A day of thanksgiving...

A beautiful feeling runs through you when you are taken care of. It just strikes at the moment when you feel left out in the world. It shows how important you are in someone's life. Today, i am truly cherishing the presence of two very good people in my life. They are my close friends who understand me completely.They may be distinctive in nature, thoughts and personality but they share a common thing, a place in my heart. The way they have channelised my life into a positive direction is remarkable.
A very special thanks to both of them who lifted up my spirits just when i needed it the most. They are perfect examples of true friends...
Standing up with me through thick and thin, even if i pulled their leg... ;)
I adore you both and just wanted to say that you are cherished...
always keep smiling..
Thanks for being in my life..... :) :)

A wandering thought....

Joy is limited, why cant it be infinite..??
Love is divine, why cant we ever hold it tight..??
Stars are beautiful, why do they only sparkle at night..??
Birds are free, why cant they take a flight..??
Life is a book, why cant we read it right..?????

The world is mean, thought once it could be a dream...
Things seemed pleasant, but its always been a lesson...
There is nothing i feel, there is nothing i can try...
There is nothing which further makes me cry...

I just want 'peace' and wish to enjoy every moment of it with 'sigh'....!!!

It feels great to see things going out your way and having a positive influence by your side...
But it wasnt the same earlier. For the past few days, there was a confusion about what i felt. Should i be 'sad' for what happened or 'happy' for what is happening??? I had loads of questions in my mind but no answers to them. It really became difficult to understand some people and it really made me go through introspection each time i had a doubt. And if this continues for a long time, it is really maddening. Judging people, who once give you a shoulder to cry on and the next moment nudge u off like an object, is very tough and painful. But there is actually nothing you can do about it. Just be nice to everyone because the right kind of people will never form an opinion about you in a hurry and for the rest of the world you need not CARE...!!! Care for only those who truly deserve it, in every sense...
There are certain things which you cant reason out why they happen. Maybe they are destined to or to teach you a lesson for the future. But ultimately they happen for the good, even if you realise it in the long run. Basically, you are like a 'puppet' in GOD's hands and your life is staged as a 'play'. And the 'director' always knows how to make the 'play' successful...
So, no matter how dark the clouds are, there will be sunshine too!!!
Hope the sunshine continues in my life too...
TOUCHWOOD...!!! :)

A year and still going strong...

I started blogging a year back and I must say it has been a great experience since then. It all started when i was going through a rough phase in life and putting things into words gave me peace which even talking to anyone didnt give...
It was one of the times that i discovered i could be such good with words..
(giving me an alternative career in case the IT industry kicks me out, lolz...)
I learnt from what came my way and made it a point so that even others could learn something from it.. It also gave me a reason to stay online at midnight... ;)
This whole experience of writing down 'what you think' has made me more organised and positive.
I wish 'LifeSpirit' continues the same way...
I would love to mention my inspiration for this, the 'N'... ('nishi' for others)
A true critic n supporter, i can never forget what she means to me..Thanx to all my friends for reading all the posts, providing great enthusiasm...
(and commenting even if they were forced to.. :D)
Cheers....!!!
:)

There are times when the road seems silent and ugly...
There are things which you cant make others understand easily...
And, there are moments which simply make you feel so "LONELY"....

The circle of life....

I came across a nice article, so thought of sharing it. Here it goes...
The writer contrasted the lives of two people and then concluded with a unique idea.
One was 'Pappu Singh', a meat shop owner in Chandni Chowk. His work started usually around 7
in the evening and by 9.30pm he used to wind up everything however large the crowd may be.
Somebody asked him, why does he do so, because staying till later can fetch him more customers
and some extra money.
His reply was simple. He didnt want his child to fall asleep by the time he reached home. For him,
the joy of putting his child to sleep was more than those 'extra' bucks.
The other was a software professional (i dont remember the name now) working for a MNC
and possessing loads of luxuries to boast of. His only problem was that he could not give anybody his time
and that made him lonely and hypertensed.
Pappu Singh, even though he could not afford everything, was very happy with the idea of his
basic needs which he never sacrificed for anything. However, the professional lost his happiness
somewhere while achieving his high profile business goals.
"Contentment" doesnt mean to work 24X7 and to roam about in a Mercedes.
It is all about getting happiness through every small moment of life.
The idea generated by the writer is that 'life is based on concentric circles'.
The innermost circle is 'YOU'. Your family forms the next innermost circle. Your friends the next and
so on.. Lastly, the outside world is represented by the outermost circle.
Happiness begins with the innermost circle. Its like.. if you are not happy, you cant make the others too.
The way you behave directly affects the other circles. So, always think and act.
However, we should never be affected too much by these external circles. Because the world never
defines us but we define our own world.
So whenever a problem arises, think 'yourself' as the centre
and then analyse and react.

Change....

Going through some old and school photographs made me realise so many things that night...

Those were indeed the best days of my life. All was so good and perfect. I really didnt know
'how the world exists outside'. I was really living in my 'happy and small world'.
Actually a lot has changed in these three years and the transformation (external and internal)
has been extremely learning. It can be really difficult to manage things going on inside you and outside in the world.
But its the external appearence that matters because the world is governed by that. I remember the time
when some students at school chanted 'Jassi jaisi koi nahin' whenever i passed by. I never felt
bad about it because according to it 'I was unique'.
The change is never planned but it happens because nothing remains static in this world.
The transition taught me loads about life, the people around. It gave me some good moments to boast
about and the worst ones too. It taught me that the more you can hide yourself, the more better you live.
Nobody is interested in you without a reason. Once the reason is out, even the people leave.
'Trust' is the most overrated thing in this world and the most easiest weapon to backstab people.
Even the emotions fool you.
It wasnt all that bad also because i experienced some of the greatest things in the world too... :)
Ultimately it has made me a stronger person and a bit bad too. As it is said that change is an inevitable
part of life, we have to respond to it else you may get vanished (synonymous to the darwin's natural selection theory, survival of the fittest).
But it has been fruitful in many ways. Just a part of growing up , i guess.

Its only Time that will tell what more lies in the stores......

The pursuit of happiness

Life never goes the way we wish to take it but nevertheless it offers us plenty.
Finding weaknesses and mistakes is pretty far easy but finding happiness from all sadness is really challenging but rewarding and trust me, you'll be more joyful if you can acquire it..
Its like....
"Khushi mein toh sabhi khush rehte hai,
par gham mein se khushi dhoodne ka
mazza hii doosra hai...."
It is how we perceive the environment that makes the difference..
For those who say that they havent experienced anything good in life, i differ from them.. Its just that they overlooked the hidden happiness they got from those bad situations..
Its like.. when we wanna reach the 'stars', we may not notice the 'moon' on the way..!!
Just recollect the time when your parents might might have been called by the school principal for a prank of yours.. It may have been embarassing then but it might be bringing a smile on your face now... bcoz its ok...after all nobody is a saint..
There is always a good element attached to everything that happens in your life (like you may get ditched for a better partner in the future, you may be having slow career growth bcoz mayb you are supposed to rule later...)
The need is only to open your eyes to it and feel the good vibes because maybe life doesnt give you a second chance for this 'bitter-sweet' happiness.... :)


Sometimes good sometimes bad, if you notice in the long run it gives the best we can have..

The beautiful persona

Written on 9th aug, 12.30 a.m




Its really dark out on the roads with the monsoons at their brink..(the news channels say so!!)
I an just short of sleep because of a nap in the afternoon. So, thought of just seeing some old pics of mine.It just started off by the old childhood ones and later graduated to the school ones. Just flipping them, i discovered some greeting cards (from school buddies) and a small letter.
The letter was sent by, perhaps, the best guide in the world for me. She was more of a friend,giving cool tips. She is Ms. Mohana, our science teacher. The way she told us "never to take sciences as a career, if you wanna enjoy life" :D
but she was a gem of a person. Being a south indian she could never get my name right even in those three years.. she pronounced it as "yekta"... :)
She had left the school mid session because her husband had been posted to Jammu (Indian Air Force). The letter was to wish us the best for the class 10th board exams, asking us as to 'how were the
beauty queens of the class' :P
and about the 'dance rehearsals' which gave us a mode of 'distraction'..
It was addressed to the whole class but somehow i managed to keep it me...thats the benefit of being a class monitor... ;)
It really makes me feel helpless because time cannot turn back and sad because
we are no longer in touch.


But thats life, to meet and depart.. and i hope to meet her soon.. :)

Happiness

Happiness cannot be categorised because there are several different ways through which they feel happy. For some, riding their new bike is happiness, for others it might be their new crush.
For some it maybe their recognition or celebrating with friends.
For a small kid even an ice cream does the job.
Actually, happiness is a state of mind.
It does not depend on the situation but depends on how you react to it.You may be angry with your boss
for humiliating you but a sudden shopping spree can provide you great pleasure.
Life offers us everything but leaves the decision to us as to how to accept it. There are people
who may possess everything but still may not be happy with it.
Or for instance, a poor man who is simply glad if he gets just his basic three meals.
It is a count of how you look at life that makes us happy.

so, enjoy life with what you have
rather than what you could have had.....

Nostalgia......

"The best thing about memories is that they do not change, even when everything else does...!!!"


Wonder, if you get to go to the place which you saw once with young eyes, strolling down those lanes and remembering those moments can be really surprising.
The fun of recollecting every single thing by a just a glance at it is amazing. It really makes you feel that those things actually never went out of your mind, but were somewhere deep hidden..
The People and the atmos may have changed but the feel of it all remains the same.. It never looks new even after so many years..It simply comes as a surprise when you can recount many things you did there, laughing thoroughly till your spirit breaks....
It just feels if you could go back to that time which everything was so free and unbound yet so pure...


I seriously wish if there could be a time machine to help me in this...!!!

If death meant just leaving the stage long enough
to change the costume and come back as a new character......

Would You slow down or speed up????

The Night....

Out in the dark, when the world sleeps...
There are souls which tend to weep....

The silence gets deeper,,
and the heart becomes the speaker....

When the suffering gets geared,,
the night becomes the peer...

What you see is what you believe,,
but the world is mean, is what i perceive....

The past pulls you down, the present keeps you upright...
The mind goes asking,
Why didn't it happen for the right???

The thoughts which hound my soul,,
are best understood by the night...

The dark helps to unwind,,
giving me solace and reasons to fight...

Fight with hope to stay upright,,
because the future seems surely bright!!!!



The world may see it as fright,
but what seems to me is....

That night's my soulmate for the right...!!!

"The Golden Days"

As I sit and think with my eyes open wide,,
what would life be if memories go out of sight???

The times we spent under that sky,,
were the best of my life for which anyone would die...

The freedom we enjoyed, the care which nourished..
It can never go out of mind even though they get diminished!!!

The things we shared, made dreams so real...
It made me ask "can life be so clear???"

Life seemed beautiful and everything seemed gold...
There was nothing I could have asked for more !!!

Then came a time when we split like the beads of a necklace,,
each going in its own direction and accepting the changes with grace...

For once I think life's great,,
yet it can never match the charmed that stayed !!!

When life seems tough and things don't get on,,
I wish I could live those moments once for all....

Beyond any doubt, I can say....
what life made me, is my moulding in that way...!!!!

Tagged twice..!!!

M back after almost two months,
thanks to loads of things happening in my life...lolz..!!!

This post is dedicated to the questions i need to answer under "tagged section"

Four schools/colleges/jobs I’ve been at in my life :
1. The most beautiful years of my life were spent at St. Marks' Girls school... its was where my foundation got laid...
2. The second school i studied was St. marks' sr. sec. school, meera bagh... It really boosted my understanding of life..and people!!
3. my present heaven cum hell,, thats my college...MSIT... I learnt a lot things and am still going strong here...thanks to many of my friends.
4. ........................ (just watch this space for more, lolz..)
Four TV shows I love to watch : (not many actually)
1. mtv roadies, for the tasks involved and much hyped bitching...
2. shinchan, the credit goes to the notorious yet cute kid...
3. instant khichdi
4.hmmmm...sarabhai v/s sarabhai...
Four movies I can watch over and over :(this is something i was waiting for..)
1. kal ho naa ho: for naina and aman mathur...
2. jab we met : for ofcourse.....shahid kapoor..
3. tum bin
4. RHTDM....
Four books I liked the most (read in recent times) :
I really dont read books that often... the one hav read recently is "love story" by eric segal...
its really beautiful....
Four places I have lived :
delhi ...delhi ...delhi and delhi....
Four places I have been on holiday (in the last couple of years)
(not a tough one again...)
1. manali
2. amritsar
3. shimla
4. dehradun...n the list goes on...
Four of my favourite dishes
hmmm....anythng made by mum..
waise its rajma chawal, pav bhaaji...,aloo paneer and butter chicken.
Four websites I visit daily
1. orkut
2. yahoomail
3. gmail
4. wikipedia...lolz!!!
Four places I would rather be right now1. i would love to sit near a beach and watch the sky..
2. in solace, talking to god...lolz...
3. at the terrace, enjoying the soft wind...
4. chatting wid my buddies...(my fav pastime)...

Four music tracks playing on my comp(of late)
1. yeh ishq haiye from jab we met..
2. oh meri jaan from metro
3. soona mann ka angan from parineeta
4. title track from dil chahta hai...
actually there are more...

This is what i feel even though all is right,There seems a sudden upheavel even when life is bright....

The Heart swings with it,
The Mind fears it....

The shackles from the past bring a burden,
which the heart wishes to lighten....

Back in the mind, the war continues,
Is the heart right or the deviation continues ??

The past is light and the future is bright,
but what the present offers, is it right ??

The heart wishes to break into
the arms of the freedom that awaits....

The mind strains,
as to what seems freedom may only give pain....

Is the heart right or the brain,
the tussle leaves me thinkng in vain !!!!