LOVE STORY

        Enough of fundas for now. As u must be knowing, the link says stories 'n' fundas. But where is the story part yaar...... The last blog was a bit too serious. To balance out things, let me tell you a story. A story about true love........Hey, hey, u people. Don't jump to conclusions so soon. By this time, u must be knowing that every blog of mine has a hidden meaning. So, fasten your seat belts. Here we go..........
        This story takes place in a small place called Kahalgaon in Bihar. Its a village with a thermal power plant. So, some may call it a town as well. A nice place with a lot of beautiful sceneries. Now, the question is what was I doing there!! I had gone there for my summer training program during my engineering studies. I stayed at a guest house in town. Everyday, I had to walk 1 hour to reach the plant. So, if you consider that I came back to have my lunch, you can easily calculate that I walked 4 hours each day. God!! Who needs a gym with some much walking each day!!! Being an industrial area, outside vehicles had to be registered beforehand; which was a long procedure.
        My day started at around 8 am and finished by 6 pm. Every morning, my breakfast was usually a packet of chips and some cake. U people must be thinking where is the love part. Relax guys...... On a particular day during my training program, I had to report to Mr. Sinha. He was a nice guy who was concerned with the exhaust area. We had a discussion on the plant in his room. Then, went out into the plant. He showed me a lot of things like turbine bearings etc.
        The sun was scorching hot and I did not have my breakfast that day. After about half an hr. of studies, I felt that I am going into deep sleep. I told him that I am not feeling well. The next thing I know was that I was lying on the ground with a lot of people around me. Ya, I had fainted. The culprit must have been the empty stomach, I thought. What to do now?? I did't even have a local guardian. In the mean time, Mr. Sinha took me in his arms and went to his office. There after some time, he said that I should take some rest. Mr. Sinha took me to his home in his car. There, I slept for about 3 hours. On waking up, I saw that he was back from office. He had a wonderful family. I felt as if I have gone back to my home.
        Later in the day, I came to know that he lived with his wife and two sons. They were "Neel" and "Deep". (Ya, the names seem so similar to Jhankar Beats characters). They were in primary school. In the evening, Mr. Sinha dropped me to my guest house.
        The next day, being a holiday, I decided to spend the day with my new found friends. Mr. Sinha's wife insisted on calling her didi as she had a brother of my age. The kids were asked to call me "uncle" (Uncle!!!!) but they called me bhaiya :-). That day was the best spent day of my stay in kahalgaon. We played many games, went on a walk around the plant, chatted about my work. By the end of the day, they had become almost a part of my family. In the evening, we went to the club where we had dinner. I was feeling a bit embarrassed. How great a person was Mr. Sinha. I only thing we had in common was that we both were bongs. That day, what would have happened to me if he had not helped me. He had come as a real angel. God had come to me in the form of an angel. What did he know of me? Just that I was a human being who needed help. Isn't this a true love story!!! A love for humanity.
        In the end, he dropped me at my place. Soon, my training was over and I was to leave in a couple of days. I went to their place with some chocolates for my nephews/brothers (whatever u may say). I left the place with a heavy heart. I had found true love. Love......which does not apply reason for its actions. It is driven purely by heart. This story of mine is a tribute to the great man who helped me in my time of need. Sir, if you are reading this blog, please contact me. I owe you one............
"Do to others as you want others to do to you"

LIFE

        Let us talk about life today. Sometimes I begin to wonder what is life? Why am I living? Why am I on this earth? Has GOD put me here for a special purpose or its just sheer turn of events which resulted in the creation of myself. Life is as mysterious as living. Some say that the chief aim of life is moksha. Others say its reproduction. Some even say that some lifes are there to help others live better. The more people you ask, the more variety of comments you will get.

        Lets put life in a brighter perspective. Life is there to be lived. Now the question comes, how can you define a life as a nicely lived one. Various people may have various points on this topic. I leave this to the comments on this blog. Talking about what I believe, I believe that Life is supposed to be fun. Now how do you define fun. It is anything which you like to do. For some movies are fun. For others, travelling or spending time with loved ones is fun. It can be just anything.

        It is written in Bhagwad Gita that One should go on doing ones work without worrying about the result. This phrase seemed very wierd to me from childhood. How can anyone keep on doing the work without a fixed goal or purpose. It can be taken in another way that one can do anything without caring about the consequences of his work. These are just interpretations of an immature mind. If we go deep into the meaning of the phrase, we find that it has much more hidden in it that what can be seen superficially. It shows us the path to happiness. It says that the goal we reach is of little consequence as we will be there only for a short time before moving onwards towards the next goal. We spend most of the time trying to achieve these goals. So, life is comprised not of goals but of paths we take to reach them. Thus we should not care about what we are getting but how we are getting. This reminds me of another phrase. "Alls well that ends well". No, I am not talking about the end of life but about the end of the goals in life.

        Ever seen a little child crying. Ever seen a bitch feeding its little ones. Ever seen a monkey removing insects from the skins of its family members. Ever seen a herd of elephants protecting the members of its herd from carnivores. Ever seen a coolie lifting loads on his head to make his and his family's two ends meet. These are all different aspects of life. Life gives you hardships and sweet moments. It is upto you how you view each event and react to it.

        Sometimes it feels as if there is nothing as happiness in life. This may be true to some aspect but this is because the person concerned is not letting happiness into his life. There is nothing as darkness. The absence of light is darkness. The same funda applies to heat and coldness. Similarly, when we view life in this prospect, we see that the absence of happiness is sadness. So, if you keep happiness at a hands distance from yourself, you will definitely feel sad.

        So, the question comes what should we do about it. I think that we should do what we want to do as long as it does not become the element of sadness for another being. If you wanna dance, dance like no one is watching you. If you wanna sing, sing like you have the greatest voice in the world. I like to write blogs. So, I am writing this blog....not caring if you are getting bored reading this stuff. It is all a matter of option. If you like reading it, just read it. If you don't, close the window or else put some suggestion on my writing and the other philosophical topics I should touch upon.

        And as usual, to end with a quote.... The quote must have something to do with life. Cannot think of one fast. Hmmm..... Let me think. Yes!!! Got it.

"Har pal yahan, jee bhar jiyo

Jo hai samaa, Kal ho na ho"

(Live every moment to the fullest,

Who knows what tomorrow may bring)

       A big hello to the world of Blogging. Here I am, writing my first blog. Just can't decide on the topic. What should I write. Should it be fundas....as indicated by the topic, or should it be my present state of mind. Or may be something altogether different. I am just so much confused. Anyway, lets get on with the job.
       I will write about the present. I am a young guy, working for an MNC, far from home, getting a so-so salary. Two of my passions are girls and comps. Hey people....it is not so as it seems. They really are passions of almost all guys around me. Moving forward, I am all alone in my cubicle, waiting for my friends with whom I will be going home. There is no one......absolutely no one around for cubicles away. If I stop typing for a moment, I may hear a mouse scroll and a telecon going on at a distance. Someone is speaking in an american accent. Must be a client. I tend to think that we change our timings to suit our clients. Do they ever do so for us? Why should they??? Here, they are the client and we the service providers.........Just a thought came to my mind that at this time, I could have watched TV or did some study if I were at home. Lonely me. Poor me. Having almost the worst times of my life. Almost......things are getting better now slowly and steadily. When I look back, I see a storm passing by me. Thank GOD for helping me face this storm.
       I have heard man-a-times that the more we tackle hardships, the stronger we become. But sometimes I think that what is the use of being so strong if we have to face hardships all our lives. We will the time come to cash in. In hindi, we may say "Mera number kab aayega...". The answer does not lie anywhere but inside your own heart. I do not know what your heard says, but mine says "Very Soon".
       I have written quite a lot till now. So, if you are still reading, I consider myself to be an ameteur writer. Now while ending this blog, lets put a comment out of the blue. This is the cutest comment I have ever heard from a girl.....not one that I know.....just while walking on the road.

"Cute, ye cute kya hota hai.........

.......koi mujhe beautiful kyon nahin kahta"