Books,my best allies

Something I learnt over the years is that reading maketh a man... Read the right stuff from an early age & believe me, psychologically you grow faster than
your contemporaries.... You start observing everything as a third person....
It surprises me that almost all my school & college friends have forgotten a lot of things....Its just wiped clean from their memories....
That happens when you get so involved that you dont stop for a moment to think,to introspect.....
Then again, it might be coz of the lack of interest,or lack of importance given...
Sometimes I wonder why on earth do I still remember so many things that happened in school,in college even after years...the fine details...
By 14, I had read around 25 unabridged world classics....Take my word, they teach more about life, than all those management tomes written by management pundits....
You can derive inspiration from almost everything around you.....
From the beggar on the street with the dogged persistence and sheer grit to survive, to just live....From those movie stars who never gave up inspite of numbing failures and flops by the dozen...
From great men of the past like Abe Lincoln, who saw 12 massive failures and tragedies in life b4 becoming the American President....
One might think 'hey, they're great men, they're different', wrong, they're just normal people who refused to give up....
I m not being philosophical....these are things that inspire me.....at least this is how I try to keep up my spirits....
There's a saying" Kuch paane ke liye, Kuch khona padtha hai"....
Nobody's ever achieved success in life without sacrifices.....The bigger the sacrifice, more valuable the achievement....which also requires you to make sensible sacrifices, not useless ones......

This friend of mine,she has seen a lot of suffering in life, and yet you wont find a more cheerful, helpful person....She smiles her way through problems....see..thats the spirit....no, its not easy at all, but she makes it look easy...Whenever I feel life is unjust, I think of her...Life is so damn unjust to her for no fault of hers, yet she bears it stoically...That, is the will to live as best as you can...

All you have is 60 to 70 years in a lifetime, give it your best shot....
After all, time never waits....

A Beginning

I am in a dilemma...once I start this blogging, m afraid there would be no end to it, and that would be addiction... I try my best to stay away from any kind of addiction,weakness or fraility.....To be honest, I need time to get used to putting my thoughts for all to see...For
a start lemme just give a random intro.

M on the verge of a new beginning...on many fronts....career,academics,hobbies..I
like multi-tasking.....M absolutely apolitical...
I believe in the Supreme being,in all religions... I am religious and have absolute faith
in spirituality.
I have a good comfort level with languages...around 7 of them...
Was an average student in school & college...did better in Grad School...
Life has been quite a rollercoaster ride till now.....Hope is the best gift from God, you
know......You always hope for the best...time and again.....inspite of all odds.... :)
....M already liking this 'e-penning of thoughts'.....
This is all, for now.....