Valuing the “PRESENT”

A second, a minute, an hour is gone,

Words unspoken, deeds unperformed,

Time is a bird that can never be caged,

So live every moment regardless of age.

Chase every rainbow, follow your dream,

Life’s a gift you better redeem,

Sing your life’s song, traverse the mile,

Coz before you know it time just flies.

Hold your love close to your heart,

As the tide might turn and tear you apart,

Treasure the moments of melancholy too,

They teach you to live a life that is true.

The Time to say goodbye maybe near,

Selflessly Love every being you hold dear,

Laugh through your heart, awash your sorrows with tears,

The beginning is known, welcome the END unknown.

Lyrics of Tujhe Bula Diya...(Unedited Version)

The Missing para in the song....Tujhe Bhula diya (Anjaana Anjaani)...

Tu nahin toh in labon pe ek shikayat reh gayi hain,

Door hi jab karna tha toh paas kyu laya bata Khuda,

Khuda tujhe bhi toh pyaar hoga, khuda juda tera yaar hoga,

Khuda jaanega tu faanslon ka hain yeh dard kya...

Life's Little Instruction Book

Was a forward....but worth a read...

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•  Have a firm handshake.
• Look people in the eye.
• Sing in the shower.
• Own a great stereo system.
• Keep secrets.
• Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
• Always accept an outstretched hand.
• Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.
• Avoid sarcastic remarks.
• Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.
• Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.
• Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have.
• When playing games with ! children, let them win.
• Give people a second chance, but not a third.
• Be romantic.
• Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
• Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.
• Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for your convenience, not the caller's.
• Be a good loser.
• Be a good winner.
• Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
• When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.
• Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
• Keep it simple.
• Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.
• Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.
• Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets
• Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the one's you did.
• Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
• Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you.
• Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you.
• Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes.
• Begin each day with some of your favorite music.
• Once in a while, take the scenic route.
• Send a lot of Valentine cards. Sign them, "Someone who thinks you're terrific."
• Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.
• Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m.
• Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
• Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later.
• Make someone's day by paying the toll for the person in the car behind you.
• Become someone's hero.
• Count your blessings.
• Compliment the meal when you're a guest in someone's home.
• Wave at the children on a school bus.
• Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal

Frame for my lil Sis(devil actually)...

I AM STRONG

Grip, hold, hang on to that pole,

It’s life’s way of testing your mould,

Nothing can crash or burn you alive,

Look it in the eye and shout “I will survive”.

Tears may not cease the pain,

Worry and misery may plague the brain,

As bleak as the winter may seem to be,

Springs sure to come and welcome thee.

Problems are here to see us grow,

Make us strong and go with the flow,

Fight it, face it, don’t give up,

Every time you fall, dust and rise up.

Whenever someone hurts the core of you,

Utter a prayer and say “God bless you”,

Sulking won’t make troubles go away,

Believe every dark night is followed by a Sunny day.

BEAUTY Vs. BETTY

The raging debate between Blondes and Brunettes is an age old phenomena occasionally piqued by the curiosity of moral crusaders, eternally persisting to prove the fact that good triumphs all that is dark and menacing.  But I guess this time round the freckled boy Archie shocked the masses by ending his quest for an ideal match by choosing the snazzy, fickle, blonde, Ms. Lodge and dislodging the gal-next-door Betty Cooper.

A heart broken betty became an overnight diva(with the extinguished flame of course) for scores of average, good natured, women across continents, who felt cheated, hurt and betrayed at the turn of events, as chocolate boy chose beauty over brains.  The famous write up by Jessica Leigh Griffith Ode to the nice girls too failed to offer respite to all and sundry.  Opinion polls reflected countless guys applauding Archiekins for his choice of soul mate, not to mention lasses too in favour of this decision.

The revelation when closely viewed is a conscience call by an eligible bachelor, who believes that beauty is not really skin deep. A well groomed, Versace clad gal is more of an asset and a bonus if she comes with a bank balance which will help survive the worst recession.  We needn’t travel too far to find such men, cut to the bride hunters in small time metros, phoren-returned desis seeking the perfect bride material, happy with a size zero beauty, brains matching the zero quotient, treadmill treading, vegetarian, who has turned into a grass eating mammal for the love of animals (aww maneka would be so touched).

No amount of lucky charms, self-help books, and secret incantations offer any comfort to differently endowed women as against the onslaught of botox, implants and the like.  The fact remains, beauty captures eyeballs while substance is best stashed away to be visited on lonesome nights.  The battle for looks will continue till eternity but for all Betty sorority well-wishers, its important not to lose heart, in-fact you have one in this age of instant karma is a rarity, guys like Archies come and go, what’s important is stick to your beliefs with rock solid faith, and as the wise would say “the rest just follows”.

Two become One

Life has come to a beautiful turn,

No longer does the road seem lone.

In tow with my betrothal would be,

I shall make my journey complete.

Looming ahead is a different horizon,

Beckoning with its grace enlightens,

Dreams and desires find a new meaning,

Abounded by joy it is overwhelming.

As we exchange vows for life

Amid bonhomie & love so rife

Grace the occasion with your love & blessings

Come be a part of this new beginning.

Transcending pain through the power of Faith

Is love for real?  A question that each one of us must have faced at some point of time in our lives.  Why do we feel so strongly for someone, why do we feel completely helpless and at the mercy of the one we love the most?  No explanation offers respite from these gnawing thoughts. Should love make us feel so powerless?  Isn’t it supposed to make us feel complete, secured, and content? Well agreed it isn’t always a bed of roses, the thorns appear when we least expect them.  Blame it on destiny, the unforeseen forces or anything that seems beyond our control, but the truth is that when the same love that gave us a reason to smile can become the cause of our misery. 

Healing comes with time just like the tide always turns, a night always turns into day and winter always turns to spring, each of these phenomena signal a wave of fresh hope.  Agreed the moments of melancholy seem endless, the pain unbearable, the anxiety over future looms ahead, but if we do not experience a plethora of emotions, we are cheating on life, finding short cuts to avoid occurrences which shape us, make us more human.  The lessons may seem harsh just like when we were little and hated professors who scolded us, but do not forget that they only had our good in mind.

Embracing pain is no easy feat; enduring hurt is an effort, living when all you want to do is stop breathing is by no means an easy task, but BELIEVE that this will also come to pass.  Nothing can hurt more than you allow it to, you will not feel this way forever, freedom from this ache is as far as you believe it is or as near you think it is, either ways you are right.  Easy for the world to tell you to renounce the pain and move ahead, but the heart that has suffered may not always find it easy to piece itself together to become whole again.  Time does heal, assure yourself you will be whole again, pray, have faith, that life will echo a song of joy and happiness once again; the heart which was once filled with sorrow will sing the tune of love.  It is very easy to give up and claim that you will not be the same again, requires courage to act difficult and not bow down to the adversities we face in life. 

Close confidantes may not understand your suffering, the world may mock you for your frailty, but do not feel lonesome in this inner conflict of emotion, always remember you have YOURSELF to rely on.  As long as you can be your own pillar, you will be fine, draw strength from your inner self, let the inner transformation happen at its own pace, don’t force yourself into believing or acting in a way which you disagree with.  You may feel you have lost the battle, feelings of uselessness may plague your mind, do not let them overpower you, as there is no such thing as failure, it is only a perspective.  At the end of it all what matters is what you believe in, if you think you gave it your best, that is the highest truth, nothing anyone says matters at all.  Life is worth all the happiness and sorrows it inflicts upon us, do not slander this precious gift, each one of us is unique and have been blessed to create and mould it the way we desire, do not hand over this gift to anyone to misuse.  You will laugh again, you will feel this emotion once again, only if you do not block your heart and shrivel up, you will dazzle with pride once again, you will LOVE again, as we are the result of love, and to love is where we shall return.

NO LONGER OBESE

  

What a world it would be

If obesity was not part of our dictionary.

Businesses cashing in on the hype would cease to exist,

The gyms & talwakars would be part of another planet.

Magic pills and fad diets would not be part of our routine

Treading the mill would be a long forgotten regime

And no longer would we sustain the ordeal

Of counting the grains in every meal.

But life can’t get as simple as that

Gotta battle the bulge and tackle the fat

So get going & don’t lose before you have begun

Relish every moment & savour the fun

Valuing the “PRESENT”

Imagine a life where we get a chance to live our entire existence in one single moment, imagine a moment of eternity to live, express, laugh, cry, shout, scream or do anything that will make our senses come completely alive?  Tough to imagine far tougher to believe, but trust me it can happen, because our being makes such unimaginable things a reality.  Sometimes the problem lies within us, after facing adverse situations we stop believing, stop hoping, faith is like a forgotten story and we succumb to misery, and in the long run it becomes our best companion, not because we lack the art of befriending the right soul but we seek comfort in the fact that we CANNOT change anything.  We assume, despair, alienate ourselves from the warmth that maybe just around the corner. Throughout our lives we pine for true love, but fail to realise that love isn’t only about that special someone, its about loving everyone who makes our life precious, don’t wait for love to come to you, give it selflessly, this may sound melodramatic but this can really steer the course of our life in the direction that leads to boundless joy.

Life happens, sadness happens, happiness happens, as much as we lose so we recover because the universe is not as miserly as Uncle Scrooge, who refuses to budge, it always gives, we have to seek so as to receive.  Closing ourselves from our fate is a terrible mistake, as sooner or later it will find us, so go out there fight your might, life isn’t a bed of roses but its worth living.  Each moment is as precious and as different from the other, each holds the promise of a prosperous tomorrow.  Breathe life into every moment, enjoy even the sorrow that comes your way, because when you find your moment of glory, you will value it like a four leaf clover, and preserve it just like an ancient mummy. 

People come and go, each person who touches our life is a great teacher, some may hurt, and some may heal, each one is important to help us grow out of our state of inertia.  The excitement lies in experiencing the valleys in the landscape of living and not the plane, reaching the peak after an all time low, adds a glow to our soul, and makes each moment of melancholy worth its while.  Make each moment special, do not question what it takes from us, question what we give it in return, the moment may inflict gloom, but you are the recipient, don’t accept it like a Grammy award, don’t curse your fate, fret and fume, take charge, challenge to change it, use your most powerful tool, the mind that is as potent as an alchemist’s elixir.

Problems plague the mind; success seems faraway, happiness an illusion, but the power and wisdom of turnaround lies within us.  There is always a solution to every worry; just as there is a day after night, calm after storm, each piece comes together in the end, the puzzle HAS to be complete, sometimes we try fitting the wrong pieces, but at the end of the day it all falls into perfect place. 

I Dream a dream

I close my eyes and surrender to sleep,

Oblivious to reality, dreams I reap,

Wings adorn my arms as I set my soul free,

Nothing holds me back, in these flights of fantasy.

Far away from reality I dwell in a wonderland,

Where angels tread and make castles in sand,

Happiness doesn’t elude me, wishes I command,

And all I desire is well within reach.

There prevails a sense of tranquility,

I am surely on the path of serendipity,

The soul reflects an inner glow & beauty,

Fears and sorrows no longer chase me.

Hatred is an unheard of emotion

Setting the wheels of boundless love in motion

If only I could find truth in all of this

Sweet dreams are certainly made of these…

Bonding gets a new meaning

“Am bored, need a coffee break”, sounds familiar? Welcome to the age of cushion comforting social networking.  Facebook takes the cake when it comes to connecting and bonding in the virtual world, an all encompassing by-product of Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg. It is surely the first utterance by a spiked hair teenager, before he even memorizes his history lessons correctly.    The addiction isn’t restricted to any age-group, as you do an advanced search you will be surprised to be filling your family tree faster than you ever imagined.

The quantity (minus quality) of your friend list determines your popularity quotient.   The zillion applications keep you occupied on a lazy day, you will be surprised to find out that you were an old witch in your last birth and will be a billionaire in the coming 10 years, and it doesn’t stop here, some apps also predict your hair colour according to your personality type, whether you are your friend’s best friend or worst enemy, the name of your lover in your past existence, and the list is endless.

Self-obsessed souls (me included), splash their pictures at every occasion, right from baby christenings, marriages(obviously), honeymoon(2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th….), picnics and every possible event worthy of being captured and preserved. Infact these days, pictures are taken in a manner which is Facebook worthy.  You can’t get any more clandestine than changing your current status, and proclaiming your commitment, to your beloved by announcing to the world that you are one. 

Anybody who is a somebody loves to give their views on status messages, best messages should indeed qualify for a Best Comment award.  RSS feeds would surely feed any comedian with enough hilarity to last a lifetime.   

You will never miss being a farmer, thanks to the Farmville application, you can be busy milking cows, raising sheds, trading elephants, and everything is a possibility in this virtually imaginative world.  Your secret desires of being a part of the cult mafia are also fulfilled as you can gang up against your friends using the Mafia Wars application. It is a boon to marketers as studies are being specially conducted to test its viability as a lucrative marketing tool.  The debate on its existence, whether it qualifies as just another fad or is here to stay remains a question mark.  As long as it can maintain its flavour of innovation and keep the interest alive, members do not mind being just another face on this book.