Be a Human

Live for today,
for tomorrow is not yet known.


Dream a little,
cos' dreams make life worth living.


Make a wish,
someone might just hear you.

Believe in yourself,
believe that you are made for greatness.


Make some mistakes,
for you have yet to learn.


Learn to forgive,
become the greater person.


Inspire others,
for they might be on their last shreds of hope.


Make some friends,
you will need them in your life.


Show some kindness,
your actions do unto you.


Care for others,
cos' caring makes you human.


Make others smile,
their smiles are unspoken blessings.


Show some love,
love is all that you live for.


Be a Human,
because that's what you have been born for.

6 Important Life Lessons

Okay I copied this, but it was too good to pass on


Lesson 1: Naked Wife
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, “I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.” After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob.
After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks,…
“Who was that?” “It was Bob the next door neighbor,” she replies. “Great!” the husband says, “Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?”


Moral of the story:
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.




Lesson 2
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish” “Me first! Me first!” says the administration clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone. “Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii,relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone. “OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”


Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.




Lesson 3
A priest offered a lift to a Nun. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said,”Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest removed his hand. But,changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest apologized “Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.” Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, “Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.”


Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.




Lesson 4
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him,”Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered: “Sure, why not.” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.
A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.


Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.




Lesson 5: Power of Charisma
A turkey was chatting with a bull “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.


Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep you there.




Lesson 6
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.


Moral of the story:
1. Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy
2. Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend
3. And when you’re in deep shit, it’s best to keep your mouth shut!

My experience with the Writer's Block.

  
    What is writer's block? According to Wikipedia, writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing as a profession, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work. Well apparently it is not just limited to authors and professional writers but can affect us amateur writers too.

    I never used to believe people when they said they are going through the writers block, always thought that it was an another word for procrastination. But when I went through it myself, rest assured, I can vouch that it sure exists. Its so frustrating when you can't write anything! Never did I think that there will be a time, where I won't be able to think of anything to write! Am a compulsive writer. Writing's always been easy for me. As natural as breathing. I could always think of some or the other thing to write. Poetic verses used to come to my mind unbidden. The only thing I couldn't do was write fiction. Not because I lacked imagination, believe me I have plenty of that, but because I lacked direction. My stories would go in all directions without a definite ending, and that's the only reason you don't see me writing fiction. When I was going through this period of writer's block, I couldn't think of anything to write. Even when I did come up with something, I just couldn't follow it up. Sometimes my topics are such that I can't write it in one go, and it used to happen that while I was writing well one day, I couldn't continue it the other day. I would either forget the matter I wanted to write or I just wouldn't feel like writing it, convinced that it was not going to be interesting enough to read. I remember I once started up a poem on the battle of  Thermopylae, and finished two complete pages. So far so good. But then I just couldn't end it, and had 2 give it up altogether. Such a huge waste of time and energy.

     This disheartened me so much that I completely gave up writing for 4 months, blaming it on a lack of time and lack of creativity. Not completely untrue either, when you are doing engineering (especially from Mumbai University), all you get to write is assignments, assignments and more assignments. And with us final year students, who have grown lazier by the year, its copying, copying, and more copying. So no creativity there. And then I wonder how I got the writer's block.

    So after 4 months, what got me writing finally? The answer is: people reading my blog  and asking me why I am not writing anymore. This made me so ashamed of myself that I decided to write something, even if its not interesting, and to see to it that I follow it to the end. And what better thing to write on then my godawful experience itself? So here I am, writing about my Writer's block, with naught a care for what others think about my article, and just being happy with the fact that I finally completed writing something. It's not been easy writing this article either, even though its not some ground breaking work I am writing on, I got up at least 6 times while writing this, and almost gave up 2 times, but now am almost to the end. Like I said, its not ground breaking, nothing commendable, but its still a beginning. And hoping that there are more to follow (posts I mean, not writer's block).

    And one last advice from my experience: the best way to deal with writer's block is to confront it head on, rather than procrastinating or giving up writing completely!
So Happy writing! :)