A day to remember....26/11/2006

I went to meet a few of my friends recently...meeting them for the first time....I was a little nervous, to say the least. First of all travelling alone...felt a little adventurous..but all the same exciting.
But the fears were unfounded, I felt when atlast I met them.....my friendship with the guys is already cemented..but I was a little nervous about meeting their wives...
But HA!! what a pleasure it was to meet them..I found two extensions of myself in that home...full of love...I was overwhelmed..felt my friends are indeed fortunate to have them for their partners...
The kids, were another story altogether...I have not met another friendly child before..both of them are so cool..they didnt have any problem talking to us stranger adults..we have to learn a thing or two from them..i feel..
Feel richer now...with more meaningful friends to share my life with...

Live and Let Live

The adage sounds very simple to hear and perform..but practically not easy

We live amongst relationships.
To be left alone to do what you want is a very small thing to ask, but you never get the space to do that, is the truth.
Parents decide what the child needs, then the spouse decides for you,after marriage what you need, then the grown up children decide what you want in your old age..Though this is an understatement, in a way for most of us this holds true.

Even society has a way of handling our affairs. But then one cant help this..This the way.

I feel, one has to rise above this level of interference and perform.
It isnt easy, may find many stumbling blocks, but silently one has to do what one wants.
Ofcourse one can listen to advice , but the ultimate decision has to be yours and yours alone.

A mother cooks food. With lot of love, she creates dishes and serves her children, it is said the food prepared with love tastes different., so also the act performed with love, be it anything turns divine.
This is possible only if you love what you are doing. If you are acting on someone's likes without caring for it then it turns bland and tasteless like the dishes one makes half heartedly.

so,

I live and let live...

Life is easy...if you let it be..

Once I had the good fortune of listening to Swami Dayanand Saraswati in Coimbatore..

He said...when you go to a temple, and the priest comes to you after the aarti...with the thali...you have no choice, as to what you will receive from him..

He might give you prasad, a laddoo, sometimes flower, sometimes a tika or sometimes nothing..

WE have no choice..

WE make do with what we get....happily..

Same goes for the life too...what ever you receive is the prasad, just take it as your share and be happy with it..

This thought stays with me always..

Hence I feel, am able to take everything in my stride.

A Friend Indeed....

I have lived my life ...for the last ten years alone...but not truly alone..
Friends kept me sane...helped me overcome my grief...and were around me for anything and everything
I believe, life is like a train journey. There is you and there are other passengers..all are heading in some directions..some get in at some point and some get out at some..It is the time spent in the company that matters..

Mohan left when his destination came, I had to move along, to reach my destination..

At this point in my life... some wellmeaning friends got into my life.. I dont know how, but then they seem to belong. Probably from my previous birth..if there was one.

Today, knowing that they are around, gives a feeling of peace..a feeling of security.
I dont care what happens tomorrow..for I have to live today, be around and make the most of it..as it is.

A Day to Remember-8/10/2006, My own blog...

I have many identities...so many of them..for I live in this world..amongst people..

I identify myself as a mother more than anything ...coz it is the most rewarding of all experiences till date....rewarding in terms of my own growth as a person..

Till yesterday I was the provider to my children...today..one bird has flown away from the nest..but do not feel her absence, as within myself, I feel her presence so much that I dont need to see her all the time...

I got a diamond ring for my 25th anniversary, from her...and I still can't help looking at it every minute just to make sure it is there and it is real..

Ha!! what a feeling it is ...it is not the value in terms of money..it is the value it has in terms of feeling, for me...

I feel humbled...when I think ..how much god has been kind to me...have two of his beautiful creations gifted to me..

Thank you god!!!!..for this day...when I get to share this ... the wonderful feeling
Mohangeet