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A person who lives his childhood for his entire life, is the most matured of all…

I have a habit of searching and collecting some of the good Environmental Quotes, and the best I have come up with so far is “save earth because it is the only planet where we get chocolates”.

Wow, childhood has always been awesome, not because only then i could eat chocolates where ever I want, not because only then everybody around me took maximum care of me, not because I had least home work, not because my class mates wore the similar uniform, not because i have countless reasons to say… its all because whenever I think of all this, I feel I am the happiest Person in the whole world…

Hey wait, why did I not say “happiest child or happiest man”?? The world wanted (wants) me to grow, dint they know growing old is dangerous?? I don’t know…
Sitting back on the chair, scratching my beard and looking back... I can see that things have changed, but the way they happen haven’t.
My mom used to run around me with the tinniest bowl with half filled food, making crows sing and cows drum to that song, just to make me eat one more spoon. But now with different varieties waiting on that huge dinning table everyday, waiting to be heated up whenever I am ready has changed the food, but my mom’s wait, the affection and care has never changed.

When I grew up a little more, my younger brother became the favorite of all those who celebrated me till then, the fights and plays (the cricket bat had a prominent role in both the actions), the quarrels, the possessions and the things we did were same. But now taking different paths, becoming BIGGER, things we have in common has changed, but the support and the feeling of MY BROTHER has not.

When I grew a little more, when I started to go out with friends, I used to sneak out my dad’s watch and shoes when I go out, but now the watch and shoes has become car and credit card, but the sneaking out and getting caught later hasn’t changed. Recently when my dad and I were out, we had to cross the road, my dad caught hold of my finger tightly and said “careful careful” only then I realized its been very long since we crossed the road together. Me blindly following what my dad has changed. But the love, support, supervision and MY HERO has not changed.

Friends: the people whom I used to meet daily and at the same place discussing everything from the cricket match’s first ball to the last ball, everything from the way I bet my brother in the previous night fight… sharing a lot more than pen, pencil and few lunch boxes... giving them a huge “bye BYEEEEE” every day, knowing that we are gonna meet at the same place within 24hrs. But now living together at different parts of the world, doing different things, I meet them at face book, knowing what they do from their status messages, not having much difficulty in counting how many common friends we have, putting photos everyday and waiting to hear their voice. Things have changed, but the friendship, the shoulder on which I cried and the souls which I loved, hasn’t changed.

Report cards have become mark sheets and reports, but the marks, NEVER change…
Schools have become universities, but the way we studied, NEVER change…
Teachers have become bosses, but the way we imitate them, NEVER change…

The past of being a child continues, it’s in our hands whether we use the Past Continuous to indicate a stronger action AT THE PRESENT.

Revisiting those childhood days is bliss, but living the same way is LIFE. I LIVE.

MUSIC AND NOISE

GOD SAVE ME FROM MY FRIENDS, I CAN HANDLE MY ENEMIES.

This article may sound very similar to one of my previous… but it is very much more.

Ever thought, why your favorite party song doesn’t sound the best when u are walking alone on a road, Why your favorite road walk song doesn’t sound the same when u are walking with a different mood???Does that have something to do with the road?? People on the road?? The honks?? The way u walk ??? Where u going to?? I don’t think any of this matter. Its about what’s running in your mind. Very similar to an expensive phone with all the latest features may make u happy, but doesn’t matter, when u don’t get a call or text message from your loved ones… NOISY RITE???

There is always a huge difference between what’s on your mind and what’s in your mind… something that’s there on your mind is sleep and that’s there in your mind is THE DREAM.

We may come across different moods everyday. Example: when my dad is tensed after an intense day at work, he comes home and shouts at me for something that’s not fault. I have two choices to make. MUSIC OR NOISE. NOISE -> I shout back at him, I get tensed shout at someone else and goes on, may be after a point it ll reach a silence but that’s not musical… MUSIC-> I understand that he is pissed off and act as a medium for him to ease it out, still silence after some time and now its musical… the choice is in my HEAD.

This sort of confusion is easier, at least to understand if not to practice. What if u don’t know whether its music or noise… what if u know its noise and still u ll have to hear it… difficult… I am writing this with the fear of not being able to share my problems with whom I have for so long, with the fear of …. Sorry don’t know how to convey.

Reminded of the day when your close friend packs his\her bag to a different place in the same world??? NOISY&^@!$)_*&! U send them off, with a big smile and some of their favorites. U Reach the airport\railway station even before they do, making sure that u are dressed well for their journey, Making sure that u have enough balance on your phone, so that u can call them once more before they leave. Making sure u slept pretty well that afternoon, for your friend to catch a night’s flight, and giving them a HUGE HUG. Giving the hope that, I shall see u soon and still understanding the difference between soon and sooner, all this may seem very musical. Then u come home, hit the hay of your bed, look at the very old ceiling fan, remember all those good times u had together and wipe the tiny drop of water that’s rolling down your cheek. This is when u get confused whether its noise or music… u don’t know whether the water is because u are happy about all those good times or sad about those good times is parceled and ll take sometime to reach u again. The thought of MUSIC brings NOISE and the NOISE reminds u of more MUSIC. Continuously being switched from music to noise, the mind gets tired and switches to sleep mode.

The next morning u get up and check for a SMS from the friend u sent off a few hours ago and tell yourself, true friends are not seen, felt… and suddenly feel a “SAME TO U”.

Now again confused whether its music or noise.

LIFE CYCLE...

I don’t know who said this, under what context… but I completely agree with it.

A cycle where u can drive a BMW, where u can ride and write at the same time with your hand writing still not getting spoiled, a cycle which is not restricted to a doubles or a triples, a cycle which at times costs trillion to inflate and at other times FREE, even though It may seem that u have rode many cycles but finally u realize it was the same, always enjoying its own cycle, even when your cycle is going in the forward direction it may seem to be THE REVERSE and the most important,

a CYCLE which has ZERO RESALE VALUE and an unknown MRP.

A Recent example: I just finished my Engineering and my results cycle was awesome. I totally had 8 semesters which were divided into 7. My first two semester results were smooth. After my third semester results, I got my results and what a SHOCK it said ALL CLEAR. Then within a month came a bigger SHOCK which said “we are sorry, the prev result which we published was wrong and U FLUNKED in 1 subject”. The NEXT SEMESTER, TWO. We are done with semesters 1, 2, 3 and 4. 5th and 6th were awesome, the time when forward movement of the cycle actually felt like it. And now the 7^th sem results. This said, I flunked in a subject which I cleared in the 6^th sem itself. I had 7 subjects in my hall ticket and my mark sheet had result for 8 subjects, so technically, logically and everycally it was wrong. So the CYCLE, it was PASS FAIL AGAIN. And the final semester as good the 1^st.

The cycle was interesting only when I see it now, but then it was pain in the A**.

And may be now I knew why people call it PAIN in the A**, may be because it is A CYCLE.

TRING TRING its time to move ON.

What do we know about the word NO? There are 3 important things

1) All the languages have a word which means NO

2) They are a pair of two consecutive alphabets which are continuous in the alphabets series

3) The most important one. NO is not just a word

When do people say NO?

But before that, NOs can be broadly classified into two

1) Others NO to u

2) Your NO to others

NO is a denial, to put it more diplomatically, the inability to say yes.

I am sure everybody reading this would have heard NO atleast once in their life time so far (if not please go back hear some NOs and come). The big question is, does all these NOs hurt us? NO, they don’t… see it dint rite, that’s what I am trying to say.

Ok let’s imagine a few cases where a person would have probably heard NO. Others NO to U

NO FROM A STRANGER:

You are going to a competition, to a new place and you don’t know the proper location OF the venue, you meet a stranger on the road ask him for the direction and he bluntly says NO. Does that hurt u? Not really… now u find a YES saying stranger, find the place and reach the competition venue, u performed your best, u are happy ( even though u already heard a NO). When the results are announced, for the second time u hear a NO, again from a stranger… but does that feel the same... NO.

NO FROM THE CLOSED LOVED ONES… it always hurts… but the question here is FOR HOW LONG?

U go to your dad ask him for an expensive watch… your dad bluntly says NO (blunter than the stranger one), we do feel bad but for how long, till he gets u an equally impressive watch or till he sits down with u, with your favorite ice cream on your hand and he explains to u…

now u wear this impressive watch that your dad bought for u… wear your best clothes… go to your girl/boy and say I AM TRULY MADLY DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH U… and they say I don’t like your watch, NO… shattered to pieces.. Wearing your favorite watch does not matter anymore…

NO happens. Without NO nothing happens…

Coming into YOUR NO TO OTHERS, we should at times be sure about what we want/can and know when to say NO.

Believe me this is very difficult and confusing

A conversation between me and my friend:

Friend: I should probably learn to say NO. It’s high time

Me: ya dude

F: ya? May be u should also learn to say NO cos u jus said YA…

M: NO, because … blah blah…

F: hey cool man u jus learned to say NO

M: ok cool… but should I say a YES or NO for this???

ACTUALLY WHEN DO PEOPLE SAY NO????? BIG QUESTION… NO SINGLE ANSWER…

a conclusion for NO?? not possible

Some CRAZY stuff

Before u start reading further please remind yourself that madness and craziness are different.

In this beautiful world everyone is crazy but only a few have the guts to express it. And this line gets better when you are with your loved ones.

Before getting into all the intricacies, what is craziness?? I know, it is indeed a crazy question.

When, where and why do people behave crazy.

When?? When u are with the people whom you like, to put it in a better way, when people around u, like u for whom you are, and not for what u are, we get crazy…

Where?? Where ever u meet/find people who fall under the above category.

Why?? Because we are humans, cars and tables can’t be crazy. May be a person can be crazy about a car, but the other way, not possible.

It’s awesome to be crazy.

Crazy people look at things differently, crazy people are innovators, crazy people are passionate, crazy people are humorous, crazy people are outstandingly sensible for normal people to understand. But crazy people are not always crazy.

When a crazy person meets another crazy person who is equally crazy, they may not be crazy, but this is never possible. Craziness can’t be treated by docs, because craziness is not a disease, it’s a state of living. A person may be able to express it only for a short period of time. Just because numbers can be added that doesn’t mean that alphabets can also be added, because alphabets are variables and so is craziness.

If u think all this is completely crazy, then congrats, u have got the guts to express it and if u think this is no where close to being crazy, then, come on dude don’t be crazy.