Bearing a Child

The nurse came outside the operating room and announced, "It's a girl!" to the anxious relatives.

Phew! They all breath and rejoice at the same time.


As the relatives go on about their lives, the parents start a new life as they bring in the basic comforts for this little infant. Gradually this infant turns into a toddler and a pretty young lady.

While the parents are calculating their expenses over the years, the U.S Department of Agriculture has already done their homework by giving a rough estimate of an increase of 2% each year than before.
2014 had been given an estimate of $245K while 2015 would be approximately $250K.
Phew! I can't believe how much it costs to raise a baby!
That cute little gnawing smile does not come cheap, huh! (pun intended!)

Now with all the post-tax money going into the development of this imp, we ought to consider laying a few ground rules and not get emotionally blackmailed by sometimes the circumstances or their innocent "please-please-please mommy!"

We ought to stay firm in what we think "could" be right but sure there is no harm in getting our research done prior to keeping those toes firmly attached to the ground. Times have changed, and we ought to go with the flow in bringing up this child.


“You will either profit by or pay for what your children become. raise them properly.” 
― Darnell Lamont Walker

It sure takes a village to raise a child, but the foundation is laid by the parents, and my 2 cents is that since we are spending most of our time, money, getting emotionally tied to these munchkins. We ought to look after them or care for them so that they don't get derailed over their goals in life.

“Raising PERFECT children is not hard...
It's IMPOSSIBLE !!!!!” 
― kjforce

No one is perfect, not even us. We can't expect them to touch the sky, but to make sure they are responsible citizens of this world is our responsibility.

When we have taken up the responsibility to bear this urchin, got to keep aside our enjoyments although there are some marriage counselors who say that bearing a child should not affect your priorities, which I disagree.

It was your responsibility to bring him/her into the world now not only bear the cost, but also be there physically and emotionally to raise them!

Mantra for today: If you have taken a task, be responsible and take it all the way until they fly from your nest!




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This one time...

Grace bit her lips in apprehension as she muted the phone and scribbled something on her pad. After a final confirmation, she thanked and hung up. Paced the floor in confusion, as her hands scanned her face while tears were rolling down in unison. "I think I can do this," she muttered.

Picked up her purse, latched the door, and drove to her destination.

As she opened the door to her harbor, it was quiet in there. A man greeted her with his spectacles perched on the tip of his long nose.

"May I help you?" he inquired

"Err.. yes, I have an appointment," she mumbled while placing her hands on her thighs and gradually sliding them into the pockets of her jeans. She always gets closure when her hands are snug into her pockets, as she grips the fabric tightly to gain her composure.

The man scanned her and drew in a deep breath after raising his eyebrows, paged somebody, "Your appointment is here."

Grace paced in the waiting area, and soon a lady wearing a lab coat enters, and she's holding a folder in one hand. Upon seeing her client's outlook, she extended a fake smile, ushered her in, while eyeing the man at the reception, and nodding her head in disgust.

Grace could feel the burn.

"Look, I know I am not one of your regular customers, and I am aware I need a lot of work, but I have this special event with somebody, and this one time I want to look my best." She came to the point.

The lady in the lab coat was stunned by her honesty.

She melted, and after taking a few gulps she suggested a few options for her makeover, and after an affirmative nod from her client, she got busy.

Grace was enjoying being pampered; she closed her eyes to reminisce about the time when she used to be a local in such salons. Tears gushed down her cheeks unknowingly. That made the stylist pause, "Are you alright?" she inquired.

"Oh! yes." Grace became conscious of her tears, and she quickly wiped them but could not hold back, "Just so that you know, my frame had been exposed to all these luxuries."

That made the lady raise her eyebrows, "So, what made you go into hibernation?"

"My days are numbered." came a choked reply, "but, I wanna live this one time and dance my heart out with my beloved." she said with a gentle smile.

That response froze her cosmetologist, "I am sorry!"

"Oh! Please don't be. We all have to go one day. I am lucky, I know when I will be breathing my last." In order to lighten the mood, she continued, "This is making me live with mindfulness." and winked at her.

That reply made the beautician's eyes moist as she whispered, "Wise words, indeed!"

"So, do you have a dress planned out?" she inquired while moisturizing her bristles.

"Yes, my love had gifted me a red gown years back. We will be going down memory lane with the same act and dance sequence." Grace had twinkle in her eyes, and her voice had excitement.

Once all done, Grace gave a thumbs up and pulled out her card to be charged, but her beautician was quick, "It's on the house."

That act confused her. To which the stylist replied, "Gotta wipe out my crummy behavior that I expressed to you."

They hugged, departed.

That evening, Grace wore her red gown, and she danced arm in arm with her darling as they lived in the past while enjoying the few moments left in the present.

Mantra for today: Life is too short to be living in ignorance. Fill your bucket with conscious living since it leads to fulfillment. 


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Do Memories haunt you?

I have been breathing oxygen for about forty plus years, and that little sponge material on my north floor has captured, saved, seized many incidents of my life that I have experienced so far...

The falling from my two wheeler in front of some teen boys and not only tearing a muscle, but those jeers that followed. The drive with my dad to a store, and being hit by a truck, which lead to our car stand in a vertical position and then being pulled out before it caught fire. The break of a glass window in a moving car where the shattered glass was all over me. The bitterness, anguish feeling when I could not get a perfect score that I had anticipated in my academics. The loss of a friendship when she backbit. The scene of my dad laying still, and me coming to terms with his death.


Alas! Memories!

These flashbacks whether sad or evil will continue to ache my heart and make me weep when I come across similar objects in my day to day life. But, I will not stick to any memory that allow it to haunt me! 


“There is enough strength within you to overcome anything in life.” 
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great: Beautiful Quotes


Honestly speaking who has the time for it?

A proverb, "Laugh and the world will laugh with you. Weep, then you weep alone!"
Since we are social animals, we need the company of humans, thus might as well continue to tread the path that life unfolds rather than brood over our losses or griefs.


“I am more than my scars.” 
― Andrew Davidson, The Gargoyle

Sure, grieving helps, but it also helps us stay grounded. Thus, next time when you get distressed over an incident, count your blessings. While you momentarily grieve over that agony, apply balm over your pain to help soothe it, and carry on!



Mantra for today: Man is an intelligent being, and should not hold himself back over a hurdle. 

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The Power Hungry!

Move over Robert Mugabe, Bashar-Al-Assad, Moammar Qaddafi, Than Shwe, Fidel Castro amongst many who were classified as worst dictators of the world.

Power is potent and can make anybody toxic thus, allowing an individual to tread a path that can lead to becoming unruly, boisterous, rambunctious and then this leads to being categorized as the worst dictator!

Nah! you are not to be blamed!

I have a formula for you to to help take over the world and yet be classified as the best rulers the divine could produce!

In order to take over the world, the first thing you ought to do is have double standards!

Curse, swear, aver in your private life, but always have a smiling face in front of the public. This sure takes time, but with practice it becomes easy, and honestly most of the universe is practicing it, so watch and learn.

You will win people by your gentle smile, aristocratic actions, docile mannerisms, and tamed language. Once you gain the confidence of that person, Voila! You can climb on his back by your sweet talk, and eventually climb the ladder to success by taking over the world.

“It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” 
― Noël Coward, Blithe Spirit

Morality is gradually becoming extinct. We are living in the world of “Me-Myself-Mine”. With the rise of social media, we are becoming like a robot. Constantly hooked to the Internet where feelings and authenticity go missing.

Man wants to live life king size but prefers to get wealth without work, gain knowledge without striving hard for it, become a leader without any sacrifices or make any conscience effort, and wants results the easy way. Integrity is going missing, and people want publicity for everything.

"if ethics is not the engine of success, in the train of growth, it sure is a guard, with a flag, which may be green, or at times red.” 
― Priyavrat Thareja

So, individuals who are power hunger, use the fundamentals of  contrasting principles since man is too engrossed in himself. He can become your puppy, and you can eventually take him around on a leash without him noticing it.

Although, I pray that such a day does not come!

Mantra for today: The day we make compassion our companion, terror will become extinct.

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A Fall and a Rise

It was the 20th century, I was a high schooler and my parents had enrolled me in a Karate Academy. Self-defense was numero uno even at that time especially since I used to love going on trekking expeditions with groups. I had to become self-sufficient and thus started the journey of sweating and grinding those teeth and blowing out air while furiously yet with elegance and swiftness move my legs and arms in the air to learn the right strokes of defense. 

With repeated actions for a few months day in and out, my muscle memory was getting sharp, thus helping me transform from a crude to a couth.

Came the day of testing where myself a white belt was aspiring for a yellow belt. Practiced my drill many times in the presence and the absence of my instructor. 

Many schools had assembled there for the belt testing of their respective students. 

The Academy had decided to start from the highest rank to the lowest. Thus, I was seated with all the white belt students and enjoying the show although would gulp now and then seeing how meticulous and thorough the students testing for higher belts were. I was amazed at how their simple shout from the gut and keeping their hands slightly tilted they could break "n" number of tiles. At every slab thrashed, I would look at my hand, which thankfully was intact. 

*Gulp*

Finally the colored belts finished, and my name was announced. I performed my drills and then when it came to breaking the tiles, I gave out a loud sound (inspired by the pros) and brought my hand thrashing to the tile.

Alas, it did not break. 

In fact, I felt my flexor tendons tire out.

Hmm strange!

I tried this time with a bellowing sound again and came towards the tile with an active force. 

Nothing!

Finally, the instructor asked me to be seated. 
I was devastated!

This was my epic fail moment, cause I came with full confidence but could not deliver the result. 

Sad, and dejected I sat down hand in hand while caressing it. 

The result was clear since I did not break that darn tile, I was a white belter for another ~six months until the next testing period.

Needless to say, my next testing was perfect. My stances, punches, kicks, blocks and self-defense was smooth. It was as if over a period, I was polished several times, and thus was shining like a diamond on the day of my test. 

Mantra for today: Nothing is termed as the epic fail, as long as you learn from the fall. 


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Change in Perspective

Year 1986



When I submitted my application for the school president; my classmates started buzzing around me with requests and appeals while I made a note of them. I clearly remember writing sentences such as, "Long recesses and access to the playground."
"Canteen should be open for a long time and should sell good (aka junk) food"
"Picnics should be organized at least three times in an academic year."
Etc...Etc

I was elated by the requests, and when I went on the podium to give  my election speech,
"You should vote for me for President because, etc. etc."
 I could hear a thunder in the audience along with loud cheers!  And I knew that my school mates wanted the same thing, and voila! That was an easy win since I captured the hearts of many.

However, what happened when I took the title is another story since the principal did not come close to agreeing to any of my terms. Within months, my friends became my foes as they had helped me campaign for these elections while I promised them the stars.

Year 2011


I met up with my school friends, and we recollected the election time. All of them laughed hysterically and unanimously said, "Blah! We were such idiots to make those demands."

My 2 cents
Age and time bring in a certain outlook towards life, and that leads to awareness thus bringing in certain demands.We were at that stage when we needed those things such as long play time, more junk food, more fun. Thus, when an opportunity came knocking, we grabbed it and asked for it.

Today if a presidential candidate would approach me, I would want a better health plan, a secure job, and yada yada.

Mantra for today: Priorities change with age, which is termed as maturity by mankind.


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Blame it on Technology?

20th Century

"Riya don't waste your time talking aimlessly over the phone." requests mom as she continues, "Go back to finishing your homework."

"Yes Mom" replied Rita meekly as she quickly hangs up, and goes to her books.
Once finished, she helps out her mom by laying the table for dinner. Also helps cleaning up once done.

 21st Century

"Riya please don't waste your time texting. It would be good if you could finish your homework, you will have more time to watch TV or play video games" requests mom

Riya makes a face, but then ponders over what mom just said, and then puts the phone away while uttering a silent swear under her breath!

Takes her own sweet time to finish her work, and soon Mom is calling out to her, "Riya dinner is ready!"

"Nah, I don't feel like eating"comes a prompt reply

"What happened?" asks an anxious mom

"I just don't like what's on the menu, mom" she replies with anger, and yells, "How many times have I told you, I don't like this vegetable. Ugggh!"

Mom rolls her eyes while coming to terms with her anger, she pulls out a frozen pizza and puts it in the oven. "In my days, I've never had the courage to talk to my parents like this" she said out loud with the hope that her daughter listens.

Peeps in her room to find her wearing headphones and swinging her head back n forth to the music playing in her ears.

My 2 cents
Blame it on the technology that man's behavior is going down the gutters.
He is so self-absorbed by the gadgets that he doesn't care for the flesh that is right there next to him who can actually give him emotional and mental support.

Mantra for today: Man is advancing by inventions, but is throwing the quality of being a human in the dungeon.


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An impact with nature

A decade ago my friend and myself went for a casual hike.

Told our better halves that we will be back in no time. Just carried a bottle of water, but did not bother to get a map or the phone or wallet since we kept reassuring each other, "it will be a short one!"

Now, we all know that when two women get together time knows no limits or boundaries. We started with small steps, and casual chit-chat, but as our talk intensified our stride picked up, and we walked wherever the path took us.

We were ranting over our personal matters, mouthing our opinions, and echoing over various issues.

When two women agree on many things, the surroundings become hypnogogic, and even though our legs were doing the walking, we did not feel the pain of any muscle being cramped or asking for attention.

Our steps were just marching along with the tune of the words totally unaware of where we were going, and time was another factor that we did not pay attention to.

Just then I started to feel a chill and had to zip my jacket. I was quick to look at the watch, and my eyebrows lit up. "Sush, It is past 5pm. We gotta head home. The sun will set soon."

I guess any blow to the body makes one realize of the environment, and seeing unfriendly ambience, made both of us feel exhausted and thirsty. We took out our bottle from our jacket pocket, and it was frozen.

 We were just hiking amongst nature and with the bottle next to our body, how could that happen?

While trying to suck some water off the ice, we were trying to make sense of the scenario and feared to realize that we had reached a certain altitude.

Looked around us, and could not find anything familiar since we were busy yapping to glory. We tried our best in reviewing some landmarks, but our surroundings wore nothing but white. Ice was covering everything, and made our steps falter.

We also met some hikers and asked them the way down. They pointed us in a particular direction, and we would obediently follow that finger. Unfortunately, we were not equipped with a compass or anything high tech. Thus, we would just be going round and round without any success!

Finally, we sat down with tears falling down our eyes since we realized that we were lost and tired and nowhere to go!

We thought we were going to die in this cold!

We now missed our better halves, and although our walk started with several outbursts against them, we were longing to embrace them no matter what!
What a drastic change when circumstances change, huh!

As we were sitting there in desperation and trying to plan our night out in the cold.
We heard some guys in skis shouting our names loudly. Now the pronunciation was not correct, so it took us a while to understand.
We started to jump and walk towards that voice while shouting back...yes! yes! to get their attention.

These two guys were in their late 20's attractive, and well built and at first we were embarrassed to admit that we lost our way, but then we behaved like damsels in distress and allowed them to show us the way to the bottom.

We were walking slow (after all we were the lassies in pain, and had faced such hardships) while they were skiing with pace, thus making us plead them to slow them, but when they announced that a storm is on its way, and we all could get trapped. That made us gulp in fear, and we picked up our gait.

Finally, we could see two familiar faces, and boy! What a rush we got seeing them even though those two handsome hunks rescued us!

We thanked the helpers and went our way!

My 2 cents!
Nature sure can be imitating if not obeyed or followed or going out without any guide map.
Till today, I don't mind going on nature hikes but make sure I hold a map or have a compass with me cause when lost, nature tends to embrace you as its own, and honestly I still wanna enjoy the comforts of the city.

Mantra for today: Being a caveman is not easy!

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Love for mankind

Imagine yourself walking on a lonely street in broad daylight; it sure would give you the creeps!
But the same street if inhabited by a few other humans, even though you don't know them; you are quite comfortable and continue to tread upon your journey!

Man is a social animal, and even though we are not acquainted with those million faces, we are just comfortable around their company.

As a kid, I was surrounded by tons of such familiar and unfamiliar faces. All the credit goes to my dad!

Result: I never really got the time to be mindful of my actions cause they were right there, anywhere I would turn left or right...they would be next to me telling me of my faults or appreciating my milestones.
Sure, it used to get overwhelming when I needed my space especially as a teen, but then my father would repeatedly advice about humanity and its various benedictions.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Mahatma Gandhi

His faith in mankind and relationships was numero uno!

He used to go out of his way to help his family when in need, did not even spare a dime when it came to his friends in need. His belief was that the humanity needed love and compassion, or else we would go extinct thus, always stressed on helping when in need!

He was such a loving soul that prior to departing from his body; he handed out bills to those who aided him in the hospital while he was bedridden cause of his stage 4 Prostate Cancer diagnosis.

A Generous Heart, Kind Speech And A Life Of Service and compassion are a few things that renew humanity.
Dalai Lama

His belief in humanity was actually too much for me to handle, in fact overwhelming but then when I saw the number of people turn up at his funeral...it was alarming, and then to top it all listen to all their stories of how just this one soul impacted them...was mind-blowing that gives me goosebumps, till date!

Mantra for today: Love the human race since you are one of them!

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Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

Hugh Mackay

Halloween and its spooky reasons..

When the month of October dawns upon us, my kid rushes to a Halloween store to purchase an outfit more so since I am not that hands-on to create what he wants to be.

So, an investment of ~$30 every alternate year is not bad especially with that priceless smile. He loves his costume so much that fortunately he would not mind wearing the same costume for the next Halloween too. As a parent, this is a bonus and a good deal...happy child with no tantrums is a happy household!

The ritual year, after would be dad and kid going trick or treating and myself opening doors to greet children and to offer them treats.  

Until one Halloween, I wanted to play dress up. Went to the store to try to find a costume to fit my persona. Found different wigs, after trying them out at the store, found it very entertaining, and interesting to see the character I would evolve in distinctive hairpieces. This character would have the same features, yet be so different thanks to the toupee.

More than anybody, I feel nice to be outside the bun, and be doing something unusual. I feel invigorated yet childish at the same time. Initially it feels strange, but after pondering in the new character for a few minutes, I feel comfortable, and look forward to Halloween each year more so to bring out a new character. A character that is so me cause of the features but yet different thanks to the hair extension. And as a writer, it helps me create a storyline around it. 

This is a double bonus for me!









Mantra for today: Tickle your inner self by transforming once in a while. You will be surprised at your potential. 

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Can you choose your neighbors?

Over a decade ago, we had arrived in this neighborhood.

Extra chirpy and jovial, you could blame it on our age or just the fact that we wanted to be friendly.
Our neighbors were also equally eager to wear a smile now and then.

Such was life!

While settling in, we would occasionally see a pair of eyes poking our backs, we would turn around to see nobody.

Strange!

But, that feeling would last only for a fraction of second, and we would continue to mingle, meld, interweave in the customs of our neighbors coming from ethnic backgrounds, just as they were embracing us from our background.

We were so new to the house and its settings, that I remember we were instructed by our realtor on how to operate things such as opening/closing the garage, operating the sprinklers, landscape lights, and many other internal things. Thus, leaving us exhausted!

Few months went down, and we noticed a tree in our front yard, blocking sunlight. Since we were still pre-occupied handling the operations within the home, we hired a professional tree trimer to do the job.

He came in on the scheduled time and day, and started the work.

We were standing outside whilst waving a hellos to our neighbors.

Just then a car came to a screeching halt on our drive-way, and that made us short of breath. This kind of car on our property, is a total no-no, and it gave us even more curiosity when the person dressed as a cop stepped out of the car.

We were startled, when he asked us if we were the owners of this house?

To which, we immediately nodded our heads.

He took out his small notepad, and started jotting down our names, which was quite an effort to announce from our end.

"Do you have a permit to trim this tree?" he came to the point

"Permit? Why" was my better half's response

"We own the property, then why the permit?" he clarified while still curious.

"Well, any tree on the sidewalk is the city's property, and you need a permit for that." he said while jotting down something on his scratch pad.

Just then we saw an elderly man walking towards our house. We had never seen him before, but those eyes, had a striking resemblance. I kept staring at them.

He agreed with what the cop had to say about the permit, and went about taking his side. We were taken aback by his attitude and felt quite unhappy.

Days rolled by, and we learnt that it was that neighbor who had called the cop!

Made me realize that when it comes to my neighbors, not all can be friendly even though you flash out your pearly whites that have been just bleached by those whitening strips.

It makes no impact on them!

Today, each morning as we continue to live in this neighborhood, we are enjoying the many smiles and waves and also those pair of eyes that keep a keen eye on our movements.

Mantra for today: You cannot choose your neighbors, so why fret!

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Desires and Regrets!

The moment a baby is born, parents rejoice and make promises to each other to be there for this angel. 

Sure, all newbie parents have a pure heart and want to be there for their bambino. 

But most of the time, this little child spends his time in the day care, and his first moments are lost in the hustle bustle of the over populated child care centers.

However, the owners make sure to inform you of their milestone and are even courteous to picture it over which you would get teary eyed, and curse yourself for not being there.

However, the next day the same drama of kissing the toddler goodbye cause of a deadline at work.

Days have turned into months and years. Today your child is leaving for college, and as you stand there with a scarf to cover your grey hair, you ponder over all the years that went by, and you never really had the time to pause and connect with him besides celebrating his success's, milestones, and accomplishments.

Although your inner voice will try to justify by saying, "Who had the time? I had bills to pay and mouths to feed and deadlines to meet."

Your heart will smirk at your comment and remark, "Have you never heard of the proverb, "if there is a will; there is a way?"

That silents you're conscious, and as you hug him with moist eyes you just want to go back and rewind all those years, but Alas! Life does not work like this!!

Mantra for today: Life is way too short for regrets then why not live each day on your terms by being aware of your desires.

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Oh, how Lucky!!

"Hey, look R I got a new bag on my birthday!" 
"Oh! how lucky!"

"Wow! Your racquet is swell. Is it new?"
"Yes, I got it on my birthday!"
"Oh! how lucky!"

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Yes, you guessed it right!

When I was a kid, I really believed that Luck plays an important role on your special day. Lucky was my favorite word, and I believed that people are lucky just darn lucky especially when they are close to their special dates such as birthdays.

I admit being pampered on my special day and going on and on about being lucky and being showered with gifts, attention and love would make me chuckle with joy!

Then I went one step further.

Well, a teen mind got to go into the depths of luck since I wanted to prove that one's b'day can be a lucky day of that year so, I went without learning for a test on my special day and when the paper was handed to me. I grabbed my pen, and wished me luck and started answering the questions.

The questions seemed tough esp. since I did not study for them, but I was so banking on luck on this special day of mine that I had no worries. Somehow at the back of my mind, I had this strange illusion that this luck fairy will come and write all the necessary text for me in this paper and voila! Tomorrow I will be shining like any angel with flying colors.

I turned in my paper.

Enjoyed my day guilt free since I was feeling so darn lucky!

Next day I woke up with a weird feeling, but then I had a small chit-chat with the lady luck, and that brought a smile on my face. Went to school and was anxiously waiting up for my test results.

The teacher was personally handing out the papers to each student. I waited up anxiously yet confident.
When the paper came into my hands, I was shocked.

I jumped up from my seat since I never got this kind of letter in my life.

My instant reaction was a loud, "What the..." then took a deep breath; sat down with moist eyes and after folding my paper I tucked it away in my bag.

That whole day I could not figure out how this happened. It was my lucky day then what went wrong. My friends tried to cajole me, but in vain!

Reached home to show that darn paper to my mom, who was equally shocked to see F, but after hearing my side of the story about luck giving away. Did not shout, but heard me out!

I still remember the one sentence she said to me, which sticks close to my heart!
"If you work hard, luck will be on your side!"

That left me speechless! I was ~13 years old at that time, and till date my birthday is just another day where I continue to work hard like any other days of the year!

Mantra for today: Nothing comes easy without a sweat!


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This Bag of Bones

Let's get this out...no body is perfect, and yet we all are proud to be called intelligent beings.

However, thanks to our organic components that govern the carcass that we can create memories by interacting, communicating, and connecting with other bodies. This frame, by its actions, can either take our name on a plaque or to the dungeon. Our experiences help this body to mature accordingly and with our unique DNA composition, we all are unique beings!

Look around, and you will find bodies of different shapes and sizes.

For which I applaud the garment industry for helping us all wear apparels by shopping under numbers and Alphabets. It's amazing how a population of ~20% can all dress under Medium or a number 6 and yet be different in so many ways!

Just as each story has a message to deliver, I think each body is also trying to unfold a story within, and the eyes hold most of the information. 

My body has faced the brunt of arthritis and joint pains, which makes the muscles of  my body shout out each day. However, am grateful to my body that it has given  me a chance to look inside  myself and my needs and made me draw a line from my wants and desires. The day I walk along a path without pain; I feel thankful to my body since it made me walk an extra mile in this lifetime with a smile. Infact, I am  meditating when I am in motion since I pay conscious attention to my limbs as they move, and this helps me focus on myself and helps avoid thoughts to come and go.

But bottom line, our bodies are miracles, carrying us through life, and each one, in its  way, is a thing of beauty. What we choose to do with this miracle of life is our choice. We can either indulge in physical pleasures (that once again man has invented!) or choose to take our apperceptions to the next level so that gradually and eventually our body can cease to feel the pains around!

The most amazing thing my body has done is allowing me to contemplate about my existence by helping me give a goal in each breath beside being able to have a loving family around me.

Mantra for today: Every coin has two sides. Which side of coin we choose to see, is our call.

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