You can have the World and More!

The truest joys are ones that warm up your heart, make you look up at the sky, bring a smile & make you close your eyes. And these are very simple joys that we never plan, we never dream of. Yet, they come to us.

There is something about this world. Whether you believe in God or not, there is some natural force, a power or a source of energy that works - works to bring to you joys you can only dream of. Well, that's precisely why we are encouraged to dream! May be all this is confusing right now.

In simpler words, we humans are a mortal lot. So bring born and bidding adieu are known facts. What we don't realize between these two occurrences is the fact that we ourselves guide our life. Our mortal human body has powers to achieve, even dreams. Ever wondered how something you have been thinking for long but could not put into action starts taking shape on its own? All the directions start seeming right? All the actions start getting exerted at the right places? The required resources begin appearing from nowhere. And you begin wondering how everything is moving in the right direction in the right manner.

One may argue against the above, that even if we are being directed towards something we wanted, the success may not be guaranteed. True. Being successful or not is relative and personal. One may wish to start a business - so you do travel the path which gets you into it. But if it is not destined for you, you may fail only to realize that something else beckons you and your efforts. That's where 'your' success lies.

The argument arises again - why go through a series of failures or directions which are not destined or intended for us? The answer is experience. At a point of life we don't realize why we are being subjected to a particular situation or condition. But the experience we gain from it is certainly & definitely put to use later in our life.

What we desire - our thoughts and wishes travel far and wide in this universe in form of energies. If you really desire for something, it will come true, one fine day. If it doesn't, just know that the super power or the super energy or simply the destiny has something nicer and better for you. But as humans we can certainly guide ourselves closer to our dreams by our strong Will, our desires, our wishes. And as you know it, 'Where there is a Will, there is a way'... not just another quote or saying - its a truth you can experiment with.

So the simple joys of life are truly simple to experience! Just be positive, dream, have a strong will and cherish the experiences you gain all along your life - Life is meant to be beautiful - but the sculptor should know how to mold it...

"I"

The smallest and biggest word used by people is "I". Well, you're surely smart to see its a single letter and hence the smallest, but still wondering how its the biggest? "I" translates to "I, me, myself", in every way. It emphasizes one's worth, one's achievements, one's value, one's importance, one's place in this ever changing, moving world! Most importantly "I" is EGO.

But do we really ever wonder about it? Have you ever asked how big you are. What are the relative comparison factors? Probably none. Probably, you're still smaller than the smallest of the things on Earth. And that's because you still have a void, a lacking space, a desire, a want hovering in your heart and mind. You still own and wish to own a lot more than you already have. Yes, its right to be wanting, desiring. But then, its right and even more right to be giving.

For only when you learn to give more and take only as much as comes, you can be free of your ego. Free of "I". This is a state of well being within your heart, peace within your mind, happiness in your thoughts & acts... and satisfaction in life. For being happy would liberate you from undesirable wants, non-realistic achievements and many more dilemmas of life.

For once if you can feel happy, contented, full throughout the day, you can experience what I wish to say. And this time, mind it please... 'I' wasn't meant to be an "I".... its one without ego, one with wish to give, one with happiness.

So much to Life!

There's a bright day and starry night each day. God probably thought of a daily opera for all us creatures of Earth. But we are more curious to know if Tulsi's back to Kyuki, or whether some Celebrity is marrying or divorcing or simply some routine neighbourhood / office / society gossip that we can lay our hands onto!

We probably forget that there is a brand new opera that's to begin with us each day. And of course end with us each day too! Every day comes with a thousand opportunities. Opportunity to read, sing, dance, paint, work, love, travel, wonder, write, research, desire, give, bring, feel... I think its endless... And all this is not a core profession or a core task that I have mentioned. Its something each of us can do / are capable of doing. Yet we forsake all of it for smaller issues of life.

Think of taking a small stroll under the starry sky, or sitting by a rock near the sea and listening to Music or reading a good book. No show can match this one... where you can be with yourself and your life. Probably He gave us emotions, so that we can enact a great show everyday... Just how you'd do it is on you. "The End" should always make you happy... make you fulfilled, make you feel satisfied & definitely make you want the next day even more eagerly!

Each day in life is precious, make it as good as you can!

Ideally Speaking... Life should be:

Ideally, I should have been an interior designer / model / CEO. Ideally, I should have been living in London / Switzerland / Paris. Ideally I should have had "Rs. X million" amount of bank balance by this age .... The list can just go on.

"Ideally" everything seems perfect, beautiful & so well fitted into our life. We always have a scope for "idealism" to settle in, no matter what task at hand. But its never so. No matter how perfect we execute, get, receive, send, give or perform, we always have this scope undelivered!

Pause here now and think that if there was only "Idealism" in our life, we would be left with no more wishes. No more desire to have more, do more, get more. Its this unfinished, incompleteness that gives us wings of hopes, desires and wants.

In life you may get what's "Ideal", but then you may not value it, because you would'nt have seen the "not so ideal" picture. God really had the vision to see this "forever wanting" (crudely - Greed!) in us humans. That's exactly why He gave you life the way it is. So that you value it, desire for something better and achieve your ideal life.

Today, if you're still there waiting for ideal things to happen, stop and think: Nothing ideal or perfect exists... You ought to manage yourself and your life to get an ideal.

Marriage / Husband / Wife / Sister / Brother / Job / House / Money: Nothing can be tagged ideal... till you really hone yourself to be one. Its just this lifetime... make it "The ideal one!"

Flaunting Life

There are many schools of thought, action and deeds when it comes to shaping and living your life. People have conservative/open, small/lavish, miserly/splurging lifestyles. They are happy to be living that way. Some dream of crossing lines to greener pastures, while others boast of being simple & conservative. But they fail to realise that by binding their life with stringent rules and restrictions in life, they are curbing freedom of their souls. If your life hasn't spanned across the various joys of this world, it actually remains fully lived.

By liberating soul and your life, I only mean that life has everything to offer: joys, dreams, fun, happiness, hope, achievements... the list goes on. But winding it across a pole of strict and restrained thoughts would only suffocate it.

This is where Mumbai, a city of hopes and dreams is something that has really inspired me. Everyone comes here with a dream, a desire. And it embraces them fully. This aspect is amiss across any other city of India. Of course other cities are more beautiful, but Mumbai is a reflection of how life can be, if only you have a hope, a desire, a dream, a longing and a will. And not to worry if you are not living here... all you need is to liberate yourself and scope your life towards all the goodness that life has to offer!!!

Everyone has a nice life, flaunt it... : )

Existing, Living and Being

What's the difference? I exist or live or be! Well...a vast one. Everyone exists on earth, few live and even fewer really are (Being). The difference lies in attitude to life. We take it for granted and think as if we are here forever. But there are few enlightened souls (in third category) who really know that this ain't forever, so make most of it till it lasts.

Think of this: our world confines to our immediate surroundings... we hardly ever think of the larger world existing on earth... we rarely wish to see the other colours of life across this earth. May be all that we do is to see yet another day without having a wish, without a desire, without a longing. By being full of desires, hopes and dreams, you'd start living, than just existing as an anonymous "yet another soul".

Add to these dreams, hopes and desires a thousand beliefs, convictions & passion... and what you have is an enlightened, wise, free soul who is not just existing or living... but Being. Choose your way of life and then may be you'd regret not being able to see how beautiful life is. But again, have no despair, for its never too late to Live Life.

Takes not much...

Its short. Yet spent futile by most of us. Look back and there are more regrets than fulfillments. Am talking about a life..... Comes in a lifetime! Spent mindlessly... Cherished with tears & smiles. Pondered with helplesness & "it could have been better if...

"There'z more to life than just living it each day. Peep into the hidden desires, waiting to flutter their wings to fly free across skies of dreams, of accomplishments, of joys, of desires......... of life!

Takes not much, each day, to see if you've lived it up or not...... Second chance is unknown to life!