If we look at the world, every profession has its own identity. No profession is big or small. Everyone needs each other. Because every profession is great in its own place.
A sweeper without whom we would not be able to walk on the roads; one who cleans our public garbage; a cobbler who makes our broken slippers and shoes wearable again; a gardener who nurtures our garden; a labourer who fulfils our dreams of living in big houses; a teacher who gives us knowledge and makes us walk in this world with our heads held high; a doctor who brings us back from the jaws of death; a dhobi who cleans our dirty clothes and makes them wearable again; a soldier who protects our lives by risking his own. I think it is difficult to judge any profession as big or small. Salute to all the hardworking people around us.
But if the prompt has asked the question, then I give the highest status to home maker. Because it is this which has given birth to all the professions. Without it, no identity can be created.
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?
I want to open a shop where women can get things to enhance their skills, such as embroidery items, crochet items, sweater-making items, baking items, and much more. Not only this, I want to give free courses to everyone so that they can earn their livelihood.
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?
The biggest need in human life is health, spirituality and social relations. Health is one of the most important things in our life. If we have the key to good health, then we can achieve success in all areas of life.
Spirituality is such a thing in my life which I always keep with me. I believe that if this thing is with you then nobody can harm you. And neither can you harm anyone because this will stop you from doing any difficult task. If spirituality is with you then even the senses will be under your control. The reason for peace in today’s world is the lack of spirituality.
If you are spiritual then people will connect with you automatically. You will not be bothered by any worry or concern. You will not feel sad by anyone’s words. There will be only joy all the time.
What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?
My blog is on such topics like religious, social, and all the problems of our life. I have given dimension to my hobby of reading books through blogging. I want to make the right information reach the people.But I have nothing to do with politics, science, technology.
What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it?
There is a deep connection between man and food. There is hardly any person who does not like food. Once we went to Jagannath Puri for darshan. We had a very good darshan and the rule there is that the rice offered there must be taken. That offering is made in the evening and we got late in reaching. We had a train the next day morning, so we were very sad that we did not get the offering to God. Just then a Pandit came and we told him what was on our mind. He said I will take ₹5000. We thought that if we do not take the offering then our coming here will be in vain. We gave him ₹5000. Then he brought rice offering in a small leaf bowl. We were surprised to see it, we gave ₹5000 for so little rice. But then we thought that it does not matter, if we could not get it today then we would have regretted it all our life. Those few rice were very precious for us.
Because it is said that whatever bhog is prepared in the kitchen is done under the supervision of Maa Lakshmi. The prasad available at any pilgrimage place is generally called prasad, but the prasad available in the Jagannath temple in Orissa is considered ‘Mahaprasad’. In the kitchen of the temple, 7 pots are placed one above the other to cook prasad and everything is cooked on wood. In this process, the ingredients in the top pot get cooked first and then gradually the food gets cooked one after the other towards the bottom, that is, the food in the pot placed on the top gets cooked first. We do not regret paying so much money for the small quantity of rice that we got. Because for Hindus, God’s prasad means a lot.
Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that.
Whatever happens anywhere in this world, that story is similar to some person or the other. Similarly, I also read a story which is completely related to my life. The story is as follows.
Sona’s sister-in-law had called Sona four times, but Sona was not receiving the call. Later when Sona came out of the kitchen, she saw that her sister-in-law had four missed calls. She got worried seeing this because her sister-in-law knows that if Sona does not pick up the phone in two attempts, it means that she is busy with her work or is away from the phone. Now Sona was feeling nervous because she was tensed after receiving four consecutive calls from sister-in-law. Because Sona’s mother was not well these days. Just two days ago, Sona had come back from meeting her mother at her maternal home, still Sona mustered courage and called her sister-in-law and as soon as she picked up the phone, Sona said crying, siso, Mummy has left us. She slept well at night. In the morning our brother and I tried a lot to wake her up but she did not wake up. Then we called the doctor and he told us that Mummy is no more. Sister, you come home quickly, on hearing this, tears started flowing from Sona’s eyes.
Her father had already left her and now her mother was also no more. Sona was completely distraught, now Sona told this to her husband Saksham while crying, then Saksham took care of her and quickly put her in the car and took her to her maternal home. As soon as Sona reached her home, on seeing her mother’s dead body, she hugged her and cried a lot. Finally Saksham somehow convinced her and performed the last rites of her mother. Even after all the rituals, Sona was not stopping crying, she was missing her mother a lot, then Sona’s aunt wiped her tears and took care of her and said Sona , don’t be so sad. So what if mom is no more? I am here, your aunt. My house is also your maternal home, whenever you feel like it, come to your aunt.
Daughter, I can understand your pain because your father has already left you and today mom has also left. It is said that after the mother leaves, the girl’s maternal home is left behind. This sister in law is just a nominal relationship to show to the world, because maternal home is with the mother only. Sona also started thinking in her mind that maybe aunt is saying the right thing and she hugged aunt and started crying out loud and said, Aunty, does my maternal home also not exist now? Just then, Sona’s sister in law was sitting far away and listening to their conversation. First she made Sona quiet and then consoled her. Then she said to aunt that, Aunt, how could you say that maternal home is only with the mother.
I believe that nobody can take the place of a mother, but right now Sona’s brother and sister-in-law are alive and as long as we are there sona’s maternal home will always remain. I will try my best to give Sona, the love and respect she gets from her mother. And sona can come here whenever she wants, this house was hers yesterday, is hers today and will remain hers tomorrow too. Aunty, I am also a daughter and this is my maternal home too, and I know very well how important a maternal home is for us daughters. Aunty, you must call sona to your house but don’t keep her away from the love of her brother and sister-in-law. Then Aunty said – Daughter-in-law, in today’s time, a sister-in-law with a thinking like yours is very rare, please forgive me. I showed Sona the wrong path. Then Sona hugged her sister-in-law and said, today you have assured me that a sister-in-law is also like a mother and I am satisfied that as long as you and brother are there, my maternal home will always remain..!! And someone has said that sister-in-law is like a mother, today you have made me believe this too!!
This story is completely related to my life. I too have faced such a situation. And today my brother and sister-in-law also love me a lot.
It is important to always be happy in life. There are many people who remain sad throughout the day and many remain sad even after having everything. We try throughout our life to be happy. We think about some things that if we get them, we will get true happiness, but we are proven wrong in this matter. Many times we unnecessarily ignore other true happiness for artificial happiness. Our unlimited desires take even small happiness away from us. No matter what kind of person is there in this world, he gets happiness from something. Similarly, I also get happiness from many things.
1,,Exercise,,
My routine includes exercise that keeps my heart and mind happy. The routine should include exercises that build flexibility, strength and strengthen the heart muscles.
2,,The feeling of forgiveness,,
It makes me happy to feel feelings of goodwill, forgiveness, compassion in the universe. The laws of nature always send these back to you. When you do this with genuine intention, you will also experience joy while doing it. It brings a feeling of deep joy.
3,,Living an ethical life,,
Living an ethical life gives me peace. If someone does not live an ethical life, it is impossible for him to experience lasting happiness.
4,,Tolerance,,
I believe in accepting events as they occur because lack of acceptance is one of the major causes of depression.
5. Compassion:
Being compassionate towards others always makes me happy. Ayurveda also emphasizes that the cause of all illness is in the mind. Be compassionate towards every living being, including yourself and especially towards those who have hurt you. Holding on to grudges or anger causes toxicity and over time we become prone to chronic illnesses.
6. Gratitude:
For me, the feeling of gratitude is the first feeling of the morning and the last feeling of the night. I do not chase the mirage of getting some golden vessel in the future.
7,,Friend,,
Making friends gives me happiness. Because life is not possible without friends.
8,, Music,,
Music is my favorite hobby, which makes me forget my sorrows and gives me a new happiness.
9,,Reading books,,
For me, reading books has always been a way of passing time and giving pleasure to myself. I used to get very angry when I had to memorize small details of the story for the test in school. I like to remember the gist of the story, its characters and the plot of the story. That is why to keep my happiness intact, I have now started reading Kindle.
10,,Writing poetry,,
I remember when I was in class 8, as soon as I came back from school, I would throw my bag on the ground and go and sit on my terrace. I had kept my favourite chair on my terrace, where I liked to sit the most. I would just go there and listen to all my favourite songs and get lost in them. I would feel them and then write something while sitting there. Gradually I started writing a little better and today I write everything from Shayaris to short stories. Then what, if there is a definition of happiness for me, it is my pen and headphones.
11. Dance,,
Whenever I feel low, I just play Punjabi songs on the speaker at high volume and dance; half my tension goes away just like that.
12. Helping the poor,,
Helping the poor makes me happy when I see a child trying hard to sell something and no one is buying his stuff. Then I go to him and help him by buying some stuff from him, which makes me happy. It may seem wrong in people’s eyes to buy stuff from a child and ask him to do labour work but I don’t believe so.
13,,Cooking,,
Cooking and eating my favourite dishes gives me a feeling of happiness and fulfilment.
14. Travelling,,
Travelling to new places makes me happy and instills in me the enthusiasm to do my work again.
15,,Buying new clothes,
Buying new clothes fills me with happiness since childhood. I love buying clothes.
16,,Beaches,
when I am with my family, spending time with them. Or when I am looking at the blue sky or watching and listening to the waves on the beach or just walking, I feel very happy.
17,,Watching movies,,
Laughing with family while watching a silly movie makes me happy.
18,,Finding a solution to a problem,,
When I find a solution to a complex thing, I feel happy. It gives me immense happiness and my mind becomes cheerful.
19. chanting and singing bhajans,
chanting and singing bhajans gives me peace and after that I feel light.
20,,Getting a massage,,
I like getting a massage very much. When I am very tired, I feel happy after getting it done.
21,, Going to the temple,,
Going to the temple is my daily routine, and it gives me a new energy and happiness.
22.eating ice cream,,
I like eating ice cream very much. And eating tender coconut in that too gives me immense happiness.
23. Celebrating festivals.
I like celebrating festivals very much. And I celebrate every festival with full enthusiasm.
24,, Playing with pet dog,
Playing with pet dog gives me great happiness.
25,,Bathing in the rain,,
I have liked bathing in the rain since my childhood. Even today I feel happy seeing heavy rain.
26,, long drive,,
Going on long drives and listening to loud music makes me happy.
27,, Watching Mr Bean serial,
Watching Mr Bean serial fills me with happiness.
28. meeting my family members,,
I like meeting my family members because it helps us stay together.
29,,Watching the rainbow,,
Watching the rainbow makes me happy. And I can watch it for hours.
30,, Writing blogs,,
Writing blogs gives me happiness, but when I get more likes then I feel happy.🙏
Whatever we do in life, we do it to find happiness, but unfortunately being happy seems to be a very difficult task. We think that to be happy there should be certain conditions, only then we can be happy. But it is not so. Every person has some habits that can make him feel happy in himself. When we were children, we were happy by default. The source of happiness is within us, we can make it a living experience forever.
I also have a habit that always makes me feel happy. That is not to compare myself with others. In my childhood, when I used to insist on buying something after seeing it from others, my parents used to teach me that not everyone can have everything. That is why I have now developed this habit that I have learned to be happy with whatever I have. When I see others being sad, I think that this habit of mine is no less than a gift for me.
We always feel that our own qualities are less in comparison to the qualities of others. We feel jealous of the other person or his successes under the influence of the other person and many people change this habit considering it as their weakness. People always keep comparing themselves with others. This process is not from today but has been going on for centuries. People think that if others have something then you should also have it. If someone else’s house is big then you should also have a big house. But is this comparison pleasant? If you are getting inspiration from any comparison then it can be right. But if you look at this comparison in a wrong way then you will always consider yourself less and smaller than others. This increases negativity in your mind. According to an old saying, “Be sad at the happiness of others instead of being sad at your own sorrow.” In such a situation, your achievements always seem less than others and that is why you start considering yourself inferior.
I have a very big circle of friends, but I consider myself my best friend. No one can be a better friend than yourself because you know what is right and what is wrong for you. When you compare yourself with yourself, you never get disappointed and it also inspires you to become better than before. That is why you should spend some time with yourself. Only then will you know how good a person you are.
Every person has a desire to do something or the other. But if the curiosity in the mind is given dimension, then one day the person can achieve something. I am eager to bring about a change in my society. The world is developing but Indian society is still stuck in bad customs. Many such evils have taken birth in the society, which if not resolved in time, will leave a big stain on the nation. For this, people of every section of the society need to come forward.
There should be change in society, but the kind of change that is happening is worrisome. It is said that change is life. If there is no change in the country, society and the surrounding environment, then a person will get bored very soon. It is not possible to eat the same thing every day, no matter how delicious it is. Even a person who wears the same colour and shape of clothes all the time is looked at with strange eyes. Change can be good as well as bad. I experienced how the environment has changed in the gap of one generation, when I met a close friend of mine a few days ago. He has a small business. Two daughters, a son; wife and father. His mother had died a few years ago. After that, keeping in mind the future of his children, he left his village and came to Delhi. He bought a big house in the village and a three-room flat in Delhi. His elder daughter is doing MA and the second one is doing BA. He was worried about the marriage of his elder daughter. Everywhere the car would get stuck on questions like how much cash, how much goods and what kind of hospitality would be given to the wedding procession. He also wanted my help in finding a good family where the matter could be settled in less money.
During the conversation, we started discussing the changes taking place in society. Today, wherever he talks about his daughter’s marriage, it is said that at least two lakhs in cash, one lakh worth of goods and one-and-a-half lakhs should be spent on the hospitality of the wedding procession. That means five lakhs rupees are required for getting a daughter married. He was worried about this arrangement. He had two-two and a half lakhs rupees; but what could be done with that amount? His hair was flying in this worry. He was cursing this change taking place in society.
My mind started spinning. Are the changes in society taking place only in the wrong direction?
I looked at my family and the families of my close relatives. Nowhere there are less than four children; but when I looked at the next generation, I noticed that this number is nowhere more than two. And on thinking, I realized that along with Hindus, there is some change in this area in the Muslim society as well. Where their older generation used to have eight to ten children, today’s Muslims have come down to four to five. They have also started paying attention to educating their children and cleanliness. Earlier they were satisfied by educating their children in madrasas for four to six years, now when they are capable, they have started sending them to good schools. Although Muslim girls are still rarely seen there; but they have also started coming in large numbers to the schools located in the Muslim colony. Similarly, awareness has also come in the poor section of the society. But I want it to move a little further. Because when you educate a man, you educate a man. When you educate a woman, you educate a generation.
India is a country rich in tradition and cultural values, where women have a prominent place in the society. There is a large population of women in the rural scenario. Unfortunately, during the foreign rule, many evils and distortions arose in the society, which led to oppression of women.
After independence, the respect of women increased in the society, but the pace of their empowerment remained slow for decades. Poverty and illiteracy have been a serious obstacle in the progress of women. Women can be strengthened economically by encouraging them towards business through quality education and skills. Social and financial empowerment of women can be started especially with the help of agro-processing industries, banking services and digitalization.
Indian women are full of energy, vision, lively enthusiasm and commitment and are capable of facing all challenges. In the words of India’s first Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore, for us women are not only the light of the house, but also the flame of this light. Women have been a source of inspiration for humanity since time immemorial. From Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi to Savitribai Phule, India’s first female teacher, women have set great examples of change in the society at large.
Our culture is our heritage, we have to preserve it. In the last few years, due to the race of modernity and nuclear families, we are getting away from our culture. But in the meantime, the pleasant aspect is that in this fast paced life of modernity, special work is being done by various social organization to connect the new generation with our traditional culture and to make them aware of the importance of festivals. This is an effort to take our culture and civilization forward along with maintaining our customs.
Before taking the society towards positivity, we have to improve our own conduct. Positive thinking is the biggest strength of the society. At present, negativity is increasing in the society. To stop this, positive people will have to unite and run a campaign. We have to follow the teachings and ideas given by great men. We have to start this from ourselves. At the same time, we have to give up the evils and some bad practices spread in the society. The youth have to be made aware about prevention from drug addiction. Our great men are our heritage. We have to follow the teachings given by the great men. We have to create a society that distributes sweets in our homes on the happiness of others. For this, casteist mentality has to be overcome and social brotherhood has to be strengthened. To create a positive environment in the society, first of all we have to start from ourselves. After this, we have to unite our home, family and our village. Only then will our goal be accomplished. We have to become active by forming an organization of positive people. Our parents have brought us here by keeping a positive thinking. At that time the family environment used to be positive and strong. In the present time, due to single families, the values have diminished. Now there is a need to follow the footsteps of elders and great men. I hope that the curiosity in my mind will definitely be fulfilled.
Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone.
Helping is very important in human life. Helping reveals a person’s humility and his values. Helping gives a person ultimate happiness. When we help someone, we feel happy. Perhaps we do not know that we too may have to take help from someone someday. We do not think that when someone asks us for help and we refuse, how bad he must feel? In life, the process of giving and receiving continues continuously and at many levels. The circle of those who help keeps forming and growing by holding hands from one person to another, from another to the third. When needed, sometimes we get help from those whom we help, and sometimes the hands that help are from others.
One day I was going to the market and I saw a small boy walking barefoot in the sun carrying a bundle weighing 8-10 kg on his head. I stopped him and asked him where he was going barefoot and what was in the bundle. The boy said that his mother was ill and his father was not there. There was some rice in his bundle which he had bought from the market. But that small child was unable to carry the load. That is why his voice became tearful. I put the children in my car and went to drop him home. I saw that his mother was lying on a cot in the hut. On seeing me, his mother got scared thinking that maybe her child had done something wrong. She started looking at her children with wide eyes, as if asking them why this woman had come with them. Then the child told his mother that he was unable to carry the load, so this aunty had helped him. The woman was telling her child to at least give them water. But I made an excuse of urgent work, gave some money to his mother and went away from there. I had helped that child a little. But even today I sometimes meet that child on the road. And he starts smiling as soon as he sees me. Even today, whenever I meet that child, I do not forget to give him some money. His smile helps me forget my thousands of sorrows.
Sometimes we accidentally do such good deeds which we have never even thought of. But do you know that good deeds cannot be done without God’s help.We are able to help someone only when the time comes to repay the debt of our past life. Sometimes we cannot help anyone even if we want to. And sometimes we unknowingly do something that brings a smile on someone’s face. It is said that wise people have two hands. One hand to help themselves and the other to help others. And this wisdom comes when we understand that helping others is also good for us. Not only are the needs of others fulfilled, but there is no shortage for us too. So help others. Not because it is a virtuous act. Not even out of fear that someday you may need the help of others. Help because it is good for you too. Helping is good for your own mental health. The mind gets that happiness and peace which is not available even with medicines and therapy. But never let this pride come to your mind that I helped someone. Rather think that I did not help anyone, God helped me. Because you do not know which birth’s debt you have paid.
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