The Voice of the Heart

A take diversion signboard cannot stop the journey. When you look beyond, ends become bends. Potholes and speedbreakers can slow down the journey, but do not have the power to stop the journey. I wasnt able to write anything for sometime now, cause my mind was full of questions that needed alot of matured answers. I had to meet a lot of different people, give myself alot of time alone, make myself feel happy and people around me so that I could write this and understand what I actually wanted to write.

The world can stop you temporarily. The only one who can stop you permenantely is yourself. Stop not. Temperorary setbacks should never alter permanent focus. You may trip. You may even fall. But you will not stay fallen. Let life put you down seven times, you will and must rise eight times. Getting up one more time is what will power all about. Keep going.

You are just one evening away from greatness. You may not know which evening, but your time will come. All those who laughed at you would look upto you one day. All those who did'nt accept you will admire you one day. Dont be bothered about what the world thinks of you. It is not their opinion that counts. It is your opnion of yourself that really counts. In the end what really matters is what you think of yourself. Even if nobody beleives in you, your ideas, if you beleive in yourself, then the destination is yours.

It is not the end till you accept it to be the end. Do not let others to define the end. You define the end. You will define the end on your terms. It is over only when you beleive it is over. Even if life hands you over a period (.) , you make a comma (,) out of it and continue the script, its something like having the most important thing in life without owning it. The question is'snt, will you reach? The question is only, by when will you reach?

Let the script of your life be titled, "Here is a man, whom even god never tried to stop" Be unstoppable, fall not, move on, Keep going........

These learnings above were only possible after few souls left a footprint in my heart. Above all the footprint of the almighty in your life makes you confident and ready for the unexpected.....untill next time Happy Blogging.....

Heart Touching Lines….

I read these lines some time ago. These are not written by me but some how I couldn’t stop myself from posting them here. Some things which are mentioned here are just so true and if you have loved someone and has got pain in reward of that, you will be agree with me.  Have a read:

Could you be the one for me?
Could you be my find?
Could it be, after all this time,
Fate is going to be kind?
Could you be the one for me,
The one to help me forget
The gal that broke my heart, my soul
The gal that haunts me yet?
You tell me that I’m nice
Something I’ve never heard
But the one still lives here in my mind
That couldn’t spare a kind word
It’s going to be hard to forget
And pick up the pieces she left
Could you be the one to teach
How to love again and forget?
Could you be the one to come
And mend my broken heart?
Are you willing to piece together
What another broke apart?
It won’t be an easy job, you see
My road has been long and rough
And the heart that was once so soft
Is now shut, locked, and tough
But I can feel my heart open again
It’s opening for you
Just come in, and love me back
That’s all you have to do
I must ask you one small thing
Before we kiss and part
Please be nice and kind to me
I’m tired of broken hearts


Some where the poet says that heart of his, which was just so soft and kind some time ago, thanks to that person who broke it, now it is no more that soft.  Now it is no more that soft.  Now its just locked and it has become so much tough.  People who break hearts, people who leave their loved ones for their own gains, selfishness, people who back off on the path of love, they never understand the true meanings of love and loving some one.  Its very easy to break a heart.  What is tough is to be with some one!Its very easy to be selfish and do things just for your own good and for your own benefit.  Its so tough to do  something for others.  Its so much tough to do some thing for some one.  But there are some selfish and cold hearted people in this world too who don’t understand the pain of others, who just have complaints but not few words of appreciation, who just call that person stupid who has done something for them.


Is that person really stupid who went through all that pain for his loved one or is that person is so much stupid who gave away everything for the sake of love?If you are among those who never bothers that someone is doing some thing you, if you say to him/her that what ever he/she has done, it was just his/her wish, you never asked him to do that for you and it was just him who was stupid enough to do all that much for you, if you are among those who say to their loved ones when they are crying with the pain given by you that you don’t have time for their tears and some one’s tears doesn’t mean anything for you coz you have your own problems and that “some one” is no one else but that person who loved you from the bottom of his heart than just remember this, you never will know how much damage you have done!  You have not just broken the heart of some one but also you have killed that very feeling, you have broken that trust that was there some time ago on  love in the heart of that person.  You must know this that its not so easy to be in love and those who are just selfish and come up with explanations supporting their selfishness only , they cant love some one.  Those who give pain and tears to others, they can’t understand what is love and how to love some one.  Those who know just about their own benefits, they are just playing with the feelings of others.  Why do people do like that?When you know you cant give happiness to some one , who has given you the right to give pain to him?When you can’t take some one tears from their eyes who authorized you give the same tears to the other person? But its not some thing about which answer can be given because this world is filled with the people like these only who do everything for just their own benefit and than come and try to prove their act right with the reasons supporting them. True love and true and devoted lovers are just now sleeping in the books only.People of today just know how to say that I have to leave you and be selfish for myself as this is the best for me to do. Is it right or is it wrong you want to know? I dont have the answer as I myself is trying to find the answer for the same puzzle. If you know the answer than let me know too, that’s all I can say.

Happiness is....a journey,not a destination

Happiness is…taking in all the wonders of life; its joys, its sorrows, its sunshine and the beautiful rainbow that follows the rain. Happiness involves learning from each enriching experience life throws your way. It also encourages you to share these experiences and your ever-increasing wisdom with those close to your heart as happiness is made to be shared. But a bar of chocolate does sometimes hit the spot too!


I was discussing "feelings" with a friend lately over a Coffee and we were talking about how great a feeling happiness is. I’m sure the feeling varies from person to person, but for me, when I feel happy, the feeling really does come from somewhere inside my stomach region. Sadness and anxiety usually manifest themselves in the same region at the appropriate times but obviously, the happiness feeling is easier to embrace. It’s glorious and as corny as it sounds, all I want to do is share that feeling with the people around me. It’s a bit like the feeling you get when you’re in love…it feels like lightning coursing through your veins and you feel truly alive. Although happiness, like waves at sea, comes and goes during our lifetimes, and naturally varies in its intensity, when we experience it, it’s essential to enjoy that feeling in the moment without worrying about losing it or holding on to it.


The everyday philosophy of life is fascinating and fortunately, most people have various opinions and advice to offer in terms of the most commonly discussed topics such as the meaning of happiness. I remember striking up a conversation with a Friend at a café. We somehow bypassed the usual small talk that strangers often dwell on and proceeded immediately to have a heart-to-heart on the subject of happiness.  This man’s definition of happiness, although not entirely different from the various definitions construed by the rest of us mere mortals, has always stayed with me.In this man’s view happiness is a gift which we must give ourselves. It is a gift which costs nothing and it cannot be given to us by another as happiness comes from within. Once we bestow this gift upon ourselves, it stays with us forever—we may not always feel it or appreciate it but this precious gift remains close to the soul, the very essence of our being.

Intrigued, I felt compelled to ask some questions. ‘Dude, knowing the origins of happiness and where it can be found, can you explain to me what happiness is?’ ‘Yes’, he replied. First he explained, it is important to know what happiness is not. It does not come in the form of material things such as money, cars, clothes or anything else you can touch. Nor does happiness present itself as another person. Although happiness is made to be shared, only you can create it. Happiness manifests itself as a feeling or a state of being. You create happiness when your mind, body and soul are connected and when you, as a whole, are at one with the external world around you.

The next obvious question which he answered refers to how we achieve this inner peace and ‘oneness’  with the world and the people around us. To put it simply, in order to be at peace with yourself, you must be true to yourself. Being ‘true to yourself’ involves loving yourself and believing in your abilities and your dreams. It also necessitates that by believing in your dreams, you must make them a reality by following the emblazoned path you’re meant to forge for yourself in your lifetime. When you live the life your dreams and destiny implore you to live, then you are fulfilled and at peace with yourself. When you are at peace with yourself, this has a natural ripple effect and you are then at peace with everybody around you.Therefore, when a person is unhappy, either they haven’t yet begun to pursue their dreams or they have started to do so but they have encountered some difficulties along the way. The path of life is littered with challenges but although life’s twists and turns may sometimes seem physically and emotionally impassable, it’s when things seem hardest that you must persevere. As long as you remain true to yourself and your dreams, happiness will never elude you.

As my family and friends know, if my head wasn’t physically attached to my body, I’d have lost it long ago, alongside, socks [seriously, there has to be a sock vortex in every washing machine] and various other worldly possessions. Fortunately, once you’ve experienced happiness, you can never lose it. Sometimes, you just have to be patient and have faith in yourself. This l have learnt alongside from all the faliures and rejections that I had in my life which later became a stepping stone for my success!

‘Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony’
-Mahatma Gandhi

Change! a boon or a test!!

I went to a party Mom,
I remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom,
So I drank soda instead.
I really felt proud inside, Mom,
The way you said I would.
I didn't drink and drive, Mom,
Even though the others said I should.
I know I did the right thing, Mom,
I know you are always right.
Now the party is finally ending, Mom,
As everyone is driving out of sight.
As I got into my car, Mom,
I knew I'd get home in one piece.
Because of the way you raised me,
So responsible and sweet..
I started to drive away, Mom,
But as I pulled out into the road,
The other car didn't see me, Mom,
And hit me like a load.
As I lay there on the pavement, Mom,
I hear the policeman say,
"The other guy is drunk," Mom,
And now I'm the one who will pay.
I'm lying here dying, Mom....
I wish you'd get here soon.
How could this happen to me, Mom?
My life just burst like a balloon..
There is blood all around me, Mom,
And most of it is mine.
I hear the medic say, Mom,
I'll die in a short time.
I just wanted to tell you, Mom,
I swear I didn't drink.
It was the others, Mom.
The others didn't think.
He was probably at the same party as I.
The only difference is, he drank
And I will die.
Why do people drink, Mom?
It can ruin your whole life.
I'm feeling sharp pains now.
Pains just like a knife.
The guy who hit me is walking, Mom,
And I don't think it's fair.
I'm lying here dying
And all he can do is stare.
Tell my brother not to cry, Mom.
Tell Daddy to be brave.
And when I go to heaven, Mom,
Put "GOOD BOY " on my grave.
Someone should have told him, Mom,
Not to drink and drive.
If only they had told him, Mom,
I would still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter, Mom.
I'm becoming very scared.
Please don't cry for me, Mom.
When I needed you, you were always there.
I have one last question, Mom.
Before I say good bye.
I didn't drink and drive,
So why am I the one to die!!

My Days in Bangalore!! De Ja Vu!!

The time had come for me to leave the city that had given me some of the best days of my life, Bangalore. Where am I going? I asked myself way back in April 2006! Same place where I came from, the big bad yet annoyingly perfect city, Hyderabad. A city which is known to be famous for biryanis, the way of speaking say it Hyderabadii..! I had been going back to that city after spending three wonderful years in Bangalore.(now Bengaluru)!

My relocation from Hyderabad to Bangalore was a signpost moment in my life, and each day that I spent here were milestone sort. Life was at an all time high ever since I stepped in Bangalore, suddenly a door of fun, fame and friends had opened and I was overwhelmed with all that came my way. My being a part of the events & Fests that followed that year, the young and fun techies of Bangalore, the free and footloose lifestyle, the travel, the adventure, romance I did it all.

But it all seemed to have come to an end from the start of 2007. In just 3 years too much changed. Suddenly all the fun activity had lost its charm, people have moved on to different cities or have found some other pre occupation. If at the start of 2007 it was one of the most exciting thing to go out for a bloggers meet in the city, in just 2 years bloggers meet have become passé and they have moved on to tweetups.

The thing about Bangalore life is that it’s very volatile. The crowd here is a floating crowd, young techies freshly out of college come to Bangalore after campus selections, they give this city and their companies 2-3 years and move on for better opportunities. For 2 years they live to the fullest. These 3 years become their days of living life on the edge. Which is why you see so much of energy in this city.

But if you stick around for too long you’d notice, under the bubbling and bursting surface lies hidden a slow, lethargic mundane life. It may take you couple of years but it eventually hits you with a feeling of Deja Vu, like you have seen and felt it all before. Those smoky pubs, those unshaven rock stars, they would all seem a bit too familiar if you have taken too many rounds of the city.

This feeling of having served my days here began to seep in my mind since the start of this year. I started feeling I have lost my purpose in Bangalore. I wanted more from my life.

And then I was posed with the question, do I want to my feet in Bangalore to be rooted further and deeper? Do I want to invest more here to have a bigger life? The answer was No. Because I was done with the fun in Bangalore, the city had nothing more to offer to me. So I decided to move, but not before I could find the right job.!

Bangalore has given me the most valuable things in life, it helped me to to think foward, A wonderful graduation, hostel life, amazing friends, and over all kick start my carrer with the bangalore IT giant Wipro. It had been a wonderful journey in the city of bangalore and I cherish those moments and would love to be a part of the city in the days to come!!! Miss Ya Bengaluru!!!

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya - Out of words!!!!

"Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya" (English meaning - Will you cross the skies for me ?!) - one of the movies I was really looking forward to.. Reading the review, I came to know that it's a beautiful movie given that you have all the time on earth..

On seeing the movie, I almost fell in love with it.. If you are in for some tickling laughter, or some flesh exposure, I would strongly advice you not to watch it.. But rather,if you wanna experience the reality, or your one kinda person who thinks smaller things bring soo much happiness to life, I am sure you would love the movie  the way I did.. This movie is all about class and elegance- a reality happening in many households in India..

The storyline is simple - a Hindu Tamil guy and a Christian Malayalee girl, in love with each other.. Do they get a chance to hold their hands together?.. Regular storyline isn't it ?!.. Ofcourse yes, but the difference lies in the way it's expressed...

I don't really get this whole attitude (not only this, but many) prevailing in India.. When people talk about globalisation, world being a global village - why is it still that an inter-caste marriage is not supported in here ?!.. Finally, we end up in this usual blame game and the readymade solutions - our "customs" are different....What really are these "customs" ?!  If you start doing things in a new way, for a long time, it becomes a custom.. Only that, we have hiccups to start doing things in a new way..

One major reason for this hiccup being - "naalu paerru naalu vidhama paessuvanga" .. For all the non-tamil folks, the meaning of the above sentence is this "Society will speak different things about you".. And usually, people who represent that "society" are : someone who might have seen you while you were boarding a train, someone who might have wished you "All the best" when you wrote your 1 std. exam, someone who visits your house once in two years, or in the worst-case it might be someone whom you knew all through your life.. Why is it we give importance to the views of these people whom you meet once in a lifetime, just for living your own life the way you want it to be.. Shocked, still !!!!!!

In short - Vinnaithaandi varuvaya - slow, but lovely storyline, elegant music, attractive Trisha, smart Simbu, blatant truth !!!....  Have some patience, notice the smaller things, it would make you fall in love...

The dialogue I liked in the movie :- "Don't search for love, it would come to you one day.. Will make you go in a roller coaster, thats love - true love"..

P.S :- I dunno to whom the following line is addressed to.. So let me address it to the girl I once was in love with!!... and with whom I wanted to spend the best days of my life with !!!

Last but not the least I appreciate Gautham Menon on making such a wonderful epic which makes one feel that he/she is a part of the movie!!!!

What if I had never let you go!!

Now that I'm no longer with you,
Now that you have left for good,
How things would have been, I want to know,
What if I had never let you go?

The lonely walks that I take,
The gloomy sunsets I see,
Would they have been the same
Had I been with thee?

The smell of fading flowers,
Solitary scenery and that nature's show,
Do you think would have been so dull
If I had never let you go?

Do you think the smile of that little girl
Would have made me feel so low,
I'm not able to understand,
And these things I want to know.

Morning dew, high mountains,
Give me the feeling of being so lonely,
In spite of being so far,
I feel you are the one and only.

It was you who gave me strength when I was low,
And it was you who reigned supreme,
That's because you were the answer,
To all the prayers I plead and all my dreams.

Lonely walks, gloomy sunsets, smelly flowers;
Morning dew, little girl's smile, and gentle showers,
Would have still brought a smile I know,
If only I had never let you go.

           Dedicated to a long lost love!!!