Passion, Dreams & Desires

Somebody pinch me, am I really a working-girl now?

I have heard that working is tedious and that you will start craving for weekends. But so far, I have loved working. Except for getting up early, I absolutely love going to work, putting my brain to work and of course being appreciated by my boss for my work.

I have just started at the bottom-most rung of the career ladder. I have a long way to go. However, I feel that every experience is taking me closer to my goal. Somedays, I feel that I'm worthless working hard for nothing. However, those are the days when I have spoken to people who do not understand the importance of passion and only give importance to money.

I encourage everyone to follow their passion no matter what others say. There will be some people who will continue to discourage you. But stand your ground. Follow your dreams and desires. I am speaking from experience!

"Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from  focusing on what excites you." - Oprah Winfrey


I am now understanding the importance of following my passion. If I hadn't followed my passion and just followed the advice I got from most people, I would have cursed myself every single day. I see people around me complaining about work and how they don't connect to what they are doing. I just wish they had followed their dreams so they wouldn't be in a position to complain.

Everyone has dreams, but only a few can make their dreams come true. I am one of them. This is because passion has a key role in making these dreams come true. Once you realize your passions, it's just a matter of time before your dreams come true.

Remember, "Nothing great in this world has ever been accomplished without passion!"

Food for thought!

Today we were reading an excerpt from Noam Chomsky's book - Chomsky: On Democracy and Education. The class got into a heated debate when we were discussing Chomsky's comment on patriarchal and egalitarian societies. He has said that China and other Asian countries still have patriarchal societies while America has egalitarian society. So, he concludes that America has moved upward in the cultural ladder meaning that the other countries are backward. In a way he is right. Though America does have its own issues , it does to some extent exercise individual rights and gender equality. But that doesn't mean that the countries that don't follow egalitarian society are inferior. Every culture is different and should be respected for that. Each culture has its own pros and cons and no culture seems to be perfect. But we should always strive towards achieving what is best for us and not think about how superior or inferior we are compared to others. As long as we show respect to others, other cultures and other countries we can surely go high up the cultural ladder . It is left to us to decide what kind of a culture we want to follow. Our ancestors followed patriarchal society because men were actually stronger and more powerful than women and so they were the dominant gender. But now men and women are equally strong and powerful so we should be able to lead each other to the right path rather than being forced to follow orders. 


"....like peeling away layers of an onion....for cultural reasons, the move away from patriarchy is a step upward , not just a change, It's step toward understanding our true nature ." (Chomsky) . He is right when he says that the farther we move from a patriarchal society , the more advanced we are. We are all humans and we should all be treated with the same respect. Why should there be any discrimination when we are all co-existing in the same planet with the same mental and physical capacities? Humans dominate animals , men dominate women, why should there be any kind of domination? Yes, there should be domination not discrimination, else the world will be in chaos. But that doesn't mean that the ones who are dominated should be disrespected. Even in egalitarian societies there is always a leader. Its just that everybody is given equal opportunities to choose their leaders and that everyone has an equal chance to voice their opinion. So, let us all hold hands and reach the final step of the cultural ladder which is: making this world a place filled with love, respect and peace.

My take on life

I never thought about life as much as I am thinking about it now. Everything seems more clear to me now that I am old enough to understand what life really is. Sometimes I wonder why things change so much, why can't it just be the same. But of course I know the answer very well. If life were to remain stagnant we would never have learned anything, valued life or valued ourselves. Ever have the feeling that nothing seemed to changed but suddenly everything changed? Well I feel that more often and sometimes I feel happy. I welcome change, because without changes my life would have been boring. 2010 has been the first of those years where changes were infinite and lessons learned were insightful.

               "Life is a camera, face it with a smile", life is an ice-cream, eat it before it melts", life is..blah blah...Life is so many things. For me life is simple. I live in the present. If I get hurt, I cry. If things are going well I smile. I don't want to be strong all the time. Then when everything gets back to normal I feel like life is amazing. My feelings and expressions are not constant. Life changes, I change with it. Every teardrop is necessary and every laughter meaningful. I don't believe that we have to smile and be happy no matter what happens. Its just like speaking out your feelings. Be sad when something bad happens and be happy when something good happens. Nobody's life is perfect, nor are we. We come close to perfection by understanding our life and learning to deal with it better every day. Thats what life is to me.

               

Sometimes its good to be random!

I love to go on Facebook and see everybody's photos because it helps me understand and get to know that person better. What makes them smile, where do they go, how do they dress up, what kind of friends do they hang out with etc. There is a reason why they say "a picture says a 1000 words!"

I love to dream about my future, what kind of house will I be living in , where will I be, what will I be doing, where will I be shopping, what kind of work will I be doing and other such stuff...its fun and completely pointless! I love dreaming because " dreams do come true if we wish hard enough!"

I love to be mysterious because it makes people curious and want to get to know me better. I am mysterious and I will continue to be.

I love to smile because it brings happiness to all including me. It gives me immense joy in seeing others smile. So I assume that if I smile and be happy, everyone else will also feel the same. "Smile is indeed contagious!"

I love to help people around me because it brings happiness to them making them smile in turn making me happy and making me want to smile and spread the happiness.

I love to write because it helps me reveal my thoughts and show the world what I believe in.  "Pen is definitely mightier than the sword! - a Computer is definitely mightier than the sword!"

I love taking pictures because I can go back and see the pictures. I can smile and cherish the moments all over again, it is as good as a time machine! "

I love to do many more things but sometimes its good to stop before it gets too boring! :)

Life is one big complication. Is it really that complicated?

I always wonder, about how my life would be if things wouldn't have happened the way it happened. Does everything happen for a reason or for the best? Certain questions are answered when you think deeply. The answers have always been there, but we always look far away thinking that everything is complicated. Life is complicated because we think it is. At some point in life we will realize that our life has never been complicated. It is only because of the preconceived notions that it seems to us that our life is one complicated maze. But that is not the truth. Ask yourself and you will know how easy life is.

Bangalore and Los Angeles have so many things in common. These cities are happening, trendy and growing at a fast pace. More importantly , they offer diversity. Nothing is as exciting as meeting new people. Their culture, their identity , their beliefs , their roots intrigue me . While Bangalore invites people from different parts of India, LA attracts people from across the country as well as from all over the world. Bangalore holds a special place in my heart because it is the place where I grew up, made my first set of friends, learned to ride a cycle, learned to ride a moped. Then I came to LA leaving behind all my memories behind only to create new ones (oh, I keep the old ones too! Precious as they are!). LA taught me many things, the most important lesson is to be independent and not to get too attached to people. Another important thing that I learnt was , if you follow your passion you can achieve great wonders (well, I followed my passion and I became a whole new person!). Meeting people from countries that I never knew existed, hearing different languages , growing more attached to India, excited about spotting an Indian on the road are some things that you see in LA (well America). Contrary to the popular perception of America being a paradise on earth, it is actually a place where you have to first go through a series of obstacles to actually make it a paradise. After you have lived a year maybe, you will understand the true feeling of what it means to be in America. People in India see only the good things about America and people who are in America see only the bad things about India. Both these countries are unique in their own way and that's what makes them so special. Of course nothing is perfect, so you cannot expect to be in heaven when you are in America nor should you think that being in India is hell (or even the other way round!). The most important thing to keep in mind is that any place in this world can be paradise. It is all in our head. No country is special. We have to make it special. We learn certain things when we live far away from our home, that is when we realize the importance of our home. No wonder they say " Absence makes the heart grow fonder". Now that I am 1000's of miles away from my dear country, I realize how much I love my country, my home where I spent a good part of my life. Coming to America was the best decision ever since it has changed me into a better person. Yes, everything happens for a reason and for the best! And yes, I did realize that life is not complicated at all and I love it.

Randomly Random!!

Ah...finally I am back in the blogging world after a span of what..? 3 months? 4 months? whatever!!!

I just love going to the beach to watch the sunset. It soothes me down and I feel my tensions and stress ebbing away! I feel like there is nothing is this world not even me. I just get lost into nothing!

I always wonder about my future. The future is such a distant cloud ...blurry and far far away ! I don't know what to expect. What will my future be like? But all I know is I want to do something worthwhile like helping people out in everything. It maybe like counseling or just helping them find a job or just console them when they are facing difficult times. Moral support is something everybody needs. Money is not all that important. People may be loaded with cash but when it comes to support its zero, nix ! Bam!! That is where it hurts the most!Money definitely cannot buy happiness and even if it can get the happiness it is only short-lived. People need to open themselves to people whom they trust or maybe strangers (as in doctors, counselors) so that they may avoid feeling conscious. It is amazing how these therapies, psychiatrists and counselors have increased and that people do go to them. One way of feeling better is to write your thoughts and feelings in a diary or being in a computer-oriented world maybe in a word document in your laptop! I stick to the old-fashioned diary writing. It fills me with excitement to read what I have written and I get to know when I have changed and in which ways I have changed. It broadens my perspectives and allows me to rectify myself . There are numerous advantages in keeping a diary and it is for those people who prefer to keep their feeling to themselves rather than go to the counselors . I want to prevent the number of suicides committed. Personally I feel that people who commit suicides are not cowards , they are just not used to facing the truth and that it would really help them to keep a diary, if they feel that it is embarrassing to tell others. I want to spread this and want people to come in contact with themselves and not fear for others. I want to decrease the percentage of suicides and want to help decrease the crime rate which is yet another story!

Procrastination

"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday! " - Don Marquis

Well at least it is a polite way of saying "You are plain lazy! " I am so good at procrastination that I have become immune to the nagging voice in my head .

"Nothing is so fatiguing that the eternal hanging of an uncompleted task! " -William James

I really agree with this. I feel so frustrated to keep pushing things. I have tried so hard to stop being such a lazy bug, but everyday the procrastination disease gets more and more serious. Like, I have a Math midterm on Friday and I have been thinking about studying for it since 3 weeks. now I have a week left and am still pushing it. I wasted a whole day (but enjoyed it! :) )and I feel so guilty. I have become sickeningly good at convincing myself that I have plenty of time, when I really know that I don't. It is sad that I am so easily distracted which makes it harder for me to study even for hour!

"Procrastination is opportunity's assassin. " ~Victor Kiam

I bet! No one can understand that better than me.


"Procrastination is the thief of time." -Edward Young

Oh I know! :(

I wish there was some kind of a doctor or a procrastination specialist who would prescribe some pills which can avoid humans from procrastinating! Wouldn't that be just lovely?
Well dreaming certainly doesn't help it , so all we have to do is have a firm mind and just overrule our mind when it tries to convince us that tomorrow is the best time to do it.

"Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man. " -Jimmy Lyons

Yes, and I don't want to be a lazy person. Starting now, I am going to stop being a jerk and go back to being a nerd (well not completely. I want to be outgoing and not be too bookish ,so I can't sit inside and study all the time. Not that I will ! ) , I mean start pushing off stuff. So, I am going to publish this and get back to Math! :)