And what if I were to die tonight or tomorrow? What did I spend my last hours doing?

Well, I went to the gym early in the morning; I had a nice chat with my sister on the way there about her upcoming wedding. Returned from the gym and spent the rest of the morning studying. Had a nice leisurely lunch with mom and caught up on all the latest news on our large extended family. Then massaged moms head, she was having a bad headache. Helped my maid clean a cupboard, and learnt about how she celebrated Diwali. Then read my book and had a good laugh. Currently reading, “Mediocre but arrogant” by Abhijit Bhadhuri. Quite an interesting read.

In the evening, my best friend dropped in for a good heart to heart chat. Then my sister and her fiancé came back from work and we all had dinner together.

After my friends left, I spoke to my mum and sister for a while, checked email, showered and got into bed to read for a while before finally switching off the lights and calling it a night.

All small insignificant things. Today I didn’t rescue orphans or give all my money to victims of natural disasters, or nurse a cancer patient or change the world.

Do I regret that? No, No I don’t think I do. I regret not being there enough for my mum;I regret leaning on my best friend instead of supporting her; I regret not spending more time with my grand parents; I regret not being more demonstrative towards those I love…

What good is it trying to accomplish BIG things when you can’t be a good person? What good is it trying to change the world when you cannot be kind and charitable to those around you? We don’t need hundreds of people who are willing to do big things, while neglecting those around them. We just need little people who are willing to go the extra mile for those around them and with that the world will be a much nicer and happier place to live in.

When the going gets tough, the tough eats chocolate mousse…

So after I gave up studying for the day I decided to make some chocolate mousse...I have a theory, eating lots n lots of chocolate helps increase concentration...it may not be true, but do I dare take the chance? C’mon guys, I really can’t afford it...exams coming up and I need all the help I can get, though at the rate I’m going, divine intervention might be the only thing that can save me...

Anyway here’s a picture of my creation..


Found some cool quotes on Chocolate...

 Forget love -- I'd rather fall in chocolate!!!
 I could give up chocolate, but I'm not a quitter.
 Nine out of ten people like chocolate.The tenth person always lies.

Happiness

Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.
-- Bernard Meltzer.

Marriage

Marriage is a promise. It is a belief in each other and in the possibility of love. A decision to ignore or simply rise above the pain and hurt of the past. Marriage binds two souls and yet severs prior ties. It is the celebration of a chance taken and the challenges that lie ahead. For two will always be stronger than one. Like a team braced against the tempest of the world. And love will always be the guiding force in our lives. The ceremony is a mere formality, only an announcement to the world of feelings long held. Remember tonight, for it is the beginning of always...

-Lucas,OTH (Slightly modified)

Reason and Passion -Khalil Gibran

Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul...
If either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can but toss and drift, or else be held at a standstill in mid-seas...
For reason, ruling alone, is a force confining ; and passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction...
Therefore let your soul exalt your reason to the height of passion; that it may sing;
And let it direct your passion with reason, that your passion may live through its own daily resurrection, and like the phoenix rise above its own ashes.

One of the best quotes i've ever read...

If you're not confused, you're not paying attention. -Tom Peters.

Thot for the day

To the mediocre, mediocrity appears great.

Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it. –Lewis Carroll

I wanted a perfect life. Now I've learned, the hard way, that it doesn’t exist. Nothing ever goes according to plan I guess some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, or an end.
Life is about not knowing,having to change, rising to the occasion, grasping the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. In other words, total ambiguity.
But still there are some things that we just know, like how do you define space? How do you define color? How do you define love? You can’t...you just know it...
Our world in no more permanent than a wave rising on the ocean, whatever our struggles and triumphs, they all pass with time and the only thing that remains are the memories and the people who have contributed to those experiences. When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving any advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain by just being there. The friend who can be silent in our moment of despair, who can stay with us in an hour of grief, who can hold us in a big comforting hug and let us cry till we are feeling better, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who really cares and understands.
Just being there for someone you care about, seems simple, somehow it isn’t that simple. I’ve often found that when people are confronted with someone in despair or anguish they either resort to trying to cheer the person up with some stupid jokes or trying to change the topic. And some really insensitive people just leave. Why do people have a problem with facing reality?
Yes, sometimes there are no solutions, quick fixes or cures, but does changing the topic change that? Does making some inane joke make it better? Does laughing nervously help anyone at all? Why is it so hard for us to accept that we might not have solutions to everything? Why can’t we accept that life isn’t all that is cracked up to be? Why can’t we be more accepting and learn to listen and comfort instead of trying to make an already bad situation worse? Why do people struggle with not knowing what to say? Is it really that hard???!!
Some things I will never understand…

The 10 Most Important Rules

1. The female always makes the rules.
2.The rules are subject to change at any time without prior notification.
3. No male can possibly know all the rules. Nearly all women are born with this knowledge.
4. If the female suspects the male knows all the rules, she may immediately change some or all the rules.
5. The female is never wrong.
6. If the female is wrong , it is because of a misunderstanding which was a direct result of something the male did or said wrong.
7. If rule #6 applies, the male must apologize immediately for causing the misunderstanding.
8. The female may change her mind at any given point in time.
9. The male must never change his mind without the expressed written consent of the female.
10. The female has every right to be angry or upset at any time.


PS - Now if i can just get someone who will follow the rules how nice life would be... :-)

Thought for the Day

Some things need to be believed to be seen.