How Forgetful Are We ????

I just reached home by 6.00 in the morning and was so enthu to go and cast my vote that inspite of working a night shift i decided to stay awake ...bored my sis a bit and made her also wake up and cast her vote along with me early morning at 7.00 am itself. We were among the first ones to cast the vote. I was under the illusion that post 26/11 - the great Mumbai terror attack it may be crowded if i go later to vote . Loads of people will come and vote since there was so much talk about people registering for voter id and then so ads all over the place just to emphasize on voting rights. But what a disappointment to see the news channels later in the evening. Only 43% of mumbai has voted. Isnt it a shame. Where did all the so called responsible citizens go who stood there near the Taj post 26/11 with the candles and the loud noise about change and making a difference. Was watching Headlines today and the reporter mentioned one line ' Mumbaikars had to chose between 2 'V' s and they chose 'Vacation' instead of ' Vote ' and they chose 'Vacation'.
It was quite frustrating for me to see all this . When people speak so much and practice so less.
We talk all ill about politicians saying none of them are capable and bla bla bla but when we dont do our responsibility well do we even have the right to go ahead and speak about change and revival. Where is the 57% of the mumbaikars ?? Are they not part of the change movement . Dont they wish to see a better Mumbai? If one cant exercise such a basic constitutional right there is no point blaming the politicians and the terrorists. Our weaknesses are so very clearly visible to all .

Like my brother said ' People forget fast ' . Has Mumbai really forgotten 26/ 11??

I just relate this to how frustrating it would have been for God. He bought the Isrealites out of Egypt. Did all the miracles :Split the red sea , saved the Israelites from the 10 plagues, gave them the 10 commandments to make sure that they 'DONT FORGET' and what did He see.
The Israelites forgot. And this grieved God and it shows in the verse :
'But my people have forgotten me. They burn incense as an offering to worthless idols, and they stumble along the way, on the ancient path. They go on side roads and not on major highways "
- Jeremiah : 18 :15.

So i just hope we are more responsible and remember not to forget ..............

Is this Love????

The so called image of Love which is very well created by the movies we see is so very different from the real truth of what Love really is.

The incidents which i have come across just makes me wonder "What is Love?"
Is there something known as "True love " and "Fake Love" or to be more precise "Timepass Love"?
One day i was travelling in a mini bus and just overheard conversation between so called lovers (Was just sitting idle and the guy was loud..So dont blame me for overhearing ;)
All they are talking about or should i say fighting about is why did u love me....
Is this suppose to be a logical end for a fancy love story?

Next day i see a guy in the railway station literally begging to a girl and the girl seems to be least bothered....The guy is not worried as to what the rest of the world thinks about him but all that is there in his mind is to have the attention of the girl...

Oh i have heard so many flop love stories..and less of successful ones...
Blame it to my friends who never had a fairy tailormade love story...
All i heard was : how should i forget ..why me..what was my mistake......
People who once said ' You mean the world to me...i cant live without you ' ...also speak sentences like you mean nothing to me.....

Seen a complete transition from Love to Hate.....
Yet no matter how much i hear about it yet i see more and more people eager to fall in love and go thru pain.... But Why ????????????
If we long so much for such humanly Love which lasts but for a moment how much more should we long for the everlasting Love from our heavenly father..Yet we often falter in that ....How ???

Long back i had heard this saying .. ' Why do people love the person who hurts them the most '..
though i never got an answer for that but i have seen live examples of such abnormal bahaviour........
Guess a part of this is how God loves us..knowing that we are the ones who hurt HIM the most....

The realisation of this heavenly LOVE just makes me want more of it ....
And more i compare the love i give to the idealistic love of 1 corinthians : 13 i just feel it will take me ages to reach there...but atleast i know i am on the way :)

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Awesome passage :
1 Corinthians 13
Love
1If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing.
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
9For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.
11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

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The Little Joys of my Life

There are so many things in and around me that make me smile. But seldom do i really appreciate their value in my life.
These little precious moments may sound silly to many and at times they sounded the same to me also till i really understood the joy within me.
Watching the sunrise and sunset always make me smile . I never knew why and i am stil trying to find the philosophy over it. Nowadays i move out of my house so early that i am fortunate enough to catch a glance of the sunrise and i leave my office by sunset so i am more than fortunate to catch a glimpse of both sunrise and sunset. It just lasts for a moment but i cherish the smile . It simply sets my mood for the day.

The other thing is the romantic Mr. Moon. I just dont know what is the charisma of this object. But i can just gaze at it for hours. The calmness and coolness of the moon just makes me wish of having some loved one around to enjoy it together. But nevertheless i enjoy it hoping someone else is also gazing at it with as much curiousity as i am.

Hav you ever missed a train by a sec. Then i guess u wud also enjoy the joy of being able to catch a train on time. Oh there hav been so many instances when i hav caught the running train. Blame it on being part of the great Mumbai railways all my life.
The other thing i enjoy in trains is simply standing near the door (offcourse when its not crowded). The awesome feeling of having the air pass thru your face is just undescribable...
I love it :D

Most of us love rains and if u dont then u better start enjoying it. Oh there may be more than 100 excuses i wud hav made inorder to just step out when its raining. My Mom simply refuses to let me get wet and i find all the possible items to go out for shopping . It may be as simple as a soap to as complicated as a medicine we never use.. But i just need to step out. When the rain drops just fall on ur face, nothing is more fresh than this .....

Though i never really get that much time to be around a beach, but whenever i am around i enjoy watching the waves. Even as a child more than playing in the waters i hav always loved watching the horizon, the waves. My mom once t0ld me that there are two types of waves. A smaller one and a bigger one. The bigger wave tries to chase the smaller ones . I am not sure how much of this is true and scientific. I enjoy the calmness, the serenity around a beach.
Best is to alone and admire its beauty. I bet you would also smile.

I can go on and on and i am still discovering more and more such moments every day.
It is these special moments that make my life memorable to me.

A sentence changed a person's life . I hav witnessed it myself. The powerful sentence was :
"I wish to enjoy the happiness in small things". Thats exactly what i am trying to do now.

Enjoy every moment. You may never know when u missed a gem when u were busy hunting for the stones :)

Whose Image do i carry??

Yesterday me and my sis went for a meeting by Dr.Ravi Zacharias and here are the few things that just held my thoughts....

1) Whose image do i carry ??: This was taken from the reference wherein Jesus is questioned about paying taxes (Mark :12:14-17)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2012:14-17;&version=9;
Jesus just simply asked them to present him a coin and asked whose image is on the coin? and ends saying " Give to Ceasar what is Caesar's and to God what is Gods".
But then no one questioned him as to what belongs to God.

There were pindrop silence in the auditorium when the speaker asked this question : "So whose image is in YOU??" . There hav been so many times when i hav associated myself with the world and proving my identity with my genes, with my blood relations and even the extent with people with same zodiac signs... Bt never really questioned myself about whose image do i actually bear on myself.
i hav always seen myself as being an image of God bt something which never struck me was that who i am depends on whose image am i ?. Thats my identity basis. The way i behave , the way i talk just speaks volumes about the image i carry. So ultimately I have HIS image on me and thats where i belong :)

2) Dont judge eternity with time but instead judge time with eternity :
How many times hav i asked God the question when? i think i hav lost count of it. Always wanted wishes to be fulfilled as soon as i prayed. Could i sound so selfish than this :)
The illustration given was too goood.....
Imagine being in a stadium in one of the farest place all u can see is the big ground and small people.. bt when you move front rows of the field ( VIP seats) the players look big and the ground looks too small..
Thats wht happens in our lives..the more closer we move to the main field which is God..the smaller my problems will seem to me...
SO very true...its just how i perceive time... Just reminds me of one verse....My times are in HIS hands....
Time cannot determine my future but its my relationship with my creator..with the Almighty ..with my father which determines where i am headed and where i will reach...
Cos at the end of the day i am sure my father would be with me and see me come HOME.....
Thats the hope....Time is just an illusion which we hold and judge things..
Makes me realise how short sited i am and how i am blinded to see what my heavenly father has in store for me..

The Balancing Act

Was having a casual talk with my friend when this great funda hit me.
She is very oppsite to me : She is expressive and me this silent one who never expresses.....

But instead of taking it as opposites the word that was perfect was balancing.
We simply balance our inadeqancies,failures, negatives.

God created everyone with some talent not just for us and our benefit but for balancing it out with someone who lacks it.

So when i see a person who frowns i know what he/she needs ....One smile which i have.....and the principle of balancing is that both are at one state..... Remember the equilibrium.......

So smile till the other one smiles..............


So next time u think u lack something........Its time to find the mysterious second half which GOD has placed...........

What you expect from a friend

Was just asked by one of my friends to write what i expect from a friend.
Found it so tough to write things i have never ever thought about but which are so very part of my personality and my day to day thought life.
Yes i do expect some qualities from my friends no matter how hard i try to deny this fact.
For someone like me who is a mystery within myself...I expect my friend to :
1) Understand my silence - My silence speaks more than my words. I try to confide to myself as much as possible. As far as the many people that i have come across i hardly find someone who can understand this silence.

2) One who cares for me: The word care could mean so much . One who can understand ur needs , give priority to ur needs. I dont know how to break up this word; but it definitely is one power-packed word

3) One who does not compel me into anything: I like to do things my way and at my time. I would not like someone who would tell me wht i need to do. Yes i definitely do like people who take interest in what i do but the decision is left to me to take

4) One who can keep secrets: Its only after lots of trust that i speak to people about things very personal to me and once its out..... I can never trust that person and be the same i was before. Secrets need to be kept. Thats the golden truth of friendship to me

5) One who corrects me with Love: Would like to be told what is wrong but like an accuser and asked for immediate action. One who can make me realise where i was wrong and why.

6) One who is available for me: Not all the time. But yet there are times when i would like to just be around.Normal chit chat . Not doing any extra-ordinary things but just spending some time together( quality time) :D

7) One who can talk and has a good sense of humor: Guess i need to laugh and be happy so i need somoene who can make me smile and laugh and with whom i have a conversation for hours without feeling bored ........Sounds so very filmi :)

Guess my list would go on and on and on........

No matter how big my list goes on i know only person can fill in all the criteria. Its Jesus. I know he can just give the best embrace possible. Make me feel so much at ease that i myself automatically just can pour out myself without a thought. One with whom i dont have to think before i speak. I know he understands my words and my silence. My unsaid words, my tears, my anguish, my fears ....name it and HE knows it..........Lucky to have found a friend like HIM.
And He has brought so many friends in my life who have walked in and walked out and left sweet memories and filled in the space which i needed. They met few of my expectations and failed in few but above all they were there at the right time in my life and taught me the right things in life. Now thats wht i call God's perfect timing. Never too early never too late.

Christ the Redeemer

The picture just says it all.
He is above all and mindful of each and every one of us.