Mommy Dearest!

I fondly call her mummy. She became my closest confidant during the harshest period of my life. Somehow when I lost faith in myself, she was the one who reignited the flame in me to  believe in myself and my dreams. In her own small ways she has pushed me in the forward direction. Some of the most important things dat I learnt from her include positive thinking, faith in God d almighty, to always look at both sides of a coin, never judge someone without knowing them personally, help the needy, always maintain a certain distance from everyone and yet be close to them, never act as middle men, be independent and support those in need, few kind words or love have immense power to brighten someones future (as do poisonous words kill ones dreams), want not waste not, our eyes and ears are deceptive and mostly see and hear only that what we wish to rather than that what is true- so always look for the truth, TRUTH - is the might and the one thing which even God does not have the power to deny, never accept favors from others which you might not be able to repay at a later date, respect one and all and they will have no choice but to do the same in return, the one support you can always count on is family support especially during trying times (widout it you would definitely be morally broke), problems are best solved by consulting your elders and seniors rather then keeping them hidden from them, you can never have enough people to vouch for your lies- so just  say d truth and be done with the pain, whenever you can not change the person in front of you, change yourself- they will definitely change in the process, your thoughts actually have the power to become reality (try it), good deeds never go unrewarded, learn from your past and take only that which will lead you onwards, that which can not be achieved by words can be achieved with silence, others pain can never give you happiness etc. etc. etc..............

Oh I remember very well how I must have given her hell with my stubborn attitude as a small girl, the crying fits, the angry jibes etc. and yet she persisted in bringing out the better me. Some time in my childhood I hated english. My mom would actually make me discuss the essay topics at first, write a rough draft with all the discussed points, have the essay written in my own words, make stupendous corrections /additions/deletions in the process. All of the above process would make me extremely angry but today I'm thankful to her for putting in that precious time just to correct my essays time and again. As a working mother some might feel she could have hardly had time to instill values/morals of good taste and yet here we (me and my brother) stand proudly. She has worked all her life before and after we were born just to make our life more beautiful and comfortable. She literally has a lions share in all the worldy benefits that we enjoy today in our life. Infact, despite having a job which today's best of engg's can only dream of she is humble and down to earth. Somehow she is one of the simplest person I've ever come across. Ever ready to help one and all, she mostly forgets to take care of her own needs. The needs which for a high paid women like her are few, namely love and wellfare of her children. There are many other greater deeds which she has performed and of which she is simply not proud or haughty. But one thing is for sure she is THE BEST MOM in the whole wide world.

LUV YA TONS MUMMY........:))))

Back with a BANG!!!

  Ahhhh! Exams over, done with the family trip and now I guess is the time to start gearing up for some personal growth. Its irritating to know that you have heaps of work piled up and  are unable to decide on a good enough sequence to execute your plans. So many small ideas are born and  inadvertently die an infant's death. There was a time when I used to quib about the slow progress of our day today life. But now I know you actually need strong conviction in your ideas and the strength to go the extra mile with a razor sharp focus. Besides you need convincing skills and the power to win people over to your side. 

  Each of the above skills are equally present in every individual who can eat, sleep and work. The only difference between those who are able to convince others about their ideas and those who can not, is the level of conviction and the hunger to accomplish what you start. Every individual muddles in numerous paths and thus remain undecided on the one path which will lead to his salvation or rather success. Though fear of failure is one of the major reasons for people refraining from taking a step ahead, most people either put all their eggs in one basket or others simply put the eggs in numerous baskets making it difficult for them to be able to keep track at the end of  the day.

   If everyone were to have a single goal say being happy in life/rich etc., getting what they want would be a lot easier(of course with a lot of hard work). The best example would be a game of football or basketball. Both games require a team to score in the goal post of the opposite team. Thus, both teams have a single goal i.e. to score in the opposite teams goalpost. Every team player dedicates his/her skills to see to it that they achieve the goal in time. It is only then that a win is possible.

   Beyond the actual game lies the window of success or failure with equal probability. However, am sure everyone of you will agree that an actual win or loss does not mean that the same team can not reverse the outcome in another game. Though life is not necessarily a game, it still requires individuals to have a single goal and a wish to achieve it in the given time frame. After the game even if one were to lose it, one can still make a come back in the next game.

    After all, life is as Darwin stated Survival of the fittest.

Paper or Tablet?

  The surge of so many tablets, androids, reading devices etc. make me wonder whether ten years down the line we will be using paper or rather e-paper. It is only logical that as telegrams, telephones, pagers, mobiles, PC's, laptops, smart phones, androids, tablets... replaced each other in the order of their occurrence, that in the near future our kids will make use of touch pads/tablets to study rather than pen and paper. Can we call it a revolution?
   Classic paper lovers like me (not that I do not like the concept of ebooks) believe that reading devices or tablets will only lead to strained eyes from a very young age for one and all. At mid twenties I feel my eyes straining from the constant visual barrage and information overload. Though literally speaking technology is supposed to simplify life, it is in actual sesnse making it that much more complicated. How many people will confess to their hard copy books being stolen? In contrast our hi-tech gadgets are always a lure for the thieves. Besides they are a treasure trove of personal information. They can simply provide the holder valuable information about your likes/dislike, work and other sensitive personal information. Not to forget uncle Sam can always poke his dirty nose when needed to get to you.
    So all in all, how good is a device which can give you away, strain your eyes (to die an early death), cause a lot of toxic waste especially when you throw away your old devices/batteries etc.? How good is all this in contrast to our good old hard books? Am a techno lover but also love the classic styles. It is time that will tell if I stay loyal to the good old days or switch over to the dark side!!!