Innocence Around

Here I was returning home from a hectic 5 day routine and planning my 2 days of freedom. As I stopped at a longer than usual red light near my home, I could not resist taking out my camera to click some random shots.

One click here, another there, its then I noticed that a lil boy selling Ganesha statues,smiling back at me. Oh yes! The kid had stopped to pose for the camera and was giving a hearty smile.

I tried my best to get a decent shot of him from behind the windshield and clicked one of him. Seeing his friend being photographed, his buddy came and joined in. It was sweet and enjoyable 2 min stop for all of us.

Just before the kids started to walk off, I called them and showed them their picture. The kids were all smiles and chuckles as they walked off.

The state of being: NOW

After watching movies back to back over a couple of days, I shifted my liking to a much subtler option .. Music.


Off late I've started fancying the sounds of Electronica and lounge music, after all it is quite soothing and irons out any signs of stress from a hectic day! So, with a chrisper version of me at the keyboard, I start to write about all that is around me.


The music's positive yet mysterious vibe, the sounds of the accordion binding you to itself as the music progresses. I wonder what story is it trying to portray.. Yeah! I got it.. like a bumble bee in the busy streets, lost and trying to find his way back home... hmm, It doesn't make much sense does it, but neither do most incidents around us or the discussions that we have with other people.


when I think about how my life has progressed in the last week, my accidental injury which has left me almost immobile (temporarily) and the survival instinct for me to continue: I realise that bigger and new incidences always overshadow the chronic, lingering ones. Another conclusion that doesn't seem to make any sense. 


But, Life is anything but a survival instinct. The way we join the dots of this puzzle, thats how our life turns out to be. And sometimes, though NOW does not make sense, embracing our surroundings brings about a newer, BIGGER, maybe better tomorrow... just like the bumble bee hitting a bit garden in the spring season.


I guess all I have to say is that enjoy the eccentricities of today no matter how unconventional they may be as you wont get this moment ever again.

To health and happiness

Our purpose of life is to appreciate and cherish the life we've been given, and by appreciating I most definitely do not mean the incessant late night partying.

Happiness comes in different forms for different people.. It can be work, family, friends, doing some greater good for humanity or anything one strikes a chord with.

Every now and then I keep asking myself whether striking a balance between all the aspects is a prerequisite to eternal happiness. As part of my trifling conclusion, our Gods (some of them) left the worldly boundaries like family and took upon the entire mankind as their own, with no discriminations based on cast, creed or colour. If that may be the case, does the quintessential balance that we talk about really exist in reality or is it just a one of our creations to justify the norms of society that we life in?

Being in that state of happiness and contentment is an experience compared to none and very few would have found the key. The idea is to cherish what you have and throw the unnecessary baggage that weighs you down. As pointers:
*Cherishing what you have should not be misconstrued as an escape routine to not set goals. One should always keep setting goals for themselves, both short and long term!
*The Baggage that I talk about is a part of everyone's life: a bad relationship, an unsuccessful career move, a tyrant boss. The key is to let go of the unnecessary and move towards the greater good that you need to achieve.

I try to implement the same in my life and look for inspiration in and around.

As a conclusion, hang onto the good habits/people/activities and let go of the negativities that bring you down coz they really aren't worth wasting the precious limited time you got..

Make a difference in the life's of people around you and see the happiness and joy it brings to you!

Good Morning

4:30 and I and am up?? I look at my watch and reliase this may be the earliest I have woken up for no reason.

Well, an early start to a day is always a good sign so a lil bit of reading here and there and I stumble upon a speech/ article by his holiness, the Dalai Lama on Compassion.

The purpose of life

ONE GREAT QUESTION underlies our experience, whether we think about it consciously or not: What is the purpose of life? I have considered this question and would like to share my thoughts in the hope that they may be of direct, practical benefit to those who read them.

I believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. From the moment of birth, every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affect this. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment. I don't know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.....

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