Happiness...

Happiness is one among many things, which do not have a perfect definition..

It changes with every situation and priority..

"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up, as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it"

This quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky, always gives me a ray of hope during the time of emotional turmoil..

Well.. For a moment it feels good..

I can say 'happiness' is just another word for contentment..

Or a distraction from Human tragedy..

It is always there with us.. You need to find it..

You may not find contentment in everything in the world.. But when you dig into it, there is always some joy.. Its hidden..!!

M.K Gandhi said, "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony"..

This looks complicated and difficult, isn't it.?

In reality, it is not..

Follow it for a day and feel the amount of satisfaction you get..

I'll share a few instances of happiness........

You speak with a friend after a long time..the days you had spend together.. the pranks.. the madness..

For my perverted friends, finding a beautiful girl would be something to be happy about.. I mean the crazy kind of happiness(You know what I mean)..

When you miss someone and they call/text you..

When you are in deep trouble and all of a sudden its solved..

You study only half the syllabus and your question booklet has them..

During your examination, a lenient invigilator comes in(That would be a jackpot for most of us)..

Happiness, according to me is the most sophisticated human emotion..

Which gets more annoying as you grow up..

Little babies, if you've noticed, have only two emotions..

Happiness and sadness..

And the 'sadness' is not because of their extravagance but because of their needs..

They are pure.. Unadulterated lot..

As they grow up, they learn the ways of life.. the luxuries.. Imitating others..

And the contentment is gone.!!!!

This is when the simple pleasures of life mean nothing to them..

Life is short and unpredictable..

Live every bit of it.. Don't worry about the future.. Stop thinking of the events in the past..
Live today.. Live now..

Be happy and make others happy..

Spread joy......!!!

The world would be a better place to live...


"Nobody really cares if you are miserable, so you might as well be happy" ~Cynthia Nelms

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Inevitable end..!!!

Every beginning has an ending..

Life is no different..

A person has to depart some day.. That is the reason, we are called 'mortal'..

"Life & death are two faces of a coin, whose probability cannot be determined.."

It just happens.. You don't have control over it..

It is your destiny..

You are born when you had to.. You die when you have to..

All the incidents are pre-scheduled in the Calender of Life.. You just wait for them to happen.. Good or Bad..

In the journey called life, you come across many people.. Some stay with you, some leave and some are stolen away..

There is no reason for such happenings(at-least I have not found any).. It just happens..

An incident in life changes you so much and you are no longer the same person, you were before..

The same things in life, appear different to you.. The happiness fades away.. And you are left in a gloomy world..

You go into a shell and never want to come out of it..

(All this might sound like a scene from a Bollywood movie to you, but this is how exactly it feels like..)

Your favourite song feels irritating and you begin listening to the music, you once thought boring and for the older generation..

The mind thinks in an unusual way.. You lose the analytic approach to the happenings around..

You are left in despair.. And all you can do, is blame it on your stars.. In short "destiny"..

Your astrologer will give you a better insight into this..

Sometimes, losing a person who was once the most important part of your life, is a reason..

(NO.!! I din't have a break up.. many of you would be thinking this as a reason for writing this blog)..

Sometimes, its your end, that is a reason..

But again, you are reminded of 'destiny'..

It happens when it has to..

You just need to move on.. Or let the others move on.. But in either case, you go through the same amount of emotional suffering..

All the days you spent together appear before your eyes and you can't do anything about it..

You are there every moment watching it.. helpless.!!!

The end is inevitable.. Science has only been able to postpone it by a few days..months..or years..

Every religious scripture has a mention of 'death'.. And its said that, its a way to reach god.!!

Well.. i don't think so..

Its just a way to leave all the lovable people you met on earth.. And who knows after that..

So, take life as it comes..

Don't blame things on others- they were bound to happen, no matter how hard you try to prevent their occurring..

Enjoy every bit of the short span you spend in the 'world of mortals'..

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Luxury...!

"LUXURY"...

People generally associate this word with extravagance..
As per the definition given on a popular website, luxury is a material object, service conducive to sumptuous living,usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity..
But this definition changes from person to person..


Luxury might be an act of buying a Yacht with all the latest technology, to a person who has a Super car..
An act of owning a Super car/bike, to a person who is driving a Maruti 800..
Having a car would be luxury to a person who owns a 2-wheeler.. A bike, for someone who has no vehicle..


Owning a house would be luxury to a person who is homeless or lives in a rented house.. Or a hut..

Luxury just gets bigger with the fulfillment of a previous desire..
And when he purchases a house of his own, that will change into a necessity.. The attitude changes..
In the year 1995, a mobile phone was a toy for the Indian rich.. Today, its a basic requirement..


Necessity to a person is luxury to another..
Well, the journey from luxury to necessity is definitely not easy.. It goes through a series of psychological and financial transformations brought about by the society..


Luxury does not always refer to materialistic stuff..
To someone, spending quality time with their family, would be luxury..
Having friends is a luxury to those who don't have any..(difficult to digest this statement, but ask someone who has faced it)

Getting an undisturbed sleep is luxury to an Insomniac..




I redefine 'luxury' as something which is difficult to get..
That is unattainable.. And achieving it is a challenging job..
You can surely live without it too..

Remembering 9/11...

Its been 10 years since the biggest terror strike on the United States of America..
The day, commonly referred to as "September 11" or "September 11th  brought about a big change in the world..
It was only after this tragedy, that the world got to know the actual terrorism, that resides somewhere in Afghanistan..


I still remember that Tuesday evening(morning in USA), when this happened.. Nothing was known until a passenger jet crashed in the twin towers of the World Trade Center(WTC)..
Later, another jet crashed at the Pentagon..
The visuals shown on TV channels were heart-rendering..
This attack was not just an attack on a country; it was an attack on the entire world community..
World's tallest building had demolished..
The twin-towers no longer stood there..


This was the second terror attack on world trade center..
In 1993, there was a high intensity blast in the building..


This shook the whole world.. The power of terrorism was beyond expectation..
More than 3000 people died and hundreds injured were left under the debris..


No one could have imagined that a group of 19 men would create such havoc..
The untoward incident changed the image of our Muslim brothers, throughout the globe..
Bollywood movie 'My name is Khan' had a good message regarding the same..

Little children became orphans.. Lives were shattered..

This attack on humanity can never be forgotten..

10 years after the attack, there is some sense of satisfaction of having avenged the pain.. The killing of Osama Bin Laden, came in as a big news on 2nd May 2011..

A tribute to 911

Here is a tribute to all the people who lost their lives..

May their souls rest in peace..

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My 1st experiment..!!!

It was pouring cats and dogs..
I was doing my assignment..
The subject I hate the most..
Its not a pleasant experience to do something you do not like, but i had no other option.. Its worth 5 marks.. And our education system has a strange liking towards the number game..
And all of a sudden, there was complete blackout.. Power crisis..!!!!
It was later that i got to know that the transformer had damaged..

The task at hand could not be aborted.. I had to do it at any cost..
Soon i had an emergency light in front of me..the work resumed..
I was not aware of the fact that it was not charged..
I was left in complete darkness, again..!

I started to think of the days, when there were no emergency lights/lamps.. And came to mind the luxury of "CANDLE".!!!
In that situation, calling it a 'luxury' would not be wrong..

And the assignment was soon completed..
The flame danced in front of me.. I wondered what candles were made of..
The chemical composition of wax.. It was something very fascinating, at that instant of time..
I had never thought that a simple thing like a candle could grab my attention.. But it happened.!!!
And a series of Google searches began on my mobile..

Wax, or Paraffin wax was an interesting subject to study..
Wax is insoluble in water.. and non-reactive..
But i had also read an article in some journal on 'wax bombs'..
When wax does not react, how is it used to make a bomb or cause an explosion..??
This question haunted me for almost a week..

Then i decided to carry out the experiment myself..
An explosion meant 'danger'.. But it was a puzzle i had to solve..
I created it.!!

I mixed wax with hot water.. with Sulphuric acid.. Nitric acid..
The king of chemicals failed too..
But I could not digest this defeat..( i'm a bad loser)
I tried reacting wax with 17 different chemicals(including reagents)..
I would not stop this mid-way..

Then i recollected a concept that i had studied in 8th grade chemistry..
Increasing surface area by using the substance in powder form of liquid state..
I preferred the liquid state..
And it worked..!!!

Liquid wax was taken in a test tube.. this involved heating the solid wax at 130-140 degree Fahrenheit..
This was then immediately dipped in freezing water..
And there was the Explosion i was waiting for..
A yellow flame accompanied with white odourless smoke..
The test tube cracked and as water came in contact with the hot wax, a reaction took place.. that led to the blast..

Success really tastes sweet and i could feel it.!!!

This experiment is potentially dangerous.. and all precautions were taken while performing it..
Please do not try it..!!!!

Friends.. foes.. betrayal..

This blog is dedicated to a very special person, who motivated and encouraged me to write this blog.. A wonderful human being..!!

I thank you from the bottom of my heart..

Love...

According to me, a FRIEND has no perfect definition..

You can define it the way you like.. Depending on your experience(I hope you understand the hidden meaning)..

The Oxford dictionary defines a friend as, "a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations..."

I'm sure many of you feel that this definition is a bit too sophisticated to describe your friend..

Lets me rephrase it in a simple way..

"a friend is a person who helps you.. is with you during every thick and thin.. with someone, you can share everything.."

Now, this statement does not apply to a 'friend' on a social-networking site..

You Might have 400 or 500 'friends' on Facebook or Orkut, but do you share every little thing with them.?

I have 430 odd friends on Facebook, but do I tell them everything.?

You know the answer, i guess..

I have made a reference to this on my status updates earlier..

My suggestion: rename the term 'friend' to 'acquaintance'..

But there may be some instances where you met your soul mate/best   friend on the web.. I did.!! (not a soul mate, though)

There are also times when your best buddy turns into a foe..

I experienced this too.. And people, its really hurts..

When all your personal secrets are told to people who are strangers to you..

You know, someone like an informer.. a mediator.. who is working all time to screw your life..

Believe me, they make up a very important part of your life..

Teaches you a very good lesson, indeed..

And yeah, there is an another group of friends, whose company you can't avoid because they had done some favor for you.. Its like, "imposed loyalty"..

And you cannot tell the person that he/she is very irritating..

Its a humorous situation.. May be because I haven't been through it yet..

Now, this category of friends teach you the real meaning of 'patience'and 'tolerance'

Every single person, you meet in your life leaves an impression, good or bad..

Similarly, you too leave a trace on the other person's mind..

Rightly said, ""HAR FRIEND ZAROORI HOTA HAI.!!""