WE ARE MADE OF STARS

You are the stuff of stars.
A corney come-on line?
Yes. But its also a scientific fact.
Look at your hand, you'll see skin, hair, maybe a couple of nails.
If you could see closer, you'd find a mix of molecules, made up of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. Do you know where these base elements come from?
Scientists have hypothesized that the entire periodic chart, every base element of the universe, was actually the byproduct of a star going nova.
You, me, all of us, we were a part of a star.
We weren't at the corona, not the part one could've seen, we were all deep within a star-once. Perhaps once we provided light to warm a planet.
Perhaps across some great distance, two creatures look at us, looked at each other, and knew that they were in love.
We were a star.
We are a part of the universe, we always will be.
We are all part of this universe.
This realization, this understanding, should both daunt and awe you.
Awe, in your importance, and then daunt, in the weight it requires in dealing with others.
For they were a part of that star with us.
They are just as unique, just as important as we are.
They may be confused by this, they may forget this.
They may not treat others with the kindness, and importance which this demands others be treated.
But they were still part of that same star that we were, once.


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PAIN

Pain is a teacher.
It can blind you or it can teach you.
When you receive pain, often times, you have a choice.
You can let your pain blind you to that pain in others.
Or you can use it to learn to help yourself, and understand others.
You are not perfect.
There will be many times when you fail to live up to being the sort of person you want to be, but that doesn't mean you should give up.
There will be times in your life when you feel pain so intense, you don't think you can go on.
It will make you want to say, "To hell with it".
For if they can't help you with your pain, why would you choose to help someone else with theirs?
Life is short, right?
That trap is one of life's most insidious. But if you can somehow drive through it, you can gain a divine understanding.

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ITS "EIGHT" TIME

I got this on my mail and as usual my first reaction was can this be converted into a blog post??? You bet it can!!!!! So here I go......

8 Things I am passionate about:
1. My independence
2. My individuality (I guard it fiercely)
3. Being happy
4. My relationship with people (I hate to antagonize people and am very particular about maintaining courteous and cordial relationship especially with my patients)
5. Setting up my own clinic
6. Writing/blogging
7. Books
8. Gulzar Saab's songs

8 Things I want to do before I die:
1. Buy a Hermes Berkin bag costing about 2-3 lakhs.
2. Learn salsa.
3. Attend one olympic event at least.
4. Visit a strip bar in Las Vegas.
5. Stay in a village for a month
6. Learn a language preferably french or spanish
7. Try my hand in politics.
8. Be a published writer.

8 Things I often say:
1. F*** off
2. Trust me
3. Careful
4. Go fish
5. Yeah right
6. Practice before you preach
7. Love you
8. JLT (just like that)

8 songs I can listen over and over again:
1. Mera kuch samaan
2. Tujhse naraaz nahi zindagi
3. Na jaane Kyun
4. Aapki nazron ne samjha
5. Jo tumko ho pasand
6. Aaj phir jeene ki
7. Teri khushboo main base khat
8. Badi sooni sooni hai

8 Books I have recently read or am still reading:
1. The marriage bureau
2. Daughters of shame
3. Homecoming
4. The Associate
5. The lost flamingoes of Bombay
6. In other rooms, other wonders
7. Vinegar sugar
8. Local

8 things which attact me to my friends:
1. Honesty
2. Positivity
3. Sense of humor
4. Reliability
5. Their ability to listen to me when I need it the most
6. Their encouragement of me
7. Loyalty
8. Their unquestioned love for me

And now the dreaded tag.......I tag Vikas, Avinash, Moon's Muse, The Rat and everyone else reading this post. Waiting to hear from everybody.


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MY FIRST AWARD

Avinash of http://avinash-theparaiah.blogspot.com/ gave me this award which is called as "Lets be Friends Award". I am really honoured and very pleasantly surprized also. This is my first award and i am really speechless. Thank you Avinash so much. I love his blog, especially his poems which convey a lot in a very few words. I also look forward to his comments on my posts as they are sometimes even better than my posts.


This is what the "Let's Be Friends" Award represents:These blogs are remarkably charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers(or more) who must choose blogs of their choice and include this written text into the body of their award.

As of now I am not going to pass this on . Since its my first award I'm going to gloat over it a little longer.

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GULZAR - THE ONE AND ONLY

Nothing gets bigger or better than this. As a Gulzar Saab fan , this has to be the greatest moment for me and million other fans of his. As long as I can remember, I have been this huge fan of his. A folder with a complete list of his lyrics, the movies he has directed, films for which he has penned dialogues and written screenplays for, the awards he has won hold a coveted place in laptop and in my heart. He has songs for every season and every reason. From his first song as a lyricist in Bandini "Mora gora ang laile, mohe shyam rang daiyde" to his last in Yuvvraaj "Tu muskura, jahan bhi hai tu muskura" , Gulzar Saab has always churned out gems and enthralled his listeners and critics alike, across generations. I know of a 60 year old woman, a 29 year old girl and a 16 year old boy, Gulzar saab being the common thread that unites them. Thats how powerful his lyrics are. The emotions which are envoked through his mesmerizing words are very difficult to pen down. He is a true magician, who juggles words and creates a symphony, the like of which is unparalled.

Like a true artist, Gulzar Saab is a humility and modesty personified. This is what he had to say when asked how he felt on recieving the Oscar : http://music.ndtv.com/Music_Story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20090084487&type=musicindia. This is a hallmark of a true artist and nobody deserves this more than Gulzar saab.

For me, nothing can beat the elation I felt when his name was announced along with Rehman sir by the award presenter Alicia Keys. My only regret is that he could not be present at the ceremony since he is nursing a shoulder injury. It would have been an out of this world moment for me to see him at the stage in the Kodak Theatre. But nevertheless, JAI HO to Gulzar Saab. You are the best, simply the best. No praise is too high for you sir. You deserve every inch of this glory coming your way today.

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INDIVIDUALITY

The earth is never in the same place, twice.
A lot of people get confused by this, but its actually the most important thing I've ever learned. The earth is rotating around the sun, but people forget that the sun is rotating.
It is changing its relative position every moment of every day.
And while you might look around, and think you are in the same place you were yesterday, you have moved.
Others have traveled with you, but they have moved as well.
Every one has different experiences, everyone learns something different, and learns differently, along their travels.
No one in the world, or in the history of mankind, understands things quite like you do.
This makes you, and everyone else, specifically unique in the history of the universe.
This is not something to be afraid of.
We are all different, but it is these differences that teach us about ourselves.
About what is important, and what isn't.
Far too many people worry about being normal, about hiding the things that make them feel embarrassed, or awkward.
This is not right.
It is those differences that teach us, and show us what it means to be human.
It is the differences that both define us, and unite us.
The emotions we all seek, the love we all need.
The desire to hold and be held.
That is the nature of humanity.
Always seperate from another, but always the same.

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MY OWN SKY!!!!

Today while driving to work, as usual my radio was on. I kept changing the channels in hope to come across a song which i wanted to listen to. While punching the buttons furiously on the radio, my fingers stopped when I heard words "Tu jahan main wahan, sang sang yun chaloon tere jaise tera aasman". I heard the entire antara and sadly that was the end of the song. Somehow those words struck me somewhere. The line was not poetic but it touched me deep inside. I called up the station and asked to speak to the RJ. I badly wanted to know from which movie this song was played so that I could download it when I reached work.

When I listened to this song on my laptop, the entire song, my eyes began to mist. The song is nothing great and neither is the music outstanding. But sometimes a song remains with you because of the situation that you are in right now. My mind has been in a turmoil for some time now as regards to my relationship. We've not had the best of times together, and the cracks are more than visible now. But somehow we are pulling along. At times I feel he's just not there when I need him the most and sometimes when I just want him to listen to me, he offers me a solution which I really dont want. I just want him to listen, There is a line in this song which goes, "Jo uljhan main ho mann, main behlaunga". I just want that. I want him to listen to me, humour me, not give me a solution.
As I listened to this song over and over again , I wanted him to understand me and my turmoil.I want him to understand that I need him. I want him to say he will be there for me, no matter what. I want him to say,
"Sang sang yun chaloon tere jaise tera aasman".




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