Now and then..........what u can all see

Now and then a thought comes to my mind
What if I could the clock unwind!!
Return to being a child once more
Ah! that wondrous age of four!

Then...
Life meant playing and reciting nursery rhymes
Dabbling with crayons and making colorful drawings.

Now...
To play one needs to be organized too
Join a play school at the tender age of two!

Then...
Mummy was my first teacher
Lovingly teaching me values which help in life later.

Now...
Mom's busy - working, socializing, and attending kitty parties
Child seems to be low on her priority!

Then...
If mummy had to go, grandma was there
Showering me with her love and care.

Now...
Left with housekeepers and maids
In front of the television/computer passes the day.

Then...
I had never heard words like failure and rejection
Nor faced gruesome interviews for admission!

Now...
A three year old goes for tuition
To enter a prestigious school - the ultimate mission!

Then...
Holidays meant family get together, fun and enjoyment
At a relaxed pace honing our talents.

Now...
It's summer camps... professional guidance
Ever decreasing parental influence!

Then...
I had no computer games, no mobiles
No rat race to cover that extra mile!

Now...
Under peer pressure, childhood is wilting away
Competing with the Jones... whatever way!

Then...
The choices I was offered
did commensurate with my age.

Then...
The choices I was offered
did commensurate with my age.

Now and then I ponder
why kids are being propelled towards adulthood
Even before they have had a proper childhood?

The beauty

The beauty of a person,
no matter who they are
Can only be measured,
by the goodness of heart
For some the exterior may be rough and weathered
But their true beauty only shines all the better
I have met folks that have the beauty and the bodies
But hearts cold as steel, caring for nobody
Then there are the ones,
no matter their looks
that would give a smile, word, a part of themselves
To help one less fortunate than they
And expect nothing in return, except to say
Thank you for being there, and helping point the way
Its that inner beauty that shines forth from you
It shows in everything you say and do
For I have never heard you ever condemn
Even the smallest and weakest of men
For all that you see you carry a smile
To those that receive it, it lasts for miles
And so it is that true beauty must begin
Not from without, but from only within
The giving of oneself so selflessly
That the whole world can see the beauty in thee

What is Love All About?

What is love all about?
A bond of trust but a little doubt?
An enraged eye still a healing touch?
A broad smile yet a pain so much?
Is it a sunshine peeping out of cloud?
Or a drop of silence in a cry so loud!

Is it a shower of rain in scorching heat?
Or a stream of running heart beat?
A halo of light in the unending dark?
A wound in the heart, an everlasting mark?
Does it mean a yearning embrace,
Or a number of reasons hard to trace?
Is it about unconditional giving?
Or getting in the relation and leaving?

An overflowing wave yet so calm,
A cruel word followed by a curing balm!
An image of patience still desperate,
A bit of bad habit in etiquette?
A common bonding yet so rare?
A magical feeling beyond compare?

I am confused, I don't know.
I wish if anyone could show!
If you really know what love is

You Are Wonderful . . .

The following story captured my heart. It happened years ago in a concert

A famous singer had been contracted to sing, and ticket sales were

booming. In fact, the night of the concert found the house packed and every

ticket sold.

The feeling of anticipation and excitement was in the air as the house manager

took the stage and said, Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your enthusiastic

support. I am afraid that due to illness, the man whom you've all come to hear will

not be performing tonight. However, we have found a suitable substitute we hope

will provide you with comparable entertainment. The crowd groaned in disappointment

and failed to hear the announcer mention the stand-in's name. The environment turned

from excitement to frustration.

The stand-in performer gave the performance everything he had. When he had finished,

there was nothing but an uncomfortable silence. No one applauded. Suddenly, from the

balcony, a little boy stood up and shouted, Daddy, I think you are wonderful! The crowd

broke into thunderous applause.

We all need people in our Lives who are willing to stand up once in a while and say, I think

you are wonderful.

And at times others are expecting this from you. Are you telling them how wonderful you

are . . .

Bright Future is Forgotten Past

In the search of brightest future,
probably i was misled and lost;
only then i could realise that,
it always based on forgotten past.

The past which had many grey shades,
which dominated all your good times;
that always left you low on confidence,
and made you forget the sweet chimes.

The past which forced you to cry,
forced to smile with tears in eyes;
never let you sit with peace of mind,
made you to do wrong things, tell lies.

The past which kept you away,
from your family and loved ones;
all it had given you is lonliness,
made you happy not even once.

My dear, you cant go well in life,
until you let go off past failures;
then you will find your bright future,
believe me there are no other cures . . .

Wow.....Magic word

Wow.....Magic word works wonder just try


Last spring I was walking in a park. A short distance ahead of me was a mom
and her three-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding on to a string
that was attached to a helium balloon.

All of a sudden, a sharp gust of wind took the balloon from the little girl.
I braced myself for some screaming and crying.

But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon go skyward, she
gleefully shouted out, "Wow!"

I didn't realize it at that moment, but that little girl taught me
something.

Later that day, I received a phone call from a person with news of an
unexpected problem. I felt like responding with "Oh no, what should we do?"
But remembering that little girl, I found myself saying, "Wow, that's
interesting! How can I help you?"

One thing's for sure - life's always going to keep us off balance with its
unexpected problems. That's a given. What's not preordained is our response.
We can choose to be frustrated or fascinated.

No matter what the situation, a fascinated "Wow!" will always beat a
frustrated "Oh, no."

So the next time you experience one of life's unexpected gusts, remember
that little girl and make it a "Wow!" experience. The "Wow!" response always
works . . .

How to stay happy

A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration.
All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to
partake of the festivities and celebrations. A wonderful time was had by all.
The bride was gorgeous in her white wedding gown and the groom was
very dashing in his black tuxedo.

Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.

A few months later, the wife comes to the husband with a proposal:
"I read in a magazine, a while ago, about how we can strengthen our marriage."
she offered.

"Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying
with the other person. Then, we can talk about how we can fix them
together and make our lives happier together."

The husband agreed. So each of them went to a separate room in the house
and thought of the things that annoyed them about the other. They thought
about this question for the rest of the day and wrote down what they came up with.
The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their
lists..

"I'll start," offered the wife. She took out her list. It had many items on it.
Enough to fill 3 pages, in fact. As she started reading the list of the little annoyances,
she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing" the husband replied, "keeps reading your list.."

The wife continued to read until she had read all three pages to her
husband. She neatly placed her list on the table and folded her hands
over top of it.

"Now, you read your list and then we'll talk about the things on both
of our lists." She said happily.

Quietly the husband stated, "I don't have anything on my list. I
think that you are perfect the way that you are. I don't want you to change
anything for me. You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn't want to try
and change anything about you."

The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for her
and his acceptance of her, turned her head and wept.

IN LIFE, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed
and annoyed. We don't really have to go looking for them. We have a
wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time
in this world looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can
look around us, and see the wondrous things before us..?

I believe that WE ARE HAPPIEST WHEN we see and praise the good and
try our best to forget the bad. Nobody's perfect but we can find perfectness
in them to change the way we see them.

- We are not trying to condone what is bad. Correction does much, but
encouragement does more. "The blue of heaven is larger than the clouds . . ."



can never forget this inspirational story.... really true i stand testimony for this