i often catch myself wondering how things are... sitting alone with my mind set so far...!!!

Have you ever thought that we spend so much time wondering about our past and at the same time, we constantly worry about our future and anticipate things to happen in the days to come. But are we really happy in our present? What are the things which keeps us going? I often ponder on this and feel so lost and clueless about the thing called LIFE...

I always get stuck at one question- What makes me happy?

Followed by a trail of questions--- How do we even measure our happiness? How can I enjoy my present and just forget about the events and experiences of the past? If I just do things that makes me happy, what if it has serious repercussions on my future?

I still haven't got answers to these questions completely.

I console myself by believing that- Life is nothing but a QUEST. It is similar to a jigsaw puzzle.

And, I have full faith that- In the journey called Life, all these questions will be answered gradually and eventually on the way, as happiness is not a destination, it is a route, all we need to do is keep questioning, keep searching and keep traveling on the road.

Life is just like a search engine. Just like GOOGLE. I can find anything I want to as long as I know what I am searching for and I keep trying...

Keep the faith...Life is what you make it...!!! - Charu

Musings of My Mind...!!

Well, I've had a bit of a lapse from here again because of activity elsewhere. So, catching up!!

"Each day just goes so fast
I turn around - it's past

A lifetime is so short
A new one can't be bought

There's people standing round
Who screw you in the ground...!!" -Charu

Observations can be such a great teacher. I think a lot can be learnt by intently seeing around us and “feeling” other peoples “feelings”.

To be continued...

Are you hooked on Facebook?

Sitting and surfing through internet yesterday, I was stuck on face book as always; while scrolling through news feed & updating and reading posts & looking at pictures and videos, (usual stuff), I soon began to wonder to myself how we are glued to such social networking sites. It has become an essential part of our daily lives. People no more ask for your phone number or address, they simply ask ’ are you on facebook?’ The truth is that the successful development of virtual communities took the world by storm. The power of websites such as Facebook is so huge that it can topple governments like it did in Egypt or build one like it did for Barack Obama.

Facebook homepage reads:
“Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life.”

Facebook helps us to connect with friends, colleagues, family members and in some cases strangers. The benefits of it have proven fruitful to any and all of us; people often say that ‘if you’re not on a social networking site, you’re not on the internet’. I agree that face book brings people together, but in doing so, it is perhaps one of the most dramatic catalysts of social rivalry.

“I don’t want a big house; all I want is a bigger house than my neighbor”. We are in a constant battle to distinguish ourselves from others. We throw our money and waste time at things that allow us to differentiate ourselves and make us appear special or superior.

Our opinions, feelings, experiences, relationships, and possessions are all cashed in for social tokens. Whenever I enter Facebook, I witness a 24-hour competitive battle ground of the social community; how many friends people have, political views, who hangs out with who, what clothes people are wearing, the music they listen to, the places they’ve been, what and how they’re doing, and how many likes and comments their pictures and statuses gather.

In reality, Facebook paints a distorted, romanticized representation of the state of things, leaving many of us to overestimate how much socially richer everyone else is and how much catching up we have to do. Most profiles are representations of idealized versions of ourselves or who we’d like to be. Our profile pictures are carefully selected to ensure the right image is projected, our photo albums go through rigorous screening processes and our experiences are well documented and publicized. Bizarrely, everyone seems to be a whole lot more interesting on Facebook; well cultured, better traveled, more popular, better looking, more desirable and all in all, and socially prosperous...!!

The Chronicles of a cluttered mind...!!!

I've been beating myself up about not writing more often, but I have to say that I've been busy doing things I love (not that I don't love blogging, quite the contrary! I just have many loves in my life) and I am tied up in routine working life. So this weekend, I decided I would just celebrate the fact that I am creating and happy and being productive — and enjoying it all the while. Are you doing what you love, at least a little bit, every day?

I'm interested in what grows between the paving stones of received wisdom. I like to see what happens when people of differing opinion engage in respectful dialogue. I like to look at ordinary events and ask questions about why they are so. I try to spend some time really listening to trees and other silent things. I think about happiness, and the things people do to try to achieve it. What is happiness, and how do you know if you're happy? What are people really seeking when they seek happiness? For me, real happiness most often seems to come from doing something, however laughable, to make the world a better place...!!!

Stay tuned for more!!