The mise-en-scène of a melómano's day!

Aishwarya Ashok

Melomaniac/Melómano- A lover of music.

Seconds tick away…You just can’t tarry a bit, anymore. You need that little swash of music in your heart’s shore to carry on with the day. Bienvenido, my fellow melomaniac!

The feelings of a music lover are extremely delicate than you can ever think. For them, music is much more than hearing--it’s a matter of emotions that dive deep down in your heart, and get transported to your mind to create the so-called chimerical illusions. A music maniac like me lives the song, breathes the essence, taps to the beats, delves into harmonics and ruminates over the lyric. My own orchestral world is just created and I find myself teleported happily.

As a melómano, I need my dozes of music to function well for the day. Being my morning medicine, travel-time companion, healer of maudlin, music is such a protean thing that’s extant. My heart reaches out to music, the minute it feels lonely. My sleep seeks its arrival only if it receives a warm welcome from music. Music refills the enervated energy, peace and happiness of my soul.

Being a melomaniac, you just can’t resist from listening to songs. The urge to listen to your favorite song that very moment, the excitement when a new song gets released, the glow in your eyes when you discover something about music are all the telltale signs of your music madness. Music is much more than what I can express through words. A day went without listening to music is like the meal you’ve skipped, and you constantly get the feeling of incompleteness. A touch of sanctity, warmth of melody, the beats synonymous with your lub-dub, affection of tunes, the fondness of ragas--every form of music is so pristine and immaculate.

As a music aficionado, I find solace, bliss and satisfaction in one sole thing and that’s listening to, or rather, living with music. My world, my music.

The chronicles of typical Indian mass-entertainer movies

Most of the wood-suffixed movie industries have at least one film to boast off as a mass entertainer. These films always remain as a hodgepodge--romance, humor, melancholy, melodrama--name any genre, and it’ll be present in these movies. Most of them turn out to be commercially hit films, while a sizable chunk of the list flops big time. Such movies are binary--they’re either too good, or too bad and there’s no midway ranking.

Most of these films manage to lure the watchers either through a grandiose star cast, best-of-the-class music composers, jet-speed story line etc. But a typical anatomy of the so-called Indianized masala movies (as they’re popularly termed) is very simple--it just has a hackneyed script studded with predictable characters and at any point the plot never becomes irresolute.
The protagonist, antagonist, families and ties, cupid strikes, random stunts, handful of whims--this pretty much sums up any mass entertainer film. Where the change occurs between the films is how much of each type is being taken and what kind of priority is given to each of them.

It’s not surprising to see a happy-go-lucky hero whose only work, for a pre-decided epoch of the story, is to go around wooing ladies. Or rather, just show off his good-for-nothing skills, and goof around trying to be smart and savvy. Out of the blue, this guy turns responsible either after his family becomes impecunious due to huge debts, or the love of his life goads him to reach up to her societal status to marry her. Then he succeeds and becomes rich as all’s well with his life. Ludicrous I should say, when there’s such a clean sweep in one’s character within just few minutes of the plot--makes me think, “Are opportunities available always? If so, why are people like me stuck at the same place?!”

Time for some stunts, when the daring, adroit villain fights with our hero. Scenes like these are extravagantly shot and matched with background sounds so that people get to enjoy them. Sadly, these scenes turn into a travesty as most of the times it’s not one-on-one or one-on-many but one-on-zillion. The hero beats up troops of people, gets stabbings and gunshots and yet remains active as ever to perform his plot-demanded sequences.

The heroine sometimes becomes the superfluous character of the film. Either she’s the sanctimonious, naive, go-traditional type or the social, ultramodern, bedizened type. Whichever way it is, the heroines have a common thing--their brains are dormant and all they know is to act silly. Predestined for few musical numbers, a couple of romantic scenes paired with a few sober looks, the heroines are the additional fittings for most of the films.

Item songs, fast beat songs, songs shot in other countries...the list is endless. Most of the songs are shot with gaudy attires and grand sets. The musical album can make or break the august image a movie carries. Movies, especially mass entertainers, are exemplified based on the songs and it’s crisis of survival in the industry if the songs fail to become chartbusters.

Deaths and revenge plots. Ah! This is the favorite for these kind of films. The heroine is mostly given the prestigious job of dying early and a part of the movie revolves around how the hero with his sagacious and ulterior moves takes revenge for his love’s death. Gear up your heart as the reasons for revenge can vary from genuine ones to utter nonsense.

How can mass entertainers be without including whimsical and punch dialogues? The fiery, sassy lines that make you want to laugh insanely and the actual humor-mixed lines that make you want to bang your head against the hardest wall--yeah, sometimes these dialogues work in reverse.

Last but not the least, the happy endings. That’s like an icing on the cake for the commercial, mass-audience films. There may be uncountable characters waltzing their way throughout the movie. But finally, they all tend to interconnect and come together just as the seas meet the ocean. Die-hard enemies become cronies and the gloomy families suddenly resurrects to a happy ones. All your confusions and never ending questions about the confounding plot may remain unanswered, but these movies have climaxes that can convince you, at least for the time being.

With things being said, some mass entertainers have really managed to capture the audience’s hearts with a good mix of all elements and some have even annoyed people with it’s haphazard mix of characters and emotions.

Managing the Mysterious Melancholy

          Well, how can melancholy be mysterious? Actually, why can't it be? Okay, so how to obviate the risks of depression? Indeed mysterious happenings do occur with myriad interrogations.
 
           Depression, true to its meaning of suppressing or lowering something down, does the same with your feelings. Yeah, for a difference, it presses down your hopes and optimism making your heart conducive for a breakdown.Contrary to the actual meteorological context, depression makes your heart to become a low hope region and high blood pressure region. Finally, depression drops you in a station of despondency with no interconnecting transport for you to escape.

          But how do you thrive this melancholy and rise back? Can you just stay stagnant at the station? Don't you have to pick your strength and courage and run away from depressing moments? Being static should never be an option as it will hinder your limpid thoughts and put you into disinterestedness forever. One must put in the effort to swim across the pool of depression by doing bold strokes and laugh back at you doleful demons.

          Divert your thinking, channel your ideas and keep yourself busy to beat the depressing devil. Pour your heart out to someone close, do something that interests you and seek happiness in small things. Never let your feelings to become high tides but just keep them waltzing so that your heart feels light. Stay strong and strike a bong!

From seething to soothing!

   Well, it's not the rhyming set that I'm intending, through this title. The thought I want to deliver is far beyond that. It's almost human tendency to get upset over some incidents of everyday life. Well, to be precise,it's quotidian. But what's important, is the way we silently attack and weaken this negative force so that the impact on our life is very minimal. 

       

    There may be persons, moments, thoughts and actions that tend to spoil our day. They may still remain, no matter what. But do you have to give a damn to every single thing? Well, that's your choice.They may be the reason for your momentary frustration but there's always a healing at hand to curtail that pessimistic impact. 

     But did you know something? The events/people who ruin your day are not at danger. It's you, who respond to them,are at danger. Do you even realize that at the first place? Well, mostly it would be a "NO". We always say bad incidents, worst people, gloomy days. But have we ever pondered over the fact that even after they have made their impact, we still keep appending the "negative" term alongside each of those? So the problem is really with us. Why couldn't we tackle that negative agent with our positive antibodies? Don't worry, it's something really common to most of us. 

     It's not the disease that is detrimental , but it's the way you react. Have a confident approach and deal your medical sessions with a cool heart. There comes a difference now. It's not the excess salt in the food , that's the risk. It's the additional spice/vegetables you add to balance the taste, that matters. It's not the people who insult you, acting as spoilers. It's the option you choose. If you ignore them, you live in peace. 

     Convert every single harrowing incident of your life into a soul stirring one, but in a positive way. Your hobbies are excellent antibodies to attack the spoiling agents. They are your stress busters. Divert your mind, fill yourself with positive thoughts, calm your mind and brush the dust off your brain. Don't let anything ruin your day. 

    With this attitude, change anything in your life from seething to soothing! 

Kaleidoscope

        Why this topic out of all ? So am I going to go back to the bit of Physics that each of us would have learnt during our school days? Kaleidoscope is an instrument where three mirrors are set at 60 degrees ....blah blah . But hey wait! I'm not going to take this concept in a physics oriented way. So now , coming back to my first interrogation, as to why this topic - Because Life is a Kaleidoscope!

         I can validate this statement. Let me explain what I've to say. So what does this Kaleidoscope do? It has bits of glasses , bangles , colorful beads and other types of glittery accessories filled within a tube like structure. Now , take the kaleidoscope in your hand and rotate it. Keep doing this continuously. What do you see ? As you rotate it , light strikes on the surface of the tube like structure and the various fillers within this instrument reflect light and hence portray colorful patterns. Woah! Just a small construction with easily available materials . But how come we get different variants? Keep changing the position. Rotate and witness the beautiful patterns.

       You can ask me how this is coalesced with our lives. For each of us , our life is easily available. But the fact is that we do not use the full potential of life and hence it goes as waste. It is important to understand that life is vicissitudinous. Yeah , keep changing your patterns in life. Try something new and take up a new activity. Break what is called routine. Yes , routine is boring! Crazy is fun. Give your views , your activities , your habits, your mindset and finally yourself , a makeover. Have you understood now? Your life is a Kaleidoscope. The more you keep altering it , just like the positional change in the latter , you get more beautiful outcomes in life. Nice right ? :)

You're worth it!

                   

Caution:  The following is a story which is creative and not a real one. Enjoy and read fully to understand the thought delivered.

                At last the wait was over. It was time for the organs to confab and discuss about their functioning and well-being. The first few ones to engage in the conversation were - the heart, the lungs and the stomach. The blood was always a tête-à-tête companion for each of these organs and it also entered to listen to their conversation. The blood thought that this was yet another normal meet, but things were different much to the surprise of the blood. The heart started complaining that it was the only organ, despite being small in size did much of the work by regulating blood flow. It said that it was bored of being the only one to do the entire job and also sulked at being only about a fist's size. The heart wanted to take the function of the lungs, for it considered the lungs to perform the most easiest and superior job. Hearing this , the lungs got infuriated. It exclaimed that it had the most tiresome job of handling carbon-di-oxide and oxygen. It also wanted a role change, and this time a change with the stomach's function. The stomach on hearing this was happy for the fact that it no longer had to secrete acids to digest food, a boring mundane job. It was already planning to take up the heart's role and  was so excited to perform the lubb-dubb action. 

                  Having been hearing the conversation quietly, the blood didn't know how to respond. It tried to explain to the organs that each of them had importance and that each of them were unique to be compared. But all the talks were useless. The organs already took their decision to change roles and they were waiting for the consent of the blood. Now the blood was confused. It reached the brain to ask what should be done. The brain understood the complexity of the situation and told the blood that there was no other means than for the organs to realize their importance themselves. So it told the blood to accept this change , but on one condition- It should still flow only in the appropriate amounts into each organ as it earlier did , without any concern about the new role. When the blood conveyed the news to all its fellow unsatiated organs, all of them were overwhelmed. They did not care about the future consequences and all they wanted was to step in to the shoes of another organ, whose work they thought was superior and easier than their's. 

                 The day one of their new roles began. The blood flowed through the stomach ,in the same amount that it would flow to the heart earlier. The stomach could not handle this. It was just a fleshy organ with no valves, unlike a heart. It didn't know how to regulate the blood flow to it's fellow friends. There was only a single inlet and outlet for the stomach and it struggled very much. That moment, it felt lost. Yes, it wanted to return back to its original form. Meanwhile, blood saw that the lungs were incapable of secreting acids. It tried its level best, but it could not. It was connected to the wind pipe rather than food pipe. So all it could do was nothing but repent for its impetuous behavior. When blood flowed through the heart , the heart did not know how to perform for it could not convert the gases. It could not function like how the lungs would do and was clueless of how to obtain and send the gases. All the three organs could no longer retain their positions. They immediately called the blood and apologized for the blunder that they did. This time, each of the organs understood its worth and also realized that it was unique and that no other organ could imitate its role. The blood thanked the master brain for its timely help.

                     Well, the above story is just out of creation but to deliver a strong thought. I would like to juxtapose each of the heart, lungs and stomach to the people. Also I would like to compare the blood to the situations/experiences and the brain to the lives of people. Many a time, people forget to realize how important they are and they try to imitate others. In the process of becoming like others, they tend to loose themselves. When we forget to be ourselves , it is then that life would give us experiences/situations that make us understand our worth. It is then that we understand that we are unique and that no one can take over our ideas , our thoughts , our efforts and our being. It's high time that we realize the statement- "It's our differences that make us unique and beautiful".

Music Maketh Man

         Oh no! I don't intend to defame the adage by this title. Here I mean to explain how music forms an important part of our life. I am still a believer of - "Manners maketh man". And not only man , a woman too. It's high time for us to consider that it holds good for unisex. Same applies to my title. So I take into account the entire "Homo Sapiens" community by this title ( Sorry :P That was one bit of a hortatory effort for me to feel that I've not forgotten my basic biological studies undertaken back then at school . Homo Sapiens = Humans). This post is an opinion that I would like to share, infact something from my heart and yeah you're right I missed that word- "bottom of my heart".

          So what is common thing that unites a flowing waterfall and a nightingale? No , this is not a horrendous comparison. Think , there's something linking both. For those who have guessed it right , yes it's MUSIC. You can ask me as to how flowing water can create music. I'm perfectly fine with proper senses. But still why do I collate two things that has "nature" as a common backbone and say that a third party called music unites them? That's because I feel MUSIC is not just that song created by musicians and the orchestra. According to me , it is not only produced by the musical instruments but by every possible source in nature, greatly impacting on mankind. MUSIC is something that soothes the heart. It is that something which makes a person vivacious.

          Okay, why take nature?. Consider yourself , your own body. The fist-sized living organ, the heart itself banks on music for your own survival. Even the world's best musicians cannot match the beat and the tune that this plump little organ creates. Mind you , you are existing only because this tiny music maker is happy creating the best music - "lubb-dubb". Ah! So you yourself are a musician. Well,no, magician. You make music that is intangible. Musically-magical isn't it?. The whole world of music starts with us. What a bliss!

         Music is a companion. The best companion in times of happiness, joy, grief, pride and what not. It surrenders to us by cleaving itself into different genres. Different types , different sources , different listeners but one word- MUSIC. Music has the power to lift up any situation. It is so much instilled within us , into our blood. Those cries that we made as little babies , those tiny attempts that we took to be a part of a choir, the calm sound of gushing waterfall/river , the divine feeling of temple bells( the jingling bells too :P) , the blissful sound of birds , the bizarre resonance of conch shell , the thunderous clouds , that song we tried singing to impress our special one , all are MUSIC. 

      Personally music makes my day , my life , my existence and my everything. So yeah the above justifications makes me say "Music Maketh Man". Happy for those who accept this along with me. :)

Confessions of a Pluviophile

        But why? Why do I suddenly call myself a pluviophile? Wait, it's not like I don't like rain. I find happiness when it rains . Yeah, it's peaceful. But why haven't I considered myself one previously and why now?. Well, for those who wondering what a pluviophile is - someone who finds joy and peace of mind when it rains. With these thoughts still running , I pen down as to why I call myself a pluviophile with gratulation.

       The month started  with the greatest burden of all time- THE EXAMS. This is the time for me to prove as an epitome of patience for this exam season can extract all that energy and power in us. While I was waiting to activate my chemistry formula
Fear+Anxiety+Aim ---> Concentration+Good Score  with a catalyst "less time to study", the sudden visitor of my city, the rain, started to pour. With dark clouds surrounding like a thick curtain, the rain accelerated at its full speed with so much determination to pour. Ah! My lazy brain that was supposedly trying to concentrate has got a reason now to stop functioning. "Fie..it's raining and why do you still hold the book? Nope,I can't provide concentration anymore!!", were the words it uttered to me.

       Anymore? That means was I already learning? But how come I was able to hold an open book , trying to activate my formula and still not learn a word? How was that possible? That's when I realized that despite my arduous efforts to study , my sluggish  brain tried to cheat me by feigning itself to provide concentration. Also one more thing. No concentration only for studying, but it was there for something else. Oh, I have to find that.

       Found. I was starring at a white wall. It was just plain and tinged. My concentration on this led to haphazard thoughts. I remembered how I fought with my mother to get me a white watch. But wait, watch was my idea of gifting my friend on her birthday. But she should be free on that day, otherwise the plan would flop. What? Oh yeah , Plan!. I have to create a group to inform all friends and discuss. But there's still a month for her birthday. A month , which means exams will get over. Yaay! But what did I plan after exams ? Movies?Oh yeah but we got to book tickets for that new release. I have to watch the upcoming movie  because the last movie of the same star cast was a flop and this film is being hyped too much. It has good music too. But I got to ask my friend for the timings and date of the show. Yes I have to discuss. I lay on my cushion filled bed, smiling at the white wall , thinking about all of these.Yes, someone who would watch me now would mistake me for an insane. But it was peaceful and nice. Just random thoughts/memories with a soothing rainy climate. Yes, it creates a bliss.  

        Oh God! I forgot something. The time. I starred at my timepiece with dismay.I wiped my eyes to see it again for I thought I saw a wrong time due to my lost senses. But the time was right. It was two hours past the time, when I attempted to learn. How can time run so fast? But I haven't crossed a page in learning. That's when I realized for a slugabed and lazy creature like me, the rains can create wonders by providing a cosy and pleasant feel , making you run into the dreamy world that provides happiness and peace of mind . So yeah , coming back to the point of sharing this - I realized that I'm a pluviophile. How many of you have realized it now ? :)
                    

HOPE- A window to the world of your dreams

The very word is vivacious.It has the power to instigate energy into our hearts. This is something a person should not lose even after having lost all of his possessions. This can melt any person's steel clad heart so that it can be moulded to the desired form. It can bring unprecedented success and a positive vibe into lives of many. For some it is a state of existence and for some others , it is a feeling; For few it is what that keeps life sustaining with full happiness and for few others it is something one should develop to keep oneself motivated towards the goals to be achieved. Well, what is been discussed ? What is that word having such innumerable effects. It is HOPE. Want to know what is hope ? Then go ahead and take a peek into different lives , different perspectives, different causes but all united together through HOPE.

He bid adieu to her as he had to return back to his army. She had a drop of tear at the corner of her eye as she waved at him. For she didn't know that this would be the last time she sees him. There after a week she stood weak and tired near his grave with their only child , who seems to be lost into the world of confusion as to what happened to his father. She sat with a delicate and ruined heart but with a courageous and daring mind. Her eyes showed faith and confidence that she had to bring up her son to her husband's position and gave strong promises to her husband's soul. This is HOPE.

He was weak and fragile, for time has taken away his age and strength. But he was brave at heart. He believed on something , something for which everyone mocked at him. But he had a feeling deep down in the heart that one day his belief would come true. He lived in an Old-age home near the shore and longed that some day his son who sent him to this place would take him back , back to his house. Well , this has been his thinking for the past 10 years, from the time he entered this place with grief. This is HOPE.                                                                                                                                 

Their eyes saw the rich kids acting fussy over the selection of the restaurant for their lunch. The rich kids wanted Continental and not Indian food for they were bored of eating the latter. Their eyes rolled back to the packets they had in their hands. Today they may be fed with the left-overs but some day these kids by the roadside knew that they too would be choosing over delicacies , probably when they grow up . So they started putting handfuls of what they had into their mouths. This is HOPE.

Yes they had gone on a tour. They couldn't take him along. There he stood lonely without anyone giving him attention. But all this didn't shake the trust and faith he had on his family. He quietly lolled around the door that shut him inside and calmly waited for his family to return back for he knew that when they return , he is going to have the life's best moments with them inspite of him being their good old dog. There he stood wagging his tail near the door glass. This is HOPE.      

They were the best buddies . They fought over silly matters , argued over stupid things and had fun by working  all day. They strolled around together. They discussed heavily over important matters and never compromised on trust . They knew that they would stay the same way , happy and cheerful, life-long. They knew there was no one to seperate them. This is HOPE.                                            

He spent his whole life travelling. He endured pain such that he could witness glory later on. He did all he could to finish his ordeal. It was tiring and sometimes even threatening. In front of his eyes stood the humongous barrier which scared him away from attaining his goal. But he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Now he knew everything would be fine  and that he can continue his journey by climbing. This is HOPE.                                                                                                                   

     

                                                                                                                 

It was opened a week ago. Still there was no sign of success. She had great belief before she started this as this was something she was good at. It worried her. She invested so much of her money and time into this and now it stands still without any yield. But somehow she knew that the newly opened cafe would be filled with people of all age  groups , chatting all way and eating her delicacies. Just that it may take time. She was well prepared to face it. This is HOPE.                                                         

It was not his mistake. Infact he didn't even know the reason for this. He was deeply hurt when his parents were questioned about his state. Sometimes it went to an extent that he felt ashamed to face the world. But all these happened only till he realized that there was much more of him to be unleashed and that he was born to win over all hurdles and bring joy to his parents . He encouraged himself and started leading a normal life ,aiming at his goals. This is HOPE.                                 

                               

At last to the one which most of the youngsters could relate to. This happens when you gradually start realizing your responsibilities. You might have given your best but the results wouldn't have been appeasing. Many grumble and only some act wisely by waiting for the right time for they know great things happen only at right time. This is HOPE. I personally believe in this.                                       

                                

Well if the above mentioned perspectives were based on the actual HOPE , why not implement it in our lives ? Hope and feel the difference.                                                                                                

                                      

Life- Chemically Compounded !

Rewind. There were times when pages of formulas and equations which one cannot digest had to be mugged up without any mistake. The bonds that you create among your clan seems no matter for the only bonds that concerned these equations were the double and triple bonds. Well the reaction could be using salts,bases, acids or alkalies. These terms would slowly unleash that sack bag of chemical formulas which was buried deep down your brain few years back (Well I just meant for non- chemical students here). So yeah , this chemistry is surely tough than the cupid striking chemistry between couples. I can now read the question that stacks up in your mind. I know that it's "Why do you keep digging unwanted things right now?". But yeah , I am doing this for a reason , yes a valid one. A sudden thought struck me.What if Chemistry and Life are juxtaposed? What would be the result? Will they have similarities and if so , in what way? . Well , my solution to these interrogations is that both chemistry and life are interrelated. Oh no! Not in the love sense but yeah in a practical sense. And I very well know that anything stated should be justified. So here's my "Life - Chemically Compounded" formula.
          Let's start with simple compounds. So the first one to make an entry is the indispensable water. So this vital liquid is a combination of two hydrogen and one oxygen atoms to result in a compound. But what's the strategy with life? Let's take the first H to be Happiness and the second H to be Health. Let the O be Open-mindedness .We know that the major property of water is that it takes the form or the shape of any object into which it is poured say a bottle or an ice tray. It is so flexible and can exist in a way we want to. In the same way , if a person has happiness , health and open-mindedness , then he/she can remain free in life and can stay in any flexible way they want without having to worry about the future. Also that person can easily adapt to the form life takes and can easily deal with everyday problems in a much more smooth manner.
          Okay now let's take a  molecule for discussion - Oxygen.It has a simple structure with two oxygen atoms combined together. Now considering its relation with life's quotient - Let the two Os be Optimistic Outlook. We know that oxygen is important for the fact that the entire human respiratory system depends on its content for proper functioning. We inhale oxygen for a fit living. In the same way if Optimistic Outlook  concept is taken into people's minds then the resultant of any action will always be positive and full of success.
           The next compound in line is Common Salt- Sodium Chloride. It has two Sodium (Na+) and one chloride (Cl-) ions. So what's special about this salt? It's a known fact that the entire culinary efforts of everyday life would prove a failure without the addition of this compound. Let Na and Cl stand for Natural and Clever. The logic behind this is that when our ideas in life are natural , without being camouflaged and clever without having that tint of uncertainty , then our decisions are bound to achieve success and are sure to be correct in every sense.
           The next compound that is to be discussed is Hydrochloric acid (HCl). Let hydrogen H+ and chloride Cl- stand for High-spiritedness  and Clarity. We know that our human body secretes HCl within our digestive system and more the concentration of the acid , the better and faster the food particles get broken down. In the same way more the concentration of High-spiritedness and clarity that we have in our approaches , the smaller the problems of our life would break down and melt as a butter in a hot pan.
           The most toxic of all the compound is Carbon Monoxide(CO).  It has carbon and oxygen in such a proportion that it is considered to be allergic and pungent and said to cause cancerous growth. In life's concern , let's take the C and O  to be Careless Outcomes . This means that if we do not take proper measures to improve our actions in life , then the outcomes would be careless and in the same way would greatly affect the life in a long run. So just as the compound should be avoided in a chemical sense , the same must be done for life's concept too.
           The last compound to be mentioned is Glucose. It has six atoms of Carbon , twelve atoms of Hydrogen and again six atoms of Oxygen. So what's the story behind this compound. It's known to the world that it can give instant energy i.e it serves as a source of carbohydrates.Taking the C, H  and O  as  Commitment,  Hardwork and Opportunity we see that equal amounts of commitment and opportunity along with twice the amount of hardwork results in a massive positive energy so called victory in life. And yes, everything in life will start tasting sweet and sugary.
           These are just few compounds that relate to life with a different meaning for their atoms. So don't you now feel life has got its chemistry ? Well , the answer would be an yes from my side.

A Despicable Portray

With the controversies and news against the popular food product still ruling the grounds, we Indians are put to think about the future commercial market. We are totally discombobulated as we are exposed to the mistrust of products that we use in our day to day life. With our quotidian needs at stake and the various television commercials being important reasons for public to endorse and use products, we need to think whether all the ads shown are properly portrayed. Ironically, it’s a no. Well, there’s a justification for this say and many of us would already know the few ones cited below.

                        The general Indian television ads are targeted towards every age group depending on the nature of the product to be sold. Of late we have been seeing quite few ads that show a woman’s character very low, much to the surprise that many women themselves act in such ads. Be it the popular men brand deodorants that shows the lewdness and prurience of women (well, to my dismay every ad does that) or the famous soft drink that has a lead female celebrity endorsing it, which I really doubt whether it’s the brand that is being publicized for I don’t find the actions performed to be in correlation with promoting the mango drink. Aren't these simple brands that are essential for public need? Then why do they have to show it in such a manner that provokes controversy, and to be frank catalyze the illicit thoughts in people’s mind?.

                        Well the list doesn't end there. Next in line is to attract the middle-aged women who have unmarried young daughters. The mothers are so vexed and have a hard time because their daughters are not giving their consent for marriage. Then the famous ads came as handy solutions to these mothers. Just take your daughter to a jewelry showroom, and there comes the reply that she’s ready to get married. Well it’s so surprising that a flashy piece of stone can work wonders which even a mother’s words cannot.  And next to be credited is the ad for fairness cream by a popular brand, for both men and women. The minute a person uses it, there comes the self-confidence from nowhere to achieve anything in life - from saying a “no to marry a guy” to your father, to gaining stardom all within seconds. Well so do they mean dark people can’t achieve anything or they don’t have self-confidence? Probably these brands don’t know the achievers list.

                        We also didn't know that swapping a cellphone of your loved ones could make them understand each other’s importance. So does the count of calls in one’s phone decide one’s character? Well, it seems so. I guess spending time with your near ones proves a waste, for the ad shows the best way to exchange the phones. You can understand someone is busy by just talking to them, for he/she is someone whom you know very close. Evidence is not needed.

                        It’s been a latest fad now to rope in children into the ads so that mass crowd of all ages would be attracted for children are being portrayed. All the leading soap and toothpaste brands , suddenly have people in the name of “experts” wearing white coats ( The point made clear that every expert should wear a white coat whether or not he/she is really one ), showing that the product is 99.99% safe for children use(and adults too ). Well our branded products contain more fruity content than our real fruits that we consume, according to a survey. So are these products really safe? If not why is that every such ad should rope in an expert?. It becomes so stereotype with every ad following the same method. Well people, there are other creative ways of advertising products.

                        The most shocking advertisement, not intended for television, yet earned a lot of controversy is the one by the online shop for all types of sunglasses and lenses for men and women. It was during the Nepal earthquake that occurred of late, where when the entire country was in deep condolence, the company released an ad stating “Shake it off like this earthquake with flat **% discount …” on some product. It’s saddening to see that some brand is being popularized at the cost of people battling for their lives.

                        Even though there are the above mentioned ads having a despicable portray, there are many television commercials that are captured in a wonderful way to deliver a thought. Be it the “every friend is necessary” ad of the well-known network brand emphasizing the importance of friendship, the ads depicting the importance of sharing among kids, the P&G education initiatives, the woman empowerment showing a woman as a boss over her husband (well, it’s just one showing woman power) or the clothing brand ad that shows the will power of a single mother raising her kid, each of them have made a striking role in kindling the character and thoughts of each of us. It’s not only the above ones but many that are striving to popularize the brands as well as deliver a thought to public, well even if not a thought it doesn't portray anyone badly. So it’s high time we Indians stop completely believing in advertisements blindly and start thinking and reflecting about them for a better future.

The nosy affairs

This is quite a common tendency. And primarily for Indians it's more of an idiosyncrasy. This moots up among all age groups,without any tint of partiality and in all places that attracts people in groups for those chit-chats. This can lighten a situation by being jest-filled or even provoke a war like environment. So what's this "this"? It's the petite nosy attitude that most of us have , making us interested in others more than ourselves. So what's wrong in this ? Is it something like a no!no! to keep updated about others affairs (here I mean their activities :P) or enquire about what others are upto so that you could be the topper of "Who's who" list and what's currently trending among your clan ?. Well , it is not so until you maintain the so called limits with which you can approach a person. This is what I want to discuss in this article.
                                                 To understand what exactly this nosy attitude means, I would like to cast few examples that explains itself.  Firstly let's consider the dramatic scenario at home on the day of our 10th standard or 12th standard board examination results. There the bike starts and gears up with full speed whether or not in reality but at least in our stomachs as we check the results ,with our parents' eyes glued to the monitor (yeah almost all of us check our results online :P) that looks brighter than what we think is our future and with the grandparents sitting at a stone's throw from us chanting all those lines from scriptures to make the God shower blessings disguised as marks. Then this volcano stays dormant until you check your marks but erupts the same day when the so called relatives whom I bet you guessed didn't exist make their calls ,and sadly in most cases visit your home. Then comes the uncle's mother-in-law's sister's daughter's son's stories , where the alienated relatives with their honed skills starts comparing the marks , asking you your marks just as the criminals get questioned by an officer. There,you stand in the court scenario with the "Whatever I say is the truth....blah blah..." verse running in the background. The nosy affair starts here. So what's the problem of those people who didn't know that you existed ,during hardships but come straightway to enquire marks when declared ? Don't you think this nosy habit  balks at the personal space of people?. Ironically , it does.
                                                It just doesn't end there but travel to places as we commute. Why not marriages and get together functions? They prove places of gossips and untold stories about people. There this curious behavior creeps in like a hole through the tight wall.How many of us questioned by those so called aunties and uncles , just because they have right to ask silly questions due to their age?. For most of the times , it's not the care for us which makes them ask such questions ( at least we would be happy if it's that ) ,but it's that attitude that's ready to put us down by saying boastful stories of their wards and grandchildren the moment we finish. You are at blame if you are not engaged (for the one's in late 20's) , or you are at blame if you are not one among those millions who land up in the so called creamy IT jobs (for them any other domain is waste of time and money. At least for most) or the last question that turns up would be about the salary. The most irritating fact is when all these questions have to be answered as a quench for their curiosity and not as a matter of care or responsibility in guiding us. This indeed is a very nosy affair.
                                          Why put the entire blame on the elders ? Often , we youngsters end up poking our nose and piquing into people's affairs beyond our limits. Gossips do arise , but that's not the thing at blame. Kidding and gossiping go hand in hand in friendship. But what matters most is the amount of  healthy personal space that each of us maintain and the way each one should act without intruding into this. The most important fact is that your concern for others and the curious nature to know about their being and happenings should not hurt or irritate them . For this nosy attitude not only lowers your image but also leads to troubled circumstances that goes beyond control.
                           
So can we start reducing this nosy habit of ours and instead  show real concern and care for the people around us ?. Well, it's high time we should.
                       

Of those oxymorons in our lives

Well, they are so feigned. They are those few of the usual words uttered by us in our everyday conversation .Yet we don't really seem to notice them for they tide along the flow of talk. Yeah, so the "they" that is mentioned here are the Oxymorons. I'm glad for those who already know what it means. (Oxymoron , as the name may seem new, is an old concept belonging to figures of speech. For those of you who have memories of spending your high school days with  red-tinged Wren&Martin book, this term is no new.). In simple terms , ever tried juxtaposing words for fun? Well , if not no worries, for oxymorons do the needed by consisting words juxtaposed for contrast. They are paired words with contrast meanings. Interestingly, the word "Oxymoron" itself is an example for it meaning the words "sharp" and "dull", two unusually paired words of opposite meanings. This article is not a discussion of any point in particular , but just a tale to open up the concept of oxymorons and how funnily we end up using it in our normal conversations, in most cases without knowing.

And this is no special term because there are other figures of speech like simile and metaphor. This post is just out of my liking for "oxymorons".

So here are those oxymorons and the random examples ( You may have some other instances too). The bold words are the oxymorons.

                                      There are times of test in your life. They drive you crazy for you may not know how to go about and how to deal with. Neither their source nor their results may be known. Haven't you been absolutely unsure to take decisions ? Well you might have surely had. And then you say " Omg. Just don't know what this is up to! I'm absolutely unsure what move to make next".
                                      Then time may pass, you may land up in what the Engineering students call it as "the biggest problem" , the semester exams, that intrudes a happy life once in 3 months ( well , just don't believe the six month story , for its never been so ). The count down starts , one month to exams , 20 days ,3 days and finally the night before the exams. And then that friend of yours , who acts savior by telling you important questions to learn calls. You say, " Chancey illa! (No chance ) The only choice  is to leave this answer and go for there is no time". (Did you know that you were using an oxymoron? :P)
                                    And there, after the exams , you'll face another semester where the first day , fate tricks you by giving a lab period in the timetable. And there you go to the lab , without knowing what it concerns , and on the very first day of the sem (*facepalm). Also you being the unluckiest are put into a batch that goes to toughest lab class and the other batch manage to go to a lab with a.c's and fun loving teacher ( Engineering students would know what this means :D). After this class ,you come out , and the other batch students wait like monkeys seeing bananas coming, waiting to know how the session was, and you say " The sir /ma'am clearly confused . I don't understand the format for the record!Attending or not attending the class makes the same difference".
                                   And then , remember those fast paced evenings before the submission of records? We all end up going to the xerox shop and make the guy who runs the shop to run out of ink itself ,  by taking all our last-minute printouts. Half of the time we use our friend's completed record for our supreme xerox, for why waste our time formatting the stuff? :D. Then we say to the shop guy , "Anna (brother) this is original copy . Can you take xerox of it?".
                                    Those jobless times in class. We end up blathering and jabbering gossips. When gossips turn up , the gaucheness of yours come along and you comment about someone near you such that is turns into a loud whisper. There you are, deadlocked when that person hears you. Your non stop conversation would end in deafening silence.
                                    Have you tried to act naturally in certain circumstances instead of falsely pleasing others? Or  even when your patience ( or cool ) was found missing , were you  awfully good to that person at stake? . Have you asked for exact estimate while heading any event in college ?You would have at least once, and unknowingly you would have used the words.

                                 Ever known how contrasting words could hodgepodge into a sane and meaningful context?. Well you would at least now if you hadn't known so long.
                                     

Is destiny related to Math?

                                      It's a ubiquitous statement. It's uttered by all-aged persons. A simple one to use, as a matter of fact ,excuse or lament.  Yes, it's the line "It's fate". It is so common for us to say this whenever something happens out of our fence of expectations , or something happens to us in a negative way.Rarely do we use it when something of great value happens to us. It's always a heated debate whether one can change the so called fate and achieve something beyond it ,or one has to accept or lament over the fact of being destined in that way. People may have a varied opinion on this issue. But this article is solely what I feel, think and put into use in my life. So you can opt for this if you feel the same way . :)
                                 
                                      In my opinion , the preamble fact that I want to put forth is that that the destiny or the fate is related to the Math that we study from our kindergarten. Or in other terms, the concept of destiny can be explained by the basic Math that we have learnt in our lives. I really don't know what made me draw such relation , but somehow I feel that they coalesce.

                                      For the lives of few, the fate can be compared to the well known "Mathematical operator concept".When you wanna achieve something in life , or complete a task or succeed in some matter, you automatically start working towards it. But the way and the amount of work put in by you matters a lot in deciding, or more properly knowing your destiny. When your passion and hard work towards achieving something is exceedingly high or accrues then it can be compared to the "greater than operator" . In that case your hard work is surplus than the destined fate , where the fate fails to attack you.There comes the success and glory , with the fastest ever speed  targeting you. The simple formula

(Passion+Dream+Hard work ) > (so called fate) = You succeed (Higher chances)
This gives a greater chance of you changing your fate. Again , I here mean a higher chance (you'll know why I emphasize on this in few more lines to come).
                                    Similarly , when the amount of effort that you put in to achieve something is not that great enough ( for us it's always the best effort , but it may not be enough for attaining that goal  which I'm sure our hearts fail to accept. ), then the decided fate is higher hence we tend to reach situation of dejection and sorrow , having not achieved our goal. So here comes the "lesser than operator".

(Passion+Dream+Hard work ) < (so called fate) = You loose (In most cases)
Here again, it's in the most cases and not always. So once we reach this situation , all that runs in our minds is to work more assiduously (optimistic ) or stay there grumbling (pessimistic).

                                         Now the fact why I had already mentioned "higher chances" and "in most cases" , requires a mention here. Here I don't try to be pessimistic . But it's an explanation that I've had out of my personal experience and also having seen in other's lives. Though I gave the three para explanation , I know that most of you would nod to this aspect . Let's consider the people who die in everyday accidents , sudden ones. Let's consider the people and children who are affected by some grave disease say cancer , having no reasons for them to get acclimated to such pain. Think of the foetus that get aborted in the womb. Think of people who are just alive the previous minute but are tangled by the ropes of death the next minute by some terror attack or accidents. The above stated ones are just few examples of the unexpected events that are truly glued to the "Results of fate or destiny". The math concept used here is "log(0)". We know that log(0) is undefined. So are the cases included above (and many more like that ). These are the cases where a human cannot do anything in prior to change the destined writing of the amanuensis of God. They are undefined too. All we can do in these circumstances is to endure the pain or the results and hope for the best to happen in near future. Isn't it bleak? The answer is hard to say.

How to keep them unnoticed ?- The role of your privacy settings!

Oh no..It's not my addiction to Whatsapp. Well, just a glace at the title may make you think so. But what I really mean is something with a twist. Okay , our human minds are so accustomed that even a weird , absurd  topic could be easily understood by citing examples. Let me do that now , to explain what I really mean and not to make you mean to others but to improve the means of your life. ( yeah! you're right..just tried using that word in different contexts. :P).

                                               That excited and satisfactory moment finally arrives , a much awaited one in your life for what you have faced so long has only been the different sized siblings of failures and frustration. You are extremely sated with what has occurred. What you have got is the initial step for your path and you're sure that you'll meet success in just a few trials . But yeah there occur times where this confidence of yours may go down disparagingly. This may be either due to few pessimists , whose all day work is to grumble and just belittle you or due to few instants which may deter you from staying focused in your goal. You may feel completely hopeless and stranded in your so called goal-reaching path. What do you do ? How to butter up the situation?. How to bring back that confidence and power that motivates you ? .

                                                   No question in this world goes answer-less ( at least this is what I believe. No , don't stimulate your smart brains to shout out the cliched words "hypothetical questions".  :P). So in my opinion, the better solution to the above problems would be to use your abilities in the field of social networks , in your life. The preliminary step: Sync the concept of privacy settings. Well at least use this option here , in your life , even if you don't for blocking strangers in real life , for in your life it is essential to flush out the junk. So always keep this privacy mode of yours activated, for we don't know when we will come up with shitty people and messy situations. Just as a sensor , once such an event pokes up , your mind and your heart syncs together and blocks this from being processed. Just as the white blood cells tend to rush to the location where the infection occurs in your body when hurt ( yeah , I'm a pathetic biology student turned engineer who is trying to recollect the tint of the passionate biology learnt sometime ....nope...a longtime back) , the privacy setting of yours would stop the information on the bad people and events that perturb you , from gushing. Tada , you're almost out of the troublesome situation and back with the same zeal and energy to achieve your goal. But the continuity lies in how far you use your privacy setting option. This applies greatly to me too , for I'm also the kind of person who gets deterred. So together we shall activate our privacy settings and fight out our monstrous devils - both people and the situations putting us down. :D

When the letters go tangling

Okay, this substance may be in the same lines , say a sequel to the crux of my previous article , " the confessions of anonymous person". This time I'm gonna confess about something which you may think is so unlikely for anyone to notice or to grumble about. You may also think that this one is too intruding into people's idiosyncrasies. Well you can take an apology from my side before you could continue reading this tale. ( Well I actually don't wanna owe one , because I really think this is an incinerating issue ,that is least cared by people, and has become a latest fad among all aged folks ).
               Well, I want to put forward a collation ,the one of a person with his language. Can you imagine liking a person who is totally unkempt and disheveled? I know it can never happen in even in dreams ( Well. I'm not meaning any of those stereotype collections in the cine field where any sort of cupid strikes can happen :P). Well if you can't for the former , then how could you prefer the latter ? How can you not like an improper person and yet prefer the imperfect language?.Language being an integral part of our life , plays a silent watcher and can trip us at times. But the scenario now is that we go and fall a prey to such trips. What makes this happen is the "tangling of letters " . It's become a recent trend to use short forms , with no partiality for any word! Who knows , even as days tread, the words "short form"may themselves be indicated in a more petite form . These short forms not even imply the reduced form of the words, not even a drop of few letters , but involve a complete mix and match with letters tangling and dancing to their own tunes . We are so much used to such words that we almost forget the original spelling of the words and are in a scenario to sign up a monthly tuition with the 2nd grade kids , to learn them up .

       The worst situation that one could face is when you type bazillion lines explaining even that intricacies of the cusps of the jist , and there comes the moment when all that you'll as a reply is a "K" or "Ohhhkeey" or an even worse compressed form. It would have taken the same time to type an "okay" or at least an "OK". All you do sway your fingers , which do not consume a day's pay , but just few milliseconds extra. This laconic reply surely puts off the mood of the person who has taken an effort to convey something . This not only pertains to this word but for all those words in the English language. From what was called the way to achieve time efficacy, this is almost  turning into a fashion quotient and we have reached a situation where a person is considered to be berserk if he/she types normally.
                   " I m gtng lte..its 3 alrdy I hv 2 go thr by 4.wen shl v meet.." This is very well understood by all . No doubts .But what in my opinion is , what is that force that pulls you back from just spending that extra few seconds in typing the words fully? . And more appropriately why is that hindering you from being normal?. It's not that by saving these extra few seconds  we end up with a valuable day. It takes million such extra seconds to make up a day's hours and so why not use it when there rather than abstractly wanting it.
                Again what I mean here is not that short forms should never be used. And I also admit that I'm not a very avid follower of this. I too end up using few short forms like lol , btw and some more . But as specified above, it kills the beauty of the language and once it becomes an addiction, can trip us anytime, and hence may redound to unpleasant situations. In the long run what matters a lot is how well we are able to understand the essence of the language , and these fashion trends can prove to be an evanescence , and a new way of typing words ( to me...a more stupid way of doing it...as there is only one way and it has already been taught to us) can make its way, where if we continue to dwell the same way we are , we will end up in a much more bleak scenario.
        The thought that I wanna drive through this is that it's nice if we reduce these short forms step by step and habitually it may be completely driven out , making us to enjoy the real essence of the language.

Yes, I'm tired of....

Okay. This title may make you think that I've gone berserk. Or yeah, you may also feel that I am gonna twaddle by making you bounce to the heights of boredom and return back to this earth with a bang. Well , I don't know really how to classify this one. But yeah, take it as a "confessions of an anonymous person" (sorry that few who read this may know me :P).
                                                                 On a sunny and weary day, came the thirst as a sudden uninvited guest into him.(Well this is not an excerpt from any children's storybook) . But it was soon quenched by a bottle of water.Dot. The thirst had gone, what about the bottle?? Least cared by any. Why should it be important after your mission is achieved?. You are considered a sane person if you feel that the bottle would not cry or feel when you crush it after use. Yes, don't worry .Your IQ is perfect. But what if a human is in the place of that petite bottle? Are you still considered a sane person? It is ironically a yes.
                                                              There occurs many situations in life where a human is treated the same way as the bottle, may be worse than that. This may not happen always, but yeah surely shows its grey shades atleast a few times. In this sociopathic world, nothing that disregards a human seems to be punishable. People have started to become more self-centric and what they care more is their well being. Okay, it's not wrong and it's obvious that you have to sate your needs and achieve and accomplish what you really want. But are these to be done at the expense of another person or people at large? Many people may or may not understand that they bamboozle into other people's life .( Okay I was trying to be diplomatic. It's mostly the former way where people do it knowingly). Most of them try to cover people's mind by their saccharine talks and their mendacious actions. All they want is the help of the other person until their deeds are completed, on which there is no room for any compromise. Then comes the period where they start neglecting the person/people who helped them. This may just be a beginning. The climax of this may even be as worse as being treated like a piece of shit. This may also be countervailed when the person is able to fight back. But for innocent or more frankly people with practical minds ( I am for sure one. Yes by this, I mean it) , fighting back may just seem like an act of clearing  a garbage. The more and more you do, the more it hurts and irks.
                                                           I really don't know from where this kind of cheap attitude arose in the minds of many. Initially I could just see it like that mentioned in the cliché "Once in a blue moon". But as years passed by, I came to understand this it is not the moon but a galaxy of stars (here I mean the people with that cheap habit to disregard a person after using them for what they actually want), that surrounds me . Having crossed nineteen years in my life, leaving apart those ecstatic years of childhood (probably only the first few years), I am tired for I have been clearing my path, crowded with such kind of people. But I always try keeping this in my mind -" I forgive people for what they have done to me. This doesn't mean that I really forgot what they did, but is for me to MOVE ON, by throwing these people into the backstage of my life's play". With most of my life's years yet to be crossed I keep waiting for I know that  this list of mine will never end and may keep oscillating in its count. So am I this cheap plastic filthy bag where people can throw anything they need and crush whenever they want and use it when ever they opine? May be a yes, in their eyes. To me I would still be the same me, helping and aiding to the extent of how much ever I can. But I know that this little volcano inside me would surely explode one day. That one day I can really not predict the apocalypses. Conclusion of my confessions-  You wanna meet some parsimonious minds? Well, I know many. 

Are you really defined by who you are?

Well. This question, a barely easy one to be asked , faces its complexity only when faced or in other words, answered. There is a clean difference between the questions posed to you and the questions that you pose to yourself. In fact in many cases they might be a same question, but would differ in the angle in which it is approached. One such example is the homespun statement "What is the definition of you?". From this article I don't intend to derive a periphrasis, but what I want to clearly convey through this is that are all of us defined by the way we are , when questioned to ourselves?, literally meaning that can you still stay independent and defined by yourself when in a troglodytic situation, not accompanied by your clan?. Well, that surely demands a lot of courage and confidence. 
                                           To most of us ( inclusive of me), a normal day like any other one would not surpass without roaming with our own folks. It is a human tendency to get along in groups the minute you are free. Just recollect the instances such as in school and college, where the moment we know we are put to no work, we gather in groups ( here I mean more than one itself as a group). This surrounding groupism not only ends with the free time but also continues beyond thoughts. There occurs few times where you may always be surrounded by your own sweet friends , pampered and praised by few of them, having the out of the world kind of fun that you would never have had in life. That moment may make you feel that you have got the best of the best that any could deserve. Imagining such a situation itself gives you the sheer happiness and that furore. In fact you could go to that extreme level where you cannot stay a second without your group and sometimes letting them occupy the prominent part of your life.These things would undoubtedly drive you to give that instant reply to the previously stated question- I am defined by my friends or the dear ones I have.Even a minute without them might make you weak and lonely.
                                           Okay. Now coming to the real essence of this article, I am not mentioning this to put down that spirit in you, nor do I state this to invoke that sarcasm about the ones who accompany you. In a real world situation, when you are alone, all alone with no one to stay with you, would you still define yourself with that above stated reply? What I really intend to convey is that always situations do not butter up smoothly. There might be situations in life where you are really facing it in solitary. So it is high time that each one of us should be defined by who really we are, by our potential, by our confidence, by our aims , in other words by our degree of independence. It is always healthy to spend time alone for it might tell you how to be alone and face life individually rather than  defined by another person. Learn to handle things your way, for you may not always be surrounded by the people speaking your opinions and taking your decisions and don't ever let that too.
Now have you realized to which category you belong? If so act promptly by just considering this article  as a sign of a healthy tip for a good life.  

That one step towards a social cause

All of us in this world are blessed to be born as humans. With many stories telling us the need of God creating the humans, the truth that stands apart is that to help each other and build a healthy and peaceful generation. Right from the olden days to this milieu, there has always been a ghetto in the minds of people that turned them to be very conservative and putting down their social thinking ability. Always it is believed that the children form the future of our nation. But today with the statistical data of our nation showing a huge rise in the number homeless, illiterate, underprivileged children it is ironical to sustain without taking any measures to overcome it. Also our country is facing major crisis of pollution and death tolls due to epidemic diseases, putting us in threat. So there comes a call for the responsible actions of us, in order to take a step towards the burning social issues.                                                

                           Being a college student, one most common and the simplest medium that one can adopt is nurturing knowledge and inculcating that learning process in many young minds. I was extremely happy when this was met by the “Teach A School” event of my college's EDC( Entrepreneurship Development Cell) .I am very proud for being a part of it as it taught me what real happiness and pleasure means. It was at that time I felt that imparting knowledge and teaching a piece of something that we know, would go long miles in creating a brighter future for these young kids. Also current data shows that there are many children who are still deprived of their primary education. If we could just take that one step in spending our leisure time with these kids, teaching and enjoying with them, I am sure that it will give you the feeling of life’s fulfillment.  All that it requires is the social interest and that hand of yours which is ready to be lent out for helping. This project would surely bring a massive change in the society if carried out at a faster pace with more people joining hands in building a better future.

                             Another way to extend this support of ours is organizing a fund raising event, where each of us can put in an affordable sum, contributed to resolve the problems of illiteracy, malnutrition, cure of deadly diseases and many other burning issues. This little effort of ours may go to the zenith of improving the lives of many, providing the basic necessities like food, education, medicines etc for many underprivileged people. Well, isn’t this something that is possible by each of us? One can also indulge in the activities that involve collecting stationeries, eatables and basic requirements for daily life and distribute it to the needy students and people.

                           Periodic visits to old age homes and homes for the destitute children in order to distribute the above collected things, sweets, clothing and many other items may also suffice to provide happiness to the one giving and receiving. For isn’t life build on that giving and receiving? Yes, this small outreach of ours may do wonders in the lives of destitute children, who believe that they have many sisters and brothers reaching out to them in need, and also for the old people, who may take each of us as a grandson/granddaughter, feeling satisfied and giving us their well wishes. So this small act if ours not only proves beneficial for the society, but also for us, helping us to receive abundant happiness and pleasure.

                          Yet another way is to raise your voice towards any awareness programs conducted across the city. There are many happenings which include the ones like Go green campaign, Fighting cancer, polio awareness, beach cleanups and rallies. By being a part of such prime programs, one can aid in spreading the word among the people so that there comes more involvement.

                          Finally, the thought conveyed is that this little contribution of ours towards a social cause can accrue and result in a million hands joining a project, in improving our surrounding and the nation at large. So it is important that we become sensitive to the needs of the people around us, for giving and sharing forms the woven parts of our lives. Being a part of a social cause is more like a bouncing ball! For a bouncing ball, more the force you put in throwing it, the faster it reaches you. Similarly, more the effort you put in to help people, the faster it reaches you as happiness, pleasure and contentment in disguise. So at least this year, all of us should make it a point to involve in any social event and take that one step towards a social cause.

To that someone in you!

Hey people,
 Well, before you bump on into the car of curiosities, let me tell you that the someone within you, each of you, is you. Okay I am not planning on a session on tongue twisters :). What I want to convey through this tale is a simple concept, the concept of pleasing yourself,loving yourself, patting yourself and most importantly taking care of the 'you' in yourself.


                                      All of us have a heart, which from a philosopher's and a biologist's point of view is a fist's size. But it has the power of withstanding all that you dump in it, where the capacity may exceed even the amount of air in 100 balloons. In fact the you, who the world sees, is the personification of your heart. So the real you  lies in your heart. Well if it is important to take care of yourself externally, isn't it important to take care of the inner you? In fact the inner you is the most stupid of all. It gives room for all the worries, fears , anxieties and above all only remainder of its space to the most essential ones being hope, love ,care, faith and trust. But heart doesn't know to prioritize things because being your heart, it thinks that all you put in it is important. In this way , the more you keep sending your stressful things, the more the inner you turns fragile and weak. And finally, you being the personification of it , are affected. This turns you into a gloomy, dull and fearful person, making you lose the best moments of your life. So spending quality time in taking care of the inner you becomes the call of the moment.

                                     The healing for this lies just in your hands and more specifically in your mindset. It is known that fear, worries and pains form an integral part of life and they are indispensable. But if we try to solve our day to day issues, and dealing even the biggest problems smoothly, they tend to gradually lessen and hence the amount of dumping into the inner you decreases. Now if you start filling the emptied space with more positive attitudes, love, happiness and cheerfulness,I am sure that your heart can hold even more than the amount with which it survived earlier because it's the lightest of lightest feelings that you are filling.Try to calm yourself  by giving hopes to your heart at painful moments, by consoling your heart at bad times, by thanking your heart at happy times, and by patting the inner you at proud moments. Remember, the inner you is more fragile than a new-born. So giving it proper care is very essential . So, when the inner you is taken care of, isn't it enough for you to stay happy and young ever?.