ThoughtProvoking

 You are not going to get a definitive answer here instead more questions I am still trying to find answers for! I believe that a word called "luck" to describe the events around us is justifiable.  Ask yourself: " How have I reached where I am currently? ". More often than not your mind will tell you that you reached here solely because of your hard work and persistent efforts put in.  Ask yourself: " Has luck helped you reach your current position? ". Your mind will smirk and dismiss that such a thing exists as it has not encountered proof of its existence. Well, the brain can draw the causality of an event only to its perceived reasonings but does that mean that the other factors do not exist? I am not conveying that your hard work and decision-making skills have not played a part instead asking you to consider the seasoning of luck it had for the enhanced flavor.  Ask yourself: " Did you take birth in a certain family due to your merit? ". Yo...

This is a tribute to the people who gave up their lives at the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the 101st anniversary. I visited the Jallianwala Bagh once in my dreams. I saw the walls ridden with bullet marks. On passing one of the marks, I heard a voice call out to me from the wall in the silence. It rattled me. It was an old mother who asked me, "How is my son?" "Is he living a happy life out there?". She continued, "He would be married now and would have kids as big as you. If you have any information about him, please tell me". Her franticness and unconditional love felt as if it was my mother asking, and I replied, "Yes, he is doing well." On walking further, I saw another bullet-ridden wall and heard another voice whispering to me. He inquired, " Does mother still asks people how I am? Don't tell her that I am also here. " He further questioned, "I hope she still asks the question with the same fervor? I don't ...

What is the most valuable thing on this planet? Is it the most expensive jewelry set or the most expensive property currently owned by Mukesh Ambani? Well, the answer is none of these, in my view, xP! Let's begin with a story: Once there was a relatively poor poet who was invited to the wedding of the daughter of the richest man in town. He wore rather simple clothes compared to the gaudy ones worn by the other dignitaries. Due to his simple attire, he was shunned and not welcomed by anybody, so he went out and bought a pair of expensive clothes and adorned them. Upon entering the hotel now, he was greeted by the host with great enthusiasm and praised in front of everyone for his poetry. When he seated for dinner, he started feeding the food to his clothes which took everyone by surprise. The host perplexed questioned his antics to which the poet replied that his clothes deserved to eat the food as it was only due to them he had been welcomed. On hearing this, the host re...

Words are as mighty as a sword that is so easy to generate but holds eternal power in them. These words can pierce a person's heart or, on the other hand, can boost them in the toughest of situations! We should always contemplate the usage of them solely due to the effect they can have on the people they convey a message to. Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind    --Rudyard Kipling   The issue, however, lies in humans that they often use them without giving it a second thought. These at the moment, uttered words go on to sting the individual at the receiving end for quite some time. Give it a thought if cracks occur in relation solely due to something which was entirely in our control called words, it is quite painful. Often disgust for someone comes out in the form of words and causes such a wide gap that people take to their grave. What is the point of staying adrift in this one life God grants you if you know that individual has done...

It is a small word but has so much influence in each one's life. It can only be experienced from within and directs our actions. Nowadays, we can stream our movies, book our tickets using our phone instantly; however, our emotions do not work that way. They follow the same principle of a plant: constant care is required each day for survival. There are no shortcuts. The continuous nurturing results in stability, or else the endless peaks and troughs only result in an emotional breakdown. Often these feelings generated within can create a storm, and we do not know how to subdue this storm. We can portray to the world that we are fine; however, these feelings slowly eat into our essence of life if they are not appropriately shared. When some opinions cannot be shared with anyone, it begins to feel claustrophobic where you are encaged in your little space. Keeping your feelings to you unless absolutely quintessential is like keeping birds that like to fly high in the sky in a cage...

Close your eyes and envision the things you are grateful for in life. If the output of this was finite and materialistic, then we have internal issues to be resolved. Don't we often tend to not respect things which we have, taking it for granted in our daily life? A small thing as saying thank you and sorry might be too cliche for some but holds significant value in the opinion of others. An action of remembering your parents and talking to them is as quintessential as doing any other activity of the day. However, our attitude results in the thought that they will be okay, what's the need to talk, we've got more important work to do! The Priority List which we create has a biased priority order. Giving it a look from another angle, and one can realize the true priority number to be associated with the elements much lower in the list. If I love you, I show you I love you every day. Little things, big things. Another example can be sought in the gift of visi...

It's my belief that we all live a life within boundaries not daring to take a step out of it. It's because of this subdued style that we often miss out on many unexplored arenas. We tend to follow things passed down generation after generation without questioning them. Anyone who tries to go beyond these leashes created by us itself is the one who is considered abstract. "Has anyone ever questioned why we all use a QWERTY keyboard and not a keyboard in alphabetical order?  Has anyone ever thought why the clock hands go in the direction specified and not the other way?" Every human being is unique, possessing their own abilities and skills, however the society always imposes on us a collective way of behaving. The problem arises when we try to be the same as everyone else. It creates paranoia as we are created to be different just like every leaf in the world. Why do we fear to go against norms to try things we never have? The collective way of behavior ha...