Falling in love... with life.

Chocolate day, Rose day, Propose day, Teddy Day, Promise day, Kiss day and Finally .. Valentine's Day. Love is in the air again.. 
 Today I did something strange, away from all the "love mania" , I took out time and went to the terrace. A soft orange hue filled the sky as the winter sun gave way to the warm gentle glow of the spring sun. I felt kinda lonely, hoping that I'd have someone standing beside me in this moment and just look at the beautiful scene together..
Suddenly, a question pops up in my ever wandering mind.. Is love really about giving each other expensive gifts, saying I love you ten times a day, going on romantic dates on Valentine's Day? My heart doesn't agree.
Coz when I look at the beautiful scene around me, I feel love all around.In the air, in the water, in the people and , inside me. In the distance, I see the sun making love to the sea. I see the silhouette of two birds sitting on a branch, with the warm sun acting as the perfect backdrop. I look down and I see an elderly couple, walking hand in hand, still in love after years of togetherness. Then I look on the adjacent building and I see the love in a mother's eyes as she tenderly caresses her child.
And then, my heart fills with hope again. There is love in every little gift of the Nature.
The next time, you want to stop believing that love exists, look around you. You'll see how important love is when you see the pain in the eye of an orphan. You'll feel the joy of love when you taste the raindrops on your skin..
Yes, I am in love again. In love- with life.
:)


Never stop believing. Never stop loving. Never stop living!  <3

Dreams

As I lie under my blanket and stare at the ceiling , there is a strange fire inside me. A fire which makes it difficult to lie down. A fire which makes me want to get up and start working on a dream. A fire which makes me want to give a meaning to my life. And that fire overpowers my tiredness.

What are dreams ? What are passions? 

Today we had a career counselling session in our school. And I can say I met one of the most amazing people ever in my life. He shared his life , work and much more with us. He had come from a small district in Bihar. But he had a passion. A self belief to go against the stereotyped world and the "conventional" career choices. And he never let the fire inside him die down. Today he is on the Most Influential People list on CNN IBN and has created a NGO which reaches out to millions of people..

It makes me wonder, if one man can dare to dream and bring changes, what if all of us discover that passion within us ? It surely will be a happier and more meaningful world. 

Do you have a dream? A driving force that forces you to wake up in the morning and work towards it..?

A goal which seems clear in front of your eyes even when the world seems dark?

A friend which guides you when all hope is lost?

If you have , don't let anyone bring you down. It's your life and only you can decide which way to take it. Change that dream into reality. If you have a passion, don't succumb to compromises.. So that later on in life, when you look back at life, and at one point of time, everyone looks back , you don't have the chance to say "I could have, I should have but I didn't.."

People who dare to dream , are sure as hell faced with challenges and failures. People mock at them, people around them usually earn more and parents quite often don't understand what their child wants. The road that leads us there , is tough. But dreamers always find a way.

As someone said, 

Challenges are what makes life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes it meaningful.

I'd like to end this post with these beautiful lines from The Alchemist :

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.”  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

A poem.. about love..

Love is a feeling,an emotion
An emotion that can make thousand heads turn.
An emotion deeper than the sea,
And higher than the mountains.
An emotion which can overcome all obstacles.
An emotion which wins against all odds.

Love between nations can bring about change,
Love between two souls can make them one
Love amongst family can bring peace and harmony.
Love between all can bind the world together.

Love also makes you suffer,
Love gives you pain.
But without it life seems meaningless
Love helps us to realize our destiny.

Love is not a sin , it's not a crime.
It is the medicine for a broken heart.
Love makes everything sweet.
It does not boast,it is not angry.
It is not jealous,not selfish.
Love is selfless,pure and kind.
<3

Hope..

Had a bad day? Had your trust broken or just broke up with your partner?? The pressures and expectations of life are weighing you down and your soul seems to be disappearing in the mist of darkness?

You have three options . The easiest one , which a lot of people will choose , is to break things , cry your heart out , blame the people around you , stop believing in God and lose the faith in yourself. People move around saying there is no happiness left in their life . When a relationship breaks , they blame their partner. They blame themselves. They blame the world. When they don't get a job , they call it "Bad Luck".

Then there are the ones , who turn into the mute spectators of their own life. They sit and swallow the pain..Watching time fly by, just waiting for the end . They want to rewind the time , they want another chance. They keep regretting all their life.."What if?" . And yet , they don't make a move. It's just simple , to drift away from the world and live in the emptiness. They are afraid to face the world , to give explanations , to open their heart , to believe again.

And then, there are the true believers. Those who hold on, those who believe everything happens for a reason. Those who are not afraid of taking risks , of getting hurt. They say life gives to you what you give to life.These people who observe the changing of seasons , the sadness in an orphan's eyes and the joy of feeling the raindrops on your lips. These people are not afraid to say Sorry and they are not afraid to forgive. It's not because they are weak , it's because they are strong enough to know everyone makes mistakes. They are hurt too , they fall down too. But their belief lifts them up. The love they have inside them shows them the path. When it gets dark , when their heart breaks and when everything is lost... they cling on to me. They have me , inside their hearts. I am hope.

There will be a new tomorrow , there will be a new journey. People will come and go , the memories will fade and some will remain. But I will teach them how to believe , how to love and how to live.

It's your choice  who you want to be.

Quoting from A Walk to Remember song , "Only Hope"

And when all my dreams seem so far,

Sing to me all the plans that you have for me over and over again.

And I lay my head back down ,

And I lift my hands and pray,

To be only yours,

I know now , you're my only hope..

:)

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Life

As I lie all cuddled up in my blanket and look at the winter sunshine coming in through my window, my mind wanders.. Out of the window.. Up, up and away. Somewhere into the clouds and then jumps into the oceans.. Trying to look for answers, trying to decode the mystery of life..

What is life? What is love? Is there a superior power looking down at us? Too many questions and too little answers. I have seen people walking around with meaningless lives..Running after money, career. And yet being engulfed by sadness as they lie surrounded by emptiness on their bed.

Too tired to discover life, they just let it go by saying , "That's life!"

That's where they go wrong. Life is not about making money , getting degrees and working hard for the five minutes of fame. And a day comes when we stand at the very top, having conquered all . But when we look down , what do we see? We see the people who helped us reach there..fading away..going out of sight..leaving the winner alone at the top.

Life is about enjoying the moments, the simple joys. Broadening our views , looking at the horizon. By dedicating our lives to others, by finding our joys in their smiles. 

Yes , we make mistakes. Yes , we are hurt. We fall in love and then out of it. We trust people and then have the trust broken. Life doesn't always give you what you want . But sometimes , we must enjoy the things we do have instead of crave for the things we want.
People come in our lives..and though, as much as we want them to stay forever. they go. And we have to let go..Letting go is not about shutting out the memories , or tearing pictures or regretting the past. It's about cherishing the memories and making the way for new ones. Each person gives us something that we'll never lose..and love never leaves us. It's always there. Inside us , in the rainbow , in the sun , in the wind.

Many times , all the joy in the life seems to have disappeared. It's at those times that we must know , that after the rain , comes the rainbow. After the caterpillar comes the butterfly. And life goes on. 

In the end , everyone fights. Everyone learns. Everyone exists. But only a few learn how to live.

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