Exams – can they be Thrilling???

I am just done with my 2nd semester exams of MS Work Integrated Programme. I have about 2.5 years of corporate experience. After the exams, this is really a leisure time for me now. I have a gap of about two months from the next semester. It's seriously a time to chill and do all the pending tasks, and I truly have a full list of those. 
:P


I have stayed busy for the semester (by busy I don't mean that I used to see books everywhere, rather it was completely opposite.!). There was a constant pressure on the mind regarding exams. Surprisingly, because of this pressure I fully enjoyed my semester.


There was a passionate thinking that started two months before the exams and said that this is the only time...Enjoy as much as you can..You will have to study non-stop for exams. Whats fascinating is that this feeling never ended. 

:D


I truly lived each moment thinking of exams as the "Devil". I considered each moment precious. Now the interesting part of the story is, after celebrating the time before exams while thinking of exams as the devil, what happened during exams!


For the mid sem exams, I was confident that study of one week is sufficient to pass the exams. So, I dint study anything before that. One week before the exams, I got two options, either to appear for exams in Delhi or give makeups after one month in Jaipur.


I was so much involved in the celebration of pre-exams that Jaipur seemed like an opportunity to trip. I planned everything. I planned that I will study much before exams and in Jaipur, I will have full fun visiting the BITS university, famous places in Jaipur. I was very much excited :)


Next came Hallticket link for makeups.


I was completely trashed by knowing that makeup exams will be held in Delhi too. All that excitement and planning felt like ruined. One more bomb that blasted was after one weekend I had regular final sem exams. One more news in between was that I had to attend the marriage of one of my very good friends on that weekend. 


Anyhow, I gave the makeups of mid exams. Then, on next weekend celebrated the marriage occasion whole heartily.


As I was not at all prepared for the regular final sem exams held on the coming weekend, I thought of skipping them again. Then again, makeups of regular final sem exams were scheduled just after one weekend. 


And to make it all somewhat more spicy, my family planned a trip to Amritsar on that weekend. Having given priority to family and Amritsar more than study, I went to see Sri Darbar Sahib Gurudwara. That was a good time.


The only cool thing in between here was final sem exams were open book. By now, I had not studied anything, and decided not to study either :-o I dint even take a single leave from office to prepare for exams. By any means, I attempted all the makeups of final sem. Really don't know how they went as I was not aware, of how they should have gone.

..lolz :D


Now, after the sem has ended, I dont have any pressure on mind, I am missing that thrill to enjoy as much thinking that some devil is waiting ahead.


I believe this was the feeling after having worked for 1.5 years that was constantly missing, life had become boring. There was just home, then office, then again, home...Now I do realize that the devil of exams is important in my life to keep me moving happily.


This was really a happening semester for me!!!


If you relate to my thought, please share yours.

When Money Speaks The Truth Is Silent

What is truth!
& What do we call a lie?
If I look around in my office, it's hard to find one who always speaks the truth. I believe almost all of us lie at least when it comes to asking for a leave from your boss! We all are used to give excuses!

Nevertheless, does it make you a Liar?
This has become a hot topic of discussion in my friend circle.
Few say that unless your lie harms someone, you should not bother!
Few others say, believe in getting the work done.Whether it was through a truth or lie, doesn't matter. They do not think of the other consequences.
But funny part is that none of them says to be adamant and never lie!!! :D

Even so, again, when I look around at the people enjoying at the top, thinking of the ways, they would have followed to reach there, gives a thought that a person who only believes in truth and does not play strategies cannot reach there.

So, one is left with two options.Either be out of race. Look for a job where you are the only one running and would therefore be always on top Or Observer the strategies around and indulge these in you.

Because I love my career, I personally prefer the second option and would try out not to hurt anyone. However, not to hurt any one cannot be put as a constraint because when one person steps up a stair, others are automatically hurt!!!

When Money Speaks The Truth Is Silent

What is required by our Boss is Lie Detector ;)

What is required by us is Rest Chair :P

Ek Keeda hone ko Maangta

Kuch paane ke liye ek keeda hone ko maangta hai.

As it is shown in Dirty Picture and Lafangey Parindey that to achieve something really tough, you need to be passionately after it. I wish we all have at least one Keeda Das in our life who recognizes our talent and gives wings to it. However, if not, we can of course have a Keeda inside us that constantly asks us to get more for it. 

Even so, would achieving something make the keeda suppress? 

I think "NO". As you keep on achieving or say to arrange the food for the keeda, it would continue growing. I believe this is when one becomes greedy and looses the control. 

In the dirty picture Vidya's passion grows so high at the end that she looses control on herself and ends her life. If you reach high and you are alone standing there, it is important that you become wiser and not let the keeda grow so large that it eats you.

Continue achieving...

Sustain what you have achieved. 

Don't let it be like a film that is something before the interval and flows in other direction after the interval ;)

Great thanks to the Keeda or Passion inside us. 

However, always do remember that you are the producer of your passion and Never let it be the other side.

Meeting with God

How far is your lord from you?


It's said that God has got a big wall at the entrance of his darbar. The door of this entrance is very narrow.
One carrying a high attitude and proud is too lengthy to enter in. One needs to drop all of his sense before entering. Only after dropping all of your knowledge one gets to see the Supreme Lord.


It is described in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji by Kabir ji as

ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨੁ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਕਰੈ ਕੋ ਮੇਰੀ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਖੋਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਕਿਵਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

thujh bin surath karai ko maeree Dharasan Dheejai Kholih Kivaar ||1|| Rehaao ||

तुझ बिनु सुरति करै को मेरी दरसनु दीजै खोल्हि किवार ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥

Who else can take care of me, other than You? Please open Your door, and grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||1||Pause||

How does one feel on meeting with Lord?

One gets such excitement on meeting with god that he wants to express his feeling to the world. However, he feels scarcity of words for describing him. In Guru Granth Sahib Ji this is compared with the mute, who tastes the sweet candy and is extremely happy but unable to describe his happiness to the world. Only thing he can do is to smile.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੰਤਨ ਰਸੁ ਆਈ ਹੈ ਜਿਉ ਚਾਖਿ ਗੂੰਗਾ ਮੁਸਕਾਰੈ ॥੨॥੧॥੨੦॥

Kahu Naanak Santhan ras aaee hai Jio Chaakh Goongaa Musakaarai ||2||1||20||

कहु नानक संतन रसु आई है जिउ चाखि गूंगा मुसकारै ॥२॥१॥२०॥

Says Nanak, the Saints savor this sublime essence, like the mute, who tastes the sweet candy, but only smiles. ||2||1||20||

Zinda hu Main (I am alive)

Whats alive in you?
In my point of view, your interests are alive. Your pains are alive... 
Nevertheless, while enjoying life as per interests, you usually forget the reason of being alive. 

Question that need to be answered are
for Whom are you alive?
for What purpose are you alive?

Know not just the meaning but also the purpose of being alive :-)

Sochaalaye

Soch kisi ko bhi kahi bhi aa sakti he. Insaan ise prakat kar sakte he but Jaanwar nahi!!!

Now if you being Insaan have got the power to prakat your Soch, its important to prakat it at the right time and at the right place...agree? :D

Presentation is vital for Soch! It can be of different types depending on the situation and inputs.

To Soch on a regular basis is essential for good health (and in turn for wealth too).

Its a double meaning blog. Just replace Soch by Shouch, and read again ;)
qki Soch hamesha Sochaalaye mein hi aati he

Explore your Power

While we are being assigned a power, we are intimated the limited use and lots of rules!!!

It's said in Spider-man that with great power comes great responsibility. I think it is also important to explore the power assigned to know what all you can do. If Spider-man would not have jumped off the building roof to know if he can fly, how could he have learnt that!!!
Try coming out of window, maybe you also have got the same power.

Most of us fear to make full use of power. We utilize only the part, we are aware with and never dare to explore the rest. Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

Some of  us fear that we might break any rules out of that long list of rules. However, what do I think is that it's up to the assignor to make proper checks and prevent us to do unwanted things. I think this is the attitude a Hacker needs to carry. "I will try whatsoever is possible. If possible prevent your application."

Be little careless,
Spread your wings and start flying,
Who knows, maybe you are Spider-Man 4 :-)

Choosing parts of yours

Do you agree, if I say that whatever you speak, listen, eat is a part of  yours!!!

If yes, it is important that we become choosy. Eating whatever you get to eat, speaking without giving a second thought to it, having a surrounding without a look back, according to me is not the way to live life.

It's important that we choose what we want to have and have what we wanted to have.

What we speak becomes a part of us! Therefore, it is important that we use our words delicately. If we are using abusive terms, then we had contained those words within us. In turn they were a part of us!

What we eat becomes a part of us! Therefore, it is important that we eat carefully.

What we listen becomes a part of us! Therefore, it is important that we take care of our company

What we see becomes a part of us! Therefore, it is important that we take care of our surrounding.

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

—Lao-Tze

Please share your valuable thoughts.

Dreams Vs Present

It's important to dream to have a chosen future. However, on the side, it's also important to value your present.  I agree that there are certain unwanted things in present that are asking you to dream.  Nevertheless , we cannot discard our present and then step ahead for the future. Present is a part of future. 

We cannot opt to ignore the unwanted things and make compromises. Staying frustrated with the situations is also not the solution.          

Such unwanted things can become inspirations. Learn to ignore them as well as let them continue inspiring you.