We are choosing hope over fear !!!!

We are choosing hope over fear., originally uploaded by sharaff.

I first liked that color combination but, the lines below that photo was more powerful i believe. it says

“Hope — hope is what led me here today. With a father from Kenya, a mother from Kansas and a story that could only happen in the United States of America.

Hope is the bedrock of this nation. The belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us, by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is, who have the courage to remake the world as it should be.

We are choosing hope over fear.”
By Barack Obama.

Sometimes…

“Sometimes”…thats the name for this particular writing i found in net. I don’t know the author, it is given as unknown… i like the words even though it has been told by many…

I thought of sharing the same with those who visit my blog … happy reading !!!!

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there,to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson,or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be possibly your roommate, neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way.And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be,
life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

Make every day count…

Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don’t believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you. You can make of your life anything you wish.

Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.

Most importantly, if you love someone tell them, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store. And learn a lesson in life each day you live.

My Confort Zone

I am so busy that i forgot to open my blog these days until i found something interesting today. I saw this in the net but the author name is unknown….The title given for the same is “My Confort Zone”.

I used to have a comfort zone
where I knew I wouldn’t fail.
The same four walls and busywork
were really more like jail.

I longed so much to do the things I’d never done before,
But stayed inside my comfort zone and paced the same old floor.

I said it didn’t matter that I wasn’t doing much.
I said I didn’t care for things like commission checks and such.
I claimed to be so busy with the things inside the zone,
But deep inside I longed for something special of my own.

I couldn’t let my life go by just watching others win.
I held my breath; I stepped outside and let the change begin.
I took a step and with new strength I’d never felt before,
I kissed my comfort zone goodbye and closed and locked the door.

If you’re in a comfort zone,
afraid to venture out,
Remember that all winners were at one time filled with doubt.
A step or two and words of praise can make your dreams come true.

Reach for your future with a smile;
success is there for you!

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing, originally uploaded by Silvia de Luque.

I saw this photo in Flickr. It reminds me about one line i read somewhere :

“Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don’t count.”

Known Stranger…:-)

On the side of a country road
I found someone waiting alone
When my eyes collide with her
Strange feeling made me shiver

I know this face long ago
But where is the life in those eyes
Without a single word or thought
We started walking together

With the golden rays of evening sun
We took the road which has no ending
The birds are singing on our way
The night is ready to take us away

Spark of hope…

I was roaming around yesterday…I thought of having some food…I was about to enter a hotel but something caught my attention…I saw a kid standing in front of the hotel begging for some food with his mom (I think that’s his mom…of at least for the time being…)

The entire appearance of that kid looks very dirty…according to some of my friends this is just a marketing strategy…I wonder why people think like that… is that because they want to use big terms even in day to day life?…I think now a days we got an analytical eyes than human eyes…I hate this…

I was watching him…when someone comes out of that hotel…his eyes go so bight and he will ask them for some food/money…as soon as they deny him then all the brightness will go…if somebody give something the he will smile…I felt his eyes is like a lamp which on and off with a switch…

Hardly I have noticed someone eyes with this much intensity of hope… (Forget about the day to day acting we does in the office…)

I felt that as a real spark of hope…

The Road Less Travelled

The Road Less Travelled, originally uploaded by justpedalhard.

I am in love with this photo…

i had no plans for this weekend..but this photo changed everything…after watching this i felt its long time i had a long drive…

i dont have a car now.. what to do?shall i go with my bull…hmm lets go with somebody so it will good if you feel like party also… couple of phone calls …wow good result… the plan is ready…

Saturday afternoon we will go for a drive…the destination ….unknown…

lets follow the words which i read somewhere “ I travel not to go anywhere, but to go.  I travel for travel’s sake.  The great affair is to move”

To someone who changed my life….

April 23, 2008 ….its been 2 years I got married…wow …what a feeling…there was a time when I thought that no one will ever take me into their life as what I am. I hate pretending …even that is happened and it’s happening for last 2 years…

People think life will change a lot after marriage…I don’t agree…I am still the same…I still enjoy my rides…I still enjoy my music…I still walk in the rain…I still dream looking the stars…I still party …

Thanks to my wife, who sat with me to listen all my craziness…she was there to support all my small dreams by taking it so seriously and putting all effort to see me smiling…she took me as what I am and not what I will be or what I could be…

When we met I never thought that I will marry her. I shared almost everything happened in my life and I was sure that listening to all those she wont even think to marry me…

I was mistaken… and she is with me now. She gave me the most precious gift …my son…

I am scribbling for you my dear…who knows the real me and still loving me for what i am…

Today we celebrate one more year…
Of a wonderful sail called life
I can see everything so clear
Like it all happened yesterday

The priest gave your hand to me
The smiling face of your sister
The tears of joy from your mom
The initial hug of your father…

The joyful giggle of my brother
The naughty words from my friend
The serous jokes from my father
The sign of relief from my mom

You told me to forget the bitter past
You teach me to smile on all joys
Your smile can make my evenings
Your eyes tells me thousand stories

Today will bring you lot of luck<
I am there with you on every step
But the best is yet to come
You tell me every day…

Evening thoughts…:-)

Today is very different… Don’t know why…After office I took my bullet (my bull is my part of life now) and gone for a long ride…evening was pleasant enough and after couple of kilometers I was away from the mad traffic…I had a car here in Bangalore but I was totally fed up with that for parking, driving in this stupid traffic etc…I am lucky I don’t have one now… Bull is good …you can feel the surroundings …the wind blowing against your face…you can feel the ride in all aspect …

Life was always different to me. ..I always had a reason for my thoughts and actions…I never tried to think life from others point of view…I paid a huge price for that…but still I am not changed that much…why is it like that? Why can’t I pretend at least?

I got two comments today on different occasions…

one told me …”you are a dreamer and there is no way you can live the way you want…forget it…your thoughts are not gelling with the society…you are answerable to lot of people…mind it”

My mind said…”sree …you have only one life…forgets the society rules …this is also created by people like you once…so you have all the rights to change the rules…if people can’t understand you, its not your fault…may be they can’t think from your point of view…” (This is why I love myself…J)

On the other occasion I had to give solutions to someone’s problem. He told me…”No wonder people think you are arrogant…you are truthful to your thoughts and your actions…change it dude…otherwise the mass crowd won’t accept you”

My mind told me…” forget the crowd…you are surrounded with some good people who can understand you as you…who are there for you every time you need…don’t look for the quantity look for the quality…”

The evening was pleasant …I turned my bike…while riding my mind started singing a scorpion song

“I saw the evening
Fading shadows one by one
We watch the lamb, lay down to the sacrifice
I saw the children
The children of the sun
How they wept, how they bled, how they died

Do you ever ask yourself
Is there a heaven in the sky
Why cant we stop the fight

cause we all live under the same sun
We all walk under the same moon
Then why, why cant we live as one…

The song goes on …like my thoughts…never ending…

I told myself …follow your dream…never allow time to fade it…

LIfe is different :-)

Couple of my friends asked me why the hell I am not putting anything on my blog..

The reason is very simple… I was lost…I myself don’t know what the hell I was doing last so many days…

I took a short break and went to my home time… it is so sweet… No traffic jams… No busy schedules… good food… I can enjoy the morning with birds singing… I can enjoy the sun set…visiting some temples in the evening… (I like this mainly because hardly anybody there who visit temples in the evening time now a days …since my home town is a village you wont found much people also …people love to be there in front of the Idiot box (TV) and watching stupid things…)

I try to compare my schedule when I am in Bangalore and when I am at my home town.

Bangalore: Wake up early in the morning and do the necessary thing before rushing to office

Home town: Stay in the bed lazy and do day dreaming… wind will be flowing through the windows…some body will come and give you a bed tea the you slowly start your day

Bangalore: Check you mails, calendar for daily meetings /presentations. (Oops you might have skipped your breakfast)

Home town: Grab a news paper, Sit… Relax and go through that… When someone calls for breakfast then take your towel, go for a bath… (Here also you have options … either you can have the bath in the bathroom or you can go to the near by pond/river)

Bangalore: Go for a tea with your colleagues …intensive discussion on inflation, economy, our daily action plans, 20 20 cricket, endless list

Home town: some relatives will visit… Have a chit chat with them…mom will be making some home made snacks…Have it and go for a small walk in side your compound watching the trees …birds…etc

Bangalore: Lunch time… Still the same old topics and think as if you are the reason behind all the things happening in this world…your inputs are extremely important etc

Home town: Have a nice lunch with lot of side dish…some sweets at the end.. You will start feeling little sleepy… Go for a nap

Bangalore: Coming back from office… Long traffic jams… Your FM will be spitting something ridiculous or put some songs. If no dinner outing/party then you will reach home by 8…tired but still sit in front of the TV till you fell sleepy

Home Town: take a cup of tea. After that go to the place where your old pals who are still there in the village, playing volley ball or football… play with them… sit with them for a nice chat…comeback home… Have dinner with some chats with your near and dear… once finished take a book…Read it till you feel sleepy

Same person two different kind of life…