Reflections

"He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good"

                                                                              - Tagore

Reflecting on these line, I could find this evident everywhere. The corrupt politician doing charity, fake swamis getting arrested and so on.

                   Nevertheless, we don’t have to go that  far to find an example. Look at ourselves. We are working professionals, we claim we really don’t have time, struck up at the unending web of targets.

                     But at some age, we have this itch starting somewhere in us. An increasing sense of meaninglessness about our own existence. The more one avoid this itch, the more it grows. We naturally find  solution for this in charity ; U go and donate some amount to the organizations helping the needy. Now I have done my part, I have helped my society.

                      Is that all I can Do? sure I have done a good deed; helping the poor. Lack of money do makes a person poor; but is that the only poverty we can think of? Despite of steady income, am I able to get sleep like a baby? Am I able to be positive in toughest of the moments? Why is that some of us always find fault with something or other?What about the highly paid crowd, struggling to make peace with their own lives. Each of us have our own battle; and some times we need that extra hand to protect our lights.

Being good  is also spreading happiness, spreading positive energy. When I give a bright smile to the colleague whom I met in the pantry, while giving out a genuine wish; genuine prayer for someone, I am doing my part. Being compassionate to others, even being positive about my very own life, I am enriching this world; Remember, only a happy person can spread happiness. Lets be rich not only regards to money, but also in everything positive in life, and share those as well, apart from our hard earned money.

Remember,

"Our lives, along with countless others, reflected in the mirror of time, light up the path of generations to come."

Stretch Before Take-off

‘Stretching is always required before a rigorous work out, to prevent you from getting injured due to the strain’…that is what my gym trainer advised me. On some reflection, I can relate it to many of the dilemma I face.
Recently I was getting this lethargy about my work. I always dreamed of finding my own purpose, achieving nirvana and being in bliss. But all I did was to get up in the morning, drag myself to bathroom, get ready, wear some hard achieved enthusiasm, and of course little bit of make up; and I rush to office. Apart from official stuff, I have my parents to take care of, and what about my creativity, where is my food for soul as I call it as? It is kind of life I selected and I blame it on me. I am afraid I would never find my purpose, let alone nirvana and bliss.
But this remark of my trainer sparked something in me, which led me to an array of thoughts. I never wanted to do the stretching with my life before I get into real action. I was always in a hurry. I read and believed in lot of personal development books, each one of it, increased this sense of urgency saying that life is too short. I was on a race with myself and with time. But I missed this fact, that there is enough time given to me, to live my life…and life run in parallels…I breath, my heart beats, my nervous system works, all at the same time..and that exactly how life is…multi dimensional…i cannot be a creative person all time, I cannot be the techie all the time…but I could be both…
The more I thought, the more I felt content with my life. I suddenly started enjoying the stretching with my day to day tasks, at work, home and my creativity. I no more blame me when I start writing great philosophy as I think, but end up with non sense. Fine, it’s the stretching..it is the path to my better writing; at work, when a logic I prepared fail, its fine, it may increase by logical ability.
As days pass, I could find back my passion and enthusiasm for life I lost somewhere along the journey. I still have work, I still struggle with my writing, but strangely I feel relaxed and I no more feel short of time for my creativity. I now play with my various roles like a showman throwing balls on air and catch them before the fall; I am having fun with my life. No, in all these, I have not forgotten my ultimate aim; finding my purpose. My eyes are open, sure I grab the opportunities which come along the way; I am hopeful to have a great and fulfilling life. After all,

“Destiny reveals itself to those, who have passion for life”.