-Dedicated to all the women in my life! I begin with my grandma! Wonderful ladies they were, belonging to the 19-20th century reeling under the British colonialism. Western philosophy was considered as unacceptable. It was a period when women were just the female gender existing in the patriarchal set up of society which thought that […]
My Womaniya!
As I was strolling on my terrace I stood watching a nearby building being demolished for redevelopment. Sadly, all the windows were ‘paneless’, entrances ‘doorless’, walls ‘colorless ‘, rooms ‘humanless’.. and houses were ‘homeless’ !! Is it difficult to build a house or to demolish a house ?? Technically, both are difficult as well as […]
THE HOMELESS HOUSES..
(Remembering him on his 2nd Death Anniversary )
My Father… Crisp ironed shirt and trousers, pen in the pocket, belt, watch, mobile in place, polished shoes, sleek combed hair, and a booming voice.. that’s my Father… born as Sudhakar Bhavsar in Sinnar near Nasik, the 6th child of 9 siblings. He is 84 today. Born in a huge joint family, we can only […]
My Father
What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?
#Bloganuary 31
I guess we have messed up big time with the order of the world. There’s hardly anything natural. Everything is becoming mechanical and synthetic.. people, relationships, food, feelings, emotions…
And with AI coming in nothing can be trusted. Then there are power struggles and wars. Where are we heading ? Why is there no brotherhood and peaceful existence on the earth? What future are we giving our children? Pollution and population is depleting the earth’s resources.
I am scared about the future of the World. What am I doing to face it? Just doing what is right from my end and being optimistic about the future. I love to take challenges as I have overridden many a situations in the past with confidence and conviction in my abilities.
FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. We are scared about something when we don’t trust our abilities to do something or the response from the other to our actions.
But this one challenge to accept that.. the world will be fine in future.. is one the most difficult to face.
What do you complain about the most?
#Bloganuary 30
Humans are conditioned to disagree, grumble and whine about things that are not as per their expectations. And why expectations.. coz we assume and presume certain things to be in a certain way. And when they differ.. WE COMPLAIN
Each individual has this holier than thou attitude, agree? Yeah, yeah you and Me too bruhh. We all think we could have done things better than the other. We know more or we are more smarter than the other. The Other never seems to rise to our expectations. And then what do we do. WE COMPLAIN!!
Hmm.. so what do I complain about.. long list 🤣
Stray dog menace
Traffic jams
Political situation in India
Garbage on roads
Spitting and peeing on roads
Reservation quota system
Education and examination system
Issues with my house, my relations, my kids, my neighbors …OH !!
Did anyone say I complain too much ? What about you bruhh.. 🤐
What are your favorite sports to watch and play?
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Well, that’s just an exaggeration!
Sports to watch and play is gender and age restricted. We all definitely play sports in school and sometimes in college. But after a particular age other priorities catch up and you have to focus on other important factors in life. Only those who take sports as a career tend to focus more on sports. Rest all get busy with the rigmarole of life.
Most Youngsters spend time on studies, socializing and social media and few youngsters in gyming, very few play serious sport.
Moms and dads are busy with work life balance.
Senior citizens have their pains and worries and are physically restricted to play games.
So all that is left is to watch life as it goes by and play out part in it. It’s a team sport. No one plays solo.
Well, all this philosophy aside, I have always been a sports person in school and college. And now I go for jogging and running marathons. I love to watch FIFA and world cup cricket too.
So friends, life is a sport, play sportingly and make it count !!
What would you do if you won the lottery?
#Bloganuary 28
Crematomania is an obsession of money, either overspending or over saving and never being happy with what you have.
I had come across this term sometime back and it is just the right word for today’s prompt.
Money, whether more or less is always a problem. Less is less and more is also less. Money divides humans as rich and poor. Hard earned money is sweeter than easy money.
Well, for starters I would never buy a lottery 🙄 as am a happy workaholic and I believe in hard earned money.
But it’s good to fantasize about it. Hmm.. I assume it will be big money. So I would use half of it for myself and my family, and half would use to invest in creating a charity institute to make youngsters job ready by giving them training in communication skills and soft skills (that’s my dream)
What one has is always enough for one’s need but never enough for one’s greed!!
What books do you want to read?
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Two of my fav books and two of my fav characters whom I have fallen in love with.. Howard Roark and Scarlet ‘O Hara
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is Roark’s journey against tradition and his fight against the system.
Gone with the wind by Margeret Mitchell is about Scarlet O Hara who symbolizes independence of mind in the face of societal expectations.
I am a bibliophile. And I can’t stop myself from purchasing books. And if you ask me what I want to read.. oh, there are tons of books I want to read! I prefer philosophical, romance, self help books and classic literature. Am not the sci-fi, adventure, mystery genre kind of person.
Thanks to this prompt, I know what I want to start reading as soon as I finish answering this prompt 😄
Write about a few of your favorite family traditions.
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Traditions are a mirror to the rich culture of humans. Traditions are as diverse as it can be. There’s a plethora of Traditions based on country, religion, region and caste. Sometimes Traditions are followed as legacy while other times it is mere superstition.
Being a Maharashtrian in India, we too have many traditions right from birth to death. It’s impossible to mention all. But I would like to speak about the importance of rice in Indian culture.
Rice is treated not just as a staple food but also it is auspicious in ceremonies.
A baby is fed sweet rice as it’s first solid meal on the day of ‘Annaprashan’.
On the occasion of wedding, the couple is showered with colored raw rice as a sign of prosperity. Every auspicious ritual in Hindus, begins with offering raw rice to the deity.
On the tenth day after a person dies, pind daan, balls made from cooked rice is offered to crows (crow symbolizes the soul of the departed person and other ancestors). The soul attains nirvana and goes on his onward journey.
By the way, today is 75th Republic Day being celebrated in India.
Happy Republic Day. JAI HIND 🙏
What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?
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Niksen, literally means to do nothing, to be idle or doing something without any use. Practicing niksen could be as simple as just hanging around, looking at your surroundings or listening to music — as long as it’s without purpose, and not done in order to achieve something or be productive.
We are mindful all the time, conscious of our surroundings, responding and reacting to outer influences around us. So we need to give our ticking brains a rest by doing Nothing. The Dutch call this NIKSEN.
Out of the 24 hours I guess we all have just few precious hours of leisure. Let’s utilize it to be stress-free and gain more focus in life.
Just NIKSEN.. RELAX
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