Inner Peace

1817 hrs dated 23 Dec2010: I am silent today. There is no feeling left inside. The day started with an unexpected message from heaven. The brief chat made me feel as if I had got everything. But deep inside a voice kept on saying, 'dude its virtual; you will never get this angel; wake up, get real'. Destiny!

I rushed towards my car for a long drive was on the way. I was feeling her presence and to my surprise my speed limit confined to 60. But all the way was one more dominant factor which breached my vision. I was repenting on the harsh words I said to somebody the previous evening. That pure soul was crying in the morning and I was the bloody reason. Why I couldn't control myself? I made her cry in the divine time. Should Almighty forgive me for that? No...

The day is about to end and I have had nothing. But there is no feeling of even thirst. My inner peace is lost somewhere. And the irony is that I allowed the same. I am sorry. I could do nothing. But I tried today. I went to her. I respected her. Her eyes again filled with tears. She put her motherly hand over my head and came back. I was feeling as if I should be buried deep inside this earth. How come I did that? Please forgive me Lord! I know I am guilty.

Forgiving others is probably easy. But to forgive yourself is the most difficult task. The wound is now healed. But the experience would remain in my memories for forever. I confess my mistakes to the Supreme. I don't want to spoil lives. Let me the only one to understand. Some day probably I might be able to get my inner peace then.

Again as always:

It was a sad and quiet night,

with words as my shade,

I wrote this poem to you,

hoping that the pain would fade.

Hoping that the pain would fade,

the pain I feel in me,

as each day passes by,

the time might set me free.

It was a sad and quiet night,

when I faced the hardest part,

cause I was all by myself,

with a broken heart.

It was a sad and quiet night,

with my head in hand,

when I learned to accept,

and how to understand.

Now I do understand,

that reality is pain,

which brought me tears,

and left me in the rain.

It was a sad and quiet night,

as my dreams went through,

I realize my mistake,

it was wrong to have you.

Changed Inside

2035 hrs dated 17 Dec2010: I have become too pessimistic these days. But one would be after loosing his right hand. Isn't it? Can you feel that? No...Only I can! Why people put their life on risk just to save few seconds? Destiny... Is there any way to bring back history? I am crying hard to change the same. But is it the real me? Certainly not. I was never that. Spirit has put me behind. But I still believe in the Supreme. There must be some hidden good for me.

Enough now...No negative wave can stop my way. It's my life and I will decide how to get along. Whatever has gone was destined to go; the appealing thing is Whatever will come is destined to meet. Let me cherish the prospective beauty of the future. I wish somebody would have accompanied me; but the conditions have overruled my feelings now. I can't spoil lives. I can't betray any angel. I have to keep the poison inside, the inside which has changed overtly. The white, red and violet membranes are overwhelming. There would be a new dawn from tomorrow. I will forget everything. I have to for your sake, or for my self. As they say, Success carries much more. It dives in much deeper ocean. I will try to dive inside.

As always:

He has achieved sucess who has

Lived well, laughed often and loved much.

Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women,

The respect of intelligent men, and

The love of little children.

Who has filled his niche and

Accomplished his task;

Who has left the world better than he

Found it, whether by an improved poppy,

A perfect poem or a rescued soul.

Who has never lacked appreciation of

Earth's beauty or failed to express it.

Who has always looked for the best in

Others and given them the best he had.

Whose life was an inspiration;

Whose memory a benediction.

This would be me

This had to be me.

I was unaware in the beginning,

How to express my singing;

But now that it's Changed Inside,

Vipin would always be pride.

Disappointment

2017 hrs dated 16 Dec2010: The heights of grief I am feeling right now. This is the worst letdown of my life. I'm learning more and more that this earthly life is inevitably filled with disappointments. I am facing the biggest defeat right now. I lost many things today. I don't know how I survived though many things got crushed today. I lost one of my biggest belongings... I'm sure there are lessons to be learned but I'm certainly not enjoying the process to get to those lessons. It seems like everywhere I turn I'm faced with disappointment. I guess it's partially my fault for assuming that others will have as much consideration and respect as I do for people. I guess I can't expect folks to behave as I would....but it's so disappointing when they don't. I'm getting fed up and I'm beyond annoyed. Over the last several weeks it just seems like let down after let down. And what's really shocking is that people that I would never expect it from are the very ones causing me so much grief. Have you ever thought that someone was a great friend, a person you could count on.....only to find out that they in fact could careless about the feelings of those around them and they actually only have their own self serving agendas in mind?! It's an overwhelming let down....and how do you shake something like this off??? Call me crazy but I'm definitely struggling with this and also reevaluating many of the relationships in my life.

Is there any way to get out of all this? Is there anybody to hold my hand at this moment? I afraid but the answer is not affirmative. I afraid to call someone. I afraid to roam outside. I afraid to listen to a song. I afraid to live. I even afraid to die...

My feet are big and heavy

From walking all this time

I feel like there is just too much

That I have weighing on my mind.

I know that I should have thought

Of a better solution to this thing

But as life would have it

I am stuck here

And this is where my reality begins.

You see, I thought I had it all planned out

But my plans went another route

Following my dreams led me here

Then I slowly watched them disappear.

This is not the life that I used to live

Not the food, not the friends to spend time with.

Too many differences from my comfotable home

Too many disappointments to add to the toll.

But still yet I cry, deep down inside

And pray that the hope I have left

Will be just enough to help me get by...

And still yet, I cry...

The persona of Homeopathy

Why this out of the box article? Well...In my new bud of Content Management, I came across to write 24 articles with a theme of Alternative Medicines. So started the same with Homeopathy being my first topic. The very first obvious question arises in this field was Why to go for Homeopathy? They claim Homeopathy to be as old as 200 years. But is it enough to trust them? Why Samuel Hahnemann cared for a need to coin Allopathy then? Let me struggle to find the answer.

Do a self-diagnosis below. If you answer YES, homeopathic medicine may be right for you:

• My tests are normal but I still feel sick.

• I take my medicine, but I don’t feel better – in fact, I feel worse.

• I know there’s “natural” cures, but I don’t know where to find them.

• I wonder if the drugs I am taking are right for me.

• I have chronic pain and told to live with it or take pain killers.

Homeopathy is holistic, scientifically based, safe, effective and less expensive than allopathic medicine. These remedies are prepared by serial dilution with shaking by forceful striking, which homeopaths term succussion, after each dilution under the assumption that this increases the effect. After this potentization, homeopaths look for physical and psychological states of the patient. Repertories are then consulted and a remedy is suggested on the basis of totality of symptoms. These remedies are considered to be safe though homeopathy has been criticized for putting patients at risk due to advice against conventional medicine such as vaccinations,anti-malarial drugs,and antibiotics.

Seven important disciplines of Homeopathic medicine are:

1. Classical Homeopathy works through activating the body’s own powers of self regulation and self healing. One of the basic principles is the “law of similars” which states that substances which can cause certain symptoms in healthy people can cure those same symptoms when they occur in an ill person.
2. Chelation is an Oral or Intravenous medical treatment that is used to remove heavy metal poisoning from the body. Chelation “cleans up” the circulatory system and slows normal aging by removing metals. It is important to understand that Chelation does not remove Plaque from Blood Vessels but works by removing those toxic metals elements in the blood and blood vessels that contribute to blood clot formation. This has the effect of greatly improving circulation.
3. Orthomolecular Therapy provides the optimum concentration of substances normally present in the human body such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids and enzymes. Orthomolecular therapy includes the diagnosis of ailments or physiologic stresses that occur as a result of genetic or environmental influences as well as acquired or inherited allergy and hypersensitivity responses and enzymes.
4. Neuromuscular Integration is musculoskeletal therapy that uses any combination of manual methods, physical agents and physical medicine procedures and devices to improve physiological function by normalizing body structure.
5. Nutrition is the recommendation by a licensee of therapeutic or preventative dietary measures, food factor concentrates, fasting and cleansing regimens and the rebalancing by a licensee of digestive system function to correct diseases of malnutrition, to resolve conditions of metabolic imbalance and to support optimal vitality.
6. Pharmaceutical Medicine is drug therapy that uses prescription-only and nonprescription pharmaceutical agents as well as medicinal agents of botanical, biological or mineral origin and that is based on current scientific indications or traditional or historical usage indication.
7. Acupuncture is a medical therapy in which ailments are diagnosed and treated by the specific application of needles, heat or physical and electromagnetic impulses or currents to specific anatomic points on the body.

These above mentioned seven dimensions probably justify the variability of human acumen in consistent search for development. I never experienced any of the clauses in persona; but as they say homeopathy has survived the attempts of allopaths, at times.

The Real Virtue

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.

He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision.

The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.

The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "none".

The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.

The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.

The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.*

The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His

mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.

The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.

After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: " Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"

The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'

The Director asked, " please tell me your feelings."

The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not be a successful me today. Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.

The director said, " This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.

Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*

You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.

COURTESY: MR.HARSHA

Lead Out Loud

Each one on this earth has it...The ability to lead...and inspire...Sometimes our work feel small and insignificant...But remember, a small ripple can gain momentum...and build a current that is insurmountable...Begin with one small step...Don't let others stand in your way...Walk Your own path...Some may laugh...So what? Many will follow...Never give up...Success...seems to be largely a matter of HANGING ON after others have let go...Fear...keep people small...Run towards your fears...Embrace them...On the other side of your greatest fears lives your greatest life...Get out of the stands...Get on the court...Play the game of life...Take the risk...Leap...and the net will appear...Be positive...What you think, is who you become...Dream...Dream big...Feel it...Believe it...Achieve it...Whatever your dreams are...go for it...you will inspire others...Extend a hand...care...Be kind...When someone does something good, applaud...you will make two people happy...Be a positive role model...Be the Change you want to see in the world...Make a difference...NOW...

Courtesy: Sonia

Persopion

2015 hrs dated 07 Dec2010: Life is like an unsolved puzzle. It is something that makes you happy and proud at times. At times it makes you feel so low that you start asking to yourself, "Why I was born?" Whatever it is, at every moment something new happens. Something you never expected, something you were expecting from a long time to happen, or something you were least expecting. It is a combination of love, sorrow, joy, fear, excitement, loneliness, enjoyment & happiness; with or without tears. Emotions are omnipresent, irrespective of your mood.

The previous day eventually ended today at 1600 hrs with a good news of approval of my new bud, Persopion, as a sponsored company in Gurgaon. Persopion is a derived Italian word formulated by joining Persona with Opinion. Since We deal with opinions of different personalities, hence the name Persopion. A number of technical issues were raising their hood with the earlier name, EduSolutionsIndia. We had started feeling the strategic demand for repositioning. The annual Blitz of IBS unknowingly became the medium for the same resulted in Persopion. I learnt many new softwares and other negotiation skills during this phase. I had never expected to be an HR guy; but destiny transformed me into the same. Its a great feeling to work for ourselves. The accomplishments make us forget the sufferings of past. I pray Almighty to keep this flame glowing over time.

1900 hrs: I was enjoying some leisure moments with my flat-mates. We all were sharing our golden moments. We were happy like anything. Suddenly Spardha got a call from her Dad. She put the phone on loudspeaker. For the very first time I listened to her Dad's voice. It was an emotional moment. For the first time I could feel the hidden pain of a single parent upbringing child. She got emotional. I was struggling hard to understand the complexity of some relationships. All moods changed at once. In searching for somebody perfect, we tend to neglect someone who loves you even more than yourself. These feelings started rooting deeper and deeper. My mood turned over the leaf in the form of pearls flowing through my eyes. I wish She would live a happy life. My offerings have probably started showing their effects. I never misused you in any form dear. There exists a fountain of blessings for you. Only God knows this. I never wanted to loose you. But why you let me allowed? Why didn't you fight back? Is it so easy to forget me? I hope none of us would fill with pain in future.

I try to see

I try to feel

But All is still

Except sometimes I weep

But why are my emotions now asleep

Is this a feeling of peace

I don't know if it is

Probably its in deep freeze...