Always Account For Variable Change

The thread on my hand has been there for almost 2 years now, but it's now breaking apart... I have never been a strong believer of rituals. I am not against it, but never really understood it either. I always wondered why people would tie threads around their hand. The significance of the thread has multitudes of reasons - warding off evil , keeping you at peace , to name a few. My connect with this thread happened in 2011 when there was a 'havan' performed at home after Dad passed away. During the start of the 'havan' this thread was tied around my hand. Since I was not a strong believer in the rituals, I really did not bother around the reasons behind it. Yet, somehow, the emotions during that time made me draw my own reasoning and connect with this thread. I tried to think of it as an eternal connect with Dad, something which will still keep him close to me. Whenever I felt low I used to look at this thread on my hand and a sense of calm prevailed, a...

Just realized this page has not been updated for quite some time now. It was brought to my attention by a colleague at work suggesting that there were issues with my blog opening up. I guess this was to do with the recent migration of blogger to region specific domain redirection (ok, geek alert!). 2012 has surely been a better year compared to the turmoils of 2011. I have decided to make peace and carry on. Family and Friends seem to be the keyword this year. Days, weeks and months pass in the wink of an eye, looks like I'm keeping my self busy :) Seems just yesterday that we had welcomed 2012, but half of the year is already gone by! Its my favorite time of the year again; the monsoons ! People keep cursing the rains and the hardships of traveling in them. Guess the rain gods are not very pleased with the constant complaining and have decided to come down at their own will this year. I have tried to make the most of it on all monsoon showers that have happened till now, than...

I wish life was an expressway with no twists and turns where we can all cruise along without a worry in our mind. But then lets admit that we don't live in a perfect world and such a life though good at the beginning would soon become monotonous and boring. So when the blueprint of our lives was being designed, it was ensured that each one of us had a journey with twists and turns. We have days when we need to climb steep inclines and then there are some where we can just  cruise with the flow. What we all have in common is the ability to keep moving forward no matter how rocky the terrain of our lives might be. I have always been a fan of this quote and it fits perfectly here : While I Can Run, I will Run, While I Can Walk , I will Walk, While I Can Crawl, I will Crawl, But by the Grace of God, I will always keep moving forward. Some days we might move forward by miles and then there will be days when we move only inches. As long as we keep moving forward we can hope...

The dates have turned, its the same pattern of the year that changed my life at the start of the year. A change which I wish had never occurred in my life. As I turn the calenders today, life halts at the date when Dad sailed off to a voyage which had no return.   All my life I stay indebted to you....  Miss you ...

"xyz Wishes loved ones in heaven could be contacted by mobile phone, email and skype. "  - This is one of the post I read on wall of my friend on Facebook.  I shrugged it off in the usual non-sensical comic style that I apply to every situation or moment I think would not be possible to handle normally. Only that a moment later I got an email from Birthday Alarm reminding me that "Send a Greeting Card to Subhash Chandra Saxena for their Birthday on Sunday July 3rd". They even promised me that "if I chose their specially designed B'day cards they would deliver it to Subhash Chandra Saxena". Only that they do not know that it is an delivery that no logistics in the world can ever deliver ! The thought re-occured to me and has been in the corner of my mind since then. How I wish I could send a greeting to my dad one last time, or probably order the "Worlds Greatest Dad" t-shirt  online and surprise him. Today as my mom pointed out earlier ...

"You should be scared, be very very scared ".... How often in our lives do we get this feeling of accomplishment or a raging hunger for passion that makes you believe that the World should be scared of your plans. Remember that  smile on your face when you knew you were upto something ? ! In the competing times that we live in, we often become slaves to our companies, even to ourselves. Going through the same routine at work without realising what lies ahead in store for us. Days and months go by and the time you realise you need a extra spark to your credentials, you are already looking at a huge backlog! Ever wondered what went wrong ? At what point in time did you loose the appetite to learn something new, to innovate and to do something not just for getting that fat pay cheque at the end of the month, but having a sense of satisfaction within you.  I believe we should always take time off and try to build that raging hunger within ourselves. A hunger that will not...

Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai Dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil mein hai Aye watan, Karta nahin kyun doosraa kuch baat-cheet Dekhta hun main jise woh chup teri mehfil mein hai Aye shaheed-e-mulk-o-millat main tere oopar nisaar Ab teri himmat ka charcha gair ki mehfil mein hai Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai Waqt aanay dey bata denge tujhe aye aasman Hum abhi se kya batayen kya hamare dil mein hai Kheench kar layee hai sab ko qatl hone ki ummeed Aashiqon ka aaj jumghat koocha-e-qaatil mein hai Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai Hai liye hathiyaar dushman taak mein baitha udhar Aur hum taiyyaar hain seena liye apna idhar Khoon se khelenge holi agar vatan muskhil mein hai Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai Haath jin mein ho junoon katt te nahi talvaar se Sar jo uth jaate hain voh jhukte nahi lalkaar se Aur bhadkega jo shola-sa humaare dil mein hai Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mei...