Ingredients for the dessert----“THE GOAL”!!!

A simple take on our past, present and future life down the lane, confronts us with the confounding question “ What is my goal???”!! It’s a familiar scenario. Jus penned down my thoughts on the key ingredients necessary to achieve our goal.

My first step would be to figure out what really interests us---“MY INTEREST”.

I say this, simply because at the fag end of the day, it boils down to questions such as who we are and where we want to stand in life. If the above question is answered, it’s half the battle won in search of the dessert ---the goal. I recently had a conversation with my close friend ,when she happened to say,”I have no goal”. I was baffled. I have been with her for quite some time to know her well enough and I realized that she had many things interesting her. She did comprise all the abilities needed to pursue her interests as well. It was just that she needed someone to help her unleash those hidden talents of her and work towards her passion. Similarly, each one of us need a vigor either from within or an external source to help us identify our interest.

Secondly, I would call upon ----“ATTITUDE”

I happened to come across a video of Harsha Bhogle,the popular cricket commentator where he said “Talent can take you through the first door, the second door may be, but it is definitely not going to open the last door for you. It is Attitude that matters”!! The words jus struck me like a lightening. The attitude we possess to pursue our passion is critical. A strong deterministic attitude with a “Never say die spirit” can take us to great depths in life. The road ahead is definitely not going be a stroll in the park, it s filled with stones, pebbles, gravel, sand and barricades. It is being audacious in such situations that helps us come out trumps. A smiling face, a gritty heart, a patient mind and yess… we are definitely heading in the right direction.

And yes lastly, the “EFFORT”!!!

A lot of passion, the right attitude but failure in effort would definitely make us a loser.We taint our own image. As the famous quote goes ”Actions speak louder than words”, our efforts would really go a long way in speaking about how intense our passion is. If we keep chanting our passion without supplementing it with proper effort , then its highly pretentious. So, Interest coupled with lot of passion and sincere effort is highly critical to be successful.

Thus, If the seed is our “INTEREST”

Then nurture and groom play the roles of “ATTITUDE” and “EFFORT” that blossom as the beautiful flower,our “GOAL”!!!

After all that is said and done,I dunno if I have all these,but writing this itself was an eye-opener to me!!!:)

After all,Life s worth a smile!!!

After nearly a year I just thought I would blog in..

[Courtesy:a real life incident that has been picturised as a tamil movie called "Angadi Theru"]

We have heard and seen so many stories of this kind,but this one struck deep in my heart and provocated me to share it.

From a personal front,I have always cribbed over so many things in life that I don have or things that should have been mine or benefitting me.But this one really made me ponder over all of them and come to terms with reality.

Here goes the story.A young boy and a girl working in a garments shop fall in love with each other.The shop owner is the typical bossy attitude person one would expect,who always tortures his folks with his cruel attitude and pain staking words.He goes to incredible heights,harassing young girls in the most brutal manner possible. The behaviour of the shop owner is so outrageous and terrible that its better felt when we view than hear. Girls suffering pathetically with excruciating pain.There are many other pairs of young boys and girls who are in love with each other,working in the same shop.The owner tortures,abuses them and deprives them of their job,once he gets to know the truth.This is a case of daily happening in the shop.Fearing this,many of them quit the job and tried to earn a living on their own.One such pair who quit,enjoyed their new found freedom working on road side shops and earning as much as possible.It was a tiresome job but they enjoyed doing it as they were not bound to the hazards they had to face in the shop.

At the fag end of the day,and having no homes to rest,they lied down in a construction sit on the sand piled up for work.Their mind bristled with hopes and thoughts for the forthcoming day.Once again came the twist in the tale that very night.One of the trucks which has been parked outside the construction site carrying cement and other material for work ,took off in the morning without noticing the young boy and girl sleeping.The vehicle ran through the girl's legs and she lost both of them.

When the girl was completely depressed,thinking its all over in her life,the boy asks"Shall we marry?".She was dumb founded! They married and lived happily thereafter.

Its a very common incident that many of us would have seen and heard,but there is something very nice about it.Life throws so many challenges,hardships upon people but still people manage to face crisis situations with a smile,come out bold and put up a brave face.That's attitude at its best!!!They learn to look at the lighter side of life,enjoy and cherish each and every moment and get on with it.

So,after all that life has given us ,its definitely worth a smile!!! and not jus a simple smile but

A proud smile over all the tough scenarios we met in the past for having over come them,

A joyful smile over all the happenings of the present that we are enjoying them,

A curious smile in anticipation of what the future has in store for us and we are ready to meet them!!!

Keep smiling:))