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Poetry- Over the Concrete Mountains

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Guest and Judge @ TIPS Erode.

On 21- March- 2022

Guest and Judge for TED talk and Poem Galley @ The Indian Public School(TIPS) Erode. Those kids were awesome, I am sure with the right guidance they would rock in the future. #Tedtalk

The students were brilliant and honestly I found it difficult to judge them. 

This is with the Principal as she presented a hand made craft. She was kind enough to invite me for another FDP. 

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You are only human-Blog shorts!

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World Poetry Day and Death Anniversary

March 21 is a significant day for me for various reasons. Of course, it is Poetry Day, so I deem it to be significant, and the other reason it is of prime importance to me is that it is the death anniversary of my dad. Every year I have been ruminating this day with poems and prose pieces. The thought that someone is not with you anymore can be daunting. In all these years, things have rapidly changed. New people, cultural landscape, places have changed. 

To me, this day only re-orients my life to what is important. The people, the experience, the peace are all that matters. The nagging sense of trying to be someone has always haunted me. The flame of ambition has never stalled; it gets brighter every day. Along with this ambition restlessness sets in. It is like being stuck in a place. Though this place is safe, the people are kind, the sense of not accomplishing anything still nags me. I know people might point out many reasons why I should be satisfied.

The problem I concur is not me, but my idea of death. Ever since the death of my dad I have always felt my time was coming up soon. I wanted to do more before my time would eventually come. But in being this urgent with life, I think I am stopping myself from enjoying the little things. One of the paradoxes of life I guess. The ultimate trick in life is to have balance. Sometimes it is better to be urgent, and other times it is important to be slow. Next year the world would be a different place. People would have moved on, and so would my goals. I would have achieved some, and I would have failed in some.

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The Last Lecture- Review

The idea of death has boggled many philosophers over the centuries. What is beyond death? Will everything end just like a puff of smoke? The uncertainty surrounding the subject has literally given rise to popular philosophies. Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Live the moment -hip-hop moments.

Randy is a professor who is nearing the end of his life. His thoughts about death are not part of the book. He talks about the lessons he wants to impart to his children, and his own journey to a fulfilling life. He is talking about the precious little moments in his life.

The book is divided into three parts.

RegretsLessonsInspirationRegrets

The book has very few thoughts about regrets. It is mostly about how to live your life to the fullest. But certainly, he regrets dying at such a young age. He will not be able to see his children growing up, and he will regret not being with his wife anymore. But cancer had taught him how precious life could be, and so he stopped regretting things and started to live each and every moment.

Lessons

There are some wonderful lessons in this book. The one thing that really helped me was the way he challenged his students. The way he treats them. He was trying to impart something important to them. He also talks about his job as a professor and how he balanced his academic life with the entertainment world of Disney as well.

Inspiration

Randy is inspiring not because he’s like a superhero. The important thing about him is that he is an ordinary person, and that makes all the difference. He is inspiring because he took responsibility for his life. He did not whine about the bad cards dealt with him. He lived a bold, and impactful life. His last lecture should be cherished by all.

Some people think this is self-indulgent, but in retrospect, we are all going to come to that place, and I am sure we are all going to find ways to leave an impression on others. The fear of being forgotten is real. Kings and rulers have been building great monuments just in the anticipation of being remembered by people. Otherwise, why would anyone build such an extraordinary structure? They want the world to remember them.

The book must be cherished. If the readers have any takeaway from this book, then it must be about the fragility of life. Every day, every moment, whether we are affected by terminal cancer or not, we must learn to cherish it. We must make as many memories as possible. I really think everybody ought to tell their stories. After all, we know that stories tend to stay a bit longer than monuments.

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The Little Things

I used to enjoy those long rides on the government bus. Songs blasting through the earphones, my imagination jumping from big castles to nostalgic movements. That movement was all that mattered. But now life has changed. The same ride feels like a big chore, a time wasted. A constant feeling of anxiousness, the burden of responsibility is robbing me of my peace. Childhood and youth are those precious things that cannot be relived ever again. Same way, even middle age would seem like a gift, thus, I will sip life.

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Did you know- Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy owes War and Peace to his wife’s efforts:

The 1400 page novel was copied around 7 times by Leo Tolstoy’s wife, Sophia, by hand – that’s love.

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Begin with the End in Mind

Begin with the end in Mind is the second habit in the blockbuster non-fiction book, 7 Habits of  highly effective people.

But it is simply about having an blueprint in life, rather than simply going to life as though chasing after the wind.

1) Visualize

What will you do if you die today? Yes. that is a powerful motivator, but according to this habit, Covey asks us to imagine that we are dead. And he asks us to imagine our loved ones talking about us. He says that is the real purpose of our life. Try it now

2) Stop waiting

Mark Twain words are so true ,

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you

didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away

from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.

Discover.

Mark Twain

Yes it is the same principle. Imagine what you will be after twenty years.

3) Devise a set of rules or beliefs and stick to it.

This is crucial: in life many circumstances might arise but the person who overcomes all these things will the clear winner. But one must have a clear set of ideas to accomplish anything in life. So stick to your belief that you can do it… that you are a winner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a leap of faith!

Sometimes one must believe that everything will work out just fine and must take a leap of faith. It is dark and gloomy sometimes, but one  must just have faith- life is a daring adventure or it is nothing.

For this onward  I will take a leap of faith and do what is necessary to achieve it.