Here I am.......2019 !

I am 2019......a brand new year.  They call me Happy New year !  I am not sure about that.  I am New.  That's right!  Happy or not that's up to you.  Not me!  Don't blame me for your unhappiness, mishaps, failure nor do I take the credit for your sensible choices.  It's about you all along.

I am here to present you with another year of opportunities, chances, choices, decisions and so much more.  Good or bad is not my responsibility.  It's all yours.

A period of 365 days is your very own.  Do what you wish.  Waste it or taste it.  Use it or misuse it or even abuse it.  You control it, you patrol it, you scroll it.

I partly depend on how you utilized 2018 and what you expect in 2020.  What you sowed last year, you will be harvesting from me and what you plant in me, you will be reaping in the coming year.

Use me well.  Don't confuse me with 2018.  It's the past, or diffuse me with 2020.  It hasn't happened.  I am present.  A gift.

A gift of another year of your life.  I am precious and so are you.  If you wish to use me well, it is Happy.

Make me an awesome year and an awesome experience and part of your life.

2019 ......... about to begin !!!!

2019 is just a few days away.  We are all so excitedly waiting for a brand new year.  Anxious to know what 2019 will be like...!

While we are waiting for 2019, have we any idea what tomorrow will be like?  What the next moment will be like?  We are clueless.  Right?

This is life.  2019 will come and go like a few hours or so.  Before we know it, it will be history.  All that will be left will be remorse.  We will be sighing and wishing that we had done something or anything.

Life is all a matter of surprises and shocks.  A single phone call, a knock at the door or a letter in the mail can change everything.... drastically.  Our whole world can be shattered in just a second.

Live for the day, pray for the best and prepare for the worst.

Let's end 2018 well to begin well.  Let nothing roll by, while we stand still.

Setback

I may have fallen behind,
But I am not worthless.
I faltered because of unfavorable circumstances,
But I am not a kicking stone.

You may assess me however you feel like
But I have hidden values,
It will show up when time will permit,
Time has pushed me down, it will pull me up.

You are where you are today,
Because of the mood of time.
It hustles, it bustles and rolls up and down,
It never stays at one place, time moves around.

Time was mine, now it's yours
It will leave you soon to go elsewhere.
We all wish that good time will stay
But look at that, it just went away........

Where are the REAL people?

Where are they?  Do they even exist?
They do !  Where are they?  They are not visible anymore.  You have to squint real hard to spot one, and one will be really  fortunate to spot one.  

All that we are dealing with are virtual people, people who only exist in the  social  media world or in text messages.  So much so, when you make a phone call, you get to speak to recordings or are directed to go visit website. 

When we go places, everyone is busy on their phones or tablets or laptops.  You meet your own family members, who actually live with you, on social media or through "text messages."

All voices have been drowned , all eye contact is diverted, all handshakes have gone cold.  Everything has been replaced by virtual actions.  We thrive in each others imagination,  we communicate by a touch system called smartphones and we celebrate by abbreviations like "hbd", ttyl, tysm, cngrts or just emojis.  

Thats life today!  
No real people.  No voices.  No handshakes or hugs.  Nothing!  We are all running out-of-time for each other to spend some alone time with technology.  

Its a DEAD world when people have silently drifted to a virtual existence.

Maybe One Day !

The morning alarm, sparrows chirping, breezing winds, wake me up in the morning.

My office is routed through a tunnel, which is always busy on traffic. Cars honking, pedestrians arguing, free music playing by the pillar, school kids singing from inside the bus, college girls talking loudly, working married women complaining to husbands while getting a dropped to work, water gushing through a broken pipe, I hear all the voices, and that’s not all.

I have a voice in my head that ignores all the other and gives me bizarre things to think about. Global warming, designer clothes, fishing, weekend activities, movie dates, dinner at my favourite restaurant, my office schedules, my meetings, my break up story. But my searching heart longs for more and more, it looks for a voice that I have never heard before. Maybe one day my searching heart will find what I am looking for.

At times, the voice in my head says I want designer clothes, or warm nice food, or just a warm hug, or just a smile, or some wine. It directs me to high boots, in the catalogues, the bags, the watches. But, my searching heart is looking for more and more. Maybe one day I will find the right collection that my searching heart wants. But then I don’t get satisfy by the choices and voices in my head.

My mind is trying to bottle me up in the same repeated life, with less salary, with my peers liking my jobs, my boss appreciations. My searching heart yearns for more. It is just one thing that it wants.

My searching heart wants to be like a butterfly, to fly, to create a stir in the world. It is the only thing that I look for.

Maybe one day I will find what my searching heart is looking for.

A flight that I long for. A pair of wings that I want to borrow. A little direction on the horizon is what my eyes want to see. Maybe one day my searching eyes will see what is it looking for.

Problems are Roots !

I decided to dedicate this month to PROBLEMS and I want to convey the important message that problems are not a problem  at all.  They are our Support & Help.

Let's compare problems to the root of a tree.  Life is a tree, which has leaves, branches, flowers, fruits and most importantly  ROOTS.  Can the tree exist WITHOUT the root?  Definitely NOT!

Just like the roots hold the tree to the soil and the earth, problems give us the foundation of  existence.  Without problems,  there would be no direction, no experience, no courage, no strength, no patience no endurance.  Everything ensues from problems. 

The tree faces all weather and seasons, from scorching heat to heavy snow, and nonetheless stands its ground and does not collapse.  Even when very strong winds can bring the tree down  but the roots remain and it can grow back.

Just like the root keeps the tree alive under all conditions,  problems are not deadly, but our saviors.

You have a problem? So do I !

Problems come in all shapes, sizes, colors, anywhere, everywhere, anytime, every time, all along etc.  In fact, life is all about problems.  Nothing else!

Guess what!  We are so focused and haunted by the problems.  It can just surface from nowhere, everywhere.  So, what can we do?

Nothing!  Nothing can be done about it.  Just keep solving the problems and wait for more.

But on the brighter side, have we realized that just like life is full of problems, it is also abounding with solutions.  Problems and solutions goes ✋ in ✋.  They thrive together and make life much more interesting and easier.

Every problem solved is a step to achievement, satisfaction and success.  Think about it, if there was no problem will there be a word called solution or achievement or SUCCESS.

Problems does not lead us NOWHERE.  It leads us SOMEWHERE.

Problems add meaning and purpose to life.  It empowers us with experience that is found nowhere in the absence of problem.

Problem is a gift.  It unwraps many discoveries, knowledge, inventions, maturity, wisdom etc.

Problem does not come alone.  It comes in a bunch.  Every problem is a bud to a beautiful blossom.  Just like a bud is a beginning to a beautiful flower, a problem is a beginning of achievement.

Every problem is a direction to the road of VICTORY.  Enjoy your problems, welcome them, embrace them, hug them tight and squeeze the solution buried in it.

Problems will go if we stand our ground and don't try to dodge it.  Face it whole and square.  It's there to teach us to reach out for the endless promises that life has stored for us.

Now &Then : A sad state of affairs.

Back then and now......time has changed everything and everyone.......everywhere.

Then people had everything other than money and degrees .
Now people have degrees and money and nothing else.

Then people had feelings, manners and humanity.
Now these are old fashioned and obsolete.

Then communication was difficult and people found ways to communicate.
Now communication is easy and people find excuses not to communicate .

Then aunts and uncles were treated as parents.
Now parents are treated as aunts and uncles.

Then teachers were respected as guardians.
Now teachers are proved wrong and challenged by students.

Then even a year older person were treated with respect.
Now everyone is the same and no one deserves respect.

Then few people were rich while everone were middle class.
Now few people are very rich while everyone is below poverty.

Then people lived within their means.
Now people live beyond the limit of their credit cards.

Then sibblings were close like puppies and kittens.
Now cats and dogs are closer than siblings.

Then people had time for everyone and everything.
Now people have no time even to think.

Then people promoted peace and unity.
Now people promote only "themselves."

Then people traveled far and wide to meet family and friends.
Now people travel far and wide to avoid family and friends.

Then people accommodated family and friends .
Now people help to book hotels and motels.

We have no idea "What we have replaced with what!"

It all started two years ago.......

Dear Readers,

Join me to celebrate the successful two years of my Blog,  "UNSPOKEN WORDS" which started on January 12, 2016.  .  I was a pleasure to share my thoughts,  feelings and opinions.  Surely I could not have done it without you.  It was all because of you that I could carry on with a flood of thoughts and kept getting a new influx of ideas.

 We worked as a team and during the journey of my blogposts.  I did not just have fun in writing,  I  learnt to care and share, to understand and realize.  The two years of my blog added a lot of meaning and value to my life.

The blog is a lot different from what I started.  The difference was because of you.  UNSPOKEN WORDS starts with U and this Blog is all about YOU.  You made the difference by being there for me, by making this blog part of your precious time, and your interest in the blogposts.

With the passage of time I have made new friends and met so many critics who helped me up the ladder of improvement over the last couple of years.   It was a challenging and a great adventure with words.  With my shovel of letters I kept digging for UNSPOKEN WORDS till I was able to voice them .  

I am getting ready to share more stories with you.   Through the successful two years of my blogposts i did not just have fun in writing but kept moving forward to opportunities for more blogposts and new ideas.

As I begin my third year, I am all geared up for more experiences to share with you and learn from you and with you.   

With great appreciation, 

Sincerely, 

Me. 

Words

Words travel faster than you think
Even faster than you can blink
They come from nowhere, anywhere or everywhere 
Yes they do always come from "somewhere" 

They can heal
They can appeal
They make us pay a price
Once, twice or thrice they 
Can cut, and damage
surpass our capacity to manage

They can break or shake
They can damage or forsake
Mind you what you utter
It can be your bread and butter
It can be your only hope 
When you are clinging to a rope

What have I done?

Every day, every time I question myself, " What have I done today?"  Have I done something significant?  Something  worthwhile?   Something satisfying?   What have I accomplished ?

Significant!   Worthwhile! Satisfying! These words may mean different things to different people.  It depends on our priorities,  mentalities and personalities.  

Let us assess our worth in what we can do for others ?  This analysis our real worth.  We can do a lot for ourselves and still not be content because our real satisfaction lies in how we can be useful to others.  Our measurement of value lies in how much or how little we value others.

Let's get back to where we started.  What have I done today?  I have done NOTHING today if I have not done anything for someone other than myself.

Tales of 2017.....

At the sunset of 2016, we were speculating, guessing, wishing, dreaming and wondering what 2017 will be like.........

Over the span of 12 months, 52 weeks and 365 days of 2017 there were a lot of stories, discoveries, experiences, details, narrations etc.  Time had an important role to play.  In fact time has a major say everywhere.  

Its all about time.  With time we understand, realize, accept andreject what we did not initially.  The year that just went past and is about to become history, told us a lot.  It disclosed to us who will leave us forever and who is here to stay.  Who will be taking the wedding oath and with whom, who will be blessed with a baby and the gender of the baby, who will succeed and who will fail, who will remain with us and who will abandon us.

With time all anticipations are dissolved into REALITY.  Every forecast, predictions and projection hardens and stands out as FACT. Facts that cannot be changed.  Facts that cover up the pages of history books, Wikipedia etc.

Weather conditions that were threatening us, dangers that were lurking, health problems that were of great concern......all of them either died down, got cured or got out of the way with time.

Similarly 2018 is a bag of wonders, we are all wondering what it will be like.  Good or bad, better or worse, bitter or sweet, yes and no and a lot more.  We dont know, we never will until time dishes it out and serves it to us.

Let us put in fresh and healthy ingredients to be served nutritious portions in the 12 months, 52 weeks and 365 days of 2018.  Right !