10:02 P.M.
Friday.
"Dinbhar kaam, nahin aaram....koi ye bataye kahaan jayein hum....!!"
These were the exact lines from the lyrics of a fantastic song filmed by the Design Programme, IIT Kanpur which were drifting in my psyche when I sat down to write a blog post today, after a huge break of more than two months. Ahh....two months !!...or you call it more than sixty days....and the most astonishing part is I really don't have any idea where I have lost these days. No Abhivyakti this year not even Raj or Patrika Garba, no tours, no excursions (except one that also to Bhojpur only)....gosh !!....where the hell is time slipping away ??
Then suddenly my conscious reminds me of different assignments that I am engaged with nowadays such as TOC Coaching (MWF : 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM), Java Coaching (MWF : 7 PM to 9 PM) ,T.I.M.E. (TTS : 7 PM to 9 PM) and another one DBMS, that is going to commence from tomorrow apart from college (where we seldom visit !!) which can certainly be used as excuses....but then when we look behind at our childhood....dint we have assignments, dint we have coaching and tuition, were we not burdened at that time ??
I think the answer is YES....we were...!!....and as a matter of fact we were much more saddled than what we are rightnow because at that time we don't have any choice but to get up early in morning (which most of us now doesn't) and get dressed up in a champu like school uniform wearing a ghonchu cut hairstyle to catch a prototype school bus to attend a marathon tour of education stretching over 6-7 hours that includes no bunks, no proxies....nothing (of which we are not compelled now). Then, after home coming there starts another dose of tortures in form of tuition and home works....but still I don't know how but we were all able to manage a decent time to play in evening(esp. cricket), to stroll all over the locality at dusk (called as 'Jansampark Abhiyaan' by my parents) and to gaze aimlessly at stars from the terrace at late nights.
So....the present situation is more or less the same it was at that time....then what is missing....what we people are lacking ??....Aren't we moving much faster ??....Don't you think that our childhood zest and enthusiasm is evaporating rapidly....or in short the child within us is being slowly poisoned ?? Is there any way to get out of it ??....of course, because where there is a will there is a way !! There are two essential tips to lead a happy life :
Then suddenly my conscious reminds me of different assignments that I am engaged with nowadays such as TOC Coaching (MWF : 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM), Java Coaching (MWF : 7 PM to 9 PM) ,T.I.M.E. (TTS : 7 PM to 9 PM) and another one DBMS, that is going to commence from tomorrow apart from college (where we seldom visit !!) which can certainly be used as excuses....but then when we look behind at our childhood....dint we have assignments, dint we have coaching and tuition, were we not burdened at that time ??
I think the answer is YES....we were...!!....and as a matter of fact we were much more saddled than what we are rightnow because at that time we don't have any choice but to get up early in morning (which most of us now doesn't) and get dressed up in a champu like school uniform wearing a ghonchu cut hairstyle to catch a prototype school bus to attend a marathon tour of education stretching over 6-7 hours that includes no bunks, no proxies....nothing (of which we are not compelled now). Then, after home coming there starts another dose of tortures in form of tuition and home works....but still I don't know how but we were all able to manage a decent time to play in evening(esp. cricket), to stroll all over the locality at dusk (called as 'Jansampark Abhiyaan' by my parents) and to gaze aimlessly at stars from the terrace at late nights.
So....the present situation is more or less the same it was at that time....then what is missing....what we people are lacking ??....Aren't we moving much faster ??....Don't you think that our childhood zest and enthusiasm is evaporating rapidly....or in short the child within us is being slowly poisoned ?? Is there any way to get out of it ??....of course, because where there is a will there is a way !! There are two essential tips to lead a happy life :
- Be Optimistic, Be Grateful : Always try to look for a positive side of everything and don't forget to thank God and every one else who have blessed your life with some thing or other....no matter how short the span be !!
- Slow Down and Experience : Slow down and enjoy life because it's not the scenery you miss by going too fast, you also miss the sense of where are you going and why !!
Take some time out for yourself, watch sunrise-take deep breaths, take photographs-capture life, play with kids, read comics, give yourself a lazy day atleast one in a month, gather with old friends, go for an excursion, watch cartoons (Tom & Jerry-childhood favorite), read inspiring quotes, feel the music don't just listen, just take a brush and paint something-be colorful, Browse your photo album for your treasured memories, do some crazy things, tease some one, comfort a friend, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, be a flirt, dance in the pouring rain, tell someone what they mean to you, and smile until your face hurts because Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. Again on a closing note :
"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life, be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Live life so completely that when death comes to u like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for him to steal !! "
"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life, be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Live life so completely that when death comes to u like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for him to steal !! "
Wishing you a beautiful and a blessed life....ENJOY,
Ravi Sharma.
(PS: Here is the video of the song for you guys, with which i have started the post !!)
