Life is important?

Why is money a priority in our lives? Why are the things bought from money important to us than our relations? Surely you can give me hundreds of reasons for these two questions but that would simply show your materialistic approach towards life. Do you think what you buy from money is important in any way than your life? 

On one particular day I witnessed a car accident. Definitely a horrible thing to happen to anyone. But what happened after the accident was more horrible than the accident itself. You may ask why? Well instead of thanking the stars that we are safe the accidentees started abusing each other for the loss that each incurred the other. Whoa! I wonder if they would have done the same after losing two three limbs and going unconscious or to the extreme if had reached the package expiration date. Why we start giving importance to unimportant things and do not see the obvious?

Being Exceptional

Saying the big words is easy but actually being sensible enough to follow them is quite demanding. A lot of professionals talk big but seldom are big achievers. The chief reason being they are not good enough in their respective professions; it is as simple as that. A professional is someone who performs the assigned work efficiently irrespective of good or bad times.

Lot of us are not professionals but just people doing work; we are not sincere with our professions. All of us have one thing in common that we want to earn huge sum of money but we seldom try to be good in what we do -- our work, our profession. It is pertinent to note that what we do is actually going to help us achieve our long term goals and the mere short term goal of feeding us. Why not be good in what we do? Why not be outstanding in what we do? Why remain mediocre when we can be exceptional in what we do?

Excellence in our work shows how much pleasure we take in doing it and opposite holds true as well. The degrees we have and the institutes we have studied become irrelevant if we are average in what we ought to be best at. It is quite disheartening to see there are very few good barbers, tailors, shoemakers, welders, technicians, scientists, engineers, doctors, politicians. It is time that we stop mourning about our lives and start being exceptional in what we do. :)

Ignorance is bliss

Life consistently teaches us various aspects of living. What we learn today benefits us tomorrow or in the long run. It wouldn't be wrong to judge life as being a continuous journey of learning.

I love the phrase of paradigm shift. The 'ah' or 'oh' moment when we come to know of something opposite to our thinking, belief and set of mind is the paradigm shift. Life is a linked-up thread of paradigm shifts.

Being ignorant is an important facet of our lives. The unpredictability of life makes it fun and full of joy. A life with spoilers would surely spoil it. What if you were a salesman and knew already that you would close that billion dollar sale? What if you were a mountaineer and knew already that you would never be able to reach the top of Mount Everest? The excitement, the enthusiasm, the hope, the motivation would certainly be not there at all.

Not knowing what would be the outcome of your efforts makes the journey of achieving something worthwhile. The journey more than the end result is what makes us enjoy our lives but not knowing the end result beforehand is the prerequisite. Hence the wisdom prevails... Life is bliss... Ignorance is bliss!

Wish I had

"Have you ever wondered which hurts the most: saying something and wishing you had not, or saying nothing, and wishing you had?"

-- Anon

Just wanted the piece of writing that follows to be read by people who by the magic touch of internet happen to cross my blog.

10th grade

As I sat there in English class, I stared at the girl next to me. She was my so called "best friend". I stared at her long, silky hair, and wished she was mine. But she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it. After class, she walked up to me and asked me for the notes she had missed the day before and handed them to her. She said "thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I wanted to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

11th grade

The phone rang. On the other end, it was her. She was in tears, mumbling on and on about how her love had broke her heart. She asked me to come over because she didn't want to be alone, so I did. As I sat next to her on the sofa, I stared at her soft eyes, wishing she was mine. After 2 hours, one Drew Barrymore movie, and three bags of chips, she decided to go to sleep. She looked at me, said "thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

Senior year

The day before prom she walked to my locker. "My date is sick", she said; "he's not going to go well", I didn't have a date, and in 7th grade, we made a promise that if neither of us had dates, we would go together just as "best friends". So we did. Prom night, after everything was over, I was standing at her front door step. I stared at her as she smiled at me and stared at me with her crystal eyes. I want her to be mine, but she doesn't think of me like that, and I know it. Then she said "I had the best time, thanks!" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

Graduation Day

A day passed, then a week, then a month. Before I could blink, it was graduation day. I watched as her perfect body floated like an angel up on stage to get her diploma. I wanted her to be mine, but she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it. Before everyone went home, she came to me in her smock and hat, and cried as I hugged her. Then she lifted her head from my shoulder and said, "you're my best friend, thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

A Few Years Later

Now I sit in the pews of the church. That girl is getting married now. I watched her say "I do" and drive off to her new life, married to another man. I wanted her to be mine, but she didn't see me like that, and I knew it. But before she drove away, she came to me and said "you came!". She said "thanks" and kissed me on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

Funeral

Years passed, I looked down at the coffin of a girl who used to be my "best friend". At the service, they read a diary entry she had wrote in her high school years. This is what it read: I stare at him wishing he was mine, but he doesn't notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love him but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why. I wish he would tell me he loved me! `I wish I did too...` I thought to my self, and I cried.

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Sometimes ...

Sometimes ...
It is difficult to grasp, something like that is happening ...
You think why does it only happen to you ... ? ...
You do so much and still nothing fruitful happens ...

Whatever happens, happens for good ...

Sometimes ...
You are so much hurt ...
That you just don't know what to do ... ? ...
The best thing to do at that time is to cry your heart out ...

Crying is the best catharsis ...

Sometimes ...
You just get mad ...
You are unable to make decisions ...
You just feel like shouting and breaking things ...

You can judge someone the best when s/he is angry ...

Sometimes ...
You are so much shattered ...
You want someone to be there to just listen to you ...
But that never happens ...

There is no market for your sorrows ... Share with the one who'll care ...

Sometimes ...
You are so happy that you want to share your happiness ...
What happens at that time ... ? ...
Someone simply breaks your heart ...

Few people enjoy your success ... Those few you should never let go ...

Sometimes ...
We talk for hours and for years with someone ...
Why do we do this ...
When there was no meaning to it ... ? ...

There is a meaning to everything ... Only time will be telling that ...

Sometimes ...
You are in love and you do not want to face it ...
You think of nothing but consequences ...
Why are there always the consequences ... ? ...

Everything has consequences ... The thing is ... How you deal with them ...

Sometimes ...
You want to see the world in a perfect way ...
You want others to be just perfect ...
But You forget you are not perfect yourself ...

True ...

Sometimes ...
You give so much ...
But you get nothing in return ...
Why do we give so much ... ? ...

Nothing should be taken for granted ... Value of something is known only when it is lost ...

Sometimes ...
You say things ...
Which you want to regret later on ...
Why we do things we want to regret ... ? ...

Commit mistakes ... But accept them as well ...

Sometimes ...
You want to control your life ...
If it is your life ...
Why can't you just own it ... ? ...

True ...

Sometimes ...
You desire, you desire of things which you can't have ...
I want to ask this to God ...
Why do we desire it when we can't have it ... ? ...

God Says ... Keep Desiring ...

Sometimes ...
The things happen ...
When you do not want to believe God anymore ...
Why do such things happen ... ? ...

To give you experience ... Only good happens for you ... Enjoy what you have ... Long for what you can have ... Do your best to get it then ...

Sometimes ...
You say what you wanted to say ...
What happens at that very time ... ? ...
People just don't get it ...

True ...

Instructions For Life

• Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
• Memorize your favorite poem.
• Don't believe all you hear.
• Don't spend all you have.
• Don't sleep all you want.
• When you say, "I love you", mean it.
• When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.
• Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
• Believe in love at first sight.
• Never laugh at anyone's dreams.
• Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
• In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
• Don't judge people by their relatives.
• Talk slowly, but think quick.
• When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?".
• Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
• Call your parents.
• Say "God bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
• When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
• Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
• Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
• When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
• Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
• Marry a spouse you love to talk to. As you get older, his or her conversational skills will be as important as any other.
• Spend some time alone.
• Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
• Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
• Read more books and watch less TV.
• Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll get to enjoy it a second time.
• Trust in God but lock your car.
• A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home.
• In disagreements with loved ones, deal with a current situation.
• Don't bring up the past.
• Read between the lines.
• Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
• Be gentle with the earth.
• Pray. There's immeasurable power in it.
• Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
• Mind your own business.
• Don't trust a person who doesn't close his or her eyes when you kiss them.
• Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
• If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
• Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
• Learn the rules, then break some.
• Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
• Judge your success by what you had to give up, achieving it.
• Remember that your character is your destiny.