Tuesday, 19 May 2020

Let the child in us shine forever !

Stop thinking a lot !
Change is the only constant !
Whatever happens, life has to move on !
Stay strong and keep moving!
When going gets tough, the tough gets going!

These are some common quotes we keep on listening from our near and dear when we express our  inability to carry out day-to-day activities efficiently and when we ponder over happened things from past and might-happen things from future only to waste our valuable time. And most of such concerns are mind-set related and are often seen as small issues when conveyed openly.

So how do we deal with them ? Is it just because of over-thinking, over imagination, living in past or fearing about future? Or is it because we are less-occupied and inactive ?

Let us try to devise a solution to this by seeing newly born in our family.

A kiddo does many amusing things all through the day. He keeps himself busy with something or other until he sleeps, he shows his enthusiasm to grab everything he sees, touches things to have a feel of it, he enjoys what all he sees, he has keen eyes, ears and eagerness to know new things. He displays all sets of human emotions as and when they occur to him without attending communication skills class like most of us do. It's just that he doesn't know any of our languages we speak but he conveys everything with his actions and natural signalling system. The smile he gives whenever his dad comes back from office, a quick cry if his mother is quietly slipping away from him are priceless. He is what we saw with no filters and no hidden things. He cries whenever he falls down but in a minute forgets the pain getting hold of newly bought teddy! That's the best part in a kiddo ! He is instantaneous, natural, super optimistic and relentless in his efforts.


Now, are we all the same what we were in our childhood? Many of us say No!


Time to re-inculcate some of the best qualities which we all had in our childhood.

Dr. Kalam always says "it is the optimism, cheerfulness and ever-learning attitude of the child that we all should carry throughout our lives." These qualities are enablers for our continuous growth and teaches us new things wherever we are and helps to make ourselves better day-by-day; it also leaves a positive impact on our surroundings. But the problem here is, having got the best of nurturing, the best of schooling and now better social status we all tend to relax, take light and try to enjoy/limit ourselves. Once we are stagnant, thoughts of endless cycles about every minutest things create ripples in our mind eating away what all good we acquired over the years. What the fun in ruining us like this! Let us all choose some stream, some hobby, some activity to carry the child in us! Let us be more occupied like a child to be happy because happiness is contagious and it creates a happy environment ! It clears away our polluted minds and paves for the far better world for us! To be happy, we need not be rich, we need not do great but we need to pursue small things consistently and grow continuously like how a tortoise pursues it's race! Know that (1.01)^365 gives 37.783 while (0.99)^365 almost nullifies. So, start now and never stop! Go beyond the goal for there is no real goal till the journey of life reaches it's last mile !

Let the child in us shine and shine forever !












అమ్మ అని కొత్తగా..మళ్ళీ పిలవాలని-2

అమ్మ నా కోసం, నేను అమ్మ కోసం భలే సపోర్టీవ్ గా ఉండే వాళ్ళం.‌ చిన్నప్పటి నుండి నేను అమ్మ ఒకే పార్టీ.‌ అమ్మ, వాళ్ళ నాన్నని (‌మా తాతయ్య చాలా స్ట్రిక్ట్) కూడా నన్ను ఒక్క మాటయినా అననిచ్చేది కాదు. "ఒక్క! దెబ్బ వేస్తానే వీడి అల్లరి మరీ పెరిగి పోతోంది,"  అని ఆయనంటే అమ్మ తనకి చాలా ఇష్టమయిన మా తాతయ్య మీద అలిగి, భొజనం మానేసేది. అలానే మా‌ నాన్న అమ్మను కొప్పడితే నాకూ ఆయన మీద కోపం వచ్చేసేది. నేేేను వాళ్ళ మధ్య దూరే వాడిిిిని.


Note: 
 నేను అందర్లో ఏదయినా పిచ్చి పని చేసేసి తిట్లు తింటుంటే మాత్రం తానే ముందు ఒక్కటేసి ఇంట్లోకి లాక్కెల్లేది. నేను ఏడుస్తూ ఓ మూల కూర్చుంటే, కాసేపయ్యాక సారీ నాన్న! ఇంకెప్పుడు కొట్టను అంటూ నన్ను దగ్గరికి తీసుకొని నా కళ్ళు తుడుస్తూ నుదిటిపై ముద్దు పెట్టి, నా చేతా పెట్టిచ్చుకునేది

గుడ్ నైట్ అమ్మా !😊

Monday, 11 May 2020

అమ్మ అని కొత్తగా.. మళ్లీ పిలవాలని-1

2006-07 రోజుల్లో (నాకు సైకిల్ కొనిచ్చిన మరుసటి సంవత్సరం): సైకిల్ వేసుకుని బలాదూర్ తిరగడం ఆరంభించిన రోజులవి. వేసవి సెలవుల్లో మా క్లాస్ మేట్స్ ఇళ్లకి వెత్తుండే వాడ్ని. అమ్మా, నాన్నలకు నేను ఒక్కడ్నే అవ్వడంతో, హాలిడేస్‌లో ఇంట్లో టైమ్ పాస్ అయ్యేది కాదు, అందుకే నేను బయటికి వెళ్తానమ్మా! అంటే, అమ్మ తనకి లోపల భయంగా ఉన్నా కాదనకుండా పంపేది. అలా పొద్దున్న క్రికెట్ రాని ఫ్రెండ్స్ ఇళ్ళు కవర్ చేస్తూ, సాయంత్రాలు క్రికెట్ 🏏 ఒచ్చిన వాళ్ళ ఇంటికి వెళ్తుండే వాడ్ని.‌ ఒక్కోసారి‌ నేను ఇంటికి‌ రావడం లేట్ అయితే‌, నా‌ కోసం‌ ఎదురు చూస్తూ బక్కెట్ వాటర్లో కత్తి వేసుంచేది. అలా వేస్తే నేను తిన్నగా ఇంటికి వస్తానని అమ్మ నమ్మకం ! 



Friday, 1 May 2020

2020 turning into test match


A quote from my good friend goes like this.. "sometimes we may not win the race; completing the race itself would be an accomplishment".

I remember reading one of the Sai baba's quote on our calendar.. "धीरज के सामने भयंकर संकट भी धूएं के बादल की तरह उड़ जाते है।" I will try to put its meaning the way I understood in my childhood. "Instead of shying away from facing problems, the undeterred, the brave who stood like a rock in the times of crisis would finally be able to sail through the hardships if not comfortably." 

In the times like these, we all need persistence more than anything else.

Before-math of corona:

At the times when Indian economy wass slowing down but have the enough vigor in it to become a $5 trillion economy* by 2024 (with the evens of growth drivers i.e. largest consumer market and largest demographic dividend). At the times when two super powers of the world (US and China) were waging tariff wars. At the times when Saudi Arabia(aka US) and Russia were in a tug of war for supremacy over crude markets. At the times when millions of endemic Kangaroos and Koalas went dying in the great Australian bush fires(seemingly natural but man-made disaster) and at the times when Brazil's Bolsonaro preferred economy to environment causing enormous loss to the Amazon forests aka earth's lungs (an artificial disaster).

Yes, these are the times, when man's extremely irresponsible behavior was troubling himself, troubling the tiny creatures in the farm field and troubling the giant whales in the oceans to name a few. Now comes the turn of mighty man who claimed to tame the whole universe but miserably failed to figure out the tiniest of the tiny SARS-CoV-2 !

Let it come to us, then we will face it attitude rightly fits for many of the developed countries.  Whilst the developing and poor countries lack health infrastructure to fight pandemics, it is sheer negligence of developed countries that welcomed the invisible and made it invincible. Studies say vaccine hesitancy (also known as anti-vaccination meaning reluctance to be vaccinated or to have one's children vaccinated against contagious diseases despite the availability of vaccination services)  in the developed countries like US and Italy is one of the reasons for wide-spread outbreak. The strict implementation of vaccination programs have helped countries like India to build some sort of resistance to existing and new viruses.

Today,  May 1st :

Many countries are celebrating International Labor Day in lock-down! There is a saying mother loves the weakest of  her children the most because it is they who needs more care, more back-up in all the stages of development. Look at the plight of laborers and daily wagers, their lives are most affected and most shattered. Governments and the able should take every possible measure to ensure रोटी कपड़ा और मकान to them. May be, we also need to make them self-reliant. In fact, no big country in the world is self-sufficient today. Current global supply chain is like a spider web any disturbances to it will impact all the developed and emerging economies. If oil is supplied by US and OPEC+ countries, most cars are manufactured/assembled in oil-deficient China. And the result is largest known slump in the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil market ! 


Children are also playing their role in this crisis. They are now facing amusingly annoying situation. Most of them got promoted but extended summer vacation has also given them extended lock-down :-)

Yes, health care providers, public administrators, police, sanitary workers have rendered their services in the need of the hour. They are doing exemplary work. The quote "వైద్యో నారాయణో హరీ" can now be extended to policing and public services also.  In the later years, we may see more children aspiring to become doctors, collectors and policemen to serve this nation.

Similarly, it is the time for us to acknowledge dignity of labor across all facets and respect every job doer in the society. Then, Indian migrants will work in India, for India with due respect in the society. By now, we understood that it is is OK to make a simple living staying with dear ones though with limited luxuries.

Between our matinee idols and demi-gods are reduced to man status and are busy in making #BeARealMan videos on twitter and instagram !

Given the intensity of outbreak, it's interesting to note that few Americans who stranded in India amidst lock-down are not willing to return to their homeland while fellow Indians on foreign land (Iran, U.K, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines) are making every attempt to return home!



Aftermath of Corona:

Once the life after corona reaches normalcy, it will never be the same old one, it will be a new normal. Remember now spitting is punishable crime in India (recent guidelines by Ministry of Home Affairs). I believe the current generation always had a good sense of humor (thanks to all comedy shows we watch) , now along with it we also got good sense of life like how it can turn the tides for us. With corona dismantling all our dreams (postponement of personal events like marriages,postponement of client projects; housing loans scarcity, losses in business, pay-cuts, no hikes, no promotions and no new recruitment) let us take a long breathe, start making game-by-game strategy as MS, the captain cool emphasizes we take one game at a time, it is long way to world cup final and we cannot give our best keeping finals in mind from league stage! 


Signing off ! Stay home, Stay safe, Live today, think today !

Edit1: 

If it is compulsory to go out for work, yes we are not exception to corona but we have tools like mask, gloves, sanitiser, personal hygiene and most importantly the spirit to drive away Corona

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