So here 'm back with the "Change the world" Flag high:). Hope you guys followed the three mantras:
1. Save electricity
2. Save water
3. Don't throw stuff anywhere but in a dustbin!
The theme this time is to "do something". Don't you sometimes feel life has no meaning, but only a superficial layer of tweets and Levi's jeans? Yes, I feel it too, so it's time we all did something and scratch and explore the more meaningful, kinder layers inside all of us.Start doing things for others....
When was the last time you did someone a favour -just like that without thinking of any returns...just gave away money because they needed it, or thanked someone genuinely or complimented someone you just don't like only because they deserve the compliment. Hmmm...'m sure most of you did it...a few examples I saw in the last few days that made me think there are still good people around...
My friend recently adopted a girl child - not because she can't have kids but only because she wanted to improve some one's life by giving it a comfortable home.The way she plays with the child, is managing work and her family along with this new angel that has entered her life surprises me, that there are still some people around who really care and even if they do not change the world they definitely change the world for that particular baby girl. Wish both the mother and her new daughter the very best in life.
Another incident happened on a train. It was an early morning train with surprisingly a lot of old gentlemen, maybe retired defence officers (I am just guessing) travelling in the same coach as me. Just after it crossed a particular station, a lady started screaming that she had lost her bag and someone must have taken it along with them when the train stopped at the last station. Usually in such a case passengers just look around, talk and start checking their own bags in case their stuff too might not be missing. In this case, there was sudden action, with one old gentlemen trying to calm down the lady reassuring her that they will all help her find her bag, another one rushed to look for the TT so that a message could be sent to the station master about the missing bag that could be at the last station and the third one pulled the chain. (The train didn't stop in spite of pulling the chain but that's another story). Everyone in the train looking at the three gentlemen well over 70 years helping the lady started looking around and someone finally or should I say actually found the bag. The tension was relieved, all 50 passengers were smiling at each other looking around and there was general bonhomie in this cluster of strangers. One of them asked the gentleman who had pulled the chain that what if the train had stopped, would he have paid the fine or would have made that lady pay it. He said, he would have paid it if he had to if the explanation wouldn't have worked, but another lady cut in and said, well all of us would have paid it, emphasising that it wouldn't have amounted to more than a small amount per person. And you know what I am sure if we would have been fined, the way the atmosphere was everyone together would have paid the fine.
In this era where we see people dying on the road and just walk ahead to our colleges and offices, such gestures even though minor touched my heart.
Both are small incidents that show that your life won't always give you opportunities to do things, you have got to grab it by its horns and rather than wait for the right moment just do things that you feel will make a difference no matter how big or small to at least someone.
hmmm...so what is it that I will do other than preaching? One compliment to someone every day, help someone at the office without any expectations and feeding stray dogs in front of my house:)
Bye for now...see you next time...with changing the world part -3
1. Save electricity
2. Save water
3. Don't throw stuff anywhere but in a dustbin!
The theme this time is to "do something". Don't you sometimes feel life has no meaning, but only a superficial layer of tweets and Levi's jeans? Yes, I feel it too, so it's time we all did something and scratch and explore the more meaningful, kinder layers inside all of us.Start doing things for others....
When was the last time you did someone a favour -just like that without thinking of any returns...just gave away money because they needed it, or thanked someone genuinely or complimented someone you just don't like only because they deserve the compliment. Hmmm...'m sure most of you did it...a few examples I saw in the last few days that made me think there are still good people around...
My friend recently adopted a girl child - not because she can't have kids but only because she wanted to improve some one's life by giving it a comfortable home.The way she plays with the child, is managing work and her family along with this new angel that has entered her life surprises me, that there are still some people around who really care and even if they do not change the world they definitely change the world for that particular baby girl. Wish both the mother and her new daughter the very best in life.
Another incident happened on a train. It was an early morning train with surprisingly a lot of old gentlemen, maybe retired defence officers (I am just guessing) travelling in the same coach as me. Just after it crossed a particular station, a lady started screaming that she had lost her bag and someone must have taken it along with them when the train stopped at the last station. Usually in such a case passengers just look around, talk and start checking their own bags in case their stuff too might not be missing. In this case, there was sudden action, with one old gentlemen trying to calm down the lady reassuring her that they will all help her find her bag, another one rushed to look for the TT so that a message could be sent to the station master about the missing bag that could be at the last station and the third one pulled the chain. (The train didn't stop in spite of pulling the chain but that's another story). Everyone in the train looking at the three gentlemen well over 70 years helping the lady started looking around and someone finally or should I say actually found the bag. The tension was relieved, all 50 passengers were smiling at each other looking around and there was general bonhomie in this cluster of strangers. One of them asked the gentleman who had pulled the chain that what if the train had stopped, would he have paid the fine or would have made that lady pay it. He said, he would have paid it if he had to if the explanation wouldn't have worked, but another lady cut in and said, well all of us would have paid it, emphasising that it wouldn't have amounted to more than a small amount per person. And you know what I am sure if we would have been fined, the way the atmosphere was everyone together would have paid the fine.
In this era where we see people dying on the road and just walk ahead to our colleges and offices, such gestures even though minor touched my heart.
Both are small incidents that show that your life won't always give you opportunities to do things, you have got to grab it by its horns and rather than wait for the right moment just do things that you feel will make a difference no matter how big or small to at least someone.
hmmm...so what is it that I will do other than preaching? One compliment to someone every day, help someone at the office without any expectations and feeding stray dogs in front of my house:)
Bye for now...see you next time...with changing the world part -3
Anchit here...
ReplyDeletePearl! I love this post! really really nice...you made very valid points about how we tend to just sit in life and let things pass by...but what we need to do is run through life doing everything in out might...to make someone smile, feel happy, give purpose & meaning or to feel a sense of belonging and togetherness...what i also like is the undertone of an affirmative action and execution in ur posts (aptly changing the world )