Just a few years more before I hit the Big 4. But birthdays have never been so good. Only five days back, I had a great birthday with a few close friends. Went to this great restaurant which serves Thai, Korean, Mangolian, Chinese, Japanese .... food and I loved it.
Firoz and Jasmine, the party-goers had of course tried the place and like it anyway. So did Lindsay though his nights are usually spent in some bar rather than a restaurant. Patcy had never tried a restaurant like this and I could see she never will, but I am glad she was with us.
And I received gifts. Candles, jewellery, clothes, chocolates, diyas, cake, but best of all is my diamond ring. Now I know why people say diamonds are a girl's best friend. It has not left my finger.
But the party was not over yet. The next day got invited by a couple Rozina and Micky who are extremely sweet and very proud owners of a huge house. It was a double celebration, house-warming and my birthday. Sat, chatted, drank, ate and came home with a big smile knowing that the world a one big beautiful place.
Waiting for my next birthday!!!
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
Monday, November 01, 2004
Great Words
"Laugh and the world laughs with you,
Weep and you weep alone,
For this brave old earth must borrow its mirth,
It has sorrow enough of its own.
Sing and the hills will answer,
Sigh! it is lost in the air,
The echoes do bound a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
Rejoice and the men will seek you,
Grieve and they turn and go,
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not want your woe.
Be glad and your friends are many,
Be sad and you lose them all,
There is none to decline your nectared wine,
But alone you must feast life's gall.
Feast and your halls are crowded,
Fast and the world goes by,
Succeed and give and it helps you live,
But no one can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure,
For a long and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on,
Through the narrow aisles of pain."
-- Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Weep and you weep alone,
For this brave old earth must borrow its mirth,
It has sorrow enough of its own.
Sing and the hills will answer,
Sigh! it is lost in the air,
The echoes do bound a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
Rejoice and the men will seek you,
Grieve and they turn and go,
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not want your woe.
Be glad and your friends are many,
Be sad and you lose them all,
There is none to decline your nectared wine,
But alone you must feast life's gall.
Feast and your halls are crowded,
Fast and the world goes by,
Succeed and give and it helps you live,
But no one can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure,
For a long and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on,
Through the narrow aisles of pain."
-- Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Friday, September 17, 2004
Busybee
Lifes turned topsyturvy lately. Dont know if I am coming or going. Theres so much to do and so little time. Wish the day was longer so that I could fit in everything that I wanted to do and not wait for another day to finish it. Wonder when this will get over and I can get eight hours of undisturbed sleep.
Thursday, July 08, 2004
Karma theory
Believing in the karma theory can be very confusing. For me it is more so because I believe only in one part of it. The Divine Justice that I keep talking about is something I know happens, but rebirths I don’t want. Do I want to know that all my actions will generate some fruits and if they are not finished in this birth then I take it to the next one. Do I want to take birth again? It’s difficult to believe in this theory when you don’t believe in rebirths.
Karma stays with you whether you like it or no. You have to know that whatever you do will generate a reaction and it will come back to you ten-fold. The sufferings you heap on others will be unbearable to you if you face it. The happiness you spread around will be amazing when you get it in return.
But there are few things that are out of our control. Like hurting others without meaning to. One knows that by taking a certain action, one is right. But it is wrong for the other person. And one suffers. You turn around and ask God if that was fair. But when Pandavas fought for their right, were they happy after that? They were unhappy because they lost their families. So even if your actions are right, it makes others unhappy, you can be sure you will be unhappy too. It’s a very dicey situation, one, which cannot be explained by anybody.
Hindu philosophy is very interesting. It gives you so much space to grow as a person. Its’ religious intentions are not to kill anybody but find liberation even if one is a non-believer. And it is not necessary to pray to find moksha (liberation). One can find it through dharma (duty), kama (physical) or artha (financial). But one can also find it by going beyond the mundane and realizing the self. Self- realization means being introspective and knowing yourself and trying to be as selfless and active as He Himself.
But I know one thing for sure and that is whatever I do, I will reap the benefits of it in this birth and not the next one.
Karma stays with you whether you like it or no. You have to know that whatever you do will generate a reaction and it will come back to you ten-fold. The sufferings you heap on others will be unbearable to you if you face it. The happiness you spread around will be amazing when you get it in return.
But there are few things that are out of our control. Like hurting others without meaning to. One knows that by taking a certain action, one is right. But it is wrong for the other person. And one suffers. You turn around and ask God if that was fair. But when Pandavas fought for their right, were they happy after that? They were unhappy because they lost their families. So even if your actions are right, it makes others unhappy, you can be sure you will be unhappy too. It’s a very dicey situation, one, which cannot be explained by anybody.
Hindu philosophy is very interesting. It gives you so much space to grow as a person. Its’ religious intentions are not to kill anybody but find liberation even if one is a non-believer. And it is not necessary to pray to find moksha (liberation). One can find it through dharma (duty), kama (physical) or artha (financial). But one can also find it by going beyond the mundane and realizing the self. Self- realization means being introspective and knowing yourself and trying to be as selfless and active as He Himself.
But I know one thing for sure and that is whatever I do, I will reap the benefits of it in this birth and not the next one.
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
And then….
There are the other friends who have inspired me and awed me with their immense resilience and grit. They are my little known friends who I have only recently discovered. The college friends I mentioned in my earlier blog are one of them. I really admire Bhakti for her confidence that nothing can go wrong for her. She knows that whatever she will do, she will succeed in it. She is a go-getter and that’s the way it should be. Shraddha is the mature and level-headed girl, a rock really. Khushbu on the other hand is a highly emotional person who cries at the drop of a hat probably. But she awes me with her spirit to be positive despite the negativity in her life.
Firoz is a very smart guy who knows the meaning of surviving under the hardest circumstances. This guy just amazes me with his sheer determination to face the odds with a smile on his face. And he enjoys his life to the fullest. He has been quite a support during my low times. We have a very affectionate bond which I guess only we understand.
Vishal started out as our physical instructor, but soon became a friend. A very highly sensitive and dramatic guy, he can amaze me with his focus and one-track mind about physical fitness and bodybuilding. He wants to compete in a body building competition and wont think of anything else but that. Call him immature and you can get his hackles up considerably.
And then there is Murali, cousin and friend. Since the time I can remember, I have never seen him stress free or just doing something for himself. He is always working for others and getting conned probably by the so-called friends. If you are looking at an ideal son, brother or husband, he is the one you should look at. He is probably the only guy I know who can’t refuse his mom anything. He is a great guy.
My college friends are young, some actually twenty years younger to me. Now that is something that amazes me, that I am surrounded by people who were born when I became 18. One of my young friends told me that if I had known them then, I would probably be carrying them in my arms and playing with them. Yeah imagine that!
Firoz is a very smart guy who knows the meaning of surviving under the hardest circumstances. This guy just amazes me with his sheer determination to face the odds with a smile on his face. And he enjoys his life to the fullest. He has been quite a support during my low times. We have a very affectionate bond which I guess only we understand.
Vishal started out as our physical instructor, but soon became a friend. A very highly sensitive and dramatic guy, he can amaze me with his focus and one-track mind about physical fitness and bodybuilding. He wants to compete in a body building competition and wont think of anything else but that. Call him immature and you can get his hackles up considerably.
And then there is Murali, cousin and friend. Since the time I can remember, I have never seen him stress free or just doing something for himself. He is always working for others and getting conned probably by the so-called friends. If you are looking at an ideal son, brother or husband, he is the one you should look at. He is probably the only guy I know who can’t refuse his mom anything. He is a great guy.
My college friends are young, some actually twenty years younger to me. Now that is something that amazes me, that I am surrounded by people who were born when I became 18. One of my young friends told me that if I had known them then, I would probably be carrying them in my arms and playing with them. Yeah imagine that!
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