Books are probably one of the first tools which contribute in the upbringing of a child. These days, there are books on every topic and lest to say that we have ebooks too to add to the list. But ,not to my surprise,most of the school children never seem to enjoy books while they are at school. And I feel , it is probably not their fault. Books at school are kind of mandatory stuff which automatically becomes boring the moment the word “mandatory” is attached to them. They seem more like a burden than something which I call them-”A big Open Door to Knowledge” I kept telling this to my younger sister many a times whenever she would get pissed off with the idea of going through books/ novels. I have always told her to change her perspective and then look at the Books and that she should feel a difference. It is true , however, that not every book may be the real/desired source of knowledge but every book does contain some knowledge which may or may not interest you. I have seen many defaulter students who would not attend most of the classes but would not mind attending one particular class,also known as “their favorite one” and not only they attend one particular class but also they would be good at that particular subject. I feel that such students are not defaulters, in fact , they are truly honest to themselves and to the people around them. Well, I was definitely not one of them. I am kind of accommodating in the sense that even if the class is boring or useless, I have this knack of identifying some good thing about it so that I can justify my attending that class to myself. In other words, I can not only ignore the fact that the real purpose of the class is getting defeated but also live with that in harmony, unlike defaulters who are just too simple to manipulate the reality in favor of them. My point here is not to show how things can be made favorable to oneself but to bring the reader’s attention to a common observable fact that when a teacher is good, everyone likes to be there at his/her class. In other words, when the “source” of knowledge is good or effective in getting your attention and interest, then even you cannot stop yourself from acquiring the knowledge that the source has to render. In conclusion, Books at school level are just a way to tell youngsters where to look for, if they want to acquire knowledge about some thing. But what books at school fail to teach is how to identify whether the source of knowledge at hand is the most appropriate one and if not, then what to do about it. I have now realized that one must first try to know whether the source of knowledge is meeting one’s requirement of knowledge, and if not, one must continue one’s endeavor to search for the right sources/resources until one finds them. Once the sources are set right, then acquisition of knowledge becomes the most adventurous and most beautiful experience of one’s life...All you need to do is “Just look for what your are really looking for”
Monday, March 23, 2015
Back to Books
Books are probably one of the first tools which contribute in the upbringing of a child. These days, there are books on every topic and lest to say that we have ebooks too to add to the list. But ,not to my surprise,most of the school children never seem to enjoy books while they are at school. And I feel , it is probably not their fault. Books at school are kind of mandatory stuff which automatically becomes boring the moment the word “mandatory” is attached to them. They seem more like a burden than something which I call them-”A big Open Door to Knowledge” I kept telling this to my younger sister many a times whenever she would get pissed off with the idea of going through books/ novels. I have always told her to change her perspective and then look at the Books and that she should feel a difference. It is true , however, that not every book may be the real/desired source of knowledge but every book does contain some knowledge which may or may not interest you. I have seen many defaulter students who would not attend most of the classes but would not mind attending one particular class,also known as “their favorite one” and not only they attend one particular class but also they would be good at that particular subject. I feel that such students are not defaulters, in fact , they are truly honest to themselves and to the people around them. Well, I was definitely not one of them. I am kind of accommodating in the sense that even if the class is boring or useless, I have this knack of identifying some good thing about it so that I can justify my attending that class to myself. In other words, I can not only ignore the fact that the real purpose of the class is getting defeated but also live with that in harmony, unlike defaulters who are just too simple to manipulate the reality in favor of them. My point here is not to show how things can be made favorable to oneself but to bring the reader’s attention to a common observable fact that when a teacher is good, everyone likes to be there at his/her class. In other words, when the “source” of knowledge is good or effective in getting your attention and interest, then even you cannot stop yourself from acquiring the knowledge that the source has to render. In conclusion, Books at school level are just a way to tell youngsters where to look for, if they want to acquire knowledge about some thing. But what books at school fail to teach is how to identify whether the source of knowledge at hand is the most appropriate one and if not, then what to do about it. I have now realized that one must first try to know whether the source of knowledge is meeting one’s requirement of knowledge, and if not, one must continue one’s endeavor to search for the right sources/resources until one finds them. Once the sources are set right, then acquisition of knowledge becomes the most adventurous and most beautiful experience of one’s life...All you need to do is “Just look for what your are really looking for”
The Shiv Samudram Trip- An experience
It is so amazing to just know that nature has the capability to soothe you from within. And it is so much more amazing to actually experience nature and let it treat you from within. It was a very beautiful and soothing journey that "We" together shared and left ourselves carelessly into the hands of nature with an unfailing faith that sooner or later we will be left with nothing else but a serene smile on our faces and awe in our eyes. Such was the beauty of shiv samudram. I have heard that Lord Shiva has the ability to extract all negativity from within you. I guess the name itself does the magic.Shiv Samudram was worth its name. The place was a blend of everything-vast lush green landscapes, unbounded waterfalls,colorful skies amd loving wind. I call it the perfection of God. It felt as if the sparkling Sunshine has decided to fall from the top of the clif in the form of sparkling Diamonds made up of Water. When you are this close to the waterfall, you can't see but you can only feel the magic that moves you from the inside. It was the first time that I was blessed with the love of the waterfall God and I pray to God that i never forget this beautiful experience-the excitement followed by peace :) The adventure of crossing the stream of water with lots of pebbles,big and small, was not only a daring but also a mandatory experience to reach to the other side where waterfalls were much more cooperative. And so , We ended at the base of the waterfall and experienced that force of nature on our shoulders. It was, indeed, an awesome experience! To the fullest did we enjoy, the wind, the water, the sky, the colors,the green lands, the reflecting paddy fields,the vastness, the sun and the sunshine and ofcource company of each other :D And we came back home happy,contend and comforted.:)
Make a choice!
Recently i got a pair of birds as our pet. The decision itself was overwhelming. It wasn't as simple as simply getting one pair of birds. It was more of getting mentally prepared. It was more of asking oneself "Am i prepared to have them , to love them even if i know that i may or may not get the love back from them" It is like diving into the unknown:We beleive that it is going to be a gr8 jouney ahead, but we haven't really measured the pros and cons delibrately because we do not want our beliefs to be run down by the statistics. Statistics says confidently about fishes's love being only to the food,cat's love being only to the place,dog's love being only to the master but birds category seemed to be lying sonewhere among of all these. We chose birds,and not dogs, also so that we could do justice to them. And now we have a pair of cute little birds at our home chirping all the time :) Yes, the decision was tough but it was worth the brainstorming. In reality, the brainstorming was only to make the decision more probable. It seems to be a happy ennding of a story called "Getting a Pet" but in reality it is not an ending. True it is that making birds a part of our family was no less than a big achievement but it was not all. It was the beginning of a new life which now consisted of myself, my hubby, these 2 little birds, our entire family and friends with whom the stories of our life shall now be shared and njoyed with. Yes, the stories of these little birds did become a part and parcel of all our talking.Definitely, they deserved atleast a mention for all time's sake. Now that the journey has begun, I wonder sometimes what a beautiful impact these little creatiures can have on you. They present an opportunity to us to believe whatever we want to about our relationship with them. We can choose to beleive that they love us back when we love them and be happy about it . On the other hand ,we can choose to beleive that they do not love us back when we love them and be sad about it . I guess, the entire life is like that. We , as human beings, have been presented with a choice of being happy or sad about almost anything in the world. Its the choice and our belief that makes our life what it is. Having said that, we may also observe the very obvious fact that if we can choose to believe literrally anything in the world and be happy or sad about it, knowing this very fact, we can also choose to believe that we have the control over our lives. So, lets plan out something beautiful for it believing that it will love us back eventually. In 3 idiots, it has been repeatatively said, "All is well"....I guess they were trying to convey somethin similar to my thoughts!
Philosophy-Truth or Myth
I have often heard people saying that "Philosophy" looks good only in books, that life does not work that way or that it has nothing to do with reality. But I , on the other hand, would choose to disagree. Philosophy is not a Myth or an impagination of a writer. It is rather an experience shared by a writer. Philosophy cannot be imagined and written, it has to be felt and then shared as it is. As per my experience, you cannot feel philosophy until it happens to you. It has happened to me. People gave me feedback that I should write more but for many years, I could not write a single thing and all of a sudden one fine day just like today , it will come from inside as if thoughts are getting produced continuously and automatically waiting to be poured down on a sheet of paper. I beleive that it is a state of mind that enables you to connect to the nature so deeply that you could go Philosophical. So, philosophy is for people who are already in that state of mind, then only it would make sense to them otherwise the convention seems to be true that it looks good only in books! One may ask how to be in that state of mind. Well, as per my experience, you really cannot do it intentionally. It could just happen to you at times when you are very happy, very sad or very peaceful!
Welcome the change
Accepting a brand new change of any kind is equivalent to entering into the unknown at first and then adapting to it and then moving forward. This entire process resembles the act of entering into a vast ocean. At first, you would be blocked by the waves or you could be thrown back to the shore several times just to find youself starting from scratch all over again. But it is with due dilligence, focus and determination that one would move forward despite all the odds and slowly he would cross the bridge of troublesome waters. Once you have made it a little more inside, you tend to start enjoying the waves as at this point, the waves would be playing with you enabling you to enjoy and let yourself go with the rythm of it. At this stage, one could be tempted to remain contend and continue to enjoy the waves, wrongly assuming that these comforting waves are going to last forever. But it is always recommended to move forward to greater depths ,to continue the journey and to never stop as the journey matters more than the destination. One can take destination as a potential motive and journey as living that destination every moment. Both journey and destination are important. Without destination, journey is purposeless. Without journey destination has no meaning. But together they enable small people to achieve larger than life things. It is indeed truly magical and fascinating to first hate the same ocean and then love it like never before. So, it is not the change that is problematic, it is the worrying attitude towards the change that could make a change look like a monster. One needs to change the perspective. One needs to believe that the troublesome waters are actually not the blockers but the pushers. They are just trying to help you commence your journey. They are always there to help you if you wish to be helped!
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