f I look back and think, the one thing I learnt intimately in the last 6 months , post ma’s passing, is that time is truly a finite, limited resource. This is something we all know in theory ‘Time once gone, doesn’t return, etc’. There are probably hundreds of videos and self help books dedicated to this. But in practice, so many of us use it an an infinite, freely available, inexhaustible resource. Atleast I used to. Can’t do something today ? ‘Kal kar lenge’ There is always tomorrow.... Death of a loved one, esp a sudden death, instils in your bones in an intimate inexplainable way that the each tick of the clock , is one moment less - for you and for everybody you love. So yes, a new year began today, but more importantly, one more year just ended, never to return. How will you use your ever reducing finite time on this planet ? Make it count. Happy New Year again folks!
Showing posts with label New Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Year. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Vishu
I like New Years. Be it the Jan 1st New Year, or the Chinese New Year, or Gudi Padwa/Ugadi or Songkran /Vishu or the New Year that several of us Indians celebrate with Diwali. (just to name the few I had the fortune of celebrating. )Across all cultures and geographies, the one occasion we all celebrate is a New Year. Sure, your New Year celebration might be different from mine and you consider a different day as your New Year than I do, but we all believe in the spirit of renewal that a New Year represents.
A reason to discard the old and embrace new beginnings. An embodiment of hope, for a better future, to look ahead, while being grateful for the past. It is therefore not a co-incidence that in most traditional cultures, New Years coincide with the local harvesting season - signifying prosperity, or with Spring - signifying renewal.
Today is Vishu - the New Year I was raised to celebrate from childhood. I make it a point to celebrate Vishu whereever I am. Vishu , for me, is a personal, familial, religious celebrationWhile in Thailand, I also loved the celebration of Songkran - the Thai New Year, which falls around the same time. Songkran we celebrated on the streets with strangers.
As I use this moment to reflect on the last year, I am grateful for the opportunity to hit that metaphorical ‘refresh’ button in my head, at this time of the calendar year. Happy Vishu Everyone.
A reason to discard the old and embrace new beginnings. An embodiment of hope, for a better future, to look ahead, while being grateful for the past. It is therefore not a co-incidence that in most traditional cultures, New Years coincide with the local harvesting season - signifying prosperity, or with Spring - signifying renewal.
Today is Vishu - the New Year I was raised to celebrate from childhood. I make it a point to celebrate Vishu whereever I am. Vishu , for me, is a personal, familial, religious celebrationWhile in Thailand, I also loved the celebration of Songkran - the Thai New Year, which falls around the same time. Songkran we celebrated on the streets with strangers.
As I use this moment to reflect on the last year, I am grateful for the opportunity to hit that metaphorical ‘refresh’ button in my head, at this time of the calendar year. Happy Vishu Everyone.
Monday, January 1, 2018
New Year Post 2018
2018, I wish for
more conversations, less Chats
More exercise, less excuses
More spiritualism, less cynicism
More gratitude, less grudges
More laughter, less anger
More ‘Now’, less ‘later’
More health, More focus,
more music, more travel, more books.
What do you #Wishfor
Have a great great year folks!!
more conversations, less Chats
More exercise, less excuses
More spiritualism, less cynicism
More gratitude, less grudges
More laughter, less anger
More ‘Now’, less ‘later’
More health, More focus,
more music, more travel, more books.
What do you #Wishfor
Have a great great year folks!!
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