This fight for a new 'State', one which is your own, one which has people speaking similar language, one which shares a similar culture..etc etc etc... I have grown up watching these struggles all across the nation. So have many of you out there. But the question remains. Is it all really worth it? Holding the nation ransom by stopping Trains and Buses, burning national property, stopping business and thus hampering economic progress, such nuisance!!!!
These people who are out there fighting for s separate state (now it is Telangana and earlier there have been others too- Uttarakhand, Jharkand, Gorkhaland etc etc...). Why aren't these people just happy just being Indians. In todays dynamic economic environment, individuals travel across the nation to earn a livelihood and many go abroad too. Just when the boundaries are opening up exciting opportunities, why are a handful of people wanting to confine themselves to a smaller geography? Isn't this all for some vested interest?
To me it just does not make sense. This struggle and violence all because they want a separate state which they can call it as their own! My ancestors have originated from Rajasthan, so I belong to Rajasthan and I am very proud of it. I am born and brought up in Mumbai (Maharashtra). Everything I am is because of my roots in Maharashtra. I totally identify with the Marathi culture. I am married into a Benagali family from Kolkatta and I am very proud of that. I love the rich culture and amazing cuisine of Bengal. Last but not the least, we are now living in Karnataka (Bangalore) since my husband has taken up a job here!
I am connected closely with four states of India and I like all of them and I am proud of all of them. So where do I belong or do I belong anywhere at all? And does it matter? No to me atleast. Well I simply belong to India. Having experienced so many different states, I have realized that the only 'State' which matters....is a 'Happy State' of MIND! So work hard and strive for this 'State'. Spread happiness and peace and bring more and more people into this 'State'...no other 'State' matters. Think about it.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
True meaning of death
1. Every moment of time that passes away when we are alive, is a death of sorts. The second, that life and that experience dies. Never to come back again. So in a way we die each second. Little by little.
2. Is this life true life or is it a dream? So when we die, we just wake up into our true life and being. That to me is life after death. And not re-birth.
3. Death takes us away into a 4th dimension of existence. Away from life, time and space. Where and which? No idea.
4. The beauty of life is death. It is a glorious ending to a glorious life. All the life's hard work and rewards come to us when we die. For the kind of death is a reflection of the kind of life we have lived. Infact we all work hard and save hard. Not for our old age, but for a decent death. No one wants to die of illness and as a destitute on the streets!
5. All good things come to an end. They are good because they end. So it is with life. Imagine a life that went on and on and on untill eternity. The world would be a dead house and life would be infinite times more miserable than when it is after some near or dear one dies. Coping with death is far easier than it would have been coping with being immortal and living for ever and ever.
6. Death is the gate that leads you to God. It is the only point where we can be one with God. So be happy and excited and look forward to this appointment with God the creator. When it happens? Only he knows what date and time he has blocked in his diary for each one of us. But this appointment is confirmed and certain.
7. Last thought- kind of fear to talk about death. Bad luck befalls those who talk about death. Rubbish. It is only the courageous and fearless who have a clean soul and heart who talk about death.
8. So. Live happy, live healthy. live long.
9. You have only one life. So cherish it.
2. Is this life true life or is it a dream? So when we die, we just wake up into our true life and being. That to me is life after death. And not re-birth.
3. Death takes us away into a 4th dimension of existence. Away from life, time and space. Where and which? No idea.
4. The beauty of life is death. It is a glorious ending to a glorious life. All the life's hard work and rewards come to us when we die. For the kind of death is a reflection of the kind of life we have lived. Infact we all work hard and save hard. Not for our old age, but for a decent death. No one wants to die of illness and as a destitute on the streets!
5. All good things come to an end. They are good because they end. So it is with life. Imagine a life that went on and on and on untill eternity. The world would be a dead house and life would be infinite times more miserable than when it is after some near or dear one dies. Coping with death is far easier than it would have been coping with being immortal and living for ever and ever.
6. Death is the gate that leads you to God. It is the only point where we can be one with God. So be happy and excited and look forward to this appointment with God the creator. When it happens? Only he knows what date and time he has blocked in his diary for each one of us. But this appointment is confirmed and certain.
7. Last thought- kind of fear to talk about death. Bad luck befalls those who talk about death. Rubbish. It is only the courageous and fearless who have a clean soul and heart who talk about death.
8. So. Live happy, live healthy. live long.
9. You have only one life. So cherish it.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Harmony with outside world
I have realized that when ever I am disturbed/unhappy; it is usually after an argument/fight/difference with someone. It could be just any one. A stranger on the road, a waiter in the Hotel, my husband or simply anyone. After the flow of angry words, instead of feeling good and satisfied that I gave him/her back, I end up feeling miserable. Those angry words hurt me as much later as they probably hurt the other person. Makes me realize that it is important for me to have a harmonious relationship with those around me, in order to be happy with myself. Cultivating harmony around oneself is as important as having peace within. To illustrate my realization, a person who picks up fights and arguments with others at the drop of hat, or uses harsh words to make others unhappy; usually ends up being unhappy from inside. It is a cause and effect relationship.
Internal peace is difficult to attain when there is dislike and anger around. So it matters that we create harmony around us too. With Nature, God, fellow beings and animals too.
On the other had, people who make others comfortable, try to hard to create peace and harmony around them and in their relationships are more satisfied inside. When I make up with some one after a fight or an argument; the peacemaking process first happens within myself and then extends to the outside world.
It works in reverse too. People who are at peace within self usually have harmony around them. The choice is yours to make. Peace within self and then extend it outside or create harmony outside and then come to peace within yourself. But it is easier to manage self first and then attempt to manage many people outside. So may be it makes more sense to find peace and be at peace with self and then gradually extend it to the outside world.
Internal peace is difficult to attain when there is dislike and anger around. So it matters that we create harmony around us too. With Nature, God, fellow beings and animals too.
On the other had, people who make others comfortable, try to hard to create peace and harmony around them and in their relationships are more satisfied inside. When I make up with some one after a fight or an argument; the peacemaking process first happens within myself and then extends to the outside world.
It works in reverse too. People who are at peace within self usually have harmony around them. The choice is yours to make. Peace within self and then extend it outside or create harmony outside and then come to peace within yourself. But it is easier to manage self first and then attempt to manage many people outside. So may be it makes more sense to find peace and be at peace with self and then gradually extend it to the outside world.
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