Time to live

We have plans for everything, but do we have plans for living? This is the question that popped into my head suddenly and i realized, interesting...do i really have such a plan? We are busy planning the next decade and so on, thinking on how to increase our 401(k)'s, stocks, ESPP, bonuses, but do we have plans on how to make life better? Every new year, do we stop and think about what happened last year and how we can make next year a better one? Not necessarily does this mean self indulgence or splashing money for luxuries, but more from an internal perspective...like, what things caused me grief and how can i overcome them? what simple things that could have been done from my side that would make others happy, what little luxuries could i have foresaken to give some necessities for others etc...Well, today, i feel like, there are many people who are struggling for basic things and here iam scheming for the next promotion or payrise? Is it worth it? In the end, do i even care for these? Probably not...Of course, this doesn;t mean just run with the wind or go with the flow approach, but simply, plan for things, but don't get too attached...Attachment is the source of all suffering....Feel the pain, but remove the attachment....

Now, the lighter side...i read a forward from my sister about world ending or probably ending for most of us and leaving for the lucky rest after 2012, 21st Dec, 11:11 Am...i'm not sure whether it is am or pm, but what the hell? If i know it is that date, 12 hours won't make a difference...There was a sense of relief first when i read that, dont know why, but somehow, the heavyweight we carry everyday was gone, albeit for a fleeting second..Next moment, my mind warned that, these doom sayers were in business for a long time and they keep moving the date conviniently from one decade to another...However, now i feel that, there is no harm in believing this one...Afterall, it is only 3 years away and may be i can see it or even better, live to tell the stories to the future...3 years of life is a long time and probably, i should live life to the fullest...and then if i survive, then think about the future...and if i don't make it, what the hell? I would one of those many lots that were wiped off...Just kidding, but if you happen to stumble onto this blog after the D-date, remember me ;)

Watching life unfold

Today, i just want to write about life unfold...it has been a year since i got married and all i can say is, i cannot believe it is already a year!!! Last one year is probably the time where i have seen things unfold and on my part, i adopted a quite sedate approach towards life...moderation, probably has been exercised more than what i ever exercised in my life until now, and that i believe is the road for my salvation...not doing anything out of the blue, not being dramatic, but being normal and to say, being quite ordinary...Budhha after 12 years of rigorous penance realized that his salvation (and human salvation) lied in moderation...hence, the whole buddhist idea of moderation...Same goes for me as well, i guess..Not to get to attached to any idea, including the idea of non-attachment. The way, i have read about things, have seen them in the society, i always believed that there should be some grand moment, that brings a life changing moment, but in reality, atleast from my experience, GREATNESS doesn't need a grand entry...why am i talking about all of these? Probably to dispel my own notions of how things ought to occur..Anyways, as i started believing that my salvation lies in moderation, i need to dig that area a little more...the first and foremost obstacle is: our own SUCCESS...it is easy to talk about work-life balance and restraint when we are not doing well, but how can you profess the same qualities when we are doing good? How do we dispel our own greed or yearning for instant success? i think, remembering GOD as well as realizing the fragileness of life...this doesn;t mean that we should start thinking of death and other morbid things whenever our boss smiles at us or when we get a raise, but may be, have a reminder that just life offers us candy, there will be times when it will offer us stones and we should retain our composure in both...Another thing that we need to have is be aware that we are different than others and everyone has to carry on with his own journey, in other words, no peer pressure..sometimes, we feel happy when we see cross by folks, but we shouldnt focus on just crossing people...define, your own journey and stand for it...

As i have promised moderation, i should probably end the blog soon and let my ideas sink in for a while, before writing another one...Until then, adios...