When life gives you lemons...

When life gives you lemons, don't think about it's bitterness, instead think about how to make lemonade.

I don't know who said this, but what I know is, he must have never actually got lemons in his life.

I don't blame life for being sour, it's bound to change it's taste eveytime. I just blame my own self, for not able to make lemonade of it.

At times, I feel, I am a constant variable; for I am constant but what I see changes, with the bat of an eyelid. My life has become bitter sweet. These oxymorons have become a part of my life now.

They say faliure is the first stepping stone to success, but they never say that another faliure and then a cascade of faliures are more stepping stones. So now I can decode what they actually said. They meant to be ironical by saying that piece of wisdom. They meant to say that faliure is the first stepping stone and when you fail again and again, you get stuck on that stone only. Later, you tend to pick up the same stone and bash your head against it, or you tend to become a philosopher and talk another ironical piece of shit which would be misinterpreted as a piece of wisdom.

So coming back to lemons, it's not as easy to make a lemonade. It needs courage. Courage to use the same sour lemons as something sweet. It takes courage to use your salty tears to make your life sweet. It takes courage, when you abstain yourself from doing the easiest task of this world i.e. To QUIT!

I don't know, how to make a lemonade with those lots of lemons I have right now. But I am not that lazy to do that one easiest thing.

#iamvish

My Hero MSD!

"When I die, the last thing I want to see is the six that Dhoni hit in the 2011 World Cup final" - Sunil Gavaskar

"Dhoni is one of the finest leaders  in the game in the last 30 years and is at par with the likes of Imran  Khan, Mark Taylor and Arjuna Ranatunga."- Ian Chappell

"Strike rate of 90+, average of 50+... statistics show that MS Dhoni is the best finisher of this world." - Michael Clarke

"Dhoni backs players as well.  People like (Suresh) Raina, (Ravindra) Jadeja, and Rohit Sharma have  developed under him as players and has some terrific qualities as a  leader."  - Sourav Ganguly

"He has that uniqueness to respond to a tough  situation with ease. He does not involve himself much emotionally, and  that’s his quality. India are lucky to have a captain like Dhoni." - VVS  Laxman

“He has become the biggest brand of  Indian cricket, but remains the same. He has not changed a bit which is  really commendable.” - Keshav Banerjee, Dhoni's coach at DAV school,  Ranchi

"I have never seen a  player give as much effort  to every game. I've never seen him lose his temper. He loves taking  responsibility and when the team loses, no one feels it more than him.” - Gary Kirsten

“I would go to war with Dhoni by my side” – Gary Kirsten

“Dhoni  has changed the face of  Indian cricket. He leads from the front. He has charisma and the players  like him. He has given this team confidence.” -Wasim Akram

"Need a SIX in pressure situation? Call MS Dhoni." - Ramiz Raja

“The best compliment for me is when  someone says they’ll pay to watch me play, And I can say that I’ll pay  to watch MS Dhoni bat. MS is not the next Gilchrist. He’s the first MS  Dhoni" - Adam Gilchrist

 “Dhoni is my hero. We talk a lot  about Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, but this boy has as much as  talent as anyone in the game” – Kapil Dev

"If 15 runs are needed off the last over, pressure is on the bowler... not on MS Dhoni." - Ian Bishop

“The coolest man in world cricket MS Dhoni delivers when it most matters!" –Michael Vaughan

 “If I am supposed to select a team, Sachin will be the opener and Dhoni will be the captain” – Steve Waugh

 "He is a great leader by example.  Someone whom I have always admired for his ability to remain balanced  and have the sense of equanimity about his captaincy,"- Rahul Dravid

"One inch here and there and a guy  like Dhoni could take you apart. He is a great finisher, he is cool and  calm and backs himself. He is a strong character." - Mahela Jayawardene

“Dhoni is the best captain I have played under” – Sachin Tendulkar

"If you want to learn batting, bat with MS Dhoni." - Ravindra Jadeja

"I don’t think one can question MS’ leadership"- Virat Kohli

"If Dhoni plays till the end, one thing is for sure. He will make his team win." - Harsha Bhogle

“I am learning the ropes of captaincy from MS Dhoni.” – DJ Bravo

"Give this man a partner at Non Striker end and he will win the match for India" - a friend

India vs Australia : a sad return

No matter right now I am in tears...yes i actually am! Because i love my team..
but we all must thank MSD for bringing us till semifinals...
Because if we look back a few months back, and compare it with today, he deserves something like "Well done captain!"

The team did the best as we saw. There wasn't any midfield, any bad balls, but the opponents were stronger and that's all!

I am sad.

But I am happy for we made it till here.

Well done MSD! Thank you so much! 
#iamvish

Judgment day is near :(

You know what's the worst part of your life? When you are too close to your goal and you want to do what it takes to achieve it, but are unable to do so, just because you don't have time! At that time, random thoughts haunt you, and you are compelled to understand the importance of time.

I have my JEE coming up. And there is no such day when I forget asking god for either time or strength. Just 10 days left for a thing to happen because of which I sacrificed a lot. I missed my sister's engagement, I wasted my one year, I did what all I had never imagined I'll do ever in my life. But still when I look back in time I have a few complaints with myself. Maybe that's good also, because a person must never get satisfied with himself. Today when I look back in time, I just wish I had some more time to do whatever I wanted. I feel like I did waste time though i didn't. I am very hopeful for this exam because I want to get rewarded for the amount of work I did in the past year. I want to earn what I deserve and I know what i deserve. I just want it now. I can't afford to miss it or return empty handed.

This time is hard to handle. With every small mistake, a part of your self confidence is lost. But, I want to pierce all the negativity and shine bright in the sky. I just want what i deserve and I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it.

#iamvish

P06- Illusion of world.

Today I saw a post on facebook which inspired me to give it a new perspective. The original post was-

Observe young lads and ladies, observe.
Observe the world around from the island you stay at alone.
Into the infinite ocean, and beyond.
Keenly and kindly observe,for few moments daily the god you pray, the nature you see, the saint you meet, the script you read, and observe,the heart that beats.

I read it and felt that, it would be indeed good to observe things around but it won't be of any use, if it's full of illusions...
So i commented this-

We see and see for long,
Watching becomes an observation,
But it's all an illusion,
Of things that don't hold good.

For if we observe lads and ladies,
They brag about things they aren't.

For if we observe a world from an island,
It seems to be quiet but it's not.

For if we observe the infinite ocean,
Is appears calm but sometimes gulps us.

For if we observe the God we pray,
We tend to question his presence.

The saint we meet,
The nature we see,
And the script we read,
All are full of flaws,
But they illusion us of having none!

But a heart that beats is never an illusion,
For it beats the same way for years and years,
Singing the same melody,
Forever.

I would name this accidental creation as, "Illusion of world“.

#iamvish

P05 : Life- a maze and not a race!

All the world's a stage;
And men and women merely players.

Shakespeare beautifully explained life in his own way.

But now life has become a race (as people say). But when you closely observe, it's a maze and not a race. You never get tired because it's long like a race, but you tend to get tired because it's complicated like a maze! So this is my another creation out the some of many which i have published-

LIFE- A maze and not a race!

They say life is a race,
If you won't run fast,
Others will surpass,
But for me,
It's a maze.

Where you need no speed,
But patience and heed,
To things spoken to you,
For things blurted against you,

Where you need will,
To maintain a zeal,
Which may grow everlasting,
For when it fades,
It takes along your ambition.

Where you need friends,
To hold your hand,
But not to bear you,
On their spines.

Where you need many players,
To make this game interesting,
But you can't let,
Anybody else win it,
For it was yours from the beginning.

Where you need tactics,
To understand it,
And play well,
Knowing it's rules but still playing false.

Where you need to win,
At the cost of emotions,
And roll the dice of sentiments,
On your near ones.

This game isn't easy,
For those who play it truly.
It breaks them,
It disheartens them,
And leaves them clueless,
But they're the ones who win,
For they win experience,
Of righteousness,
But if you play it false,
It ends in losing,
Everything you had inside.

#iamvish

Love still not decoded!

Once, someone younger asked me, "di, do you know what is love?“
I answered, "yes!"
And then he continued,"So tell me what is love?"
And i was left speechless...

I had often tried to decode this word called 'love'. I see it, i feel it, but i can't tell what it exactly is. What I can do is to wonder, that how can a single word explain so much and still remain silent. When it comes to love, it's the world's biggest varied word-

To a kid-Maa! I love you.
To a shopaholic girl-Oh! I simply love this dress.
To a singer-I love the way he plays his guitar!
To a foodie-Chicken! Yummm just love it!
To brands-I'm lovin' it!
To teens-I loved him yesterday, but today i broke up because i realized that i don't.
To readers-I love chetan bhagat.
To travellers-I love this view. I love the silence, the peace it gives and moreover i love my camera the most!

So basically, what i realised is that, love could be between human beings, between humans and animals or between humans and things. Humans are so obsessed with the word and the feeling associated with it that they can adjust it anywhere and everywhere. Being in a state of love signifies your seriousness for a situation or a thing or a person or an animal. It represents your devotion towards that particular thing.

To love, is to worship God. But after all this, still it's not decoded.
It will never be, for it has to remain beautiful. ;)

#iamvish