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Sitting by a stream, watching the flowing river touch a few pebbles as they pass, got me into one of my philosophical moods! These little lifeless stones create ripples in a pond, like how small incidents or flashes of memory vibrate our mind and soul.
Here are a few of the pebbles, which I believed my life was touched by.
Care
I recall the times, when I was a little kid and my mom used to hold my hand while crossing the street. In my own lil’ world, it was like walking with the zebras in the jungle of wild vehicles! I couldn’t judge the speed of a car or know the dangers laid in store for me. But I still smiled and looked around the shiny piece of metals with awe and no fear, because I knew my mom would take care of the “worrying†part!
She cared for me, loved me and I believed in her.
Years passed on and I landed up finally in high school. Those times were rocking! I had so much fun with friends and we even had a logo for our gang! One day Mom instinctively grabbed my hand while crossing a road. I withdrew my hand immediately with a “I’m not a kid anymore, Mom!†expression. I still crossed the road with smiles but this time knowing that cars have brakes! I wanted to show her that I can take care of myself.
She still cared for me and loved me.
Although change is good, I believe that some things are better left untouched as they built foundations of one’s lives.
A change shouldn’t be mistaken with variety and it should always have a connecting path to the past so that we all know our way back even if the front door of life is closed.
Gratitude
This blind man was a very grumpy fellow. Maybe he was frustrated with his life. The Government decided to make a charity move on treating eye patients. One grumpy blind man was selected and availed the free treatment. The operation was painful and he was grumbling and cursing everyone throughout the day. After the successful operation, he thanked the doctor and walked away.
Thirty five years later, when he saw that doctor in a parking lot, he took his son by hand and pointed out to the doctor and said, ” That is the person who gave your dad, eyes. ”
This is the story of gratitude, experiencing it and passing it along so that everyone who hears it is reminded that a lil’ act of kindness still exists in this mad, bad world!
We all grow up, adapt to situations using our own experiences, others advices or even by taking the risks. But we should never forget who we are, how we started and how we made it till here.
Failure
A white line doesn’t look noticed or significant on a sheet of white paper. You always need a black line to make a definition on that empty page.
Similarly failure is like your shadow. You don’t get to see your shadow all the time but only at the scorching hour of the day. Shadows are a reminder or a proof of your existence and a reflection of you. And like them, failures remind you of how far you’ve come from a small step.
Accept your failures, they are part of you. Work towards it and soon you’ll be successful.
Future Talk
Have you laughed in you head seeing your parents behaving like kindergarten kids when it comes to computer? Or has it annoyed you when they keep calling you up when they don’t know how to operate a DVD player? Yes, I know that’s the story in most of our homes today. A typical afternoon at my place would be having my parents watch their serials on the popular Asianet channel and my bro and me, with the play station. One day, I came out of my room asking my bro if he saw the DVDs of Star Wars, as the older version of itunes wasn’t getting updated on my ipod and I had to redo the whole thing over again. I bet, to my parents, the whole conversation sounded like Greek and Latin. It might have occurred to them that their son learnt a lot and is a Techie freak! But on the other hand, it’s just another day for any kid like me!
Weeks ago, a priest at our local church confessed that a 4 year old boy was teaching him how to use the internet to check his mails.
This is the future talk.
We do not focus on the generation gap and instead just call the ones lagging behind as “silly†or “ignorantâ€.
But the catch here is that, one day we too will be watching TV in the visiting room.
