Please note: I made a conscious effort not to sound like Rudyard Kipling in his poem 'IF'. These are just a couple of random thoughts that cross my mind every now and then.
If saying quarrelsome is easier, then why say belligerent?
If love is all about giving and sharing then why talk about " I cant take it anymore" ?
If they say " this is not the way to live. Live your life this way" , who are the 'they' that we are talking about? Aren't you are the same 'they' for them? Most importantly, who's written a book on ' how to live your life' ? Isn't it your life and not them being the chauffeur?
If sitting by the window, watching the raindrops meticulously and rhythmically hit the window pane , sipping from a mug of hot 'masala' tea is what means bliss to us then why do we run behind ersatz cappuccino?
If I earn and I succumb to 'the fake brand of me ' and I re-earn and I succumb yet again, when can I say that I ever earned for 'the real me' ?
Who creates a success benchmark for you ?
If 'life is a race', where are we heading?
Does any of this matter at the end of the day ?
Let's think ...
Do we have a solution ?
yes..
no..
You might say 'what solution are you talking about.. ? You are insane'
yes I am ...
So are you ...
So is everyone ..
Because for each one of us , what matters is the eternal bonding we have with our beloved people, the first time we earn, the first time we buy gifts and the first time we feel that we are independent.
What matters is to schedule a re-union in school, talk about memories of your best friend acting nutty as a fruitcake and not why India is progressing at a GDP rate of 'x' and china at '2x' .
What matters is to pull over and have 'pani puri' at 'once upon a time' appallingly unhygienic place (which surprisingly doesn't seem to matter ) instead of a 275Rs only /- 'scrumptious puris with mineral water used as 'pani' at a flamboyant restaurant.
What matters is the first mistake you make because every mistake is a new one :)
Every learning experience is also new !
Ultimately what matters is ' what matters to you in your life ! ' , 'what keeps you happy' !
HAPPY is the mantra :)
That is what does wonders.. Definitely not Bill Gates, not a 25Lakh pair of slippers , not a business deal lost by a narrow margin ..
Happiness is what matters ...
Nothing else..
Absolutely nothing else..
Everything else is alien !
