Thursday 3 May 2012

Whooo.......... Saa ..........


            We are living in a world of extremes. Extreme stress, extreme competition, extreme frustration, or plain boredom.... of course extreme.
            Is this the world we had dreamed of? Is this the future we had imagined? What will be our children's world, it is very sad to even think.
            So when I am freaking out, ready to burst, on the edge and very nearly tearing my hair, whoo... saa.... comes to my rescue.
            Who is Whoo... Saa...., you ask. It is not a who, it is a what.
            It is a snippet from the film Bad Boys featuring Will Smith and his partner. They are cops who do the right thing, the wrong way. Their captain is a neurotic whose blood pressure shoots just by looking at them. So he does a ritual. He rubs his ears and takes a deep breath - Whooooooooooo and leaves it - Saaaaaaaaaaaa.
            Go on try it. It helps. Each time life is taking a weird turn, reign it by Whoooo Saaaa ing.  Life puts pressure on us, but it is up to us whether to bow down by it or not.
            All the best. Have a healthy heart.

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Mother


            This is a story of a kind hearted Mother, who indulged her children, pampered them and loved them unconditionally. When they trod on her toes, she just said "ouch" and ruffled their hair. When they hurt her with harsh words she tried very hard not to show her tears. She told them life stories - which would help them make decisions later. She told them moral stories to make them differentiate right from wrong and hence choose wisely. At each step of their way, she was there to nudge, encourage, advice and support. She was also there to warn and scold so that they knew she was serious. And when things got out of hand, she did not hesitate to discipline with whatever means possible - threats, spanks, grounding. The children, on the other hand took her for granted. They knew that when they get home, she will be there with a hot meal ready. Their clothes and things would be miraculously taken care of. She knew location of each and every of their items.
            And the child that she loved the most will hurt her the most; will be the reason for her grey hair and wrinkles, who will appreciate her least.
            But that child will be the one to miss her the most when she is not there.
            This fact stated above is about us and about our mothers. Everybody knows this or will know in their lifetime.  But the aim of this article is not laying out pathos of human motherhood but rather compare it with what our beloved mother nature must be feeling to be violated by the very children who were born through her. She tries to give us subtle and not so subtle hints but we refuse to see, refuse to listen.
            Beneath all the curtain of modernization, please let us not forget basic laws of nature. Each time you find yourself breaking one of the laws, stop and consider...............
            Everybody knows what those laws are, they are inbuilt in us. Please feel at least guilty that you compromised.