Virtual reality….

amm how about Reality- In Virtual mode.

Last night I had a beautiful dream followed with some insane nightmare. And fortunately-unfortunately

I remembered both of them vividly after waking up.

I was little more disturbed with the nightmare and was glad to be awake and realize that it’s just a dream and everything is as it was with the life.

With sigh of relief I let go both the dreams and doubled up for a new day.

However it switched on my thinking hat.

What if Life had such kind of check…

Like before you take any important decision… you are allowed to get a glimpse of your future with the option you chose.

It’s unlike time lapse or time travel where you walk in future but this is something like Time Freeze. One walks in the future and get back to the same point from where one started. Something like browsing a movie and then if you feel it’s interesting seeing it from the start.
And of course it comes with a copyright. No information shared or retained. Information gets available only when it’s needed to an individual.  (I am sure too much info will screw us :P)

I believe it would have saved many business blunders, professional setbacks and of course personal fiascoes.
Leading to less economic slow down, bankruptcy and divorces. 
Hmmm.
In this era of technology where Google and Facebook are working on Virtual Reality, I am little overwhelmed with the thought of Reality seen virtually.

Online shopping and e-commerce were fancy concept couple of decades ago. But now it’s part of life.

So..

 may be in few years we might get introduced to Reality In Virtual mode…. We never know :)

                             Reflex Action.  

The other day I came across a post shared by one of my south Indian friend which says ‘ When you appreciate and thank your mom for the idli (Food) that she serves then she showers you with more idli as a token of love“

That’s so true!!

After reading his post all the episodes started flashing in my mind of the past like the time I appreciated mom for her delicacies and her vociferous reaction of refilling my bowl in return. The post was really thoughtful and I could not agree more with it. Moms are indeed of the rare breed who believes in unconditional giving. 

However, for some unknown reason it kept lingering in mind and I tried to experiment its validity in other cases as well. 

So I started appreciating and acknowledging the good qualities of people who were part of my life yet whom I never noticed. 

For example the security guard of the office who checks my purse every day before I enter into the premises. On the lighter note when I appreciated her she did not shower me with more frisking but smiled in return.

"Smile, hmmm. Not bad. In fact better than more frisking"

Next was the cafeteria guy. When I asked him how he is while taking the change, frankly speaking I was not expecting more food this time but a smile. But guess what I got. A smile and a tip for what was good for breakfast and last but not the least, more food. Yipeee. :P

Next were my colleagues, so after breakfast greeted my colleague with a smile and acknowledged the bugging work they do. And now we have started talking more in the cubicle. Earlier it was just brief point to point talk with plastic smiles.

Haw!! I am nailing it.

Then I spoke with a housekeeping lady of her routine and now she greets me whenever we cross each other. 

In short, people in oblivion till yesterday are now part of my life. Interesting, isnt it?!!

I felt it all to be insanely nice and it gave me immense pleasure.
And all I did was… appreciated the good and acknowledge the bad. 

I believe compliment or an acknowledgment has that power which brings best in the person… and one starts giving ones best unknowingly.

Probably that’s the reflex action to express his or her gratitude for the compliment.
 

Try it out yourself and share your findings :)

                          Take a break.  

Coffee breaks in the office is the best time to vent our frustration... anger and if nothing else vent the way Indian Politics is. These are the topic we discuss over the coffee and tea during the break.  
  I never thought I would be part of such discussion when I was in college. I thought these are the topics made only for elderly people who could never do anything and hence blamed everything. 
And its Our generation who is born to find all the answers to their problem. 
(Remember... it was the time when we used to Dream and never had any doubt about its fulfillment.:) 
 But after a decade when I am part of such discussions with colleagues and friends ...  I am amazed! 
 Without trying we are all time ready to blame Indian traffic, System or government. Honestly I don't have any soft corner for either of it... but I definitely have a question before blaming either of them. 
What have we done to improve it??? 
At least i know i have not done anything remarkable which will give me right to blame it. 
In fact...
Simple things like... 
Do we follow signal? 
Do we really follow traffic rules??  
Do we really throw the chocolate wrapper in dustbin??? 
If yes, I am glad. 
But most of us don't. 
Its just a while ago i realised.. that if i cant do anything prominent to improve my country.. i can atleast follow the traffic rules and put the wrapper in pocket (if dustbin is not around) and take a first step.  
Guys... We all are aware of the problems.  We have analysed and chewed them enough.  Now lets take a break from all of them and think for the Solution.  Its time to move on and take a step further.  
Its We who makes the Nation. 
If we All can just try to find a Solution instead of 
repeating the fact that India is screwed.. guess we can definitely create the difference.   
After all, good or bad it all really starts from Us.   

        Walking Out the Old... Walking In the New!! 

Happen to meet my old gang last weekend. It was a re-union after many years.

We were aware about each other’s updates and were happy for some of us getting married and few of us upgrading to mom and dad.

We all were pretty close but as life moved on… priorities changed and so did the friend circle.

But finally we decided and implemented a plan of re-union.  

It was great coming back and reviving all the funny incidents.

And then one of our friends shared the news.

She said… she got separated legally last year. It was quiet shocking…!!!

All we knew was… she is married happily and settled somewhere in Europe.

But then… she poured her heart out.

And… I must say it was a brave decision.

She has started afresh and she is better off.

Then one by one three of our friends shared their story…

where 2 of them are waiting for legal separation and third one is through with it.

Ahh…

I know what you are thinking.

The basic reason one will conclude is…

Lifestyle has changed.

Nowadays girls have become more demanding and independent.

Now they are not that tolerant the way our parents or grand parents used to be.

But unfortunately,

These friends of mine have struggled for years together before they landed up with a decision to take a complete full stop.

It’s not about a girl or a guy.

It’s about not getting along with a partner and in turn spoiling your whole life. 

Separating legally is not a simple thing. It’s a mental and emotional trauma.

In fact it affects the duo involved the most.

And if they are still going on for a legal separation I believe we need to respect their opinion and their guts.

It’s always good to start afresh instead of dying every day in a sinking ship.

Hats off to all my such friends. 

        Essence of Life.

We all are citizens of one common city. Regardless geographical boundaries and location we still are citizen of one common city. 

I know half of you are wondering which city it could be…. And other half have concluded that I have lost my mind :)

Well… let me answer first half and bring smile to second half….

The name of the city is CurioCity. :) 

Yes!!

Curiosity!

We are so eager to know how it will be… what it will be…

Whether it will be a baby boy or a baby gal…

Whether it will be International board or Central Board…

Whether he will become engineer or a doctor or a sportsman…

Whether placement will be through campus or off campus…

Whether MNC or an Indian company…

Whether MS or MBA…

Whether Love marriage or an arrange marriage…

Whether working or non-working wife…

Whether baby boy or baby gal….

And the cycle continues. :) 

Eons have passed and eons will pass…but this Curiosity factor will never change in us.

Because…

it’s Essence of our Life!!!

Life is Alive… Vigorous… exciting… just because it is full of Surprises.

Just imagine…

if it would have been like an Open source code… or like Google…  where we can search for our future life.

Probably a search engine Boogle

(I know its not a word… but Google was also not a word :P )

where you can find details of individual with time frame.

A…may be search a text like…

Ten years down the line how is Sam going to be…

Oh! I am retired from software… enjoying Himalayas permanently…

Yuppie!

I will love to know this.

But…

if the search engine says…

I am still slogging with the same or similar company…(!)

I am sure I will ruin my present. :( 

And then shockingly search engine also says…

I m very happy with my real old job and I laugh on a dream of settling in Himalayas… :) 

Wooopss!!!

That’s real U turn and unlike me… :S 

And…

I m Curious to know how did it happen…. :) 

Some things in life are best experienced when they unfold at right time…

 That Anxious night before the results…  Frustrating wait before the job offer… 

Uneasy wait near the Visa window…  Spooky moments before the first take off…

Nervous wait before gal friend agrees… restless days before parents accept…

Aflutter news of becoming Mom Dad… anxious wait outside the operation theater…

And then blooming of life…

with unexpected distinction… and the best job offer… 

with H1 Stamped… and a peaceful take off… 

Girl friend upgrading to wife with the blessing of Parents…

And a healthy baby changing your world… :) 

Life is happening… exciting… thrilling… and sometimes boring…real frustrating…agitating…depressing… just because of this magic factor.

This magic factor helps us survive during the tough time…

And keeps us alive while life unfolds with it’s secrets!

Enjoy the Journey!!! 

It’s... a Mind Game.

I was too bugged to do anything. No good reason… it was just that boredom clouded my mind.

I had dead lines to meet… 

tons of work to be completed… 

meetings to be attended...

but it all lack zest and seem mundane to me.

I tried to do work… but no luck. My unhappy state of mind rejected all that was coming its way. 

Every effort put in to kill my boredom went not only in vain but it added to the existing state.

I felt probably…   its a time for break at least a short break.  

But the fact is…. I have already been on a long vacation and have joined just two weeks back. :D

My boss would have not even shared his deaf ear… for my V of vacation.

Hmmm..

Everything was too gloomy and dull adding to my non productive hours :)

After lunch… I went for a walk with friends.

In a discussion… we just realized that next month we can have 5 days holiday in a row…!!!

That...

was a trigger…

One of my friends said….

Goa

and…

we were with Thumps up!!! :)

Pune to Goa with Kokan railway… is the best treat you can give to yourself in monsoon. The majestic water fall of Doodhsaagar… started hovering in front of our eyes… and we were all lost in the arms of Kokan.

Woo!!!

The evolving discussions… pep up my mood and it was a complete 180 degrees change in my state of mind. 

I dono how far the plan will work out but the discussion destroyed my boredom. :)

I could complete my work in half the time and attend meetings with a smile.

It was all state of mind… and games played by it.

I was same person in both the states… but it was my mind that made me react in different ways.

It made me realize that therez something more to me…

Its neither my parents nor my boss…

But my Mind… which controls me!!!

Hmmm…

Thought Provoking… isn’t it??

Guess that’s the reason they say positive thinking attracts positive things in life.

Power of Mantras...

I am a software engineer by profession and a very logical creature.

But these days my spiritual adventures and experiences are making me believe that there is another world yet to be discovered.
I have been to Maansarovar in June.
It’s believed that Maansarovar is created by Brahma G himself. He just thought about it and the lake was created.
There is a myth that on full moon day, all the lords along with Shiva G & Parvati G come to Maansarovar early morning for bath.

I was thrilled with the story and was really looking forward for the visit. Maansarovar is a highest fresh water lake at the height of 14950ft and it’s really one of the beautiful water bodies I have seen.

Its considered to be very auspicious to take a dip in this freezing lake.

Everybody from my group had taken a dip in sarovar, the earlier day and I was the only one left.

It was chilly cold morning and I could not gauge how freezing water could be. It had rained during the night and snowed on the peaks around. Temperature had dropped drastically and so was my desire to take a dip. But few of my friends insisted me to take a dip and somehow I made up my mind. ):

I went in, in the sarovar and immediately lost the sensation of my feet. My legs went numb… completely numb. Water was freezing… may be down to 3-4 degrees. Wind was blowing hard and I had lost my legs. :D

I could not hang on even for 5 min… forget about the dip!!! I was immediately out of the sarovar...and shivering badly.

I was absolutely blank and dint know what to do... Suddenly I remembered mantras and started chanting them.

To my surprise… it helped me distract my mind. It helped me so much that I could not feel the water temperature. I could go in again in the sarovar and this time… can be there for longer time. I could even take a dip in that chilling water without feeling its temperature.

It was shocking effect of mantras...My body was fine now but made my logical mind numb.

I had witnessed completely new and absurd thing. Unfortunately…. It was not some one else’s experience where I can deny the possibility. It happened with me… when I was in complete sane state. How can I deny...

All I understood was.. .this is the real power of mantras. I never knew it and chanted in unknown. But now I know how powerful it can be...!

Also realized that there is a world to be discovered which is beyond the range of scientific experiments or may be science is yet to experiment them.

This weird experience changed my point of view. I understood that one should be open to new things if one say one is logical or rational.