What's your greatest fear?

The fear of being myself,
The fear of pleasing other,
The fear of being able to be;
a good daughter, wife, sister, friend, colleague
The fear of living life to my hearts content

In life we often do things to please others, this is mainly because we fear to live life in our own way, to our hearts content . The moment we move out of this circle and start taking action coz you want to and you'd love to accomplish something in life; your perspective of life changes.

To have this conviction faith is important, faith in life and in your own self. Then from that moment on you don't look back and you don't fear anyone.

Its not easy to have this faith and fearless journey, at times it can also me mistaken for arrogance. In such times we need to check ourselves as we are the own judge of our life and if you think you are right, then.

Just do it fearlessly!

Do you owe an apology to anyone? Why?

That's todays topic of NaBloPoMo. I wasnt particularly exicited about the topic coz the answer is NO.....

I appologise then and there if I need to and so there is no need to carry a backlog.

Not to apologise is being a coward,
Which hurts you and others.
To appologise is to be brave
speak your heart and smile

:)

Freedom

I looked up the meaning of Freedom and found that it is the ability to act freely ~ a state in which somebody is able to act and live as he or she chooses, without being subject to any undue restraints or restrictions.

I question if we are really free from our own guilt of thought action and deeds? I don’t think so. How many times have we given our near and dear ones the space that they need? Do we even realise that in the name of relationship we are imposing things rather than letting people grow and express their views. This is exactly what happens with our folks, siblings, friends and colleagues. Just as we get to know them we expect too much from them and slowly our ego starts dictating their life. This is something that I have realised over the years and I make conscious effort to give space in my relationship.

Is India free?

We live in a free country and we thankfully don’t live in an age where you are persecuted for expressing your thought, views and actions. Think again do we really live in a free country? As a country we are talking about a GDP growth of 8.6 % what sense does this make to those who still suffer from the basics of education and poverty? How does this help those young girls who are forced into a marriage? Over here we create a law to protect someone wherein use the same law to destroy many others. How fair is this? Where is the freedom gone to fight for one’s rights?
Today our society is male and female equally dominated, in the race of showing powers we have forgotten to be compassionate to others. The problem really is that everyone wants create their own rule. If we all are good enough to manage ourselves why do we need a democratic government and a bunch of cartoons to rule over it? I am not trying to blame the government and the people who try their best to organise themselves for the betterment of the society. I am trying to blame those men and women in black, white, brown and grey who are so week to give into their pride and self respect for their own petty pleasures to support bribery and injustice. Where is the sense of those millions common mortal gone to support these men and women in black, white, brown and grey? – I think of all these things and feel so tiny and guilty of not being able to do anything about this, but then again if I given into this thought I am denying my own freedom to think express and act as an individual.

Indira Gandhi's view of Freedom

During her leadership Indira Gandhi addressed the youth of our country and said that "You will have to take the lead, create ad run the country.As leaders we can only show the way YOU the Youth of India will have way the road that is created for you."
She said when "I walk around and meet people, they all give me a list of things that they would like to have in their area, town and village but no one has ever come to me saying what they would do for their area, town and village. This action is equally important. The victory of a country depends on their youth and if the youth can't fulfill the dreams of the country then 1, 10 or even 20 leaders rule the place it will not make any difference to the country.The only difference between freedom and slavery is that when you are a slave you listen to what someone else has got to say but freedom means you create your own way ahead and if we don't make efforts to save our freedom we will land up in slavery again."

Freedom of a country means safety, security, illiteracy, hunger, values, growth, mutual respect for human, environment, religion, advancement of technology and a sense of responsibility within every individual. Will this will happen wit each one of us taking responsibility for our lives, our surroundings,our society, our country and our world.

What's your favorite poem?

English classes was my favourite classes and our English teacher Girija Miss being my favourite, as I type her name my mind wonders where she would be now.

Although I am not a great poem person, there are 2 poems that remains close to my heart from my childhood days.

The Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth

Who starts of saying

BEHOLD her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
Reaping and singing by herself;
Stop here, or gently pass!
Alone she cuts and binds the grain,
And sings a melancholy strain;
O listen! for the Vale profound
Is overflowing with the sound.

Unable to understand what she sings he says

Will no one tell me what she sings?
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far-off things,
And battles long ago

and finally he says

The music in my heart I bore,
Long after it was heard no more.

Every time I read this poem I picture the poet sitting by the green paddy fields, under clear blue sky and listen to a women calling out verses in her own language just to keep her going through the day, just like our farmers in the villages.

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Although these are the ending verses of the poem, I see myself in these verses, I have always felt that in my life I have travelled the road less travelled and that has made the difference in my life.

Apart from loving these poems from my childhood days, I also enjoy reading poems written by writers who are not so famous. And finally of late I am enjoying every bit of what my cousin A writes.

When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?

My 10th std results were not excellent, but they were not good enough to get me into a science group. I agreed and accepted to take up commerce. Would I have fancied a science group if I had scored well ? I don't know is the answer. So, after having finished schooling with a commerce background, I was wondering what next.

I wanted to do something different, become a star and shine and not let my academic figures affect my desires. I decided to do my BBM and then pursue MBA and also join a NIIT course like my brother who fared well in it.

Simultaneously there was something more exiting happening in my life, more that what I had expected it to be. My dad had asked me to apply for Hotel Management and like a good daughter I agreed to put my leg into it. I wasn't sure what I was getting into, but I was happy only because I was doing something different.

On the day of the entrance exam my dad dropped me to the examination centre and picked me up after 3 hrs.Oh no I wasn't a pampered kid, he only did that because I know my way to the centre, it was a Sunday and I guess appa was more excited for me than I was.

Within a months time I was intimated that I got selected for the next round in Chennai. Amma travelled with me to Chennai, I was wearing a Peach kurta with a parallel bottom pyjama. The panel asked me What is Coimbatore famous for ? I mumbled some thing that I cant remember now. The panellist called my city "The Manchester of India". After a few more general knowledge questions my Interview finished swiftly.

A month later I got to know I was selected, I was happy, more than me my mom and dad were. On a hot scorching afternoon of May Appa along with me, my bed and baggage landed into the hostel of IHM- Chennai.

Diana Suresh is the first girl I met in my hostel. New place, new life and a new beginning. I was scared and nervous but I lived every moment of it,even then I dint know if it was right place for me but now looking back, I am glad I decided to walk the road that was less travelled.

National Blogging Month

This month is "National Blogging Month" and is dedicated to all the bloggers in this world.

I started blogging 3 yrs ago inspired by my sister. Words and I were poles apart, but still I liked the idea of writing and so I started off and even before I new I was hooked to it. My writing has taken inspiration from all corners, people, places and things. Words convey the language of heart and I believe in writing from the heart which is probably is the the only thing that has kept me going so far.

As much as I enjoy writing, I also enjoy reading other blogs too and this joy of mine has led me to sign up for various forums where I can simply enjoy reading other's blogs. In the recent years I have developed my passion for photography and was also gifted with a Nikon D 60 SLR with a 18 -55mm lenses, I have also got my photo blog site up and running. Its been a month now and thankfully I am able to post one photo every day.

My contribution on this month towards my blog will be write a post every day Thanks to NaBloPoMo who will be suggesting ideas for me to write about, so guys check out something different every day over here.

Finally I would like to dedicate this blog to each and every person who has touched my heart through their words.