man with all firmness and further continued..

"See! No doubt, sharing is a great quality with all of us but we should not forget that equally possession too is no less characteristic of ours.. And when there is a close conflict between sharing and possession, the individual alone is the right person to decide on that at any time and never the other person next to him/her however elevated or close that personality may be..

In case of the young one we, as Caretakers should well know about this and totally listen to our child first on what he feels like doing here and should whole heartedly help him out in doing that a 100%..

At the back of this total support and love of ours alone tomorrow as as our boy grows up, he equally learns to give back similar love to others with a feeling of full confidence and understanding and the requirement of your sharing quality will sure be met a 100% then!"

Saying thus, the Grandpa, lifted the mood of the child declaring with a big smile,

"Dear! Take your toys and come with me.. We'll go to your Park, there you'll play with them and then we'll go to your Favorite Eatery.... where you will have.... and we come back.. Then we'll keep your toys safely in the cup-board and we'll take care of them when you sleep and when go to school.. Is that OK, dear?"

No doubt.... The boy's spirits were instantly high and equally as all that said was followed subsequently,

The boy returned home with double happiness and soon slept off with a great confidence within himself which the Grandpa could fully restore in no time!

Keywords: ADVICE, GUIDANCE

Monday, February 15, 2016

THE 'PEPPY' FREEDOM WITH ME..


"This is my Educational Institution. I can freely express here the way I want, study my courses and get my valuable Degree!" proclaimed the young man.
  • "No doubt its the Peppy Freedom with you but all that is yours only if you diligently follow the Rules and Regulations laid out by your Institute. Then alone the Degree is yours else there can be a brake there. And any ignorance is no excuse here!" instantly reminded the 'wise' man next to him. 
"This is my vehicle. I'll drive my vehicle at my own wish and will in the way I want and and take it wherever I want to" he thought aloud.
  • "No doubt its the Peppy Freedom with you but all that is yours only if you remember forever that the vehicle is registered and you are a licence holder as you drive thru' and you can do all that within the laid out Rules and Regulations only. And any ignorance is no excuse here!" instantly reminded the 'wise' man next to him. 
"I'm into my job.. At least I can do something here out of my own expression and bring out something useful" he asserted.
  • "No doubt that Peppy Freedom with you is yours only if you remember that the employment is governed by an Agreement you entered into at the time of joining covered by certain Rules and Regulations and all along you stick to that discipline and conduct. And any ignorance is no excuse here!" instantly reminded the 'wise' man next to him. 
"This is my own constructed house. I can do what I like with it!" he confided.
  • "No doubt that Peppy Freedom with you is yours only if you know that your house comes under certain Governing Limitations and you pay the taxes on the house. You can do the changes etc there only within the laid out Rules and Regulations. And any ignorance is no excuse here!" instantly reminded the 'wise' man next to him. 
"Hope I'm free to open my own Business Venture and prosper!" he murmured aloud.
  • "No doubt that Peppy Freedom with you is yours only if you understand that a Free Enterprise is broadly covered by the Rules and Regulations of the State. Within that alone, you are permitted to venture, produce and make profits.. And any ignorance is no excuse here!" instantly reminded the 'wise' man next to him.
"This's my Family and it's my total freedom here. Can I at least express myself the way I like here?" he asked firmly.
  • "No doubt that Peppy Freedom with you is yours only if you work in the interest and welfare of the Family Members and take care of those under your care a hundred percent. Not a bit lesser is allowed here. And any ignorance is no excuse here!" instantly reminded the 'wise' man next to him. 
"I'm on my Outing. At least, I can freely move all around and do what I wish." he burst out finally..
  • "No doubt that Peppy Freedom with you is yours only as long as you know fully well that your freedom ends where my nose begins. And any ignorance is no excuse here!" instantly reminded the 'very' man next to him. 
This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.. MY FAVORITE GENRE OF MUSIC!


No doubt, rationality is the true scientific temper of Human Being and it should ever prevail in him/her thru' constant questioning with the powerful questioning tools available Viz.,

6 'W's and 1 'H's

But at times, it appears not the end and something more is in store for him/her to experience, express and thus live thru' his/her life to the brim. There, the questions will be like..
  • 'WHERE IS THE END OF THE UNIVERSE?'
  • 'WHAT IS EXISTING CONSCIOUSNESS?'
  • 'WHEN DID THE TIME BEGIN?'
  • 'WHY MAN MADE ITEMS ALWAYS REMAIN LESS BEFORE NATURE MADE SIMILAR ITEMS?'
  • 'WHICH PATH OF LIFE IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR ME TO FOLLOW?'
  • 'WHO IS BEHIND ALL THE UNIVERSAL SHOW?'
  • 'HOW IS THE WHOLE DIFFERENT FROM PART?'
Wherein
  • Whatever man made investigations in scientific field are brought out,
  • Try best connect all lose ends and
  • Try arriving at the requirement
The answers never come up..

Seen in such a context, remaining 100% rational seems limiting myself in my life wherein I may indirectly have a satisfaction that I could get answers for everything but that never streamlines and satisfies an ever existing inner urge in me for the ultimate

PEACE AND HAPPINESS..

Here alone, I need to remain in touch with the emotional part of mine tuning it in the right direction for my own good and for the good of the world in general..

That emotion when expressed in the right direction, my satisfaction within becomes the true music in my life. That emotion can never be a bunch of pure prose words where the grammar rules alone are checked for their correctness but goes beyond and often comes out as an unknown impulse from within expressing joyously in the known language overruling all those very grammar rules and other purely materialistic needs, getting into the concept of tones and tunes with an extended feeling from within..

Such a deep emotion can be anything varying from..
  • A Parent's love towards his/her Child..
  • A Brother's/sister’s love towards his/her Sibling..
  • A Spouse’s love towards his/her Partner..
  • A Lover's love towards his/her Lover..
  • A Friend’s love towards his/her Friend etc.. 
Rising further to the fields like..
  • An Artist's love towards Nature..
  • A Soldier's love towards Motherland..
  • A Great Man's love towards Fellow Beings etc..
 Finally culminating into..

An Ardent Devotee's Love towards God!

That love is ever Unique and Original in life,
Can forever be expressed thru' Poetical and Musical Extensions alone 
Totally forgetting the rational approach attitude getting into a field ultimately wherein 

I identify my own Existence with the Nature around and Express myself in full..

Which Phenomenon answers sure positively the question raised in this week's IndiSpre Prompt 


The Post was originally written a few years back for the Indispire Prompt #MusicBringsLife

Keyword: #Valentine'sday

Saturday, February 13, 2016

THE REAL 'IMPACT' OF POWER POLITICS..

A popular man was being interviewed.. 

“Sir! Can you please explain how you've become popular in your field?” 
the interviewers asked..

"That’s a big story by itself!” said 
the well established man with a big smile.. 

“Can you be a little more clear?” 
the interviewers asked.. 

“See! It's like this.. As you move up the ladder, there are always forces around you that try to bring you down eternally.. And you've to continuously fight these forces making their impact felt lesser and lesser on you as you progress in your area..”

“OK! Can we know how your failure rate had come down as you progressed in your area?” 

“It was quite high initially.. As I systematically worked in those times, it started coming down and that way my success soon took over my failures and my growth was steadily up..” 

“We hear that there's no other man equivalent to you in your area.. It means that you bravely fought all your failures to the end and became almost one hundred percent popular.. That way, you are really great!” 
they echoed..

“Please don't praise me that much.. I should admit that I've my own weaknesses too in this direction..” 

The interviewers did not understand what he meant.. The man smiled and said, 


“Dear all! I agree that to gain certain popularity in my area initially, I worked hard and faced the toughness of life taking up bravely all my failures in that context with a positive outlook.. But above that level, the failures started having lesser and lesser impact on my growth.. That way seen, my continuous success soon took over without a look back!” 

“How did it happen?” 

“When failures did take place in the later part of my growth in the field I, by then had gained enough popularity and power to modify my those failures myself, partly redefine my success definition itself and steer my own progress.. That way as the success percentage increased, this task had become more and more easier and the real impact of my failures started coming down drastically.. That’s how I'm one hundred percent popular today with the failure ever afraid to visit me even once!” 

The interviewers were truly stunned with the revelations made.. They took leave from the man and while departing, one of them said, 


“Sir! The last doubt..”

“What's that?” 


“You've told us the actual facts behind your success.. Are you not worried that we may leak out this info outside at any point of time?”

“Not at all!” 
said the popular man in the field with a confident smile..

"Why, Sir?" 

“This had happened many times earlier too but that could do nothing to me.. Whatever you may talk and whichever way you may impress at your level, no one believes your story beyond as the impact of my present popularity in my field negates all that within seconds and equally none around too can rise more than my level.. That way seen today, I continue to enjoy my status eternally without a single hurdle!"

This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can  apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.

Friday, February 12, 2016

A BLESSING IN DISGUISE!


That day morning when I entered my neighborhood Food Stores, as usual the familiar face greeted me with her simple smile..

I know the girl working there for many days and she equally knows me too.. Almost daily I go there for purchase of few of my grocery requirements and she invariably greets me without fail.. 


Subsequently, as I pick up my stuff she welcomes me to her Counter for billing, quickly bills the items by scanning, packs them in the carry bag, takes my card, goes to the Main Counter for swiping, comes back to me for input of the PIN, much faster takes out my copy of payment done and the Bill and handovers the bag with a never failing smile on her ever cheerful face saying,

'Thank you Sir..Bye!'

Never I saw her missing her routine and evidently I almost daily go to her counter alone for my billing!

When I had gone at different times on few days for my additional needs, those times I found her either arranging the groceries neatly and orderly in the racks or sitting and eating a few snacks as lunch that she could bring from home out of her small salary but never on a single occasion she failed to greet me with her beautiful smile..


Such a smart, young, thin and teenage girl ever ready to welcome the customer, on that day too greeted me when I was on the usual errand of my morning purchases and quickly became busy with my billing work..

As she finished doing that, loading the items in my bag and about smile and say bye to me, a young one ran towards her calling her aloud saying, "Mummy!"

I got stunned for a while, could not believe myself for a while as I never thought the girl in front of me could be a young mother of 4 yrs kid whom she brought to her spot on that day and which fact she subsequently confirmed to me thru' another smile..

I instantly complimented the newly discovered mother in front of me who all these days appeared to me just an young girl in her teens for her graceful appearance and told her to answer for a while what her little daughter wanted to tell as I could pack my items into my bag.. Subsequently, I collected my receipt, bid bye to both the young Mom and her cute child and as I was walking out of the Stores suddenly, a strange feeling took over me for a while..

Yes! The Almighty never lets down any one who sincerely surrenders to His Ever Existing Order in Nature..

Here, the young Mom whom I met a few minutes back is able to maintain her good health and smart personality with her limited resources all along as she totally got into a discipline of 
  • doing hard physical work,
  • Eating the simple and limited and
  • feeling happy and contented.. 
In her day to day life, leaving the rest totally to His Own Plans kept in store for her in her up-coming life!

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

TRULY A FANTASTICO JOB!


A man was given the task of bringing up two orphan children of distinct cultures together himself taking up the Role of the Care Taker for them.
  • There, instead of doing that job honestly, he systematically worked towards his own advantage caring less for their unification and thus managed all along till they became adults. Finally, there was a day when the two young men started fighting between themselves for certain petty reasons.
  • The man simply proclaimed, “My job is truly over and I did my best possible here. I am totally off now and the rest is purely your fate!”
  • But the next moment they both caught him saying, “Where will you go? You all these days have actually widened our differences, raised our tempers for your advantage and now coolly wants to back off. Nothing doing. Be with us and face the music along with us!”

Another man too was given the similar Responsibility and he worked for such two children to bring them up together by sticking to a certain Code of Principles.
  • Soon the young ones had grown up as adults, for sometime it was a smooth journey and all thought the best was done. But suddenly one day, a conflict flared up between the two grown ups and the man insisted that both stick to their Code of Ethics.
  • But that never worked, they straight away asked him to keep quite, the conflict soon turned ugly and ultimately a certain damage took place without a say.

A third man too was given such a job as his task but he straightaway started working by sticking to 'Truth' all the time.
  • For a max time, there were no flare ups as the two grown up people too understood the Basic Truth that their differences were a fact and they had to inevitably live with them by sacrificing something from each one's side. But still in spite of having such a good understanding, there was a flare up between them on a day.
  • That lead to a scuffle, for some time both of them kept off from each other but again they found that they would be disrespecting their own Well-wisher cum care Taker by doing thus. And equally in no time, as they were convinced of the 'Right', they quickly patched up their conflict each feeling sorry for his unwanted behavior and each accepting his own weakness yielding off from the adamant stand he had earlier and thus they were together in their lives once again. Thus the man who guided them all along had truly done a Fantastico Job in his life and was totally at Peace all the time! 

There was a Message..

"The Fantastico part of Pure Love is. Love alone begets Love and that Pure Love forever is just sincerely Caring for the ultimate Welfare of an Individual; nothing less of that at any time!"


This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can  apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.

Monday, February 8, 2016

THE IMPACT OF EVEN A 'GENUINE AND GOOD' ADVICE TOO IS LIMITED!


The man of 50s was sad.. When enquired, he said,
  • “I always advise people on what I can do and equally I'm very much interested in doing that too..
  • It is said, 'Practice before you preach!' Thus, what I hadn't done and what I can't, I’ll never ask someone to do.. 
  • Even the Great Men of the Earth forever advised in that way alone.. Either These Great Personalities were capable of doing that or were actually living that type of life..
  • But still my advice is often questioned and many times not followed except on the face of it just to please me.. Why is there no True Impact of my saying?”
The well-wisher, a man of wisdom listening to him said,

“Dear! I agree that you tell about the good of a discipline known to you and equal number of times you have lived or are living that life to perfection.. No doubt, it's the right way of advising but your such advising is not total here as a single finer aspect of life is truly missing there.." 

"What is that, Sir?"


asked the elderly man.. The well-wisher continued, 
  • "The Great Personalities are ever free from expecting a result of what they do or propose to do in this world.. They just speak only out of a Great Love for the Cause and that's the exact reason why the Permanent Impact of even a single word on us from them is so predominant.. We, mortals do not carry that Love with us however refined we may look and behave..
  • Devoid of this Great love, when I advise even at the back of my true practice too, it has the fine string of expectation at the back of result oriented action which brings out the clear message that I tell because I like to tell and I expect the change.. 
  • This expectation is definitely a self interested activity from which we all are never free and when that exists, it sure would be sensed by the receiver who forever resists the imposition!” 
  • Still right advising is one of my duties in my life but equally it's a must that I make a note of the above in my heart before passing on my genuine advice as in such a case you will not be troubled as you are presently..
In spite of the Original Greatness too, once when His Disciple tried to change one of the members of the Monastery with a little extra force, a Great Saint warned Him saying, 
  • 'Leave the change to Nature and let that happen on its own.. We are none to intervene there!'

This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can  apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.

Sunday, February 7, 2016

THE 'INSIDE STORY' THAT NEVER CAME OUT FOR 'A LIFE TIME!'



I was tensed up..

"Where's my precious document? Where did I leave it? Hope it's not, by mistake thrown off with old news papers!"

I started searching left and right in the house.  Not found anywhere.

Finally my thoughts directed me seach the old cupboard even though chances of it going there are remote..

But can't say..

Someone in the house might have put it there.

Soon,

I was cleaning my cluttered cupboard, suddenly found the document beneath a pile of papers. 

Heart felt I put it to my heart and in that happy moment, my thoughts ran thus..

As a teenager, I constantly used to be upset and angry with my dad.. His, the then constant shouting and directives used to go on thus..

“You have grown in age and size but not otherwise.. If you remain like this, how do you think you can survive tomorrow in this world?  I am repeatedly telling you to get into all types of works and learn quickly.. I am not that rich and you don't have many resources at your disposal.. Everything is limited.. It's the time you understand this and start learning everywhere..  But, you never listen to me..

  • Have you completed the task, I gave you? No! 
  • I struggled and got you...... and you showed no interest there! 
  • I personally went and requested my friend for……… but.....
  • With great interest, I enrolled you for........... but you never....
You don’t move from the house, you don’t talk to people and you don’t do your works.. How do you expect yourself to be a man of something tomorrow?  No.. I can't allow this any more!"

Many times, I just used murmur there at the back of a spontaneous reaction in me.. 

“He never says at least once in my life time that I did something right! Am I really that bad? Why he goes on scolding me like this? I am really fed up.. Actually, I am trying my best everywhere but somehow it's not clicking.. Beyond this what else can I do? Always saying learn, learn and learn as if nothing else is there in life.. Very easy to say.. I wish I am left alone for a while.......”

Years rolled on thus, life had its own movement and I had to pass all through that I had to.. Every tough situation in life was indirectly guided by the then advice from my dad at the back of my own protest and thus with a balance we both used to work out the feasible plan.. No doubt I never yielded there beyond but equally too he never used to leave his point however weaker he had become with time.. And that advice at that point of time used to go thus..
  • "You got to streamline your finances and take care......
  • Some of the family responsibilities are to be handled with more care and......
  • As I understand, you should be careful on work front.. I heard that.......... It's better follow the Rules every where and do your works accordingly..
  • Believe every one but believe with care.. This's the age when you should be able clearly distinguish between.....
  • Have you taken care of checking those papers in respect of the purchase of...."
  • Tomorrow we'll make a visit to....."
And my reaction of that age used to be like..

"It's okay, I agree that I should take care.. But, why this much?  If I start doing all this so meticulously, what time is left with me to call it my own? I'll just take good care which generally my friends are doing around and relax.. No doubt what he says is the safest way but he goes on insisting on every single thing to perfection.. That's just impossible to do with the time available with me.. I got to do other things too.. Let me just do in between and manage my these present issues!" 

were my the then firm matured thoughts but sure not 100%..

Time never stopped.. And finally I was the retired man with the God's Gifted reasonable health, family and good finances on hand equally with a satisfaction in mind that what wanted I got.. As I recapitulate all that once again, I quickly come to the conclusion that no doubt my discipline and hard work was behind all that but equally indirectly never was it free from all that constant advice and drive my dad forced on me from the beginning which of course, slowly and in phases had lessened as I picked up my own strengths.. 

Thus, my silent thanks to my dad for what all he had done to me in my life ever go thus.. 

"Thank you dad for this Priceless Contribution of yours all those years towards me enabling me stand today as the Right Individual in the Society!"

And this total story of mine is truly never known to any one except to me alone till date but those precious scoldings/advices were carefully written and kept in the document!

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(This post was originally a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda).

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Saturday, February 6, 2016

MY TWIN.. MY SAVIOR!

As I was running round that day morning with my unending problems ever eating me out,
The Stranger who just looked like my mirror image straight away bumped into me adding fuel to fire to the situation.. And that instance really looked like another big nuisance in front of me! 

"No.. No.. Not at all.. How can some one at this stage of my life, suddenly appear on the screen and start digging into my past life saying that.......? Surely a big NO! Whatever be the past, let that be buried as is.. I don't want all that flash back!"

Thus were going on my never ending thoughts.. But strangely, the Stranger seemed never interested in all that, looked straight into my eyes and said,

"I'm not just the twin as you are seeing me here and thinking so but something more than that.. I was in front of you many times earlier in your life but all along you were too busy with your activities and never noticed me even once.. But to day, I'm not leaving you and I want to pour out myself before you in full.. You must listen to me here!"

Even though I got a bit irritated with the talk, equally I was mesmerized looking at him and in my heart too I noticed a keen interest to know who exactly He was.. But outward I said,

"Hi! presently I live my life with a certain fullness and dignity.. Don't want to know who you are and all that at this stage.. Let the past be the past.. I don't mind.. That's sure a happy situation for me.. I'm already full with my problems.. If you say you are really my friend, just help me out to get out of some of my present issues.. Don't trouble me beyond that!" 

"Strange! What type of dignified life is this of yours you are talking of? You are afraid to recognize your own twin and....."

"Please.. Please.. Whatever be, I don't want all that.. Can you just help me out?"

"I'm coming to that point only.. Since you kept me away all these days and tried to live your life independent of me, you have so many problems with you today.. Do you know that?"

"OK! First of all, tell me who you are?"

"I am just the Total Inside of you.. The so called 
Conscious, Subconscious, your Physics, your Chemistry etc etc.. I am that Single Entity with you ever craving to hold your hand in your life from the time you are born on this earth..

Recognize me, respect me, feel for me, care for me, never put me down and start living such a life where in we both forever remain friends..


If you start doing this, I promise there would be no problems with you; only the Tasks in your life..  And that way you are sure going to be the True Winner in this one life with you


(The Post is written in line with Indispire Prompt of the Week #ImaginativeStory)