Moving at a Snail’s pace….

This picture was captured quite a while back. It was in Vellore(TN) at a Fort which I had visited with a very close friend of mine. This is still one of my favorite clicks due to the magnificent message it conveys to me every time I look at it…. & today in this post, I shall share the same with my readers.

Lets first focus on our most elegant element in the picture… The Snail !!…

Snails are one of the earliest known types of animals in the world. There is evidence that they evolved more than 600 million years ago. They are able to adapt to a variety of living conditions and they don’t require large amounts of food. They have been able to continually evolve to survive the conditions around them which many researchers find to be very fascinating.

But what is it that I really admire about this creature…??

It’s the Snail’s patience and persistence to go that extra mile, that I admire the most. Instead of being the kind that would stay in one place and hope for food to come its way, it moves at the fastest pace that it possible can ( which is relatively the speed at which a glacier moves — Very very slow!!)… It puts itself through a lot of pain trailing across a rough terrain with its soft and tender body….but the level of consistency it displays with great patience, persistence and perseverance, is simply commendable!…

We face several challenges on a daily basis. Some of them are resolved in a jiffy, while others take a considerable amount of effort from our end. This creates an extreme amount of mental stress that blurs our judgment of seeing the macro picture of the end result. In such times of highly competitive work culture, we need to deliver results in a short period of time. And when we stumble upon hurdles that delay our process of delivering these results, we get impatient and take drastic steps to achieve these targets. The path that we choose happens to be the easiest way known to us, but possibly not the most acceptable & righteous one.

The stones pricking the Snail’s tender body makes me reflect the number of times we feel like giving up cause we can’t go on. We find ourselves in a position which seems that we would have to bare eternal pain. The terrain ahead of us doesn’t seem to improve and there is no turning back and finding a different way. Maybe we needed to go that one extra mile to find ourselves in a much more comfortable situation. Maybe we needed to hang on a little longer. Maybe giving up was the easiest way out. But won’t we regret not accomplishing the task at hand in the days to come. Isn’t the feeling of failure far worse than the pain we might temporarily have to bare. Isn’t the success we can achieve always worth fighting for.

What is it that we can learn from a Snail’s behavior? Although it is one of those creatures that is right at the bottom of the food chain, it still survives and depicts a great deal of patience & determination. So even if we happen to be at the lower most level in the organization, we still can be admired for our determination and passion to achieve the tasks we thought were difficult to complete. As you might know, with every improbable/ difficult task comes an opportunity to shine. Make others stop and ponder about the level of passion you can bring to the table, your potential that they most probably overlooked all this time & most importantly your will to achieve the improbable if not the impossible.

Wind against my face…. Road-trip to Surat !!

In my previous post, I mentioned about the Road-trips I managed to sneak by, inspite of my extremely busy work schedule. Ever since I have come to Ankleshwar, I have never had even an entire Sunday off as something keeps coming up at my place of work, and I have to attend to it especially on a Sunday as the rest of the days are too hectic to accommodate anything else! But don’t get me wrong, I dont have to be at my workplace for the whole day. But the few hours that I have to go to work, ruins all plans that I could have possibly made on this Sunday!

Then there was a sunday like any other…. except this one was different!… A blessing in disguise!…. I had to report to work like any other weekday and be in office for the entire day!… why is this a good thing?… well because, if I am present at work for the entire sunday, I am eligible to take a compensation off ( essentially a paid holiday) within the next 3 days!… Now comes the tricky part!… what do I do by taking an off on either a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday???… Everyone else is working… so can’t really hang out with anyone!!

So I just thought ill take a day off and sleep!!…. But the stupid alarm in my head doesnt allow me to sleep past 9am however late I’ve slept on the previous day…. … So I woke up on this wednesday morning!…nothing to do!…. quite bored for the first 10mins!…. nothing really to look forward to

& then it struck me!! …. See the thing is, I’ve been wanting to buy a phone for quite some time now!… and decide that I’d buy it after I get my first salary… & it just happened so, that I had got my salary 2 days prior!… Now the phone that I wanted to buy was available at only 2 places in entire Gujarat!…(atleast legally i suppose!)… Surat & Ahemdabad!… So I just like that, I decided at the spur of the moment that I’d ride down to Ahmedabad with my TVS Apache 150 that I had recently asked to be sent by road transport from Goa and the bike had been delivered just 3-4 days back!…. so it was all timing I suppose…..

So I started off!…with just my helmet and the keys of my bike!… The weather seemed perfect!….but after riding a while it started to drizzle a little… Now you have to understand something!….when you are riding on an expressway at 90-100kms/hr with nothing but wind in your face, EVEN the slightest of drizzling can cause you a lot of pain! … So I stopped for a while at a nearby petrol pump… It stopped raining in just about 10mins or so….& then I continued the 70km journey that lay ahead of me.

The expressway is simply amazing… the wide open roads are make you feel so much in control!… But if you are riding alone, make sure that you ride at a safe distance from the rest of the vehicles especially the 16 toner trucks and trailers!… But I must accept, riding alone does give you a whole new thrill, & one must experience it sometime or another….

So after a 40km stretch on the expressway, I had to take a different route in order to reach Surat!.. Stopped for a hot cup of ‘chai’ and got back on the road in 10mins!… I reached Surat!… the people were very helpful and guided me to theAirtel store I was looking for. Yes, I was looking for the Airtel store because I wanted to buy a phone!… A phone which is currently sold in India by only 2 service providers – Airtel & Aircel. Ever since the time I’ve seen this phone I’ve been mesmerized by its beauty and have always been awestruck by the very thought of owning it. yup!…. I got the Apple iPhone 4

So I had to celebrate somehow… with no one I currently know in surat, it kinda was obvious that I will have to celebrate alone!… So I decided to go for a movie, looked up the nearest Fame multiplex and booked tickets for ‘Pyaar ka Pachnama‘. Had some free time before the show, so had a quick bite at the McD there. You have to understand that, after living in a place like chennai for 2 years and getting used to all sorts of fast food joints, you tend to believe its a part of your lifestyle. But then when you are posted in a place like Ankleshwar, where the only fast food you can avail is the roadside pav-bhaji or dabeli-pav, you feel that you are missing out on the good life!… But atleast for me, Ankleshwar has been a blessing in disguise!…most of my close friends will know why

Anyways, so the movie was not one of the best I’ve watched, but I survived the ordeal as I had booked the ultra luxury tickets which provided me with an awesome reclining couch & a personal butler!… lol … It sounds really odd rite…But trust me, it isnt…. its nice to be pampered once in a while

After the movie I rode back & stopped on the way to click some snap shots that I felt were worth clicking and sharing

From Goa to Ankleshwar !!!

This is my first post, ever since the time I have come to Ankleshwar,Gujarat (which btw is a month back!!) and I hope I do justice to the place considering that I have experienced very little of this place so far…. but then again, there is very little to experience here anyway

Considering that I am somehow managing to squeeze some time out of my extremely busy hours here I am proud to have already made two road trips possible!…but more of that in my next posts…Here are a few facts about Ankleshwar for all those who are curious to know about the kind of place I have landed up at :
a. Ankleshwar is a typical industrial town
b. Not really best place to be if you have a severe craving for non vegetarian food or booze( not that I am one them)
c. Extremely bad place to be if you are one of those blokes who seek for a social life
d. Extremely hot in summers and has rained just once since the time I’ve been here
e. The nearest movie theatre is 17kms away, and the few English movies screened there are dubbed in Hindi (e.g. “Pirates of the Caribbean- on stranger tides” was called “Samundar ke Lutere-ek gehra rahasya” at the Inox theatre here!)
f. The nearest big cities are Surat & Baroda (70kms & 88kms away respectively)…. & Ahmedabad is 200kms from here! The connectivity by road is simply awesome through the Mumbai – Ahmedabad super highway. The western railway has a lot of trains running across the region.
g. Ohhh… And did I forget to mention that Ankleshwar happens to be the most polluted city in South Asia!!!!

So that’s all about ankleshwar …

I am not quite sure whether I am loving it here or whether I am just one of those blokes who doesn’t complain too much…
The only thing I truly miss here are my friends… Would do just about anything to hang out with them right this moment…

Bridging the gap!

The above picture was taken at the Botanical Garden in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. The ants striking a conversation on a log of wood caught my attention and I was fortunate enough to have the time to take out my camera, set it to the macro mode and freeze this moment to let me wonder what that intriguing conversation was all about
I am sure that all of us have reached a point in our lives that we have thought of giving up on something that we thought was either not worth fighting for or something that brought only failure in spite of trying to get it right over and over again. These my friend, are what I like to call ‘Cracks’, that keep most of us from achieving our long desired goals. These goals could be of our work life, love, passions, etc
Now, the real problem isn’t how deep that crack goes! Because no matter what, we don’t want to go to that deep crest and try climbing back up again. It’s simply too much time consuming and depressing. Although it is necessary to gauge how deep the crack is because it’s just a way to prepare ourselves for the worst!
So what are our options here? Well, the last on the list, which most of us choose today is, the one to move backwards; retreat; accept defeat!!! It’s worth nothing, because it is indeed an option. Accepting that something is not worth moving forward for, can sometimes be the best decision and the most viable option. It becomes extremely difficult for some of us to choose this option even if it is the best one because we find it to have a dampening effect on our reputation of ‘always winning no matter what!’… Don’t get me wrong, its a great attitude to have…But not always!
Our second option would be to find a way around the crack that separates us from our goals!.. It’s an option worth exploring…But not investing too much time doing this because we end up losing sight of our true goals and drift away in a direction we never wanted to go in the first place. In the process of finding a way around our problems we might end up telling ourselves that the path we have chosen right now is just temporary. Be very weary of this situation because it doesn’t take long for you to lose complete focus of your goal! Always keep in mind what you really wanted at the beginning of this journey and no matter what you came across and what you were faced with during, you still need to strive towards that one point you’ve always wanted to eventually reach!
Our final and third option is taking that leap of faith and plunging across the crack! Yes! I know its something a tad too risky…but if you are truly passionate about something, you will make that jump! … If you want to check whether you are truly passionate about your goal! Ask yourself whether you can risk it all and take that plunge? … The stakes are indeed high… I mean, you could find yourself falling down that crack if you ever doubt your ability to make it through to the other side…. You should & will give it your best shot with the right amount of dedication & passion that drives you! …
The bonus of taking that plunge is that your near and dear one’s will always support you and stand by you… and this motivation reduces that distance between the two ends and bridges the unimaginable to the achievable…
Just the other day, my good friend Ms. B told me that she loved the way I write about my clicks and how she has never seen anyone else do it the way I do… this came at a time when I was completely uninspired and doubted whether it was of any use to continue doing what I did…blogging about my clicks… yes indeed I took a huge plunge when I started this blog because I wasn’t very sure whether it would work or would my readers find it enjoyable… But just one line of encouragement from one of my reader was sufficient to get me going and write this post!
So every time you feel that something is worthy of appreciation…go ahead and appreciate it…It might just motivate someone and bridge the gap towards achieving his goal! You have nothing to lose in the process, in fact you will end up being proud that you played a vital role in that persons success 
And just in case all you guys are wondering what the ‘ant chat’ signifies… well it only depicts that we will always have friends who we can consult to weigh the pros and cons before choosing our options… Although we might think that we are better off deciding something for ourselves on our own… It’s always worthwhile to get a second opinion from someone you can truly trust…

Taking Shape

The picture on the left was taken in the forests of Conoor, Tamil Nadu. Conoor is an extremely splendid Hill station located on the way to Ooty from Coimbatore.
I am absolutely certain that you would have definitely seen an image such as this one before. But I am also sure that you, wouldn’t have looked deeper into what message you could grasp from it….
Right from the time we have been born, we have been taught to behave or think in a manner desired by all.  It’s what we all call ‘nurture’. All of us are put through this rigorous training program that we have to undergo until a point we lose our identity within the so called society. I know that those were pretty bold statements to make considering that most of you disagree as you think that you have your unique identities intact and not shaken or manipulated by the society at large. Its human nature to think that we are all unique and have our own personalities that govern our actions and the decisions that we take…. But is it really so?… Do we behave and act in a way that we want to?…or is it because we have to?…. Don’t all of us portray an image of ourselves and act accordingly, only to seek approval from the society at large… Like it or not, we have all acquired the ‘herd mentality’ and have been subconsciously made to believe that its ok to be that way, because everyone else is that way…Another ‘losing your identity in the crowd’ gimmick!
Like a carpenter shapes a log of wood; the society does shape us into what we need to be….But is this the right path that will lead us to a better tomorrow?…. The carpenter has his own future vision of how the log of wood must take shape…This vision could be wrong, no matter how experienced the carpenter is… In the same way, our society takes shape by the views & opinions of some extremely influential, expressive and sometimes manipulative individuals. These could be politicians, social workers, media persons or a marketer of a product. Indeed these individuals or corporations have the platforms to influence the thought of a mass community, but should we allow them to make us think and behave in ways that we don’t want to?….
We believe in a democratic & free society, with the freedom to speech & thought. But what is really important is that we develop the courage to exercise these rights. The society should be a means by which we learn about how things currently work and how people behave to situations posed to them. However the end actions & decisions should be our own!
Just like a seed sown into the soil, which grows into a big tree; we need to take in the necessary minerals from our surrounding soil, absorb the sunlight to nourish ourselves, but grow using our own chlorophyll in the direction we think is best suited for our growth. Only when we believe in ourselves & decide to be the carpenters of our own lives, only then will there be a true growth within us and the society at large. Don’t leave the chisel in someone else’s hands. Start taking control of your life, the confidence and courage will follow with time.

“You are my best friend!!….But she is too….” ;)

I must admit…this picture & the contents of this post are both inspired from my very close friend…Lets call her Ms. S…. She made me think deeper into a general philosophy most of us have….

So the credit to this picture goes to Ms. S…who asked me to click this picture because she was pretty much fascinated by the little hearts biscuits… Surprisingly, the message in the picture didn’t come to me right away….But just a few days later, when i was having this chat with Ms. S regarding the soon to be published yearbook & what each of us had written about the other, the hidden message simply emerged out of this picture…

Well it goes like this….

Me: So Ms. S!….I was really touched about the fact that you said I was your ‘Best Friend’ in the yearbook manuscript…

Ms. S: Ohh really…jeez….that’s sweet… But don’t be too flattered …. I said that about Ms. N too…

Me: Jerk!!…. & here I was thinking I was your Only Best Friend…. L

Ms. S: [smiles]….awww teddy….. But you are my only Best friend!!

As simple as this conversation seems, it is something most of us have innately discovered & have had conflicted ideas about from a very long time now….

Do we really have ONE Best Friend?….is it possible to have ONE Best Friend??….Maybe!…. but on what grounds do we evaluate this best friend as compared to the rest of the friends that we have….

Is it the number of times we have had a laugh with them….or is it the number of times our friend has wiped our tears and cheered us up when we were down….

I know most of you would argue saying, “we just know when its our best friend”…. do we really?….

How many of us have actually forgotten about the person who wiped our tears when we cried, as soon as we get a person who made us laugh for a few seconds….

Its not something we have to blame ourselves for, entirely….its probably our subconscious that tricks us most of the times….we get carried away by the moment…. & forget all about the things our friends have done for us all along the way…. As a very close friend of mine, Ms. T says, “Just because you have had a few conflicts in the recent times with your close friends….It doesn’t erase all the good times you have had with the same friends at one point of time…. & you will always owe those splendid memories to them, and nobody can replace those moments no matter what happens henceforth”…

So the picture shows a lot of little hearts….some sweeter than the other…. some bigger, some smaller…. But they all are the sweet little hearts that will sweeten your taste…. there wont be one sweet heart you will cherish forever or consider to be your best sweet heart…..But you will always know that each one of them bought a sweet flavour to your life in times when you needed them the most…perhaps you have forgotten about each of those instances…but deep down within, you will always know that you have made a friend for life…. & isn’t that all that matters?….  :)

To let your hair down,or not?

Its been quite a while since I have had a few decent clicks to post about…. Its a little unjustified considering that I have had loads of free time in my last term of MBA… Just another 22 days to go and I would be no longer a student (so to speak)…. As much as I am sad about the fact that I would be bidding farewell to all my dear friends, I am thrilled & excited to discover what awaits me in the corporate ocean….Today’s picture & post is dedicated to the uncertain future that awaits all of us….

The above picture was captured while I was travelling from this really remote village in Tamil Nadu; Acharapakkam to the Chennai city. It was a sight you just can’t miss, with the suns rays glittering across the backwaters of this splendid landscape…

The mountains at the distance only add to the scenic splendour of this marvellous sight. The mountains in the distance show us how, in life, not everything is even & standard…. Along the way there would be ups & downs…& we might just have to climb those steep slopes while finding the right way amidst the tight hair pin bends…. We were never told that life would be easy… But almost always we have foreseen the hurdles much before we approach them… & its ultimately up to us to prepare for the same…. engage that higher gear & gain some speed, to make that climb easier than it would have been….

When I say ‘The uncertain future that awaits us’….well, we all know that is just a figure of speech that we commonly use…. the real truth is that we have always had an idea of how things are going to turn out….& we have been given enough time to either avoid the hurdle…..or when it is unavoidable, we have enough time to brace ourselves for the damaging impact…

Of course there are always exceptions too… when perhaps, we come across a hurdle and strike it without knowing what hit us…. i call these accidents in our lives when perhaps we haven’t been alert enough to observe our surroundings….when we have taken life a tad too easy…. Its ok to let your hair down maybe a couple of times…. But having a control over oneself in times like these would make the difference between people taking advantage of you when you are vulnerable or not!

So friends, don’t let your guard down & don’t let your emotions fool you in times when you think you are safe…. because these are exactly the times you will be getting into deep trouble… Have fun, enjoy life, make loads of friends, share a laugh and smile whenever you can…. But always…& I mean ALWAYS….keep your emotions in check…..

All that Glitters isn’t Gold !!

The above picture was taken off the coast of the Arabian sea. Its a place a little further from the village of Verem which is about 4-5 kms away from Panjim, Goa

This Serene scenic capture took my breath away….It was one of the splendid shots I had managed to capture in the recent past. The sea appears to have been covered by a coat of golden foil…& the view for those few moments, while it lasted, was quite simply, mesmerising!!!…..

The first thought’s that came into my mind were…. “All that glitters isn’t Gold“….We all know what the idiom means….and most of us, strongly believe in it too!….But I gather a different message from this picture…. -

“If its not as glittery as Gold….It still is Priceless….”

I recall one of my life’s wonderful stories which I will share with my readers today, which will help you understand better what I meant to say from the above statement….

Thoughout my engineering days, I have always asked my 5 best friends, one simple question….’Why am I not getting a babe?’ (..it was not like I was desperate or somethin…It was just that most of the ‘dudes’ around me were having a girlfried, & I wasn’t)….and my buddies would either tell me the usual stuff about how God had someone special waiting for me…my ‘ultimate gal’ so to speak…or they would simply dismiss my whiny and irritating behaviour with humor!!… (I must say I had very sweet friends who tolerated all that nonsense cribbing about ridiculous stuff )…

Well I wouldnt say I really pictured how my ‘ultimate gal’ would be like….But I just knew I would know it was her, when I would finally meet her……But things aren’t rosy for most of us….and I didnt find my ‘ultimate gal’ in my entire 4 years of engineering….

But towards the end of my engineering, I caught up with this friend of mine, who I hadn’t met for 6 years….And she was exactly the gal I knew 6 years back…that charming smile, Innocent talks, breathtaking looks & an extremely caring and loving nature….

I must admit that she was nothing like the dame I had pictured as my ‘ultimate gal’….She wasnt the Gold that I was looking for…..Not at all the glittery type and perhaps would never have caught my eye in a crowd…. perhaps!!

But there was something about her that was different from all the other friends I had…something Divine!!…I began to fall in Love with her at an exponential rate from the very minute I met her….In a day or two…I was completely the devdas types….probably because I was supposed to leave Goa and come to Chennai to do my MBA at LIBA…& the fact that I threw away the opportunity I had to get to know her for the past 6years….

I thought it wasnt fair to ask her out as I would be getting her into a long distance relationship if I did and would probably make her feel miserable in the near future….But as fate might have it…It just happened!!….We fell in Love in the following 2months in spite of meeting each other just a couple of times…and we have been a fabulous loving couple ever since….Today, she is my ‘Priceless’ possession who I am extremely protective about and would do just about anything to keep that smile on her face….

So I would like to tell my readers today….don’t search for Gold…and dont be attracted to glitter…Its probably an illusion, that has its value created simply because you perceive it to be so…. Dont search for love, coz it will find you….Don’t think of what the guy/gal you are going to end up with, is going to be like…because its pretty much pointless, as most of us can never tell what we really want in our ultimate guy/gal…..Treasure the small things in life that may appear to be worthless at times but will definitely help you make it through the tough times…and most importantly…. almost always…your ‘priceless’ possessions will not appear as glittery to anyone else but you….So hold on tight to these possessions, coz they are indeed ‘priceless’ and you might never find them again….No matter how hard you try…

-T3D

 

Contrary to popular Belief… ;)

The above image was taken along the sea shore of the Reis Magos fort in Goa. The inspiration came from a very special friend of mine, who is one of the most amazing individual I have ever been with and whose company I cherish amongst everyone else.
As she showed me the moss and told me what an amazing capture it would make for my blog post, I was astonished to say the least. The first thoughts in my head were….”How can a picture of moss growing on an ugly rock, be appealing when captured on camera??”….Well, I have a perception which you guys should know about – I believe that any image which is captured on camera is always less beautiful and attractive, as compared to the image/view that is seen by our naked eyes….This friend of mine, shattered this belief (that I have had since the time I developed a passion for photography..), in a matter of seconds. As I heard her out…I realised how beautiful the picture came out to be with the sun’s rays reflecting on the ripples that were created when the waves hit the shore in the background of the picture of the moss growing on the rock!….  It was a truly sensational feeling to see a beautiful picture come by, when you least expected it to…

What does the picture say to us??…
Well…it tells us that how things, situations and most importantly people, around us are beautiful…and how we almost always take them for granted…we never appreciate how we are blessed with their presence….and only when they are not with us that we realise how much we miss them and how much we would wish that they were close to us at that very moment of realization….The lush green moss growing on such rocky surfaces, in such harsh environments, brings out the innate persistence & potential that exist within each one of us and how we can tap it by trying a little harder the next time we think of giving up…
The ripples on the water show us how troubles strike us every now and then…but they disappear before we know it….and the rays of the sunset simply remind us that there is always Someone watching over us…& that He will never let us down….He will bring joy with the first rays of the sun, the next day…which will evidently make all our troubles go away…. 

So to sum-up:

1. Be gentle, be humble…
Its time to tap that inner potential…

2. Be happy..& don’t worry…
Life is a journey, and you can’t hurry…

3. There will be a new tomorrow….
With a brighter light to follow….
-T3D

Winds of Change ~~

Ever wondered how our lives are so dependent on the small decisions we make, the few words we say to someone, the casual gestures we express to loved ones…these decisions, words & gestures, almost always, decide how our future shapes up and how we will eventually make our lives to be…..

The above image was captured behind the Fort of Aguada, in Goa. It is one of my favourite spots and I have visited this place quite often because of the immense peace and inspiration it offers… I had always thought, that, if I would ever ask a girl to marry me, it would be here…(jeez…i hope that girl isnt reading this, as it would not be much of a surprise to her whenever I actually take that brave step!…., n ohh yeah…all you guys reading this…I called dibs first on the spot…no copying my idea to propose someone here )….To sum-up….its one of the most romantic places I have ever been to….

There is so much to learn about Life & Love from the above picture…The picture tells us three splendid stories… Of The Rock, the Eagle & the Horizon!!

Lets take the magnificently shaped Rocks first….These rocks have been formed, destroyed, degraded, melted away, formed again, washed and struck by the mighty sea waves over & over again, from the beginning of time as we know it….But today they still stand tall….they are beautiful & depict resilience to the harsh natural environments that always created obstacles in its creation…Every single crack that we see in those rocks have a story to tell us…A story of its creation, a story of its persistence…We don’t know for sure that this splendid sight will exist tomorrow…but what we do know is today, its strong, its beautiful & makes a mark in the minds of all those who see it….

Isn’t this the story of our lives….We fall, we rise, we fall again, & we rise again….we cry, we are shattered, we strike back & we win and rise again…..There always have been obstacles….but we survive…we live on… & we celebrate life with passion and zest like there is no tomorrow. Every single relationship that we have today has a story behind it….a story of its creation, its lasting joy, its bitterness or its end. And for all those who matter, our lives to them are beautiful, inspiring and treasured. We are always loved by them, kept close and safe…only so that there will be another tomorrow to love, to care… to forgive, to share…to trust & to believe.

The Eagle in the picture shows us that we can fly if we try…..an eagle never knows that he will be able to fly for sure…He believes in his instincts, he takes that first plunge, he keeps the faith that he will fly….

We are often too afraid to take that risk….we are afraid of the plunge….we are afraid of the crash…& most of all we are afraid of defeat… Why do many of us wait around for things to happen? Why do we let others take charge of the way we live our lives??….Why do we think we are better of not trying at all??… Because we are scared to lose….we are scared that we will be filled with regret….we are scared of the shame that will come with it all….But my friends, think about it, what about the joy that will come when you win?….what about the regret you will have if you do not do something because you thought it was risky and it actually wasn’t??….what about the compliments and praises you shall receive when we take that initiative and do it right???

So my friends…Believe!!….believe that you can achieve….believe that you can succeed….& most of all believe that you can make a difference, even if it is by simply trying to make that difference….

This brings us to the third and final story that the above picture tell us about. The Horizon!…Ever since I was a kid, I always thought a horizon is a very distinct line that separates the sea from the sky….As I grew up, I got to know why the horizon existed…. But what stunned me about this picture is this…. We simply can’t spot an actual line that separates the sea from the sky….Its beautiful if you ask me…. It’s like the sea and the sky are not different anymore ….they are one!!…

This shows me what Love is all about….Its about losing yourself in the other…It is about destroying that barrier between the man & the woman….Its about understanding exactly what the other person is….its about accommodating and being there for the other….Its about making the other person’s problems yours….Its about appearing to the rest of the world and to oneself that you and your better half are One, now & forever!!….Just like nothing can take the place of the sea or the sky, nobody can take the place of a man or the woman who are in Love…..

So as we begin this New Year…lets not make huge resolutions that we will obviously not live up to….Let us promise ourselves three simple things….

1. We shall survive…we shall live on… & we will make it through no matter what comes in our way…
2. We shall make that plunge that we have always wanted to….We shall not sit back and wait for things to happen…. & we shall take charge of our lives…
3. We shall sacrifice everything for the person we love…we shall be there for them always, in good times & in bad…& we shall Love them like there is no tomorrow…

Wish you a prosperous New Year MMXI and all the years that come after it…Let the winds of change show you the way…Godspeed!!

-T3D