Showing posts with label tashu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tashu. Show all posts
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Veiled with a smile...
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Love will prevail...
As the Valentine's day is arriving, here it is for all the lovers who have had a break-up but still in love with their ex somewhere deep inside....
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
On love....
Being in love is being with God...For me, the Word Love , is the most common yet the most vulnerable word. It has different meanings for different people. People take the word to suit their own personalities and needs and what becomes the culprit is this beautiful word LOVE. Love is eternal, and once in love, you will carry the feeling for lifetime.
For some, love is to care, for some love is to fight and patch up with a hug, for some it is to be wild...for some its a complete sense of belonging and to some it means to be present physically. Many websites, many books, many authors and many psychologists have tried to define the word "Love" but it still remains a mystery. Why does it so happen that a person falls for two at a time...Why does it so happen that even after being in love with a person for years, they leave each other thinking about the repercussions in long-term? Why do other forces bother the lovers? The society, religion, region...etc etc...why do they all matter? I wish there had been no society of barriers...
Love shows you sky..It gives you butterflies in stomach before a meet...Love makes you beautiful..You start loving yourself....The World looks small, the sky looks reachable..Your dreams get new colours...You become a nicer person....That's the effect of love...Love is the prettiest feeling....and if a person whom you love departs...the best thing is to smile with love again...The memories you have formed while being in love are not worth giving up. Thank the person who has given you a chance to feel those beautiful feelings which not everyone is blessed with. Love is so universal, it exists in humans, animals, plants and even food.
I thank all the people who have made me feel 'LOVE'...And I will never try to define "Love" as it still is the most vulnerable yet beautifulest feeling in the universe.
For some, love is to care, for some love is to fight and patch up with a hug, for some it is to be wild...for some its a complete sense of belonging and to some it means to be present physically. Many websites, many books, many authors and many psychologists have tried to define the word "Love" but it still remains a mystery. Why does it so happen that a person falls for two at a time...Why does it so happen that even after being in love with a person for years, they leave each other thinking about the repercussions in long-term? Why do other forces bother the lovers? The society, religion, region...etc etc...why do they all matter? I wish there had been no society of barriers...
Love shows you sky..It gives you butterflies in stomach before a meet...Love makes you beautiful..You start loving yourself....The World looks small, the sky looks reachable..Your dreams get new colours...You become a nicer person....That's the effect of love...Love is the prettiest feeling....and if a person whom you love departs...the best thing is to smile with love again...The memories you have formed while being in love are not worth giving up. Thank the person who has given you a chance to feel those beautiful feelings which not everyone is blessed with. Love is so universal, it exists in humans, animals, plants and even food.
I thank all the people who have made me feel 'LOVE'...And I will never try to define "Love" as it still is the most vulnerable yet beautifulest feeling in the universe.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
through an Autorick Ride..
Yesterday was a super occupied day at office; criticism, suggestions, receptiveness, corrections, and finally had a finished piece of an important project. The day at office ended with a mixed feeling of joy that the work was complete and a feeling of feeling not the best and a want to improve immediately at understanding people more.
On returning home, I routinely hire an autorick and I generally get a straight NO from most of them because the distance from the bus stop to my home is not good enough to earn them a good fare (though the Govt has fixed a minimum fare which I am ready to abide always). And no surprise that it happened yesterday too, heard 3 NO's and then a YES from an auto driver. His attire and looks assured me that he was a Muslim.
Generally, I don't like Muslims as somewhere the talks of terrorism being rooted in by Muslims have made an impact in my mind. And i don't see Muslims very often in my everyday work. It is generally rumored that the plight of Muslims in Gujarat is bad and they are not considered for any good by the Govt. of Gujarat. This curiosity to know their actual state in Gujarat made me converse with the auto driver in the 5 mins journey to my home which the road traffic extended to 10 mins.
The conversation went as below:
Me:Where are you from bhaiyya?
He: Me? I have been born & brought up in Gujarat but originally from Punjab.
Me: OK.
He: What makes you ask me this (smilingly)?
Me: Nothing bhaiyya. Looking at you, I guessed u r Muslim and wanted to know few things.
He: What things? (curiously)
Me: I heard that Gujarat doesn't treat the Muslim Community well? How much truth does it hold?
He: No sister, that's the thing of the past. We all have jobs now and no body has time to think about all this. Only the ones who have luxurious salaries and have great businesses talk about such issues. We, the low income people only think of how we can go ahead and how we can earn more to keep our families happy.
Me: Hmm. So how much do you earn approximately by driving auto for the whole month? Do you earn around 15k?
He: No No sister, What are you saying? We hardly earn 6 to 7 grands a month. Can you tell me anyway to grow further and do good for our lives? If you have any suggestion, please give us and we will try to implement.
Me: Even with such income, why do most of your fraternity say 'NO' to your customers (passengers) knowing that they are not going to take anything away from them?
He: What can be done sister? In today's world no one can be explained anything. Everyone has a justification for their deeds. I only know one thing that I believe in serving. If a shopkeeper says NO to his customer for a thing of small value which will waste his time and prefers a customer who purchases a thing of higher value, the shopkeeper is making loss, not of money but of reputation. And I apply the same in my auto business.
Me: Hmm. I must say you are doing a great work of value by transporting people to their destinations.
He: Thank you madam, but I am doing my duty. And I am earning money.
Meanwhile, my home had arrived and I had to leave. I asked him 'How much'? He said 'Rs.10', which was the minimum fare and not Rs.12 which generally most Non-Muslim auto rick drivers ask me for the same distance. I gave him the money and while leaving, he asked me, "Sister, is working in the call centers good for the new generation?" And an array of thoughts ran into my mind but I only answered him "It's OK for passing time or for pocket money when you don't have a good degree but one should not take it as his/her career if other options are available", and I left...with more unanswered questions in my mind. But one thing is for sure, conversations do change your perceptions about the World....
ciao..
On returning home, I routinely hire an autorick and I generally get a straight NO from most of them because the distance from the bus stop to my home is not good enough to earn them a good fare (though the Govt has fixed a minimum fare which I am ready to abide always). And no surprise that it happened yesterday too, heard 3 NO's and then a YES from an auto driver. His attire and looks assured me that he was a Muslim.
Generally, I don't like Muslims as somewhere the talks of terrorism being rooted in by Muslims have made an impact in my mind. And i don't see Muslims very often in my everyday work. It is generally rumored that the plight of Muslims in Gujarat is bad and they are not considered for any good by the Govt. of Gujarat. This curiosity to know their actual state in Gujarat made me converse with the auto driver in the 5 mins journey to my home which the road traffic extended to 10 mins.
The conversation went as below:
Me:Where are you from bhaiyya?
He: Me? I have been born & brought up in Gujarat but originally from Punjab.
Me: OK.
He: What makes you ask me this (smilingly)?
Me: Nothing bhaiyya. Looking at you, I guessed u r Muslim and wanted to know few things.
He: What things? (curiously)
Me: I heard that Gujarat doesn't treat the Muslim Community well? How much truth does it hold?
He: No sister, that's the thing of the past. We all have jobs now and no body has time to think about all this. Only the ones who have luxurious salaries and have great businesses talk about such issues. We, the low income people only think of how we can go ahead and how we can earn more to keep our families happy.
Me: Hmm. So how much do you earn approximately by driving auto for the whole month? Do you earn around 15k?
He: No No sister, What are you saying? We hardly earn 6 to 7 grands a month. Can you tell me anyway to grow further and do good for our lives? If you have any suggestion, please give us and we will try to implement.
Me: Even with such income, why do most of your fraternity say 'NO' to your customers (passengers) knowing that they are not going to take anything away from them?
He: What can be done sister? In today's world no one can be explained anything. Everyone has a justification for their deeds. I only know one thing that I believe in serving. If a shopkeeper says NO to his customer for a thing of small value which will waste his time and prefers a customer who purchases a thing of higher value, the shopkeeper is making loss, not of money but of reputation. And I apply the same in my auto business.
Me: Hmm. I must say you are doing a great work of value by transporting people to their destinations.
He: Thank you madam, but I am doing my duty. And I am earning money.
Meanwhile, my home had arrived and I had to leave. I asked him 'How much'? He said 'Rs.10', which was the minimum fare and not Rs.12 which generally most Non-Muslim auto rick drivers ask me for the same distance. I gave him the money and while leaving, he asked me, "Sister, is working in the call centers good for the new generation?" And an array of thoughts ran into my mind but I only answered him "It's OK for passing time or for pocket money when you don't have a good degree but one should not take it as his/her career if other options are available", and I left...with more unanswered questions in my mind. But one thing is for sure, conversations do change your perceptions about the World....
ciao..
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