The chosen path.

She was sitting in a corner juggling her mind with some math problem.
Her grandad was observing her for quite a long time when he called her up.
What are you busy concentrating on, my child?" said grandad.
"Daadu, i am completing my summer homework. i want to come first in class.
You know daadu i want to study hard and when i grow up i want to go to space",said the little girl.
Grandad smiled and was amazed on her aspirations. He patted on her head with a smile and looked on as
she completed her homework.

Years passed by and she grew up. The dreams now had changed whilst on the path of life.
The dreams that now had a different meaning to her and about which she was so passionate that she could
face anything and everything. She now knew exactly what she wanted.
She wanted to be an example. She wanted to shine on like a crazy diamond. She wanted to be
that girl in the family seeing whom people would say " Even we should educate our girls and make
them independent."  Do you think that this path was easy? Do you think that nowadays any girl can
achieve it? The answer to this is NO.

Only she knows what all troubles and struggle she had to go through. As she grew up she realized
that she should definitely opt for maths.  People said " Ah, Are  you sure you want to choose math? its not a girl thing? why don't you choose bio instead? Being a doctor is a good job for a girl." She would smile and just say " I love maths and thats it. Being a girl has got nothing to do with it. I am better at it than most of the guys of my class." Amidst all this she had her parents support all the time and that made her going even more.

She passed all her exams with amazing scores and got admission in one of the best college in India for
engineering. That day was one of the best days of her life till then but she knew that the path to
her dream has just started and she should not loose the focus now. She worked hard and always was the best performer in all the fields. Her father were very proud of her and would say to anyone they met " My daughter is an engineer. The first girl to do so in the family and also the first person after me . " This just motivated her to achieve some more.

The college years went by in a jiff and she had a campus placement in one of the best IT companies.
She was beyond happy but was also scared of the further hurdles. She knew she could handle them all
if she kept positive and the will strong. She was the first girl of the family to ever get a job.
The girls of her family were married off at an early age and she feared the same would happen to her
and she wont be able to fulfill her dream. She talked about it to her parents one day with her fingers crossed.

She said " Dad, i really want to do this job. Its very very important to me."
Dad said " You can go for further studies? Is it necessary to do the job?  why do you want it so badly?"
"Dad i want to make a change. I want everyone in our family and the others to send their daughters
to study and be independent. I can do this only if i have achieved it for real and that can happen if
you let me do this job. I promise you i won't ever let you down".

She had butterflies in her stomach when she said it and was constantly praying that he would say yes.
It was at that moment that her parents smiled and said " We are proud of you Himani. You could have
told this to us earlier. You don't ever worry about what people say. Its people's job to underestimate
a person. We trust you completely. Go embrace your dreams and don't look back. Be an aspiration."
She screamed and hugged them "Thank you!! Thank youuuu!! I love you guys so much ".


Indeed after that day there was no looking back. She still remembers one call she got from one of her aunt
"Himani, we are really proud of you. You are an inspiration. I will definitely send my daughter for the higher studies and let her achieve what she wants and make us proud like you did." It was that day that she finally felt she had achieved what she wanted because that aunt was the same person who was very very against her doing the job and being independent.

She looked up towards the sky smiled and said " Thank you grandad, I know you are looking up on me."


P.S. - Finally a blogpost after long. Came across a contest "Women of substance" on blog adda and wanted to write for it. So hope you all like it . Keep smiling reader because your smile is really important :)

Spread A smile - 4 (Get Screwed and Reclaim Your Life )

"Get screwed. Yes, it’s good to be the screwed one. Enough of satisfying people, compromising oneself, forgetting about oneself, sacrificing oneself for the sake of others and waiting endlessly for that deserved appreciation.

You may be doing fine, but deep down you know you terribly miss something. Go ahead and appreciate yourself. If you don’t, then no one else will do. Love your body, love your ways and means, love your style, love your smile and love every bit of Being You. Forget the heaviness in your mind for a while and allow it roam freely wherever it wants to, for that is what the mind intends to do.

You  have carried the unecessary things far too long. Let go of them. Something important eagerly awaits you and is craving for your attention. Reclaim that before  it's too late. There is nothing more important than being you.

If no one appreciates you, to hell with them. Just go and stand in front of the mirror and say to yourself with a smile, “You did a great job; you are a great person and a tough one too, with whom even God also doesn’t want to mess with.

Let God give you pain, you give him love. The best gift one can give to oneself is to love unconditionally. Smile can make even the heaviest of Hearts to Melt, so never stop smiling at yourself. Getting screwed is the best way to reclaim oneself because, “People who get screwed are the ones who know how to lead a Life.”

Keep Smiling,

Prashanth"

No more tears.

She was sitting by the window looking out towards the sky.
She was the most beautiful woman that day. It was her day. Her special day. But she had tears in her beautiful eyes. She was missing the most special person for her at that moment..
Her mother. All the beautiful and painful memories were flashing back in front of her eyes. Of how she was always showered by her mother's love.A love which is the best among all of its form..
She missed that care. The late night beautiful stories she was told by her mother.
The taste of the lunch box that was packed by her. That warm hug that could be compared to none.
That caressing of head late at night while she slept off lost into dreams.
Those birthday party her mother arranged for her each year.
She missed every special moment she shared with her mom.


She wondered why had god been so cruel to her a few years back.
When he gave her the suffering of cancer and took her other away from her.
She was there for her mother when she needed her support the most.
She forgot that she was a child and instead  had to be a responsible sister and a mother for her little sister.
Her mother her sole strength had passed away but she didn't give up being strong. She remembered those sad and worse days of her life when she had no one but she had to be there for her close ones. She always  hoped that maybe one day its all gonna be worth it.

She had seen her father getting married again. It was hard to accept but she knew even
he needed someone so she never complained instead she tried explaining this to her sister who was angry. She was always loved by all but mother's love was what she missed the most. Her sister was her soul now. For her she faced the world bravely. People were there to give sympathy but she didn't need that. All she needed was some love and care maybe and not just words. She wished her mother would be happy where she was now today looking upon her.

Today she was crying and they were tears not of sadness but they were happy tears.
Because today she was getting married to the love of her life.
And also because today even her sister was getting married to her love. Her life felt complete
after a long time. She knew it was all happening because somewhere above her mother was blessing them.

Amidst these thoughts she heard a voice calling "Hey di..Wow you are looking so beautiful.."
It was her sister. She said "Di no more tears for us now. Come here." And she wiped her eyes and hugged.Now she knew it was all worth it. Happiness does knocks the door.

She smiled and looked up and said "Thank you mom. Love you."

Spread A Smile -3 (Fallen Leaves)

As I walk past,

Those dried leaves were lying all over the place

They were trying to convey something

Some are dead and others were dying

As I hold them to talk to,

they smiled at me even at the time of their death

I didn't know what to make of it

I smiled at them and moved on

Then I wondered,

if they can smile even at the time of their death,

why can't we when we have so much to live for.

Keep Smiling,

Prashanth.

Spread A Smile -2 (Smile Your Way To Life...:):) )

I know only one way to live and that is to live positively. I have no time for negative thoughts or feelings. I love to make people smile in whatever way I can and would feel honored if I can contribute in spreading the smile. I would like to thank my blogger friend, Himani for giving me this opportunity to write about Smile, which I loved it. This post would not be possible if not for the blog post written by her (http://spreadsmileandlivelife.blogspot.in/2012/09/spread-smile.html). I really loved her blog because it speaks of being positive and spreading the smile so that the world can be a better place to live. This is my first guest post and have just shared my random thoughts about Smile, hope you like it. Do check out her Smile blog (http://spreadsmileandlivelife.blogspot.in/), it's simple and to the point...:)

Smile, there is something special about it. Smile shows your attitude. If there is anything that catches a person's attention, it would be his or her Smile. Of all the living things on this earth only we humans can smile, isn't that amazing. It's a beautiful gift given by god. We should be thankful to him...:)

Sometimes we need a reason to smile and sometimes we don't. But if you go in search of a reason to smile then you will never find one because it is not meant to be so. Smile can make even the heaviest of hearts to melt. Smile is raw and a true smile never fakes. Just imagine a world without smile, its impossible. Even if you don't make someone else smile, its ok, but do smile for yourself...:)

Love your smile, its worth it. Smile can withstand the pain, remove the hatred and can make your life beautiful. Life is not beautiful without smile. It can create happiness, change your perception about life and helps you to deal with situations in a better manner. It's one of the priceless things on earth that is available for free, so do make the best use of it...:)

Never look for a reason to smile. Beauty is incomplete without a smile. If you can smile at your own stupidity, at your own foolishness then none can hurt you. A cute smile can mend a broken soul. If smile was a person, this would be the thoughts which it would have communicated with us:

I am here to help you
When you feel sad or lonely,
Just embrace me
When your soul needs me,
I am just an expression away
Just call me when you need
I can understand your silence,
The silence that fills you,
When none to hear you
I live within you always,
You just need to call me
I Live with you and Die with you,

I don't know what Darkness is,

Because I am born to bring light into everyones' Life.

"The best moment is when a Smiling Heart reaches a Lonely Soul and sets it free for not feel lonely again."

PS: Image Source: Google Images

Regards,

Prashanth.
@pkperception
http://www.pkperception.blogspot.in/ 

Spread A smile - 2 ( Determination)

Life is not short of problems. Let's start with this on a note that we all know and have experienced it very well that we all have to face certain situations which may or may not be favorable but we have to go through them and they impact our Life like anything in the long run. One of them is relationships. Now talking about relationship i want you to take it as a broader perspective. It's not just about that one special person but i am talking about any relationship which makes you happy. Like with your parents, your friends, your cousins, your siblings, your stranger friends in the trains, your colleagues and many more. The point i want to convey is that any relationship's life is decided by the faith and dedication to keep it alive. The end of the relationship doesn't always depend on both or individual but sometimes it happens haywire. The thing is according to my personal experience i want to share that when the point of giving up comes, literally if bearing all the mess, the pain, the saturation if we just hold on for a bit of time how things can change and for good is just magical. I have recently experienced this and on that basis i am sharing this so that whoever reads this and feels that any special relation of your Life you are may be about to lose or has lost its normal charm you have to realize that might be the other person would not be responding to you now but in the long run they were with you and will be only if you decide to make them realize that you, they and your relationship matter a lot. So today decide and be firm that rather than focusing on giving up and moving on to newer relationships, we will give one more try to the beautiful ones which need us more at this time. But yes with a smile and peace.

Best,

Ashwin

@Gods_Evangelos

http://www.ashwindodani.in/ 

Spread A Smile - 2 ( Small Joys)

He was out for a NGO work, wherein he was supposed to sell kid toys to the more affluent class of section and in turn the NGO would get the returns to work for the betterment of lesser fortunate souls. Marine Drive, he chose. On his marketing campaign, he came across a kid named, ‘Bunty’ (learnt his name later), who would sell beautiful roses to couples and earn his living. When he was demonstrating some of the toys to folks around, Bunty stood there busy playing with the house-maker toy kept for display. He twisted and untwisted and twisted it again to form his dream house out of the toy. Te guy watching could not help but ask Bunty about his whereabouts. Knowing what, he happily gifted Bunty with the toy. Needless to say, the kid was elated and super excited to receive something he liked, something he could not afford so recklessly. Bunty didn’t know what to say or act, he just offered him a ROSE. What a gesture! He was awestruck and happily accepted it. Both smiled and left, bidding adieu.

Small joys!  What goes around comes back around, for sure.  Spread smile and you shall never be disappointed. For this life is too short for hatred. 

- Shailesh Thorat

@JoeConjures

http://www.shailthorat.blogspot.in/