Grateful By Ketaki S. Vaidya

Just a food for thought.  What makes some one like a sponge? When we face troubles, we tend to feels scared about things even after the trouble is over. We try to seek sympathy, help and sometimes even concessions from the world for being in trouble. Some strong people among us fight their problems, come over it and resume their normal lives after it.  Though, some super humans go over and beyond it. They become sponge. They soak up all the negativity, problems not only of their own but also of the society! They clean that problem completely from the society. Making the world minus that problem from once and all! What gives them that strength? How come? I always wonder in awe!  There are few examples her I can think of right now- 1)  Sojourner Truth-   Born slave. Fought against slavery. Fought for women rights.  2) Babasaheb Ambedkar- Born in "low caste". Faced all the discrimination. Fought for equal human rights .  3) Sin...

I have a dream  to create my own sunshine to give away the fear  not waiting for the storm to clear I have a dream  to build my own umbrella no matter rain or shine not waiting for the season to change I have a dream  to fight for my loved ones to rescue even the prince and not waiting for him to come I have a dream  to embrace happiness through all thick and thins not waiting for happiness to happen I have a dream to build my own castle to reside with my loved ones  not waiting for someone to help I have a dream to start walking on the path helping companion for the journey  not waiting  for the rescue team I have a dream  to say Hello to life with a big hand shake and a hug not waiting for it to pass by

This is the time of making new year's resolutions. Most people are busy making their new year's resolutions for exercise, healthy diet, money habits, social life and what not. The idea behind making these resolutions is having a goal for ourselves and practicing the things that are "right" for us. This is just an attempt to make oneself a better and happier person. After all we tend to get better at things that we practice the most. Since childhood, we have been  told to practice important life skills like walking, running, swimming, biking, writing, job related tasks, cooking etc. to master them. Practice makes man perfect!  If this is true then why practice at only superficial level? This new year, I have decided to look at even the deeper and more important habits I have been practicing. To my surprise, I have been practicing many "wrong" habits and as a rule of practice, I am even getting better at it. I might be saying that I do not want negativit...

The judge within me Knows a lot He exactly knows what skills I need to learn and what I already got He knows when to move forward He knows when to stop He always prepare me for the surprisesThat suddenly might pop He knows what is wrong and what is right He warns me about darkness and morning that is bright He knows who is a friend he knows who is a foe He always helps me think straight in the time of great woe He is always very right and very very wise No matter how strict he is, he always makes things nice There is a lot of noise outside and it makes difficult to hear But if I listen carefully the judge is always there