Between the hustle bustle… there is someone holding it all

 

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 114

 

Between the hustle bustle… there is someone holding it all

 

 

During a medical emergency at home, I had to make visit to hospital daily few months back. The hospital was quiet far from my home and I would reach the main entry and head straight to my point of destination. Most of the times the main gate and the reception area was too crowded and I had to wade my way across. I always wanted to cross this area quickly without looking here and there and bothering much about others.

 

This area was always full of people- moving, talking and enquiring about things at the reception enquiry counters. These counters were always crowded and one could not even see person sitting behind them.

 

One day I reached quiet early and the rush hadn’t started. I was strolling through the reception area and suddenly stopped on seeing something  - there it was – a big aquarium full of beautiful fishes just below the table of the reception enquiry counters!!! The counters which were always flooded and covered with people had this beautiful thing hidden!! An aquarium to probably destress the people coming to the hospital with various problems or probably to just beautify the place…. But there they were – the lovely beauties swimming around.. minding their own business and doing their business of giving some relief to the troubled around. I stayed and admired them for some time.

 

Later whenever I passed through that area, I would always slow down and look at that direction to see if I could get a glimpse of those fish. Many time I was able to and many time it was still crowded with people

 

Thinking about this now, I realised that it gave me two learnings

 

One beauty can be found in the most unlikeliest of places – there in the middle of stress in a hospital was this small beautiful treasure – only to be looked by the person seeking beauty

 

Second- you keep doing your job without bothering about what is happening around – these fishes were happily moving around serving their purpose, unperturbed by the rush around. Not affected by the fact whether someone was appreciating them or not – or even stopping to look at them for a moment.

 

In life too…. We keep moving around our life without looking at the beauty of small things around us – without appreciating them or taking out a moment to look at them. But it is still there – doing its job, unbothered by who is appreciating it!!!

 

 

I leave you to these two wonderful thoughts on this lovely 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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(picture of that lovely aquarium and the beautiful fishes)

Papa ka briefcase...

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 113

Papa ka briefcase...

My dad while going on work used to carry a small briefcase- a small brown VIP one with his initials on either side. It could easily fit in the small basket of his scooter. It carried all his necessary work papers, other documents and few this and that. Once back home it had an assigned place where it was kept safely away from our curious eyes.

However, on a lucky Sunday I would get a chance to peep into this briefcase- when my dad was working on something other than office work... Writing letters, or doing some 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣... Then that treasure was open and visible to my curious eyes... Different types of pens, and other stationery items, lots of files and paper work, some business cards, lots of other stuff.... neatly arranged and displaying importance.

I would sometimes sit in front of it and pretend to be working in office... Writing something, giving instructions to someone... Sounding important 😀.... I dreamt of becoming and working like this when I grew up 🤭

With time that briefcase was replaced by other bags and I also lost interest in playing that game of dreaming and becoming important....

When I started working, I did not carry a briefcase 😀

I did carry a notebook and then subsequently a laptop.... The game and dream of becoming something important as a kid was totally forgotten... What was remembered was to reach your workplace on time, work as required and get back home...

I still have that briefcase- it was handed over to me by my dad to keep my important documents... And they are there safely in it.

On opening it few days back, it took me back to the briefcase days. ... When there was a dream which this briefcase carried .. a dream by my father to keep moving and doing better... A dream by me to become something good and important... and dreams don’t die…

Daily that briefcase carried a dream teaching us not to forget to have one….. the aspirations, ambitions, thoughts that it carried were unending.

I am sure all of you may also have such fond memories of childhood and of acting like a teacher, doctor or anyone that your wanted to become….. of dreams which you may have fulfilled and which you may still have…. Ambitions that you had and may still have them….

Hold on to them and don’t let them vanish for life is never too short to fulfil one… 😊

I leave you to this briefcase 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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Be there …. Be present…

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 112

 

Be there …. Be present…

 

 

A coffee chit chat with a friend recently turned into her work call. The whole time she was busy in checking messages from work and responding to them. She was there, with her coffee in her hand, talking to me as well, but time to time was checking her phone for updates. Her mind was divided in two places.

 

A recent trip to a nearby monsoon getaway had a worried friend who was constantly checking up on what was going on at her home. She had left her kids behind and was regularly checking on them. Her mind too was divided between home and the fun with friends

 

As I sat in my balcony reading a book on a Sunday evening, my attention kept wandering looking down at the road side and then thinking about something that happened at office on Friday and then about something coming up the next week, My book was being read by me but I was not enjoying it  - I was not there

 

All these stories are from our everyday life but so true ….. So often we are there but not there. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 – 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞

 

With multi -tasking and multi responsibilities it is definitely not possible to have a single focus on anything – the be -there focus. One cannot concentrate or enjoy anything with so many other things going on in life, with so many other tasks to do, with so many other responsibilities, with so many other people to meet, with so many other obligations, with so many things not to be missed out.

 

But it is really important to take some breaks and be there in the moments ... not divert your attention from that friendly chatter to your phone, the enjoyment of nature to your other worries, the simple relaxing joys to those other tensions…. 𝘒𝘺𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘪 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘢 𝘳𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪….  But how we take a break from those tensions and fully immerse ourselves or focus on that moment is also important. Being present fully in the moment is what is needed in this fast paced multi- tasking world.

 

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! 😊

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The case of the cute picture….

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 111

 

The case of the cute picture….

 

Perspectives….  दृष्टिकोण

 

While walking near my home one fine day, I noticed a cute face looking at me – happy and cheerful—I also smiled back and started my day on a cheerful note.

 

I also clicked a picture of that happy face and shared with few of my friends. One completely ignored this photography skill of mine, other just gave a thumbs up, and few others did not get what I was sending – they could not make out what the picture was!!! Only one of them understood but did not find it cute – rather found the face glaring at her!

 

I circulated this picture to few others also and asked them to find it – they stay in the same housing society. Again, the ones who found it, looked at it from different angles or perspectives. For some it was cute just like I found it to be, for others just another face, for some just two drums!! 😄

 

Circling back, I thought how a single picture was meaning different things to different people- how a same thing appeared different to everyone.

 

This was only a picture but so often this is the case in real life. What one thinks and perceives is completely different from the other. How one looks at a situation in life compared to others … how one listens to a particular song and perceives it will vary….. how you look at picture may not be looked at in a same way by others….. so just like each human being is different , so is the perspective of each one of us…. How we accept each other’s perspectives and try to appreciate it is a more important point. So the other may not be wrong but different … Instead of jumping to conclusions or jumping off to arguments, why not stop for a moment and look at the perspective of the person before you…..  कुछ अलग ही दिखेगा जनाब…. !!

 

I leave you to this thought along with the picture which appeared cute to me ---- see how it appears to you …. What is your perspective 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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