A Contrast

I was waiting for the lift and as it arrived, I stepped into it. I found a foreigner in. As we proceeded to the ground floor he greeted me and asked me how my week-end was. He supossedly had spent it listening to classical rock, did a bit of driving, had a tough time finding parking space at Brigade Road and on the whole thoroughly enjoyed the week-end. And all this talking happened between the 4th floor and the ground floor. Made me wonder as to how easy it is to communicate with strangers. All it takes is just a warm smile and a 'hello'. It makes the beginning of a Monday morning good with pleasant things happening.

25 minutes later, I was waiting for auto. An auto stopped and onto it boarded a lady of who appeared to be in her early twenties. The autowalla agreed to take me also as we had to proceed in the same direction. I thought of initiating a conversation and proceeded to ask her where she was geting off, where I was getting off. And then it stopped. My attempts did'nt materialise.
She just bade agoodbye as she got off.

Made me wonder why we become stiff in front of strangers!

The Oasis

There is a beautiful lake beside my work place. It is serene, invites birds, fish. You can find ducks paddling in water. In the midst of so much concrete,with tall buildings mushrroming everywhere on the lane, vehicles zooming up and down, this lake appears to be literally like an oasis, ripples forming concentric circles, the breeze gently quenching its thirst on its way. And from my window, it is always a refreshing sight.
It's a pity that people hardly take time to notice this beauty on their hurried sprint either to work or on their way back home.
It's beautiful to take a stroll on the sidewalk adjacent to the lake, forgetting the mundane life, watching the water forming patterns and inhaling the beauty of the stillness surrounding the lake.

Children's Day- In touch with the child within

Nov 14- Every year used to be holiday. It used to be the day to look forward to after Diwali holidays. We were pampered with chocolates, games. As years passed, we slowly forgot the day as it no longer meant a holiday. And slowly we got used to the regular mundane that we seldom reconnected ourselves with the child we were.

Even today, very often, we feel like dancing to a tune that used to energise us in our good old days but we immediately get conscious of what people around would think. How many times have we felt like running down a slope, jumping in puddles, build sand castles but restrain ourselves bcause we think we have 'grown up'! And what do we gain?

To rephrase what learned people say, we allow these inhibitions to rule our life. Freedom, hence lies actually in each of us- freedon to sing when happy, freedom to dance when joy seeps in, freedom to eat chocolates, freedom to eat cream biscuits by sepearting both the layers of biscuits and licking the cream within...

It lies in each one of us to nurture the child within, let loose inhibitions and enjoy life as it is meant to be...

A touch of philosophy

"Pootukal potaalum veetukkul nirkadhu katru" - the melliflous voice of S. Janaki fills through my headphones.
This line translated to English conveys the meaning that 'even if you put a lock, the air would not stay within the house'.
This line knocked my philosophical bent of mind and made me realise the hidden meaning - an important ingredient of life- determination of the mind.
What the mind can believe and conceive, it tends to achieve it. It is the power of detrmination that sets one on focus onto something and concentrate and divert all efforts towards achieving one's vision. Thereby, the mind does not see obstacles but opportunities to achieve the goal.

Philosophy at 14 minutes past 7 p.m.