Life In Four Images

 "WHAT IS LIFE?"

I attended a class on "awakening your inner resilience" this weekend organized by the Brahamakaris, and the teacher asked this question about life.

Many answers came to my mind.

I will be sharing more about life in my previous posts.

While sorting my email folder today, I came across an old email sent by my friend Kalyani with the subject- "LIFE IN FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS". 

It had the following four images and some words about the four.

It is said, "Pictures speak more than a thousand words."

Life has many images and videos, and memories that suddenly make us relive moments.

Life is to be lived one moment at a time, till the party goes on.

Cheers to life!

18 Lessons From The Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita is the most sacred text for the Hindus.

It is a part of the great epic, Mahabharata.

Shree Krishna imparted valuable lessons to Arjuna in the Kurukshetra battlefield, covering a variety of topics.

The Gita has answers to what a soul seeks, rendered with authority by none other than the Creator Himself.

The best part is that it is documented, and even after thousands of years, it is relevant and precious.

According to me, the most important takeaway from the Gita is-

Focus on the work; not the reward.

Action is yours; results are not. 

I keep reminding myself this- 

The Gita has 18 Chapters.

The following 18 lines share a summary of the 18 chapters-

Can I OR I Can?

Many times we wonder- "Can I"?

Can I do it?

Can I make it?

Simply changing the position of the words & replacing "Can I?" with "I Can", makes a world of difference.

CAN I?

OR

I CAN!

We convert an interrogative sentence to an assertive one.

From negativity to positivity, we replace doubt with confidence.

Everything is possible if we believe we can.

"Sooner or later the person who wins is the person who thinks she can."

Whether you think you can or you can't, you are right!

Numbers Game

Numbers and more numbers, just using 10 digits!

0-9 can create huge numbers, out of our wits!

It is a numbers game; & all are ready to play-

We deal with numbers big & small every day.

Even before we are born, there's constant tracking,

Whether full-term or premature & what's lacking!

Day1 of our Planet Earth appearance brings joy,

For some, more if there's the birth of a boy!

Power To Power

I was busy typing using my phone.

The phone battery charge showed "low battery" charge message.

Frequent phone users are well aware, can understand this case, having experienced such situations many times.

My phone was connected to the laptop.

Why was the charge reducing?

Coz I watched a video on my mobile?

But, it was connected to the laptop for charging; so why the message?

That's when I checked the laptop-
The battery was low there!

If the laptop does not have charge, how will it charge others?

I immediately plugged the laptop charger into the power-supply and switched it on.

The laptop 's battery started charging.

And then my phone that was still connected to the laptop, started getting recharged too!

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Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrated Not on The Chaturthi

The title of this post may surprise some. How can Ganesh Chaturthi be celebrated on a day that is not the Chaturthi tithi? But, sadly, some have been doing this for some festivals like- the Ratha Jatra. I would say that this is the Indian festval that has had flagrant violations with hundreds of Ratha Jatra being celebrated worldwide on multiple days and dates. As is known by those who know- most of our festivals are qassociated with tithi- that is the auspicious time for celebration. And this has been the case for hundreds of years. Then, how and why are some so enthusistic about celebrating on any and every day? Things do not and should not run by some individuals' whims and fancies. As per this report in the Moneycontrol, Indian devotees celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi in Paris. The viral videos stir immigration debate: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/indian-devotees-celebrate-ganesh-chaturthi-in-paris-viral-videos-stir-immigration-debate-14019208.html This celebration raises several questions- Should we have to do this? Keeping the date issue aside, do we have to make our presence felt this way and self-invite to become the target of jokes and criticism, and worse become despicable and hated? Just because of the irresponsible actions of some, the entire community/society/nation gets branded. At least celebrate on the right date. And celebrate decently- not by setting an example -" what not to do". Feeling so terrible to see the images. Why did not any of the Indians object? So many joined in the mindless revelry! And some are supporting them stating this is Indian cultural promotion! May enlightenment dawn on them! By doing so, aren't we alienating others? Eiffel Tower and Paris city attracts the highest number of tourists of the world. What would have been their impression to see such drama? What do you think might have happened to the plans of those who would have been perhaps considering to visit "Incredible India"? So unfair that our nation should be projected in poor light because of such deshdrohis. Yes, that is the word for them.Like selfish terrorists, their self wish is important for them- even at the cost of our nation :( May Shree Ganesha give sense and knowledge to such people. Jaya Shree Ganesha.

Last Cup Of Tea

 LAST CUP OF TEA

(Based on a True Story:)

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Pune Station, 2018

There was a tea stall just outside Pune railway station.

The owner was Ramesh Anna- 62 years old, with one disabled leg.

He would open his stall every morning at 5:00 AM and close it at 11:00 PM.

A cup of tea cost 5 rupees... and came with one complimentary thing: a "Smile."

People would come, drink tea, talk for 10 minutes, and leave with a lighter heart.

Someone once told him, "Anna, you are a psychiatrist."

The True Value of Human Life

 Theme : 💚 The True Value of Human Life : Stay A.L.I.V.E. 🕊️

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🌳 Every evening,  an old banyan tree  stands at the centre of a small village square. Beneath it sits -an old man,_ surrounded by children — telling stories, humming songs, laughing louder than anyone. 

Nobody calls him  -"old." They call him zinda-dil- a living heart. 💚

That's the difference we explore today: a body that has simply survived the years... 

and a life that is still, gloriously, alive. ✨

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💎 THE REAL WORTH OF A LIFE 💎

The greatest value of being human lies in life itself — not the years already spent, 

but the years still being lived.  🌱

While alive, we can:

Protest Against Fake Protests

The recent demonstrations by "students" and the violence adopted by them is quite  disturbing.

Police officers are gettng targetted. Other nations know about the protest sites before our local police has any clue. Huge funds are being spent to provide food and drinks to protestors.

All this points to a bigger conspiracy to suit the agenda of those with vested interests.

I was thinking on these lines, and the following is what I received via WhatsApp:

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A. There is a concerted, well planned and ruthlessly executed international conspiracy against India.

B. There is massive funding... to effect a Gen Z sort of Nepal/ Bangladesh upheaval.

C.All anti national forces have joined hands and this was a CAA / Kisan / Khalistan sort of imported /violent upheaval.

 D. The banning of NGO Funding/The annulment of Greater Bengal and failed excision of Chicken Neck... The loosing ground of Missionary/Christanity Conversion template....

E. The weakening of India and more particularly its Defence/Armament capabilities

F. India to be stopped from surging economically...

Friends, We are at dangerous crossroads...

Complacency can be very dangerous.

Let us all be overtly vigilant.

Let us all do our best, to disabuse all this contrived nonsense against our Govt.... In our societies..

There is a plan to keep this so called movement alive.... Be vigilant.

Bharat Mata Ki Jai.🙏

At the core of all this is a cultural war.

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I agree with the above points, do you too?.

Had it been truly "student protests" regarding "NEET examination", there would have been discussions about NEET. There would have been solutions to address and strengthen the system.

But, now the stage is being hijacked to suit the selfish agenda and to set a fake narrative.

Students attack the police and damage public property while chewing gutkha/paan?

We certainly need civic sense and moral science lessons in school.

And the intelligence to understand and identify, and do what is right for our nation.

My country, my pride.

Vande Mataram.

Am I Ready?

"Are You Ready?" 

"Am I Ready?"

"Is It Ready?"

How often have we pondered what to answer when posed these three words.

Questions hit us whether it concerns the submission of a paper, a report or project, or getting ready for a function, etc. usually when there is less time...

We are most conscious when we are attempting something for the very first time, say, taking the driving test, or an exam that means a lot.

No amount of preparation can actually make us truly ready.

People solve mock-tests, and go through several drills, but being ready or preparation-level is known only when we are actually doing it- and facing what means everything.

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