Random Thoughts

“Happy Birthday my dear friend, you have aged beautifully. Wishing you many more glorious years.” “Thank you for your wonderful wishes, but aren’t you a bit late today? I mean the whole world has wished me in morning.” “Yes, sorry for the delay, this year your birthday has brought more sleep hours; you see.” “ Yes, indeed.” “So, 68 it is. Tell me about your experience of the period of time” “ Hmm; so it has been a difficult journey…for being conceived for 2years, 11 months and 18 days my birth was a difficult task. I am happy that a veteran like Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was given vested with it. I was happy to be in the form I was born; my documents were beautifully handwritten in calligraphy.” “Wow; that is amazing. You truly are special.” “Indeed, I am. My features were inspired by kids of other nations; to give me an in-depth character and wholesomeness.” “Really, that is unique. You have seen so many generations; so many people and so many changes, share some insig...

Elated and happy, I woke up with my heart full. After all, it was Christmas and I was about to get the biggest gift of my life…my dream was turning to reality. Everything was falling in line as if it was destined to be perfect, I still remember my grandfather convincing my parents about it; generally it is the other way round and that made me more confident. Today, it was the most awaited phone call for me; though we have talked umpteen times before; but this call was the seal of approval we have been waiting for 8 long years. I knew it will be a happy call; after all your parents approved of me…us…WE. The day was slogging by; while my emotions were getting the best of me. I was not able to decide which emotion was striking me when; I was happy at times; anxious at the next; joyful and suddenly distressed. The only emotion my mind was not in a mood to process was sadness. The phone rang and I jumped to attend it and suddenly the time, the place, the season, the emotions all...

Each year when the clock strikes 12 on 31 st of December, people welcome a new year with open arms and heart. Some people make new resolutions; some new promises while some new targets. But, overall we all feel that it is a new start. The question is…is it really a new year, yes; the date changes, we throw our old calendars and replace them with new ones. But what makes us believe that it is a new year? New Year symbolizes new start, a beginning and new chances. We as a human always strive to do our best in whatever we do; we dedicate ourselves to our goals, our aspirations and/or our relationships. But at times we feel that our complete devotion is also not enough. We may fall in the trap of believing that we may be good for one thing, but; not for another. For e.g.: we may have achieved our best in our careers, but are emotionally drained due to lack of nurturing our relationships. So, when we get another chance to rewrite the wrongs, we take it and promise ourselves to impr...

Sometimes in life…we reach a point where we feel things are moving fast…very fast. We see people getting successful, some getting married while you are just on the edge of being still. You are not moving…maybe your past is chaining you and pulling you back or the fear of future is too big to move ahead. We all go through a point when we ask ourselves….is that it? Are we going to be lonely and still forever? We fear we might get lost in the crowd, our friends might go, we will be the unknown at a party or a social media platform. We lose momentum, we lose confidence…..we even lose the sight of who we are. At that moment of time, we become vulnerable to making wrong or big devastating decisions. But what is necessary and very difficult is to wait…. To think that it might be the calm before the storm, where everything is still……everything is  moving in other direction and THE STORM IS ABOUT TO STRIKE. But when that storm passes by everything changes, new places are crea...

Since my childhood; I heard this phrase a lot. At school, I was asked to master a subject, at home I was asked to concentrate at one thing at a time and now at work I am asked to excel in my particular department. People always implied that; if; I am involved in learning or doing a lot of stuff together, I may end up being imperfect / unfit for a specific thing. Though, I agreed to it up to certain extent; I never fully accepted it. While, Master brings experience and knowledge with him; Jack brings in a 360 degree look and perspective. While master is required for guiding and showing path; Jacks are required to create new ones to follow on. While master has the privilege of being right; Jack has a privilege of making mistakes. Many people aim at being a master, but I aim at being a Jack of all trades…my reasons being simple, my inquisitive mind loves to learn; my confused being is unable to decide a path; my changing society poses a lot of new sets of problems to me and it r...