Being Pragmatic...!!

Mornings... The dawn... The beautiful warm sun rays. After the dark night! A wonderful gift to our lives! We open up our eyes…We pray…. We welcome the new day with all the good hopes and well wishes. Adoring our smile is! More often of whatever the culture or religious custom one follows, one bows to the almighty. ‘Being grateful’ the gesture is all about! Some offer flowers, some light up the candle while some light up the lamps. But... Why so? Is it the ritual or traditions of the family? Or one follows them from within for this! It is all about hopes and feelings. We wish to part our day on a healthy and happy note. About the success we strive for. Our persistent efforts and hard work we bestow for the better being and successful day. Some do it for themselves, some for their partners, their kids or their families!  But we do! We often see our grandparents, our parents or sometimes ourselves, adding oil in the lamp. To keep it lit. So the rays of goo

Regret - The dictionary says it as- a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do. It often causes people to feel shame, sadness, or remorse about decisions or the ways in which they have spent their lives. Yes! It is…But wait! Is it so…always? Is it an individual who creates this situation or it simply occurs?  Sometimes, some things simply happen. They simply come and go! And if we don’t react in a required way, there is a point of regret we keep thinking about. There can be situations or circumstances; some may be even unavoidable for one to go through it. But can we find a way out for not regretting on the same? Yes may be… Our reaction and response on that particular time might prove fruitful. There are opportunities we sometimes unknowingly skip about. That can take us towards regret. Sometimes we react in aggression, without giving a second thought, hurt other’s feelings unknowingly. Thus we reg

Of all the life instances, the ‘Balance of life’, if observed closely plays an important role. Its presence is like a crucial card in the game. The human life, one of the blessed gifts to the mankind and its existence is far more gigantic than one could study. We all, as the witness of this world and its amazements, have somewhere somehow always been a victim of our own thoughts. Often we get or achieve some of our possessions, or sometimes we are deprived of certain expectations. Thus, resulting into sadness. Rather...being optimistic will definitely help to overcome this. But still..... So....is there a way out to this second side of the coin? Yes there is... If focused and observed, the life and its existence in varied forms, balances almost its each aspects. But that may vary from individual to individual. Say for instance, it is not at all necessary that the rich is blessed with almost all the wealth and happiness of the world! Who knows he may be depr

Friend...! We all have them in our lives. A part of our life they are; they become! They are the one with whom we share a bond of mutual affection. They complete us. They fill our life with beautiful colors! I pray that no one should ever be deprived of this wonderful blessing..... We have lot many friends and sometimes the list becomes small. Sometimes we tend to be selective. One such was mine. I was merely in the primary school and the memories are still fresh. Even after these long years, unknowingly I miss him. It was just a usual day like always when his parents dropped him to our classroom. Teacher offered a smile and waved to his parents, held his hands and made him sit beside me. It didn’t take time for me to realize (even at that small age of mine) that he was not a normal child like all of us but was a special one. He was not fortunate with the normal abilities like us. Our class teacher introduced him to me and instructed me to look after him with the study m

Death! End of one of the blessed gift to mankind! Life! Starts at a mere tiny mind and health. And ends with an almost near the same situation. Birth in the form of a tiny little soul and body. And the end, the same! But the middle part is said to be in our hands! Our mind, our habits, our thoughts, our behavior, everything! But do we really follow or have ever closely observed it? If one had! None will conclude it calling a roller coaster but will invoke it as a journey! N number of halts, never permanent until the last one. The last day we breathe. The last moment we see around! The biggest loss is losing our beloved one forever... Sometimes we witness our beloved leaving us in front of our life! We prepare ourselves for the same. All prayers all hopes coming to a halt. And sometimes we witness some leaving us in a state of shock. Totally unprepared for the situation. Who knows! We might be in a drive and receive a sudden call regarding sad demise of one of our beloved? Who

What a sigh of relief it was to lie down on the bed after a tiring day!! Sleep was all that was left for me... I simply closed my eyes amidst the prayers. Alas...! The next morning I woke up in a surprise!!! What the hell......Was it a dream? Yes!! I woke up to my senses after that deep sleep! No... No hang over at all! (By the way I don’t drink) So.... What was it?? By the way I am sure to my contexts that all of us, some day or the other, or might have often come across the dream which we on our very urge are in need to see again and again! Sometimes we tend to see that very thing or situation, which we somehow expected in real life! Yes we see them. Sometimes, some moments strike us which we realize them to have been seen in our dreams. I don’t think anyone will challenge me on its denial. It was no different for me tonight! I came across a situation in my dream where I could bring my wit and urge to reality. I was able to make a dead fish swim back again in

Dad and Me! Of course! A tag team quite often. But definitely one of us becomes a game changer at times. He has always been a protagonist it seems. Till my concerns. I don’t think any kid would like to accelerate and move ahead his father, but rather would like to see him win. This remains vice versa too. A father is a superhero for the son. Mine is a Superman for me! I am a fan of the character. Just like both of them seem super strong, sturdy and what not. Mine can even fly! How’s that even possible? For me! Yes! He has been available whenever I needed him. No matter if I am miles away. It’s not only for me but for the family either. A mentor. A solution always available! No need to give a try! I can bet on this. I can imagine how he might had held my hand and me holding his finger while being a toddler. It’s his talks and whatever he used to whisper in my ears while being a kid that today I am somewhere like him, in taking decisions or handling situations may be. Today even

With some hopes and mixed feelings, there have always been circumstances when we need to see the other side of the coin. Rather, there appear two sides of each situation. Now at this phase, one’s thinking of remaining firm or being stuck to a point might sometimes not work well and might not even favour. Say for eg., if you conclude on someone on a point without knowing his situation sounds to be partial. Rather concluding on knowing the phase seems practical. All of us somewhere somehow might have definitely come across such situation. So any solution to this? Getting disturbed on a topsy-turvy situation I guess has never been fruitful! Rather getting into the cause is! Any particular moment might again be disturbing! Don’t mind for emphasizing on the word ”Might” because it is not on a sure basis and varies from person to person! A person might come yelling on unnecessary things, irrespective of under what circumstance he/she is! May be he is under financial pressure or facing

There have always been instances when we come across something unusual. It attracts your eyes. Or, sometimes prove disturbing. Means one cannot ignore it. You'll keep thinking about it. Impactful it proves. I was no different to  be spared from  such instances. It was a usual drive to the office as always. I couldn't distract my eyes from an old lady sitting by the footpath. She was having a half filled water bottle quenching her thirst. But I could observe her eyes. Tired. Drowsy. I could recognize her body not at all willing to move. Lean her health was. A labour was she? A workwomen or serving  somewhere for a living. I wish there shouldn't be such instances on such an old person. Ever in life. They spare their entire life, living for the betterment of the family. This is the time they need their children, relax at home, take rest. It is really hurting to see someone helpless. There are many more texts to note. Many more visuals which remain unignored. They liter