2010 to 2011...sayin goodbyes

I might sound like a saint or like swami vivekananda sayin these things to you. This blog is not fully my idea, but inspired by something I read. But as a message to a few of my troubled friends, I want to say them that there is hope and never to loose that. One always should know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and hte meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Everything is a phase and it will pass.

   What matters, is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.

Did you lose your job? Not getting into IJPs? Not able to change the position you are in? Relationship came to an end? Best friend quit talkin to you and you are not able to catch up? Lost some one very close? Fought with Parents? Spent the new year night at office?
You can tell yourself you wont take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into udst, just like that. But such an atitude will be awfully stressing for everyone involved: Your parents, your husband or wife, friends, childern, brother, sister etc.,.,
Everyone is finishing chapters, turning over new leaves, getting on with life and they will all feel bad seeing you at a standstill.

Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away.

That is why it is so important (However  painful it may be!) to destroy souvenirs, move, give lots of things away to orphanages, sell or donate the books you have at home, dress up yourself, catchup with old friends, take up a travel etc..,.,
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Everything in this visible world is a manifestation of the invisible world, of what is going on in our hearts – and getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place.
Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them.
Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood.
Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.
Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the “ideal moment.”
Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back.
Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person – nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need.
This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important.
Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life.
Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust.
Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! KEEP SMILIN :)

2 sets of 3 Idiots

3 Idiots! This isnt related to the movie! But somewhat relevant. Nandan, Bharat and me are the characters here and we are on our Entrepreneur Quests and a story on how we made stuff happen so far. I want this documented/blogged so that tomorrow, this story will be of a lot of value and reminds me of glory days.

   It was the Summer of 2003, I stepped into BHS for my graduation degree in Electronics. Noisy class, boys shouting as usual, Girls, glamor, and lots of fun was a daily story. A lot of us went on to become the prestigious Middle Row Boys (MRB), patented by Bharat, and we were the kind of boys who were always under the scanner, always full of Action and activity. We were all upset about 1 thing, and that was in common we did not get through to the Favourite Engineering Course, either for less marks, or ranking or cuz of financial reasons, dad thought this was a better course or due to lack of self confidence we had dreamt about but we landed in this college. So our main aim was to make this place the best of our memories and learning. MRB involved Suraj ), Sujay, Chetan, Shankar, Me, Nandan, Bharat, Late Sidda, Ravi, Vinod, Chandu, Ferrari (srinath).,.,etc.,., Well they all have their nick names which I am not mentioning here, if I did, then I wouldn't be safe :) (kidding) but their nick names are hilarious and dont want to be making fun of them while they add so much to my character and memory.

  Hitting on the English and Maths Lecturer, meetin near d Dominos, the Tea Addas, Bike trips, parties, pubs, oh it was total fun. Studies was piece of cake, and we surprisingly used to Fail and feel bad, and Pass and sitll feel bad about it. Eventually we all did become Graduates, but this is a story which has just begun, so dont expect an end to it.

  I started working from June 2004 and have been working since then, so missed some of my college days but everytime I hung out with these golden guys, I felt I am 18... now I am 25, when I talk to these folks, they are bloody the same buggers they were and so, naturally I feel like I am in college again. Well, yes, there were hardly any space for girls :)... we did have shit lot of them, but, we kept them away from our memories' and fun space.

   After 6 plus long years, in the year of 2010, it was June again, and we started 3ig Solutions. An Enterprise now in the Growth Phase. We are still missing Suraj, Vinod and Shankar who are a part of this but not with us. I want this Blog documented and read by them, so that they will know how much we need them today and how much they will value add to our history, present and future. Well, to you other 3 idiots, we are growing well and executing our plans with perfect balance and wisdom. But the only 3 of us are able to do so well, then with the rest of you we'll grow ultimately big. I need the readers comments who could help you 3 buggers decide whether or not to be the Entrepreneur and work towards the dream we saw the day you guys met me in 18th crs CCD or just continue with your current corporate life....

Now we have two clients, and a crore deal marketing signup with a company is coming up big this year and we are on the verge of making history, but history without characters like you wouldnt stand to be history!!

Awaiting your response, you may respond to me on my email or call me up folks

Whether or not you guys join, we all will be together and we'll keep our affection alive till we die and even after that :D

Rgds
Maddy

Making a Difference

yaaaaaahoooooooo!! yelled Raghu, standing on the top of the mountain near the evergreen forests of Dandeli and we all giggled as it continued to Echo.. We had reached a peak point of the cliff from which the whole earth appeared too small and dismal. Our packed food and the chill weather, greenery every where we saw, and with a company of friends, we had a successful execution of the much awaited Trekking plan in the summer of 1998. I was only 14 then and we were enroute to bath in the Moulangi Waterfall amidst the Kali River. Boy it was one memorable Trip!

   Its a thick forest, and we kept walking on the small foot road that was made by the Tribal who live nearby who did a lot of Cattle grazing and farming. I still remember, they were called "Gowlis" means Milk Sellers. All they do is sell milk and Cattle, they never study, never bother to learn any other business and live in the Forest even till date. As we kept walking in the lonely forest, watching birds and the excitement to catch and play with Rabbits, we continued our journey towards the Waterfall. On our way, something interesting happened, which seemed interesting to me after a very long time and realized the worth of the lesson learnt was priceless.

    We walked, in a distance we saw a man from afar. As we reached closer, we saw him throw something out of the bank of the river and into the river. When we asked, what he is doing, he said that its Summer and the river has dried up than usual and all these Star fish which are to reach Shivanasamudram (Sea/Ocean) are not gonna make it and due to lack of Oxygen they will die, so he continued throwing them all back. To be honest, there were more than a million of those Star Fish. My friend, Raghu wanted to help this guy or he sounded interested in saving the lives of the Star Fish, but after throwing about 4 or 5 ishes he gave up. We asked the Tribal that, there are so many of these star fishes, you cant save them all, and probably this could be happening on the other side of the bank also for miles and miles to go. "Cant you see you cannot make any difference even if you stand here and do this all day"... the Tribal so humbly smiled, (I still remember), he finished throwing another fish to the River and said "I already did make a difference to this one" and he continued, we continued walking without realising the graceful learning that man had given us even without going to school or knowing how the world works....amazing!

 After a long time, now, when I went back to this event, I was not just surprised but dazed to see the moral side of it, and think, that life gives us so many learnings and it is those events that make us the kind of people we tend to become. For me, what I learnt was, even if it is small, I will make my efforts and attempts to make a difference! to help someone, to make someone smile, to this world, to mother earth and to everyone I know.

Love
Maddy

Story behind Christmas Tree

Source: Paulo Coelho
On Christmas Eve, the parish priest of the little village of St. Martin, in the French Pyrenees, was getting ready to celebrate Mass when he began to smell a delicious perfume. It was winter, the flowers had disappeared a long time ago – and yet there was this pleasant smell as if springtime had appeared out of season.

Intrigued, he went outside to look for the cause of such a marvel, and came across a boy sitting in front of the school door. By his side was a kind of golden Christmas tree.

“But what a beautiful tree!” said the vicar. “It seems to have touched the sky, for it gives off such a divine scent! And it’s made of pure gold! Where did you find it?”

The young man did not seem very happy at what the priest had said.

“It’s true that what I carry with me was growing heavier and heavier as I went along, and the leaves did get harder. But it can’t be gold, and I’m afraid of what my parents are going to say.”

The boy went on to tell his story:

“This morning I left to go to the big city of Tarbes with the money that my mother gave me to buy a nice Christmas tree. But when I was going through a village I happened to see a lonely old woman who had no family to spend the great feast of Christianity with. I gave her some money for her supper, because I was sure that I could get a discount on the tree I was going to buy.

“When I reached Tarbes, I passed in front of the big prison and there was a bunch of people waiting outside to visit the inmates. They were all sad, for they would spend the night far from their beloved ones. I heard some of them commenting that they did not even have enough to buy a slice of Christmas cake. Right there and then, moved by the romanticism of people my age, I decided that I would share my money with those people, who needed it more than I did. I would keep just a very small amount for lunch; the florist is a friend of my family and he would surely give me the tree, and then I could work for him all next week to pay off my debt.

“However, on reaching the market I found out that the florist I knew had not come to work. I tried as hard as I could to find someone who would lend me money to buy the tree elsewhere, but it was all in vain.

“I convinced myself that I would be able to think better what to do if I had something to eat. When I approached a bar, a foreign-looking boy asked me if I could spare him some money, because he had not eaten in two days. Since I imagined that the child Jesus must once have been hungry, I handed him the little money that I had left, and returned home. On the way back I broke a branch off a pine tree; I tried to make it look nice by trimming it, but it just grew as hard as metal and it’s far from being the Christmas tree that my mother is expecting.”

“My dear boy,” said the priest, “the perfume of this tree leaves no doubt whatever that it has been touched by Heaven. Let me tell you the rest of its story:

“As soon as you left that lonely old woman, she immediately asked the Virgin Mary, a mother like herself, to return to you such an unexpected blessing. The parents of the prisoners were certain that they had come upon an angel, and prayed thanking the angels for the Christmas cakes that they bought. The boy that you met gave thanks to God for satisfying his hunger.

“The Virgin, the angels and Jesus heard the prayer of those who had been helped. When you broke the branch off the pine tree, the Virgin bathed it in the perfume of mercy. As you walked along, the angels touched the leaves and they turned to gold. Finally, when everything was ready, Jesus looked upon the work and blessed it, and from then on, whoever touches this Christmas tree will have their sins forgiven and their wishes fulfilled.”

And so it was. The legend goes that the sacred pine tree is still there in St. Martin, but that its force is so great that all those help their brothers on Christmas Eve, however far they may be from the little village in the Pyrenees, are blessed by it.

Good Morning

In tough times, we look outside ourselves for things to change instead of looking inward, where true abundance resides. It’s tempting to downplay important values like generosity, integrity, and intuition. These niceties can take a backseat because we think the world needs to change before we can find wealth. But they are what make it possible to find prosperity, no matter what happens in the world around us. These inner traits help us reach our outer goals.

   Of all the situations we've been through, from all the stories I have heard... and with all the people I have spoken with, one thing is certain that none of us want what we get when its not what we wanted! Sometimes its our fault, sometimes it isn't. No matter how frustrated you are, how disappointed you are, its so hard to stop thinking about a bad event that happend and thinking about the same shit over and over again only doubles your worry and pain.

    I have had many talks with people in pain, I have heard many woes and tales about bankruptcies, dead end jobs, heartache, unrealized dreams and treadmills of trouble! but, all I have known, seen, felt and learnt what I got to say to everyone is "just be open to recieve what you get" and everything is a phase it'll all pass. so be nice and patient, spend time with your loved ones, give your best shot to sort out the issue, shed a tear on a worst case quietly and  stick that smile back on and stop worrying or whining!! nothing works? then close your eyes and pray..that will definitely help in someway  other... but remember, nothing works the way you want unless its planned to be that way!

   Enough of crap for one day!! you guys read a lot Thank you for reading, carry on with your work!! :) Good Morning

Happiness Mantra

ridin bikes fast, drivin cars lk crazy, drinkin more alcohol dan any1 in d party, changing GFs more dan any guy in d gang, havin d most handsomest of d boyfrn...making more money, buyin mor fones,dressin up tooo well,findin d meaning of love after a heartbreak, showin u're d best at work though u r insecure u r not, gossiping on a friend/enemy, shopping on d ones ur heart has set, goin out more, working very less, wanting to have more fun etc., phew!! this isn't bein happy at all!! this is inviting more sorrow to ur world!! just keep it simple..stay happy wit whatever u have..share a hug,make someone happy, give d brightest hello, warmest smile. truest value..then u'll always be happy, healthy, wealthy and Wise!!!! Good night