A cycle of perceptions - Take Home #682

Life is a cycle of perceptions. What makes us breaks us. And what breaks us makes us even more precious! Make or break, it's a perception. Nothing is sacrosanct. It's about how important the perception is for oneself is. Nothing else really matters.

Smartness - Take Home #681

Smartness is also about knowing when to hold back showcasing smartness! 

Break the stereotypes!

It takes generations to create stereotypes but it only takes a moment to break them. 

What all examples I should give under stereotypes! Each one of us can name a few ourselves without efforts. Let's not take any particular one, but in general think about breaking stereotypes. It actually takes only a moment to break that thinking if one is willing to do so, if one consciously questions oneself about the belief carried about the stereotype thinking about a set of people! 

How unfair it is to just judge a person based on what had happened in the past or based on how the other people from that region had behaved earlier on. Being in the moment and completely conscious about the given moment, we will always be able to make out what's right or wrong, which way to judge and which way to not! At the least, we can give it  a try rather than accepting that the stereotypes that have been developed about a given set of people. 

One can also take care of breaking the stereotypes in the same way. One can always stay in the moment, observe, judge as to what shall be the outcome of his or her behavior rather than blindly following any particular way that has been followed for whatever reasons! Given that thinking, a lot of subconscious acts can be avoided and hence can set examples to the next generations. 

It's individual responsibility to be conscious in the given moment, think and act. The basic way of dealing life, nothing more it asks. 

The moment - Take Home #680

 Not the past moment, but what you are in the current moments paves the path for your next moment. 

The toughest to break - Take Home #679

The toughest to break is the motivation that comes from within. It's also the easiest to get, provided one is sticking to the basics & values that one believes in. 

The helpless disclaimer!

Of all the disclaimers I have seen, the most difficult one to accept is the one that runs before the beginning of the movie in theaters, about the usage of paan, gutka and tambaku. Also, when they write that smoking & drinking alcohol is injurious to health in the scenes where the characters are shown either smoking or drinking. In some commercial oriented movies, it's even difficult to find a frame without this written, especially in the scenes of protagonist or antagonist with the respective habits. 

Does it really help? I don't think so. 

Many a times I ask this question myself, may be many out there have it too, that why can't the sale of these products be stopped by government. In fact, some actors and players had gone ahead and endorsed the respective brands. There was a backlash I recall, which didn't help much though. 

As I understand it, there will be a lot of political influence on that decision to not sell those products. Practically it is not even possible to completely enforce a law to ban those products, at least under the current circumstances. With that concern, it seems some mid-way was found out under the guiding principles of democracy that a disclaimer needed to be shown on the screen! 

Such a helpless one though! 

The difficult responsibility!

Out of all the responsibilities I handle, the responsibilities towards bringing up the next generation is the most difficult I feel. We all handle diverse responsibilities hence it cannot be generically said if this is applicable to everyone. As far as I'm concerned, it's absolutely true that nurturing kids is the most difficult one that I feel.

The highest challenge is especially when I cannot answer them with facts; rather when they ask questions that cannot be answered with facts. The collective wisdom of this generation of kids helps in framing up deeper questions!

As I say it, nurturing kids is also the most beautiful thing which makes me feel accomplished a lot of times and frustrated a few times too. Everything has two sides; it's just about what we want to see, which side we want to hang onto in our thoughts.

Such a key responsibility cannot be handled alone. Society and people around play a huge role, including the family, friends, neighbors, school, teachers, maids and everyone involved. Of all these, at least in the circumstances I'm in, I observe that kids have huge influence of their maid. They are friends with her. They consider her as a family member; according to them, we are five people in our family, including her. 

While they are lucky to have got her, I too feel blessed a lot of times. The discipline with which she handles things out is unmatchable at least to me! The way I'm damn involved in the job that I do, she is a totally involved woman in her job. And that makes her achieve a special place in kids' hearts. So much that at times they wake up suddenly at night asking for her. 

I realize that she is good at what she does and that makes me good at what I do, eventually. This fact cannot be denied. There is no regret about not being available to kids all the times. I have never developed that thinking in my entire parenthood journey. I have accepted the fact that I will be away from kids at times; that might make me miss out on some important moments, but no regrets. No point regretting when you are doing what you need to do.

Contribution matters - Take Home #678

Contribution and actions are rewarded. Neither capability nor intention. Hence it's important to make actionable resolutions around our intentions. Having capability alone is not the strength one can rely upon every time. Capability is at its place but how we are putting that capability to the best use is something that differentiates successful people from the rest. 

Team India @ICC CWC 2023

Irrespective of what's going to happen in the remaining ten days of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, on this day at this moment, the performance statistics put up by Team India are the "Never-before" for all of us who grew up following cricket in India.

Not the best team but the team that puts up the best performance at right time wins, always.

May Team India continue to be the best in the remaining three matches too!

May my prediction about who will win this world cup go WRONG.

Webseries: Taali

I have not watched the Webseries "Taali" yet. But I cannot stop appreciating the bold decision by Susmita Sen to play the role of a transgender woman. Being a Miss Universe herself, it absolutely takes guts and boldness to have accepted that role. By far, I consider this as one of the boldest decisions by an actress in the recent times. One of the truest demonstrations of the moto of the beauty pageant, 'beauty with a purpose".

 

Happy to see great feedback about the whole series. Would be looking forward to watching it sometime!