A New year again!!! Mixed feeling really!!! All the yearends, in the past few years have brought in the twists in my life. Most important things in my life have happend during the last few days of the year!! So with this thought in my mind.....I keep wondering what is ahead of me.
Looking back on the year 2010....Oh! what a dramatic one it was!! The year made me loose faith in GOD and at the same time gain faith in HIM. Made me loose someone I Love and at the same time made me get more closer to someone I love.
When there were lots to lose in this year, I cannot, at the same time, say I was unhappy! Confusing??? SO am I!! This year has been one such for me!
At a long glance, I should say, this year was really educating. Taught me how to lead life! How to be loving! How to control my emotions!! I wont say I have become a better person so soon. But definitely, this year has got me on to the route to become one!!
I hope the year to come makes me follow the same route. Though I do not want anything dramatic....I want it to be a good one. The one that makes me a good person!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Mother Nature
Everyone and Everything created by HIM is beautiful. But there is always some partiallity shown, even by GOD!! I should'nt be calling it partiallity. Its more like special liking towards something or someone. I was given an oppurtunity to visit one such beauty! After this visit....I want to hug HIM and thank HIM for creating such a beauty.....OMAN
For people living in the gulf...especially in UAE, Oman happens to be the first stop for any small holiday. There are varied reasons, visiting friends, beaches etc., But for me Oman means scenic beauty. Mountains and beaches and a beautiful blend of both. It is said that this place was actually a place that emerged from the seas. Meaning, it was under water earlier. The mountains found there are all full of pebbles. I have a weakness for these mountains. I feel they keep inviting me to come to them.
My first stop this time was at a place called The Sinking Hole. The folk lore behind this is that a meteorite hit at this point and the Earth has caved in because of this, leading to the water coming out from this. For someone hearing this, it might just be another hole with some water. But for people who have seen this, its something unexplicable. The place is such a beauty. The Omanis have built in steps to reach the water. Big steps that really take your breath out, however healthy you are!! Its real Bliss reaching down and touching down on the water. The water's colour is blackish blue. But its pure and transparent at the same time. There are lots of fishes which give you a free pedicure at all times!!
The way that leads to this place was another story by itself. One would be aware that Oman is a country of Mountains. The drive anywhere would be ups and downs and curvy. There was no exception to this as well. My words cannot, at its best, describe the beauty that held my eyes. The best thing that would give you a hindsight of what I enjoyed would be that, when we were coming down the mountains, we felt as if we are rushing to meet the ocean. And the best part was, it was one of the few unknown places. Which means...solitude.......No body around!!!!!! It was just the few of us who went along sitting by the oceans clicking shots and collecting pebbles. No street lights. No roads. No sand....you need to walk on the pebbles to reach the Arabian Sea. And looked like Mother Ocean was happy to see us....she kept us thrilled with her waves....she was so excited that she kept rushing to and fro. Looked as if we were having a tete a tete with Her. Though its sounds greedy, we were happy to have her all by ourselves!!!
Our next stop....Jebel Shams. We were actually planning to return on that day, but our freinds said this was a lovely place and not to miss it. So we stayed put. We thought it would be another mountain driving and lets enjoy it. Seriously, this was the mind set with which we started out. We set out in 3 cars. All Salons. You might be wondering why I mention the "Salon", just read on....you would see....
Racing around at 140 kmph (looks like this is the normal speed of all the people in Oman...everyone goes around in this speed here. And me doing it doesnt surprise them at all!!!!), we reached a place called Ibri. The starting point actually. We went on with the climb. There were amazing curves and hair pin bends. We enjoyed the drive thoroughly. We would have taken multiple tricky curves, which are similar to the roller coaster rides. We even had a point where we headed a steep and stopped, had to, because we could not actually see where we were heading, upon starting the desent we concurred that there was a curve there. Had we just descended blindly, we would have been kissing the Earth!!! After all this, the cars stopped. I opened the door and was greeted by CHILL wind. It was pricking cold!!! I really enjoyed that moment and went around thanking my friends who made us go for that lovely ride and experience the amazing weather. And to my shock, I was actually told "Cool down dear!!! We have just started!!" Oh then I thought, we are going to have a few more of the curves which we had already experienced.
But what turned out was nothing compared to what I have ever experienced. They were slopes at more than 85 deg. Our cars wear eating at it vvvvvery slowly. It would climb only in the second gear!! that too with great difficulty. That was not all.....the roads lead to proper mountains. You know the ones made of pebbles? Just a path that was made out on a mountain??? I actually mean that...And we were not riding a 4 wheel....and another thing was actually it was single lane road, where there was two way traffic! And on the right there was no barrier....one mistake.....we are history!!!!! That was what made the trip more worthwhile!!!! Amazing!! What a feeling it was to come out of the car at the end of the ride!!! And it was 12 deg there, when in Muscat, it was actually 38 deg at the time we left. The sun was setting at 4:30 p.m. It was pitch dard (at 6:30) when we started our descent. We unfortunately could not take many snaps here as our hands were shivering with the cold!!! There is a resort on top of this place, where get some hot teas to warm us up.
This is one such natural beauty which I enjoyed immensly thanks to our friends Bindu & Prakash and their friends Mani Yetta & fly.
I still feel these mountains calling me......Waiting for my next rendez-vous with them.
For people living in the gulf...especially in UAE, Oman happens to be the first stop for any small holiday. There are varied reasons, visiting friends, beaches etc., But for me Oman means scenic beauty. Mountains and beaches and a beautiful blend of both. It is said that this place was actually a place that emerged from the seas. Meaning, it was under water earlier. The mountains found there are all full of pebbles. I have a weakness for these mountains. I feel they keep inviting me to come to them.
My first stop this time was at a place called The Sinking Hole. The folk lore behind this is that a meteorite hit at this point and the Earth has caved in because of this, leading to the water coming out from this. For someone hearing this, it might just be another hole with some water. But for people who have seen this, its something unexplicable. The place is such a beauty. The Omanis have built in steps to reach the water. Big steps that really take your breath out, however healthy you are!! Its real Bliss reaching down and touching down on the water. The water's colour is blackish blue. But its pure and transparent at the same time. There are lots of fishes which give you a free pedicure at all times!!
The way that leads to this place was another story by itself. One would be aware that Oman is a country of Mountains. The drive anywhere would be ups and downs and curvy. There was no exception to this as well. My words cannot, at its best, describe the beauty that held my eyes. The best thing that would give you a hindsight of what I enjoyed would be that, when we were coming down the mountains, we felt as if we are rushing to meet the ocean. And the best part was, it was one of the few unknown places. Which means...solitude.......No body around!!!!!! It was just the few of us who went along sitting by the oceans clicking shots and collecting pebbles. No street lights. No roads. No sand....you need to walk on the pebbles to reach the Arabian Sea. And looked like Mother Ocean was happy to see us....she kept us thrilled with her waves....she was so excited that she kept rushing to and fro. Looked as if we were having a tete a tete with Her. Though its sounds greedy, we were happy to have her all by ourselves!!!
Our next stop....Jebel Shams. We were actually planning to return on that day, but our freinds said this was a lovely place and not to miss it. So we stayed put. We thought it would be another mountain driving and lets enjoy it. Seriously, this was the mind set with which we started out. We set out in 3 cars. All Salons. You might be wondering why I mention the "Salon", just read on....you would see....
Racing around at 140 kmph (looks like this is the normal speed of all the people in Oman...everyone goes around in this speed here. And me doing it doesnt surprise them at all!!!!), we reached a place called Ibri. The starting point actually. We went on with the climb. There were amazing curves and hair pin bends. We enjoyed the drive thoroughly. We would have taken multiple tricky curves, which are similar to the roller coaster rides. We even had a point where we headed a steep and stopped, had to, because we could not actually see where we were heading, upon starting the desent we concurred that there was a curve there. Had we just descended blindly, we would have been kissing the Earth!!! After all this, the cars stopped. I opened the door and was greeted by CHILL wind. It was pricking cold!!! I really enjoyed that moment and went around thanking my friends who made us go for that lovely ride and experience the amazing weather. And to my shock, I was actually told "Cool down dear!!! We have just started!!" Oh then I thought, we are going to have a few more of the curves which we had already experienced.
But what turned out was nothing compared to what I have ever experienced. They were slopes at more than 85 deg. Our cars wear eating at it vvvvvery slowly. It would climb only in the second gear!! that too with great difficulty. That was not all.....the roads lead to proper mountains. You know the ones made of pebbles? Just a path that was made out on a mountain??? I actually mean that...And we were not riding a 4 wheel....and another thing was actually it was single lane road, where there was two way traffic! And on the right there was no barrier....one mistake.....we are history!!!!! That was what made the trip more worthwhile!!!! Amazing!! What a feeling it was to come out of the car at the end of the ride!!! And it was 12 deg there, when in Muscat, it was actually 38 deg at the time we left. The sun was setting at 4:30 p.m. It was pitch dard (at 6:30) when we started our descent. We unfortunately could not take many snaps here as our hands were shivering with the cold!!! There is a resort on top of this place, where get some hot teas to warm us up.
This is one such natural beauty which I enjoyed immensly thanks to our friends Bindu & Prakash and their friends Mani Yetta & fly.
I still feel these mountains calling me......Waiting for my next rendez-vous with them.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Lucky Vs Unlucky
I keep hearing people call me Lucky. Many say that I am born lucky with the life being so nice and easy......Well...........Its partly true and partly not fair!
I am very lucky and thankful to GOD for he made me born to the most wonderful parents and brother, who showed me the best way to lead the life. I am lucky to have got the most wonderful husband who supports me in all ways. But apart from that, whatever I am today, good or bad, is only because of what I worked for. Worked very hard, going through a lot. Mentally and physically. There is no luck in that at all.......If I am happy, its not because I am lucky, its only because of all the hardship I have faced with courage and a smile.
When a person is blind and deaf - due to choice, misses out of on all the oppurtunities that passes through his doorstep, blames the fate for it and calls themselves unlucky. Oh for sure they are unlucky, not because they missed the oppurtunities, but because they are so lazy to realise they are lazy and to realise that the oppurtunity did knock on their door and they have missed it. How unlucky!!!!
They go one step forward and blame their past failures for acting in such a way!!! Interesting......So do we need to learn that a person once who failed in life can never get out of the failure?? Everyone goes through failures. Why take a child for example. When a child learns to walk, does he start walking in the very first attempt? Does he never fall down and get hurt? Should he stay put by falling down and never take another step in his life???? What an easy way out!!! And yes we are not to be blamed for that. Its not the mistake we do which was responsible for this failure, but the hand of GOD!!!!!! How easy to remove the blame from us and put it on GOD!! Best way really.......and the most cowardly way out as well.
How many people have failed in life? I would say everyone. Everyone goes through failure. Not just once in life. Many times. Everyones count of failure would definitely exceed the count of sucess in their life. Why, take Mr. Abdul Kalam. His first project was a failure. Had he stopped and blamed the God for failing him, this world would not have had such a great person.
Everyone is born lucky. We are all the same to GOD. But HE is partial in helping only those people who help themselves. HE would definitely not help those who keep thinking GOD will help me, and do nothing about the job in Hand.
As it is said in Bhagawad Geetha, do your duty and leave the results to HIM. Do your duty first and then see if God helps you or not. Do not blame HIM when you dont do your job. God helps all those who help themselves.
When you put in your effort, then you will become the most lucky person in the world. Apart from your birth, you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Do not shift the blame from you to a power who cannot talk!!!! Make your life by working for it!!!!!
I am very lucky and thankful to GOD for he made me born to the most wonderful parents and brother, who showed me the best way to lead the life. I am lucky to have got the most wonderful husband who supports me in all ways. But apart from that, whatever I am today, good or bad, is only because of what I worked for. Worked very hard, going through a lot. Mentally and physically. There is no luck in that at all.......If I am happy, its not because I am lucky, its only because of all the hardship I have faced with courage and a smile.
When a person is blind and deaf - due to choice, misses out of on all the oppurtunities that passes through his doorstep, blames the fate for it and calls themselves unlucky. Oh for sure they are unlucky, not because they missed the oppurtunities, but because they are so lazy to realise they are lazy and to realise that the oppurtunity did knock on their door and they have missed it. How unlucky!!!!
They go one step forward and blame their past failures for acting in such a way!!! Interesting......So do we need to learn that a person once who failed in life can never get out of the failure?? Everyone goes through failures. Why take a child for example. When a child learns to walk, does he start walking in the very first attempt? Does he never fall down and get hurt? Should he stay put by falling down and never take another step in his life???? What an easy way out!!! And yes we are not to be blamed for that. Its not the mistake we do which was responsible for this failure, but the hand of GOD!!!!!! How easy to remove the blame from us and put it on GOD!! Best way really.......and the most cowardly way out as well.
How many people have failed in life? I would say everyone. Everyone goes through failure. Not just once in life. Many times. Everyones count of failure would definitely exceed the count of sucess in their life. Why, take Mr. Abdul Kalam. His first project was a failure. Had he stopped and blamed the God for failing him, this world would not have had such a great person.
Everyone is born lucky. We are all the same to GOD. But HE is partial in helping only those people who help themselves. HE would definitely not help those who keep thinking GOD will help me, and do nothing about the job in Hand.
As it is said in Bhagawad Geetha, do your duty and leave the results to HIM. Do your duty first and then see if God helps you or not. Do not blame HIM when you dont do your job. God helps all those who help themselves.
When you put in your effort, then you will become the most lucky person in the world. Apart from your birth, you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Do not shift the blame from you to a power who cannot talk!!!! Make your life by working for it!!!!!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Its Upto you.........
A comment my co-carlifter made today really made me go through all the nava rasas. We both usually talk a lot. Talk just about nothing, just to spite our other co-passengers. But she had been sort of silent since my comeback. I asked her why she was so dull and the reply I get is "I am just giving you time to get over your depression. I understand how hard it is for you.." Her intention was well...So that made me happy. But at the same time, I was angry.
I have seen many people take death so hard. Many people stop taking care of themselves. Stop loving people next to them. Cry all the time. I really dont understand what they acheive by that. Are they going to get the dead person alive? If at all there is the concept of soul being around us is true, do you think its going to be happy with what it sees? Wont it feel so hurt by this behaviour? Is this what we would like to prove to them?
Some of my relatives, at the time of my father's death told me to go and sit next to his picture and cry hard everyday. We should not laugh at all. Oh my God!!!!!!!! The only answer I gave them was..... "My father was not a saddist. He infact loved to see us smile!!" In which veda is it written that we should cry during the 10 day rituals? and stop crying exactly after that????? How can some people go and act so well as per these man made rules???? Especially when they loose their most loved ones? How can people really open their eye tap and close it as and when they want? Are these people so pathetic really? I feel these people's words hurt us more than the death of our loved ones.
I remember those days, when someone asked me what my aim was, I would say spontaneously "To be happy through my life" many scoffed me off and some would say "Oh!! So you are not at all ambitious" and only my loved ones said "Do you know how hard it is to acheive that?" Yes, I agree to these people. Its really hard to acheive this. You may be rich, you may have all the wordly things around you, you may be very well educated, But happiness does not come to you so easily. Its a day to day struggle. True to my consciousness, I can proudly say, that I have tried to acheive this to my best. Come what may.....Be happy. This is the policy, I would like to follow.
I dont want to wash my hands off by saying "I dont miss my Dad & Mom" No ways!!! I do miss them and their loss does hurt. But I am not going to keep crying and let this feeling rule over me. I have the choice of keeping on mourning and that of "Keep smiling, and walk past this". The latter is my choice and I go on with my life, with my parents blessings.
Its really upto each and everyone of us to make choices in life. Life does throw all garbage on us. But taking them with a smile and throwing the unwanted ones is the best way to take it. But if you are going to mourn it........Thats upto you really...
I once put in a post saying "I miss talking to amma" and my husband commented saying "Dr. JJ is busy with election meetings" Many people would have considered it a bad joke at the bad time......But it really helps me come out of my reprive!!! With such loving and understanding people around me I am sure Iwould acheive my goal of being happy through my life!!!!
I have seen many people take death so hard. Many people stop taking care of themselves. Stop loving people next to them. Cry all the time. I really dont understand what they acheive by that. Are they going to get the dead person alive? If at all there is the concept of soul being around us is true, do you think its going to be happy with what it sees? Wont it feel so hurt by this behaviour? Is this what we would like to prove to them?
Some of my relatives, at the time of my father's death told me to go and sit next to his picture and cry hard everyday. We should not laugh at all. Oh my God!!!!!!!! The only answer I gave them was..... "My father was not a saddist. He infact loved to see us smile!!" In which veda is it written that we should cry during the 10 day rituals? and stop crying exactly after that????? How can some people go and act so well as per these man made rules???? Especially when they loose their most loved ones? How can people really open their eye tap and close it as and when they want? Are these people so pathetic really? I feel these people's words hurt us more than the death of our loved ones.
I remember those days, when someone asked me what my aim was, I would say spontaneously "To be happy through my life" many scoffed me off and some would say "Oh!! So you are not at all ambitious" and only my loved ones said "Do you know how hard it is to acheive that?" Yes, I agree to these people. Its really hard to acheive this. You may be rich, you may have all the wordly things around you, you may be very well educated, But happiness does not come to you so easily. Its a day to day struggle. True to my consciousness, I can proudly say, that I have tried to acheive this to my best. Come what may.....Be happy. This is the policy, I would like to follow.
I dont want to wash my hands off by saying "I dont miss my Dad & Mom" No ways!!! I do miss them and their loss does hurt. But I am not going to keep crying and let this feeling rule over me. I have the choice of keeping on mourning and that of "Keep smiling, and walk past this". The latter is my choice and I go on with my life, with my parents blessings.
Its really upto each and everyone of us to make choices in life. Life does throw all garbage on us. But taking them with a smile and throwing the unwanted ones is the best way to take it. But if you are going to mourn it........Thats upto you really...
I once put in a post saying "I miss talking to amma" and my husband commented saying "Dr. JJ is busy with election meetings" Many people would have considered it a bad joke at the bad time......But it really helps me come out of my reprive!!! With such loving and understanding people around me I am sure Iwould acheive my goal of being happy through my life!!!!
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