life...being humane

* This is a journal that I am inspired to write after reading Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom.

In life, you are always chasing things; you go for things that you want rather than on what you need. You need food. You want chocolate sundae. This culture of going after what you want has brought you nowhere and now-here. It has made you forget the root of your being. Just take a moment to flip the daily newspaper or watch the news. What are the top news? Crime, cheat and the fill in the blanks. Why do all these occur?

Have you ever sat back and reflected on why people always want to go after material things? The latest mobile phone, the latest this and the latest that? People are always gobbling new things because those things do not give them satisfaction and that is the reason why they want it more, more and more. These people are actually yearning for something aren’t they? They are so hungry of love that they were accepting substitutes. They were taking up material things and expecting a sort of hug back. But the reality is, it never works. You do not get satisfaction from the things that you want. You cannot substitute material things for love. When you learn to get satisfaction, you will not be materialistic; you will not be a chaser.

How do you get satisfaction in life? Where do you find it? Is it available in the shop? Of course not! You know what really gives you satisfaction? Well, offering what you have to give gives you satisfaction. It is not money or power or material things. It is your time, your concern. Believe me these things that you offer give you meaning and a purpose to your life. Thus you will find satisfaction and when you find it, you will not go after material things that give you nothing but a thirsty soul.

Love is something beyond words. As human being you and I must learn how to give out love and let it come in. Spare sometime for your grandmother who is sitting in the corner of the house, longing one or two caring words from you. You will get satisfaction. Spend some time for friends who want you to listen to them, show your concern and say from your heart that you are always there for them. You see the joy in them, you will get satisfaction. Do the things that come out from your heart and trust me you will be overwhelmed with what comes back.

In conclusion, always give priority to the elements that give you satisfaction and they are none other than offering your love, time, concern and other things that come out from the bottom of your heart. Again going after material things only leaves you in a hungry state. After all we are only living one life.

 

 

 

HARRY POTTER and me

 

            When there is always hoo-ha for each and every Rowling’s new edition, long queue in front of leading bookstore the night before the release of Harry Potter, massive reviews on the net and fill in the blanks. But the reality is that all these hoo-ha did not trigger me to get the Potter story. It just did not attract me to any extent. Once, a few years back, I got the third edition of the Potter story, I flipped through the front pages and there it goes to the shelf. Something stopped me from reading Rowling’s master pieces. Is it because of the genre?

            However things changed. Few weeks back, one of my friends who have the whole lock stock and barrel of Rowling’s novels offered me the first edition of the Potter story –Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone. This time something made me to read. Initially I was taking a small pace but eventually I moved fast... I was amazed with the Rowling’s originality, creativity and imagination! All the character is just so well develop. The plot moves in such way that it satisfies the need of the readers! A thumb up for Rowling! Well, now I just can’t believe that all these are coming from me. Now I am also the member of Rowling’s fan group.

            All this while I did not know that fantasy stories are capable to capture my attention. I was just so ignorant about the things that actually satisfy my mind and soul. “Thank you” to my friend who offered me the Potter story.

            Even though the main character is Harry Potter, he did not pull me fully to his side. Albus DUMBLEDORE did! Dumbledore affected me more than any other characters in the story. I like the introduction that Rowling gave for the villain in the story, the “you-know-who”@ VOLDEMONT. As I mentioned earlier it simply satisfies the reader. The twist in the story, somewhere in the ending is something unexpected but it gave a momentum to the story. Knowing the truth that Snape isn’t the one is after the stone and all the while he only tried to safe Potter made me to revise my perception on Snape. I re-looked the things that he has done and justified Snape. It is a brilliant twist though!

            My next mission would be to read the 2^nd edition of Rowling’s master piece. To be continued…