Kal Aaj aur Kal

I know the title sounds really cliche, but i couldn't come up with anything else that could aptly describe my thoughts at the moment !

Just a brief background on what makes me write this article... The gone few days have been very hectic, work... work ... n more work... i barely got/get time to sit at peace/ spend time with my near-n-dear ones... and yes... my allies in the past GOOD SLEEP n TV have now become the most insignificant and inconspicuous present! ... and all this suddenly stirred me into walking down the memory lane...
So here's the "KAL":
My schooling - My beautiful convent... I owe all the values, the discipline that i have imbibed to this place... those innocent years of nothing but fun !

Juniour college- We were a group of 6 six girls... the nicest of friends i have ever made. I still vividly remember the journey from Borivli to Matunga, 45 mins in the slow train -all 6 of us used to try and amke it to the same train, the non-stop chattering, the junk shopping in the train...and then the best part of getting down at matunga station - jumping off the platform .. crossing the tracks so as to get a shortcut to the D.G. Ruparel gate. ( We always made sure that the guys from r class weren't around while we jumped off the platform -- SO CLUMSILY! )

Then came Engineering- the 4 years that amalgamated hard work during exams, euphoria on winning TPP( Technical paper presentation) at each and every college in mumbai, the never-ending opportunities to script-write n compere shows, the discontent over certain issues/misunderstandings, the strange feeling of loneliness at times, the pain of losing good friends, the pride in representating final year BE project at an International conference held in Chennai, the realisation of mistakes in knowing people... et al.

I think these 4 years have really taught me a lot... more so, about "trust". Sometimes, we know in our heart that what we are doing might be wrong, but we still go ahead and do it... this is when u need to tame ur mind in getting full control of ur emotions. It's just about understanding the practicalities of life and more importantly - accepting n implementing them.

I have also realised that everything in life is/"should be" a give-n-take process.. be it help, well-being, friendship, love, ... everything. And most of the times, by the time u realise that either you are giving too much or taking too much... you have already crossed ur limits ! We must have surely heard the saying "the more you chase a butterfly, the more it eludes you" ... everything should be given it's own time and space. Again reiterating the fact of being cognizant of your limits and good ol' "practicality" and yes, "moderation" is the keyword !

THE "AAJ":
Life is good... though busy.
i dont think i can crib about anything- things that looked vague a few months back have now fallen into place.. my new house is really beautiful, Mastek is fine - good exposure, - the mosaic is now complete! :)

THE "KAL" :: will be continued in the next post !
I would like to end this post with a these 2 lines that i completely believe in :
"It doesn't matter where you've been,
You can always change where your going ! "

Fear- Is it really worth it?

‘Dare to dream…
Dream to Discover’.
Certainly! How can you ever achieve your dreams, your goals if you do not even dare to do so? The thought above truly emphasizes how important it is to dream.
But at times there is this creepy feeling in our mind that holds us back, debars us from daring, from dreaming and thus from discovering… it is nothing but fear. The fear of failure. The fear of losing. The fear of fallout. And unknowingly we give up, we lose hope. But is it really worth giving up all your dreams, your aspirations for a feeling as trivial as fear? No it isn’t! Walt Disney has rightly said- “If you can DREAM it, you can DO it.” It’s just a matter of faith and courage to pursue them.

Have you ever seen small children play? How innocently and fearlessly a child fiddles with anything that you give him. He is ready to experiment, to dream, and learn a lot more things without shying away even once. The reason behind this is that children are naïve, ingenuous. They have no fear, they are not bothered about this world or for that matter they don’t even know what the word fear means. So if children can be so fearless, why can’t we as adults be fearless too?

Have you ever wondered what it takes to make new inventions or new discoveries? All great achievers, scientists, explorers have been brave. Along with hardwork it was their faith and courage that motivated them. They have progressively and intrepidly moved in the direction of their dreams. These daring people are the ones who live their life according to their imagination. No fearful person would ever venture into the unknown territories of life or the untrodden path of science and technology and if so, there wouldn’t have been any discoveries. Imagine the world if these people weren’t there… if they would have backed off from their dreams. It would have been dull, monotonous. There wouldn’t have been any of the luxuries that we are enjoying now. Life would have lacked its true essence and luster.

“Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”- George W. Carver. People who are apprehensive of crossing the unknown paths are usually lazy and scared. They have low self-esteem and can never really achieve much in life because they do not have any dreams to motivate them. Such people can never be the leaders as they are so accustomed to being a follower throughout their life. What they do not realize is that the key to success is through failure.

Isn’t it always taught to us in school to try and try until you succeed? So why do we stop believing in this proverb once we grow up? Why do we refrain from believing in the supreme power above us who knows exactly what is good or bad for us. Certainly, we need to work towards our goals fearlessly and with a strong determination. We need to realize that God is going to show us a way out if we atleast try. “The stories of past courage... can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.” - John F. Kennedy. It’s on us and only us to make our dreams come true.

It’s time for us to believe in:
“Life is full of froth and bubble But two things stand alone Kindness in another man's trouble And courage in your own!”