we will act with courage, rectitude (rightness of principle or conduct) and resolve
we will say in public what we say in private
President Barack Obama
Thursday, June 04, 2009
ships!
ships are not built to be docked at the harbor but to wrestle the seas to achieve a purpose!
one of the most powerful quotes I have come across. one that defines me
one of the most powerful quotes I have come across. one that defines me
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
we will talk about what we love all our lives!
I met this guy in the morning who said that he wanted to be a pilot always and could not walk on the path of becoming one so far....and he thinks it is too late now may be because he is 22!!!!
well he is only 22! a whole life is in front of him! I told him, " you know Terence, you will talk about this for the rest of your life, that you wanted to be a pilot! And will not be one."
you see, how true is this! we will talk about things we love deeply today, tomorrow, till the last day of our lives. The difference will be either we will live our lives living and doing what we love or wishing that we did.
for people like Terence, there should be no stopping them. Besides being born in a developed country, just 22, he can put his finger on one thing that he wants more than anything else. That is, to want to be a pilot.
how many of us can do that? to put our finger on one thing we want to dedicate all our life to. like Tiger Wood does to golf. like Roger Federer does to Tennis, Sachin Tendulkar to Cricket, Mohammed Younis to Grameen Banks, Amitabh Bachchan to Acting, Howard Schulz to Coffee, Jack Canfield/Ayn Rand to writing, Bill Gates to computers.
That one thing, that matters more than anything else, about which we will talk and think every day of our lives.
well he is only 22! a whole life is in front of him! I told him, " you know Terence, you will talk about this for the rest of your life, that you wanted to be a pilot! And will not be one."
you see, how true is this! we will talk about things we love deeply today, tomorrow, till the last day of our lives. The difference will be either we will live our lives living and doing what we love or wishing that we did.
for people like Terence, there should be no stopping them. Besides being born in a developed country, just 22, he can put his finger on one thing that he wants more than anything else. That is, to want to be a pilot.
how many of us can do that? to put our finger on one thing we want to dedicate all our life to. like Tiger Wood does to golf. like Roger Federer does to Tennis, Sachin Tendulkar to Cricket, Mohammed Younis to Grameen Banks, Amitabh Bachchan to Acting, Howard Schulz to Coffee, Jack Canfield/Ayn Rand to writing, Bill Gates to computers.
That one thing, that matters more than anything else, about which we will talk and think every day of our lives.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
extraordinary women
a thought i liked from an article in today's paper...
in the real world though, extraordinary women do not settle for ordinary men
well, i am waiting to see one of those. one who blows the hell out of my mind, does my job, that is. not many people have been able to do that so far. hardly any girl. none. bring em on.
in the real world though, extraordinary women do not settle for ordinary men
well, i am waiting to see one of those. one who blows the hell out of my mind, does my job, that is. not many people have been able to do that so far. hardly any girl. none. bring em on.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
acronyms!
i like acronyms! there is a sense of surprise about them and like creating funny ones also!
i created couple of them today....
OWOT- Obnoxious Waste of Time
DOB- Depths of Boredom
you see, I am attending a useless dangerous goods course which is irrelevant to me! haha....so that's what I was doing in the class!
i created couple of them today....
OWOT- Obnoxious Waste of Time
DOB- Depths of Boredom
you see, I am attending a useless dangerous goods course which is irrelevant to me! haha....so that's what I was doing in the class!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
a saga of pretense!
you know what you see around when you see people! you see faces pretending to be happy, content with everything that life has thrown on their faces.
Most of us know deep down that we are not living our lives the way we would like to live them, but we carry on in jobs we don't like, people we don't like and the works.
The worst thing is we pretend to be happy, look interested, sound inquisitive where we are getting bored to death and choked with disgust! We pretend we are fine and life is hunky dory.
we just keep getting better at it everyday.
i was sitting in a training session this morning where I did not understand anything. I did not want to understand anything and I was looking at faces in the room. My colleagues were pretending to look interested though even they were getting as bored as I was.
The trainer was pretending to enjoy himself so were other people in the room. I was looking lost and I was lost.
I could not get it. I will not pretend. If I am miserable like I was this morning, I will not hide it from myself.
I cannot enjoy what I do not enjoy. I cannot make myself enjoy things that are no true to my nature, interest, aptitude!
In a sea of pretentious human beings, I refuse to be one. If I am not happy, I cannot pretend to be otherwise.
Most of us know deep down that we are not living our lives the way we would like to live them, but we carry on in jobs we don't like, people we don't like and the works.
The worst thing is we pretend to be happy, look interested, sound inquisitive where we are getting bored to death and choked with disgust! We pretend we are fine and life is hunky dory.
we just keep getting better at it everyday.
i was sitting in a training session this morning where I did not understand anything. I did not want to understand anything and I was looking at faces in the room. My colleagues were pretending to look interested though even they were getting as bored as I was.
The trainer was pretending to enjoy himself so were other people in the room. I was looking lost and I was lost.
I could not get it. I will not pretend. If I am miserable like I was this morning, I will not hide it from myself.
I cannot enjoy what I do not enjoy. I cannot make myself enjoy things that are no true to my nature, interest, aptitude!
In a sea of pretentious human beings, I refuse to be one. If I am not happy, I cannot pretend to be otherwise.
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