Wee Bit Of Madness!

It takes a wee bit of madness to scale mountain heights, it takes a wee bit of madness to go skydiving, it takes a wee bit of madness to go biking around the world and it takes a wee bit of madness to do the things you like!

It takes a wee bit of madness to go head over heels in love! It takes a wee bit of madness to work on your passion and it takes just a wee bit of madness to live life king size! And it’s this madness that makes life actually worth living!

Deep inside us we all have that latent flame which needs to be rekindled to reignite our passion and make us zealous and alive!

Yes alive! In true sense of the word! Which doesn’t mean breathing, eating, slogging and sleeping… and reliving the same rut everyday of life!

It means waking up in the morning with a twinkle in eyes and a smile curving your lips. It means keeping that madness alive!

No great genius has ever existed without a touch of madness.

                       -    Aristotle

Liven Up!

Treading the path of life we all reach a stage when we are so involved in doing the daily chores and fulfilling our responsibilities to the best that we hardly notice the years slipping by and only live from weekend to weekend, completely leaving behind what we had initially set for! 

Looking back at the carefree school college days we often exclaim “O Yes! Those were the days!” The days when we had wild dreams of touching the sky while looking for a new horizon! And then we all achieved our academic scores, married our loving and caring spouses and got busy making homes out of concrete houses and balancing lives between work and home! 

And while doing all that we somewhere left behind our dreams, our hobbies and our passions… which at times give a gentle tug deep within. Somewhere deep down one feels a void which if not filled gives one a persistent feeling that something is amiss! 

But what’s stopping us now? Can’t we work our way around in our favour? Why not? Someone so aptly said, “If you do what you need to do you are surviving, if you do what you want to do you are living”. 

Trust me! Life can really be amazing if we do what we love to do and what we want to do. It can really bring a world of difference to the quality of our lives. And it really does not require us to take some tall decisions or make some big changes. All it requires of us is to do those little-little things we crave for and which give us happiness deep within. 

Life is too short and unpredictable and mostly does not give us a second chance. This reminds me of a short story I would like to share with you. 

About a hundred years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to his surprise and horror, read his name in the Obituary Column. The newspaper had definitely made a mistake but his first reaction was of shock and for a moment he wondered whether he was ‘here’ or ‘up there’! 

His second thought, when he regained his composure, was to find out what people had said about him. The Obituary read, “Dynamite King Dies” and also, “He was the merchant of death”. This man was the inventor of dynamite and when he read the words ‘The merchant of death’, he was horrified and he asked himself if this was how he wanted to be remembered. 

He perused over it and decided against it. That very day, he altered the track of his life and started working towards peace. This man was The Popular Alfred Nobel who is fondly remembered today by the great Nobel Prize. 

Now just as Alfred Nobel got in touch with his feelings and redefined his values, let us pause and do the same for a minute and ask ourselves – How would we like to be remembered? Will we be spoken well of? Will we be remembered with love and affection? What will our kids remember us for, the hours we slogged to earn money and keep home, or the time we spent with them? And will we be even missed? 

Actually we might not even get a second chance like Alfred Nobel because life often throws lemons our way when we least expect. However even then it is for us to make masala lemonade out of those! 

Alright, lighten up! Life is too short to dwell on sadness or be stressed. So, count your blessings, square your shoulders, lift your head high, take a long deep breath and smile and let that smile reach your eyes, put a spring in your step as you walk and live life as if there is no tomorrow! 

Life is too short to live by someone else’s expectations and life is too short to delay the realisation of our own dreams. So live your life whole-heartedly and be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire! 

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.

--Oscar Wilde

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Live Life King Size!

Life has a different meaning for each one of us at any one point of time, life may reflect different hues for two people with different perspectives but one thing about life which remains the same for all is that once we expend the span of this lifetime, humey ye zindagi na milegi dobara, that is, we will not get this life again!

Zindagi har pal dhalti hai jaise ret mutthi se fisalti hai

Shikwe kitne bhi hon kisi se phir bhi muskurate rehna

Kyunki zindagi jaisi bhi hai bas ek he baar milti hai

Coming to think of it, since life is slipping by each second, each moment of life should be lived whole-heartedly and we must live each day as if there is no tomorrow.

So let’s leave our past behind us and let’s not worry about future. Let’s live this moment in its entirety!

This reminds me of another quote I had read somewhere,

Jo lamha saath hai usey jee bhar ke jee lena

Ye kambakht zindagi bharosey ke qaabil nahi

We all know life is too short and unpredictable but you see, with each new day it brings along a new set of opportunities and a bundle of choices. So let’s make the best of those!

Let’s not let our busy schedules and responsibilities chase away our dreams, our hobbies and our passions.

Let’s not expend this lifetime living on someone else’s terms and let’s not delay the realization of our own dreams and fulfillment of our own desires.

Let’s live life to the fullest! This is our moment! Let’s just take the plunge to do what we desire.

           

• Wear that red lipstick you admire on others
• Read the book lying on your shelf since months
• Join a vocal class even if you are not much of a singer but enjoy singing
• Learn the dance form you always wanted to
• Paint the canvas in vibrant colours if that gives you joy
• Take guitar lessons to add music to life
• Invest in your passion of photography if that is your thing
• Join the NGO you would like to volunteer for
• Sponsor a child's education if you thought you would one day

And you must do that one thing we all loved to when we were kids... Walk in the Rain! Let your hair down, soak in the downpour and wash away all your worries and stresses of life!

Live your life! Live Life King Size! Live your dreams and yes, do dream!

'Coz dreams inspire us to live life to the fullest and when we stop dreaming that is when we actually stop living!

Dilon mein tum apni betaabiyan lekar chal rahe ho toh zinda ho tum

nazar mein khwabon ki bijliyan lekar chal rahe ho toh zinda ho tum

hawa ke jhonkon ke jaise aazad rehna seekho

tum ek dariya ke jaise lehron mein behna seekho

har ek lamhe se milo khole apni baahein

har pal ek naya samaa dekhen ye nigaahein

jo apni aakhon mein hairaaniyan lekar chal rahe ho toh zinda ho tum

Dilon mein tum apni betaabiyan lekar chal rahe ho toh zinda ho tum!

           (Poem by the renowned Javed Akhtar in movie Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara)


Disclaimer: Shayari used in the article is not mine. I came across those on web. I do not remember the websites, else would have loved to give credit.