Would you swap it?? …. Your life with another one???

 

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 135

 

Would you swap it?? …. Your life with another one???

I recently started a book – “The Rainfall Market” by You Yeong – Gwang – a Korean bestseller. The book talks about a girl and about a market where one can swap his/ her life for another. The girl has a not so happy life and comes to know about this interesting market. Luckily, she also receives a ticket to visit this market and have her life swapped with another one. I am through first 100 odd pages and the book is going through interesting twists and turns. And also made me put on my thinking hat…… again 😊

The thought which popped in my mind was – would I exchange or swap my life for another life??? In a fun way yes --- definitely with some one who may be doing things which I cant due to several others commitments … maybe someone who has nothing to do and can sit and do whatever he/ she may want – that too at a serene beach or mountain location, getting all the tasty food and all the relaxing and interesting things to do….. but then I am happy and would not want to swap my current life!!!

How many of us may be thinking this quiet often --- ohh how i wish I was living on the other part of the world , ohh how I wish I was earning dollops of money, ohh how I wish I was doing that and not this …. And so one…. The list will go on and on

But would you actually swap your life – maybe and maybe not!!

Long time back I read a quote which has stuck with me throughout - “We are each given a block of marble when we begin a lifetime, and the tools to shape it into sculpture. We can drag it behind us untouched, we can pound it to gravel, we can shape it into glory” – so rather than swapping our lives, why not shape it to make it to the desired sculpture….. मानते हैं ये इतना आसान नहीं लेकिन नामुमकिन भी नहीं….. It may not be so easy but definitely not impossible.

Life would be full of challenges and different types of ups and downs. One will always feel that I wish this has not happened or I wish I was in someone else’s place – but ultimately things do smooth out and you don’t need to switch bodies or travel to an alternate universe or to the Rainfall market to get that other person’s life 😉

You can yourself change it if you have the will to do so…. It may take time but would definitely happen and you wont wish for swapping 😊

I leave you to this swapping 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! 😊

Would you wish to swap your life with someone? 😉

Also do read the book if you get a chance to पढ़ना सेहत के लिए हानिकारक नहीं 😉

The story of a noisy day....

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 134

The story of a noisy day....

It was a peaceful Monday in the Blueridge township. People had started with their routine – children had gone to their schools, work from home employees had settled in front of their laptop for the long not winter not summer day, those working from office had bravely stepped out into Hinjewadi traffic, the others were going about the BAU (business as usual)

Suddenly there was some noise…and it kept increasing and moving…

I had just started with my work beating the Monday blues when I heard that sound… I thought it would be some noise from a nearby construction site.

But it kept increasing and moving…. Moving towards the side of my tower… wondering what was happening I went outside in my balcony and looked down at the road …. Few other fellow residents also came out in their windows or balconies to find out what was beating the blue out of their Monday.

Our dear street doggos were also enquiring about the noise in their own loud way. I could see some two wheelers stopping by and moving to a side… something big and noisy was definitely passing by.

I looked down further and there it was…. That big machine moving and making a looootttt of noise. It was some machine used in construction work and was moving to its destination- a nearby construction area but making all the noise and mayhem it could while cooly moving ahead--- least bothered of what others were thinking, feeling or ‘barking’ (for the doggos) – just moving with the ultimate aim of reaching its destination…. While it made all the noise and went ahead, a whistling idea came by in my head for this Wednesday on that Monday.

In life so many of us listen to so much of noise- noise of circumstances, noise of this 𝘻𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢, noise of self doubt, noise of fears, noise of judgments, noise of family or peer pressure and noise of what not….. but do we or should we stop? Or break down… ?

When that machine with no brains or emotions can continue moving with all that noise, why, we humans capable of doing wonders, should stop or even think of stopping!!!

This beautiful journey of life will always be full of such noise and sounds which we may not like … but it is up to us how we listen to them and what we do of it.. do we keep moving with this life full of songs and let the music play or we sit down, sulk and feel bad about it??

I leave you to ponder on this question 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! 😊

Do let me know what you would do?

#WednesdayWhistles

(pic of that noisy machine with our curious doggos which gave me the Wednesday idea on a Monday 😉)

Siblings --- the most taken -for- granted people of our lives… and our first group of friends

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 133

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 – 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘢 / 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘶- 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨…

Siblings --- the most taken -for- granted people of our lives… and our first group of friends

Because if there is a brother or sister you don’t need to worry as any problem can easily be managed, any battle can easily be won, any thing can be discussed at any time, you know someone has your back.…. Always … and you ignore this beautiful blessing of your life….

We are a big gang of brothers and sisters and have had some wonderful moments together. Just a few days back, we lost our beautiful, younger, full of life cousin. We assembled to say our last goodbye to her and each of us realised that it was quite some time we may have talked to her or rather to each other. And each of us was sad that only if we could have had a word with her more often, met her more often, shared those jokes and stories more often….. if only… now only these two words left…

Siblings are the best gifts to us- our first group of friends… जिसके बाद कहीं आगे पीछे कुछ देखना ही नहीं … Right from the adventures of our childhood to the misadventures of adulthood, they are mostly part of it.

You meet after a long time but you can start from where you left. You can still pull each other’s leg, fight, get into fun things without thinking twice. You can easily understand each other’s tastes, opinions, thoughts, problems, issues, concerns and offer useful advice. You can step in during any type of problem and can look up to a sibling for a helping hand without any hesitation. The elder siblings are still held with respect and younger ones are still child to us.

But how often are we able to meet them or even talk to them in this fast and furious life of ours… where our busy lives and other responsibilities, along with instant messaging and social media has taken over those 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘪 talks. Then comes the you busy so me also busy thought 😊. Unknowingly we miss so many precious moments.

So this time we brothers and sisters decided to stay in touch more, meet up more often at least virtually and keep having those childhood talks which bring back so many lovely memories.

If you are reading this and have a sibling/s, don’t forget to give a big hug to that blessing, that lovely family of yours…. And meet and talk more often.

I leave you to 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

What do you see in the sea…...?

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 132

What do you see in the sea…...?

समुन्दर कभी शांत नहीं होता

हर  पल  कुछ  कहता  है  और  कुछ  सुनना  चाहता  है

देता बहुत कुछ है, लेकिन लेता कुछ नहीं…..

I recently spent some good time by the sea…. visited the Konkan area with family and had a relaxing time. Long walks by the beach, soaking in the sea vibes …watching the waves, listening to them, collecting sea shells, enjoying the local delicacies, reading, sleeping, and spending a carefree time was what those 3-4 days were full of.

While standing in front of the majestic sea on a beautiful day, I kept listening to the sound of the waves and wondered about the ocean before me…. How it is never quiet… how it says something or the other…. I also noticed the many sea shells on the surface .. and the many other things which the sea was leaving behind. It is said that except the sacred thread of Janeu, the sea gives back everything you throw at it.

This is pretty interesting – giving more than taking.

In life most of us are always wanting to take more – from work, from relationships, from different commitments… many a times we want more than we can give or may not give at all.

While it is good to expect more , it is always good to also give- maybe not like the ocean- giving everything away…. But a little more than you take.. ?

    You learn something new from someone, you share it with others.

    You earn a good amount, spend some of it on some good work

    You nurture a relation by giving more than demanding

    You gain more knowledge when you share or give it to others…

Giving more or having a balance between giving and taking may play wonders

 

I leave you to this seaside 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