“Once one has given up attachment to actions as a means of obtaining rewards as well as giving up the desire for the rewards of actions one becomes tranquil and content without any need for acquisition or accumulation. Such persons although sometimes appearing to be engaged in actions naturally or prescribed, factually do nothing as all their activities are actually inaction.”

-B.G. Ch. 4, Verse 20

So true, so content, May be thats y wise people say that Shri Bhagavad Gita is the way of life.

Who doesnt like surprises, but it is more heart-touching, when you receive from your loved ones… Yeah you guessed it right, I got another surprise gift.

I got my notebook from Manish. As per him, it is my karvachauth gift 🙂 

I love my laptop, it is a tablet pc and now I can write my blogs in my hand-writing and the hand recognition facility will convert into the readable format…(everyone knows my hand-writing is very bad)

Thanks honey ! I love it.

Worth read, Here is a story I recently received as fwd…

Once upon a time, there was a water bearer, who had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.

At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.

Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don’t get full value from your efforts,” the pot said. The bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you’ve watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.”

Each of us has our own unique flaws. We’re all cracked pots. But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding.

People come from all over the world to visit ‘Status of Liberty’ in NY.  They stand hours n hours in the queue irrespective of scorching hot, chilly winds, raining cats n dogs. Once they get to ride on the cruise, then all the pain pays off. Some among them turn into professional photographers, kids jump with joy, parents join them too, teenagers mark it as titanic moment, old crowd just sit back and relax with loved ones. Everyone is just happy.

14th May 2008

This summer, my in-laws came and not to mention, we took them to ‘Statue of Liberty’. Me and Manish have already seen it, so we thought to skip it and rather walk around wall street. Just because it was summers, the place was crowded like a fish market. Long queue for tickets and then longer queues for boading the cruise. So, we all ladies (me, mummyji and aunt) decided to enjoy the shade in park and Papaji n Manish joined the queue for tickets. They did all the hard work of getting tickets. But seriously speaking, Buying tickets online would have helped. All readers, please buy online, it will save you from long queues and scorching heat. Anyways, finally we got tickets and they joined the boarding line. Me and manish waited for them to enter security. It took around 45 minutes for them to enter security, until then we all were perspiring in the warm weather. We decided to meet them near ticket counter after 2 hrs. Me and manish head towards wall street. We took coffee from Starbucks and preferred to sit inside. I always like to sit near window so that I can njoi the view, So we grabbed the window seat and watched people running around. Some were going to work, some were rushing to subway trains, some were getting late for date, and some were visitors, amazed to see the tall buildings…We both were so glad and thanked God that we have such a peaceful life in Rochester where everything is at leisure.

Well, With people running for the race of life, our time also ran…We checked time and rushed toward the tickets counter and voila, we joined rest of the crowd…rushing n running. What we saw, they were already there, having coffee and discussing something…

& that discussion was about the Tourism Authorities. Management cancelled the trip to ‘Statue of Liberty’ which they were about to board, for which they visited new york and waited so long in queues. Though authorities gave their money back, but no one could ever pay back the time they spent in long queues for tickets, boarding, security and then waiting for us…

It was June. I was cooking lunch. Manish usually comes home for Lunch. I think it was middle of the week, he came home for lunch. He was holding some bag. I thought he has got some golf clubs in a long bag. so, I didn’t bother to ask him and continued making chapatis. I served the lunch at table and was coming out of kitchen…& I heard some notes…

& you know what, It was keyboard for me. I have always longed for learning Piano… but I never got chance…I was jumping with joy. In this all happiness, we realized we were hungry.

We both started our lunch and finished with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star…