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My Job

Submitted by rajat on
The most baffling question of all is again standing in front of me.

India.. this five letter word has some special meaning to a billion people. India- my home. Once in a while, the mind breaks free from the intricacies of normal living and flies.. flies high.. Something deep inside gets triggered. When we watch Rang de Basanti or Shaheed, it gets triggered.

Do not stand at my grave and weep

Submitted by rajat on
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I do not die.

If

Submitted by rajat on
Brother Square-Toes' - Rewards and Fairies
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;

Will you?

Submitted by rajat on
Will you challenge the sky the mountain and the sea? Will you stand up and live up to your convictions? Will you still stand by the cause when people mock you? Will you not give excuses of time and resources? Will you take charge and not push blame? Will you smile for having put in the best and not worry about the result? Will you accept all scorns and thorns that come your way? Will you help your mates in the time of their pain? Will you know the pain of another human being? Will you sacrifice your pleasure? Will you walk ahead on the darkest nights? Will you ? We will walk through the horro

The making of new roads

Submitted by rajat on
Dreams come in all different shapes, sizes and colors. The very thought of trying to give shape to them can at times make you a disbeliever.

Since the time, I have leant to experiment with the dreams; there is one definitive rule that has shown up.

Walk for life-an experience

Submitted by rmourya1 on

My definition of a rally before being a part of walk for life- A group of people (mostly politically minded), having no work of their own getting together to cause inconvenience to the public and go against the persisting system. I am from Calcutta, so I very well know about the problems a general public faces. Whenever a rally is about to take place I used to change my plans and avoided going to the place where the rally was supposed to take place. I cant help- its in my mind.

Can u make a difference?

Submitted by rmourya1 on
In a couple of days I would be leaving for Bangalore. Hopefully the boring life which I have been facing for the last some months will come to an end and I will get busy and find a new meaning of life.

During the last some days I have been doing a lot of thinking-some good and some bad but mostly revolving around the surroundings which affect me. Things like illiteracy and poverty have been haunting me.

Chance

Submitted by rajat on
"Do not wait to strike until the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking it"-William B Sprague.

This statement is worth my recommendation as it puts up in simple words the approach that we need to take. Most of the time we are waiting to get the right opportunity.

What we do not do is make that chance.

Today living is a competition on every level. If you wait for things to go your way, sorry you will never rise. On the other hand, practice bending things to give way to your thoughts and convictions.. You will rise..

When will start looking into ourself

Submitted by rajat on
I can not change anyone, but myself. I am the only entity in the universe who I need not convince and about whom I have no doubts.

So when it comes to getting something done, I just look into myself and ask a simple question? Do I want it done? If the answer is yes then what else? I really dont look for more..
I am a firm believer of the fact that if i really want to do something, then that is all what is required.

What it takes..

Submitted by rajat on

When you talk about Sankalp you talk about an attempt towards idealism. Its an attempt to get the things done, the way they should be. Its an attempt to struggle today for a better tomorrow. All the time in the world, there have been three types of people. There are ones who contribute positively, the other who contribute negatively and the third and the most common, the ones who do not contribute at all.

You have a choice..

Submitted by rajat on
Many of us are waiting for that one moment. Its that moment when the opportunity will knock the door and invite us.

When you read this, think of one time in your life when opportunity actually rang some sort of a bell in your head.

Think of the time when you did something that you really cherish in life. Was it only because you got an opportunity, or because you picked up some moments in your life and decide to do something that made some very deep sense to you?