The joy of giving and the Secret Santas of our life!!

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 131

The joy of giving and the Secret Santas of our life!!

What is the best gift to give ... I was thinking before Christmas, to gift as a secret santa to my friends. What could be that thing which they may not have or would be really happy to see...
🎅Some clothes or accessories- nah- why to ruin someone's look with my choice 😉
🎅Something to eat--kitna khayenge? 🤭
🎅Something to read - gali padegi 😂
🎅Something something.... - kyaa?🤔

And I ended up not giving anything !!

But later realised I gave them my time!! The biggest treasure which I have!! Very precious moments of my life to people whom I care for and adore

Isn’t time our most precious gift... The time we give to others .. because we love spending time with them... because we have a lovely time with them ..

Taking out time from our so very busy routine and giving and spending it with our friends and loved ones is the most beautiful thing to do

I would also cut short the whistle and let you spend time with your loved ones... Undivided time .. not thinking about work, or other commitments but fully with the person you are spending time with ...

Enjoy this festive season ... Have a merry Christmas and a lovely start of the next year....

Wednesday Whistle will be out of office for few days and return back with more ideas… 😉

(picture of me enjoying Christmas at our housing society along with admiration received on my writing by a very cute and young admirer- the secret santa gift for me 😊)

I leave you to this Christmasy 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

#WednesdayWhistles

Learning what not to do….

 

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 130

Learning what not to do….

During early years of my career, I had a manager who never took stand for us. He would pass the buck on us but take the credit for the good work. Being a fresher I did not understand much but moving onwards in career realized that it was not a good trait of leadership

I knew a person whose opinion never matched mine and I always ended up arguing with her. She enjoyed triggering me and making me lose focus on the main point of discussion on hand. I later realized that me reacting on everything she said if incorrect was beneficial to her and she could easily get things done her way.

I played cricket recently and got out quiet quick-flew a catch while trying to hit a long shot. I learned to stay steady first and then start hitting.

Just few examples from my personal and professional life but they taught me something very important – what not to do… Not to be a manager passing the buck on your team members, not to react immediately allowing others to use it against you, playing the game slowly but steadily….. and so many more things

In life we ​​keep learning new things – new technologies, new skills, new habits… but we often forget those which we should not learn…. The technologies which may harm you in any way, make you lazy, the skills or habits which may go against you in any manner, the traits of your personality which your competitor may use against you, so on and so forth

In situations where you lose or don't get the desired results, you learn the way of how things should not have been done.

Not learning a new thing is not good but not learning what not to do may also be harmful

As Thomas Edison said - "I have not failed. I've just found 10000 ways that wont work"

I leave you to this learn-not- to- do thought on this cold 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚... 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

#WednesdayWhistles

Yayyy and we won!!!!

 

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 129

Yayyy and we won!!!!

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐩𝐬.... 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬... 

So in continuation of my last week post which talked about the cricket tournament which I was participating in, our team played the final match this Sunday.

It was indeed a nail-biting match... An 𝘢𝘣- 𝘬𝘺𝘢- 𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢 match...

Our team got batting first and we somehow could not manage to set up a good score. The opponent had to score only 29 runs in 8 overs to win!!

With lots of tension the second innings started. Our team was adamant to win and with good balling and fielding, the match was won with some excellent catches and amazing team co-ordination.

There was a lot of jubilation and prizes were distributed, pictures clicked and win was celebrated.

Next day putting on my thinking hat, I started thinking about the days gone by with this game and the different players. Everyone who stepped foot on that field was a winner as he/ she took out time to do something which he/ she enjoyed.

But my heart went out to our opponents of the final game. All of them are my friends and we meet regularly. But on the field we were playing against one another giving a tough fight to each one.

Our win felt good and we did learn many things. However I feel that our opponents probably learned a little more – of how not to lose and would definitely come back stronger

In life too, the winner has it all. But the person not winning is not losing but gaining a little more.

He / she is getting to learn how not to fail the next time.

The efforts given would have been 100% but something just did not fall correct. Also the winners win because there were opponents – so the runners up are important that way too 😉

It does not mean that you lose every time to get more learning 😊 but never under estimate the efforts put it by your opponents. They teach you as well and learn themselves. They would always make an extra effort next time and one must respect that desire to reach the top again.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 - a chance to be better than before and to be ready to face their extra efforts.

The chance never to feel over confident of your abilities and stay on the ground – keep doing what you do best , better every time so you can again give a tough fight when needed

I leave you to this thought 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚... 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

#WednesdayWhistles

 

The games people play….. 😉

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 128

The games people play….. 😉

My dad introduced me to the magical world of sports during one of those summer vacations when a kid my age could easily get bored. He taught me how to bat, how to hit that shuttle, how to spin the ball in Table tennis, the rules of lawn tennis and left me open to explore these wonders in my free time.

I would spend all my free time outside – playing these different sports along with other games – like ice pice, kho kho, and several others.

As a kid, I would spend hours playing these different sports with my father. Our home had a big terrace and during holidays and winters, my uncles and cousins ​​also joined us and we would spend hours playing cricket or flying kites 😊

Those were the carefree days without any deadlines or responsibilities- the only thing to be done was homework. And after that you can spend all the time doing things you love – for me it was outdoor sports and other activities.

At that time, we played to have fun, to enjoy with friends and family members, to utilize the time. Very often there was competition of performing better than the other kids or scoring more in a particular game- but that was all temporary and forgotten at the same time.  We played and moved – didn't notice the immense learnings these games gave us.

I recently participated in a cricket tournament- it was internal in the housing society where I stay. We spent time practicing and upskilling ourselves in the mornings. The matches went well and our team won. We still have a final match to play in the coming weekend.

Post the match, I went into my thinking mode and realized the several learnings I got- learning from different team members, from myself – not only relating to the game but also as a person.

The biggest learning I got was of team work – how a well coordinated team works as a well oiled machine and does wonders. The win is not of one single person or not because of one single person but it is because of the efforts of each team member -the big or small contribution made by each one on the field – the support given by each one to everyone – the camaraderie, the trust and respect for each other and the willingness to share what one knows – all this a receipe for a good game – you win or loose but you gain something everytime.

This is also true for every other game – teamwork is main ingredient for all of them along with patience, consistency, perseverance, never die attitude and courage to keep going.

In short the magical world of sports teaches a lot. Besides keeping you fit and healthy, it helps to build your emotional strength as well.

I am thankful to have been introduced to this magic as a kid and still able to do it…..

So what game do you play…. ? 😉

I leave you to share your thoughts on this 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

#WednesdayWhistles

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞--- 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 '𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥' 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 127

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩??

I thought of asking this to our dear messenger one day- hoping to get some response but alas – it is just an app and not a human being…

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞--- 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 '𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥' 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬

I was introduced to this green circle by a dear friend of mine many years back. Till then I was happy calling someone or sending an sms… without waiting or expecting an immediate reply…. The days when talking on phone and meeting friends was more fun . I started using other social media apps also around that same time.

Those were also the days when people would wish others on festivals either by visiting them or calling them on phone- when greeting cards were made by hand rather than online, when things were sold by word of mouth rather than through shopping groups, when you never expected an immediate reply or did not know whether your message was read or not --- there was peace and solidarity

Then came this new social circle – different messaging and social media apps – easing the lives of so many people.

It was easy to use and communicate – message me was replaced by WhatsApp me….. bedtime stories were replaced by Insta ones…

Overtime these different apps became very convenient and easy to use tools. Quick to message, get replies, make plans, sell things, get information, share pictures, have a video call and so on.

But few of us took this green circle too seriously. And made the social media our life.

You are part of a large group, people don't know you face to face – you can say anything, shout anything, pour your immense treasure of knowledge to everyone without them knowing you- and that too from the comfort of your home- sometimes things which you may not do when you meet the people face to face.

You can easily share your pictures of the last trip or of anything interesting you may have done. People like it – don't like it- but you attach importance to these responses.

Nowadays relations depend a lot on social media – friendships turn sour if you don't comment or 'like' the updates, or ignore or miss that last update by them. People become enemies if they don't get a reply in a minute 😉

Social media ignorance would probably be the cause of next world war 😂

I myself am quiet active on social media – I find it easier to drop a quick message on WhatsApp to someone for something, love posting my clicks or writings on social media – but I don't let it govern my activity. I hardly monitor who may have read or seen and who may not and neither I define the relation with someone based on this – 'who-saw-my-updates”

I would let you decide for yourself – would you use social media for fun or take it seriously? Would you want to start the next war?? 😉

Some food for thought , before you go ahead to check the next story or post one .. on this 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

#WednesdayWhistles

𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑻𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆??

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 126

𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑻𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆??

As a kid, I loved playing video games…

I was introduced to Mario on a summer vacation when my father bought a video game set home. The north- ki- summer heat was beaten by sitting inside and pushing the buttons on a remote, making the character on the screen jump, roll, fire, die and get alive again!! (𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 😉)

Playing the games again and again to move more ahead, trying new games and rejoicing on clearing that new stage became a big achievement. Though the time to spend on video games was restricted and was only allowed after finishing some part of the holiday homework or task, but that precious hour in the day was really good.

With time, these games changed- Mario, Contra, Tank, Load Runner, Circus...... One moved from those small boxes to mobiles .... but the charm of playing a game remained.

One game which I particularly loved was 𝐓𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐬. This game stayed with me over the years.

I haven't played it in years - rather forgot all about it. But I read an article last Sunday, which brought back its memories. I searched for it and could find an online version to revisit the game.

For the unknown, “Tetris is the classic game that challenges you to create order out of chaos by clearing horizontal lines of blocks. It is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer. It has been published by several companies on more than 65 platforms, setting a Guinness world record for the most ported game”

The game basically requires the player to fit in the different blocks to make an even space and not to let the screen fill in.

While it lets you apply your mind on how best to keep the space clear, it gives a very important lesson – a lesson of fitting in – also fitting in without changing oneself.

Every time you try to fit a piece, you are letting it fit in amidst the chaos. You are fitting it among the other fitter or not so fitter ones. You are letting it take the shape of the block- letting it gel and mix with others. But at the same time you are not changing its shape to make it fittable!!!!

In life too, we try to fit in – fit in with the ongoing trends, the society, circumstances, the chaos all around. Fitting in or adapting one self is good. You cant resist change as it is the only thing permanent and would have to adapt to the changes - that is fit in.

But fitting in does not mean to change oneself completely. You fit to adapt but not to change your basic self. Just like a Tetris piece, you adjust and adapt to the space around but don’t change your shape or your basic nature and personality to be like others. You go with the flow but do not lose your flow.  You mix with other colours but don’t lose your shine. You move, turn around, shake things around to fit but don’t shake yourself. Also while fitting in you don’t let anyone control it but let it be your choice

So if you haven’t played Tetris, go have a look. If you know about it, revisit it with this angle or let me know your thoughts??

I leave you to this thought on this 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

#WednesdayWhistles

When one speaks or does not speak…. You know

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 125 -the quasquicentennial 😉

When one speaks or does not speak…. You know

I used to buy clothes from a reputed brand in a nearby mall. The person managing the shop was a humble person always smiling and helping the customers, suggesting new books and prompt in billing.

A month back when I visited the shop, the earlier shop manager was not there. Some new person was sitting... And only sitting .... Not looking at the customers, not looking at what the other helpers in the shop were doing, no smiles, no happiness on his face. For him we were just customers. The store's service had also degraded. The clothes were not arranged properly, the helpers were helpless and the shop was not giving a welcoming feeling

I decided to change my shopping address as for me service was more important than the shop

This has happened several other times as well where I would avoid any such shop or service where the service provider was not very cordial or welcoming. There are other options and why not go for them. For me a person's behaviour is more important that what he /she does.

This not only applies to any commercial aspect but also in personal lives. One connects with the other if he/she gets respect and affection and feels safe and loved while interacting. Some people may definitely be introverts and may not open up so much, but then that can be easily understood.

But otherwise, it is when one speaks, or does not speak that you know ….

So, whether it is shopping or talking to someone, what or how one behaves plays a very important role in creating one’s ‘brand’- the shop may look very good or a person may be dressed up well- but the type of treatment you get in the shop or from a person is above all the dressing-up. It is not necessary the words but also the body language that plays an important role.

What do you think about it?

I leave you with this thought on this 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

 

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Order order…. Did you just judge someone or something…..??

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 124

 

Order order…. Did you just judge someone or something…..??

 

A was late for the get together planned at a friend’s place. On reaching, his friend commented-  “You are single, stay alone here and it is a Saturday today.. what work you had to get so late?”. A had to ignore the comment and the not to be late judgement passed against him and continued with the greetings with others.

He met B and enquired on her well- being.

B was a homemaker and was leaving early from the party.

On her way out she met C who was telling others about his new car. “He has all the money of his father and simply spends time creating you tube videos, he can buy a new car every month”. B was thinking while talking to C.

“How lucky she is – going back on time to her cosy home. What does she know about the struggle of working and surviving in the corporate world. What does she has to do except sitting at home” was D ‘s thought for B who was also part of the group.

D walked up to A and started discussing about his startup. “Getting a monthly salary and a good position in the company and still bothered about my startup!! Wonder what he wants to show!!” Were A’s thoughts

 

The whole get together was no less than a court scene… where everyone was judging or assuming things about other one.

 

This is just an example of something which happens so often in our lives. We judge others or get judged by others……. Few of us may not be so judgemental 😉 though but usually it becomes very natural to assume things about others or form an opinion based on what you can see infront of your eyes.

n  Person is quiet active on social media – he/she is pretty 𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 (free)

n  Person is too busy with work – doing drama of being busy

n  Person is available to talk at all times – 𝘬𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘬𝘢𝘢𝘮 𝘯𝘢𝘩𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘺𝘢 𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴

n  Person is permanent work from home – ohh so easy – can manage so many other things as well with work

n  Person is staying alone away from home – ohh must not be going well with family members, loves freedom too much….

And on and on and on…. We are so quick at jumping to conclusions rather than understanding the other person. Why not for once step into the shoes of the person and then assume.

 

Or better just leave it- live and let live….

 

I leave to this not so judgmental thought on this 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

 

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In the world of so many sweets….. be that Soan Papdi…..

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 123

 

In the world of so many sweets….. be that Soan Papdi…..

 

Its that time of the year again… Diwali season – time to spend with family, friends, decorate our houses, light up the diyas 🪔and burst crackers, and of course gobble on the delicacies and sweets 😉😋

 

Diwali ki mithai is a must have and many people gift sweet boxes to their near and dear ones. One of the most common sweet gifted is Soan papdi- “𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳 (𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯), 𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘦, 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘣𝘦-𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦”  as per google.

 

As per me it is a sweet to be relished. But soan- papdi has a huge ‘fan following’- the social media is flooded every Diwali with memes and messages on Soan Papdi- it being the most quick, easy and affordable gift- yet not losing its value. People fear a gift may be soan papdi or they may get ‘that’ soan papdi back as gift, which they may have gifted to someone else 😄

 

To me Soan papdi is special in its own way – not only for its taste – I love it though

but also because of its ease of going anywhere

– it has no tantrums,

no 𝘫𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘴,

no 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘩𝘳𝘦

- easy to get or available,

no ego or conceit

- just plain and simple- you like it fine, you don’t? no problem – someone else will.

It’s that easy going person who will always comfort you and will not make you run after him/her.

 

Unlike other sweets which have their own 𝘣𝘩𝘢𝘢𝘷 which they 𝘬𝘩𝘢𝘰 a lot 🤭.

 

I leave you to this sweet, crackery Diwali wala 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

 

Enjoy the festival with near and dear ones, enjoy the sweets as well and remember to use this sweetness in life… Happy 𝘬𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘪 Diwali!!!

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𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂 𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚??

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 122

 

𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂 𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚??

 

From scrapbooks to insta stories we grew up….

 

In the world of Insta stories and WhatsApp status...did we lose the story of friendship.... ??

The ongoing festive season is throwing many updates from friends and knowns... Smiling faces, dressed up, laughing, enjoying ... All bright colourful pictures coming up every day and brightening one's mood in seeing the cheerful smiles...

Picture of one self, pictures with family and with friends..... That is a word that got me thinking....

 

Who were those people in these pictures apart from the family members... Were they really friends or just known people or just there to get themselves clicked??? Were they really thinking who was clicking, or with whom they were??

 

Of -course mostly people click with others they are comfortable with ... But many people are more concerned with appearing in a person's social media time line.. where does the term friendship fit here.... Are they really friends? Or friends with story benefits? 🤭😉… something to think about… how close can you let them be…

In our good old days, when there was no social media, friendship had a slightly different definition. There were no mobiles, no quick way of communication, but one knew when a friend was in trouble.

 

Even now we have friends who will stand in the pictures and also in the thick and thin of our life with us. That species is still alive 😂.

But the usage of social media, the fear of missing out on things, of not doing the thing which is trending, of not appearing on another person's social media updates, of people not becoming aware of that one new thing we did or ate or met has made many of us get into superficial relations and friendships where we seek for some benefits or something in return. It is more easier to stay in touch online rather than meeting and one loses that personal touch

 

This does not mean that one should not be part of these updates, but just be clear- what and from whom to expect – get clicked and enjoy the fun!!!

I leave you to this thought on this pre Diwali 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

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