Wait...

Your wife is taking too long to get ready...
Your exams are driving you crazy and you want them to end soon.
Your life has troubled you loads... and you cant wait to be happy...
Your boyfriend is always late and you hate to look for him on the road...
You have a clear and specific goal in life.. But something keeps you holding.

How long can we wait?
For a special occasion to come? For a special someone to walk into our lives and make it happening? For an opportunity to knock at our door? For our dear one to understand how much we care for them? For our talent to be shown to the world?

There may be hundreds of reasons... But they are not reasons, They are just Excuses...

We need not wait for the right time when we know that what we have is Special!
We need not wait for someone to realize our care, we should tell them we care...
We may not be able to wait for the bad phases of our lives to get over, But there is something hidden in them that we should not forget to take.

There are excuses to avoid doing things or to be ignorant and blindly believing that things will be done when time comes. It is Foolish to think that things can be made better without doing anything about it.

With that belief, we are not only wasting time but are also letting go many opportunities that would have been fruitful if we had acted in time...

Don't wait for a Chance to hit your head, Take chances, Learn and Achieve...
Don't wait for Happiness to kiss you, Give yourself the positive vibes that will keep you going... You will be where you want to be!!
Don't plan after the dark clouds of your life shed away... Have your priorities set while they are over your head!
Don't wait for Results to decide what you would do next. Have a goal in life... One that keeps you on the track where you Emerge as a person...

These are just some ways that can keep us on the right path. These will never let us go Astray...We just need to believe in Ourselves and Have Faith... Keep doing your job. You will get what You are working for!!

All The Best!!

Cheers!
God Bless!!

Chandra Daga

The Bond...

Raksha Bandhan is a festive day that brings all the naughty and annoying brothers and all the nagging and cribbing sisters together... (At least for sometime)

We share different kinds of relations with our siblings. Elder ones usually dominate and younger ones annoy the elder ones. Whether we are Tom and Jerry or Dexter and Didi, our love for them most of the times remains unspoken.

We may hit each other, throw tantrums, annoy each other, pull each other's leg, shout scream and don't talk to each other, The fact is... Despite the thousands of fights we have with them, our true bond is of care... This shows only when our siblings are away or married!! We rarely show that we can't live without them!!

We may be very fond of irritating and teasing the other, but when time tests us, we stand up for them and next to them and fight the world for them!!

So what is this protection bond? It simply means our "Dear Bhaiyas" will always protect their "Lovely Behnas" from the bad, evil, sorrow and from troubles... Well that was the past... Today there are add ons...

Cash payment, some chocolates and some gifts are kind of okay with the sisters.. ;) A pair of gold earrings, a branded watch, some branded clothes would also be good to get.... Anyway... Brothers dread this day as an Income Tax Raid on their pockets and Sisters await it as Collection Day

Whatever meanings or definitions we give to this day, we can never put in words what we really feel about our siblings and how much we actually care for them...

To all the Devil Brothers... and all the Deadly Sisters... ;)

Love you Bhai :)

Cheers!
God Bless!!

Chandra Daga

Not so priviledged...

We are the second highest in population in the world and soon we may Top at one thing in this World!
This is the main reason why children do not get what they deserve, what they need. Children from good families do get all the facilities but the real India has more children without facilities...

New Born babies and Infants get various diseases because of untidy environment and unhealthy or no food. As they grow up, they either succumb or get used to such diseases due to the lack of medication.

Once they start learning to walk, they are in the arms of some elders who go around begging. After they grow a little more, they will do it themselves.

In the Age of 4 - 14, they get to sell flowers, polish shoes, wash cars, pick pockets, throw newspapers, sell pirated or photocopied stuff, watch shoes outside temples and churches, serve at small hotels on the highways and everything else but Education!

This will be the Future of India... Uneducated!
It is not wise for us to ask the Government to do everything every time. Besides Government rarely responds to a problem before its too late to find or implement a solution. Rich people can go ahead and lighten their treasures for the education of at least one such child. Social groups can be formed especially for children education. A child can be adopted, wherein while he stays with his family, his education is taken care of...

There are solutions but the need of the hour is to identify those in need and help them. This will help us see better future, A Better India!!

Cheers!!
God Bless!!

Chandra Daga

Dark Clouds...

I decided to spend sometime with myself yesterday. So I walked up to my terrace with my notebook and pencil. I thought I'd listen to music but the weather was just too good to let me think of anything else...

Huge Clouds filled the sky... There were light gray clouds above my head. A little further, were some dark gray ones concentrated on a small area and the horizon showed white clouds... Strong wind blew against my face while I could see some clouds showering somewhere near. In all this, there were birds flying high and enjoying the monsoon wind... A while later, some sun rays shone on my face scattering some clouds away...

At first I looked at them adoring the beauty of the lovely scenery. Then I came to the meaning of all this in our life.
The world is, Just like the sky and clouds are problems that bring storms in our lives... There may not be Dark Clouds on everyone's heads at the same time. Some have the light ones and some may have heavy ones. What you need to do is just look at the clear Horizon and you'll know that the clouds won't stay forever...

Some dark clouds may bring heavy rains and some may set aside after a drizzle of tears in store for you. You may get drenched but you just have to get dried up so that you don't spoil your health... The blowing wind, which can be referred to as passing Time will drive the clouds away. With Time, we'll pass through it.

Try and Fly like those birds. You might just get your hands on some great moments that Subside the Pain for a while. This may also give you a new Zeal and Motivation to Fight Problems and Find Solutions...

And if you feel that the Clouds are going to be there Forever... Pause and take a look above. There may be a Ray of Sunlight - a Ray of Hope that will tear into the cloud to give you Light. After this, be sure that the clouds will Soon Scatter and Your Life will be a Clear Blue Sky Again.

Fill the wind within you in the form of Courage and Patience.
Get Drenched when it rains to Wash Away your Sorrow!
Fly to Feel Free...
Wait... There is a Ray that will give you a New Life...

Cheers!!
God Bless!!


Chandra Daga

Made in Heaven...!

"Made in heaven"...
This is usually how marriages are referred to... If that is the case, why are the precursors and aftermaths of marriage worse than hell??

I write today getting inspiration from some real life examples. Some incidents that have happened with my Dear ones...

Two people got acquainted in college, fell in love. The guy wanted to get married soon and girl could not. Time did not let them be together and today the guy is married to someone else...

A girl can not marry the one she loves because she is a few years elder to him...

A guy loves a girl and when he talks to his family about it and ask if they have anything against the girl, The reply he gets is... 'Conditions apply'!

A girl who loves someone is feared to tell her family about it because her elder sister was adamant at getting married to the one she loved. This gave the family a lot of mental trauma... She doesn't want to do the same...

A woman marries the one who proposes her and after a few years, she discovers that he was already married and has a family. She has two kids and is now bringing them up single handedly. The shameless husband stays with her 2 - 3 times a week saying he loves her but refuses a single penny to the family...

True it is... We are not Independent!!
Because we, being living people are not allowed to choose our partner, we are not let to walk out of a relationship easily, we are not allowed to love or dream of being with our love!!

Some of us are worried more about the family and sacrifice our love for it.
Age... is a reason given to overshadow the disagreement with Love!
Conditions are imposed...
Fear takes the place of Confidence in Love...
Marriage binds people, even when they know that they'd die of Suffocation...

For all these and more reasons, I'd like to restate what I'd started with... "Majority of the people Think that Arranged Marriages are Made in Heaven!!"

To all the parents who are reading...
Please understand your kids and support their love. They will respect you even more. Even if their relationship does not succeed... Your kid has made your job easier. You don't have to look for anyone. Just have a look at the one who's been chosen...

To all those who Are in Love...
All The Best!! :)

Cheers!
God Bless!!!

Chandra Daga

Surprise!!!

One of my friends asked the other teasingly this morning... "Dude, when is your marriage?"
"23rd December" came a quick reply.
All of us Laughed!!

A while after, there was complete silence, we asked him again "You're not serious... Are you?". "No. That is my wedding day" he said looking down shyly...

We realized then, that he was serious! Surprise Surprise... This morning got a really shocking surprise to me and my friends... The First Wedding in Our Group!!

This little incident gave me something I'd been missing for a long long time - Surprises...

Imagine you getting to enjoy your favorite sweet brought by your Dad when you're really upset and dint expect that coming...

How would the kids playing on the road feel when you walk up to them and hand over each of them a chocolate?

You know, something you want is out of stock and you get it as a birthday present...

A Surprise does not really mean a huge party on your birthday or expensive gifts. Little things done with care and love matter more...

Tears fall down from your eyes and a friend of rings up or pops up in front of you... That's a surprise...

A surprise is when the best moments of your life are given back to you as a photo album...

Your love listens to you when you're upset and after you're done speaking, he or she says "You were upset? I just called because I'm missing you!"

Little and special moments of life are the best surprises...
So Go Ahead and Surprise your Love!! Surprise Yourself (All of us Should Love Ourselves!)

Make someone's life better... Once in a While...

A Surprise is a Super Prize!!

Cheers!!
God Bless!!

Chandra Daga

INDIA!!...

Big House, but Small Family
More degrees, less Common Sense
Advance medicine, Poor Health
Man touched moon, Neighbour untouched
High income, less Peace of Mind
High IQ, less Emotions
Good Knowledge, less Wisdom and
Huge number of humans but less Humanity
Sad but True, This happens in India as well. This message from a friend evoked my thoughts... What is the true India Today???

A walk on a busy street just a day before I- Day revealed a different India to me...

The first look on the lane and my eyes paused on a man who was arranging Flags and batches. These would have been bought at half price, sold at double the price a day before Independence Day and the price becomes fourfold on I - Day!
For example, the smallest plastic flag costing 50 paise is sold at Rupee 1, and at Rs. 2 on 15th of August.

A majority of the so called "Middle Class" contributes to the Hustle bustle. College going students and Book lovers shop for photocopied versions of famous novels and books sold at a rate you can bargain up to half by kids between the age 8 - 14 years...

A two wheeler, with a rider, a pillion and two children is halted in the middle of the road and when one of their belongings fell, an old man doesn't mind picking it up and returning it safely...

I climbed up some stairs and entered the temple to find an equal number of youth to get the blessings of Lord as the oldies...

While on my way back home, an old man walked with a heavy cardboard box on his head and when he tumbled over a stone, a young lady helped him regain balance...
A little further, some girls coming from college were eve - teased and they showed the courage to confront the annoyer...

Very close to my home where a man got down from his vehicle to talk to someone and forgot to switch it off, a little kid came turned off the vehicle and ran away...

We talk a lot about the New and the Old India, the Good and the Corrupt India, the Traditional and the Contemporary India, The Developed and the Backward India, the Rich and the Poor India...
But This is the Real India...

Where people have thirst for knowledge and are cultivating the Good habit of reading.
Where clean hearted people still exist who don't think before lending a helping hand.
Where the youth respect their Traditions and Religions.
Where the young help the Old and treat them with care.
Where Girls have learnt not to take Nonsense from eve teasers and let such cases increase.
Where little kids know the Importance of our Resources.

Slowly, but we are now a part of The Awakening India!

Rise and Shine India!!!
Jai Hind!

Happy Independence...
Cheers!!
God Bless!!

Chnadra Daga

Memories...

Everyday of our life comes with expectations and anticipations, Some of them are fulfilled some are not...
Some problems of the past are carried forward, some are sorted and some are not...
Some questions linger in our minds. Some are answered, others are left for us to ponder upon...
There are some puzzles that are cracked and rest keep tingling us...

Everyday is New and becomes old in just a day!
We say something Change stays forever and the only thing that's Constant is Change. True it is but I Disagree that just Change is Forever!

There is something else that we get everyday and it stays with us all along. Memories... Good / Bad, Bitter / Sweet, New / Old, Friends / Family... Memories are an Integral part of our lives...

Remember the very famous Aamir Khan's very Successful movie "Ghajini" and his Short Term Memory Loss?? He forgets what happened with him and who he is after every 15 minutes...

Imagine... If everyday we get up and have nothing to recall from our previous day?? Nothing that we can get up and Look Forward to, Nothing to Feel Happy about, Nothing to Feel Bad about and Cry for... Just Nothing... Without Memories, there is no Life...

Sweet Memories keep us cheered up. Bitter and Bad ones remind of the lessons we should never forget. Good Memories keep us motivated. Sad Memories keep us connected with Something or Someone we Loved and Don't have now!!

It is not easy to get rid of memories we don't like and we should not even try it. Because without them, our life would have been incomplete... Some Learnings are never to be forgotten and so are some memories. Our brain is indeed a Master! It stores all the Wanted and Unwanted memories... Just a glimpse of someone from our Past and all the events seem to happen in front of us at Present...

Try Not to run from memories...

Learn and keep the Worst ones with you as Remembrance and Treasure the Best ones and Cherish them for Life...

Memories Are FOREVER!!

Cheers!!
God Bless!!

Chnadra Daga

Resistance...

How easy is it for us to Resist?
How good are we at resisting something?

Resist... obstacles of our life from failing us...
Resist the games of God from letting us achieve what we desire...
Resist people from using us the way they want...
Resist ill logical and irrational things happening in the society...
Resist ourselves from being happy or sad...

We would have been successful in resisting one or more things mentioned above. But can we resist ourselves from being loved??

There are two kinds of love that may come across...
One... when someone tells you "I love you, You're mine..."
The other is when someone tells you "I'm Your's... Love you!"

We'd say that both mean the same. The Truth is, though both are confessions of love, the first shows a sense of possession. You are mine and no one else can get you. That person sure loves you but there would be conditions...

I'm Yours... simply says everything very quietly... The one who says this, loves you selflessly. That person does not want anything but you! He or She'd accept you with all your attributes and flaws and loves you for what you are. This love will never disappoint you in Life...

You can try hard to resist this love, but you won't be successful. The selfless love of a mother, the hidden love of the father, the fightful love of siblings, the care of friends and the Love of the one who says "I'm Your's"... Try as much as you can but you won't be able to Resist & keep yourself away from loving them back.

So Don't Resist the Love that comes your way and is ready to be your's forever without asking anything in return. And if you have someone you love and want to be with (regardless of what relationship you share), Make sure you give them that Selfless Love that they can't Resist Loving You...

LOVE...

Cheers!!
God Bless!!

Chandra Daga:)

Forgiveness...

Your spouse has cheated on you.
Your friend has used you.
Your sibling has fought with you.
Your love has hurt you.
You have done something that you are guilty about.

We get angry and furious with everyone sometime in life. It may be the closest ones or any stranger for that matter. We don't spare God or even ourselves from our Fury...

We can't be saints and "Not Get Angry". We are Humans and we tend to get annoyed with things we dislike. Not only that, an overdose of things we like also irritates us sometimes. That's how we are designed...

There is some reason for our anger and many a times it is a valid one. But the truth, is however hurt we are or however guilty we feel, anger only causes destruction. To others and to Us... One simple thing called Forgiveness can help.

Forgiving someone is easy to say, convenient to think about and immensely difficult to do... But we should give it a try at least... One secret that i want to share from my experience is that "Forgiveness is not for the other, its for ourself"

Start with little things and you'll love forgiving. But first, if there's something you've done, that has hurt anyone... Before asking them to forgive you, You'd have to Forgive Yourself...

Don't forgive someone because they are right or whatever happened is now over.
Forgive... because you want yourself relieved of the burden.
Forgive... because you don't want bitter memories.
Forgive... because you want yourself to be happy.
Forgive... because that will help you forget...

Try it!! It works...

Cheers!!
God bless!!

Chandra Daga

A Treat to all my readers!!

It is indeed celebration time today
Everyone’s happy and seems excited
And I wait for someone to say... Hey!
I’m here! Why are you heavy hearted??

I am lonely, for I chose to be so
Coz don’t want them to lose their fun
I don’t want any of them to know
I’m waiting for Him, who’ll never come!!

Everyone today wears a broad smile
No one see’s tears filled in my eyes
They’ve forgotten our heart’s fragile
And love makes us pay a heavy price!!

Why have I been away from my love?
Why is it going to be so forever…?
Is there no justice in this world?
Or something called LOVE existed never??


Thank you for being a motivation!!
Cheers!!
God Bless!!!

Chandra Daga

Future...

How much do we think about the Future...?

My Parents are worried if their kids will be settled before their life is over.
We Kids worry how to set things right in life and get what we want.
My Nieces and Nephews worry how they'd score in the exams.
Businessmen worry about how to expand business or make it better.
Couples worry how to keep the relationship alive.
Students worry what career to choose.
People who've taken a loan worry how they'd repay it.

Worry, Worry and More WORRY...

There is so much that we do for the Future but there is nothing we know about what will come next...

My cell beeped this morning showing a message from a friend. It was a forward that said...
"Don't worry about Tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own Worries... Today's Trouble is Enough for Today!!"

When we usually hear someone talking about the Future, Two of the following approaches are spoken about...
1. Think about the Future and Plan for it Now!
2. There's no point in thinking about the Future because we Don't know whats in store.

Here comes the solution to our Worry...
I feel This approach would work. Not necessary that we should plan everything now. Things may not work our way, we'd just end up being more disappointed with ourselves... Neither will too much worrying help.
Simple solution - Think about it, have plans in mind, but don't worry...

We all can learn to have a positive approach while being prepared to face what comes our way.... Have Dreams and make all efforts to achieve them but make sure you don't break down on the way if confronted by hassles. Because obstacles are made to Overcome...

Be Tough! Be Triumphant!!!

Cheers!!
God Bless!!

Chandra Daga

New Friends...

We meet new people very often... Almost everyday..

Sometimes during our journey by train, sometimes as a co passenger on a flight, sometimes someone traveling in the same bus as us, sometimes on the Internet or social networking sites, somewhere at an event... Or simply introduced by someone we know...

We meet new people but we don't know how things will go from there on. We may like them in the first look and move a step ahead to build a bond of friendship Or We may dislike them and would not want to talk to them or even see them ever again...

Wait not if there is an opportunity of a new friendship. Make new friends... Sometimes they help us forget things we want to, but cant somehow. They make us smile and let us think of stuff that doesn't trouble us. We get to know new people, we learn some new things, we can share new experiences and the best part... We get a chance to create New Memories...

But just as Life is.... Unpredictable, you never know who's going to be with you for how long. The ones you need can be gone forever one day.. The one's who you'd never thought will be around may stand by you in your toughest times...

What lies in the future should not be our concern. Live the moments with all those who are a part of your life... The ones who have to go will go anyway. The one's who are made to be with you will be there come what may...

I met two new people today and just hours after we left, we became friends. True it is, New Friends always bring something New... So make New Friends and explore New People, New sides of Life and New Facets of Yourself!!!

To my two New Friends... Anjali and Anshu :)

Cheers!!
God Bless!!


Chandra Daga

Distance...

HOW DO WE DEFINE DISTANCE???

The Number of Miles Between....
OR
The Empty Space that exists despite being a Few Feet away??...

At College, I used to meet people everyday, sit with the class through interesting and sleepy lectures, hang out with friends, chat for hours in a Cafe...

In spite of all this, there were times when we argued and stopped talking to each other. We would ignore them, avoid looking even when we were sitting next to each other and sometimes also look out for a place that was not close to them. Verbal and physical fights also happened sometimes. A look of Grudge appeared on our faces till the time the other apologized... Of course with time, everything used to get back to normal and we would be back together...

When Me and My Friends were finally Graduates, we decided that we'd take time out at least Once a Month and Catch Up. Watch a Movie, Go Bowling or simply Talk about the Good old days... Some of us Got a Job, Some Studied further and Some got busy with Family Business. But the Distance was not Too Evident because we knew that we were Just a Message or a Call away...

One of my friends was going to stay with her parents in Nigeria. "I'll miss you" she said sadly before leaving. But both of us very well knew that however Far we may be in terms of miles, cities, states, countries or continents, We would Always Be Close at Heart...

Now that All of us are on our Own Paths of Life, I Realize that the days when we could have met each other and created more memories to Cherish for life, were lost in Stupid Arguments and Illogical Ego Clashes... Now that we all are doing Our Own Thing, we long to get a glimpse of them for Months altogether...

Distance is the Vacuum we create between Two Hearts... Kill your Ego, Give Less importance to who's right and Value the Person more, and You will have Best Memories that would make you Smile all your Life... Even when those people are not physically around, Their Stupid Pranks, Nasty Jokes, Sarcastic Comments and Our Fun Time will Keep Us Close...


To All my Dear One's...
I love you all!!

Cheers!!
God Bless!!!

Chandra Daga :)

Joy....

There are a lot of things in life that give us joy...

We are of course very happy when things are happening the way we want them to. When we have all we want, we have no complaints. When people around us are happy, things are settled, we enjoy life.

But is that the real Joy?
Is that the Joy Of Life??

You'd say that when you have all you need, why shouldn't you be happy!
All of us are happy when things are Our way
The real Joy of Life is when things are not happening Your way and you have the Courage to face things with a smile.

You sure would agree with me, but do we actually do it? Rare... Ultra Rare... After all we are not happy, we are upset, we are surrounded with problems and don't find solutions. At least they don't seem visible to us. What we actually do is keep ourself in the disappointment and upset mode and that doesn't allow us to see the possible solutions.

Just one positive thought and we are ready to go! A whole New Thinking, An all New Reasoning and a Whole lot Of New Ideas and Solutions Await us!!

Listen to some songs that Cheer You.
Talk to people who encourage You.
Make all efforts to Motivate yourself.
Dance to the tunes of the songs you Enjoy.
Lighten your heart of all the burdens for sometime.
Go for a walk alone or spend some time with yourself by a lake.

Its in our hands to change our mood. We can either take things seriously only to the extent that it helps us find solutions. Or we can take things so seriously that we are unable to see any solutions

Life has not been very kind to everyone. It gives us a punch with some problems and we need to get the right ointment, apply it and let time heal us. The Best way to solve your problems is not by rushing but by having Patience...

Life's True Maza and True Meaning will be experienced when we learn to stay Confident and Determined in times of problems and Face them Head High and Win Over them!! BE JOYFUL. ENJOY LIFE!! :)

Cheers!!
God Bless!!!


Chandra Daga

Confessions...

I love you...
I'm sorry... It was my fault...
I should not have kept this a secret, but...
I'm grateful for what you have done. Just want to say Thank You!

Confessions...
We love someone but never express our feelings.
We know we hurt someone dear, but we don't apologize.
We realize nothing should be hidden from the one's we care for but we hesitate.

I have had small fights and arguments, all of us do... We know that those people are close to us. They are Dear and they Matter. Even then, there is something that keeps us a step behind from expressing our feelings or accepting our mistake. We are hesitant regardless of the fact that they are people we Care for, they are the One's close to us...

It is usually termed as Ego, but the reason is not that. There are Fears...
For Instance, Fears of Confessing Love :
We don't want to lose the Friend in the person we love.
We just want them to be happy with whoever he / she is with.
We don't want to create troubles for them.

Confessions are sometimes necessary to make. Silence may distance us from our loved ones and we may end up losing them as well. It is indeed very difficult to say Sorry. When we close our eyes and think about the person we've hurt, Sorry will be nothing more than just a word. We can use that one word to tell them we care... After all, mistakes should be to learn from..

Words can not be taken back once blurted out and actions cant be reversed. Once we have the realization that it was not the right thing we did, all we need to do is talk but after listening to what the other has to say. Sorry cant heal all wounds, an Apologetic Face, A Soft Touch and Some True Tears can surely help.

We say that nothing can be kept a secret from the Dear and Closed ones. More often that is exactly what happens. Our love is kept secret by the Fear of our Parents. Spouses rarely know the Dark Secrets of the other. I understand that somethings are better hidden than being disclosed but when such secrets reveal, they break trust, hearts, relationships and sometimes even people.

We may be very grateful to some people for what they have done for us. Appreciating their effort and two words - Thank You, will not do any harm. It may just bring a nice smile on their face when they need it.

What should be done?
Blurt it out. Say I love you, The person will respect your feelings. Say Sorry, Things will get alright. Say Thank You, It may make someone's day. Once Your Confessions are made, your Honesty and Truthfulness will be given more importance than the Secret that had been kept. The Result will be Stronger Bonds, Blossoming Relationships and A Better Life!!

(For MITZI.... )
Cheers!
God Bless!!

Chandra Daga

Feeling Lonely....

How many times have you felt...
There is no one around you when your actually in a crowd??
You don't see a thing in spite of seeing everyone, you listen nothing despite all noises pouring into your ears...

Loneliness....
There may be people who have not had friends, who have not had the privilege to be with family, even those who have never found love... But There is none in this world who has not experienced This feeling...

The Mother who's busy with routine work, waits for her kids to return from school and when they don't talk to her, she feels lonely. A Wife who's been waiting for the husband doesn't get a look from the tired spouse, she feels lonely. A Friend has 100 other friends but when in real trouble, doesn't know whom to trust and share the problem with, he / she feels lonely... All of us know that we need not be physically single to feel lonely but we do not know why we feel so.

More often its just the absence of a source that makes us feel lonely. This source may be one that refreshes us, may be one that entertains us, may be one that relieves us form our troubles or may be simply one that take all the nonsense we have to drain out of ourselves at times. We sometimes need someone to give us input about something and sometimes just need someone to listen...

Not necessary that we get someone to talk to when we feel lonely. The Alternative is to find a Substitute. Listen to lively songs that make you feel better, Write what you feel in a diary, Do what makes you feel good, Go Shopping and get yourself something New and Nice... Solutions are many but the Fact is... All of this doesn't help much.

I feel it is important for us to feel lonely. Sometimes we need it and many times, it brings out the best in us. Einstein was sitting alone when he observed the apple fall from the tree. Buddha and Mahaveera attained Salvation in Solitude. We may find answers to complicated questions in Seclusion. Some of the most Inspiring and Successful Ideas may strike when you are Alone...

We just need to make most out of everything, Even Seclusion. Worry not about why you feel lonely, Think about How you can use this Solitude to Learn, Understand and Grow... With the help of this Loneliness, give a New Beginning, a New Chapter and A Brand New Dimension to Your LIFE....

(Dedicated to the one who wanted me to write about Loneliness!!)
Cheers!
God Bless!!!

Chandra Daga

FRIENDSHIP...

There is someone who pulls your leg...
Someone who teases you when your with someone Special...
Someone who is your support pillar when your broken...
Someone who arranges for you to sneak out of home...
Someone who knows how to bring a smile on your face when your upset (or atleast makes an effort to make you smile)...

This is the relation we share with our friends. Friendship has different definitions for different people but it means the same to all. Hard to Explain, Convenient to Feel and Express!!

It is said that Friendship connects Hearts because Unlike Relatives, we can Chose Friends. None of us can chose Family but We can chose Friends... This is why Friendships are more successful than relationships. Here, Importance is not given to the similarities between people, Importance is given to the Feelings. Friends usually don't express this plainly...

A Friend's Care is usually wrapped with little bit of Gussa, Thodi Shararat, Thodi Masti, Thodi Shaitaani, Little Critisism and topped with Sarcasm. (Maine kaha tha us ladki ko phool mat dena, tujhe sandal milega... Tu Saala Bada Aadmi, meri baat kyu sunega!!!)
Even after all this, if there are any problems between friends, they ensure that the other is fine through other means. (Yaar, maine use phone lagaaya tha, par gadhe ne uthaya nahi. Tujhse uski baat hui? Theek toh hai na woh?)

A true and fresh story goes something like this...
Two friends had a rift and stopped talking to each other before two years. They never spoke to each other even when they saw the other on the road. No birthday wishes, No festivities together. After over two years, the First Friend sends a Friend request to the Second on Facebook. The second one accepts it and they start messaging. A few later, the second Friend finds out the number of the First just to wish "HAPPY FRIENDSHIP'S DAY"
All's Well That Ends Well...

Relationships may also patch up after a long gap, but they are Not Accepted with the Grace and the same Care that Friendships can be made up with. Thats why we never break up with Friends... We may be apart but are Always Close at Heart. No matter how much distance increases physically... At Heart, Friends are always in the Vicinity!!!

This goes out to all the Friends in the World!!
Happy Friendship's Day!
God Bless!

Chandra Daga