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 I was thinking about writing a post on something very rare on this earth. "Gratitude" . That's how we call it.I'm sure that we all have experiences about this.But most of them are incidents which we didn't get any gratitude though we deserved it.Am I correct?

Yeah.That's how things work.You can call it " God's will" if you like.As human beings we can't live without each others help.You have to agree with me for that.But the thing is after someone helping us we must pay him/her some gratitude.Actually no one can arrest you or shoot you for not paying any feelings for that.But as human beings we have an obligation.

Sometimes you might have heard that people say " they won't remember anything you do for them.There's no point of bothering to help them" or some dialogues like that.( my mom also has said the things like that) Do we expect any gratitude for a help that we do to some one? Ask from your heart. Some of you will say "yes" whilst others are saying "no". But though we say "no" sometimes our heart says "yes". Do we really need to expect any gratitude?

Once Jesus Christ healed ten lepers as you all know.But there was only one person had stopped to thank him. So who are we? Do we aspire anything more than Jesus Christ got ?

A criminal defense attorney Samuel Leibowitz  saved 78 people from sitting on the electric chair. But how many of them had sent him at least a Christmas card ? Answer is 0 .

I hope you all have heard about Andrew Carnegie.It was a real "rags to riches" story.He was born to a poor Scottish family that immigrated to the United States and later he became a powerful businessman and a leading force in the American Steel industry.And he was also a great philanthropist who believed that the wealthy had an obligation to give back to the society.In his last will he had given a million dollars to his relations. But if he got up from his sepulcher after sometime, he would have a chance to get an heart attack by hearing his relations curses. Do you know the reason? He had donated 365 million dollars for charity allowances.What a grateful society?

That's how few of famous people got gratitude from the society.But does that say we do not help somebody? Of course not. We must do our best to help somebody when a chance comes. But if we expect any feeling from them in return it's better not to help them than to be broken hearted after helping out.We don't need to think about ourselves as fools when we have to face an ungratefulness. You can't hide anything for natural law. It sees all through. Nature will fill our hearts with glee which will never fade when it see our good deeds. If you believe in god, in gods mansion your name will be carved as indelible.

We can't change people. Especially their natures.Only what we can do is wetting their hearts with our love. We will love them from bottom of our hearts.So that we will be able to help them without getting hurt from ungratefulness.


N.B- This post is inspired by an incident which I had to face recently which was painful.But I  I'm not writing it here in case I embarrass the person who caused it.I'm just writing this to express my feelings and thoughts and to get a relief.

Photo is by BidWiya 

Have you ever honked the horn grumpily and cursed to yourself and other people and the government whilst stuck in a traffic jam? Well if the answer is 'Yes' , this post is just for you.There are sometimes that we can do nothing against the situation we face.

There's a little story.Once a man was walking across a jungle for some reason and suddenly he came across a tiger which went infuriated by seeing him.So the tiger jumped on him but barely missed him under salivary jaws.Peaceful walk turned into a run for the sake of life and tiger was right behind snarling ferociously.Poor fellow was at his maximum speed and cold sweat was running through his back created by the fatality of the moment.His foot slipped suddenly and in the next moment he was falling into something bit dark inside.He hit something and he reached for it from a single hand.It was a root of a tree which were leaned towards the pit and now he was swinging somewhat below from the opening of the pit.

So what about the tiger?Unfortunately it was kinda positive thinker.Though somewhat disappointed, it didn't leave him.It was on the verge of the pit grumbling from his throat. (maybe it was scolding at his destiny for taking his chances away from him like most of us do :) ) But still it hadn't given up hopes about the party.It was trying to clench and pull him up by using his stalwart paw.

And by that moment man's eyes were getting use to the darkness inside.It was an abandoned well which was out of water and he looked down intending to jump there. Oh Gosh!  What was there? A huge snake which were coiling to attack him as soon as he landed.He bit the tongue through his clenched teeth and tightened the grip and now he was shimmering from the utmost fear. Blood circulation was raising under his veins.And then he saw something which left his hair straightened.Two mice had started to countdown his last seconds on earth by starting to cut that root away.And there's a bee hive in a lair of a tree and some honey was leaking through the root he was hanging on.

One death was ready to give him a warm welcome by its sharp teeth,on the verge of the well and the other death was summoning him from down by hissings.So can you guess the thing he did?Did he blame god saying " WTF? Can't you see what's happening to me?". No.He said nothing like that.Instead of that what he did was licking the honey which were leaking and said " Hmm....Yummy....".

Well that's the end of the story.Whether you like it or not it's the story of all of us in real life. We can do nothing against some of the disasters we are facing.But still we can taste our life.Needless to worry about anything because our worries can't change things.Would that tiger go away if that man cried?But still we can't give up our hopes.Who knows what will happen in the future.What if that tiger tries to jump on him and ends up with crash with the snake which would have caused  to death of both of them?So the man will be able to climb up to his life again.No one can predict future.

So this story gives us a lesson for a happier life.We don't need to worry about uncontrollable things which happen in our life.Because it's a waste of time which remains us to enjoy and feel the life.

Don't blame at anything when you stuck in a traffic jam.Try to listen to a song or just open up the cubby hole and grab some chocolates.See how simple it is?

If our souls are strong enough to live right in this moment despite all the storms which rumbling from distance we will live a better life, a happier life someone will dream of.

This post is inspired by a preaching by Ajan Brahmawanso Thera.

photo credit : Ferdinand

Lately in Daphne's awesome blog "Joyful Days" I read some posts about personal creeds. "What are these personal creeds?" me too was curious just like you. And in there she has discussed about it clearly and not only that but also she has given her own creed as an example. She says "When you know where you are headed,you walk purposefully, quickly,with big strides. You may enjoy the scenery as you pass by, but every step you take has a meaning because it brings you one step closer to your purpose".

The post "How to write a personal creed" was so inspiring that I couldn't help myself to writing my own one.(If you read it you too will feel so :-) ) Though I was bit busy, finally put some thoughts together and created my own one(half of it was created inside a bus when I was returning home from the university :-) )Thanks Daphne for the wonderful idea.

So just enjoy reading and think what your creed is.


I won't shatter at grief or sorrow
since they are sent to us
by divine mercy
for our own perfecting

I cremate all defeats and frustrations
which are nothing than history
resurrect as a phoenix
who rise from the ash

I carve my name in people's hearts
by trying my best to
make this earth a better place
by being unforgettable
before I leave to the
womb of the earth

I love everyone
at least I try to do so
because all of us are human beings and
neither me nor you are perfect
so we must learn to forgive

I simply live my life
whilst filling others' lives with happiness
each day is a gift to me
from the heaven....



Photo credit : B Tal
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Gloomy shadows are crawling in
and haunt until fed up with mischief
fractions are lying everywhere
of broken dreams
which were vivid before sometime

song was really nicely playing
but all of a sudden
guitar is broken strings
the more it gave rhythm to the life
more I'm missing song of the life

flames wriggle brighter than ever
burning as hell inside of mind
swollen eyes
sleepless nights
that's the story
from the inside...



photo credit : Gloire81

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I'm gonna tell you a little story. This is an incident which someone I know has faced. He doesn't like to being mentioned by his real name. So let's call him JV right?

One day he was waiting for a bus at a bus halt. It was a busy time so the halt was crowded and the road was full of vehicles. And JV was desperate to get a bus because he was late for his class. Suddenly there came a bunch of cyclists who were training for the cycling season which was drawing closer. And right at that moment an old man who seemed like a beggar had wanted to cross the road. So it happened. Old man was at the middle of the road when the first cyclist hit him. CRASH..!!! Both of them fell on the road and were followed by the other cyclists because their brakes failed stopping them that quick. I've already told you that they came as a bunch. So they were lying on the road, moaning in pain. This happened few yards away from the bus halt. The entire crowd who were there shocked but was staring at them. It was a morning so we can imagine the reason for their reluctance. They all were people who were leaving for their working places and they didn't need to be late. So no one made the move but my friend did. Despite being late to the class he went there, helped them to get up and removed cycles from the road to let the vehicles which were blocked there to go.

All the time plenty of people are there who need our help. And a lot of people are always there who can help but most of them never do. And the people who feel like helping are reluctant to make the first move at most of the times. They think it's better to let someone to come and help first (sometimes you would have experienced incidents like this)

So these are the times which a simple action can do a lot. And it's our responsibility to help them out.

You are the one who can make the move. So that the others will follow

fading footsteps