So who is right???

The write-up below is a typical situation that happens everywhere.....

Sarah and Kriti had a nasty argument.  They both felt that the other is wrong which stretched the argument for 15 minutes. But who was right and who was wrong? To know that, let's have a look at the thoughts which are creating speedy judgements in both of their minds. 

Sarah's thoughts:

Kriti was about to gift me a bracelet! But she didn't keep her promise. She gifted it to some other friend of hers and I would never have known this truth if Priya hadn't told me the reality. Why did Kriti lie to me? Why did she give me false hopes? And when I went to make her realise that I am not a fool and expected that she may apologise to me, I received yet another shock. She started blaming me! But I know very well why she did that. That is because she is weak from inside and only weak people put the blame on others.

Kriti's thoughts:

Sarah is completely wrong on her part. Just because I didn't gift her the bracelet, she went for a trekking adventure with Priya while the actual plan was that I would accompany her for the trip! And she did this purposely just because I kept her in the dark?! How can she even think like that about her own best friend? She didn't even try to know the reason behind me gifting the bracelet to my classmate. All she wanted to do was to prove me wrong and make me apologise to her!  That's so cruel from her side. She is being mean and insensitive to my feelings! 

After reading this, many of you must have decided who is right and who is the one at fault. Well I don't wish to carry any judgements. I will just come up with a conclusion after analysing over this short observation:

Kriti never realised that her small lie would hurt Sarah's feelings very badly. Sarah on the other side committed the same mistake that Kriti did. She broke her own promise which made her act like Kriti, yet she was trying to make Kriti realise that her decision was unjust. 

Kriti felt sad because Sarah didn't try to know the reason behind not being gifted with the bracelet. If she really wanted Sarah to know the truth, then why didn't she confront her at the first place instead of putting blame on  her?

The conclusion that I came up with is simple:

Both were hurt and both were just thinking about themselves. 

The story of us

This is the story of me.

I am the still water. I am clean and pure. This stillness and clarity has allowed me to befriend the soul of the world. There is peace underneath me and the gift of this peace is creativity. I became an artist. I coloured the frogs green and the fishes yellow. As my creativity increased, the peace underneath gifted me with yet another beautiful quality and that is sensitivity. I made sure that all my creations have the necessary resources to stay alive. I was quite happy. Me and my creations were leading blissful lives. 

Slowly I turned out to be an interesting topic that was discussed by the humans. 

I felt proud of myself. All the humans feasted their eyes on my beauty and on my creations. I started becoming famous. They gave me a title. 'Messenger of God'. I was so pleased with myself. I was on cloud nine! 

The pride and happiness didn't let me foresee the hardships that I was about to face in the future. With the emergence of the new title, I became to be perceived as the 'wish pond'.  The people felt that through the medium of coins, they would be able to communicate their wishes to God as I was perceived to be his messenger. 

One, two and later thousands of them followed. The coins created ripples and they disturbed my clarity and stillness. Peace was slowly diminishing. I was losing contact with the soul of the world. My creations were becoming dim and an artist was drowning with the coins which replaced the dying peace underneath me. When I got burdened by the worldly wishes and expectations, I realised that I was no longer the still water. 

This is not the story of me. This is actually the story of us.

Golden lining of adversity

One becomes the creator of many dreams but fate showers on one it's favourites. Marriage has created its space into the big list of dreams. Trust and love form the pillars of this dream but some are unfortunate to watch those pillars crashing and falling down. The cause behind such a breakdown is betrayal. Yet the incidents of betrayal have conquered the news and emerged as powerful headlines to open the eyes of all, thanks to the victims who had enough courage to stand up and pull off the curtains which camouflaged the reality. 

The suffering of such victims cannot be captured by the flow of words. They are just heard and passed on but some do it with an inner flame of passion. This passion then slowly transforms into a massive support, bestowed by the chain of supporters. Those who are unknown to the story are compelled to fight for some reform and their determination sets up a platform for inspiration.

When these voices are heard by the heart who suffered, more strength starts pumping into the veins and then the heart is not a victim any longer. Now the 'rising soul' catches an opportunity to win back justice by filing cases in the court. 

But there are many whose stories didn't reach the desk of the journalists. Yet their decision to act fearlessly had no bounds. And this became only possible as they had the support of their families. 

Adversity that touches a person's life could be of any form. But sometimes an adversity could be advantageous. It makes one realise about the limitations which one surrenders to. As a guide it helps one open the door of paradise.

Beauty in the simple things!

We all dream to live a happy and a wonderful life. To convert that dream into a reality on which our eyes could feast on, we make up our minds to take up new challenges, we try to do tasks which are beyond our comfort levels and we also drive off all the shyness to build up new relationships. 

Each one of us sweats heavily to model our lives into perfect shapes. Each one of us wants to prove that the lives we lead are ideal and they definitely standout in comparison to others. But while you and me construct our personal ladders to reach the ultimate peak, we seldom ignore the surroundings where we have slept, ate and wept on the dreams which only existed in our hearts. 

The surrounding which I am talking about is my home. Your home. A place which is regarded as the best place in the entire world. It's the roof that wouldn't betray us because it was made strong and vigilant by the two angels who only care for our happiness. The home selflessly paid all the price for our happiness but have we thought for a while to discharge our price in a similar way? 

A house is made a home when two emotions knock on the door: love and care. If these emotions form the base of the ambience, there would then be a plentiful availability of peace. Peace of mind is one of the greatest wealth. This can be obtained when one finds beauty and contentment in the simple chores of the home, in a way strengthening the base of the ambience as help is provided. 

Work is worship. The worship becomes merry and joyful if the work is closely connected with our passion. By becoming rich and successful, we become capable of buying all the pleasures of the world. We would be happy enough to eat and live like a legend. But if we would try to invest some amount of pleasure into the simple chores of our lovely homes, you would be merrier to receive some more icing on the cake! 

But how can one invest pleasure into those simple chores marked on our daily routines which are considered boring after some time?  Well the answer is really simple:

No task or job is an ideal one. After all it's just a state of mind! ;)