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A case to begin all cases:

A nice cup of hot black coffee and a good speed internet connection, that’s all that counts!

A nice cup of hot black coffee and a good speed internet connection. With that of course god’s ultimate gift to mankind “MEMORY”. The world seems so beautiful.

People say memories of the past and anxiety of the future ruins our present. Well, I can’t talk too much about future and pressures as in today’s chaotic world I am one of those blessed individuals whose job so to say is one of the least stressful jobs on earth.

I am a teacher.

I got myself few diplomas, a degree, few certifications and a secure (a term which has become almost obsolete) job in a MNC about 5 years back. I was into the creative art and animation as a hobby for as long as I can remember. For it gave me a peace of mind and a lot of calmness to relax that every inch of tensed muscle in my body. Soon, I had made that hobby my work so I never had to feel the pressure of work again. So I said to myself.

I Left my “secure job” and 3 years had passed. Then one day, I met a young chap (meaning someone of my age, 5 years ago…. That is to say, I was a lot younger and more immature then….and life was good). He came to me and said, “Ananth, I am changing my job. I am shifting back to finance field where I was.” Hmmm…. Another one of my kind, I thought…with that doubt in mind… He continued, “Yes, I know there will be heavy pressure and I won’t enjoy doing it, but at least I will have some respect for what I do but could not handle the pressure of doing a job which especially in India, if more so related to the field of art hardly gets any recognition and respect even from those most close to you.” I told him to sleep over it. Give it some more thought. And not change the field just because he was unable to cope up with the pressure of being related to the field of art. He used to teach and freelance for money, the most important and easily understood term today.

Finally he did not leave the field, but left the job, saying may be some other work environment might cheer him up and provide more mental support to continue what he is doing. He left the job after a lot of convincing and fights with his seniors that he was sure he would not want to continue for personal reasons. He came back home and made few calls and got into another institute with a better pay scale to maybe, just may be help him gain more confidence in talking to his family and friends now that he had a job which was paying him literally as good as an engineer with an MBA or a CA/CS (naming them because even today, these are supposedly the more and most desirable jobs, trust me).

Few days later, while he had got well adjusted to this environment and was getting back home at 11:30pm from Andheri back home he met a kid sitting on the pavement opposite to the well known Leela hotel from where he was just coming out after his corporate presentation. He just stopped for a moment and then rushed back to the kid.

This19 year old was his student from the earlier institute. After a long discussion, this chap realized that after he had left the earlier place it had been 3 months since and still that institution had found none to replace him. Result was the fees from students were collected regularly and those deferring payments were put into defaulters and fined. But there were no sessions happening. There was no faculty.

This kid was a cobbler’s son with a bright & creative mind. So to say had been lured by the famous lines of getting the BIG moolah and glamour that the creative industry was posed to him by those selling it so much that he fought and convinced his dad to arrange for that huge sum for his diploma in animation course as he was somehow convinced that this industry holds for him all the riches and would take him to another level. He would get a pay check of at least Rs.8-10K to start with and sky would be his limit with his abilities and skills. Now he had ended up paying all that he could, his dad was down till his neck in debts and to worsen the case, there were no classes being conducted because of lack of faculties.

So much to say, the course and the infrastructure were anyway not up to the mark. Then both( the sir and his ex-student) tried for a lot of legal ways to help out for refund, but the system was so jacked up that they found themselves being mocked by society more and more and there was no justice at all. His dad, the cobbler died of a heart attack. He had no job and this course was finished by some emergency trainer who had little idea of how to go about with the course and needless to say there was no learning and no job for this kid. He now sits on the streets mending shoes just like his father.

Talk to him about Photoshop and flash, his eyes lit up and then die off with that same speed and intensity. That young chap and trainer came back home that day realizing that he was not just working and he did not just have a job. But as a teacher he had a huge social responsibility of taking good care of a noble profession which is sad to say becoming a faint identity. He now teaches and trains whenever anyone asks him if he has the time and not so just on the basis of monthly fees to the real needy. He has to face societal brunt for that. But at least he sleeps peacefully.

The above story is for any noble profession today. Be it delivering education or something as massively important as saving lives as in a doctor’s job. There are very few doctors’ who take cases without that patient fulfilling the basic formalities of “FEES”.
There have been so many a lives put in stake and so many futures given to shape by these noble professions, but in today’s social pressures, unless there is money involved there is no value for life or knowledge.

We are talking today about nuclear pacts, global warming. But what happened to those who are living at the tip of a life nothing less than a volcano mountain, ready to burst at any point of time. Their only mistake is of being born in a poorer section of the society. Their lives and pains are simply put out with simple lines by big time money makers as “Only the fittest will survive” (I guess they had the privilege of studying Darwin’s theories, “They cannot handle today’s competitive pressure” and only those with power and money will survive.

We close the above mentioned miseries with such simple lines learnt in our MBA class and big corporate chairs not even realizing that in this way we are going against war with our own people. If such noble professions today start refusing service just for the sake of money and if the society supports that, why are we even discussing a green world, a better technology and happy world? All that you do always comes back to you then and there. Life is as simple as that. So if we refuse help knowingly or with pure bliss of ignorance it is going to hit us back some day soon. Life is not just about numbers and targets. It’s about Lives and a smile.

Wouldn’t life be more fun if there were good competition and great learning all around us? Did not we feel happy in school when we were put against a large chunk of students and asked to compete? So why not help everyone raise the bars and lead a life of greater significance. Why not deal with the current misery, bureaucracy and corruption and actually kill the problems at their root cause. I get scores of mails and calls everyday from parents and people asking me where do I put my kid for further studies?
I am not a counselor or someone of that level to advice, so I don’t. I keep numb as even if I did I am sure I would be falling short of places and institutions both big and small to recommend today.

I know so many doctors and teachers today who have refused to render their honest and very much possible services to people because of lack of their ability to pay money. I am not asking you to do charity as all of us need to survive. But only that, do keep in mind that whatever you do, you are affecting someone or the other and what you can decide is HOW you affect them.
Remember, life has a way of balancing itself, what goes will come back. So the next time you decide not to cure a patient or teach a student for the sake of money alone Please think twice. As your decision is not just another corporate rule, it’s a way of life.

You have the power to be true to what you have sworn to do. To make the country a better place is not the government’s duty. It’s those who have given that power to the government to take good care of our HUGE family, our world.

So grow and let grow as it’s not everyone’s privilege to say that all I need today is “A nice cup of hot black coffee and a good speed internet connection, that’s all.” I know the great mentors like the Mahatma and Swami Vivekananda are gone. But a bit of their souls rests in all of us. So let’s try to search and find them, take all the pieces and get them back. That’s possible only if all our heart and minds would act as one.

Everyone has come across some day something like this to say, to make a difference, to make impact…. A case to begin all cases.

I apologize if I bored you and wasted your precious time with so many words and story but what can I say…… I am paid for it!

Ananth V

Case to begin all cases

A case to begin all cases:

A nice cup of hot black coffee and a good speed internet connection, that’s all that counts!

A nice cup of hot black coffee and a good speed internet connection. With that of course god’s ultimate gift to mankind “MEMORY”. The world seems so beautiful.

People say memories of the past and anxiety of the future ruins our present. Well, I can’t talk too much about future and pressures as in today’s chaotic world I am one of those blessed individuals whose job so to say is one of the least stressful jobs on earth.

I am a teacher.

I got myself few diplomas, a degree, few certifications and a secure (a term which has become almost obsolete) job in a MNC about 5 years back. I was into the creative art and animation as a hobby for as long as I can remember. For it gave me a peace of mind and a lot of calmness to relax that every inch of tensed muscle in my body. Soon, I had made that hobby my work so I never had to feel the pressure of work again. So I said to myself.

I Left my “secure job” and 3 years had passed. Then one day, I met a young chap (meaning someone of my age, 5 years ago…. That is to say, I was a lot younger and more immature then….and life was good). He came to me and said, “Ananth, I am changing my job. I am shifting back to finance field where I was.” Hmmm…. Another one of my kind, I thought…with that doubt in mind… He continued, “Yes, I know there will be heavy pressure and I won’t enjoy doing it, but at least I will have some respect for what I do but could not handle the pressure of doing a job which especially in India, if more so related to the field of art hardly gets any recognition and respect even from those most close to you.” I told him to sleep over it. Give it some more thought. And not change the field just because he was unable to cope up with the pressure of being related to the field of art. He used to teach and freelance for money, the most important and easily understood term today.

Finally he did not leave the field, but left the job, saying may be some other work environment might cheer him up and provide more mental support to continue what he is doing. He left the job after a lot of convincing and fights with his seniors that he was sure he would not want to continue for personal reasons. He came back home and made few calls and got into another institute with a better pay scale to maybe, just may be help him gain more confidence in talking to his family and friends now that he had a job which was paying him literally as good as an engineer with an MBA or a CA/CS (naming them because even today, these are supposedly the more and most desirable jobs, trust me).

Few days later, while he had got well adjusted to this environment and was getting back home at 11:30pm from Andheri back home he met a kid sitting on the pavement opposite to the well known Leela hotel from where he was just coming out after his corporate presentation. He just stopped for a moment and then rushed back to the kid.

This19 year old was his student from the earlier institute. After a long discussion, this chap realized that after he had left the earlier place it had been 3 months since and still that institution had found none to replace him. Result was the fees from students were collected regularly and those deferring payments were put into defaulters and fined. But there were no sessions happening. There was no faculty.

This kid was a cobbler’s son with a bright & creative mind. So to say had been lured by the famous lines of getting the BIG moolah and glamour that the creative industry was posed to him by those selling it so much that he fought and convinced his dad to arrange for that huge sum for his diploma in animation course as he was somehow convinced that this industry holds for him all the riches and would take him to another level. He would get a pay check of at least Rs.8-10K to start with and sky would be his limit with his abilities and skills. Now he had ended up paying all that he could, his dad was down till his neck in debts and to worsen the case, there were no classes being conducted because of lack of faculties.

So much to say, the course and the infrastructure were anyway not up to the mark. Then both( the sir and his ex-student) tried for a lot of legal ways to help out for refund, but the system was so jacked up that they found themselves being mocked by society more and more and there was no justice at all. His dad, the cobbler died of a heart attack. He had no job and this course was finished by some emergency trainer who had little idea of how to go about with the course and needless to say there was no learning and no job for this kid. He now sits on the streets mending shoes just like his father.

Talk to him about Photoshop and flash, his eyes lit up and then die off with that same speed and intensity. That young chap and trainer came back home that day realizing that he was not just working and he did not just have a job. But as a teacher he had a huge social responsibility of taking good care of a noble profession which is sad to say becoming a faint identity. He now teaches and trains whenever anyone asks him if he has the time and not so just on the basis of monthly fees to the real needy. He has to face societal brunt for that. But at least he sleeps peacefully.

The above story is for any noble profession today. Be it delivering education or something as massively important as saving lives as in a doctor’s job. There are very few doctors’ who take cases without that patient fulfilling the basic formalities of “FEES”.
There have been so many a lives put in stake and so many futures given to shape by these noble professions, but in today’s social pressures, unless there is money involved there is no value for life or knowledge.

We are talking today about nuclear pacts, global warming. But what happened to those who are living at the tip of a life nothing less than a volcano mountain, ready to burst at any point of time. Their only mistake is of being born in a poorer section of the society. Their lives and pains are simply put out with simple lines by big time money makers as “Only the fittest will survive” (I guess they had the privilege of studying Darwin’s theories, “They cannot handle today’s competitive pressure” and only those with power and money will survive.

We close the above mentioned miseries with such simple lines learnt in our MBA class and big corporate chairs not even realizing that in this way we are going against war with our own people. If such noble professions today start refusing service just for the sake of money and if the society supports that, why are we even discussing a green world, a better technology and happy world? All that you do always comes back to you then and there. Life is as simple as that. So if we refuse help knowingly or with pure bliss of ignorance it is going to hit us back some day soon. Life is not just about numbers and targets. It’s about Lives and a smile.

Wouldn’t life be more fun if there were good competition and great learning all around us? Did not we feel happy in school when we were put against a large chunk of students and asked to compete? So why not help everyone raise the bars and lead a life of greater significance. Why not deal with the current misery, bureaucracy and corruption and actually kill the problems at their root cause. I get scores of mails and calls everyday from parents and people asking me where do I put my kid for further studies?
I am not a counselor or someone of that level to advice, so I don’t. I keep numb as even if I did I am sure I would be falling short of places and institutions both big and small to recommend today.

I know so many doctors and teachers today who have refused to render their honest and very much possible services to people because of lack of their ability to pay money. I am not asking you to do charity as all of us need to survive. But only that, do keep in mind that whatever you do, you are affecting someone or the other and what you can decide is HOW you affect them.
Remember, life has a way of balancing itself, what goes will come back. So the next time you decide not to cure a patient or teach a student for the sake of money alone Please think twice. As your decision is not just another corporate rule, it’s a way of life.

You have the power to be true to what you have sworn to do. To make the country a better place is not the government’s duty. It’s those who have given that power to the government to take good care of our HUGE family, our world.

So grow and let grow as it’s not everyone’s privilege to say that all I need today is “A nice cup of hot black coffee and a good speed internet connection, that’s all.” I know the great mentors like the Mahatma and Swami Vivekananda are gone. But a bit of their souls rests in all of us. So let’s try to search and find them, take all the pieces and get them back. That’s possible only if all our heart and minds would act as one. Everyone has come across some day something like this to say, to make a difference, to make impact…. A case to begin all cases. I apologize if I bored you and wasted your precious time with so many words and story but what can I say…… I am paid for it!

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This write up is for all those questions which came to me last month asking which program should I go for, which university / institution I should go for: “I cannot advice, but only COMMENT!”

’’ Learn for the sake of learning ’’ – We are Indians, proud Indians. More brilliant than any individual globally. Intelligent, passionate and hard working , we are. Right ! Yup. That’s about it… what else do we have that we say we own… let me see.. How about ’’ LACK OF QUALITY EDUCATION ’’ – ’’ OR IS IT ’’ LACK OF INTEREST TO LEARN ’’ Let’s explore it SHALL WE?

Education is a business … yes it is. Nobody is here for charity dear. All come to either earn or learn. It depends on what your priority is, what you are looking for. A degree , a certificate from a reputed name or do you actually have the guts to learn for the sake of passion, a term which has become almost extinct.

Now, coming to our topic – Lets first know that We ( INDIA ) lack in quality education and why wouldn’t we. We have heard it all.. Colleges cheating and exploiting its students, private training institutes taking huge fees and taking the students for a ride, schools threatening students to shell out unnecessary fees and amount. The news you heard and read were major contributions from Sheer Business tactics and lack of responsibility on part of the students who are ready to entertain such exploitation from colleges, schools, institutes, etc… Remember ’’ NOBODY CAN INSULT YOU WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION ’’ don’t ask what the country has done for you, but what you have done for the country as what you seek .. Is what u honestly get. You need shiny computer labs, posh front office depot, ’’REPUTED COLLEGE DEGREES ’’ you get them all but you ask for good education too in a country like ours with such corrupt individuals and a society that lacks a wider perspective towards life, which encourages political stories but not better technological upgradation to help our students, better uniforms, better ’’ looking ’’ institutes but not real education. I don’t know where to stand and whom to support, the institutes or the students as from my personal experience BOTH lack responsibility and are ready to get exploited.

Institutes in INDIA today from our very dear MUMBAI – UNIVERSITY to every dream degree and every other college today has been held for some corrupt methodology at some point or the other. We and our government are concerned about what should be the dress code and not what is actually going on inside their colleges and schools labs, washrooms and with the kind of society we are forming into its just going to get worse.

Lets’ face it :

1. We lack higher professional training .. Students study so hard and a simple excuse.. Papers have leaked, exams will be held next week. Who is responsible. The students, those selling it, or sheer lack of responsibility of the Institutes.. It’s pathetic.

2. We lack technological upgradation – we ( STUDENTS ) will adopt western style, their dressing trends, their lifestyle of premarital relationships, dating , alcohol,etc.. but no we will not stand up if colleges exploit us, if schools and institutes take us for a ride, oh no , we are too busy just doing NOTHING productive.

3. we want to learn to show the world our degrees, our certificates, but ask us one question about our specialization and we will faint, why , why not learn from someone who can actually teach you something. why run after big names when you can gain professional expertise through proper training from the REAL MASTERS. few good and awesome institutes that come to my mind – National Institute of Design -AHMEDABAD, IIM ( A and I – on a personal experience front)has a teaching staff brilliant and down to earth, a tough combination to acquire, IIT ( excellent staff – especially faculties very down to earth and they want to guide you – please keep it that way always ).

4. We can’t fight corruption – why – because it would not exist if was not entertained by the masses and that’s going to go on so what can we do to actually learn.

Learn with passion. Do what you really feel like doing. Study for the sake of gaining knowledge. And any good knowledge that you possess … spread it around it only keeps coming back.. trust me. Use the internet for finding people who are really fabulous in providing tech expertise and training to you.. learn from actual work, always have the keen desire to keep yourself above the rest and stay at the top.. nothing can then beat you from actually learning what you want to and PLEASE always stand up to false claims made by colleges, schools, institutes, classes…. it will make a difference.

Lets understand that the institutes are here to sell, to make money and those days of wanting the students to be someone great are gone.. because they never came from societies or schools.. but from few individuals who wanted our country and our citizens to grow stronger , so learn well and there is honestly no specific technique to choose your right college as every experience differs from every student as their needs do.

to conclude .. know that YES – EDUCATION is for sale, but not for the really learned.. so find them… and let them know that you really want to learn.. who knows may be even those D graded institutes/ colleges/ schools may churn up people who in turn may end up making the world a Better Learning Ground.

So don’t choose institutes because they are reputed or looking loaded with great infrastructure… if needed check up personally on who are the faculties, what are the technological facilities installed in the campus, meet the staff, the college students and know what you are getting into and would you really acquire what you seek when you enroll for a particular course in the INSTITUTE.

The Learning curve never ends. So keep Learning and keep growing.

God Bless and be well

TD

Interpretations Of the Technical Mind: “BE MORE AMBITIOUS “

Hello There,

I am Ananthanarayanan.V.

The Article here speaks about me pondering on my 25 ^th birthday this year for just one word that has been driving me at times to the edge of my life with great strength and it is what we term as ” PASSION “. Passion, would be a very subjective term as it means different things for different people, so I was looking at its closest synonym. Passion, is anything that can drive one to an extent to which all that is visible is to achieve and acquire that which is desired. I just turned an 180^◦ from my chair and I saw my company’s Logo, that read ” BE More Ambitious “. I kept repeating that word and bingo, it hit me that passion for any technical individual is pure ambition. Ambition to become famous, acknowledged, acquire Higher Skills, tremendous growth, more and faster growth and it all screamed of one word : The Rising Moolah! Let’s face it, at the end of the day if we cannot turn our skills, ideas, concepts to creating and converting it into money, how much use is the extra Drive within us. I had participated in a discussion forum few months back referred to as ” Genesis of the Human Mind “, this heading now keeps screaming to me about the major vote for our debate where we spoke about giving back and thus winning in the long run, for a permanent recognition in the market. So it was Philosophy and Market Capitalization combined. Hey, we are entering into a new era of realization, aren’t we?

So where am I going with all this. I started with the word, Passion. Went on to the Logo with a slight shift from my usual seat and looked around and Devoured the meaning of our Logo, connected it to the dots of growth and finally touched the humble act of ultimate gain which I refer to as ” GIVING “. This is how we, Humans evolve slowly from the basic needs to the most powerful form of all beings and becoming what I would love to really be ” IMMORTAL “. The easiest way to become immortal is by forming an institution and then making it grow as the kindest and the biggest thirst of any human being is ” KNOWLEDGE “.

How do I come to that conclusion?

Who is richer, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet or Swami Vivekananda. I am not a spiritual leader who is going to give you a series of quotes and Prove what is Universally true. I am a technical person, so I will go for my traditional use of formulas to prove What is true.

Richness = Gains – Sacrifices, so we have Gains and Sacrifices on either side.

What did Bill gates and Warren Buffet acquire, tons and tons of money, fame and respect with some raised eyebrows. Now what are they doing : Giving back to the world as much as they can. And what did the swami do, took nothing and kept giving and what did he get, Immortality. He has been worshipped for generations and will be for centuries to come. SO will, the Mahatma and Mother Teresa. What did these people have : Money – No, A stylish and rich life – No, Respect – Yes, Admiration – Yes, Influence – The greatest. I met few foreigners in Singapore last month and we were talking about the power of the mind and they asked me where I was from, when I said India they immediately said : Oh! From the Mahatma’s land. So what makes the world drop everything and go on a hunger strike with the tiny looking fragile being, what makes the most so referred to as rich and powerful quiver in front of the swami and bow in front of his teachings and what makes the presence of Mother Teresa so truly powerful. It is their act of giving as much as one can without expecting a smile in return. So who has won the game of the three, those who acquired it all and now are giving it all back or those who have been constantly giving and leaving their prints in our mind, body and soul forever. So here the sacrifice made has won because of the credibility status it has gained. For the statements made by these great and in real terms powerful people is what we call as not INFORMATION, but pure ” KNOWLEDGE “. SO the Swami won.

So what has this to do with my company’s logo. Everything. As I read the logo my Intellect started calculating all the gains I have made in the last 1 year in the organization. What did my Balance sheet show me. There were no Liabilities, though my tax deductions seem to say otherwise. Just kidding. So what have I gained. Am I glad about the performance benefit given to me. My smirk from the face flew away and my mind was calm. In the 1 year with this organisation, that I have been associated here I have acquired tons of laminated cards and greeting cards and personal emails in scores from students at the end of every batch expressing their ” THANKS “. It was just one word that we use so casually most of the times that made me feel weak in my knees and so emotional. In reality was I being a Mahatma or a Swami, Oh dear god! Even thinking something like that would be a Capital Crime. I am just like a candle in front of the Sun. I have been just like any other ordinary person purely driven by the passion of My field and my desire to grow really fast and as a wise man once said, The easiest way to Success is to perform at least three times your level. So I did all this just being motivated to grow bigger and higher in career and prospects. And I gained so much in return. So much more. SO every institution which runs and succeeds with pomp and style, it’s actually a celebration of the People, the masses and those who have applied this knowledge derived from our esteemed fellow brothers and sisters imparting that knowledge to them for their personal growth and the society’s growth in general. So now let me sum up all this talk and take only the BIG words and try putting it together.

Greatness, Reach, Spreading, Generous, Institution, Influence, Act, Ponder, Giving, Money, Richness, Fame, Immortal, Service, Value and knowledge.

Any institution which is built on the foundation of giving, any individual who ponders & thrives on the belief of innovating at any cost and any organization with true values of being a pure service sector to the society will immensely grow through the act of generous giving with a true mission statement, will spread out the good word and stay alive for generations and be referred to as A POWERFUL MOVEMENT and thus grow up to be finally above all fame, money and power and be IMMORTAL.

So at the end of this discussion, the conclusion is :

To Grow rich and powerful and influence the world all we need to do is drive ourselves with pure passion and ambition and strive for our growth as Experts by spreading what we have gained and just simply – ” BE MORE AMBITIOUS “.

If all of this sounded too philosophical to you then I have achieved my goal as spreading of any good thing today in this modern era which is otherwise so consumed by ” greed ” is in our term referred to as being ” PHILOSOPHICAL “. So let’s all get more philosophical and grow by Innovation ,Intelligence and Impact and just get IMMORTAL.

Be well

STRESS RELIEF!

Life is too beautiful and By god :

LIFE HAS A WAY OF BALANCING ITSELF

Trust me on the above. All get what they will but meantime to pass our time out here we need to live with an ATTITUDE. An attitude that will get you by anything and everything in life , which is made up of these factors , so easiest way to live up to YOUR EXPECTATIONS from life is follow them and I swear life is going to be more simple and beautiful.

All of us are here for a reason. All of us have a dream. We are here just for a minor period of time, so LIVE it such that you know you have made every moment count. We are Human beings, the most superior form of energy on earth and we Have HOPE to achieve all that we want to in life till we are breathing, so no man is a failure till he is forever gone. We cannot choose how , where and when we were born , we cannot choose when we will be gone but yes, we can choose how we will be remembered. IMPACT. Thats all that matters. What we did for ourselves and for others and how much have we influenced the world by our actions in the years to come that is our REAL FAME, Fortune and destiny. That what we finally leave behind is our LEGACY.

So, why get troubled with all the things that bother us in – between. Why stop and waste our UNBELIEVABLE precious TIME on those which have been said and done. The loss of a loved one, the loss of fame , fortune cause us so much pain… but JUST think about it. Do we not slowly realise that we have so much more we can offer and so much better we can do in this world after every bitter experience. Thus every act is a learning experience to teach us and prepare us for something that would actually be our REAL lives. And that for every individual on this planet is filled with mysteries to unveil. Do we not see people who have been living in rags suddenly turn to millionaires, people who have had bad relationships having a great life filled with LOADS of LOVE. So , that means OUR PORTION of success , love , fame is right there… just around the corner. Just wait a little while more and you will be there, with all that you have dreamed and desired of. Still, if you feel down you can go ahead and try these out. I am not a doctor, I am a poet , a preacher an animator and have been the teacher. I have lived through life like everyone with ups and downs and I have a major part of my life to Still LIVE and I am SO SURE i am going to make the best of it as I follow certain priNciples and rules in life which help me keep my mind free most of the time and guide me like an angel to the path of enlightenment.

The Rules :

9) Exercise / Yoga / Meditation : The best way to drive away any pain or depression i feel is to go out for a real early morning walk or jog or a run. The morning air is so fresh and if possible do this in a park where there are flowers and fresh smell of dew, mud, as it helps one to think fresh and you end up actually giving that much time for yourself and also be one with nature which has over the past centuries given us solutions for most of our troubles.

Yoga is arguably the easiest way to fight any illness – Obesity, body ache, acidity, and a heart ache. Yoga helps you to get back your concentration and frees your mind.

Meditation is another way of getting back to your regular life as when you actually do get back only then will you realise that there are so many who miss you and so many you miss, so much you need to do and so much that believe me – only you can get done.

Family / Friends / Doctor :

If you are close with ’’ ANY ’’ of your family members, JUST TALK to them. OR

Same as above with friends OR

go and talk to a professional who can help you out.

To consult a doctor for getting out of depression is like getting medication for fever as he knows how to deal with that and he will and has to give you a remedy and just like you would consult your family physician for your flu, you should consult a psychologist who has specialised in HUMAN BEHAVIOURAL PATTERNS to guide you through, after all… they too need to survive and they are good with what they do just like any other professional. SO at least you can go for their sake !

7) Freak Out, in a good way : Just Get out and be where you want to be. JUST BE FREE. DO all that you had wanted to do, attend parties, host parties, visit temples , roll over in beach, do it all and you will unknowingly get a huge load out of your system.

6) DIET: PAy more attention to your diet : 2 reasons : Firstly it would keep your mind fixed on your health and looks and you would not think about anything else and secondly lets face it : You will look better. That matters too right !

5) DO YOUR THING : Listen to great music if you enjoy that, PAINT if that gives you relief , workout … just do your thing. we all have something that we enjoy doing the most by ourselves , something that is very true to our identity. SO just do that and you might end up finding out some art or talent hidden in you that might just POP – UP. Art and music are the best ways to fight depression as both help you not only to concentrate on that talent but also bring out as in output something very beautiful and inspiring.

4) SPEND YOUR TIME : When you feel really depressed, give yourself the maximum time and do not ever think you are idling away. Giving your self some time alone with no things to discuss or talk or DEAL with any more might be all that you need at that point and by buying yourself some time you will be able to enjoy the smaller and more important things of life like the sound of the birds, the first ray of the sun, the starry sky…….

3) Know your dream ,desire and Purpose : Everyone has a goal a dream a desire and a purpose in life. we are not like pebbles or tress who just remain there , do their job of lying around or say give shelter and one day just fade off.

we have a higher goal in life. Realise that. Know what your real passion is as in LIFE, FRIENDS DONT OWE YOU AND FAMILIES DONT OWE YOU, NOBODY OWES NOBODY NOTHING. YOU OWE YOURSELF. The moment you realise that you know that you need to get back out there and do what you can do because only then will you do better than you could have done.

2) Live for the legacy : we have had loads of problems in our lives and its gonna be more but then again ,its going to get finally better. Did you not fall before you took your fist step or did you start hopping right from day one. You learnt it STEP BY STEP, fall after fall. So why hurry on life. You are growing up, not GROWN UP yet as you will never be grown up till your kid starts wearing your shoes and yelling at you for getting him / her a bad and not what I expected Birthday present. Then, know that life is good and you have made it worthwhile. So live for your legacy, your kids as they bring more happiness and laughter and hope finally than anybody else on this wide and big and crazy planet.

1 : SO live with passion, not hope as there is always hope for all, but passion is whats going to get you out of everything thats holding you back and get you that one word in full positivity : IMPACT.

SO read more, learn more from life, preach more and teach more as the more you give and share the more you finally get for yourself to spare.

Remember :

Nobody will remember you for what you were, or what you will be. The only thing thats going to matter is the one question that you should be able to answer to yourself finally:

’’ DID YOU BECOME ALL THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BECOMING ’’ and if NOT… THEN DONT TRY BUT WORK ON IT TILL YOU BECOME AS ALL THOSE WHO DID WERE JUST LIKE YOU….. BORN FROM THE SAME MUD AND GO BACK TO THE SAME MUD, SO FOR THE TIMID THINGS IN – BETWEEN – ’’ WHY BOTHER AT ALL – JUST LIVE IT UP AND BE WELL