Hallowed by deed - Part 2

It was scorching hot in Chennai. Monday morning rush to office. I had returned after a week’s vacation. For most of us Monday is the worst day of a week, especially after a vacation

Cursing the hot sun, I started riding my Scooty. I had traveled for around a kilometer and lo, my Scooty slowed down and then abruptly stopped. I tried to restart it, but in vain. You can very well imagine my frustration. With a doubt, I opened the lid of the petrol tank to find it dry and clean. I had conveniently ignored the fact that I had not fueled my Scooty for some time before I left for my vacation.

Contemplating my options, I decided to push my Scooty to the nearest petrol bunk a kilometer away, rather than pushing it back home and taking an auto. The very thought of bargaining with auto drivers, made me cry.

I started the ordeal of pushing my vehicle. Suddenly I heard a man’s voice from behind

The man, probably in his early 40’s was driving by and wanted to know why I was pushing my vehicle. Hearing the reason, he offered to help. First he tried to tow my Scooty to the bunk. Finding it difficult, he decided to drive to the bunk himself and buy petrol. He was so empathetic, that he asked me to wait in the shade while he went to buy petrol. Within fifteen minutes he returned with a bottle of petrol. I don’t know from where he got the bottle. I gave him money, which he accepted. With a smile he advised me to be careful and drove away. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed by the incident.

On my way to office, I could not help but count the number of times I had ignored people struggling with their vehicles or with some other problem. I agree that it is not always possible for us to help someone, but there could be situations where genuinely someone is in trouble and our timely help could save their day and make our day, meaningful.

No matter how much we complain about all the bad things, there is always small goodness to find and that is what makes this place worth livable. Let us each, add some more reasons to make this place lovable :-)

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I am a Queen

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Ogles don’t frighten me

Cat calls don’t deter me 

I am a Queen 

I Jump and dance 

I don’t care about rants 

I am a Queen 

I sing aloud 

I don’t care about the crowd 

I am a Queen 

I have my convictions 

I make my own decisions 

I am a Queen 

I live my life 

I don’t mind the strife 

I am a Queen 

I am a friend, a lover 

I am a daughter, a sister, A Mother 

A Woman with ideas much greater 

I am a Queen 

I don’t bow, I don’t sway 

I Stand tall and say 

I am a Queen

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Feel good

I Feel good.

When i started to write, i was hesitant. I did not have the confidence to write, though i wanted to. But now, just 2 posts down i can feel the difference, hesitance being replaced little by little with certainty. That is what we humans are like isn't it?

We are always hesitant to venture into the unknown. It frightens us to think of a situation where we are unsure of what we are doing. We are so happy and satisfied with the monotony of the known world that we forget to acknowledge the frustration that keeps building within us due to the monotony. We hate the word monotony not because we want to change it, but because we are afraid that accepting that word will make us think something different and then we will have to pull ourselves into doing something that we don't know.

But believe me it is a great feeling to learn something that we are not sure of and gradually become aware of how much we enjoy doing it. It will give a satisfaction that will make you happy from inside. It could bring out a part of you which will smile for silly things and make you enjoy small successes which will be dear to you. We will make mistakes. But ultimately we learn and rejoice in it.

I wish to write more and why not, when it makes me happy and brings a sense of relief to me. I wish everyone finds a way to break the monotony at least for sometime.

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Hallowed by deed - Part 1

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I have met few hallowed people in my life. Metaphorically they are "hallowed" due to the positive influence they created in my life. Sometimes a small gesture can go a long way in making you realize the value of the word "kindness" and how much it can touch your life. I have always carried this incident in my mind among other fond memories

This happened in 2005 when I had just joined my first job in Chennai. I used to walk a little distance to my office then. I noticed this boy of about 16 or 17 years sitting on the road side - begging. He was physically disabled. I was sure, that he could not even stand on his own legs. As i passed by I just stared at him. From the next day, it became a routine for me to give him a rupee and he would always smile at me. The smile, I swear was infectious. I used to feel energetic seeing him smile. Then one fine day, when I bent to give him the usual one rupee, with a much wider and brighter smile he offered me a small chocolate. I was surprised. He said, "Akka innakku ennoda Birthday akka"("Akka today is my birthday" - Akka is what you call your elder sister in Tamil). He said it with such happiness that I was dumbstruck. I did not know how to react. I took the chocolate and fumbled with my bag to find something that I could give him. I found a 5 rupee coin which I gave to him with a smile and walked away. I had that chocolate with me for many days as a memento of that event. But that incident and that boy have remained in my memory ever since. I realized that one does not need a reason to smile. Otherwise, that boy sitting there in that condition would never have been able to smile at a stranger like me. His smile taught me to hold myself up and fight, no matter how bad the situation is. His smile taught me to smile, always :-)

I just have one regret about the whole incident. I wish I had talked to him at least once.

Who knows when someone will need an extra dose of energy, so keep smiling and share some energy with others. There is so much to think and worry about. But at this moment, just Smile :-)

P.S. Smiling daily for 5 minutes can reduce heart-related ailments by 50% ;-)

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Grief

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“I Love you” he whispered into her ears while she lay in his arms listening to his heart sing the sweetest song of her life. She hugged him tight and kissed him on his lips, locked together for the eternity. It had been 24 years. He was wearing his wedding suit and she was wearing her white saree. She stood silent longing to hear his heart sing for one last time, as they lowered him into an unknown hollow

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Trying to sort out certain things here.....

I had been wondering for long time...... Why do people use blogs at all???????
Ask me why i came in.... :P.. I can give u onlya wink..Neither do i have an answer to this...
But this is real fun ha ha ha ha......laugh ..cry.........Howl.......Sleep........Love..........
For this is my place....
We just need a place to be ourselves... where no one will ask us why, How and When? Just me and me and only me.......
I am on my own here.......
My words, my thoughts, my views........I really feel very confident when i key in here......I know you too will feel the same when u peep into ur blog........
Its all Malini here......
I hope to come up with many ideas to be put in here to be proud of..
I will come back soon.........

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