A Probable LIFE

        In this fast pacing world, we struggle to find little time for ourselves, where we know what is going on in other’s life but are unaware about ourselves. We try and understand the idiosyncrasy of our neighbors, our loved ones and at times we miserably fail. Someone is busy trying to impress a girl, in a few cases the so called 'girl' is replaced by a manager or Boss for that matter. Some are hoping for positive replies to love proposals and a few are waiting for negative outcomes in medical reports. Some are confused about what career to choose and some are regretting on what they have already done. Some are busy campaigning for the elections and some are busy waiting for the justice to deliver. Have we ever tried and figure out what's going right and what's not?

        At the age of 8-10, if one would ask a child “What do you want to become once you grow up?” The probable answers would be ‘a pilot’, 'an astronaut’ or some would say ‘a police man’. As and when they grow, their answers to the same questions would sound realistic, the guy now at the age of 16 would say ‘a Doctor, a Lawyer, or an Engineer’ and so on. So, the relation says as one grows up, his/her sensible thinking is inversely proportional to their age and that is probably what we call as Experience. So as per this formula of experience, at the age of 60, one would be able to say whether the decision to opt for a particular career was correct or not!

When do you feel that it’s not exactly going the way you once thought it to be?

How do you feel when people treat you as unproven theorems?

How does it feel to see your ex-love happy with someone else?

How does it feel when you realize that life is not that fancy fairy tale which you have been reading in books?

      The reality is that you are just riding the wave and going with the flow where confidence and experience are inversely proportional. This is the stage of life where one has already tasted the bitterness of above questions or just felt to realize it.

       The time after graduation, at the age of 24 -25 years is what one might find all these questions relevant. Where every single person encountering around asks you about career, future plans, marriage and what not. The real thing is you might not like facing those difficult to answer kind of questions, the right questions at a wrong time in your life. You know now love is not that blind and that friendship has its terms and conditions. But it is all fair. Probably this is called Life.

        As it is rightly said by Robert Frost ‘A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone’. It's good to be a day dreamer because if not in reality at least it is about cherishing the life you always want to live.

'Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.' – Albert Einstein.

A Question of Safety?

        We are at a point in our lives where things are easy to come by. Our economy, educations and jobs have dictated a higher, if not healthier standard of living. To our immediately senior generation, buying a car was a stuff of dreams. They used to plan for years on end just to purchase their first automobile. Mostly it would have been Maruti 800, and indeed it was a joyous and special feeling to see your first car in the flesh, at the showroom waiting for delivery.

        But all this was way back in the date, today we are spoiled for choice and the options we have are quite endless, nobody in our position buys a tiny, entry level hatchback nowadays and that's a testament to how things have improved in such a short span.

        We as a nation of engineers personally witnessed immense growth. We are one of the largest producers, consumers and exporters of vehicles in the world, not to mention an engineering powerhouse. But do we really practice what we preach, at least when it comes to purchasing a car?

        As Indians, we look for the best bargain, infact Google had even released a report recently that we Indians do a lot of research about the products we're interested in before making a buying decision. Naturally that translates that we are very well-informed lot. But the sad truth is we're not. We only look at the bargain and fail to foresee the repercussions we might face at that cost. At least this is the mindset we have while purchasing a vehicle. How many of us consider important safety features such as airbags or ABS while making a purchase decision? Why hasn't the government made these features mandatory? Why are manufacturers deliberately avoiding these features in entry-level cars?

        We all should know how important safety features are in a vehicle. Safety is not something that manufacturers oversee or apply as an afterthought. They are integral to a vehicle system and its passengers. How the government's automotive regulatory board as skipped these mandatory considerations in vehicles is beyond me, but we can make a difference. Signing petitions is a good move, all manufacturers, engineering concerns and consumers can rally for this cause which might drastically bring down fatalities, but in India and its bureaucracy there's still a long road ahead. But it's also the consumer's responsibility to make sure that the car which he/she is going to purchase next is specified with safety features like ABS and airbags. General conjecture is that one might drive properly and safely and that those features are unnecessary, but be warned; the person driving opposite/next to you might not be a very good driver. Better safe than sorry. it's not just our life that you're endangering, but also that of a loved one. Maybe it's prudent to say that you can leave the crashing and crash testing to those crash-test dummies instead of being a dummy human.

Drive/Ride Safely. Wear Seat-belt/Helmet

Living is an Art-2

Contd..

         On the second morning, I was out to have breakfast. As it was Hilly area getting on to the stairs and down has become somewhat difficult due to adverse effect of my routine daily life, because, even if I need to go to neighboring seats at work area, I would move on the chair itself, which indirectly indicates me as Lazy as Sloth. I thought this might be the reason which makes the way hard and I moved ahead. The kitchen was very large and solar panels on the roof were appealing to the apparent power generated through them is used for kitchen. I had my favorite dish Upma, coconut chutney and chocolate flavored Ragimalt. The majority of the things in the kitchen were done by social enthusiasts. Food from Ashram is supplied to few schools nearby which made me Exclaimed. Food here serves essential nutrients to the body which is very good vegetarian diet.

          As per schedule we reached Shankar Mahal for the course. We introduced each other with the Sanskrit word "Sangashchatvam" (Which meant Lets move united) not with the usual Hi Hellos. finally the word is going to make the contact . Teachers named Pankaj & Vasanthi came to our group. they taught very well explained very patiently.

     Then coming to the core content of the course, they taught us few yogasanas as part of warm up. They taught Pranayama, three-tiered pranayama, Bhastrika Pranayama and sudarshanakriya. All of which are the process of breathing To provide enough oxygen to the body. One should experience the feel it gives.

       This course is not defined to promote any culture or religion but, main intention is to teach knowing yourself. To enjoy each second of life at that particular point of time. Even if you are Mafia Don, Do your work with dedication and enjoy it.